around town today
thru 3/25: montgomery clift starred in the films of hitchcock, hawks, kazan, huston, stevens, among others. bamcinématek showcases 11 of his films, starting with wyler's 'the heiress' (1949). $12 >>
6:30pm: author lara vapnek revisits american labor feminism from the end of the civil war through the winning of woman suffrage rights. tenement museum, free (rsvp) >>
7pm: motion picture arts gallery founder ira resnick talks about his impressive collection of vintage film posters and stills at b+n lincoln triangle, free >>
7:30pm: regina spektor/feist-y jenny owen youngs performs at union hall, $12 >>
7:30pm: amelia klem osterud explores the history of the tattooed lady in her book, and at word brooklyn with local female tattoo artists, free >>
7:30pm: melissa milgrom discusses her book 'still life: adventures in taxidermy' with brooklyn taxidermist melissa dixson. greenlight, free (rsvp) >>
8pm: dorkbot presents videos and live performances of 'inappropriate, inadvisable and occasionally disastrous creative uses of musical instruments' at 92yt, $10 >>
8pm: haunty-voiced folkie maya solovey comes to pete's candystore, free >>
9pm: ?uestlove pulls double duty as dj and as performer with soulive at brooklyn bowl, $10 >>
sales, deals, freebies
thru 3/13: victoria's secret celebrates the opening of their new soho pink boutique by giving out free cupcakes via the cupcake stop truck. various times and locations in brooklyn and manhattan >>
thru 3/14: dolce + gabbana sample sale features 60% off fall + winter apparel. metropolitan pavilion >>
racked shares their finds from the zachary's smile attic sale (continuing thru 3/31) >>
new pizza joint in l.e.s. offers 2 slices for $2 for a limited time >>
get 30% off dinner at u.e.s. mexican restaurant maya >>
get $110 worth of services for $50 at marianne vera salon (u.e.s.) >>
get 2 tickets to see 'always was + always will be' (music from dj elan vytal and string/vocal arrangements of schubert and the velvet underground-era nico) 3/14 at the brooklyn philharmonic for $15 (reg $30) >>
how to turn a hoodie into a laptop bag >>
brokelyn's guide to growing your own food, part 1 >>
free mp3s: 3 tracks from the new gorillaz album, 'plastic beach' >>
free mp3s: 9 tracks from wfmu's fundraising marathon (herb alpert and the jeani mack 'dirty dishes,' yvonne elliman 'can't find my way home,' earl wilson, jr. 'i'm gay,' sunset travelers 'when i left home this morning,' phil everly 'can't dance alone,' more) >>







