October 25, 2013 by Next Magazine NY

NEW YORK’S GAY GUIDE 21.18 OCT 25, 2013

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Halloween 2013: Photos, Parties and more! PLUS: INVESTIGATING THE QUEER OCCULT

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14 SEX MONSTER Photographer Kevin Thomas Garcia takes us on a sexy ride as three witches have their way with this hot stud.

29 SOMETHING WICKED... As we prep for Halloween, a look at the queer occult scene brewing in Brooklyn.

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The Week in Photos Commentary: How Jared Needle and co. pull together a party like Papa from Hell. Getting Personal with FourTwoNine magazine’s Joseph Alfieris My Gay City: Cookshop Commentary: Why you should be part of a gay sports league. Gay DD Shot in the Dark

NEXTWEEK 32 34 36 38 42 45 46

Calendar of Events The Roundup: The big Halloween parties happening the weekend before All Hallow’s Eve. Spotlight: A preview of the Brooklyn Museum’s Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit. Bars + Clubs Map When I Knew: Micah McCain Spotlight: Where to get your look this Halloween if you want to dress up as a denizen of New York nightlife. Nightlife: All of the gay Halloween parties happening this October 31.

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The Right Track The Whole Package: Gay-friendly pasta. Curtain Up Reel Love Eats Bottom’s Up! Double Take

LISTINGS 41 58

Business Directory Parties

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Empire State Pride Agenda raises funds • Xelle performs at Industry • David Weissman screens his short films

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Visit The Nexus on NextMagazine.com for your daily dose of gay gossip and party photos. BY JARED NEEDLE

A VERY PAPA HALLOWEEN JARED NEEDLE SPILLS ON WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE UPCOMING PAPA, NOW AT IRVING PLAZA.

e were originally going to have Papa From Hell at the new Sankeys NYC, but needed a bigger space and what better space is there than a legendary New York institution like Irving Plaza? It has all the components of a great New York space. It’s great for concerts, it’s great for club nights and it’s got high ceilings. It has a massive ballroom dance floor so it’s perfect for a party this size. We’ll probably pack in 1516 hundred people in there. We’re also bringing in some great production because Irving Plaza has a proper stage. There’s going to be big LED displays and we hired a video artist to create content for the screens. We’re also flying in some performers from Israel who will be doing some crazy Halloween Papa From Hell shit on the stage. We’ll have Micky Friedman and Isaac Escalante set up right in the middle with the performances around them. It’s a sexy space and definitely has that New York grit. You walk in and feel like you’re in old New York. Since we started Papa, all of our New York parties have sold out, which is really kind of exciting. They’ve gotten larger each time and we’ve had to find larger venues. We started the Papa World Tour exactly a year ago Columbus Day Weekend. We had only done one party

LINCOLN CENTER’S ALICE TULLY HALL PHOTO: ROBERT MCGEE

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12 YEARS A SLAVE SCREENING @ LINCOLN CENTER’S ALICE TULLY HALL America’s Next Top Model’s Miss J. Alexander and Alfre Woodard attend the 2013 New York Film Festival Lincoln Center screening of 12 Years A Slave, in which Woodard stars.

Overheard:

“I fuck all my own characters before giving them their own novel. It’s just safer that way.” —Out author Christopher Rice on which of his characters he’d sleep with

A VERY PAPA HALLOWEEN CONT.

Joseph Alfieris

AWARD-WINNING PUBLISHER and creative director Joseph Alfieris has been at the helm of a number of iconic brands over the years including Contents magazine, which he founded in 1992. Now, he’s bringing that experience to the new FourTwoNine where he’s serving as the director of photography. “With FourTwoNine we seek to display, in a singular way, how inseparable LGBT creativity is from all cultural achievement—high and low—and how unique it is as well,”says Alfieris. “[It] signals the arrival of a brilliant, original gay brand—urbane, compassionate, involved, smart—in every sense of the term.” The first issue of FourTwoNine, which launched last month, featured a stunning cover shot of Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen, which Alfieris says set the perfect tone for the new magazine. “Both of them singularly, make very positive contributions to the gay community.”

“I want people to leave thinking it was very playful and fun and positive.” like going to a rock concert. People stand there, waiting to take pictures with him. I think early on that got our foot in the door, but from then on what we’ve tried to do is be really creative with our marketing. We’ve been doing promo videos for each of the Papa parties that get hundreds of thousands of hits. That has helped broaden the appeal and lead to more successful parties. Inside the parties, we definitely try to keep things upbeat and positive. One of the things that I’ve found problematic at parties I go to is that there seems to be a dark energy that can often develop. You can go to parties and sometimes see people moving around like drones. Some people love that, but I wanted a more upbeat, high-energy and positive feeling with Papa. The theme “From Hell” is pretty selfexplanatory since it’s Halloween. But we didn’t want it to be scary Hell, we wanted to it be sexy Hell. I want people to leave thinking it was very playful and fun and positive. You can see from the promo video we released what we’re trying to do. It’s silly, campy and kitschy but also sexy. People get what we’re trying to do with Papa, and it seems to resonate. N —As told to Will Pulos

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in Tel Aviv and really didn’t mean for it to go around the world. Now we’ve done 38 cities all over. Starting in 2014, we’re going to Sydney to open Sydney Mardi Gras, and then we’re bringing it to the Asian market in Taipei, Beijing and Shanghai. I think early on a lot of the success was probably a result of [my business partner] Eliad Cohen’s fame. That was the reason people were taking notice, because he’s pretty famous, and so people were curious in other cities. In Europe, it’s

ING PERSONAL T T E

CHOOSE ONE: FALL SHAKESPEARE

Macbeth

Twelfth Night

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, of course. Being from a Greek background, I could always see myself as The Duke of Athens, Theseus, helping arrange the loves of others—as well as my own.

CHOOSE ONE: READING AREA

Bed

Couch

Chair

Table

All of the above at one point during the day and night, but bed wins out. What’s your favorite city other than New York? Paris What app do you use most on your phone? My bank app

Who’s your favorite designer? I grew up in an East Coast, historic Southern town so by nature, I like the classics. For men, Thom Brown. For women, Ralph Lauren’s haute couture can, at times, be really beautiful, fresh and timeless all at once. Are smartphones ruining photography? With practically all of humanity having eight-plus megapixels in their collective pocket the world is deluged with images: A democratizing torrent like never before. But rather than being swept away, the true art of photography will always be there—providing by any means or method that startling, ecstatic rush we get when confronted by an image that for one brief moment says everything.

Faces:

A few of the notable New Yorkers who spoke at the Empire State Pride Agenda’s Fall Dinner last week. Tony Kushner

Mayor Bloomberg

Christine Quinn

Chuck Schumer

SeanPatrickMaloney

>>> MY GAY CITY COOKSHOP

PHOTO: SANTIAGO FELIPE

“IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO that I first began frequenting Cookshop (156 10th Ave, CookShopNY.com)—the West Chelsea staple for trendy gays and the heteros that love them run by chef Marc Meyer of 5 Points and Hundred Acres. Being just steps away from both Chelsea galleries and the High Line, Cookshop is the perfect place for afternoon refueling. Although I’ve been there for both lunch and dinner, it’s Cookshop’s brunch that keeps me coming back. First of all, you can select from a slew of different Bloody Marys including a mezcal, rye, house-infused bacon vodka or gin Bloody Mary, made with fresh ingredients such as cilantro, applewood-smoked bacon, fresh horseradish or something as simple as a lettuce leaf. But if Bloody Marys aren’t your cup of tea, there’s also a cocktail list that’s just as creative. I usually opt for the Cookshop ‘champ’made with champagne, sorrel liqueur and St. Germaine. It tastes like Christmas! Once you’ve gotten your buzz going, it’s on to some of the signature starters like spiced apple beignets, moistened with DiPalo’s fresh ricotta and served with a fresh fruit coulis. As Cookshop is farm-to-table focused, the ingredients change seasonally, and what you see one week you may not see the next. But some of the mainstays are the Cookshop scramble with caramelized onions, crème fraîche and chives, served with a buttermilk biscuit, and huevos rancheros with Monterey Jack, lime crème fraîche and pickled jalapeños. And I never leave without having a dish of their chipotle-spiced potato hash!” —Patrick Bradley, 34-year-old culinary blogger and columnist residing in Inwood

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“The fact that it’s across the street from Greenhouse is an added bonus.” —Justin Luke on picking Blood Manor for last week’s Scared Gay outing

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COME OUT AND PLAY HEY SPORTY SPICE! GET OUT THERE AND WORK IT WITH SOME OF THESE GAY SPORTS LEAGUES.

s the autumn air brings with it a slight chill, we’re reminded of the return of fall and winter sports. It’s time to get out there and get some exercise— other than lifting a cocktail or walking two blocks to meet that guy from Grindr. First off, instead of going to a bar to meet guys, try going to BARS. That’s Big Apple Recreational Sports. BARS is a three-in-one sports organization hosting dodgeball, kickball and bowling. “We are a competitive league, but we found one of the things our players are most excited about is the friends and relationships they make within the league,” says Commissioner Stephen Moreau. You can also slip ’n’ slide with the New York City Gay Hockey Association, now in its 14th year. The NYCGHA manages six coed teams at Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers. Games are on Saturday or Sunday afternoons and evenings. Beginners and “rink rats” welcome. Get out of town and fly down a mountainside, or slowly make your way down the bunny-slope with the Ski Bums. Travel to some of the world’s most spectacular places, with a focus on getting to know new people. The Ski Bums have 20 trips planned in 2014—from Lake Placid, New York, to Chamonix, France. And look forward to their traditional “après-ski” gatherings: crisp beers, roaring fireplaces and gorgeous mountain views. Feel the need to dribble? Then the New York City Gay Basketball League is the place to be. Join these big boys as they run up and down the court at the Field House at Chelsea Piers on Sundays between 5pm and 8pm. “Our group is inclusive, diverse and dedicated to breaking down stereotypes of LGBT athletes,” says Kris Alspach, commissioner of the men’s division. Afterwards, join the boys for a post-game happy hour at some of the local bars that sponsor the league.

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BY JOHN RUSSELL

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Got Gay-tention Deficit Disorder? Did Britney Spears rap with Perez Hilton about male pattern baldness? Read on...

Concernedthathemayhave giventhewrongimpression by writing at length about hisrelationshipwithJakeOwenWalters in his new memoir, MORRISSEY came out as “humasexual” rather than homosexual last week.

coached to deny that Britney Spears will lip-sync her Vegas shows, The New York Daily News reports that their official talking points cheat sheet explicitly states that “all vocals will be pre-recorded.”

Fox News shocked us all when several on-air personalities wore purple on Spirit Day to raise awareness of anti-gay bullying…

DOLLY PARTON rapping about Miley Cyrus on The Queen Latifah Show. Doesn’t that sound like a molly-induced hallucination—or a Gay DD headline?

Then again, NewNowNext’s Dan Avery thinks some queen in the network’s wardrobe department may have just gone rogue.

According to New York Magazine’s fashion blog The Cut, Perez Hilton wants to be a better man. Tell that to LADY GAGA!

While PLANET HOLLYWOOD staffers are being

Speaking of Mother Monster, judging from last

“Brotherhood” and “camaraderie” are the two words that best describe the Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club. You’ll learn other words like scrum, pitch and flop at the post-game “third-half,” a place for good food, great beer and bruises. And as we speak, the Gotham Knights are preparing for the Bingham 2014 Cup, the largest non-professional rugby tournament in the world, which will be held in Sydney, Australia next August.

week’s Twitter tirade, she’s still pretty upset about that time Madonna called her“reductive.”

Geneticists are apparently usingthediscardedforeskins of circumcised infants to try to cure male pattern baldness. Well, atleastthey’reputtingittogooduse!

Speakingofnotlettingthings gotowaste, SEMENOLOGY: THESEMENBARTENDER’S HANDBOOK author Paul “Fotie” Photenhauersuggestsmixingalittle cum in your cocktail.

across the river who 10 ples tied the knot when same-

And congrats to all the cou-

sex marriage finally became legal in New Jersey earlier this week.

And lastly, where would sports be without cheerleading? Cheer New York will help you channel that pep in your step. And you’ll feel great cheering as their “Cheer for Life” mission helps local charities by giving back to the LGBT community. They’re quite the social club, too. Those guys love karaoke and brunches. For more information on each of these organizations and many others, go to OOBNYC.org. N

Overheard:

“This is the kind of club song that makes you want to dance all night, then go out and change the world in the morning.” —Xelle on their new song “Red Flag” before performing at Industry

JUST THE TIP @ BARRACUDA Bootsie LeFaris and Pixie Aventura light up the stage at the Chelsea club while DJ David Serrano laid down the beats at this weekly drag show.

XELLE @ INDUSTRY JC Cassis and Rony G raise a“Red Flag”at the Hell’s Kitchen bar for a live performance of their brand-new single dedicated to fighting back against Russia’s anti-gay crackdown. See p.74 for more photos. 12 OCTOBER 25, 2013

DAVID WEISSMAN SHORTS SCREENING @ THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES Out filmmaker DavidWeissman presents a selection of many of his short films chronicling the queer experience over the last 30 years including Complaints, Beauties Without A Cause, The Steps, Song From An Angel and Mothers.

BARRACUDA PHOTO: SANTIAGO FELIPE; SHERATON NEW YORK, INDUSTRY & THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES PHOTOS: GUSTAVO MONROY

EMPIRE STATE PRIDE AGENDA FALL DINNER @ SHERATON NEW YORK Empire State Pride Agenda Executive Director Nathan M. Schafer and the evening’s host, Kinky Boot’s Billy Porter, pose before the annual fundraiser for the NewYork-based non-profit. See p.72 for more photos.

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IN PHOTOGRAPHER KEVIN THOMAS GARCIA’S EXCLUSIVE PHOTO STORY, THREE WITCHES LURE AN INNOCENT BOY INSIDE NIGHTMARE: KILLERS 2 AND TRANSMUTE HIM INTO THEIR HEDONISTIC CHATTEL.

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CREDITS Photography: KEVIN THOMAS GARCIA Witches (from left to right): RUBY ROO DIGNA SHEI ELIZABETH JAMES Model: BRANDON YANEZ Model’s Makeup: JOE HUBRICH Location: NIGHTMARE: KILLERS 2 (107 Suffolk St, NightmareNYC.com) Special Thanks: KENNETH LLAMBELIS ANTHONY LABRIOLA DAN DEMELLO ABRACADABRA NYC (19 W 21st St, AbracadabraNYC.com)

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Something Wicked...

BY JOHN RUSSELL

DELvING INTO THE OCCULT IN BUSHWICK’S qUEER ARTS SCENE.

