XXXXX FRIDAY, JUNE 21 XXXXX
The Frontier Within
The Frontier Within is an immersive installation that changes our perceptions of who we really are by revealing the beauty and complexity of our inner bodies. Biometric sensors capture the participant's circulatory, respiratory, and nervous system data, and transform it into a living, breathing, interactive portrait of the body on a 20-foot screen.
Studio 525
525 West 24th Street, Manhattan
various times; $free
Continues SATURDAY
instagram.com/marshmallowlaserfeast/
frontierwithin.com
Also on FRIDAY *****
Porchstomp Closeup at Bohemian Grove
From traditional folk to old-time, blues, roots, bluegrass, and Americana, the city's finest folk artists play on porches, in backyards and inside the homes of city dwellers with country hearts.
Hosted at the completely redone Bohemian Grove, a DIY community basement and backyard devoted to live shows for the right reasons. You could be walking on Grove street for years and never guess what’s going on in there, but now you know.
Featuring folks songs about books, history and feelings by David Redbranch, Indianapolis blues by Marcus Jade, and the fierce folk of Billy Conahan. Come for the intimate sets, stay for the crisp air and wonderful people. All proceeds go to the performers.
This showcase was created with artists from Porch Stomp, a folk celebration unlike any other. Set on the beautiful greenery of Governors Island, Porch Stomp invites over 100 bands, artists, or performing arts organizations to utilize the historic porches of Nolan Park as a pulpit for performance and education. By highlighting both traditional and contemporary folk music through unique, often site specific events that range from concerts and workshops to community events and happenings, Porchstomp’s mission is simple: Support New York City folk.
Backyard and Basement in Bushwick, Brooklyn
RSVP for exact address, Brooklyn
J train to Gates Avenue Station
6:30-8:30p; $10
artery.is/showcases/porch5
porchstomp.com.
Also on FRIDAY *****
The Mp3 Experiment Sixteen
Improv Everywhere's annual audio adventure returns to Prospect Park. A happy mob of participants will receive secret, synchronized instructions in their headphones via a smartphone app. Each year this event features a diverse crowd of thousands of New Yorker's of all ages coming together for some ridiculous fun. It's free and open to all. Come celebrate our 16th year and bring some friends. In partnership with the Make Music New York festival.
Prospect Park, Long Meadow, Brooklyn
8:30p; $free
improveverywhere.com
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The Smiling Hogshead Ranch Urban Farm Collective presents:
Smiling Summer Solstice Celebration
Join the family friendly festivities as the Ranch hosts Rooted Us Unconferance workshops, Make Music New York performances, and other offerings including a labyrinth walk, tarot readings by Moon Raven, and snail races.
Smiling Hogshead Ranch
25-30 Skillman Avenue, Long Island City, Queens
2-9:30p; $free
smilinghogsheadranch.org/calendar
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Joan Crawford's Bloody Sexy Queer Rock 'n' Roll Dinner Party
A Pride Party Show multimedia extravaganza, featuring music by Austin, Texas' Glam-Horror Trans Rock n Roll Quartet Caleb De Casper, a Mystery Science Theater-inspired screening of campy Joan Crawford slasher flicks, Drag King Burlesque, and cabaret patter from Fashion Week host Jackson Sturkey.
The PIT (People's Improv Theater)
123 East 24th Street, between Park and Lexington avenues, Manhattan
7:30p; $12
thepit-nyc.com/events/joan-crawfords-bloody-sexy-queer-rock-n-roll-dinner-party/
Also on FRIDAY *****
Rooted Us Unconference
Interested in The Modern School or tech for organizers? Fan of Fare of the Free Child, K-Pop, PM Press, or Play:Ground NYC? Do you like tarot, board games, or improvised group singing? Maybe you're curious about Zapatista education or Theater of the Oppressed? This unconference is for you!
