Hello lovelies,
We're starting to really get excited for the season, what with Santacon and Unsilent Night happening tomorrow. This could only mean that NYE is around the corner, and that we have cooked up a devious party plan for you including...well, we can't say. A teaser is below, and a full announcement is coming next week.
Now that the weather has really turned, we are REALLY looking forward to the Russian Baths party. 1/3 of the tickets have been sold, but you still have time to grab yours. And (great news!) we've further lowered your special secret deal: use code "welcomeback" to get TWO regular price tickets for $90 -- that's $45, $10 less than our past live-band baths shindigs. Details below; direct ticket link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/91883
Cheers,
Gemini & Scorpio
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OUR NEXT EVENT: 12/19
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
A Steamy Dance Party at the Russian Baths
Saturday, Dec 19, 7pm-2am, 21+
Banya, 602 Coney Island Ave bet Beverley Rd & Ave C, Kensington, BK
Details and tickets: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225288546170
Break out your bikini or swim trunks, and join our hand-picked crowd of artsy, funky (and nearly naked) New Yorkers for the glorious return of Gemini & Scorpio's legendary Russian Baths party.
We will have the newly remodeled & sparkling clean baths to ourselves, with a few hand-picked professionals on hand for the optional platzas and massages. Enjoy: Russian, Turkish and Swedish steam rooms, jacuzzi and cold plunge pool; poolside dance floor; rooftop smoking deck; hookah lounge, poker and chillout rooms; authentic and delicious Russian food in a private restaurant room.
Zlatne Uste, a 10-member Balkan brass band best known for throwing Golden Fest, NYC's biggest Balkan party (now in its 25th year) will get you sweating faster than the saunas, playing two sets, at 10pm and 12am. Our longtime favorite DJ Joro-Boro, former resident DJ of the infamous Mehanata (Bulgarian Bar), will keep the dance floor sizzling with his hot EthnoMesh Megalophonia mix while we dole out free pierogies for everyone. Tarot mistress Courtney Weber will read your fortunes. There will be an open vodka bar 10-11pm.
"Best (and Only) Russian-bathhouse Dance Party" - Village Voice "Best of 2006. "A night of steamy fun" -- TimeOutNY "Your Perfect Weekend" pick. "Epic" -- Brooklyn Based.
Only 100 tix on presale; 50 more at door. Three ticket levels: $85 (7pm entry + open vodka bar + multi-course Russian banquet) /$50 (9pm entry + open vodka bar) / $35 (11pm entry). More details on each ticket tier are on our website.
This is the kind of party you always imagine, but can never quite find in real life...and the only one where you'll come out cleaner than when you came in.
http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
http://www.myspace.com/zlatneuste
http://www.myspace.com/joroboro
http://www.myspace.com/courtneyallisonweber
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OUR NEXT EVENT: NYE 2010
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
The Bootleggers' Ball
The contraband has been ordered, authorities paid off, and performers lined up for a New Year's Eve speakeasy ball in an enormous and aged warehouse with soaring peaked ceilings, peeling whitewashed brick walls, old wood beams and glowing chandeliers. Expect the intimacy of a daring cabaret mixed with the intrigue of a vintage costumed ball, expansiveness of a warehouse dance party, excitement of live brass, a splash of fine cocktails, and just a dash of illicit adventure and unpredictable moments. Plus more live entertainment and surprises, including a live auction of prohibition memorabilia and games of chance in our Den of Sin. Bring fun items to bet, or be prepared to lose your clothes!
Expect a full announcement early next week.
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WEEKEND + WEEK
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**PERFORMANCE/MULTIMEDIA: Sex Crimes Cabaret
http://www.SexCrimesCabaret.com
Tix: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/698015
SEX CRIMES navigates amazing but true sexual legislation, taboos and history in a scintillating, multi-media cabaret. L. Gabrielle Penabaz deftly binds you with a kaleidoscopic exposé using her films, dance, rock-n-roll, sex toys,and whatever comes to her fishnet-twisted mind - and you don't get a safety word. Directed by Katherine Valentine. Dancers: Kai Altair and Sarah Sparkles. Special Guest: Deity Delgado. Musicians: Lindsey and Mike from The Kowalskis, Michael Carrasquillo and DJ M!lk. VJ: Geo. Video Performances by NY notables Big Bruce, Bridget Umbarger, Flambeaux, Christine "Ammo" O'Day, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Deity Delgado, Egan Edwards, Gary Lippman, Gia Mele, Heather "Rabbit" Litteer, Julie Atlas Muz, Machine Dazzle, Nick Bixby, Nicole Blackman, Patrick "Mangina" Bucklew, Porno Jim Graham, Mateo "Raven" Solano, Nick Teal Brown, Robert Prichard, Sky & Vlad, Steve Barbeer, Terry and Tony Coleman, Tigger!, Vanessa Walters, ZeroBoy. (Fri/Sat, Walkerspace, 46 Walker
St bet Church and Broadway, 8pm, $20)
BURLESQUE: Filthy Lucre - A Burlesque Christmas Carol
http://www.pinchbottom.com/shows/filthylucre/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162348757163
