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 (+ 11/6-8, 12/4-6): 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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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

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friday

thru 2/15: days of being maggie cheung: metrograph (les) presents a 10-film maggie cheung retrospective, including as tears go by, comrades: an almost love story, days of being wild, police story, and a new 4k restoration of green snake. $18. >>

thru 2/7: master drawings new york: celebrating its 20th anniversary, the master drawings new york festival brings together 36 international exhibitors presenting works on paper from the 15th century to today, plus paintings, photographs, and sculpture at more than two dozen galleries on the upper east side. additional programming includes behind-the-scenes tours, lectures, and workshops. free admission. >>

thru sun (fri 1-6pm, sat 11am-6pm, sun 11am-5pm): manhattan vintage clothing show: winter edition: the semi-annual manhattan vintage clothing show returns to metropolitan pavilion (chelsea) with over 100 dealers spanning a range of eras and price points. $25 general, $20 students. >>

thru sun (fri + sat 8pm, sat + sun 3pm): 51st annual thunderbird american indian dancers’ pow-wow and dance concert: the thunderbird american indian dancers, new york’s oldest resident native american dance company, presents an evening of dances, stories, and traditional music from indigenous peoples of the northeast, southwest, and great plains. performances representing 10+ tribes will be introduced and explained by director and emcee louis mofsie (hopi/winnebago), and native-made crafts and jewelry will be sold in the lobby. all proceeds from the events will go to scholarship funds for native american students. theater for the new city (east village), $20 general, $1 children’s matinées. >>

thru sun: paying for it: quad cinema (greenwich village) hosts screenings of paying for it, sook-yin lee’s adaptation of chester brown’s 2011 graphic novel. lee and brown will be in attendance for post-screening q+as, with guest moderators filmmaker john lee (fri 7:30pm), actor and activist elliot page (sat 7:30pm), and writer/director jordan tannahill (sun 1:45pm). $18 general, $16 seniors. >>

fri 7pm: tale storytelling show: harmon leon (this american life, the new yorker) hosts an evening of performances by some of the city’s best storytellers, including kona morris, drew prochaska, di cai, and joey novick. the red room at kgb bar (east village), save $7 online with promo code ‘discountskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $15). two-drink minimum. >>

fri 7:30pm: wild pink: nyc-based indie roots band wild pink returns to lincoln center as part of the songwriters/storytellers series at the david rubenstein atrium (uws). free admission. >>

fri 8pm: laugh it off comedy show: laugh your troubles away as comedians attempt to ‘fix’ audience-submitted problems. byob permitted. melrose podcasts (east village), $16. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include maddy kelly, meka mo, dean david, mia fatih hammond, and danya trommer. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9pm: take me to your best friend’s house: an indie sleaze dance party: dance to indie rock, dance-punk, and britpop bands like justice, mgmt, phoenix, the knife, the rapture, the strokes, yeah yeah yeahs, and more at electric ’77’s indie sleaze dance party. alphaville (bushwick), free admission. >>

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image: Karen Donoho Photography

Ballet Flats For Dinner is an autobiographical show written and performed by Bridget McGuire. A mix of stand-up and storytelling, Ballet Flats tells 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 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).

Bridget’s show has been hailed as “a flat-out delight, not only because wow, it’s just so good to laugh, but because of how light her touch is in sharing a part of her life that involves a good share of difficulty” (actor Peter Hermann).

Patrick B McGrath, Ph.D., Chief Clinical Officer, for NOCD, says, “you will laugh, you may cry, and you will definitely be a better person after you see it. As someone who has treated OCD for over 25 years, I can highly recommend this show as both an amazing piece of comedy as well as an excellent challenge to stigma and misinformation about OCD.”

Thursday – Sunday, February 5 – 8

Ballet Flats For Dinner
Soho Playhouse
15 Vandam St., New York, NY 10013

Save $10 on tickets with promo code BALLET15

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saturday

sat 2-4pm: love positive women: letter-writing party: visual aids invites you to help write valentines to 600+ women around the world living with hiv. part of a global series using valentine’s day to create acts of care and connection for women living with hiv, this annual project pairs community-written letters with special-edition valentines by artists j. hartz and alexander robateau. all letters and valentines will be mailed in time for february 14. third floor of moma ps1 (lic), free admission. >>

sat 4pm: the legend of you: the personalized improvised adventure: musical improv meets fantasy adventure meets your latest therapy session in ‘the legend of you: the personalized improvised adventure.’ each performance kicks off with an everyday problem shared by an audience member, which the cast transforms into an epic quest packed with bespoke monsters, magical treasures, and a big bad villain. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘newyou’ (reg. $30-35). >>

sat 7pm: bad movie night brooklyn: maximum overdrive: sit back and revel in the badness of stephen king’s only directorial effort, maximum overdrive (1986). the twisted spine bookstore + café (williamsburg), free admission. >>

sat 7pm doors: colleen green + cassie ramone: indie singers/songwriters colleen green and cassie ramone wrap their east coast tour with a night at alphaville (bushwick). $11.33. >>

