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And so we have arrived. It's Valentine's Day. Last week's paycheck has disappeared, and wherever you are, there's a musky stench of soiled socks, damp fleece outerwear accessories, and the fragrant anxiety that comes with the fact that you'll be hungry soon and there's still snow on the sidewalk. Today is just another day, and you need things to do that won't cost any money. Great. Here are ten of the best. Dig in!
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City as Canvas: Graffiti Art from the Martin Wong Collection
When: Friday, Feb. 14 - Aug. 24
Location: 1220 Fifth Ave.
Website: mcny.org
Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
View the collected art of late East Village artist, Martin Wong. With over 150 pieces, the exhibit includes works from Keith Haring, LADY PINK, and FUTURA 2000.
"Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!"
When: Now through May 10
Location: 40 Lincoln Center Plaza
Website: nypl.org
Time: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
If you haven't already, find some time to pay homage to the most British band of all time. The New York Public Library exhibit covers America's love affair with the band from 1964 - 1966.
Tiki Disco Presidential Party
When: Sunday, Feb. 16
Location: 2 Avenue of the Americas
Website: myfreeconcert.com
Time: 10 p.m.
DJs Eli Escobar, Andy Pry, and Lloydski play funky disco house tunes into the morning. Wind down (turn up) from all the Valentine's Day hoo-ha and dance the night away.
The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Location: South Street Seaport
Website: wsoband.com
Time: 7 p.m.
Critically acclaimed salsa ensemble, The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra are playing for free! No salsa skirts, no fruit-in-hair, WSO has taken an innovative indie take on classic salsa, making for much more digestible rhythms to gyrate to.
Jason Samuels Smith and The Owen "Fiidla" Brown Quartet
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Location: Lincoln Center
Website: lc.lincolncenter.org
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Watch Emmy Award-winning tap dancer Jason Samuels dance to the jazz and hip hop influenced Owen "Fiidla" Brown's quartet.
Zebra Cake
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Location: 231 E. 14th St.
Website: thebeautybar.com
Time: 8 p.m.
Support new and local talent at Beauty Bar's weekly stand up comedy show hosted by comics Josh Carter, Josh Homer, and Adam Mamawala.
Live from Outer Space
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Location: 6 Wyckoff Ave.
Website: cobraclubbk.com
Time: 9 p.m.
John O'Donnell, Ben Kronberg, and Erik Bergstrom get super weird and you get to watch until you can't take it anymore and leave because it was free.
BLDG 92: Brooklyn Navy Yard Center
When: Ongoing
Location: 63 Flushing Ave.
Website: nyc-arts.org
Time: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
An exhibition of the 300-acre Brooklyn Navy Site. Established in 1801, it was one of the nation's first naval shipyards.
No Name and a Bag O' Chips
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Location: 538 E. 14th St.
Website: facebook.com
Time: 7 p.m.
Dubbed as "New York's greatest variety show," "No Name and a Bag O' Chips" goes down every week at Otto's Shrunken Head. Cheap drinks and great comedy.
National Museum of the American Indian
When: Ongoing
Location: 1 Bowling Green
Website: nycgo.com
Time: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Located in the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, The National Museum of the American Indian houses objects from nearly every North American Indian tribe.