Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, September 18-20, 2009

Friday September 18, 2009
Read-n-Rock-n-Roll YA Variety Show starring Frank Portman
8 p.m.
All the info you need is here!
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street
Subway: B,D,F,V to Broadway/Lafayette, Downtown 6 to Bleecker St.

Nerd Nite Nerdtacular
Doors open at 7:30, event starts at 8:00 p.m.
You won't actually find many people at these monthly events wearing pocket protectors or glasses held together with tape, instead a group of hip urbanites gather together to learn about a wide range of topics. Tonight the subjects are "body-and-mind-contorting science acrobatics, presentations about foraging for food by a New York Times writer, Daoist sexual vampires, and Cold War-era pinball raids."
Cheap Chick Info: $12
Location Info: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street
Subway: A,C to High Street, F to York

Clue Viewing
9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Just in time for the remake, can you figure out whodunit? Was it Mrs. Peacock in the library with the candlestick? Colonel Mustard in the billiards room with the wrench? Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the revolver? Or did the butler do it...?
Cheap Chick Info: Free with $7 bar minimum
Location Info: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th Street
Subway: A, C or E to 14th Street, 1 to 18th Street

Also find pop-up art in parking spaces today for Park(ing) Day today.

Saturday September 19, 2009
Great Irish Fair
12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Look hard and maybe you'll see a leprechaun or a four-leaf clover at this festival that includes music, food, dancing, and Irish goods.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info:Coney Island, Keyspan Parking Lot, (off Surf Avenue between West 19th and West 20th streets)
Subway: D, Q N or F train to Stillwell Avenue

New York Swing Dance Society Dance
Classes are held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Dancing after lessons.
Pretend you're in a Gap, er, Jitterbug commercial as you dance to the sounds of Ron Sunshine and DJ Larry Kang, not King.
Cheap Chick Info: $15 general, $11 students and seniors
Location Info: St Jean's Baptist Church - East 76th Street and Lexington Ave., downstairs
Subway: 6 to 77th Street

Hawk Day at Prospect Park
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Now you can watch them like hawks at presentations put together by the Theodore Roosevelt Audubon Sanctuary. Other activities include (from the website) "hawk puppet crafts, interactive games, and Hawk Watch. Binoculars provided. Live one-hour bird shows each day starting at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Prospect Park, The Audubon Center, Boathouse, Prospect Park (inside the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance)
Subway: F train at 7th Ave. station, 15th St./Prospect Park

Tuck Shop Meat Pie Eating Contest
Could not get exact time of this, but the event is part of the St. Mark's Place Block Party where these yummy pies are available for $5 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Cheap Chick Info: Free to watch competition (perhaps stop by to ask about the contest) and $5 for the pies.
Location Info: Tuck Shop, St. Mark's Place bet. First Ave. and Ave. A
Subway: F to Second Ave.

Saturday September 19th and Sunday September 20th, 2009
Free movies with Rooftop Films
Saturday: Burning in the Sun documentary, Doors Open at 8 p.m., movie at 9 p.m. Sunday: Independent Film Labs Sneak Preview Showcase, Doors open at 8 p.m., movie at 9 p.m.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Saturday: On the pier at Solar One, 23rd Street @ the East River (Kips Bay, Manhattan) Sunday: Brooklyn Bridge Park,
Subway: Saturday: 6 to 23rd St. Sunday: A,C to High Street, F to York St.

Sunday September 20, 2009
Taste of the West Village
12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sample foods from different area restaurants at this fundraiser to benefit local schools.
Cheap Chick Info: Tickets are sold in packs of five, 10 or 20 tastes for $10, (cheap-chick price), $25 or $45; buy them here.
Location Info: The Yard at P.S. 41, at Greenwich Ave. and Charles St.
Subway: 1 to Christopher St.

Special Beer Week Pub Quiz
8:30 p.m.
Brew up some fun with this special event! Includes special mystery beer identification quiz.
Cheap Chick Info: The website was being mysterious and didn't list a price, so I assume it's free, but play at your own risk or call ahead!
Location Info: 82 Fourth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, D, N, Q, and R to Atlantic/Pacific

Don't forget that the Emmys air at 8 p.m. on CBS tonight!

