
- Don your best geeky-chic look and go get your future husband at the Nerd Nite Speed Dating event on Friday. [Galapagos Art Space]
- Spend Saturday afternoon in search of famous nudes at the Brooklyn Museum of Art for The Naked Brooklyn Scavenger Hunt. [Watson Adventures]
- Southampton Inn’s Valentine’s Day Package is offering $179 king room rate for Saturday night, including champagne Sunday brunch and two tickets to a poetry reading of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters at the Historic Rogers Mansion. [Southampton Inn]
- A chef from Great Performances will present zesty dishes at Wave Hill’s Cooking Demo: Life, Love and Lemons. [Wave Hill]
- It’s not too late to make a reservation for a romantic prix-fixe in NYC at one of these five eco-conscious restaurants. [offManhattan]
- Book it to the Brooklyn Historical Society on Friday or Saturday for last minute V-Day gift ideas at the NY Creates Red Show- Valentine’s Craft Fair. [NYCreates]
- Pretend you’re still an undergrad and the weekend reveling starts on Thursday nights; head to Sycamore Bar & Flowershop for a shot of whiskey and a Bud Light for $5. [Sycamore]
- Rush to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to see Geoffrey Rush starring in Diary of a Madman. [BAM]
- The Rhode Island School of Design opens its art galleries to dancing, live music, food and drinks on Friday night. [RISD]
Photo: Courtesy of Deirdre Walsh











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