NEW YORK’S GAY GUIDE 19.42 APR 13, 2012
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The Week in Photos Commentary: Building a smarter (and hotter?) porn star. Getting Personal with Gay Officers Action League President Carl Locke My Gay City: Iris Café Commentary: Why aren’t gays pissed off about HIV/AIDS anymore? Gay DD Shot in the Dark
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Calendar of Events Quoted with Hit So Hard director P. David Ebersole When I Knew with go-go dancer Vinny Vega Benefits Package: After 11 years, the folks behind Point Foundation are raising funds, granting scholarships and loving every minute of it. A/V Club: Dan Heching investigates the gay offerings at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Quoted with Seminar’s Justin Long Spotlight: How out actor George Takei has become an unlikely voice for the Facebook generation. Map: Gay bars that offer free food.
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The Right Track Reel Love Curtain Up Outwords: Poet Michael Montlack chats about his new anthology, Divining Divas: 100 Gay Men on Their Muses. Eats: Lugo Caffe Chef’s Recipe: Savann’s Stuffed Cabbage Horoscope Double Take
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Alec Baldwin drops by End of the Rainbow• Dragonette plays the LES • Janice Dickinson is one Hot Mess
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Visit The Nexus on NextMagazine.com for your daily dose of gay gossip and party photos. BY JOHN POLLY
New York’s Hottest (smartest?) Joke ADULT STARS WHO GET MFAS WHEN THE BUTT PLUG ISN’T ENOUGH JUST MIGHT BE THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN.
’m a fan of gay porn star Colby Keller, and I’ve not really seen any of his movies. Okay, let me qualify that: I’ve not seen his full-length films or pay-towatch videos online from his body of porn work, which involves Keller (who’s strappingly buff, sometimes bearded, a bit hairy-chested and very handsome in a slightly Germanic, dirty blond, jocknext-door sort of way) topping or bottoming enthusiastically, or just getting into some festive man-sex. I’m not a prude. But I can never make it through a full-on porno. Usually, I can make do with a two-minute preview or some short clip found online. Hey…I’m easy. That said, Colby Keller charms the hell out of me because in a world where what you see of many porn stars are only shiny, hard schlongs, jacked muscles, questionable tattoos and aggro Zoolander-esque stares, Keller is funny. He’s into weird contemporary art, wiener jokes and the writings of Karl Marx, he’s got an MFA and he likes wearing goofy costumes and springtime flowers. And last week he became the resident sex advice columnist
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END OF THE RAINBOW @ BELASCO THEATRE Alec Baldwin visits backstage with Tracie Bennett, who plays Judy Garland in the new Broadway play, after a recent performance.
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“She’s a faggot! She’s the only one on The Celebrity Apprentice with a gay charity!” —Erickatoure Aviance gushing over Aubrey O’Day at Ova the Rainbow: Yello! This Bitch is Alive at The Spectrum
NEW YORK’S HOTTEST JOKE CONT.
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NYPD DETECTIVE Carl Locke didn’t always want to be a cop. In fact, he first came to New York to study acting. But Locke soon found himself front and center at protests against anti-gay bias and homophobic panic. “I felt that if I really wanted to make a difference I could do more inside of the police department than outside looking in.” So eleven years ago, at age 34, Locke joined the NYPD. And on April 20, he’ll be front and center helping honor Governor Andrew Cuomo, Posh owner John Greco and fellow officers at the annual dinner of LGBT police advocacy group Gay Office Action League (GOALNY.org), of which the Park Slope resident is president. “I wish all gay police officers would live fully out lives, but unfortunately we are not there yet. Without [GOAL], I never would have been a police officer or even considered it.”
He’s into weird contemporary art, wiener jokes and the writings of Karl Marx, he’s got an MFA and he likes wearing goofy costumes.
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for Manhunt.com blog, ManhuntDaily. I know all of this about Keller thanks to his popular blog, Big Shoe Diaries. There he posts videos of himself and his boyfriend singing Christmas carols in sombreros, publishes music playlists, videos of himself reading poems and novels (sometimes shirtless, sometimes not)—you know, the kind of stuff any of us might do on Facebook. It’s a mix of highbrow and silly. And yep, there are sometime dick shots and there’s the all popular “I See Penis” series where Keller’s
fans or friends send him photos of phallic imagery manifested in real life: a cockshaped vegetable, a phallic spot on a dog’s back, a silo in a landscape. I think Keller’s on to something. Many of today’s celebs make it by appealing to the “they’re just like us” mode of celebdom. Kathy Griffin hit it big by telling showbiz jokes and stories as a dorky outsider looking in. Ross Mathews became a celebrity as an intern on The Tonight Show, being that hyper-giddy funny guy we’ve all worked with before. And I think Keller’s real hotness and appeal lies in his relaxed affability and freedom to share his own interests and goofy/hip “likes” in an industry that’s largely about veneer and fantasy. And the fact that in his day job he’s hot and seems to really enjoy having sex doesn’t hurt either. I’m not the only one who thinks Keller is on to something. Thomas Rogers at brainy Salon.com chimed in about Keller’s smarty-pants appeal. Ya hear that, porn-makers? Sometimes we like a little brains with our big dicks. N
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CHOOSE ONE: TV COPS
Starsky and Hutch
Nash Bridges
Sonny Crockett
Don Johnson was so sexy!
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What’s the best part about wearing a uniform? Nothing. I hated it because it made me look too thin. There are people who are attracted to it though.
If you could be a fly on the wall for any historical event, what would it be? I love ancient cultures and Peru was my favorite vacation so being at Machu Picchu when it was active. I’d love to know what happened there and how it ended.
What’s your favorite Miranda right? The right to remain silent.
CHOOSE ONE: WEAPON
Handcuffs
Baton
What’s the funniest pickup line you’ve had used on you? “Can I see your nightstick?”
Taser
Gun
My mouth. Seriously, knowing how to talk to people is the first and best weapon you have to prevent needing the others.
What’s your favorite restaurant? It’s not new, but I always enjoy Philipe Marie in the Village. What is the most played song on your iPod right now? “Rain Over Me” by Pitbull
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Covered In The New Science Fiction & Fantasy Issue of FAQNP: A Queer Nerd Publication
Who Is More Kick-ass: He-Man or She-Ra? // Homos in Sailor Moon // A Queer Star Trek Timeline // A Comic Book Tale About Gay Sex Robots
DRAGONETTE @ BOWERY BALLROOM The Canadian pop act plays the Lower East Side concert space in support of their yet-to-be-titled new album.
DRAGONETTE AND JUSTIN UTLEY PHOTO: SANTIAGO FELIPE; NAKED BOYS SINGING PHOTO: GUSTAVO MONROY
JUSTIN UTLEY & THE SATURDAY SAINTS @ THE TRIAD THEATER Out ex-Mormon singer-songwriter Justin Utley performs will a full band at the Upper West Side theater.
NAKED BOYS SINGING OPENING NIGHT @ KIRK THEATER Director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell arrives on the red carpet of the all-male, all-naked musical revue's return to o-Broadway. APRIL 13, 2012 9
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PHOTO: SANTIAGO FELIPE
“IT IS EASIER TO FORGET you’re in the city when you’re at Iris Café (20 Columbia Pl, Brooklyn Heights, IrisCafeNYC.com). It is nestled away on my street, an inconspicuous block in Brooklyn Heights, a charming little place to grab a bite or coffee before school, or to drop in for brunch on the weekends. The crowd is a mix of your standard Brooklyn Heights families and the 20-something set while the staff has that cool hipster vibe. While the place is not particularly gay, it’s a good mix. If anything, it has a trend of nice-looking people. I find it a great place to sit and read on weekday afternoons and the weekend brunch is great without getting really busy. Plus, I am addicted to their iced coffee—it’s made with espresso and I can’t find a better iced coffee around.” —Matthew Paluch, 26, law student living in Brooklyn Heights
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"James Schuyler was immense…fatter than I am." —Edmund White on poet James Schuyler at the White Swallow Reading Series
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"I thought I wanted to date her but I really wanted to braid her hair and call her honey." —Jeremy Jordan King about his romance with the lead of a rival high school's spring musical in My High School Boyfriend Was Gay at UCB East Village
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FINDING THE FIGHT AFTER 25 YEARS OF ACT UP, WHY AREN’T GAYS ANGRY ABOUT THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC ANYMORE?
sk an ACT UP member why so few people seem to feel the intense anger and outrage associated with late-80s/early-90s HIV/AIDS demonstrations and you’ll probably get a variation on the same answer: drugs. “When Antiretroviral treatment became widely available—of course always out of reach for some people—people turned their attention to other social justice issues,” says Jennifer Flynn, an ACT UP member since 1994. Flynn, who is the Managing Director for Health Global Access Project, says that after years of struggle the life saving drugs made the fight for a cure less urgent, but that for those without access to treatment the future is still scary. “I don’t think that people who have AIDS are past the angry stage,” she points out. On April 25 ACT UP will stage a protest on Wall Street that couples their 25-year-old organization with another, more recent protest movement, Occupy. “There are a number of similarities,” says ACT UP founding member Eric Sawyer. “Both of our movements are rooted in social justice. Both of our movements are rooted in equality.” Not to mention that both movements got their start taking aim at moneyed financial sector elites unwilling to respond to the needs of “the 99%” in lower Manhattan. The protest also comes on the heels of two films about ACT UP’s struggle, How to Survive a Plague and United In Anger: A History of ACT, which both have received screenings at MoMA this year. “I would hate for people to get the idea that there isn’t an urgency anymore,” says Brandon Cuicchi, a media technician, who recently joined ACT UP in February. He says that there is still a sense of magnitude surrounding the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but that it’s not as widely, or as loudly discussed as it
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Got Gay-tention Deficit Disorder? Are Neil Patrick Harris and Fiona Apple competing for Christine Quinn’s spot in the Miss Universe pageant? Read on…
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ANThONY BOuRDAIN is set to publish a collection of food columns and restaurant reviews by Grand Forks, ND Olive Garden enthusiast and viral sensation Marilyn Hagerty.
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Corey Johnson, GLAAD former deputy director of programs and Community Board 4 chair, has officially registered a campaign committee to run for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s seat in 2013.
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GLAAD is working with the Miss Universe organization to update the pageant’s policies regarding transgender women. In the meantime, trans contestant Jenna Talackova will be allowed to compete in this year’s Miss Universe Canada.
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The 21st century’s greatest living awards show host, NEIL PATRICK hARRIs, will once again helm this year’s Tony Awards on June 10.
ogy found that homophobia is “more pronounced in people with unacknowledged attraction to the same sex [and whose] authoritarian parents forbade such desires.”
ACT UP will commemorate its 25th anniversary by teaming up with Occupy Wall Street to stage a massive Wall St. protest on Wednesday, April 25.
FIONA APPLE has extended her North American tour. She’ll be rolling back through New York on June 24.
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Police in St. Petersburg made the first arrests under the Russian city’s recently passed anti-gay propaganda law, detaining two gay rights activists for holding signs that read “It’s normal to be gay.”
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A new study in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychol-
once was. “If it’s not there now it’s about to bubble over again.” Since the introduction and widespread use of antiretroviral medications the epidemic has morphed in many ways. Flynn points out that the trajectory of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is such that it could literally become a thing of the past within 30 years. “And that’s not rhetoric,” she says. Last year a study called HPTN 052 illustrated something that HIV/AIDS researchers had long suspected. “It
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New York’s gay penguins
FLAMINGOs just marked their fifth anniversary at Gloucestershire’s Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
showed that people who are on treatment are 96% less likely to transmit the HIV virus,” she says. “When you’re viral load is undetectable, it’s almost impossible to transmit the virus,” she notes. Globally, if every HIV/AIDS patient had access to antiretroviral medication “it [would] literally become like Polio. It’s a very exciting opportunity and we haven’t had that before.” But in a world where a quarter of all HIV+ people don’t know their status, there’s still plenty to be angry about. N
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Gay Franchises to Open in Hell’s Kitchen this May Hardware (owned by Eric Einstein of Pieces), Universal Gear
HOT MESS @ XL NIGHTCLUB Janice Dickinson (right) makes a special guest appearance at Bianca del Rio (left) and Lady Bunny's weekly cabaret.
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HEDDA LETTUCE LIVE AT FEINSTEIN’S @ FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY Drag star Hedda Lettuce performs during her one-nightonly show at the Upper East Side cabaret.
XL NIGHTCLUB AND HUNX AND HIS PUNX PHOTOS: SANTIAGO FELIPE; EVITA PHOTO: ROBERT H. MCGEE; HEDDA LETTUCE PHOTO: GUSTAVO MONROY
EVITA @ MARQUIS THEATRE Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Cheyenne Jackson arrive at the opening night of the revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
HUNX AND HIS PUNX @ MERCURY LOUNGE Out musician Seth Bogart—a.k.a. Hunx—performs during his show at the Lower Sast Side club last week.
Watch out for black cats, broken mirrors and Robert DeNiro! The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival begins April 18 (see p.20) and Friday the 13th is April 13!
