Wednesday, November 25

TODAY: MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE BALLOON INFLATION


skint pick
2-10pm: macy's thanksgiving parade balloon inflation, plus details on tomorrow's parade from newyorkology



around town today
thru 1/18/10: the 8th annual grand central holiday train show opens today at the new york transit museum gallery annex and store, free >>
2-5pm: the late show with david letterman's gospel choir performs on the steps of the american museum of natural history, free >>
5pm: fortune and glory await at the great gowanus pilgminage pre-thanksgiving scavenger hunt. free shots along the way! bell house, $5 >>
9pm: julian plenti (interpol's paul banks) performs at brooklyn bowl, $15 >>
9:30pm: ucb puts on a show about the macy's day-before-thanksgiving day parade, $5 >>
10pm: tonight's copycat coverband thanksgiving show includes free pumpkin pie! otto's shrunken head, free >>
midnight (thru 11/28): bridges, goodman, tuturro, moore, buscemi. 'dude.' 'the big lebowski' @ landmark sunshine, $9.99 >>

sales, deals, freebies
the union square holiday market opens today
ny mag's black friday shopping guide lists 50+ sales in map format, broken out by % off.  handy! >>
groupon alert: $30 for waxing or organic treatments at spa já ($55 value) >>
win tix to city winery's 12/6 wine tasting event, 'uncork new york' from time out (reg $45 each) >>
black friday deal: '30 rock - season 1' dvd is only $12.99 on amazon (reg $49.98) >>


the skint will be taking tomorrow off, but will be back on friday... happy thanksgiving!


macys.com 11.22-11.28