Alan is on a roll this week! Today he finds us free music:

NYmag.com has a fabulous Google Map for fashionistas with expensive taste and empty wallets!

They write:

With a flood of discounts going on throughout the city and lines of bargain hunters snaking through stores, what you need is a plan of attack. We’ve mapped out more than 50 Thanksgiving-weekend sales, from early-morning bargains (25 percent off at H&M before 10) to freebies and festive perks (hot cider at Billy Reid and Tommy Hilfiger; Champagne at Duo). Plus, scroll down for a preview of which items will be on sale — including cashmere, handbags, boots, books, holiday cards, and more — so you can check off your gift list in advance.

Click here to view their complete listings and map: http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/11/black_friday.html

Guest blogger Alan Danzis returns! And so does his Geekiness! Read on about the amazing Black Friday Old Navy deal he scouted...

One of my favorite video game blogs, Joystiq, is reporting that a leaked circular for Old Navy is offering anyone who pays $20 in-store on Black Friday gets a free copy of Lego Rock Band on any video game console of their choice.

Rock Band, like Guitar Hero, is a video game that allows you to use fake plastic instruments to “play” real world songs. The Lego toy line has been partnering on a number of video games the past few years and has seen a resurgence in their brand because of it—I played the Star Wars one, but never got around to the Batman or Indiana Jones ones. Alas, this shows the Rock Band franchise is getting just as tired and out of new ideas as the Guitar Hero one. Really, Legos?

So while I can’t say Lego Rock Band was going to be on my Christmas list (Santa, don’t forget, I want Assassin’s Creed 2 and Modern Warfare 2… thanks!), giving the $46.99 game away for free seems pretty good, if you have young kids—or still love Legos.

For geekiness around the clock, follow Alan at www.twitter.com/adanzis

SpaSally.com and Vada Spa bring you their infamous free spa party November 23, Noon- 7 pm!

Perhaps you'll actually be able to get an appointment since many people will be away this week a la Turkey Day...

Free Spa Party
Nov 23 2009
12:00 -7:00pm

Vada Spa
387 Avenue of the Americas (6th avenue)
(between Wavery Place & Greenwich Avenue)
New York City, NY 10014
212.206.1572
info@vadaspa.com

SUBWAY: A, B, D, E and F STOP: West 4th street - Washington Square Station

BUS: M5, M6, M8, X27, X28, X29, and X6STOP: 6th Avenue, Waverly Place vicinity


Thanks to www.theskint.com for the tipoff!

I saw this on NewYorkology and nearly peed my pants!

Present Laughter (a Broadway show) is selling preview tickets for just $10! Pricing is normally $66.50 – $116.50! There's supposedly only 100, so call now. I got mine and called under 10 minutes ago.

Tickets may be purchased online, via phone (212) 719-1300, or at the box office. Use the code ACCESS10 (I had to dig this up off some random theater community forum because NewYorkology and the site it links to didn't have the code and you NEED the code. Ah, the power of a Google keyword search!)

Linger Lounge is hosting a 'naughty girl' shopping party. Free to attend, complimentary discounted drinks and treats!

Head over to Brooklyn on December 6th - what else you got going on? Eh?

RSVP: http://bpevent.eventbrite.com/

Guest will get to shop a luxurious line of beauty treats, flirty lingerie and frisky bedroom accessories while enjoying drinks and savory treats.

To get the word out about their services, Tailwaiters is giving away a free hotdog at the Sunday game.

TAILWAITERS is hosting a free tailgate! All we are asking for is a canned food item, to be donated to the NJ Food Bank, in exchange for a perfectly charred hot dog, courtesy of TAILWAITERS!

1:00 PM at the Giants Stadium (sorry, couch surfers)
NY Giants vs. the Atlanta Falcons

So if you like sports and will be at the stadium, hit them up. I'll be in bed recovering from Saturday.

More about Tailwaiters:

The guys at Tailwaiters make it easy and bring to the entire tailgate to you for the first time this football season. Food? Check. Grill? Check. Beer helmets and personal chef? For an additional charge, double check.

And when it comes game time, all you have to do is head into the stadium and cheer your team on to victory, because Tailwaiters will take care of your mess.

Cheap shots - you can't say no. Plus, get a Free Hot Dog with every drink purchased at full price.


Who: 8coupons.com & Doghouse Saloon

What: Unlimited 88 cent Dirty Dog shots! (You have to come and see for yourself what's in them!)

