6:30pm: work-in-progress documentary the pigeon game looks at the small but competitive world of homing pigeon racing in nyc. tenement museum, free (rsvp). >>
7:30pm (+ 9/3 @ mercury lounge): american analog set's andrew kenny brings his new band the wooden birds to the rock shop, $10 >>
7:45pm (thru 9/6): the met opera's outdoor screenings continue with les contes d’hoffmann. lincoln center plaza, free. >>
8pm: bar mitzvah jones = 'comedy, music and burlesque, told by the gals who learned to smoke at hebrew school.' city winery, $10 adv/$12 door. >>
coming up
9/3-26 5+10pm: the new york clown theatre festival kicks off with an opening day parade and train ride followed by an open-to-the-public pie fight (red noses and pies provided) and performance. the brick, free >>
9/3-5: the first nyc unicycle festival rides into town with demos, races, activities, more! >>
9/20: get your cheap grub on when trader joe’s opens at 72nd and broadway >>
sales, deals, freebies
6-8pm: save 30% off everything at lafayette street's inven.tory sale. bonus: free booze! >>
6:30pm (every weds thru 9/22): free hatha yoga class with a view of the hudson. riverside park south. >>
century 21 planned to replace lincoln triangle b+n >>
jónsi's (sigur rós) go is $3.99 at amazon.com >>
free mp3: flight 'turns to blood' >>
free mp3: warpaint 'elephants' >>
group deals
four-hour bike rental at bike rental central park for $15 (reg $30) >>
$100 toward any class at 3rd ward for $49 >>
men’s or women’s hair cut and blow dry at chelsea's antonio prieto salon fpr $67 (up to $135 value) >>
custom take-home teeth-whitening system from tribeca dental studio fpr $79 (reg $349) >>
microdermabrasion or lavender salt glow body treatment at spa hydra in long island city for $30-60 ($70-125 value) >>
