thru 8/29: seven dancers suspended on a wall and wrapped in beeswax and lanolin slowly melt away in noemie lafrance’s newest. salt pile (corner of pike slip and south st), $20. >>
12:30pm: author/musician rick moody (the four fingers of death) sets an eerie mood with his love for b-horror movies and the uncanny. bryant park reading room, free. >>
6pm: wfmu's 'seven second delay' live broadcast comedy + variety hour features world record speed eater crazy legs conti, comedy writer tom leopold, a gay writer, and a reverend who wishes he wasn't. ucb, $5. >>
gates @ 6:30pm, film @ 8pm (thru 8/28): the central park conservancy film festival continues with the taking of pelham 1 2 3 (2009), free >>
7pm: the finger on the pulse bbq blowouts wrap up the season with food prepared by carroll gardens fave frankie's sputino, plus a dj set by andrew wk. good company (10 hope st, bk), $5/plate. >>
7-10pm: sample 4 beers with a cheese pairing for $6 and grab $5 grilled sausage samplers at huckleberry bar >>
8pm: berlin-based stereo total mix synth-pop, punk, french chanson, and everything else that strikes their fancy... and put on one helluva fun show. bonus: free after party across the street w. dj set from the band's françoise cactus. lpr, $12. >>
8pm: the sweet divines have one 'heckuva summer soul party' with binky griptite (of the dap kings), inyang bassey (with moby, maybe?), maxine brown, eli 'paperboy' reed, more. rockwood music hall's stage 2, $12. >>
8pm: bear hands, class actress, and ha ha tonka interpret the iconic playboy rabbit in their own musical/fashionable style at 'rock the rabbit.' highline ballroom. $12 in adv/15 @door. >>
coming up
8/26 6-9pm: midtown's turtle bay and big brothers big sisters team up for a 3-hours of 1/2 price drinks and appetizers for a $10 donation >>
sales, deals, freebies
recently opened totale pizza (st. marks pl.) offers up their margherita pies for $5 >>
get your sugar fix at a new vegan bakery in williamsburg (via free williamsburg) >>
what the what? sliced bagels are taxed, but whole ones are not? (via grub street) >>
brokelyn tells you which restys to byob >>
newyorkology rounds up hotels under the $208 nyc average rate >>
another chance to win a $250 ticket to fashion's night out 9/7 runway show >>
$25 restaurant.com gift certificates are just $2 with discount code 'clearance' >>
save u to 75% off vintage duds at screaming mimi's >>
save $25 off your order of $75 or more at ebags.com (use code em25cn10) >>
free mp3: eternal summers 'pogo' >>
free mp3: a sunny day in glasgow 'drink drank drunk' >>
group deals
enjoy a wine, meat and cheese tasting at union square's vintage irving for $50 (reg $100) >>
$15 worth of food and drinks at 30 rock's tri tip grill for $7 >>
$40 credit at long island city's ethereal boutique for $20 >>
luxury manicure/pedicure at midtown's allure day spa for $28 ($68 value) >>
$85 credit at mywinesdirect.com for $40 >>