sat 8pm: locrian chamber players: music from the past decade: the locrian chamber players, a chamber group devoted exclusively to performing music less than a decade old, present a concert of works by both established and emerging composers at riverside church (morningside heights). a reception will follow. free admission. >>

sat 8pm: pataphysics audiovisual concert series: sink into a multi-sensory scene at the latest installment of delight factory’s pataphysics audiovisual concert series, pairing ambient and downtempo music and visuals by todd polenberg, joshue ott, ezekiel honig, sean smith, and sabina hahn. delight factory (ocean hill), $20. >>

sat 8pm: little earthquakes drag tribute show: experience tori amos’ little earthquakes, drag-style, as mx. ology, c’était bontemps, god complex, xana whoria, mystery, and mauve interpret the album in its entirety. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $20.09 adv, $25 door. >>

sunday

sun 12-6pm: pleased to meet you presents: objects of affection valentine’s market: browse a curated lineup of small businesses selling homewares, jewelry, vintage clothing, candles, floral bouquets, and tchotchkes. plus: sip complimentary drinks, get an astrology reading, and enter a raffle benefiting the anti-violence project. rosa new york (williamsburg), free admission. >>

sun 2pm: heated rivalry look alike contest: head to washington square park’s fountain for a look-alike showdown in search of nyc’s best shane hollander and ilya rozanov doppelgängers. cheer on the contestants, bask in some very specific thirst-trap energy, and help crown a winner with a $50 cash prize. washington square park (greenwich village), free admission. rescheduled from 1/25 due to weather. >>

sun 2pm: the broadway bach ensemble: winter concert: the broadway bach ensemble, a community orchestra that presents four free concerts of music from the 16th to the 21st centuries each year, continues its 41st season with an afternoon program featuring works by emilie mayer, claude debussy, samuel coleridge-taylor, and erich wolfgang korngold at the broadway presbyterian church (morningside heights). >>

sun 3pm: regina opera’s winter gala concert: brooklyn’s regina opera kicks off 2026 with a two-hour concert of opera favorites performed by soprano Jennifer Moore, mezzo-soprano Junyue Gong, baritone Handong Fu, tenors Oswaldo Iraheta and Paolo Buffagni, and pianist Catherine Miller. our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park). $15. >>

sun 4pm (+ 2/5 7pm): the harlem chamber players’ annual black history month concerts: the harlem chamber players presents a pair of black history month concerts at brooklyn public library – central library (sun) and cuny’s aaron davis hall (2/5). free admission. >>

sun 6-10pm: rise of phil: a groundhog day eve event: dress to impress and for your guess on early spring or late winter at this viewing party where groundhog day will be playing on repeat. purgatory (bushwick), free admission. >>

sun 7pm + 8pm: the grammy awards watch parties:
► 7pm: arlo hotel williamsburg’s mirror bar: bonus: complimentary welcome drink. free admission. >>
► 8pm: brooklyn art haus (williamsburg): $10 admission will go towards your bar/food tab. >>

sun 8:30pm: improv with my friends from work: ceara jane o’sullivan (snl) hosts a long-form improv show with cast and writers from saturday night live. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

monday

mon thru 2/27: romancing the dead: nitehawk cinema presents a screening series devoted to love stories ‘where passion survives decay, where longing outlives the body, and where love is powerful enough to cross the ultimate divide’: blithe spirit, bride of frankenstein, frankenhooker, ghost, let the right one in, only lovers left alive, return of the living dead iii, the ghost and mrs. muir, the hunger, thirst, and more. williamsburg and prospect park locations. various prices. >>

mon (various times): groundhog day: regal union square screens harold ramis’ 1993 classic, starring bill murray, andie macdowell, chris elliott, and stephen tobolowsky. $7.99. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap: bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

mon 7pm (monthly): living radio: contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist: living radio stages live performances of five short radio plays inspired by the news, with results ranging from wacky to reflective. under st. marks (greenwich village), sliding scale admission. >>

mon 7:30pm: belt: a musical theatre karaoke experience – hamilton edition: belt musical theatre karaoke night is back in nyc for a full sing-through of hamilton. grab the mic solo, as a duet, or in a group while everyone sings-along. once hamilton ends, the night continues with open musical theatre karaoke. madame x (greenwich village), save $5 with promo code ‘hamx’ >>

mon 7:30pm: not a boy, not a girl comedy show: will morrison hosts an lgbtq+ comedy/variety show at crystal lake (williamsburg). tonight’s lineup features comedians glo butler, amanda melhuish, anshita koul, jo wild, and dian cathal, and a drag performer janae saisquoi. $10. >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: ‘getting fresh’ edition: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase returns with an evening of true tales of sex and dating from writers kyla marshell (the guardian), emily leibert (the cut), elliot frances flynn (the offing), michaella sangiolo (frontier poetry), and kate warrington (pangyrus). niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: nyc winter outing reservations (restaurant week, broadway week, nyc must-see week), ice skating, art shows, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint