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Saturday (10.11.2025)

SATURDAY (10.11.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX:  Virgo Rising (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: DJ dance party (11pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RISE: Brunch feat. Izzy Uncut & Skye Walker  (noon & 2:30pm);DJ dance party (10pm) LA PULPERIA HK:ContinueContinue reading “Saturday (10.11.2025)”

Friday (10.10.2025)

FRIDAY (10.10.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX TOOLBOX: Heidi N. Dix (8pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE INDUSTRY: Trivia feat. Jacklynn Hyde (6pm);”SNIKT 2025″  hosted by Harriet Tugsmen & Yuhua Hamasaki with Koko Momo, Avant Garbage & Jake Apton (7pm);DJ Nesto withContinueContinue reading “Friday (10.10.2025)”

On Point With: Allyria Everlasting

This Philadelphia firebrand is no stranger to Brooklyn drag, and is currently slaying an epic new Jersey drag competition: Allyria Everlasting! [Cover photo: Chavel] Thotyssey: Allyria, hello! I know you are in pageant prelim recovery mode and we’ll get to how that went in a bit. But generally, how do you like Spooky Season Drag?ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Allyria Everlasting”

Thursday (10.9.2025)

THURSDAY (10.9.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX BISTRO VERDE @ NORDSTROMS: Bingo feat. Linda Simpson (8pm) UES BAR: Bingo feat. AndrogyNY (8pm) HARLEM NIGHTS: “Uptown Stripdown” burlesque feat.  Stella Nova, Queerly Femmetastic, Chief Checkahoe, Delta Major, Fogo & Cashlee Banks (8pm) TOOLBOX: “Throwback Thursday” (9pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin with Vanity LaVain (10pm)ContinueContinue reading “Thursday (10.9.2025)”

On Point With: Seek Axiom

Currently one of Brooklyn drag’s best known and busiest portraitists today, Ryan Kell aka Seek Axiom is bringing out the monsters this spooky season. Thotyssey: Ryan, hello! This must be a busy time for you… drag folks gotta get their Halloween looks on their socials and show flyers! Have you been overwhelmed with spookiness recently?ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Seek Axiom”

Wednesday (10.8.2025)

WEDNESDAY (10.8.2025) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Elle Barto (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RED EYE: Poker hosted by Butch Cordora (7pm);”Stage Fright” hosted by Marti Gould Cummings with Jaime Cepero & Emma Hunton (10pm)ContinueContinue reading “Wednesday (10.8.2025)”

Tuesday (10.7.2025)

TUESDAY (10.7.2025) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Moxy Cillin (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (9pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke hosted by Matzah Belle Soup (9pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: “Strip Teaz” (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RISE: Bingo feat. Paige Turner (6:30pm);Karaoke feat. Emily McNamara (10pm) VERS: JacklynnContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (10.7.2025)”

On Point With: Eric Umble

A producer and DJ playing some of the city’s hottest clubs and parties who works behind the scenes with an important collective and recently happily married in a throuple… Eric Umble shares it all. [Cover photo: Marco Antonio] Thotyssey: Hi Eric, thanks so much for talking today! By the time this will be out, it’llContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Eric Umble”

Monday (10.6.2025)

MONDAY (10.6.2025) Your daily guide to New York City nightlife programming. UPTOWN SUITE: “Femmes & Friends” standup comedy (7pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: Movie night (8pm) TOOLBOX: Bingo feat. Virgo Rising (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RED EYE: Melisma, Castrata & Norma Tears (7pm);”Comic Cabaret” hosted by Charles Osborne (9pm) HARDWARE: Suddenly Audrey (7pm);Jacklynn Hyde & Holly Box-Springs (9pm) ATLAS SOCIALContinueContinue reading “Monday (10.6.2025)”

On Point With: Blossom Dior

Ending September with turns in two huge drag competitions, the fast-blooming Blossom Dior is starting her October preparing for a third! [Cover photo: Jada Honey Diamondz] Thotyssey: Hello Blossom! It’s now officially Halloween Month… are you a fan of spooky looks and numbers, or is this not your time, lol? Blossom Dior: Although I’m notContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Blossom Dior”

Sunday (10.5.2025)

