Hello lovelies,
We had a hilariously fun meeting for Peepshow Carnival last week, and are SO damn excited to bring you something this ridiculous, and for a good cause, too. Let us know if you want to participate in any way (art, performance, setup, running games); all help is welcome. Party info below, and website has been updated with RSVP form for the loft.
We got another gorgeous set of Drowned Ball pics on FB, from the incredible White Crow Photography: http://on.fb.me/DB_3 - we can't seem to tag these quite yet, but are trying to work it out with the photographer. But go look!
Cheers,
Gemini & Scorpio
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OUR NEXT EVENT: 5/27
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
Peepshow Carnival
Memorial Day Sunday, May 27, 5pm-12am (TBC)
Must RSVP for Gowanus, BK address, $5-15 sliding scale donation
RSVP: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/199601806828204
Every year Team in Training, the largest endurance sports training program in the world, raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by offering training for the New York City marathon and triathlon (.9 mile swim + 25 mile bike ride + 6.2 mile run). In order to participate and in exchange for the training, each participant is asked to raise a minimum of $2900 for the non-profit.
Gemini & Scorpio's longtime door person, stage manager and all-around right-hand-man, Sal Genna, has stepped up to train and participate in the triathlon -- and we have stepped up to help him raise the money for this cause. Of course, we're going to do it in slightly askew G&S fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up to the Peepshow Carnival, a loft wonderland of midway games of skill and chance made up mostly of...marshmallow peeps. That's right, for the first time ever (we hope), show your mettle at games of: Bobbing For Peeps, Shoot The Peep, Peep Eating Contest, Peep Darts, Peep Toss, Peep Jousting, How Many Peeps in a Jar, and lots more. Play the games, eat the peeps, earn gold stars, and trade them in for Secret Prizes. We've got THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED of the little buggers, and we intend to use them all. Also, expect burgers and bloody marys (plus more veg-friendly snacks), and a full cash bar. Plus: performances, weirdness, and music. And maybe even fire-meets-peeps, if we can make that work (peep s'mores!).
The Peepshow is going to take place inside and on the roof our as-yet-unfinished loft in Gowanus, BK (with occasional excursions to a third outdoor location).
SEEKING PEEP-TICIPANTS! We're looking for artists and volunteers to participate in making this most absurd fundraiser happen, especially crafting and running the games. Won't you run away and join the Carnival? Email us: gs at geminiandscorpio.com with the words "Peepshow Carnival" in the subject. We'd love to have you.
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WEEKEND + WEEK
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MUSIC: Bayou and Brooklyn Music Festival
http://www.bayou-n-brooklyn.com
Second annual music festival. Sound of Cajun fiddles and zydeco accordions fill the air during Bayou and Brooklyn's three-day Cajun-Creole-Zydeco Festival transforming this gem-of-a venue into a haven for bayou-born sounds, dancing, community jam sessions, dance bands, and opportunities to join in playing a rubboard. Take a journey along walls through the eyeballs of artist Eric P. Richardson, make reverie at an open jam session or feast on Saturday night's Louisiana-famous Jesse Lege's gumbo (the real deal). Celebrity Cajun and Creole musicians flying up north of the Mason Dixon Line for this event. It's like a visit to NOLA followed by some Acadiana without leaving Brooklyn. (Fri-Sun, Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, 315 Columbia St bet Hamilton and Woodhull, BK, $15 one day pass, $35 for three days)
ART: Buddy's Den
http://theshowroomnyc.com/TT_Underground/Home.html
Buddy is a hunter. A cute adorable one. But Buddy doesn't prize the ordinary wild animal, he seeks to collect the eccentric-- fantastic, strange, and unique creatures and odds and ends from the likes no one has ever seen before. Enter Buddy's Den, a group show exhibiting fantasy taxidermy from select New York-based artists. Sponsored by Beerlao. Beer. (TT Underground, 91 Second Ave bet 5th and 6th St, opening Friday 7-11pm, FREE / show thru 5/18, 2-7pm)
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FRIDAY
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PARTY/FOOD: Heavy Metal Parking Lot: 666 Burger Launch Party
The city's only Satanic Burger truck will be celebrating its launch with an old school Heavy Metal Parking Lot Party. Think - an enormous empty parking lot with majestic views of Manhattan, an evil looking truck slinging burgers, fries (and special surprises) and Heavy Metal superstar DJ Monachus droppin block rockin beats on the 1's an 2's. BYOB, though we may have some on hand...Also, you'll have the chance to sample 666 Burger's new discovery - a legal drug that does awesome things to ya. (Water Taxi Parking Lot, 54th Avenue and 2nd Street LIC, Queens, 8pm-12am, FREE)
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SATURDAY
