skint pick
9pm: old-school soul doesn't get much better than lee fields + the expressions @ southpaw, $15.
download 3 free tracks here.
around town today (friday)
thru 12/25: isn't it about time you saw 'it's a wonderful life' on the big screen already? ifc, $12.50 >>
thru 1/15: film forum's 'madcap manhattan' series of 2-4-1 comedy classics continues with barbara stanwyck (*rowr*) and gary cooper in 'ball of fire' (1941) plus 'the mad miss manton' (1938), $12 >>
7pm: badass string quartet ethel and post-modern choreographer/director annie-b parson restage their 2008 collaboration, 'wait for green' @ wfc, free >>
7pm (thru 12/20): pig brooch theatre co. presents ‘a charlie brown christmas - live’ accompanied by a jazz trio performing vince guaraldi’s classic score. brooklyn lyceum, $10 or $30/four >>
7pm: spread holiday cheer with the west village chorale on their annual (since 1974!) greenwich village caroling walk, free >>
8pm (thru 1/2): dreamscape theatre's 'in fields where they lay' recounts world war i's christmas truce of 1914. hudson guild theatre, $15 (1/1 admission is pay-what-you-can) >>
10:30pm: atreyu! rockbiter! falcor! 'the neverending story' screens @ 92yt, $10 >>
sales, deals, freebies
manhattan users guide rounds up sales for today and the weekend (up to 75% off handbags, shoes and belts at b+d, 50% off rogan, more) >>
newyorkology lists nyc hotel deals under $200 for december and january >>
new high-end womenswear consignment shop ppf set to open soon on ludlow >>
groupon alert! choose from nine service packages (teeth whitening, laser hair removal, chemical peels, more) at brite smile for $185 (value up to $1,200) >>
free mp3s: 25 tracks from urban outfitters (el perro del mar, the dodos, the xx, no age, the very best, more) >>
For all you Twitter users: this weekend, tweet a #FF for @Cupcakestop, bring your phone to the Cupcake Stop truck to show them, and get a FREE Full Size Cupcake! check cupcakestop.com for locations
