Feb. 14 - Feb. 20

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovely Brooklyn Based readers, and I hope that today brings you lots of love and chocolate. We survived the snow earlier this week and seem to be rewarded with pretty decent weather today and this weekend, which I hope is a long one for most of you. There is a little snow in the forecast for Monday, so you might want to take note of the fact that Atlas Obscura has promised to throw an igloo-building party on the next day it snows-- all you need to do is sign up for their email list in advance and you’ll get all the details you need when the weather cooperates.

This weekend, I’m hoping to swing by the Brooklyn Historical Society to see the current Business of Brooklyn exhibition, which chronicles and celebrates the past century of industry and commerce in the borough and closes on Sunday. I’m also always here for a Brooklyn Takedown event, and this Sunday’s is extra tempting because it’s a showcase of my fave mac & cheese. That evening, I might head to the Alamo Drafthouse to see The Shining on the big screen, and the English major, crossword-puzzle loving nerd in me really wants to get my hands on a copy of Dreyer’s English, a guide to writing clarity and style by the copy chief of Random House who was profiled recently in the NYT.

Looking ahead, tickets for the Prospect Park Summer Soiree, which I’m told is a fantastic event happening in June, go on sale today. Also, the various outdoor summer concert series tickets are starting to announce lineups, which so far include Beck, My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie and lots more at Forest Hills Stadium, Passion Pit at Pier 17, and Father John Misty and Mac DeMarco at Celebrate Brooklyn. Finally, The Bell House just released tickets for four Maria Bamford shows in October that will definitely sell out, so you should grab those now if you’re interested.

Otherwise, check out our list of other happenings you can take part in this weekend and beyond, provided you’re not off skiing or beaching somewhere for the long weekend. Enjoy the time off if you’ve got it and we’ll see you back here next week!

—Kate Hooker