💖 25 valentine’s-themed events:

► thru fri (various times): casablanca in 35mm at village east by angelika. $21. >>

► fri (various times): love in times square: weddings, vow renewals, surprise proposals, and more. free admission. >>

► fri (various times): a night at the paris: valentine’s day screenings of casablanca and amélie at the paris theater (midtown). $17 general, $15 seniors/students/people with disabilities. >>

► fri 7pm: vocabaret linguistic variety show: ‘dating games’ edition at caveat (les). $15 with promo code ‘caveatorb’ (reg $20 adv, $25 door). >>

► fri 7pm: footlight’s annual palentine’s day party: candy, crafts + romcoms at footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). $10 suggested donation. >>

► fri 7pm + 10pm: doll parts ‘heartbreak’: a dolly parton cover band experience at the sultan room (bushwick). $25.14. >>

► fri 7-10pm: valentine’s day fight night: drag queen wrestling, burlesque, and vendors at strong rope brewery (red hook). free admission. >>

► fri 8pm: young hot sluts: a matchmaking game show with comedian carly ann filbin at littlefield (gowanus). save $5 with promo code ‘yhs’. >>

► fri 8pm: why are you single? a dating game show with comedian marie faustin at the bell house (gowanus). $25.05. >>

► fri 8pm-late: wild at heart: rubulad’s valentine’s day party at rubulad (bushwick). $18 adv, $25 door. >>

► fri 9pm: cheap therapy comedy show by hoes with feelings hosts melissa rich and karolena theresa at arlo soho. $12.51 2-for-1 promo (reg. $20 each). >>

► fri 9pm-3am: weeb adjacent’s one-year anniversary cosplay rave at wonderville (bushwick). $10. >>

► fri 10pm-2am: not my slutty valentine’s day dance party at littlefield (gowanus). a limited number of tickets are available for $5 off with promo code ‘notmy5’ >>

► fri 10pm-late: soul connection black love valentine’s day party at nowadays (bushwick). $25+ general admission, $10-15 with rsvp. >>

► fri 10:30pm: the devil’s eyes presents: a valentine’s day cabaret at sleepwalk (bushwick). $14.73 adv, $15 door. >>

► fri 10:30pm: boots! valentine’s a go-go at alphaville (bushwick). free admission. >>

► sat 4pm: perfume room presents: smells like love – a dating show where the nose does the picking with comedian, matchmaker, and perfume expert emma vernon at caveat (les). a limited number of $20 tickets are available with promo code ‘skint20’ (reg. $25 adv, $30 door). >>

► sat 5-7pm: blind date with a book at yu + me books (chinatown). free admission. >>

► sat 7pm: 26th annual love hangover: duos singing songs of love in all forms with joan as police woman, wesley stace, jenny toomey, richard alwyn, jessie kilguss, tammy faye starlite, lenny zenith, and many more at berlin (east village). $17.45 adv, $20 day of. >>

► sat 7-11pm: love af booze-free valentine’s party at hekate café + elixir lounge (alphabet city/east village). free admission. >>

canceled ► sat 8pm: i love you but: a comedy show about love and marriage with hosts (and married couple) casey james salengo and courtney maginnis. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), $10. >>

► sat 8:30pm: improvised erotic thriller with improv group help me i’m drowning at brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

► sat 9pm-3am: gemini + scorpio presents: meet me in paris – a clandestine cabaret at gemini + scorpio loft (gowanus). $25 general, $10 after 12:30am. >>

► sun 5pm doors: fireside mystery theatre: ‘love potions + other poisons’ edition at the slipper room (les), $20. >>

► sun 9pm: sad girl karaoke at purgatory (bushwick). free admission. >>

friday

fri thru ?: songs of new york: 100 years of imagining the city through music: an immersive, interactive exhibition at the museum of the city of new york takes you through a full range of music from and about nyc, from be-bop to k-pop, hip-hop to punk, across genres, boroughs, and musical movements. featuring sound and visuals, songs of new york reflects on topics like the subway, apartments, nightlife, and neighborhoods from 100 artists including blondie, bob dylan, merle haggard, yoko ono, lil’ kim, lcd soundsystem, ll cool j, tito puente, the velvet underground, susanne vega, wu-tang clan, and many others. museum of the city of new york (east harlem), pay-what-you-can admission for new york state residents (reg. $23 general, $18 seniors, $14 students, free for everyone on wednesdays). >>

fri thru 3/2: academy award-nominated short films: get caught up on this year’s academy award-nominated short animated, documentary, and live action films at ifc center in greenwich village (fri), nitehawk cinema in williamsburg + prospect park (fri thru 2/20), and syndicated in bushwick (fri thru 3/2). various prices.

fri thru mon: yoko ono: wish tree: marking her 92nd birthday, artist yoko ono has installed a grove of 92 trees in park avenue armory’s wade thompson drill hall, where visitors are invited to contribute to the work by tying their personal wishes to the branches. admission is free with rsvp, and a series of symposiums and tribute concerts are offered for $35-45. >>

fri 8pm: gummy worm comedy show + party: sarah adelman and alex murdoch host a night of standup comedy and dancing at downstairs at early terrible in the les. featuring michael rowland, chanel ali, shaunak godkhindi, and sureni weerasekera. $12. >>

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 sydney duncan (comedy central), peng dang (vulture), connor creagan (comedy central), naomi karavani (siriusxm), and henry sir. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9pm: drop up video: a panel of comedians roast the music videos that we love to hate. featuring eli yudin, harshil shukla, cherith fuller, dwayne cullen, brittany caldwell, zach swan. hosted by justin thompson. pine box rock shop (bushwick), $5 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $10). >>