"I think the whole idea of occultism is about experimenting with deviation and trying to investigate hidden truths and better consciousnesses.”

t’s a Tuesday night in early October and performance artist Paul Leopold has gathered a small group of friends and collaborators—including The Culture Whore editor and founder Mark Dommu and multimedia projection artist Salome Asega—at his studio in the basement of Bushwick’s Opera House Lofts. They’re here to see his current work-in-progress, a three-part, 30-minute series of performances he calls a“psychedelic queer tragedy of fantastical proportions.” Leopold stands on a platform in the middle of the room, draped in tattered strips of black industrial sheeting and strands of silvery LED Christmas lights, singing along to his pre-recorded backing track. He slips out of the sheeting and starts whipping his naked body with leather cords before winding them around his arms like the straps used by observant Jews to bind tefillin to their bodies. Afterward, Leopold pulls on a pair of lime green bike shorts and asks for some feedback. “What do you remember most about the piece? It could be an image or a feeling…” “It really felt like a ritual,” Dommu offers. “It felt like you were conjuring something. Asega says there were moments that reminded her of certain Santeria practices. “The genesis of the piece is the tension between hedonism and mortality, or the tension between light and dark,” Leopold explains later. “So, how far can you go exploring pleasure before you would fall off the deep end? That inherent tension, I think, is a lot of what the occult deals with. That darkness, that unknown, that hedonism that many people try to deny is something that the occult is all about and about treasuring and exploring.” Hedonism,ofcourse,issomethinggayperformers—andgaypeoplein general—havebeenexploringfordecades,maybeevencenturies.Theoccult, on the other hand, seems like a much more recent queer cultural obsession. By its nature, the occult deals with what is hidden and mysterious; with secrets revealed only to the initiated. But in the past few years, the occult—or at least its symbolism and trappings—has seeped into the broader culture. It’s everywhere from the tween Goth fashion blogs onTumblr to the inverted crosses and triangles on jewelry sported by north Brooklyn gays. It’s in the murky electro-pop of bands like Trust and Austra and the hazy, down-tempo witch-house-infused hip-hop of Zebra Katz. RuPaul’s DragRace even introduced Sharon Needles’campy macabre to the world of drag, and this month alone, two TV shows about witchcraft premiered—American Horror Story: Coven and Lifetime’s dreary The Witches of East End. Spotting Illuminati imagery in music videos has become something of a tongue-incheek pastime for some, a full-blown paranoid obsession for others. “I think it’s definitely around in our culture—both in popular culture and in underground culture. I think it’s feeding on each other from both ends,”Leopold says. “You see Rihanna doing all these Illuminati things or Ke$ha being like, let’s get fucked up and die young!” Something wicked is definitely loose in the zeitgeist—and nowhere more so than in Brooklyn’s queer performance scene. Leopold is just one of many performers and artists based in Bushwick whose work either explic-

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itly deals with or is influenced by the occult. The Spectrum, Gage of the Boone and Nicholas Gorham’s queer event space and studio, seems to have become the de facto hub of the phenomenon, with their ritualistic performances and sabbat-like quasi-raves. And Secret Project Robot,Tandem and Bizarre, all located in the East Williamsburg/Bushwick creative epicenter, have all hosted their fair share of parties and happenings with an eye toward the occult. “It’s like a sneak attack with these parties,”says B.J. Dini. In addition to hisWilliam Blake-inspired performances, he helps curate and run events at The Spectrum that are designedto lure in people with the promiseofawildnightofdancinganddrinking,while also expanding their consciousness. “There’s still this sensibility, or hope that the party can do something more than get people hooked up and wasted,” Dini continues. “Bring ’em in for a good time, but also introducethemtothisweirdvortexorportalwherethey can experience a little something higher. That’s the hope—but it doesn’t always work!” “TheEastVillageusedtobewherethiswashappening back in the ’80s, maybe even Williamsburg in the ’90s, and now it’s being pushed out to Bushwick justbecausewecan’tallbemillionairesintheEastVillage!” says musician and video artist Daniel McKernan,whoseownworkdealswithastralprojectionand the hazy borders between realms of reality. “I think

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"Maybe it’s about appropriating a symbol's power and using it for our own ends.” that it’s kind of a youth mentality. Not that everyone’s a teenager, but it’s like a fresh mindset.” McKernan is hesitant to diagnose what’s going on in the culture at large, but the affinity queer artists feel for the occult, he says, probably has a lot to do with queer culture’s comfort with risk-taking. “You can deviate and I think the whole idea of occultism is about experimenting with deviation and trying to investigate hidden truths and better consciousnesses,” he explains.“I think queer culture just lends itself to experimentation in general.” For a lot of gays in their 20s and early 30s, The Craft was their first exposure to the world of magic and mysticism. Recognizing a sense of powerlessness in that 1996 flop-turned-cult-classic about high-school-misfits-turned-witches and it inspired some to shoplift Llewellyn paperbacks on Tarot and

Wicca from Barnes & Noble and attempt half-baked love spells while listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees. But what’s going on in Bushwick’s queer occultist circles is the product of a more tense and paranoid time. Its aesthetic borrows from something darker and less comfortingly maternal than the earthy, nature-based religions inspired by neopagan beliefs about pre-Christian witchcraft. Dini points to the succession of end-of-theworld scenarios we’ve endured—Y2K, September 11, the Mayan calendar’s 2012 end date, even the government shutdown—as the catalysts for an increased exploration of the occult. “It’s like we’re training ourselves constantly. Is this finally the end? And if it’s the end, what’s beyond it?” But he does admit to a certain amount of skepticism when it comes to the greater cultural phenomenon. “Now I’m wondering if it’s just becoming this ironic thing. Now people go around wearing Illuminati symbols and it’s like a fashion thing and it’s like, oh the Illuminati hasn’t got us yet! Or maybe it’s about appropriating their power and using it for our own ends.” “I think it’s a post-post everything kind of reaction,” says Leopold. “Like post-9/11, where do we go? What about these old pagan things that we’ve forgotten about? Maybe we can find some answers there. Maybe there’s more magic to be had than we realize.” N

With previews for Waiting for Godot and No Man’s Land starting October 26 maybe BFFs Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen can sneak away for this year’s Village Halloween Parade on October 31!

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shows and DJ gigs in New York over the last year and a half, but tonight is your rare chance to see him perform his early ’90s-infused pop with a full band. 11:30pm; $15 in advance/$20 general admission (plus $12 drink minimum).

have got Bar-tini on lockdown with their Halloweekend tribute to Orange is the New Black. Wear orange and get a free Jell-o shot. DJ Jason Drazen is on the decks and Erica Gabriel, Vincent Vega, and Bootsie LeFaris are your hosts. 10pm; free.

BEARY SCARY MARYS Rockbar, 185 Christopher St (@ Wehawken St), rockbarnyc.com. The usually butch boys of Rockbar tart it up tonight to benefit Housing Works. Catch the bar’s burly staff performing live drag numbers! 8pm; $5.

BEAR FOREST’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY Ty’s, 114 Christopher St (btwn Bleecker/Bedford Sts), tysbarnyc.com. BearForest.com has been connecting burly boys for 15 years, and they’re ready to celebrate! Joe Fiore spins for these party animals. Don’t miss a night of hairy hunks, go-go studs, giveaways and a lot more surprises. 9pm–midnight; free.

SWOON Sugarland, 221 N Ninth St (btwn Driggs Ave/Roebling St), Williamsburg, sugarlandnightclub.com. Get your glow on when the lights go out at David John Sokolowski’s blacklight party. Merrie Cherry and Lady Simon host the show while DJs Theo G, Vivian Baron and Econ provide the beats. 10pm; $5.

BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT LIVE Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St (@ Astor Pl), joespub.com. Welsh singer/songwriter/producer Rod Thomas has done plenty of solo

FALL BACK HK Bar-tini Ultra Lounge, 642 Tenth Ave (btwn 45th/46th Sts), bar-tiniultralounge.com. Franco DiLuzio and Mark Lander

PENTHAUS FRIDAYS Copacabana, 268 W 47th St (@ Eighth Ave), boiparty.com. Party with the Penthaus pets as Alan Picus and Justin Luke head to the Copa’s plush penthouse yet again. DJ Johnny Dynell keeps the dance floor packed with his mix of dance faves. Meanwhile up on the roof, Maddelynn Hatter and Pusse Couture host their Suite Show drag bonanza. 11pm; free.

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WHAT TO SEE & WHERE TO BE OCTOBER 25 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3

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FRIDAYS 9th Avenue Saloon, 656 Ninth Ave (btwn 45th/46th Sts), 212-307-1503. Kick off your pre-Halloween weekend with a crowd of daddies, chorus boys and Hell’s Kitchen cuties kikiing, imbibing and snapping pics in the photobooth. 9pm; free.

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You’ve been planning your Halloween costumes—all five of them—for months now, and it’s finally time to take them out on the town. The weekend before Halloween is basically one big three-day masquerade, with some of the biggest promoters and DJs in the city luring the boys out to howl at the moon and dance till the break of dawn.

DESTINATION: FULL MOON XL Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), destinationxlevents.com DRAG DIVA FLAVA is bringing a touch of WeHo to HK for her performance at Tony Moran’s pre-Halloween edition of Destination. The superstar DJ is also debuting his brand-new remix of Cher’s“Take It Like a Man!”Oct 25 from 11pm–6am; $20 general admission/$50–$95 VIP. Tony Moran

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DRAG Providence, 311 W 57th St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), vossnyc.com BRANDON VOSS, MTV AND LOGO have teamed up to unearth some pop-culture zombies. Snooki and JWoww host the official RuPaul’s Drag Race Halloween party, with performances by Sharon Needles, Latrice Royale, Detox, Manila Luzon, Pandora Boxx, Shangela, Phi Phi O’hara, BeBe Zahara Benet, IvyWinters and Rebecca Glasscock. DJs Hector Fonseca, Mimi Imfurst and Keo Nozari round out the night’s ghoulish attractions. Oct 25 at 10pm; $30 in advance/$30 general admission/$75 VIP.

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Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl (@ E 15th St), papapartytickets.com WE WERE HOPING to get a sneak peak of the city’s newest mega club at this devilish party, but after a last-minute move to Irving Plaza we’re sure the Halloween edition of Jared Needle and Eliad Cohen’s popular circuit party Papa will still be a blast. DJs Isaac Escalante and Micky Friedmann spin with an opening set by Ben Baker. Oct 26 from 11pm–6am; $40 in advance/general admission varies.

ALEGRIA Webster Hall, 125 E 11th St (btwn Third/Fourth Aves), alegriaevents.com

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IT’S SHARK WEEK IN October as Ric Sena celebrates Alegria’s 10th annual Halloween bash. Rosabel—a.k.a. DJs Ralphi Rosario and Abel—spin a toothsome set deep into the night and well past sunrise. Oct 27 from 11pm–noon; $80 in advance/$90 general admission/$130 VIP.

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VERVE Pink Elephant, 40 W Eighth St (btwn Fifth/ Sixth Aves), verveeventsnyc.com VAMPIRES ARE AFRAID of the sunlight, but you don’t have to be! Jason Hellinger hosts this daytime party with a marathon set by DJ Eddie Elias. Oct 28 from noon–10pm; $30 in advance/$40 general admission.

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CURATOR THIERRY-MAXIME LORIOT ON THE FASHION WORLD OF JEAN PAUL GAULTIER.

ith his trademark irreverence and undeniable craftsmanship, fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s work gleefully occupies the glitter-strewn intersection of the art and fashion worlds. Starting October 25, fashion obsessed gays will have the rare opportunity to view an extensive selection of his work when The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk opens at the Brooklyn Museum. Curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot has designed an immersive experience that blurs the lines between fashion and art, and turns the concept of a traditional museum exhibition on its head. “The idea I had was to present it as a contemporary installation about the passions and obsessions of Gaultier,”Loriot says of the exhibit’s innovative structure. Rather than present a straightforward retrospective, the model-turned-curator has arranged pieces thematically for the exhibition, which originated at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2011: the “Boudoir” section features the designer’s trademark corsetry, the “Punk Cancan” includes the edgy looks the name suggests, and so forth. Loriot has expanded these themes and wholly transformed the museum’s gallery to create a fully experiential visit. For example, one room features a runway with mannequins on a rotating conveyer belt to simulate the fashion show experience. “When I was a model, everyone was like, ‘My dream is to see a real fashion show,’ so I was like, ‘How can I do that for Gaultier?’” One of the biggest challenges was whittling down Gaultier’s extensive catalog to create a 150-piece representative show-

case.“It was a challenge,”Loriot says. “I wish it was possible to have an exhibit with 1,000 pieces.” In the end, he used Gaultier select pieces from past collections as well as film and concert performance collaborations. The exhibit features a striking number of rare couture creations. “Usually with haute couture, you never have access to it. I think it’s fantastic that people can have the experience to see this up close and to see how magnificent and unique it is.” One of Loriot’s favorite pieces, a gown that looks like leopard skin but is actually entirely pattered with tiny beads, took Gaultier 1,600 hours to create. In addition to these one-of-a-kind pieces, the exhibit also provides the opportunity to be in the presence of Material Girl iconography. Gaultier has collaborated with Madonna on five of her tours, including the groundbreaking Blonde Ambition tour in the early 1990s. The singer’s trademark gold corset (with the infamous coneshaped breasts) is on display, and ranks as one of Loriot’s favorites. “It’s so iconic. When you look at it up close you see that it’s vintage fabric from the 1930s that Gaultier found in Paris. Because she was Jean Paul Gaultier sweating so much, you see that it’s varGaultier’s legacy has been ce- whitewashed runway. “He didn’t go for nished, so it’s a bit greenish now.” Loriot hopes that beyond these de- mented by that commitment to breaking the obvious beauties that are standard in signs, patrons’ key takeaway will be a bet- boundaries and disrupting social norms. the fashion industry. He would go for difter understanding of Gaultier’s iconoclastic Introducing a skirt for men and re-appro- ferent body shapes, skin colors, cultures, worldview. “It’s the man and the strong so- priating the corset as outerwear bent gen- sexualities and genders. It’s a very open cial message in his work. I think it’s really der stereotypes, while featuring models vision of society. There is not only one type generous because there are no boundaries, of various ethnicities and body shapes of beauty. You should be proud of who you no taboos. It’s always a very inviting fashion brought diversity to the traditionally are.” —Jonathan Schumann universe,” heexplains. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy (@ Washington Ave), Prospect Heights, Oct 25–Feb 23. Visit brooklynmuseum.org for more info.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 HALLOWEEN DRESS REHEARSAL Pieces, 8 Christopher St (btwn Greenwich Ave/Gay St), piecesbar.com. Pieces gives you a chance to test your costume out on the masses. Vodka Stinger hosts the costume contest with a $500 cash prize. 10pm; free. CUB CAMP Eastern Bloc, 505 E Sixth St (btwn Aves A/B), easternblocnyc.com. Toronto’s Cub

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Camp returns to the East Village for another fuzzy, fun-filled night. DJ Dave Picard joins Scooter to let the fur fly. Hope you’ve been growing your beard and chest hair out, boys! 10pm; free. HALLOWEEN ROX Hardware, 697 10th Ave (btwn 47th/48th Sts), hardware-bar.com. DJ Scotty Rox’s weekly party gets a pre-Halloween twist as Pusse Couture

hosts tonight’s costume contest. With $500 at stake, we’d dress to impress. 10pm; free. RAZOR 5,000 Secret Project Robot, 389 Melrose St (btwn Knickerbocker/Irving Aves), Bushwick, secretprojectrobot.org. Horrorchata presents Bushwig from Outer Space! Merrie Cherry and Untitled Queen are your emcees for a night of out of this world performances. 9pm; $10.

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THE UNDERGROUND 49 Grove, 49 Grove St (@ Bleecker), 49grovenyc.com. Antonio Cedeno, Sasha Seven, Mark Lander and Franco DiLuzio are back with a hell of a pre-Halloween launch. DJ Jason Drazen spins for a crowd hosted by Maddelynn Hatter, Pusse Couture and Chaka Convict. 9pm–2am; free. VICTOR CALDERONE Output, 74 Wythe Ave (@ N 12th St), Williamsburg,

outputclub.com. Escape the pre-Halloween hysteria for a night of straight up dancing. Promoter Benny Soto brings super star DJ Victor Calderone to Brooklyn’s premiere mega club along with Mike Frade. 8pm; $15 in advance/$20 general admission.

A VERY SPOOKY GLASSCOCK INVASION The Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St (btwn Seventh Ave/Waverly Pl), thestonewallinnnyc.com. Crimson Kitty, Sasha Renee and Blonka Ivette join host Rebecca

MONDAY OCTOBER 28

WEEK Glasscock for a very special Halloween edition of her drag invasion. Give your costume a test run to win big during tonight’s contest. 11pm; free.

NEW

THE NY QUEER OPEN MIC BGSQD, 27 Orchard St (btwn Canal/Hester Sts), bgsqd.com. Christopher Soto hosts this new monthly reading series. Show up early to present your work in the first half of the show, then stick around for curated readings on gay bodies and the military. 7pm–9pm; free.

WHEN I KNEW

MICAH MCCAIn FOR MICAH MCCAIN, the man behind viral Beauty and the Beast parody “Bonjour, Girl!” and the upcoming cabaret Hey, Gurl!, it was one of Barbra Streisand’s iconic roles that helped him realize that special something about himself. —Hey Gurl! at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St (btwn Seventh Ave/Waverly Pl) Oct 28 at 7pm; $5 with discount code: NextMag/$10 general admission. Visit thedulpex.com for more info.

