Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Giselle Itie, Charisma Carpenter, Gary Daniels, Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke... phew!
It opens on 8/13, but we’ve got 25 (!) pairs of passes for an advance screening of The Expendables on Tuesday, 8/10 at 7pm in the Union Square area. Seating is first come, first serve and not guaranteed, so please arrive early! (Please note that winners will need to register a profile with gofobo.com to print out screening passes.)
For a chance to win, just drop us a line (subject: 'Expendables') by 11:59pm tonight. Winners will be picked randomly and notified tomorrow.
11am (every sat): take a free, guided tour through section one of the highline. limited to 20 people. >>
1-8pm: we're not totally sure what's in store at the diesel block party at south street seaport, but elmo was crowd surfing at the one in philly >>
2pm: musical. saws. are. hot. the musical saw festival cuts into astoria's hellenic cultural center, $10 >>
doors @ 6:30pm: tweaked gameboys + nintendos provide the soundtrack at the reboot chipmusic concert series. littlefield, $10 adv, $12 dos. >>
7pm: play bingo against 30 rock's kenneth, sarah vowell, john oliver, more at 826nyc's literacy fundraiser. 572 5th ave. in park slope, $25. >>
7pm: daptone records super-soul revue! sharon jones + the dap-kings (backed by the bushwick philharmonic), budos band, and special guests put on one damn hot show. prospect park bandshell, $3 sug don. >>
7pm: balkan beat box = blend of balkan-mediterranean tradition, punk and pandemonium founded by ex-gogo bordello member tamir muskat. plus, 30+ member circus punk marching band mucca pazza (with cheerleaders!). lincoln center's damrosh bandshell, free. >>
7pm: sit on top of a block of ice and sled down a hill as if it were snow. except ya know its hot as hell outside. secret central park location, free. >>
8:30pm: the queens of pain try to keep the bronx gridlock tied down @ the hunter college sportsplex. $19.99 adv, $25 door. >>
10:30pm: what goes well with aerial cabaret and burlesque at galapagos? how about free haircuts? first 25 peeps free, $5 after. >>
sunday
11am-4pm: the hell's kitchen flea market gourmet food truck bazaar brings the rickshaw dumpling, krave, go burger and other yummy comestible vehicles together in one spot >>
11am-8pm: 8coupons celebrates 3 years by offering you 8-cent crepes at motek crepe. 125 st. marks (bet 1st ave + ave a). >>
gates @ 2pm: get all sweaty and stuff as cut copy and memory tapes come to the jelly pool party, east river state park, free >>
5-7pm, 8-10pm: find a roommate that doesn't suck at roommates wanted events in astoria and williamsburg. $5-10 sliding scale admission. >>
7:30pm: cellist peter gregson performs the music of steve reich, max richter, others at lpr, $10 >>
8pm (doors @ 6pm): enjoy a soothing evening on the beach at governor's island with modern folkies josh ritter + the royal city band, justin townes earle and dawn landes, free >>
8pm: 'movie mike' host an evening of 1936's flash gordon serials (shown in 16mm, not less!). union hall, free >>
8:30pm: barbès regulars slavic soul party bring their gypsy funk to pier I @ 70th street, free >>
+ all weekend
save 30% off your entire purchase at the ann taylor friends + family sale >>
last chance: buy-1-get-one free soft serve cone at participating baskin-robbins locations >>
thru 8/14: canadian choreographer paul-andre fortier performs a 30-minute dance in the same place at the same time everyday for 30 straight days. one new york plaza, free. >>
thru 8/14: catch 6 premieres over 6 weeks for the 17th annual ice factory performance season. the ohio theater's last season before closing. $15. >>
6:30-8:30pm (+ 8/13): what's who's in the box? a surprise 'celebrity' awaits inside an 8' x 8' mirrored box as part of art.party.theatre.company's performance art piece. bryant park's fountain terrace, free. >>
7pm: experimental organist marco benevento performs an original score to roger corman’s 1960 adaptation of edgar allan poe’s house of usher. white magic sets the tone. prospect park bandshell, $3 sug don. >>
7:30pm: neu! gets its due as michael rother, sonic youth's steve shelley and friends perform the music of the influential '70s krautrock band at lincoln center's damrosh bandshell, free >>
doors @ 7:30pm (film starts at sunset): 'throw me idol, i'll throw you the whip!' raiders of the lost ark screens on the flight deck of the intrepid, free >>
doors @ 8pm: la strada brings guitar, strings and accordion to littlefield, $8 >>
8pm: peek-a-boo! cuny prof. amy herzog gives an illustrated lecture on peepshows and the evolution of times square 1965-1975. observatory, $5. >>
sales, deals, freebies
10am-3:30pm (thru 10/8): free bike fridays continue at governors island >>
4-7pm (ends today): planet thailand 212 outpost boyd thai offers three free bottles of beer with every $25 prix fixe dinner (beers are just $2 with à la cart purchases) >>
cameras, accessories, you name it up to 50% off @ lomography (41 w 8th st bet macdougal + 6th ave) >>
The Cabbies from the Bronx look to steer their way to victory, while the Queens of Pain try to keep their foes tied down... Get ready for a bumpy ride!
