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Over the rainbow and through the hood to find transcendence we roll along ~ Catch us if you can… Join us if you dare!

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TUESDAY 4/8

EVRIPIDIS & HIS TRAGEDIES @ METROPOLITAN (559 LORIMER ST.) Expect piano-driven everyday tragedies about doomed affairs, ghosts, lazy summers, the secrets of the moon, the after hours life, love, lust and loss, always seasoned with a healthy mixture of pain and humor. 8:00PM. FREE.

WESTGAY @ THE WESTWAY (75 CLARKSON ST.) Drag Race star PhiPhi Ohara plays Selena and the awesome rap duo Double Duchess from San Francisco will make your head toss like a salad. Guest DJs Michael Magnan and Cody Chritchole of Ssion join resident Jonjon Battles for a night of dancing and debauchery. 10:00PM, $5 BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY 4/9

NOT TOO SOON @ THE POETRY PROJECT (131 E 10TH ST.) AIDS, upscale transients, and other hilarious musings by the inspired Jack Waters with numbers from the Jackie Kaye Songbook. Images by Peter Cramer. On the program with Judy Grahn. 8:00PM. FREE?

WIRED @ WRECK ROOM (940 FLUSHING AVE.) A monthly showcase featuring performance artists leaning towards the experimental + House beats and those essential grooves to keep ya movin all night long! Midnight shows by Chris Tyler, Gabe Gonzalez, Issa Israel and Tom Barranca. DJs David John Sokolowski and Mikëy Hefez will keep you grooving and grinding. 10:00PM. $5 SUGGESTED DONATION.

THURSDAY 4/10

STARLIGHT @ FRIENDS & LOVERS (641 CLASSON AVE.) This cute Thursday night “queer social” is HOT right now. If you haven’t checked it out yet this week is your chance. Cunt cosmic rap duo Double Duchess joins the forever cute and juicy Big Dipper for a night that just might leave you lost in the stars. Hosted by Machine Dazzle with beats by Dandylion. 9:00PM. $8.

SATURN BOUND @ TBA BROOKLYN (395 WYTHE AVE.) Good vibes, an amazing community, and a healthy dose of inspiration. Highlighting local artists who are creating the sounds of the future in a low-key environment. No pressure, no snobbery. A playground for the underground. Music by Prism House (Ceremony), Spheres, Rob DeLitta and Headphonist. 10:00PM. FREE.

FRIDAY 4/11

EKPHRAZEIN @ ARAS (28 E 39TH ST.) An evening of ekphrastic poetry, video, and music. Coming from the Greek ek, “out,” and phrasis, “speak,” the verb ekphrazein means to call a visual object by name. It is the description of one artwork by another medium, thus allowing each form to illuminate and enhance its other. Come see what new forms arise as nine artists confront image with text, sound, and video. The contributors will interpret and reveal artworks related to the archetype of the Map. 7:00PM. DONATIONS SUGGESTED.

IN YOU. (AND YOU?) @ BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE (421 5TH AVE.) Everyone has voices in their heads: mundane obsessions, cereal commercials, abstract fear. Superficial worries escalating into apocalyptic anxiety before the first cup of coffee. An existential vortex gutting the morning routine. Written and performed by the talented Melanie Jones, IN YOU. (AND YOU?) mines the transformative potential of discord. 8:00PM. $15 General or $8 Low Income.

THE BUNKER @ OUTPUT (74 WYTHE AVE.) She’s baaack! Our favorite big time NYC club night is calling you. Cool people from all over converge at Output for incredible electronic music on the best sound system in the city. We can’t wait to queen out in the Panther Room to Mike Servito and Wrecked. In the main room Minilogue (Cocoon | Sweden) will play an extended live set and Eric Cloutier (The Bunker | Berlin) will keep the beat alive. 10:00PM. $20.

SATURDAY 4/12

BODY @ ROCK BAR (185 CHRISTOPHER ST.) #GIANT Will Sheridan invites you to celebrate life, art, live music and BODY baby! Live stunts by Neo Camp, Shane Shane and Will Sheridan. DJs Lorant, Kurt Jo and Good Goose will have you on the dancefloor spinning with host Merrie Cherry. 10:00PM. $5.

LUNAR ECLIPSE @ BODY ACTUALIZED CENTER (143 TROUTMAN ST.) Come gather under one roof, for one night, as we celebrate, in love, in dance, in each other, the uniting of a full moon and full sun, emanating energy towards an entire night of abundant talent and beauty. Music by Aurora Halal, Volvox, Umfang and Panax with rituals by Moon Church Collective. 10:00PM. $10.

SUNDAY 4/13

SELF WORTH @ CULTUREFIX (9 CLINTON ST.) Art by Avery Noyes, Aaron Kolfage, Frank Oswald, Andy Wong (CH Eno), Alex Salmon Bubafina Hess, Sophie Larrimore. Sound by SLUTCORE, Dan Spagnoli (Dan2600) and YUNG PUP. Each artist in the show has there own unique approach to “painting,” uncategorized in many ways. The work is primarily expressionistic, with a light symbolic reference. 8:00PM. FREE.

DANE TERRY @ SIDEWALK (94 AVE. A) An intimate set of songs in a lovely room sung by a beautiful soul. 7:00PM SHARP. DONATION.