Hello lovelies,
A reminder for you to get your tickets to this weekend's Valentine's & G&S Birthday festivities. Capacity is limited for both events, and we'd hate for you to miss out...especially since this week's TimeOut and Village Voice are recommending the parties (yay). With TimeOut, we're part of two lovely writeups: Shien Lee's (Dances of Vice) week of recommendations [ http://bit.ly/apm05m ] and the roundup of Chinese New Year events [ http://bit.ly/cs4qOD ].
We're finalizing the menus for both dinners and wanted to give you a sneak peek. For VDay, we're also giving away a pair of pretty chopsticks w/case to each dinner guest. Fun!
2/13 - Russian Baths banquet:
Soup: Harcho (spicy lamb stew with rice) or Borscht (beet soup). Salads: Green Salad, Olivie (Russian potato salad), Fresh Vegetable Salad. Appetizers: Herring and Potatoes, Chicken Liver, Tongue, Calamari, Pickled Vegatables. Special Course: Blinis with Red Caviar, Pirozhki (homemade fluffy pastries stuffed with meat or potatoes). Main Course: Chicken Kiev (fried chicken breast stuffed with garlic), Kabob (pork or chicken), Potatoes with portobello mushrooms. Vegetarian choices: Blinis with Spinach, Vegetables Stroganoff.
2/14 - Vault of Golden Vapors dim sum dinner:
A selection of vegetarian dumplings (green, gold); crispy taro bird's nests; water chestnut golden jelly (so yummy!); noodle-wrapped spring rolls; to-die-for coconut & mango tofu puddings and more. We're getting this catered by our favorite Chinatown dim sum restaurant, mmm.
We still have some volunteer spots for both events. For this and future volunteering, please get in touch with virgo@geminiandscorpio.com for details. You can also help us edit the weekly listings in trade for event comps and discounts.
Cheers,
Gemini & Scorpio
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OUR NEXT EVENT, 2/13
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
A Steamy Valentine's Eve at the Russian Baths
Saturday, Feb 13, 7pm-2am
Banya, 602 Coney Island Ave bet Beverley Rd & Ave C, Kensington, BK
Details & tix: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?&eid=270113868216
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 and chillout rooms; authentic and delicious Russian food in a private restaurant room with a view of the dance floor.
Raya Brass Band, the newest fiery Balkan band to come out of the village of Brooklyn, will get you sweating faster than the saunas with swirling, dynamic music of northern Greece, the southern Balkans and the Romany people, playing two sets,10pm and 12am. DJ Joro-Boro, former resident DJ of the infamous Mehanata (Bulgarian Bar), keeps the dance floor sizzling with his hot EthnoMesh Megalophonia mix till 2am as we dole out free pierogies for everyone. There will be an open vodka bar 9:30-10:30pm.
"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) /$45 (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.
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OUR NEXT EVENT, 2/14
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
Our 8th Annual "Get Off...Line" B-Day Bash: The Vault of Golden Vapors
Valentine's Day, Sun Feb 14, 7pm-2am, 21+ (25+ recommended)
Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary loft, Prospect Heights, BK, RSVP on website for address
7pm admission with dim sum dinner: $40; 9pm: $20; 11pm: $10
Tix & details: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=286285551480
On Chinese Moon Year's Eve, a dreamful night in an opium den of our making: a private 2,000sq ft Brooklyn loft completely redecorated just for this night. Recline in languid repose and drift in the pleasures of intimate performance, golden-throated singers, tales told in glistening flesh, and exotic cocktails. Full event tickets include catered dim sum dinner & dessert.
Featuring live vintage Chinese jazz by Shien Lee of Shanghai Triad and Dances of Vice, Chinese ballads by talented young composer Natti Vogel, Asian-inspired burlesque by Dame Cuchifrita and GrandmaFun, and your opium den madam The Flying Fox. Late-night ethno-lounge grooves by DJ Nightshade. Love tarot readings by Marcy Currier. Decadent body painting by 2nd Skin. Custom mural by Molly Crabapple. And of course cocktails by The House Of St Eve (yes, t.h.o.s.e. drinks)...
This party is also the offical launch of the newly redecorated Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary 2000sq ft loft that is now our home. Even if you've seen it before, you've never seen it like this. Only 100 person capacity until 11pm; advance tickets recommended.
Dress code: Asian opulence, sexy lounge, crimson + gold, trailing sleeves and dress trains, colorful kimonos, printed silks.
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