A little-known fact for you this morning: Sunburned Penguins may look like hell, but they sure smell delicious. Mmmm … rotisserie chicken!

If that doesn’t get your appetite going, the “Friend of The Penguin” discount card will. If you scored a card at yesterday’s South Silver Spring Block Party, you can use that bad boy to save coin at participating restaurants — ALL SUMMER LONG.

So far, Nicaro Restaurant and Abol Ethiopian Cuisine will hook you up with discounts. Check The Penguin’s “Summer Staycation” page for updates to the restaurant list.

(If you didn’t get a discount card yesterday, don’t sweat it. There will be more opportunities to get one.)

And what’s a nice dinner without a show?

The Penguin hits you with that, too. I’ve got a couple of free tickets to see “The Marriage of Bette and Boo” at Montgomery College’s Black Box Theatre next weekend, courtesy of the Spooky Action Theater.

Wanna go? Send your name and email address before Sunday, Jun 15, to:

betteandboo@silverspringpenguin.com

The Penguin’s hot receptionist will randomly select winners and holler at them next Monday. (Emails sent to any other Penguin email address will not be considered!)

Moving on to other business …

Monday

All day. The infernal heat makes it a code-red day. To trim auto emissions, Ride-On buses give free lifts all day.

7:00 p.m. Silver Spring’s citizens advisory board holds its monthly meeting at the Silver Spring Public Library (8901 Colesville Rd). This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday

7:30 p.m. The county planning board hears public testimony on whether to preserve the Falkland Chase apartments as historic structures. This free event takes place at MNCPPC headquarters (8787 Georgia Ave) and is open to the public.

Lead photo: Penguins — er, that’s chicken — hang out in a Chinese restaurant. Courtesy of Flickr user Zesmerelda.