friday

sponsored: thru 3/1: myrtle avenue restaurant week: myrtle avenue restaurant week invites diners to savor the diverse flavors of fort greene and clinton hill! during this 10-day celebration, participating myrtle avenue restaurants are offering special three-course prix-fixe dine-in dinner menus at $25, $35, or $45, with options for every appetite and budget. explore a global mix of cuisines – from comforting classics to bold, international favorites – while supporting local, independently owned businesses. discover the restaurants, menus, and more here! >>

thru sun: adiff black history month film series: the african diaspora international film festival’s annual black history month film series presents three days of screenings at teachers college, columbia university (morningside heights). $15 general, $13 seniors/students. >>

sponsored: fri + sat: flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics, a cozy atmosphere, and no drink minimums—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 50% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg. friday 8pm + 9:30pm: dan toomey, zahid dewji, winston hodges, maddy kelly, maggie lalley, lisa lenis; saturday 8pm + 9:30pm: jake velazquez, daniela mora, sam evans, gastor almonte, molly brenner. >>

fri 7pm: tale storytelling show: harmon leon (this american life, the new yorker) hosts an evening of performances by some of the city’s best storytellers, including rob cantrell, christine walters, fabiana mattedi, and aida zilelian. the red room at kgb bar (east village), save $8 online with promo code ‘discountskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $15). two-drink minimum. >>

fri 7pm: facebook marketplace live!: inspired by facebook marketplace, craigslist, and buy nothing groups, this game show pits comedians in a series of marketplace-themed games to win the title of ‘king of sh*t.’ hosted by amanda melhuish (reductress) and virginia dickens (the onion). caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $22-23). >>

fri 8pm: awkward sex… and the city storytelling show: from cocaine-infused one-night stands to ibs flare-ups during cunnilingus, comedian natalie wall and guest storytellers share the humor of dating and sexual encounters at the awkward sex… and the city storytelling show. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 8pm: laugh it off comedy show: laugh your troubles away as comedians attempt to ‘fix’ audience-submitted problems. byob permitted. melrose podcasts (east village), $16. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include savannah desormeaux, gastor almonte, olivia stadler, blair dawson, naomi karavani, and maggie lalley. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9pm: johnny cash 94th birthday bash: cash bash! fall into a burning ring of fire at the annual johnny cash birthday bash, featuring alex battles + the whisky rebellion and guests performing the music of the man in black. littlefield (gowanus), $15+ >>

fri 9:30pm: model majority: year of the horse comedy show: asian american pacific islander sketch comedy team model majority horse around and deliver laughs (and red envelopes) at their annual lunar new year show. recommended attire: festive, especially red and gold. $18.76 with promo code ‘skinthorse’ (reg. $31.21). >>

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Heels On. Gloves Off.

Time Out London’s Top 10 Cabaret Star Le Gateau Chocolat joins NYC’s notorious feminist provocateur Adrienne Truscott in GREY ARIAS – a virtuosic riot of music, comedy, drag, and debate coming to The Flea for three nights only, March 5–7, 2026.

This award-winning duo brings rhetorical traps, musical interludes, and outsized personalities onstage as they unravel identity as lived, perceived, and projected. When their comical banter turns personal, they toss petty politeness aside and grey areas give way to a hilarious crescendo of operatic proportions.

Book tickets to GREY ARIAS with code SKINT20 for 20% off!

saturday

sponsored: sat thru 4/12: join us at the rodeo!: primary stages in association with jamie deroy presents: calf scramble at 59e59 theaters. deep in a dusty east texas barn, five teenage girls raise calves and wrestle with what it means to be good – at school, at god, at girlhood. calf scramble is a fiercely original, darkly funny coming-of-age tale soaked in sweat, scripture, and competition, where faith is tangled with survival, and tenderness bucks like a wild animal. use code ‘skint’ to snag $26 tickets (reg. $66-86). >>

sat thru 3/8: regina opera: suor angelica: brooklyn’s regina opera presents a fully-staged performance of puccini’s one-act suor angelica at our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park). the performance, sung in italian with english supertitles, will be presented with sets, lights, costumes, and live orchestral accompaniment. $25 general, $20 seniors/students. >>

sat 11am: ‘chase away the winter blues’ tour of brooklyn botanic garden: tune into the subtle beauty of winter’s deciduous trees on this hour-long nature walk at brooklyn botanic garden, led by licensed psychotherapist lynne spevack. free with garden admission ($22 general, $16 seniors/students, free community tickets). >>

sat 12-6pm: second annual comics + caffeine fest: indie comics, zines, and art-making percolate at the comics + caffeine fest, returning to bushwick’s caffeine underground for a second year. coffee, tea, and eats will be available for purchase. free admission. >>

