Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York

Screw the dinner date. Try one of these things to do for Valentine's Day: parties, singles mixers, comedy or burlesque shows, screenings, and more.

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    Jane's Carousel February Celebration lets couples ride on a single ticket.

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    Romance Under the Stars, the American Museum of Natural History's evening for star-crossed lovers.

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    February 14 is not V-Day, it's Cher Day. At least according to Reverend Jen's Anti-Slam Cher Day Valentine Extravaganza.

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    The Missed Connections Valentine’s Day Party will be music to old romantics' ears.

     

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    Good things come to couples who wait until Sunday to jitterbug with Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra at the Sweetheart Soiree.

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    The dressed-to-the-nines affair Dances of Vice: La Vie Parisienne is held in the grand, Gothic setting of the Riverside Church.

     

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    Thirsty Girl Productions throws a burly-Q extravaganza at the Filthy Gorgeous Burlesque Valentine's Spectacular.

     

  • Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    Good news singletons, Michael Austin, founder and host of Love Bites—The Power-Ballads Sing-Along, notes that parties have occasionally led single patrons to dates.

     

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    Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    Jon Friedman welcomes comedians Elna Baker and Eliot Glazer to the Rejection Show: Valentine's Day Heartbreak Haven.

  • Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

    Many V-Day events call themselves hot and steamy, few mean it as literally as Gemini & Scorpio's Steamy Valentine's Night at the Russian Baths.

     

     

Photograph: Julienne Schaer

Things to do for Valentine's Day 2013 in New York: Time Out's top picks

Jane's Carousel February Celebration lets couples ride on a single ticket.

Love is all around. Honestly, it's bloody everywhere this time of year. Getting all up in your face making kissy sounds and wildly gyrating its nether regions. It's pretty damn fantastic. To help you make the most of the plethora of romantic nights out, burlesque shows, singles events, screenings and more, we've compiled things to do for Valentine's Day into performances, events geared towards couples or singles, and anti–V-Day shennanigans. And since February 14 falls on a Thursday this year, expect plenty of parties on the weekend.


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Gotham Burlesque

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Gary Beeber—the filmmaker behind the documentary Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque—produces this monthly revue, which features political satire, comedy, performance art, dance and general onstage allure. Tonight's installment, hosted by Shelly "The Singing Siren" Watson, stars the enticing BB Heart and features onstage turns from Nasty Canasta, hula hoop whiz Pinkie Special, Delysia La Chatte, juggler Jen Slaw, Francine "The Lucid Dream," Dangrrr Doll and the New York City Burlesque Choir.

  1. Stage 72 158 W 72nd St, between Columbus Ave and Broadway
  2. Sat Apr 6 - Sat Jun 1
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