BUBBLE AND SQUEAK On the lunch menu as a side at The Breslin at the Ace Hotel. SPARKLING WATER Reduce the environmental damage caused by plastic water bottles (and save money) with a SodaStream sparkling water maker.
BUBBLE BATH You get "big, movie star bubbles," they say, from Spuma's Bubble Bath. Spuma is Italy's oldest family-owned perfume house.
BUBBLE WRAP Keep your bubble wrap near with Bubble Snap, a free popping simulator for iPhone and iPod Touch.
LOUNGE Tribeca's long-running Bubble Lounge serves over 300 Champagnes and sparkling wines.
BEVERLY SILLS A tribute site to the late, much-loved soprano.
MUSIC They may be Brooklyn-based, but The Tiny Bubbles band definitely has the aloha spirit.
BUBBLE GUM Grant Achatz has been known to cook with it, David Burke has bubble gum cheesecake on the menu at The Stadium Grill at Bowlmor Lanes (Gael Greene didn't care for it). And Mr. Burke once had a dish at David Burke & Donatella of bubble gum sorbet. We'll stick with Bazooka from Topps, originally based in Brooklyn.
BUBBLE TEA They do both tea and bubbles right at TenRen's Tea Time, 79 Mott [Canal/Bayard].
JapanNYC, a citywide festival led by Artistic Director Seiji Ozawa, explores the Japan of today, where newfound artistic sensibilities continue to transform and revitalize the cultural landscape.
Featuring great classical music artists as well as Noh theater, manga, film, butoh dance, pop art exhibitions, and a variety of music genres, JapanNYC embraces a breathtaking diversity of traditional and contemporary arts.
Around town this weekend, courtesy of the skint: a daily listing of free and cheap things to buy, see, do and eat in New York.
thru sun: last chance to skate at the pond at bryant park. free admission, $13 skate rental, free lockers. (bring your own lock, 'cause they're $9 to purchase)
fri 2pm: thomas 'she blinded me with science' dolby gives a sneak preview performance of his first album of new material in 20 years, with string quartet ethel and accordion player rachelle garniez. soundcheck live radio/video webcast at the greene space, $10.
sat 1-3pm: rally for women's reproductive health choices at foley square with gloria steinem, kathleen hanna, kathleen turner, nellie mckay, the mountain goats, elected officials, more