the shiny squirrel presents their latest benefit in williamsburg, brooklyn:

pie-o-rama

pie tasting competition! free bbq + shots! bands! raffle!

proceeds to benefit greenpoint soup kitchen

july 12th, 5-11pm

around town today
thru 7/8 9pm: ‘night lights’ = drive-in live theater on a soho block by italian auteur dario d’ambrosi, free >>
thru 7/14: harlem international jazz fest starts today. tons of great music (george gee swings), most free >>
thru 7/14: revisiting andrei tarkovsky in 8 films (incl. ‘solaris’) @ linc. ctr >>
thru 8/2: 6th annual summer play fest has $10 tickets to 8 shows (‘whore,’ ‘the happy sad’) >>
12:30, 4, 7:30pm: catherine deneuve is married, bored, yours for $ in buñuel’s ‘belle de jour’ fiaf, $7-10 >>
5pm: city winery hudson square music/wine fest + farmer’s market in a parking lot w. sway machinery, free >>
6:30pm: solve an 1873 murder @ tenement museum’s interactive murder mystery night/l.e.s. crawl. free >>
7pm: folk-rocky erin mckeown kicks off a web concert series live from her cabin to fund new album, $10 >>
7:30pm: kermit ruffins + the bbq swingers bring a little satchmo to linc. ctr’s midsummer night swing, $15 >>
7:30pm: be a smarter consumer w. adult ed’s ‘ad nauseam: lessons from consumer culture’ @ union hall, $5 >>
7:30pm: naumberg orchestra presents a selection of mozart, weiner, schubert @ naumberg bandshell, free >>
8pm: ‘journal of popular noise’ release party w. andrew w.k. + t.v. baby @ santos party house, $10 >>
8pm: amateur ping pong tourney. cash prize! free to watch, $5 to play @ bell house >>
9pm: scanner + mountains present experimental soundscapes @ wfc, free >>
9:30pm: doc ‘the night james brown saved boston’ (after mlk’s assassination) @ bam afro-punk fest, $11 >>

coming up
7/8: new york hot dog + coffee to give away 100 bulgogi burgers >>
7/9 12:30pm: romanian gypsy punk for strings = luminescent orchestrii @ wfc plaza, free >>
7/11, 12: you have to experience manhattanhenge once in your life >>

sales, deals, freebies
$1 malpeque + kumamoto oysters @ vento all day today >>
facebook users can get a free pint of starbucks ice cream >>
30-50% off spring/summer wares @ williamsburg's gorgeous sodafine >>
deadline 2pm today: win tix to 7/8 screeing of brüno >>
groupon alert: $59 for one-month unlimited pass to bikram yoga (reg $180. new students only) >>
thru 8/4: save up to 60% off more than 1000 dvd boxed sets (movies, tv) @ amazon >>
win tix to see japandroids 7/11 @ pianos from freewilliamsburg >>
free mp3 downloads: atmosphere, explosions in the sky, bright eyes, fleet foxes, jay reatard >>

around town today
starting today 10am-8pm: get free summerstage tix for met opera summer recital series (7/13-8/14) >>
thru 7/17: 'untitled corner' installation on memory, perception, illusion. 1 chase manhattan plz, free >>
4-10pm: live music @ bam afro-punk fest: saul williams, janelle monáe, more. ggmc skate park, free >>
dusk (lawn opens 5pm): pacino in ‘dog day afternoon’ (attica!) @ bryant park film fest, free >>
6-8pm: $10 gets you a 4-beer + cheese flight; ommegang pints are $3 all night (rhymes free), bell house, $10 >>
7pm: the movies that made hbo series c.h.u.d. (!) + trivia, prizes, cheap booze @ under st. marks, $5 >>
8pm: movie nights on the elevated acre (55 water st): ‘seven year itch’ (for the dress), free >>
8pm: solar powered beach radio party @ lic’s water taxi beach, free >>
8:30pm: harlow's hide-a-way = cabaret, burlesque, oddities @ fontana’s basement, $10 >>
thru 7/8 9pm: ‘night lights’ = drive-in live theater on a soho block by italian auteur dario d’ambrosi, free >>
9:30pm: tap city 2009: weeklong tap dance fest w. dancers tapping to live music. joe’s pub, $12 + $12 min (worth it) >>
11pm: monkeytown screens interracial musing ‘shadows’ (1959), part of cassavetes month. free w. $5 min. >>

