Bama's List

August is a time of casual diversions, lazy Sundays and even lazier Mondays.

But when Tuesday becomes even more languid, well, that’s a sign that all this summer casualness is approaching a dangerous crescendo.

The only possible antidote we can think of: a crisp gin martini, preferably in a handsomely appointed lounge of a slightly formal persuasion.

Introducing Salon Millesime, a glossy new vintage hotel lounge, opening tonight in NoMad for your cocktailing, sultry live music and late-night lounging needs.

Designed as a regal rumpus room for Sinatra and Fitzgerald types, Millesime (French for vintage) is decked out in tiger-printed chairs, ebony and bronze tables and a retro cocktail list to match: sidecars, Last Words and martinis on top of martinis.

It’s the sort of dark, seductive space where you might find yourself getting a little comfortable with a French 75-loving date, and all the while not realizing that an alluring chanteuse in a red dress has taken the low-slung stage at the center of the lounge.

Her job is to make you forget all about the pork belly lollipops and croque-monsieurs you’ve been snacking on, and descend deeper and deeper into the quiet, gin-bathed haze of an old school evening as a master piano man tickles the ivories on the salon’s grand Steinway.

Just to clear up any confusion, that’s a piano.

Salon Millesime
92 Madison Avenue
(at 29th Street)
New York, NY 10016
212-889-7100

Downtown.

It’s changing.

Finally.

Only took a decade, but the most controversial 16 acres in America has a Freedom Tower going up and a Deutsche Bank building coming down.

But today we bring you a different reason to visit those grounds: the new Living Room Bar and Terrace at the W Downtown, opening today as your go-to for breezy, post-office rendezvous.

Among the new hotel’s 58 floors, you’ll want to concern yourself primarily with the fifth, which looks like where Judy Jetson would go for astro-cocktails if she worked at a galactic bond trading office: everything is shiny, white, metallic and glowing. Just like the future should be.

Stepping off the elevator, you’ll be dwarfed by the undulating ribbed ceiling, a strange organic shape pulsing with the heartbeat of thousands of recessed LED lights. Glide over to the bar, where you’ll find a more familiar take on downtown in the form of cocktails like the Brooklyn Bridge, Five Points and Dutch Courage, a jenever and tonic take on the English gin version.

But to really appreciate your locale, step onto the sprawling wraparound terrace, with the canyons of FiDi rising up all around, not to mention the Freedom Tower itself. Consider this your front row seat to the rise of New York’s next icon.

Because Lady Gaga can’t last forever.

Hangover date
Curious about the person you brought home last night? Learn each other’s names at SideBAR’s Sunday Funday brunch, where you can do further damage to your liver with all-you-can-drink Bloody Marys and mimosas. 120 E 15th St at Irving Pl (212-677-2900, sidebarny.com). Sun 22 noon–4am; $20.

Exotic date
Bump it to bhangra at the Indian-themed edition of the Queens Museum of Art’s Target Passport Fridays at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. You’ll shake it to the sounds of Bollywood performers, then cuddle on a picnic blanket during a screening of Joseph Mathew’s Bombay Summer. FREE Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, enter on 111th St at 56th Ave, Flushing, Queens (718-592-9700, queensmuseum.org). Fri 20 6:30–10pm.

Cabaret date
Lady Rizo sizzles at Joe’s Pub with her sexy vocals, lavishly long lashes and comic interpretations of pop songs from all eras. 425 Lafayette St between Astor Pl and E 4th St (212-967-7555, joespub.com). Fri 20 at 9:30pm; $15–$20.

Trivia date
Mosey on over to Southern Hospitality for its final Monday-night installment of 25-cent wings and trivia. Sponsored by the New-York Historical Society, the competition awards a one-hour open bar for ten, a $25 bar tab, a free appetizer, free shots and more. FREE 1460 Second Ave between 76th and 77th Sts (212-249-1001, southernhospitalitybbq.com). Mon 23 at 8–10pm.

Starry date
Squint through the city lights with the Amateur Astronomers Association and the Friends of the High Line under the Standard Hotel, where you’ll stargaze with high-powered telescopes and chat with space experts. FREE The High Line, enter at W 14th St between Tenth Ave and Washington St (212-206-9922, aaa.org/highline). Tue dusk–9:30pm.

Tasting date
Wind down your Wednesday with wine at Hudson Terrace. Swirl, sniff and sip six selected wines with the sommelier hosts. 621 W 46th St between Eleventh and Twelfth Aves (212-315-9400, hudsonterracenyc.com). Wed 25 at 5pm; $25.

Spooky date
It doesn’t matter if you’re on Team Vampire or Team Werewolf as long as you show your fangs at the Cyclone. Vampires and werewolves suck $2 off the roller coaster’s ticket price on Tuesday 24. 834 Surf Ave at 8th St, Coney Island, Brooklyn Brooklyn (718-265-2100, coneyislandcyclone.com). 7pm–midnight; $8, in costume $6.—Melanie Wallner