When: Thursday, November 19th, 2009 8PM - 11PM

Where: Dirty Dog Saloon - Lower East Side - 152 Orchard Street (Between Rivington and Stanton)

Why: Exclusive 8coupons OCHO LOCO! offer for 88 cents to celebrate the opening of the Doghouse Saloon (which happened last month October 9th, 2009)

How: Text yourself the special OCHO LOCO! mobile coupon from 8coupons.com and show your phone to the bartender to redeem.

Bonus: Come Hungry - Free Hot Dog with every drink purchased at full price.

Graffiti Art + Free Beer + Brooklyn = chill evening.

"Friday, we are hosting an incredible event right here in Brooklyn, USA! The event is to celebrate the launch of "Piecebook Reloaded: Rare Graffiti Drawings 1985-2005." We will be holding an art exhibit by Piecebook artist, Keo and book signing by various Piecebook artists. Special guest appearances by DJ's Clark Kent and Bobbito. This will be history in the making so don't miss out!"

RSVP: events@dirtydebutantenyc.com

Fashion Show! My friend is in it so you should all go! Proceeds to a good cause.

Free California Flatbreads(TM) on Jamba Juice's tab tomorrow (Tuesday) from 2-5PM, to the first 150 customers! No purchase required.

They're marketing the flatbreads as a snack (all of them are under 330 calories) but I don't see LeanCuisine's 200 calorie frozen dinners marketing themselves as a snack, so this could probably work as lunch for the low-cal minded.

The California Flatbreads(TM) contain no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives and no high fructose corn syrup and are available in 4 flavors:

--Tomo Artichoko(TM) Flatbread
--Smokehouse Chicken Flatbread
--MediterranYum(TM) Flatbread
--Four Cheesy(TM) Flatbread





GET YOUR FREE FOOD HERE
I'm awesome and called and confirmed these locations
(other locations that may or may not be part of the promotion can be found here)

--1381 6th Ave, New York, NY‎ - (212) 956-3719‎ (called and confirmed)
--1700 Broadway & 54th - 212.956.3719 (called and confirmed)
--712 7th Ave - 47th & Broadway - 212.582.1915 (called and confirmed)
--9 West 42nd Street, Bryant Park - 212.730.9338 (called and confirmed)
--1440 Broadway, Broadway and 40th/NYC - 212.354.3435 (called and confirmed)
--599 Lexington Ave, New York, NY‎ - (212) 752-6786‎ (called and confirmed)
--325 Fifth Avenue, 5th Ave. & 32nd St. - 212.213.3369 (called and confirmed)

Read Serious Eat's review of the flatbreads back during their TESTING stage: http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2009/08/jamba-juice-california-flatbreads-we-ate-them-you-dont-have-to.html

Jamba's Feel Good Moments campaign will run in participating stores until January 4, 2010. Download a Feel Good Buck and learn more information about the campaign at http://www.jambajuice.com/.

**In addition to the Feel Good Events, Jamba plans to give away 30 million Jamba 'Feel Good Bucks'--vouchers worth anywhere from $1 towards a Jamba Juice product purchase to $10,000 in cash-- during the course of this promotion.

My galpal AKA the eFlirt Expert is hosting a tweetup tomorrow. Open bar 6-7! Go get em'!

Come Drink with Us!

Hosted By: @eFlirtexpert & @URwingman
Hashtag: #FreeDrinks

Join eFlirtexpert and URwingman for free cocktails!

Who are we? We're dating coaches. Laurie Davis is the eFlirt expert and specializes in online dating. Thomas Edwards, The Professional Wingman focuses on "in-real-life" dating and lifestyle.

When you mention the Tweetup at the door, you'll get a free wristband for the open bar from 6-7 pm. Includes bottled and draft beer, house wine and premium liquor.
Please RT and use #FreeDrinks.

Add to Calendar

Tuesday, November 17
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Butterfield 85
E 38h Street
(Between 5th and Madison)
New York, New York 10016

Here's another fantabulous deal scouted from Fantabulously Frugal: get a free one year subscription to Wine Spectator!

Click here and fill out the survey: tp://www.rewardsgold.com/mags/wine_em/sg_wine_spe_pg1.htm

BTW, Rewards Gold is legit - I receive free subscriptions to BusinessWeek and Interview from their past surveys, so I feel pretty confident passing along this freebie.

Aveda is pretty expensive - but not when it's free!


Click here and print out this email to claim your free travel-size Rosemary Mint Hand and Body Wash from Aveeda!

BTW, this is a national deal so anyone can partake.

Many thanks to Fantabulusly Frugal for publishing this deal!

A VH1 party sounds fun.

