This is perfect because I was totally craving a gyro. Actually, I always crave gyros with a side of Tom Hanks.

Run Forest Run to the Greek Festival!

NYC Traveler alert!

You can get tickets to Broadway shows at an amazing discount through this site Season of Savings.

Some of the tickets are up to 55% off! For example:

Phantom of the Opera on Broadway for only 46 bucks, plus change!

Chicago tickets are 50% off

Hair  tickets for $55 tickets

Mary Poppins for $40.

Looks like the recession is good for something.

Here’s a list of all the discounted shows you can see: The 39 Steps, Burn the Floor, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, Fela!, Finian’s Rainbow, Hair, In the Heights, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal, The Phantom of the Opera, Rock of Ages, Shrek the Musical, South Pacific, Superior Donuts, Wishful Drinking

There are even discounts to some hotels, parking garages, some famous NYC restaurants and select off-Broadway shows.

If you see me in NYC this fall, ya know why. Oh I heart Mamma Mia!

Check out: www.seasonofsavings.com for more info.

And Tada!

For all you penny pinchers, here are a few more discounts I have managed to gather up. Thank to the help of my twitter and blogger friends! Save some money so you can play the penny slots!

Yes, penny slots make me feel powerful. So sue me.

Las Vegas Dining Discounts

• MGM Taste of Summer Valid until 8/30/09 – Participating restaurants with summertime prices. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon 4 course $75/pp, CraftSteak 3 course $60/pp, Diego 2 course & drink $32/pp, Fiamma 3 course $45/pp, Nobhill 3 course $39/pp, Pearl 3 course $49/pp, Seablue 3 course $45/pp, Shibuya 4 course $59/pp , and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill 3 course $45/pp. Via H.C.
• Palm Restaurant (Steaks) – Choice of soup or salad, entree and side dish. $39.99. Via CheapCheapCheap’s Twitter.
• Restaurant.com- I hope you people use Restaurant.com… You can pretty much buy gift certificates for restaurants at discounted prices and use them when you dine there (there are however, certain restrictions like the tab must be $X amt before the gift cert can be redeemed). Gift certificates for $50 for Mandalay Bay’s StripSteak — they do a early prix-fixe for $45/person via H.C. … Fleur De Lys $50 gift certificate for $20 use it for a $60 prix fixe, via Sinosoul.
• Las Vegas Restaurant Week – Begins 8/31/09- 9/6/09 via OishiiEats

Las Vegas Theatre Show Discounts

• Phantom of the Opera – 40% off Premium seats and select the show you want to attend, then click “Buy Tickets.” Enter the promotion code TZOO50 and click the “Submit Code” button. Select the number of seats you would like by using the drop-down menu marked “PP1TZOO50″ and make sure you change the number under “Internet” to zero. Select the seating level you prefer and click “Get Best Available” to see your seats. You can also call the Phantom Box Office at 866-641-7469. 
• Zumanity , Mystere , LOVE or KA – Buy 1 ticket and get 2nd for $25. Use code, SUMMER when calling 866.998.4833.
• Jersey Boys – Upgraded seats. Thanks to this offer from Best Of Vegas, receive a complimentary upgrade to Front Orchestra seats for $99 per ticket (reg. $147) for performances through Sept. 7. This deal is available for performances on the following days and times:
  • Saturdays and Tuesdays at 6:30PM and 9:30PM
  • Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7PM
  • For tickets an more information. Click the time next to the day you would like to see the show and use the pull-down menu next to “Complementary Upgrade to Front Orchestra Seating” to get your seats.

• Silver Lake Art, Craft & Vintage Sale - 8/22/09. This is pretty close to Sunset Junction. So if you go to Sunset Junction stop by and say Hi! I will be selling pearl earrings for $7. Designs starting at $7. Micheltorena Street Elementary School. 1511 Micheltorena St (@ Sunset) LA, CA 90026. 
• Sunset Junction Street Fair - 8/22/09 & 8/23/09. 3700-4300 Sunset Blvd. LA, CA. Presale tickets are $15, $20 at the door.  

Liberty Station in San Diego is playing free movies on Saturdays at 8pm during August.

Yes, there was beer when I went last week. No, I did not get hammered during the screening of geez, what was that movies name?…, Grease.

All movies start at 8pm, every Saturday during the month of August.

8/8/09- Kung Fu Panda

8/15/09- Field of Dreams

8/22/09- Sea Biscuit

8/29/09- ET

Please check out their website for specific locations within Liberty Station.