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

Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy presents

CALF SCRAMBLE

By Libby Carr
Directed by Caitlin Sullivan

With Ferin Bergen, Maaike Laanstra-Corn, Marvelyn Ramirez, Elisa Tarquinio, and Gabriela Veciana

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!)
Valid for all performances

Performances: February 28 – April 12; Tues-Fri 7:00, Sat 2:00 & 7:00, Sun 2:00
Plus select weekday matinee performances

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59E59 Theaters – a quick block from SUBWAY 4/5/6 N/W/R at 59 St.

*Standard service fees apply to all phone/internet orders. Listed price is inclusive of all fees. Limit 4 tickets per order. All offers subject to availability. This offer may be revoked or modified at any time without notice. Not valid with any other offer.

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friday

thru 3/28: claudia bitrán: titanic, a deep emotion: christin tierney gallery (tribeca) presents claudia bitrán’s recreation of james cameron’s titanic, created scene by scene over more than a decade using cardboard sets, painted backdrops, animation, performance, and a cast of more than 1,400 volunteers (bitrán plays both rose and cameron, while jack is portrayed by 40 different actors). the project is presented as a three-channel film installation, surrounded by props, paintings, and storyboards that reveal its construction. bitrán will be present at the opening reception 2/20. free admission. >>

thru 3/1: academy award-nominated short films: get caught up on this year’s academy award-nominated short animated, documentary, and live action films at bam in fort greene (thru 2/25), ifc center in greenwich village (2/20), and syndicated in bushwick (thru 3/1). various prices.

sponsored: thru sun: swap your usual plans for a one-of-a-kind city experience with new york adventure club!:
► enjoy secret parlor jazz with a bbq dinner on the upper east side >>
► venture underground and explore brooklyn’s oldest subway stations >>
► experience the secret eats of arthur avenue on a food crawl of the bronx’s little italy >>
► get an exclusive look inside the house of collection, a 2,000-square-foot apartment located inside a refurbished bookbinding factory in williamsburg >>

thru sun: welcome the year of the horse at these lunar new year events:
► fri 7:30pm: lunar new year dance party: canton mambo with gia fu: lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws), free admission. >>
► fri + sat (10pm): mood ring presents year of the horse parties: mood ring (bushwick), free-$15. >>
► sat 10:30am-1:45pm: lunar new year celebration at bryant park: free admission. >>
► sat 12:30-3:30pm: lunar new year celebration at queens botanical garden: free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>
► sun 11am-3pm: lunar new year celebration at david geffen hall: free admission (first come first-served. drop-in and stay as long as you’d like). >>

thru mon (12-6pm): 20,000 variations on a paper plane in flight: the wang contemporary, a new cultural institution founded by designer alexander wang and his mother ying wang to support and present asian and asian-american creativity across generations and disciplines, opens in chinatown with an exhibition by brooklyn-based conceptual collective mschf. once per hour, a flock of red and gold paper planes descends from the central oculus of 58 bowery, set to an evolving piano score by composer and pianist yeonjoon yoon. free admission (rsvp). >>

thru sun: big book sale: thousands of new and used books are stacked and ready for their next chapter at park slope united methodist church’s 32nd annual book sale, where most items are priced at just $3 or less. free admission friday thru sunday. >>

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: mariel o’reilly, lizzy cassidy, peter wong, caitlin reese; saturday 8pm + 9:30pm: ryan thomas, jj libermann, monroe martin, rachel mccartney. >>

fri 4pm: forest bathing in riverside park: slow down and join certified forest therapy guide lori klamner for a reflective nature walk in riverside park. >>

fri 6pm: character night: discover new, unusual, and funny characters, impressions, and bits created by a lineup of imaginative performers. hosted by russ feder. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>

fri 6-8pm: downtown winter art night: 50+ downtown art spaces keep their doors open late until 8pm for a self-guided after-hours crawl. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by sheria mattis, chris pappas, kidané kelati, dían cathral, and gg. hosted by bobby hankinson. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit immigration equality). >>

fri 7:30pm: friend island comedy: castaway your worries at the friend island comedy show, hosted by pals by alex murdoch and kevin mulharin. featuring performances by jaboukie young-white, arjun banerjee, adrienne hunter, rylan sylvester, and jabari elzie. fiction bar/cafe (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 7:30pm doors (monthly): best night ever comedy show: audrey black and akshay sampath host a night of stand-up at el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick). tonight’s lineup features jaboukie young-white, judah friedlander, kaleb mulugeta, maddie peck, victoria pandierada, and the meschke twins. $10 adv, $16 day of. >>

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 davidson boswell, dorian debose, rahul pandya, pete ballmer, and andrea allan. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 10:30pm: love will tear us apart: a post-valentine’s post-punk dance party: leave your love on the dance floor with ‘70s + ‘80s post-punk, new wave, and goth heartbreak hits spun by djs chase coppins and midnightchoir. expect to hear joy division, blondie, siouxsie + the banshees, depeche mode, pet shop boys, the cure, eurythmics, and many others. alphaville (bushwick), free admission. >>

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Myrtle Avenue Restaurant Week returns from Friday, February 20 through Sunday, March 1, inviting diners to savor the diverse flavors of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. During this 10-day celebration, participating Myrtle Avenue restaurants will offer 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.

