AFFORDABLE AFTERNOON
It looks like it's gonna be a nice one. I am meeting an old friend for coffee in Union Square (I don't drink coffee, I order half a cup and then look at it) and then I'm starting a new job as the assistant director for a little festival in the East Village, which means I gotta go to worky work. But here are some things I would totally do today if I were free with no cares in the world:
I would have started with this one if I had woken up reallllly early:
(From Time Out NY's Now Do This list)
Divine intervention raises some rather tricky problems with free will, but do you really want to take the risk of going out without God as your copilot? Especially when you’re riding on New York’s roads? So get thee to the 12th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Ave at 112th St; blessingofthebikes.com; 9:30–10am, free), where Reverend Canon Thomas Miller will douse your handlebars with holy water and fallen cyclists will be remembered in absentia by a bagpiper
SUBWAY SANDWICH LOVERS CAN SHARE A LUNCH WITH SOMEONE or just buy one for later:
(from the Skint)
buy one get one free footlong sub during subway’s customer appreciation day at one of the chain's kagillion+ locations in nyc. >> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111231968889425&ref=mf
Everyone knows that Japanese people are the coolest in the world
(is that racist of me?):
(is that racist of me?):
(from Cheap Chick In The City)
Saturday April 10, 2010
J-cation with the Japan Society
1 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Travel to Japan without the jet lag! This 12-hour party/staycation features Japanese snacks and drinks, cooking demonstrations, workshops, msuic, film, and even Japanese game shows!Cheap Chick Info: $5 suggested donationLocation Info: Japan Society, 333 E. 47th StreetSubway: 4,5,6,7,S to Grand Central Terminal
J-cation with the Japan Society
1 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Travel to Japan without the jet lag! This 12-hour party/staycation features Japanese snacks and drinks, cooking demonstrations, workshops, msuic, film, and even Japanese game shows!Cheap Chick Info: $5 suggested donationLocation Info: Japan Society, 333 E. 47th StreetSubway: 4,5,6,7,S to Grand Central Terminal
I have a brown thumb and would like to scrub the brown off to reveal the green that I know is there, so this would be a good one for me: (plus, my sister says she saves hundreds of dollars a year growing her own veggies. awesome)
(from the freegan list)
Saturday, April 10 • Planting Workshop
Learn to grow veggies, herbs and fruits indoors and out. We'll start plants
from seeds, cuttings and tubers that participants can take away in pots for
planting wherever you like. Bring garden seeds, sprouty potatoes, empty flower
pots, garden gloves and hand tools if you have them, and food and drinks to
share. Media WILL be welcome with appointment.
When & Where? Meet at 2pm at the Campus Road Community Garden, Avenue H andOcean Avenue inside the gates of Brooklyn College. Take the 2 train to Flatbush
Avenue (Brooklyn College) station, then walk west around the college; or the Q
train to Avenue H (northbound) or J (southbound), then walk east to Ocean
Avenue. In case of severe rain we'll do it indoors; check with Madeline, (917)
538-7505.
Learn to grow veggies, herbs and fruits indoors and out. We'll start plants
from seeds, cuttings and tubers that participants can take away in pots for
planting wherever you like. Bring garden seeds, sprouty potatoes, empty flower
pots, garden gloves and hand tools if you have them, and food and drinks to
share. Media WILL be welcome with appointment.
When & Where? Meet at 2pm at the Campus Road Community Garden, Avenue H andOcean Avenue inside the gates of Brooklyn College. Take the 2 train to Flatbush
Avenue (Brooklyn College) station, then walk west around the college; or the Q
train to Avenue H (northbound) or J (southbound), then walk east to Ocean
Avenue. In case of severe rain we'll do it indoors; check with Madeline, (917)
538-7505.
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