Culture: The Return of Point Break Live!
Thru Feb 24 at La Tea Theatre
107 Suffolk St, between Delancey and Rivington
$20 at TheaterMania.com
Before each riotous staging of this Swayze-Busey-Keanu-(Lori Petty?) classic, the cast picks an audience member to take on the majestically robotic role of Johnny Utah. If you're not chosen, don't worry -- you can always hold out for the chance to play Keanu's "Dr. Julian Mercer" in Something's Gotta Give Live!
Culture w/ Beer: "Industry Shakedown" at the powerHouse Arena
Tomorrow, 6-9pm at 37 Main St, at Water (DUMBO)
Definitely RSVP, to IndustryShakeDown@gmail.com
This enormous art space's new monthly culture dose combines photog openings with listening parties for local musicians. Tomorrow's kick-off features photos from Fletcher Street (a blighted Philly area that improbably hosts inner-city horseback riding) and free Brooklyn Brewery beer (the substance that routinely makes you insist you're a musician). Check out the flyer
Gear: Jack Spade Sale
"Another week or two" at 56 Greene St, between Broome and Spring
DS's discounts include necessary goods like hats, gloves, scarves, wallets, bags, and...carrying cases for ping-pong paddles, the ownership of which'd place you squarely between "guy who brings his own pool stick" and "guy who brings his own Connect Four discs" on the Parlor Game Jackass scale.
Drinks: Sumile Sushi's Happy Hour
5:30-7pm, Tue-Sat at 154 W 13th St, between 6th and 7th; 212.989.7699
Sumile's just done the unthinkable: instituted a happy hour that not only gives you 1/2 off beer/wine/cocktails, but also runs Saturday. Thankfully, the restaurant's Loose Leaf Teas are also included in the deal -- because if you're a happy hour tea-sipper, you've doubtless already been beaten up for your money. Check out the drink menu
Gadgets: More Wii Action, on Chegg
Chegg.com
At 1pm EST, this collegiate Craigslist'll sell off a limited number of Nintendo Wiis for $99 (with other cut-rate deals to follow). The hitch: not only must you act fast once 1pm hits, but you must also register with a .edu email, i.e., your alumni account, or the account of your undergraduate girlfriend -- who'll then ditch you for being cheap and pathetically addicted to videogames. And old.