take your pick of outdoor movies tonight: romeo + juliet (mccarren park), the proposal (hudson river park), swedish shorts (socrates sculpture park), shorts from around the world (old stone house). all free.
6pm: 'music on the oval' series in stuy-town concludes with easy star all-stars performing the beatles, pink floyd and radiohead... reggae-dub style. enter at 1st ave + 16th st. free. >>
6pm (every wed thru 8/18): mcny throws a ’20s speakeasy on the terrace. music, cocktails. $15 gets you a drink, access to exhibitions. >>
7pm: ray bradbury (fahrenheit 451, the martian chronicles, more) appears via skype to discuss sam weller's listen to the echoes: the ray bradbury interviews. mcnanny jax, free. >>
7pm: chuck klosterman celebrates the paperback release of his latest pop culture musings eating the dinosaur @ b+n union sq, free >>
7:30pm: rob sheffield (love is a mixtape) signs copies of his new book talking to girls about duran duran: one young man’s quest for true love and a cooler haircut @ b+n park slope, free. >>
8pm: laurie anderson plays an intimate set and signs copies of her new cd at other music. free (via email).
8pm (thru 8/3): doc. jean-michel basquiat: the radiant child opens at film forum, with filmmaker tamara davis in person tonight (and fab 5 freddy 7/23 at 8pm). $12. >>
8pm: stand-up performances by correspondents and friends of the daily show with jon stewart including lewis black, john oliver, rob riggle, rory albanese, others. summerstage, free >>
8pm: the king's county cinema society screens doc. flow: for love of water, about the big business of selling h20. followed by chat with a rep from sustainable flatbush. vox pop (ditmas park), free. >>
coming up
7/22 6:30pm: meet up with other ice cream lovers at the meatpacking district ice cream food crawl. pay-as you-go. (rsvp req'd) >>
sales, deals, freebies
6-7pm (+7/28): enjoy an open bar at the upper west side's village pourhouse and sidebar courtesy of metromix (rsvp) >>
6:30pm (every weds thru 9/22): free hatha yoga class with a view of the hudson. riverside park south. >>
thru 7/30: enter to win $250 by answering the most questions about lion brand yarn studio's coney-themed window display >>
café boulud, db bistro moderne, bar boulud and dbgb kitchen and bar extend restaurant week prices thru 9/6... offer free cocktails on follow-up visits >>
save 50% off select spring/summer styles at atlantic ave's hollander + lexer >>
save up to 65% off anne klein summer dresses + shoes >>
christmas in july sales? >>
brokelyn rounds up comedy venues in the borough... that don't require a 2-drink minimum >>
free mp3: blonde redhead 'here sometimes' (requires email signup) >>
free mp3: streets on fire 'hard to find' >>
group deals
4-course tapas and paella tasting at the east village's la paella for $25 ($54 value) >>
$30 worth of mexican grub + drinks at columbia street's 5 boro cafe for $15 >>
$20 credit at kool bloo's 4 locations for $10 >>
get an hour-long aromatic massage or 50-minute acupuncture facial at chelsea's giving nature center for $60 ($140-150 value) >>
beginner belly dance workshop at big apple belly dance for $10 ($25 value) >>
90-minute group dance lesson + open wine bar at zack's dance loft (midtown) for $25 ($50 value) >>
