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========= Parties & Events This Week:
1. MS Society's Ultimate Summer Party at The Central Park Zoo: Thu.
July 23
2. Abita Beer Dinner at Bourbon Street: Thu. July 23
3. Comedy Night at Chelsea Brewing Co.: Thu. July 23
4. Karaoke Night at The Brazen Head: Thu. July 23
5. Hamptons Weekend Kickoff at Dune: Fri. July 24
6. Andy Troy's Wine Tasting Animal Fundraiser at Taj: Fri. July 24
7. Grateful Dead / Southern Rock Show at Peggy O'Neill's: Sat. July 25
Special Interests:
1. Spotlight Bar: Merrion Square
2. Spotlight Bar: Wicked Willy's
3. Quick Links
Party Planning with MurphGuide.com
1. MurphGuide Party Planner
Upcoming Events:
1. Trad. Session w/Cillian Vallely at Landmark: Mon. July 27
2. Hurry Date Happy Hour at Dewey's Flatiron: Wed. July 29
3. Gael/Banshee Trinity Hawaiian Cruise: Wed. July 29
4. MurphGuide - Big City Beach Volleyball Tournament at Hudson Beach Cafe:
Sat. Aug. 1
5. Gotham Girls Roller Derby: Sat. August 8
6. Grassroots musician's fundraiser at The Red Lion: Sun. Aug. 9
7. F-You Cancer at E. 13th St. Theatre: Sun. Aug. 16
8. The Saw Doctors at Highline Ballroom: Sun. Aug. 16
9. MurphGuide Annual Summer Party Cruise aboard The Temptress: Thu. Aug. 27
10. Brewtopia Great World Beer Fest: Sept. 4 - 6
11. Save the Dates
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This is always one of the social highlights of the NYC summer.
Previously held on The Intrepid, they are at The Central Park zoo this
year... Thursday, July 23
The NYC Chapter of the National MS Society presents...
the 25th annual Ultimate Summertime Party
Tickets are $75 until July 21. ($85 at the door based upon availability)
Purchase tickets online at:
NationalMSsociety.org
Price includes:
admission to Central Park Zoo
Food, drink, dancing and fun
Live music by Tremors
7 - 10pm
Central Park Zoo
830 Fifth Ave. (between 63rd & 66th St.)
New York, NY
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get a taste of New Orleans right here in New York... Thursday, July 23 Abita Beer Dinner
$50 per person includes
5 delicious coursed paired with 5 different Abita Beers
that will take you on a journey through the tastes of Louisiana.
at:
Bourbon Street
346 W. 46th St. (between 8th & 9th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 245-2030 BourbonNY.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Normally know for fine craft beer on the water, Chelsea Brewing
adds comedy to the mix tonight... Thursday, July 23 Chelsea Brewing Company presents... Comedy Night at Chelsea Brewing Co.
hosted by Soul Joel Richardson
featuring
Kendra Cunningham
Pat O'Shea
Yannis Pappas
no cover
Two drink minimum
9:30pm
at:
Chelsea Brewing Company
Pier 59, Chelsea Piers
New York, NY
(212) 336-6440 ChelseaBrewingCo.com
for more comedy nights, check out our comedy page: murphguide.com/comedy.htm
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our friends at The Brazen Head are hosting karaoke... Thursday, July 23
Karaoke Night
No Cover - No Minimum
6:30pm to 10:30pm
at:
The Brazen Head
228 Atlantic Ave. (between Court St. & Boerum Pl.)
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 488-0430 BrazenHeadBrooklyn.com
for more karaoke nights, check out our karaoke page: Murphguide.com/karaoke.htm
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are going to the Hamptons, our friend David can
hook you up at this weekly Friday night party... Friday, July 24
David Shapiro presents:
Hamptons Weekend Kick-Off Party
Mention David Shapiro for reduced cover charge & line preference
Bottle service reservations are also available
David's tables are always given some extra-special treatment
Top DJ spinning all night
Please call or text David directly 917-806-4171
to get on guest list or to reserve a table.
RSVP at Davidshapiro.net
11pm - 4am
at:
Dune
1181 North Sea Road
Southampton, NY
(631) 283-0808 DavidShapiro.net
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our friend Andy invites you to this wine tasting that will also raise funds
for animal rescue... Friday, July 24
Andy Troy & Tasting NYC present...
Wine Tasting/Fundraiser
Featuring Celebrity Pet Photographer Jim Dratfield
Jim Dratfield's Petography specializes in fine art photography of pets and
people with their pets.
Jim is the author of nine books and his tenth book Pugnation: The Bark is
Back!, comes out in October.
petography.com
In addition, we will use this opportunity to raise money for a worthy cause,
"Friends of Animal Rescue"
They are a group that provides much needed funding to help NYC rescuers
remove animals from death row at city shelters. They support rescuers with
funds for medical treatment and help save precious animal lives by finding
them forever homes.
Wine tasting: Selected wines will be sold for the discounted price of $7 a
glass.
