skint weekend

saturday
7am-1pm: summer streets kickoff: major manhattan arteries go car-less, joyful mayhem ensues. free… >>
10am-1pm: …including outside rev. billy’s campaign hq (lafayette/spring) where there’ll be a music-filled block party, free >>
10am-2pm: browse 10,000+ records @ music memorabilia show, tip top shoe bldg. >>
11:30am-5:30pm: 3rd annual international yo-yo open + ny state yo-yo contest @ south st seaport, free >>
12-6pm: go west (africa, that is) at morningside park’s côte d'ivoire fest. dance, music, food, free >>
1pm: a tribute to john hughes w. andrew w.k. + guests @ (le) poisson rouge’s radio happy hour, $5 >>
1-6pm: shake your booty to live hip-hop, eat free pirate’s booty @ the stoop ’09 music fest, fort greene park, free >>
1-7pm: the first 888 people get an 88-cent ice cream cone @ cold stone creamery (w. coupon >>
various times (starting @ 1:10pm): orson welles is harry lime in ‘the third man.’ part of film forum’s brit noir fest, $6-11 >>
various times (starting @ 2pm): cary grant hides from the law, battles for lurve in the genius-cuckoo ‘talk of the town,’ bam rose, $11 >>
2-9pm: p.s.1 warm-up features music curated by merce cunningham dance co., incl eats tapes. l.i.c., $10 >>
2:30pm: spanish art critic bruno ruibal, german-american artist marietta hoferer on ‘art + life’ @ nypl mid-manhattan, free >>
3-9pm: the rub and mattsoreal host an all-day black sabbath celebration! featuring sabbath cover band into the void @ bklyn yard, $5 >>
3pm-‘late’: djs, bbq, sangria: saturday in the yard w. the ivy @ tribeca grand, free (rsvp) >>
4pm-4am: brooklyn electronic music fest has 40+ acts for $25 (the juan maclean, shy child, bell, more) >>
7pm: big daddy kane + guests take over prospect park + screening of ‘bdk: the big daddy kane story,’ $3 >>
7:30-10pm: liquid liquid + 200 electric guitars and basses plug in for rhys chatham's ‘crimson grail.’ damrosch pk, free >>
8pm: blondie skate party @ coney's dreamland, $12 + $5 skate rental (blondie dress gets $2 discount) >>
8pm: beware blond tots w. starey eyes. ‘village of the damned’ (1960) screens @ coney island usa w. free popcorn, $5 >>
8pm: how fast can you narrate a slideshow? prof. von kittenzworth's interactive powerpoint battle to the death @ the tank $5. (prizes!) >>
8pm: last day for big rodent's production of willy s' 'measure for measure.' $10 w. code 'nycblog' + $1 beer >>
9pm: experimental outfit daedelus plays a mash-up of jazz/hip hop/electronic gadgetry. the studio @ webster hall, $10 adv ($15 dos) >>
9pm: book release of douglas century’s ‘barney ross’ @ gleason’s gym has djs, open bar, boxing match. dumbo, free >>
9:30pm: lara croft strips to the nips. videogame vixens burlesque, part of the tank’s geek week, $15 >>

sunday
last chance: work out like pilobolus, a.k.a. world's strongest dancers @ david barton chelsea. free for non-members (rsvp) >>
10-4pm: tour the northeast’s largest particle accelerator @ brookhaven national lab, free (via newyorkology)>>
1pm: walking tour: discover underground muses of green-wood cemetery, from bernstein to bellows. $10 >>
1-5pm (sundays all summer): l.i.c. boathouse free kayaking. near socrates sculpture park >>
various times (starting @1:30pm): bitter bomb expert inhabits ‘the small back room,’ london scientist vanishes in ‘7 days to noon.’ 2-4-1 @ film forum, $6-11 >>
2pm: jelly pool parties wmsbg waterfront concert: simian mobile disco dj set + fiery furnaces, free >>
2-6pm: 8-cent cupcakes for the first 488 customers @ buttercup bake shop (w. coupon) >>
3pm: r+b up-and-comer jazmine sullivan + the underrated chrisette michelle w. jon b., summerstage, free >>
7pm: '60's cinema twofer: polanski’s ‘knife in the water’ + kurosawa’s ‘high + low’ @ symphony space, $11 >>
7pm: akron/family play a free show at other music. get there early. >>
7:30pm: contra-tiempo + abakuá: 2 dance co.s bring afro-latino-caribbean salsaliciousness to damrosch bandshell, free >>
7:30pm: two performers ‘create images directly from your consciousness’ @  3rd ward, free >>
8pm: light sabers + frozen mojitos, together at last: ‘star wars’ screens @ habana outpost, free >>