“I THINK I ALWAYS KNEW I was gay growing up, but it was in High School when it was actually solidified. My drama teacher asked me to come by the classroom after school one day, at which point he sat me down in front of the TV and said: ‘Be quiet and just watch.’ He put in a copy of Funny Girl starring Barbra Streisand. When it was over, and I was wiping tears away from my face, he asked: ‘Well?’ and I said ‘Career comes first, even when you find your Nicky Arnstein, always do a musical number on the bow of a ship whenever you get the chance and I’m gay. Got it.’”

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MONDAY OCTOBER 28

WEEK

GYM MONDAYS Gym Sportsbar, 167 Eighth Ave (btwn 18th/19th Sts), gymsportsbar.com. Monday Night Football is back, and what better place to take in the game than this gay sports bar? Happy hour kicks off at 4pm with 2-for-1 drinks until 9pm. Later, enjoy $4 Long Island Iced Teas and $3 LandShark beers while the game plays on Gym’s big screens. 4pm; free.

PLAYPEN The Cock, 39 Second Ave (btwn First/Second Sts), thecockbar.com. Shameless McGreedy hosts this night of restless youth at the East Village’s most infamous gay bar. Twentysomethings come out to play hard, stripping down to their undies for a free shot. Bring your singles for the hot young things dancing on the bar. 11pm; $5.

BINGO MONDAYS Posh, 405 W 51st St (@ Ninth Ave), poshbarnyc.com. Here’s your chance to win back all the money you spent on booze this weekend! Ginger Snapt hosts Posh’s weekly bingo game show with DJ Calvin providing the tunes. Plus, don’t sweat it if you don’t win big, because shots are just $2 and there’s free pizza at 11pm. 9pm; free.

HOT FRUIT Metropolitan, 559 Lorimer St (btwn Metropolitan Ave/Devoe St), metropolitanbarny.com. There aren’t many shows on a Monday night that are wilder than this weekly performance salon. Catch live shows from Brooklyn’s queer avant garde scene curated by David John Sokolowski. Plus, $1 PBRs all night. 10pm; free.

GAY COLLEGE TUESDAYS XL Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), xlnightclub.com. Dougie Meyer’s weekly hot body contest takes the night off as the barely legal crowd struts their stuff for this week’s pre-Halloween costume contest. Of course, there’s still going to be plenty of flesh on display as DJ Steve Sidewalk spins for this creepy college freakout. 10pm; cover varies.

looks; maybe it’s the soundtrack by resident DJ Jonjon battles and special guests. 10pm; $10.

and more. DJ Kimani G spins. 6pm–10pm; $25– $54 general admission/$76.50–$108 VIP.

ELMO EATS Elmo, 156 Seventh Ave (btwn 19th/20th Sts), elmorestaurant.com. Indulge in Chef Jesse Ford’s new spin on upscale comfort food as Elmo launches its new fall menu. Old faves like truffle fries and mac and cheese are still around, too! 8pm; free (plus cost of food).

SALIVA The Ritz, 369 W 46th St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), ritzbarandlounge.com. This is it, queens: the grand finale of October’s Our Lady of Saliva All Stars. Thorgy Thor and Asraea host this hot mess with sexy sideshows by Leo Politan and sights and sounds by DJ Goodz. 11pm; free.

WESTGAY Westway, 75 Clarkson St (btwn Washington St/West Side Hwy), westwaynyc.com. Natalia Kills, Scary Spice, Jake Shears, Lil Kim. What is it that attracts the boldface names to Frankie Sharp’s ridiculously popular Tuesday night party? Maybe it’s the go-go sluts who work the runway; maybe it’s the fierce

HALLOWEEN COSTUME BALL Vlada, 331 W 51st St (btwn Eighth/Ninth St), halloweenball2013.eventbrite.com. Drag diva Jackie Dupree hosts the new Bronx LGBTQ Center’s first annual Halloween Costume Ball. Catch performances by Eric Alán, Elissa Goldstein, Paige Turner

MUGSHOT MONDAYS The Eagle, 554 W 28th St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), eaglenyc.com. The Eagle eases you into the work week with a hell of a drink special. Do some time at Mugshot Mondays where $6 gets you a well shot and a mug of domestic draft beer to chase it with. 10pm; free.

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL The Townhouse, 236 E 58th St (btwn Second/Third Aves), townhouseny.com. Midtown East’s only gay sports bar is all about the gridiron on Monday nights this fall. Each week, the games play on the big screens in The Townhouse’s Clubroom. Root for your team with the other sports fans and if you’re feeling lucky, dip into the football pool. 7pm; free.

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG New World HOKE-US, POKE-US Barracuda, Stages, 340 W 50th St (btwn Eighth/Ninth 275 W 22nd St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), timeoutnylounge.com/sytycd. With just Aves), 212-645-8613. Dallas Dubois one more round left to go before next week’s and Tina Burner practice the black art of bitchcraft grand finale, Paige Turner’s annual drag compe- tonight as the Sanderson Sisters. Catch these two tition is getting serious! See how the queens witchy queens in their Hocus Pocus send-up, with vying for the $1,000 grand prize DJ Calvin on the decks. 11pm; free. and their very own show at New World Stages fare under the SQUIRT The Hangar, 115 scrutiny of Justin Luke and this Christopher St (btwn Hudson/ week’s celebrity guest judges. Bleeker Sts), thehangarVisit nextmagazine.com 10:30pm–12:30pm; $5. barnyc.com. Host Reese Anthony for more event listings and DJ Mando make humpday a little bit easier to get over. Enjoy $4 THE SHERRY VINE SHOW Industry, 355 W 52nd St (btwn well drinks and Buds along with music ranging Eighth/Ninth Aves), industry-bar.com. from old school house to today’s classics while dirty Sherry Vine’s very special Halloween Spectacular go-gos dance for your singles. 9pm–2am; free. is sure to be a riot. The hilarious diva has DJ Scotty Rox on the music cues, a fabulous costume conTHE MEETING 54 Below, 254 W test with a $100 first prize and a rare performance 54th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), by the legendary Lady Bunny. 11pm; free. themeetingshow.com. Justin Sayre

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TUESDAY BOOZEDAY Boiler Room, 86 E Fourth St (btwn First/Second Aves), boilerroomnyc.com. For the booze hound on a budget, this notorious East Village hangout serves up $4 well drinks and $5 drafts every Tuesday night. Mike and Josh host the shenanigans. 10pm; free.

celebrates the eve of Halloween with a tribute to your favorite sex columnist—wait, no: psycho telekinetic prom queen—Carrie. 9:30pm; $15–$25 (plus $25 drink minimum). BOTTOMS UP Sugarland, 221 N Ninth St (btwn Driggs Ave/Roebling St), Williamsburg, sugarlandnightclub.com. Merrie Cherry, Horrorchata and Lucy Balls bring the coven together to dance in their undies and stir up the cauldron. These Bitches of Eastwick celebrate Halloween at the witching hour as hosts Untitled Queen and Elizabeth James put you under their spell. 10pm; free. URBANO WEDNESDAYS Slake, 251 W 30th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), angelxevents.com. Do the hump day hump on all four of the club’s dance floors. DJs Angel X, MK, Poison Ivy, Beyond, Unknown and Mary Mac spin this bumpin’ party. 11pm; cover varies.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 31

MOP THE LOOK SPOTLIGHT

WEEK

THE PLACES TO SHOP IF YOU PLAN ON DRESSING UP AS SOME OF NEW YORK NIGHTLIFE’S DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS THIS HALLOWEEN.

ACID BETTY

SUSANNE BARTSCH

CUSTOM COUTURE • OVER-THE-TOP NEON HAIR • HOOKER BOOTS 1 Alexander-

BLACK LACE • OUTRAGEOUS MAKEUP • BLACK HAIR EXTENSIONS

aPope.com

2 Patricia Field 306 Bowery (btwn E Houston/Bleecker Sts), PatriciaField.com

3 TrannieGear.com

1 Pink Pussycat Boutique 167 W Fourth St (btwn Cornelia/Jones Sts), 212-243-3380

2 Purple Passion/DV8 211 W 20th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), purplepassion.com

FRANKIE SHARP WILD TRACK SUITS • STREET ACCESSORIES 1 Patricia Field 306 Bowery

1 Topshop 478 Broadway (btwn Broome/Grand Sts), us.topman.com

2 Fine and Dandy 445 W 49th St (btwn Ninth/10th Aves), fineanddandyshop.com

3 Moscot 69 W 14th St (@ Sixth Ave), moscot.com

2 JeremyScott.com

MATTHEW CAMP INK • JOCK • HOURS AT THE GYM 1 Ricky’s 142 Eighth Ave (@ 17th St), rickysnyc.com

2 Nasty Pig 265A W 19th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), nastypig.com

3 David Barton Gym 215 W 23rd St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), davidbartongym.com

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SUSANNE BARTSCH PHOTO: KEVIN THOMAS GARCIA; FRANKIE SHARP PHOTO: SANTIAGO FELIPE

MICHAEL MUSTO COLOR • DANDY PIECES • SIGNATURE GLASSES

(btwn E Houston/Bleecker Sts), PatriciaField.com

OCTOBER 31: HALLOWEEN PARTY ROUNDUP

BOO YORK

COSTUME CONTESTS, MURDEROUS MASQUERADES, GORY GO-GOS, DEMONIC DANCING—IT’S ALL HAPPENING ON ALL HALLOW’S EVE. GET IN WITH TRICKS AND TREATS AS GAY CHRISTMAS GOES INTO FULL EFFECT AT BARS AND PARTIES ALL OVER TOWN. R.i.t.e. Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 317 Clermont Ave (btwn Dekalb/Lafayette Aves), Clinton Hill, cherylwillruinyourlife.info. Cheryl teams up with BYT NYC for a sinister, occult-infused party with live performances by Gatekeeper and Mirror Mirror and sets by resident DJ Nick and Light Asylum’s DJ Bruno. 9pm–3am; $20.

Score Reloaded Halloween Special Rosebud Lounge, 510 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), theoutnyc.com. Jonny Mack is the guest DJ at Antonio Cedeno and Sasha Seven’s Halloween bash. 10pm; free.

Testosterone Therapy, 348 W 52nd St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), therapy-nyc.com. Guest host “Huge Heifer” wrangles the boylesque bunnies for A Night at the Playgirl Mansion. Strip down for the slutty costume contest and you could win prizes from Cocky Boys and the Pleasure Chest. 10pm; free.

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Fright Fetish Weekend Boxers HK, 742 Ninth Ave (@ 50th St), boxersnyc.com. The boys of Boxers kick off their Fright Fetish Weekend with sexy bartenders in fright masks and costumes. 4pm; free.

Queens of Horror Industry, 355 W 52nd St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), industry-bar.com. Dallas Dubois and co. take on the scream queens of classic horror flicks in a terrifyingly hilarious Halloween edition of their weekly drag revue. 11pm; free.

Dinner with the Divas: Zombie Lips, 227 E 56th St (btwn Second/Third Aves), lipsnyc.com. Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Adel, Madonna and, of course, Cher all get the celeb impersonation treatment at this dragalicious Halloween dinner party hosted by Jesse Volt. 7:30pm; free (plus food/drink minimum).

Hogwartz Rave The Paper Box, 17 Meadow St (btwn Waterbury/Bogart Sts), Bushwick, theculturewhore.com. No muggles allowed at this Harry Potter-themed queer performance happening. 10pm; $5 before 11pm/$10 general admission.

Fun House G Lounge, 225 W 19th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), glounge.com. Marti Gould Cummings hosts the costume contest with a $500 grand prize and free bottle service for the runnersup. DJ Xavier spins while Derrick Little creates creepy creatures with body paint. 8pm; free.

Faeries Xes, 157 W 24th St (btwn Sixth/Seventh Aves), xesnyc.com. Frostie Flakes sprinkles her magic dust all over Xes’ Halloween party, with DJ Calvin on the decks. 9pm; free.

Hell’s Kitchen Midtown Halloween Dance Party Posh, 405 W 51st St (btwn Ninth/10th Aves), poshbarnyc.com. Holly Dae and Jessica Payge Dae are giving away $1,000 in cash and prizes for the best costumes at their spooky soirée. Midnight; free.

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Hollyween: Night of the Living and/or Undead Eventi Hotel, 851 Sixth Ave (@ 30th St), hollyween.org. Celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz hosts Passport Magazine’s haunted Hollywoodinspired benefit for the Ali Forney Center. 7pm; $25 general admission/$75 VIP.

Lasagna Restaurant, 196 Eighth Ave (@ 20th St), lasagnarestaurant.com. Costume contest, dancing and music by DJ Susan Levine—what more could you want? 11pm; $10.

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My Chiffon is Wet: Monster High Eastern Bloc, 505 E Sixth St (btwn Aves A/B), easternblocnyc.com. DJ Paisley Dalton, Leo Gugu, Ruby Roo and Elizabeth James take you to school for their monstrous Halloween kiki. 10pm; free.

East Village Drag Explosion This N’ That, 108 N Sixth St (btwn Berry St/Wythe Ave), Williamsburg, thisnthatbrooklyn.com. Merrie Cherry hosts witchy drag shows with music by DJ Mikey Pop and a costume contest giving $100 to the winner and free Skyy vodka bottle service for second place. 10pm; free.

Heidi Klum’s Scary Dollhouse Marquee, 289 10th Ave (btwn 26th/27th St), marqueeny.com. Heidi Klum opens her 14th annual Halloween party to the public at midnight when Susanne Bartsch and Brandon Voss’s Q Thursday takes over the scary dollhouse. DJ Questlove spins. Midnight; cover varies.

Eagle Halloween Party The Eagle, 554 W 28th St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), eaglenyc.com. DJs Damian and Nikko spin and the costume contest finds a $1,000 grand prize winner. 9pm; free before 10pm/$10 general admission.

Star Search Halloween Edition Barracuda, 275 W 22nd St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), 212-645-8613. Tina Burner scares up some scary Marys for the Halloween edition of her weekly show, with special guest queens and dreamy DJ Scott Jones. 11pm; free.

Fire in the Hole-oween Nowhere, 322 E 14th St (btwn First/Second Aves), nowherebarnyc.com. Special guest DJ Brett Booth joins Sean McMahill for a Halloween edition of this monthly party featuring a ginger-themed costume contest and boylesque by Matt Knife. 8pm; free.

Haus of Monster The Monster, 80 Grove St (@ Seventh Ave), manhattan-monster.com. A killer costume wins you free champagne! 7pm; $10.

Halloween Party The Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St (btwn Seventh Ave South/Waverly Pl), thestonewallinnnyc.com. Logan Hardcore hosts this party with $100 going to the ’mo with the best costume. 7pm; $5.

Halloween Bxxch Bash Pounds & Ounces, 160 Eighth Ave (@ 18th St), poundsandouncesnyc.com. $25 gets you two cocktails and a raffle ticket for a chance to see Britney’s upcoming Vegas show. A portion of the night’s proceeds benefit UNICEF. 9pm; free.

Chelsea

West Village Prom Night: A Night to Dismember Rockbar, 185 Christopher St (@ Weehawken St), rockbarnyc.com. DJ Chauncey D spins, Misty Meaner and Beardonna are your prom king and queen, and at midnight someone gets doused with pig’s blood! 8pm–2am; free.

Pieces, 8 Christopher St (btwn Greenwich Ave/Gay St), piecesbar.com. Stop by before, during and after the parade to keep yourself nice and liquored up. 5pm; $7.

