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A Cheapster's Weekend: May 6-9

[ May 6, 2010; May 7, 2010; May 8, 2010; May 9, 2010; ] Thursday

Before the weekend gets crazy with cheapster happenings, take a few minutes to enter to win a $20 gift certificate to Frysmith food truck and a limited-edition cheapsters bird plushie. Get all the details here.

Friday

Bikerowave Party: The Bikerowave in Mar Vista, an awesome place to work on your bicicleta, is throwing [...]

Free Market Madness

The Free Market at the Earth Day festival in Pasadena last Saturday was tons of fun! Thanks to everyone who made it out. Early birds circled around the free market area well before the market was open. Poor Janine of the Arroyo Time Bank had to shoo them away.
The tables were filled with clothes, trinkets, [...]

A Cheapster's Weekend: April 23-26

[ April 23, 2010; April 24, 2010; April 25, 2010; April 26, 2010; ] Friday

Free Admission to National Parks: There will be no entrance free to over 100 national parks from today until Sunday, April 25. All the national parks that normally charge admission fees will cost absolutely nothing to get in. Some of the locations include Death Valley, Muir Woods, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, and Yosemite. So bring some [...]

Cheapsters at the Free Market

[ April 24, 2010; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] In celebration of Earth Day, our friends at the Arroyo Time Bank is sponsoring a free market this Saturday, April 24th at Memorial Park in Pasadena. It’s held in conjunction with the The City of Pasadena Greening the Earth Day & Armory Family Arts Festival, and is essentially a bartering event where everything is absolutely [...]

A Cheapster's Weekend: April 16-18

[ April 16, 2010; ] Friday

Free Fries at Jack in the Box: It’s a post tax-day celebration as Jack in the Box is offering free french fries all day on Friday. They’re unveiling their new recipe for fries, so want you to swing by and taste them for yerself. There’s no purchase or coupon necessary, and each person can only [...]

A Cheapster's Weekend: April 8-11

[ April 8, 2010; April 9, 2010; April 10, 2010; April 11, 2010; ] Thursday

Bike Night at the Hammer: The Hammer Museum is hosting its second annual bike night filled with free food, music, and a screening of the Tim Burton classic Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. So bike it, walk it or hike it to Westwood Village to enjoy free vegan BBQ prepared by the Hammer’s Wolfgang Puck cafe, musical [...]

A Cheapster's Weekend: April 1 - 4

[ April 2, 2010; April 3, 2010; April 4, 2010; ] Friday

Free Screening of Amelie: 212 Cafe in Venice, which is one of my favorite bohemian java hangs on the Westside, is screening the beloved French romantic tale Amelie. It’s the story of a shy, lonely waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better. The film stars Audrey Tatou as [...]

A Cheapster's Weekend: March 26-March 28

[ March 27, 2010; March 28, 2010; ] Saturday

KSCR Music and Arts Fest: USC’s campus radio station KSCR is hosting their annual all-day indie music and arts festival this Saturday. It’s free and for all ages. DJs will be doing sets all afternoon and you’ll get a chance to check out  art installations and film projections.  The Coolhaus ice cream truck will [...]

Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's

[ March 23, 2010; 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] In celebration of their 32nd anniversary, Ben and Jerry’s is giving away a free ice cream cone on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from noon-8 p.m.

Instead of taking cash for cones, they’ll be accepting donations for charity.

Visit Ben & Jerry’s website for more details and a list of participating locations.

Alexis the Cheapster cheeped me in to [...]

A Cheapster's Weekend: March 18-21

[ March 18, 2010; March 19, 2010; March 20, 2010; March 21, 2010; ] Thursday

Lecture and Demonstration on Piñata-Making: The Machine Project is hosting a free lecture on the history, process, and meanings of the illustrious piñata. The best part of the night will be a real-time demonstration one of these babies in action. There will be candy galore. Please join Sarah Bay Williams as she presents a talk [...]