all weekend
9am-5pm: 150+ teams compete in the hong kong dragon boat festival @ flushing meadows park, free >>
10am-5pm (weekends all summer): kayaking on the hudson , 72nd st @ hudson river, free >>
10:30-4pm: cannon firings! confederate prisoners! civil war weekend re-enactstravaganza @ governors island, free >>
12, 3pm: thrillist’s get up get down brunch = cocktails, crab cakes, penthouse pool @ the gansevoort for $17 >>
12-6pm: 15th annual king of ny bmx competition, tompkins sq pk (sat), mullaly pk (bx, sun), free >>
12-7pm: tons of books are just $1 @ housing works bookstore café’s dollar days sale (crosby st) >>
2 + 4pm: french new wave essentials fest screens ‘cleo from 5 to 7’ + ‘the umbrellas of cherbourg’ @ museum of arts + design, $7-11 >>
7pm: asphalt orchestra play free marching concerts w. music by bjork, mingus, zappa @ b’way plaza, free >>

(more skint friday listings below)

around town today (friday)
various times (thru 8/27): summer shorts 3 = 4 1-act new plays, incl. neil labute’s ‘a  second of pleasure.’ 59e59 theater, $18 for all 4 >>
12:30pm: uke-filled hawaiian swing: the moonlighters perform, sign their new cd ‘enchanted’ @  j+r, free >>
1-10pm: sobe summer fridays: free mani-pedis, sobe lifewater, swag. rsvp@ blocgroup.com for location >>
4-8pm: free admission fridays @ moma + 'night nurse' (4pm) 'the lord of the rings: the two towers' (7pm) >>
also at moma (thru 10/5): merce cunningham tribute installation incl. works by cage, johns, warhol, more. >>
5:30-7pm: period-dress troupe recites william cullen bryant ‘while playing croquet and sipping tea.’ bryant park, free >>
6pm: maine lobster/corn/coleslaw + dj + gowanuside view: lobster bake @ bklyn yard, $22 >>
6pm: moshi moshi records day w. casiokids, the wave pictures + slow club @ south street seaport, free >>
6:30-10pm: qma’s passport fridays’ jordan night, incl. sundance award winner ‘captain abu raed,’ free >>
7pm: met opera summer recitals bring soprano joyce el-khoury to tappan park (s.i.) >>
7pm: porch-rocker-bluesy grace potter + the nocturnals play prospect park w. deer tick, london souls, $3 >>
7pm: haunty-voiced singer-songwriter sydney wayser performs @ cameo (bk) $8/door ($5 rsvp) >>
7pm: ethics in film series presents 'gattaca' screening + discussion. $5 incl. popcorn, drinks >>
7pm (thru 8/9): asphalt orchestra play free marching concerts w. music by bjork, mingus, zappa. various locales, free >>
7pm: opening reception for 'cobra-lalilulelo,' artistic tributes to evil animated characters @ show room nyc (e.v.), free >>
7-10pm: rutkowski trio do an evening of classic jazz compositions from miles, dexter, parker, more. stuy cove park, free >>
7:30pm (8/7-9): documentary ‘second skin’ profiles hardcore computer gamers @ the tank, $10 >>
8pm: cary grant, kate hepburn, a leopard: ‘bringing up baby’ @ brooklyn lyceum, $5 >>
8pm: neo-noir dance of dayton contempo dance co. draws on african-american roots. summerstage, free >>
8pm: ‘flow: for love of water:’ the big business of selling h20. greene acres garden (clinton hill), free >>
8pm (thru 8/8): big rodent's production of willy s' 'measure for measure.' $10 w. code 'nycblog' + $1 beer >>
8:30pm: in case you missed it at bam: ‘muppet movie’ screens @ pier 54/14th 46/charles st, free (incl.  popcorn) >>
9:30pm (every friday thru summer): fireworks on the beach @ coney island >>
10pm: go for a guided moonlight bike ride through central park after dark, free >>
midnight (8/7-8): wwiii what-if flick ‘red dawn’ (swayze, sheen) was first ever to get a pg-13 rating >>

