Cheap Chick Bargain Bulletin, September 28, 2009

Hi all,
Just a couple of quick notes before I go to bed...

I got notice that the Bryant Park fall concert series kicked off tonight, here's a link to upcoming schedule of events here.

Also...
Tuesday September 29, 2009
Outdoor screening of The Wizard of Oz
7:30 p.m.
Follow Dorothy down the yellow brick road as you watch this timeless classic. The event includes special performances by Jennifer Hudson, Julianne Hough, and ?uestlove of the Roots.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Central Park, Rumsey Playfield
Subway: 6 to 68th Street/Hunter College

Cheap Chick Bargain Bulletin, September 23. 2009 (Scroll Down for Weekend Picks)

Thursday September 24, 2009
Green Brooklyn, Green City
11:30 a.m. (opening remarks) Fair runs from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Try not to be "green" with envy at those who get to attend this fair and symposium that includes a Greenmarket farmers' market, interactive booths, making art from recycled products, and a free workshop.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Subway: 2,3,4,5 to Borough Hall, A,C,F to Jay St./Borough Hall, M,R to Court St.

Correction/Update on Julie Powell Event!

Accidentally didn't add the date to original listing, this event is Thursday September 24th, 2009 not Wednesday September 23rd, 2009. Scroll down for event details. Apologies!

Cheap Chick Weekend Picks, September 25-27, 2009

Friday September 25, 2009
Housewarming Party for Poets House
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Feel free to rhyme your own poems (or just use free verse) as you sample food from Zucker's Bagels and the Pan Latin Cafe (served from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and check out a reading (this would be when you keep your poems in your head) by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins, and tours of the new space. More festivities are on Saturday (scroll down)
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: 10 River Terrace
Subway: 1,2,3,A,C to Chambers Street

Labyrinth Sing-along
11 p.m.
It's not the Muppets Take Manhattan, but it should be fun...there's David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. and singing.
Cheap Chick Info: $13, includes a beer
Location Info: 92nd Street Y
Subway: E to Canal Street

New York Film Festival (Starts today-Friday-but runs until Oct. 11, 2009)
Various times
If your dream job is to be the next Roger Ebert then you should check out the screenings, panel discussions, and special events. Here's a complete list of programs.
Cheap Chick Info: Tickets range from $11 to $40 (don't worry, lots of in-between prices) but 50 $10 rush tickets will be distributed before every Main Slate film 1-hr. before show time.
Location Info: Film Society of Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater: 165 West 65th Street, upper level between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave., Alice Tully Hall: Broadway at 65th Street, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse: West 65th Street between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue
Subway: 1 to 66th Street

Friday September 25, 2009 through Sunday September 27, 2009
Art Under the Bridge Festival
Open Studios: Sat.: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sun.: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Don't forget your beret and bongos as you tour open studios. Here's a link to the general press release.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Various DUMBO venues
Subway: A to High Street, F to York

Saturday September 26, 2009
Open Air Street Fair
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Find all the books, CDs, and records you could ever possibly cram into a studio apartment (not that I would know...) at this Housing Works event. You can also stuff bags of clothes for $20, listen to music, and sample local food.
Cheap Chick Info: Depends on what you buy
Location Info: Crosby Street will be shut down near the store's 126 Crosby St. location
Subway: D,F, Downtown 6 to Bleecker, R,W to Prince Street, 6 to Spring

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
All day
Consider it a warm-up for Open House New York in October, with a variety of museums around the city open for free! For a complete list, click here.
Cheap Chick Info: Free! Looks like you may need to download an admission card from the site.
Location Info: Varies.
Subway: Varies.

Harry and the Potters Concert
3:30 p.m.
This is a Ministry of Magic-approved event, so don't worry about being thrown into Azkaban. Be warned that there is no portkey service or broom valet-parking at this event.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Outdoor Plaza at the Central Library, Grand Army Plaza
Subway: 2,3 to Grand Army Plaza

Last Supper Festival
5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Enjoy movies, food, writings, and edible art. Event benefits Food Bank of New York City.
Cheap Chick Info: $15 or $10 with three cans of food
Location Info: 3rd Ward, 35 Morgan Ave.
Subway: L to Morgan Ave.

Don't forget that today Citibank is giving away free NFT (Not For Tourists) guides throughout Manhattan from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Complete listings here.