Charles Dickens immortal classic finally drops its knickers and gets down to business. According to Jonny Porkpie, who plays Marley's Ghost and is adapting the story for the burlesque stage, the Pinchbottom version will not stray far from the original text. "Other than changing the Scrooge character to a woman, his counting house to a strip club, and adding boobs every few minutes." Starring Nasty Canasta as Ebenezer Scrooge, Jonny Porkpie as Jakob Marley, with Anita Cookie & Scott Rayow as Bob & Mrs. Cratchitt, Tigger! as Tiny Tim, and Bastard Keith and Naughtia Nice. Plus rotating cast of special guest stars Albert Cadabra, Angie Pontani, Bambi the Mermaid, Bird of Paradise, Bunny Love, Clams Casino, Creamy Stevens, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Delirium Tremens, Dirty Martini, Gal Friday, GiGi La Femme, Harvest Moon, Jezebel Express, Jo Boobs, Julie Atlas Muz, Legs Malone, Leroi the Girl Boi, Little Brooklyn, Melody Sweets, Minnie Tonka, Ms Tickle, Peekaboo Pointe, Perle Noire,
Ruby Valentine, Sapphire Jones Schaffer the Darklord with BB Heart, VIkki Likkerish, and Taylor Mac. Special Hanukkah edition 12/10 and NAKED GIRLS READING A Christmas Carol-Dickens Original Performance Text 12/9. (Fri/Sat, Walkerspace, 47 Walker St, 10pm, $20)
*PERFORMANCE: The House of Yes Christmas Spectacular (Rated R for Adult Content)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6deggcIR98Q
http://brownpapertickets.com/event/91263
Starring Lady Circus and friends. Join the House of Yes family as we celebrate the Holiday Season with our very own Christmas Spectacular, a festive, in-your-face performance extravaganza. Featuring more talent than that other Christmas Spectacular, this show is overflowing with glitter, glamour, sex, comedy, matching costumes, synchronized dancing, and outrageous theatrics. With guest appearances by Desert Sin Dance Company, The Love Show, Jenny Rocha and the Painted Ladies, Mike Richter, Graham Skipper of FUCT, Kayti Bunny, Pearl Pistol, Band of Bicycles and more. Come early to enjoy festive treats, mistletoe kisses, and a photo-op with Santa himself. (Fri/Sat, House of Yes, 342 Maujer Street, Bushwick, BK, 9pm, $15 adv/$20 door)
PERFORMANCE: Bread and Puppet Theater in Tear Open the Door of Heaven and Dirt Cheap Money Circus
http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net
For the 38th year, Peter Schumann's Bread and Puppet Theater will return to Theater for the New City with two new works, one for adults and one for Families of all ages. The adults' show will be "Tear Open the Door of Heaven."—a pink and blue puppet show about Heaven and its effects on the Underneath, presented by the practitioners of the brand-new paper maché religion. The play features over life size puppets representing God, his daughter and stepdaughter, a US president and his war-waging office, mountaintop removal protesters, money printing artists and stargazers of the North East Kingdom of Vermont. The six acts of the play are supplemented by six dance interventions performed by the Lubberland National Dance Company, whose members are mostly local volunteers. (Fri-Sun, Theater tor the New City, 155 First Ave., NY, $12)
PERFORMANCE: Voice 4 Vision Puppet Festival
http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net
Our goal continues to be to support the community of artists living and working in NYC who are making work for Puppet Theater. Theater For The New City provides a venue for these artists through its Voice 4 Vision Puppet Festival. We endeavor to bring mature works of puppet theatre, created by emerging artists, to the attention of the community. The participants in this festival are all award-winning artists who create original works of their own and contribute their performing and conceptual talents to significant large-scale works by other contemporary puppet theater artists and groups. The festival will include new works and works of merit that have been seen briefly in New York in the past few years and deserve to be shared with a wider New York audience. The festival is supported by the Jim Henson Foundation. (Fri-Sun, Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., Cino Theater, NY, prices vary)
ART: Maximum Perception Performance Festival
http://www.englishkillsartgallery.com
http://www.maximumperceptionperformance.com
Over 2 nights, the Maximum Perception Performance Festival will be a showcase for over 20 national and international performance artists, focusing on presenting a dynamic range of contemporary performance practice from the best emerging artists in performance. Curators Peter Dobill and Phoenix Lights seek to present a counterpoint to the fiscally bloated, dilettante-based spectacle that has consumed the image of performance art in New York City. The Maximum Perception Performance Festival will feature newly commissioned performance works in addition to site-specific actions and ongoing projects from all participating artists. Participating artists include: Rob Andrews, Leah Aron + Tymon Mattoszko, Matthew Blair, Ryan Brown, Holly Faurot + Sarah H. Paulson, Danielle Freakley/The Quote Generator, Philip Fryer, Nate Hill, Erik Hokanson, Andrew Hurst, Naoki Iwakawa, Amery Kessler, Marni Kotak, Jodie Lyn Kee Chow + Zachary Fabri, Jill McDermid, Sandrine Schaefer, Rosabelle Selavy,
Mark Stafford, Lech Szporer, Matt White, and Jen Zak. (Fri/Sat, English Kills Art Gallery, 114 Forrest St bet Flushing Ave & Central Ave, BK, 7pm-12am, FREE?)
