It’s that time again, my fellow broke folks. You know the rules: Nothing over $20 here. Ain’t nobody got time (or funding) for that. Here are this week’s cheap dates.
Thursday, Oct. 15: Comedy Oakland Presents Ben Feldman, Morgan, Keith D’Souza and more. No drink minimums, no attitude, just six of the Bay Area’s best up-and-coming comics (including Sketchfest regulars) and storytellers — all for $10, at the Washington Inn in downtown Oakland. Details here.
Saturday, Oct. 17: LitCrawl. LitQuake gets bigger and more overwhelming every year, but one of its original events — a freeform, all-ages traipse through the Mission District, in which a lit-lover could duck into upwards of three dozen bars and cafes and encounter wildly different readings over the course of three and a half hours, if she played her cards right — is still my favorite. Download a map here to plot your course, and be sure to take note of all the non-traditional “venues” — like Good Vibrations hosting a reading about sex writing. Free; details here.
Saturday, Oct. 17: Joey Cape at Bottom of the Hill. Cape is probably still best known as the lead singer for the punk outfit Lagwagon, but in recent years he’s proved most interesting when he lets himself experiment — like at the helm of side project Bad Astronaut or, as he appears tonight at this intimate venue, solo and acoustic. You never know what you’re gonna get, but it’s probably gonna be heartfelt. $10; details here.
