In the name of cheap activities, free events, city living, dope orgs, worthy fundraisers, pretty places, fun stuff, weekend gallavantings, intriguing personalities, good eats, good reads, happy times, and happy hours, I’m
rounding up various events I can use to Get myself Off The Couch. They
reflect my personal interests, and may or may not end up being awesome.
In short, an aggregation of the myriad calendars, websites, and event
listings I regularly peruse.
Click on a calendar event to view details.
More Listings
Book Boroughing is a site dedicated to keeping you up-to-date on literary events in New York City and the surrounding boroughs. In addition to our calendar of readings and launch parties, from time to time we’ll bring you conversations with authors coming to town and with those in the community who organize these events and those who go to them.
Weekly Events
- Every Friday, 4-8pm
The Slush Pile: Friday Night Happy Hour
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street
You know that weird time on Friday between work and play? The workweek is fading, the weekend looms large, and you really want a sandwich? Housing Works is here for you. We remembered we have a bar, in a bookstore, so we’re starting a Friday Happy Hour, 4PM to 8PM, to help you ease into the weekend.Cafe specials:- bottles of Malbec or Riesling wine for $15
- buckets of Brooklyn Brewery beer for $20 (5 beers)
- buckets of PBR for $12 (5 beers)
- grilled cheese & a beer for $8
And we’ll have board games available — we won’t even commandeer your ID to use them because we’re pals, it’s cool — so bring your friends and get a bucket, or grab a grilled cheese & beer and camp out to finish your #fridayreads.