FILM: Zero Film Festival
http://www.zerofilmfest.com
Zero Film Festival is the first festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers and the independent films they create. Focusing on a niche in the independent film community which has been under appreciated and ignored, Zero Film Festival is dedicated to screening self financed films from filmmakers all over the world. In the age where the majority of festivals are Hollywood marketing campaigns, and even indie and underground festivals screen financed films, we are here to offer something different. We recognize authentically independent films and filmmakers who take risks and fight the odds to see their visions through. (Fri-Sun, multiple venues, see site for details)
PUPPETS/DANCE: Shipwreck
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86923
http://www.infinitecoast.org
A dance-theater/shadow puppet spectacle. Inspired by the legend of Tristan and Iseult, Shipwreck stars Lucien Lewin, Lauren Ford, the Manhattan skyline, puppet tears, shadow ships, and a very heavy ring. Come discover this beautiful Brooklyn venue in a way you've never seen it before (Fri-Sun, Triskelion Arts, 118 North 11th Street, between Berry and Wythe, W'burg, 8pm, $15)
DANCE: Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls
http://www.newstagetheatre.org/performances/weimar_girls.shtml
http://www.lamama.org
The New Stage Theatre Company makes its La MaMa debut with a re-imagined theatrical cabaret version of its 2008 play "Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls." It is an evening of music and dance inspired by the life and artistry of Anita Berber, the dancer/poet who epitomized for many the decadence of Weimar era Berlin. Conceived and directed by Ildiko Nemeth. Choreography is by Julie Atlaz Muz and Peter Schmitz. Lighting design is by Federico Restrepo; Costume design is by Javier Bone Carbone. The cast will include Chris Tanner, Kaylin Lee Clinton, Sarah Lemp, Catherine Correa, Markus Hirnigel, Denice Kondik, Jeanne Lauren Smith, Charles Finney, Florencia Minniti, Lisa Kathryn Hokans, Christine Ryndak, Madeline James and John Rosania. (Fri/Sat 10pm, Sun 5:30pm, The Club @ LaMaMa, 74A East 4th Street bet 2nd Ave and Bowery, $20)
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FRIDAY
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MUSIC: Sxip Shirey and .357 Lover (Corn Mo)
http://www.galapagosartspace.com/events.html#121109late
http://www.myspace.com/cornmo
http://www.myspace.com/sxipshirey
Corn Mo has toured with They Might Be Giants, Ben Folds and Polyphonic Spree; he has also made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live and MTV. He describes his music as “Guns ‘N Roses meets Queen meets show tunes meets Tiny Tim.” Sxip Shirey is a Composer, Performer, Sound Designer and Story Teller. Sxip Shirey composes music for pyro-technic clowns, circus artists, good theater, contortionists, a choir, and his five-piece gypsy-klezmer-tango-punk ensemble The Luminescent Orchestrii. His solo work is performed on devices such as The Industrial Flute, The Mutant Harmonica and Obnoxiophone. [G&S note: Use code LOVER for $5.00 tix] (Galapagos, 16 Main St., DUMBO, 10pm, $10)
MUSIC: Post-World Music Fusion Dance Party with Ansambl Mastika and Debo Band
http://dromnyc.com
http://www.myspace.com/ansamblmastika
http://myspace.com/deboband
Approaching the distinct musical traditions of the Balkan Peninsula and East Africa from similar starting points, Ansambl Mastika and Debo Band both lure crowds onto the dance floor with high-energy grooves that leave audiences breathless and clamoring for more. Ansambl Mastika's music is rooted in the myriad styles of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East. They blend these tumultuous and irresistible sounds with the spontaneity and global sensibility of downtown jazz musicians in an approach called the ‘New Balkan Uproar'. Since 2006, Debo Band has been immersed in the unlikely confluence of traditional East African polyrhythms and pentatonic scales, classic American soul and funk music, and the instrumentation of Eastern European brass bands, producing a unique form of dance music that Ethiopian audiences instantly recognize as the soundtrack of their youth. With a unique instrumentation – including horns, strings, and accordion - Debo Band is carrying
the torch of classic Ethiopian music by giving new life to these old sounds. (Drom, 85 Ave A btwn 5th and 6th St., 9-11pm, $10/advance, $12/door)
PARTY: Remixed Friday Holiday Year End Swingin' Celebration
http://www.swingremix.com/pages/eventdetails.htm
Swing dancing featuring the newest New Orleans style band in NYC- Sly Blue, plus DJs and dance performers. The dance lesson features the ‘move of the month' with Michael Jagger. (29 W. 36th St., 2nd Fl., 9pm lesson, 9:30 dance, $16/adv includes lesson, $20/door includes lesson, $15/adv just dance)
PARTY: Biblioball 2009: Baby, It's Cold Outside
http://thedeskset.org
Dress up, get down, and get literary. Featuring: Master and Mistress of Ceremonies, author Robert Sullivan and librarian extraordinaire Sarah Simms. Live music from Nine/11 Thesaurus, Living Days, Hungry March Band, the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, and Lucky Chops Brass Band. Foot juggling and trapeze artists the Anne-tipodist and Jean Loscalzo. DJs Jonathan Toubin of New York Night Train, Duane Harriott, Rob Sheffield, Rob Dyrenforth, Jay Diamond, Jimmy T., Brian Kraft, Ryan Tozzi, Matt Fiveash, Don Stahl, and Megan Awesome. Incredibly fancy prizes in the Fancy Pants Raffle. Literary drink specials. Happy hour sponsored by Tuthilltown Spirits. Photo portraits by Jeremy Balderson. Illustrated portraits by J. Penry. Delicious food by La Tia Faby Baked Goods, Sweetie Pies, and Sharif Hassan. Be sure to participate in the Fancy Pants Raffle. The more money we raise, the more books and programming nonprofit Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT) can provide to incarcerated and court
-involved youth. (Bell House , 149 7th St, Gowanus, BK, 8pm-4:30am, $20 adv/$25 door includes one raffle ticket)
PARTY: TGIFF
Dance party with DJs Choimatic (as Mistletoe Moe aka Kwanza-Tron), Small Change (as Bobby Bobka aka Chanukah Heartthrob) and Rumor (as Egg nod Rod aka Big Santa Gift Wrap). (Hope Lounge, 10 Hope St. (btwn Roebling and Havermeyer), 10pm-4am, FREE)
PARTY: Thunder Gumbo Episode II: The Santas of Babylon
http://thundergumbo.com/
Thunder Gumbo is a monthly event haphazardly mishmoshing while carefully combining several elements into a stew contrasting and corresponding flavors at an underground location on the second Friday of every month. With special live musical performance by: Apocalypse Five & Dime, The Baby Soda Jazz Band. DJ's:Joro Boro, Feliz Cumbe, & Morphous. Also....Free Fallah Face Painting, The Bangladeshi Barber, Live Turbaning, Kazam's Wish Granting Hookah Lounge, Doctor Adventure, Bone shattering dubstep, and mysteriously sonorific gypsies, DELICIOUS CAJUN DELIGHTS, a report and presentation about Ancient Babylon by Bruce Beese and of course lots of other last minute obtuse attractions! YOU MUST HAVE A PASSWORD TO ENTER-the password will be emailed the day of the event. (The Brooklyn Sanctuary, 778 Bergen St, Brooklyn, 8PM- late, $5 before 10p, $10 after, FREE surprise beer on tap from 8-9p)
PARTY: Rubulad's Holiday Revue and Festival of Light
Same deal as always, folks.
