around town today
various days thru 10/11: whoa! check out the remnants of a civilian hamlet abandoned in the mid 1950’s on governors island. >>
today-9/20: 20 free performances a day at governors island new island fest >>
today-9/20: the conflux festival = visual and sound artists, writers, urban adventurers and the public gather to explore our urban environment >>
today-9/20: the eugene mirman comedy festival takes over the bell house and union hall, $7-20 >>
1pm: sharpen your interview skills & get preparation tips @ nypl sib's 'acing the interview,' free (rsvp) >>
6:30pm: a discussion on what manhatan looked like 400 years ago, when henry hudson first arrived. tenement museum, free >>
7pm: late '80's downtown music scene doc 'put blood in the music' (sonic youth, john zorn, karen finley, etc.) screening w. director charles atlas @ x, free >>
7pm: craig ferguson discusses his book 'american on purpose' @ b+n union sq, free >>
7pm: moonshine martinis = a 60's + 70's country music cabaret, banjo jim's, free (one drink min) >>
7-10pm: opening reception of 'miss subways, past + present,' w. archival photographs + posters, city reliquary, free >>
7:30pm: voxare string quartet plays soviet modernist music to accompany the film 'man with a movie camera,' the tank, $10 >>
7:30pm: reading, comedy act + clothing swap w. lauren 'in cheap we trust' weber, word brooklyn, free >>
7:30pm: 'knock ‘em dead' = artist steven cohen's evening of film, images, + live performance exploring motionlessness/silence in nyc. cpr, free (res req'd) >>
8pm: the 6th annual brooklyn country music festival starts tonight @ southpaw, $10/night ($25 3-day pass) >>
8pm: emily hope price: voice, cello, metallophone, a little boss loop pedal, and sometimes a homemade record player. rockwood music hall, free (one drink min) >>
8pm: 'in the flesh' reading series feat. amy 'prospect park west' sohn, others @ happy ending, free (+ free cupcakes!) >>
8pm: free bouncy rides! union square l platform >>
coming up
10/10 3:30pm: pedro almodóvar shows and discusses clips from his films and influences, fslc, $16 >>
10/18-24: cooper-hewitt museum to offer free admission for design week (reg $10) >>
sales, deals, freebies
today: get a free bottle of fekkai shampoo ($23) when you trade in a bottle of your current one (full or empty) @ saks >>
7-9pm: park slope restaurant tour! restaurants, wine shops + foodie businesses (applewood, barrio, more) give out free samples >>
thursday nights thru fall: $11 gets you a glass of blanc-de-blanc champers (reg $12) + six bluepoint oysters w. mignonette sauce @ pudding stones west (uws) >>
are you a pastry chef? park slope's chocolate room is hiring >>
fashion tips from small-spending stylistas >>
win tix to 'pulse of the wine world' seminar/tasting w. gary vaynerchuk 10/10 (value $99 ea.) @ nyc wine + food fest >>
win vip tix to the new york film festival 9/25-10/11(via myupperwest) >>
free mp3: shannon steven 'summer in the heat' >>
free mp3: jeremy jay 'words of love (holly)' >>
free mp3: lymbic system ' ghost clock' >>
free soundwalk audio tours (chinatown, meatpacking, times square). part of the confux festival >>
