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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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