5 Things: Carlo Costa at Sycamore and Community Acupuncture at Third Root

1. Get off the couch. Don't stay home tonight! Head to Sycamore to hear jazz drummer Carlo Costa. 9 p.m. $10.

2. Feel better. If you want to try accupuncture but don't have a spare $100, then check out Community Acupuncture at Third Root Community Health Center, where you can have a treatment in a group setting for a sliding scale fee of $20 to $40. Treatment is offered between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. (arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. 380 Marlborough Road at Cortelyou. 

3. Exercise your brain. Come to The Rock Shop for Trivia Tryst's Trivia Night. The games start at 8:30 p.m. and is free to play. Bring your thinking caps and drinking shoes with you. Impress your friends with your big brain and win cash! Enjoy $3 Rolling Rock, $4 Stoli.

4. Get lost in words. Are you a writer? Don’t miss Lost Lit Writing Workshop at 82 Bond St from 7 to 9 p.m. In the sanctity of a living room-inspired space, with no more than 8 writers, the group will come together with the main purpose—to produce fresh, new writing. This is done through creative prompts and applying the Amherst Writers & Artists method.

5. Move your car. Alternate side parking rules are in effect today.