Urban Drinks.Com vs. Seven Nites.Com--Who's Got the Better Happy Hour Search Feature?

Early in the life of this blog, (re: July), I mentioned the coolness of UrbanDrinks.Com, where you can search for a happy hour near you, right this very minute. Urban Drinks is national in scope, but its Seattle Happy Hour page currently lists 350 bars, pubs, restaurants, etc., that have a happy hour.

Lest Urban Drinks should think itself alone in this worthy endeavor, an alternate happy hour search site has been brought to my attention--Seven Nites.Com. Founded by Seattle Happy Hour Examiner Ryan Hagg, Seven Nites takes the happy hour search and "brings it home" to Seattle. So far, there are 275 bars in Seven Nites' database, seventy-five fewer than Urban Drinks, but Seven Nites gives you the option of joining their mailing list and getting additional happy hour discounts from top bars in the city.

What say you, Frugalicious Readers? If Seven Nites and Urban Drinks were in a barroom brawl, who would come out on top, and who would get the obligatory smash over the head with a broken chair? (If this were a Western, that is...)

Calling All Bibliophiles! Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair This Weekend.

If you find old and rare books and ephemera fascinating, or if you just enjoy saying "ephemera", you will probably enjoy the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Over 100 book dealers will be showcasing their wares. Why have I included this on our humble frugal blog? Because tickets for both days are only $5 at the door, and children 12 and under are free...

http://www.seattlebookfair.com/

$5.00 Cinema at AMC Theatres, and No, It's Not Just For Movies From Two Years Ago...

Frugalicious Reader Shirley shared a very cool tip for those of us who prefer not to take out a second mortgage just to go to the movies.

On Fridays, weekends, and holidays, any first-run movies playing before noon are only $5.00 per ticket at your local AMC Theatre. First run, as in newly released movies; not The Lion King.
Check it out at http://www.amctheatres.com/amcinema/

Ten Bucks for 64 Local Bands in Ballard This Weekend

Saturday, October 4th, the 2008 REVERBfest is taking place in Ballard. Despite Ballard's motto of "Free Ballard", so eloquently displayed on many a Seattle-ite's bumper sticker, the REVERBfest is not, in fact, free. BUT, it is pretty cheap, therefore it warrants a mention on the Frugalicious pages. For details, see http://www.seattleweekly.com/microsites/reverbfest

64 local bands will be playing at various venues in the Ballard neighborhood, and I can honestly admit I haven't heard of a single one of them. But you can download a free mp3 from each band here: http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2008/09/download_a_free_mp3_for_each_o.php

Free music without piracy guilt? That is truly priceless. ;)