On Point With: Merrie Cherry

One of the Brooklyn scene’s most important and pioneering queens and event makers, a mentor to legions of artists on and off stage, and just an all-around nightlfe icon, San Francisco-born Merrie Cherry has been in a constant state of creation, production and performance for over half a decade now. She’s lived as fast andContinue reading "On Point With: Merrie Cherry"

Sunday (7.1.2018)

UPTOWN / BRONXSOMM TIME: Game night with Charmagne Aultra (6pm) BOXERS UES: Poker tournament with Butch Cordora (7pm) SUITE: Karaoke Sundays with Glam Gavin (10pm) CASTRO: Latin dance party (10pm)GIN FIZZ: SET IT OFF urban party (10pm)EL MOROCCO: BOYZ NIGHT (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENRITZ: Bingo with Sherry Pie & Pissi Myles (4pm);   DJs David Michael & Eugene Edo (10pm); HARDWARE: Brita FilterContinue reading "Sunday (7.1.2018)"

Bar Babe of the Week: Dustin at Therapy

Call off the Amber Alert… the adorbs Dustin is safe and sound at Therapy, being your Bar Babe! Bar that I work at: Therapy How long I’ve worked there: 3 years What are my shifts: Wednesday (”The Help”), Thursday (Brita Filter), Friday Happy hour (men who only drink Grey Goose), Slurp Sundays (Paige Turner) What makes this barContinue reading "Bar Babe of the Week: Dustin at Therapy"

Saturday (6.30.2018)

UPTOWN BOXERS UES: TBA (9pm);  DJ JRoc (11pm)ALIBI: Harlem Pride party (10pm)CASTRO: PAPI LATIN SATURDAYS (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae (11:30pm)HELL’S KITCHENBOXERS HK: Butch Cordera’s Poker Tournament (6:30pm);  CAFE CON CREMA Latin dance party (10pm) DON’T TELL MAMA: Cacophony Daniels: Wanna Bette? (7pm)HARDWARE: Tina Burner (7pm);  DJ 2Face with Ruby Roo & Lagoona Bloo (10pm)RITZ: DJ Scotty Rox (7pm);  DJs Bill Coleman & Eugene EdoContinue reading "Saturday (6.30.2018)"

On Point With: Jill Sobule

Jill Sobule, an acclaimed singer / songwriter, is known for a school of musicianship that’s pretty rare these days: story songs about the lives of other people, factual or fictional. One such song about a suburban lesbian courtship–1995′s “I Kissed a Girl” (long before that OTHER song of the same name)–was a massive radio and MTVContinue reading "On Point With: Jill Sobule"

Wake Up, Bitch! (6.30-7.1.2018)

Your guide to the weekend’s queerest brunches and early events.SATURDAYBLUE WHALE: Brunch with Roxy Brooks, Jada Valenciaga & Bootsie LeFarisBOXERS (HK): BrunchBUDDHA BAR (UWS): Brunch with Ari Kiki  CARA MIA (HK): TBACAFETERIA (Chelsea):Brunch CHERRYS ON THE BAY (FI): BrunchCITY BEAR (BK): Brunch with Mikey DallasDEEP END (RIdgewood Qns) BrunchELMO (Chelsea): BrunchINTERMEZZO (Chelsea): Brunch with Tina Burner  LA PULPERIAContinue reading "Wake Up, Bitch! (6.30-7.1.2018)"

Friday (6.29.2018)

UPTOWNWEST END: 90s dance party feat.Tiffany Anne Coke & Nicole Onoscopi (10pm)ALIBI: Fetish Night (10pm)CASTRO: Dance party & gogos (10pm)SUITE: Brenda Dharling & Pattaya Hart  Divinity Banks (midnight)HELL’S KITCHEN POSH: DJ dance party (6pm) HARDWARE: MoMo Shade, Kandy Muse & Janelle No. 5 (7pm);  DJ Mike Borowski with Bootsie LeFaris (11pm)RITZ:  DJs Felipe Lira & Dawson (10pm)THERAPY: DJ AJ Sanchez (10pm)RISE: danceContinue reading "Friday (6.29.2018)"

On Point With: Miz Diamond Wigfall

Sporting some killing terror / fantasy looks, slaying dance moves and a truly witchy pedigree, this Goblin Queen will have you under her spell in no time. From a brush with Reality TV child stardom to the Pridefest Stage, here is the  West End’s bewitching Miz Diamond Wigfall! Thotyssey: Hello, Diamond! How was your Pride?Continue reading "On Point With: Miz Diamond Wigfall"

Thursday (6.28.2018)

What’s happening before, during and after Drag Race.UPTOWNINDIAN ROAD CAFE: Bingo with Goldie Lox & Ona Louise (8pm)TOOLBOX: Jack Daniels drink specials (8pm)BOXERS UES: Carlos the Uber Driver & Tiffany Anne Coke (9pm); TOMA! party (10pm)ALIBI: Caribbean Thursdays (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (10pm)CASTRO: TURN UP THURSDAYS (10pm)GIN FIZZ: THIRSTY THURSDAY urban party (10pm)WEST END: WhendyContinue reading "Thursday (6.28.2018)"

Where to Watch the Drag Race Finale

A list of the city’s viewing parties and their hosts. Showtime 8pm! UPTOWNAT THE WALLACE: no hostBOXERS UES: Brita FilterHARLEM NIGHTS: Zarria & Ari Kiki SUITE: no hostTOOLBOX: Jacqueline DupreeWEST END: AndrogynyHELL’S KITCHENATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Zeta Jones BARRAGE: no hostBOXERS HK: Marti Gould CummingsDBL: no hostHARDWARE: Terra Hyman HOUSE OF BREWS: no hostINDUSTRY: Holly Dae MOM’S: no host (includes trivia)MR. BIGGS: Chaka KhanvictPOSH: no hostRISE:Continue reading "Where to Watch the Drag Race Finale"

