around town today
6pm: the extra virgin author susan jane white presents the virtuous tart, her new cookbook of healthy dessert and snack recipes, followed by q+a, book signing, and treats. rizzoli bookstore (flatiron), free. >>color>
6pm doors, 6:30pm event: a panel discusses reproductive justice in the new administration at nyu school of law. a food and wine reception starts at 6pm. >>color>
6:30pm: professor of sociology at princeton university dalton conley gives an illustrated lecture on the intersection between genomics and social sciences and his new book, the genome factor: what the social genomics revolution reveals about ourselves, our history, and the future. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
6:30pm: watch an advance screening of the origami revolution, a new nova special on the high-tech applications of folding paper, followed by a discussion with the producers and scientists. national museum of mathematics (flatiron), $8. >>color>
7pm: treat yo’ self at a pair of galentine’s day eventscolor>: geek girls do galentine’s daycolor> (strand books, purchase of a $10 gift card required for entry) and a galentine’s day party wtih romance authorscolor> (villain, $20).
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (weekly): the side ponytail comedy show features stand up by subhah agarwal (comedy central), christi chiello (roast battle), and adam sokol. guest hosted by chelsea taylor. friends and lovers (crown heights), free. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the night shift theater’s drunken shakespeare: drunken love edition = shakespeare readings, karaoke-style, in a bar. bar nine (hell’s kitchen), free. >>color>
8pm (monthly): the franklin park reading series continues with an evening with fiction and poetry from writers addressing oppression and self-determination: n.k. jemisin (the fifth season), kaitlyn greenidge (we love you, charlie freeman), marcy dermansky (the red car), jonathan lee (high dive), and tony iantosca (shut up, leaves). franklin park (crown heights), free. >>color>
8pm (weekly): the savage comedy show includes stand up by george gordon (seeso), jordan jensen (siriusxm), adam mamawala (mtv), alex fleming and more, plus characters from bardia salimi, and a guest lecture from susan casey on how to do something useless. fawkner (boerum hill), free. >>color>
8pm: braven brewing company celebrates its second anniversary with the second annual black + white masquerade and an hour of free beer at house of yes (bushwick). free. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (monthly): comedian myq kaplan (small, dork and handsome) celebrates the release of his newest album with performances by abby rosenquist, clark jones, emily winter, and paul hooper. q.e.d. (astoria), $6. >>color>
9pm: dumped: a valentine show about breakups uses sketches and characters ‘inspired by the worst of humanity: your ex.’ the pit loft (chelsea), $7. >>color>
9pm: grrrl my snatch is talkin! is a night of standup, storytelling, characters, poetry, and dance focused on ‘shattering the silence and stigmas surrounding womyn of color.’ all proceeds will be donated to safe horizon. magnet theater (chelsea/midtown west), $10. >>color>
thru 2/28: the 25th annual hot chocolate festival at city bakery (flatiron) features a different flavor every day this month. this week: espresso, ‘love potion,’ caramel, ‘olde to the polar bear,’ bourbon, banana peel, and ‘sunken treasure.’ >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
2/14: holy cannoli! the first 1,000 folks who say ‘viva amore to the cashier will get a fee cannoli at ferrara bakery + cafe (little italy). >>color>
2/14 5:30pm doors, 6pm show (monthly): the pop-up concert series at columbia university’s miller theatre celebrates valentine’s day with all-female french horn quartet genghis barbie performing a program fit for prom night. bonus: free drinks. free admission. >>color>
2/14 6pm: couples are invited to renew their wedding vows at a ceremony on the red steps of times square’s duffy square, with a special invitation this year to couples of different religious, political, racial, and national backgrounds. free. >>color>
2/14 6pm (monthly): the new york story exchange storytelling event continues with doug smith (conan), brad lawrence (the moth grandslam winner), cyndi freeman (colbert), and mike lala (exit theater), followed by up to five audience members. hosted by michele carlo (fish out of agua). cornelia street cafe (west village), $10 admission includes a drink. >>color>
2/14 6:30pm: a panel of scientists discusses the complex and surprising ways animals communicate with each other — and with us. cuny graduate center (midtown east), free (rsvp required). >>color>
