Here and Elsewhere at the New Museum

New Museum 235 Bowery, Lower East Side, New York

This exhibition is New York's first gallery-wide exhibition of artists from the Arab world, and is appropriately (and devastatingly) dedicated to exploring the ethics of representation and the…

$16

Drunken Smartass Olympics

Dempsey's Pub 61 East 2nd Ave., East Village

New York's longest-running weekly quiz is held every Wednesday at Dempsey's Pub. The quiz features 51 questions on topics ranging from ancient history to contemporary pop music, as well as "the best-curated audio round in the city." Bar food and drink specials serve as mental fuel.

Free

Daphne Merkin in Conversation with Sasha Weiss

McNally Jackson 52 Prince Street, New York City

Daphne Merkin may have achortle-inducing last name, but her often painfully personal articles for publications like The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine tended to be more…

Professor Thom's Trivia Night

Professor Thom's 219 2nd Avenue, East Village

Teams of 6 or less compete in this weekly trivia night at Professor Thom's.

Free

War Correspondents at BK Brewery

Brooklyn Brewery 79 North 11th Street, Williamsburg

During this series at the Brooklyn Brewery, which serves as a fundraiser for Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues, the brewery’s founder Steve Hindy (a former…

$25

The Big Terrific at Cameo Gallery

Cameo Gallery 93 North 6th Street , Brooklyn

Gabe Liedman, Max Silvestri and Jenny Slate host this weekly standup night featuring big name drop-ins like Aziz Ansari and Zach Galifianakis.

Free

Arrested Development Bingo

Videology 308 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn

Calling all never nudes! And just regular AD fans, too. Hang out with your friends (and make new ones--how can you not love a stranger…

Free