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SHOP: Pop Souk
http://www.popsouk.com
Nightlife personalities, artists, musicians, DJs, designers, fashion junkies, drag queens and the rest of us who make up the creative landscape of Downtown NYC, are usually blessed—and cursed—with fabulously overflowing closets. More than just a marketplace, Pop Souk is an event where you'll find some of the most talented New Yorkers hanging out in their own personal pop-up shops and hocking treasures from their own closets, selling their own designs, or tempting you with delights from their own kitchens. Come hear your favorite New York DJs spin, hang out with cocktails in the lounge, have your make up and nails done, get tattooed, taste the delicacies you never knew these night creatures could make and, of course, shop for your new Spring wardrobe, all on three levels of a newly-renovated nightclub.(Greenhouse, 150 Varick St, 12-6pm, FREE)
EVENT: Earth Celebrations 2012 Hudson River Pageant
http://www.earthcelebrations.com/arts-pageants/hudson-river-pageant-2012
The 4th annual Earth Celebrations' Hudson River Pageant is an ecological parade and performance art event that features a magnificent parade of giant 15-foot river species puppets, spectacular costumes representing oysters, seahorses, blue crabs, wetlands, and over 70 species of local fish. Starting at 1pm, the river species will dance their way from the Irish Hunger Memorial along the waterfront to Horatio Street in the Hudson River Park. Music, dance, performances and poetry highlighting the river and its habitats include an Oyster Planting, Live Fish Release, River Cleansing, and Boat Dance with costumed kayaks, rowboats, and paddle boards. [G&S note: volunteers still needed for this, as costumed characters & puppet/parade marshals / contact mail at earthcelebrations dot com] (Starts at Irish Hunger Memorial at Vesey St, 1pm-5pm, FREE)
FOOD: 3rd Ward's Sixth Annual Birthday BBQ
http://www.3rdward.com/rsvp
Swing by for live music, delicious eats, educational workshops and live comedy with UCB & Moviehouse. In 2006, 3rd Ward opened with a new idea: a one-stop innovation incubator for you to make something, learn something, and be something. Six years later, we're going strong and have you to thank. Our friends at Rucola have partnered with some of the best in the Brooklyn food scene to create our most exciting BBQ menu yet. Expect amazing eats from Brooklyn Cured Sausages, Four & Twenty Blackbird Pies, Shelsky's Smoked Fish and more. With live tunes from The Stumblebum Brass Band, Off The Record Featuring Dan Neustadt, DJs My Favorite Mixtape and more. Demos and workshops in some of our most unique classes. Bike Mechanics Workshops: Learn essential bike anatomy and how to quick change a flat. Sewing & Craft: Learn the essential sewing basics and fanciful fabric making. Woodworking: Learn how to make your own cutting board. Circuits & Electronics: Learn how to incorporate LEDs in
to textiles and turn a pencil into an electronic musical instrument. Moviehouse: They are sending their 5th season into the abyss with Fear and Dying in Brooklyn: A Comedy Show. Check out the comedy stylings of Angel Yau and her friends from UCBcomedy.com. With films, music videos and live comedy. RSVPs required. (3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, 2pm-8pm, FREE)
MUSIC: Gamelan Bunga Kota (City Flower), played by the Gamelatron
https://www.paypal.com/cgibin/webscr?cmd=_sxclick&hosted_button_id=MWHNKBGHL4BZA
Artist Aaron Taylor Kuffner, aka Zemi17, the creative director of the Gamelatron project, has created an installation in the living space of an urban loft in Dumbo Brooklyn. The new installation features the Padma Bhuwana, an 8 petaled lotus flower in its first public showing with robotic mallets and sculptural mounts crafted during his Artist Residency at TechShop in San Francisco earlier this year and gongs newly imported from Bali. The Gamelan Bunga Kota (City Flower), like the flower that grows between the cracks in the sidewalk, is an oasis and an anomaly. It is a precious flower that reminds us that even in the land of concrete life is growing, budding and evolving. Kuffner will perform 2 concerts, at 7pm and 9pm respectively, controlling the gongs with various pad and button MIDI controllers. An offering of Fruit is required for entrance from all guests. Cash Wine, Prosecco and Water Bar on site. Advance tickets strongly encouraged. (135 Plymouth St. Loft 209, Brooklyn
, 7pm, $15)
PUPPETS: Entertaining Thoughts
http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/shows/entertaining-thoughts_191053
Entertainer/comedienne Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (original cast member of Henson Alternative's Stuffed and Unstrung, Emmy-nominated Sesame Street puppeteer) gives a one night only performance full of hilarious stories and revamped show tunes joined by her colorful entourage of puppet characters and a special guest performance by Paul Rudolph, creator of GLANK. A wildly original and totally out there cabaret experience for adults who want to laugh like kids again. [G&S note: ET2012 for 10% off tix.] (The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA, 5 W 63rd St, 8pm, $?)
