tuesday
four film fests:
► tues-weds: new york no limits film summit: the wild project (east village), $11. >>
► weds thru 1/28: new york jewish film festival 2026: lincoln center’s walter reade theatre (uws), $19 general, $16 seniors/students. >>
► thurs 7pm: sideworld underground video festival: life world (bushwick), $8 (notaflof). >>
► thurs thru sun: dances with films: indie fest: regal union square, $20-24. >>
tues 7pm: the vinyl word music book club: dive into the 33 1/3 book series at this music-minded book club, where each session spotlights a classic album and the short book written about it. tonight’s pick is talking heads’ fear of music with a full album listen followed by themed vinyl dj sets. arlene’s grocery (les), free admission. >>
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 dark thoughts, ballistix, and blue 100.. >>
tues 8pm: un-topical comedy: see outdated topical comedy, performed for the very last time, as comedy writers toss out their favorite old topical material about pop culture, politics, and more. featuring: vannessa jackson (snl), ginny hogan (the new yorker), richard sarvate (siriusxm), laura merli (mcsweeney’s), and humzah choudry. hosted by rebecca kaplan and arielle dundas. empire stage (prospect lefferts garden), $10. >>
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wednesday
weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction at kgb: this monthly speculative-fiction reading series, hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel at kgb bar (east village), welcomes writers rachel harrison (play nice) and robert p. ottone (the vile thing we created) for a night of readings and discussion. free admission. >>
weds 7pm: peer revue: ted talks with a twist. peer revue returns with real experts giving real talks on big ideas—like quarks or the fall of rome—while comedians wing it while trying to make sense of slides they’ve never seen before. hosted by ben lillie, with talks by lina zikas, reed kavner, jerzy gwiazdowski, and noah guiberson, and comedy by shyaporn theerakulstit, chandler dean, brielle demirjian, and jonathan van halem. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skintrevue’ (reg. $18.76-20) >>
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 doug smith (conan), rebecca kaplan (npr), rachel mccartney (pbs), peter liu (don’t tell comedy), and kendall allison. free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: central chamber series: ‘baroque festival’: the central chamber series at central presbyterian church (ues) continues its ninth season with an evening concert featuring works by bach and vivaldi. $20 general, free for students with id. >>
weds 8:30pm: my kinda night! a queer variety show: billie bullock and sarah creamin’ onion host an evening filled with drag, cabaret, comedy, and more at medusa bar brooklyn (east williamsburg). tonight’s show features snl molly kearney. free admission (bring $ to tip the performers). >>
thursday
thurs thru 2/21: dan flavin: grids: david zwirner gallery hosts an exhibition of works by minimalist artist dan flavin (1933–1996). david zwirner gallery w 20th street, free admission. >>
thurs thru 1/25 (thurs-sun): gallery players 29th annual black box new play festival: gallery players’ annual playwright-focused festival returns with seven new short plays across two programs. a talk back with the artists will follow the sunday performances. gallery players (south slope), $25 general, $20 seniors. >>
thurs 6pm: placeless: homelessness in the new gilded age with patrick markee: patrick markee, former deputy executive director for advocacy of the coalition for the homeless and former member of the board of directors of the national coalition for the homeless, discusses placeless: homelessness in the new gilded age, his new myth-breaking book on why homelessness endures in contemporary america. in conversation with two-time pulitzer-winning journalist andrea elliott. macon library (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
thurs 7pm: how to know your self: the art + science of discovering who you really are with eric oliver: university of chicago professor eric oliver comes to nyc for a conversation with author and mental health advocate amanda stern about his new book, how to know your self, that draws on insights from neuroscience, psychology, physics, and ancient philosophy to explore the mystery of the self. mcnally jackson (soho), $5 admission, $31.99 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
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: astronomy + spaceflight. 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 jaquira diaz (the only kingdom), deena elgenaidi (dust settles north), melissa lozada-oliva (beyond all reasonable doubt, jesus is alive!), and jen percy (girls play dead). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: brooklyn talent slamdown supreme: ten performers. five minutes each. this fast-paced variety showdown welcomes all kinds of live acts (no full bands) to be judged by randomly-selected audience members for the chance to win $50 cash and a bar tab. friends and lovers (crown heights), $5 admission. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): the hunger games entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate the hunger games 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 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 being in love in the modern age. pine box rock shop (bushwick), free admission. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: nyc winter outing reservations (restaurant week, broadway week, nyc must-see week), janartsnyc, ice skating, art shows, and more. >>
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– the skint
