New Year's Eve parties around town...... Happy New Years!!!

Do you have a party to attend? If not, you are in luck and listed below are several New Year's Eve events guaranteed to POP!

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Brooklyn Events:

Casino Royale... Glitz, Glam & Gamble... A Vegas Style New Year's Eve Party
Thursday, December 31st, 9:00pm at No.1 Front St. -One Front St. (corner of Old Fulton /Dumbo)

9pm-5am
Music by the Ahficionados, Soundproof Intl.,
& BKC's DJ Kohey

Dress Black Tie / Formal elegant attire
Complimentary Toast 12 Midnight
Red Carpet entry
Blackjack Tables (non-profit)
Food Served till 11pm
Admission $30 - $40 on-line ticket purchases
(Early Bird Special, $30 until midnight Dec 28, $40 there after, $50 @ the door)
Hosted by the Brooklyn Circus, Private Stock, & Pedigree

Purchase Tix Here: http://www.going.com/casinoroyale09

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Brooklyn PAINTDOWN New Year 2010

Thursday, December 31st, starting @ 10;00pm at 622 Degraw street Brooklyn, NY. 10pm-4am (Live body paint art Performances begin @ 10:30pm Sharp & Party after Midnite). $40 dollars advance tickets and $50 at the door. Littlefield is located at 622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues.

Take the M or the R train to Union Street, walk two blocks from the station to Degraw.

Littlefield is also located less than eight blocks from Atlantic Center Mall, Target, Pathmark, and several car service outposts.

see http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event-detail/?id=3119

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Manhattan Event:

NYE @ Thompson Hotels ... the countdownThe good news: we still have tickets available

So why stay home!

$20 General Admission
$75 Top Shelf *5 Hour* Open Bar

champagne toast
Tequila tasting
DJ sets from NYC's best
Amazing venue
Custom sound system

To avoid the price increase at the door - please purchase advanced tickets by clicking here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/92628%3C/a%3E%3Cbr

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Bronx Event:

Gee's New Years Eve Party

Doors open at 9pm @El's Krystal Cafe located at 266 Whiteplains Rd. cross street is O'Brian. $40 dollars at the door. Call Greg King at @ 347-207-0957 for any questions.

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Radio Event:

House Masons “New Year’s Eve” Radio Show

Thursday, December 31st, 8:00am at On your computer, in the comfort of your home! hat are you doing for New Year’s Eve? Staying home? Going to a house party? You can still welcome in a new year, and a new decade, in HOUSE MUSIC!

DJ Bobby Morales, Markus Rice and the rest of the House Masons crew will be hosting House Masons’ New Year’s Eve Party, broadcasting LIVE on House Masons radio. And who know, we may have some surprise guest DJs as well!

New Year’s Eve, 8:00pm-8:00am (EST)

Join us in the Chat Lounge: http://housemasons.com/radio

Or you can directly link to the music with your computer’s media player:

Windows:
http://tv29.stream-music.net/root/castcontrol/playlist.php?port=8192&type=asx
I-Tunes:
http://tv29.stream-music.net/root/castcontrol/playlist.php?port=8192&type=pls
Real Player:
http://tv29.stream-music.net/root/castcontrol/playlist.php?port=8192&type=ram

Hope you to see you! Please spread the word to all your friends!

Neiman Marcus 65% online sale only for Last Call Clearance sale!!!

While searching for high end merchandise, I stubbled upon the 65% off on-line only Last Call Clearance Sale. This sale includes apparels for her, shoes, jewelry, mens and intimate.

MATTEL has sales starting at $15.00 and up on Barbie items.

MATTEL is one of the leading manufactures of toys such as Barbie.

As I was searching for a specific Barbie item, I clicked the sales section on the MATTEL site and located sales especially for Barbie items which range from $15.00 and up.

Also, the site mentioned that today is the last day for free shipping and gift wrapping on 75 dollar and up.

http://shop.mattel.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3812304

Board games starting at 3.99 at Amazon.com

This weekends, millions living along the east coast of the US, had to endure a pre-winter snow storm. Today is the beginning of winter and many are still shoveling out their driveways and cars. To add insult to injury, Thurday another storm is expected.

