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Bowlmor Lanes will celebrate its 70th birthday tonight and Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps [photos HERE!] will be there to host the party. So that means, you probably should be too!
It's tonight at 7 p.m., 110 University Place.
Lots of literary to-dos around town, so if you're a collector of author autographs, read on ... plus some campaign stuff and the return of the Intrepid to its Manhattan pier ...
Until 9 p.m.: Barack Obama supporters hold voter registration drive; actor’s
Playhouse Theatre, 100 Seventh Ave. South, between Groove and Bleecker streets.
2 p.m. Intrepid Aircraft Carrier arrives at Manhattan’s
Pier 86 after two-year refurbishment
All Day Contestants try to break the movie-watching record in Netflix
Movie Watching World Championship; Military Island in Times Square,
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Discussion and autograph signings with Hall of Fame jockeys Pat Day, Angel Cordero, Jr. and Laffit Pincay, Jr. in celebration of
the 25th Breeder’s Cup World Championships; Sports Museum of America, 26 Broadway
5:30 p.m. The New York Pops perform in Bryan Park; Upper Terrace, 42nd
Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
5:30 p.m. Activists denounce Wall Street crimes at International Day of
Non-Violence teach-in; Union Square Park, southwest corner, by the Gandhi statue, 14th Street and Broadway.
6 p.m. New York Transit Museum presents screening of the documentary,
“Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock”; 130 Livingston St., Brooklyn.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. NYC Board of Elections conducts accessible voting demonstration for people with disabilities; Arnold and Marie Schwartz Center, Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, between DeKalb and Flatbush avenues, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn.
6:30 p.m. Author Christopher Buckley discusses and signs copies of his
book, “Supreme Courtship”; McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd St.
7 p.m. Alice Schroeder discusses and signs copies of her biography,
“The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life”; Borders,
461 Park Ave.
7 p.m. Discussion with Robert Fisk, author of “The Age of the
Warrior,” and journalist Chris Hedges; Judson Memorial Church, 55
Washington Square South.
Vivica A. Fox outside the Bryant Park Fashion Week tents.
All Day: Celeb/fashionista gazing outside the big white Bryant Park Fashion Week tents. You need a pass to get inside, but no credential required for streetside ogling. We saw Vivica A. Fox earlier ... hopefully you'll see better.
10 p.m.: The Mr. and Miss Williamsburg Pageant - As we told you a few weeks ago, it took a malt-liquor shoplifter to come up with this one. If you care, head out to Billyburg and watch the neighborhood all-stars parade their version of chic down a contrived catwalk at Supreme Trading. Many meta-levels of irony here. It's making our heads spin. (213 N. 8th St. at Driggs Avenue, 718-599-4224; $10)
Protests, dance lessons, Broadway debuts ...
Noon: State Sen. Bill Perkins calls for an investigation into an alleged incident where NYPD officers drove a police car through Harlem with the head of a black infant doll displayed atop the car’s antennae; 163 West 125th St., 9th floor.
Noon: “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Mary Murphy launches new
dance exercise program based on Latin ballroom dance techniques;
Dance Times Square, 156 West 44th St., b/w Sixth Ave. & Broadway.
Now til 5 p.m.: Play mobile unit visits Samuel Bennerson Park for a day of fun, friendship and dancing; 64th Street, b/w Amsterdam and West End
2 p.m.: Hip hop artist Nas joins members of MoveOn.org to deliver petitions protesting Fox News coverage of Barack Obama; 1211 Sixth Ave.
7 p.m.: The 3rd annual Night of Dominican Embrace; Maestros Caterers,1703 Bronxdale Ave.
10:10 p.m.: Debut curtain call/photo opportunity with Bailey Hanks, winner
of MTV’s “Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods”; The Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway
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Here's the haps on tap for today:
Noon to 1:30 p.m.: SNY hosts a preview of the Mets-Phillies series and an autograph session with Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling and Lee Mazzilli; SNY’s Plaza, 51st St. & Sixth Ave.
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Virgin Megastore Union Square hosts “Spaced: The Complete Series” DVD signing with Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar
Wright; 14th St. & Broadway.
4 p.m.: Photo-op with Bailey Hanks, the winner of MTV’s “Legally Blonde The
Musical: The Search for Elle Woods”; Palace Theatre, 47th St. & Seventh Ave.
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12:30 p.m.: Princess Katie and Racer Steve (above) perform for children; southern end of Union Square Park, then free yoga at 3 p.m.
1 p.m.: James Brown’s children go on the Al Sharpton radio show to express disapproval of the auctioning of his possessions [PHOTOS].
1 p.m.: Making 8th Avenue more beautiful -- The Port Authority Bus Terminal unveils a new work of public art by Tattfoo Tan (above).
We know you remember the Bedazzler of infomercial fame -- that magical fabric stapler that created sparkling bejeweled designs on your jean jackets, Esprit t-shirts and maybe even the canvas cover of your Trapper Keeper (who knew it had its own Web site?) with just a simple punch.
Now - Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan of "Dancing with the Stars" fame is helping bring back a revamped version for the pre-teen of today, Color Me Gemz from Fisher-Price.
The classic Bedazzler resembled a stapler, this new version is a set of pens that draws in gem stone tones -- we think it must be kind of like puffy paint.
If you just can't wait to re-dazzle your jeans, head to the Times Square Toys "R" where Sabrina will be doing a demo on how to "bling-up" your clothes and signing autographs.
And now: The original Bedazzler:
- Lauren Johnston
From Spock to sports heros, here's what we have on tap today:
-- Lauren Johnston
