Thursday, July 2

asa ticket giveaway!

we have a pair of tickets to see afro-folkster asa at (le) poisson rouge on monday night (7/6, 8pm). to enter, email us here with the city where she was born (subject "asa"). winner will be chosen at random + announced monday by noon. good luck!

around town today
6pm: whistlin’ dixie’s turns 2 w. free sweet tea vodka drinks + apps, and half-off burgers. rsvp >>
6:30pm: jim jarmusch's strange, existential western ‘dead man’ w. johnny depp @ bam, $7-11 >>
7pm: latin pop w. obie juan bermúdez, rebel diaz + (awesomely named) cucu diamantes @ prospect pk, $3 >>
7pm: bags on draught: make bags, drink beer. fabric, snips, machines, beer all free @ spacecraft, wmsbg >>
7pm: jam music, teach dance @ communal hi-line hipnic (it's turning into me-pa burning man), highline, free >>
7pm: pre-july 4 garden party (with live music from beasts of eden) @ tavern on the green, free (rsvp) >>
7, 9:30pm: brini maxwell hosts sidney lumet’s ‘murder on the orient express’ @ clearview chelsea , $7.50 >>
8pm: billi shakes does ‘old style burlesque and electronica’ @ slipper room. dress dapper! $5 (rsvp) >>
9pm: ‘fistful of pasties: the wild west gets undressed’ @ coney’s burlesque at the beach, $10 >>
9pm: andy borowitz promises to be funny, then signs new book ‘who moved my soap?’ @ 92yt, $10 >>
10pm: the raspberry brothers send up ‘footloose’ mst3k style @ clearview chelsea , $12.50 >>
thru 7/4, midnight: bit of the old ultra-violence! ‘a clockwork orange’ @ ifc, $12.50 >>

coming up
7/3: step right up for your $1 old navy flag tees, max 5 per person, in-store only
7/3 6am: southern comfort = brad paisley @ gma concert series, rumsey playfield, free >>
7/12-30: williamsburg's free "pool parties" @ east river state park (mission of burma, girl talk, grizzly bear…) >>

sales, deals, freebies
tomorrow is the last day for damon frugal fridays – go while you can >>
groupon alert: $10 gets you $25 @ hell’s kitchen’s casellula cheese + wine cafe >>
win a stay at westin times square – with killer 4th fireworks view -- from tony >>
today only: men’s + women’s clothing by paul frank up to 60% off (including swimwear) >>
frilly knickers + more are up to 50% off @ agent provocateur's spring sale >>
the conran shop takes up to 75% off >>
b’way’s ‘little mermaid’ closing on 8/30; discounted tickets available >>
50% off more than 700 anime dvds >>
the excellent delonghi ec155 espresso maker is $85 (reg. $140) >>
amazon’s july 50 albums for $5 include beach boys, leonard cohen, the verve, ray charles... >>
win bjork's 'voltaic' from themusicslut. plus free download: 'declare independence' >>
free mp3 download: mew's 'repeaterbeater' >>