Susan Bartsch and Kenny Kenny kick off their new weekly party, KINO 41, tonight (3/1) at 10:30 p.m.

Arena, 135 West 41st Street (between 6th Avenue and Broadway), (212) 278-0988, arenanyc.net

EAT
Sushi and sake, your two favorite Japanese food groups, are paired for dinner at Sumile Sushi. Chef Josh DeChellis and sushi chef Toshio Oguma have created three different multiple-course dinners to be complemented with a set of six different sakes. Monday (3/5) and (3/12) at 7 p.m., Tuesday (3/13) at 6:30 p.m. $55 per person.

Sumile Sushi, 154 West 13th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), (212) 989-7699, sumile.com

SHOP
Quite possibly the best thing you could ever hear: Hermes sample sale! You won’t score her a Birkin bag, but ties and ready-to-wear are significantly reduced. Today (3/1) from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m, Friday (3/2) 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday (3/3) 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), metropolitanevents.com

Samples from Sir Paul Smith are up to 75% off. Today (3/1), 11a.m. - 7 p.m. and Friday (3/2) & Saturday (3/3), 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Paul Smith Sample Sale, Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue (at 16th Street)

REPAIR
You drank too much (again) and lost your keys (again). Luckily, you knew this would happen so you called NewYourKey in advance and paid them $30 to keep your keep your keys safe. For $20 extra, they delivered your keys right to your door, and now you just have to figure out… how do you get up those stairs when you’re trashed?

NewYourKey, (800) 253-0123, newyourkey.com

So, why aren’t you listening to all of your music?

Probably because you spent years collecting those 900-ish CDs and would rather clean your house than rip CDs.

RipDigital understands. So, they perfected the quick-rip-and-burn process and made digitizing your music collection as painless as possible. For about $1 per CD, you pack your music on to a spindle, ship it, and get it back in MP3 format.

And no, they do not have an awesome collection of ripped music on their servers.

We asked.


Available online at ripdigital.com.

Since that’s not happening, may we suggest what is: Activaire.

Made for the iPod class, Activaire is your own private, in-the-know, dj. You give them your iPod (and $170, messenger service included) and they return it loaded with the latest and greatest in rock, hip hop, and electronica.

Activaire’s music committee is composed of musicians, djs, designers, and sound engineers from Brooklyn to Berlin. They’re sooo good they’re even the background music of choice for Girbaud, Issey Miyake, and Original Penguin.

As an added bonus, Activaire even keeps their playlists public. Perfect for those who don’t have all morning and evening to sample singles at Virgin.



Activaire
www.activaire.com