Complementary cocktails courtesy of Malibu rum from 7-9pm
To round out the evening, Nigel Hunt and his associates will be offering
free chair massages from 6-10pm
RSVP at: andytroy.com
Free admission
6-10pm
at:
Taj Lounge
48 W. 21st St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, New York
For further info you can call Andy at: 917-754-4329
Or email AndyfTroy@aol.com
http://tastingnyc.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our friend James is not only an excellent host at Peggy O'Neill's,
he is also performing with Hell or High Water at this event... Saturday, July 25
Grateful Dead and Southern Rock Festival
Blues Circus - 3pm
Hell or High Water - 5pm
featuring some Grateful Dead, Jamming Southern Rock and some originals that
capture this style.
The High Tides - 8pm
and DJ "Dead Head Fred" all day long
at:
Peggy O'Neill's
1904 Surf Ave. (W. 16th St. at Keyspan Park)
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 449-3200
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Other News:
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Spotlight Bar: Merrion Square
Merrion Square announces new happy hours & specials:
Happy hour
Mon - Fri 10:30am to 7pm
$3 domestic bottles
$3.50 import bottles
$4 draft beers
$4 well drinks
$4 glass of wine
Check out their
beer menu
Every day specials: Monday to Sunday
Free order of wings with every pitcher of beer ordered
7pm to 11pm plus all day Saturday & Sunday
Saturday & Sunday daytime special from 12pm to 6pm:
Free burger,sandwich & wrap with every two drinks ordered per person
And $3.50 Rolling rock drafts every night
at:
Merrion Square
1840 Second Ave. (95th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 831-7696 MerrionSquareNYC.com
Contact Karl for private parties
For more Spotlight Bars, check out
MurphGuide.com/bars
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spotlight Bar: Wicked Willy's
Every weekend you can rock out with the best local & touring bands
until 11pm
and then get down all night to some of the hottest DJ's in New York
City.
What sets Wicked Willy's apart from other bars in the neighborhood are
the drink prices.
At Happy Hour, the entire bar is half off until 9pm., 7 days a week.
Sports fans can enjoy games on a ten foot movie screen and 9 plasma
flats screens.
There is always something going on at Wicked Willy's:
- Every Day Happy Hour: 1/2 price drinks 4pm - 9pm
- Live Music on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays
- Karaoke on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Get a free drink if you are brave
enough to sing.
- Beer Pong Tournament Every Monday with $7 pitchers. Compete for a
$50 bar tab.
- Beer Pong & Flip Cup available every night
Wicked Willy's
149 Bleecker St. (bet. Thompson & LaGuardia Pl.)
New York, NY
(212) 254-8592 myspace.com/wickedwillysnyc
Brewtopia Great World Beer Festival: September 4 - 6 in NYC Brewtopiafest.com
Hoboken Bar Network: Hoboken`s premier on-line bar guide Hoboken-bar.net
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plan Your Party with MurphGuide.com:
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New Party Planner on MurphGuide.com
Have you had a chance to check out the MurphGuide Party Planner
Need help finding a spot for your birthday?
What about office parties, reunions or fundraisers?
In our continuous efforts to "connect the fun to the fun people"
we invite you to try our party planner:
1. Go to
http://murphguide.privatepartynyc.com
2. Select the neighborhood you want to have your party.
3. Fill in your contact information.
4. Select the party criteria: Date, # of people, private room? open
bar? food?
5. Click "Submit"
You will get an email with some party suggestions.
Note: Since this is an automated system, the email may end up in you
"bulk folder",
so please be sure to check there.
Our friend Dennis hosts a Meetup Group for Celtic Music lovers.
They are getting together this Monday and you are invited... Monday, July 27 Trad. Irish Seisiun
featuring guest musician:
Cillian Vallely of Lunasa
free admission
8pm
at:
Landmark Tavern
626 11th Ave. (46th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 247-2562
thelandmarktavern.org
For more on trad sessions, check out our trad session page:
murphguide.com/tradsession.htm
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hurry Date hosts this happy hour for singles... Wednesday, July 29
Hurry Date After Work Happy Hour
"the only happy hour in town where everyone will be single"
Hurry Date is throwing away their whistles and stopwatches for the night.
Members: $11.25; Non-Members: $15
in advance ($20 at the
door)
Includes:
Icebreaker game
Drink specials:
$4 domestic drafts, $5 cosmos and well drinks
and free buffet style appetizers.
Register at hurrydate.com
check in: 6pm
Event begins 6:30pm
Upstairs lounge
at:
Dewey's Flatiron
210 Fifth Ave. (between 25th & 26th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 696-BEER DeweysFlatiron.com
For more singles events, check out our Singles Page: murphguide.com/single.htm
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our friends Gene & Billy are taking their pubs out on the water, Hawaiian
style... Wednesday, July 29
Trinity / Banshee / Gael Pubs
1st Annual Hawaiian Party
Sailing from 23rd St. & FDR drive.
Boarding the Lucille 7pm, returning 11pm.