Afterparty at Manitoba's
99 Avenue B, bet 6th and 7th Sts
GOTHAM GIRLS ROLLER DERBY
Saturday, August 7, 8:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Hunter College Sportsplex
68th & Lexington, Manhattan (near the 6 and F lines)
General Admission: $19.99 (adv), $25 (door), $35 VIP trackside (adv only)
Tickets available @ www.ggrdtix.com or Brown Paper Tickets (800) 838-3006
last chance: doc. henri-george clouzot’s inferno reveals recently discovered, breathtaking footage of an unreleased and unfinished film the great director obsessed over in 1964 (he filmed some scenes 70 times!). ifc, $12.50. >>
12:30pm (every thurs thru 8/12): popular musicals (on and off b'way) perform their hits on the lawn @ bryant park. this week: avenue q, fela!, million dollar quartet, freestyle love supreme, the fantasticks. free. >>
1pm:1pm: robyn makes a brief stop at the columbus circle borders to promote her new body talk part 1. free. >>
4-11pm: visit artists in their natural habitat at the gowanus studio space open house. bonus: kelso beer and four + twenty blackbirds pie will be served. , free. >>
music @ 6pm, film @sundown (every thurs thru 9/2): we can't quit this movie: brokeback mountain screens at brooklyn bridge's pier 1. free. >>
7pm: ‘godfather of hip-hop and neo soul’ gil scott-heron plays a mix of old + new songs @ marcus garvey park, free >>
12:30pm: writers take a fictional look at the economy at bryant park's reading room. with wsj reporter conor dougherty, jonathan dee (the privileges), martha mcphee (dear money), arthur nersesian (mesopotamia) and emily gray tedrowe (commuters). free. >>
6pm: indie songstress mia riddle and her band soothe you after a long hard day at bryant park's after work music performance series, 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. >>
7pm: winnie from the wonder years (danica mckellar) is all grown up and making algebra hot. borders columbus circle, free. >>
7pm: novelists peter hedges (what's eating gilbert grape) and jonathan tropper (this is where i leave you) discuss their experience of adapting their books to film. 92yt, $12. >>
7pm: soundpool fills the bellhouse with their shoegazey, effects-laden, dreamy pop. free vodka lemonade 7-8pm! $5. >>
7:30pm: 'you went to college for that?' storytellers dish out the skinny on sex, drugs, their senior thesis, and oh yeah, something from their majors. free absolute brooklyn 7:30-8:30pm. union hall, $10 >>
7pm: 'hobby' brings a limoncello maker, comic book aficionado, singer and record collector together to discuss how they spend their their recreational time at harvest, free (rsvp) >>
7pm: wannabe writers! learn the secrets of publishing from a panel that includes author sue shapiro (overexposed), new york times editor and author frank flaherty, and literary agent marian young. borders columbus circle, free. >>
7:30pm: free concerts at central park's naumburg bandshell come to a close w/ the knights performing rossini, beethoven, shastakovich, debussy and haydn. free. >>
8pm: we still can't even look at the ocean without thinking about jaws. red hooks' valentino pier. $1 gourmet popcorn from home/made. free admission. >>
8pm: 'what is best in life?' the raspberry brothers roasting the governator in conan the barbarian. the knitting factory, free. >>
8:30pm (every tues): the amateur astronomers association sets up camp at the high line and lets you peer at the cosmos through their high-powered telescopes, free >>
9pm: 'truth seeker'/emcee talib kweli returns to brooklyn bowl, accompanied by a live band and lyrical consorts, $5 >>
4-7pm (thru 8/6): planet thailand 212 outpost boyd thai offers three free bottles of beer with every $25 prix fixe dinner (beers are just $2 with à la cart purchases) >>
take half-off 1 1/4 lb. maine lobsters all day at city crab >>
battery park's dsw to close 8/21... save an additional 30% off all clearance merch >>
save up to 70% off the betsey johnson summer sale >>
arcade fire's new the suburbs is $3.99 on amazon >>
free mp3: mt. st. helens vietnam band 'leaving trails' >>
group deals
$20 credit at not just rugelach redeemable at four farmers markets trhoughout the city (union square, jackson heights, more) >>
get $35 worth of pan-asian food and drinks at the west village's chow bar >>
jersey city folks: $30 worth of small plates and booze at bar majestic for $15 >>
attend the rooftop yoga and wine event (with day pass) 8/9 or 26 at jcc of manhattan for $19 (reg. $50) >>
60-day membership plus one personal training session at complete body + spa's 2 manhattan locations for $60 ($348 value) >>
5 one-hour boot-camp calsses from mark darco fitness (park slope and brooklyn heights) for $35 (up to $100 value) >>
enjoy an in-home 60-minute massage or 30-min massage plus 30-min facial from chelsea + me skin corp for $75 ($140-180 value) >>
get a custom-made men's shirt for $84 ($140 value) at midtown's custom men >>
doors @ 5pm, film @ sunset (every mon thru 8/23): the bryant park film festival on the lawn continues with mia farrow, john cassavetes and ruth gordon in roman polanski's rosemary's baby (1968), free >>
8/3 7pm: writer/director edgar wright (shaun of the dead, hot fuzz) and actor michael cera discuss their new film, scott pilgrim vs. the world. apple soho, free. >>
8/4 7pm: winnie from the wonder years (danica mckellar) is all grown up and making algebra hot. borders columbus circle, free. >>
8/4 7pm: a brooklyn cyclones ticket plus hot dog, soft drink and chips for just a buck? yes, please! mcu park. >>
sales, deals, freebies
4pm-10pm (every mon thru 8/16): the bryant park time warner ice cream truck sells mister softee-style cones and cups for $1, with funds going to local museums >>
ny mag writes up indie bookstores, and compares what they'll pay you for a few trade-ins >>
every month, amazon.com selects 100 new and classic albums and offers them for just $5 each. for august, choose from the black keys, bonobo, avi buffalo, rosanne cash, patsy cline, miles davis, duke ellington w/ louis armstrong + john coltrane, 50 greatest pieces of classical music, norah jones, hot chip, la roux, lcd soundsystem, massive attack, ziggy marley, natalie merchant, kylie minogue, phoenix, radiohead, kenny rogers, shout out louds, regina spektor, stars, the temper trap, kt tunstall, more!
