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Have Fun Frugally

Must you sometimes pay a lot to be entertained? Absolutely. Must you always? Absolutely not. A week’s worth of high-end entertainment, and low-cost alternatives.

Published Nov 2, 2008

MONDAY, 11/10

“Van Gogh and the Colors of Night” at MoMA (11. W. 53rd St., nr. Sixth Ave.; 212-708-9400), $20.
A bonanza of the Dutch master’s swirling pathos.

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Pablo Picasso, Reclining Female Nude (Femme Nue Couchée), April 1932

“Picasso’s Marie-Thérèse” at Acquavella Galleries (18 E. 79th St., nr. Madison Ave.; 212-734-6300), free.
Art inspired by Picasso’s curvy, underage, marriage-upsetting muse.

TUESDAY, 11/11

“Governor Howard Dean: Reflections, Projections, and New Directions for the Democratic Party” at the 92nd St. Y (1395 Lexington Ave.; 212-415-5500), $27.

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“Night Shift” at KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St., second fl. (212-505-3360), free.
Two nonfiction writers illuminate the lives of night-shift workers.

WEDNESDAY, 11/12

AC/DC at Madison Square Garden (Seventh Ave. at 33rd St.; 212-465-6741), $94.
For those about to rock … they salute you.

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Mark Kozelek at Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N. 6th St., nr. Wythe Ave., Williamsburg; 718-486-5400), $25.
The underappreciated American troubadour, still in his achingly pretty prime.

THURSDAY, 11/13

Russell Brand at Teatro del Museo del Barrio (1230 Fifth Ave., nr. 104th St.; 866-448-7849), $39.50.
If you liked him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, you’ll love him in person.

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Big Terrific at Sound Fix (110 Bedford Ave., nr. N. 11th St., Williamsburg; 718-388-8090), free.
A peek at the city’s comedy underbelly.

FRIDAY 11/14

All My Sons at Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45th St., nr. Eighth Ave.; 212-239-6200), from $66.50.
The most star-packed show of the season.

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Taking Over at the Public Theater (425 Lafayette St., nr. Astor Pl.; 212-539-8500), $20 rush tickets.
Danny Hoch’s one-man show again flies under the radar.

SATURDAY, 11/15

(Photo: Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

Rangers vs. Bruins at Madison Square Garden, from $58.50 at Ticketmaster.
The hockey version of Yankees–Red Sox.

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Islanders at Senators at Nassau Coliseum (1255 Hempstead Tpke., Uniondale, N.Y.; 516-794-9300), from $19.
Did you know there’s an NHL team just down the LIRR?

SUNDAY, 11/16

Smashing Pumpkins at Mohegan Sun (1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, Conn.; 888-226-7711), $40.
Grunge, back for another round.

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Sam Champion at Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St., nr. Bowery; 212-260-4700), $15.
Underexposed local band with a great name rocks the Bowery.

Annual Savings: $14,118
(Assuming You’ll Be Going Out Every Night This Year.)

Drink Only at Dives	Get a $14 Haircut
Swap Clothes	Slash Your Bills
Take Your Kids Public	Repair, Don't Replace
Surf the First Wave of Panic-Selling	Recycle Your Romances
Go Generic	Kick Your Cab Habit
Eat Like a Prince at Pauper’s Prices	De-Stress for Less
Trade Babysitting	Whittle Down Your Mortgage
Embrace Low Fashion	Switch Your Supermarket
Paint Your Own Damn Nails	Become Your Own Super
Caffeinate Efficiently	Negotiate Everything
Knock Off Your Favorite Suit	Drink Good Cheap Wine
Be Your Own Restaurant	Dodge the Broker's Fee
Have Fun Frugally	Trade In Your Dog for a Fish
Rent a Dress	Plus: Quick Savers!