By the end of your day there, you too will be able to make something this nice

Did you secretly want to go to art school in the city, but somehow ended up at a small liberal arts college in some upstate town? Did you maybe already graduate from art school but somehow missed out on such important knowledge as freelance skills and how to repurpose plastic bags? Well, tomorrow is your day. Head down to the Pratt Free School for a day of practical art and design classes, which, you guessed it, are free. (more…)

It’s true: Fabolous really loves Brooklyn. via Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets want you to know that they’re in Brooklyn. They really, really want you to know just how Brooklyn they are, and so this Sunday, they’re going to prove it, not just with art, not just with fresh kicks, but with a sneaker-themed art contest judged by Brooklyn rapper Fabolous, songmaster of “You Be Killin’ Em” fame. (more…)

Kind of a drag: Merrie Cherry will be your hostess for the evening. Via Next Magazine.

The Brooklyn scene has officially gotten so big that it now needs nightlife to celebrate its nightlife. And what better way to do that than with drag queens, an awards show, and a night out in Williamsburg? This Sunday, the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards are going down, and they’re taking you with them. (more…)

Hair Force One is really excited about your new haircut. Photo via Ronika McClain.

You know how sometimes you want a cool, trendy, maybe asymmetrical haircut, but you feel like that your East Village barber will judge you for it? Aren’t salon prices just too damn high? Do you not look gay enough? Do you want to dance? Amazingly enough, we’ve got something for you. (more…)

Soundtrack this injury and you can start your road to the Grammys. via HitFix

“My roommate” was watching Teen Mom the other day and there was one song that played on loop throughout the episode and I thought, “Damn, if I was this band I’d be kinda pissed at my manager.” But I also had never heard of the band before so it was cool that they were getting play in a show that exposes them to a (sadly) huge number of viewers. Find out how to get your songs featured in teen dramas and into the ear holes of the youth of America at a Music Industry Secrets event at Knitting Factory on Tuesday, Dec. 4.  (more…)

Photo via Strike Debt on Facebook.

If you have a  job that does not allow you to be a slave to your Twitter feed, you may not yet be familiar with Strike Debt  or the Rolling Jubilee. In which case, you’re welcome.  It is potentially a very big deal and something brokesters in particular need to know about.

An offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, Strike Debt is an initiative seeking to build popular resistance to all forms of debt imposed by banks. Last week they announced a new project called “The Rolling Jubliee,” which aims to buy personal debt for pennies on the dollar and, instead of coming after you like collections companies, abolish it entirely.  (more…)

The Moby Dick Marathon begins this Friday.

Finally, a race for those of us who’d rather do homework than play dodgeball. This Friday marks the first Moby Dick Marathon, a three-day reading of the Herman Melville classic taking place in three bookstores, two boroughs, and including over 100 readers.  (more…)

Shears for Fears: Katrina Casino giving a phresh cut at September’s event. Photo by Vanessa Friedman

Yes yes y’all, it’s back!

After a Sandy-related postponement, Brooklyn’s best amateur barbers are back in action in Bed Stuy. HalloVember, formerly known as OktoberPHRESH, is a monthly-ish queer pop-up barbershop dedicated to spreading hard love and good looks. The Hair Force One collective will be giving $10 haircuts tomorrow night to benefit Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. (more…)

Be a banana passer outer and other volunteer gigs at the Marathon. Photo by Katie Killary.

Controversy is swirling around the city over the Mayor’s decision to proceed with the ING NYC Marathon as planned on Sunday. Critics argue that the thousands of volunteers, medical personnel and police officers that help along the route should be focusing attention on Hurricane Sandy cleanup and relief instead. Valid point, but, as Bloomberg pointed out, the Marathon is a major tourist dollar injection into the local economy, which small businesses could certainly use right now. So if you are a huge athletic supporter and want to help out, here’s how.

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Happily enough, this is not a Pizza Hut ad. Photo via Seth Olenick

While we miss Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal’s Hot Tub Comedy, gone because because LA kidnapped Schaal(boo), their enchanting comedic legacy lives on. Night Train, a new comedy show hosted by Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac, launches on Monday, November 5 and will take place every Monday at 8pm, at Littlefield (yay!). (more…)