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Enjoy your weekly mix by JX Cannon — #REALLIFEAHEGAO

MONDAY 5/5

HOT FRUIT @ METROPOLITAN (559 LORIMER ST.) Celebrate the return of all our favorite faerie friends at David Sokolowski’s weekly dance party. Will Sheridan, Merrie Cherry and Dalin. 10:00PM, FREE!

BATHSALTS @ DON PEDRO (90 MANHATTAN AVE.) Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Macy Rodman at Senorita Chorizo Margarita. Drag Race at 10, followed by “Salty Talk” and shows all night. 9:00PM, FREE!

TUESDAY 5/6

BUSHWICK ERECTUS @ BIZARRE (12 JEFFERSON ST.) Popular Manhattan boylesque show Homo Erectus comes to Bushwick. Hosted by Just Scary (aka Scary Ben and Darlinda Just Darlinda), this night of skin-baring performance stars Severely Mame, Lucky Charming, Matt Knife, Brooklyn Irons, Goldie Peacock and many more. 9:00PM, $7 SUGGESTED DONATION.

BULLY ME DOWN @ BREUCKELEN COLONY (274 4TH AVE, BK.) Letter of Marque Theater Co. presents Bully Me Down — the original Pirate — Whistleblower — Bully Premiere to local Bars and Public Spaces around Brooklyn! A tale of bullying, heroism and traitors…which one are you? 8:00PM, FREE.

WEDNESDAY 5/7

WOAHMONE @ VON (3 BLEECKER ST.) Nath Ann Carrera’s monthly magical underground queer dance party returns! Guest DJs KITTY RUMP and GR8 ACTING and visuals by LAUREL SPARXX. 10:00PM, FREE!

THURSDAY 5/8

APOSTLE @ EYEHART (502 W 27TH ST.) Gallery opening for the paintings by Robert J. Anderson. 6:00PM, FREE!

STARLITE @ FRIENDS AND LOVERS (641 CLASSON AVE.) Adorable and cosmic Thursday night queer gathering with music by Dandylion and a special performance by Purple Crush. Hosted by the fabulous Machine Dazzle. 9:00PM, FREE / 10:00PM, $5.

RIOT CHICA @ DON PEDRO (90 MANHATTAN AVE.) Riot Chica is a queer/punk/riot grrrl party in Brooklyn brought to you by DJ Shomi Noise to celebrate feminism, social justice, and DIY culture. It focuses on sharing empowering music made by ladies and queers from the past and the present in English and in Spanish. Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard…. but we think: OH BONDAGE UP YOURS!! 9:00PM, $5.

FRIDAY 5/2

THE PEOPLE L.E.S. @ ABRONS ARTS CENTER (466 GRAND ST.) The brilliant performance collective BIG ART GROUP has created a Site-Specific, Multi-Media Re-Telling of Greek tragedy The Oresteia created with Lower East Side Community Members and the Abrons’ Urban Youth Theater. 8:00PM, FREE!

BUNKER @ OUTPUT (74 WYTHE AVE.) Our favorite classic NYC dance mega club night is back again and ready to turn you into a techno goddess. In Output 2 sets of 4 hour music journeys will be provided by L.B. Dub Corp vs Planetary Assault Systems (Mote Evolver, Ostgut Ton | UK) and Optimo (JD Twitch & JG Wilkes | Glasgow). Over in the Panther room we will be tuned in and turning till 6am to the sounds of Prosumer (Ostgut Ton, Playhouse | Edinburgh) Mike Servito and the fabulous Wrecked. 10:00PM, $15 Advance.

SATURDAY 5/3

OVA THE RAINBOW @ THE SPECTRUM (59 MONTROSE AVE.) The color for this month’s edition of OTR is mint, because springtime = pastels, so expect lots of hot people in cool colors. DJ William Francis, J Lamar and Anthony DiCapua are on deck and Gage of  the Boone and Tigga Calore will perform, with an installation by the incredible Diego Montoya. 10:00pM, $5 BEFORE MIDNIGHT, $6 IN MINT ATTIRE, $10 AFTER 1:00AM.

SPANK @ DROM (85 AVE A) This edition of one of our favorite arty dance parties is all about illumination, which is perfect, because with the return of spring and the sun’s brilliance, we feel like everything is glowing with radiant, positive energy right now! Sean B. and Will Automagic are two of our favorite DJs in NYC, so be ready to dance the night away. Bright Light Bright Light will perform and Gio Black Peter hosts, with installations by Jeffrey Own Ralston and visuals by B!G ART GROUP. 11:00PM, $15.

SUNDAY 5/4

A RIDE ON THE IRISH CREAM @ BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE (421 5TH AVE.) An in-progress presentation of a dark surrealist musical comedy about a grown girl’s relationship to family, femininity, sexuality and pop culture–a collection of fictionalized melodic accounts of true stories from the life of the hilarious and inspiring Erin Markey. 6:00PM, $15 GENERAL / LOW-INCOME $8.