Tired of the same old bar scene each Thursday night? We know we are. That’s why we never hesitate to jump on the more novel events the city has to offer. And if they’re free? Well, then, that just makes it all the more sweeter.

“In The Flesh” is a monthly reading series of erotica hosted and curated by Rachel Kramer Brussel

For all you art lovers out there, mark Friday off on your calendars and head downtown at 8pm for good music, good art, and good times. Danish artist, Ditte Gantriis, opens her first U.S. show “A Note on Cravings” at the Church Lounge.

Billed as both “chic and erotic”, Gantriis’s work elicits an influence from Art Deco and commercial illustrations from the 1950′s. Her work will be on display at the Church Lounge, inside the The Tribeca Grand Hotel, from Thursday, March 5th thru Sunday, March 8th.