Board games are a great way to pass the time on a cold winter day or night. I found a great deal on Amazon.com where board games start as low at $3.99. So go online and purchase such classics games as Twister, Uno and Candyland, since this may be a long and cold winter.

http://www.amazon.com

Free Wi-Fi at McDonalds starting in Jan 2010

Great news for all freelancers, bloggers, students, web surfers and fabulous geeks, because starting Jan 2010, Free Wi-Fi at McDonald's across the United States!!!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704398304574598412551817166.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Want to fall into a Ball Pit along with the kids at home?

I remember the days of the Ball Pitt frenzies. A Ball Pitt is made of a strong plastic, inflatable house complete with thousands of small plastic balls. Screaming children would be seen having loads of fun in the inflatable house, at a variety of play spaces, such as Discovery Zone and Chunky Cheese. Once the children were inside the house, some children would simply amaze me with their acrobatic somersaults and then land into a pile of balls and disappear.

Now, parents can recreate this fun zone in the comfort of their own homes. The inflatable Ball Pitt can be purchased online at Wallmart for $14 dollars however the in-store price is a steal at $10 dollars.

FatWallet.com offers coupons and cash back!!!

As I was riding home along with my commuter buddy, who, informed me of a website called www.FatWallet.com. I was instructed to sign up on the site, shop and I will be able to receive cash back on purchases. My eyes popped out of my head.

I ran home and indeed did the fact checking. Also, I located a recent press release on www.earthtimes.org, dated Nov 13, which described the companies concept" As the preferred shopping resource for over one million savvy consumers, FatWallet.com works closely with hundreds of merchant partners like Dell, Travelocity, and Wal-Mart to publish exclusive offers, online coupons, and cash back rebates. The growing FatWallet.com forum represents the pulse of not only FatWallet.com but also an evolving online marketplace where consumers gather to share and learn. FatWallet.com ranks by Quantcast as one of the top 1,000 Internet properties, worldwide. www.fatwallet.com"

I am going to check on FreeShipping.com (Thursday is free shipping to over 700 retailers) and cross reference those retailers on www.FatWallet.com to get free shipping and cash back.!!!!

Merry Christmas

Sales at Banana Republic Tall size!!!

Are you a tall woman who gets frustrated by Shopping?

I am that woman. Period.

It has always been differcult to locate my size in a clothing store since I am 5"11 in height.!!!.

However, right now Banana Republic has a slew of affordable wares for in size Tall. I went on the website today and noticed sales which offered many tops at bargin prices. Some of the tops are as low as $29 dollars.

Rite Aid December 2009 Rebate Month

I went online to view the this weeks Rite Aide circular and discovered this fantastic offer called December 2009 Rebate Month.

Rebate is defined in Wikipedia as"A rebate is an amount paid by way of reduction, return, or refund on what has already been paid or contributed. It is a type of sales promotion marketers use primarily as incentives or supplements to product sales. The mail-in rebate (MIR) is the most common. A MIR entitles the buyer to mail in a coupon, a receipt and barcode in order to receive a check for a particular amount, depending on the particular product, time, and often place of purchase. Rebates are offered by either the retailer or the manufacturer of the chosen product".

Once you are on the Rite Aid website, go to the left side and click the "single check rebates".

According to the website, Rite Aid "December 2009 Single Check Rebates program, running November 29th, 2009through December 26th, 2009*. This program features 130 rebate offers, totaling up to $839 in rebate savings. Visit us throughout the program to enter your receipts and don't forget to request your check by January 25, 2010. Offers valid on in-store and Rite Aid Online Store purchases.Enter your receipts on this website throughout the program month. Click on Detailed Status at any time to see all your rebates".

Christmas shopping online this year??? Free Shipping day set for Dec 17

According to ttp://www.freeshippingday.com/, " Free Shipping Day is Thursday, December 17, 2009, 714 participating merchants will be offering free shipping with deliver by Christmas Eve."

