12-5pm: church of messiah hosts the monthly greenpoint food market, featurung tons of local artisanal treats (bacon marmelade, vegan pâté, jamaican rum cake, more) >>
2pm: olde-tyme 'radio happy hour' show featuring jolie holland and jessi klein, lpr, $10 adv, $12 door >>
3-6pm: pitch woo in style: expert calligraphers pretty up your missives for just $1/line at kate's paperie. sample some free chocolate while you're there, why dontcha? >>
7pm: 'valentines with robots': laura g. duncan gives a multimedia presentation about hi-tech sex, with examples from science fiction, medical science and diy sexual robotics. (she owns a handmade star trek uniform, people). bluestockings, free >>
7pm: love songs! murder ballads! feats of strength! burlesque! kissing booth! proceeds from pete n jenny's cheap date valentines day cabaret benefit the music + art depts of ps 58 + ms 448. jalopy, $10/15 >>
7pm: wish florence henderson (carol brady to you and me) a 'happy birthday' when she gives a musical retrospective on her 50+ year career. think she'll take requests for this? or this? joe's pub, $25 >>
7:30pm: norway's eclectic hanne hukkelberg, plus alexa wilding brings her beautiful pixie voice to mercury lounge, $10 adv, $12 day of >>
8pm: lay your old loves to rest with kathleen horan ('relationship obits') at the 2nd annual wake for love + relationship obituary open mic. knitting factory, free >>
10pm: all-girl quartet the roulette sisters reunite after 3 years of side projects and rest at barbès, $10 suggested >>
10pm: the singles collection = a mixer for single girls and boys and the single girls and boys who want to meet them. drink specials. blackout (greenpoint), free >>
11:30pm: 'diamond life' = the 2nd annual valentine's day tribute to sade performed by jessica 6 (hercules and love affair). joe's pub, $15 >>
sunday
eating out on v-day doesn't have to empty your bank account. time out shows you the best affordable romantic restaurants (main courses $9-16) >>
radegast hall + biergarten salutes the single life, fills you up with food and booze: ladies get a free bratwurst, gents get a free shot of navip slivovitz or doornkaat >>
8:30am-9pm: chocolate bar's west village location will be serving up 2-4-1 cups of hot chocolate: classic, peppermint, hazelnut, caramel, raspberry, white, more. yup- you can get milk or soy. (via email) >>
11am: walking tours manhattan leads you on a stroll to 4 chocolate makers in soho and the east village (mariebelle, kee's, vosges, and a surprise final location). meet at mariebelle's. $5 donation goes to food bank for new york city. pay-as-you-go. >>
1:30pm: us historian nell irvin painter discusses her book 'the history of white people' at the brooklyn public library, free >>
2-3:30pm: the prospect park zoo's 'animal dating and mating' program aims to teach you about reproductive strategies and why size really does matter. make treats for the critters and watch a 'live animal demo' (!) $10 (rsvp) >>
3-5pm: crafty folks! learn how to make paper heart flowers at kate's paperie. >>
5:30pm: listen to romantic 19th-century songs and arias performed live by the bond street euterpean singing society in the surroundings of the merchants house greek revival double parlor rooms. $20 >>
6, 8:15pm: a shirtless clark gable *swoon* and claudette colbert square off in frank capra’s classic screwball comedy 'it happened one night.' bam, $12 >>
7pm-2am: gemini and scorpio break in their new pad at brooklyn urban sanctuary with 'the vault of golden vapors': an opium-den themed sanctuary with live chinese jazz from dances of vice's shien lee, burlesque, tarot card readings, body painting, dj, more! $20, $10 after 11pm, $40 includes a dim sum dinner + dessert >>
7pm: 'the hook-up conversations' = 'the vagina monologues' of dating-war stories. 1/2 price drinks 7-8pm. fontana's, free >>
7pm: cartoonist and ny times 'happy days' columnist tim kreider presents a slideshow of the cartoons he drew during a bout with heartbreak. kgb, free >>
8pm: the 14 members of the main squeeze orchestra (all-female, all-accordion, all-awesome) perform songs of love and anti-love at their annual v-day show. living room, $12 >>
8pm: valiumtine’s day = variety show feat. comedian john roberts, musicians adira amram and heloise williams (of heloise + the savoir faire), plus guests. galapagos, $15 >>
8pm: tvotr's kyp malone does double duty with his bands rain machine and iran at glasslands' valentine's day party, $8 >>
8pm: jon friedman hosts the rejection show's v-day tribute to breakups and heartbreak. featuring elna baker, julie klausner, sean patton, sara schaefer, many more. with the defibulators playing '80s songs... bluegrass style! bell house, $10 >>
8pm, 9:30pm: two musical treats at jalopy: a cappella duo æ (pronounced "ash") accompany themselves with dulcimer, accordion, and panduri; nashville's allison williams plays old-time clawhammer banjo with fiddler chance mccoy. $10 each >>
8pm: 3rd ward's moviehouse celebrates its 3rd anniversary by screening submitted 3-minute romantic movies featuring 3 things: a reference to at least one of the 3 wise monkeys, a celebrity death, and something uncontrollable. free. >>
10pm: michael t, justine d, cathy cervenka and laura rebel angel present a 'st. valentine's day massacre' with djs spinning '80s rock, '60s garage, rockabilly, and new wave. power ballad tribute show at 11pm (lighters provided)! trampy cupid go-go! lpr, $10 >>
+ all weekend
thru 2/14: bring a friend (or a friend with potential) to babeland and you’ll both receive a $10 gift card for your next visit. update 2/13: purchase required >>
thru 2/14: enjoy tasting sessions, seminars, and other sweet things at 'chocolate + i ny' events all week long. many free. >>
thru 2/21: the new york historical society lifts their $12 admission thru presidents' week >>
midnight: so i fell in love with an ice-pick murderer? 'basic instinct' (1992) screens @ ifc. $12.50 >>
midnight: jim henson + frank oz's 'the dark crystal' was the first live-action feature without a human actor in view. see it @ landmark sunshine, $9.99 >>