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SATURDAY
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PARTICIPATORY: SantaCon
http://www.nycsantacon.com
http://twitter.com/santacon_nyc
It's that time of year again, time for Santa to dig himself out from his elf-and-reindeer hogpile, wash the vomit off his pants, and join us for a madcap drunken joyous wandering of the city streets we know and love. Santacon is your opportunity to be Santa. You must dress like Santa, you should ho-ho-ho like Santa, you ought to give out gifts like Santa, and (of course) ya gotta drink like Santa. It's a long day, so be prepared. Bring a Metrocard. Stay with the group. How hard is it to lose 3,000 Santas? Pay your own damn bar tab & tip well. Don't mess with cops or kids. Santa's in charge. (all day, starting at 10am, see site for location sat morning, FREE)
SHOP: The 2009 Handmade Holiday Craft Fair
http://www.3rdward.com/events
Presented by 3rd Ward & Brooklyn Based, this year's craft fair will be our biggest yet! We'll have two floors full of goods & treats from over 120 local artisans, craft mavens & culinary masters. Plus, live music from Raya Brass Band, a continuous holiday mix of cult classics in video & audio from VJ Clay Franklin, free coffee from Gimme!, delicious drinks, tasty treats and free workshops & demos. The first 300 guests to arrive will receive free tote bags, specially designed by acclaimed illustrator Fernanda Cohen, full of special gifts from our vendors. Plus for no extra charge, you can get your old t-shirts screened with our awesome prints and pay a visit to our holiday photobooth to get your photo snapped & make your holiday wishes! (3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave., Brklyn, 12pm-6pm, FREE)
CLASS/PARTY: Holiday Hackshop 09
http://eyebeam.org/events/holiday-hackshop-2009
We are excited for a new iteration of Bright Bikes with Eyebeam senior fellow Michael Mandiberg, from lo-tek to sno-tek with Eyebeam residents Ligorano/Reese, a special window installation by our very talented Student Residents, laser cut ornaments, hacked sound machines, and a "sprint" hosted by none other than RjDj! Drinks served up H.O.T. by collective No Standing Anytime. Open to all ages. Stay later for the Hackshop after-party, featuring more delicious drinks, music, and a book-launch from London-based artists Manu Luksch and Mukul Patel. (Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st St, 1 - 6PM, FREE + materials)
CLASS: Tarot for Lovers, Taught by Courtney Weber
http://www.magickalrealms.com/EventsClasses.html
http://www.ThePaganCenterofNewYork.homestead.com
http://www.myspace.com/courtneyallisonweber
What is the number one question for the tarot? LOVE!!! "How do I get it?" "How is it going?" "Is my ex ever coming back?" This class focuses solely on the Love Reading. Students will discover the cards that represent their own romantic situation and those of their significant others and explore the romantic natures of both Trumps and Pips. It will also provide new readings including the "Love Prescription" reading-when you consult the Tarot to find out how to bring new love into your life. Bring deck if you have and notebook Instructor Courtney Weber has lectured on the Tarot at Harvest Home Gathering, Pagan Odyssey, Laurelin Community Center, New York City Pagan Pride Day and at the Tahuti Lodge, NYC. [G&S note: Courtney is not only our resident tarot reader for our events, but our personal teacher, as well. We highly recommend her work, whether readings or classes.] (The Pagan Center of New York, 2486-Webster Ave., Bronx, NY, 2-4PM, $20)
PARTICPATORY: Unsilent Night
http://www.unsilentnight.com
Reinventing Christmas caroling since 1992, composer Phil Kline floods the city streets with his ambient musical performances, voiced by an infinite number of boom boxes on parade. Extending an open invitation to anyone with a tape (yes, really, analog) player and some holiday spirit, Kline equips participants with separate voices via various cassettes. Boomboxes, cassettes, and CDs available for those you come early, but if you'd like to download an mp3 and play it on an ipod or whatever, you can get it online. [G&S note: Santacon and Unsilent Night on the same day...Wow, this could get interesting.](Washington Square Park to Tompkins Square Park, 8th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan, 7pm, FREE)
PERFORMANCE: Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Choir's Holiday Revival concert
http://www.brooklynlyceum.com/news/reverend-billy-and-the-life-after-shopping-choirs-holiday-revival-concert-december-12
As American unemployment hit the double digits in November, the highest in over 25 years, Reverend Billy Talen has a message of peace on earth and peace of mind for Brooklynites facing the holidays amid financial uncertainty. We're telling Brooklyn: you can have a guilt-free, debt-free Christmas this year. Don't charge Christmas on the credit card, save Christmas by spending time with your family and community." New Yorkers can tap into the holiday spirit of buylessness by joining Reverend Billy and his 40 voice, life after shopping gospel choir. (The Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave., Brklyn, 8pm, $10)
PARTY: Fundraising Party for Nutcracker Rated R
To raise funds for the upcoming run of Nutcracker Rated R the troupe is throwing a special party featuring previews of the show, performances by The Love Show and music by DJ Drosselmeyer. (480 Court St., Brklyn, 8-11pm, $25 sugg. donation, RSVP to rsvp@nutcrackerratedr.com)
MUSIC: The Sway Machinery Pilgrimage Fundraiser Concert
http://swayonsixth.eventbrite.com/
http://www.prweb.com/releases/Sway_Machinery/Pilgrimage/prweb3233884.htm