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JUDY’S HELL HOUSE Red Lotus Room, 893 Bergen St (btwn Classon/Franklin Aves), Prospect Heights, facebook.com/judytheparty. The queer dance/performance party continues their series of outlandishly decorated affairs with a haunted house-inspired event meant to scare the shit out of gays—a world where Ann Coulter is president, Kirk Cameron is her number two and pray the gay away amusement parks are state mandated—all in the name of a wild Friday the 13th celebration. Make it through the hell house and you’ll be rewarded with a heavenly disco rager from resident DJs Benjamin Haber and Brian Belukha. 10pm–3am; free before 11pm/$5 general admission.
considering some of the voices we’ve heard at other karaoke nights! Shequida hosts the mixed weekly contest where singers compete for an un-escorted tour of the Times Scare interactive haunted house. 9pm–midnight; free.
SCARY-OKE Times Scare, 669 NEW Eighth Ave (@ 42nd St), timesscarenyc.com. Times Scare promises the scariest karaoke in the city—lofty claims,
LUCKY BEAR FRIDAY Rockbar, 185 Christopher St (@ Weehawken St), rockbarnyc.com. Mr. International Grizzly 2010 George Hains throws a party for charmed burly boys with go-go Jed Ryan and DJ Dan Darling-
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HALLOWEEN IN APRIL Sugarland, 221 N Ninth St (btwn Driggs Ave/ Roebling St), Williamsburg, sugarlandnightclub.com. DJs Mikey Pop and Jeff Chatterton ask: why must Halloween only come once a year? To celebrate the unlucky convergence of the date and the day of the week the pair throw an All Hallows Eve-themed costume party. 11pm; $5.
ton for hockey-masked (they’ll pass them out at the door) horny men. 9pm; free.
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KULURZ: SO FRESH FRIDAYS Gstaad, 43 W 26th St (btwn Broadway/Sixth Ave), gstaadnyc.com. Adriel Wilson expands his Sunday tea for gay boys of color to include a weekend starter at the unpretentious Flatiron Swiss Alpine cottagethemed bar. Rotating guest DJs spin for a mixed crowd. 10pm; $5. FLEX FRIDAYS The Ritz, 369 W 46th St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), chrisryannyc.com. Chris Ryan’s baking something sweet in Hell’s Kitchen: his Katy Perry release party for her newest album Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. Logan Hardcore, Randall Scott, David Yakov and Chaka-Kanvict host while DJs John Marto and Xavier spin. 10pm; free.
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“QUOTED” In P. DAVID EBERSOLE’S new film Hit So Hard, the out documentary filmmaker looks into the hazy, once drug-addled world of former Hole drummer—and close personal friend—Patty Schemel. In peering into the trailblazing lesbian musician’s wild ride towards eventual happiness (she’s now married to one of the doc’s producers, a touching scene toward the end of the film), we also get one of the most intimate, voyeuristic peeks into the family life of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love ever recorded via the home videos Schemel made during her time with the band. “Our mantra going through the movie and making the movie was that anything can be in the movie as long as it relates back to Patty,” Ebersole explains. “That really beautiful, amazing footage of Kurt and Courtney has a moment where it takes over the movie,” he says. And it’s not without merit. “For us, one of the key moments of the movie was seeing that…Kurt is sort of funny and a goofball, which we would have never known. He gets portrayed as the guy in pain in the corner…that can’t relate. Patty’s world of observing him was so different.” —Hit So Hard opens April 13. Visit pattydoc.com for more info.
SATURDAY APRIL 14 CHERYL: TROPICAL HOSPITAL The Bell House, 149 Seventh St (btwn Second/Third Aves), Gowanus, cherylwillruinyourlife.info. The queer nightlife collective throws an avant-garde get down that promises to find a way to give anxious partygoers a “permanent vacation solution.” Need costume inspiration, the collective asks? “Think intravenous margaritas.” DJs Nick, Colby B and Pink Lightning spin. 11pm; $10.
Aves), Williamsburg, publicassemblynyc.com. The gender-fuck hipster set celebrates all things Morrissey this month with a mixed Smiths tribute party in the Billyburg arts and music venue. DJs Noisy Nora, Sirlinda and Precolumbian pay tribute to Manchester’s spokesman for disaffected youth while January Hunt screens vids of the ambisexual singer. 10pm; $3 before 11pm/$5 general admission.
HEY QUEEN: THE QUEEN IS DEAD Public Assembly, 70 N Sixth St (btwn Kent/Wythe
FURBALL The LGBT Center, 208 W 13th St (btwn Greenwich/Seventh Aves), gaycenter.org.
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SIRPAUL ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT Rockbar, 185 Christopher St (@ Weehawken St), sirpaul.com. Electro pop singer Sirpaul performs tracks from his new album, The Horse, at the album release concert at the Westside watering hole. 11pm; free.
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GRIFFIN SUNDAYS The Griffin, 50 Gansevoort St (btwn Greenwich/Washington Sts), raffertymazurevents.com. DJ Alex Funk drops by to spin at Brian Rafferty and Shawn Paul Mazur’s weekly rager in MePa. Tonight they’ll celebrate club kids with complimentary club kid accessories and a free makeup stand by MAC makeup artists. 7pm–1am; free.
Film’s doc about the New York Times’ legendary fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham New York. 4pm; $7 in advance/$10 general admission.
CHILLFEST LITM, 140 Newark Ave (btwn Manila Ave/Erie St), Jersey City, chillfest.org. The queer film screening series looks at Zeitgeist
FAST AND FAB: IT’S SPRING! Boathouse, Central Park Loop (btwn Terrace Dr/79th St Transverse), fastnfab.org. The gay cycling group meets to
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Joe Fiore brings together the old school and the new school with a bearish benefit for The Center. DJs Frankie Knuckles, Sean B and Will Automagic spin for two floors full of hot ‘n’ hairy dudes. 8pm–1am; $10.
SING OUT SISTER KARAOKE Xes, 157 W 24th St (btwn Sixth/Seventh Aves), xesnyc.com. Peppermint hosts and DJ Jess Ramsay spins at the weekly Karaoke night. 10pm; free.
take a leisurely jaunt up the Grand Concourse to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. Meet Eric Lehman, Gerry Oxford and Bob Nelson at the Central Park Boathouse. Ride canceled if pavement wet. 11am; free (plus $10 admission to garden). SUNDAY FUNDAY Nowhere, 322 E 14th St (btwn First/Second Aves), 212-477-4744. For gays looking for a reason to drink, Matt Bell has you covered. He’ll serve up $6 shots that benefit AIDS Walk New York at this afternoon chill sesh. 4pm–9pm; free.
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Vinny Vega FOR GO-GO GOD and photographer Vinny Vega, who celebrated his 25th birthday last week and this week will be hitting the floor again for G’s Sunday party Küte, playing with his sister’s Barbies was when he knew he wasn’t like other boys. Küte at G Lounge, 225 W 19th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), April 15 at 10pm; free. Visit glounge.com for more info.
“EVEN THOUGH I WAS BORN in 1987, I quickly discovered Madonna, and Ray of Light was the first CD I ever purchased. But as obvious as that may be, the gayest signs I displayed as a young kid [were] reenacting Jerry Springer episodes with my sister’s Barbies and my G.I. Joes. I guess drama can start at an early age!”
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MUSICAL MONDAYS Splash, 50 W 17th St (btwn Fifth/Sixth Aves), splashbar.com. Continuing the string of hot Broadway boys dropping by Splash’s popular musical-themed Monday night (Hunter Parish popped in last month), members of the Newsies cast make an appearance tonight. VJ John Bantay screens all the classics. 8pm; cover varies.
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SUGAR BABIES 9 Restaurant, 800 Ninth Ave (@ 53rd St), 9restaurantnyc.com.
Sasha Seven sets up shop in the Hell’s Kitchen restaurant that dishes up twists on traditional American cuisine and cocktails. 9pm–2am; free. 2012: WE’LL ALL BE DEAD BY CHRISTMAS XL Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), xlnightclub.com. Drag legend Miss Richfield 1981 delivers her signature brand of Midwestern charm and conservative sensibilities in her newest show. 8pm; $20.
Gurl! It’s time to pamper yo self! New York Spa Week begins today and runs through April 22.
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PROVING THEIR POINT BENEFITS PACKAGE
AFTER 11 YEARS, THE FOLKS BEHIND POINT FOUNDATION ARE RAISING FUNDS, GRANTING SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
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in calls with both scholars and mentors to ensure academic goals are being met and that the Scholars required community service project is on track,” says the executive director, who grew up in a small Texas town and struggled with his own coming out. It’s easy to get caught up in all of the glitz and glamour of the fundraising gala and forget that Point Foundation is so much more to the students who become Point Scholars than a check to get them through school—which probably accounts in part for its meteoric growth from a small organization founded by Bruce Lindstrom and Carl Strickland in 2001, to the slick operation it is today—an organization that
is changing LGBT kids lives. Tough competition for the 23–25 scholarships available each year means that becoming a Point Scholar is not easy, but Valencia points out that it’s well worth the hard work. “[It’s] just one of the reasons why those associated with Point refer to themselves as members of the Point Family,” he says. “We invite everyone to become a part of our ‘family’—be it [by] becoming a donor, a scholar or a mentor.” —Alex Erikson Point Honors New York at Pier 60, 23rd St (@ West Side Hwy), April 16 at 6:30pm; $500– $25,000. Visit pointfoundation.org for more info.
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WESTGAY Westway, 75 Clarkson St (btwn Washington/West Sts), westwaynyc.com. Frankie Sharp keeps his popular Tuesday night dance party at the former strip joint on the way West Side going with go-gos and DJs Lady Miss Kier and Jonjon Battles. 10pm; $4. ETHICS IN QUEER FAMILY FORMATION: REMAINING MINDFUL IN THE PROCESS Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, 4 Times Square (@ 42nd St), stonewallfoundation.org. Since Ricky Martin has proved being a dad is hot,
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Point Scholars Alumni in 2011
the Stonewall Quarter Share hosts this family panel discussion that features Dr. Michael Doyle, founder and medical director of Connecticut Fertility; Adam Pertman, director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute; Ron Poole-Dayan, who, with his partner, is the father of 11-year-old twins conceived via artificial insemination; and Danielle Silber, the codirector of Colage New York, an organization of and for people with LGBT parents. 6:30pm–9pm; free. KINGS Freedy’s Bar, 627 Fifth Ave (btwn 17th/18th St), Park Slope, kingskingskings.tum-
blr.com. Robert Maril (a.k.a. DJ Executive Realness) and bandmates Emily Bielagus and Stephanie Bishop play make up the “queercore alt-country trio” Kings, who’ll play a set of their folk-inspired indie pop at the dive-y Brooklyn bar. 8pm; free. JESSYE NORMOUS XL Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), xlnightclub.com. The plus-sized opera diva dons the stage at the midtown megaclub’s cabaret for another of her sidesplitting weekly performances. 9pm; $10.
GROUP POINT SCHOLARS ALUMNI PHOTO:COURTESY POINT FOUNDATION; JORGE VALENCIA PHOTO: JOSEPH MORAN
t’s crazy to think that in 2012—a year that has been momentous for gay rights initiatives like marriage equality (Washington state and Maryland passed measures legalizing gay marriage, the New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected the repeal of their 2009 legalization and, well, New Jersey tried)—young members of the LGBT community still face debilitating discrimination. “I grew up in a very conservative, very religious family,” says Matthew Smith, a Castle Rock, Colo. native whose parents supported legislation to strip gays of the equal legal protections afforded all citizens under the 14th amendment. “My parents were not accepting and we eventually [became] estranged.” When it came time to find funding for his studies, Smith was lucky enough to have a friend point him in the right direction. He turned to help from Point Foundation. Award for his Tonight, Point Foundaunapologetic tion hosts its annual benefit at Jorge Valencia support of the LGBT Pier 60 to honor several important community throughout members in the fight for equal rights, while also raising funds for the invaluable his career. “It’s especially gratifying to be scholarships they provide for gay, lesbian, honored by an organization that does honor trans and bi students each year. And raise to its purpose,” Albee shares. “Point provides more than just a fifunds they will: their website indicates that tickets for presenting sponsors, which sport nancial award,” Jorge Valencia, executive director of Point Foundation, notes. He says a $50,000 price tag, are sold out. Focus Features, the film production that Point provides each scholar with a mencompany responsible for pro-gay films like tor, as well as leadership training via their Beginners, Brokeback Mountain and Pariah, annual Scholar & Alumni Leadership Conwill receive the Point Inspiration Award, and ference and Regional Leadership Forums. the Foundation plans to honor playwright “Additionally, the organization has set up an Edward Albee with their Point Legend infrastructure which provides regular check-
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DAN HECHING INVESTIGATES THE GAY OFFERINGS AT THIS YEAR’S TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL. pringtime is abloom around us, and once again the Tribeca Film Festival unveils its impossibly huge roster, this year with over 40 feature-length entries and 60 shorts all set to screen between April 18 and 29. One notable departure from the routine— surely a stunt to gain as much press (and make as much money?) as possible—is the inclusion of a not-so-small film as the closing-night spectacle: Joss Whedon’s Marvel powerhouse The Avengers. As for entries of a lighter touch, here’s the list of this year’s gay films. —Dan Heching
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Leyva plays the neighbor’s neglected son, who has Down’s Syndrome and eventually comes to be adopted by Cumming and his closeted live-in partner.
Jack & Diane An awkward but sweet tale about überyoung lesbian love in summertime New York, featuring the excellent Riley Keough (Elvis’s granddaughter!) as sexy tomboy Jack, Adaptation’s Cara Seymour and—get this—a super-sexual cameo by Kylie Minogue.