NewYorkGirlStyle, Project CityGirl and VH1, hosted by Libby Keatinge
Gansevoort Hotel
WED, November 18
7-9 pm
RSVP: www.newyorkgirlstyle.com/rsvp

Libby Keatinge: www.thefablife.com

In college and want to go see Death Cab for Cutie for free? MTV Woodie Awards are casting.













PERFORMANCES BY:

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

Major artist coming soon

THE DEAD WEATHER

MATT & KIM

AND MORE

APPEARANCES BY:

MANY ARTIST, NAMES WILL BE RELEASED SOON

WE WANT MANY TRUE FANS OF EACH BAND TO HAVE TICKETS.- WE ARE GIVING AWAY HUNDREDS OF FREE TICKETS

EVERYONE WILL SEE ALL BANDS. We wont be sending out tickets until 10 DAYS OUT FROM SHOW, but apply now. THERE WILL ALSO BE A MAJOR SECRET PERFORMANCE NOT LISTED.

DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE 2009 MTVu WOODIE AWARDS? MTV is looking for all college students to be part of the audience for the filming of the 2008 MTVu Woodie Awards in New York City. Tickets are Free and available exclusively to our members, but space is limited so hurry and apply for your ticket. You must be over 18 years old to apply for this show.

I know we all suffer from extreme brokeness around the holidays, especially if you have significant others, an extremely extended generous-hearted family, and/or more friends than you shake a a pay stub at. To help, I'm compiling a list of cheap last minute, recession-priced holiday gifts you WON'T be embarressed to give.

If you have any tips or items you think should be included, please email me here: nycrecessiondiary AT gmail.com

I'm also interested in hearing from any publicists or business owners that have a product they think will fit into these categories.

I'll be listing a few items that look expensive at first glance (hello, technology) but are actually worth every penny. Perhaps these will be gifts you give yourself ;)

So send me your ideas, and even better, your WANTS!

The guide will hit December 1st (because who really shops before then unless you're one of those lovely mommy bloggers who have it all figured out?!). Plus, it will be in PDF format for easy print-and-shop!

Now that I've said this, I better make this happen.

I need a beer.

Open bar tomorrow night, two hours, at the new venue Veranda.

Why do I keep thinking about the font Verdana?

Found via UrbanDaddy:

November 13th

Sitting on some spacious real estate in Sheridan Square, this new Mediterranean hookah lounge answers the West Village’s call for sheesha and tzatziki lamb. And to celebrate its soft opening, it’s having a two-hour open bar from 9 to 11pm. But the deal’s limited to drinks. Stuffed grapes leaves don’t grow on trees.

Veranda

17th Ave (at 10th Street)

Booze and movies in a Brooklyn art space. Word.

In an era when movies are often reduced to the solitary screens of laptops and iPods, the acclaimed Cinema 16 series offers a true revival of the medium. Pairing obscure vintage film programs with live scores composed and performed by specially chosen musicians, Cinema 16 recreates the shared experience and awe of the 1920's silent film era.

The Saturday, November 21st edition of Cinema 16 will be housed in DUMBO's beautiful new Galapagos Art Space. Admission and cocktails will be complimentary, courtesy of Drambuie, the fabled Scottish spiced whiskey. The program includes two PSA's and one educational video from the 60s and 70s:

Styling and Experimenting, 1964 - illustrates the process of designing the "new" Mustang
One Got Fat: Bicycle Safety, 1963 - A group of children in ape masks demonstrate the dangers of biking in this strange and dark PSA.

Solar System, 2nd Edition, 1977 - The academic film masterpiece of Tom Smith (Star Wars special effects maestro).These Are Powers, a Brooklyn-based band, will perform an original soundtrack written specifically for this program. With DJ Jack Shine.

Saturday, November 21st, 7:30pm
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited capacity, free event; admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
RSVP here.

A Chop't salad will easily wring you dry of at least $11. Get your non-money's worth today at their NEW Times Square location!

LIVE TRAINING WEDNESDAY, NOV 11th
11:30am - 1:30pm or until the food runs out

Chop't Creative Salad Company
NEW TIMES SQUARE LOCATION!
1460 Broadway (btwn 41st/42nd streets)
NYC

To get our staff ready, we invite you to come put them to the test and try our food
FOR FREE before we open our newest location to the public.

LUNCH IS ON US!

Thanks to www.stylemecheaply.blogspot.com for the heads up!

Elaine had SWEET SUCCESS with getting her salad! Check out her post, complete with pictures: http://elaineperlov.blogspot.com/2009/11/everyone-loves-free-lunch.html

Artsy booze! Check it:

ArtistsinAuction, the premiere online art auction company, wants to invite you to our preauction launch party!Come and meet several local, talented artists, view their work and share in conversation and cocktails.

