💖 valentine’s-themed events this weekend:
► fri 10pm: bad romance: a gaga valentines at 9 bob nonte @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg). $20+. >>
► sat 11:30am-3:30pm (run starts at 1:30pm): cupid’s undie run fundraiser at the dl (les). $45 to participate. >>
► sat 12pm: saturday afternoon cartoons: lots of ‘love’ at metrograph (les). $17. >>
► sat 12-6pm: dark sexy valentine’s pop-up market at caffeine underground (bushwick). free admission. >>
► sat 12-6pm: 8 ball community’s third annual valentine’s day zine fair: sixth street community center (east village). free admission. >>
► sat 11pm: the black parade: bloody valentine emo ball at the brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg). $11.33+. >>
► sun 10am-5pm: valentine’s vintage matchmaker bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). free admission. >>
► sun 1-6pm: echoes of the heart: a valentine’s market at tv eye (ridgewood). free admission. >>
► sun 8pm: film for good presents: moonstruck with h.pruz at purgatory (bushwick). $15.87+. >>
friday
thru 7/6 (closed mondays): the year of flaco: the new york historoical pays tribute to flaco, the eurasian eagle-owl that captured our attention when he escaped from the central park zoo in 2023, with an exhibition featuring photographs, video, letters, drawings, and more. the show also examines the dangers birds face in urban environments, the legislation inspired by flaco’s death, and what we can do to be better neighbors to the animals in our midst. the new york historoical (uws), $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-as-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>
thru 2/26: wild at heart: willem dafoe retrospective: anthology film archives (east village) pays tribute to actor willem dafoe with a 16-film retrospective. bonus: dafoe will be in person at select screenings on 2/8 + 2/16. $14 general, $10 seniors/students. >>
thru 2/15 (fridays + saturdays at 7pm + 10pm): fifth annual winter madness at our wicked lady (bushwick): 16 bands, chosen via open application, will compete head-to-head on our wicked lady’s rooftop stage, with the winning band receiving $5000 + studio time. $17.51. >>
fri 10am-12pm: stranger things: the first shadow box office opening event: ahead of its march premiere date, the broadway-bound stranger things play is hosting a box office-opening event this morning with giveaways and tickets for just $19.59 (while supplies last) at the mariot marquis theatre. >>
fri 10am-9pm (monthly): first friday at poster house: enjoy free admission, extended hours, and special programming at poster house’s first friday. today’s schedule includes a curatorial exhibition tour, a screening of he got game, a performance by the brooklynettes, and fabric collage and mixed media portrait workshops. note: some activities require separate, paid tickets to participate. poster house (flatiron). >>
fri 7pm (monthly): immigrant jam comedy: german-born, nyc-raised comedian and actor lucie pohl (overwatch) celebrates all things cross-cultural, international, and delightfully different during the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps the czech republic, tanzania, nigeria, the philippines, canada, sweden, germany, and romania with bianca cristovao (colbert), zahid dew (fallon), semi afolabi (comedy central), orli matlow (reductress), and josh ri’ego. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘jamily’ (reg. $24-25). >>
fri 7pm + 8pm: buster keaton x r.e.m.: a silents synced fim: austin’s blue starlite mini urban drive-in owner josh frank brings his ‘silents synced’ series to nyc. combining classic silent cinema with rock albums, tonight’s screening pairs buster keaton’s jerlock jr. (1924) with r.e.m.’s monster and new adventures in hi-fi. village east by angelika and cinema village, $12-19.
fri 7:30pm: the parlor reading series: the parlor, an interdisciplinary, community-based reading series, hosts its winter edition at the brooklyn artery (flatbush/ditmas park). drinks will be available for purchase. free (suggested donation $10). >>
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 sabeen sadiq (siriusxm), kylie vincent (comedy central), sammy ruddy (colbert), kenice mobley (fallon), malik elassal (don’t tell comedy), and pat burtscher. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 11pm: support women djs one-year anniversary: dance to house and techno spun by dj michelada, jersey girls, e-mood, and martina vesela at the one-year anniversary of support women djs, a community-focused platform for gender equity in the edm industry. the sultan room at the turk’s inn (bushwick), $13.39. >>
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Hot Sardines co-creator and “stylish and tenacious” (Paste) frontwoman Elizabeth Bougerol is capping a decade with her “potent and assured” (The New York Times) little big band, performances from Montreal to Newport, 70 million Spotify streams, a sold-out 2024 Carnegie Hall debut, and their 30th show at Joe’s Pub. Now in her first solo project, Elizabeth examines the hunger that drove her to ditch her midtown cubicle and chase the joy of re-imagining classics by the likes of Billie Holiday, the Platters, and Peggy Lee. Featuring The Dulcetones.