For those of you who can't get enough of Fashion Week, you can venture off the island of Manhattan to Brooklyn for the Brooklyn Fashion Festival and Williamsburg Fashion Weekend.

Check out some art while you're downtown as part of the Lent Space program!

Country music lovers can head to Southpaw for the Brooklyn Country Music Festival!

Don't forget, the Queens County Fair and other fall events are listed in my Fall Guide!

Cheap Chick Bargain Bulletin, September 16, 2009

For tonight...

Don't Know Much About Literature Quiz Show
7 p.m.
Now that the bookworms have had a chance to recover from the Brooklyn Book Festival, it's time for them to compete with other bibliophiles to see who actually does know much 'bout literature (leave the history and geography from the song to someone else...) The event is hosted by author Kenneth C. Davis and his daughter Jenny.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street
Subway: B,D,F,V to Broadway-Lafayette, Downtown 6 to Bleecker Street

And ongoing-A play festival!

THE RIVER CROSSES RIVERS:
SHORT PLAYS BY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS OF COLOR.

This play festival is going on now through September 27, 2009! For more information click here. For a special Cheap Chick discount, use code RIVERNEW for $12 tix: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/134

Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, September 11-13, 2009 (Scroll Down for new Fall Guide With Lots of Events Starting This Weekend!)

Friday September 11, 2009
Behind the Curtain: A Retrospective of NY Fashion Week
Opening night of photography exhibit with a full bar.
Cheap Chick Info: $20 at the door
Location Info: Envoy Enterprises Gallery, 131 Christie Street
Subway: F,V to Second Avenue

Friday Night Swingout
7:30 p.m. Free lesson and from 8 p.m. to midnight DJ music
Jump, jive, and wail with swing dancing all night long.
Cheap Chick Info: $15 for adults, $10 for students with ID
Location Info: Manhattan Ballroom Dance, 29 West 36th Street, 2nd floor
Subway: B,D,F,V,N,R,W to 34th Street, Herald Square

Also Fall for Dance tickets go on sale today! Just $10 each, get 'em while their hot here.

Friday September 11 through Sunday September 13, 2009
30th Anniversary of the Richmond County Fair
Friday: 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Enjoy rides, music, entertainment, arts and crafts competitions, contests, and more at this event. Cheap Chick Info: $15 for adults and $10 for children
Location Info:Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
Subway: Take the Staten Island ferry and then the S74 bus

Saturday September 12, 2009
Le Bal NYC
2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dancing and feasting are on the menu at this event, which includes a free bento box giveaway with goodies from Inaki Aizpitarte, Pascal Barbot, Alexandre Gauthier, Michel Bras, David Chang, and Wylie Dufresne. Full schedule here.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Central Park, East Meadow-enter at Fifth Ave. and 99th Street
Subway: 6 to 96th Street

New York Twestival
6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Charity event sponsored by Twitter (you'll notice my blogs are not 140 characters or less) to benefit CampInteractive. Hit some strikes while helping others out-you may even see some celebs there too! Buy tkts here.
Cheap Chick Info: $20 and up.
Location Info: Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave
Subway: L to Bedford Avenue

Riverside Park Oyster Festival
3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sample fresh oysters and other food and drink while listening to music.
Cheap Chick Info: Entrance to event is free, food and beverages are available for purchase.
Location Info: Riverside Park, Hudson Beach Cafe (105th Street on the lower level of the park)
Subway: 1, 2, 3 at 96th St.; 1 at 116th St.-Columbia University

Artichoke Dance Company Recession Dances
3 p.m.
Check out a dance performance similar to swing dancing and try it out yourself at a free workshop before the show starts.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Washington Park, Old Stone House (Fifth Avenue at 3rd Street)
Subway: F to York Street

Her Village Walking Tour
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In this case the "her" refers to writer Jane Jacobs. Visit stops associated with her writing including Washington Square, the West Village Houses, and her Hudson Street home.
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet outside the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia, near Bleeker Street
Subway: A,C,E,D,F to West 4th Street

Rooftop Films: Brooklyn Non-Fiction
8 p.m.
Watch real-life unfold onscreen in Kings County at the closing night of the Rooftop Films season. Includes pre-film music and after-party.
Cheap Chick Info: $9 and up, pay at the door.
Location Info: The Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd Street at 3rd Avenue Brooklyn
Subway: F,G to Carroll Street/Smith Street, F,M,R to 4th Ave./9th Street

