around town today
thru 10/24: visual system collective’s interactive exhibit 'a digital experience' explores the poetics of the city, urban flow, digital art and lots of flashing lights! fiaf gallery, free >>
12-5pm: sva opens a new theatre, offers free screenings all afternoon ('man with the movie camera,' shorts by man ray, more) >>
1pm (every weds thru 9/23): 2-hour historic trolley tours of green-wood cemetery, $15 >>
1:30pm: patrick cullina discusses regional and urban environments @ the high line, free >>
6:30pm: jesse 'mr. f' sheidlower (oed editor) discusses his book 'the f-word,' nypl mid-madhattan, free >>
6:30pm: salute the sun during free yoga (all levels) at the plaza @ 66th st >>
7pm-midnight: nachosny celebrates mexican independence day w. free chips + salsa, $2 mexican beers 7-9pm, raffles, and a grito contest @ bell house, free >>
7:30pm: greenpoint-based author amy braunschweiger and cabbies share stories from her book 'taxi confidential' @ word brooklyn, free >>
7:30pm (+ 9/17): 'knock ‘em dead' = artist steven cohen's evening of film, images, + live performance exploring motionlessness/silence in nyc. cpr, free (res req'd) >>
9:30pm: asobi seksu give an acoustic performance @ joe's pub, $15 >>
coming up
9/17 7pm: moonshine martinis = a 60s + 70's country music cabaret, banjo jim's, free (one drink min) >>
9/17 7-9pm: park slope restaurant tour! restaurants, wine shops + foodie businesses (applewood, barrio, more) give out free samples >>
9/18-22: get up to 90% off @ williamsburg design store future perfect's first warehouse sale in 6 years >>
9/27: alphabet city's the sunburnt cow celebrates its 6th b-day w. free food all day long. + a $20 3-hour open bar >>
sales, deals, freebies
1pm: new york hot dog + coffee to give out 100 free spicy bulgogi wraps >>
3-7pm daily: $5 gets you a beer + a bun (sweet glazed pork, vietnamese bbq beef, shredded braised chicken) combo @ xie xie 9th ave >>
6-8pm: baja fresh's new 41st + b'way location opens tonight with $2 burritos >>
buy 1 get 1 50% off @ h+m thru 9/20 (pdf coupon) >>
get $35 of booze for $15 @ bull's head tavern (gramercy) >>
nycrecssiondiary blogger plans to spend only $75 in october >>
ends 9/20: get $20 tix to b’way shows 20 minutes before curtain w. ‘20at20’ >>
win tix to see juliette binoche's 9/22 performance @ bam from brooklynbased >>
win tix to see julian plenti (paul banks of interpol) @ the guggenheim 9/2 >>
win tix to see allen toussaint @ joe's pub 9/20 (email contest@joespub.com with the subject 'allen contest')
win badges to the entire cmj music marathon (access to clubs, panel discussions, screenings, etc.) 10/20-24 >>
pete yorn + scarlett johnasson's 'breakup' for $2.99 at amazon >>
free mp3: devon williams 'sufferer' >>
free mp3: kings of convenience 'gold in the air of summer' >>
free mp3: sufjan stevens 'movement iv - isorhythmic night dance with interchanges' from 'bqe' >>
