Seattle City Stimulus Going on this Weekend!

Don't forget to take part in the grassroots campaign, Seattle City Stimulus, going on this week, today through Sunday. The brainchild of Shannon Kelly, owner of In Your Head Marketing Consultancy, Seattle City Stimulus is an effort to encourage Seattle-ites to shop locally this weekend, and think Boutique rather than Big Box. Go to the City Stimulus web site, download a free stimulus card, and show it at over 50 local establishments for deep discounts like happy hour all night at selected bars and pubs, and up to 50% off regular-priced items at stores like Clutch. Can you say "sustainable" AND "frugal"?

Teen Tix = $5 Tickets for Art Events for Teens

Teen Tix is a discount ticket program for folks between the ages of 13-18. It works like this: your Teen registers for a Teen Tix pass, which comes in the mail as a keychain fob. On the day of a performance that participates in the Teen Tix program, the teen may call ahead to purchase a ticket or go directly to the box office to purchase a ticket. Only one ticket per teen may be purchased, and the tickets are not guaranteed availability, so it’s wise to call ahead.

Teen Tix can be used at many venues, like Seattle Repertory Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, ACT Theatre, Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF Cinema), and the Seattle Opera. And if your teen is actually into opera, then give yourself a great big ol' pat on the back. You've done something right.

On Sundays, teens may purchase a second $5 ticket for an adult. Who says having teenagers is expensive?

Frugalicious Seattle Has a Sister Site!

Hey Frugalicious Readers! Just to let everyone know I'm now posting local frugal info as the Seattle Budget Entertainment Examiner at Seattle Examiner.Com. Don't worry, I still update Frugalicious Seattle...I like to think of the two sites as my children. You don't feed one child and starve the other, that just wouldn't be kosher...

But do check out my Examiner blog--If the two sites were siblings, Frugalicious would be the brainy one, and Examiner would be the pretty one. How's that for bad parenting? ;)

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. ;)