PARTICIPATORY: Welcome to the Thunderdome
http://2menenter1manleaves.eventbrite.com
http://www.facebook.com/events/298128716930539
We are building a giant dome, rigging it with bungees, and drenching you in beer so you can fight to the death in a 19th century church. Music by Savage Severe and Comandante Zero. Special effects by Light Harvest Studios. 2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves. (Church at 626 Bushwick Ave, BK, 10pm-3am, $10 adv/$15 door/discounted entrance for awesome costumes)
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SUNDAY
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[late-night SAT]
DJ: Bubbles and Bass presents: Love and Light
http://bubblesandbass.ticketleap.com/loveandlight
The black lights have dimmed and you're still up so come chillax with the best of our community. Following Disorient and Kostume Kult's Black and Light Ball, Bubbles and Bass is throwing the afterparty the way it should be: fun, friends, and sunshine. The champagne will be flowing at the bar, the music will bring alive the play in you. We'll be relaxing in the cuddle puddle and on a beautiful Brooklyn rooftop. As the warmth of the morning rushes over you, connect with an old friend or start a conversation with a new one. This fundraiser is going to support our sunrise circus, circus play on the playa. Sunrise Circus is about inclusivity, breaking down the boundaries between performer and observer, encouraging all to find the joy in the experience of play. There will be a plethora of circus toys and equipment to make your morning special. Special performers include: Jill Maglio and Jeff Cacossa, juggling duo extraordinare; Telah Quemere, hoops and sunrise fire. Featuring the m
usical stylings of DJ Everyday, Mystika, and DJ $mall ¢hange. [G&S note: you may recognize the location.] (Private Loft, 255 Douglass St, Gowanus, BK, 4-11am, $15-50)
DJ: The Magic Garden: Funk vs. Disco
http://www.facebook.com/events/134780263319384
tix: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/248086
Get your groove on for a beautiful Sunday evening in one of NYC's most lovely neighborhood gardens. No Parking teams up with NYC Silent Disco to bring the best some A-list funk and disco DJs to go head to head. Two channels on our headphone party system, you get to pick which DJ does it for you. On the funk/soul side: Chairman Mao, DJ Prestige, and Nydia Ines. On the disco/boogie side: Monk-One, Patrick Billard, and $mall ¢hange. Kid friendly (leave the booze at home, or enjoy a drink at any of the neighborhood bars); plenty of room for hoops and other dance toys; "no parking" in full effect. The cost of the event includes a headphone set-up for the evening. In addition to this cost, each participant must bring a valid debit / credit card as part of the headphone check out process. At the end of the night, any participants who do not return their headset, or who return a broken headset, will be charged the full replacement cost of the headset to this debit / credit card. (La
Plaza Cultural, 9th St at Avenue C, 3-9pm, $15 adv / $20 door)
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MONDAY
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MUSIC: BTK Band
http://www.horsetrade.info/ONgoingEvents/BTKBand/BTKband.html
Raconteurs regale the audience with true stories from their lives while The BTK Band, NYC's hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band, improvises music and lyrics to turn their stories into songs. (Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, 9pm, $5)
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THURSDAY
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MUSIC/WORD: Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/?p=9475
A book launch party for Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion. Ethnomusicologist Marion Jacobson's new book is being hailed as the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon. This book traces the changing idea of the accordion in the United States and its cultural significance over the course of the twentieth century. From the introduction of elaborately decorated European models imported onto the American vaudeville stage and the instrument's celebration by ethnic musical communities and mainstream audiences alike, to the accordion-infused pop parodies by "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jacobson considers the accordion's contradictory status as both an "outsider" instrument and a major force in popular music in the twentieth century. The book launch party will feature special performances by accordionists, including Guy Klucevsek and Dallas Vietty & the Musette Project. (The Bo
wery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, 6-7:30pm, FREE)
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ONGOING
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ART: PYSANKA: The Ukrainian Easter Egg
