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FRI, NOV 13 · 9 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Elsewhere Chatroom, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Nov 6
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Free and cheap date ideas in NYC: gallery nights, free concerts, walking tours, tastings and markets worth wandering. Pair any of these with a walk and you’ve got a night out. For paid ideas, see Date night.
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FRI, NOV 13 · 10 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
39°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
DURATIONS festival club night: Dasha Rush, Decoder and more at Public Records (21+)
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FRI, NOV 13 · 10 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
39°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free to enter · at Talon, Brooklyn · official listing on talonbar.com · checked Nov 7
Svmmon dark dance party at Talon (21+)
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FRI, NOV 13 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
39°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Cut Copy (DJ set) at Elsewhere (21+)
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FRI, NOV 13 · 11 PM–3 AM (NEXT DAY)
39°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 1
Free Play Night: Jake Korolev + stjarnafaen at Wonderville (21+)
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FRI, NOV 13 · 11:59 PM–3:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
39°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Union Hall, Brooklyn · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Nov 6
Karaoke Tremendous at Union Hall (21+, free, midnight)
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