skint pick
7:30pm: screening of 'green porno' plus q+a with isabella rossellini. $25 admission gets you a copy of the book/dvd and two seats at the event. coco 66
around town today
7pm: the meatup folks are out to hook you up again... this time with a naughty office party (think sexy santas, massage therapists, holiday photo booth). chivas scotch open bar 7-8pm, all-night $3 busch beer. bell house, $10 adv ($15/door) >>
7pm: silke tudor reads from her 'gimme something better: the profound, progressive, and occasionally pointless history of bay area punk from dead kennedys to green day,' bluestockings, free >>
7:30pm (thru 12/12): we couldn't be more excited to see chunky move's 'mortal engine' @ bam. watch this video to see why. $20+ >>
7:30pm: choreographer jody oberfelder gives a presentation on how artists use youtube to showcase video art (including 'fail' videos, bloopers, video-blogging, more). the tank, $10 >>
8pm: brooklyn-based indie songstress mia riddle + her band perform @ knitting factory, $8 >>
8pm: pinchbottom burlesque presents naked girls reading charles dickens’ 'a christmas carol,' walkerspace, $15 >>
8:30pm: a little avant-siren chateuse for you? little annie, carol lipnik and rachel garniez share the 'strange girls sing' bill at galapagos, $10 >>
sales, deals, freebies
thru 12/13: get up to 70% off present and past seasons' stock and samples at the rag + bone sample sale, 100 christopher st >>
2-7pm: pamper yourself with a free hairstyling, makeup application, bang trim or chair massage + 30% off future treatments at spa sally's spa party @ le salon chinois >>
5-9pm: score free makeovers, drinks and gift bags at the rogan ladies night shopping event, free (rsvp) >>
6-9pm (+ 12/16, 23): grab a free cup of the brooklyn brew shop's homemade suds at the gifted holiday market's after-work shopping party. free admission >>
the village voice's best 10 meals in nyc for under $6 >>
winedanddined lists tons of restaurants with no corkage fees for the holiday season >>
get 2 for 1 admission when you show your metrocard @ the brooklyn museum thru 12/31 (reg $10 each) >>
groupon alert! take a mixology 101 class at sidebar (e. 15th st) for $25 (reg $50) >>
now available on hulu: 'a charlie brown christmas' >>
free mp3: she and him's 'why do you let me stay here?' >>
free mp3's: 26-track 'i love the '80's ,vol. 1 (1880's) >>
get the raveonette's 'in and out of control' for $2.99 (reg $8.99) >>