2/14 7pm: coloring, candy and canines! color some pages, sample fine + raw chocolates, and play with adoptable puppies at strand books (union square). purchase of a $15 gift card required for entry. >>color>
2/14 7pm: literary couples read and discuss balancing writing and romance at brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights). free. >>color>
2/14 7pm (monthly): how to survive a plague filmmaker and author david france is the guest speaker at this month’s edition of the lgbt center’s second tuesday series. $10. >>color>
2/14 7pm (tuesdays thru 3/28): the stranger than fiction documentary series with filmmaker q+a celebrates valentine’s day with the loving story, director nancy buirski’s film about an interracial couple whose case dismantled anti-miscegenation laws in 1967. ifc, $17. >>color>
2/14 7-10pm: swing band svetlana + the delancey five perform at the roxy hotel (tribeca). free. >>color>
2/14 7pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): the society for the advancement of social studies (s.a.s.s.) explores sexy history with informal lectures on the henry ward beecher adultery trial of 1875, the origins of valentine’s day, and the philosophies of simone de beauvoir + jean-paul sartre. the bedford (williamsburg), free. >>color>
2/14 7pm doors, 8pm show: the smiths/morrissey tribute band the sons + heirs plays its sixth annual unloveable valentine’s day concert hosted by author rob sheffield (love is a mix tape, talking to girls about duran duran). the bell house (gowanus), $18 adv, $20 dos. >>color>
2/14 7:30pm: run away from love at the third annual boycott valentine’s day pub run. meet at brooklyn running company (williamsburg), $20. >>color>
2/14 7:30pm: psychology professor and author marisa t. cohen (from first kiss to forever: a scientific approach to love) discusses the life cycle of relationships and the 36 questions to make you fall in love (sort of). wework dumbo heights, $15 admission includes drinks. >>color>
2/14 7:30pm: sexology on tap brings answers to burning questions from experts in science research and sex education to the way station (prospect heights). $5 suggested donation. >>color>
2/14 7:30pm (monthly): hosts evan forde barden and patrick cartelli interview guests about important songs from their lives at repeater: a little show about big songs. tonight: branson reese (search party), christina cola (reductress), caitlin brodnick (‘screw you cancer’), glorilis tavarez (fusion comedy), juan nicolón (fusion comedy), and musical guest my dark little corner. q.e.d. (astoria), $5. >>color>
2/14 7:30pm (thru 2/26): the martha graham dance company returns to the joyce (chelsea) with classic works by martha graham and by four contemporary choreographers. $10+. >>color>
2/14 8pm (monthly): hear pieces from jason diamond (searching for john hughes), kelly luce (pull me under), and sara majka (cities i’ve never lived in: stories) at the lic reading series. lic bar (lic), free. >>color>
2/14 8pm: experimental harpist mary lattimore, rosali, energy star, and dj nina play trans-pecos (bushwick/ridgewood). bonus: free hand massages and fine + raw chocolates. trans-pecos, $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
2/14 8pm doors, 8:30pm show (weekly): new york distilling company’s distilling room (williamsburg) hosts booze and laughs for the dan + joe + charles show, which this week includes performances by janeane garofalo (wet hot american summer), janelle james (comedy central), nathan min (the tonight show), and gabe pacheco (funhouse comedy). free. >>color>
2/14 8:30pm: ladies put on ‘vagina valentines’, a parody character showcase inspired by the vagina monologues. the pit (flatiron), $7. >>color>
2/14 8:30pm doors, 9pm show: unbreak your heart and tear up the dance floor at the tearin’ up my heart 90s valentine video dance party, a night full of hits by boy bands, funky bunches, dance divas and more spun by music video time machine. rough trade (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
2/14 9pm (monthly): whose line is it anyway? meets ted as stand-up comedians improvise ted talks on topics they’ve never heard of before. hosted by ryan stanisz. q.e.d. (astoria), $7. >>color>
2/14 9pm: throw your broken heart in the air at a goth prom, featuring bands and a crowning of mx. + mx. goth prom. themed attire suggested. the footlight (ridgewood), $10. >>color>
2/14 9:30pm (monthly): comedians give talks on subjects they’ve researched at the homeschooled comedic lecture series. ucb (east village), $7. >>color>
2/14 11pm: so far gone: drake night: celebrate all things drake at a v-day edition dance party that kicks off with a set dedicated to drake’s exes. baby’s all right (williamsburg), $10. >>color>
ticket deals
2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets are now on sale for more than 40 shows scheduled 2/27-3/12. >>color>
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