5 Things: LaunchPad Renegade Reading Series, HIDE/SEEK: LGBTQ Teen Night, More

1. You need to share your work ... or at least have some cupcakes. Head to LaunchPad for the , where you can read your fiction, nonfiction or poetry or listen to the work of others. Plus there will be wine, cupcakes and plenty of chatting and flirting, according to LaunchPad. To read, see link. 8 p.m. Free.

2. You need to get your LGBTQ teen out of the house. Send her/him to  at the . 5:30 p.m. Free. Then join him/her for tours and talks during the . Free with suggested museum admission of $12, $8 students/seniors.

3. You need to get the kids out of the house. Head to  for a  of the Deedle Deedle Dees. 755 Dean St (at the corner of Underhill Ave), 10:30 a.m., $5/family. See our  for more options. 

4. You need to know if your train is running ... Between 12:01 and 5 a.m. all week, Q trains are running every 30 minutes between Atlantic Avenue and Stillwell Avenue. Brooklyn-bound trains will drop you at Pacific and you will have to walk to Atlantic and wait up to 30 minutes for the next leg (the reverse Manhattan-bound). In addition, there are no No. 4 trains between Grand Central-42 St and Utica/New Lots Ave. 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, but the No. 3 train and the 42nd Street shuttle will run all night. See more on alternate travel options at the MTA site.

5. ... And if you have to move your car. You do. Alternate side won't be suspended again until Monday, Jan. 16 for MLK day, according to the NYCDOT.