Saturday September 12, and Sunday September 13, 2009
Historic House Festival
Channel Goldilocks as you visit homes throughout the city. Location and site listings here.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Varies, all five boroughs
Subway: Varies by location

Sunday September, 13, 2009
Brooklyn Book Festival
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It's time again for all the bookworms to come crawling out of their books into the actual outdoors for this awesome yearly event. This year's authors include Jonathan Ames, Pete Hamill, Colson Whitehead, Paul Auster, Mary Gaitskill, and Russell Banks.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Subway: 2,3,4,5 to Borough Hall, R to Court Street, A,C,F to Jay St./Borough Hall

The Brooklyn Cheese Experiment
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This promises to be a helluva good cheesy event with chefs competing against each other for the best cheese dish.
Cheap Chick Info: $20-$25, ticket includes beer and taste of something cheesey, buy tickets here.
Location Info: The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Brooklyn
Subway: F,G,R to 4th Street and 9th Avenue

Summer Space on Montague Street
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Enjoy tastes of food from more than 12 different food vendors.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Montague Street, Brooklyn
Subway: M,R to Court St./Borough Hall, 2,3 Borough Hall

West Side County Fair
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Pretend you're in the Midwest for the afternoon at this fair with carnival rides, games, music, square dancing, sideshow performers, a petting zoo, a greenmarket, and more!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info:Riverside Park South, 59th Street to 72nd Street
Subway:1 at 66th St.-Lincoln Center; 1, 2, 3 at 72nd St. 1 at 66th St.-Lincoln Center

Superstar DJ Record Fair + Vintage Fashion Bazaar
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Shop for fashion and vinyl at the same time!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: The Archway under the Manhattan Bridge, 167 Water St., at Pearl St., Triangle Plaza, DUMBO
Subway: F to York, A,C to High Street

Forest Hills: Garden City in the City Walking Tour
2-4 p.m.
Watch that your thumb doesn't turn green as you explore the city's gardens!
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet at Austin St. and Continental Ave., near 71st Ave. subway station.
Subway: E, F, G, R, V trains to 71st Ave.

Tons of events that are going on now are listed in my Fall Guide and don't forget NYC Harbor Day: http://www.ny400.org/events/ny400-week-harbor-day

Also Housing Works is having a sale on children's books! http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/childrens-book-sale-september-12th-13th/

Cheap Chick Bargain Bulletin, September 10, 2009-For Tonight!

Hi all, sorry for the lack of new entries, and the last-minute nature of this posting, but I've been working really hard to pull together a fabulous fall guide for you, hopefully to go up tonight along with new weekend picks. The following events were meant to make it on the fall guide, but due to time constraints, now have their own separate bargain bulletin. Enjoy!

Art Spiegelmen and Francoise Mouly
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The author of of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus and his wife visit the Strand tonight to promote their new collaborative effort The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Strand Bookstore, 12th and Broadway
Subway: N,R,Q,W,4,5,6,L to 14th St./Union Square

Fashion's Night Out
Most events are from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Visit designer stores and retail shops that will be open late plus other special happenings! Visit the website for more info. Here's NY mag's take on it: http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/08/fno.html
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Varies
Subway: Varies

Cheap Chick Fall Guide 2009

Instead of buying a bouquet of sharpened pencils this fall (bonus points if you know the movie reference!) you may want to check out some of these events-I think they'll make you forget that your beach days are over-at least until next year! I realize it's not as witty as my Summer Guide, but given all the fabulous fall events happening, I hope you forgive the lack of quips. An asterisk (*) denotes a Cheap Chick favorite!

Cheap Chick Fall Events Guide:
New Amsterdam Village, visit a Dutch village and ride an orange bike, among other activities, September 4-14, 2009, http://www.ny400.org/events/ny400-week-new-amsterdam-village

Taste of NiEuW Amsterdam, $24 restaurant week, September 5-20, 2009 http://www.tastenewamsterdam.com/

Governors Island Art Fair, September 5-27, 2009, http://www.4heads.org/

20at20, $20 off-Broadway show tkts, September 9-20, 2009, http://20at20.com/

Feast of San Gennaro, September 10-20, 2009, Massive street fair held in Little Italy, http://www.sangennaro.org/

Historic Richmond Town County Fair, September 11-13th, 2009, http://www.historicrichmondtown.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=84 (enter here to win free tickets!)

