Cheap and Free NYC Events From the Cheap Chick in the City, Week of Saturday October 8th, 2022, Part One

Editor’s Note: Welcome all, esp to those who found the Cheap Chick in the City after my appearance on #TheRehearsal starring Nathan Fielder and to those looking for free and cheap things to do in NYC.

I have to apologize, The Cheap Chick in the City is MUCH busier this fall/autumn (the Cheap Chick prefers this term 😉 than she was in the summer, so moving forward, please expect the website to be posted in two parts: Part One on Saturdays and Part Two on Wednesday. She will try to start including pictures again as well.

Here’s a link to last week’s Part Two post, which still has lots of great NYC events happening.

And now on to Part One of this week’s cheap and free NYC events:

The Great Outdoors
“Urban Wildlife Hike and Craft”
Saturday October 8th, 2022
1 to 2 p.m.
Fort Greene Park Visitor Center in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
“Join the Urban Park Rangers on this hike around Fort Greene Park discussing the wildlife that call this park home. Finish up your walk with a craft inspired by the critters you might have seen.”
Cost: Free!

Lots of great events happening for “WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY” in NYC, Saturday October 8, 2022.

The 53rd Street Library (18 West 53rd Street) is hosting a “Plant Swap” on Tuesday October 11, 2022, from 3 to 5 p.m. “Is your indoor jungle overgrowing your space? Do you have cuttings to give away? Do you want to trade for something new or just adopt a new little plant friend? Join us “

Take Part In Art
Check out the “Josh Dorman: In the Presence” @ Brookfield Place through Friday October 28th, 2022.

The “Kings County Fiber Festival” is on Saturday October 8th, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Old Stone House & Washington Park in Brooklyn. “Spend the day with natural fiber artists, crocheters, dyers, felters, knitters, quilters, spinners and weavers in the annual fiber festival. The full day event will include a marketplace for independent fiber artists from the tri-state area, demonstrations, an art exhibit and more!”

Red Hook Open Studios is on Saturday October 8th and Sunday 9th, 2022; 1 to 6 p.m. 

Take a walk with HARLEM ARTS STROLL : OCTOBER 8, 2022 EDITION on Saturday October 8th, 2022, 1 to 5 p.m.

@ ARTMAGEDDON “Join more than 150 Brooklyn-based artists & bands at more than 50 locations in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn! Maps indicating the location of each artist, along with a music schedule, will be available at the Artmageddon IV Welcome Center to be located at 1402 Beverley Road (corner of Rugby Road). Sunday October 9, 2022, primarily between Cortelyou & Beverley Roads between Stratford Road and Marlborough Road (Closing concert with NYAVI from 6-8 p.m.)”

New York City Fire Museum’s new exhibition: “Firehouse: The Photography of Jill Freedman” will open on Wednesday October 12th, 2022 and will be on display until Sunday April 2nd, 2023.

The Sound of Music
“The Songs We Write – Live Original Music @ Word Up Bookshop in Washington Heights”
Friday Oct 14th, 2022
7 p.m.
Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Comunitaria
2113 Amsterdam Ave @ 165th Street, Manhattan
“Sit back and enjoy original live music! Featured performers are a mix of local songwriters, composers, and Song A Week members.  Each artist will be performing music they have written. To learn more about the Song A Week project visit:  www.songaweek.org

This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with a 30 attendee max. Please register in advance.

In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees for this event must show proof of vaccination and must remain masked at all times. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the event so we can check vaccination cards and ID. 

Word Up Community Bookshop is located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave. (& 165th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 168th St and the A/C train to 163rd or 168th  St.” Cost: Free! Get tkts here.

“NYFOS Next Presents Songs of Errollyn Wallen at Rubin Museum of Art“
Sunday Oct 16th, 2022
3 p.m.
Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W 17th Street, Manhattan
“Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen is most well-known for her large ensemble pieces. Wallen’s songs – many of which she performs herself – demonstrate an intimate side of her compositions. The lyrics, also by Wallen, examine our quickly changing world, using mythology, mystery, and even a modern household appliance to communicate both soulful and humorous bafflement about how we manage, and also fail to connect. In addition to the published works on the program, Wallen has transcribed two unpublished songs specifically for this concert. Featuring mezzo-sopranos Lucia Bradford and Leah Wool, alongside Mr. LaNasa at the piano.”
Cost: “$25 General Admission tickets below; $10 student tickets available HERE,”

Celebrate John Lennon’s birthday at Strawberry Fields on Sunday October 9th, 2022.

“Chords of Chambord Karaoke” hosted by Trinity the Tuck is happening @ Duplex on Tuesday Oct 11th, 2022, 7 p.m. (Free), get tkts here.

