New York Mag's Bad Art Auction is always good for a few laughs. This year, Judah Friedlander, the ironically chapeaued wise-ass from our beloved 30 Rock, emcees. The dark and humorless (albeit quite enchanting) music of Xiu Xiu provides the evening's oddly chosen soundtrack.

Ticket purchase includes an early-evening open bar, plus a year-long subscription to New York Magazine -- that's 46 issues, guaranteed to make you feel poor and unimportant on a near-weekly basis. And if nothing else, it's for a good cause -- proceeds go to New York Cares.