‘General’ disarray
Monday, February 9: Those damn Yankees stole his girl, and, more importantly, his steam locomotive! Buster Keaton plays a Confederate train engineer in this classic 1927 comedy that features all the staples of silent film: railroad suspense, pretty damsels in distress, and a comically incompetent little guy hero.
4 pm. “The General.” Big Movies for Little Kids series at Cobble Hill cinemas [265 Court St. at Butler Street in Cobble Hill, (718) 624-3748]. $6.50
Oliver’s army
Tuesday, February 10: Brooklyn comedy fans are quite familiar with Eugene Mirman, but tonight, Mirman is joined by some bona-fide luminaries, including John Oliver of “The Daily Show” and everyone’s favorite pixie, Sarah Vowell, for a raucous comedy show to celebrate Mirman’s new book, “The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life.”
7:30 pm. Bell House [149 Seventh St., between Second and Third avenues in Gowanus, (718) 643-6510]. Tickets, $15.
‘State of’ Marty
Thursday, February 12: How fares our fair borough? Hear Beep Marty tell it like it is as the cheerleader-in-chief gives us his take on the state of affairs, lays out his vision of the future of Brooklyn, and mostly just hams it up in his annual bar-mitzvah–like party.
6:45 pm. State of the Borough address. Kingsborough Community College [2001 Oriental Blvd. between Quentin Street and Seawall Avenue in Manhattan Beach, (718) 368-5000]. Free. RSVP requested.
Nerds unite!
Friday, February 13: Some have called it the “Discovery Channel with beer.” If it’s your lifelong dream to speed-date geeky, brainy people, lecture each other on your areas of expertise, and get drunk, your day has arrived! The evening will feature lectures covering, among other topics, a history of beat boxing and a comparison of the beards of Blackbeard and Osama Bin Laden.
8 pm–midnight. Speed-dating and Nerd Nite. Galapagos [16 Main St. between Plymouth and Water streets in DUMBO, (718) 222-8500]. $25 (speed-dating), $7 (nerd nite).
‘Awful’ time
Saturday, February 14: What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to take your sweetheart out to dinner and a movie about, well, a divorce? It’s “The Awful Truth,” the classic 1937 romantic comedy about a husband and wife who both want out, but can’t bring themselves to do it.
6 and 8 pm. BAM Rose Cinemas [30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street in Fort Greene (718) 230-4352. $12, $8 for members.