'in cheap we trust' book giveaway!lauren weber sings the praises of frugality in her new book 'in cheap we trust: the story of a misunderstood american virtue' -- and we couldn't agree more! we’ve got 5 copies of the book to give away.
to enter, send us an email here (subject line 'in cheap we trust') telling us something cheap you did last weekend (keep it clean, people). 5 random winners will be picked and notified tomorrow... good luck!
around town today
6pm: get $10 tix to tonight’s pretenders/cat power/juliette lewis concert @ summerstage (reg. $50 each) when you buy 4 >>
6:30pm, 'graffiti lives: beyond the tag in new york's urban underground,' discussion w. author, mid-manhattan library, free >>
6:50pm: cary grant screwball twofer: 'ladies should listen' (cary sings!) + 'born to be bad' @ bam, $7-11 >>
7pm: reblog this concert = a summer showcase of tumblr musicians @ gramercy theatre, $10 >>
7pm: ‘movies that made HBO’ presents cult sci-fi/adventure/satire ‘the adventures of buckaroo banzai’ @ under st. mark's, $5 >>
7:30pm: raw, real shilpa ray plays a mean harmonium @ union hall, $8 >>
7:30pm: chameleonsvox = mark burgess of the chameleons @ bell house. $10 >>
7:30pm: teena marie, jeffrey osborne + ruben studdard play wingate field (bk) >>
7:30pm: writer-director bobcat goldthwait on the dark, funny ‘world’s greatest dad’ @ apple soho, free >>
dusk (lawn opens @ 5pm): bryant park summer film fest screens ulti-western ‘the magnificent seven,’ free >>
8pm: sweetly folky texan singer-songwriter sarah elizabeth foster (w. strings) @ pete’s candy store, free >>
11pm: if tom waits ran church: the dirty gospel. of rev vince anderson + his love choir @ union pool, free >>
coming up
rsvp by tomorrow for 8/15’s yelp's a beach party: hula dancers, masseuses, burgers, kegs. free (but donations fight hunger) >>
8/11-9/6: shakespeare in the park features ‘the bacchae’ w. score by philip glass >>
get $8 tix to see the toxic avenger on 8/12 (purchase @ box office starting 1pm 8/12, cash only) >>
sign up for 1 of just 4 tours of murray's cheese cave (8/22 1pm-3:15pm), $10 >>
9/18: all over nyc, parking spaces will become mini-parks for park(ing) day nyc (via @muguide) >>
sales, deals, freebies
plug in code 'portion' to get a $25 restaurant.com gift certificate for $2 >>
a few more beer + burger specials couldn’t hurt (via winedanddined) >>
every day is halloween! shop early + get up to 30% off costumes @ midtown comics >>
tweet your best 140-character recipe (by 8/14), win tix to the star-studded jack daniel’s b-day dinner @ beard house (on 9/9) >>
groupon alert: admission + skate rental @ chelsea piers sky rink for $10 (reg $20.50) >>
free mp3 download: perez prado's 'tomcat mambo' + 'st. louis blues mambo'
free mp3 download: basement jaxx’ 'romeo' >>
use code 'portion' thru 8/13