Underground favorites The Sway Machinery are raising money to finance their pilgrimage to one of the largest music festivals in Mali. In celebration of the second night of Chanukah they will be performing at a wild party in a 100-year old synagogue. The brilliant, rocking-out innovative guitar duo of Itamar Ziegler (Balkan Beat Box, Pink Noise) and Steve Ulrich (Big Lazy) will also be playing a full set of their iconoclastic, rockabilly, country blues squank. DJ Pepe will round out the night and there will be open bar all night long. (Sixth St. Community Synagogue, 325 E. 6th St. bet 1st and 2nd Aves, $15/adv, $20/door)
BURLESQUE: Wizard of Bras Burlestacular
Pasties, and Glitter, and Drag, Oh My! Follow Dorothy from Kansas to the strange and beautiful Land of Bras, where she meets some memorable friends and foes, but none as fierce and fabulous as the Wicked Bitch of the West. Will Dorothy make it through the forest of glitter and fringe to the Wizard with her friends? Can she keep the Wicked Bitch of the West from getting her hands on the Ruby Red Pasties? Journey over the rainbow and down the yellow brick road with Dorothy as she discovers the true meaning of what it means to be home. Featuring: Sweetie- New York's "big titted honkey soul momma", The Evil Hate Monkey, Trixie Little, Schaffer the Darklord, Little Brooklyn, Veruca Honeyscotch, Rita MenWeep, Sizzle Dizzle, and more. (Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St, Dumbo, BK, Doors 10:00pm/Show 10:30pm, $15 door/ $12 adv)
PARTY: Dances of Vice: Trouble in Toyland
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182970030094
http://www.dancesofvice.com
Search beneath the merry facade of Winter Toyland and you'll find there's trouble afoot! Dances of Vice welcomes you to a surrealist's Toyland, where daily dolls go missing, and the toy soldiers have gone quite deranged...Trouble in Toyland will feature the salacious syncopations of Grandpa Musselman and His Syncopators, performing a special winter themed set of vintage jazz and burlesque performances by the stunning Ms. Tickle and that devious darling Pandora Scintillator. Also, appearing from their curious electronic music-box are thereminist Cornelius Loy and Chrx of Cor-Leonis! Dress code: Little Bo Peep, Hansel and Gretel, Mary Contrary, Jack Nimble, Toy Soldiers, Dolls, Puss in Boots, Wind-up ballerinas, Miss Muffet, Peter Piper, Jack in the Box, Elves, Queen of Hearts, or vintage and formal evening attire.(Rebel, 251 W30th St, Manhattan, 9pm, $20 or $15 reduced admission)
PARTY: Lose Your Shit (Official Santacon After-party)
http://www.loseyourshit.com/LYS/RSVP.html
Lose Your Shit (the lovechild of DJ Smallchange and MeanRed productions) is a loft party series for the music-obsessed. Artists as far-reaching as King Britt, Cosmo Baker, Jonathan Toubin, Fort Knox Five, Rub N Tug, House of House, and Michna have all graced the LYS turntables. The party was created to be a showcase of NYC's finest DJs, and the goal was to feature a wide range of musical genres in the course of one night. Those who attend never know for sure if they'll hear Dubstep, Baltimore Club, Glitch-Hop, R&B classics, Funk 45s or Electro-Disco anthems, but they are always guaranteed to lose their shit. This week DJ Eli Escobar will be demonstrating his knowledge of disco; the Dub War DJs will be bringing the bass; and Dirty South Joe will spin everything from techno to punk rock. There will also be visuals by Lady Firefly and aerial performances by Sandhi Ferreira and Lady Circus. (Warehouse, 49 N. 3rd St., Wburg, 10pm, $10 before midnight with RSVP, Santas pay $5 all n
ight)
PARTY: Sugar Rum Cherry
http://www.thedanger.com
3rd Ward and TheDanger invite you to our annual inelegant, decadent and potentially riotous holiday party. Explore twelve thousand square feet of debauched festivities that somehow mixes the best elements of all holiday traditions while respecting none. Featuring the immaculate hip-hop master Tony Tone of the Cold Crush Brothers; Consider The Source with their unique exploration of sci-fi Middle Eastern funk; classic dance soul from The Dolomites; the afro-beat expertise of Chico Mann from Antibalas; all night beats from Brooklyn's favorite eclectic dj Swedish Meatballs and Morphous plus late night techno perfection from dj Kimyon and Zemi 17. Plus experience the perilous rides and contraptions built by Ryan O'Connor of the Madagascar Institute, intimate moments of candle lighting and flame games by Pyrophorus Pixxies, dancing girl glamour with the Lady Circus, a slightly suggestive holiday video installation by Sebastian Patane Masuelli and more. (3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Aven
ue, Bushwick, BK, 9:45p-late, $15 w/rsvp, 21+, santas + elves will be rewarded)
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SUNDAY
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PERFORMANCE: Performance and Interactive Media Arts Ensemble
[G&S note: this listing is courtesy of NonsenseNYC, reprinted in its entirety. If you're not already on that list, we can't recommend it highly enough. There's frequent overlap with ours, but we also differ in unexpected and exciting ways...such as this.] A performance in the world's oldest subway tunnel. Meet at the southwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street, under the clock. You will then climb down a manhole to experience the interactive, immersive, multimedia performance as realized by Brooklyn College's collaborative, interdisciplinary MFA program. NOTE: This is one of the coolest places you can get into legally in Brooklyn. You can tour it on some weekends, but it generally costs twice as much just to go down there. We got really excited when we heard about the show and asked for more information. This is what we got: "Ok so not everyone wants there names to be listed, but basically it is a collaboration between 15 artists (students), and one instructor. I ca
n tell you that the first part of the performance involves an interactive dance party, and the other part is kind of hard to explain, but the whole performance is based on the subway. I hope this helps some, sorry I can't be more descriptive." (Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, Meet at Atlantic and Court, BK, 1:30pm, $5)
PARTICIPATORY: Vintage Tea Party
