BY AMY ZIMMER
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Street theater: Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot.
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For dinner, try the Cantonese fare at Congee Village. Their bamboo décor and plastic trees are over-the-top kitschy, and their specialty rice porridges are under-the-radar cheap.
Congee Village, 100 Allen St., 212-941-1818.
Walk two blocks east for highbrow culture in the ultimate lowbrow setting. For the past eight years, Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot has taken over a municipal lot, treating theater lovers and curious neighbors to new takes on the Bard's classics.
Municipal parking lot across the street from 85 Ludlow St., between Broome and Delancey Sts. Shows are on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8pm. See expandedarts.com for more information.
For a post-theater drink, head to bargain-basement hipster bar Welcome to the Johnsons, where you can debate Hamlet's character flaws or play a round of Ms. Pac Man over frozen margaritas or PBRs.
Welcome to the Johnsons, 123 Rivington St., 212-420-9911.
Estimated cost: $20
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