sat 1pm: brooklyn’s black trailblazers: cemetery trolley tour: visit the memorials of artist jean-michel basquiat, civil rights activists grace nail johnson and james weldon johnson, mathematician charles l. reason (the first black college professor in the united states), and others on this guided tour of green-wood cemetery examining the life and accomplishments of prominent black brooklynites. $15. >>

sat 1-6pm: returning to self: a black history month culmination: gov­er­nors island’s third annu­al black his­to­ry month cul­mi­na­tion, a free indoor gath­er­ing cen­ter­ing heal­ing, cre­ativ­i­ty, and col­lec­tive care, bring­s togeth­er artists, heal­ers, and edu­ca­tors for an afternoon of restora­tive expe­ri­ences. the low­er man­hat­tan cul­tur­al coun­cil (lmcc) arts cen­ter at gov­er­nors island, free admission. >>

sat 5pm: relationsh*t storytelling show: stories about all kinds of relationships meet on-stage advice from actual therapists at lynn bixenspan and morgan pielli’s relationsh*t show. q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>

sat 7:30pm: nasty stuff with naomi karavani: comedian and writer naomi karavani (redacted tonight) tackles darkly twisted subjects in her latest stand-up show. with guests winston hodges, rachel mccartney, and lizabanks compagna. unon hall, $15 >>

sunday

sun 11:30am-3:30pm (festival + booths), 1pm (parade): 28th chinatown lunar new year parade and festival: dancers, performers, floats, vendors, and more take over the streets of chinatown to celebrate the new year. >>

sun 12pm: the 27th st. pat’s for all parade: the annual st. pat’s for all parade returns to sunnyside and woodside, queens, led by grand marshals kate mulgrew (star trek: voyager, orange is the new black) and irish repertory theater co-founders charlotte moore and ciarán o’reilly. the festivities kick off with music, traditional dancing, and remarks at 12pm, followed by the parade at 1pm. free admission. >>

sun 1pm: national boston terrier day celebrations: terrier two-fer! the annual national boston terrier day meetup returns to the washington square park dog run (greenwich village) for two days. free. >>

sun 1pm: brooklyn chili takedown 2026: amateur chefs ladle out their best chili recipes in a simmering showdown of beans and spices. taste your way through the lineup, and vote for the ultimate bowl. royal palms shuffleboard (gowanus), $30. >>

sun 1pm (rescheduled from 2/22): movies at the palace: season of courage: superman ’78 and batman ’89 double-feature: united palace’s movies at the palace screening series returns with a lineup celebrating bold heroes, big dreams, and unforgettable stories. the season kicks off with a double-feature showdown of richard donner’s superman (1978) and tim burton’s batman (1989). united palace (washington heights), $20. >>

sun 3pm: matt koff does new material (and then everybody goes home): catch some laughs before sundown as comedian and writer matt koff (the daily show, the onion) tries out some new standup material at young ethel’s (south slope). featuring guest sets by comedian ophira eisenberg (wnyc) and musician emily frembgen. free admission. >>

sun 5-7pm: booze + build: let your inner kid run wild (with a drink in hand) at booze + build, a playful night of building brick fun for grown-ups where you use a set of freestyle bricks to bring your ideas to life. plus, enjoy games, challenges, and prizes along the way. come solo or team up. building sets will be available for purchase if you would like to take your creation home. q.e.d. (astoria), $15 admission. >>

sun 7pm: scott pilgrim vs. the shadow cast: level up with a live shadowcast screening of 2010 cult classic scott pilgrim vs. the world, featuring plastic baby jesus band opening with tunes from the movie and dj leftfoot finishing out the night with a ddr competition. wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

monday

mon thru 3/8: knockouts women’s comedy festival: kicking off women’s history month, the third annual knockouts women’s comedy festival showcases female and non-binary comedians across stand-up, sketch, and solo work. various venues and prices (note: some events have a food/drink minimum). >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap: bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes. tonight, come learn about our wonderful, spineless friends: the cuttlefish and dragonfly. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase returns with an evening of readings from writers sabrina imbler (how far the light reaches: a life in ten sea creatures), jonny porkpie (the corpse wore pasties), and devan díaz (vogue). niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>

mon 7:30pm (rescheduled from 2/23): dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted secrets serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14.64 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $23.18). >>

mon 7:30pm: not a boy, not a girl comedy show: will morrison hosts an lgbtq+ comedy/variety show at crystal lake (williamsburg). tonight’s lineup features comedians shenuque tissera, paris adkins, ryan montesi, chang, and drag performer reina nobuena. $10. >>

mon 7:30pm (rescheduled from 2/23): belt: a musical theatre karaoke experience – mamma mia! edition: belt musical theatre karaoke night is back in nyc for a full sing-through of mamma mia!. grab the mic solo, as a duet, or in a group while everyone sings-along. once mamma mia! ends, the night continues with open musical theatre karaoke. madame x (greenwich village), save $5 with promo code ‘mamax’ >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets, ice skating, art shows, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

Heels On. Gloves Off.

