tuesday

three film fests / series (various prices):
► thru sun: animation first 2026: l’alliance new york (ues). >>
► thru 2/26: the cold front: fargo, chilly scenes of a winter, the great silence, and the thing. quad cinema (greenwich village). >>
► thru 3/3: doc nyc selects: winter 2026: ifc center (greenwich village). >>

thru 3/13: scny’s 142nd annual members exhibition: the salmagundi club opens its doors for its annual members exhibition, filling the skylight gallery of its historic greenwich village townhouse with works of art in all media – oil, watercolor, pastel, graphics, sculpture, photography and mixed media. receptions 2/19 + 3/5 (rsvp required). free admission. >>

thru 2/21: free black history month events: tours of the louis armstrong house museum and central park’s seneca village, a conversation with blk mkt vintage and blackarchives.co, a 5k community run, and more from gothamist. >>

tues (time tba): 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets: two seats, one price. 2-for-1 tickets go on sale today for a selection of off-broadway shows running 2/16-3/12. >>

tues 6:30-10pm: dirty metal book launch + ’90s party: allison lamothe celebrates the release of her debut crime novel dirty metal, set on the gritty streets of early ’90s new york city, with a launch event at f+f restaurant and bar (carroll gardens) featuring a ’90s playlist, themed cocktails, swag, and a prize for the best ’90s outfit. bonus: free pizza (while supplies last). additional food and drinks will be available for purchase. free admission (signed books will be available for purchase). >>

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 the tubs and low healer. >>

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The Makers’ Ensemble presents:

SALVAGE

by Aspen Narain
Directed by Lizzie Leach

Auburn’s been reluctantly assigned the family task of taking her little sister Stella and her friends on a camping trip. Stella believes she knows Auburn’s secret. Jude is a control freak, and Peyton is smarter than Jude. Rowan’s along for the ride. So when one of them goes missing, the group must band together and uncover the secrets about their environment (and themselves) before it’s too late. SALVAGE starts out as a low toned, raw staged reading and within minutes quickly develops into a full staged horror picture.

SALVAGE features a dynamic ensemble of performers with bold voices in contemporary theater, and some of the most exciting new talent in the NYC theater scene- Aspen Narain, Emi Lulley, Esteban Chamorro, Emily Pazmino, and Simone Batiste.

Limited Run: February 4 – 15

The Makers’ Space
281 N. 7th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211

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wednesday

weds thru 2/22: lunar new year at hudson yards: hudson yards celebrates the year of the horse with traditional lion and silk ribbon dances, kung fu performances, lantern making workshops, and more. free admission. >>

weds 6:30-10pm: sugar, we’re hoein down: line dancing x emo night: two worlds collide at this line-dancing party set to emo, alt, and pop-punk bangers (zero country). total beginner? they’ll teach you the steps. 3 dollar bill (bushwick), $10. >>

weds 7pm: page break presents: stage break reading series: four writers take the stage to read original short stories, one page at a time, alternating with three audience members picked at random to join them (optional: enter your name to read). everyone gets a zine with all four stories, so you can follow along from your seat. hosted by mikey friedman and presented by page break, a weekend reading retreat. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>

weds 7pm: next slide please: a powerpoint comedy show: from data-driven rankings of the best manhattan street corners for first-date make-outs to passionate defenses of the 2003 jessica alba vehicle honey, expect anything when a lineup of comedians deliver side-splitting powerpoint presentations on whatever topic they choose. tonight’s show features alexis gay, alex krokus, lizabanks capagna, christopher morucci, eliana kwartler, and aran abilok clemmons. hosted by reed kavner. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skintppt’ (reg. $24-25). >>

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 peter grosz (veep), jessica michelle singleton (hulu), adam nate levine (the onion), and noa barsky. free admission. >>