coming up
8/12 5-9:30pm: virgil's fêtes woodstock's 40th w. ribstock, a night of 'cue/cocktails/music incl. free baby back ribs 5:30-7:30pm >>

sales, deals, freebies
4-7 daily: order a cocktail ($7), get free bites (parmesan-prosciutto beignets, arancini, homemade 'tato chips) @ gusto ristorante (g'wich/perry) >>
jamba juice: buy one get one free smoothie coupon (valid thru 8/9) >>
thru 8/31: nathan's buy-one-get-one-free hot dog coupon (valid at coney!) >>
summer card sale @ park slope papery scaredy kat ($2 cards, box sets) + free moon pie with purchase >>
ben sherman eames jacket for $89.50 (reg. $299) >>
thru 8/10: take an extra 25% off one item at ebags (use code 'emextra25') >>
groupon alert: $40 swedish massage @ any of rani spa's 14 locations ($80 value) >>
on sale today: half-price tickets for fall previews of neil simon's 'brighton beach memoirs' + 'broadway bound' >>
win 2 tix to see the b-52's beach party @ governors island on 8/18 >>
indie dvd sale at amazon ($5.99 and up) includes sideways, lost in translation, eat drink man woman, more. >>
free audiobook download: ‘oscar wilde: his life and confessions’ by frank harris >>
free mp3 download: radiohead's 'all i need' >>
free mp3 download: the mountain goats’ 'genesis 3:23' >>
free mp3 download: patrick wolf’s ‘the bachelor’ >>
free mp3 download: poptarts suck toasted's top 10 tribute songs ever (u2, commodores) >>
free mp3 download: urban outfitters 23-track itunes playlist (bachelorette, jay reatard, fool’s gold) >>

around town today
thru 8/28: avedon/paris 1947-1957. staley-wise gallery, free >>
12pm: women for hire ceo tory johnson on recession-survival tactics: ‘fired to hired’ @ b+n 86th/lex, free >>
12pm: nomadic afro-belgo-hip-hip group zap mama plays metrotech, free >>
12:30-1:30pm: b'way @ bryant park: casts of 'wicked,' 'lion king,' ‘wondrettes,' 'burn the floor' perform free >>
6pm: coloratura soprano anne tormela performs selections from strauss, handel, mozart, purcell @ webster branch library, free >>
6-8pm: salsa lessons + rum tasting kick off bottlerocket wine’s ‘get some’ summer singles parties, free >>
6-8pm: meet the artist behind the boooya ghost (+ get a free white ape dummy when you buy apparel), kid robot, free >>
6:30pm (thru 8/30): the other free shakespeare in the park presents ‘a midsummer night's dream’ @ riverside park, free >>
7pm: paul giamatti plays himself in the very meta ‘cold souls.’ giamatti, director, dp do post-screening q+a @ bam, $11 >>
7pm (tix given out at 5): john kelly *is* joni mitchell: ‘songs for a shiny hot night’ @ castle clinton, free >>
7pm brave new world rep theatre performs 'the member of the wedding' on a porch in ditmas park, free >>
7pm: on romance gone bad: ‘love is a four-letter-word’ book launch w. jami attenberg, michelle green and said sayrafiezadeh @ word, free >>
7pm (thru 8/9): asphalt orchestra play free marching concerts w. music by bjork, mingus, zappa @ b’way plaza, free >>
7-9pm: steve madden/giant step present a performance by jessie james + dj lilypad. open bar. (rsvp) >>
7:30pm: mingus dynasty quintet + asbury shorts (the world’s best short films) @ summerstage, free >>
7:30pm: epic! blow 25 candles for ‘purple rain’ w. a singalong screening, hosted by live disco outfit escort @ prospect park, $3 >>
7:30pm: high drama with nicole atkins + the black sea w. hymns, bird of youth @ bell house, $15 >>
7:30pm: what could be more summery than hall+oates @ coney island? free >>
7:30pm: ‘start trekkin’ = improv based on original ‘star trek’ series, part of geek week @ the tank, $5 >>
sunset (gates 6pm): genius peter ‘swimming pewl’ sellers in ‘return of the pink panther’ @ brooklyn bridge park, free >>
sunset: jack lemmon, anne bancroft: ‘prisoner of second ave’ @ great lawn, narrows botanical gardens, free >>
8pm: vh1 hosts andy warhol ‘midsummer madness’ b-day party. free cocktails, live music, wig cake @ the gershwin hotel, $10 >>
8pm: a night of clowns, bouffons + circus folk = bouffon medicine show @ 3rd ward, free >>
the national theater of the usa presents 'chautauqua!' just watch this to understand >>
8pm (thru 8/8): big rodent's production of willy s' 'measure for measure.' $10 w. code 'nycblog' + $1 beer >>
9pm: straight (t +) a’s! ny school of burlesque master class student showcase @ sideshows by the seashore, coney, $10 >>
9pm: artists (kim gordon, marcel duchamp, ant farm) tell their stories on film. talk show @ x initiative, chelsea, free (rsvp) >>
9:30pm: stories behind the worst movies ever made: ‘audio commentary: flash gordon’ @ the tank, $10 >>
10-11pm: club animals is back with free bouncy rides, union square l platform >>
11pm: legendary producer/remixer/dj junior sanchez @ santos house party, free (rsvp) >>

