thru 8/28: avedon/paris 1947-1957. staley-wise gallery, free >>
12pm: women for hire ceo tory johnson on recession-survival tactics: ‘fired to hired’ @ b+n 86th/lex, free >>
12pm: nomadic afro-belgo-hip-hip group zap mama plays metrotech, free >>
12:30-1:30pm: b'way @ bryant park: casts of 'wicked,' 'lion king,' ‘wondrettes,' 'burn the floor' perform free >>
6pm: coloratura soprano anne tormela performs selections from strauss, handel, mozart, purcell @ webster branch library, free >>
6-8pm: salsa lessons + rum tasting kick off bottlerocket wine’s ‘get some’ summer singles parties, free >>
6-8pm: meet the artist behind the boooya ghost (+ get a free white ape dummy when you buy apparel), kid robot, free >>
6:30pm (thru 8/30): the other free shakespeare in the park presents ‘a midsummer night's dream’ @ riverside park, free >>
7pm: paul giamatti plays himself in the very meta ‘cold souls.’ giamatti, director, dp do post-screening q+a @ bam, $11 >>
7pm (tix given out at 5): john kelly *is* joni mitchell: ‘songs for a shiny hot night’ @ castle clinton, free >>
7pm brave new world rep theatre performs 'the member of the wedding' on a porch in ditmas park, free >>
7pm: on romance gone bad: ‘love is a four-letter-word’ book launch w. jami attenberg, michelle green and said sayrafiezadeh @ word, free >>
7pm (thru 8/9): asphalt orchestra play free marching concerts w. music by bjork, mingus, zappa @ b’way plaza, free >>
7-9pm: steve madden/giant step present a performance by jessie james + dj lilypad. open bar. (rsvp) >>
7:30pm: mingus dynasty quintet + asbury shorts (the world’s best short films) @ summerstage, free >>
7:30pm: epic! blow 25 candles for ‘purple rain’ w. a singalong screening, hosted by live disco outfit escort @ prospect park, $3 >>
7:30pm: high drama with nicole atkins + the black sea w. hymns, bird of youth @ bell house, $15 >>
7:30pm: what could be more summery than hall+oates @ coney island? free >>
7:30pm: ‘start trekkin’ = improv based on original ‘star trek’ series, part of geek week @ the tank, $5 >>
sunset (gates 6pm): genius peter ‘swimming pewl’ sellers in ‘return of the pink panther’ @ brooklyn bridge park, free >>
sunset: jack lemmon, anne bancroft: ‘prisoner of second ave’ @ great lawn, narrows botanical gardens, free >>
8pm: vh1 hosts andy warhol ‘midsummer madness’ b-day party. free cocktails, live music, wig cake @ the gershwin hotel, $10 >>
8pm: a night of clowns, bouffons + circus folk = bouffon medicine show @ 3rd ward, free >>
the national theater of the usa presents 'chautauqua!' just watch this to understand >>
8pm (thru 8/8): big rodent's production of willy s' 'measure for measure.' $10 w. code 'nycblog' + $1 beer >>
9pm: straight (t +) a’s! ny school of burlesque master class student showcase @ sideshows by the seashore, coney, $10 >>
9pm: artists (kim gordon, marcel duchamp, ant farm) tell their stories on film. talk show @ x initiative, chelsea, free (rsvp) >>
9:30pm: stories behind the worst movies ever made: ‘audio commentary: flash gordon’ @ the tank, $10 >>
10-11pm: club animals is back with free bouncy rides, union square l platform >>
11pm: legendary producer/remixer/dj junior sanchez @ santos house party, free (rsvp) >>
coming up
8/7 6am: gma concert series presents david cook, kris allen, adam lambert @ rumsey playfield, free >>
every wed, fri, sat 6pm -12am: women get to dive thru 2,000 stones to find a diamond @ bull's head tavern, free >>
sales, deals, freebies
brokelyn lists all the the happy hours on smith street >>
each fri-sun @ macelleria: 1.25-lb lobster, corn on the cob, coleslaw for $22 >>
2 cheese slices + soda for $5 @ two boots greenwich/nolita/east village (coupon)
groupon alert: $15 for $35 worth of food + drink @ (le) poisson rouge >>
coney island has 56 rides and 33 (now 32) more days of summer! >>
thru 8/9: 5,000 sq ft of men’s and women’s clothing + shoes, all $29.99 or less (miss sixty, energie, etc.) >>
thru 8/9: stuart + wright sample sale has up to 75% off a.p.c., acne, opening ceremony, more >>
get about 75% off merch @ saks summer consolidation sale >>
donkey kong flash! luigi’s mansion! play loads of super mario bros. games online >>
6 words: ‘21 jump street.’ season one. hulu. >>
aw yeah: be the opening act for naughty by nature on staten island on 8/19 >>
win 2 tix to see the roots @ highline ballroom 8/10 >>
today only: iggy pop's new cd 'preliminaires' (w. jacques brel's 'les feuilles mortes') for just $3.99 >>
free mp3 download: 42 readings of the declaration of human rights, recorded by 35 volunteers in 39 different languages >>
free mp3 download: ever-wistful el perro del mar's 'here comes that feeling' >>
free mp3 download: april smith + the great picture show's 'drop dead gorgeous' >>