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Keep the Lights On A Grand Jury Prize contender at Sundance, this urban love story based on a relationship from director Ira Sachs’ own experience is a striking and sexually charged portrait of a passionate affair between a filmmaker and a closeted lawyer in late-’90s New York.
Mansome The latest from Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock, this documentary poses the completely overblown question, “What does it mean to be a man?” and takes on pressing themes such as manscaping, metrosexuals and male grooming products, with Arrested Development stars Will Arnett and Jason Bateman in tow as executive producers.
Any Day Now Co-hosted by NewFest, this Alan Cumming vehicle takes on gay adoption rights in 1970s Los Angeles, and features a performance already creating considerable buzz from Isaac Leyva. Newcomer
Eytan Fox (Israeli auteur of the brilliant Walk on Water) returns with this unlikely sequel to the acclaimed Yossi & Jagger, again starring Ohad Knoller in the role that won him TFF’s Best Actor award.
Struck by Lightning Starring Chris Colfer in an only slightly less glammed-out role than he plays on Glee, this high school comedy seems a little bit Election, a little bit Kurt and a generous helping of Allison Janney mixed in for good measure.
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Hysteria A period romance revolving around the birth of the vibrator, with the positively delightful Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal, not to mention a hairy-faced (and still enticing) Rupert Everett. Let’s hope it’s at least as good as everyone said the play In The Next Room (or the vibrator play) was.
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Tribeca Film Festival runs from through April 29. Visit tribecafilm.com for more info.
Metro Movies ALTHOUGH NOT OVERTLY GAY, OTHER ENTRIES TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR INCLUDE:
Death of a Superhero, with Andy Serkis (a.k.a. Gollum—minus some makeup); 2 Days in New York (left), Julie Delpy’s follow-up to the hilarious 2 Days in Paris; and Future Weather, starring I Shot Andy Warhol actress Lili Taylor.
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“QUOTED” For straight ally JUSTIN LONG, who took over the role of Martin from Hamish Linklater in Theresa Rebeck’s literary-themed Broadway play Seminar on April 3, there isn’t much difference in how he preps for comedy versus drama—both of which pervade his new character’s onstage interactions. “They both require the same sort of skill set, I think,” he says. “As long as the writing is funny and the situation is funny enough, as long as you’re committing to the intention of the scene, you have to trust that it’s going to be funny, or it’s going to be dramatic, whatever the scene is.” For a second he seems to get turned around in his explanation. “I think the thing to avoid is thinking about it in terms of [being] one way or another… Does that make sense?” he asks cutely. An example helps the boyish 33-year-old clarify his meaning: “You see a lot of great comedic actors easily doing drama and vice versa, too. I just saw Johnny Depp in an episode of Life’s Too Short. He was doing this scene where he was mad at Warwick Davis and at Ricky Gervais and he was so funny, but it was only funny because he had committed to playing a kind of douchier version of himself.”
HE’S GOTTA HAVE The Cock, 29 Second Ave (btwn First/Second Sts), thecockbar.com. Ken Palmer (Load) is bringing back the infamous ’90s party with drag performer Pickles and DJ Bakelite spinning retro hits. Tonight, they’ll put on a big dick contest where the most well-endowed contender nabs $100 cash prize. 11pm; $10. GMHC 30TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway (btwn 36th/37th Sts), gmhc.org. For three decades Gay Men’s Health Crisis has been helping HIV/AIDS patients
live healthy, fulfilling lives, while also making sure the newly diagnosed get the treatment and therapy they need. Tonight, to celebrate the organizations 30 years of hard work—and to say thank you to those who’ve supported the institution— GMHC holds a dinner that pays tribute to the Rudin Family and Tim Seeney by bestowing upon them the Judith Peabody Humanitarian Award and Duane Reade with their Corporate Leadership Award. Broadway singer T. Oliver Reid (Chicago, Follies) performs. 7pm–10pm; $1,000– $5,000.
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—Justin Long in Seminar at The Golden Theater, 252 W 45th St (btwn Broadway/Eighth Ave), Tues, Weds and Thus at 7pm; Fris and Sats at 8pm; Weds and Sats at 2pm; and Suns at 3pm through May 27; $51.50–$199.50. Visit seminaronbroadway.com for more info.
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WILD WEDNESDAYS Phoenix, 447 E 13th St (btwn First Ave/Ave A), 212-4779979. DJ Girlfriday spins at Phoenix’s new Wednesday party where East Vill age gays guzzle $2 drink specials all night. 9pm; free. GOOD TIMES Eastern Bloc, 505 E Sixth St (btwn Aves A/B), easternblocnyc.com. DJs Will and Nita drop by Josh Sparbar’s “The Carry Nation” themed night to party in open rebillion of the temperance movment leader’s politics with free vodka from 11pm–11:30pm. 10pm; free.
THURSDAY APRIL 19 THURSDAYS The Park, 118 10th Ave (btwn 17th/18th Sts), theparknyc.com. Because nothing beats rooftop parties, Jared Needle and Marco Ovando bring back this popular mid week shindig atop the swanky Chelsea hot spot. DJ Michael Magnan spins. Dapper ’mos sip 2-for-1 drinks till 11pm. 10pm free. THE MURRAY HILL SHOW Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette (@ Astor Pl), mistershowbiz.com. Last week Murray Hill went out and got himself a spiffy new synthetic double-knit suit and to celebrate he’s put together an all new show. King’ll unveil new original songs—written with Paul Leschen—including The Showbiz Shuffle, She
Left me for Regis and an ironic take on Man or Muppet. Showbiz! 9:30pm; $20 in advance/$25 general admission. INVASION THURDAYS Bar 13, 35 E 13th St (btwn University Pl/Broadway), bar13.com. Joe Lee, Jeff Proctor, Alonzo Jose and Kevin Ryan host Nathan Kelly and City Alliance Productions’ weekly twinky, twenty-something party at the dive-y club that features two floors of dance space, a rooftop to chill on and rotating DJs. 10pm; free. MY CHIFFON IS WET Eastern Bloc, 505 E Sixth St (btwn Aves A/B), easternblocnyc.com.
At Paisley Dalton and Leo GuGu’s Alan Cummingapproved Thursday night celebration of all things effeminate expect glitter, synthetic wigs, grease paint and maybe ever Cumming himself—he says the bar’s his local. 10pm; free. RAINBOW IN THE DARK Heathers, 506 E 13th St (btwn Aves A/B), heathersbar.com. Gay metal enthusiast T. Cole Rachel and Pitchfork editor Brandon Stousy turn it up to 11 with their mixed monthly party for metal queens, leather lovers and anyone else willing to endure a little hearing loss in the name of a good time. The theme for tonight’s festivities is “Spring time for Satan.” 10pm; free.
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HOW OUT ACTOR GEORGE TAKEI HAS BECOME AN UNLIKELY VOICE FOR THE FACEBOOK GENERATION.
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hen I spoke to George Takei over the phone, he was just returning to his Los Angeles home after a weekend in Seattle at the Emerald City Comicon with his husband, Brad. “You’re not getting me at my best I must tell you,” he apologizes. I was ecstatic to speak to him at all. “[The Comicon] was totally exhausting and last night we celebrated by going to a seafood restaurant and having a bottle of Pinot Gris,” he said. Was George Takei implying he was a little hungover? So what. I couldn’t help but be delighted by his pronunciation of “Gris.” He followed through to the end of the word in a beautiful, almost arcane way. His voice is that of a generation that prized masculinity—and I’m not ashamed to say it’s pretty hot. The best part is that it’s clear that the eloquent, polished way he speaks on camera is just his natural speaking voice. After years of relative obscurity, the spry septuagenarian has made a ravishing comeback thanks in part to his 2005 coming out, much to the delight of nerds everywhere—especially those of the Star Trek-viewing variety. Tonight, gay nerd group Geeks Out will celebrate Takei’s return to our cultural Zeitgeist with their annual fundraising effort—in the form of their party, aptly named “Takei Back the Night”—that gives fanboys a chance to show off some of their own Takei-inspired artwork. “Well, actually I’ve been out informally, you know to family and friends [for some time],” he’s quick to point out. “I was a member of a running club called the Front Runners and that’s where I met Brad,” Takei explains. In 2005, when then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the California marriage equality bill that had passed both the State Senate and Legislature, Takei knew it was time to make his voice heard. “I was stunned,” he tells me. “Arnold Schwarzenegger…had campaigned saying, ‘I’m from Hollywood. I’ve worked with gays and lesbians. I’m comfortable with gays and lesbians. Some of my best friends are [gay].’ All the cliché things, and I thought, surely he’s going to sign it,” says the former Trek actor, who, as a member of the board of directors of the Southern California Transit District, helped shape the Los Angeles subway system. “That night I was watching the news and here I saw all these young people pouring out on Santa Monica Boulevard protesting [the veto] and I felt that anger as well—my blood was boiling.” That’s when he went to the press. In October of that year he officially came out to Frontiers Magazine, unintentionally opening the floodgates of renewed interest in the quiet man who once played the
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“I thought surely when I started adding other people who were cast, like Gilbert Gottfried or, you know, Lisa Lampanelli as a Bajoran security chief, I thought they might get it.” Enterprise’s swashbuckling helmsman. Takei accepted a request from Howard Stern to appear on his satellite radio show as a quarterly guest host (“Howard is a good guy and he basically is gay-friendly,” he says) and was fielding requests for guest roles left and right almost immediately after his first appearance on the show. “Howard influences so many unexpected people, a lot being producers of TV shows, and I got a lot of guest gigs and series, particularly shows like Will and Grace,”Takei expounds. Of course, he’s too humble to bring up another major reason most people under 30 have fallen in love with him recently. Not surprisingly, it has something to do with social media. Takei updates his Facebook status more regularly than I do (which is saying a lot, considering he turns 75 April 20), and on April 1 he posted a goof about a new Star Trek movie being in the works. People freaked out (the post has more than 17,500 comments), and those who didn’t immediately pick up on the joke were pissed. “I thought surely when I started adding other people who were cast, like Gilbert Gottfried or, you know, Lisa Lampanelli as a Bajoran security chief, I thought they might get it,” he chuckles. A lot of his posts are politically motivated. In many ways Takei’s political motivations—based heavily on his experiences in Japanese internment camps during World War II and as a closeted gay man in 1960s Hollywood— define him. Currently, he is working on a musical called Allegiance about his experiences in the internment camps that he hopes will move to Broadway sometime early next year. He reminds me that one of the most decorated units of the Second World War was the all-Japanese-American segregated unit. “I owe the America I know today in large
part to the incredible bravery and patriotism of those crazy guys that went from behind those barbed fences [in the camps] to put on the very same uniform as the sentinels that guarded over us,” he says. But for all the seriousness of his causes, almost all of Takei’s remarks have a cutting wit not expected of a man who remembers when being out meant giving up any hope of personal success. “Humor can be a potent weapon in exposing the stupidity of some of these hateful people,” he says of anti-gay politicians. “Some of these homophobic politicians are so ridiculous that they lend themselves so easily to lampooning,” he says, and there again I can’t help but notice his perfect pronunciation of that last, flawlessly chosen word. Really that’s what’s so fascinating, so definitive, about Takei: his voice. It’s one that bridges his generation to ours. It calls for peace among nerds quibbling about which star-inspired super series is better, Trek or Wars. It amuses millions via his gut-busting Facebook and Twitter posts. It insists on sanity and civility in an insane, impolite world. And it booms (literally) for both marriage equality and gay rights. The same man who says semi-stodgy things like “the cell phone has become a nuisance in our society” and pronounces words with a reverence that suggests he has selected them only after much consideration also calls homophobic politicians “douche bags.” His has become the unlikely voice of this generation. —Alex Erikson Takei Back the Night at CFAN, 417 W 57th St (btwn Ninth/10th Aves), April 20 from 7pm–10pm; free. Visit takeibackthenight.com for more info.
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SULU REPORTING FOR DUTY George Takei as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek
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EE ROCKIT: THREE YEAR ANNIVERTHRRS! SARY MASQUERADE BALL XL YEA Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn
10th/11th Aves), xlnightclub.com. Now that the party has settled into its permanent home in the Hell’s Kitchen megaclub, promotions dream team Brandon Voss, Tony Fornabaio, Beto Sutter and John Blair throw a third anniversary blowout for the popular pop party. Special guest Janice Dickinson keeps things foul-mouthed while DJs Vito Fun and Lady Bunny spin. 10pm; $10 with XL membership/$15 general admission. PIGGY BEAR The Eagle, 554 W 28th St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), eaglenyc.com. Voice-overactor-cum-bear-promoter Robert Valin gives the young and bearded something to really roar for. Tonight he’ll serve up go-go bears, hot videos and $15 Bud and Bud Light. 10pm; free.
