7pm: enjoy booze, books, and brownies with three ladies who left rolling stone to pursue their own creative endeavors. plus, music from amy klein and the blue star band. word, free (rsvp). >>
7pm: meet director steven soderbergh and mma champion gina carano at a sneak preview of their film haywire. fslc, $20. >>
7:30pm: flutist and international contemporary ensemble (ice) founder claire chase celebrates the release of her second solo album with guests including the enseble at lpr, $10 >>
7:30 (thru 1/29): groundbreaking guitarists perform a diverse array of music at the multimedia new york guitar festival.tonight: silent films/live guitars with my brightest diamond and keller williams. merkin concert hall, $20-$25. >>
8pm: this week's 'tell your friends' comedy show features myq kaplan, christian finnegan, liam mceneaney, alex castle and host myka fox. lolita, $5. >>
8pm: tonight's 'mr. coconuts' comedy show features dave hill, mike albo, john roberts and host gabe delahaye. union hall, $5. >>
8:30pm: the good natured and aislyn play chill electronic beats at glasslands, $12 >>
coming up
new classes at brooklyn brainery: archery field trip, edward west browning's antics in jazz-age new york, make homemade chocolate truffles, gift boxes, and cards for your valentine, more >>
1/18 8pm: the secret science club learns us on stars, dark matter, and black holes with nyu astrophysicist and cosmologist david hogg. bell house, free. >>
1/18 8pm: celebrate the 40th anniversary of the rolling stones' classic album exile on main st by showing off your jagger moves with live band karaoke. brooklyn bowl, $5. >>
1/18 8:30pm: mivos quartet performs a new string quartet by patrick higgins (animal), littlefield $10 adv, $12 door >>
1/19 7pm (+ 2/9, 2/23): forget the treadmills, keep your new year's resolution with competitive sprints + relays at the washington heights armory indoor track - run to a different theme each thursday from britpop to elvis. $20. >>
1/19 8pm: here you come again: alt-country singer addie brownlee sings dolly parton at the second annual 'i beg your pardon?!' to mark dolly's 66th birthday. living room, $10. >>
1/19 8pm: enjoy laughs and catharsis at jon friedman's 'the rejection show,' featuring the rejected material of singer-songwriters and musicians and the stories that go with them. tonight: ted leo, corn mo, and the gregory brothers. littlefield, $8 adv, $10 door. >>
1/19 9pm: boston post punkers mission of burma play mhow, $20 >>
sales, deals, freebies
get a one-year subscription to time out new york for $18 ($29 value) >>
see the complete and condensed stage directions of eugene o'neill, volume 1, early plays/lost plays at the barrow street theatre 1/26-28 for $10 (reg $20) >>
thru 1/19: take 30% off your order at banana republic, gap, and old navy. enter code 'newyou' at checkout to receive discount.
every tues thru 2/7: the ice rink at rockefeller center celebrates 75 years with $7.50 skating, including skate rental (reg $12 admission + $9 rental) >>
group deals
$100 to spend at dylan prime in tribeca for $50 >>
3, 6, or 10 tacos and enchiladas at oaxaca in brooklyn and manhattan for $6-18 ($12.75-42.50 value) >>
men's haircut at ene salon in the east village for $15 ($50 value) >>
two bowling games per person plus shoe rental for 2, 4, or 6 at frames in midtown for $26-78 ($54-162 value) >>
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