Are people who FaceTime while walking down the street literally insane?

Running through March 1, Culture of Bathe-ing will transform Domino Park on the Williamsburg waterfront into an immersive and "unprecedented bathing experiment," with the aims of being the largest sauna village ever staged in the United States. 

ed by Robert Hammond, co-founder of the High Line, the fest will be equal parts wellness experience and cultural event, with both ticketed spa sessions — more than 1,000 guided experiences led by internationally renowned Aufguss World Champions and bathing practitioners from New York favorites including Bathhouse, Othership, and the Russian & Turkish Baths — as well as free public programming and workshops scheduled throughout the run, including live performance, sound, ritual, and immersive art curated in partnership with Pioneer Works.

Want to steam, soak and sweat your way through this brutal New York winter? Check out the Culture of Bathe-ing website for more information and to check out the festival's sauna experiences; sessions are priced from $60–$125 based on time and day. 

Celebrate Lunar New Year with the largest Mahjong night we’ve ever hosted at Time Out Market Union Square.

On February 24 from 5–9pm, we’re teaming up with The New York Games to transform the market into a lively Mahjong party filled with energy, tradition, and community. Whether you’re a seasoned player or completely new to the game, this night is all about coming together, learning, and celebrating the season.

Expect multiple Mahjong tables, welcoming hosts to guide gameplay, and a vibrant, social atmosphere that invites you to jump in, watch, or cheer from the sidelines. Pair the games with great food and drinks from across the market and make a night of it.

The annual Flamenco Festival returns for its 25th edition, showcaing a wide range of variations on the Spanish form at a dozen New York venues (New York City Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, etc.) from February 25 through March 15. A delegation of over 80 participants from 16 companies, including singers, guitarists, dancers, and technicians, will present their latest creations across the Atlantic for this year's programming — artists such as Manuel Liñán, Eva Yerbabuena, Sara Baras, Olga Pericet, Andrés Marín, Rocío Márquez, Ángeles Toledano, Dani de Morón, Gerardo Núñez, and Antonio Rey, among many others, will headline the New York edition. Information and ticketing for all shows can be found on Flamenco Festival's Spanish-language website.

New York’s most debated staircase is ready for another comeback. Vessel, the towering honeycomb-shaped structure at Hudson Yards, will reopen to visitors on February 27, just in time for the late-winter thaw and the start of spring sightseeing season.

Starting Friday, the 150-foot-tall landmark will once again welcome guests daily from 11am to 7pm, offering panoramic views of the Hudson River, the West Side skyline and the ever-expanding Hudson Yards campus. Tickets are already on sale online, but locals get a perk: New York City residents can score free Thursday reservations with proof of ID, plus a limited batch of free day-of tickets released each week.

The talk in Clare Barron’s icky, tender, gorgeous You Got Older is sometimes so small it nearly vanishes completely. Alia Shawkat plays Mae, a youngish lawyer whose life is in ruins—she has lost her job, her apartment and her boyfriend in one fell swoop—and who has moved back to rural Washington to spend time with her father (Peter Friedman). Between awkward pauses in the play’s opening scene, they discuss gardening, toothbrushes, sleeping arrangements; what they don’t discuss is his recent cancer diagnosis. You Got Older is less about disease than about the unease that surrounds it, and it beautifully captures elusive things about avoidance: It’s about the denial of death, but also the denial of living.

The original Off Broadway production of Barron’s extraordinary play was one of my favorite shows of 2014, and this revival at A24’s Cherry Lane Theatre—impeccably directed, once again, by Anne Kauffman—is as funny and discomfiting as the original. I’ve gotten older, but the play hasn’t aged a day, and the new cast is terrific. (So are Arnulfo Maldonado’s scenic design, Isabella Byrd’s lighting and Daniel Kluger’s sound and music.) As her very name suggests—and as did the names of Shawkat’s characters Maeby in Arrested Development and Dory in Search Party—Mae is uncertain and lost, and Shawkat is a master explorer of confused interior landscapes. Her quizzical depression plays beautifully against Friedman’s understated understanding, and his desire to impart to her some kind of wisdom about living as he faces what may be the end; moments of real connection poke through the characters’ guilt and distraction. (“I’m always itching to go do something else even when I’m in the middle of having a nice moment,” Mae’s father admits.) Barron presses on tender bruises—loss, comfort, fear, concern—in ways that often leave you laughing with a strange pleasure of recognition. But if you find yourself in tears by the end, the play can handle that, too. It holds you in a bracing embrace, as close as it needs to—which is to say, too close.  