coming up
7/7 8pm: ‘journal of popular noise’ release party w. andrew w.k. + t.v. baby @ santos party house, $10 >>
7/8 8:30pm: chubby checker plays midsummer night's swing @ linc center, $15 >>
7/11 7pm: indie collective jigsaw soul + 1-hour open vodka bar 8-9pm (+ free downloads) @ lpr, $10 >>
7/15 6:30pm: lecture w. members of high-line design team. high-line, free (rsvp) >>

sales, deals, freebies
6-8pm, mondays thru summer: crowne plaza hotel bar pours you free mojitos >>
reminder: jamba juice’s buy-one-get-one free smoothie deal (valid thru 7/12) >>
agnès b. wants to exhibit your best photos; you can win 2 free passes to p.s. 1 warm-up >>
book a $15 treatment @ hotel gansevoort's exhale spa, get an all-day spa pass >>
47% off dvds of popular hbo series (e.g. ‘entourage’ season 5 = $17.49) >>
no mistakes, only happy accidents: bob ross is streaming 24/7 online >>
free mp3 download: naomi shelton + the gospel queens ‘what have you done’ >>


thank you to everyone who participated in the asa ticket giveaway!

the winner is:
aparna m.

the winner will be notified via email today with details for entry to the show.
didn't win? better luck next time. tix are still available on the le poisson rouge website.

asa ticket giveaway!

we have a pair of tickets to see afro-folkster asa at (le) poisson rouge on monday night (7/6, 8pm). to enter, email us here with the city where she was born (subject "asa"). winner will be chosen at random + announced monday by noon. good luck!

skint weekend

saturday (happy 4th!)
whitney museum drops $15 admission to $4 for the 4th >>
9am: lady liberty's crown re-opens to public today ($15) with live music + more festivities >>
12pm (10:30 pre-show): weiner takes all @ nathan’s hot-dog eating contest, coney island, free >>
12-ish on: the rusty knot gets patriotic: uncle sam special = 25¢ busch beers ’til 5pm >>
12-4pm: all-american jazz party @ louis armstrong’s house (4th is satchmo’s unofficial b-day). corona, $8 >>
2pm: 1st p.s. 1 warm-up of ’09 features reagenz + move d live + dj daniel bell (dbx). and chili! $10 >>
2pm: hell's gate social july 4th pig roast/clambake. astoria, $10 >>
3:30pm: conor oberst and the mystic valley band with jenny lewis play battery park, free >>
4:30pm: forest whitaker narrates l.a. doc ‘crips and bloods: made in america’ @ bam’s afro-punk fest, $11 >>
5-11pm: live music (alex battles + whisky rebellion, mandingo ambassadors) + more @ bklyn museum, free >>
8pm: the official fireworks, along the hudson bet. 24th and 50th sts >>
for good views, metromix recommends dewitt clinton park, pier 54 + pier 84 >>
tony lists other pyro like liberty state park (free live music), jones beach (party on the boardwalk) >>

sunday
celebrate america (well, maine) with a red hook lobster roll ($13ish) @ brooklyn flea, dumbo >>
ends today: havaianas flip-flops $12 (reg. $24) at urban outfitters >>
12:30pm: cine-brunch screens vittorio de sica’s heartbreaking ‘bicycle thief’ @ lpr, free (2 item min) >>
4-10pm: legendary living colour rocks bam's afro-punk fest (w. earl greyhound, tamar kali), free >>
7:30pm: bed-stuy, do or die: ‘do the right thing’ is 20. see it @ bam, $11 >>
7:30pm: sundays = wine-themed movies in enoteca's garden. tonight: boozy roadtrip in 'sideways' (cob hill) >>
8pm: julliard presents concert i: new music for ensembles @ moma sculpture garden, free >>
9pm: 3rd annual 'brooklyn is burning' = screenings/performances all about sex. whee! glasslands, $5 >>

