Wednesday 04.16.14
Event: Why are you so sensitive?
I’ll be honest, it’s been a long day, and when I first read about this event, I was really having trouble keeping up. Here’s the first thing I read (you’ll see what I mean): “Jay Michaelson & Sabrina Sojourner Discuss Seeking Spirituality in the Justice Community… and Justice in the Spiritual Community.” huh, right? Well wrong! It’s actually super interesting. Dr. Jay Michaelson is an author, activist, and academic. He’s currently a visiting scholar at Brown University, where he is an advisor to the Varieties of Contemplative Experience project, and the author of five books. Sabrina Sojourner is a facilitator, writer, teacher and speaker on diversity, multiculturalism, leadership and spirituality. She has worked with all sorts of public and private institutions, including the U.S. Department of Labor, National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The point of the discussion is to try and find more ways to bring meditation and contemplation into activism and politics. They’re interested in “contemplative justice” and how to make that happen. As a newbie meditator, I think this is a wonderful endeavor. A little more contemplation in our political system would do a world of good, or more precisely, do the world some good.
Occupy Oakland, November 2011. With gratitude to Upaya Zen Center.Occupy Oakland, November 2011. With gratitude to Upaya Zen Center.
Sunday 04.13.14
THE WEEK 4/14-4/20
A guide for Artsluts in NYC
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.
Listen to your W33kly mix on Soundcloud by A Village Raid – Never Too Old 13 Final Mix.
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. …
Friday 04.11.14
Launch of The Tenth Zine Vol.1
A bi-annual publication that documents the Black Gay Community
Thursday 04.10.14
Petronio 30th Anniversary Gala
The Stephen Petronio Company's cocktail reception at Spice Market
Sunday 04.06.14
The Week 4/8-4/13
A guide for Artsluts in NYC
Over the rainbow and through the hood to find transcendence we roll along ~ Catch us if you can… Join us if you dare!
Enjoy your W33KLY MIX on Soundcloud by BOYWOLF x JX CANNON: BOYWOLF EP
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. …
Wednesday 04.02.14
Event: A FEMINIST TEA PARTY TO DISCUSS “ANGRY WOMEN”
There was a “womyn’s” room at my college (yes they spelled it with a y — fuck the patriarchy!) but honestly the only reason I ever went in there was to use their microwave. I would have gone in more often, but I never really felt that welcome. The thick curtain they hung over the doorway always made entering feel like an intrusion. This Wednesday the doorway at the Bureau of General Services — Queer Division is wide open to all who wants to attend a feminist tea party to discuss “Angry Women.” Angry Women was a legendary 90’s feminist text that influenced the Riot Grrrl movement along with many other prominent feminists from that time. Over tea and cakes you can join a discussion about the issues the text raised and how it relates to the feminist discourse of today. The discussion is followed next week by a performance on April 9th titled ‘Angry Women REvisited’ which is “a fifteen-person ensemble multidisciplinary performance re-exploring the 1990s classic feminist text, conceived and directed by J Dellecave.” If you don’t come away from either of these experiences without a little more sympathy for the way women are treated in our society then you should probably go listen to some Le Tigre and read some Germaine Greer, and stop being such a you stupid myn.
Tuesday 04.01.14
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!) …
Saturday 03.29.14
Red Beans & Rice with ‘Put A Egg On It’
New Orleans style dinner with the food, art and literary publication cooked by PAEOI editor Ralph McGinnis.
Wednesday 03.26.14
ITNA PRESS Book Launch event at Dixon Place
Hosted by Bruce Benderson with readings by Slava Mogutin, Christopher Stoddard and La JohnJoseph
THE WEEK 3/24-3/30
Everything else that's happening this week.
Do you feel the magic of spring in the air? The power of the sun is filling us all with new energy, new ideas, new life to share with each other. This is the time to set your intentions for the coming rebirth we’ll see in the world. Who do you want to be? What do you want to do? What new thing will you discover this week? Well, that’s what we’re here to help you with.
Enjoy DJ Nita Aviance‘s SPRINGZTRNL mix on his SoundCloud as you read what’s happening this week:
MONDAY
HOT FRUIT @ METROPOLITAN (559 LORIMER ST.)
Performances by Manifestany SquirtZ and Neocamp. Music, as ever, by Econ and David Sokolowski. Photos by Tinker Coalescing. Cheap drinks, cute boys, good vibes. 10:00PM, FREE.
BATHSALTS @ DON PEDRO (90 MANHATTAN AVE.)
“The Kid Is All Right,” celebrating our girl Amber Alert‘s birthday. The dress code recommends “as much like Khia as possible.” Sounds perfect. 9:00PM, FREE.
TUESDAY
BODY PARTY @ CAMEO GALLERY (93 N 6TH ST.)
Show off your moves at this post-work dance party with chill vibes and cool people. Music is hip-hop and R&B post-00s. 7:00PM.
THE CLICK OF THE LOCK @ THE PLAYERS CLUB (16 GRAMERCY PARK SOUTH)
A reading of Justin Sayre‘s new play, which gives voice to what life was like in fairy resorts in Turn of the Century New York’s Bowery. In these resorts, young “fairies” with painted faces and affected lisps sold their wares to a diverse clientele of straight men. …
Sunday 03.23.14
Event: TELL 2 – SUMMER
Here’s a lovely way to end your week. An evening of “storytelling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell (pictured) at the Bureau of General Services - Queer Division.” So you may be wondering who these mouthy queers telling stories at the event are? Well, that’s what we’re here for. First up is New York vocalist Camille Atkinson who performs regularly in the New York area with rockNrollNsoul band and came in second this Year in Murray Hill’s Miss LEZ pageant. Next up is Susana Cook, “a New York based performance artist who has been writing and producing original work for over 20 years.” then there’s Katrina del Mar “a New York-based photographer, video artist, writer and award-winning film director” who has made a whole bunch of award winning lesbian films most recently Hell on Wheels Gang Girls Forever. Lastly is Marcus Hicks, “a designer/performer living in Brooklyn NY” who has the shortest bio (that was literally it) but that just makes him even more intriguing. The event is free, and will likely be filled with all sorts of cute, smart homos. Exactly what you’ve been looking for in your life all this time!
Wednesday 03.19.14
Dinner with Sean Strub
A reading from his new memoir 'Body Counts' at Calliope moderated by Charles King