We're a couple of collaborators working for children’s rights and education nonprofits (Friends of the Modern School and Agile Learning Center) who felt a whole bunch of awe and potential among our networks of inspiring change-makers sooo we picked some dates and rented a space. The schedule has been filling up, and we added a bunch of field trip options on Friday.
Sixth Street Community Center
638 East 6th Street, between Avenues B and C, Manhattan
1-7:30p; $donations welcome
rootedus.nyc/schedule/
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The Spectrum Wqrld Pride Q Dynasty
We are the Q dynasty: For Wqrld Pride we celebrate the diversity of our queerness. Let's see who the cat drags in for this International adventure. As the Spectrum we are so grateful to be able to create a space for you to come together. The Market Hotel has provided a space for us to enter the third phase of our event planning, with DJs Le1f, A Village Raid, Dese, False Witness, and Tigga Calore. SideRoom: Pauli Cakes, DJ She Marley Marl, and Princess Peggie. Live shows Nomi Ruiz, Laskaar, Rubby Valentin, and Hairbone. Afterparty for Slava Mogutin celebrating the launch of his new Stock Boyz edition.
Market Hotel
1140 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn
midnight-10a; $10-25
residentadvisor.net/events/1275211?fbclid=IwAR3ujW7f1SeL3HFjxYJnGtI0sdvlMtokQ2n0PAAFDOfzpdK0IQxPfyyBSaE
ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1867581
facebook.com/events/2367359546843687/
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Community Night at GAMBA
This will be a meet and greet for those interested in performing at the seventh annual Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival as well as artists in the community who are looking to be inspired and share work. There will be libations and art of all kinds in a bohemian storefront that celebrates and nurtures the independent and creative spirits who come through.
Community Arts Space in Greenpoint
RSVP for exact address, Brooklyn
G train to Nassau Avenue station
8-midnight; $12
artery.is/showcases/summer-meet-and-greet
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Schtick A Pole In It: Gaga Edition
NYC's best and only comedy and pole dancing show. Every month we have a musical theme and this month it's Lady Gaga. Friday night cast: comics Dan Goodman, JoAnna Ross, and Cavin S Cato; dancers Sofia Gavshina, Sean Sellek, Nita B, Terry Preston, and Lara Michaels. Saturday night cast: comics Dan Goodman, JoAnna Ross, and Kerry Coddett; dancers Lara Michaels, Magnus Labbe, Brian Sina, Dey Phoenix, and Sirene.
Drom
85 Avenue A, between 5th and 6th streets, Manhattan
8p; $20-25
212 777 1157
SATURDAY, JUNE 22 XXXXX
Tasteful Nudes at Lucas Lucas Gallery
Join High Steaks Media at Club Sourdough as we welcome professional funny guys, Emma Rogers and Harry Beer. Welcome to Tasteful Nudes: an interactive, pretentious, fetishistic, carnal murder mystery theater that accidentally got dosed with a psychedelic of unknown origin. Guests will arrive to the artist's premiere photo exhibition and will be prompted to take the audio tour, upon which they will hear descriptions of the eerie, absurdist nudes of the artist’s muse (played by Harry Beer). They will also witness a waterfall of passive aggressive toasts and roasts about the artist by secret plants immersed throughout the exhibition's audience. Featuring a rotating cast of NYC’s comedy greats making in-character, self-indulgent speeches about the photos and "the work" throughout the exhibit. Experience the juxtaposition of Tasteful Nudes.
57 Conselyea Street, Brooklyn
6p start; $15
Continues through June 30
withfriends.co/event/1606387/tasteful_nudes
Also on SATURDAY *****
Armed Love Film Screening
Ben Morea, central figure in the 1960s Lower East Side anarchist guerilla-theater collective and street gang Black Mask (popularly known as the Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers), joins film-maker Sean Stewart for a discussion and screening of the new documentary about his life in the Motherfuckers, Babylon Falling. Discussion will be moderated by local journalist and Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg.