coming up
8/7 6am: gma concert series presents david cook, kris allen, adam lambert @ rumsey playfield, free >>
every wed, fri, sat 6pm -12am: women get to dive thru 2,000 stones to find a diamond @ bull's head tavern, free >>

sales, deals, freebies
brokelyn lists all the the happy hours on smith street >>
each fri-sun @ macelleria: 1.25-lb lobster, corn on the cob, coleslaw for $22 >>
2 cheese slices + soda for $5 @ two boots greenwich/nolita/east village (coupon)
groupon alert: $15 for $35 worth of food + drink @ (le) poisson rouge >>
coney island has 56 rides and 33 (now 32) more days of summer! >>
thru 8/9: 5,000 sq ft of men’s and women’s clothing + shoes, all $29.99 or less (miss sixty, energie, etc.) >>
thru 8/9: stuart + wright sample sale has up to 75% off a.p.c., acne, opening ceremony, more >>
get about 75% off merch @ saks summer consolidation sale >>
donkey kong flash! luigi’s mansion! play loads of super mario bros. games online >>
6 words: ‘21 jump street.’ season one. hulu. >>
aw yeah: be the opening act for naughty by nature on staten island on 8/19 >>
win 2 tix to see the roots @ highline ballroom 8/10 >>
today only: iggy pop's new cd 'preliminaires' (w. jacques brel's 'les feuilles mortes') for just $3.99 >>
free mp3 download: 42 readings of the declaration of human rights, recorded by 35 volunteers in 39 different languages >>
free mp3 download: ever-wistful el perro del mar's 'here comes that feeling' >>
free mp3 download: april smith + the great picture show's 'drop dead gorgeous' >>

thank you to everyone who participated in the nicole atkins ticket giveaway!

the winner is:
andrea l.

the winner will be notified via email today with details for entry to the show. didn't win this time? tix are still available on the bell house website.

