12pm: ron paul challenges the role of the federal reserve @ borders wall st, free >>
6-8pm: sip champers w. deborah lloyd + tim gunn @ bloomingdale's kate spade fall collection party >>
6:30pm: winners of the 2nd annual 'bright lights big verse: poems of times square' showcase their work in a public reading @ duffy square (47th + b'way) >>
7pm: nomi prins discusses her book, 'it takes a pillage: behind the bailouts, bonuses + backroom deals from washington to wall street,' strand books, free >>
7:30pm: outdoor screening of 'the wizard of oz' + concert feat. songs from the movie by jennifer hudson, julianne hough and ?uestlove (the roots). rumsey playfield, free >>
7:30pm: a trifecta of sonic experimenters- au, bell, and julianna barwick @ union hall, $8 >>
7:30pm: mono bring their layered, shoegazey instrumentals to bell house, $15 >>
8pm: yoed nir plays bach's suite no. 3 for cello solo + improv pieces for electric cell using a loop station and guitar effects, gershwin hotel, $10 >>
8pm: live musical score accompaniment to films of alice guy blaché (1st female filmmaker), fiaf, $15-20 >>
9pm: meschiya lake belts old blues w. her little big horns jazz band @ radegast, free >>
10:30pm: marc ribot's post-everything band ceramic dog plays lpr, $15 >>
coming up
9/30 12pm: red hook’s fairway sponsors a firefighter food face-off fundraiser with free samples >>
9/30 12:30pm: new york hot dog + coffee's last giveaway of the season: 100 free spicy kimchi bulgogi hot dogs >>
10/1 7-10pm: cupcakes4charity = munch on $2 cupcakes ($1 if you wear yellow), help the american cancer society. roger smith hotel, free >>
10/2-4: the 4th annual ny art book fair has 200 vendors + artist talks, signings, lessons, screenings and performances, p.s.1, free >>
sales, deals, freebies
11am-7pm: harrah's atlantic city giving out free hotel room vouchers on stays 10/1-12/23, south street seaport >>
11am-midnight: 8 famous original ray's pizza locations celebrate 45 years w. 45¢ slices (regular and sicilian), toppings and pepsi >>
get a $25 restaurant.com gift certificate for $2. use code 'chef' @ checkout (valid thru 9/30) >>
get a 'royal shave' treatment (hot towels, straight-edge razor shave, peel-off mask, facial) @ soho's barber's blueprint for $14 (reg $30) >>
how to make magnolia bakery's frosting (via @newyorkology) >>
the palm pre phone is now $99 @ amazon >>
win 4 vip tix to carnegie hall night @ bryant park 10/2 >>
free mp3: marissa nadler 'river of dirt' >>
free mp3: katsen 'constellation' >>
free mp3: dolly parton 'why'd you come in here looking like that?' >>
