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To Die-orama For: Regressing in Prospect Heights

New York City hosts, oh, a million or so activities to keep anyone occupied on a rainy weeknight. One event offers all the quirk of online hipster meet-up groups without the pretension.

Don't laugh -- it's diorama making. Manhattanites can take the 4,5,6 or N,Q,R,W lines to Atlantic Ave. and head southeast to Dean St. and 6th Ave. About 30 or so wannabe first-graders meet at Freddy's (a dive bar with a great microbrew called Blue Point Toasted Lager) in Brooklyn at 8 p.m. every first Tuesday of the month. Hidden in the back room behind the bar is an arts and crafts haven for adults. You can clear out your boxes of junk, wield a hot glue gun, and prove to that crotchety Mrs. Johnson that extra glitter can, in fact, mask a lack of artistic talent.

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· Freddy's Bar & Backroom [Official Site]