Author: Oriana Leckert

The 20 best cheap things to do this weekend, no-politics edition

[Ed note: Before making your plans this weekend, check out our anti-inauguration events roundup, which includes a slew of protests,…

1. Honor MLK all day: Start off at the 31st annual Brooklyn Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., then head…

1. Dork out at the Nerd Nite, with lectures on mind-reading, the science of hangovers, and the history of music…

1. Get literary at the first Franklin Park Reading Series of the new year: Short Fiction Night, featuring Adam Haslett, Mary…

1. Increase your literary stock for the cold winter ahead at the BYO Book Swap Party, which also features a…

1. Start the year off groaning at 51 Worst Jokes, where comedians perform their "corniest, unrelatable, most problematic" material —…

1. Dance your way into New Year's weekend at The Interlude, with visiting French DJ Boulaone spinning Congolese-influenced and -inspired…

1. Show off your smarts at Trivia Tuesdays with NYC Trivia League; prizes range from gift cards to free tix to…

1. Get in the (un-)holiday spirit with a screening of Bad Santa — and if you want to redeem yourself with a…

1. Start your holiday week off with festive cheer at Yule Log 2.016, a daylong animation showcase featuring 50 short…