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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

sponsored: sat thru 3/2: myrtle avenue restaurant week: savor the flavors and experience the culinary journey that awaits on myrtle avenue! 15 restaurants in fort greene and 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! discover the restaurants, menus, and more here >>

sat + sun (various times): 39th annual new york sword dance festival: 10 performing troupes from new york, massachusetts, and d.c. bring family-friendly performances of traditional english sword dances—with modern twists—to public spaces across manhattan and brooklyn. the fest showcases both mystical, stately longsword and vigorous rapper sword dancing, with live music on fiddle, accordion, and other instruments. free admission. >>

sat + sun (sat 7pm, sun 3pm): raise the page, uplift the word: a bipoc festival of short plays: abingdon theatre company and amt theater present their annual staged readings of short plays spotlighting stories written by people of color. amt theater (theatre district), free admission. >>

sat 1pm: national boston terrier day celebration: god loves a terrier! see why at the third annual national boston terrier day meetup at the washington square park dog run (greenwich village). no dogs without people. no people without dogs. but you can watch from outside the dog run. >>

sat 2-5pm: textile arts center 16th open studios: see and learn about the work of textile arts center’s eight current artists in residence. textile arts center (gowanus), free admission. >>

sat 5-9pm: phil collins day: can you feel it coming in the air tonight? open your ears and heart for the annual celebration of all things phil collins, featuring music, raffles benefitting the brooklyn music school, and a performance from music school staff. berry park (greenpoint), free admission. >>

sat 6pm doors: the astigmatism comedy show: a book-ish standup comedy show highlighting diversity in laughter and literature: fun-loving 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). tonight’s one-year anniversary show features phoebe robinson, brittany carney, joanna briley, murahd shawki, and briana crowe. $15 admission includes $5 that can be applied towards any purchase in the bookstore or café. >>

sat 7pm doors: second annual johnny cash tribute concert: sean kershaw and the brooklyn country all-stars walk the line once again for their second annual johnny cash tribute concert, featuring guests binky griptite (of the dap kings), eli ‘paperboy’ reed, wfmu’s honky tonk radio girl (becky b.), and many others. the bowery electric (east village), $23.10. >>

sat 7:30pm: peoples’ symphony concerts classical music series: juilliard string quartet: the 125th season of peoples’ symphony concerts continues with juilliard string quartet, returning with a program that includes works by haydn, mozart, and schubert. historic washington irving high school auditorium (gramercy), $20-25 general, $10 students/essential workers. >>

sat 8pm: fun gutter: punks and punchlines meet at fungutter, a stand-up comedy show with a punk house band. tonight’s show, hosted by sasha von didkovsky and bailey pope, features standup from max higgins and nick telleli, a sermon by unlicensed youth pastor ‘pastor dave,’ an essay reading by claire pellegrino, and a karaoke after party. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission. >>

sat 8pm (+ 4/5, 5/17): new york repertory orchestra 2024-25 season: the all-volunteer, community-based orchestra is back with a new season of concerts, continuing tonight with a program that includes works by david diamond, vitezslava kaprálová, and paul hindemith. the church of st. mary the virgin (theater district), free ($15 suggested donation). >>

sat 10pm: sandwich comedy: comedians serve up slices of freshly assembled material at gastor almonte and jess salomon’s sandwich comedy show. featuring mailk elassal, will abeles, joey dardano, grace johnson, and gavin matts. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sunday

sun 11:30am-3:30pm (festival + booths), 1pm (parade): 27th chinatown lunar new year parade and festival: lions leap, dragons dance, and drummers drum through the streets as manhattan’s chinatown celebrates the new year. >>

sun 7pm (monthly): new tricks: good tales don’t age at this storytelling show where all of the performers are over 40. hosted by adrianne frost (the moth storyslam champion) with stories by alice chumard, adam selbst, jeff simmermon, kelli dunham, and joanna m. briley. tonight’s theme: ‘heartbreakers.’ q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>

sun 8pm: dungeons + drag queens: drag queens take the stage for a live, rousing game of d+d, complete with fierce spell numbers, live music, and more—hosted by dungeon master paul curry. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.36. >>

sun 8:30pm: say less: a too truthful comedy show: buckle up for an evening of overly personal jokes and stories scored by a live band at the say less comedy show. hosted by niccolo aeed and shem pennant, tonight’s lineup features hoodo hersi, demetrius fields, cj hunt, and meka mo. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

monday

mon thru 3/9: 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets: more drama for less money! this seasonal promotion offers 2-for-1 ticket deals to 29 shows, including kowalski, liberation, mindplay, still, the jonathan larson project, and the play that goes wrong. >>

mon 4pm, 7pm (season ends today): classics in black + white: metropolis: village east and cinema 123 by angelika host a series of classic black + white screenings, continuing tonight with george cukor’s the philadelphia story (1940), starring cary grant, katharine hepburn, and james stewart. $19.

mon 5:30pm: emotionally unreasonable: take a walk down the aisle with comedian maria decotis as she presents a fresh take on her one-woman show, emotionally unreasonable, a mix of stand-up and musical comedy about her experience as a professional wedding officiant presiding over ceremonies while her own marriage is unraveling. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

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 confessions serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), save $5 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ >>

ongoing

our roundup of 40+ ongoing events and attractions: ‘christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city,’ film + play fests, ice skating, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint