tuesday
thru 3/2 (8am-10pm): bogo ice skate rentals at bryant park: lace up for less during bryant park rink’s final week of the season. score a buy-one-get-one-free skate rental with promo code ‘not2late2skate’ (prices vary by day/time). >>
tues 6pm: victoria christopher murray + sylvia white: harlem rhapsody: victoria christopher murray, co-author of the personal librarian, discusses her latest novel, harlem rhapsody: the extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the harlem renaissance, in conversation with novelist and poet sylvia white at the new york society library (ues). free admission. >>
tues 6pm: miller theater’s pop-up concert series: the columbia university school of the arts’s musical happy hour returns for a new season of hour-long concerts where the audience is permitted to sit onstage with the performers and enjoy a free drink. tonight, pianist wael farouk performs selections by bach, rachmaninoff, ravel, scarlatti, and more. columbia university’s miller theatre (morningside heights), free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of performers tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at tonight’s ‘surprise!’ edition of bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. featuring erin barker, mike kelton, sandi marx, and nonye brown-west. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>
tues 8pm: the lavender scare: gabe gonzález presents an irreverent lgbtq+ comedy show featuring stand-up, interactive trivia games about lgbtq+ history, and a terrible mini-play authored by ai. tonight’s guest performers: riylan mills, justin covington, sureni weerasekera, and ethan fuller. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12 adv, $15 door. >>
tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from a wide assortment of rock and pop songs and sing with your very own live band backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). led by leslie goshko, and featuring lucas shine, matthew lindsey, and alan camlet. $10. >>
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Photo: Michael Carnevale, courtesy of Brookfield Place
Elevate your happy hour at The Palm Lounge: A Curated Cocktail Experience, a two-day event taking place under the palm trees of the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place. On February 26 & 27, from 4:30-8:30 PM, enjoy bespoke beverages, light bites, and a vinyl music-listening experience by guest DJs at this unique drink destination. Free entry; food and drink available for purchase. Must be over age 21 to attend.
The event will offer:
• Cocktails
• Mocktails
• Wine
• Beer
• Light bites by popular Brookfield eatery, Tartinery
Brookfield Place is located at 230 Vesey Street in Lower Manhattan. When you visit, make sure to experience the world-class shopping and dining options available at this iconic NYC destination.
wednesday
weds thru sun: 6th annual black women in comedy laff fest: founded by joanna m. briley in response to the lack of representation in major comedy festivals, this year’s black women in comedy laff fest returns during black history month and women’s history month with 24 shows over 5 days. various locations and prices (note: some events require a drink minimum). >>
sponsored: weds + thurs (4:30-8:30pm): two-day cocktail event at brookfield place: elevate your happy hour at the palm lounge: a curated cocktail experience, a two-day event taking place under the palm trees of the winter garden at brookfield place. enjoy bespoke beverages, light bites, and a vinyl music-listening experience by guest djs at this unique drink destination. the event will offer: cocktails, mocktails, wine, beer, and light bits by popular brookfield eatery, tartinery. brookfield place is located at 230 vesey street in lower manhattan. when you visit, make sure to experience the world-class shopping and dining options available at this iconic nyc destination. free entry; food and drink available for purchase. must be over age 21 to attend. >>
weds 5:30pm: black in fashion: 100 years of style, influence, and culture: tonya blazio-licorish, archives editor of women’s wear daily and co-author of black in fashion, hosts a panel discussion on the book, a celebration of black voices in fashion as captured by wwd contributors and photographers since 1910. panelists include designers aaron potts and byron lars. a book signing follows the event. fit’s katie murphy amphitheatre (chelsea), free admission. >>
weds 7pm: letters + sodas: lic reading series: writer lana schwartz (build your own romantic comedy) brings together comedians and writers for a night of standup, humor pieces, fiction, and essay readings at the greats of craft (lic). featuring upasna barath (rookie), maeve dunigan (the new yorker), blythe roberson (how to date men when you hate men), talib babb (espn), anna roisman (hq trivia), and gastor almonte (sandwich comedy). $5. >>
weds 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests kevin allison, adam wade, david martin, and jeff simmermon, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
weds 7pm: problem child presents: cult classics – the wiz: ease on down the road to a drag performer-hosted screening of the wiz, sydney lumet’s 1978 retelling of the wizard of oz starring diana ross, michael jackson, nipsey russel, ted ross, lena horne, mabel king, and richard pryor. purgatory (bushwick), $12-20 adv, $15-22 door. >>
weds 7:30pm: taste of science: inflation: from grocery bills to the cosmos, inflation is everywhere! feed your brain at a pair of talks on different types of inflation—rising prices and the expansion of the universe—led by an economist and an astrophysicist. ryan’s daughter pub (ues), free admission (donations welcome). >>
weds 8pm (monthly): ditmas lit: a diverse range of fiction writers, storytellers, poets, and essayists share their work at the ditmas lit series, returning to the urbane arts club (ditmas park) with holly baxter (clickbait), tracy o’neill (woman of interest), niv sekar (joyland magazine), and tyler wetherall (amphibian). free admission. >>
weds 8pm: ambush comedy show: the ambush comedy show takes over stefano’s tattoo studio in williamsburg for a night of jabs and jokes, featuring monroe martin (comedy central), gus constantellis (comedy central), mia jackson (don’t tell comedy), and frank conniff (mst3k). hosted by josh johnson, lucas connolly, and brittany cardwell. free admission. >>
weds 8:30pm: gaga: portrait of a lady + ponyboy presents: slumber party! at ucb: comedian, musician, and drag artist eliza kingsbury performs a solo musical sketch comedy show as lady gaga, featuring original songs and choreography at ucb (east village). tonight’s show is paired with improv team ponyboy (2 shows for the price of one). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
thursday
thurs thru 3/2: 33rd outsider art fair: outsider art fair: ‘the premier fair devoted to self-taught art, art brut, and outsider art’ returns to metropolitan pavilion (chelsea) with more than 60 exhibitors from 40 cities across nine countries. vip, press, and vernissage preview thursday, $35 general admission friday-sunday, $25 senior + student tickets will be available at the door. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): golden spiral comedy show: at mindy raf and katie compa’s golden spiral comedy show, stand-up set lengths follow the fibonacci sequence (5, 8, 13, and 21 minutes each). tonight’s show at whiskey cellar nyc (east village) includes guests beth rowe (netflix), kevin mccaffrey (trutv), kristal adams (hulu), esther fallick (esther updates her book), and hollie harper. advance ticket purchase includes a raffle ticket for a free drink. a limited number of tickets are available for $7.18 with promo code ‘skintspiral’ (reg. $10.38+). >>
thurs 7:30pm: how to poison a planet international premiere with mark ruffalo: sva theatre (chelsea) hosts the international premiere of how to poison a planet, a documentary exposing the global water contamination crisis caused by forever chemicals and the legal battles waged against the corporations responsible. the screening will be followed by a q+a with actor and activist mark ruffalo, director katrina mcgowan, and environmental lawyers gary douglas, rob bilott, and ned mcwilliams, moderated by author and journalist nathaniel rich. $20. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events and attractions: ‘christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city,’ 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets, ice skating, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
THE OSCARS WATCH PARTY AT LITTLEFIELD (SPONSORED)
“High-camp viewing!” – Time Out New York
Celebrate Hollywood’s Biggest Night with a live stream of the award ceremony featuring appearances from your favorite stars of the big screen, a red carpet, live performances during commercial breaks, a play-along drinking game, and your chance to win the Littlefield Oscars ballot and the “Defying Gravity” Riff-Off.
Suggested attire: Elevated PJs
Let’s get comfy, this is your living room, but so much better.
HOSTED by Jenny Gorelick (Netflix is a Joke Fest)
Featuring panelists:
Alise Morales (Headgum)
Zach Schiffman (New York Magazine)
and fashion correspondent Emily Kirkpatrick (Vogue)
Performances by:
Andrew Barlow (UCB)
Sean Barry (Up Magazine)
Sissy Bloom
Sydney Duncan (Wild N’ Out)
Emily Evans (Ars Nova)
Yoni Lotan (UCB)
Christopher Morucci (Super Casual)
Josh Nasser (UCB)
Jacklyn Uweh (Second City)
The Oscars Watch Party at Littlefield
Sunday, March 2
6pm doors, 7pm show
Littlefield – 635 Sackett Street (between 3rd and 4th Avenues), Brooklyn
GET TICKETS
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FRI-MON, 2/21-24: SKINT WEEKEND
five film fests / series (various prices):
► thru sun: strong black lead series at the paris theater (midtown). free admission. >>
► thru mon: 53rd dance on camera festival at symphony space (uws). $17 general, $14 seniors/students. >>
► thru 3/2: the divorced women’s film festival: ‘no fault’ curated by haley mlotek at the metrograph (les). $17. >>
► thru 3/6: tales from the new yorker at film forum (south village). $17. >>
► sat 2pm: the afrikan poetry theatre’s annual black history month film festival at museum of the moving image (astoria). $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>
friday
fri thru sun: cheap book sale: thousands of new and used books, records, and cds are waiting for new homes at the 31st annual park slope united methodist church book sale, where most items are priced at just $2-3 each. free admission. >>
