tuesday
thru 2/12: nyc winter outing reservations are now open: enjoy cool savings on dining, broadway shows, attractions, and more during the annual nyc winter outing. running thru 2/12, this season’s promotions include restaurant week (prix-fixe meals at hundreds of restaurants across all five boroughs), broadway week (2-for-1 tickets to select broadway shows), and nyc must-see week (2-for-1 tickets to attractions, museums, performing arts, and tours across all five boroughs). >>
tues 12:30pm: ice theatre of new york: 2025-26 city skate pop-up performances: ice theatre of new york’s annual ice dance performance series returns to public outdoor skating rinks for the fall-winter season. today: bryant park (midtown). free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): brooklyn books + booze: hear established and up-and-coming authors of different genres read from their current works every third tuesday of the month at barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city). tonight’s lineup caitlin rozakis, amanda cockrell, michael swanwick, and ellen kushner. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘first light’ edition: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. tonight: a look back on some astronomy firsts, from the first light we can observe of our universe to personal astro stories with james baldwin (cuny), amara mccune (nyu), and kat troche (aaa). somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn), free admission. >>
tues 7pm: ginny hogan: low maintenance: comedian and writer ginny hogan (betches, the new yorker) workshops new material and jokes about motherhood, red flags, protein, football, the male loneliness epidemic, and more at grove 34 (astoria). free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female-fronted lineup and tarot readings. tonight’s lineup: mel deluca, zack didonato, ellen karis, vicky kuperman, and francesca van horn. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($10 suggested donation). private tarot readings are $5/card. >>
tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 2/24): union pool’s fouth annual free tuesdays: union pool’s annual free tuesday concert series is back for another winter season, continuing tonight with georgia maq and girlpuppy. >>
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wednesday
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: the friends of attention: attensity!: d. graham burnett, alyssa loh, and peter schmidt of the friends of attention present their new book, attensity! a manifesto of the attention liberation movement, a rallying cry to fight the commodification of human attention and re-enchant the world. presented by greenlight bookstore, the strother school of radical attention, and the new york philosophy club at st. joseph’s university (clinton hill). $5 admission, $30 ticket option includes a copy of the book >>
weds 7pm (monthly): adam wade: live in new york: 20-time moth story slam winner adam wade returns to under st. marks theater with a storytelling show featuring three to four different stories from his extensive catalog (no two shows will be the same) and a different special guest who’ll kick things off. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests kate greathead, tunu thom, david drake, and laura canty-samuel, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
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 joe pontillo, bob gurnett, gabbie watts, and ash mehta. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: isabel hagen tries out new material: comedian and classical violist (fallon) works out new material at this evening filled with jokes and music. littlefield (gowanus), $15. >>
weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye, tonight’s show features lee robinson, mailk el, woodlief, jonnea herman, dvontre coleman, tina sieben, and claire parker. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>
weds 8pm: brooklyn horror society: near dark: brooklyn horror society’s dry january series, featuring movies set in the desert to help you think of warmer weather, closes with katherine bigelo’s near dark (1987) at gowanus metal bar lucky 13. free admission. >>
weds 9pm: what’s the worst that could happen? a standup comedy show: the audience, with the help of a lineup of comedians, choose new year’s resolutions that everyone can commit to at the latest iteration of will purpura and ilana rubin’s comedy show. halyards (gowanus), free admission (rsvp for a chance at a free drink). >>
thursday
thurs thru 1/29: 28th annual squash tournament of champions: watch world-class squash professionals and future olympians go head-to-head at a glass-enclosed court in grand central terminal’s vanderbilt hall. $20+ for seats, with limited free standing room spots. >>
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 8pm: rob cantrell: 1972 till infinity (special taping): open minded gen-x brooklyn comedian dad rob cantrell processes the last 50 + years of his life with jokes, storytelling and a deep appreciation for music. with special guests joyelle nicole johnson (npr) and matt koff (the daily show). littlefield (gowanus), $15. >>
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 liz miele (comedy central), lizabank campagna (don’t tell comedy), gracie canaan (under cover comic), sam doctor, and brett hiker. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events: holiday markets, ice skating, art shows, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
