New York City has more of everything delicious you want than any other place on the planet, including cheap vacation deals, weekend get away discount packages, and lots of free things to do daily. We're here to help you take an inexpensive bite out of Big Apple restaurants, theater, museums, shopping and more. Your New York City tour guide is Evelyn Kanter, a lifelong New Yorker and journalist who has been writing about her hometown forever.
Learn the the difference between Johnnie Walker Red and Johnnie Walker Black and lots more about the history and mystique of Scotch whisky at a free Johnnie Walker tasting event. Master blenders take you though the process, and since there’s sampling and sipping, you have to be at least 21 years old to attend. The tastings are over five evenings, September 7-11, starting at 6:30 p.m., and although there are as many as four sessions an evening, they are filling up fast. So if you are interested, register faster than you can say ‘bottoms up”. The tastings are at the Altman Building, 135 West 18th St., but you can’t get in without the special code they’ll send you via email.
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A representative from Cuisinart shares recipes and cooking tips for the Jewish New Year, at Broadway Panhandler on Thursday, Sept. 2. The recipes are Honey Spice Loaf Cake & Browned Onion Kugel. She will be preparing both in a space saving Cuisinart Toaster Oven. The recipes will be handed out after the demonstration, which starts promptly at 5:30 p.m. Broadway Panhandler is in the East Village, at 65 East 8th St.
Rosh Hashonah begins at sundown, Wednesday, Sept. 8, this year. Shana tovah!
The word ‘anime’ is short for Japanese “animation.” This cartoon style has been around as early 1917 and exploded in popularity in Japan in the 1960s. Learn more about it, and find out how it is different from the such American animation styles of Disney, Pixar and Avatar at a free lecture at the Mid-Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue. The free lecture in on Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Need help getting a job, or changing careers? The Brooklyn Public Library can help, with this FREE resume writing workshop. Learn to how to fine-tune your skills on paper and craft a resume that will get you job interviews. The free lecture is presented by the staff from the Education & Job Information Center (EJIC). It’s at 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 1st, and again on Sept. 25th, at the main Brooklyn Public Library.
The Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts museum is one of those lesser known hidden Big Apple gems. On Tuesday, August 31, enjoy the FREE opening of the fall exhibition of Japanese art, featuring pieces from hundreds of years of Japanese history. The display includes ceramics, paintings, sculptures, and beautiful shoji screens, including some items from what is now the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The free exhibit is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Koichi Yanigi Oriental Fine Arts, 17 East 71, 212-744-5577.
Oriental Trading is best known for cheap party supplies, but they are also a goldmine for cheap back to school supplies, including crayons, pencils, markets, child-safe scissors, and more. There’s even a special website page for teachers. And through Friday, August 31, Oriental Trading is offering $5 to $10 off orders, or free shipping on orders of $59 or more. Here’s the deal:
Use key code “ACAUG10” to get free shipping + $10 off orders totaling $69-$98.99 or get free shipping + $20 off orders totaling $99+.
Use key code “WCE9711” to get free shipping + $5 off orders totaling $59+ or free shipping + $10 off orders totaling $79+.
My thanks to Jennifer Maciejewski, fellow cheapskate publishing Atlanta on the Cheap, for alerting me to this good deal.
Learn the the difference between Johnnie Walker Red and Johnnie Walker Black and lots more about the history and mystique of Scotch whisky at a free Johnnie Walker tasting event. Master blenders take you though the process, and since there’s sampling and sipping, you have to be at least 21 years old to attend. The tastings are over five evenings, September 7-11, starting at 6:30 p.m., and although there are as many as four sessions an evening, they are filling up fast. So if you are interested, register faster than you can say ‘bottoms up”. The tastings are at the Altman Building, 135 West 18th St., but you can’t get in without the special code they’ll send you via email.