Beyond the High Valley - A Quechua Story Performed by the Mettawee River Theatre Company
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 11, 12, 13, and 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm at St. John the Divine Cathedral, http://www.stjohndivine.org/Mettawee.html

NY Craft Beer Week 2009 September 11-20th, 2009, http://www.nycbeerweek.com/

Nature's Air Show, Bronx Zoo, September 12-27, 2009, http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/videos/natures-air-show.aspx

Last Weekend for Edible Garden, at the New York Botanical Gardens, September 12-13, 2009, http://www.nybg.org/edible_garden/

Nature's Air Show, Bronx Zoo, Sep 12-27, 2009, http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/videos/natures-air-show.aspx

*Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009 A bookworm’s ultimate fantasy! Listen to authors talk and panel discussions about the craft of writing. http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org

Harbor Day, September 13, 2009, http://www.nycgo.com/harborday&ref=gsa

West Side County Fair, Riverside Park, September 13, 2009, http://events.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-ny/events/show/88016546-summer-on-the-hudson-7th-annual-west-side-county-fair

Broadway on Broadway, September 13, 2009, http://www.broadwayonbroadway.com/

Broadway Blessing, St. John the Divine, "Bringing the theater community together to bless the season" Monday, September 14, 7 p.m.

Free Gotham Writer's Workshop Fall Open House (Free writing classes), September 15 and 16, 2009, http://free.writingclasses.com/CourseDescriptionPages/FreeWorkshopPages.php/type/L

BAM Next Wave Festival, Starts September 15, 2009, http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1096

Conflux Festival, September 17-20. 2009, http://confluxfestival.org/2009/schedule/

New York Musical Theater Festival, September 18-28, 2009, http://www.nymf.org/

Steuben Parade Oktoberfest, Saturday, September 19, 2009, 1:30 p.m. Summer Stage - Central Park, enter at East 72nd St., http://www.SteubenParade.com

*Queens County Farm Museum, various fall events, Maize Maze starts September 19, 2009, http://www.queensfarm.org/events.html

African American Day Parade, Sunday September 20, 2009, 1 p.m., http://www.africanamericandayparade.org/1.html

New York Film Festival, September 25-October 11, 2009, http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.html

Smithsonian Magazine Day at Historic Richmondtown Saturday, September 26, 2009, http://www.historicrichmondtown.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=82

Poets House Grand Opening Celebration, September 25 and 26, 2009, http://poetshouse.org/progcoming.htm

*Housing Works Open Air Book Fair (all books are just $1 plus $20 to stuff a bag with items from the thrift store), September 26, 2009, http://www.housingworks.org/social-enterprise/bookstore-cafe/

Art Under the Bridge Festival, September 25-27, 2009, http://www.dumboartscenter.org/festival.html

Fab Festival and Block Party, September 26, 2009, 1 p.m.-7 p.m., http://www.fabnyc.org

*Jazz Age Lawn Party, Governors Island, Sunday, September 27th, 2009, http://www.govisland.com/Default.asp

New York Musical Theater Festival, September 28-October 18, 2009, http://www.nymf.org/

Art in Odd Places, October 1-26, 2009, http://www.artinoddplaces.org/

Tibetan Festival, October 3, 2009, Food, crafts and a puppet show star at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art on Staten Island, http://www.tibetanmuseum.org

Union Square Autumn Fair, (on Broadway from 17th - 23rd Street) Saturday October 3rd, http://www.nycstreetfairs.com/sched.html

Freaktoberfest Boutique Beer & Music Festival, October 3, 2009, http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=2ND6

Brooklyn's Atlantic Antic Street Festival, October 4, 2009, http://www.atlanticave.org/antic2009/antic2009.htm

St. Francis Day, AKA The Blessing of the Animals, Sunday, October 4, 2009, 11 a.m. Service followed by Fair at 1 p.m., http://www.stjohndivine.org/St.Francis2009.html

Pickle Day, October 4, 2009, http://www.nyfoodmuseum.org/

*New York Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park, October 4, 2009, http://www.whidc.org/home.html

