around town today
thru 11/23: canstruction = 30+ giant sculptures made entirely from full cans of food go on display before being donated to city harvest, wfc winter garden, free >>
6-10pm: park slope's odd twin vintage clothing store celebrates fall with free beer and wine, a fashion show + discount >>
7pm: paul auster talks with granta's john freeman about his new novel 'invisible,' powerhouse arena, free (rsvp) >>
7:30pm: author anna jane grossman discusses her book 'obsolete: an encyclopedia of once-common things passing us by,' followed by a debate moderated by brokelyn's faye penn. word brooklyn, free >>
7:30pm: caroll spinney (oscar the grouch), sonia manzano (maria) and fran brill (zoe) join author louise gikow to celebrate 40 years of sesame street @ b+n lincoln triangle, free >>
8pm (thru 11/14), danspace project's 'food for thought' dance performance/community food drive series benefits st. mark's church in-the-bowery's new food program, $10 or $5 plus 2 cans of food >>
8pm (thru 11/29): czechoslovak-american marionette theatre performs shakespeare's 'twelfth night' w. 3 puppeteers and 22 eight-inch actors. la mama, $18 >>
9pm: catchy sonic experimenters arpline perform a free show @ brooklyn bowl >>
9pm: moroccan hip hop artists strive to produce the country's first-ever hip hop festival in doc. 'i heart hip hop in morocco.' w. co-director joshua asen and dj mihoko. littlefield, $8 ($5 w. rsvp) >>
9pm: they sing, we drink in awe. opera on tap @ freddy's bar + backroom, free >>
10pm (every thurs thru 11/19): ars nova's 'antfest showgasm' features preview performances from the festival, free (rsvp) >>
coming up
11/13-15: surface to air sample sale, 5 crosby st >>
11/13 12:30, 7pm: 60x60 dance project = 60 dances, 60 seconds each. wfc, free >>
11/13-14 midnight: goonies never say die! landmark sunshine cinema $9.99 >>
sales, deals, freebies
11am-3pm daily: ma peche – a.k.a. momofuku midtown – serves $10 lunch special (2 bánh mis, pork ragout w. rice noodles…no pork buns, boo) @ mezzanine of the chambers hotel (56th/6th) >>
yum! brooklynbased gives a g train tour of tasty pumpkin treats (tarts, cookies, soup... beer!) >>
today only: get 60% off all ben sherman apparel at 6pm.com >>
thru 11/15: coupon for 30% off gap, banana republic and old navy in-store. plus, 5% of the purchase benefits teach for america >>
thru 11/15: get 20% off regular and sale merchandise at bloomingdales friends and family sale (use code 'thanks') >>
the new rules for the recession holidays: regift, group-give, b.y.o.f. >>
broke-ass stuart's 5 great songs about being broke >>
