reminder (every mon-thurs): the met opera offers 200 orchestra seats for $20 2 hours prior to performances. tonight- 'il barbiere di siviglia' >>
thru 3/7: thank your agent, spouse, and higher power of choice while you have your photo taken with an actual oscar statuette at the 'meet the oscars, new york' exhibit. shops at columbus circle, free >>
thru 3/7: horse trade theater group presents the 4th annual frigid new york festival, feat. 30 independent theater companies performing shows under 60 mins each. 100% of proceeds go directly back to the artists. $0-15 >>
thru 3/27: exhibition of denis darzacq's photos of street dancers in gravity-defying moments (like this one) taken in french supermarkets. laurence miller gallery, free >>
9am-7pm (thru 3/5): 200 hours of chopin's music will be performed on four pianos to celebrate his 200th birthday. wfc, free >>
7pm: palissimo's pavel zuštiak moderates tonight's dance conversations @ the flea feat. tze chun dance company, daniel charon, rhinoceros event, preeti vasudevan >>
7:30pm: caroline rhea, carol kane, katie finneran and lucy devito discuss and sign copies of 'love, loss and what i wore.' b+n lincoln triangle >>
9pm: carmine st's cabrito ups the ante on movie nights: $25 gets you all-you-can-eat tacos plus bottomless dos equis throughout film screenings. tonight: 'this is spinal tap' >>
sales, deals, freebies
get 2-4-1 admission to 7 museums thru 5/31 (american folk art museum, asia society, jaqques marchais museum of tibetabn art, museum of chinese in america, the noguchi museum, rubin museum of art, studio museum in harlem) >>
jamba juice's unfortunately named 'hot blends' latte menu features $2 lattes (reg $3.50) for a limited time >>
new african burial ground national monument now open downtown. free admission >>
groupon alert: get a 3-day pass to st. patty's day pub crawl for $15 ($40 value) >>
get $40 worth of merchandise at the onion store for $20 >>
score some stylish harris tweed ties for $30 each (reg $200) >>
how to make a pop-up photograph in 9 easy steps >>
now on hulu: 'just one of the guys' >>
free mp3s: 9-track ioda records sxsw opening day bash sampler (a sunny day in glasgow, terror pigeon dance revolt, bear in heaven, more) >>
free mp3: the morning benders 'excuses' >>
