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GAYLETTER

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Jose Joaquin Figueroa

THE WEEK 3/31-4/6

The artsluts weekly guide to NYC

SHIT IS GETTING REAL, GIRL. The lights are brighter, the music more hypnotic, the paint more colorful, the people more beautiful. Life feels like a disco ball right now, spinning and shining and soaring towards the heavens. Any and all of the happenings this week will help you journey to that place with us, so LET’S GO BABY.

 

Here’s your weekly Soundcloud mix by DRFNKNSTN: BUDDHALUVAZ OMHM ON MY HIGH MIND #6 SHUGA SNIPPET

 

MONDAY

 

HOT FRUIT @ METROPOLITAN (559 LORIMER ST.) This lineup is everything! Boywolf, Lady Simon and Earl Dax (as MorriSHE) are giving you shows to die for. Boywolf will be premiering a dreamy new track so you do not want to miss this. Music, as always, by Econ and David Sokolowski. Video art by Ethan Weinstock, photos by The Think Theatre. $2 tallboys and hopefully some tall boys. 10:00PM, FREE.

 

 

BATHSALTS @ DON PEDRO (90 MANHATTAN AVE.) This week’s Bathsalts theme is “The Real Housewives of Bushwick” so expect big hair (twelve cans worth, at least), table flipping and wine throwing galore. Shows by Macy Rodman, Jack Raymond, Tristan Viner-Brown and Severely Mame. 9:00PM, FREE.

 

 

 

TUESDAY

STUCK IN WONDER OUT FOREVER TRYING @ COOPER UNION (41 COOPER SQUARE) After 4 arduous years of ingesting an art education, Jose Joaquin Figueroa and Jessica Robbin are thrilled to invite you to a night full of delights and celebration. Come hungry, wine and pork (ham!) will be served. 6:00PM, FREE.
MARRY/FUCK/KILL @ TANDEM (236 TROUTMAN ST.) This month Cher Noble celebrates Manhattan with the best of the best. The list of people involved is lengthy (and possibly fictional), including Amber Alert, Lady Simon, Trey LaTrash, Manifestany Squirtz, Chris of Hur, Severely Mame, Susanne Bartsch, Joey Arias and Amanda Lepore. 10:00PM, FREE.

 

WESTGAY @ THE WESTWAY (75 CLARKSON ST.) Mykki Blanco live!! If that’s not enough to get you into Manhattan, Trinity Kardashian Bonet from season six of Rupaul’s Drag Race should help sweeten the deal. DJ Michael Magnan and Jonjon Battles. 10:00PM, $5 BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

 

 

WEDNESDAY

YES! @ LE BAIN (444 W 13TH ST.) Melissa Burns and De Se’s weekly party in heaven has a live show from Ian Isiah and resident DJs The Good Kids (HD/AHARAW/TIKI SHACK FUNHOUSE). 10:00PM, FREE.

 

WOAHMONE @ VON (3 BLEECKER ST.) Enter a beautiful underground cave of queers and dance all night to music by DJ Sandy Bottoms and DJ Moanna. Presented by the triumvirate of DJs Nath Ann Carrera and Savannah Knoop and Ass Troll Projections by Nicaross. 10:00PM, FREE.

 

MIKE SERVITO @ BOSSA NOVA CIVIC CLUB (1271 MYRTLE AVE.) Get down! Tough Homme presents…fresh from his Panorama Bar debut, the one and only…Mike Servito (The Bunker/ Ghostly International) the bright eyed and amorous Alvin Aronson (White Material) and last but not least, your polite yet nefarious host Max McFerren (Shoot The Lobster / Sci Fi & Fantasy). “Get yourself nice..” 10:00PM.

 

 

THURSDAY

ROUTE 666 @ BIZARRE (12 JEFFERSON ST.) The best way to understand this party is it’s narrative, as told by it’s evil mastermind, Chris Tyler: “Dane and Derek Dinglewhip (Dane Terry and Derek Smith) are two brothers who lost their mother on US Route 491, formerly Route 666. Now they host a monthly talent competition to find her replacement. She may have been abducted by aliens or apprehended by the government…probably. But basically it’s going to be a #SHOW.” We’re assured it’s going to be “uncomfortably charming and ceremoniously sinful”…sold.  SHOWSSHOWSSHOWS by Nicholas Gorham and JanTina Parker, beats by DeeDeeRex and photos by Mars Hobrecker. 8:30PM, $5 SUGGESTED.

