Arts and Culture

FREE Potluck and Artist Talk Show @ Flux Factory on THURSDAY 11/8
Potlucks are basically free buffets for cheap skates. Sure, there’s a little bit of a stigma for the free loader who shows up with a $2 bottle of sprite “to share.” But screw ‘em, you’ll be fat and full and your detractors will be angry (and possibly hungry). Who wins

FREE Halloween Reads
And so begins Halloween in Denver, by Richard Brautigan, one of my favorite holiday stories of all time. It’s not a scary story, unless you’re afraid of sex and candy, but it does take the mask off of a hidden of Halloween activities: what the people with the candy are

Come Bar Crawl with Me and Espolón Tequila on Dia De Los Muertos
This is a special time of the year in San Francisco. Not only are the Giants absolutely mopping up in the World Series, but Halloween is almost upon us, and Dia de Los Muertos is right on it’s tail. This year Espolón Tequila has asked me to be the San Francisco brand

Kirk Von Hammett’s Day Of The Dead Bash and Book Release
Yes, the lead guitarist from Metallica is throwing a party in the Mission the day after Halloween. And it’s to celebrate his new book about his frighteningly large collection of monster-movie memorabilia! It’s called Too Much Horror Business. That means you can stop home on Thursday around noon, looking like

There Is A Place More Expensive Than NYC
Ladies and gentlemen, I have found the one magical place on Earth where New Yorkers can go and be appalled by the price of a chili dog, revolted by the cost of a bottle of water, and be utterly nauseated by the price of a typical postcard—the one, the

Broke Ass Halloween Spectacular @ Death By Audio
Goood Eeeevening, I got kind of burnt out on Death By Audio about a year ago. I stopped going. But all this has changed. Call it a religious awakening. Call it a resurrection. Call it Scott Bakula’s Dracula Spectacula! Disclaimer: I have no idea what Quantum Leap star, Scott Bakula,

Win Tix to The Science of Distilling at 111 Minna Gallery
This is another dope event from the folks at Inforum. Since they’ve already written all kinds of words about it, I’m just gonna copy and paste them below, so I can get back to looking at internet porn. But if you wanna win a pair of tix, email Contests@BrokeAssStuart.com with

Broke-Ass Halloween Fun in New York City
Halloween is about a week away and you might find yourself with nothing to do, because you spent so much time thinking of a costume to wear. Luckily we have a few activities that will be easy on your pockets, while allowing you and your friends to have some fun.