Saturday
Feb. 11
Saint Patti
Catch a new attitude at Patti Labelle’s early Valentine’s show at the Kings Theatre on Saturday. The songstress and “Dancing with the Stars” contestant will belt out selections from her five decades of hits, including “Lady Marmalade,” “On My Own,” and “New Attitude.”
8 pm at Kings Theatre (1027 Flatbush Ave. between Tilden Avenue and Duryea Place in Flatbush), www.kings
Sunday
Feb. 10
Toon in
Improve your chances in the Oscar pool by catching all of this year’s nominated animated short films. But leave the kids at home — some of these get dark, including the tale of an alcoholic who needs a liver transplant (“Pear Cider and Cigarettes,” pictured), and “Borrowed Time” about a sheriff dealing with a deadly accident, which screen along with Pixar’s cheery “Sandpiper,” and other nominees and runners-up.
4:30 pm and 10:30 pm at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema [445 Albee Square West between Fulton and Willoughby streets Downtown, (718) 513–2547, www.draft
Monday
Feb. 13
Book babes
Word bookstore will celebrate bodice-ripping romance fiction at “Galentine’s Day,” a fun night of women the books of love. With Sarah MacLean, author of “A Scot in the Dark”, Suleikha Snyder (“Bollywood and the Beast”), Maya Rodale (“The Wicked Wallflower”), a gay erotica writer Damon Suede (“Lickety Split”), along with raffles, games, and an open bar for the first two hours.
7 pm at Villain (50 N. Third Street between Kent and Wythe avenues in Williamsburg), www.wordb
Tuesday
Feb. 14
Mope with Moz
Single on Valentine’s Day? Well, misery loves company, so stomp the Bell House for definitive Smiths tribute band the Sons and Heirs, which hosts its annual anti-Valentine’s Day bash “Unloveable” tonight. You can dance away the pains of your lonely life to some truly great Morrissey tunes about isolation and numbness.
8 pm at Bell House [149 Seventh St. between Second and Third avenues in Gowanus, (718) 643–6510], www.thebe
Wednesday
Feb. 15
Ballsy show
Special guest host Saurin Choksi (pictured) takes over the weekly comedy show “Comedians You Should Know” at the Gutter bar and bowling alley in Williamsburg. Tonight’s show will feature comedy country music band the Reformed Whores, along with Mike Recine, Damien Lemon, and more.
9 pm at the Gutter [200 N. 14th St. between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 387–3585], www.thegu