Thursday, November 19
studioimc
95 Morton Street
(between Greenwich and Washington Streets)
7th Floor
New York, NY 10014
7:00pm-9:00pm

To RSVP to this event, please contact info@artistsinauction.com

For more information: www.artistsinauction.com

Like Skype?

Love this.

Free drinks, food and learn cutting edge things.

Win, win.

Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Ave
6-9pm
November 17, 2009

RSVP: skype@nextwebonline.com

Even though I'm pretty loyal to a different brand of tampons (hello o.b.!), a free supply of Kotex will not be shunned in my apartment!

Thanks to I Heart Saving Money I came across this Kotex giveaway where every 28 days they announce a winner of a years supply of Kotex. Sign up here: http://www.kotex.com/NA/Sweepstakes.aspx



If you're a guy I'm sorry you had to read this. But, since you read it anyway, why not sign up for your wife/girlfriend/that girl you stalk? If you win she'll be pretty happy, even if you're her stalker.

2-hour free beer party, via Thrillist:

"Thirsty? On Wed 11/18, from 6-8pm, hit The Irish Rogue for complimentary, 25oz Foster's Oil Cans while supplies last, and giant Foster's koozies big enough to fit around said Oil Cans -- or two cans of lesser beer, and a hilariously obese ferret. For directions, hit TheIrishRogue.com. To RSVP, email oilcans@thrillist.com by Tue 11/17."

@8coupons: Mr. Chow (57th 1st & 2nd) giving away a #free bottle of Rose to every table til December15th. #NYC Nice! http://bit.ly/4tU4j9

7 Eleven has apparently introduced a 3.99 bottle of wine! AMAZING. Can't beat Trader Joe's 2 buck chuck, but when it comes to lines at Trader Joes, I'll gladly pay an extra $2 for a bottle at 7 Eleven. Hey-ooo!

BTW, it's called Yosemite Road.

Full Story at Fast Company

Next Saturday, skip brunch and head over to this Susie's Supper Club event. Food samples and cocktails, I'm sure you all can make a meal of it.

Get two free Svedka drinks at Morgan's Hotel Group hotels through Nov. 30. Pretty awesome!

SHOW THIS OFFER ON YOUR HANDHELD TO BARTENDER TO REDEEM.

New York locations:

Royalton New York
Bar 44
44 West 44th Street

Hudson Hotel
Hudson Bar & Library
356 West 58th Street

Thanks www.sociallysuperlative.com!

Via Eater.com's Dealfeed:

The Deal: To celebrate its tenth anniversary, East Village Brazilian restaurant Esperanto is hosting a party with free feijoada, free caipirinhas, live music, and dancing.

UPDATE! See below!

According to My Baton Rouge Mommy, Old Navy is selling all their scarves for $1 on Saturday! WTF?!

Lets call Old Navy and see if this is true...

*RING RING*

Pleasant sounding Old Navy Customer Service Man: "Hello, how can I help you today?"
Me: "HI! I saw a promotion online saying you all are selling scarves for $1 on Saturday. Is that true?"
Pleasant sounding Old Navy Customer Service Man: "Hold on for a minute, let me see if I can confirm that..."

*music*

Pleasant sounding Old Navy Customer Service Man: "Hello Miss. Yes, it is true. The scarves will be a dollar on Saturday"
Me: "Is there a limit?"
Pleasant sounding Old Navy Customer Service Man: "Yes, a limit of 5."
Me: "Thank you!"

Hit the store on Saturday, people! Doors open at 9 am.

Old Navy Flagship
http://www.oldnavy.com/
150 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001
(212) 594-0049

Check out the scarves available, regular price is about $12: http://www.oldnavy.com/products/scarves-cold-weather-womens-clothes-C50305.jsp

Via Maxine's comment, I called old Navy AGAIN and they confirmed that it's only the performance fleece scarves! Normally $5, still not a bad deal! Check out the scarves here: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=46054

Free Papa Johns medium sized pizza with a $10 online order? Sounds excellent to me.

Found this awesome deal via Frugal RI Mama:

"Become a Fan of Papa John’s on facebook and you will get a FREE Medium Cheese Pizza!

All you have to do is become a fan today and then tomorrow (11/4) check your facebook updates for the code. You must purchase your pizza online and make a $10.00 minimum purchase to receive your FREE pizza.

This offer ends Monday, November 9th. For additional details, visit their facebook page."