*Open House NY, the city reveals its inner secrets-for free!, October 10 and 11, 2009, http://www.ohny.org/

Brooklyn Skill Share, October 10, 2009, http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/post/148232159/classes-are-a-go

Columbus Day-related events http://www.columbuscitizensfd.org/cpreview2009.shtml Columbus Day parade, October 12, 2009, http://www.columbuscitizensfd.org/cparade.shtml

New Yorker Festival, October 16-18, Tickets go on sale Friday, September 18th, at 12 p.m., http://www.newyorker.com/festival

International Vintage Poster Fair, October 16-18, 2009, http://www.posterfair.com/cgi-local/content.cgi?p=9

CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival, October 20-24, 2009, http://www.cmj.com/marathon/

(This is slightly above the usual Cheap Chick budget, but I thought it would be "sweet" to post!) New York Chocolate Show, October 30-November 1, 2009, http://www.chocolateshow.com/home.php?titre=2&id_code=2&Vopen=1

Fall Museum Guide
The Morgan Library and Museum, "Celebrating Puccini," September 15-January 10, 2009, http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?id=21

The Morgan Library and Museum, "Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy," November 6, 2009, http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?id=22oman's

MOMA, "Tim Burton," November 22-April 26, 2009, http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/313

Brooklyn Museum, "Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present," October 30, 2009-January 31, 2010, http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/rock_and_roll/

Whitney Museum, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction," September 17, 2009-January 17, 2010, http://whitney.org/www/exhibition/okeeffe.jsp

Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868,"
October 21, 2009–January 10, 2010,
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={F8E9ACA7-5B17-471F-9394-D298E7E53159}

Fall in Love With The Lunch Club
Chelsea Art Gallery Hop, September 12, 2009, http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2248

LES Pub Crawl, September 25, 2009, http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2319

Gourmet Goodies Walking Tour, October 3, 2009, http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2280

The Lunch Club Amazing Race, October 10, 2009, http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2315

Another Chelsea Art Gallery Hop, October 17, 2009, http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2325

Halloween
Boo at the Zoo, Bronx Zoo, http://www.bronxzoo.com/this-season-at-the-zoo/events-calendar/boo-at-the-zoo.aspx, October 10–12, 17–18, 24–25, and Oct 31–Nov 1

Haunted Scavenger Hunt with The Lunch Club, October 24, 2009, http://www.thelunchclub.com/clubhouse/calendar.php?do=viewlcevent&e=2316

Halloween at the Merchant's House Museum, “Manhattan’s Most Haunted House,” includes candlelight tours, ghost stories, a funeral reenactment, October 25-31, 2009, http://merchantshouse.org/events/index.html

Halloween at St. John the Divine, October 30-31, 2009, Includes crypt crawls and Procession of the Ghouls Nosferatu, http://www.stjohndivine.org/Halloween09.html

Greenwich Village Halloween parade, Oct. 31, 2009, 7 p.m. It’s a parade Charlie Brown! (Be sure you don’t bring home a bag of rocks from one of the largest parades in the country.) Who knows, maybe the Great Pumpkin will appear…http://www.halloween-nyc.com/

Post-Halloween
NYC marathon, Nov. 1, 2009, watch other people run like crazy (in costume too!) http://www.nycmarathon.org/

Ongoing:
Downtown: Where New York Began
Weekly Walking Tours of downtown Manhattan on Tuesdays
Every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Starting Tuesday, September 1, Meet at the Downtown Information Center, 55 Exchange Place, Suite 401. (Adults must have photo ID.) Suggested donation: $10 donation. (I realize there is no website here, but I can't reveal all of my secrets ;-)

Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, September 4-7, 2009

End of the Line Screening
7:30 p.m.
Find out more than you ever wanted to know about the bluefin tuna in this film based on the research of investigative reporter Charles Clover.
Cheap Chick Info: $12
Location Info: Governors Island
Subway: Take the R,W to Whitehall, 4,5 to Bowling Green, 1 to South Ferry, then take the ferry (the terminal is right next to the Staten Island Ferry terminal.) The ferry schedule is here.