Participating Restaurants:
Castro’s – 511 Myrtle
Glin Thai Bistro – 330 Myrtle
Lula Mae– 472 Myrtle
Mariscos El Submarino – 570 Myrtle (Lunch menu only)
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
Spice & Grill – 441 Myrtle
Third Falcon – 360 Myrtle
Yamashiro – 468 Myrtle

Friday, February 20 – Sunday, March 1, 2026

Discover the restaurants, menus, & more at myrtleavenue.org/restaurantweek2026

saturday

sat thru 3/14: level up: a video game inspired group exhibition: pixelated nostalgia meets gallery walls at spoke art’s first-ever video game–themed group show. artists from around the country and beyond pay tribute to their favorite titles with paintings, sculptures, prints, and more, spanning every era from 8-bit classics to current hits. opening reception 2/21 6-8pm. spoke art (les), free admission. >>

sat thru weds: remembering catherine o’hara at village east: village east by angelika celebrates catherine o’hara’s legacy of laughter with screenings of beetlejuice and best in show. $12-19. >>

sat 11am-5pm: wax + stacks: brooklyn flea record fair returns to the new york public library for the performing arts (uws) for an indoor record sale and celebration of recorded sound featuring 15 record vendors and dj sets and demos by the library’s music and recorded sound division. free admission. >>

sat 1pm (+ 3/1): 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. >>

sat 5pm (monthly): how was it? storytelling show: matt storrs hosts an evening of engaging, hilarious, and unforgettable stories at qed (astoria). tonight’s lineup: adrianne frost, sherri rosen, maki yamamoto, james tanford, carolyn castiglia, michelle carlo, and gary simons. $5 admission. >>

sat 5pm: ctaf animation festival for short films and motion design: the 6th annual crazy talented asians + friends (ctaf) animation festival for short films and motion design showcases animated short films and motion design by asian american and asian artists—and their friends—from across the globe. flushing town hall, $20+. >>

sat 6pm (monthly): the astigmatism comedy show: a book-ish standup comedy show highlighting diversity in laughter and literature: comedians alexis bradby, kristal adams, and isabelle pierre bring together underrepresented voices in comedy and literature for ‘the tiny desk of comedy’ at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $15 admission. >>

sat 7pm: collective scream x owl presents: a benefit for the ali forney center: rock out with a stacked lineup of dance-punk, pop-punk, dreamgaze, and cyber skramz bands, with all ticket proceeds benefiting the ali forney center, which provides shelter and healthcare services to lgbtq+ and at-risk youth experiencing homelessness in nyc. food donations will also be accepted for make the road new york’s pantry. the gutter (williamsburg), sliding scale admission (no one will be turned away for lack of funds). >>

sat 7:30pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: laugh at linkedin, layoffs, and late-stage-capitalism at amanda melhuish and ryan montesi’s open to work comedy show. tonight’s lineup includes kate willett (colbert), peter grosz (veep), laura sogar (don’t tell comedy), pooja reddy (kutti gang), adam manno, and max fine. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>

sat 8pm: fun gutter: a party, show, and general check-in hosted by sasha von didkovsky, featuring standup from emily wilson, benny feldman, geo yankey, mc nanda, and live prank calls conducted by david dobbins. a bar crawl follows the show. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission ($10 suggested donation at the door). >>

sat 8pm: bad movie night brooklyn: love on a leash: sip a cold one and revel in the badness of 2011 rom-com love on a leash at wild east brewing (gowanus). free admission. >>

sat 9:30pm: drunk planet earth: mst3k meets animal planet meets drinking game at this participatory show that revolves around watching an animal documentary, drinking, and the audience trying to stump the hosts with animal trivia. hosted by brian morabito and stephen buckley. caveat (les), free admission. >>

sat 10:30pm: niche night: be my lover edition: the love hangover continues at niche night’s latest dance party: 90s/00s alt/grunge/pop-punk/indie/pop love songs, breakup songs, and everything in-between. requests welcome. alphaville (bushwick), free admission. >>

sunday

sun 1pm: 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 8:30pm: improv with my friends from work: ceara jane o’sullivan (snl, petty crimes podcast) hosts a long-form improv show with cast and writers from saturday night live. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

monday

mon 7pm: technology and the twilight/ zone: illustrator and pop culture historian arlen schumer gives a multimedia presentation on how the twilight zone‘s eerily prescient tales continue to challenge and inspire us today. the national arts club (gramercy), free admission (donations welcome). >>

mon 7pm: 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’ >>

mon 7:30pm: 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). >>

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