Time Out London’s Top 10 Cabaret Star Le Gateau Chocolat joins NYC’s notorious feminist provocateur Adrienne Truscott in GREY ARIAS – a virtuosic riot of music, comedy, drag, and debate coming to The Flea for three nights only, March 5–7, 2026.

This award-winning duo brings rhetorical traps, musical interludes, and outsized personalities onstage as they unravel identity as lived, perceived, and projected. When their comical banter turns personal, they toss petty politeness aside and grey areas give way to a hilarious crescendo of operatic proportions.

Book tickets to GREY ARIAS with code SKINT20 for 20% off!

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we hope everyone’s staying safe! please note that the storm may have caused some events to be canceled or rescheduled after we’ve published. please check the venue’s website and/or social media for updates before heading out.

tuesday

sponsored: thru 3/1: myrtle avenue restaurant week: myrtle avenue restaurant week invites diners to savor the diverse flavors of fort greene and clinton hill! during this 10-day celebration, participating myrtle avenue restaurants are offering special three-course prix-fixe dine-in dinner menus at $25, $35, or $45, with options for every appetite and budget. explore a global mix of cuisines – from comforting classics to bold, international favorites – while supporting local, independently owned businesses. discover the restaurants, menus, and more here! >>

tues + thurs (7pm): kelsey day: the silent key: author kelsey day celebrates the launch of their new young adult thriller, the silent key, set in a virtual reality paradise turned hellscape where two ex-best friends find out just how deep their animosity goes. hive mind books in bushwick (reading, q+a, and signing: tuesday, free-$10 admission) and brooklyn pride center in crown heights (reading, signing, and queer collage workshop: thursday, free admission).

tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of performers tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. tonight’s ‘love bombed’ theme features lauren davis, scott englund, ronna levy, and gregory meander. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>

tues 7:30pm (monthly): astronomy live: the scientific discoveries led by citizen scientists: jackie faherty (associate curator in the american museum of natural history’s department of astrophysics) gives a crash course on how everyday people aka ‘citizen scientists’ can assist nasa in making new scientific discoveries and help accelerate our understanding of the universe. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>

tues 8pm: mega viral: join hosts ana mccasland and tyler bessinger for a night devoted to going viral, featuring viral tips and tricks with some help from comedians brittany carney, ena du, erik martini, and sebass + lola. a portion of proceeds will go to crown heights mutual aid. singers (bed-stuy), $10 admission. >>

tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: pick your song, grab the mic, and be a star with your very own live band (nakatomi5) backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). bonus: pre-sale ticket holders are entered in raffles to win prizes like drink tickets, skip-the-line song passes, or free admission to future shows. $10 adv, $15 day-of. >>

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This is Real brings Target Margin Theater’s transgressive spirit to life for America in 2026. Created by 2025 Obie Award-winning director David Herskovits and a cohort of artists, this new work is inspired by the obsessions of the great French writer Jean Genet: power, sex, and revolution. This is a patriotic play.

A theater. A brothel. A business. In Target Margin’s new work This is Real, performers enact fantasies of American power while an insurrection rages just outside. As the dust settles, who among us will be left wearing the crown? And what sacrifices must be made?

Genet was a hero of the counter-culture—thief, drifter, prostitute—who wrote from prison; his work affronted convention and challenged audiences to question their own lives. His artistic descendants include Ludlam, Jack Smith, David Bowie, and us at Target Margin Theater! We admire Genet’s unflinching honesty in confronting power without fear. He does not judge. He is never prim or pious. Our work swells with that bravery. This is Real represents a vision of America as we have re-created it here and now.

“Every time you see one of [Herskovits]’ meticulously created shows, you leave more confused than ever, and you’re better for it” (2025 Obie Awards). For This is Real, Herskovits and company ask audiences to consider the beauty and wisdom of the outsider. Aren’t we, all of us, outsiders in our own ways?