fri + sat (fri 7:30pm, sat 2pm): resounding silents: the passion of joan of arc: the resounding silents film series presents a screening of carl theodor dreyer’s 1928 classic, the passion of joan of arc, with an original, live score performed by violinist-composer glenna cureton and ensemble. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $25. >>
fri 7pm: harlem brewing company beer tasting + cookbook party: join celeste beatty, founder of harlem brewing company and the first black woman to own a brewery in the u.s., for a beer tasting and discussion of her new cookbook, harlem brew soul: a beer-infused sould food cookbook, at liz’s book bar, a black-owned, woman-owned bookstore in carroll gardens. $5 admission. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by veronica garza (mtv), matt storrs (npr), sunny laprade (tiktok), poppy j. snacks (bear back burlesque), and jonnea herman. hosted by bobby hankinson (sirius xm). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit immigration equality). >>
fri 7:30pm doors (monthly): best night ever: comedy show and party: comedy, music, and party combine at audrey black and akshay sampath’s best night ever. featuring stand-up by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), jenny gorelick (love, sex, + magic), carson olshansky (reductress), lea’h sampson (don’t tell comedy), ontonio kareem (don’t tell comedy), and ibhan kulkarni. el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick), $12 adv, $16 day of. >>
fri 7:30pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: sick of linkedIn, layoffs, and late-stage capitalism? get the catharsis you deserve with jokes from a lineup of struggling comedians and hosts amanda melhuish and cat montesi. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>
fri 8pm (monthly): a drinking game nyc: jumanji: a drinking game nyc comedy troupe lovingly reenacts an 80s/90s/00s movie and turns the whole thing into a drinking game. join them tonight as they stumble through jumanji (1995) at the bell house (gowanus). $25.05. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by alingon mitra (colbert), sammy ruddy (colbert), calvin cato (netflix), lizabanks campagna (live from outerspace comedy), cansu karabiyik, and alex pavone. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
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Myrtle Avenue Restaurant Week is back!
Beginning February 15, savor the flavors and experience the culinary journey that awaits on Myrtle Avenue. 15 restaurants in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, are offering exclusive 3-course dining deals at price points for every budget. For $25, $35 or $45, taste cuisines from Northern France to Cambodia, Italy to Nepal, and everywhere in between. Not only will you enjoy an affordable and delicious dining experience, but you’ll also be supporting the local small businesses that make Myrtle Avenue thrive!
Participating Restaurants: Castro’s – 511 Myrtle | Glin Thai Bistro – 330 Myrtle | Lula Mae – 472 Myrtle | Mint Heights – 368 Myrtle | Myrtle Thai – 438 Myrtle | Neno’s – 499 Myrtle | Osteria Brooklyn – 458 Myrtle | Putnam’s Pub –419 Myrtle | Rosticceria Evelina – 455 Myrtle | Somethin’ On Myrtle – 503 Myrtle | Spice & Grill – 441 Myrtle | Third Falcon – 360 Myrtle | U-GU – 541 Myrtle | Yamashiro – 468 Myrtle | Zhong Zhong Noodles – 154 Adelphi
Saturday, February 15 – Sunday, March 2. Discover the restaurants, menus, & more at myrtleavenue.org/restaurantweek2025
saturday
sat thru 2/21/2026: a century of the new yorker: coinciding with the 100th birthday of the new yorker, a new exhibition at the new york public library brings to life the people, stories, and ideas that made the magazine. drawing primarily from the library’s collections, the exhibition features typewriters used by editor william shawn and writer lillian ross; manuscripts and drafts by celebrated authors, from hannah arendt to sapphire; correspondence between new yorker editors and j. d. salinger, annie proulx, and vladimir nabokov; and original art by charles addams and kara walker. nypl stephen a. schwarzman building (midtown), free admission. >>
sat 12-9:30pm: star wars triple-feature: united palace (washington heights) celebrates its 95th anniversary with a triple-feature screening of star wars, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi. projected on a 50-foot screen with 7.1 surround sound, this all-day event also features interactive entertainment, including a yoda impression contest (do or do not, there is no try), a costume parade, raffles, and more. $30. >>
sat 1:30pm: modern whitney: where comedians interpret art: a panel of comedians give their best takes on interpreting a piece of art—before a professional expert swoops in to set the record straight. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘monet’ (reg. $18-23). >>
sat 5pm: mess with marie faustin and sydnee washington: podcast hosts marie faustin and sydnee washington invite guests to unpack some of their personal mess, large or small, and decide if the situation presented qualifies as ‘mess’ or just ‘living’. union hall (park slope), $15. >>
