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Cringe Reading Series

Freddy's
485 Dean St., Brooklyn, NY 11217
at Sixth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-622-7035 Send to Phone

Price

Free

Reservations

No Recommendation

Nearby Subway Stops

2, 3 at Bergen St.

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Schedule
Ongoing 1st Wed of Month, 9pm

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Many amateur readings force you to plaster on a smile while you shift uncomfortably in your chair. The one at this eccentric dive, however, invites a sometimes packed crowd to cringe in sympathy at material normally c0nfined to boxes in the parents' basement: Bad break-up poems, diary excerpts about first kisses and junior high-school dances, letters to Aaron Spelling outlining 90210 plot ideas, and countless other crimes against the humanities.

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