GAYLETTER

Turn around and you will hear the whisper of an ancient queer telling you the time has come to change the tide and make a run for the future blossoming with brilliant colors in a trippy week waiting for you to discover.

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MONDAY 4/14

HOT FRUIT @ METROPOLITAN (559 LORIMER ST.) One of our favorite bartenders, Pietro is having a bday and David Sokolowski is pulling out SHOWS to celebrate! URIEL, His Unbearable Beauty and bartenders Pietro and Daniel themselves will give you performances that are sure to start your week on a trippy happy wave. DJ Sokolowski and Econ spin house beats all night long while Ethan Weinstock‘s visuals transform the space. 10:00PM, FREE!

BATHSALTS @ DON PEDRO (90 MANHATTAN AVE.) Did you know that if you measured all of the cut off foreskin from all the circumcised men in the world, that it would reach from Don Pedro to LA and back? RuPaul’s Drag Race at 10:00PM, Salty Talk at 11:30PM, BathSalts at 12:00PM. Starring Macy Rodman and Severely Mame with a special live performance by Mat Kestella and MOAR. 10:00PM, FREE!

TUESDAY 4/15

absentMINDER @ THE MELLOW PAGES LIBRARY (56 BOGART ST. 1S) Its officially the future. Absent Mindr is a poetry chapbook by Tommy Pico and the first one made into an APP for iphones/ipads and such–which you can download from yor friendly neighborhood App store starting April 15th. The launch party will showcase some of Tommy’s favorite writers: Max Steele, Maud Deitch, Lauren Wilkinson, Sean H. Doyle ++ Tommy will read a poem at the end and maybe shotgun a pizza pie. 7:30PM, FREE!

RITUAL @ TANDEM (236 TROUTMAN ST.) MILF episode. The sensational Manifestiny Squirts’ monthly Bushwick drag show featuring performances by Annie Witch-Way, Boy Georgia, Chris of Hur, Nicholas Gorham and Viva Bodyroll. Riki Razo and BCALLA will serve you witchy beats until you find that hot older “lady” to take home and worship. 11:00PM, FREE!

WESTGAY @ THE WESTWAY (75 CLARKSON ST.) We are so pumped for our sister #GIANT Will Sheridan’s first official performance at Westgay! She’s been hosting the fuck outta the place for months and now we invite you to join the court of tranimals as will assemble to serve “sex on a platter” and so much more. Internet sensation Fly Young Red will also perform. DJs Jon Jon Battles and Michael Magnan will keep you dancing all night long. 10:00PM, $5 BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY 4/16

END OF THE HUMAN RACE RIOT @ LA GROTTA BJ Dini is presenting the first cut of a new film he is very excited to share. Featuring performances by a slew of friends and nightlife creatures, the film explores BJ’s vision of the future while deconstructing civilization, gentrification and the cosmos. The screening is also a celebration of BJ’s birthday and a farewell fundraiser for the provocative artist who will be leaving the city for awhile. 8:00PM, SUGGESTED DONATION.

SCREAM QUEEN @ DON PEDRO (90 MANHATTAN AVE.) Severely Mame’s very own American horror story is Carrie-ing this week with a screening of the classic Stephen King horror tale. Shows by Mame, Macy Rodman, Mark Dommu and more follow once the witching hour has struck. 10:00PM, FREE!

THURSDAY 4/17

FULL MOON SHOW @ LA MAMA ETC (74 A EAST 4TH ST.) In this homage to the moon goddess Luna Macaroona on the occasion of the April Full Pink Moon, AUNTS presents a stellar lineup of performances and a touch of mayhem. Featuring appearances by Lumberob, Brooke O’Harra and Sharon Hayes, Diana Y. Greiner and Heidi Dorow, Stan Baker “The Human Television,” Salley May, Antonio Ramos and The Gang Bangers, Matt Romein, Chris Tyler (who we can tell you will be deconstructing RENT the musical), Katy Pyle, The Impact Addict, and video tributes by Love Everyone Movement and Becca Blackwell. 10:00PM, $15.