+ all weekend
water taxi beach at governor’s island soft opens saturday >>
any time between 12-5pm: absurdists present "we know the secret of the colors...," an ambient audio adventure thru the lower west side (hidden creatures, lost wonders), free >>

(more skint friday listings below)

around town today (friday)
from brooklynbased: 3 cheap/free last-minute 'island' getaways (snug harbor, atlantic city, gov’s island) >>
free kayaking on the hudson is now open weekdays thru august >>
thru sun: movie musical marathon (12:45 today: ‘grease’ sing-along) @ linc ctr: $11 ea >>
3-10pm: beats + free bbq (w. a drink): star-spangled boogie @ artland bar (wmsbg) >>
6pm: free seaport concert season kicks off with here we go magic + bachelorette >>
7:30pm: dinner + a movie: john cassavetes' ‘husbands’ (peter falk, ben gazarra). not on dvd! $10 min >>
8pm: electronica plus: casiotone for the painfully alone (a.k.a. owen ashworth) @ market hotel, $10 >>
8pm: ingmar bergman's 'magic flute' @ rubin museum, free w. $7 bar min. >>
9pm: ‘somebody narc’d!’ ‘river's edge’ = classic crispin, early keanu @ 92yt, $10 >>
10pm: moonlight bike ride thru central park, free >>
thru 7/4 midnight: bit of the old ultra-violence! ‘a clockwork orange’ @ ifc, $12.50 >>

sales, deals, freebies
daily news rounds up a host of july fourth sales in nyc >>
last day for damon frugal fridays (adieu, mini ice cream sandwiches) >>
book a $15 treatment @ hotel gansevoort's exhale spa, get an all-day spa pass >>
step right up for your $1 old navy flag tees, max 5 per person, in-store only
especially crazy deals @ macy's from mattresses to cookware (wusthof knife set $199, reg. $552) >>
25% off everything @ container store w. code 'cluttercrew' (or take this coupon to stores) >>
up to 60% off at the brooklyn industries mega sale >>
rival 4-quart ice cream maker $17.99 this weekend only @ target in-store, online >>
'classic shoes that winos wore': status foe's vintagey zig-zag canvas lace-ups for men are only $20 >>
free mp3 download: 10-track sampler of patriotic songs from army/marine bands >>

asa ticket giveaway!

we have a pair of tickets to see afro-folkster asa at (le) poisson rouge on monday night (7/6, 8pm). to enter, email us here with the city where she was born (subject "asa"). winner will be chosen at random + announced monday by noon. good luck!

around town today
6pm: whistlin’ dixie’s turns 2 w. free sweet tea vodka drinks + apps, and half-off burgers. rsvp >>
6:30pm: jim jarmusch's strange, existential western ‘dead man’ w. johnny depp @ bam, $7-11 >>
7pm: latin pop w. obie juan bermúdez, rebel diaz + (awesomely named) cucu diamantes @ prospect pk, $3 >>
7pm: bags on draught: make bags, drink beer. fabric, snips, machines, beer all free @ spacecraft, wmsbg >>
7pm: jam music, teach dance @ communal hi-line hipnic (it's turning into me-pa burning man), highline, free >>
7pm: pre-july 4 garden party (with live music from beasts of eden) @ tavern on the green, free (rsvp) >>
7, 9:30pm: brini maxwell hosts sidney lumet’s ‘murder on the orient express’ @ clearview chelsea , $7.50 >>
8pm: billi shakes does ‘old style burlesque and electronica’ @ slipper room. dress dapper! $5 (rsvp) >>
9pm: ‘fistful of pasties: the wild west gets undressed’ @ coney’s burlesque at the beach, $10 >>
9pm: andy borowitz promises to be funny, then signs new book ‘who moved my soap?’ @ 92yt, $10 >>
10pm: the raspberry brothers send up ‘footloose’ mst3k style @ clearview chelsea , $12.50 >>
thru 7/4, midnight: bit of the old ultra-violence! ‘a clockwork orange’ @ ifc, $12.50 >>