This is Real runs March 1 through April 4 at the Doxsee Theater in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Tickets starting from $30: TargetMargin.org/ThisIsReal

wednesday

weds thru 3/1: seventh 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 with 27 shows over 5 days. various locations and prices (note: some events require a drink minimum). >>

weds 7pm: junk journal hang and zine trade: seasoned zine fans and newbies alike are welcome to hang and create junk journals at purgatory (bushwick). supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own to share. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: club internet presents my online awakening: the internet that made me: go deeper into the rabbit hole of our collective memory of the world wide web as internet culture experts discuss the online spaces that informed their childhoods, adolescence, and adulthood, and their lasting impacts in culture. littlefield (gowanus), $15. >>

weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur team up to bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by katie hartman, janelle draper, raj suresh, and alex shklar. free admission. >>

sponsored: weds 8pm: $30 tickets for chamber music at carnegie hall: orchestra of st. luke’s chamber ensemble returns to carnegie hall’s weill recital hall for an intimate evening! tonight, internationally acclaimed baritone john brancy joins the ensemble for a distinctly american program centered on samuel barber paired with leonard bernstein and stephen sondheim. use code ‘osl53914’ at checkout to access this $30 ticket offer! >>

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 brendan c. byrne (another world isn’t possible), ilise s. carter (the red menace: how lipstick changed the face of american history), jonathan dixon (convergence), nhu an do (the moth story slam), and guest host colin dickey (under the eye of power: how fear of secret societies shapes american democracy). free admission. >>

weds 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme: ‘zero chill’ (from slammed doors to public rants to perfectly-timed dramatic exits). $22.05. >>

weds 8:30pm: comedy on kingston: the comedy on kingston show returns with a night of stand up featuring onika mclean (hbo), tawanda gona (desus + mero), lauren davis (subway takes), sammy anzer (siriusxm), and marito lopez. hosted by nolawee. salon on kingston (crown heights), $15. >>

weds 9:30pm: nyc college comedy night at ucb: four comedy teams from colleges all around the city take the upright citizen brigade stage. hosted by tess restaino and patricia lee. ucb (east village), $10 general, $5 with college id. >>

thursday

thurs thru 3/12: doc fortnight 2026: the museum of modern art’s annual festival of international nonfiction film and media marks its 25th year with screenings of 33 new nonfiction films by both emerging and established directors. museum of modern art (midtown west), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

thurs thru 3/8: regina opera: suor angelica: brooklyn’s regina opera presents a fully-staged performance of puccini’s one-act suor angelica at our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park). the performance, sung in italian with english supertitles, will be presented with sets, lights, costumes, and live orchestral accompaniment. free open dress rehearsal 2/26; performances 2/28-3/8 are $25 general, $20 seniors/students. >>

thurs + fri (thurs 7:30pm, fri 7:15pm): for worse with amy landecker and bradley whitford: quad cinema (greenwich village) presents a pair of screenings of amy landecker’s new rom-com for worse, followed by in-person q+a with actor/producer bradley whitford (the handmaid’s tale) and writer/director/actor/producer landecker (transparent). $18 general, $16 seniors. >>

thurs 6pm (filmmaker mixer at 6pm, screenings at 7:30pm): artists + beers: pair cinema with cervezas at ‘artists + beers,’ a semi-monthly screening series highlighting short films, docs, and music videos by local filmmakers. hosted by nancy pop, curran banach, and chip parham. threes brewing (gowanus), free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (south slope). $10 (a limited number of 2-for-$15 tickets are also available). >>

thurs 7pm: arounded: it’s 20 vs. 1 in this comedy show parody of jubilee’s surrounded, where comedians give their hot takes (think subway takes) and have to defend them against a circle of 20 other comedians. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $15. >>

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) features liz barrett (siriusxm), mo meka (hbo), shelly colman (funny women of a certain age), aaron kominos-smith (comedy central), and sammy anzer (the apollo). 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 7pm: a.i. vs human roast battle: three-year anniversary show: a human rapper takes on machine-learning a.i. in a comedy/rap roast battle of the times. hosted by harmon leon. the players theatre (greenwich village), a limited number of $10 tickets are available with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $42). >>

thurs 8pm: chloe radcliffe album recording: attend a taping of comedian chloe radcliffe’s (is this thing on?, the tonight show) first album at grove 34 (astoria). $20. >>

thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: landline comedy serves up pints of hoppy humor straight from the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes kate willett (colbert), jarrett campbell (siriusxm), sam evans (siriusxm), brittany carney (adult swim), and gabe pacheco. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

thurs 8:30pm: heated rivalry, but gayer: two teams of nyc’s ‘gayest, queerest, most lgbtq+’ improvisers go head-to-head in their hottest sports ‘costumes’ to see who comes out on top. ucb (east village), $15. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 40+ ongoing events: 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets, ice skating, art shows, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint