Cheap$kate: FREE events in NYC this weekend

83rd Annual Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit
Let your art flag fly and peruse the work of fine artists and craft artisans from around the city, country and world this weekend at the 83rd Annual Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit fall show. The FREE showcase kicks off this weekend, with exhibitors showcasing photography, sculpture, and painting, as well as other craft artisans (Sat.-Mon. and next Sat. & Sun., noon-6 p.m., FREE, University Place from E. 13th St., along the east side of Washington Square Park into NYU’s Schwartz Plaza to W. Third St., wsoae.org)

Concert

Chris Brown
Breezy will be ready to turn up the music Friday on the “Today” show. So if the VMAs this past Sunday got your musical self all excited, keep the energy flowing — positive energy only, please — at Rockefeller Plaza and see the hip-hop artist in action. (Friday, arrive by 6 a.m., FREE, “Today” Window on the World Studio, 49th St. and Rockefeller Plaza, today.com /toyotaconcertseries)