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Here's a special offer for the female readers of This Just In. If you print out this blog post and bring it with you to Manhattan's Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club on a Sunday night this summer, you'll receive 50 percent off the price of your meal. Located in a townhouse on the Upper East Side (24 East 81st Street between Madison and 5th Avenue), Bruno Jamais has received Zagat Survey ratings of 21 for food, 26 for decor, and 24 for service--placing it in its "very good to excellent range." The restaurant, which is a great place to spot celebrities, has nabbed a good review from New York magazine, too. The lowdown: On Sundays, the restaurant cuts the prices of items on its menu. One course (an appetizer) is $25; two courses cost $37; three courses are $42. Female readers who present a printout of this blog post can receive a 50 percent discount off these prices, paying only $12.50, $18.50 and $21 respectively. It's a ladies-only discount: So if a female reader dines with a male companion, she's the only one who gets the discount off the courses, which already represent discounts off weekday rates. Reservations are recommended. "Casual chic" attire is requested. We're the only major travel publication offering this deal this summer. So, if you go, please be sure to let us know what you think of this restaurant by posting a comment here. (Thanks.) Related deals: A handful of NYC hotel packages. More: A Girlfriends' Getaway Planner for New York City.

It's one of the least Spanish cities in Spain--despite being the country's second-largest city. Catalan is spoken in Barcelona more than Spanish, and the local nightlife channels several fugitive cultural styles, rather than Spanish traditions alone. Curious about this half-medieval, half-modern city set against the Mediterranean? Then consider asking a question of AnneLise Sorensen (shown left). She's the author of Top Ten: Barcelona, and covers Spain for many publications. Submit your question here, and she'll answer it in a live chat tomorrow. Related: Rick Steves talks about Barcelona. [via CNN.com] Earlier: When visiting Barcelona, be sure to take a daytrip to nearby Figueres, home of the Salvador Dali museum and other highlights. Details here.

Sculpture Projects Munster is one of Europe's largest outdoor art exhibits, but it's only held once a decade. This year, 37 artists will explore how art can transform public space. Roughly thirty works will be on display between June 17 and September 30. Look at three past favorites and preview one of this year's installations by watching this slide show.

Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter and feminist famously portrayed by Salma Hayek in Frida, would have celebrated her 100th birthday on July 6. To commemorate her life and work, Mexico City is hosting the largest retrospective of her work ever held. The show, which opened today at the museum at the Palace of Fine Arts, includes over 350 works--an impressive third of the artist's oeuvre. Also included are manuscripts, photographs, and letters written by the artist, in addition to a collection of paintings that have never been publicly shown. The exhibition runs until August 19. During the month of August, Frida's childhood home of Casa Azul (now the Frida Kahlo Museum), located in the Mexico City neighborhood of Coyoacan, will be exhibiting some 300 articles of the artist's clothing, as well as letters from Diego Rivera, the renowned muralist to whom Frida was married. (Details at museofridakahlocasaazul.org.)