SUN KULCHA
COMMUNITY EVENTS
OCEAN WONDERS - SHARKS!: New
York Aquarium, 602 Surf Ave. between
W. Eighth and W. Fifth streets, Brooklyn;
(718) 265–3448; www.nyaquarium.com;
Daily, 10 am; Free with admission to the
aquarium.
The new exhibit will amaze visitors
as they journey through nine galleries
breathtakingly eye-to-eye with sharks,
rays and hundreds of species of ocean
wildlife. As you explore the exhibit, the
wondrous world deep below the ocean
surface is revealed, whether it is in the
Coral Reef Tunnel, The New York Bight
or the dark and mysterious Hudson
Canyon’s Edge with large sand tiger
sharks, sandbar sharks, nurse sharks
and hundreds of marine species which
live off the coast of New York.
TUTORING: Rochdale Village Inc., Community
Center, 169-65 137th St. 1-(718)
525–2800 X 14; Jshaw@rochdalevillage.
com; www.Rochdalevillage.com; Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 10 am, until Sat, May 18;
Free.
One on one tutoring and homework
help.
FRI, FEB. 8
THEATER, MEDUSA VOLUTION: An
Unbelievable True Story of Women, Power
and Monsters. $20. 8 pm. happylucky no.1
734 Nostrand Ave. between Prospect
and Park places in Crown Heights, (646)
623–0414, www.happyluckyno1.com.
COLORES DEL RENACIMIENTO: Bronx
Caribbean L 38 ife, Feb. 8–14, 2019 BQ
Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. at
Briggs Ave., The Bronx; (718) 579–4244;
www.nypl.org.
The new exhibit, titled in English as
“Colors of Recovery,” will be on display
all February. Opening reception is on
Feb. 15, 6-8 pm.
AVANT GARDNER: 140 Stewart Ave. at
Meserole Street, www.avant-gardner.com.
Feb. 8, 10 pm–6 am, Life and Death x
Sónar, A smorgasbord of dee-jays and live
audiovisual acts spread across multiple
rooms, $50–$60 • Feb. 16, 10 pm–4:30
pm, Cityfox Live, A new nightlife series
featuring live house and techno acts,
audiovisual extravaganzas, and live music
spread across three giant rooms, $50–$60.
ANTI-VALENTINE’S PARTY: Littlefield,
635 Sackett St. between Third and Fourth
avenues, www.littlefieldnyc.com. Feb.
8, 10:30 p.m. “It’s Friday, I’m (Not) In
Love” Anti-Valentine’s Party, Single, in
a relationship, married, it’s complicated.
Whatever your status, Valentine’s Day is
for suckers. Avoid falling for the trappings
of a manufactured holiday and head to
the skint’s Fourth Annual “It’s Friday,
I’m (Not) in Love” Anti-Valentine’s Party
instead. Dance to songs of heartbreak
and liberation, strike a pose at our dark
photo booth, get questionable advice from
our unqualified expert, and partake of
themed-drink specials at the bar. What
to wear? Leave your pinks and reds at
home: this party’s dress code is strictly
black. All black. Only black. Creativity
will be rewarded. With tickets priced less
than a bunch of flowers, this event tends
to sell out, so get your tickets now, $7 in
advance; $10 at the door • 10:30 pm, “It’s
Friday, I’m (Not) In Love” Anti-Valentine’s
Party, Wear black to this anti-Valentine’s
party, where you can dance to songs of
heartbreak and liberation, pose in the
dark photo booth, and salve your broken
heart with booze, $7–$10.
JOHN DUNKLEY EXHIBIT: American
Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Sq. at Columbus
Avenue, Manhattan; (212) 595–9533;
folkartmuseum.org.
In the first exhibit of his work outside
of Jamaica, the American Folk
Art Museum brings the paintings and
sculptures of the late artist in “John
Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night.”
INCISE, ECHO, AND REPEAT: The
Clemente Cultural and Educational
Center, 107 Suffolk St. at Rivington Street,
Manhattan; (212) 260–4080; www.theclementecenter.
org; 3:30 – 7 pm.
A visual art exhibit curated by curated
by Camilla Fallon and Kylie Heidenheimer,
featuring the paintings of 13
artists who “...analyze structure, break
it apart and rebuild it.”
PAINT AND SIP FOR HAITI: Holy
Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 14-51
143rd St. at 15th Avenue, Queens; (718)
746–7730; fromheretohaiti@gmail.com;
www.holytrinityrcparish.org; 7–9 pm; $50.
Join others to drinks at painting
workshop “From Here to Haiti,” to benefit
the Caribbean country. Supplies
and tools will be provided.
LONG-RUNNING
AFRICAN DIVAS: Jamaica Performing
Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave. between
Jamaica and Archer avenues, Queens;
(718) 658–7400; www.jamaicapac.org;
Free.
The outdoor art installation “Standing
Ovation: African Diva Project” by
visual artist Margaret Rose Vendryes,
celebrates black female soloists on the
lawn of the Jamaica Performing Arts
Center.
JAZZ FOR KIDS: Jazz Standard, 116
East 27th Street (between Park & Lexington);
(212) 576–2232; www.discoverjazz.
org; Sundays, 1 pm to 3 pm, until Sun,
May 19; Free (Donations accepted).
For the 16th consecutive season,
Jazz Standard hosts its popular brunch.
Weekly sessions are packed with family
and friends grooving to music by the
Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra (JSYO)
and eating finger-licking good ribs
from Blue Smoke, too!! For kids of all
ages! From 1 – 100! In lieu of a cover
charge, guests may give a $5 donation
that benefits the Jazz Standard Discovery
Program. Jazz Standard donates $1
from each kid’s menu sold to Spoons
Across America, a non-profit organization
dedicated to educating children,
teachers, and families about healthy
eating habits. No Jazz on; 10/21, 10/28,
11/25, 12/23, 12/30, 2/3, 4/21).
JACKSON HEIGHTS ART MURAL:
Image Heights Pharmacy, 7501 37th Ave.
75th Street, Queens; (718) 424–0100.
Queens artist Annabelle Popa’s public
mural, “Guardians of Jackson Heights,”
is on in display at the Image Heights
Pharmacy until Spring.
SAVAGE: A free comedy show happening
every Monday night, with a guest lecturer
each week teaching audience members
how to do something stupid and utterly
useless; Monday, Feb. 11, 8 pm; Monday,
Feb. 18, 8 pm; Monday, Feb. 25, 8 pm;
Monday, March 4, 8 pm; Monday, March
11, 8 pm; Monday, March 18, 8 pm; Monday,
March 25, 8 pm; Monday, April 1, 8
pm; Monday, April 8, 8 pm; Monday, April
15, 8 pm; Monday, April 22, 8 pm; Monday,
April 29, 8 pm; Fawkner, 191 Smith St.
between Warren and Baltic streets; (718)
522–3172; britpackrentals@gmail.com;
www.fawknerny.com.
RACE, MYTH, ART, AND JUSTICE
EXHIBITION: Caribbean Cultural Center
African Diaspora Institute, 120 E. 125th
St. between Lexington and Park avenues,
Manhattan; (212) 307–7420; www.cccadi.
org; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
1–6 pm, Thursdays, 1–8 pm, Free. ($5
suggested donation).
An exhibition exploring the ideas of
race, myth, art, and justice through
the lens and unique interpretations
of twelve inter-generational photographers.
Singer Dee Dee Bridgewater is performing a Valentine’s Day show. Mark Higashino
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