Big and Tall Deal Busters....

JC Penny, per the print pull out advertisement, "is offering 60% percent off for Big and Tall sportshirts, knit tops starting at $9.99 -$19.99 which are effective Wed 12/16-thurs, 12/17/09 unless otherwise noted. "

So go out there and get a great looking top !

Looking for photo equipment check out Willoughy's

According to the ad in a local New York Paper, Willoughy's is "NYCs Oldest Photograhic Emprioum, Establised 1989..... Cool Gifts. Instant Savings."

One item that caught my attention is the S570 Nikon COOLPIX 12 megapixels, 5X Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Monitor for $149.95 after a $50 instant Savings.

Check out their website @ www.willoughys.com

up to 60 % off starting Tomorrow at Barneys New York.

Barneys New York has always been my top pick to purchase clothing over the years, so I was elated to discover this deal.

Per the advertisement in a local New York City paper, Barney's Fall Sale starts tomorrow, Dec 17,2009. In addition, the ad mentions Free Stuff ,Double Points "when you use your Barneys New York Credit Card *December 17th THRU 20th".

3 minutes left to get free Avatar Tickets.

I love the movies and this deal caught my attention Immediately.

On page 70 of the New York Post, is a Avatar coupon.

Simply cut of out the coupon and take it to AMC Empire 25 at 234 West 42nd Street at Eight Avenue Tonight. The screening is at 8pm.

88cent POP Burgers, really??????

I love a bargain which is why I launched this blog. In addition, I love to eat.

I just signed up for 8coupon.com, and fell off my chair when I saw this deal busters. According to the website, 8coupon.com, on Dec 8, Pop Burgers (NYC Midtown) will offer two pop burgers for 88cents!!!!. But wait, per the website, "Get two Pop Burgers for 88 cents on Tuesday, December 8th (& on the 8th of every month for a limited time)".

I am signing up for weight watchers now.

Bonn Appetite.......

Will you steal the last bit of steak off your significant other plate?

As I watch my significant other savor the last piece of steak, I turned into a hungry huntress, and speared it off his plate. Then I smiled. The significant other was horrified.

Well I now resort to lesser tactics, where it concerns a steak craving.

I just learned of a free four steak deal at Omaha Steaks, along with a purchase, for a limited time,according to the website. Omaha Steaks delivers steaks and more to your door so just call or go online to place an order.

I am ending this entry to purchase a special deal and salvage my relationship! Maybe.

Omaha is on Facebook, so these type of deals are more common than before.

Artists & Fleas is bursting with great deals and hot speciality items.

As the holiday shopping heightens, one market called Artists & Fleas, is bursting with a multitude of unique products. The concept behind Artists & Fleas is simple and according to their website which states, "Artists & Fleas creates weekly markets where emerging artists, designers, vintage collectors, and handmade crafters can set up shop and come in direct contact with the consumer public."

Along with the other vendor's, Buttafly Unltd, will appear this weekend! However, you may have seen this popular tee, I love my hair, a hot specialty item, that has been worn by Alica Keys in Rolling Stones and mentioned in Glamour, just to name a few magazines. This company has and continues to make a buzz around town and always sells out! So, if you visit this market which is open every Saturday & Sunday from 12-8pm and is located at 129 N. 6th Street(between Bedford & Berry), stop by and visit, Buttafly Unltd to look at their "AWESOME COLLECTION" and maybe you will meet the face behind Krystal Knows!!! Happy Shopping.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Black Friday 2009 is nearing and the deals are INCREDIBLE !!!

Black Friday is set for the day after thanksgiving. It is a day set aside where retailers open their stores and provide deep discount prices as early as 4AM for a limited number of hours.

Here are the dealz listed below and this list will continue to grow over the next few days.......

ABS Swartz is offering 50% off sale starting today!

Bed Bath and Beyond open at regular stores hours but is offering 20% off purchases, according to the customer service department. However, if you are a first time email subscribers, you will get $20 off, according to their circular. Don't forget to sign up for their specials offers and promotions.