CREAM Crimson, 915 Broadway (@21st St), facebook.com/creamnyc. Promoters Mark Nelson, Yusef X and Nathan Williams throw their dance party in the Flatiron-adjacent club. Weekly guest DJs spin for a variety of well-groomed gays. 10pm; free before 11pm/$10 general admission. HABIBI Vlada, 331 W 51st St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), habibinyc.com. Now in its 10 year, the party for Middle Eastern gays and the boys who love them heads to Vlada’s upstairs party space. Early birds nab 2-for-1 drinks till 11pm and DJ IZ spins all night. 10pm; $15. GOING DOWN IN LA-LA LAND PREMIERE Cinema Vilalge, 22 E 12th St (btwn Fifth Ave/University Pl), embrem.com/lalaland. In the film based on Andy Zeffer’s novel, Adam arrives
WEEK in LA looking to make it big. What he discovers is a world of greed, drugs, washed up starlets and closeted celebs as he tries to navigate the world of gay porn and prostitution he’s landed himself in. After the screening, head to XL Nightclub for the afterparty. 6:30pm; $25. SWIRL Vlada, 331 W 51st St (btwn ENDG Eighth/Ninth Aves), vladabar.com. IN
Summer is just around the corner so DJ Lina will spin her soul-inspired beats at the final installment of her weekly happy hour party before jetting off to Fire Island. 6pm–10pm; free. VJ FRIDAYS Boxers, 37 W 20th St (btwn Fifth/Sixth Aves), boxersnyc.com. Catch up on scores, play some pool or enjoy music videos and shot specials at the popular Chelsea gay sportsbar’s weekly weekend starter. 11pm; free.
SATURDAY APRIL 21 SATURDAYS Splash, 50 W 17th St (btwn Fifth/Sixth Aves), splashbar.com. Dougie Meyer brings guest DJs to the decks and go-go boys to the floor at his weekly party for lovers of house. 10pm; cover varies.
RESURECTION: THE GOLDEN SAILOR Club Evolution, 76-19 Roosevelt Ave (@ 77th St), Jackson Heights, eclubnyc.com. To get into Club Evolution, owner Eddie Valentin’s birthday blow out, you’ll have to wear sailor-themed white or gold attire. He’ll celebrate his most reDRAGON Koi Lounge, 380 cent trip around the sun with Lafayette St (btwn Great Jones/Fourth St), dragon.charsexy go-go boys, DJs Yayo, Joss, Visit nextmagazine.com ityhappenings.org, endhiv.com. Tony Moran and Bio Hazzard and for more event listings a slew of hot Latin ’mos. ProAt this Asian-themed drag beneceeds to benefit Divine Child Orfit for HIV/AIDS research charity End HIV, asian-themed drag isn’t mandatory— phanage, which works to find safe homes for but who doesn’t love wearing a party dress to a children in former Soviet countries. 10pm; $10. party? Tom Smith, Victor Rodriguez, Josh Machiz and Brian Paylago host and DJ Vito Fun spins. 2012 WORLDWIDE LGBTQIA CIVIL 8pm–1am; $25 for guests 25 or younger/$40 RIGHTS MARCH The LGBT Center, 208 W general admission/$80 VIP. 13th St (btwn Greenwich/Seventh Aves), let-
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LIASONS: RE-IMAGINING SONDHEIM FROM THE PIANO Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (btwn 94th/95th Sts), symphonyspace.org. Pianist Anthony de Mare plays 17 new pieces written by the country’s top composers specifically for his Liasons project. The works are inspired by the music of composer Stephen Sondheim, who will be on hand at the Upper West Side theater to answer questions from biographer Mark Eden Horowitz. 7:30pm; $45.
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THE DRUMS Webster Hall, 125 E 11th St (btwn Third/Fourth Aves), websterhall.com. The Brooklyn-based indie rock band, whose influences include The Wake, The Smiths, The Shangri-las among others play a set in support of their 2011 album Portamento at the landmarkdesignated performance space. Doors open at 7pm. 8pm; $20. FRESHLY SLEAZED: THE INTRO TO BOYLESK SHOWCASE Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (btwn Bleecker/Houston Sts), gogoharder.com. Go-Go Harder has spent the last seven weeks turning once-bumbling bubs into boylesque stars and he’s ready to show off his crop of up and comers. Each of Harder’s partially nude pupils performs a routine they devel-
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sreachonemillionpeople.com. The Let’s Reach One Million People gay rights campaign puts on the New York edition of an equality march that stats at the Center, goes West on Horatio Street, South on Washington Street, East on Christopher Street, eventually landing in Washington Square Park. 11am; free.
oped during the class, plus Harder and a returning alum from the 2011 class will get onstage as well. A brunch-y crowd enjoys $5 Bloody Marys and screwdrivers. 1pm; $8. GUYOTE UGLY Industry, 355 W 52nd St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), industry-bar.com. At Industry’s weekly gay version of the East Village dive, half-nude dudes get on the bar to pour free shots directly into the mouths of ready-andwilling party goers. 11pm; free. GEEK TRIVIA The LGBT Center, 208 W 13th St (btwn Greenwich/Seventh Aves), gaygeeksofny.com. For out nerds who love to show off their trivial knowledge, Gay Geeks of New York throws a monthly trivia night. 5:30pm–8:30pm; $5.
Grab a guy and plant a tree—or commit to living more environmentally friendly. Today is Earth Day.
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The Right Track the City 2 might also recall her hot song “Can’t Touch It” featured heavily in the movie and TV commercials for the film. e nearly went blind: The Cataracs have been so busy Say hello to Dragonette’s new “Let It Go.” It’s the first offiproducing other artists (like their very own Dev), we’d cial single from their forthcoming third album. We’ve always practically forgotten they were artists, too. But the championed this band from before their 2007 debut Galore, talented duo serves up a refresher with their new single “All and are curious to see what fire they’ll be blowing on their new You.” Adding some serious heat, rapper Waka Flocka album. If “Let It Go” is any indication, they’re hoping to Flame burns through the track along with the capitalize on the success of last summer’s Marboyz white-boy rap singing. Then there’s tin Solveig collaboration “Hello”—the that chorus that samples Kaskade’s tracks share a similar sunny, crackling song of the same title, “All You.” synth-fizz vibe and seem tailor Speaking of Kaskade, he made for summer heat. Martina lends his remixes to Usher’s latSorbana’s cheeky delivery and est, “Climax.” On the one hand, tart-sharp lyrics (“We get a litit’s excellent that they make tle faded, the colors go/ Runthe bump-n-grind song ning out of all our clothes/ more dance-floor friendly, And the flash don’t light but part of what makes the when the batteries slow”) original Diplo-produced mix take the track to the level so amazing is its reimagining that differentiates the band of slo-jam R&B and giving it a from so many others rocking modern spin. The Kaskade in this vein at the moment. mix doesn’t bring us to the Duo Karmin have gone same kind of climax, but hey, it from YouTube cover band sensastill features Usher’s stellar vocal. tion to Epic Record recording Australian pop singer Ricki-Lee artists in a flash. Their latest single, Coulter is doing it for us with “Do It Like “Brokenhearted,” is a delicious slice of Karmin That,” the second release from her third pop confection, though it definitely owes a album coming later this year. The super-popping favor to Katy Perry (and even the Spice Girls in the drums—and extra-sexy bikini-clad Coulter in the song’s best possible way with a Mel B-inspired rap). It’s currently video—are reminiscent of Beyoncé with a hint of Rihanna and climbing Top 20 radio plus the dance charts with remixes by even Girls Aloud. Those looking for a more mellow club mix Razor N Guido, R3hab and Mixin’ Marc & Tony Svejda. What will surely love the Fred Falke remix. An Australian Idol alum leaves us brokenhearted, however, is band cutie Nick Noonan: (she placed seventh on the second season), Coulter has previ- to quote the song, “I’ve been waiting all day for you to call me ously had four Top 10 singles down under; “Do It Like That” baby.” Alas, he’s not gay but engaged to his equally adorable femight be the single to bring her up from under. Fans of Sex and male co-star Amy Heidenmann. N
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FROM PARIS WITH LOVE Lizzie Brocheré and Pierre Perrier in American Translation
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Time Investment: 109 min. Return on Investment: 50 min. ive minutes into American Translation (On DVD from TLA Releasing) and swarthy lead Pierre Perrier is already shirtless. Over the next two hours his character, Chris, will fuck girls—and boys—perform striptease in a Laundromat and seduce you with his stare and his chilling smile. He’s like a French Jonathan Groff with better abs and an unstoppable bi-sexual appetite. It’s no wonder rich and damaged Frenchspeaking American Aurore (Lizzie Brocheré) falls madly in love with him despite his tendency to fuck gay prostitutes so hard he kills them. Hell, she’ll even help him dispose of the bodies in the woods so long as he caresses her breasts and whispers philosophically in her ear. Parisian directors Pascal Arnold and Jean-Marc Barr capture that Dreamers-esque seduction that only French men, language and culture can achieve. Less Bonnie and Clyde and more Natural Born Killers, American Translation is a Cronenberg-esque take on sex and violence so captivating you root for the two leads and their devilish sex games. But the last act of Translation is murky, dropping its fantastical magic and indie soundtrack for a directionless narrative that ends in a silly bit of closure. And then there is that title: though a few moments of the film are bilingual, very little if anything has to do with culture clash—beyond its appeal to American audiences on purely superficial reasons, that is. —Benjamin Solomon
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f you liked to rock out in the ‘90s, Hole was the real thing. Back in the era when Courtney Love had some salvageable talent, lesbian drummer Patty Schemel embarked with the influential band on a whirlwind of fame, parties, scandal and— oooh yeah!—drugs. P. David Ebersole’s intimate documentary Hit So Hard (Variance Films) follows Schemel from Hole’s Live Through This and Kurt Cobain’s suicide to Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff’s fatal overdose, and onward along her own self-destructive path, ultimately hitting rock bottom and coming out the other side. What could have been yet another documentary in this thoroughly mined category feels new and engaging, largely thanks to Schemel’s disarming ability to re-
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flect on some pretty dark times (not to mention cliché strung-out-rocker moments) with lightness and poise. Her sound effects when imitating herself as a junkie are irresistibly funny, revealing just how far she’s come, and the decision to interview her annually as she remains sober is particularly effective. Also in there is one of the most heartfelt coming-out stories ever recounted, by Patty’s mother, as well as a fascinating (if brief ) overview of the history of female drummers and the odds they’ve had to face, featuring interviews with favorites like Beastie Boys drummer Kate Schellenbach. The doc alludes to the particular influence lesbians have had over music, specifically the grunge movement, which, according to famed folksinger Phranc, is entirely owed to lesbian fashion: “The flannels? …It came right from lesbians.” —Dan Heching
GIRL, INTERRUPTED Patty Schemel (center, grey jacket) in Hit So Hard.
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By David Hurst esus Christ Superstar was originally produced as a “rock opera” concept album in 1970, before being fashioned into a stage musical. It’s always been an uneasy fit of religious proselytizing and anachronistic dogma, but those of us who grew up loving musicals in the ’70s fell in love with its songs, reveling in the exuberant melodies, rhythmic tempo changes and kaleidoscopic use of electric guitars in its sensational score. Surprisingly, it’s always been a better show to listen to rather than see and this new revival does little to change that fact. Directed with crass ineptitude by Des McAnuff, this Superstar’s best news is that much of the singing is exceptional, including the stentorian Caiaphas of Marcus Nance, the highflying Annas of Aaron Walpole, the urgent Judas Iscariot of Josh Young and, most certainly, the Herculean vocalizing of Jesus Christ as portrayed by Paul Nolan. A well-rehearsed, skillful 14-piece orchestra supports them with panache. Sadly, that is where the panache ends. The acting in this Superstar is quite dreadful. Though the handsome Paul Nolan couldn’t look more like the classic stock image of Jesus that has hung in religious homes across America for decades, there is nothing going on behind those eyes and under those tresses. Gliding about the stage as if on some kind of barbiturate (did someone start making Tuinal again?) in white linen hostess pants with matching bathrobe that Donna Karan might have whipped up for a garden party in the Hamptons, Nolan seldom seems to move from the neck down. Christ is supposed to be in a rage when he drives the people out of the temple, but the go-go boys in leather harnesses merely sneer when Nolan dumps a couple trays of shot glasses on the stage. Later, when Christ is supposed to be set upon by lepers begging to be
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healed, Nolan lays on the floor shouting “There’s too many of you!” but there’s no one near him thanks to the genius of McAnuff’s headscratching staging. For his part, Josh Young as Judas looks like Josh Groban’s little brother and acts like a petulant schoolboy just returned from Oxford with an axe to grind about social reform. All the while he keeps one eye on Nolan’s nipple, which keeps sneaking out from behind his peek-a-boo bathrobe. As for the woefully miscast Chilina Kennedy as Mary Magdalene, her acting consists of lots of furtive head-snapping and angry glares that recall Anne Baxter in, well, almost anything. Kennedy has a pretty good voice, but she’s saddled with what is perhaps one of the worst costumes in the history of American musical theater—a bizarre spaghetti-strap high-school prom formal with yards of extra fabric pulled up and attached round her skirt. Every time Kennedy came on stage, the Selma Diamondesque woman from Teaneck behind me said loudly, “…what is she wearing?” to which I could only sigh, nod and whisper under my breath, “what indeed?” The best costumes, and performances, are reserved for Tom Hewitt as a calculatingly cold Pontius Pilate, and an unleashed Bruce Dow as a King Herod, who’s channeling equal parts Nathan Lane and Joan Crawford. Fans of Judy Garland will be sharply divided by Peter Quilter’s new play, End of the Rainbow, which portrays Garland (played by the gifted Tracie Bennett) six months before she died, trying for one more comeback at London’s “Talk of the Town” with accompanist Anthony (a beautifully understated Michael Cumpsty) while wrangling her addictions and fifth-husband-to-be, Mickey Deans (the handsome Tom Pelphrey). Quilter’s vile and odious script, which combines contrived tabloid dialogue with scenes of Judy in concert, isn’t really worth discussing. It’s the acting by the company, which also includes the versatile Jay Russell in three different roles, that’s the draw, particularly Bennett, whose energy and commitment to the role—however misguided and over-thetop they become during Rainbow—are extraordinary. N Jesus Christ Superstar plays at the Neil Simon (250 W 52nd St, SuperstarOnBroadway.com). End of the Rainbow plays at the Belasco (111 W 44th St, EndOfTheRainbowBroadway.com).
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR PHOTO: JOAN MARCUS; END OF THE RAINBOW PHOTO:CAROL ROSEGG
Tracie Bennett in End of the Rainbow
Michael Montlack
Out Words By Jameson Fitzpatrick
Bowing Down and Queening Out ufus Wainwright once said that a fascination with Stevie Nicks is the true mark of an interesting gay man. By that standard, Michael Montlack is one of the most interesting gay men writing today—his love for the witchy woman of Fleetwood Mac fame has inspired him to edit not one, but two anthologies: 2009’s My Diva, a collection of essays by gay men on the women who inspire them, and now, Divining Divas: 100 Gay Men on Their Muses (Lethe Press), a new companion collection of poetry out this month. Alongside Montlack’s own tribute to Ms. Nicks, a host of other spellbinding women get the poetic treatment in Divining Divas, including “actresses, politicians, artists, athletes, chefs, dancers, writers, cartoon characters and even Amy Sedaris’ Strangers with Candy character Jerri Blank,” he explains. Some of the divas are living, some dead, some fictional, some real—but they have at least two things in common: a gay cult following and plenty of personality. Two of my favorite poems in the anthology happen to be by former Next Magazine writers Angelo Nikolopoulos and Jerome Murphy. Nikolopoulos’ “Going Garbo” is just as fun as the title suggests—and a bit darker—while Murphy’s poem “Go Tell Alice” cleverly reimagines Alice in Wonderland in contemporary New York. Other standouts include literary it-boy Alex Dimitrov’s “Self Portrait as Brigitte Bardot in Contempt” and Billy Merrell’s timely “National Anthem, 1991,” in which he recalls watching Whitney Houston’s nowlegendary performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” before Super Bowl XXV. The lengthy contributor list also features big names such as Mark Doty and Frank Bidart, whose 18-line poem “Marilyn Monroe” is better than every episode of Smash put together. That said, even diehard Smash fans should enjoy this book. You don’t need to be a regular reader of poetry “to appreciate the music, humor, power and style in these poems,” Montlack explains, “because they come from a place of love and admiration, and anyone can tap into that.” If you’ve ever gotten into a heated debate while defending the honor of your favorite female singer, literary character or reality TV star (and girl, I know you have), there’s sure to
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be something in Divining Divas that will resonate with you. Plus, April is National Poetry Month—what better time to expand your mind and secure your standing as an “interesting gay man”? As the consummate Stevie Nicks fan, Montlack has nothing to worry about, of course. He describes his loyalty as “not only strong, but unwavering,” and says he still feels the same “joy and awe” he felt for her at 10. This sense of “joy and awe” for the women written about in Divining Divas—even when tempered by exasperation or a bit of light-hearted teasing—makes it a pleasure from cover to cover. N We also recommend: Cool Limbo and My Diva (ed.) by Michael Montlack.
Bookmark ainstakingly researched and beautifully imagined, Paul Russell’s The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov (Cleis Press) reanimates the life of Vladimir Nabokov’s gay brother, a real historical figure. The Nabokovs and their friends lived in uncertain but exciting times, and Russell richly textures his masterful novel with some of the most dynamic people and places of the first half of the 20th century. Acclaimed writer Colm Tóibín lives up to his reputation with his newest collection of short stories, The Empty Family (Scribner). Set primarily in his native Ireland, Tóibín’s sensitive, delicately rendered stories look to various characters’ experiences of displacement and the often-painful act of returning home. In The Great Night (FSG), author and doctor Chris Adrian—named by The New Yorker as one of their “20 under 40”—conjures a fresh, fantastical version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream set in a San Francisco park. Funny, wacky and yet extraordinarily tender, The Great Night is an engrossing and truly transporting read.
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By Peter Sherwood ho’da thunk it? Right in the heart of Penn Plaza, what my dining companion has dubbed as “Ugly Town,” is a delicious plunge amidst the raucous, hurried bunch primed to hop on their respective commuter trains. One might not expect well-executed food a stone’s throw away from a TGI Fridays or a Payless Shoes—but how delicious to be surrounded by a diorama of iconic shots from Fellini’s masterpiece, La Dolce Vita, in tribute to the restaurant‘s home-style Italian cuisine. At first, while considering wines, I wondered if the roaming map was a warning of things to come. The Vernaccia white from Siena stalled a little but eventually succumbed to the evening as it opened up. My next glass turned toward a cleaner Gavi from the Piemonte region, resonating with a bright melon body. Reds involved an easy drinking Sangiovese with a soft
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start and luxuriated into a sharper, leathery finish. The Sicilian Nero d’Avola was a robust match for the meal. The housemade, amazing mozzarella was the marqueeworthy star of the platter we were presented with in a vibrant display. The dish featured a field of yellow and red vine-fresh tomatoes in quite a collaborative effort, with extra virgin olive oil showered over scorched peppers, purple olives, tonguey folds of sopressata and invigorating, aromatic basil fronds—it would be disrespectful to suggest that these huge leaves were a mere garnish. We passed on pizza that appeared on neighboring tables and seemed to be rather pedestrian, venturing instead toward a pasta course that commenced with crescents of semolina gnocchi that were really more like a subtle pyramid of polenta soaking in a buttery truffle fonduta with wild mushrooms and little frills of shredded Parmesan. Cavatelli “malloreddus” repre-
sented tradition and arrived perfectly al dente with gentle, homemade sausage, porcini mushrooms and ricotta cheese that further ridiculed us, daring us to devour. Crispy artichokes found a wonderful balance with a pert lemon aioli. Enormously engorged, moist meatballs in tangy pomodoro sauce stunned us, incorporating caramelized onions for sweetness. Elegantly slinking past dessert cocktails that utilized a lot of gruesome, throat-thickening components such as vanilla vodka, Kahlúa, milk and amaretto, we settled down with a glass of grappa and a cup of mint tea served in an organza purse suitably attired for steeping. Desserts seemed boring in comparison, although we might have sampled the raspberried chocolate truffle mousse. Instead we dabbled with a pleasantly light lemon custard with almonds and wine-poached pears as well as a ricotta cheesecake with a musky balsamic reduc-
tion. Had we been merely awaiting a train to take us home, we surely would have stayed and boarded a conveyance later. N
PRICES: Appetizers: $5-15; Entrées: $18-$40; Alcohol: wine, full bar, dessert cocktails.
SHORT ORDER: Lugo Caffe is an unexpected experience in the heart of Penn Plaza, offering up well-executed, home-style Italian fare in a cavernous setting.
PETER’S PICKS: huge, thought-provoking meatballs; mozzarella bar platter; cavatelli “malloreddus”
PETER’S PANS: Penn Plaza and its attendant horrors
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Chef’s Recipe Turkish delights await at Savann, like this savory mediterranean classic.
Ingredients: FILLING: 1 medium cabbage 1 lb ground lamb 16 oz cooked rice 1 onion, finely chopped 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped 1/3 bunch dill, finely chopped 1/3 bunch mint 1/3 bunch parsley 2 Tbsp tomato paste 2 Tbsp hot red pepper paste TOMATO BAsE 2½ cups tomato juice 2½ cups water Salt and pepper, to taste TOMATO sAuCE: 1 tsp butter 2 Tbsp tomato paste Dash dry mint Dash oregano ½ tsp ground garlic 1 bay leaf 2 cups cold water suZME sAuCE: 1 cup Turkish yogurt ½ tsp ground garlic
Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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2. For the tomato sauce heat butter, tomato paste, dry mint and oregano in a small pot and let simmer for three minutes on low heat. Then add water, bay leaf and garlic and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. 3. Boil cabbage in a separate pot, removing outer leaves when they become soft. 4. While cabbage is boiling, mix the ingredients for the filling in a large bowl.
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5. One by one take the cabbage leaves and fill with two tablespoons of the filling mixture, folding the sides in and then wrapping them up. 5. Pack stuffed leaves tightly in a deep pot. Combine ingredients for tomato base and mix in. Cover and cook in the oven for about 1-1.5 hours at 350 degrees. 6. To serve, plate stuffed cabbages and drizzle “suzme” yogurt sauce on top. Serve tomato sauce on the side or on top of stuffed cabbages, as you like.
PARTIES GAY & sTRAIGhT LADIEs LOVIN’ LADIEs 18+
NEW>>> (FRI) SCARY-OKE @ Times Scare, 669 Eighth Ave (42nd St), timesscarenyc.com— Shequida hosts karaoke. 9pm–midnight; free. (FRI) KULURZ: SO FRESH FRIDAYS @ Gstaad, 43 W 26th St (Broadway/Sixth Ave), gstaadnyc.com— Adriel Wilson hosts a party for gay men of color. 10pm; $5. (MON) SUGAR BABIES @ 9 Restaurant, 800 Ninth Ave (53rd St), 9restaurantnyc .com— Sasha Seven hosts. 9pm–2am; free. (WED) WILD WEDNESDAYS @ Phoenix, 447 E 13th St (First Ave/Ave A), 212477-9979— DJ Girlfriday spins. 9pm; free.
ChELsEA BARS>>> ALPHA 169 Eighth Ave (btwn 18th/19th Sts), facebook.com/michaelformikajones— (WED, 1ST) Michael Formika Jones and Patrick Askin host. 8pm–1am. Free.
BARRACUDA 275 W 22nd St (Eighth Ave) 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 JonJon Battles. 10pm. (SAT) Legendary w/DJ Kevin Graves. 10pm. (SUN) Sherry Vine Show. DJ David Serrano. 2-for-1 drinks till midnight. 11pm. (MON) Peppermint w/DJ T-Boy. 11pm. (TUE) ‘Cuda Karaoke w/Marti Gould Cummings. 10pm (WED) Dallas DuBois w/DJ Scotty Rox. 11:30pm; free. (THU) Star Search with Tina Burner. Guest performances. 11pm; free.
BOXERS 37 W 20th St (Fifth/Sixth Aves), 212-255-5082; boxersnyc.com— Gay sports bar with brick-oven pizza, elbow room and hot athletic supporters. Mon-Wed 4pm-2am, Thr-Fri 4pm-4am, Sat 1pm4am, Sun 1pm-2am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Ten-inch pizza and Bud $8. 2-for-1 drinks 4pm–9:30pm Mon–Fri. (FRI) Shot specials 9:30pm–close. VJ Fridays, 11pm; free. (SAT) Beer and Cosmo Pong, 6pm–9pm. 2-for-1 drinks, 2am–4am. (SUN) Boxers Break. Free pool all day. $4 domestics and $5 wells. (MON) RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party. $5 Stoli drinks. 9pm; free. (TUE) Effen Tuesday. $5 Effen vodka cocktails. 9:30pm–close.
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(WED) Margarita Madness. $5 frozen ‘ritas 9:30pm–close. (THU) Absolut Thursday. $5 Absolut drinks. 9:30pm–close.
THE EAGLE 554 W 28th St (10th/11th Aves), 646-473-1866, eaglenyc.com— Two levels w/roof deck welcome leather lovers, bears and fetish freaks. Tue–Sat 10pm–4am, Sun 5pm–4am. (FRI) DJ Rob spins. (FRI, 3RD) Pup Night. CB Kirby hosts. (SAT) DJ Reed spins. (SUN) Beer Blast $3 domestic drafts, $4 bottles, Jäger/Cuervo shots. On the roofdeck in the warm-weather months. 5pm–midnight; free. (TUE, LAST) Smokin Tuesday. Cigars, pipes and drink specials. 8pm; free. (WED) Jockstrap Wednesdays with DJ Rob. $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 Aves), 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 10–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) $4 house drinks and $3 domestic beer. 4pm–9pm. (FRI) International Hot Male. Rotating DJs spin for muscley ‘mos. 10pm; free. (SAT) Twist’d. Chris Ryan hosts rotating DJs for a night of mayhem and twister. 10pm; cover varies. (SUN) Küte. Frankie Carasquello and Kevin Wiltz w/ rotating DJs, go-gos and drink specials. 8pm–1am; free. (TUE) Boy Box. DJ Cazwell and Bianca DelRio hosting go-gos and amateur strip competition. 10pm; free. (WED) DiLF. Daddy party guest hosts, daddy go-gos and alternating DJs.10pm. (THU) Pop Life. DJ Justin Dawson. Devin Stone and Mathew Camp host. 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) $5 Hounddog Sweet Tea Vodka, 9pm. (SAT) Skyy Saturdays. $3 Bud, Bud Light bottles and drafts, 1pm–9pm. $6 Skyy vodka, DJ Clive Collins, 9pm. (SUN) Tailgate. DJ Smokey (house), $3 Bud, Bud Light, 1pm–9pm. $3 well drinks, 9pm. (MON) $2.50 PBR, $4 LI Iced Teas, 9pm. (TUE) $4 Coronas and ‘ritas. (WED) $2.50 Bud and Bud Light botles, 9pm. (THU) DJ Dr. Brooks, $5 Absolut. 9pm.