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
155 Avenue C, Manhattan
7-10p; $?
facebook.com/events/672624086492852/
Also on SATURDAY *****
POPIC Launch Party
Popic introduces a form of inclusive art-making, one that encourages all to participate, fuels individuals to create their own public art performances, and spreads acts of kindness far and wide. Expect live art performances, DJ sets by Tokio Blond, Goth GF and Natasha, pillow fights, screenings, dress-up, and dancing.
Arete Gallery
67 West Street, no. 103, Brooklyn
8-11p; $10 advance, $15 door
withfriends.co/event/1772897/popic_launch_party?fbclid=IwAR01TYeRBZlQmm-CWm3jxw0yR6avxfr_KR_oG4aoG3zGMdKOiIG7UGSs5Uw
Also on SATURDAY *****
Heidi Neilson: Sonic Planetarium
Present Co. is pleased to announce the final installment of our spring season, featuring a new sensory project developed by Heidi Neilson. For the course of her engagement, Neilson will be in situ, developing and prototyping a modular, dome-like sculpture and speaker array entitled, Sonic Planetarium. This aural architecture will relay real-time transmitted sounds of individual satellites as they whisk through the firmament above. Visitors are welcome to serve as beta testers, gauging the experience of a nine-speaker audio environment and witnessing ongoing research and experimentation within this built acoustic structure.
254 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn
L train to Montrose Avenue station
1-6p; $free
Continues through July 7
info]at]present-co.com
present-co.com
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The 37th Annual Mermaid Parade
Coney Island, Brooklyn
1p; $free
coneyisland.com/programs/mermaid-parade
Also on SATURDAY *****
Gemini and Scorpio present:
Seventh Annual Sea Creature Stomp
A Mermaid Parade afterparty. Brass bands, DJs, dancing, ice cream. With: The L Train Brass Band (winners of best band in last year's parade)! Brass Queens! Hungry March Band!
RSVP for address, Gowanus, Brooklyn
8p-2a; $10-20
creaturestomp.brownpapertickets.com
Also on SATURDAY *****
Street Justice: The Fundraiser
Come join the citizens of Street Justice for an outdoor summer barbecue and dance party to the dynamic sounds of Afro, bounce, bass, and womp. In support of the multiple rad art projects headed to playa including Osmos Inflatable and LED Glome. Respectfully priced bar, brats, and burgers. Unlimited authentic Raspas snow cones from 6-9p.
RSVP for exact location, Brooklyn
L train to Morgan station
4p-midnight; $10
street-justice.secretparty.io/
facebook.com/events/1684398201704748/
Also on SATURDAY *****
Technodramatists Performance Laboratory
Part stage show, part interactive exhibition, Technodramatists Performance Laboratory reveals the latest theatrical, artistic, and storytelling innovations. Technodramatists performance laboratory will feature a lineup of experimental musicians, augmented reality theatre performances and interactive storytelling exhibits. In between performances the audience is invited to enjoy food and drinks while immersing themselves in the various installations.
TheaterLab
357 West 36th Street, third floor, Manhattan
7:30p doors, 8p performance; $21
Continues SUNDAY
technodramatists.com
Also on SATURDAY *****
Ettitude and Made By We present:
Good for Everyone
A celebration of pride, powered by the belief that we are all sharing this planet and need to protect it, united as human beings, regardless of where we came from and who we identify as.
With Feel Good Fitness class presented by Obé Fitness and led by Walter Kemp. Dream With Us with Lauren Bille, Gabrielle Richardson, Todd Baratz, and Alexandra Fine, and two bite-sized plays making mental health digestible brought to you by Brainfood, courtesy of #HalfTheStory and Brunch Theatre.
Made by We
902 Broadway, Manhattan
10a; $10
ettitude.com/pride
SUNDAY, JUNE 23 XXXXX
Only the Stoned
A boutique showcase featuring performances from a curated lineup of artists representing the NYC independent music community. Expect dynamic performances from exceptional artists, drinks, and chill vibes. 420 friendly. Showcasing: Becky Krill, Stonehenge Parnhashnakovski, Pat Rzi, Young Toussaint, Uniq Being, and Phil Phlaymz.