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FRIDAY

NOVEMBER 1

BASURA Atlas Social Club, 753 Ninth Ave (btwn 50th/51st Sts), atlassocialclub.com. Scissor Sisters tour DJ Sammy Jo cranks up the volume at Benjamin Maisani, Josh Wood and co.’s new Hell’s Kitchen hot spot. 10pm; free. PHOENIX FRIDAYS Phoenix, 447 E 13th St (btwn First/Second Ave), phoenixbarnyc.com. Michael Cohen and co. continue to pack the boys into this East Village stalwart every Friday night. Cute boys crowd the dance floor, so get there early, cause there’s almost always a line down the block for this party. 10pm; free. HUNG FRIDAYS G Lounge, 225 W 19th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), glounge.com. Host Yusef X has a hell of a party in store for you on Friday nights. DJ Danny Nunez pumps out the jams as sexy go-go boys dance on the bar. Judg-

ing from the party’s name, you’ll want to bring some singles to tip these guys. 10pm; free. IT’S FUCKIN’ FRIDAY Fairytail Lounge, 500 W 48th St (@ Tenth Ave), facebook.com/fairytaillounge. Joey Israel and Cazwell make fairytales come true—the ones about hot go-go boys shaking their asses that is. Best of all, shots are free at midnight and 1am. 10pm; free. THE BIRTHING OF ENID ELLEN La Mama E.T.C., 74A E Fourth St (btwn Second Ave/Bowery), lamama.org. Performer David Mramor and pianist Greg Potter take the stage, channeling Mother Nature in this avant garde origin story. 10pm; $15. MIKE ALBO: THE JUNKET Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St (btwn Delancey/Rivington

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2

MANSTER The Monster, 80 Grove St (@ Seventh Ave), manhattan-monster.com. The basement of this West Village institution is pumping every Saturday night. Sir Honey Davenport ushers the boys in for host Mitch Ferrino’s man-sized party. DJs Johnny Dynell and T-Boy hold it down for the crowd on the dance floor. 10pm; free with password before 1am/$8 general admission.

get Dallas, Debbie does downtown! Michael Cohen’s lures the boys south of Houston for a wild night of dancing with special guest DJs and glamorous hosts each week. 10pm; free.

GAYS GONE WILD Therapy, 348 W 52nd St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), therapy-nyc.com. Sex bomb DJ Scott Jones drives the gays wild at Therapy on Saturday nights—and not just with his music! Grab a drink and scope out the scene at this Hell’s Kitchen favorite. 10pm; free.

BUSHWIG: TEARS OF A CLOWN Secret Project Robot, 389 Melrose St (btwn Knickerbocker/Irving Aves), Bushwick, bushwig.com. The House of Bushwig presents this Day of the Dead freak show. Eight of Brooklyn’s fiercest and freakiest drag performers and artists take the stage as DJs Trey LaTrash and Cartel spin. We hear these shows are not for the faint of heart! You’ve been warned. 9pm–5am; $5 in costume/$10 general admission.

DOWNTOWN DEBBIE Lair, 201 Lafayette St (btwn Broome/Kenmare Sts), lairnyc.com. For-

JESSIE WARE LIVE Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave (btwn Leonard/Eckford Sts), Greenpoint,

WEEK Sts), dixonplace.org. Mike Albo became the scapegoat of swag culture when the New York Times kicked him to the curb for going on a swanky press trip. Now the performer and writer spills the behind-the-scenes dirt in the premiere of his new one-man-show based on his novella of the same name. 7:30pm; $15 advance/$20 general admission. SKIP ENDER’S GAME Bar-tini Ultra Lounge, 642 10 Ave (btwn 45th/46th Sts), bar-tiniultralounge.com. The gays of Geeks Out have it in for the big screen adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game! If you’re as peeved as they are by the notoriously homophobic sci-fi author skip the film’s premiere and relive the wild glory that is The Fifth Element at tonight’s special screening. All proceeds from the door go to the Tyler Clementi Foundation. 7pm–10pm; $10.

jessieware.com. The British singer-songwriter blends down tempo R&B with ultra-modern electronica at the first of two New York dates on her current U.S. tour. Don’t miss Jessie Ware performing cuts from her debut album Devotion, including her first U.S. single “Wildest Moments.” 7pm; $29.50 in advance/$35 general admission. HOT ROD TO HELL Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St (btwn Delancey/Rivington Sts), dixonplace.org. Take a vicarious joy ride through gay New York’s seedy pre-AIDS history via the writing of former hustler Roy Garrett. Downtown luminaries like Casey Spooner, Mike Albo, Brian Kenny, Scooter LaForge and Max Steele read selections from his memoir, Hot Rod to Hell, with original music by Lorant Duzgun. 10pm; $12 in advance/$15 general admission.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 VANDAM Greenhouse, 150 Varick St (@ Vandam St), susannebartsch.com. Susanne Bartsch’s long-running Sunday night soirée is a great place to get one last night out of your Halloween finery, cause these creatures of the night turn these looks every week! DJ Johnny Dynell spins on the glittering main floor while underground DJs like Michael Magnan and Will Automagic pump nü disco downstairs. 10pm; free. BALLS TO THE WALL BINGO Pieces, 8 Christopher St (btwn Greenwich Ave/Gay St), piecesbar.com. Forget the church basement! Get your bingo fix at the corner of Christopher and Gay courtesy of Pieces. The hilarious Vodka Stinger hosts, pulling the balls and recapping the week’s crazy current events. Get your drink on

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with Liquid Brunch margaritas, mimosas and Bloody Marys for just $3 and Long Island Iced Teas for $5 until 8pm. 5pm–8pm; free.

other planets through new songs and reinterpretations of old faves in this new show. 5:30pm; $10 for seniors and students/$15 general admission.

TRUTH OR DARE KARAOKE Xes, 157 W 24th St (btwn Sixth/Seventh Aves), xesnyc.com. This isn’t your momma’s karaoke! Host Frostie Flakes gives Xes’ long-running karaoke night a new spin with wild dares, prizes and DJ Brian Kalinowski. 10pm; free.

SUNDAY Boots & Saddle, 76 Christopher St (btwn Seventh Ave S/Bleecker St), bootsandsaddlenyc.com. Sunday’s a drag, especially when there are queens involved. FiFi DuBois starts the shows off at 3pm at this drag destination and at 5:30pm CoCo DeBall takes over. 3pm; free.

BODYHIGH: ALIEN AFTERLIFE La Mama E.T.C., 74A E Fourth St (btwn Second Ave/Bowery), lamama.org. This year’s Queer New York International Arts Festival continues with a performance by BodyHigh. The queer psychedelic electro duo explore concepts of life and death on

SUNDAY FOOTBALL Gym Sportsbar, 167 Eighth Ave (btwn 18th/19th Sts), gymsportsbar.com. Catch the $3 beer blast from 1pm–9pm while rooting for your team either upstairs or in the lower level Locker Room. Then starting at 9pm, well drinks are just $3. 1pm; free.

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Katy Perry

RATING KEY:

ONE ROAR

The Right Track Delivering a Double Rainbow By Keo Nozari

aty Perry does the seemingly impossible with her new album Prism—she delivers a “Double Rainbow”! Literally, it’s one of the tracks on the disc. It’s a follow-up album as good as her previous effort, Teenage Dream. That disc’s history-making five Number One Billboard Hot 100 singles seemed an impossible task to repeat. But damn if she didn’t make an album just as chockfull of colorful hits. Since the first single “Roar”pounced to Number One, how much do the tracks roar on Prism by comparison? Here, we rate them. NEXTMAGAZINE.COM

“Unconditionally”

This epic power ballad focuses on learning how to love someone, you guessed it, unconditionally.

“Dark Horse” feat. Juicy J

Perry gallops gallantly into this trap music-infused track. Juicy J’s rap verse, however, is more weak mule than stallion.

3½

It’s a loud roar for self-empowerment, a theme that dips its paws in throughout the album.

4/5

“This is How We Do”

“Legendary Lovers”

5/5

“International Smile”

Katy’s good friend DJ Mia Moretti wrote this song for her. We’d say it’s smile-worthy.

“Birthday”

This is sublime, feel-good pop at its best! It’s like “Teenage Dream” went to the funk-disco. Clever sexual innuendos with cake, gifts and one choice bridge line: “So let me get you in your birthday suit/ It’s time to bring out the big… balloons!”

5/5

3/5

“Double Rainbow”

Pure poetry! What’s extra impressive about this shimmering album highlight—which Perry co-wrote with Sia—is that it’s the first time an artist doesn’t sound like they are just doing an impersonation of Sia. Perry owns the vocals. The combination of the impeccable songwriting, Perry’s perfectly restrained, vulnerable delivery and Greg Kurstin’s production is breathtaking.

5/5

“By The Grace of God”

Deeply personal, “By The Grace of God” is a beautiful account of her struggles and a tribute to those who’ve helped her.

4/5

“Ghost”

One of several tracks that seem to reference experiences with ex Russell Brand, this track is good, but others are better.

3/5

Definitely one for the gay boys! A ’90s house-disco tribute to CeCe Peniston and early, C&C Music-produced Mariah Carey, “Walking on Air” is inspired by the roller stackers at the skate circle in Central Park.

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Again, a great message: learning to be present in the moment.

3/5

“Walking on Air”

4/5

“This Moment”

The sequel to “Last Friday Night” is a head-bopping, bottle-popping celebratory track produced by Klas Åhlund (a.k.a. Robyn) and Max Martin.

“Lovers” is an epic ballad that alternates between a whole slew of divergent influences over a driving beat.

5/5

“Roar”

4/5

MUSIC

Bottom Line: Perry shows definite growth and maturity without sacrificing her bubbly, fun nature. Prism is refreshingly positive and uplifting and also imbued with colorful variety: a pitch-perfect follow-up to Teenage Dream. N

“Love Me”

“Love Me” actually isn’t an ode to another person—it’s a touching tribute to loving yourself.

4/5

OVERALL RATING: 4/5

The Whole Package By David Perry

BROUGHTTOABOIL AFTER BARILLA LEARNED MARKETING 101 THE HARD WAY, WE’VE FOUND SOME GAY-FRIENDLY PASTA YOU CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT CHEATING ON YOUR NO-CARB DIET WITH. here’s something about self-destruction that makes us want to watch. You know the kind: Titanic, Lindsay Lohan and, most recently, Barilla Pasta. When Barilla CEO Guido Barilla announced that his company would never make commercials featuring same-sex couples and “if gays don’t like that, they will eat someone else’s pasta,” guess what? We did—and we were followed by a legion of allies. The media had a field day and other pasta companies positively flipped: not only did Barilla alienate a fan base (check out Instagram for all the people throwing out their pasta), the man gave his competition an easy way to gain a leg up. Taking to the Internet with Facebook memes, Buitoni proclaimed “Pasta for all!” with some cunning gay-friendly tortellini imagery; Garofalo proclaimed, “We don’t care how you do it, so long as you do it al dente!” Long-time gay-ally Bertolli mixed and matched its pastas into couples of all sorts. “We just wanted to spread the news that Bertolli welcomes everyone, especially those with an empty stomach,” a company rep told AdWeek Magazine. In the hours that followed Barilla’s misguided statement, San Remo, Kraft, Pappardelle’s, Brooklyn-based Sfoglini, and—noodles not being solely an Italian invention—even Asian producers like Wanchai Ferry Wontons publicly hopped on the pro-gay bandwagon. To really put the nail in Guido’s coffin, the Human Rights Campaign quickly posted a list of pasta makers and brands, including Market Pantry, Chef Boyardee, DeBoles and Rosetto that score 90 or above on the HRC Corporate Equality Index. “The CEI is a transparent, objective assessment of LGBT policies and practices among the largest businesses in the US,” Liz Cooper, HRC Manager of Corporate Programs, Workplace Project, says. “Any brands from these highly-rated companies could qualify as LGBT-friendly based on our criteria and by purchasing from them as opposed to brands like Barilla, consumers can support those companies that support equality.” Alessandro Zan, a gay member of the Italian Parliament, tweeted, “You can’t mess around with consumers, including gay ones.” Aurelio Mancuso, head of Italian gay rights group Equality Italia, added, “We accept the invitation from the Barilla owner to not eat his pasta.” And Guido? Amazingly, as he contends with proliferating boycotts and his American subsidiary puts out fires, every time he opens his mouth, it just gets better. He tried to clarify, and “highlight the central role of the woman in the family,” a statement critics took to mean that women’s “central role” was in the kitchen cooking up pasta. He just recently issued a carefully worded apology on all counts. Looks like he’s eating his words. Too bad no one’s eating his pasta. N

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Chita Rivera in Chita: A Lengendary Celebration

PHOTO: DANIEL ROBERTS

Curtain Up Chita: A Legendary Celebration The Model Apartment

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Romeo and Juliet By David Hurst o prove showbiz has no limits when it comes to age, Chita Rivera threw herself an 80th birthday party, Chita: A Legendary Celebration, as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on October 7. Looking, sounding and dancing like $10 million dollars, Rivera dazzled the audience with a sleek nightclub act that touched on all her famous musical theater roles: Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, Charity in Sweet Charity, Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman and Velma in Chicago, just to name a few. Filled with sparkling patter, sexy backup boys, notable guest stars (Tommy Tune and Ben Vereen) and the legend herself, Chita: A Legendary Celebration entered the pantheon of unforgettable, one-in-a-lifetime nights! Where to begin to talk about Donald Margulies’ provocative play from the early 1980s, The Model Apartment? Joe Papp at The Public originally optioned the play, but nothing happened. Then Circle Rep was going to do it—and again, nothing. Finally it was staged in 1988 in Los Angeles, but Margulies had his arm twisted to change the ending, which bothered him. Finally, Primary Stages staged it in New York in 1995, the reviews were ecstatic and Margulies won an Obie Award. But the actor playing the father left the production the day after the reviews came out, dooming The Model Apartment to an aborted run and, perhaps, theatrical legend. Well, I missed the 1995 production, but I still don’t feel I’ve really seen Margulies’ play because the Primary Stages current revival is so badly cast, acted and directed that it’s almost

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impossible to evaluate it. (And, yes, I realize I’m distinctly in the minority on this one, but I’ve never been afraid to tell the Emperor when he’s naked!) Both a soul-crushing examination of a dysfunctional family with an obese, mentally unstable daughter who terrorizes her parents and an allegorical metaphor for the horrors of the holocaust and dealing with the guilt of surviving it, The Model Apartment is a devastating piece of writing. But you need actors who bring realism and authenticity to their roles or it falls flat. As the Jewish couple Max and Lola, Mark Blum and Kathryn Grody are dreadful. As Max and Lola’s demonic daughter Debby, Diane Davis flails around “acting” with broad strokes but no soul. As Debby’s boyfriend, Neil, the less said about Hubert Point-Du Jour the better. In New York there’s no excuse for bad casting, but that’s the overriding problem with director Evan Cabnet’s lackluster production of this play. It’s beautifully designed and the actors go through the motions, but The Model Apartment deserves more if it’s to resonate and pierce the heart as it should. I never dreamed that the Classic Stage Company’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet could be worse than the current Broadway incarnation, but I was sadly mistaken. Director Tea Alagic has driven her production off the cliff at CSC with terrible casting, ridiculous editing, stupefying costumes, non-existent design and mind-numbing staging. If you like lots of shouting and over-acting you’ll thrill to Julian Cihi’s Romeo, Elizabeth Olsen’s Juliet and, in particular, T.R. Knight’s misguided Mercutio. Other than the chiseled bodies of Dion Mucciacito’s Tybalt and Stan Demidoff’s Paris, the only other things to come out of Alagic’s Romeo and Juliet unscathed are Daphne Rubin-Vega’s crazy-ass, Latin-infused Nurse (which doesn’t work but is intermittently amusing) and Daniel Davis’s clear-eyed, well-spoken Friar Laurence. When Davis is on stage, you feel the audience collectively give thanks for someone who understands what Shakespeare is all about. N The Model Apartment plays through November 1 at Primary Stages (59 E 59th St, PrimaryStages.org). Romeo and Juliet plays through November 10 at Classic Stage Co. (136 E 13th St, ClassicStage.org).

