free outdoor movie tonight: lincoln, hoboken's pier a park >>
opens today: once a movie palace, the 700-seat bam harvey theater brings films back to the venue for the first time since the 1960s with a new 35-foot-by-19-foot digital screen and digital surround sound. inaugural summer programs include: bamcinemafest (6/19-28), the hitchcock 9 (6/29-7/3) and big screen epics (7/3-25). >>
7:15am, 9am, 4:15pm, 5:30pm, 6:45pm (+ 7/18, 8/15): together, exhale spa and mpia host 'downward days of summer', a series of outdoor yoga classes at the meatpacking district's gansevoort plaza. donations appreciated. >>
1-8pm (thru 8/4): artist paul mccarthy's ws takes over the park avenue armory with 'a massive, fantastical forest of towering trees with grotesque video projections of iconic characters playing out their own fairy tale drama in a replica of his childhood home.' whee!!! $15. >>
6pm: author mark pendergrast discusses the themes in his books, for god, country and coca-cola: the definitive history of the great american soft drink and the company that makes it and uncommon grounds: the history of coffee and how it transformed our world. the new school's theresa lang community and student center (room I202), arnhold hall. free. >>
6:30pm: wanna start your own food truck? david weber, author of the food truck handbook and co-founder of rickshaw dumplings, shows you how. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>
6:30pm: big black delta and i am lightyear play mercury lounge, $10 >>
7pm (+ 6/20 @ powerhouse arena): the roots drummer questlove launches his first book, mo' meta blues: the world according to questlove, a memoir that encompasses his life growing up in philly and in music. b+n union square, free. >>
7-9pm (+ 7/24, 8/21): the free, outdoor ¡arriba! community dance parties at the high line start the season with orlando marin, 'the last mambo king of the bronx'. chelsea market passage on the high line at w 16th st. >>
7pm: ethereal indie-pop singers doe paoro and alexandra stewart play a free show at chez andrè, the standard's 21st-floor penthouse. rsvp required. >>
7pm (wednesdays thru 8/7): poetic folkie suzanne vega kicks off the annual mad. sq. music series of free outdoor concerts at madison square park >>
7pm: performance artist laurie anderson and friends perform the second of two evenings of stories and songs as part of the river to river festival. rockefeller park, free. >>
7pm-6/20 7pm: andrew w.k. attempts to drum for 24 hours in the times square oakley store >>
7:30pm (thru 7/6): tap dancing master savion glover graces the joyce, $10+ >>
8pm (wednesdays): motherf*ckin’ bingo. k? free to enter, free to play. bar 4. >>
8pm doors, 9pm show: tonight at the 'hot soup' comedy show: tom mccaffrey, nick vatterott, michelle wolf, seaton smith, mark normand and matt ruby. bonus: rsvp with 4 or more people and y'all get a free drink each. ella lounge, free (rsvp). >>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (last show until september): beth hoyt and trish nelson's 'big effing deal' comedy/variety show features katina corrao, todd womack, carla rhodes, mike drucker and adira amram. 2a (upstairs), free admission, no drink min. >>
8pm: the 'big terrific' comedy show at cameo features host max silvestri and guests tba. free. >>
8pm: trashy car/motorcycle flick series cine meccanica screens 1978's corvette summer, starring mark hamil (luke!) and annie potts (mary jo!). free popcorn, $2 bingo for prizes, bbq available for purchase. lady jay’s (williamsburg), free admission. >>
8pm doors: heaven, nightmare air and rumors play the bell house's frontier room, $8 >>
8pm: canada's austra play free, intimate in-store performance at other music in support of their new album, olympia >>
8pm doors: beach day play a record release show at shea stadium with hellbirds, butter the children and hippy. $10. >>
8:30pm doors: comedian nick turner welcomes acquaintances colin quinn, dan soder, jermaine fowler and micah sherman to his monthly show at union hall, $8 >>
midnight: cold cave brings detached synthpop to saint vitus with guest boyd rice, $15 >>
check our website for a list of free outdoor summer movies and ongoing events
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6/20 12pm (thursdays thru 8/8): bam's annual free outdoor r+b festival at metrotech continues with kaleta + zozo afrobeat. upcoming shows include sheila e., sly and robbie, shuggie otis, more. corner of flatbush + myrtle (downtown brooklyn). >>
6/20 5-8pm: make embroidered hand puppets to donate to children's organizations at etsy's craft party. materials provided, and food will be available for purchase from kimchi taco, coohaus, more. brooklyn bridge park's tabacco warehouse, free (rsvp required). >>
6/20 7pm: certified health coaches learn how to drink healthier at a green smoothie workshop. brooklyn fireproof, $5 suggested donation. >>
6/20 7pm: former nyt frugal traveler and 'getting lost' columnist matt gross presents his new collection of essays, the turk who loved apples: and other encounters while losing my way around the world. word, free. >>
6/20 7-10pm: the brooklyn museum launches a new dance party with the crew from i love vinyl spinning disco, house, soul, hip-hop and afrobeat all night. add to your collection at a curated mini-record fair and add fuel to your footwork at the cash bar. free with $12 suggested museum admission. >>
6/20 7:30pm: bob powers (happy cruelty day) hosts the 'steamboat' literary humor series with guests blaise allysen kearsley ('how i learned'), starlee kine ('this american life'), musical comedian rob paravonian, 18-time moth storyslam winner adam wade and comedian george gordon. bonus: free wine and/or beer. greenlight, free. >>
6/20 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: put a fork in it: comedians reggie watts, wyatt cenac, todd barry, max silvestri, sara schaefer, the crappy cinema council and host nick turner put on a benefit for the new tork city coalition against hunger. the bell house, $15 adv, $18 dos. >>
6/20 8pm (thru 6/30): with a tip of the helmet to the broadcast space operas of the 1950s, revel in the adventures of two six-year-old space cadets as they travel travel across the universe in order to escape an evil villain during the shelter theater company's lily + kosmo live. connelly theater, $13.50 with promo code 'skint' (reg $18). >>
6/20-23: two film fests: the greenpoint film festival (thru 6/23) and manhattan film festival (thru 6/30)
sales, deals, freebies
thru 6/23: grab a free killer combo ice cream sandwich from the coohaus truck >>
6:30-9pm: there'll be drinks, desserts, gift bags and speakers at tenjani bridal jewelry's wedding planner event. 1458 third ave @ 83rd st >>
group deals
ends today: $40 to spend on organic groceries and supplements at westerly natural market in midtown for $20 (limit 2) >>
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