<<<-Our Friends at Ultrasound StudiosSummer over halfway done and you’re tapped for cash (damn that share at Fire Island). So, just for you - this weekend it’s all about FREE events!
Have some fun and save what’s left of your cash for Labor Day!
Rumble on the River
Thursday, 8pm
Hudson River Park - Pier 54 (13th St. & Hudson River)
Feeling a void left by the end of the The Contender? Go check out amateur boxers duking it, all while grooving to live DJs and drinking a cold beer. Who could ask for more?
Sponsored by the Church Street Boxing Gym. For more info, visit: http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/summer2005/pop2005/rumble.htm
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Friday, 9pm
Crash Mansion, Bowery & Spring St.
Always a favorite, this week New York Underbelly presents bands featuring everything from garage rock to Depeche Mode covers to “70’s-style Power Pop�. There’s something for everybody!
As always – free admission from 9-11pm and FREE COCKTAILS 9-10pm
RSVP to rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com and tell them Julius sent you!
Brooklyn Underwater: Brooklyn for Free
Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Williamsburg - Bedford Ave. & at North 7th St.
Julius’ new favorite neighborhood is having a street festival featuring local music, artists and more.
Performers include Williamsburg Warriors, Bluestockings, ACT UP/NY, B.I.O. Tour Bus, Carfree Bedford, Transportation Alternatives, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, and Video Art by Gavin Kroeber of Fin Fast Fun and Idiot Machine
Visit www.brooklynunderwater.com and click on Shows for more details.
Neighborhoodies Dance Party
Saturday, 10pm – 4am
Rififi; 11th st between 1st & 2nd Aves.
Free admission all night, FREE COCKTAILS 10-11pm
Groove to Indie, Britpop, New Wave and Old School and score prizes when you wear you Neighbohoodies gear.
For those who don’t know, they sell clothing and accessories (everything from underwear to bags to pet stuff) that you can customize to match your personality in any way you can think of.
For more info, check out www.neighborhoodies.com
Tango and Tasting
Saturday, 4-6pm
Bacchus of NYC; Broadway between 70th & 71st
Sip free tastings of Argentinian wine, then get a tango lesson. How cultured!
"Against the Grain" Art Showing
Saturday, Noon - 10pm
CB's 313 Gallery, Bowery & Bleecker
Check out custom designed boards combining surf culture and punk rock. The boards will be auctioned, with proceeds benefitting the VHI Save the Music Foundation.
Music on the Boardwalk
Sunday, 1:30pm - ??
Cha Cha’s, Coney Island Boardwalk at Stillwell Ave.
Check out free live music and the wandering freak show on the Coney Island boardwalk,
and we don’t mean the one you have to pay to get in to – all while having a cheap beer
($3 Wise Guys & Wild Women drafts, they’re own brew) and getting some sun.
Empire Dance Open House
Sunday, 3-6pm
Empire Dance Studio; 25th st between 6th & 7th aves.
Build on all those tango moves you learned at Bacchus on Saturday. Empire will offer two FREE dance classes, including everything from swing to salsa to tango and more!
And, if you got a little cash to spare - check out the last weekend of the Summer Play festival. Tickets are only $10, they're done in a great venue and have awesome shows to choose from. besides, when's a deal like that gonna come along again without having to stand in line for hours with college students and tourists? Check out www.spfnyc.com
