“And this one time?  At band camp?” Even though most of us were only 8 or 9 years old when the first American Pie movie came out, chances are by now you know all about the significance of Jim’s warm apple pie. If you’ve been feeling nostalgic for the days back when the term MILF was coined and people were still getting the hang of webcams, you’re in luck. The fourth movie in the American Pie series, American Reunion, comes out in theaters this Friday, but there will be a free advance screening at the Avon Thursday at 7 p.m.

You can get tickets in the Blue Room today from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. There will be 600 given out, and each ticket is good for two people.  Get to the screening early, though, since the Avon only seats 450. And if a free movie wasn’t enough, you can also get your hands on bottle openers and apple pie chapstick (somehow, that just seems wrong).

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Don’t want to do laundry or eat at the Ratty? Then remember that today’s the day to drop by Mama Kim’s food truck — in celebration of the truck’s one year anniversary, Mama Kim’s is giving out a free t-shirt with each order! #swag

Monday blues got you down? Why not let the Brown Music Department serenade you back into sobriety? The Brown University Department of Music has four iTunes U episodes up on the iTunes. Take a break from the dubstep and try something more traditional. Whether you prefer orchestra performances or sultry jazz, they got you covered with some of Brown’s own productions.

Check out other Brown collections on iTunes U here.

Today’s SPEC Us Out: Del’s and Donuts is the latest in a series of genius moves from SPEC. Take advantage of the beautiful weather today to bust out of that library (or classroom if your profs aren’t observing reading period) to get some free Del’s lemonade and Dunkin’ Donuts. Better hurry up! The event lasts until 1:30 PM, but the donuts are going fast!

Blue State Coffee is giving away FREE small coffees (iced or hot) today in honor of the company’s $250,000 in donations to a wide variety of charities selected by their patrons. Get it while it’s hot (or cold)!

The label for Chateau Jiahu, one of the Dogfish Head brews available to sample at tonight's event

Who knew, in a world of Natty Light, Budweiser and PBR, that we have actually demonstrated an improvement in the area of beer making… in the last 10,000 years, that is.

Tonight, students, professors and community members alike piled into an auditorium to hear “Uncorking the Past,” a lecture about ancient beverages from the Director of the Penn Museum’s Biomolecular Archaeology Lab, Patrick McGovern, and to await their turn to sample recreations of the ancient brews made by Dogfish Head. When you say “free beer,” people come a’running. Literally every seat was filled.

McGovern’s work uses a combination of archaeology, ancient texts and art, and scientific experimentation to analyze vessels that once held food or drink to determine exactly what ancient peoples were eating and drinking. [Read more →]

The Brown Concert Agency has just announced a raffle for free admission to both days of Spring Weekend concerts. Sound too good to be true?  It isn’t.  BCA needs to test out a brand new print-at-home and scanning ticketing system.  This new service will help avoid long lines to purchase and pick-up tickets by letting students order and print tickets at home.  And you may win a free Spring Weekend ticket package in the process! Specifics after the jump. [Read more →]

The Outside Reading publishing company is giving away free copies of Rich Shaperd’s book Wild Animus on Thayer across from Soldier’s Arch as part of a promotional campaign.  According the back cover of the book (reporting ftw), the novel follows the story of Ransom Altman, a Berkeley grad who strongly identifies with the wild mountain ram and seeks to live  in a world of “inexhaustible desire”–sounds a little bit like a party being hosted by the Queer Alliance tonight.

Though some free iced coffees aren’t really free, today we do have real reason to celebrate.

On this very summery day? Yes please, Au Bon Pain. We’ll see you there.