Best Buy opens at 5am this Friday and is offering a HP laptop for $197 dollars.

Burlington Coats opens at 5am and is offering 80% off on Friday.

Gap is offering buy one and get one free mens, womens and childrens sweater sale.

Kmart is open for Thanksgiving day to offer deep discounted savings. Also, it will open for their Blue Friday and have specials deals from 6 am to 11am.

Kohls opens at 4am this Friday and is offering 300 ealy bird special and mentions that a customer will receive $10 Kohls cash for ever $50 dollars spent.

Lord and whisper Skin Care Spa opens during normal hours on Friday and for a carafe of a "Cold &Bold Golden Margarita "$25 Classic Pedicure with your choice of L&w Brown Sugar and Lavendar & Chamomile Sugar Scrub for the feet. So visit the website at www.whisperskincare.com.

Macy's opens at 5am until 1pm for 250 bargin in jewlery, men sweaters and more and customers can save 10 dollars when you spend 25 dollars. (Check the website for details.)

Micheals Craft store will be open on Thanksgiving...

Nairobi's Knapsack Toy and Play Gallery is a 1700 foot loft space with one section which serves as a bookstore while the other section is a space for birthday parties and special events. Nairobi's created such a buzz around town that Time Out Magazine featured this toy and play gallery in their August 2009 new open section. This Friday, Nairobi's Knapsack, is offering 40% on select items, plus get $10 dollars off of a $100 purchase and $25 dollars off a purchase of $200 dollars or more. Apply your discount to great products by Plan Toys, Melissa and Doug, Sand Cassel, Karito Kids, Manhattan Toys and more at Nairobi's Knapsack!. Visit their site at www.nairobisknapsack.com.

Raymore and Flanigan Furnitiure commerical stated "no money down and interest free on furniture purchases" starting today.

Sleepys opens at 5am and certain mattress are 50% percent off and according to their website they offer to beat any price by $20.

Sears opens at 4am and is offering 599 deals..........

Target opens at 5am this Friday for a two day sale so visit the circular for details: http://weeklyad.target.com/target/default.aspx?action=entryflash&ref=sc_iw_r_1_0_3_1

Toys R Us has 120 door busters sales and opens at midnight on Thursday. According to their commerical, toys are starting at $9.00!

Walgreens is offering 50% off at toys priced at $9.99 starting today!

Walmart opens at 5am and is offering instore specials and will match prices, so visit the circular at http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=542313&povid=cat14503-env172199-module112309-lLink_

Victoria Secrets opens at 5am and get a runway bag with a $60 dollar purchase.

Websites:

Check out http://dealspl.us/community for coupons for online and instore.

Go to Blackfriday.fm for an insane amount of savings for Friday...

Visit slickdeals for online electronic Friday shopping deal buster: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1695631

NYC will have a ticker tape parade for the Yankee's victory!!!

As I watched, the New York Yankee's world series game 6, I screamed as they clinched the series and beat the Philies. It was spectacular!!! Yet, I was not alone. I swear, I heard screams from cheering fans in distance, from my brownstone rental. I must admit, because of the Yankee's powerful performance, I am now a fan forever. To celebrate this great victory, NYC will have a ticker tape parade!

According to the Star ledger's article in today's paper, on Friday, November 6, "the parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Broadway at Battery Place and proceed northbound up the fabled Canyon of Heroes to City Hall, at Chambers St. At City Hall, the Yankees will be presented with Keys to the City at 1 p.m. by Mayor Michael Bloomberg."

How do you get to this parade? Take a look below for mass transit options listed in today’s article form the Star Ledger:

· Taking the PATH train to the World Trade Center stop.

· Taking a train to New York Penn Station, followed by taking the 1 train downtown to Rector St.; the 2 or 3 train downtown to Park Place; the A or C train downtown to Fulton St.; or the E train downtown to World Trade Center.

· Taking the bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, followed by taking the A or C train downtown to Fulton St., or the E train downtown to World Trade Center.

· Taking the bus to the George Washington Bridge Terminal, followed by the A train downtown to Fulton St.

This is a free event. Millions are expected to attend, cheer and show a wave of supporting affection, to our darling Yankee’s, who momentarily will make New Yorkers’ forget about this dire economy!!!

Jigga" performed on the Madison Garden stage and kicked off his highly anticipated benefit concert, Answer The Call, held on Friday, Sept 11, 2009.

Dressed in a black tee shirt, a pair of black jeans, a black leather jacket and shades, Jay Z, affectionately known as "Jigga" performed on the Madison Garden stage and kicked off his highly anticipated benefit concert, Answer The Call, held on Friday, Sept 11, 2009. This show is being aired on Cablevison, Fuse channel 78, from 9pm to 11pm. According to Fuse's website,which indicated that "the tickets and merchandise sales from this benefit concert will be donated to the New York Police and Fire Windows' and Children Fund". Jay Z performed with a live band complete with a horn section, guitarist and a powerful drummer. With the help of Fuse broadcasting this show, Jay Z's adoring fans had another opportunity to watch the concert, that sold out in twelve minutes, from the coziness of his and her own home.

By the time third song , Public Service Announcement, came on and Jay Z shouted the lyrics " Allow me to reintroduce myself" an already exhilarated crowd roared screams and chants of theses lyric in sync with great performer! It was an interesting choice to sing this tune early on in the concert since this is an obvious closer. But instead of doing the expected, Jay Z screamed "I think there are ready" and the pumped the song. Several surprise guest came on stage to play along with Jigga's band. A intense John Mayer, struck each cord on the guitar for the song , Roc, on this electrified the stage complete with red, yellow and blue blinding lights. Jay Z reminds that crowd that New York is resilient city after the 9/11 tragedy,with the lyrics" now we stand here tonight eight years later, even stronger, even stronger , even stronger, .... we run this town". Immediately after the speech, Rhianna , scantly dressed in a black leotard black top secured only with a metallic belt, makes her appearance on the stage singing the hook "We gonna run this town tonight" along with Kenye West. This crowd went ballistic with shouting, stomping and clapping. Both Rhianna and Kenye, rocked the stage in unison to hype up this crowd! I must say from a publicist prospective this is a genius marketing move to strengthen Rhianna image!

Nearly an hour into the show, Bounce, also in a leotard, suddenly appears on stage ,with four dancers and jumped, kicked , and cat walked during her short yet magnetic performance. Pharrel ran on stage to perform along with this Hip-Hop mogul, "I'm A Hustler Baby" and the fans bobbed their heads and waved their hands to this catchy tune. The image above is taken while Jay Z is singing "Baby I Know". Then the crowd yelled Mary, Mary as the Queen of Hip-Hop Ms. Mary J Blige came upon the stage to accompany Jay Z to sing . Toward the closing of the concert, Jigga bellowed " It A Hard Knocks Life" which caused the crowd to sway back and forth. Prior to the end of this fantastic concert, a moment of silence was observed for the loved one families and immediately after an impressive technology stunt that displayed digital pictures of the victims from 9/11 within a Twin Tower image. This was a great concert for all!

Kiddie parade along Franklin Ave.

Brooklyn is sizzling. Why? There are many fantastic events that will lead up to The West Indian Day Parade. Saturday kicked off with a kiddie carnival. This mini carnival, filled with children dressed in costume accompanied with their parents, and several live DJ's ,played a varity of carribean tunes and took over St. Johns Place, crossed at Franklin Ave and continued to it's closure at The Brooklyn Museum. It was fantastic. !!!

The Big Jerk Off is a cooking competition.

Today, The Big Jerk Off! at Lab 24/7 will take place. Eat for $ 12 and drink for $3 and $4 dollar. It begins at 6pm. View the flyer at http://bit.ly/jerkoff_2009 and rsvp@lab247.net.

Spike Lee along with DJ Spinna held a Michael Jackson tribute that will be remembered!!!