First Fridays at the Bartow-Pell Mansion
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Listen to classical music, tour the museum, check out botanical illustrations, and enjoy light refreshments.
Cheap Chick Info: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, Reservations requested; call 718-885-1461
Location Info: Bartow-Pell Mansion,
Subway: Take the 6 train to Pelham Bay Park, then grab the free Bronx Seaside Trolley to the museum at the subway station.

Governors Island Swim
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Watch as others take a dive or jump off a ferry and participate in a 2-mile swim around the island. An after-party at the Water Taxi Beach follows.
Cheap Chick Info: Free to watch, but entry fees are so steep they aren't in a Cheap Chick budget.
Location Info: Governors Island
Subway: Take the R,W to Whitehall, 4,5 to Bowling Green, 1 to South Ferry, then take the ferry (the terminal is right next to the Staten Island Ferry terminal.) The ferry schedule is here.

Friday September 4, Saturday September 5, and Sunday September 6, 2009
Big Lebowski Midnight screenings
12 a.m.
Dude, dude, dude! Doesn't that rug pull the room together? Just try to sneak a White Russian into the theater, I dare you...
Cheap Chick Info: $12.50 for adults
Location Info: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Avenue
Subway: A,C,E,F,B,D to West 4th Street

Howl! Festival
Various times
Check out free outdoor festivals and other events that pay homage to the spirit of Allen Ginsberg's subversive poem. Full event listings here.
Cheap Chick Info: Free, or varies by event.
Location Info: Tompkins Square Park
Subway: L to 14th Street/1st Ave.

Warp Films at the New Museum
Various times
Crazy, er, unusual films screened for free at the New Museum. Info here.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: New Museum, 235 Bowery
Subway: 6 to Spring Street, F,V to Second Ave.

Friday September 4, 2009 through September 7, 2009
Coney Island Rockabilly Festival
Various times
Burlesque, music, and a sideshow, sounds like Coney Island to me! All info is here: http://www.myspace.com/cockabillyrecordsnyc
Cheap Chick Info: About $5-$10 in advance, depends on event
Location Info: Coney Island Boardwalk, Cha-Cha's on the Beach
Subway: D,Q,N,F to Stillwell Ave.

The Buddha Prince
Fri. 5:30 p.m., Sat., 5 p.m., Sun., 6 p.m., Mon. 7 p.m.
Bring those comfy shoes for this walking play based on the Dalai Lama's life.
Cheap Chick Info: $10 suggested donation
Location Info: Central Park West and 103rd Street
Subway: C to 103rd Street (remember the B does not run on the weekends!)

Saturday September 5, 2009
Williamsburg Garage Sale
12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Time to get rid of your old stuff to make room for all those new fall clothes you'll be buying or just buy new clothes here too!
Cheap Chick Info: $20 to sell your stuff, email Ruthie@303Grandnyc.com, but free to enter and then pay for what you buy.
Location Info: 303Grand bet. Havermeyer and Roebling
Subway: L to Lorimer or Bedford

Brooklyn County Fair: A Gowanus Hootenany!
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Embrace your Midwestern roots/patriotism/brotherhood/sisterhood with local food, dancing, music, and crafts.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: BKLYN Yard, 388 - 400 Carroll (bet. Bond and Nevins)
Subway: F,G to Carroll Street, R to Union

Floating Kabarette
10 p.m. doors open, show starts at 10:30 p.m.
From the website, "Part cabaret, part burlesque and part variety, this month’s event is curated by aerial/burlesque sensation, Harvest Moon. Featuring performances by Dirty Martini, The Maine Attraction, Diamond Redd, Harvest Moon and your hosts for the evening, Olga & Bjorn." Plus free haircuts!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, DUMBO
Subway: A to High Street, F to York Street

Inwood Astronomy Program
8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Enjoy free star and planet-gazing through telescopes (these are provided or you can bring your own.)
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Inwood Hill Park, Meet at the ballfields closest to Seaman Avenue and Isham Street
ManhattanPark
Subway: A to 207th Street

Sunday September 6, 2009
Food Inc. Screening at Symphony Space
If you really want to learn if you are what you eat (at the moment I prefer ignorance) then you should check out this movie.
Cheap Chick Info: $11 general admission, $9 seniors
Location Info: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway@95th Street
Subway: 1,2,3 to 96th Street