sat 5pm: carnegie hill concerts new-music chamber music series: the carnegie hill concerts series presents an afternoon with pianist eden chen, performing works by bach, beethoven, rachmaninoff, and others. church of the advent hope (carnegie hill), free (donations welcome). >>
sat 7pm: please don’t destroy: comedy group please don’t destroy (snl) brings their signature chaos to ucb (east village) for a night of improv—possibly with some friends of the show. $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
sat 7:30pm: ready reroll: dungeons and dragons live theater show – cyberpunk edition: test your dice-rolling skills at a live-action dungeons and dragons theater show, where audience members can help determine the fate of the actors and comedians improvising their way through the saga. chain theatre (midtown west), $10 adv, $12 door. >>
sat 9pm: garbage patch comedy: kelly bachman and jaffer khan host a standup show at pine box rock shop (bushwick), featuring katie hannigan (colbert), john f. o’donnell (comedy central), shaunak godkhindi (don’t tell comedy), and milly tamarez. bonus: karaoke with the kings of karaoke after the show. free admission (pay-what-you-want). >>
sunday
sun 1pm: brooklyn chili takedown 2025: escape the chill and embrace the chili at the brooklyn mac + cheese takedown, where 20+ amateur chefs will compete, serving up samples of their best chili recipes. taste them all and vote for the best of the batch! royal palms shuffleboard (gowanus), $30. >>
sun 1:30pm: covert covers (a book swap): meet fellow book lovers and discover something new at this unique book swap, hosted at nyc resistor, a hacker collective and space in boerum hill. bring books wrapped to hide their titles and covers, with a few written bullet points hinting at why someone would want to read them. after all the books are chosen, stick around to chat about what books you picked / brought / have loved lately. pay-what-you-wish admission ($5+ suggested). >>
sun 2pm: gotham writers workshop: creative writing 101: dip your toe into the waters of creative writing at this workshop led by omari chancellor, instructor at gotham writers workshop, at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). free admission. >>
sun 2pm (+ 3/7): filmmaker magazine presents at the paris theater: filmmaker magazine partners with the paris theater (midtown) for a new monthly screening series. today: greg mottola’s the daytrippers (1997), followed by q+a with mottola and actors hope davis, liev schreiber, and campbell scott. in march, director kelly reichardt and producer larry fessenden will join for a screening of wendy and lucy (2008). $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>
sun 6:30pm: two birds, one stone: marina di marzo and gabe mollica present new works at ‘two birds, one stone,’ a monthly workshop at pine box rock shop (bushwick), featuring two half-hour comedic one-person shows: di marzo’s ‘love in the time of fifth grade’ and mollica’s ‘horse lawyer.’ free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 8pm (monthly) disasterpiece movie night: frankenhooker: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight’s flick: frankenhooker (1990). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>
sun 9pm (monthly): you are not alone: an uplifting show about depression: improvisers and artists that battle depression and mental illness in their day-to-day lives create scenes inspired by personal experiences, showing how laughter can be the best medicine. hosted by aaron gold and michael serpe. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
monday
mon thru 3/8: david lynch at roxy cinema: roxy cinema pays tribute to filmmaker david lynch with screenings of blue velvet and wild at heart. $18.
mon 7pm (monthly): and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring adam pally (sonic), grey hudson (shucked), yasha jackson (the flight attendant), joyelle johnson (patriot act with hasan minhaj), anthony atamanuik (what we do in the shadows), and others. $18.76 with promo code ‘brick’ (reg. $24-25). >>
mon 7pm (monthly): movie musical mondays: a monthly series of iconic musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika, continuing the season with jerome robbins amd robert wise’s west side story (1961), starring natalie wood, richard beymer, george chakiris, rita moreno, and russ tamblyn. $19. >>
mon 7:30pm: not a boy, not a girl comedy show: will morrison hosts this comedy show outside of the gender binary, returning to crystal lake (williamsburg) with standup by marcela onyango, loie plautz, riylan mills, ellie boroughs, and johnny, plus a drag performance from reina nobuena. $10. >>
mon 8pm: small press spotlight: eponymous books: book club bar (east village) hosts a reading an panel with three authors from windsor terrace, brooklyn, publisher eponymous books: jc hopkins (an extraordinary turn of events), linh luu (the napper), and arthur nersesian (sh*t show). free admission. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events and attractions: ‘christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city,’ 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets, ice skating, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint