Monday, June 1

around town today
thru 6/30: uptown arts stroll. dozens of events/exhibits (a singaglong requiem, texas swing) above 155th >>
thru 6/6: 5 days left to see sophie calle's exhibit about her ex’s breakup email >>
thru 6/6: also closing this week is picasso @ gagosian >>
4:30/6:50/9:15pm: jean-luc godard collab w. d.a. pennebaker(!). plus: rip torn! ‘one p.m.’ bam, $7-11 >>
6-8pm: flight club = 4 craft beers + 4 murray ’s cheeses for $10 (+ $3 sixpoints all night) @ bell house >>
6pm: gloria steinem, isabella rossellini join suzanne braun on ‘50 is the new 50’ @ b+n linc triangle, free >>
7pm: ex-russian deputy prime minister alfred kokh, co-author igor svinarenko on ‘a crate of vodka’ @ b+n tribeca, free >>
7pm: bklyn indie cinema screens brent stewart’s portrait-of-harmony korine doc ‘the lonely,’ barbès, free >>
7:30pm: paul auster reads, talks to ‘granta’ editors about new work @ the new school, $5 >>
7:30pm: swoon to death vessel’s weird sound and alto vocals (yes, that’s a dude). bell house, $10 >>
9:30pm: mia riddle residency @ pete's candy store. download her ‘city song,’ ‘hurricane’ + ‘echo’ free >>

coming up
6/3 10am: first 500 people get a free mini-cupcake @ 14th bet. university + 5th >>
6/3 6pm @23rd bet. 7th and 8th: first 500 people receive a free mini cupcake >>
6/3 8pm: shop items donated by colin cowie, jonathan adler, simon doonan, more. housing works chelsea >>
6/5-6: you’d think this 1985 gem couldn’t get more wondrously cheesy, but you'd be wrong. 92yt, @10 >>
6/6 8pm: rooftop screening: ‘serenity’ + dr. horrible's sing-along blog benefit equality now, loc. tbd, $10 >>
6/10-7/12: anne hathaway does shakespeare in the park: ‘twelfth night’ >>
6/14 3pm: snap up sexy librarian wear @ mode merr fashion show spectacular. bell house, $10 adv >>
6/12 6:15pm: times square’s 1,500-person bubble battle is based on this dr. seuss book. byo bubble maker. free >>

sales, deals, freebies
buy 1 get 1 @ baskin robbins w. coupon (thru 6/21) >>
win tix to see dresden dolls’ amanda palmer + coraline’s neil gaiman from time out new york >>
non-required (but highly enjoyable) prep for rooftop screening of 'serenity': ‘firefly’ on hulu >>
up to 40% off puma footwear, apparel + accessories >>
70% off spring ready-to-wear, shoes and jewelry @ marc jacobs (soho) >>
save fashion pop-up gets a two-week extension, drops prices another 30% >>
today only: all hunter boots are $49.95 @ 6pm.com >>
100s of t-shirt designs are $5 at threadless’ summer heatwave sale, thru 6/8 >>
free download: 22 itunes songs from nylon magazine (santigold, phoenix, passion pit, more) >>
free download: 5-song jazz sampler (miles davis, dinah washington + more) >>
reminder: thru 6/30: free wine, desserts, $$ off @ nyc restaurants via budget travel's restaurant month >>

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