The Levys' Unique New York! NY's First Family of Tour Guides, will board a Vintage NYC Subway Car departing from the 2nd Ave / Lower East Side station on the V (for Vintage!) line, with teacups, saucers, dainty cookies and everything else you'd expect from a late-19th century parlor room drama. And for the cost of a Metrocard swipe, you can join them! Dandy up in your finest petticoats and top hats, and bring your favorite finger foods, cups and saucers, and tea to share. We'll ride to Queens and then ride back! Dress period-specific and bring tea and snacks to share. (2nd Ave/Lower East Side train station, last car, Queens-bound V train platform, 2pm, $2.25 or a swipe of your unlimited metrocard)
PERFORMANCE: Shamen and Showmen Hysteria in Poetry
http://www.janelecroy.com
Concept V presents a poetry reading/performance salon featuring Ilka Scobie, Jane LeCroy, Vincent Katz, Tavi Fields, David Mills and Jeffrey Cyphers Wright, hosted by Nicola Vassell, director of Deitch Projects. (96 Greene St. 5th Fl, btwn. Prince and Spring, 3-5pm, FREE?)
PERFORMANCE/PARTICIPATORY: Tuba Christmas
http://www.tubachristmas.com
Tuba Christmas was conceived in 1974 as a tribute to the late artist/teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day, 1902. Through the legendary William J. Bell we reflect on our heritage and honor all great artists/teachers. The first Tuba Christmas was conducted by the late Paul Lavalle in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink on Sunday, December 22, 1974. Traditional Christmas music performed at the first Tuba Christmas was arranged by American composer Alec Wilder who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980. Through Alec Wilder we express our respect and gratitude to all composers who continue to embrace our instruments with their compositions and contribute to the ever growing solo and ensemble repertoire for tuba and euphonium. REGISTRATION: 11:30 am Rockefeller Center loading/delivery area. Enter northside of 50th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues), east of Radio City Music Hall stage door, down ramp. (The Rink at Rockefeller Center, 3:30pm, FREE)
PERFORMANCE: Rachel Trachtenburg's Sweet 16
http://tfspgigography.blogspot.com/
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players Celebrate Their Youngest's Birthday With Variety Show Spectacular. Performances by Murray Hill, Reverend Jen, Care Bears On Fire, SUPERCUTE! and more. What do you do when you've achieved indie-rockstar veteran status by the time you're fifteen? You hula hoop, of course! That is, if you're Rachel Trachtenburg and turning sixteen in the company of your new hula-hooping all-girl group, the aptly-named SUPERCUTE! Rachel is no longer the munchkin whose cherubic face once garnished the very first Time Out New York Kids. She's now a beautiful young woman, emerging from her family's beloved "indie-vaudville-conceptual-art-rock-slideshow" band The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players with a band of her her very own, SUPERCUTE! With true Trachtenburg-ian flair, the festivities will include a "Red Carpet/Prom-style" photo shoot, no doubt with many a colorful hand-sewn garment. The Trachtenburgs will bring plenty of vegetarian chili corn chip
pie, so come hungry, 'cause you never had vegetarian chili corn chip pie this good. (HOUSE OF YES, 342 MAUJER ST.,BROOKLYN, 7 P.M., $10)
VARIETY: The BE Company Holiday Cabaret
http://www.thebecompany.org
Hosted by the one and only: Lady Rizo. Featuring performances by: The Love Show, Comedian Seth Herzog, Chris Harder's Boylesque, Molly Thomas, Stephen Graybill, Stephen Mitchell Brown, Leah Jennings, Kate Sessions, Ethan Matthews, Fritz Myers, Sharin Apostolou, Lori Brooke Cohan and Eric Day & Writing Pieces by Clare Drobot, James McManus, & Darren Canady. The Be Company is a collective of writers, directors, actors, and lovers of the medium committed to bringing invigorating theatre to new and diverse audiences. They are firm believers in better living through theatre and, to that end, strive to support new works and new voices. (The Kraine Theater, 85 E 4th st, 8pm, $25 adv/$30 door, incl two drinks)
PERFORMANCE/PARTY: The Onion Holiday Party
http://www.thebellhouseny.com/calendar.php
http://www.myspace.com/reggiewatts
Featuring performances by Reggie Watts and Locksley. "Watts' voice is astonishing; it's sort of Meredith Monk-meets-Mel Blanc and at parts of [‘Disinformation'], it will most certainly blow your mind." – Portland Mercury. A staple of the international performance scene, Reggie received the 2006 Andy Kaufman award for comedic performance.(The Bell House, 149 7th St., Brklyn, 8pm, $5)
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ART: The Holidays are Happening with DMAC
http://www.fabnyc.org
A holiday art party ranging over three floors at DUO Multi-Cultural Arts Center, program includes new dance work by Yin Yue and performance art by Edward Vilgas, short films from the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, and "Blonde All Over," a multi-media gallery exhibition curated by Artistic Director Michelangelo Alasa. Open bar & goodie bags for those of you who have been nice, not naughty. (DUO Multi-Cultural Arts Center, 62 E. 4th St., 6:30pm, $10, $5 with FAB pass)
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TUESDAY
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PARTY: Red and White Party
http://ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7697575
http://ps122.org
Downtown's definitive holiday bash. Featuring DJs Joro Boro and Andrew Andrew and Lost Acts of Crime or Emergency. Let your hair down and get your spirits up alongside season artists, performance-lovers, dance-freaks, gypsies, supporters, friends with benefits, and passport holders, the PS122 board and staff, etc, etc. (Mehanata, aka Bulgaria Bar, 113 Ludlow bet Rivington and Delancey, 8pm-late, $10 adv/$15 door) [G&S note: sorry, we listed this last week. Well, at least we can make it now!]