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 gabby jordan brown, amber singletary, peng dang, emma dalenberg, bini yasmin, and dan donohue. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>

weds 8pm: our bar theatre: our bar transforms a real nyc bar into a stage, where a rotating cast of theater artists perform original scenes that could actually happen right there, that night. grab a drink (a bud light is included with admission), find a seat, and watch the stories unfold. tonight’s theme: true crime. fáilte bar + restaurant (kips bay), $13 admission admission includes a bud light. >>

weds 8pm: carole king birthday sing-along: celebrate carole king’s birthday with a piano bar sing-along featuring anna roisman, paige siegwardt, alex petrullo, joe mcginty, and singers from the loser’s lounge. piano karaoke follows. free admission (bring tips for the performers). >>

weds 9:30pm: econlol: an economics-themed comedy show: luke strathmann brings together comedians and sometimes real-life economists to make fun of anything economics/finance/business-related, with powerpoints. featuring rachel coster, jacob greenwald, juan nicolón, milly tamarez, and dan toomey. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

thursday

thurs thru 2/28: chain winter one-act festival: chain theatre’s annual winter festival returns with 90 new one-act plays from both emerging and established playwrights. highlights include the jesse eisenberg-directed debut of jeryl brunner’s sweet tart, starring father-daughter duo ralph macchio and julia macchio; lyle kessler’s shit kickers, starring carol kane and margaret ladd; josé rivera’s look what crashed through the portal and ended up in brooklyn; and diego aguirre’s stalled, starring aguirre, joseph russo, and jacob lumet cannavale. chain theatre (hell’s kitchen), $24+. >>

sponsored: thurs thru sun: bridget mcguire: ballet flats for dinner: bridget mcguire’s autobiographical show mixes stand-up and storytelling, telling the story of mcguire’s life growing up with intrusive thoughts with harm, a form of ocd. from thinking she was pregnant at age 11, to wondering if she killed her friend’s boyfriend at 25, to finally getting help at 38, ballet flats for dinner will have you laughing the entire time and perhaps you’ll walk away wondering, ‘do i have ocd too?’ (don’t worry, you probably don’t). soho playhouse, save $10 on tickets with promo code ‘ballet15’ >>

thurs thru sat: serials short play series: five teams of actors perform five original, 10-minute episodic plays, with only six hours of rehearsal time each. then it’s up to you, the audience, to vote for your favorites to return for a new installment of the same storyline next week. the tank (garment district), save $5 on $23 tickets with promo code ‘5erials’ >>

thurs 6-8pm (monthly): dumbo first thursday gallery walk: explore dumbo’s waterfront arts scene at the first thursday gallery walk, where 14 galleries will stay open late for a night of opening receptions, special events, and artist talks. an optional hour-long ‘insiders’ tour at 6pm (rsvp required) will feature talks from artists and curators at select exhibitions. free admission. >>

sponsored: thurs 7pm: uptown showdown: 1920s vs. 2020s: at the next uptown showdown comedy debate: flappers or influencers? jazz clubs or tiktok trends?? step into a century-spanning showdown as our comedians compare the glitz, chaos, and culture of the 1920s and the 2020s. whether you’re into speakeasies or smart homes, this time-traveling showdown is the bee’s knees! featuring brandon collins (drunk black history), janeane garofalo (wet hot american summer), peter grosz (the beast in me), myq kaplan (rini), ikechukwu ufomadu (fantasmas), and natasha vaynblat (the tonight show starring jimmy fallon), with guest host shalewa sharpe (the war report). skint readers can get a $15 ticket using the code ‘time’ >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): the rally reading series: the rally reading series (‘the heart of a march in the body of a reading series’) returns for an evening of readings and discussion with eve j. chung (daughters of shandong), soraya palmer (the human origins of beatrice porter and other essential ghosts), and m lin (the memory museum). hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: an evening of romances with 831 stories: greenlight bookstore (fort greene) hosts an evening of readings and discussion spotlighting indie romance publisher 831 stories authors upasna barath, cat disabato, eliza dumais, and lana schwartz. lindsey weber, writer and co-host of the podcast who? weekly, moderates. a wine reception follows. free admission. >>

thurs 8:30pm: gen z vs millennials gameshow: two pairs of comics compete in a series of challenges to see which gen rules. hosted by bobby hickey and emma dalenberg. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

thurs 9:15pm: spoons toons + booze ‘valentines after dark’ edition: binge watch cartoons from the 1940s through the 2000s on the big screen while indulging in sugary cereals and cereal-infused cocktails at secretformula’s screening party. hosted by michael austin and nell casey. nitehawk cinema (prospect park), $20 admission includes an all-you-can-eat cereal bar. >>

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tuesday

tues + thurs (various times): 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. this week: bryant park (tues 12:35pm + thurs 12:35pm) and wollman rink in central park (thurs 6:15pm). free admission. >>

tues 11am-3:30pm: 28th lunar new year firecracker ceremony and cultural festival: manhattan’s annual lunar new year celebration takes over sara d. roosevelt park with an afternoon filled with firecrackers, music, and traditional dancers. (note: the chinatown lunar new year parade and festival is 3/1) >>

tues 6pm: ashland with dan simon and andré aciman: founder and editor-in-chief of seven stories press, dan simon, discusses his debut novel ashland with professor and author andré aciman (call me by your name) at albertine books (ues). free admission. >>

tues 6pm: miller theater’s pop-up concert series: the columbia university school of the arts’s musical happy hour returns for a new season of hour-long concerts where the audience is permitted to sit onstage with the performers and enjoy a free drink. tonight, brazilian-born guitarist and composer chico pinheiro blends brazilian classics, jazz standards, and his own original compositions. columbia university’s miller theatre (morningside heights), 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 includes fonda lee, leanna renee hieber, shveta thakrar, and victor manibo. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘star crossed’ 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: love is written in the stars as presenters dive into their love and astronomy with out of this world fanfiction, an origin story about an astronomy couple, and an exploration of celestial jargon. somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn), free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female-fronted lineup. tonight’s performers include mel deluca, calvin cato, amber born, nonye brown west, and jess wood. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

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 gun outfit and ornament. >>

tues 8pm: mardi gras party: fat tuesday goes down in nyc with nola vibes, courtesy of brass queens, a brooklyn-based, nola-inspired, all-female brass band, plus funk and soul by john the martyr. grab a mask and beads, sip hurricanes, snack on beignets, and dance! littlefield (gowanus), $18.71 with promo code ‘mardiparty’ (reg. $24-25). >>

tues 9:30pm: story-oke: sing and tell: part karaoke, part confessional. story-oke invites performers and audience members alike to share a true story about their connection to a song – or the song itself – and then sing the hell out of it. tonight’s show features stories about finding love while working on the tonight show, growing up an emo kid in a family of cool kids, the melodica, and more. plus, whatever you, the audience, want to bring to the stage. hosted by shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

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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 4/19: art x fashion: is fashion art? runway meets gallery wall at art x fashion, a new exhibition at the museum at fit (chelsea) exploring the ways that fashion has been a partner, not a follower, of fine art. more than 140 objects are featured, including garments, accessories, textiles, photographs, and original artworks drawn from mfit’s permanent collection. free admission. >>

weds thru sun: 14th annual winter film festival: the winter film festival, dedicated to showcasing the diversity of voices in indie film, returns for a 14th year with 103 selections spanning animation, docs, dramas, comedies, horror, music videos, and web series. this year’s lineup spotlights 20 student films and 34 first-time filmmakers, with artists hailing from 27 countries. half the films were created by women, half by people of color, and 25% by new yorkers. regal union square, $5-12.50 adv, $16.50 door, $5 at the door for students. >>

weds 7pm (quarterly): reading 101: alexis nowicki and maria robins-somerville’s reading series returns to night club 101 (east village) with five-minute readings from five readers across genres. tonight’s edition features chloe texier-rose, vrinda jagota, david rosenberg, harris lahti, kathleen radigan, and jonathan grandma. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: speakeasy: ‘the definitive speechwriting comedy show’: professional speechwriters and comedians are really into speeches talk about the techniques they love, the clichés they hate, and the written remarks that rocked their world. hosted by chandler dean and and sarah gruen. caveat (les), $15.67 adv with promo code ‘speakcheaply’ (reg. $24-25). >>

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 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 dan carney, keenan steiner, jill weiner, and ethan filler. free admission. >>

weds 8pm: an evening of magic + mind-reading: magician and mentalist david gerard brings his mind-reading mystery to littlefield (gowanus), joined by sleight-of-hand phenom charlie phillips. hosted by wondershow creator patrick terry. get tickets for $11.79-28.48 with promo code ‘lfmagic’ (reg. $18.71-33.62). >>

