Oriana Leckert

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Oriana is a writer, editor, and cultural hipstorian [sic] who is kind of obsessed with Brooklyn. She is the author of "Brooklyn Spaces: 50 Hubs of Culture & Creativity" (Monacelli, 2015) and creatrix of the website of the same name. She is the events editor for both Brokelyn and Greenpointers, and her writing has appeared on Slate, Atlas Obscura, New York Post, Matador, Hyperallergic, Gothamist, Curbed, Brooklyn Magazine, Brooklyn Based, and more. Follow her at @orianabklyn.

The 10 best cheap things to do this week, eclipse edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, eclipse edition

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Celebrate a burlesque bat mitzvah, marvel at moss art, watch the sun (mostly) disappear, and more ways to have a total eclipse of the heart this week.

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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, music for the masses edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, music for the masses edition

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Say aloha to a luau, drink all the homebrews, listen to a ton of music, and more ways to get out and play this weekend.

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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, literature lovers edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, literature lovers edition

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Watch circus performers under a bridge, boogie to an evening of Balkan bands, listen to lots of lovely literature, and more ways to have a swell week.

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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, naked Hamlet edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, naked Hamlet edition

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Delight in a dark circus, live in a material world, watch an all-male, all-nude Shakespearean play, and more ways to open yourself up to fun this weekend.

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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, abridged Bard edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, abridged Bard edition

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Prove your boozy beer knowledge, solve a paranormal mystery in a wine bar, get tiny tastes of Shakespeare, and more ways to have a blast this week.

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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Caribbean culture edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, Caribbean culture edition

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Roller-skate the night away, listen to opera while drinking Bloody Marys, dance like you’re in the tropics, and more ways to have a hot weekend.

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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, Italian acrobatics edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, Italian acrobatics edition

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Hear comedy about dead bodies, schmooze with lots of artists, watch knife-throwers and acrobats, and more ways to be amazed this week.

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The 20 best cheap things to do this week, crazy cartoons edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this week, crazy cartoons edition

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Groove through a garden party, scream at B-movie stripteases, careen through a cartoon festival, and more ways to have a splendid weekend.

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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, nostalgia edition
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The 10 best cheap things to do this week, nostalgia edition

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Jump joyfully into the resistance, do crafts in a decommissioned subway station, get nostalgic with ’90s trivia, and more ways to live it up this week.

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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, crazy clown edition
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The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, crazy clown edition

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Scream and scream for ice cream, laugh at the stickiness of culture, see an opera about Sasquatch, and more ways to go nuts this weekend.

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