$17.60 per ticket purchased online,
limited tickets sold at door.
6:30 p.m., Bowery Electric, 327
Bowery. Buy tickets at dice.fm/
event/9qmxo-double-dutch-anight
of-burlesque-7th-feb-thebowery
electric-new-york-tickets
TUESDAY, FEB. 8
Drawing it out: Join the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
for a virtual program exploring
the depiction of teenagers
in Holocaust graphic novels.
The program will consist of a
conversation between David
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Polonsky, illustrator of Anne
Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation;
Ken Krimstein, author
of When I Grow Up: The Lost
Autobiographies of Six Yiddish
Teens, and R.J. Palacio, author
of White Bird: A Wonder Story.
$10 donation. 2 p.m. Register
at mjhnyc.org/events/drawingit
out-graphic-novels-teenagersand
the-holocaust.
Tavern tastings: Jeanne E.
Abrams, author of Revolutionary
Medicine: The Founding
Fathers and Mothers in Sickness
and in Health, will join Keeler
Above: Learn more about the tree life in Central Park this
Sunday. At left: Enjoy a slice of
Tavern Museum & History
Center’s Catherine Prescott
and Fraunces Tavern Museum’s
Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli for
an online presentation exploring
the history of public health
in colonial North America and
the role a handful of Founding
Fathers and Mothers played in
its evolution. Suggested $10
donation. 6:30 p.m. Register at
frauncestavernmuseum.org.
New Year’s fun: Celebrate
with music, drums, and a Year
of the Tiger talk at China Institute’s
free virtual variety show!
Marvel at the sights and sounds
of festival fi reworks and the
famed Refi ner Drums, alongside
Chinese dance and music performances
and a conversation
on Chinese New Year traditions
and the meaning of the Year of
the Tiger. 7:30 p.m. Register at
chinainstitute.org.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9
Illustrating stories in Chelsea:
Take part in this free program
where you’ll learn visual
storytelling using landscapes,
portraits and composition. Your
instructor is Alvin, a graduate
of the Fashion Institute of Technology
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who currently works as
a freelance illustrator and an art
instructor at Muse Paintbar in
Garden City, Long Island. 5:30-
7:30 p.m., Chelsea Recreation
Center, 430 West 25th St.
Make Valentine’s ravioli:
It’s time to roll up their sleeves
and make ravioli at this great
cooking class! $125 per person.
6-7:30 p.m., Il Fiorista, 17 West
26th St. To sign up, visit ilfi oristanyc.
com.
Fighting hate: Join Jonathan
Greenblatt, CEO of ADL (the
Anti-Defamation League), with
bestselling author and former
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin
for a conversation about the
threat that rising violence and
hate pose to our society — and
Greenblatt’s new book, “It
Could Happen Here: Why
America Is Tipping from Hate
to the Unthinkable — And How
We Can Stop It.” Online only,
hosted by the 92nd Street Y. 7
p.m. For more information, visit
92y.org.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10
A Raisin in the Sun: The
Hudson Park Library will host
a virtual conversation on the
groundbreaking 1959 play
written by Lorraine Hansberry,
which explores a Black family’s
relentless pursuit of the “American
dream.” The modern classic
was the fi rst by a Black woman
to be produced on Broadway. 2-3
p.m., register to participate at
nypl.org.
Somebody Somewhere: Join
the stars and creators of the new
HBO comedy series Somebody
Somewhere — star, executive
producer, comedian and singer
Bridget Everett, co-creators and
executive producers Hannah Bos
and Paul Thureen (writers from
HBO’s High Maintenance), and
actors and comedians Jeff Hiller
and Murray Hill — for a special
screening at the 92nd Street Y,
followed by a conversation. Online
and in person. Tickets start
at $20. 8 p.m., 92nd Street Y,
1395 Lexington Ave. For tickets,
visit 92y.org.
FRIDAY, FEB. 11
Flavors of Greenwich Village:
Come with Sidewalk Food
Tours on this three-hour eating
extravaganza, savoring foods
from 5 different restaurants,
mom-and-pop shops and ethnic
eateries. The feast comes with
a side of history, as you’ll also
hear fun and interesting stories
about the neighborhood. $89
per person. 5-8 p.m., meet up
at 201 Bleecker St. To purchase
tickets, visit eventbrite.com/e/
fl avors-of-greenwich-villageteam
building-by-sidewalk-foodtours
tickets-167903968289.
Valentine’s Laughs: Bring
your signifi cant other to the
East Village for an early date
night of comedy in the East
Village. Comedy-Ish is bringing
some of the most talented
comedians from all over the
country. The show’s scheduled
acts include Ishmael J. Gaynor
and Alex Carabano. $15 per
person. 7:30-10 p.m. St. Marks
Comedy Club, 12 St. Marks
Place. Buy tickets at eventbrite.
com/e/valentines-comedy-nighttickets
247922893047.
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