coming up
7/3: step right up for your $1 old navy flag tees, max 5 per person, in-store only
7/3 6am: southern comfort = brad paisley @ gma concert series, rumsey playfield, free >>
7/12-30: williamsburg's free "pool parties" @ east river state park (mission of burma, girl talk, grizzly bear…) >>

sales, deals, freebies
tomorrow is the last day for damon frugal fridays – go while you can >>
groupon alert: $10 gets you $25 @ hell’s kitchen’s casellula cheese + wine cafe >>
win a stay at westin times square – with killer 4th fireworks view -- from tony >>
today only: men’s + women’s clothing by paul frank up to 60% off (including swimwear) >>
frilly knickers + more are up to 50% off @ agent provocateur's spring sale >>
the conran shop takes up to 75% off >>
b’way’s ‘little mermaid’ closing on 8/30; discounted tickets available >>
50% off more than 700 anime dvds >>
the excellent delonghi ec155 espresso maker is $85 (reg. $140) >>
amazon’s july 50 albums for $5 include beach boys, leonard cohen, the verve, ray charles... >>
win bjork's 'voltaic' from themusicslut. plus free download: 'declare independence' >>
free mp3 download: mew's 'repeaterbeater' >>

around town today
12:30pm: contribs on ‘heavy rotation: 20 writers on the albums that changed their lives,’ bryant park, free >>
5:30 / 6:30 / 7:30pm: monthly bronx culture trolley takes you to boro’s best art stops, free >>
6pm: madison square oval lawn series presents the (dolly parton-approved) claire lynch band >>
6pm: garage punkster jay reatard @ stuy town oval, free >>
6:15pm: director arnaud ‘xmas tale’ desplechin screens/discusses ‘the royal tenenbaums' @ bam, $7-11 >>
6:30pm: world origami master dr. robert j. lang on origami in service of science @ cuny grad center, free >>
7pm: twangy tift merritt + folk-rocky sara lee guthrie + johnny irion sing for you @ stuyvesant h.s., free >>
7:30pm: james gavin on his veil-lifting lena horne bio ‘stormy weather’ @ b+n lincoln triangle, free >>
8pm: hey, remember ’80s tv gem ‘night flight’? its producers present a best-of @ 92ytribeca, $12 >>
8:30pm: vox, costume, machines: kría brekkan (of múm) + ásdís sif gunnarsdótir @ sycamore (ditmas), $10 >>

coming up
7/2: elia kazan’s debut ‘a tree grows in brooklyn’ @ 92ytribeca’s queer/art/film series, $12 >>
7/3-5: movie musical marathon @ linc ctr: gene! frank! liza! elton! 20 films in 3 days, $11 ea >>
7/3-4: woodsist/captured trax fest = 24 acts like vivian girls, thee oh sees, etc. $15/day, $27 both, bushwick >>
7/8 raleigh’s nu-folk bowerbirds @ bowery ballroom, $13 >>
7/17-26: discover emerging multimedia artists at bococa arts festival >>
7/19: go underground for the atlantic avenue tunnel tour >>
8/8, 15, 22: car-free summer streets to return. bliss! >>

sales, deals, freebies
get 30% off @ flight 001's summer sale >>
50% off: hit the summer sale @ moma store online >>
how much do we love these free paper foldables? pure delight. >>
the built by wendy summer sale starts today, with up to 60% off >>
tonight: $25 gets you 6 varieties of premium sake + complimentary appetizers @ satsko (eldridge st) >>
up to 55% off 600 sci-fi dvds @ amazon (star trek, heroes, the dark crystal, the prisoner, she wolves of the wasteland...) >>
win tix to see jarvis (‘pulp’) cocker @ terminal 5 on 7/30 >>
free mp3 download: coco rosie's 'spirit lake' >>