Get smart at City Newspaper's South Wedge-ucation event, taking place Thursday, September 9, 5-9 p.m. throughout the South Wedge business district.

Like City's Recession Procession and Pittsford Village Pillage, South Wedge merchants will offer up ridiculous offers on food, goods, and services. Here's a list of the deals; for an interactive map with all the participating venues click here.

-Three pork sliders for $5 at Beale Street Cafe!

-$1.25 baked empanadas and FREE dance demos 5-9 p.m. at Tango Cafe and Dance Studio! Live comedy show starting at 9 p.m. for $1!

-$1.50 pints and $6 pitchers of domestic beers, six wings for $3 at The Keg Sports Bar! (NOTE: offer valid 5-11 p.m.)

-Buy-one-get-one-half-off piercings (includes jewelry), AND half-off $60 tattoos at Flesh for Fantasy Tattoo!

-50 percent off all yellow-tagged items, 15 percent off the entire stores for students with valid ID, at ABVI/Goodwill!

-75 cent mini desserts from Cheesy Eddie's! (NOTE: Limit six per customer)

-$1.50 pints of Genny Cream Ale, plus FREE live music at Caverly's Irish Pub!

-$2 nachos from Taco Kitchen!

-$3 glasses of wine from Solera!

-Wax one eyebrow, get one FREE, plus 30 percent off all hair products at Surface Salon!

-$2 wood-fired 6" cheese pizzas ($2.50 with caramelized onions and goat cheese) at Napa Woodfired Pizza!

-$8 haircuts from Glover's Barber Shop!

-Spin the Wheel of Java Deals at Coffee Connection -- every spin is a caffeinated win!

-A Sweet Surprise: a box of goodies for $1.50 from Premier Pastry! (NOTE: offer valid 5-8 p.m. only)

-$1 scoops of ice cream at Equal Grounds!

-Buy-one-get-one-free select haircare products at Personal FX Salon!

-40 percent off any soy candles in stock at Historic Houseparts ! (NOTE: offer valid 3-6 p.m. only)

-50 cent frosting shots from Eco Bella Bakery!

-"Goodie Treasure Trunk" with all items $10 or less at Slim Goodie Boutique!

-$1 PBRs and $2 "Atomic Wedgie" shots at Lux Lounge (21 and over only)!

-$2.50 pints of McBane's Summer Solstheis at Tap & Mallet!

-FREE haircut for new clients at the South Wedge Barber Shop! (NOTE: Offer valid 5-6 p.m. only)

-$10 T-shirts from Thread!

-Half-off half-and-half cookies from Open Face!

-25 cent chocolate medallions from Hedonist Artisan Chocolates!

-50 percent off anything in the store (if paying with cash) or buy-one-get-one-half-off (if using credit cards) at Headz Up Hats!

-$1 cheese pizza slices and $1.50 pepperoni slices at Little Venice Pizza!

-$1.25 empanadas and $1.50 beers at John's Tex Mex!

-FREE bottle of Boylans soda (while supplies last; one per customer), plus $1 off any NY State-brewed six pack at Nathaniel Square Corner Store!

-$10 professional tambourines (available in a multitude of colors) at Echo-Tone Music!

-$50 off $100-or-more tattoos, or 50 percent off any piercing, at Mellow Madness Tattoo!

-$1.50 pommes frites (with topping), buy-one-get-one-free meatballs, and -$3.75 extra-large chili cheese dogs from Mise en Place!

And many more offers to come! For a continually updated list of offers visit the South Wedge-ucation Facebook page.

City is also bringing in some of the city's top arts & cultural organizations with ridiculous offers of their own, including:

-Buy-one-get-one-free tickets to the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House!

-$15 new student memberships and $8 t-shirts from Rochester Contemporary Art Center!

-Codes for $10 off opening-night tickets for "A Chorus Line," and details on $25 student-rush tickets, from Rochester Broadway Theatre League!

-$10 student memberships, $30 individual memberships, and $5 books by "If All of Rochester Read the Same Book" authors from Writers & Books!

-$25 student memberships and buy-one-get-one-free ticket vouchers from Little Theatre!

-$10 student tickets to most Philharmonics concerts and all Symphony 101 Sunday performances from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra!

-Raffles for free tickets to the TheatreROCS Showcase in October from TheatreROCS!

-Codes for buy-one-get-one-free tickets for "Amadeus" and "Carry It On" (first week of production only), plus details on $10 student-rush tickets, from Geva Theatre!

The South Wedge-ucation event is FREE and open to everyone! Area college students are especially encouraged to come down, as they will get additional perks (w/valid college ID).

FREE STUDENT BUSSING:

Visit Rochester will be sponsoring FREE buses from several area colleges to and from the event. These buses are for college students with valid IDs only. The shuttles will loop from the event back to the various campuses throughout the evening.

*The University of Rochester shuttle will run 5-9 p.m., with pick-up outside Rush Rhees Library and drop off at the corner of South and Gregory. Note that the UR shuttle is sponsored by Wilson Commons Student Activities, Rochester Center for Community Leadership, and the Sophomore Class Council.

The following shuttle services will begin around 4:30 p.m. at each campus, and will have a final departure from the South Wedge at around 9 p.m. from outside the German House (315 Gregory Street).

*The Nazareth College shuttle will have a pick-up/drop-off point the Arts Center (the regular RTS stop).

*The RIT shuttle will have a pick-up/drop-off point at Gleason Circle.

UPDATE 9/9/10: Unfortunately St John Fisher has decided to not allow our shuttles on to its campus.

For more information on the South Wedge-ucation event call Lee at 244-3329 x.21, or e-mail aiannone@rochester-citynews.com.