THE PARK 118 10th Ave (btwn 17th/18th Sts), joshwoodproductions.com— (THU) Jared Needle and Marco Ovando. 10pm; free. RAWHIDE 212 Eighth Ave (21st St) 212-242-9332— Butch daddies and Marlboro men play in Chelsea’s original dive. Go-gos nightly. 10am–4am daily. No cover. (SAT) Chaps & Spurs. C&W night w/Big Apple Ranch. (SUN, MONTHLY) Guard. Leather party w/porn-star guests, giveaways, demos and 2-for-1 drinks for guys in gear. 6pm–midnight. (MON) Titan. Shirtless drink specials from 8pm–1am. (THU) Beast. Justin Costello hosts hairychest contest, $3 drafts 8pm–1am.
STASH 248 W 14th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), 646-350-0539— (WED) Stash Wednesdays. Michael Cohen, Brik Olson and Ryan Raftery host DJ Martial. 10pm–3am. XES 157 W 24th St (Sixth/Seventh Aves) 212-604-0212, xesnyc.com— Cute Chelsea boys and sporty types chill in the lounge inside 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) Dark. w/DJ T-Boy (classics). 9pm. (SAT) Strobe w/DJ Calvin. 2-for-1 well, beer and wine midnight–1am. 9pm. (SUN) Sing Out Sister Karaoke w/Peppermint and DJ Jess Ramsay. 10pm. (MON) Sisters? Variety show w/Frostie Flakes and Kitten Withawhip. $3 beers, free pizza. 10:30pm; free. (TUE) The XES Factor. Singing contest where contestants drink 2-for-1 and compete to win $100 cash. 11pm; free. (WED) Humpday Karaoke w/host Nicholas Park. 10pm; free. (THU) Electrofu*k w/DJ Jess Ramsay (dance, disco). 9pm. (THU, 1ST) Schmoozin’ and Boozin’. Ab Fab-inspired drag show. Misty Meaner and M’Lady Uppercrust, 9pm.
SPLASH 50 W 17th St (Fifth/Sixth) 212-691-0073, splashbar.com— New York’s legendary gay dance club is still going strong. Go-gos nightly. 4pm–4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 4pm– 9pm (FRI) The F Word. 10pm; $10 before midnight/$15 general admission. (SAT) Dougie Meyers Saturdays. Circuit DJs on main floor, DJ John Marto (pop) in the lower lounge. Guest performers and go-gos. 10pm–6am; $20. (SUN) Sunday Night Fever (disco classics), 7pm–11pm. Vicious Sundays w/DJ Ian Ford (New Wave, pop), $7 beer blast. 11pm; cover varies. (MON) Musical Mondays w/VJ John Bantay (showtunes and video), 7pm–midnight. (TUE) Krazy Karaoke w/Ginger Snapt. $100 prize (7pm–10pm). Twink Tuesdays w/Alan Picus, Justin Luke and DJ Steven Sidewalk (10pm;$5 before 11pm/ $10 after. 18+). (WED) Azz Wednesdays. Best-buns contest w/Peppermint (8pm). Ocean by Nathan W, Nathan S and Yamil X. Latin/AfricanAmerican party w/DJs MK and Beyond (hip-hop, house). Go-gos and performances. 10pm; $10 before midnight/$20 general. (THU) Campus Thursdays by Alan Picus and Justin Luke w/DJs John Marto, Vito Fun and Steve Sidewalk (pop). 10pm; free before midnight with invite/$5–$10 general admission.
WEsT VILLAGE BARS>>> BOOTS & SADDLE 76 Christopher St (7th Ave/Bleecker), bootsnsaddlenyc.com, 212-633-1986— 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.
CLUBS>>> CLUB 20 20 W 20th St (Fifth/Sixth Aves), 212-633-0934— (SUN) Male dancers w/champagne rooms and table-dancing. 2-for-1 Happy Hour 5pm–7pm. 5pm–1am; cover varies.
SECRET 525 W 29th St (10th/11th Aves), 212-268-5580— Black and Latino hotties lounge on velvet banquettes at this far West Chelsea lounge. Fris–Sats only. (SAT) Hip-hop DJs and male and female dancers. $5 shots and drinks. 10pm; $5 before midnight/$10. (WED) Shake It w/Fred Pierce (R&B, house, tribal). 8pm–2am; free.
CUBBYHOLE 281 W 12th St (Fourth St), 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– 10pm Mon–Fri.4pm–9pm Sat and Sun (FRI) $3 rum bay breeze until 9pm. (SAT) $4 frozen-drink specials till 9pm (SUN) Drunch. $2.50 Bud, Bud Lite and Miller Lite, $3.50 bloody Mary and $4 mimosas till 9pm. L.I. iced tea special 10pm–close. Late-night Happy Hour midnight-2am (MON) $3 beers till 1am; $4 mojitos all day.
(TUE) $2 margaritas all day (WED) Wheel O’ Drinks: Spin the wheel to win drinks and other prices ($3/one spin or $5/two spins). $3 Sex on the Beach all day. (THU) $3 vodka sea breeze.
DESIRE LOUNGE 45 W 8th St (Fifth/Sixth Aves), 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. (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 Ave), 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 (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.
HENRIETTA HUDSON 438 Hudson St (Morton), 212-924-3347, henriettahudson.com— This popular lesbian bar promises hot girls and hotter action. Mon– Fri 4pm–4am, Sat–Sun 2pm–4am. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm-7pm Mon-Fri 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 contests and go-go boys. 10pm; free. (THU, FINAL) Mattachine with P.J. DeBoy. DJs John Cameron Mitchell and Amber Martin (vintage, vinyl). 9pm.
THE LGBT CENTER, 208 W 13th St (Seventh/Greenwich Aves), 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
(WED) Will Clark Show. Bingo w/host Will Clark and entertainer and porn-star guests. 8pm. Pieces of Broadway. Vodka Stinger VJs Broadway showtunes (Midnight). (WED, 2ND/4TH) Matinee. DJ Mike Borowski spins ’80s and ’90s gold. 4:30pm–8pm; free.
BUDHU LOUNGE 531 W. Hudson St (@ Charles St), 917-262-0836, rflounge.com— Lesbian fave Rubyfruit is reborn as this small plates lounge that still draws the ladies. Sun–Thu 4pm–2am; Fri, Sat 4pm–4am (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm–7pm daily. Halfprice cocktails and beer. (THU) Extreme LGBTS Thursdays. Polaris Bomb, JeNRG w/male and female go-gos. 10pm; free.
Ave), manhattan-monster.com, 212-9243558— 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 (FRI) Union Fridays. DJ Gustavo spins $8; 10pm. (SAT) DJ Tony Cruz. $8; 10pm. (SUN) Video Tea Dance (5:30pm). DJ Tony Cruz (10pm). $4.50 Rolling Rock, $5 Heineken, L.I. iced teas. Free before 8pm/$4 general admission. (SUN, MONTHLY) Snaxx. Muscle-bear night w/Derek Scott Graves, DJs Rich King and Gustavo. 5pm–midnight; $5. (MON) Sabor Latino w/Barbara Herr. $4.50 Corona, Cuba Libre. 10pm; $6. (TUE) DJ Michael Wilson spins iconic retro dance hits. $4.50 Rolling Rock, Bud. Free. (WED) Abducted by the ’80s. DJ Galaxy spins. $4.50 Bud and Rolling Rock. 10pm; free. (THU) Bassment w/DJs Jools Palmer, Mandy Graves and guest DJs. $4.50 Corona, Bud and Rolling Rock. $5 L.I. Iced Teas. 10pm; free.
ROCKBAR 185 Christopher St (Weehawken/W Side H’way), rockbarnyc.com— Gymbar veterans rock it at the old Ramrod. 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, LAST) Underbear. Joe Fiore underwear party for bears. 9pm. (SAT) Live bands and $5 Rokk vodka cocktails 9pm-close. (SUN) Rockbear Beer Blast w/DJ Joe Fiore. $3 Bud & Bud Lite, free food (1pm9pm). $5 Rokk vodka (9pm-close). (MON) Stand-Up. Neil "D'Bear" Thornton hosts gay/gay-friendly comics. $5 draft beers. 8pm; free. (TUE) Game Night.$3 Bud/Bud Light drafts. 7:30pm. (WED) Open Mic. Rudy Lippar hosts singers, musicians, poets, writers. $5 Margaritas. 9pm. (THU) Karaoke w/Jim Colier and DJ Grizz. 8pm.
PIECES 8 Christopher St (Gay St/Green-
STONEWALL INN 53 Christopher St
wich Ave), piecesbar.com, 212-9299291— NYU gays rally amid the streamers for live shows and karaoke. 2pm–4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2pm–8pm $3 domestics and wells. (FRI, 2ND) Red Carpet Friday with DJ Naughty. 10pm. (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. (SUN, BI-WEEKLY) Hair Affair. Host Roxy Couture. Otter party w/ DJ Mike Borowski. 10pm. (MON) B-Movie Monday. Popcorn and classic movies w/ Vodka Stinger. 8pm. (MON, 3RD) Too Ugly For TV. Videos with Vodka Stinger and Tony B. 8pm. (TUE) Karaoke w/ Matt and Matt. 8:30pm.
(btwn Seventh Ave/Waverly Pl) 212-4882705, 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) 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 Sts), 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. (TUE, SECOND) Fireman night. Benefit for FireFlag/EMS. Raffle; free buffet for raffle ticket buyers. 5pm–11pm
(THU) Bear night.
WESTWAY 75 Clarkson St (Washington/West Sts), westwaynyc.com— (TUE) Westgay. Frankie Sharp hosts. DJs Lady Miss Kier and Jonjon Battles spin. 9pm. $4.
CLUBS>>> LE POISSON ROUGE 158 Bleecker St (Thompson/Sullivan Sts), 212505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com— (SAT) Le Bingo w/Linda Simpson. 7:30pm; free.
EAsT VILLAGE/ LOWER EAsT sIDE BARS>>> THE BOILER ROOM 86 E Fourth St (First/Second Aves), boilerroomnyc.com, 212-254-7536— 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)) Games Night w/Alec. 2-for-1 specials (4pm–9pm). Destroy Your Liver. $1.50 off all draft beers, $2.25 PBRs, $3.75 cocktails. (10pm–4am). (WED) Free pizza (8pm), $6 draft beer and shot combo (9pm), $375 cocktails (10pm).
THE COCK 29 Second Ave (First/Second Sts), thecockbar.com— There is no dish spicier, skankier or sexier than this infamous East Village bird. 11pm–4am daily. (FRI) Black Cock. Mr. Black presents DJ Daryl Raymond and hosts Chicken Little, Black Eddie. 11pm-4am; $10. (SUN) Sperm with DJ Man Parrish. Gogos. 10pm; $5 before midnight/$10 after. (MON) Beers4Queers. Ernie Cote spins. 10pm. $5. (WED, LAST) Cock & Soul. Diva appreciation night w/Mona Foot and DJ Gant Johnson. 10pm; $5 before midnight/$10. (THU) DJ Scott Ewalt. 11pm; $5.
THE DELANCEY 168 Delancey St (btwn Clinton/Attorney Sts), thedelancey .com— (SUN, BI-WEEKLY) House Sessions. Monika Stapor and Jordi Zarroca host. DJ Matthew B spins. 5pm–11pm. Free. EASTERN BLOC 505 E Sixth St (A/B Aves), 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
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Aries (MARCH 21–APRIL 20) Conquerors and rulers throughout history were born sharing your sign. Their ideas became realities that changed the world. Use that natural ability not only to your advantage but for the benefit of everyone.
Taurus (APRIL 21–MAY 21) A want is sometimes disguised as a need. Most people, situations and things in your life could use some organizing into those two piles of what’s needed and what’s desired. Then let one pile go.
Gemini (MAY 22–JUNE 21) Your lot is naturally “I” centered. Putting your wants first is a good goal, but don’t forget about those around you who care about the deeper you. Hush your topical personality for a bit.
Cancer (JUNE 22–JULY 23) They’ll keep taking as long as you give. Express needs to appropriate channels to receive necessary support. Then explore differences between others’ needs and wants; those with needs are easier to satisfy.
Leo (JULY 24–AUGUST 23) “Wanting it all” was a popular personality trait pushed in the 1980s to get the greedy masses to buy more stuff. Campaign for the return to need and life will paradoxically get fuller.
Virgo (AUGUST 24–SEPTEMBER 23)
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Luckily your type absolutely knows the difference between things you want compared to what is needed, and is honest about it. The practical needs list has standards but the want list can be pretty expensive.
Libra (SEPTEMBER 24–OCTOBER 23) The mind insists on desires to fuel the creative fires. Meanwhile the heart needs the emotional connection that sentiment and people provide. Things are just tools—don’t confuse them with the real prize!
Scorpio (OCTOBER 24–NOVEMBER 22) Constantly reminding lovers or friends of what you want puts on a good show of having ambition. But hiding your personal needs and classifying them as vulnerabilities requires reconsideration.
