New York - March 20, 2008

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Discount down.

BUY
Project No. 8
What: Up to 90 percent off favoritest labels. Martin Margiela leather boots, were $835, now $295; Sunshine & Shadow gray silk dress, was $240, now $95; Bless wool blazer, was $900, now $195.
Why: We project this will be dangerous.
When: Thurs.-Sat., 4-8 p.m.
Where: 215 Centre St., b/t Howard & Grand Sts., 2nd flr. (212-925-5599).

Hermès Sample Sale
What: Ready to wear for men and women, plus shoes, handbags, scarves, ties, and home products.
Why: Suffering from Hermès simplex one? Please don’t suppress.
When: Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18 St., b/t Sixth & Seventh Aves., 4th flr.

Duane Warehouse Sale
What: Midcentury designs including chairs, tables, lamps, and more at up to 70 percent off.
Why: Blame it on Duane.
When: Thru Mar. 30 (excluding this Sun.), 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 184 Duane St., b/t Hudson & Greenwich Sts. (212-625-8066).

PRIMP
The Skin Spa’s Online Specials
What: A twice-weekly e-mail of last-minute treatment discounts (50 percent!) on excellent laser, facials, and waxes.
Why: Hirsute to follow suit.
When: All the time.
Where: The Skin Spa, 30 E. 40th St., b/t Park & Madison Aves., ste. 1200 (212-684-4914). Sign up online at loveyourskinspa.com.

EAT
Grilled Cheese Special
What: Sandwich the week between a menu of five melted combos like gran queso and rose olive tapenade, or brie, truffled honey, and prosciutto.
Why: Chews for cheeses.
When: Sat., 5-10 p.m. at the bar. Every Sun. thereafter.
Where: Smith’s, 79 Macdougal St., b/t Bleecker & Houston Sts. (212-260-0100).

DRINK
Boudoir-Like Cocktail Lounges
What: Blame the crap weather. Burrowing deep into the streets are Antik, a new velvet-and-chandelier-heavy 75-seater ready for party rental (with old-town pub Kings Cross already open down below), and The Submercer, a SoHo drinking den softly reopening after a five-year hiatus.
Why: Out of sight, party of two.
When: Try a drive by late into the nights.
Where: Antik, 356 Bowery, b/t E. 4th & Great Jones Sts. (212-388-1655); The Submercer, 147½ Mercer St., at Prince St.