around town today (friday)
thru 8/29: bklyn soul fest = 2 days of old-school brilliance. otis clay, maxine brown + sweet divines, more. adv tix $15/day, $25/both days >>
thru 8/30: after the jump music fest: 16+ indie and up-and-coming bands. littlefield, $10/day, $25/all 3. free beer for the first hour each day >>
2:30pm: mobilization rally for equality now's october national equity march supporting marriage equality, delacorte theater >>
4pm: food science friday: learn how to build baking soda + vinegar rockets, make ice cream w. dry ice, more. free lemonade + beer. brooklyn kitchen, free >>
5:30pm: free music fridays @ the american folk art museum feat. sarah elizabeth foster, nancy newlis, tom howie. free >>
6pm: artist-in residence dietz marchant previews dance @ music-theatre group's dumbo open house. free >>
6-9pm: hapa kitchen luau + pig roast: $10 plate includes full dinner + one 6 point beer, bklyn yard >>
6:30-10pm: qma's 'passport fridays' focus on taiwan w. dance (daniel gwirtzman, kun-yang lin/dancers), music (celadon youth ensemble), film ('island etude'). $5 >>
7pm-12am: celebrate the opening of calexico resty w. free colt 45 7-9pm + free cali-mex food 9pm-12am @ hope lounge (williamsburg), free (rsvp) >>
8pm: brooklyn skillshare benefit show features bands, raffles + bake sale @ glasslands, $7 >>
9:30pm: vogue critic joan juliet buck introduces 'tron' @ the rubin, free w. $7 bar min. end of line. >>
9:30pm (every friday thru summer): fireworks on the beach @ coney island >>
midnight (thru 8/29): landmark sunshine screens a brand-spankin' new print of 'the graduate', $9.99 >>
sales, deals, freebies
4:30-8:30pm: enjoy complimentary spa services (massages, waxes, miniature facials, etc.) + refreshments @ rani spa's new product launch party >>
today: schnitzel + things truck gives twitter fans free soup with any order >>
expires 8/31: nathan's buy-one-get-one-for 5¢ hot dog coupon (valid at coney!) >>
winedanddined's ginormous guide to free food at bars & restaurants >>
john hughes dvd's are on sale @ amazon (breakfast club, 16 candles, ferris bueller, more... $6.99 each) >>
free mp3: r.i.p. ellie greenwich ('then he kissed me,' 'da doo ron ron,' 'leader of the pack'). download her 'be my baby' >>
free mp3: no age's 'you're a target' >>
free mp3s: 4 tracks from cake (that's right, cake), including 'short skirt, long jacket' >>