FILM: Dust and Illusions
http://dustandillusions.com/blog/new-york-city-screening-dec-15th-2009
The documentary Dust and Illusions is a candid look at the history and development of Burning Man. It shows the vent from its start as a simple beach party into a 50,000 person weeklong adventure in the desert, highlighting many of the artists behind the monumental sculpture installations and giving a voice to its discontents as well as cult members. (Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave, 9:30pm, $10-20/adv only)
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BURLESQUE: REVEALED
http://www.horsetrade.info/ONgoingEvents/REVEALED/Revealed.html
Brought to you by the Power Couple of Burlesque (GiGi La Femme and Doc Wasabassco), REVEALED is a cutting-edge burlesque show with a sinfully dirty twist. This unique and extra-sultry night features the sexiest, most notorious burlesque performers in New York City, as you've never seen them before! Revealed promises you more bang for your buck than any other show in town. What surprises will the girls have in store for us this month? Come find out and experience an evening of salacious striptease and skin, where the climax of each number leaves everything…Revealed. December's show will feature steamy performances by: Miss Coney Island 2010 GiGi La Femme, The Girl with the Curves AND the Angles Jezebel Express, The Borg Queen of Burlesque Kobyashi Maru, The Black Pearl Perle Noire, The Temptresses of Tease Nikki Le Villain & Amy LaLa Licious, and in her Revealed debut, The Sassy Semitic Sexpot Minnie Tonka!Hosted by the charming and inebriated, Bastard Keith and his Sensationa
l Stage Kitten Sidekick, Your Gibson Geisha Girl Fantasy, Madame Rosebud! Revealed Burlesque is on the third Wednesday of every month. Tickets are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info (Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, 10PM, $20)
VARIETY/BENEFIT: Our Lady J's Boob-Aid! (All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Tits)
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/89000
A benefit concert starring JAKE SHEARS, TAYLOR MAC, NATALIE JOY JOHNSON, MURRAY HILL, LADY RIZO, THE WORLD FAMOUS *BOB*, NOVICE THEORY, BIANCA LEIGH, DANIEL ISENGART, GLENN MARLA and NADIA SIROTA and NICO MUHLY! This unusual evening of holiday glamour and over-the-top talent will benefit the amazing Our Lady J's upcoming breast augmentation surgery, the next step in her gender reassignment surgeries. Since this process is expensive and not covered by health insurance, Our Lady J's friends are stepping out on stage in good humor to sing songs ALL ABOUT BOOBS. (The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street, between Ave A/B, 7 & 9pm, $25 reg / $50 VIP)
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PERFORMANCE: Darwin's Universe: Richard Milner, the Singing Darwin Scholar
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/sciart/Events/index.htm#8
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10244.php
Celebrate Charles Darwin's 200th birthday with Richard Milner, the singing Darwin scholar. Milner is an anthropologist and author of Darwin's Universe. He is also a performer of humorous songs about Darwin, in the style of the music hall and Gilbert and Sullivan. An evening of science, history, hilarity, and music entwined. (CUNY Graduate Center Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Avenue, (at 34th Street), 6:30pm, FREE)
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PERFORMANCE: Hot Babes in Toyland
http://www.weirdos.com/babes
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149650228044
Narrated by an inappropriate, inebriated Rudolph, this twisted tale centers on Santa's decision to fire all the elves at the Workshop and replace them with supermodels. This turn of events is not popular with the North Polesters. It will take a Christmas miracle for this motley crew to survive the holidays together! Special guests: 12/3 & 10: KikiNYC as Mae West; 12/17: international burlesque sensation Dirty Martini. The NYC run is a bawdy burlesque musical extravaganza, with the cast including performance art veterans who will incorporate their special skills into the action. Original music will be supplied by NYC director Jeremy Halpern, who heads up the avant garde group Verge. (Thursdays thru 12/17, Players Theatre Loft, 115 Macdougal St, $20)
THEATER: A Very SANDWICH Christmas
http://www.bananabagandbodice.org
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/683135
Featuring a ragtag four-piece band, Sandwich is a playful, provocative & horrific musical that examines the art of eating and the blind act of consumption during the festive holiday season. This show will make you laugh while forcing you to smell the burning flesh surrounding your merry little soul. Singalongs included. (thru 12/18, Abron Arts Center 466 Grand Street, Wed- Fri 8pm, Sat 7pm & 9pm Mon, Dec 14 8pm, $20 thru 12/17, $25 12/18-19)
THEATER: Terrible Things
http://ps122.org/performances/terrible_things.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176036022354
Science Tuesday meets Oklahoma angst as Lisa D'Amour and Katie Pearl flip P.S. 122 into a low-rent IMAX and get up close and in between molecules, quarks, and memories. Have you ever wondered if all those lives you've imagined yourself living are actually happening in a parallel world(s)? Terrible Things takes audiences on a T-R-I-P inside the many lives of Katie Pearl and her action-figure literary mom. Expect an in-your-body out-of-body experience shaped by Katie Pearl, three killer dancers: Emily Johnson, Morgan Thorson, and Karen Sherman, two Brazilian Jiu Jitsu wrestlers, and 1000 marshmallows. Featuring the choreography of Emily Johnson. (thru 12/20, PS 122, 150 First Ave at 9th St, 8pm, $20, $15 students)
