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Women's considerable contributions to culture and society are no laughing matter—except at the Knockouts Women's Comedy Festival, where laughing is totally the point.

Held from Monday, March 3 through Sunday, March 9, the all female and non-binary comedy festival is back for its second go 'round with more than 50 shows across 25 venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including Rodney's Comedy Club, The Arlo Soho, City Winery, Caveat and The Stonewall Inn. Comedians such as Rachel Feinstein, Punkie Johnson, Vanessa Jackson, Chanel Ali and more will take the stage throughout the week.

Tickets start as low as $6.

NYC kids are so cool, they even get their own film festival. Running through Sunday, March 16, the New York International Children's Festival  is back for its 29th edition, taking over venues like the IFC Center, the School of Visual Arts, Scandinavia House and DCTV's Firehouse Cinema with three weekends full of kid-friendly programming.

Highlights on this year's lineup include the US premiere of the animated Frida Khalo biopic Hola, Frida; the East Coast premiere of A24's The Legend of Ochi following it Sundance debut; and the North American premiere of Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window, based on Japan’s renowned autobiographical novel by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.

The Wall Street Hotel is celebrating Women's History Month with a thoughtfully curated lineup of events in March designed to honor the many contributions of women.

One such happening is the hotel's highly anticipated annual panel on March 4, bringing together female leaders from across industries for an evening of inspiration, networking and celebration. Themed "Women of Impact," this year's conversation will be led by InStyle editor in chief Sally Holmes and will feature panelists such as Lingua Franca founder Rachelle Hruska, Squad CEO Isa Watson, NBC News' senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett and more. Your $50 ticket includes a glass of champagne upon arrival, plus light bites and refreshments following the panel.

Hear from more than 180 musical acts at the New Colossus festival and conference. The event is back for its sixth edition to celebrate independent music communities from both NYC and around the world.

From Tuesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 9, the six-day music showcase will take over eight downtown indie music venues across the Lower East Side, including Arlene's Grocery, Bowery Electric, Parkside Lounge, Sour Mouse, Baker Falls and Nublu Classic. Along with stellar live performances, the festival will be held in tandem with the Colossal Conversations music conference and networking events.

Here's how to get tickets.

The annual Flamenco Festival returns to showcase a wide range of variations on the Spanish form at a dozen New York venues from March 5-15.

The heart of the programming is at City Center, where this year's lineup includes: Alfonso Losa and Patricia Guerrero (Mar 6) in the NYC premiere of Alter Ego, joined by vocalists Sandra Carrasco and Ismael “El Bola” and guitarist Jose Manuel Martinez “El Peli." The festival also includes music, dance and film events at locations including Joe's Pub, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge and Instituto Cervantes.

Information and ticketing for all shows can be found on Flamenco Festival's Spanish-language website.

German-American actress and comedian Lucie Pohl invites comics born near and far to perform their best immigration-inspired stand-up, storytelling and sketch comedy.

The Friday, March 7 show at Caveat will celebrate Women's History Month and highlight how to support local immigrant communities. Comedians include Yesh Malik, Papirossa, Vickie Wang, Andre de Freitas, Harshil Shukla, and more plus prizes and games. Comedians represent Colombia, Iraq, India, Portugal, Taiwan, Romania, Germany and more. This month's show raises money for NY Immigration Coalition.

Now on view at the Museum of Sex, Long Island Girl: The Superrealism of Carole Feuerman is a series of early sculptures by New York-based artist Carole Feuerman that have never before been publicly exhibited in the US.

Feuerman's superrrealist works from the 1970s and '80s are an evocative exploration of "sexuality and female interiority as a celebration of the human experience, emphasizing agency and empowerment." The exhibition includes more than 30 sculptures from the pioneering artist, as well as a re-creation of a studio corner offering a behind-the-scenes look at Feuerman's process, which includes manipulating industrial materials like vinyl and painted resins to achieve astonishingly lifelike effects. 

On a February morning in the early aughts, an ambitious public art project called “The Gates” filled Central Park with flowing orange flags that visitors could walk beneath. It was open for just two weeks, bringing some much-needed levity to the city. More than 4 million people visited Central Park during the show's short run, and it generated an estimated $254 million in economic activity across the city.

Now, in celebration of these beloved artworks by the late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, a cutting-edge augmented reality experience on the Bloomberg Connects app will allow New Yorkers to discover The Gates once again. It's available to view in Central Park, along with a complementary exhibition at The Shed, from February 12-March 23.

The pun, that most democratic of jokes: At its best, it’s sublimely satisfying to the reptilian part of our brains that loves easy comedy. At its worst, it produces a groan so gut-deep, it’s almost as good as a belly laugh. The form is mined for all it’s worth at this monthly tournament, hosted by Rodney Dangerfield impersonator Fred Firestone and his daughter, Jo.

A fixture on the NYC comedy landscape for more than a decade, this show at Littlefield in Brooklyn is like a rap battle, only much nerdier. Hear pun pros face-off in the All-Star Tournament of Pun Champions where punsters deliver two-minute pun-stand-up routines, after only two minutes of preparation.

This week's show is on March 5.

If you're going to be in New York on Friday, March 7, there's no better way to listen to Lady Gaga's new album for the first time than at Joanne Trattoria, the beloved restaurant owned by Lady Gaga's family on the Upper West Side.

Starting at 6pm on March 7, you'll be able to reserve a table at the iconic restaurant-slash-theater and try some Germanotta family recipes and Mayhem-inspired cocktails. The party will be hosted by Jupiter Genesis, the creator of Drag Me to Joanne's (a weekly drag show that takes place at the restaurant), who will give out exclusive Mayhem goodies. Plan to be there for a couple of hours, since the upcoming Gaga album is going to include a robust 14 songs.

Tables for the listening party are currently going for $50 and can be booked via OpenTable.