August 21, 2008
The Weekender
The Weekend Starts Here
Beijing to Flushing in one weekend...
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FRIDAY SWOOSH
The sneaker giants land downtown with the first Nike Sportswear shop in the world, bearing exclusive sweats,
windbreakers and custom running shoes so you can color-coordinate with your gym's paint job...provided you
can elbow your way past the crowd of sneakerheads.
411: Opens Aug 22 at 10am, 21 Mercer St (between Grand and Howard) |
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FRIDAY WINDBAG
Friday is your last chance to take a ride in Central Park's hot-air balloon, affording you unparalleled
views of the city from 30 stories up, and making you feel like you've just finished a really cheesy movie
from 1986. Only it's better, because it's real life.
411: 7am-10pm through Aug 22, Central Park, Cherry Hill (72nd St, West of Bethesda Fountain), check weather at 617-314-6241 |
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FRIDAY CLOWNING
The subterranean townhouse/resto/late-night cocktail haven is unveiling a new drink list at week's end, and
giving us a whole new lease on nightlife. At the moment, it's shrouded in secrecy, but our tipsters say it
may or may not include a
caketail.
411: 181 W. 10th St (at 7th Ave S.), 212-488-2626 |
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WEEKEND SALE-ING
This all-under-$100 sale will set you up with seersucker hoodies, button-downs and a generally fresh-faced
preppy demeanor.411: Starting at 12pm, Aug 22-23, 64 Macdougal St (at W. Houston), 212-643-0406 John Varvatos The rockist of fashion guys is marking down stock, including men's sportswear, shoes and suits up to 75 percent off. Sadly, he's leaving the amps at home. 411: 8am-7:30pm, Aug 20-22, 260 5th Ave, (between 28th and 29th) |
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SUNDAY WARM-UP
A longtime trade secret, this off-the-menu US Open event lets ticketless fans take a gander at top players
warming up. You'd better get there well before the 11am start time though; you're up against Nadal groupies
and Eurotourists with jet lag on their side.
411: 11am, Aug 24, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing, 718-760-6200 |
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WEDNESDAY Q
The master of the sweet-savory divide is luring foodies out to Brooklyn for a night of roasted
pig, Heartschallenger ice cream and absinthe shots to turn this into more than the usual beer-and-bacon
hoedown. Sadly, you'll have to provide your
own gummy bear.
411: 7-11pm, Aug 27, Hope Lounge, 10 Hope St (between Roebling and Havemeyer), 718-218-7191 |
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