6pm (thru 9/20): the bryant park fall festival kicks off the first of eight after-work performances. tonight: the new york city ballet. free. >>
6pm: $15 gets you endless tastings from 10+ brooklyn restaurants @ metromix’s 'hot plates live' at the bell house >>
6:30pm: get an inside look of some of greenwich village’s notable private interiors at this slide lecture @ merchant’s house museum, free (rsvp) >>
7pm: the 14th annual broadway blessing (kicking-off the new theatre season) honors the late lynn redgrave and celebrates the 50th anniversaries of to kill a mockingbird and the fantasticks. cathedral church of st. john the divine, free. >>
8pm (+20, 27): september is arrested development month @ the knitting factory! watch your favorite episodes, chow down on free frozen bananas and enjoy a.d. related fun (live music from the nevernudes, trivia, etc). free. >>
8pm: prince rama celebrate their new record, released today on animal collective's label. glasslands, $12 adv/$15 door. >>
10pm: beatles burlesque returns to public assembly with fab four cover band ticket to ride playing songs by british invasion bands the who, the kinks, the zombies, more. $10. >>
coming up
9/14 6:30pm: comic reggie watts and soul singers naomi shelton + the gospel queens put on a free show at fort greene park >>
9/19: fslc's tribute to john hughes features 6 of his most popular films. bonus: molly ringwald q+a following screening of pretty in pink. $12 each. bonus bonus: 9/20 panel discussion led by director kevin smith features anthony michael hall, judd nelson, molly ringwald and ally sheedy at good units at hudson (356 w. 58th st). free (rsvp). >>
9/25 10am-2pm: think you’ve got the skills (and the patience to complete a 14 page application) to win bravo’s work of art? if so, grab your portfolio + head to this open casting @ brooklyn museum. >>
9/24-10/10: the new york film festival serves up screenings, events, talks (olivier assayas, david fincher, mike leigh, julie taymor, others), more. $12-20, plus $10 rush tickets one hour before screenings. >>
sales, deals, freebies
7pm: free pilates at om factory's 37th st + 8th ave location (rsvp) >>
yerba buena perry (1 perry st) celebrates their one-year anniversary with $1 caipirinhas all night + free small bites from 5-7pm >>
thru 9/22: buy-on-get-one free @ jamba juice (coupon) >>
group deals
get a free coffee from street sweets >>
one-month membership at any of crunch's 10 manhattan and brooklyn locations for $39 ($135 value) >>
no dental insurance? get a full exam, x-rays, cleaning + whitening, plus orthodontic/veneers consultation for $79 ($1,010 value) >>
