Click through to peep our guide to six anti-Valentine's Day events to get a heart-on all by yourself!
Believe it or not some of us actually LIKE being single, and we don't need some pre-fab Hallmark holiday
to encourage us to show love to our favorite people: ourselves! If you're looking to dance your single
heart out with Brooklyn locals, BK Hookup is hosting a Pre V-Day Dance Party Meatup at The Bell
House. Come just for the party, or arrive early for a couple rounds of speed dating!
Sunday February 13th, 7 p.m., The Bell House, 149 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) Gowanus; 718-
643-6510.
Just because you don't have a date it certainly doesn't mean you're desperate enough to go home and
watch porn alone. You may, however, consider getting your rocks off and your cupcakes on at the Short
and Sweet Erotica For Valentines Day reading (plus cupcake party!) at Bluestockings bookstore and
cafe, hosted by erotic writer Rachel Kramer Bussel.
Monday, February 14th, 7 p.m. Bluestockings, 172 Allen Street (between Stanton and
Rivington streets); 212-777-6028.
Fans of True Blood, Twilight, and Vampire Diaries know that love
bites...and we're totally into it. Put on your vampire costume and dance the night away like Edward and
Bella on prom night at this years Anti-Valentine's Endless Night Vampire Ball.
Saturday, Feb 12, 10:00 p.m., Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette Street (between Walker and White streets); 212-584-5492.
Library Bar's executive chef Mark Spagenthal understands that when you' re not stressing about the post
dinner make-out sesh, dinner can be much more fun. That' s why he' s stocked the Anti -Valentines Day
Menu with all sorts of delicious grub that will make your breath gnarly (roasted garlic) and your bib messy
(BBQ spareribs). Singletons dig in!
Monday February 14th, The Library Bar at The Paramount Hotel, 235 West 46th Street (at 8th Avenue); 212-764-
5500.
Let's laugh about it: the heartaches, heartbreaks and blunders all seem so funny at The Rejection Show , a
collection of comedic performances from the book, Rejected: Tales of the Failed Dumped & Canceled.
Monday February 14th, 8:00 p.m., The Bell House 149 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd avenues)
Gowanus; 718-643-6510.
For this education, no date is necessary. What single person isn't interested in sex and
chocolate? Babeland offers a workshop to teach us how our two favorite things can be better together! With
free mimosas snacks and samples, this sex-ed adventure is way to sweet to miss.
V-Day Sexy Sunday: Sex & Chocolate, Sunday, February 13, 12:30PM, Babeland, 94 Rivington
Street (between Ludlow and Orchard streets); 212-375-1701.
Instead of sticking pins into your voodoo doll and plotting revenge on your
evil ex, get boozy with your friends and take that aggression out on some rare steak instead! At Rare Bar
& Grill's Un-Valentine's Day dinner, groups of 6 singles or more get half priced cocktails with any entrée.
Being single has its perks after all!
Rare Bar and Grill, 152 W 26th St (between 6th and 7th avenues);
212-807-7273.