Today's Thrillist brings word of a November 10th party in Soho:

Nooka Party

Tuesday, Nov 10
7:30-10pm
40 Thompson St, near Broome
SoHo

Hit up the wacky watchster’s pop-up bash to peep the brand’s figurine mascot as customized by 16 global artists, enter for a chance to win one of 30 set-aside gift bags stuffed with fresh product, and imbibe libations courtesy of Belvedere and Singha, so even if you don't win a bag you'll still be half in it.

Get on the list by sending an email with THRILLIST in the subject line to RSVP@Nooka.com

When something is supported by Kathy Griffin, you know it's going to be fun.

Get $8 tickets to "JOE MARSHALL'S THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER!", normally costing $35.00 to $45.00!

“The title alone is brilliant!” - Kathy Griffin

It’s time for the annual holiday production for a struggling
gay theatre company in West Hollywood. Jim, the pot-
smoking straight tech guy, offends M&M, the eclectic
playwright, causing him to walk out and take his script
with him. Now the crazy and drama-addicted team has just
a few weeks to produce the “gayest Christmas pageant ever.”
This holiday camp-fest is a fast-paced comedy packed with
hilarious dialog and over-the-top characters.

The Actors’ Playhouse
100 7th Ave South, New York City
(Take the 1 Train to Christopher St/Sheridan Sq
or A,B,C,D,E,F,V to W 4th St)
www.Alternativetheatreco.org

$8 TICKETS TO THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES (Reg. $35):
Fri 11/13 at 8pm
Sat 11/14 at 8pm
Sun 11/15 at 5pm

Fri 11/20 at 8pm
Sat 11/21 at 8pm
Sun 11/22 at 5pm
Mon 11/23 at 8pm

Fri 11/27 at 8pm
Sat 11/28 at 8pm

ONLINE:
Go to www.Ticketcentral.com and enter code COUP

BY PHONE:
Call 212.279.4200 and mention code COUP

IN PERSON:
Go to the Actors Playhouse Box Office - 100 7th Avenue South and show the Text on your cell phone with code COUP

For a $2 donation, come taste Thanksgiving deliciousness paired with wine!

Saturday, Nov. 14
2-6 pm
$2 donation per person; proceeds to City Harvest

Does turkey taste better with white or red? What do you pair with candied yams? You be the judge! City Bakery will provide tastes of roasted turkey with all the trimmings, alongside delicious sides. Dessert included.

Ten wines will be opened, from Champagne to Zinfandel.

Educate your palate and have some fun. Stock up for the holidays.

This was such a success last year that we had a line all the way to 5th Ave. To avoid lines, we're ticketing time slots with a $2 fee and giving proceeds to City Harvest.

Buy your tickets: https://bottlerocket.wufoo.com/forms/thanksgiving-workshop/

BOTTLEROCKET Wine and Spirit
www.bottlerocketwine.com
5 W 19th St
New York, NY
10011
(212) 929-2323

Move over Coovents, there's a new happy hour iPhone application in town: Happy Houred.

Free, fun (and frisky - grrr), Happy Houred makes it easy to find the perfect happy hour in any neighborhood, at any time, for any budget.

What I love is that it's not just an iPhone app (hello, limited outreach) but a fully functional, attractive website.

Plus, they aren't just NYC-focused:

So, how does Happy Houred make you happy? We give you access and control over every happy hour in our national database. That's right, we're national. And, to make sure all of the happy hours we offer are as up to date as possible, we let you tell us where to find the cheapest beers, tastiest half priced burgers, and craziest shot specials in your city.

But, we didn't want you guys to do all of the work. So, we did some homework for you, and found some of the best specials across the nation in these cities:

New York City
Los Angeles Area
San Francisco Bay Area
Boston Area
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Miami
Austin
San Jose
Portland
New Orleans

Pretty sick. So get with it and start adding your favorite bars, deals and uploading pictures!

Now, a personal request: can we please tie Happy Houred in with Foursquare?!

You can try Steaz, a zero calorie beverage that's made with natural and organic ingredients and in a glass bottle (available at Whole Foods) for free with a coupon!

http://www.steaz.com/promotion/FreeZeroCalorie/index.html

M. Levinson Jewelry, www.mlevinson.com, is hosting a holiday trunk show on 11/5/09 at Bio in Nolita.

While you partake the complimentary wine and cheese, shop wholesale prices with a 25% discount!

If you're unsure whether or not to buy on the spot, you'll get a coupon for a 20% discount for any purchases from the web site.

Excellent!

Today's Groupon gets you $50 worth of Mexican food from Maya Tequila Bar & Lounge for only $25!

While using a Groupon on a first date is freaking tacky, this is perfect for a budget evening out with friends (you can use it for food and drinks!)

Get yours before today ends because Groupon deals are only available for 24 hours.

Click here to buy yours!