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07/10/08
The weekend's not hot—it's sultry.
THURSDAY SALVAGE
Frying Pan Reopens
The dive bar on a salvaged ship gets salvaged one more time, with the same mussels, burgers and
international-waters-style hedonism that brought you there in the first place, now under a 1am curfew. It
was that or a Viking funeral…
- 411:
- 411: Pier 63 (at W. 23rd and West Side Highway), 212-989-6363
FRIDAY CONEY
6th Annual Softball Challenge USA
This charity softball game has a home-run derby, auctions and giveaways as sideshows, with celebrity players
drawn from the Giants, Jets, Nets and…Knicks. Feel free to start up a "Fire Isiah" chant for old
times' sake.
- 411:
- 411: 7-9:30pm, July 11, Coney Island's KeySpan Park, 1904 Surf Ave (at 19th St), Brooklyn
SATURDAY AIRPORTING
Global Entry
Registration is now open for Global Entry, a program that lets you whisk through JFK security as a
"registered traveler." As for your toothpaste…it's still up for grabs.
- 411:
- 411: Global Entry
SATURDAY SALE-ING
Paul Smith
The British dandy offers 30-50 percent off spring and
summer stock in his Soho, Flatiron and online venues, in case the weather has you looking for
rainbows…
- 411:
- 411: Through July 13, 108 5th Ave (at 16th St), 212-627-9770; 142 Green St (between W. Houston and Prince), 646-613-3060
SUNDAY BALLIN'
Brooklyn Petanque Tournament
This tourney sees 80 teams converging on the street outside a French bistro on the eve of Bastille Day. We
only hope the pastis specials are enough to pacify the petanque-crazed mob.
- 411:
- 411: 11am, July 13, outside Bar Tabac, 128 Smith St (at Dean), Brooklyn, 718-923-0918
MONDAY STANDING
Ricky Gervais at MSG
The original Office star finishes up his stateside stand-up run with three Midtown shows
that may or may not include bad dancing, British-people-drive-like-this jokes and a neurotically
precise impression of Steve Carell.
- 411:
- 411: 8pm, July 14, 15 and 16, WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, 7th Ave at 32nd St, 212-465-6741
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