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BEER: This one is pretty simple...there will be lots (58!) of New York beers, and a few bands to soundtrack your drinking them, at the Seaport tonight. Go, imbibe, enjoy!

Abe Lincoln Jr (the guy who does those cute little streetart birds all around downtown) has an opening tonight at the Orchard Street Gallery-- 7 to 10pm @ 139 Orchard Street. Kidrobot is sponsoring, and the first 50 people through the door get a free toy. Everyone else gets tacos. Yes-- we did say tacos:

, was designed by one of artists in Murakami's stable, Chinatsu Ban. It reminds Gothamist of Louis Bourgeouis's Mommy and Baby Spiders meets Jeff Koon's Puppy. We must say, we adores the elephants in underwear. And Gothamist loves how the NY Times had a picture of the elephant's heart-decorated, fiberglass poo. The elephants are at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street.

- Our thoughts on Mayor Bloomberg's fondness for the Jets

Everyone's favorite polemical cultural critic Susan Sontag has teamed up again with the Japan Society to present 10 of her favorite Japanese films through December 17, "Critic's Choice: Susan Sontag on Japanese Film, Part II." Like the previous popular series in 2003, Sontag wants to celebrate the accomplishments of this national cinema with selections which represent their emphasis on complex characters and powerful storytelling.