SKINT WEEKEND

saturday
6:30-8:30pm: boats adorned with twinkling lights and holiday décor take to new york harbor for the first annual lighted boat parade >>
8pm: 'lurid pulp' = interactive-murder-mystery-book-release-party-burlesque-show. $20 and worth it. >>
8:30pm: be a rock star! belt out your favorite song while a live band backs you up at rock star karaoke. the bell house, $5 >>
11pm: minimal techno-maven matthew dear's dark alter ego 'audion' performs a live show at lpr, $15 >>

sunday
10am: talk 'is eating sustainably possible in new york city?' explores the history of food production in america, nysec, free >>
1pm (every sunday thru april): brave the cold and take a swim with the coney island polar bear club >>
7pm: singer-songwriter/preacher's daughter diane birch performs at city winery, $15 adv ($17/door) >>

+ all weekend
ends 11/29: czechoslovak-american marionette theatre performs shakespeare's 'twelfth night' w. 3 puppeteers and 22 eight-inch actors. la mama, $18 >>
thru 12/5: 'nutcracker in the lower' = urban ballet theater's re-imagined 'nutcracker' (think krumping rats, popping soldiers, crooked hats). abrons arts center, $20 >>
thru 12/5: get some holiday shopping done early at the brooklyn waterfront artists coalition's holiday arts + craft show >>

TODAY: FREE PINKBERRY, BLACK FRIDAY SALES, SOUTH STREET TREE LIGHTING

skint pick
6pm: the south street seaport tree lighting features the a cappella stylings of the big apple chorus (every fri-sun), a visit from sesame street’s gordon, and a 50-foot douglas fir, free

around town today (friday)
the wollman rink at prospect park has 1/2 price admission on fridays. $2.50 (reg $5), $6.50 skate rental >>
12pm: ken burns talks about 'the national parks: america's best idea' @ borders columbus circle, free >>
4-8pm: if you've been waiting to see the tim burton exhibit at moma, admission is free tonight (and every friday) >>
7pm: 1995 teen twofer! 'clueless' and 'mallrats' screen @ 92yt, $15 (admission includes a beer!) >>
9:30pm: shatner kirk splits into two personas (good and evil) after a transporter accident in 'star trek: the enemy within' (1966). rma, free w. $7 bar min >>
10:30pm: new music performers leila adu and muthawit orchestra pay tribute to the music of jimi hendrix on what would've been his 67th birthday @ galapagos, $10 ($5 with discount code 'mutha') >>

sales, deals, freebies
the broklyn flea launches its 'gifted' holiday market today. 20 e. 4th st (@ lafayette) >>
ny mag's black friday shopping guide lists 50+ sales in map format, broken out by % off. handy! >>
racked's black friday shopping maps: above 14th st, below 14th st, brooklyn
brooklyn retailers, restaurants, bars, service providers offer special deals for 'shop brooklyn' thru 12/5 >>
out shopping? serious eats shows you places to eat that won't be mobbed today >>
buy one small pinkberry, get one free (any flavor, including topings). coupon valid thru 12/11. >>
groupon alert: $15 for a dozen cupcakes at the east village's butter lane ($30 value). yum! >>
purchase $100 in gift cards, get a free $25 gift card for yourself @ the container store >>
get a free $30 gift card with with any ipod touch purchase (plus free shipping) at best buy (thru 11/29) >>
get 20-50% off site wide @ eastern mountain sports >>
get 40% off site wide @ betsey johnson. use code 'bonanza' at checkout (thru 11/30). >>
save up to 60% off on shirts, ties and accessories (men's and women's) at thomas pink >>
get $25 restaurant.com gift certificates for only $2.00. enter code 'save' at checkout >>
get 30% off everything at housing works crosby st >>
get any season of 'friends' for $8.99 on amazon (reg $29.98) >>
free mp3: r2dj's 'final frontier' >>

$25 restaurant.com gift certificates for only $2.00!
enter code 'save' at checkout

TODAY: MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE BALLOON INFLATION

skint pick
2-10pm: macy's thanksgiving parade balloon inflation, plus details on tomorrow's parade from newyorkology

around town today
thru 1/18/10: the 8th annual grand central holiday train show opens today at the new york transit museum gallery annex and store, free >>
2-5pm: the late show with david letterman's gospel choir performs on the steps of the american museum of natural history, free >>
5pm: fortune and glory await at the great gowanus pilgminage pre-thanksgiving scavenger hunt. free shots along the way! bell house, $5 >>
9pm: julian plenti (interpol's paul banks) performs at brooklyn bowl, $15 >>
9:30pm: ucb puts on a show about the macy's day-before-thanksgiving day parade, $5 >>
10pm: tonight's copycat coverband thanksgiving show includes free pumpkin pie! otto's shrunken head, free >>
midnight (thru 11/28): bridges, goodman, tuturro, moore, buscemi. 'dude.' 'the big lebowski' @ landmark sunshine, $9.99 >>

sales, deals, freebies
the union square holiday market opens today
ny mag's black friday shopping guide lists 50+ sales in map format, broken out by % off.  handy! >>
groupon alert: $30 for waxing or organic treatments at spa já ($55 value) >>
win tix to city winery's 12/6 wine tasting event, 'uncork new york' from time out (reg $45 each) >>
black friday deal: '30 rock - season 1' dvd is only $12.99 on amazon (reg $49.98) >>

the skint will be taking tomorrow off, but will be back on friday... happy thanksgiving!