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08/12/10
The weekend is like the week, only more.
BRAND-NEW PERKS
A Gratis Week at Crunch. Also: Race an Audi.
This week, Perks is bringing you a chance to spend a day at the track, racing Audi’s sportiest machines
around Infineon Raceway. Also: a weeklong membership and personal training session at Crunch, on the house.
Because you only like to sweat in the presence of a live DJ.
- 411:
- See more on Perks
LIVE NUDES
Models Without Clothes for Art
We’ve long held that art is worth fighting for, especially when art consists of a bevy of unclothed bodies
in the CV Lounge under the Rivington Hotel. Do your part for art by stopping by tonight for a glass of
liquid inspiration accompanied by a twist of more visual creative encouragement.
- 411:
- Aug 12, 11pm, $15, CV at The Hotel on Rivington, 105 Rivington St, 646-202-9458, tickets here
HOLDING COURT
Well-Sculpted Drinks at the Whitney
This summer thing isn’t going to last forever, so you might consider maximizing your happy hours with
outdoor parties like the one in the Whitney’s sculpture courtyard. On Friday, you’ll be joined by a band
that plays boom boxes stacked into towers, an all-girl psychedelic group from LA and whatever avant-garde
musical concept you’re willing to bring to the table.
- 411:
- Aug 13, 7pm, Whitney Live, 945 Madison Ave (at 75th St), 212-570-3600
SALE-ING
80% Off at Gargyle
With a massive assortment of labels and styles, all dropped into bins, a visit to the Gargyle sale on Friday
is like bobbing for apples. If apples were made of Fred Perry shirts and Acne coats, and priced at 80% off.
- 411:
- Aug 13-15, 11am-7pm, Gargyle, 16A Orchard St (between Hester and Canal), 917-470-9367
WORLD BASKETBALL
The Best Team You’ll Ever Watch
If the World Cup left you with an insatiable appetite for international competition, this weekend’s World
Basketball Festival is arriving just in time. National teams—including Team USA—are playing outside on
Saturday at Rucker Park and inside on Sunday at MSG, with a boatload of NBA stars playing (Durant, Rondo,
Howard) and around to watch (LeBron, Kobe). Remember, it’s always fun to watch France lose.
- 411:
- Aug 14, 3-7pm, Rucker Park, 155th St and Eighth Ave; Aug 15, 1pm, Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, tickets here
PIZZA SANDWICH
Because Pizza by Any Other Name
We can all agree that it’s basically impossible to make pizza better. All that’s left is to make it
different. At Kesté in Greenwich Village, different means forgetting about the sauce and cheese, adding
greens and prosciutto, and then folding the whole pie into a “pizza sandwich.” Which tastes remarkably
like pizza.
- 411:
- Pizza Insalata, available now at Kesté, 271 Bleecker St, 212-243-1500
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