Celebrate Sex and the City's 20th Anniversary with Sex and The City on Downer

It's the 20th anniversary of Sex and the City and Historic Downer Avenue is celebrating with an open house on Friday, June 8. Our happy hour is 5 to 8 pm and lots of retailers on the block have specials.

Bel Air Cantina – A scandalous margarita with just the right amount of sweet and spicy

Café Hollander – Sex and the City Cocktails = the Post-It Note Paloma, the Manolo Blahnik Slingback Mule, the Magnolia Martini, the Mr. Stout, or An Apartment in Brooklyn. Food items include a Mr. Big Salad

Downer Landmark Theatre – Stop by to enter the giveaway to win FREE movie passes and popcorn

Downer Avenue Wine and Spirits – Cosmo sampling

Lake Park Dental – FREE whitening strips, enter the giveaway for a pink Sonicare toothbrush

Nail Bar - $5 off any wax service, 20% off all retail

Pizza Man – Featuring Lady Madonna cocktails and cans of rosé

Robert Laurence Salon – $20 off of $40 or more in service PLUS complimentary Aveda make up lessons and touch ups PLUS spend $50 get 10% off, spend $100 get 15% off and spend $150 get 20% off all Aveda products

Salon Nova and Lash Boutique- $20 blow outs, $10 makeup touch ups (or $25 for both) PLUS 15% off all retail hair care and Stila makeup

Sendiks – Martini glass and high heel cookies, specialty cupcakes

Stone Creek Coffee Roasters – Cold brew cosmos, Manhattan cupcakes and Sex and the City sugar cookies. This is a great chance to check out the beautiful brand new Stone Creek on Downer.

At 7 pm, Boswell will be hosting a presentation from Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, the author of Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love. Armstrong, a former Entertainment Weekly writer who is also the author of Seinfeldia, is a pop culture historian of the highest order and her books always have new primary sources. This event is free and no registration is needed.

Many of the participants are donating to Look Good Feel Better, a a non-medical, brand-neutral public service program that teaches beauty techniques to people with cancer to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment.