5-7pm: old-school blueser john hammond kicks off city winery's hudson square music + wine fest, free >>
6-8pm: 80%20 celebrates pop up shop opening w. beer, snacks + deals @ inven.tory (237 lafayette) >>
6:30pm: gail fenske on the making of the woolworth building, once the world's tallest skyscraper @ nypl 5th ave, free >>
6:30pm: dig into ‘the native response to henry hudson’ w. experts galore @ mcny, $6-12 >>
6:30pm: laurie sheck presents her frankenstein/shelley memoir mashup ‘a monster’s notes’ @ mercantile library, free >>
7pm: contribs on ‘heavy rotation: 20 writers on the albums that changed their lives,’ bookcourt, free >>
7pm: $20 to taste 20 wines that are perfect for summer imbibing. vintage irving >>
7pm: buzz aldrin on ‘magnificent desolation: the long journey home from the moon’ @ b+n 86th/lex, free >>
today thru 7/7 7pm: new york classical theatre presents w.s.’ ‘king lear’ in battery park, free >>
7-10pm: persol exhibition opening preview @ the whitney sculpture garden, free (rsvp) >>
7:30pm: ex-rolling stone scribe jancee dunn on ‘why is my mother getting a tattoo?’ @ word (greenpt), free >>
7:30pm: chamber outfit the knights play an all-bach program @ naumberg bandshell (central park), free >>
8pm: astrophysicist janna levin explains how black holes ‘sing’ @ columbia u, free >>
9pm: coco rosie-esque feather + folly play otto's shrunken head >>
9pm-2am: boutique oak launch party for lower-priced line 'a.ok,' feat. 2-hour open bar. don hills, free >>
coming up
6/24: mac-n-cheese resty s'mac turns 3, offers $1 all-american nosh (reg. $4.75), 12th st loc. only >>
6/24 12:30pm: tom colicchio presents his book ’wichcraft, explains diet coke thing, bryant park, free >>
6/24 7pm: piano pair play o. messiaen’s ‘visions de l’amen’ @ baryshnikov arts center, free (rsvp) >>
6/25 8:30pm: modern dance examines interdependence, love: kate weare company @ danspace, $18 >>
sales, deals, freebies
write a haiku to win vip tix to britney spears via new york mag >>
30-50% off a.p.c.'s spring/summer collections online + in store >>
up to 80% off @ delia*s end of season sale (dresses starting @ $14.99) >>
ends 6/30: buy one get one deal means 1/2 off everything at payless >>
free mp3 download: lily allen's 'everyone's at it' >>
