The anti-Valentine's Day parties

There’s not just good eating in the borough this Valentine’s Day. Check out the events below for some special love-themed events in Brooklyn, some traditional, some not (murder ballads, anyone?).

Anti-Valentine’s Day reading

Feb. 11, 7 p.m., free

PowerHouse Arena

37 Main St., DUMBO

718-666-3049

Featuring the editor of “It’s Not You, It’s Me; The Poetry of Breakup,” an anthology of ruptured romance featuring contributions from National Book Award finalist Kim Addonizio, bestselling author Denis Johnson, and former poet laureate Mark Strand.

Valentine’s Day cocktail party

Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., $5

Word bookstore

126 Franklin St., Greenpoint

718-383-0096

Take a trip to the 1950s, as Time Table presents a cocktail party featuring aphrodisiac food and drink from the 1952 book, “Venus in the Kitchen: Or Love’s Cookery Book.” Feel free to dress the part.

BAGGAGE Claim

Feb. 14, 6 p.m., free
Brooklyn Artists Gym

168 7th St., Gowanus

718-858-9069

Help BAG build a temporary museum with the evidence of love gone by. Bring your mix tapes, hoodies, love letters, crappy jewelry and all forms of bad gifts, and exchange them for new items. You never wore that tee-shirt anyway.

Pete n Jenny’s Cheap Date Valentine’s Day Cabaret

Feb. 14, 7 p.m., $10

Jalopy

315 Columbia St., Red Hook

718-395-3214

This annual cabaret features something for everyone: love songs, murder ballads, burlesque dancers, comedy, poetry, trivia, magic and a kissing booth. Bring, or find, someone to kiss.

I Heart Brooklyn Party

Feb. 14, 3-7 p.m., free

MoCADA

80 Hanson Pl., Downtown Brooklyn

718-230-0492

Show your love for Brooklyn this Valentine’s Day, as the museum presents an afternoon of readings by Brooklyn-based poets, followed by a DJ Set featuring hits by Brooklyn’s illustrious musical artists. It’ll be OK to dance by yourself.

Get Your Heart On!

Feb. 14, 8 p.m., free

3rd Ward

195 Morgan Ave., Bushwick

718-715-4961

Moviehouse presents three-minute romantic movies that include these three criterion: a reference to at least one of the three wise monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil), a celebrity death, and something uncontrollable. How romantic.

Aphrodisiacs and Amor
Feb. 14, 5-7:30 p.m., $65 per couple

SHAG
108 Roebling St., Williamsburg

347-721-3302

SHAG, a fine art gallery and seller of sex toys, hosts a provocative dinner with Nuevo Latino Chef Alex Garcia, who will tease and tantalize the taste buds with a course in aphrodisiacs for couples, who will enjoy their meal blindfolded.

The Rejection Show Valentine’s Day Heartbreak Haven

Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $10
The Bell House

149 7th St., Gowanus

718-643-6510

This one’s for the rejected: comedy series The Rejection Show celebrates Valentine’s Day with an evening of its best breakup, heartbreak and love-related stories, with performances from Jon Friedman (pictured above), Eliza Skinner, Max Silvestri, Sara Schaefer, Gabe Liedman, Gabe Delahaye, Edith Zimmerman, and more, as well as music from The Defibulators, who’s always ready for a party. Despite the theme, all – even happy couples – are welcome. Just don’t be too showy about it.