PAKITA: STIMULATING, BITTER & NECESSARY
February 21-26, 2012
The Clemente Soto Velez Center
Presented by Greenwich Theatre UK, Little Soldier Productions, Teatro LaTea & IATI Theater

Abandoned by the man she had fallen so desperately in love with, the brokenhearted Pakita finally finds the courage to join a lonely hearts group and share her story, but the tale that unfolds is not as innocent as it first appears...Visit IATI Theater to learn more about PAKITA.

FAB Deal for 10% off tickets!
Tickets: $20 General Admission; $15 Student; $12 Senior.
Performances in English, with two performances in Spanish 2/24 & 25 @ 8PM.

Cupid Ain't @#$%!: An Anti-Valentine's Day Poetry Movement
February 17, 2012
Presented by HyperGender Burlesque Cabaret and WOW Cafe Theatre

Come join a diverse cast of heartbreakers for post-Valentine's Day reveling. Featuring the bitterest of poets talking about failed relationships, love, sex and Cupid that devil himself, Cupid Ain't @#$%! is sure to win your heart.

Show times @ 8PM & 10PM
Tickets: $15 (Advanced tickets recommended)

The Snow Globe Show
February 10 & 11, 2012
Presented by Dance Now NYC
Joe's Pub at the Public Theater

Inspired by vaudeville and silent film, Monica Bill Barnes' new evening-length work The Snow Globe Show addresses the possibility that anything can happen during a live show. Performers Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass attempt to tackle the tribulations of showmanship and stage fright as unexpected interruptions send their show spinning off in new directions.

New York Theatre Workshop's An Iliad
February 15 - March 25, 2012
by DENIS O'HARE & LISA PETERSON
based on Homer's "Iliad" translated by ROBERT FAGLES
directed by LISA PETERSON

Visionary creators Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare have crafted a sprawling yarn based on Homer's epic poem. AN ILIAD spins the familiar tale of gods and goddesses, undying love and endless battles told through an original and immediate voice. Making its New York premier, Tony Award-winning actors Denis O'Hare (Assassins, Take Me Out) and Stephen Spinella (Angels in America) will alternate as performers in this 100-minute sweeping account of humanity's unshakeable attraction to violence, destruction and chaos. Has anything really changed since the Trojan War?

Bicycling in the Neighborhood: Present Your Vision!
February 13th, 2012

The East Village Community Coalition and Local Spokes join forces, inviting you to imagine better biking in the East Village, LES, and Chinatown. Email  director.evccnyc@gmail.com for more info & to RSVP.

6-8PM @ Cylar House, Top Floor, 743-49 E 9th St.

Valentine's Day Composting Q&A Workshop
February 12, 2012 @ 1PM
Green Depot, 222 Bowery

Join the NYC Compost Project in Manhattan for this pre-Valentine's Day Q&A composting workshop! Learn how red wiggler worms turn food scraps into 'black gold' (fertilizer for plants and trees) and get the in's and out's of worm bin set-up, maintenance and troubleshooting. Visit the Lower East Side Ecology Center for more info. FREE (Registration required)

Metropolitan Playhouse presents the Festival of the Vegetables, a whimsical series of brief, witty poems, piano pieces, and dances that reveal the secret life of veggies! Find yourself in a vast supermarket where a toddler nods off to sleep and dreams of vegetable adventures. As spring draws near, you won't want to miss this colorful spectacular that's fun for the whole family!