Sunday September 27, 2009
Jazz Age Lawn Picnic and Party
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
You'll feel like you've stepped into the pages of The Great Gatsby with all the beads, feathers, and hats at this outdoor dancing event. Festivities include free basic Charleston lessons, 1920's cars, vintage clothing vendors, literary readings by the Dorothy Parker Society and F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, and a male and female bathing beauties’ promenade of vintage swimsuits.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: Governors Island
Subway: Take the 1 to South Ferry, the 4,5 to Bowling Green, or the R,W to Whitehall, then take the ferry (terminal is right next to the Staten Island ferry) over to the island, the schedule is here.

Battery Park City: A New Neighborhood Rises Walking Tour
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Learn more about Battery Park City!
Cheap Chick Info: $15
Location Info: Meet at the SW corner of West and Vesey streets
Subway: E to World Trade Center

Wave Hill Garden Tour
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Discover the garden's seasonal highlights.
Cheap Chick Info: Free with admission to the grounds ($6)
Location Info: Wave Hill, Perkins Visitor Center (West 249 Street and Independence Avenue)
Subway: 1 to 242nd St. and the catch the free shuttle to Wave Hill, hourly at 10 minutes past the hour, from 9:10am to 3:10pm; returns visitors to the 1 train departing Wave Hill’s front gate on the hour, from noon until 4pm. Passenger pick-up and drop-off are on the west side of Broadway directly in front of Burger King.

Bike Shorts Film Festival
8 p.m.
The most fun on two wheels without actually getting on two wheels can be found at this amateur film festival with a bike theme.
Cheap Chick Info: $5
Location Info: Public Assembly, 70 North 6th St., Brooklyn
Subway: L to Bedford Ave.

Fire, Wine, and Dancing With the Stars
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Looks like it's not a reference to the reality show, but dance the night away on the rooftop of this bar.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: 44 W. 63rd St. and Broadway
Subway: 1 to 66th Street

Also free food at the Sunburned Cow on Sunday!

If you have some extra $ to spend then you should check out this foodie event!

Cheap Chick Bargain Bulletin, September 22, 2009

This week just keeps getting better and better! Check out these bonus events!

Monday September 21- Friday September 25, 2009
Bon Appetit Supper Club and Cafe
Enjoy talks, book signings, and demos given by nationally recognized chefs as well as a menu of lunch items created by these culinary stars. Schedule of events is here and the menu (lunch only) is here.
Cheap Chick Info: Lunch items are $8 and up; other events appear to be free.
Location Info: Bon Appetit Pop-up Cafe is located at 101 West 57th Street@6th Ave.
Subway: F to 57th Street, N,R,Q,W to 57th Street

Tuesday September 22-24, 2009
Lebowski Fest
Have you had a White Russian lately? At least come out to bowl and watch the movie in honor of the dude...
All info is here.

Thursday September 24, 2009
Lucky mag Boutique Crawl
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Hunt down some shopping bargains in the West Village with the iconic shopping mag.
Cheap Chick Info: Event is free, depends on what you buy! Watch out for the Lucky gift bag-available while supplies last on a first-come, first-served basis.
Location Info: Bleecker Street, West Village, Here's a map and more details.
Subway: A,C,E,B,D,F,V to West 4th Street

Cheap Chick Bargain Bulletin, September 21, 2009

Lots going on this week, enjoy!

Wednesday September 23, 2009
Preview Screening of The Media documentary
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Deadline Club, the NYC chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, is sponsoring a pre-screening of the new documentary The Media, which is by veteran TV producer Neal Cortell. The event is open to the public and co-sponsored by CUNY. More information is available here.
Cheap Chick Info: Deadline Club and Society of Professional Journalists members: Free! All others: $10. RSVP by email to rsvp@deadlineclub.org.
Location Info: CUNY, Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W. 40th St., between 7th and 8th Ave.
Subway: N,R,Q,W,1,2,3,A,C,E to 42nd Street/Times Square

Feel Free: a National Parks Celebration, Includes Public Premiere of Ken Burns' new documentary-The National Parks: America's Best Idea
7 p.m.
This amazing event includes appearances by the Counting Crows (a personal favorite of mine), Carole King, and Gavin DeGraw among others as well as a preview screening of the documentary.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: Central Park, East Meadow
Subway: 6 to 96th Street

Thursday September 24, 2009 (Edited! Please note date!)
The Legacy of Julia Child
7 p.m.
Meet the real-life Julie Powell whose blog helped inspire the movie Julie/Julia as she and food writer Amanda Hesser discuss the legacy of Childs' book, The Art of French Cooking.
Cheap Chick Info: Free!
Location Info: McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince St., between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets
Subway: R,W to Prince, 6 to Spring

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!