Sagittarius (NOVEMBER 23 –DECEMBER 22)
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Wanting everything from the right career to perfect school, lovers and place to live can be all consuming. Let fate work and instead of being a control freak, you’ll see your wants and needs go hand in hand.
Capricorn (DECEMBER 23 –JANUARY 20) Owning inner needs can get too sentimental; getting what you want only requires working hard and knowing the right people. Take some time to hear—and seek—what your heart and body need.
Aquarius (JANUARY 21–FEBRUARY 19) You just need people to see everything from your point of view and then you’d get what you want: freedom, ease and better television programming. Until then keep filling our heads with your dreams!
Pisces (FEBRUARY 20–MARCH 20) Don’t be ashamed to go after what you want. Exploring the physical/material balances the spiritual and emotional needs; then you’ll know what to pursue with all your energy and heart. © 2012 James Jacob Pierri. All rights reserved. For entertainment purposes only. Visit AusetGypsy.com for more astrological interpretations and private consultations.
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PARTIES (FRI) Rockin'DiscoFagBar w/DJ Darren Dryden. 10pm; free. (SAT) Smashed and Mashed wi/DJ Michael Formika Jones. $2 tequila shots. 10pm. (SUN) Sunday Social. DJ Executive Realness, $2 champagne. 2:30pm–7pm. (MON) Messy Mary w/DJ Jeff Chatterton, $3 vodkas, Miller and PBR. (TUE) Spunknik w/DJ Ernie Cote and Bianca Del Rio. 10pm. (WED) Good Times with DJ Sparber, $1 vodkas from 11pm-11:30pm. 9pm. (THU) My Chiffon Is Wet w/DJ Paisley Dalton. 10pm.
LUCKY CHENG’S 24 First Ave (First/Second Sts), 212-473-0516, planetluckychengs.com— Asian drag karaoke and dining. Shows nightly at 8:30pm Sun– Thu, 8pm and 10pm Fri–Sat. 3pm-4am daily.
NOWHERE 322 E 14th St (First/Second Aves), 212-477-4744— 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. (FRI) Emily Hall Smith (AKA The Boy Wonder) hosts rotating DJs. 10pm; free. (SAT) Numbers w/DJ Jeff Jackson. 10pm. (SAT, LAST) Double Headed Disco with DJs Jeff Jackson, Pete Money, Disco Connie (disco).10pm. (SUN, 1ST) Beetlejuice with DJ Chauncey D (’80s, ’90s). 10pm. (SUN, 2ND) Sunday Funday. Matt Bell and Eddie Black host. Free pizza, juke box hits. 4pm–9pm; free. (MON) Macho Mondays. Tommy G and DJ Ryko. Latin dancers. 10pm; $5 (TUE) Buddies. Bear night w/DJ Damian and guests. 10pm. (WED) Lush with DJs Big Ragoo and Steven Levan (pop, classics). 10pm. (WED, 1ST & 3RD) Pop Trivia w/Corlin and Roam. 7:30pm. (WED, 4TH) Panic! reading series w/Charlie Vazquez (8pm). Fire in the Hole. Party for redheads and admirers. 10pm. (THU) Sound Bytes. Trans-friendly night with Mona Rae Mason and DJ Aldo Hernandez. $2 beers. 10pm. (THU, 1ST AND 3RD) DJ Jack Davenport (pop, electro, synth). 10pm; free.
PHOENIX 447 E 13th St (First/Ave A), 212-477-9979— 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 (FRI) Half-price draft beers. 10pm–4am (WED) Wild Wednesdays. $2 drink specials. DJ Girlfriday spins. 9pm; free.
UC LOUNGE 87 Ludlow St (Broome/Delancey Sts), 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.
URGE 33 Second Ave (Second St), 212-533-5757, theurgenyc.com— Gawk at the go-go gods with the rest of the masses at this no-attitude dive. 4pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 4pm– 10pm; $9 16oz mojitos and L.I. iced teas.
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Bars>>> GSTAAD 43 W 26th St (btwn Broadway/Sixth Ave), gstaadnyc.com— (FRI) Adriel Wilson hosts a party for gay men of color. 10pm; $5. (SUN) Sunday tea. 6pm–2am; $5.
Clubs>>> CRIMSON 915 Broadway (@ 21st St), 212-505-2192, crimsonclub.com— (FRI) Cream. Mark Nelson, Yusef X and Nathan Williams host rotating DJs. 10pm; $10.
TRIBECA/sOhO CLUBS>>> REMIX 27 Park Pl (B’Way/Church), 212-267-5252— (SAT) Mission Saturdays. Ren Farmer hosts black/Latin night. 11pm; $5. WIP 34 Vandam St (Sixth Ave/Varick St), 212-807-7000— (SUN) Blind Tiger by Susanne Bartsch and Kenny Kenny. Guest DJs and open bar till 10:30pm. (TUE) Dropout. Lyle Derek hosts weekly guest DJs. 10pm; $10. GREENHOUSE 150 Varick St (Vandam St), greenhouseusa.com, 212-8077000— (SUN) Vandam by Susanne Bartsch, Kenny Kenny. Guest DJs, performers, open vodka bar till 11pm. 10pm; free.
hELL’s KICThEN/ MIDTOWN WEsT BARS>>> 9TH AVENUE SALOON 656 Ninth Ave (45th/46th Sts) 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
9 RESTAURANT 800 Ninth Ave (@ 53rd St), 9restaurantnyc.com— (MON) Sugar Babies. Sasha Seven hosts. 9pm–2am; free.
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BAMBOO 52 344 W 52nd St (Eighth/Ninth Aves), 212-315-2777, bamboo52nyc.com— Broadway divas and buff business boys enjoy fresh sushi and sexedup cocktails. Noon–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) Drink specials Noon– 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) Ladies Night. DJ Claymation spins, 6pm. (SAT) Weekend Party. Pre-Theater dinner special till 8pm. DJ Crystal spins, 9pm. (SUN) All day happy hour with Broadway music. (MON) Sushi and Sake Pairing, $18.95 per person, 6pm. (TUE) $5 Mojitos all night. DJ Claymation spins, 6pm. (WED) $5 Margaritas all night. DJ Claymation spins, 6pm. (THU) $5 Frozen Cosmos. DJ Claymation spins (6pm). BARRAGE 401 W 47th St (Ninth/10th Aves), 212-586-9390— Drawn by the latenight happy hour, sexy locals and midtown tourists make the rounds. 5pm–4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) 5pm–8pm & 11pm– midnight, $2 off drinks. (FRI) SpeciMen with DJ David Scott. 9pm. (SAT) DJ David Serrano (pop, dance, electro). 9pm. (SUN) Bitchin’ Beer Blast w/$2 drafts. 9pm. (MON) 1999. $3 Cosmos and frozen Cosmos. 5pm-close. (WED) Rocket with DJ Dru (rock). 9pm. (THU) Pop with DJ Smokey. 9pm.
BAR-TINI ULTRA LOUNGE 642 Tenth Ave (btwn 45th/46th Sts), 917-3882897, bar-tiniultralounge.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) Flirt Fridays w/ DJ Steven Paul and host Ebonee Excell. 10pm. (SAT) Squirt. DJ Danni Echi (pop) and host Ebonee Excel. 10pm. (MON) The Shequida Show. Co-hosted by
Bootsie. $5 Margaritas. DJ Scotty Rox.11:30pm; free. (TUE) Beat That Face . Dragster Holly Dae hosts this drag contest that features two queens new to drag every week.10:30pm; free. (WED) Boy-Tini. Go-gos. 10pm; free. (THU) The Shequida Show. 10pm; free.
FAIRYTAIL LOUNGE 500 W 48th St (@ 10th Ave), facebook.com/fairytaillounge— Hell’s Kitchens newest bar nestles up to 10th Ave to bring gay fantasies to life. (FRI) Prince Nasty. Joey Israel hosts DJCazwell. 10pm. (SAT) Deep in the Forest with DJ Ted Bishop Nieves. 10pm. (SUN) For the Love Of (FTLO). Roberto Alvarez and Reed McGowan host guest DJs. 5pm-10pm. (SUN) Tail. Michael Formika Jones (Euro Pop, Disco, Top 40). 10pm. (MON) Müv Mondays. Erickatoure Aviance hosts. Nita Aviance spins. 10pm–2am. (TUE) Treasure Tuesdays. Hosts Kevin Wiltz & Frank Carrasquillo with DJ Justin Dawson. 9pm. (WED) Way Out Wednesday. Joe Mode and David Molano host dancers and DJ Kindbud. 6:30pm–10pm. $5. (WED) Wicked Wednesdays. DJ Lina. 10pm. (THU) Big Bad Woof. Host Torez Banderia with alternating DJ's Ted Bishop Nieves & Chris Padilla. 9pm.
and spacious space in Hell’s Kitchen. Free (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 4pm–9pm daily (FRI) DJ Scott Jones. (SAT) Rotating DJs. (SUN) DJ Napoli (MON) Diva w/Marty Thomas, Kelly King, and Broadway guests. 11pm; free. (TUE) The Sweet Spot. Kevin Graves hosts weekly live performances. 10pm. (WED) DJ Steven Paul. (THU) Queen w/Shequida, Dallas DuBois, DJ David Serrano. 10pm.
POSH 405 W 51st St (Ninth Ave), 212-
957-2222, poshbarnyc.com— This popular neighborhood hang keeps it simple with cheap booze, a smoking patio, friendly staff and cute boys. 4pm–4am daily. Always free. (HAPPY HOUR) Half-price drinks 4pm– 9pm daily (FRI) Frisky Friday’s w/ DJ Claymation (Pop and top 40) at 9pm. (SAT) Sexy Saturday’s w/ DJ Claymation at 9pm. (SUN) $3.00 Rolling Rock all night. Sassy Sunday’s The Remix T-dance w/ DJ Jroc at 9pm. Free pizza at 10pm.
FLAMING SADDLES 793 Ninth Ave (@ 53rd St), 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. (WED) Bear N Bourbon. Bourbon tasting night w/ Robert Valin and Urban Bear. 8pm–10pm; free.
INDUSTRY 355 W 52nd St (Eighth/Ninth Aves), 646-476-2747, industry-bar.com— The powerhouses behind Barracuda bring the party to this fabulous
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PARTIES (MON) $3.00 draft beers all night. Madness of Monday’s w/ Gusty Winds and DJ Javier at 9pm. Free pizza at 11pm. (TUE) Tranimal Tuesdays. $5.00 Posh Martinis all night. DJ Jroc (Pop & Top40) at 9pm. (WED) $5.00 Cosmos and Margaritas all night. Wacky Wednesdays with Tacky Trivia and DJ Jroc at 9pm. Alfe and Duff host giveaways. Free 123 BurgerShot Beer sliders at 10pm. (THU) $3.00 Coronas all night. Twisted Thursdays w/ DJ Javier (Top 40/Rock) at 9pm. Free 123 Burger Shot Beer sliders at 10pm.
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and indie rock. 10pm; free before 11pm/$3 general admission. (SUN) Slurp. Drag spitfire 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) Going Viral w/Misty Meaner and DJ Matty Slick-Haxx. Free shots before the show. 11pm. (THU) Bitter Bingo w/Bianca Del Rio and DJ Steven Paul with a chance to win $50. 11pm.
XL NIGHTCLUB 512 W 42th St THE RITZ 369 W 46th St (Ninth Ave), 212-333-4177— 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) Flex by Chris Ryan. DJ Xavier (dance, pop) spins. Free drink if you show the muscle of the week, plus $1 shots. Upstairs: DJ John Marto. 10pm. (SAT) DJ JonJon Battles and Xavier w/ Sasha Seven. 10pm (SUN) Untucked & Uncensored w/Marti Gould Cummings and Broadway guests, $3 beers $4 well drinks. 9:30pm; free. (MON) Bianca del Rio and DJ Xavier (midnight). (WED) Nympho Disco. Chris Ryan presents DJ JonJon Battles (‘80s, ‘90s). $4 Sex On the Beach and vodka crans. 10pm.
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) PartT with DJ T Boy. $8 vodka and Red Bull. 9pm, free. (SAT) Gays Gone Wild. DJ Scott Jones. 10pm. (SUN) Electroshock Therapy Comedy Hour with Brad Loekle. $7 cosmos. 10pm. (TUE) Broadway Brouhaha w/Felitia Finleyand guest performers. $7 Ketel One cocktails. 11pm. (WED) Cattle Call. Talent contest with Peppermint and DJ Corey Tut. $7 Stoli. 11pm. (THU) So You Think You Can Go-Go? Lavinia Draper hosts. $4 drafts. 11pm. TIMES SCARE 669 Eighth Ave (42nd St), timesscarenyc.com— (FRI) Shequida hosts karaoke. 9pm–midnight; free.