http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/ex_120301pysanky.html
Pysanky are the unique Ukrainian Easter eggs known the world over for their intricate, colorful designs. Drawn from the Museum's extensive folk arts collection, the nearly 300 eggs are decorated in a variety of regional styles, rich colors, and assorted motifs; many are the work of acclaimed artist Sofika Zielyk. The hand-crafted pysanky are made using raw eggs, dyes, and beeswax in a wax-resist method process, known as batik. The process results in colorful eggs ornamented with an array of detailed geometric, floral, and faunistic symbols. The art of creating Ukrainian pysanky (from the word pysaty – to write) has been handed down from generation to generation. This ancient art form is taught in workshops Sat/Sun thru 4/1 (adults & children over 12). The Ukrainian Easter Traditions workshop on March 24, for students age 16 and older, offers hands-on training in baking Easter breads and other traditions related to the holiday. March 31: an opportunity to watch artists in acti
on as they create beautiful pysanky. In addition to the demonstrations, the award-winning short film Pysanka by Slavko Nowytski will be shown continuously from 1-5 p.m. (thru 5/27, The Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th St bet 2nd/3rd Ave, $8 / plus $10-25 for special workshops)
THEATER: The Bachelors' Tea Party
http://www.stolenchair.org/bachelorsteaparty.html
The Bachelors' Tea Party is an absurd and absurdly intimate new comedy inspired by the relationships of Elsie de Wolfe (Lady Mendl) and Bessie Marbury, who referred to themselves as "The Bachelors," after they took up joint residence sans men in the first years of the 20th century. Before she invented the profession of interior decorator, de Wolfe was a struggling Broadway performer, known more for her costumes than her acting, and her partner Bessie Marbury, legendary agent and broker, was introducing America to Oscar Wilde and discovering Cole Porter. In a playfully perverse take on a young girl's imaginary tea party, de Wolfe and Marbury will delight and torment each other and entertain a coterie of special guests, "performed" by dolls assembled around the table, with audience members seated only inches away. The play is set in a real Victorian-esque tea salon, and seating is extremely limited - please make reservations. (Sundays thru 6/3, Lady Mendl's Tea Salon, 56 Irving
Pl bet 17th & 18th St, 5pm, $10 performance with $35 required tea service plus tax and tip)
ART: This Side of Paradise
http://www.nolongerempty.org/nc/home/events/event/speakeasy-paradise
The gates of the Andrew Freedman Home will open to the public. The Home was once built to be a haven, a paradise, for the rich elderly who had lost their fortunes. Bequeathed by millionaire Andrew Freedman, the Home provided not only food and shelter but all the accoutrements of a rich and civilized life style – white glove dinner service, a grand ball room, a wood-paneled library, billiard room and a social committee who organized concerts, opera performances and the like. Referencing this quixotic history, This Side of Paradise will reference the past and reconnect the vision of Andrew Freedman to today's Bronx and its realities. The exhibition and its extensive public programming onsite and offsite will draw together the economic and social history of the Home with the present day realities of the Bronx and its residents. The selected artists' will work in a site-specific manner and will respond to such issues as memory, immigration, storytelling, aging and the creation of
fantasy that the original concept of the Home "being poor in style" suggests. This Side of Paradise will celebrate human ingenuity, the strength of the human spirit and the resilience needed to fashion beauty, hope and rejoicing. (thru 6/5, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, tours Thurs-Sun, 1pm-7pm)
ART: A Cut Above: 12 Paper Masters
http://www.christopherhenrygallery.com/#/EXHIBITIONS/Current/1
A group exhibition celebrating the renaissance of cut paper as an artistic medium. The exhibition features 12 international artists who choose to draw with a knife, saw or scissors as an integral part of their practice. A timely show, it responds to widespread current debates surrounding the use of cut paper and books in contemporary artistic practice, exploring the work of 12 artists engaged in paper manipulation. Individually, these artists are praised for their distinctive techniques and approach to working in this medium. As a collective, A Cut Above provides an insight into how the medium has gained traction on the international art stage and presents a broad spectrum of works by emerging and established artists from the United States and abroad, some exhibiting in New York for the first time. (thru 6/24, Christopher Henry Gallery, 127 Elizabeth St at Broome, FREE)
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