Tales From the Crypt
1 p.m.
Learn about the Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Fort Greene Park.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Fort Greene Park, Visitor Center, Enter the park at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park
Subway: C to Lafayette, G to Fulton, R,Q to Dekalb

Hike Mount Morris Park
12 p.m.
Labor through this hike during Labor Day weekend!
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Marcus Garvey Park, 120th and Madison
Subway: 2,3,4,5,6 to 125th Street

When New York Was Nieuw Amsterdam Walking Tour
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Learn about NYC's Dutch history like the secrets behind certain street names!
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet on the steps of the U.S. Custom House (now the Museum of the American Indian) at the foot of Bowling Green.
Subway: 4.5 to Bowling Green, R to Whitehall Street

Tour historic tugboats on Saturday (http://nrhss.org/) and watch them race on Sunday!

Remember PS1's Warm-Up is closing for the summer, you have one last chance to go this Saturday!

Also Housing Works is having another 30% off sale all weekend!

Monday September 7, 2009
Beats and BBQ: The Labor Day Send-off
4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Free BBQ with purchase of a drink, and DJ'd music, just right for Labor Day!
Cheap Chick Info: Depends on cost of drink.
Location Info: artland bar, 609 Grand Street
Subway: G/L to Metropolitan Avenue

We Built New York: A Labor History Tour
1 p.m.
Enjoy a special Labor Day walking tour of sites associated with the New York City labor movement. Stops include the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and places connected with Emma Goldman, Clara Lemlich, and Samuel Gompers.
Cheap Chick Info: $15, $12 for students and seniors
Location Info: Meet at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Washington Sq. Park
Subway: A,C,E,D,F to West 4th Street

West Indian Day Parade festivities!

Fashionable Photos: Not Quite Free!

Models, elephants, and roller skates, oh my, were the thoughts running through my head as I checked out the Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 exhibit at the International Center of Photography a few weeks ago. One the first images I saw that really caught my eye was titled "Dovima With Elephants," a striking model in a long black dress and white sash posing with several elephants (I liked it so much in fact that I bought a postcard of the same picture from the museum gift shop.) One of the other images that caught my attention at this exhibit was carefree a man and a woman (Suzy Parker and Robin Tattersall) roller skating in Paris along the Place de la Concorde, as she wore a lovely dress (by Dior) with a matching scarf, and a charming white hat. Another model wore a hat like Charlie Chaplin's iconic headgear, while another model was wearing a piece by Paco Rabanne looked like she was ready to do battle in a Greek or Roman armor-inspired outfit.

Interestingly, Richard Avedon started his career in the Merchant Marines during World War Two and after the war took pictures for Harper's Bazaar. According to the exhibit Avedon would stage imaginary street scenes that "became as complicated as street productions" with generators illuminating city blocks and police holding back the crowds.

I think the thing that struck me the most about this photo exhibit was the contrast between certain images like a man holding a poodle and leaning against the hood of a car while a woman inside wore a fur coat or a woman with a camel and pyramids in the background, or the pictures from the 60’s when Avedon posed models in couture in Cape Canaveral and in front of rockets.

Many of the pictures recalled a more glamorous era, a time of men wearing hats, cigarettes in holders, and women in feather boas that weren’t part of a costume, though some pictures were a little more risqué, like a photo of a woman climbing a ladder naked or long hair coiled around a model to look like a hat. Avedon also sent “shock waves through the fashion industry” by using African-American model Donyale Luna in a number of shoots. I felt some shock waves myself when I realized I was looking at the younger faces of Anjelica Huston, Lauren Hutton, and Gloria Vanderbilt in some of the photos.

According the exhibit Avedon was remembered as saying, “You can’t separate fashion from the world, fashion is why we live.” I’m not sure I agree, but there were some interesting creations on view at the exhibit.

I wouldn’t go if you don’t like looking at photographs and I’m not sure I’d want to pay the $12 admission price, but it was definitely worth the pay-what-you-wish admission cost on Friday nights (my friend and I each paid a $1.)

Cheap Chick Info: Reg. admission: $12, on Fridays (Just three left, exhibit ends on 9/20) are pay-what-you wish with extended hours until 8 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues-Thurs. and Sat-Sun.
Location Info: International Center of Photography, 1133 Sixth Ave.@43rd Street
Subway: B,D,F,V to 42nd Street, 7 to Fifth Avenue