It’s hard to know what to do after work sometimes… when you’ve got The Z Factor and Please Date My Horribly Awkward Son doubling up on TV, how could you possibly consider heading back outside?! Luckily, we’re keeping our eyes out to bring you the best, brightest, and usually cheapest stuff on the Sydney arts and culture scene.

So when the lure of comfortable pants and reality TV threatens to maroon you on the shores of mediocrity, FBi’s culture guide has got you sorted…

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Mon 14th :: Cure Monday-itis with wine, food & Charlie Sheen

Beresford Summer Sessions are back and every Monday night during October you can catch a classic film in their courtyard. Tonight you can see Charlie Sheen winning in Wall Street.

WHAT: Summer movies – Wall Street

WHERE: Beresford Courtyard, 354 Bourke St Surry Hills

WHEN: Tonight 7.30pm

HOW MUCH: $15 for pasta, wine & movie

Tues 15th :: Talk, think and eat at Govindas

Food scarcity and hunger are not things we face all too often in Australia, what with Woolies and Coles pushing prices down and vying for loyalty with overstocked shelves. They are, however, the daily reality of a huge proportion of the world’s population living at or below the poverty line.

This World Food Day head to Govindas, Darlinghurst’s veggie restaurant cum boutique cinema where for a measly $10 you’ll get fed, watch a film about what hunger really means and meet the people behind it.

WHAT: World Food Day

WHERE: Govindas, 112 Darlinghurst Rd Darlinghurst

WHEN: Tuesday, 6.45pm

HOW MUCH: $10 (includes a feed)

Wed 16th :: Escape early for peep shows, pop-up cinemas and workshops

… And heaps more. Who would have thought hump day could have so much to offer? The last week of the Art & About special of Escape Early on Wednesdays gets you out of work (or just off your arse) to find film, art, music and design on the streets of Sydney’s East.

WHAT: East Sydney Creative’s Escape Early on Wednesdays

WHERE: Around Sydney’s Eastern suburbs

WHEN: Wednesday 16th Otober

HOW MUCH: FREE!

Thurs 17th :: Picture Redfern in a new light

Three visual artists from Redfern Artists Group – Jo Tracy, Karin Hasse and Julie Doye – use painting, sculpture, photography and digital media to explore their relationship with Redfern, alongside performances by Dorothy Johnson and spoken word legend Jess Cook.

WHAT: Local Product

WHERE: 107 Projects, 107 Redfern St Redfern

WHEN: Thursday 17th October 6pm (running until 27th October)

HOW MUCH: FREE!

‘Joe’s Hardware’ by Jo Tracey

Fri 18th :: Local sounds meet local beer

Young Henrys is making a special, one off, rap posse brew for the legends at Big Village, so they’re throwing a party to say thanks. It’s one of the very first gigs to take place at the Factory Floor!

WHAT: Big Village x Young Henrys

WHERE: Factory Floor, Factory Theatre, Victoria Rd Marrickville

WHEN: Friday 18th October, 8pm

HOW MUCH: $10 presale / $15 on the door

Don’t forget to tune in to Arvos on FBi for more Culture Guide– each weekday at 4:30pm.