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. (SAT, 3RD) Electrohoney. Sir Honey Davenport hosts. Rotating DJs spin electropop
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(10th/11th Aves), xlnightclub.com— The Roxy’s John Blair and Club 57’s FornabaioVoss bring the gay mega-club back to New York via 42nd Street. Inside the Out NYC hotel. (FRI) Rockit by FornabaioVoss w/rotating DJs and open bar till 11pm. 10pm; $10 XL members/$15 general admission. (SAT) JB Saturdays. John Blair hosts. Rotating DJs spin classic house. 10pm; cover varies. (SUN) Christina Visca’s Classic Tea. DJs Robbie Leslie, Warren Cluck and Billy Carroll. 5pm–10pm. (SUN) D3tour. P3ligro. Latin night. DJs MixNYC and Danny Nunez. 10pm. (MON) Twisted Cabaret. Broadway performances. Show at 9pm. (TUE) Play Hard. Nathan Kelly and City Alliance Productions. Sherry Vine hosts. DJ Johnny Dynell. 10pm. (WED) Hot Mess. Lady Bunny and Bianca del Rio perform. Show at 9pm. (THU) 42nd. Susanne Bartsch and Kenny Kenny host. 10pm.
CLUBS>>> ESCUELITA 301 W 39th St (Eighth Ave), 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 contests w/cash prizes. 11pm; 18+ (SUN, MONTHLY) Esco Got Talent. Lartiza Dumont. hosts 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) Boys2Men Thursdays. DJ Beyond, go-gos and $3 L.I. iced teas till 11pm. 10pm; free till midnight/$5 general admission. 18+
MIDTOWN EAsT BARS>>> EVOLVE 221 E 58th St (Second/Third Aves), evolvebarandloungenyc.com, 212355-3395— 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 After Dark. M4M strip show. 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. M4M strip show. 7pm–1am; $10. (THU) Toma. Latin party.
LIPS 227 E 56th St (Second/Third Ave), 212-675-7710, lipsnyc.com— Bingo, bachelorette parties and brunch with drag queens. Shows at 7pm nightly. Sun–Thu 5:30pm–1pm, Fri–Sat 5:30pm–1:30am. (TUE) Dragalicious w/Mimi Imfurst, Blackie O and All Beef Patty. 7pm. (SUN) Broadway Brunch. Ginger Snap hosts drag performances. Noon–4pm; free (plus $19.95 food/beverage min). THE TOWNHOUSE 236 E 58th St (Second/Third Aves), 212-754-4649, townhouseny.com— Old and new love mingle as Cole Porter plays at this gentlemanly club. Piano music starts at 6pm everyday. Dress code enforced (no jeans or sneakers). 4pm–4am daily. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm–8pm daily, $1 off drinks. (TUE) Townhouse Has Talent. $500 prize talent competition. 9pm; free.
UNCLE CHARLIE’S 139 E 45th St (Third/Lexington Aves), 646-476-9532, unclecharliesnyc.com— This inviting piano bar attracts songbirds young and old. 4pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 well cocktails; 4pm-8pm Mon–Fri; 4pm–11pm Sat
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4949, brandyspianobarnyc.com— A simple piano bar with friendly staff and live music every night at 9:30pm. 4pm–4am daily.
TOOL BOX 1742 Second Ave (90th/91st Sts), 212-348-1288, thetoolboxnyc.com— 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 8pm–10pm daily.
uPPER WEsT sIDE BARS>>> CANDLE BAR 309 Amsterdam Ave (74th/75th), 212-799-0062— The legend ignited long ago at this nabe haunt. Free. 4pm–4am Mon–Thu, 3pm-4am Fri–Sun. (HAPPY HOUR) 4pm–9pm Mon–Fri, Sat–Sun 3pm–9pm, $1 off drinks
SUITE 992 Amsterdam Ave (109th), 212-222-4600, suitenyc.com— This cozy bar percolates with ’tude-free Columbia boys. 5pm–4am daily. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 5pm-8pm everyday (SUN, TUE, THU) Suite Karaoke. 10pm
hARLEM/ WAsh. hEIGhTs BARS>>> LE BOY BAR & LOUNGE 104 Dyckman (btwn Nagle/Post Aves). 646-3884067— Far uptown boys gather for hot music, Latin go-gos and a full kitchen. Wed–Sat 6pm–4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 9pm–11pm. Wed–Sun
NO PARKING 4168 Broadway (176th/177th), 212-923-8700, noparkingbar.com— Far uptown ’mos cruise at this chic lounge. Sun–Thu 5pm–3am and Fris–Sats 5pm–4am. Free. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 6pm– 10pm
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THE WEB 40 E 58th St (Park/Madison), 212-308-1546, thewebnewyork.com— This niche club draws Gaysians and admirers. (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 drinks 4pm–9pm Mon–Fri.
uPPER EAsT sIDE BARS>>> BRANDY’S PIANO BAR 235 E 84th St (Second/Third Aves), 212-744-
BARS>>> BRANDED SALOON 603 Vanderbilt Ave (Bergen St), Prospect Heights, 718484-8704, brandedsaloon.com— This mixed watering hole serves up camp with its craft beers and hearty pub grub. Mon–Fri 4pm–4am; Sat and Sun 10:30am–4am Q to Seventh Ave; 2, 3 to Bergen St. (HAPPY HOUR) Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm, $4 Drafts and wells. (TUE) Tammy Wynette’s White Trash
Bingo. 8pm. Viva and Gerard’s Country Tribute show. 9pm. Free. (THU) Trivia w/ Mona Mour. 8pm. Free. (THU) Karaoke w/Mr. Wonderful. 10pm. Free.
BROOKLYN TERRACE Aloft Brooklyn Hotel, 216-228 Duffield St (btwn Willoughby St/Fulton Mall), Fort Greene, 718-256-3833— (SUNS, 2ND) DJ Ridge spins pop/Top 40 monthly. 1pm–7pm. Free.
EXCELSIOR 390 Fifth Ave (Sixth/Seventh), Park Slope, excelsiorbrooklyn.com, 718-832-1599— A year-round garden patio, friendly crowd and rockin’ jukebox make this a popular spot for Brooklyn boys. Mon–Fri 6pm–4am, Sat–Sun 2pm–4am.
or to Ninth St and Fourth Ave (HAPPY HOUR) $2 Yuenglings and $1 off cocktails. Mon–Fri 6pm–8pm; Sat, Sun 2pm–7pm. (THU) 20 Questions. Trivia night w/Mona Mour. 9pm.
FIFTH ESTATE 505 Fifth Ave (12th/13th Sts), 718-840-0089, fifthestatebar.com—
to Fourth Ave–9th St (THU) Kamp. DJ Shuffulupagus spins. 8pm; free. FLOYD 131 Atlantic Ave (Clinton/Henry Sts), 718-858-5810, floydny.com—
to Bergen St (MON, LAST) Last Monday. Monthly gay party w/drink specials and bocce. 9pm; free. GINGER’S PUB 363 Fifth Ave (Fifth/Sixth), Park Slope, 718-788-0924— This boy-friendly girls’ bar keeps it low key with a pool table, jukebox and back deck. Mon–Fri 5pm–4am, Sat–Sun 2pm–4am.
or to Ninth St and Fourth Ave (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 beers and well drinks 5pm–8pm. THE GRAND VICTORY 245 Grand St (btwn Driggs Ave/Roebling St), Williamsburg, thegrandvictory.com— (SAT, 1ST) Glamdammit. Twig the Wonderkid and Michael T host. 10pm.
CLUB LANGSTON 1073 Atlantic Ave (Franklin/Classon Aves), BedfordStuyvesant, 718-622-5183, clublangston.com— Neighborhood gay pub serving drinks and drag. to Classon Ave. (THU) Exotic Thursdays w/DJ Mario (socca, reggae, calypso). Open bar midnight–1am. 11pm; $5. (FRI) Body Music. DJs Fred Pierce and Cameron (soul, house). Admission includes coat check and free drink. 11pm; $7. COSMOS RESTAURANT 450 87th St (Fourth/Fifth Aves), Bay Ridge, saturgaynights.com.— (SAT) Bay Ridge Homos take over the
flashy lounge space. 10pm; $5 before 11pm/$10 general admision.
K&M BAR 225 N Eighth St (btwn Driggs Ave/Roebling St), Williamsburg, 718-388-3088— (THU) Gay&M. Kelly Gorman hosts. 10pm. METROPOLITAN 559 Lorimer St (Metropolitan/Devoe), Williamsburg, 718599-4444, myspace.com/metropolitan11211— Alty music lovers and hip smokers argue on the patio over who loves this bar more. 3pm– 4am daily. Free. or to Metropolitan Ave–Lorimer St (HAPPY HOUR) 2-for-1 domestic beers and well drinks. 3pm–8pm (FRI) Tough Titty w/DJ Lily of the Valley. 10pm (FRI, 1ST) Divine Decadence. DJs Dario Speedwagon and Mikey B (rock, pop). 10pm. (SAT) Craft Magic. Hank Star and Steven Mac. 2-for-1 drinks. 4pm–9pm (SAT, 1ST/3RD) Gag! w/DJ Cameron. 10pm. (SUN) Service Industry Sundays. DJ Troy Carson, $2 Bud/Bud Light. 10pm (MON) $1 PBR from 10pm–close. (TUE) Queeraoke. Karaoke w/Mama Spell and Troy Cason. $3 well drinks. 10:30pm. (TUE, 1ST/3RD) SRSLY LOL. H. Alan Scott and Bryan Wilson host comics, Mona Mour performs. 9pm (WED) Girls! Girls! Girls! Jen Urban and Veronica w/guest DJs. $2 PBRs. 10pm (THU) Jukebox Realness. Customers canplay DJ with the bar’s digital jukebox. halfprice draft beers. 10pm.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY 70 N Sixth St (Kent/Wythe Sts), Williamsburg, 718384-4586, publicassemblynyc.com— to Bedford Ave (FRI, 3RD) Night. DJs Robert Manheim, La Guerra and Skeleton Head host a gay metal party.
CLUBS>>> ULTRAVIOLET 424A Third Ave (7th St), Park Slope, 718-596-6627, ultravioletbrooklyn.com— Restored 1920s warehouse reborn as three-story nightclub
or to Ninth St and Fourth Ave (SUN) Soulful Sundays. Party for men of color w/DJ Frankie Paradise (R&B, reggae, hip-hop) and hosts Kevin Omni, Charles Jackson and Tony Williams. 10pm: $5. SUGARLAND 221 N Ninth St (Driggs/Roebling), 718-599-4044, myspace.com/sugarlandbklyn— On a desolate W’burg avenue, this hip bar dazzles with awesome performances and dirty dancing. to Bedford Ave (FRI) Sugar Factory House Party w/DJ Emjay. 11pm. $5. (FRI, 2ND) Pop w/ Santiago Felipe and Mikey Pop. 11pm; $5. (FRI, LAST) Queergasm Fetish party w/ Mary Jo Cameltoe and Charmin Ultra. 11pm.
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THE SPLAT EFFECT
NO MAN LEFT BEHIND
SHOOTING BLANKS
BETTER OFF BLUE-BALLED
By Manuel Hung & Rod Steely THAT KID FROM THE 7 TRAIN Kennedy Carter in Name of the Game
Name of the Game (CockyBoys, 1-877-315-2922, CockyBoys.com) n New York City, the name of the game is survival. And Cocky Boys always come out on top.
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most entirely in my neighborhood, Long Island City, which I like to call LIC NYC (pronounced “lick nice”). After Cocky Boys, I might have to redub it “lick nasty.” Kennedy Carter and Phenix Saint got very nasty, fucking in front of a window in plain view of passing Flushing line trains. Riding the 7 was never so much fun, but still not as enjoyable as watching Carter riding the 8½. ROD: I recently met Carter in the flesh, first at the Hookies and then at a private party where he was the present (nice package, I must say!). So I was excited to compare this sexy redhead’s on-screen
performance with the real thing. Carter definitely measures up! MANUEL: NOTG gets lots of bonus points for concept, variety, good performances (Tommy Defendi is a natural with dialogue), using two cameras and cum-play. These Cocky Boys are Bukkake Boys! Plus the final six-way, where Defendi fulfills sexy power bottom Marc Dylan’s fantasy (“to be tag-teamed by a group of big-dicked tops like the little bitch boy” that he is) was creative and really well staged. ROD: The individual scenes were hot, but the final orgy didn’t quite come together for me. I’d expect six hot guys in one room to generate more heat. Carter more than makes up for some of the bottoms’ lack of enthusiasm, but then again, I have a personal bias.
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DYSTOPIAN DICK Marc Dylan in Cockwork
Cockwork (Raging Stallion, 1-877-327-0707, RagingStallion.com) t seems like Raging Stallion turns out a new, hot porn movie each week, like clockwork.
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mulaic sex will have you breaking into “Singin’ in the Rain” as you get your jollies. ROD: I went over to the “hairy side layer” to watch furry Tom Wolfe and Heath Jordan have at each other. Dressed exactly alike, these guys look like they’re fucking themselves. My favorites would have been flip-floppers Jesse Santana (crowned Mr. International Escort and Best Body 2012 at the Hookies last month) and Cavin Knight if Marc Dylan hadn’t been so fucking hot getting his ass spanked and eaten by D.O. MANUEL: Dylan is a sweet Southern boy with a killer body and impressive deep-throating skills. I wouldn’t mind being strapped into a chair with my eyes held forcibly open by wire contraptions and subjected to hours of watching him get fucked.
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THEPIERS:ART&SEXALONGTHENYWATERFRONTOPENINGRECEPTION@LESLIE-LOHMANARTMUSEUM 1. Stanley & Lorenzo 2. David & Mateo 3. Christian & Benjamin 4. Marc, Alan & Jean Pierre 5. Curators Jonathan Weinberg & Darren Jones 6. Scott & Rob 7. Anthony & Erwin
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