DRAGNET @ METROPOLITAN (559 LORIMER ST.) Hooray it’s the 2 year anniversary of Merrie Cherry’s monthly Drag Competition! She’s premiering a new “performing art collective” with her sisters Horrochata and Untitled Queen called TURNTUP TRIFECTA and that has us intrigued. Also performing are seasoned Brooklyn queens Darrell Thorne, Miz Jade, Minnie Cupcakes, Aja Nicole Marie, Elle Emenope, Lady Simon, Charlene Issa Israel and much more. Beats by Jessamess. 11:00PM, FREE.

FRIDAY 4/18

WITCH CAMP @ THE WILD PROJECT (195 EAST 3RD ST.) Amber Martin and Nath Ann Carrera transport you through drop-off, Learning Yurts and beyond, while ridding the room of chode intentions! Grab your baggie full of hair and your black latex glove and gather around the fireside for a battle cry against the patriarchal rape heads in this ONGOING inquisition! We saw this show a few months ago and were blown away by these extremely talented performers as they are both ridiculous and completely serious at the same time. 8:00PM, $15.

FANCY @ THE HO_SE (28 LAWTON ST.) Shane Shane’s basement arty party is back and this edition is super STUDLY, so get your chaps dry-cleaned or whatever the fuck you need to do to clean cum out of leather. Performances by Big Huge, Adrienne Anenome, Pearl Hunter and Tom Barranca, with a sneak preview of The Hussy’s new music video ‘Studs in Love.’ 9:00PM, $6.

DIZZYLAND @ THE SPECTRUM (59 MONTROSE AVE.) WHEN A GIRL WALKS IN WITH AN ITTY BITTY WAIST AND A ROUND THING’S IN YOUR FACE YOU GET #SPRUNG. Trey La Trash’s monthly is getting extra #turnt to celebrate the beginning of spring, so wear as little as possible (it get’s hot in that little mirrored room, girl!) and enjoy performances and music by BOYWOLF, Rify Royalty, G H O U L S, Poolboy92, Lady Miaou, Mind Dynamics and many more. 10:00PM, $5 BEFORE MIDNIGHT, $10 AFTER.

SATURDAY 4/19

PSYCHIC SPRING @ MISTER ROGERS (231 ROGERS AVE.) Caling all Queerdos, Faeries, Freaks, Soul Searchers and Cosmic Travelers: Paul Leopold and David Sokolowski compel you to awaken the dawn of our dreams! In an expansive symphony of vibrations carefully selected by some of Brooklyn’s most robust DJs and paired in tag-team duos with 2-hour sets, this party will give you the freshest incremental sonic experience of the season featuring DJ Sokolowski + Mikey Hefez, JLamar + JX Cannon, Jacky Sommer + Vivian Baron and Riki Razo + A Village Raid. There are so many hosts we can’t name them all here but rest assured EVERYBOOTY will be there. Psychedelic portals to the unknown will be opened and explored through special light installations, moments of spoken word and inspired physical actions facilitated by Paul Leopold and his performance group DESCENT. The bar will go beyond the basics with a specialty cocktails, telepathic treats and late-night libations. Skylights will illuminate the morning glow as we usher in the HIGH HOLY DAZE. 11:00PM, $8 ADVANCE, $12 DOOR.

SUNDAY 4/20

420 @ THE SPECTRUM (59 Montrose Ave.) Assuming you haven’t slept since Thursday night and you’ve just ate some kinda mushroom and you’re mind is feeling, well, ya know… there is a place to go… Bearcat invites you for “green tea” at The Spectrum. Featuring music by Calore, Sexoesthetic, A Village Raid, Sadaf and Dreamboat Crusaderz there will be hot dagz and faerie cake. 2:00PM, $10.