CONTROVERSIAL LOVE Léa Seydoux and Adéle Exarchopoulos in Blue is the Warmest Color

Reel Love Blue is the Warmest Color Time Investment: 179 min. Return on Investment: 170 min. t’s tempting to celebrate the downfall of a gay-for-pay project like Blue is the Warmest Color (Sundance Selects). The French film from director Abdellatif Kechiche surprised everyone when it won the Palme d’Or and the Best Actress award (for both its stars, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos) at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival—but then criticism took a sharply negative turn. First, the author of the graphic novel on which the lesbian love story is based, Julie Maroh, criticized the film’s gratuitous sex scenes for lacking lesbian input. (The director and the stars are all straight.) A short time later, both actresses said they would never work with Kechiche again. Eventually Kechiche himself told a French magazine the film shouldn’t be released, saying “It has been soiled too much.” All this drama is a shame because, truth be told, Blue is the Warmest is a masterpiece. Kechiche has taken Maroh’s tale of all-consuming first love and made it universal. We watch Adèle (Exarchopoulos) transform from innocent child to mature young woman, experiencing the mystery, magic, excitement and heartbreak of coming of age as if it were our own. Kechiche nails the fantastical journey that is young love and, more importantly, how we fantasize about that love in hindsight. Sure, the graphic sex is romanticized, but—instead of the confusing mess of limbs it most likely was—isn’t that how we’d rather remember our own first time? —Benjamin Solomon

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I Am Divine Time Investment: 90 min. Return on Investment: 80 min. efore Jackie Beat, Lady Bunny or even the reigning queen of drag, RuPaul, there was Divine, the fat best friend of John Waters who turned his love of bad movies and outrageous personality into something that would capture the world. Documentarian Jeffrey Schwarz (Vito) showcases Divine’s legacy in his new film I Am Divine (Automat Pictures) using a wonderful collection of childhood photos, early clips and scenes from her most infamous films, including Mondo Trasho, Polyester and, of course, Pink Flamingos. Born Harris Glenn Milstead, Divine was a member of Water’s Dreamland Studio and starred in the group’s earliest work, an attempt to celebrate their love of outrageous cinema icons like Elizabeth Taylor while pushing the boundaries of artistic taste. A punk long before it was

cool, Milstead’s character soon overtook his real identity and he brought Divine to the world through Waters’ signature brand of midnight theater. I Am Divine isn’t the first attempt to capture Divine’s life on film, but Schwarz does a fantastic job of corralling interviews from seemingly everyone in Divine’s life, from Mink Stole and the rest of Dreamland ranting about their acidheavy early days to Ricky Lake reminiscing about their work on Divine’s biggest and last major role, Hairspray. (Divine died in 1988 from an enlarged heart.) And most touchingly, Schwarz talks to Divine’s mother Frances, a woman Divine didn’t have a relationship with for most of her life. Most touchingly, she shares her joys at seeing her son become a star. It’s a beautiful coda to the tale of a man who turned his insecurities into an outrageous personality and forced the world (or at least the people who saw her films) to look at life beyond gender norms. —BS

FEMALE TROUBLE Divine in I Am Divine

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Eats

Juni 12 E 31st St (btwn Fifth/Madison Aves)

212-995-8599 JuniNYC.com

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By Peter Sherwood ven though we were only in the East 30s when we went to Juni, we could have sworn the cab driver took a wrong turn and dropped us off somewhere else. Juni is an immediately soothing, refined, palely considered salon, perhaps not as hip as the neighboring Breslin or as gorgeously grandiose as the NoMad Hotel, but we felt like we’d been transported to the intimate social atmospheres that were once found at Lutèce or La Côte Basque in days past. Executive chef Shaun Hergatt hails from Australia and his revolving seasonal menu is unassuming, elegant and precise, displaying a keen sense of culinary artistry—and the place has only been open for a little over two months! My two companions and I eagerly launched into the personally customized six-course menu (and we shared each other’s orders too). A black tea and lavender cocktail seemed such a bizarre

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conglomeration at first that I had to try it. Somehow, splashes of rye, artichoke liqueur, scotch, a black-tea-infused aperitivo and lavender syrup worked together marvelously. My fella readily rode the Sidecar with cognac, juice from McIntosh apples and a fine lace of honey. The fragrant amusebouche trio was a delight, featuring a petite carrot tuile with a dot of goat cheese, root vegetable tapioca with parsley oil, and thinly sliced mushrooms with summer truffle vinaigrette. Even the crusty, warm table bread was fantastic, served with an herbed green olive oil tapenade. “Pearls” of rooty kohlrabi and butternut squash served with kingfish were quickly outdone by Hudson Valley foie gras over a Granny Smith apple purée, apple gel and a sassy apple relish. The accompanying miniature pot filled with steaming brioche was charming and perfect to swab the plate with. Tuscan kale soup was rich and earthy, outfitted with sprouted

lentils and simmered pork neck. Creamy black salsify stuffed into gentle blankets of agnolotti made us weep delicious tears. Moving toward mains, we picked a perfect pairing with a Pouilly-Fuissé that had touches of apples and honey and even traces of lemon. Black bass, featuring a fascinating latticework on the grilled skin, was graced by leaves of purslane, little leaning towers of flourless gnocchi and a truffle sabayon sauce. Atlantic salmon was enlivened by sharp fennel, a lemon yogurt cotta and watermelon radish chips. Duck lightly bathed in an anise-hyssop emulsion, flattered by small “cannons” of candy beets. Veal tenderloin was delicately flavored but found balanced depth with accompanying quinoa, burdock root, hon shimeji mushrooms and a trickle of mushroom sauce, poured at the table. By dessert, we went for a few batches of nosey, satisfying Hudson Baby bourbon. Between sips, we tried homey,

roasted Fuji apples with a touch of maple syrup and smoked mascarpone. Spongy chocolate prepared with a sweet potato purée and a bit of bay leaves left a nice touch, and taste. Sweet corn was tied up with a ribbon of tarragon lime gel and salty cheddar crisps. N

PRICES: Four course: $90; six course: $120; 10 course: $180; Alcohol: wine, beer, full bar, specialty cocktails

SHORT ORDER: A spectacular seasonal menu in a soothing, intimate setting.

PETER’S PICKS: foie gras with warm brioche; kale soup; salsify agnolotti; sumptuous duck

PETER’S PANS: Where was the bed in which we might stay and continue to sup overnight?

Happy Hour M-F 4-6 pm

Brunch Sat/Sun: 10:30am-4pm

212-247-8018 667 9th Ave. (46/47th St.)

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Hells Kitchen’s Italian-American Fare

Brunch Sat & Sun 11:30am - 4pm Dinner & Late Night Menu 765 Ninth Ave. (51/52 Sts.) 212-397-2377 www.stecchinonyc.com

CHELSEA GRILL Of Hell’s Kitchen

Brunch 7 Days a Week!

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Bottom’s Up! Start preparing this a week before serving, as they do at

Hospoda—then get all weak…in the knees!

Ingredients: 2 oz gin ¾ oz honey infused with fresh lavender and sage ½ oz fresh lime juice Sprig of fresh rosemary to garnish

Directions: 1. Add herbs to the honey to taste and let steep for a week. 2. Add the gin, honey and fresh lime juice to an ice-filled shaker. 3. Shake briskly and strain into a martini glass. 4. Garnish with a stiff sprig of rosemary and enjoy!

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PARTIES GAY & STRAIGHT LADIES LOvIN’ LADIES 18+

NEW>>> (SUN) THE UNDERGROUND @ 49 Grove, 49 Grove St (Bleecker St), 49grovenyc.com— Antonio Cedeno, Sasha Seven, Mark Lander and Franco DiLuzio host rotating DJs and special guests. 9pm–2am; free.

ENDED>>> (SAT) ROCKIT @ AM Studio (TUE) ON TOP @ Le Bain

CHELSEA BARS>>> BARRACUDA 275 W 22nd St (Eighth) 212-645-8613— This Chelsea mainstay is Eighth Avenue’s gay epicenter, with shows almost nightly. 4pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 4pm–9pm (FRI) DJ Corey Tut w/ Brenda Black. 10pm. (SAT) Meat. DJ Scott James. 11pm. (SUN) Just The Tip w/ Pixie Aventura, Holly Dae & DJ David Serrano. 11pm; free. (MON) Bob Blows Up w/ Bob The Drag Queen. 11pm; free. (TUE) Casting Couch w/ Marti Gould Cummings. 10pm (WED) Dallas DuBois and Tina Burner w/ DJ Scotty Rox. 11:30pm; free. (THU) Star Search with Tina Burner. Guest performances. 11pm; free. BOXERS 37 W 20th St (Fifth/Sixth), 212255-5082; boxersnyc.com— Gay sports bar with brick-oven pizza, elbow room and hot athletic supporters. Mon-Wed 4pm2am, Thr-Fri 4pm-4am, Sat 1pm-4am, Sun 1pm-2am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 4pm– 9pm Mon–Fri. (FRI) Shot specials 9:30pm-close. DJ 5ive, 10pm; free. (SAT) Boxers Bash. Beer pong tournament, 5pm–9pm; DJ Even Christian at 10pm. (SUN) Boxers Beer Blast. Free pool all day. $15 pitchers of Coors Light. (MON-WED) Overtime Happy Hour. 2-for-1 drinks starting at 11pm. (THU) Absolut Thursdays. $6 Absolut drinks. 9pm–close. THE EAGLE 554 W 28th St (10th/11th), 646-473-1866, eaglenyc.com— Two levels w/roof deck welcome leather lovers, bears and fetish freaks. Mon–Sat 10pm–4am, Sun 4pm–4am. (FRI) DJ Reed spins. (FRI, 3RD) Pup Night. CB Kirby hosts. (SAT) DJ Rob spins. (SUN) Blast Off! Beer Blast $3 domestic

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drafts, $4 bottles, Jäger/Cuervo shots. On the roofdeck in the warm-weather months. 5pm–midnight; free. DJ Paul Ferrer. (MON) Mugshot Mondays. $6 well shot/domestic combo. 10pm; free. (TUE) Smokin Tuesday. Cigars, pipes and drink specials. Monthly during winter months. 8pm; free. (WED) Jockstrap Wednesdays with DJ Mirch. $3 Jäger shots and Bud. 10pm; free. (THU) Code with DJ Grimes. $4 Bud Lights. Fetish dress required.10pm; free.

EAST OF EIGHTH 254 W 23rd St (Seventh/Eighth), 212-352-0075, eastofeighthny.com— Cheers-like bar inside the gay-friendly restaurant. No cover. (HAPPY HOUR) $4 well drinks and draft beer. 4pm–7pm and 10pm–Midnight. G LOUNGE 225 W 19th St (Seventh/Eighth) 212-929-1085, glounge.com— This round lounge is packed with gym dandies, Latino lotharios and cute Chelsea boys. 4pm–4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks, 4pm– 9pm. (FRI) Hung w/ host Yusef X and rotating DJs and well endowed go-gos. 10pm; free. (SAT) OMG w/ hosts Matthew Ballew and Daniel Thomas. 10pm; free. (SUN) Küte. Alternating DJs Scotty Rox and Xavier. 9pm–2am; free. (WED) Gruff. Pete Forjohn hosts a scruffy crowd. 6pm–2am; free. (THU) Paradiso. Brazilian/Latin-infused night w/ guest DJs. 10pm; free.

GYM SPORTSBAR 167 Eighth Ave (18th/19th), gymsportsbar.com, 212-3372439— Gay sports bar with two floors of jocks, flatscreens and tasty fare. Mon–Thu 4pm–2am, Fri 4pm–4am, Sat 1pm–4am, Sun 1pm–2am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Mon–Fri 2-for-1 drinks 4pm–9pm (FRI) DJ Smokey, $6 Skyy Vodka drinks, and the Locker Room is open. 9pm. (SAT) $3 beer blast, 1pm–9pm. $6 Skyy vodka, DJ Dr. Brooks, 9pm. (SUN) $3 beer blast, 1pm–9pm. $3 well drinks, 9pm. (MON) $4 LI Iced Teas, $3 Landshark Beer, 9pm. (TUE) $4 Coronas and margaritas. (WED) $2.50 Bud, Bud Light, Landshark bottles, 9pm. (THU) $6 Absolut drinks, $3 Miller 64, 9pm. SECRET 525 W 29th St (10th/11th), 212-268-5580— Black and Latino hotties lounge on velvet banquettes at this far West Chelsea lounge. Fris–Sats only. (FRI) After Work Fridays. Charles Jackson, Frankie Paradise host. 6pm–11pm; $5 until 7pm/$10 general admission. (SAT) Hip-hop DJs and male and female dancers. $5 shots and drinks. 10pm; $5 before midnight/$10. (WED) Clubhouse. DJs Frankie Paradise and Tony Cortez spin house & classic. 10pm; $5 til midnight/$10 general admission. XES 157 W 24th St (Sixth/Seventh) 212604-0212, xesnyc.com— Cute Chelsea boys and sporty types chill in the lounge in-

side and the smoking patio in back. Wed– Sun 4pm–4am, Mon–Tue 4pm–2am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks weekdays 4pm–9pm; (FRI) BPM w/ DJ Jay Brancato, shot specials. 9pm. (SAT) Strobe. 2-for-1 well, beer and wine midnight–1am. 9pm. (SUN) Truth or Dare Karaoke w/ Frostie Flakes and DJ Brian Kalinowski. 10pm. (MON) #Gypsies. Chelsea Piers and Nomi Sas host. $3 beers, free pizza. 10:30pm. (TUE) The Paige Turner Show. Shot specials, games, performances and video. 10:30pm. (WED) Humpday Karaoke w/host Nicholas Park and DJ Jay Brancato. 10pm. (THU) Top Pop w/ DJ Calvin (pop). 8pm.

(MON) 2-for-1 entrees (TUE) Five beers for $20 (WED) Seduction. Three shots for $10 (THU) AfterEffect Reloaded. Happy Hour party w/half-price drinks. 5:30pm–11pm

THE DUPLEX 61 Christopher St (Seventh), 212-255-5438, theduplex.com— Two-level piano bar trills with cute actors, cabaret gals and old-fashioned showtune queens. 4pm–4am. (HAPPY HOUR) $3 beers, $4 wines and wells 4pm–8pm Mon-Fri (FRI) Mostly Sondheim w/Emily McNamara, Ben Cameron and pianist Brian Nash. 11:30pm; two-drink minimum.

THE HANGAR 115 Christopher St

CLUBS>>> CLUB 20 20 W 20th St (Fifth/Sixth), 212-633-0934— (SUN) Male dancers w/champagne rooms and table-dancing. 2-for-1 Happy Hour 5pm–7pm. 5pm–1am; cover varies. MARQUEE 289 10th Ave (btwn 26th/27th Sts), fvevents.com— (THU) Q Thursdays. Brandon Voss and BoiParty join Susanne Bartsch’s art house party. 10pm, free.

WEST vILLAGE

(Hudson/Bleecker), 212-627-2044, thehangarbarnyc.com— No-frills bar appealing to bearded blue-jean guys. Mon–Sats 3pm–4am, Sun 1pm–4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 3pm– 9pm Mon–Wed and Fri, 3pm–1am Tue, 3pm–10pm Thu. (FRI) DJ Jimmy. Go-go boys 10:30pm–1:30am. (SAT) DJ Gene. Go-go boys 10:30pm–1:30am. (SUN) DJ Kindbud. Go-go boys 7pm–10pm. $3.50 Buds, $4 vodka and margaritas. 5–10pm; free. (TUE) DJ Gene (Top 40) 2-for-1 drinks till 1am. (WED) Squirt. DJ Mondo, go-go boys. 9pm.

BARS>>> BOOTS & SADDLE 76 Christopher St (7th/Bleecker), bootsnsaddlenyc.com, 212633-1986— This old-school Christopher Street mainstay welcomes a casual crowd. Go-gos after 7pm. Noon–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) $3 beer and well drinks 2pm–8pm; $3 Pabst all day. (FRI) Yuhua Hamasaki Show (SAT) Strip Search w/Victoria Chase (SUN) Karaoke w/Victoria Chase (MON) Holly Dae. (TUE) Sugga Pie Koko. (WED) Karaoke w/Victoria Chase (THU) The Lady B.L.U.E. Show.

CUBBYHOLE 281 W 12th St (Fourth), 212-243-9041, cubbyholebar.com— This low-frills nabe bar is equally popular with fags and dykes. Mon–Fri 4pm–2am and Sat–Sun 2pm–4am. (HAPPY HOUR) Half-price drinks 4pm– 7pm Mon–Sat. (SUN) $3 mimosa and bloody marys, $2.50 Bud Light and Miller Lite, 2pm–9pm. (MON) $3 drinks 7pm–midnight. (WED) $3 drinks 7pm–midnight. (THU) $3 drinks 7pm–midnight.