Loft in East Williamsburg
RSVP for address, Brooklyn
L train to Morgan Avenue station
5-10p; $10
artery.is/showcases/ots2
Also on SUNDAY *****
Email Pro
Email Pro is a live show based on Ivan Anderson's long-running email performance art. The show includes standup, an interactive seminar on writing emails to strangers (in real time), bursts of live music, and Q&A. Actual emails are written in front of an audience, with or without audience participation. The whole thing is like a glitched-out combination of talk show, email masterclass, and comedy meltdown.
The Tank
312 West 36th Street, Manhattan
7p; $5 advance, $8 door
212 563 6269
emailprospring2019.brownpapertickets.com/
exeuntnyc.com/reviews/review-email-pro-tank/
Also on SUNDAY *****
Roasting the Ivory Tower
I'm sharing a show that I think your nerdy-comedy loving audiences would enjoy. We're going to laugh, learn, and rip a new asshole in academia's elitist, patriarchal ass. The Symposium: Academic StandUp is a monthly show that has always aimed to make people laugh and learn through comedy while challenging what "experts" should look and sound like. But this is the first time we're bringing together solid comedians who also happen to have academic degrees in the disciplines we're going to roast. Hosted by science comedian Kyle Marian. Performances by Kasha Patel, Andrea Jones-Rooy, and Linda De Voogd.
Q.E.D. Astoria
27-16 23rd Avenue, Queens
8:30p; $10
qedastoria.com/collections/the-symposium-academic-standup/products/the-symposium-roasts-the-ivory-tower
Also on SUNDAY *****
The Hidden Audubon Murals of Washington Heights
Experience an adventure uncovering the Audubon Bird Murals of Washington Heights. Walk across the urban landscape of Milliesland, John James Audubon’s country estate 1842-1851. Visit Audubon’s grave in Trinity Cemetery.
Find secret locations where contemporary artists interpreted and painted Audubon’s climate endangered birds throughout Northern Manhattan. Above a subway stop, wrapped around a bodega’s ice cooler and covering the walls of walkups and early twentieth-century apartment buildings.
Meet at the Church of the Intercession
550 West 155th Street, Manhattan
10a-noon; $30
musae.me/heightsitesshinenycart/experiences/592/b?ref=heightsitesshinenycart
Also on SUNDAY *****
Porch Stomp 2019
Free and participatory celebration of American folk music on the porches of Governors Island. Set on the beautiful greenery of Governors Island, Porch Stomp invites over 150 bands, artists, and performing arts organizations to use the historic porches of Nolan Park as a space for performance and education, highlighting artistry ranging from traditional folk to old-time, blues, roots, bluegrass, and Americana.
Unlike typical music festivals, anyone can take part in Porch Stomp, and all events are free and open to the public. Now in its sixth year, Porch Stomp offers more unique performance and educational opportunities than ever before with increased performance locations, workshops and open jams.
Porch Stomp 2019 features over 150 performers spanning from the Ferry landings to Nolan Park, square dances, a banjo parade, flatfooting lessons, a harmonica workshop, open bluegrass and old time jams, and a stage dedicated to kid-friendly performances -- bring the whole family to join in the fun.
Governors Island
11a-5p; $free
porchstomp.com
MONDAY, JUNE 24 XXXXX
The Corn Mo and Love Show Show
On the last Monday of every month, the Love Show and Corn Mo bring an intimate evening of entertainment to the legendary Slipper Room. Troubadour and raconteur Corn Mo brings his patented combination of original songs and rambling, off-kilter anecdotes. Angela Harriell choreographs original numbers for the Love Show Dancers that feature dance performance, burlesque, and saucy surprises. Trivia contests entertain with questions charaded by the Love Show Dancers with prizes of insignificant worth. Our special guests are Chris Rozzi, the Peter Sellers of New York City, and the truth in a sequin leotard, Anna Copa Cabanna.