March 26 at 7pm & 9pm
Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place), NY
$30 (inclusive of service fee) / $42 at the door
*There is a 2 drink or 1 food item minimum, per person, during every show at Joe’s Pub.
saturday
sat 10am until sold out: to live and rebuild in la: a bake sale: cookies (and more) for a cause. archestratus books + foods (greenpoint) hosts its second bake sale to benefit los angeles fire relief organizations. bakers and buyers welcome! >>
sat 10am: brooklyn’s black trailblazers: cemetery trolley tour visit the monuments of artist jean-michel basquiat, civil rights activists grace nail johnson and james weldon johnson, and others on this guided tour of green-wood cemetery examining the life and accomplishments of prominent black brooklynites. $15. >>
sat 11am-4pm: roots and rise: a nyc black history celebration: museum of the city of new york and the nyc public advocate’s office present an intergenerational event showcasing the diverse narratives of black new yorkers, past and present, through a blend of storytelling, music, art, and discussion. museum of the city of new york (east harlem), free with museum admission ($23 general, $18 seniors, $14 students). >>
sat 12-3pm: governors island winter ice sculpture show: governors island presents its fourth annual live ice carving competition, 10 selected artists paired with professional carvers from okamoto studio. the afternoon includes an awards ceremony—including a ‘people’s choice’ award—ice carving workshops, crafts from the red hook art project, music by the illustrious blacks, and a performance by nyc-based all-women, trans, and non-binary brazilian samba-reggae drum line fogo azul. food will be available for purchase. free admission. >>
sat 7pm: childhood delusions film festival: experience a nostalgic journey through childhood creativity at the third childhood delusions film festival, where grown-ups share the home videos, claymations, music videos, and wildly ambitious feature film attempts they created when they were kids. afterparty at sycamore bar. kent theater (midwood), $18.50 adv, $20 door. >>
sat 8pm: string orchestra of brooklyn (sob): the string orchestra of brooklyn honors the music of arvo pärt with an evening concert featuring the estonian minimalist composer’s symphony no. 3, fratres, l’ábbé agathon , and cantus in memoriam benjamin britten. st. ann and the holy trinity church (brooklyn heights), $15 general, $10 seniors/students in advance, $20 door. >>
sunday
sun: super bowl sunday: time out and brooklyn magazine share their tips for where to watch the big game.
sun 1pm: broadway at 92ny chorus concert: the broadway at 92ny chorus, the city’s only community choir dedicated to classic songs from american musical theater and film, performs a free afternoon concert. 92ny (ues), free admission (rsvp). >>
sun 6pm (monthly): public victories: from running the dishwasher to running a marathon, four performers—and one audience member—share true stories of personal triumphs, big or small, at the public victories storytelling show. featuring aarushi agni, meka mo, raquel palmas, and andrea coleman. hosted by mary-alice mcnab. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>
sun 8:30pm: solving your problems with chloe troast: comedian and actress chloe troast (snl) and her comedy pals team up to tackle the audience’s problems through improv. proceeds will be donated to ny mental health charities. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
sun 10pm: theatre kid karaoke: join drag king benedick the bastard and an ensemble of fellow theatre kids for a shameless evening of singing your favorite showtunes. costumes are encouraged. purgatory (bushwick), free admission. >>
monday
mon 4pm, 7pm (monthly): 35mm series at angelika: experience a series of classic films in their original 35mm format at village east by angelika (east village). tonight: stanley donen’s charade (1963), starring audrey hepburn and cary grant. $19. >>
mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden presents an evening of readings by leslie jamison (splinters), rachel lyon (fruit of the dead), sarah perry (sweet nothings: confessions of a candy lover), anelise chen (clam down), and jessica hoppe (first in the family). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 30+ ongoing events and attractions: lunar new year celebrations, nyc winter outing (restaurant week, broadway week, nyc must-see week), ice skating, and more. >>
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