“The International Contemporary Ensemble Presents ‘Peyvand‘” with Iranian Female Composers Association” on Saturday October 15th, 2022, $20.

The Play’s The Thing
Watch Patti Lupone & Neal Patrick Harris in “SWEENEY TODD” for free here. (Courtesy Discovery Walking Tours)

Lights, Camera, Action
“David Yates – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore“
Saturday October 8th, 2022
1 to 3 p.m.
Yorkville Library, Meeting Room, 222 East 79th Street, Manhattan
“Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

Director: David Yates

Studio: Warner Bros

Rating: PG 13

Runtime: 142 mins.”
Cost: Free!

“Alien” (1979) is playing on Saturday October 8th, 2022, 2 to 4 p.m. @ The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), 455 Fifth Avenue. Registration required.

Book It
“Meet the Author Series at Chocobar Cortés: Theresa Varela”
Monday Oct 10th, 2022
6 to 8 p.m.
Chocobar Cortes, 141 Alexander Ave., South Bronx
“Find out what mysteries are happening in Brooklyn with Author, Theresa Varela! Have a few delicious bites and cocktails and let’s find out all about “Murder in Redhook: A Daisy Muniz Mystery”. Made possible with the support of Perrier!”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.

“The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million with Daniel Mendelsohn and Francine Prose”
Thursday Oct 13th, 2022
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place, Manhattan (and online)
“Fifteen years after the release of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Jewish Book Award winner, The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million is now being reissued. The updated book contains new material developed in conjunction with Ken Burns’s new 3-part documentary, The U.S. and the Holocaust, which features Daniel Mendelsohn and the story of his family.

Mendelsohn will be in conversation with Francine Prose, the New York Times bestselling novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. Copies of the new book will be available for purchase at the event and our online store, with a book signing to follow.

The Lost is a modern classic of post-memory literature and a riveting exploration of the Holocaust by a descendent of its victims. Daniel Mendelsohn spent five years in a dozen countries on four continents with his brother Matt (an award-winning photojournalist whose photographs appear throughout the book) searching for an answer to the question he had first asked as a boy: What really happened to his great-uncle Shmiel and his family during the Holocaust? Spoken of only in hushed murmurs or incomprehensible Yiddish phrases, Daniel later discovered a bundle of letters written by Shmiel in 1939 and vowed to solve this family puzzle.”
Cost: Free or a $10 donation. Get tkts for in-person program here and livestream here.

History’s Mysteries
“Reckoning with History: Queer Witchcraft Today”
Friday October 14th, 2022
6 to 7 p.m.
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, Manhattan
“As witchcraft practitioners, contemporary religious scholars, and cultural (re)organizers, queer leaders of Pagan and Wiccan communities share experiences reconciling the historical trauma of past witch trials and attempted cultural erasure with their work building dynamic communities. In partnership, the American LGBTQ+ Museum and New-York Historical’s Center for Women’s History welcome you to celebrate the new exhibition,The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming (on view in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery from October 7, 2022 to January 22, 2023).”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.

“World’s Fair Walking Tour” *Cheap Chick in the City Recommends*
Saturday, October 8, 2022
4 to 5 p.m.
111th Street and 53rd Avenue in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
“Join Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park docent Linda Fisher for a free one-hour guided walk and hear a dozen fascinating true stories about World’s Fair sites in the park, from the site of the Underground Home, past the rooftop where the Beatles once landed by helicopter, to the New York State Pavilion, Unisphere, and more.

The tour begins and ends just at the entrance to the Queens Night Market, which opens at 5:00 p.m. for those who want to continue their day in the park with great food, music, and fun.

No registration needed for the World’s Fair Walk. Just meet us at the Alliance pop-up tent. This event is weather permitting and cancels in the event of rain.”
Cost: Free!

Culture Vultures
“Brooklyn Poets Yawp”
Monday October 10th, 2022
6:30 to 9 p.m.
144 Montague Street, 144 Montague Street, Brooklyn
“Touted as the “best poetry event in the borough” by Brooklyn Magazine and “one of the most innovative literary events in the city” by Time Out New York, the Brooklyn Poets Yawp is a monthly poetry workshop & open mic held on the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 9 PM. The event is hosted at 144 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights and also livestreamed via Zoom (closed captions available).

6:00 p.m.: doors open.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: generative writing workshop.

7:45 to 9 p.m.: open mic.”
Cost: $12.41 and up. For more info and to get tkts, go here.

“Check out magic shows and performances at FAO Schwarz. The legendary toy store commemorates its 160th birthday with free performances from magicians, ballerinas, and balloonists, plus crafting activities. Events will take place in the store and outside at Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday October 8th, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.” (G)

Hometown Bar-B-Que is hosting their premiere “Fall Festival Block Party” on Saturday October 9th, 2022, from 12 to 9 p.m. in Red Hook and will feature a whole hog, pumpkin carving, and five live bands.

Celebrate “Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Randall’s Island Sunday October 9th, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Monday October 10th, 2022 from sunrise to 2 p.m.”

The 78th annual Columbus Day Parade is on Monday October 10th, 2022 from “11:30 a.m…until 3 p.m.”

Never Forget
“Love Brought Me Through the Holocaust: Stories Survive with Judith Koeppel Steel”
Thursday Oct 13th, 2022
2 to 3 pm
Online
“Judith Koeppel Steel was born in Berlin, Germany at the beginning of World War II. Her family escaped Germany in 1939 aboard the MS St. Louis, only to be turned away by both Cuba and the United States and sent back to Europe. Her family disembarked in Belgium, and were later imprisoned in Gurs concentration camp. Judith’s father arranged for her to be hidden by a French Catholic family for the rest of the war. In 1946, Judith came to New York where she was adopted by her aunt and uncle. Ultimately, she was ordained as a Cantor.

Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a Stories Survive program in which Judith will discuss her story, as told in her book Love Brought Me Through The Holocaust: A Daughter’s Memories.

This is a virtual event. A suggested $10 donation enables the Museum to present programs like this one.”
Cost: Free or a $10 donation. Get tkts here.

Mind, Body Spirit
“South Street Seaport Museum Vinyasa on a Vessel – Vinyasa Yoga on the 1885 Tall Ship Wavertree”
Sunday October 16th, 2022
8 or 9 a.m.
South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street, Manhattan
“Join the South Street Seaport Museum for a 60 minute vinyasa-based yoga practice on the deck of the tall ship Wavertree. Start your Sunday with a mindful and physical practice that is accessible and challenging for all levels, peppered with information about the Wavertree itself. The practice will be followed by a tour of Wavertree for anyone who wishes to participate.”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.

You Are What You Eat
“The New York Hot Dog King’s Book Launch Party”
Saturday October 8th, 2022 
7 p.m.
Mary O’s, 32 Avenue A, Manhattan
“Please join us to celebrate Dan Rossi! He recently released a memoir about his life and plight as The New York Hot Dog King!”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.

“C.R.E.A.M. | Cakes Rule Everything Around Me Tasting Party”
Sunday October 9th, 2022
3 to 7 p.m.
245 Boerum Street, Brooklyn
“Let’s walk into Fall together with some irresistible sweets that’ll make your auntie jealous.”
Cost: $12.41, get tkts here.

“The Workers Circle Celebrates Sukkot with Virtual Cooking Workshop”
Thursday Oct 13th, 2022
7 p.m.
Online
“Celebrate Sukkot with a virtual cooking workshop featuring Workers Circle CEO Ann Toback and Kat Romanow, a Jewish food historian and co-founder of The Wandering Chew, a not-for-profit organization with the mission to tell the diversity of Jewish stories through food.

We hope you will join us for this fun and informative workshop to celebrate the autumn harvest and the flavors of the season. Inspired by the iconic combination of apples and cinnamon and the kokosh served at Cheskie’s Heimishe bakery in Montreal, Kat will teach you how to make apple butter, cinnamon and walnut kokosh. 

Kokosh is babka’s lesser known cousin that hails from Hungary. It is made with a yeasted dough that isn’t left to rise, and traditionally filled with poppy seeds or chocolate. While teaching you how to make a new take on this unique pastry, Kat will tell you all about its history and about Montreal Jewish bakeries.

This program is free for Workers Circle members. Learn more about membership at www.circle.org/join.”
Cost: $10, get tkts here.

And The Brooklyn Museum is hosting “Oktoberfest with Bed-Vyne Brew“, Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 3 to 8 p.m.

Shop ‘Til You Drop
“The West 104th Street Annual Yard Sale is being held on Saturday October 8th, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It’s Vintage Day at the Hester Street Fair on Sunday October 9th, 2022, 11am to 6 p.m.

The Brooklyn Museum is also hosting its own Pop-Up Market on Sunday October 9, 2022, from 10:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m.

What Not(?) To Wear
 Take in fashions created from traditional Japanese materials @ the “Sakura Collection Fashion Show” and Pop-up Fair, which is running all weekend thru Monday.

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If you’re an individual or org with a cheap and free NYC event to promote, please feel free to contact the Cheap Chick in the City to discuss.

Apologies for the lack of images. Did not have much time this week (again!), so was lucky to inc these NYC events.

Also sorry for wonky formatting.