SUNDAY (10.5.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX 4WEST LOUNGE: DJ Frankie Paradise (5pm) TOOLBOX: Bingo (5pm) 181 CABRINI: Bingo feat. Elise Navy-Dad & Cherry Poppins (6pm) SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE LA PULPERIA HK: Brunch feat. Misty Mountains (noon)ContinueContinue reading “Sunday (10.5.2025)”

Saturday (10.4.2025)

SATURDAY (10.4.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX BEACON THEATRE: “Crazy Ex Girl Friend 10(ish) Year Reunion Concert” starring Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, Scott Michael Foster, Vincent Rodriguez III, Pete Gardner, Gabrielle Ruiz, David Hull and Kathryn Burns (7:30pm) SUITE: Karaoke feat. Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX:  Virgo Rising (9pm)ContinueContinue reading “Saturday (10.4.2025)”

Friday (10.3.2025)

FRIDAY (10.3.2025) Your daily guide to New York and New Jersey nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX BEACON THEATRE: “Crazy Ex Girl Friend 10(ish) Year Reunion Concert” feat. Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, Scott Michael Foster, Vincent Rodriguez III, Pete Gardner, Gabrielle Ruiz, David Hull and Kathryn Burns (7:30pm) TOOLBOX: Heidi N. Dix (8pm) SUITE: Karaoke hostedContinueContinue reading “Friday (10.3.2025)”

X-Rayed Sex: Body? Out Of The  House… Brain?… STILL On COVID Lockdown 

By LeNair Xavier Thotyssey presents a column by LeNair Xavier, a writer/poet who has worked in many levels of the sex industry, and has a lot to say about the social politics of sex, porn and sexual etiquette. [Cover photo: Nadzeya Haroshka / Getty Images] About 3.5 years ago, I wrote Sex Space Behavior Post-Lockdown. It examined theContinueContinue reading “X-Rayed Sex: Body? Out Of The  House… Brain?… STILL On COVID Lockdown “

Thursday (10.2.2025)

THURSDAY (10.2.2025) Your daily guide to New York queer nightlife events. UPTOWN / BRONX UES BAR: Bingo feat. AndrogyNY (8pm) TOOLBOX: “Throwback Thursday” (9pm) SUITE: Moxy Cillin with TBA  (10pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: “Trappy Hour” (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE FRAMES: Game night hosted by Shane Cherry (6pm) CIRCO: Voss Events’ “Haunted Hollywood” installationContinueContinue reading “Thursday (10.2.2025)”

On Point With: Lita Desire Valenciaga

A queen known for hot choreo, live vocals and impressive NYC drag family connections, Lita Desire Valenciaga is now about to give her fellow contestants a run for their money in a major upcoming pageant! Thotyssey: Hello Lita, thanks so much for talking to us today! I know this is a busy time for you,ContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Lita Desire Valenciaga”

Wednesday (10.1.2025)

WEDNESDAY (10.1.2025) Your daily guide to New York nightlife. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Victoria Chase (9pm) TOOLBOX: Trivia feat. Elle Barto (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE RED EYE: Poker hosted by Butch Cordora (7pm);”Stage Fright” hosted by Marti Gould Cummings with Marisha Wallace (10pm) RADIO CITY MUSICContinueContinue reading “Wednesday (10.1.2025)”

On Point With: Lexie Legato

A talented Jersey drag up-and-comer, can Lexie Legato become our first Diamond Diva? [Photo credit: Chavel] Thotyssey: Lexie, hello! This is no doubt a busy time for you, but are you getting into your pumpkin spice this Spooky Season yet? Lexie Legato: Hiya Thotyssey! It has in fact been super-duper busy over in my bubbleContinueContinue reading “On Point With: Lexie Legato”

Tuesday (9.30.2025)

TUESDAY (9.30.2025) Your daily guide to NYC nightlife programming. UPTOWN / BRONX SUITE: Karaoke hosted by Moxy Cillin (9pm) LAMBDA LOUNGE: DJ dance party (9pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke hosted by Matzah Belle Soup (9pm) 4WEST LOUNGE: “Strip Teaz” (10pm) HELL’S KITCHEN / MIDTOWN / TIMES SQUARE HUSH: “Z Happy Hour” (5pm) RISE: Bingo feat. Paige Turner (6:30pm);Karaoke feat.ContinueContinue reading “Tuesday (9.30.2025)”