Cheap$kate: FREE events in NYC this weekend

Feast of San Gennaro
Cannolis and pasta and pizza, oh my! Head down to the heart of Little Italy Thursday for the 11-day Feast of San Gennaro, celebrating the patron saint of Naples. Check out some professional eaters stuffing their faces full of cannolis this afternoon from 2 to 3 p.m. and get your fill of Italian-American culture. There will be live music performances daily, plenty of food vendors and a grand procession this Saturday. (Thursday through-Sept. 23, daily, FREE, Mulberry St. btwn Canal and Houston Sts., Grand and Hester Sts. btwn Mott and Baxter Sts., sangennaro.org)

Art

8 Artists Making Sculpture: The 5th Annual Registry Exhibition
It seems like everything in the art world is going 3-D these days, but the original three-dimensional art form remains sculpture. BRIC Arts Media has chosen eight artists - including Carolyn Salas, Abraham McNally and Jong Oh - from its Contemporary Artist Registry who work to transform and activate the physical space around them. The exhibition runs through Oct. 27. (Opens Thursday, Tues.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., FREE, BRIC Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton St., Brooklyn, bricartsmedia.org)