$70 open bar with hors d'oeuvres
DJ & dancing all evening.
Hawaiian theme.
50/50 raffle.
Continue the party back at The Gael with live music & two free drinks.
http://thegaelpubnyc.com/cruise.html
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, July 30
Diamond Dogs Ski Club Monthly Happy Hour
Diamond Dogs Ski Club invites you to
join them for their July Happy Hour
drink specials:
$3.50 Margaritas
$4.50 Cosmos and Apple Martinis
$3.75 Bud Lite.
space reserved on the 2nd floor
6:30 - 9:30pm
at:
Latitude
783 8th Avenue (Between 47th & 48th St.)
New York, NY latitudebarnyc.com
For more Happy Hours, check out our Happy Hours page: murphguide.com/happy.htm
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We are having so much fun with these, we are doing another one. New teams
are always welcome... Saturday, August 1
MurphGuide.com & BigCityVolleyball.com present...
NYC Beach Volleyball Tournament
4-person teams
$160 per team
includes a refereed tournament, lunch and prizes
Register on-line bigcityvolleyball.com
Registration & check-in starting 9am
at:
Hudson Beach Cafe
Riverside Park (at W. 105th St.)
New York, NY
(917) 370-3448
PDOHurleys.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our friends at Gotham Girls Roller Derby hold monthly
bouts. This month: Bronx vs. Manhattan... Saturday, August 8
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Bronx Gridlock vs. Manhattan Mayhem
$19.75 General Admission in advance, $23 at the door
VIP front row 'crash zone' tickets (no children) - advance only - $29.75
tix@gothamgirlsrollerderby.com
Doors at 6:30, opening whistle at 8:30pm
at
Hunter College Sportsplex
Lexington Ave. & 68th St. (SW Corner)
New York, NY
The Gotham Girls After-Party, as always, held at:
Manitoba's
99 Avenue B, between 5th & 6th St.
following the bout.
Gothamgirlsrollerderby.com
Gotham Girls hotline (888) 830-2253
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a grass-roots fundraiser for a friend in need... Sunday, August 9
Benefit for Tom Curiano and Katia Bassanini
Veteran NYC drummer Tom Curiano's beloved wife Katia is battling ovarian
cancer.
Please come out and help them fight the good fight.
It will be a great night of non stop music, friendship, and good vibes.
Prizes, raffles...and special guests.
Appearances by :
The Itinerants, The Demolition String Band and more
suggested donation: $20
at:
The Red Lion
151 Bleecker St. (Thompson St.)
New York, NY
(212) 260-9797
RedLion-NYC.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ our friend Dominique is producing this show, and you're invited... Sunday, August 16
F-You Cancer
One man show starring Rob Hawke
Help raise Thyroid Cancer funds and awareness
The play is an hour with a 15 minute question and answer session.
After the play stay and enjoy drinks and appetizers.
(Everything is included in the ticket price)
Tickets are $30 and must be bought before the show.
Purchase tickets online at
ticketleap.com
Produced by Dominique Faber
8pm
at:
E. 13th St. Theatre
136 E. 13th St.
New York, NY
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Saw Doctors new single "She Loves Me" will be released on Fri. July 24.
They come to NYC in August... Sunday, August 16
The Saw Doctors
Tickets: $45
available at Ticketweb.com
General admission: Standing Room
Doors open at 6pm
8pm show
at:
Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th St. (between 9th & 10th Ave.)
New York, NY highlineballroom.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is our annual event where we bring the readers of MurphGuide together
for a party cruise... Thursday, August 27, 2009
Annual MurphGuide Summer Cruise
$65 in advance, $70 at the dock
Price includes open bar, hot & cold buffet,
DJ & cruise in NY harbor aboard The Temptress
Dance to the tunes of DLJ
Rain or shine
boarding: 6:30pm, departs: 7pm
return: 10pm
aboard:
The Temptress
World Yacht Marina
Pier 81 (12th Ave. & W. 41st St.)
New York, NY
Call 917 627-0858 for more info. and group rates
Murphguide.com/cruise
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our friends Bill & Keith, aka The Beer Brothers, are putting on another
Brewtopiafest... Brewtopia Great World Beer Festival
Friday, September 4 - Sunday, September 6
For the 1st time ever, due to demand, this year's GWBF will be three days
They have moved the venue this year to the Park Avenue Armory to better suit
the visitors needs.
Tickets are on-sale now at
Brewtopiafest.com 4 sessions:
Friday 6 - 10pm,
Sat: 12 - 4pm and 5 - 9pm,
Sunday 12 - 4pm
at:
The Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Ave.
New York, NY
===================================================== Save the Dates:
Mark your calendar for the following upcoming events.
More details to follow in future newsletters & on our website...
Thursday, August 27: MurphGuide Annual Summer Cruise
September 4-6: Brewtopia Great World Beer Festival
September 12: Riverside Park Oyster Festival
Thursday, Sept. 24: Adam's Angels Salute to Firefighters at Saloon
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