Un-Valentines Day 2012
Brooklyn is a place where you can not just ignore Valentine's Day, but find thousands who wholeheartedly agree that they, too, hate Valentines. Join the anti-party fun! Here are some ways to not celebrate, un-celebrate and anti-celebrate Valentine's Day in Brooklyn, NY."Love Bites" - Brooklyn Style
More than one Brooklyn venue has picked up the theme "love bites" from the TV show by the same name.1. LOVE BITES: THE POWER BALLADS SING-ALONG at Union Hall
TUE 2/14: 10 pm / $8From the Union Hall website: "For some Valentine's Day is the day to show that special someone just how much they care. For others it's a painful reminder of just how alone they are and how much those jerks in love suck..... What better way to celebrate Valentine's then by singing and pumping your fist in the air to a soul shaking collection of both pro-love and love sucks power ballad music video hits from the 80's and 90's...?"! Join this event for "the single and bitter as well as the smitten couples."
Featuring generally silly fun including ""Air Guitar Competition, Power Ballads Costume Contest (dress up as an 80's or 90's rock god, R&B star or badass 80's girl, Best "Worst Break Up" Story Contest and drink cocktails with such names as Eternal Flame, Kiss From a Rose, More Than Words, and Love Bites..."
More UnValentine Day Events in Brooklyn
2. UNLOVEABLE: A SMITHS & MORRISSEY VALENTINES DAY at the Bell House
Smiths & Morrissey tunes, played by a tribute band, with a pre- party. Tickets are $10 advance and $12 at the door.
3. LOVE BITES at Brooklyn Bowl, featuring LIVE performances by a dozen musicians, backed by the LOVE BITES! band. Tickets are $5 and $7 at the door.
4. FOREPLAYS 2012: FULL FERVOR at Galapagos the weekend before Valentine's Day. From their website, "a seductive night of bold theater, short films, and live music. bigger. hotter."
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