White Star… is White Hot.

This weekend is feeling lucid.



Death in the Afternoon (Absinthe & Champagne). Absinthe Neat. However you like your Green Fairy, you can count on Sasha Petraske to make it right at White Star, his new LES temple of booze. Know that it’s small inside. Really small. But that should make meeting other beautiful people even easier.

White Star, 21 Essex Street (near Hester Street), (212) 995-5464

With Autumn coming into range, noted designer John Varvatos is clearing the racks. Amp up your Summer 08 style with select apparel, footwear, and accessories at up to 75% off. Today and tomorrow, 8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

John Varvatos Sample Sale, 260 5th Avenue (between 28th & 29th Streets), no phone, johnvarvatos.com

Looking for the perfect coffee table book? Head to the powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn Heights where fashion and art titles are going for up to 90% off. That’s, like, almost free. Today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street (at Water Street), Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn (718) 666-3049, powerhousebooks.com

Minimal design meets minimal reductions at Muji’s Back-to-School Sale. Select goods (stationery, notebooks, and more) are slashed by 10%. Through Labor Day (9/1).

Muji Midtown, 620 Eighth Avenue (entrance on 40th Street), (212) 382-2300, and Muji Soho, 455 Broadway (near Grand Street), (212) 334-2002, muji.com

Cool off with an awesome array of artisanal ice cream at the Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Truck in Soho. Have the Giandujia, a decadent combo of chocolate and hazelnut, or a refreshing Mint Chocolate Chip.

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Truck, corner of Prince & Greene Streets, from 1 p.m. - 8 p.m., vanleeuwenicecream.com