DESIRE LOUNGE 45 W 8th St (Fifth/Sixth), 646-454-9950, desirebarny.com— At this NYU neighbor, the cocktails as refined as the decor. (HAPPY HOUR) $6 wells 3pm–11pm. (SUN) B-Side Sundays. DJs play funk, neo-soul, alternative. Half-price drinks and rum-punch specials.

JULIUS 159 W 10th St (Waverly Pl), 212243-1928— Come for the friendly locals, stay for the mouthwatering burgers and an eclectic jukebox at New York’s oldest gay bar. 11am–4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm–9pm $3 wells, domestics, wines (THU, FIRST) Stache Bash. Robert Valin presents DJ Chauncey D, mustache contest and go-go boys. 10pm; free. (THU, LAST) Mattachine with P.J. DeBoy. DJs John Cameron Mitchell and Amber Martin (vintage, vinyl). 9pm.

THE LGBT CENTER, 208 W 13th St (Seventh/Greenwich), 212-620-7310, gaycenter.org— New York’s headquarters for all things gay, including meetings, clubs, mixers, talks and dances. (SAT, 2ND/4TH) Dance:208 by Joe Fiore. Guest DJs. 9pm–1am; $6 members/$10 general admission.

MARIE’S CRISIS 59 Grove St (Seventh/Bleecker), 212-243-9323— Camaraderie and B’way sing-alongs abound in this historic piano bar. 4am–4pm daily. Free.

THE MONSTER 80 Grove St (Seventh), manhattan-monster.com, 212-924-3558— This old-school staple sparkles with loyal locals singing showtunes upstairs and drag shows, go-gos and dancing below. Mon–Fri 4pm–4am, Sat–Sun 2pm–4am. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm–9pm Mon–Fri, 2pm–9pm Sats

PIECES 8 Christopher St (Gay/Greenwich), piecesbar.com, 212-929-9291— NYU gays rally amid the streamers for live shows and karaoke. 2pm–4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2pm–8pm $3 domestics and wells. (FRI, 2ND) Underwear party w/DJ Kevin B. Free drink with clothes check. (SAT, SUN, MON) Liquid Brunch. $4 Long Islands and $3 margaritas, kir royals, Bloody Marys and mimosas. 2pm–8pm. (SAT) Guest DJs. Theme parties. $1 shotboy shots. (SAT, 1ST) Get Your Mess On! Fire Islandthemed dance party w/DJ Mike Borowski. 10pm, free (SAT, 3RD) Karaoke. 8:30pm. (SUN) Balls to the Wall Bingo with Vodka Stinger. 5pm. (MON) B-Movie Monday. Popcorn and classic movies w/ Vodka Stinger. 8:30pm. (MON, 3RD) Too Ugly For TV. Videos with Vodka Stinger and Tony B. 8pm. (TUE) Karaoke w/ Dominic and Chad. 8:30pm. (WED) The Big Broadway Clip Show. Vodka Stinger VJs Broadway clips. 11pm. (WED, 2ND/4TH) ’80s Disco Happy Hour. DJ Mike Borowski spins retro gold. 5pm–8pm; free. (THU) Beer Pong and videos w/ DJ OhRicky. 8pm. ROCKBAR 185 Christopher St (Weehawken/W Side H’way), rockbarnyc.com— Mon-Wed 4pm–2am; Thu, Fri 4pm–4am; Sat 1pm–4am; Sun 1pm–2am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm-8pm Mon–Fri. 2for-1 drinks. (FRI, MONTHLY) Sugar, Corey Tut’s queer music showcase. 8pm; $7. (SUN) Rockbear Beer Blast w/DJ Billy Pfeiffer. $3 Bud & Bud Lite, free food (1pm9pm). $5 Rokk vodka (9pm-close). (MON) Stand Up w/ Neil Thornton & Frank Liotti. 8pm. Kink 2.0 w/ Mischief Matthew brings you weeklyBDSM demos and dancing. 10pm; $3. (TUE) Game Night. $3 Bud/Bud Light drafts. 8pm. (WED) #WitchesOnly. American Horror Story followed by Mocha Lite and Misty Meaner. 10pm. (THU) Rockbar-eokee w/ Beau Howard and Jason Romas. 8pm. STONEWALL INN 53 Christopher St (Seventh/Waverly Pl) 212-488-2705, thestonewallinnnyc.com— Loyal locals and NYU kids populate this landmark watering hole. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 2pm–8pm (FRI) Upstairs: Karaoke w/Ben & Michael (6pm–10pm), Lesbo-a-GoGo. 10pm–4am. Downstairs: Red Light District with guest DJs, 9pm. (FRI, MONTHLY) Large Hardon Collider. DJs Damian Cote and Dave Huge. 9pm (SUN) Cubhouse Sundays. Joe Fiore spins happy hour, 4pm. Upstairs: Lavinia Draper Show, 8pm. (MON) Bitchy Bingo with Kenny Dash. 9pm. (WED) Stonewall Sensation. 9pm

(THU) Downstairs: Anything Goes karaoke, 9pm. Upstairs: Paige Turner’s Playhouse, 9pm.

TY’S 114 Christopher St (Hudson/Bleecker), 212-741-9641, tysbarnyc.com— Ye olde gay tavern teems with friendly and devoted patrons. Mon– Sun 2pm–4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) $3.50 well drinks, $1 off bottled beer. 1pm–8pm weekdays. (MON) Happy Hour prices all night.

THE UNDERGROUND @ 49 Grove, 49 Grove St (Bleecker St), 49grovenyc.com— (SUN) Antonio Cedeno, Sasha Seven, Mark Lander and Franco DiLuzio host rotating DJs and special guests. 9pm–2am; free.

CLUBS>>> THE GRIFFIN 50 Gansevoort St (Ninth Ave/Washington St), sus (SUN, MONTHLY) Griffin Sundays. Brian Rafferty and Shawn Paul Mazur bring you surprise DJs and lots of monthly shenanigans. 7pm–midnight; free. LE POISSON ROUGE 158 Bleecker St (Thompson/Sullivan), 212-5053474, lepoissonrouge.com— (SAT) Le Bingo w/ Linda Simpson. 7:30pm; free.

WESTWAY 75 Clarkson St (Washington/West), westwaynyc.com— (TUE) Westgay. Frankie Sharp hosts this popular weekly blowout. DJ Jonjon Battles and special guests spin. 10pm. $10.

EAST vILLAGE/ LOWER EAST SIDE BARS>>> BEDLAM 40 Ave C (Third/Fourth), bedlamnyc.com— Benjamin Miassani’s gay-friendly Ave C outpost. (THU) Killer Queen. Rock and electro w/ host Chris Ryan. 10pm; free. THE BOILER ROOM 86 E Fourth St (Fir/Second), boilerroomnyc.com, 212-2547536— Arty hipsters and NYU kids mingle with a hot Internet jukebox and dirt cheap drinks. 4pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 beers and well liquor 4pm–8pm daily. $3.75 house liquor after 10pm. (SUN) Laidback Sunday w/Wayne. (MON) Boogie Night with Kurt and Nana. $3.75 cocktails. 10pm. (TUE) Tuesday Boozeday. $4 well drinks, $5 drafts. 10pm. (WED) Free pool (8pm), $6 draft beer and shot combo (9pm), $375 cocktails (10pm).

THE COCK 29 Second Ave (Fir/Second), thecockbar.com— There is no dish spicier, skankier or sexier than this infamous East Village bird. 11pm–4am daily. (FRI) King Size. DJ Jeff Chatterton. 11pm; $10.

(SAT) Wack. DJ Kindbud. 11pm; $10. (SUN) Oink w/ DJ Nashom and guests. 10pm; $10. (MON) Playpen. Shameless McGreedy hosts. 11pm. Free before midnight/$5 general admission. (TUE) $2 Tuesdays. $2 wells and domestics w/ host David Serrano and DJ Evan Christian. 11pm; $10. (WED) The Turn Up. Frankie Sharp and Juliana Huxtable trun it up. 11pm; $5 before midnight/$10 general admission. (WED, LAST) Cock & Soul. Diva appreciation night w/Mona Foot and DJ Gant Johnson. 11pm; $5 before midnight/$10. (THU) Cock Classic. 11pm; $10.

EASTERN BLOC 505 E Sixth St (A/B), 212-777-2555, easternblocnyc.com— This Soviet-themed bar is packed tighter than a sardine can with E-Vill boys looking for strong drinks, kick-ass DJs and hot go-gos. 7pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) $4 well drinks and$3 PBRs 7pm–10pm daily (FRI) Rockin'DiscoFagBar w/DJ Darren Dryden. 10pm; free. (SAT) Smashed and Mashed w/DJ Michael Formika Jones. $2 tequila shots. 10pm. (SUN, 3RD) Temptations. Jeff Chatterton hosts DJ Jason Yost. 10pm. (SUN, 2ND) Marinate. DJ Dandylion and special gue spin house and electronic. 9pm–2am; free. (MON) Messy Mary w/ DJ Jeff Chatterton, $3 vodkas, Miller and PBR. (TUE) Gameboy. 10pm. (WED) Plant Uranus w/ DJ Marc Isenhart. 10pm. (THU) My Chiffon Is Wet w/ DJ Paisley Dalton. 10pm.

LAIR 201 Lafayette St (Broome/Kenmare), lairnyc.com (SAT) Downtown Debbie. Michael Cohen and Scott James’ downtown bash. 10pm; free.

NOWHERE 322 E 14th St (Fir/Second), 212-477-4744, nowherebarynyc.com— A low-to-no-key East Village pub with a great jukebox and cheap drinks. 3pm–4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) $3 wells, $2 domestic beers, $2 PBR. Mon–Thu 3pm–9pm, Fri and Sat 3pm–8pm. PHOENIX 447 E 13th St (Fir/Ave A), phoenixbarnyc.com— A no-attitude E-Vill fave with a killer jukebox and cheap drinks. Have you risen yet? 4pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Half-price wells and domestic beers. 4pm-8pm daily. (FRI, SAT) $4 wells, $5 PBR/cheap shot special 10pm-4am. (SUN) Supersize w/Kenny Dash. 9pm; $5. (MON) Half-price well drinks. 10pm–4am (THU, 1ST & 3RD) The Thirst Games. Misty Meaner and Mocha Lite. Beer night. 10pm. (FRI) Michael Cohen hosts. Half-price draft beers. 10pm–4am. (SAT) Play-Boy. Chris Ryan hosts. 10pm.

UC LOUNGE 87 Ludlow St

(Broome/Delancey), 212-677-1100, unclecharliesnyc.com— The Midtown piano bar Uncle Charlie’s births an equally inviting downtown offspring. Sun–Thu 5pm–2am, Fri and Sat 5pm–4am. Free.

CLUBS>>> OPEN HOUSE 244 E Houston (Essex), openhouse-nyc.com— (FRI) ElevenEleven. Ladyfag hosts w/ DJs Michael Magnan and Honey Dijon. 11pm; free before midnight/general admission varies.

SOHO/TRIBECA BARS>>> THE DALLOWAY 525 Broome St (Thompson/Sullivan Sts), thedallowaynyc.com— L.A.’s THe Abbey inspired this chic lesbian-owned hangout.

CLUBS>>> GREENHOUSE 150 Varick St (Vandam), 212-807-7000, greenhouseusa.com — (SUN) Vandam by Susanne Bartsch, Kenny Kenny. DJs Johnny Dynell and Michael Magnan and Will Automagic downstairs, performers, open vodka bar till 11pm. 10pm; free.

HELL’S KITCHEN/ MIDTOWN WEST BARS>>> 9TH AVENUE SALOON 656 Ninth Ave (45th/46th), 212-307-1503; 9thavesaloon.com— Hell’s Kitchen’s decades-old gay dive welcomes all comers. 11am–4am Mon–Sat; Noon–4am Sun. (WED) Karaoke, 10pm–1am.

ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB 753 Ninth Ave (50th/5st), 212-262-8527, atlassocialclub.com— Benjamin Maisani and Josh Wood’s Hell’s Kitchen hot spot. 4pm–4am daily. Free. (FRI) Basura w/ DJ Sammy Jo, 10pm. (SAT) El Ring w/ Marco Ovando, guest DJs. 10pm. (SUN) Beer Blast. $5 beers, guest DJs. 6pm–midnight. (THU, 2ND/4TH) Snaxx w/ DJs Rick King and Gustavo. 10pm.

BAMBOO 52 344 W 52nd St (Eighth/Ninth), 212-315-2777, bamboo52nyc.com— Broadway divas and buff business boys enjoy fresh sushi and sexed-up cocktails. 11am–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 signature cocktails, well drinks, house wine and beers 11am–9pm, 30% Sushi Special discount Midnight till 2 am every day. Lunch Sushi special Mon–Fri, $9.95 for two rolls (select two fillings and one topping) plus miso soup or salad and Mochi ice cream. (FRI) Fantastic Friday. DJ Steven spins, 6pm.

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PARTIES (SAT) 80s Saturday. $5 flavored Absolut cocktails all night (SUN) $5 flavored Absolut cocktails all night. Rotating wine and cheese tasting class, 5pm–7pm. (MON) Rotating wine and cheese tasting class, 5pm–7pm. Pub trivia, 8:30pm (TUE) Karaoke Kraziness with Spicky Hilton and Jacky Dupree, 9:30pm. (WED) Ladies Night with 2-for-1 drinks. (THU) Mojito Thursdays, $5 mojitos all night. DJ Rock spins.

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(WED) Whiskey Wednesdays. $6 Whiskey special. 8pm–midnight; free.

BARRAGE 401 W 47th St (Ninth/10th), 212-586-9390— Drawn by the late-night happy hour, sexy locals and midtown touri make the rounds. 5pm–4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) 5pm–8pm & 11pm– midnight, $2 off drinks.

HARDWARE 697 10th Ave (46th/47th), hardware-bar.com— Piece’s shinier younger brother in an former Hell’s Kitchen hardware store. Mon–Sun, Noon–4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Noon–9pm $3 beers, wines and wells, and $4 Stoli drinks. (FRI) Shake and Pop Fridays. DJs Susan Levine and Mike Borowski. 10pm. (SAT) Saturday Rox. DJ Scotty Rox. 10pm. (SUN) Lettuce Praise. Hedda Lettuce’ weekly Sunday sermon. 11pm. (TUE) Smarty Pantz Revue. Trivia w/ Sybil Bruncheon. 10pm. (THU) Happy Hour w/ DJ Mike Borowski. 5pm–9pm. The Shequida Show w/ DJ Scotty Rox. 11pm.

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INDUSTRY 355 W 52nd St

Tenth Ave (45th/46th), 917-388-2897, bartiniultralounge.com— A chic martini lounge with nightly shows on the west side of Hell’s Kitchen. 4pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Half-price drinks 4–8pm. (FRI) Fall Back HK w/ Franco DiLuzio and Mark Lander, rotating DJs. 10pm. (SAT) Squirt. DJ Danni Echi (pop). 10pm. (WED) Bar-tini Wednesdays w/ Nathan Williams, Yamil X and DJ Nesto. 11pm.

(Eighth/Ninth), 646-476-2747, industrybar.com— The powerhouses behind Barracuda bring the party to this fabulous and spacious space in Hell’s Kitchen. Free (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 4pm–9pm daily (FRI) DJ Scott Jones. (SAT) DJ Brenda Black. (SUN) 1999 w/ Kizha A. Carr & DJ Scott Jones (MON) Diva w/ Marti Thomas & guest vocalists. 11pm. (TUE) MIla Jam w/ DJ Steven Paul. 11pm. (WED) The Sherry Vine Show w/ DJ Scotty Rox. 11pm. (THU) Queen w/ Dallas DuBois, DJ David Serrano. 10pm.