I have just returned from the Michael Jackson tribute party. It was held today, on his birthday, from 12pm until 5pm at Prospect Park located in Brooklyn, NY. Michael would have been 51 years young. Thousands of fans turned out to this event despite the threat of rain. The vast crowd of people stood, danced, cried and performed the ever popular "sway of hands" over this six hour party. DJ Spinna set up on stage and emptied his infamous crate of musical tunes such as "Beat It", "Off the Wall" and "Rocking Robin" that he slid onto his turntable and moved the crowd. DJ Spinna is a member of Keistar Productions that host the Stevie Wonder party in New York City every year. There were several surprise guest such as Ed Lover, Marty Markowitz and Al Sharpton,who,were on stage and each gave a short speech about the pop star. It was not surprising that half-way through the event, the sun pierced through a grey sky. Could it have been due to the cheers from fans floating up to the sky from the ground below? Spike Lee, Film Producer,Director,Father of two, brought out a cake on stage, complete with two candles and the crowd roared over Stevie Wonder's track" Happy Birthday" to the man who moonwalked all over our hearts. As the event came to an end, a somber crowd sang every last word of "Man in the Mirror" and then left in a peaceful manner. It now appears that Michael Jackson will only be remembered for all his great contributions to this planet over a thirty year span. Spike Lee along with DJ Spinna held a Michael Jackson tribute that will be remembered.

Have you ever used a certificate at a restaurant?

Have you ever used a certificate at a restaurant? I have and believe me it is great to dine on a dime. Since my friends and family know that I am a foodie, they presented me with a certificate from my favorite eatery, as a birthday gift. I would use the certificate for the entire meal. HORRAY !!! However, we are all being financially challenged these days, so I spend more wisely. Yet, I still love to go out to eat. So, I rolled up my sleeves and upon my research, I discovered Restaurant.com. This website offers $25 certificates for the cost of $10 at a number of great restaurants, bars and lounges. These certificate can be used for a girl’s night out, a guy’s night out and even on a date. According to their website, it states, "find a restaurant, purchase a certificate and print." Simply,bring the certificate to the eatery to be included as you settle the bill. My advice is to sign up for their promotional deals and you can purchase a certificate at an even lower cost (up to 80%.off of $ 25). Bon Appetite !!!

I was invited to attend the Bronx River Art Center's (BRAC) gala event for the 2009-2010 season which kicked off on Friday, July 24 and continues until Saturday, September 12.  Curator Jose Ruiz will display eight exhibits with Black Gold being the first show. Black Gold features work from Abigail DeVille and Tattfoo Tan, who, are two dynamic artist from the Bronx, New York. The entire exhibit stretches from the twelve foot high ceiling to the mahogany hard wood floor. The vibrant colors and mixed media installation is clearly shown throughout the piece "What happened to a dream deferred... SUPERNOVA" pictured above.  Tattfoo Tan is an environmental conscious artist and Abigail DeVille is an artist who creates gigantic mixed media art. Abigail's work has been mentioned in several publication including the New York Times, NY Magazine and Time Out New York. This show is a must see! So, stop on by and visit BRAC because this is a great way to get out, have some fun and learn about art with the entire family. For more information visit BRAC's website at www. bronxriverart.org. *The image above is shot by LaToya Ruby Frazier.

Are you a weekday closet movie attendee?

Are you a weekday closet movie attendee?

Most of our busy week consists of job hunting, bargain hunting and a whole bunch of other "fun" stuff. I'm not sure if going to see a flick, on a Tuesday, is on the average to do list. But, I imagine that there are those movie lovers that leave their house, slip into night and sneak into the theatre to watch a movie, during the week. So, here is some exciting news for those weekday closet movie attendees. Last week, I was at the office (yes, I have a day job) and my co-worker told me about the two free movie ticket deal. I did the fact checking and indeed this is true. If you are a Cablevision Optimum Rewards Member,you have access to this great deal. According to Cablevision's website, Optimum Reward members can receive two free tickets only on a Tuesday but can also receive additional discounts on a regular movie purchase.