around town today
thru 8/8: big rodent's production of willy s' 'measure for measure.' $10 w. code 'nycblog' + $1 beer >>
wed/sun thru 8/9: work out like pilobolus, a.k.a. world's strongest dancers @ david barton chelsea. free for non-members (rsvp) >>
12:30pm: believer/mcsweeney’s authors on how to write, publish fiction w. ‘this american life’’s starlee kine, bryant park, free >>
6-9pm (+ weds thru 8/26): mcny throws a ’20s speakeasy on the terrace. music, cocktails. $10-12 = 1 drink, access to exhibitions >>
6:30pm: salute the sun during free yoga (all levels) at the plaza @ 66th st >>
7pm (thru 8/9): asphalt orchestra play free marching concerts w. music by bjork, mingus, zappa @ b’way plaza, free >>
7pm: madison square music oval lawn series presents the post-bop of john scofield trio >>
7pm: mikhail kalatozov captured the odd world of batista’s cuba in ’64’s brilliant ‘i am cuba,’ screening @ summerstage, free >>
7pm: woody-esque snl scribe simon rich presents his book ‘free range chickens’ (w. surprise guests) @ mcnally jax, free >>
7:30pm: paul giamatti plays himself in the very meta ‘cold souls.’ director q+a post-screening @ 92yt, $12 >>
7:30pm: lincoln center out of doors fest kicks off w. dave brubeck on 50th (!) anni of his ‘time out,’ damrosch pk, free >>
8pm (wed-sat thru 8/15): mark twain-inspired play ‘the report of my death’ aboard the docked lilac steamship, pier 40, $18 >>
8pm: dj shakey's warper party has 17+ electronic music performers, workshops, interactive art. the delancey, free >>
8:30pm: luis garay + buenos aires dance co. perform @ claire shulman playhouse (qns). free (rsvp) >>
8:30pm: what do you mean, ‘you people?’ riverflicks screens ‘tropic thunder’ w. free popcorn, pier 54/14th st, free >>
8:30pm: ‘drums along the mohawk’ (1939) shows john ford finding his film feet. pier 1/70th st >>
dusk: sing the body electric @ mccarren park: summer screen presents ‘fame,’ free >>
(due to rain, fame has been rescheduled for 8/26)
9pm: missed meschiya lake last night at barbès? she’s @ radegast (wmsbg) w. her little big horns tonight. free + $5 half-liters of suds >>
9pm: brooklynbased brings you 'hoop (there it is)': a summertime dance party + hula hoop jam bell house, $5 >>
9pm: yacht rock party on the tall ship clipper city, w. smooth sounds of loggins et. al. dress nautical! pier 17, $10, cash bar >>

coming up
8/6 7:30pm: epic! blow 25 candles for ‘purple rain’ w. a singalong screening, hosted by live disco outfit escort @ prospect park, $3 >>
8/6 7:30pm: what could be more summery than hall+oates @ coney island? free >>
8/6 9:30pm: work on your crane kick for the raspberry bros. send-up of 'the karate kid' @ comix, $15 adv ($20 dos) >>

sales, deals, freebies
lollyphile has boozy lollipops (absinthe, bourbon, white russian, and, um... maple bacon). get 15% off with code 'whatsnext' >>
free 1-day membership to pure yoga for duck news readers (from pure food + wine's sarma melngailis) >>
groupon alert: 3 pilates mat classes at re:ab studio for $39 (reg $75) >>
you live here, but have you ever seen a live taping? newyorkology has 411 on taping tix for snl, colbert, more >>
union hall/bell house giving away a pair of show tix every day this month on twitter >>
win tix to the brooklyn electronic music fest on 8/8 by going here and here
win a a vinyl edition of ben harper's 'white lies for dark times' from themusicslut >>
free mp3 download: a sunny day in glasgow's 'ashes - grammar - ashes maths' >>
10 free mp3 downloads (thom yorke, mission of burma) from flavorwire >>

nicole atkins ticket giveaway!

we’ve got a pair of tickets to see nicole atkins & the black sea at the bell house on thursday 8/6 @ 7:30pm.

to enter to win, head here to sign up for the skint daily email by 11:59pm tonight! (already a subscriber? just drop us a line with your name, your subscriber email and the subject "nicole atkins tix".) we’ll never share your email address with anyone, ever, period.

 winner will be announced tomorrow... good luck!