Wednesday (6.27.2018)

UPTOWN / BRONXBILLY’S SPORTS BAR: “LGBTQ Pride Celebration” feat. Shequida, Vivika Westwood, Joi Cardwell & Dai Burger (6pm) ALIBI: Extended happy hour with DJ Poison Ivy (6pm) KAZZA: HAMILTON LODGE happy hour (8pm) TOOLBOX: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (9pm)TRIAD: Dorothy Bishop: Dozen Divas (9:30pm)WEST END: Lagoona Bloo (10pm);  Poppy with Chola Spears, Edie James, Nicole Onoscopi & Haireola GrandeContinue reading "Wednesday (6.27.2018)"

Tuesday (6.26.2018)

UPTOWN / BRONXTOOLBOX: TRL with singer Carla Bordonada (8:30pm)BOXERS UES: Standup comedy hosted by Justin Zirilli (9pm) ALIBI: Take It Back Tuesdays (9pm) WEST END: Drag benefit for New Alternatives NYC feat. Vanna Deux, Captial B (Bambina), Chola Spears, Carlos the Uber Driver, Edie James, Miz Diamond Wigfall, Cissy Walken & Vicky DeVille (9:30pm)  EVO LOUNGE: BravaContinue reading "Tuesday (6.26.2018)"

Monday (6.25.2018)

UPTOWN TOOLBOX: Charity bingo (9pm)SUITE: Glam Gavin’s karaoke (10pm) ALIBI: Gogo Mondays (10pm)HELL’S KITCHENPOSH: DJ Xavier Mazara (9pm) HARDWARE: Sutton Lee Seymour & Cacophony Daniels (10pm)  THERAPY: Marti Gould Cummings’ STAGE FRIGHT with guests Dorinda Medley, Christiani Pitts & Phoenix Best (10pm) ATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Musical Mondays (10pm)VSBU: “Reel Thirsty Mondays” movie viewing (10pm) RITZ: DJ John Marto with Nick Gaga (10pm)Continue reading "Monday (6.25.2018)"

Saturday (6.23.2018)

UPTOWN HARLEM PRIDE: DJ Scotty Rox & Morgan Royel (noon)BUDDHA BAR: Brunch with Ari Kiki (noon) MELBA’S: DJ Frankie Paradise (7pm)BOXERS UES:  Marti Gould Cummings (9pm);  DJ JRoc (11pm)ALIBI: Harlem Pride party (10pm)CASTRO: PAPI LATIN SATURDAYS (10pm)SUITE: Octavia Anyae (11:30pm)HELL’S KITCHENPIER 81: Impulse Group “Save Our Sex” boat party (11am);  “Pier Pressure” docked yacht lesbian party (10pm)BOXERS HK: Butch Cordera’s Poker TournamentContinue reading "Saturday (6.23.2018)"

Friday (6.22.2018)

UPTOWNWEST END: 90s dance party feat.Tiffany Anne Coke & Nicole Onoscopi (10pm)ALIBI: Fetish Night (10pm)CASTRO: Dance party & gogos (10pm)SUITE: Brenda Dharling & Pattaya Hart  (midnight)HELL’S KITCHEN POSH: DJ dance party (6pm) HARDWARE: MoMo Shade, Kandy Muse & Janelle No. 5 (7pm);  DJ Mike Borowski with Bootsie LeFaris (11pm);   QUEEN OF THE RIDE booze bus departure (11:30pm)LUCKY CHENGS @ STAGE 48: Gary CarmichaelContinue reading "Friday (6.22.2018)"

On Point With: Queen Robert

Hilarious, oddball antics and high-meets-low-meets-intergalactic fashions do away with the need for some funny-punny drag name for this performer. Whether she’s interjecting with a slaying quip while screening a classic film, or giving you the whole Big Ang Experience in a high stakes lip sync battle, or just being funny and fierce, this queen isContinue reading "On Point With: Queen Robert"

Thursday (6.21.2018)

What’s happening before, during and after Drag Race.UPTOWNLA AVENIDA: Lesbian cocktail party (6pm)COOPER HEWITT: Pride cocktail party feat. Horrorchata, Hannah Lou, Mini Horrorwitz, Angelica Sundae & more (6-9pm) TOOLBOX: Jack Daniels drink specials (8pm)BOXERS UES: Carlos the Uber Driver & Tiffany Anne Coke (9pm); TOMA! party (10pm)ALIBI: Caribbean Thursdays (9pm)SUITE: Karaoke with Jackie Dupree (10pm)CASTRO: TURN UPContinue reading "Thursday (6.21.2018)"

Where to Watch the Drag Race Reunion

A list of the city’s viewing parties and their hosts. Showtime 8pm! UPTOWNAT THE WALLACE: no hostBOXERS UES: Brita Filter or TBAHARLEM NIGHTS: Zarria & Ari KikiSUITE: no hostTOOLBOX: Jacqueline DupreeWEST END: AndrogynyHELL’S KITCHENATLAS SOCIAL CLUB: Zeta Jones BARRAGE: no hostBOXERS HK: Marti Gould Cummings no hostDBL: no hostHARDWARE: Terra Hyman HOUSE OF BREWS: no hostINDUSTRY: Phi Phi O'HaraMOM’S: no host (includes trivia)MR. BIGGS: Chaka KhanvictPOSH:Continue reading "Where to Watch the Drag Race Reunion"