 

DZTYOM SCREENING @ CANTOR FILM CENTER (36 E 8TH ST.) Nikie Belliveau unveils her long-in-development, experimental improvised movement piece, DZTyOM. An urban fairy tale told with a trippy, hip-hop infused score by Ryan Thibeault, and fluid cinematography by Jake Saner, DZTyOM follows two groups of young people who work the streets. Jacq (Rebecca Margolick) escapes this life to be with her lover, Kait, a faerie (Stephanie Thompson), but must return to the urban wasteland run by a fabulous madam, MaMA (Pooya Mohseni), and the despicable LuBug (Sol Goode) who has infested the city with the deadly drug Om. 5:30PM, $3.

 

COUNTRY NIGHT @ ROCKBAR (185 CHRISTOPHER ST.) Venture into manhattan for Rockbar’s monthly night of queer country music. This month’s hoedown tunes are supplied by The Wily Gaby Band and Culture Whore‘s Justin Vahala and Jared Kaminski. 7:00PM, $3.

 

 

 

FRIDAY

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL @ FUCHS PROJECTS (56 BOGART ST STUDIO 1E) A group exhibition curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel based on a photography series of his by the same name . The exhibition aims to explore the relationships of several artists to their close, intimate and very personal with their art creations. 6:00PM. FREE.

 

BROKE CITY @ BIZARRE (12 JEFFERSON ST.) This classic Bushwick rage is sure to set you rolling into the weekend. Music by Pictureplane, Logan Takahashi, Hollagramz, Sleepyhead, Poolboy92 & Dunes. 10:00PM. FREE.

 

 

 

SATURDAY

PILLOW FIGHT NYC @ WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK Pillows fly and teddies soar as you converge for a giant urban pillow fight! Swing and whack as you evade pillow-wielding assailants. Bring a soft pillow and wait for the signal. Dress as your favorite superhero or villain from comic books, movies, anime, the internet, or your imagination. Pillow fight! 3:00PM. FREE

 

BE CUTE @ ONE LAST SHAG (348 FRANKLIN AVE.) The one year anniversary of this adorable party thrown by the delightful Horrorchata. Performances by Untitled Queen and a special surprise guest. DJs Amber Valentine, Jessamess & Merkin Muffley. 10:00PM.

 

OVA THE RAINBOW LAVENDIN @ THE SPECTRUM (59 MONTROSE AVE.) Let’s go way up high and celebrate the beauty of Lavender. Live music from Aquamarinez and Bright Future. Live performances by Dreamhouse and Macy Rodman. DJs iZ HeroIQ, Dem $craper Boiz and Riki Razo. LAVENDER LEUKS Encouraged. $5 BEFORE 1:00AM <OR ALL NIGHT IF UR IN LAVENDER/ MAKE AN EFFORT/BRING LIFE TO THE PARTY $10 AFTER 1:00AM W/O MAKING THAT EFFORT. NO SHADE.

 

 

 

SUNDAY

KWEERBALLAH @ LA GROTTA  Week 4 of the radical, spiritual queer think tank is all about “THE JEWISH QUESTION:” The Origins of “Anti-Semitism,” “Holocaust Denial,” The “Thought-Crime” TRIALS of David Irving + David Cole, “Jewish Bolsheviks and the Soviet Holocaust,” the United Nations, Elders of Zion “EL-ites” and Is-Ra-El, Ashkenazis vs. Khazarians, the building of the Third Temple + WW3 and the Facts on who *really* owns the Anglo-American Media-Military-Money Establishment: “To find out who controls you, find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” 8:00PM, $5 SUGGESTED.

 

 

EARL DAX & FRIENDS @ JOE’S PUB (425 LAFAYETTE ST.) Celebrate downtown impresario Earl Dax’s birthday with some of his most vibrant playpals. Joey AriasMachineDazzleNick HallettJohn KellyPhoebe LegereAmber MartinCitizen RenoJustin SayreMax Steele. That is one magical fucking lineup, and to top it off MorriSHE will be working it with a live band! 9:30PM, $20.

 

WHEN IN ROBE GOES DEEP @ BODY BY BROOKLYN (275 PARK AVE.) Spa party! Your ticket includes access to a hot tub, saunas, steam rooms, cold plunge, and massage treatments. You receive a locker and a robe, change into your bathing suit, get handed a free glass of champagne, and enter the party. We have full lighting, top notch sound, a full bar, and tons of room to dance. Music by special guests Sepalcure (Machinedrum + Braille Sounds), as well as resident Subset. 9:30PM, $30.