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* Pop Your Cherry with Sailor Jerry @ Passenger Bar (229 Roebling St) Sunday 2/2, 8pm, FREE, Celebrate the birth of Steve Lewis of BlackBookMag with Sailor Jerry drink specials all night, and complimentary cherry tattoos (from Mehai of Fineline Tattoo) for those of you who always want to pop your cherry tattoo cherry (got it?), With DJ Steve Lewis and Special Guests
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THURSDAY 1/30
# Breuckelen Distilling @ Duke’s Liquor Box (170 Franklin St) 6pm, Sample some gin and whiskey, made with locally grown grains
☺ Split Personality: Storytelling & Character Open Mike @ Over the Eight (592 Union Ave) 7-8pm, Free, put your name in a hat for a chance to perform a 5 min sketch or comedy routine, with special guests Frank Garcia Hejl (UCB) / Laura Wilcox (MTV’s Hey Girl) / DJ 106 & Clark, More Info
♦ Dylan J Clarke Opening @ The Living Gallery (1094 Broadway) 7-10pm, FREE, Revel in Clarke’s explorations of color and space as he transforms the gallery into an experience of geometric psychedelia, with music from KEN South ROCK, RSVP
* BARC Fundraiser & Trivia Night @ The Diamond (43 Franklin St) 8pm, $10, revenues donated to the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition, Hosted by Gusty Winds with a bonus segment entitled, “Are you smarter than a drag queen?”, we don’t know what that question means exactly, but hey, it’s for a good cause
FRIDAY 1/31
♦ Osamu Kobayashi / Bjorn Meyer-Ebrecht / Olivie Ponce @ Storefront Ten Eyck (324 Ten Eyck St) 6-9pm, FREE, Through 2/23, both artists work with pure, logical, graphic forms through painting (Kobayashi & Ponce) and sculpture/furniture (Meyer-Ebrecht), RSVP
♥ A Night to Remember: Tacky Prom 2014 @ Spike Hill (184 Bedford Ave) 7pm, $8, Break out those awkward party dresses and bowties for a joyful night in celebration of bad taste, with prom-style photo sessions, a vote for king & queen, slow dances, and corsages, and a slew of musical guests, proceeds benefit Room To Read in support of girls’ education, RSVP
♫ Coliseum / Primitive Weapons / Tidal Arms @ Saint Vitus (1120 Manhattan Ave) 8pm, $13, BUY TIX
♫ Woodhead / serious heart attack / Lushes @ The Flat (308 Hooper St) 9pm, $5, RSVP
SATURDAY 2/1
* Greenpoint Garage Sale @ Triskelion Arts’ New Location (106 Calyer St) 10am-4pm, FREE, Triskelion is moving to a new spot and they’re doing some serious Spring cleaning by selling a random assortment of clothing, toys, furniture, and of course props/costumes, More Info
♦ Valentine Workshop With Greenpoint Hand Skills @ Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave) 12-2pm, FREE, Learn to craft woven heart valentines with paper, burlap and fabric, and tuck a secret note inside for that special someone, or spread the love by donating to an elderly homebound New Yorker, RSVP
♫ Thunder Gumbo’s 1st Annual Freezing Man @ The Paper Box (17 Meadow St) 9pm, $10 before 11pm (with coat or costume)/ $15 otherwise, Join Thunder Gumbo public arts project with a night of musical festivities to raise funds to put coats on the backs of homeless New Yorkers this winter via New York Cares Coat Drive, BUY TIX
SUNDAY 2/2
* Valentine Craft Day @ Flying Squirrel (87 Oak St) 12-4pm, FREE, Bring the little ones to the Jellio Shop for an afternoon of Valentine-themed crafting (with no shortage of glitter), More Info
* Superbowl XLVIII Party @ The Woods (48 S. 4th St) 4pm, FREE, Catch the game with $1 beers pre and post football, wings from Landhaus, and free fumble shots, RSVP
* Warsaw Superbowl Party @ Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave) 3pm, Watch the game Polish-style on 3 cinema screens while stuffing yourself silly with pierogies and kielbasa hoagies, RSVP
• Full Circle Superbowl @ Full Circle Bar (318 Grand St) 4pm, FREE, Catch the bowl with a pre-game skeeball tournament and free skeeball ALL DAY!
• Nitehawk Superbowl + Puppy Bowl @ Nitehawk (136 Metropolitan) 4pm, $25, Watch the game on the big screen and sneak out into the lobby bar to watch the real event (the Puppy Bowl), the $25 ticket gets you a reserved seat plus Super Bowl meal specials and food/drink voucher, More Info
♫ Rock n’ Roll Girlie Show @ Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave) 7:30pm, $8, with The Purslaines / Bikini Carwash / Rob A Lou & The Bastards, Go go girls, burlesque, and DJs all night, RSVP
MONDAY 2/3
♥ Bushwick’s Va-Va Variety Show @ Goodbye Blue Monday (1087 Broadway) 9-11pm, $7, Sit back and enjoy some burlesque varieties, hosted by the lovely Ms. Foxy Squire
TUESDAY 2/4
♥ Twin Peaks Tuesdays @ The Exley (1 Jackson St) 8pm, Watch the weirdest/best show ever with coffee cocktails and donuts, trivia and special performances from The Pink Room: David Lunch Burlesque, 2 episodes every Tuesday until the show ends, RSVP
♫ Penguin / Bad Behavior / LEDA / CUTTERS @ DBA (49 S. 2nd St) 9pm, $7, A night of queer feminist punk rock and bad ass-ness, RSVP
* Greenpointers’ Pick
♫ Music
♥ Pheremones likely
♦ Art Event
☺Comedy Event
# Foodie Event