bonus: download nicole’s cover of michael jackson’s ‘ben’

around town today
7:30am (every tues + thurs thru summer): free tai chi in bryant park >>
thru 8/9: blog/facebook/tweet about black bear lodge, whiskey river, or bull's head tavern, get free beer >>
thru 9/19: photo/video/more thru ‘the female gaze: women look at women’ @ cheim + read gallery, free >>
thru 9/6: richard avedon's fashion photography exhibit features 200+ works from his career, icp, $12 >>
3-10pm every tues: mobster night: watch classic mob movies, sip $6 ‘godfather’ champagne (or $0 6-8pm), katwalk >>
4pm: via dance collaborative's improvisational exploration of summer @ fort tryon park, free >>
5-9pm: sample pints of hard-to-find summer ales (e.g. lagunitas’ a little sumpin’ sumpin’), $4 ea @ spring lounge (spring/mulberry) >>
6pm (every tues 10am + thurs 6pm thurs thru summer): free yoga in bryant park >>
7pm (every tues thru summer): free pilates mat class @ empire-fulton ferry state park's boardwalk >>
7pm: meschiya lake + baby soda jazz band blow the roof offa barbès, $10 >>
7pm: ‘shrinks are away’: ian frazier, patricia marx + others read works to ‘soothe crazy psyches.’ (+ wine!) mcnally jax, free >>
7pm: salsa machine/balladeer frankie negrón performs free in red hook park >>
7pm: electrelane’s mia clarke + erase errata’s sara jaffe on their book ‘art of touring’ (w. le tigre , etc) @ bluestockings, free >>
7pm: gawker presents mom + popism: 28 street/graffiti artists reinterpret ‘store front: disappearing face of ny’ (les), rsvp >>
7:30pm: imani winds present a selection of ligeti, barber, piazzolla, more @ naumberg bandshell, free >>
8pm: dean ‘+ britta’ wareham, dan kennedy (mcsweeney’s) and rob harvilla (village voice) read on music: ‘stories in high fidelity’ @ union hall, $12 >>
8pm: bushwick book club: musicians compose around a particular book. this month, 23 tackle the bible. g’bye blue monday (bushwick), free >>
8:30pm carl schurz park fêtes 2 reopened dog runs w. ‘best in show’ screening + free popcorn. free >>
9pm: hype much? yet totally deserved: the rural alberta advantage @ mhow, free >>
9pm: ennui + key parties = ‘the ice storm,’ part of fslc’s ang lee retrospective, walter reade, $11 >>
10pm: official depeche mode msg show afterparty. djs spin dm tracks mixed with ’80s/new wave/synthpop, rebel $5 >>

coming up
8/5 12:30pm: believer/mcsweeney’s authors on how to write, publish fiction w. ‘this american life’’s starlee kine, bryant park, free >>
8/7-16: nearly 80 artists come together for sidewalk café's summer antifolk fest (where regina spektor started, fyi) >>
8/14-30: 16 days, 20 venues, 200 companies, 1300 performances: nyc fringe is a multi-arts megafest >>

sales, deals, freebies
'till 11am, mon-fri: everything on the smith's breakfast menu is $8, + free coffee/juice (via @thesmithnyc) >>
12:30-2pm: free ice cream (and a medical massage!?!) @ 40th and park >>
4-8pm, mon-fri: montenapo (nyt bldg) serves up free hors d’oeuvres with your drinks >>
mon/wed/fri thru aug: get a free dish @ both boquerias (flatiron and soho) if you namedrop facebook or twitter >>
on your radar: joedoe’s new sunday supper menu, 3 courses for $20 >>
jamba juice: buy one get one free smoothie coupon (valid thru 8/9) >>
buy something @ select gap stores, get a code for 2-4-1 john legend tix @ msg 8/13 >>
who's got the best styles? summer shoedown @ brokelyn: century 21 vs. dsw vs. loehman's >>
slash-rate gucci (shoes handbags, luggage and belts) coming to dsw this thursday? >>
mug rounds up sales (terra plana, ted baker, kate's paperie, built by wendy, escada, more) >>
get an additional 30% off all sale merch @ pac sun >>
even the new tees are on sale @ threadless >>
win tix to see leonard cohen on 10/23 from freewilliamsburg >>
win the beasty boys 'ill communication' reissue (+ free download 'intergalactic') >>
julian plenti is...skyscraper (interpol's paul banks) ($3.99 today only) >>
free mp3 download: florence and the machine's 'rabbit heart (raise it up) (the lionheart remix)' >>

nicole atkins ticket giveaway!

we’ve got a pair of tickets to see nicole atkins & the black sea at the bell house on thursday 8/6 @ 7:30pm.

to enter to win, head here to sign up for the skint daily email by 11:59pm tuesday 8/4. (already a subscriber? just drop us a line with your name, your subscriber email and the subject "nicole atkins tix".) we’ll never share your email address with anyone, ever, period.

 winner will be announced wednesday 8/5... good luck!

bonus: download nicole’s cover of michael jackson’s ‘ben’

around town today
thru 8/12: rian dundon + wayne liu capture china’s young lost generation in ‘ok china’ @ camera club, free >>
thru 8/13: dance based on fanciful dresses: gabrielle lansner + co.’s ‘turning heads, frocks in flight,’ south cove plaza, free >>
thru 10/10: ‘the katharine hepburn papers’ document her life via photos, letters, more @ nyplpa, free >>
6-8pm: flight club = 4 beer + cheese flights for $10 (+ $3 allagash pints all night) @ bell house >>
6:30pm: ‘dead guys in suits’ brings nyc’s gangster past to life @ l.e.s. tenement museum, free (rsvp) >>
6:50, 9:15PM: marlene dietrich dons gorilla suit, works ‘hot voodoo’ on cary grant in ‘blonde venus’ @ bam rose, $11 >>
7pm: ‘movies that made HBO’: chevy chase, carrie fisher, 100+ little people in ‘under the rainbow’ @ under st. marks, $5 >>
7pm: author miriam greenberg on nyc-as-commodity in ‘branding new york’ @  bluestockings, free >>
7pm: acclaimed writers (e.g. richard grayson) reflect on ‘life as we show it: writing on film’ @ mcnally jax, free >>
7pm: sure, he composed classics, but do you know duke ellington’s writings? njmih, free >>
7:30pm: banjo honcho béla fleck + malian harpist toumani diabate play central park summerstage, free >>
dusk (lawn opens @ 5pm): bryant park summer film fest screens divorce’s big-screen debut: ‘kramer vs. kramer,’ free >>
8pm: missed the noisettes at bell house on sat? they’re at santos party house for $12 >>
8, 10pm: yes, it’s $20, but it’s laurie anderson in a small room with saxist colin stetson @ the stone >>
8:15pm: ‘the dark knight’ @ astoria park, free >>
10pm: official depeche mode msg show afterparty. djs spin dm tracks mixed with ’80s/new wave/synthpop, rebel $5 >>

coming up
8/5-23: lincoln center out of doors = 3 weeks of performances in every imaginable genre, all free >>
8/13: linnaean libation league garden party: free lillet cocktails, $3 sixpoints, live music @ bklyn botanic gdn, $15 >>

sales, deals, freebies
wanna be an extra in ‘sex in the city’? >>
200+ restos will extend summer restaurant week through labor day >>
old-school italian ancora ristorante bribes you w. free apps, grappa (fi-di) >>
chelsea café champignon’s $1 summer iced-coffee special: ‘reliably rich and icy’ >>
brooklyn bowl bash: free drink tix for 350, djs, comped snacks >>
puma’s taking 25% off everything (including sale items) at their back to school sale. use code ‘bts0908’ >>
ends today: save an additional 20% on sale items at ebags >>
don’t you need some vitamins? get up to 50% off at drugstore.com's stock up sale >>
mcsweeney's online summer garage sale: most titles are just $5, a few are $3 (a couple max out at $10) >>
up to 80% off books, music, movies, at barnes + noble's summer clearance sale >>
amazon’s 50 albums for $5 have arrived! lineup includes kate bush, radiohead, phoenix, hall+oates, bowerbirds… >>
free book download: h.g. wells’ ‘war of the worlds’ >>
free mp3 download: sarahspy's sweet sampler of 15 of her most overplayed albums of 2009 (so far) >>