5pm: 30 rock and broadway performer jane krakowski sings and signs copies of her debut solo album, recorded live @ feinstein’s at the regency. b+n lincoln triangle, free. >>
5pm: catch some spanish indie-pop tunes from deleon + a performance by j viewz @ the space behind city winery, free >>
7pm: in case you missed the hardcover: ex-nyt food critic frank bruni discusses his born round: the secret history of a full-rime eater. strand, free. >>
7:30pm (+ 7/14 @ pianos): sweden’s jenny wilson (she's pals with robyn) brings her r+b blended pop to union hall, $8. >>
7:30pm: chuck klosterman celebrates the paperback release of his latest pop culture musings eating the dinosaur with rob love is a mixtape sheffield @ coco 66. $20 admission includes a copy of the book. >>
8pm (thru 7/19): the new york philharmonic brings free concerts to all the boroughs. tonight's stop: central park. >>
8pm: goonies never say die! the red hook films summer movies series @ valentino pier. $1 gourmet popcorn from home/made. free admission. >>
8pm: there's more to forensics than csi: former forensic photographer luke turner gives an illustrated lecture on 'forensic photography and the aesthetics of aftermath in contemporary art’. observatory, $5. >>
8pm: the secret science club presents ‘a sexy and cerebral evening’ with a lecture by yale psychologist/cognitive scientist/author paul bloom (how pleasure works: the new science of why we like what we like). bell house, free. >>
coming up
7/14 12:30pm: author/journalist/filmmaker sebastian junger (the perfect storm) gives an account of an american platoon's 15 months in afghanistan in his new, war. bryant park reading room, free. >>
7/14 1pm: join in and celebrate at the giglio feast that’s taken place in brooklyn every year for more than a century. the traditional statue lift is today on n9 + havemeyer. >>
7/15 4:30pm: cast members from b'way's the addams family (inc. bebe neuwirth) sing and sign copies of their cd at b+n lincoln triangle, free >>
7/15 7pm (tickets avail. starting at 5pm): songwriter/composer duncan sheik (spring awakening) performs songs from his new album @ castle clinton, free >>
sales, deals, freebies
thru 7/15: save 70% on spring/summer merch at the jon varvatos friends and family sale >>
thru 7/15: 40-80% off hayden-harnett bags, clothing, jewelry and accessories at the collective showroom >>
restaurant week menus that aren't on the official website >>
brokelyn shows you where to get an eye exam for under $100 >>
new farmers markets in bed-stuy and wfc >>>
group deals
no dental insurance? get an unlimited oral evaluations, x-rays, two cleanings, unlimited polishes, plus 30% off all general dentistry services and 10% off all specialist services for a year at tribeca dental studio for $149 ($950 value). >>
5 classes at the upper east side's monqui fitness for $15 (reg $125) >>
2 sandwiches at st marks' baoguette cafe for $7 (reg $14) >>
$25 for $50 of japanese food and drinks at williamsburg's zenkichi >>
10-week course at new york guitar school's 3 locations for $163 (reg $369) >>
