around town today
2pm: like the music of pulp fiction? dick dale wrote 'miserlou.' meet him + son jimmy @ j+r today, free >>
6pm: chop, mince and julienne your way through b'way panhandler's knife skills seminar, free >>
6-8pm: pop trivia, popcorn + bubly wine tasting @ bottlerocket wine’s ‘get some’ singles party, free >>
6:30pm: parkour performance group bullettrun's final fringe al fresco performance. 240 bleecker @ carmine, free >>
7pm: smithereens kick off 3 days of free outdoor music @ j+r music fest. city hall park, free >>
7:30pm: ‘last days of disco’ screening w. director whit stillman in person + disco afterparty w. free stella @ walter reade, $7-11 >>
7:30pm: someone left her cake out in the rain! donna summer rules coney island's final free concert of the summer >>
sunset (music starts @ 6pm): edward scissorhands: the last free movie of the summer @ brooklyn bridge park >>
9:30pm: the excellent cavalier rose (w. heather christian) perform @ the annex, $8 >>
10:30pm: artbattles: 4 artists paint for 3 hours while djs spin. you vote for your favorite. lpr $12 >>
coming up
8/28 6-9pm: hapa kitchen luau + pig roast: $10 plate includes full dinner + one 6 point beer, bklyn yard >>
8/28-30 after the jump music fest: 16+ indie and up-and-coming bands. littlefield, $10/day ($25/all 3) >>
8/30: sabra mediterranean village: free hummus samples, demos, lounging, mediterranean music. union sq >>
sales, deals, freebies
3-7pm: spoon city to give out free custard to celebrate 6 month anniversary >>
groupon alert: shampoo massage, conditioning, cut + style for $60 (reg $65) @ mizu salon (park ave) >>
brokelyn's 17-point south brooklyn getaway guide has views, cheap booze + grub >>
win 2 admission passes to the guggenheim + 50th anniversary dvd doc >>
win cocorosie (9/2 highline ballroom) tix from other music. email contest@othermusic.com (via email)
free mp3: solo andata's 'loom' >>
free mp3: the raveonette's 'suicide' >>
free mp3s: poptartssucktoasted's 10 bands from boston (the cars, the breeders, pixies, more) >>