BOXERS HK 742 Ninth Ave (50th St), boxersnyc.com— HK outpost of the popular Chelsea gay sports bar with large rooftop patio and “The Dog Pound” basement dance space. Mon-Wed 4pm-2am, Thr-Fri 4pm-4am, Sat 1pm-4am, Sun 1pm2am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 4pm– 9:30pm Mon–Fri. (FRI) Shot specials 9:30pm-close. 10pm2am; free. DJ Nights in the Dog Pound, 10pm. (SAT) Cazwell’s Hi Tops in the Dog Pound, 10pm. (SUN) Boxers Break. Free pool all day. $4 domestics and $5 wells. $6 Frozen drinks. (MON) Draft Mondays. $5 draft beers. (TUE) Effen Tuesday. $5 Effen vodka cocktails. 9:30pm–close. (WED) Hot n Sticky. $5 Stoli cocktails, 9:30pm-close. (THU) Absolut Thursdays. $5 Absolut drinks. 9:30pm–close. DJ Nights in the Dog Pound, 10pm. FAIRYTAIL LOUNGE 500 W 48th St (10th), facebook.com/fairytaillounge— Hell’s Kitchens newest bar nestles up to 10th Ave to bring gay fantasies to life. (FRI) It’s Fuckin’ Friday. DJ Cazwell and slutty go-gos. 10pm (WED) Dirty Disco Wednesdays w/ Joey Israel and disco by DJ RAD (THU) Thursday Knights w/ Shameless McGreedy. 10pm FLAMING SADDLES 793 Ninth Ave (53rd), flamingsaddles.com— Hell’s Kitchens newest cowboy-themed gay wateringhole with boot scootin’ bartop dancers. Mon–Fri 4pm–4am, Sat and Sun 2pm–4am. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm–8pm, midnight–1am daily.

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LUCKY CHENG’S 240 W 52nd (Broadway/Eighth Ave), 212-473-0516, luckychengsrestaurant.com— Asian drag karaoke and dining. Shows nightly at 8:30pm Sun–Thu, 8pm and 10pm Fri–Sat. 3pm-4am daily.

NEW WORLD STAGES 340 West 50th St (Eighth/Ninth), 646-871-1730, newworldstages.com— (SAT) Marti Gould Cummings and Kelly King perform. 10pm; free. (WED) So You Think You Can Drag. Paige Turner’s annual drag competition, through Oct 30. 10:30pm–12:30am; $5. POSH 405 W 51st St (Ninth), 212-9572222, poshbarnyc.com— This popular neighborhood hang keeps it simple with cheap booze, a smoking patio, friendly staff and cute boys. 3pm–4am daily. Always free. (HAPPY HOUR) Half-price drinks 3pm– 9pm daily (FRI) Frisky Fridays w/ DJ JRoc (pop and top 40) at 9pm. (SAT) Sexy Saturdays w/ DJ Javier at 9pm. (SUN) Retro Sundays w/ DJ Darren (‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s) at 9pm. $3 Rolling Rock all night. Free pizza at 11pm. (MON) Bingo Mondays w/ Ginger Snapt at 9pm. Free pizza at 11pm. (TUE) Generation Z. DJ Calivin. $5 martinis. 9pm. (WED) The Queen of Green Live w/ Hedda

Lettuce & DJ JRoc at 9pm. Free 123 BurgerShot Beer sliders at 11pm. $5 cosmos and margaritas all night. (THU) Twisted Thursdays w/ DJ Javier (Top 40, rock) at 9pm. Free 123 Burger Shot Beer sliders at 11pm.

THE RITZ 369 W 46th St (Ninth), 212333-4177— Hell’s Kitchen ’mos put on the ritz daily on the upstairs lounge, outdoor deck and big back-room dance floor. 4pm– 4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Half-priced drinks 4–9pm Mon–Sat, all day Sunday. (FRI) Rock the Boat by Chris Ryan. DJ Xavier (dance, pop) spins. 10pm. (SAT) DJs Nando and Xavier. 10pm. (SUN) Mr. Bear on the patio w/ DJs Gustavo & Lorant. 3pm–9pm. Untucked & Uncesnored w/ Marti Gould Cummings. 11pm. (MON) Bingo w/ Gusty Winds. 9pm. Bianca del Rio and DJ Xavier. Midnight. (TUE) Saliva w/ Thorgy Thor, Azraea and guest performers. 11pm. (WED) Real Deal. $3 drink specials w/ Maddelynn Hatter, Pusse Couture, Chaka Khanvict. 10pm. (THU) Do The Right Thing. w/ Cazwell and Peppermint.

THERAPY 348 W 52nd St (Eighth/Ninth), 212-397-1700, therapy-nyc.com— Two chic levels packed with midtown professionals and nightly shows. 5pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 5pm-8pm, 2-for-1 wells and drafts. (FRI) DJ Claymation. 9pm. (SAT) Gays Gone Wild. DJ Scott Jones. 10pm. (WED) Anger Management w/ Mimi Imfurst and Pixie Aventura. 11pm. (THU) Testosterone. Male revue. Brad Loekle hosts and Go-Go Harder performs w/ special guests. 11pm.

VLADA 331 W 51st St (Eighth/ Ninth), 212-974-8030, vladabar.com— Two floors of sleek sophistication, gay nonsense, 20 house infused vodkas and New York’s only ice bar. 4pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm–8pm Mon–Fri, half-priced drinks. (FRI) Vilocity w/ DJ Corey Tut. 10pm; free. (SUN) Slurp. Paige Turner. 10:30pm. (MON) Mix Tape w/ Tina Burner and David Serrano. 10pm–2am. (TUE) Vixen w/Logan Hardcore and guest DJs. Free shots before the show. 11pm (WED, 1ST/3RD) Gaymer Party. 8pm. (THU) Bitter Bingo w/Bianca Del Rio and DJ Steven Paul with a chance to win $50. 11pm.

CLUBS>>> COPACABANA 268 W 47th St (8th Ave), boiparty.com— (FRI) Penthaus. Justin Luke, Jonathan Nish and Alan Picus host. 11pm; free for first 500 guests/general admission varies. ESCUELITA 301 W 39th St (Eighth), 212-631-0558, enyclub.com— Papis show their oro at this legendary Latino hang.

(FRI) Secret Fridays. mixed party w/DJs Ray Lorenzo, Mary Mac and Oscar Perez, male and female go-gos (10pm). Angel Sheridan Show (2am). (SAT) Discotekka. Latin night w/DJ Ray Lorenzo (hip-hop, salsa), male and female go-gos and 2am performance by Angel Sheridan. 10pm–5am; cover varies. (SUN, MONTHLY) Rumble Ball Series. Ballroom vogue conte w/cash prizes. 11pm; 18+ (SUN, MONTHLY) Esco Got Talent. Lartiza Dumont. ho talent contest 11pm. 18+ (SUN, MONTHLY) Diva Search w/Princess Janae. Cash prize. 1am; cover varies. 18+ (TUE) Vogue Knights. Gorgeous Entertainment and Luna Khan host vogue-ball contest w/cash prizes. 10pm/$6. 18+ (WED) Paris Gotti's Midnight. Free admission with VIP Card. Midnight/cover varies. (THU) Twisted Thursdays w/ hosts Nathan Williams, Big Ben, Richstar. 10pm; free till midnight/$5 general admission. 18+

SLAKE 251 W 30th St (Seventh/Eighth Aves), slakenyc.com— (WED) G.A.G. Funhouse atmosphere with guest DJs, contests and more. 8:30pm; free before 1am/general admission varies. STAGE 48 608 W 48th St (11th/12th Aves), vivasaturdays.com— (SAT) Viva! John Blair, Beto Sutter, Ric Sena, Justin Luke and Alan Picus host (house, pop). 10pm; $15 w/ membership card till 1am/$20 general admission. XL NIGHTCLUB 512 W 42th St (10th/11th), xlnightclub.com— New York’s gay mega-club inside the Out NYC hotel. (FRI) Hot Mess. Lady Bunny and Bianca del Rio perform. Show at 9pm. Fuel Fridays. 11pm; cover varies. (SAT) Electro-Pop Saturdays w/ DJ Steve Sidewalk. 11pm; cover varies. (MON) Monday Musicals. Dougie Meyer and VJ Tony Built bring you a showtune heavy evening. 6pm–midnight; free. (TUE) Gay College Tuesdays. Barely legal college cuties, pop by DJ Steve Sidewalk, hot bod contest w/ Dougie Meyer. 10pm; cover varies. 18+

MIDTOWN EAST BARS>>> EVOLVE 221 E 58th St (Second/Third), evolvebarandloungenyc.com, 212-3553395— A relaxed loungy haunt for Midtown homos and friends. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) $5 wells, beers, $6 wines, $7 ’ritas and cosmos. Sun–Wed 4pm–8pm, Thu 4pm–midnight, Fri, Sat 4pm–10pm. (FRI) Tranny strip. John Ed hosts. (SAT) Adonis Lounge. Muscle go-gs, lap dances, champage rooms. 9pm–2am; $10. (SUN)Sofrito. Latin Night w/ go-gos. DJ MK. 9pm; $10 before midnight/$15 general admission. (MON) Happy Hour all night. (TUE) Tommy C from Magic Touch. Latin dancers. (WED) Adonis Lounge. Muscle go-gs, lap

dances, champage rooms. 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am; $10. (THU) Toma. Latin party.

LIPS 227 E 56th St (Second/Third), 212675-7710, lipsnyc.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bingo, bachelorette parties and brunch with drag queens. Shows at 7pm nightly. Sunâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thu 5:30pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm, Friâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sat 5:30pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1:30am. (TUE) Dragalicious w/Mimi Imfurst, Blackie O and All Beef Patty. 7pm. (SUN) Bitchy Bingo w/ Ginger Snapt. 9pm. (SUN) Broadway Brunch. Ginger Snap ho drag performances. Noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4pm; free (plus $19.95 food/beverage min). THE TOWNHOUSE 236 E 58th St (Second/Third), 212-754-4649, townhouseny.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Old and new love mingle as Cole Porter plays at this gentlemanly club. Piano music starts at 6pm everyday. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm daily, $1 off drinks. (TUE) Sing Like a Rock Star. Open mic w/ Michael Ferreri.

UNCLE CHARLIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 139 E 45th St (Third/Lexington), 646-476-9532, unclecharliesnyc.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; This inviting piano bar attracts songbirds young and old. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 well cocktails; 4pm-8pm Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri; 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;11pm Sat (SUN) $1 shots, $2 Coors Light draft, $3 Bloody Marys (4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm) (MON) $3 draft and $5 frozen margaritas (TUE) Karaoke. 2-for-1 drinks (WED) Will Clark show, 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;11pm. (THU) $7 cosmos and appletinis.

UPPERâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;EASTâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;SIDE BARS>>> TOOL BOX 1742 Second Ave (90th/91st), 212-348-1288, thetoolboxnyc.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Video killed the radio star at this UES video bar where handy men still revel in a cruisey victory parade. 8pm-4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 8pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;10pm daily. (MON) Monday Night Bingo. $5 margaritas. 8:30pm (TUE) Glee night/â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s Night. $4 Bud, Bud Light and Rolling Rock (WED) College night. Half-price drinks with college ID; $5 wells (THU) $2 kamikazes, $3 Red Devil shots (THU, MONTHLY) Drill. DJ Fischer Price and Lady Trinity. 11pm. (FRI) Go-gos, $2 kamikazes, $3 Red Devil shots

UPPERâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;WESTâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;SIDE BARS>>> CANDLE BAR 309 Amsterdam Ave (74th/75th), 212-799-0062â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The legend ignited long ago at this nabe haunt. Free.

4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thu, 3pm-4am Friâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri, Satâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun 3pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm, $1 off drinks (SAT) $5 wine. (SUN) Free pizza, $6 Bloody Marys (MON) $4 Bud/Bud Light. (TUE) $6 margaritas. (WED) $5 Bacardi drinks. (THU) $6 apple martinis.

SUITE 992 Amsterdam Ave (109th), 212-222-4600, suitenyc.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; This cozy bar percolates with â&#x20AC;&#x2122;tude-free Columbia boys. 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 5pm-8pm everyday (SUN, TUE, THU) Suite Karaoke. 10pm

HARLEM/ WASH.â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;HEIGHTS BARS>>> LE BOY BAR & LOUNGE 104 Dyckman (Nagle/Post). 646-388-4067â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Far uptown boys gather for hot music, Latin go-gos and a full kitchen. Wedâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sat 6pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;11pm. Wedâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun (FRI) Sexy Fridays. DJ Teti w/live drums, go-gos, hookahs, free 2am tequila shots. 2for1 drinks 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;11pm. Free 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11pm; $5. (SAT) Papi Chulo w/DJ Alex (Latin, hiphop), hookahs, go-gos. 9pm; free before11pm/$5 general admission. (WED) NCOG. Lay, Joni Diablo and Juanito host. $5 LI Iced Teas, $3 tequila shots, $4 Coronas. 10pm; free. (THU) Guys Go Crazy w/DJ Alex, go-gos, 2-for-1 drinks till 11pm, $3 tequila shots. 10pm; free. (SUN) 2-for-1 drinks till 11pm. DJs Alex Tech and Carlos Dali spin. 9pm; free.

NO PARKING 4168 Broadway (176th/177th), 212-923-8700â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Far uptown â&#x20AC;&#x2122;mos cruise at this chic lounge. Sunâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thu 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3am and Frisâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sats 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 6pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10pm (FRI) Party Time w/DJ Enciendo. (SAT) Dance Your A** Off w/DJ Nesto. $6 Jack and Coke. 10pm. (MON) Karaoke Mondays w/Travis. (TUE) Tuesdays with a Twist w/Honey Davenport. (WED) Cock Fight. Go-go night w/danceoff. $5 Sex on the Beach, $5 Kamikaze, hookahs, 9pm; free. (THU) Slam Thursdays. $6 L.I. iced teas.

its craft beers and hearty pub grub. Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am; Sat and Sun 10:30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am Q to Seventh Ave; 2, 3 to Bergen St. (HAPPY HOUR) Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;7pm, $4 Drafts and wells. (TUE) Tammy Wynetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s White Trash Bingo. 8pm. Viva and Gerardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country Tribute show. 9pm. Free. (THU) Trivia w/ Mona Mour. 8pm. Free. (THU) Karaoke w/Mr. Wonderful. 10pm. Free.

ELIXIR 43-03 Broadway, Astoria, 347642-5804â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (THU) Kiss & Tell Karaoke w/ Marti Gould Cummings. 10pm; free.

EXCELSIOR 390 Fifth Ave (Sixth/Seventh), Park Slope, excelsiorbrooklyn.com, 718-832-1599â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A year-round garden patio, friendly crowd and rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; jukebox make this a popular spot for Brooklyn boys. Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 6pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am, Satâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun 2pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am.

or to Ninth St and Fourth Ave (HAPPY HOUR) $2 Yuenglings and $1 off cocktails. Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 6pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm; Sat, Sun 2pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;7pm. (THU) 20 Questions. Trivia night w/Mona Mour. 9pm. GINGERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB 363 Fifth Ave (Fifth/Sixth), Park Slope, 718-788-0924â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This boy-friendly girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bar keeps it low key with a pool table, jukebox and back deck. Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am, Satâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun 2pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am.

or to Ninth St and Fourth Ave (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 beers and well drinks 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm. THE GRAND VICTORY 245 Grand St (Driggs/Roebling), Williamsburg, thegrandvictory.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; (SAT, 1ST) Glamdammit. Twig the Wonderkid and Michael T host. 10pm.

THIS Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; THAT 108 N Sixth St (Berry

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St/Wythe Ave), Williamsburg, thisnthatbrooklyn.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Metropolitan and Sugarlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laid-back little brother has drag shows, drawing parties, cheap beer and a fun-loving, mixed crowd. (FRI) Size Queens w/ Jenna Tonic and Scarlet Envy. 10pm. (SAT, 2ND AND 4TH) Boom! Saturdays w/ Jonathan and BPro (Top 40/funk/house). 10pm. (SAT, 3RD) Thunderclap! w/ DJ Dario Speedwagona and Mikey B. 10pm. (SUN) Future Ex Husband Karraoke w/ DJ Hooker and Anastasia Oleander. 10pm. (MON) RuPaulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drag Race Live w/ Alotta McGriddles and Anastasia Oleander. 9pm. (TUE) Drink Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Draw w/e Leslie Van Stelten. 7pm. Bingo or Trivia w/ Merrie Cherry. 9pm. (WED) Bag Full of Dicks. 10pm. (THU) Rotating weekly party. 10pm.