The Slipper Room
167 Orchard Street, Manhattan
7p doors, 8p show; $15-$20
ticketfly.com/event/1870875
slipperroom.com
Also on MONDAY *****
Haus Party
Join Zach Teague and Drew Lausch present their hit monthly variety show, described as a queer spectacle. This special Pride edition features an extended line-up of comedy, drag, and fashion. Dance party with DJ Harkness Granger to follow. A portion of our proceeds will be donated to the Ali Forney Center.
Featuring Sydnee Washington, Andrés Govea, LadyNasty, Emily Trumble, Philip Markle, Drew Anderson, Ashlynn Salzano, Aida Osman, Solomon Georgio, Eman El Husseini, Dave Mizzoni, Jess Salomon, Izzy Uncut, Kiko Soirée, Dylan Adler, and Golden Delicious.
Chelsea Music Hall
407 West 15th Street, Manhattan
7p doors, 8p show; $15
hauspartyshow.com
chesleamusichall.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 25 XXXXX
Puzzles With Lex
For all the folks that love puzzles; or just wish there was something to do with hands at a performance. Come hang out and see if we can complete a 1000-piece puzzle in one evening joined by some wonderful live performances. RSVP limited to 10 people, introvert friendly.
Backyard and apartment in East Williamsburg
RSVP for exact address, Brooklyn
L train to Montrose Avenue station
7-9p; $free
Also on TUESDAY *****
World War 3 Illustrated: Past and Present
A presentation by founding, past and current members of World War 3 Illustrated: Seth Tobocman, Peter Kuper, Isabella Bannerman, Sandy Jimenez, Jenny Gonzalez, and Terry Tapp. WW3 Illustrated is a comic anthology magazine that has provided an ongoing grassroot platform for writers and artists over the past 30 years. Part of Lower East Side History Month
ABC No Rio in Exile at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
155 Avenue C, between 9th and 10th streets, Manhattan
7p; $free
THURSDAY, JUNE 27 XXXXX
Chokehole at Super Chief Gallery
XXXtreme Drag Wrestling. A multimedia entertainment experience, Choke Hole places a queer lens on the traditionally machismo world of wrestling, using drag to intensify and make apparent the inherently flamboyant and camp elements of professional wrestling.
The event itself combines lip sync performances, choreographed wrestling matches, acting, character building, and pre recorded “backstage drama” videos to create an overarching storyline, which builds a fully immersive performative nightlife experience.
Superchief Gallery
1628 Jefferson Avenue, Queens
9p-2a; $20-50
eventbrite.com/e/choke-hole-x-superchief-gallery-ny-world-pride-edition-presented-by-powerhouse-arts-tickets-62277355246
Also on THURSDAY *****
Peculiar Works Project presents:
Afterparty: The Rothko Studio
A site-specific immersive performance in and around the former studio of legendary painter Mark Rothko. Built in 1884 for the YMCA as the Young Men’s Institute, 222 Bowery is renowned for the many now-famous artists who lived, worked, and played in this landmarked gem. Afterparty will explore downtown artists, peeling back their stories to reveal multiple layers of NYC history before the former studio is converted into commercial space later this summer.
Lured by cheap rents and vast lofts, artists began populating the Bowery in the late 1950s. By 1965, there were over one hundred painters living along the Bowery, among them Cy Twombly, Robert Indiana, Al Loving, and Elizabeth Murray. While the lofts themselves remained the primary attraction, with each new artist’s arrival, a second draw emerged: a growing artistic community. This unplanned, creative network impacted hundreds of artists, accelerating the exchange of ideas, generating systems for sharing resources, and staving off the isolation and self-doubt of a studio practice.