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 britt migs, tatiana frank, maggie olmsted, judah friedlander, james mwaura, and peng dang. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>

thursday

thurs thru 2/25: seventh chelsea international photography competition exhibition: chelsea’s agora gallery presents its seventh annual photography showcase, featuring works selected from hundreds of global submissions. reception thursday 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thurs 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. $30 preview sale thursday, free admission friday thru sunday. >>

thurs 7pm: bedazzling party: rhinestones at the ready! this crafty hang invites both first-timers and seasoned glam pros to glue, sparkle, and shine. $5-10 kits come with a bag of rhinestones plus your choice of t-shirts, lighters, bandanas, and more, or bring your own item bedazzle. purgatory (bushwick), free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: letters + sodas reading series: holiday humor hop edition: writer lana schwartz (build your own romantic comedy) brings together comedians and writers for a night of standup, humor pieces, fiction, and essay readings. tonight: al mullen (the new yorker), amy currul (mcsweeney’s), reid pope (paper), meghan ross (how we grieve), lauren davis (series fest), and megan broussard (reductress). the greats of craft (lic), $5. >>

thurs 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests jamie brickhouse, calvin cato, sarah hartshorne, and chanel ali, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (i.e. play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by this month’s theme: language + linguistics. hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>

thurs 7:30pm (monthly): pete’s reading series: hear from literary icons and newcomers alike at this long-running reading series, hosted by temim fruchter and brian gresko. tonight’s event features aria aber (good girl), grace byron (herculine), rebecca novack (murder bimbo), and issa quincy (absence). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: black history is for everyone: voices of a people’s history: building on historian howard zinn’s vision, voices of a people’s history presents an evening of music and readings inspired by the new book black history is for everyone by new york public library educator brian jones. featuring haley pessin, jordan mahome, kelly ‘greenlight’ thomas, mahogany l. browne, margaret odette, martha redbone, aaron whitby, regine jean louis, and ty jones. narrated by brian jones. lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws). free admission. >>

thurs 8pm: copacabana comedy: hosts catherine lindsay and dorian debose showcase the city’s top comics against a backdrop of glamor and camp. tonighgt’s lineup includes michael longfellow (snl), kenice mobley (fallon), carmen lagala (colbert), and julia shiplett (comedy central). baker falls (les), $10. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): pride and prejudice entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate pride and prejudice on stage—without the aid of scripts or rehearsals. as chaos ensues, drinks are drunk while the players are challenged to incorporate lines written by the audience and create ‘deleted’ scenes. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $14 day of. >>

thurs 8pm: catherine o’hara: icon: drag performers pay tribute to the ultimate scene-stealing queen, catherine o’hara, with a night of camp, character, and chaos. 9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $20. >>

thurs 8:30pm (monthly thru 4/16): i love you… but: married comedian couple courtney maginnis and casey james salengo present a comedy show about the highs and lows of love and marriage in the modern age. pine box rock shop (bushwick), free admission. >>

thurs 9:30pm: three-day champion: three-day champion is a comedic storytelling podcast wrapped inside game show where comedian contestants are asked, ‘if you were a three-day champion on a game show, what three stories about yourself would you choose to tell?’ hosted by christine walters with guests dave hill (joe pera talks with you), kenice mobley (fallon), and zach zimmerman (is it hot in here?). caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘heartofachampion’ (reg. $24-25). >>

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Heels On. Gloves Off.

Time Out London’s Top 10 Cabaret Star Le Gateau Chocolat joins NYC’s notorious feminist provocateur Adrienne Truscott in GREY ARIAS – a virtuosic riot of music, comedy, drag, and debate coming to The Flea for three nights only, March 5–7, 2026.

This award-winning duo brings rhetorical traps, musical interludes, and outsized personalities onstage as they unravel identity as lived, perceived, and projected. When their comical banter turns personal, they toss petty politeness aside and grey areas give way to a hilarious crescendo of operatic proportions.

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