• Drunken Smartass Olympics

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

    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
  • The Public Library with Robert Dawson + Diane Caldwell

    The Strand New York

    Since 1994, California-based photographer Robert Dawson has been travelling across the country, capturing images of public libraries—those hallowed, endangered urban oases of learning and contemplation.…

    $15
  • Professor Thom's Trivia Night

    Professor Thom's 219 2nd Avenue, East Village, NY, United States

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

    Free
  • The Big Terrific at Cameo Gallery

    Cameo Gallery 93 North 6th Street , Brooklyn , United States

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

    Free
  • FKA Twigs at Webster Hall

    Webster Hall 125 E 11th St., New York City , United States

    FKA Twigs is a badass British chick with sex and sass to spare. To borrow a phrase from a fellow badass, Twigs is on the edge…

  • Arrested Development Bingo

    Videology 308 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    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
  • Shaken & Stirred Burlesque

    The Delancey 168 Delancey St, New York, United States

    Every Wednesday night, a rotating cast of NY's hottest burlesque stars take to the stage at The Delancey for a night of dancing and debauchery.

  • Bridget Everett at Joe's Pub

    Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St , NY, United States

    She's big, she's baudy, and we once saw her serenade/abuse an audience member and then sit on his face. If you're sitting in the front row…

    $25
  • Steve Keene's Brooklyn Experience

    Central Library 10 Grand Army Plaza, New York, NY, United States

    Steve Keene, speed painter extraordinaire and cover artist for Pavement and Soul Coughing among others, is Brooklyn Public Library's artist-in-residence for the summer. An exhibition of…

    Free
  • Here and Elsewhere at the New Museum

    New Museum 235 Bowery, Lower East Side, New York, NY, United States

    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