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Frugal Family, Summer Fun Version: Kayaking, Teen Movies, Trick Riding, Beauty Supplies

Your guide to thrifty tips, tricks and tools on the Island and beyond.

Beauty Discount: First, a deal for the grown-ups in town: , which provides hair styling, skin treatments and waxing/tinting services in its store, is offering 20 percent off any product through 6 p.m. on July 15. This is a Facebook Deal — you claim it by "checking in" at Antidote with a Facebook app on your smart phone.

Half-Price Kayaking! Kids and adults looking for a summer adventure that won't break the bank should look into this Groupon offer: a $49 deal on a two-hour, guided kayak trip through San Francisco Kayaking, from either Sausalito or Mission Bay (normal price is $100). Offer is good for two-person kayaks, too, but make your plans soon: the deal turns into a pumpkin at midnight, Friday.

Teen Movies – Got a teen who's getting a wee bit restless now that we're midway through summer? The is offering Friday Flicks for Teens throughout the summer. This week's feature is the anime hit Summer Wars, which tells the story of a math whiz who, in the course of posing as the fake fiancée of the girl of his dreams, has to battle an artificial intelligence intent on destroying the world. 2:30 pm.

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Trick Riding Show: And in yet another fun-for-kids freebie, is presenting the this afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. Featured rider is Cleve Hoover, grand-nephew of President Herbert Hoover; featured horse is "Bob" the quarter horse. 1900 Third St. Open to the public.

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Community Support: When you're done watching Cleve and Bob do their tricks, you can head on over to the being put on by the City of Alameda to show the community's support for bringing Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's second campus to Alameda Point. BBQ starts at 6 pm; presentation by LBL representatives and the city's development team goes from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Both events free and open to the public.

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