around town today
check weather updates for status of tonight's outdoor movies: labyrinth (mccarren park), pan’s labyrinth (pier i @ 70th st), the secret of kells (socrates sculpture park), i love you man (pier 54), harold llyod’s girl shy (the old stone house). all 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. >>
6pm (every wed thru 7/21): 'music on the oval' series in stuy-town continues with soul tunes from naomi shelton & the gospel queens. enter at 1st ave + 16th st. free. >>
7pm: grime rockers we are hex + the 48hrs come to bell house. bonus: free vodka lemonades 7-8pm. $5. >>
8pm (thru 7/19): the new york philharmonic brings free concerts to the five boroughs. tonight: central park. >>
8:30pm: step into a candlelit ‘literary bomb shelter’ at nuclear poetry's 'voices from the underground' spoken word + performance art event. tonight's fire theme includes an opening inspired by the recent icelandic volcano eruptions. elmo's basement lounge, free. >>
9pm: sweden’s jenny wilson (she's pals with robyn) brings her r+b blended pop to pianos, $8 >>
sales, deals, freebies
6-7pm (every wed thru 6/28): enjoy an open bar at village pourhouse, sidebar and hudson terrace, courtesy of metromix (rsvp) >>
6-8:30pm (reminder: every weds thru summer): the east village's tonda offers $1 drafts of saratoga lager >>
up to 70% off elegantly filthy lingerie and accessories @ kiki de montparnasse >>
group deals
get a burger and beer for $8 at west 3rd common ($18 value) >>
$14 worth of food at the lower east side's ciao bella pizza for $6 >>
one-year membership to the queens museum of art for $15 (reg $50) >>
2 acupuncture sessions for $49 ($200 value) at acubrooklyn >>
choose from 3 group pilates mat classes or 2 group equipment classes for $30 ($70 value each) or 2 private sessions for $89 ($194 value) at pilates on fifth bryant park >>