The building’s former gymnasium is significant for having been Rothko’s studio, where he painted the infamous Seagram Murals commissioned by the Four Seasons Restaurant in 1957. Peculiar Works Project’s creative team is designing an intimate, promenade journey through the historic architecture and artistic legacy of the building. Along the way, multi-disciplinary performances will reinterpret the legendary art parties attended by artworld luminaries -- Jasper Johns, John Giorno, William S. Burroughs, Eve Hesse, Jonas Mekas, Roy Lichtenstein, LeRoi Jones, Diane DiPrima, Sol LeWitt, and Andy Warhol -- against the backdrop of Rothko’s struggle between achieving success and selling out. Audiences and performers will sit around a table together in the paint-splattered space and experience a theatrical conjuring of artistic ghosts whose impact echoes till this day.
Afterparty: The Rothko Studio is directed by Ralph Lewis, choreographed by Rachel Cohen, composed by Maria Dessena, adapted by Barry Rowell, story by S.M. Dale, concept by Kim Depole & Catherine Porter, creative consultant Barbara Pitts McAdams. The cast features Toby Billowitz, Glen Feinstein, Aidan Feldman, Jason Howard, Irina Kaplan, Nathan Keiller, Caiti Lattimer, Catherine Porter, Isabella Schiller, Despina Stamos, and Jenna Zhu.
222 Bowery, Manhattan
7 and 8:30p shows; $25
Continues through SUNDAY, June 30
peculiarworks.org/afterparty_2019.php
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A Minute Flowering
A Minute Flowering is an original series of experimental short plays. These short queer fantasy plays are old myths made queer and new, as well as new queer narratives presented in a mythic style, and are included Jeremy Geragotelis’ Poems and Sketches and Singer Joy’s Tree Plays.
The 27th starts off the production at 7pm with a Germination Celebration in which audience members together with the members of our collective, plant germinated seeds in pots they can take home with them; making a literal and symbolic start to a brand-new adventure in queer artistic growth, together.
The Baumann
41 Varick Avenue, Brooklyn
7p; $15
Continues SATURDAY
waterhousecollective]at]gmail.com
tinyurl.com/y2kjtqkl
waterhousecollective.com
Also on THURSDAY *****
TERP Demo
TERP: Totally Enveloping Real-time Play is a synchronous movement/play system invented by choreographer Patrice Regnier. It composes human movement in real time, allowing anyone of any age to direct, compose, choreograph, and perform. Think of it as GarageBand for movement. Come check out the fascinating movement commands organized with our custom-built TERP system. It's a fabulous, free demo for you and your friends. Come play, imitate, interact, and interpret.
392 Broadway, buzzer 3F, Manhattan
7-8p; $free
patrice]at]terptribe.com
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Music of Curiosities
Kick off Pride weekend with an evening celebrating queer music and performance art, non-binary and all original, all live on the legendary Coney Island Circus Sideshow stage. Show your pride with this spectacular showcase of queer culture and creativity, and come experience an outrageous night of live music, featuring performances by Uncle Meg, Ratchet By Nature, Crackhead Barney, Soup, Un Hombre Solo, and KikiRiki Live Poultry. Hosted as always by your musical curator PNK VLVT WTCH.
ConeyIslandUSA
1208 Surf Avenue, West 12th Street, Brooklyn
9p; $20
coneyisland.com
facebook.com/musicofcuriositiesconeyisland
FRIDAY, JUNE 28 XXXXX
Rule of 7x7: Summer Edition
Seven writers, seven rules, seven new plays. For each round of Rule of 7x7, seven playwrights are selected. Each writer makes up a rule. Each writer pens a new 10-minute play following all seven rules. These new plays are produced and presented for two evenings only. June's writers: Brett Epstein, Cary Gitter, Alessandro King, Ying Ying Li, Leemore Malka, Sean Murphy, and Ryann Weir.
The Tank
312 West 36th Street, first floor, Manhattan
8p; $15
Continues SATURDAY
thetanknyc.org/calendar/rule-of-7-x-7-jun-28
ruleof7x7june.brownpapertickets.com/