THEATER: The Great Recession
http://www.theflea.org/show_detail.php?page_type=0&show_id=53
The Flea Theater has commissioned six playwrights to create ten-minute plays that explore the impact of the current economic crisis on the younger generation. Presented under the title The Great Recession, the evening features new work by Thomas Bradshaw, Sheila Callaghan, Erin Courtney, Will Eno, Itamar Moses and Adam Rapp — all writers recently nurtured by The Flea. The plays will be performed by The Bats, the resident acting company of The Flea. (thru 12/30, The Flea Theater, 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets), various times, $25)
ART: Pankabestia: Punk Beasts of the Swimming Cities of Serenissima
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179066374118
http://anonymousgallery.com/art
Opening reception for a retrospective of artist Swoon's "Swimming Cities of Serenissima," her recent invasion of the Venice Biennale. Traveling from the Karst region of Slovenia to Venice, Italy, Swoon and 30+ artists braved the waters of the Adriatic Sea and navigated a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels. The exhibition includes artwork, objects, and a series of performances based on the "Swimming Cities" invasion. The environment/experience will include large-scale wall drawings, original Swimming Cities boat installations, portions of the ships, found objects acquired from sea, performances from the original members of the journey, beautiful photographic documentation from artist Tod Seelie, and art from Spy Emerson, Monica Canilao and many others. (thru 1/1, Anonymous Gallery, 169 Bowery between Broome and Delancey Sts, 6–9pm, free with mandatory R.S.V.P. to rsvp@anonymousgallery.com)
INSTALLATION: Holiday Train Show
http://www.nybg.org/hts09
New York City is recreated in miniature entirely out of natural materials, including a replica of the Brooklyn Bridge made out of pine cones. The grounds are also decorated for the show. (Thru 1/10, New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, $20)
DANCE: The Apple Triptych
http://www.smarttix.com/package.aspx?showcode=APPL
http://www.CompanyXIV.com
Company XIV, a Black Book Magazine ‘Icon Of The Future,' presents an Apple Triptych featuring revivals of their seductive and sensual adult shows, Le Serpent Rouge and The Judgment of Paris, and the world premiere of their family holiday show Snow White. In the sensual and sumptuous Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV enacts the story of Adam, Eve and the fall of man as only Austin McCormick and his multi-talented troupe can; humorous, heartbreaking and extravagantly decadent. Mature content – no one under 17 admitted. Inspired by the Greek myth “The Judgment of Paris,” Company XIV tells an epic story of lust, love, and tragedy, illustrating the events that lead to Paris' fateful decision to award Aphrodite the golden apple in exchange for Helen of Troy. Mature content – no one under 17 admitted. 3) Company XIV's version of Snow White is a baroque infused show for all ages inspired by the Brothers' Grimm version of the fairy tale. [G&S note: Use the special discount code “DARR” for
50% off ticket price.] (thru 1/17, 303 Bond Street, Carroll Gardens, BK, Thurs-Sun 8pm, $25 ea show/$55 package, students $5 less)
VARIETY: Magnetic Cabaret
http://www.magneticlaboratorium.com
http://www.bubblelounge.com
Magnetic Cabaret features five Magnetic Laboratorium's Live Video Light Action Cabaret, by New York City Night Stars, Associated Artists and Guess Artists. Magnetic Cabaret offers The Bubble Lounge clientele an over the top experience of an elegantly raw approach to cabaret. Hosted by Shasta. (Sundays 12/20, 1/10, 1/24, Bubble Lounge, 228 West Broadway, 7pm-1am, $15 + 1 drink)
ART: Tim Burton Retrospective
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/313
This major career retrospective on Tim Burton (American, b. 1958), consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film series, considers Burton's career as a director, producer, writer, and concept artist for live-action and animated films, along with his work as a fiction writer, photographer and illustrator. Following the current of his visual imagination from early childhood drawings through his mature work, the exhibition presents artwork generated during the conception and production of his films, and highlights a number of unrealized projects and never-before-seen pieces, as well as student art, his earliest non-professional films, and examples of his work as a storyteller and graphic artist for non-film projects. The opposing themes of adolescence and adulthood, and the elements of sentiment, cynicism, and humor inform his work in a variety of mediums—drawings, paintings, storyboards, digital and moving-image formats, puppets and maquettes, props, costumes, ephemera, sketchb
ooks, and cartoons. Taking inspiration from sources in pop culture, Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking as a spiritual experience, influencing a generation of young artists working in film, video, and graphics. (Thru 4/26/10, MoMA, 11 W. 53rd St nr. Sixth Ave, $20 sugg/$12 students, Fri evenings 4-8PM FREE)
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