••• Available on Doodle Deals: “$160 for 6-week classes in writing, speech, and leadership at Kids Empowerment Academy (a $325 value)” [at 100 Reade].

••• Sale at Torly Kid: 30% off fall and winter apparel.

••• Carriage Trade is planning a benefit show of cell-phone photos: “Emphasizing no particular theme beyond how the cell phone camera is most often used, both artists and non-artists have been invited to submit cell phone images of their choice via email to carriage trade, which the gallery will then print on 5″ x 7″ archival paper. A $40 ticket will entitle the bearer to one print via random selection during the run of the show [Jan. 15–29].”

••• Do Yoga Do Pilates is introducing some changes for 2011, including making the suggested donation to $12 and collecting donations at the beginning of each class.

••• Check out these pix of 57 Reade taken from the 291 Broadway office of dermatologist Dr. Nathalie Q. Nguyen (she’s on the 18th floor). The building has grown a lot since I last reported on it.