BRANDED SALOON 603 Vanderbilt Ave (Bergen), Prospect Heights, 718484-8704, brandedsaloon.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; This mixed watering hole serves up camp with

CLUB LANGSTON 1073 Atlantic Ave (Franklin/Classon), Bedford-Stuyvesant, 718-622-5183, clublangstonnyc.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Neighborhood gay pub serving drinks and

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drag. to Classon Ave. (THU) Exotic Thursdays w/DJ Mario (socca, reggae, calypso). Open bar midnightâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1am. 11pm; $5. (FRI) Body Music. DJs Fred Pierce and Cameron (soul, house). Admission includes coat check and free drink. 11pm; $7.

METROPOLITAN 559 Lorimer St (Metropolitan/Devoe), Williamsburg, 718599-4444, metropolitanbarny.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alty music lovers and hip smokers argue on the patio over who loves this bar more. 3pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4am daily. Free. or to Metropolitan Aveâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Lorimer St (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 domestic beers and well drinks. 3pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm (FRI) Divine Decadence. DJs Dario Speedwagon and Mikey B (rock, pop). 10pm. (FRI, 3RD) Jizz. Josh Sparbar spins. 10pm. (SAT) Craft Magic. Hank Star and Steven Mac. 2-for-1 drinks. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm (SAT, 1ST/3RD) Gag! w/DJ Cameron. 10pm. (SUN, LAST) Church. Big Brother Josh hosts a soul tunes dance party. 10pm (MON) $1 PBR from 10pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;close. (MON, 2ND) Hot Fruit. David John Sokolowski hosts performances. 10pm. (TUE) Queeraoke. Karaoke w/Miss Kate. $3 well drinks. 10:30pm. (WED) Girls! Girls! Girls! Jen Urban and Veronica w/guest DJs. $2 PBRs. 10pm

CLUBS>>> SUGARLAND 221 N Ninth St (Driggs/Roebling), 718-599-4044, sugarlandnightclub.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; On a desolate Wâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;burg avenue, this hip bar dazzles with awesome performances and dirty dancing. to Bedford Ave (FRI, FIRST) Flashpop First Fridays w/ Jonathan and BPro. 10pm;free before 11pm/$5 general admission. (FRI, LAST) Swoon w/ DJ John Sokolowski, performers. 10pm; $5. (SAT) Say Say Cray Cray w/ DJ Emjay (pop, electro). 11pm; $5. (SUN, 1ST) Miss Mierce Amateur Drag Pageant. 10pm. (SUN) Werk & Serve. Drag performances hosted by Hamm Samwich, Elizabeth James. 2-for-1 cocktails. 10pm; free. (MON) Manic Mondays Karaoke with DJ Dan Paul. $3 wells. 10pm; free. (WED) Bottoms Up. Elizabeth James and Untitled Queen host this mid-week underwear part. 11pm. (THU, 1ST) Trifecta. Krystal SomethingSomething, Alotta McGriddles and Miz Jade host shows. 10pm; free.

qUEENS BARS>>> ALBATROSS 36-19 24th Ave (37th), Astoria, 718-204-9045, albatrossbar.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Weekly drink specials

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PARTIES and entertainment keeps this a popular spot with the locals. 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am daily. Free. N to Astoria Blvd (HAPPY HOUR) Sun, Tueâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thu 6pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm (FRI) Karaoke w/Vanessa ValtrĂŠ and Lauren Ordair. $2 hourly shot specials, $7 pints all night. 11:30pm. (SAT) Saturday Spectacular. Drag revue w/Devin Stone, Lauren Ordair, Chandelier and Blackie O. (SUN) Movie night w/Marcos. all-night happy Hour. 9pm. (MON) Porn Swap w/Devin Stone. $6 pints (TUE) Porno bingo. $7 pints and $3 shots. (WED) Sing-A-Long Wednesdays w/Rocky. Happy Hour extended till 11pm. (THU) Game night. Scrabble, Pictionary, etc

BUM BUM BAR 63-14 Roosevelt Ave (63rd/64th), Woodside, Queens, 718-6514145â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Queer Latino speakeasy with a fiery dance floor. Fri and Sat only. 7 to 61st St ELIXIR LOUNGE 43-03 Broadway (43rd/44th), Astoria, Queens, 347-6425804, elixirloungenyc.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; to Steinway or 46th St (FRI) Elixir Fridays. (SAT) Sexxy Saturdays. Drag/trans shows, shot specials. (SUN) Bingo w/ the Haus of Mimosa. 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;midnight (MON) Industry Night. Movies, music videos, drink specials. (TUE) Open Mic Night. 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am (WED) Haus of Mimosa w/ Anita M. Buffin and Gina Marie Rittale. 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am (THU) Kiss and Tell Karaoke w/ Marti Gould Cummings FRIENDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TAVERN 78-11 Roosevelt Ave (78th/79th), Jackson Heights, 718397-7256, friends-tavern.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cramped cruising grounds with Latin jukebox and hot bartenders. Weekly summertime BBQ on back patio. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am daily. 7, E, , or to 74th Stâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Roosevelt Ave. (HAPPY HOUR) Half-priced wells and domestic beers 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm, Sunâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri (FRI) Latin Fridays with DJ Yayo. 10pm; free. (SAT) Hot Saturdays with guest DJs (Rumba). 10pm; free. (SUN) Sabroso Sunday. 10pm; free. (MON) Undercover Lover. $2 shots. Free. (TUE) Tequila Tuesdays. Free tequila shot with purchase of Bud Light Lime. (WED) Wicked Wednesdays. $3 drinks. Performance 12:30am. 10pm; free. (THU) Crazy Thursdays with Alejandro and Geo. Free.

HOMBRES LOUNGE 85-28 37th Ave (Junction Blvd/Warren), Jackson Heights, 718-930-0866, hombreslounge.com. Latin bros call this lounge home. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am. Free 7 to Junction Blvd (HAPPY HOUR) Daily 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10pm. (FRI, SAT) Rumba Total w/DJ Eddie Cruz.

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(SUN) Viva Centroamerica La Fiesta w/DJ Peter Estrada. (MON) Video Night w/free shots all night. (TUE) Free tequila shot w/Corona. DJ Peter Estrada. (WED) Cantando Por Un Hombre: Spanish and English-language karaoke w/$5 L.I. iced teas, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;ritas. (THU) DJ Crazy Juarez. $5 sex on the beach, L.I. iced tea, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;ritas.

1am. $10. (SAT) Chico Caliente with DJs Israel (house) and Boli. Go-go boys. 11pm; $10. (SUN) Queens of Queens. drag revue w/DJ Yayo, $5 house drinks and beer. $10 (MON) Lunes Picantes. $5 house drinks and beers. $5

LUCHOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 38-19 69th St (Woodside), 718-424-9181â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Latin bar with weekly gay night. E, , or 7 to Roosevelt/Jackson Hts (WED) Wild Wednesdays with Miss Cherry Pie. $2 drinks till midnight. $3 Long Island iced tea. Go-go dancers at midnight. Strip contest at 1:30am. 10pm; free.

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THE MUSIC BOX 40-08 74th St ( Broadway), Elmhurst, 718-424-8312â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A neighborhood Latin bar great for finding fun and new friends. No cover. E to Roosevelt Aveâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jackson Heights (HAPPY HOUR) 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;10pm Sunâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thu, 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm Fri and Sat (FRI) DJ Juarez/Jony (10pm) Mirkala Crystal (midnight, 2am). (SAT) Crazy Saturdays w/DJ Rafael (10pm) Floor show (2am). (SUN) DJ Rafael (10pm), Vickiana â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Bombaâ&#x20AC;? (midnight, 2am). (MON) Beerfest w/DJ Juarez and $3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$4 beers (10pm), floor show (1am) (TUE) Super Amigos. DJ Rafael (10pm) Melania Sorte (2am). (WED) Hello Wednesdays w/Sugga Pie Koko and 2-for-1 drinks. FJ Freddy (10pm), floor show (midnight, 2am). (THU) Que Chimba Los Jueves. Colombian night w/Eiby Leandra and gue (midnight, 2am), Corta Venas (3:30am).

SCAPE 81-09 Northern Blvd (81/82nd), Jackson Heights, 718-807-7890. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am daily. 7 to 82nd Stâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jackson Heights. (SAT) Rumba! JLozano presents DJ Juarez, with live show at midnight.

STATENâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;ISLAND Q SINY 632 Midlands Ave ( Father Capodanno Blvd), 718-979-4955, qsiny.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only LGBT club keeps the rainbow bright with drag shows and DJs. 1 to South Ferry, then take Ferry (HAPPY HOUR) half-price drinks 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm

JERSEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;CITY/ HOBOKEN/NEWARKâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6; BARS>>> GUITAR BAR, 181 Railroad Ave, Newark, NJ, 973-344-8383â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ath to Newarkâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Penn Station (TUE) Rainbow Tuesday with DJ Mark. Gogo boys, live performances and drink specials. 10pm; $8. PINT 34 Wayne St (Grove), Jersey City, 201-367-1222, gostarbar.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friendly Jersey City bar quenches gay thir with stiff drinks and nightly entertainment. ath to Grove St (HAPPY HOUR) $3 Domestics & Well Drinks! 5pm-8pm (SUN) Bruiser. Bear night w/guest DJs. Free popcorn, trivia, Wii. $2 domestic beers. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm; free. (TUE) Craft Beer Night.

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TRUE COLORS BAR 79-15 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights (80th/79th), 718-672-7505â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Laid-back gay hang with Latin crowd and monthly parties. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am. Free. 7 to 82nd Stâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jackson Hts

CLUBS>>> CLUB EVOLUTION 76-19 Roosevelt Ave (77th), Jackson Heights, eclubnyc.com, 718-457-3939 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Upscale mega Latin club packed with Queensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hottest queens. Open 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am Mon, Friâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun. 7, E, , or to 74th Stâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Roosevelt Ave. (HAPPY HOUR) $3 well drinks and domestic beers, $4 call drinks and imported beers. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;10pm Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri (FRI) Planet Macho. DJ Israel, male dancers, $6 drinks and beers. Drag show at

(Grand/Akerson), River Edge, NJ, 201-3426410â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This unassuming two-floor dance club is a staple with the college crowd. (FRI) DJ Jon Rizzo, go-gos. (SAT) Dance Night w/DJs Jon Rizzo and Tita go-gos. Monthly theme parties. (WED) Pop Wednesdays. DJ Steven Sidewalk, $2 drinks all night. 10pm; free.

CENTRALâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;JERSEY THE DEN 700 Hamilton Ave (Dover), Somerset, NJ, 732-545-7345, dennightclub.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Serving the Rutgers crowd for almost 60 years with one of the largest dance floors in the area. 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am Tueâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sats.

GEORGIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, 812 Fifth Ave (Memorial Dr), Asbury Park, NJ, 732-988-1220, georgiesbar.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Great service, great drinks, and weekly line-up keep the locals returning. noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am. (HAPPY HOUR) 2pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;7pm daily PARADISE, 101 Asbury Ave (Ocean), Asbury Park, NJ, 732-988-6663â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A nightspot housed in the base of a gay hotel. The club may close at 2am, but the party often doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am Thursâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri, Sat 2pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am, Sun noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm Thurs, 4pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm Fri, noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm Sat, noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;midnight Sun. SWELL 911 Kingsley St (Second), Asbury Park, NJ, 732-776-7661â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Part bar, Part dance club, good gay times all the time. Thu 8pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am, Fri 6pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am, Sat and Sun noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am.

WESTCHESTER B LOUNGE 4 Broadway (Cedar) Valhalla, NY, 914-437-5093, bloungeny.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Westchesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first full-time gay bar ho guest DJs every weekend. Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Wed 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2am, Sunâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am, Sat 8pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 5pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;7pm

LONGâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;ISLAND ALFIES 125 Medford Ave (Cleavland) Patchogue, NY, 631-654-4533â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This dive bar now caters to a gay crowd every Saturday and Sunday with go-go dancers from Buffboyzz after 10pm. Happy Hour Sats 7pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm. LONG ISLAND EAGLE 94 N Clinton Ave (Ackerson/Union Blvd), Bay Shore, 631968-2750â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friendly leather bar thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home to Long Island Ravens motorcycle club and other area groups. Daily 9pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4am.

RIO LOUNGE 618 Market St (TK), Newark, 973-279-7800, myriolounge.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Ironbound district welcomes this gay-friendly tapas bar. (THU) Raw Thursdays w/Pito Carrera, guest Djs, male dancers. Free.

BLANCHE 47 2nd Ave (nr Woodward Pkwy), Farmingdale, 516-694-6906, blanchebar.com, For 24 years and counting, this friendly little neighborhood bar has been a second home to its regulars. Daily till 4am.

SWITCH, 202 Myrtle Ave (Main/Woot-

SHOWWORLD 96 Field St (Edison/Patton) West Babylon, NY, 631-2498216â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (SUN, 1ST & 3RD) Cabaret Montreal. Buffboyzz presents nude dancers. 7pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1am.

ton), Boonton New Jersey 973-263-4000, switchbar.comâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Revamped Northen Jersey dance hall is for the young and young at heart.

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MANUEL: With aerial performers, flameswallowers, drag queens, dance numbers, lip-synching and cameos by B-listers, KONY 2 is many things. Oh, did I mention the sex? This tale about ambition and being in the spotlight intersperses among its non-sex scenes hardcore action with 10 porn stars. And I call them “stars” mainly because they’re always rising and shooting. ROD: The cast of “stars” in the non-sex vignettes run the gamut from Michael Musto to Candis Cayne and Reichen Lehmkuhl. It’s a veritable “Who’s Who in New York City.” But others—like Patricia Krentcil (New Jersey’s infamous “Tan Mom”)—are more like a “Who in the Hell is that?” MANUEL: Rod, I’ll resist making off-color jokes about Tan Mom, but don’t miss her Behind-the-Scenes outtakes. Tan Mom makes Charlie Sheen, Dennis Rodman, Paula Abdul and Lindsay Lohan look like paragons of stability. (Ouch, burned again!) ROD: Fire and snakes and sex, oh my! It’s pre-Black Party at Roseland, and Latrice “Mother Fucking” Royale (of RuPaul’s Drag Race notoriety) introduces us to one live snake and two trouser snakes. Watch as Christopher Daniels gets all circus-y with Dean Monroe in matching Slick It Up unitards. What time machine has Monroe been sleeping in? He looks as good getting his ass eaten now as he did when he first bent over 13 years ago! MANUEL: I, along with several dozen other convention-goers, watched this scene being shot earlier this year at the Black Party Expo. Kudos to Lucas’ team for integrating this circus-like exhibitionist flip-fucking into a scene about temptation, complete with a snake, an apple and original-sinning. ROD: Johnny Hazzard is another porn veteran who still looks fabulous. He and blond

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ON TOP OF THE WORLD Liam Magnuson & Johnny Hazzard in Kings of New York Season 2 hottie Liam Magnuson head to a tanning salon, where they encounter Tan Mom, who’s running the place. She should’ve been running her lines! Magnuson was able to wash off the over-generous spray tan she gave him, but I couldn’t wash away the memory of her bad acting—until Magnuson started on Hazzard’s ass. MANUEL: After Hazzard’s massive self-facial, Magnuson knelt and rubbed out a cumshot so thick and slow, I swear I heard Carly Simon singing “Anticipation.” ROD: Reichen Lehmkuhl survived Amazing Race and The A List: New York, so as a frustrated fashion photographer, he knows how to handle a model-withattitude like Andrew Stark: throw him a boner—in the form of his assistant, Jed Athens. You can throw me at Stark any

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1. Alejandro & Roman 2. Pixie Aventure & Mimi Imfurst 3. Matheus & Forest 4. Phillip & Sidney 5. Mark & Reza 6. Frankie & Gary 7. Zach & Dima 8. Michel & Peter 9. Corey & Derrick

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