NYC kids are so cool, they even get their own film festival. Running through Sunday, March 16, the New York International Children's Festival is back for its 30th edition, taking over venues like the IFC Center, the School of Visual Arts and Scandinavia House with three weekends full of kid-friendly programming. Highlights on this year's lineu include the opening spotlight film, Disney and Pixar’s all-new animated comedy adventure Hoppers; the centerpiece screening of Remaining Native, a live-action doc about college-hopeful track superstar Ku Stevens; and the U.S. premiere of the award-winning animated short My Life in Versailles.

Can you believe Survivor has survived 50 seasons? The iconic show is back on February 25 and the Paley Center is celebrating the milestone. If you're a fan of Survivor, you won't want to miss "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Celebrating 50 Seasons of Survivor." Running now through May 31, the exhibit is an immersive, nostalgia-heavy tribute to the CBS juggernaut. It will feature some of the show's most memorable moments and will give visitors the chance to step into the winner-takes-all world of Survivor.

The exhibit celebrates 50 seasons with actual items from the show and plenty of behind-the-scenes photos. There will be authentic outfits worn by Jeff Probst and castaways, immunity idols and necklaces and a torch snuffer. View original sketches for logos, sets and props. There’s even a chance to snap a pic with the iconic torch and sit at a replica Tribal Council. While the museum hasn't revealed exactly which iconic wardrobe pieces will make an appearance, fans are hoping for the infamous Q skirt, Boston Rob Mariano’s Red Sox hat or perhaps Angelina Keeley’s jacket. In addition to the artifacts, the exhibit will include plenty of photos and videos spanning all fifty seasons, plus screenings of classic episodes in the Paley Museum’s Bennack Theater.

The celebration peaks on February 24 with a red-carpet event titled "The Tribe Has Spoken: An Evening with Jeff Probst and Survivor 50 Castaways." Attendees will get an extended sneak peek at the three-hour Survivor 50 premiere a full day before it airs, followed by a conversation with Probst and members of the new cast. Before the screening, there’s a reception featuring returning fan favorites Aubry Bracco, Cirie Fields, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Ozzy Lusth and Benjamin "Coach" Wade.

Queens still proudly wears its tag of "The World's Borough," serving as one of the world's most diverse areas. This month, some of the borough's finest are coming together to celebrate the area's cuisine. And it is all for a good cause. 

Tuesday, February 24, marks the return of the Queens Centers for Progress' annual Evening of Fine Food. For its 30th year, the event will feature dishes from over a dozen countries, all celebrating community through cuisine and camaraderie. More than 23 eateries will be in attendance, including Astoria's masa-centric restaurant, Mayahuel Restaurant & Bar, plant-based Caribbean Bevo's Kitchen, and Aigner Chocolates—a chocolate shop that's been serving sweets for over 90 years. This is a benefit that gives back: proceeds from the evening will raise funds for QCP’s programs and services, including support for more than 1,200 individuals with developmental disabilities to lead more independent lives.

The event will be held at Terrace on the Park. Tickets are priced at $150 per person. The event begins with a sponsor VIP reception at 5:30pm, followed by general admission from 6:30 to 9:00pm. Reserve your ticket here. 

Over five weeks at venues like BAM, The Joyce Theater, New York Live Arts, New York City Center and more, the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents performances and public workshops exploring dance across generations, geographies and styles. International choreographers and dance companies featured range from seminal figures such as Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown to contemporary voices including Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Benjamin Millepied, (LA)HORDE, Noé Soulier, Leïla Ka and Hervé Koubi. The seies will also include more than 20 public workshops taught by artists featured in the festival, held for the first time at the New York Center for Creativity & Dance.

New York’s pop-up pizza calendar just got a serious international upgrade. From February 24 through February 28, cult-favorite Tokyo pizzeria Seirinkan will temporarily swap Shibuya for the Bowery, taking over the kitchen at modern Japanese restaurant Sake No Hana for a five-night residency that blends neo-Neapolitan pizza with Lower Manhattan energy.

If you’re deep in the pizza rabbit hole, the name Susumu Kakinuma probably rings a bell. Widely considered the godfather of Japan’s Neapolitan pizza movement, the master pizzaiolo helped shape Tokyo’s hyper-precise pizza scene—and this marks his first time cooking in New York City. He will join Sake No Hana chefs Jason Hall and Yoshi Kojima behind the ovens, turning what’s normally a sleek Japanese dining room into a cross-cultural celebration of carbs.

Menu-wise, the focus will be tight and intentional. Seirinkan will serve three of its hallmark pizzas, including a Margherita, Marinara and a Bianco topped with fresh wasabi. Alongside the pies, small plates like octopus, roasted broccoli and snow beef tartare with Parmigiano Reggiano are on offer, alongside Sake No Hana staples like hamachi crudo, chicken wing yakitori and a rich wafu carbonara.