XXXXX FRIDAY, JULY 12 XXXXX
House Warming
"Come on in! Can I get you a drink? Did you hear the one about the couple who evaporated?"
Helen and Lloyd are a middle-aged couple who recently moved to a small New England town. In their newfound isolation, they begin to question the various narratives that have long been the pillars of their shared reality. Join them for an evening of drinks, dance, storytelling, and psychic turmoil.
Torn Page
435 West 22nd Street, Manhattan
8p; $20
Continues SATURDAY
hawleyandstanley.org/video
Also on FRIDAY *****
Drinking Beer at the End of the World: A Booze Cruise in the Anthroposcene Shane Farrell
In the Bloody Latte Ian Svenonius figures our beverage consumption as a type of colonialist bloodsucking. Vodka comes to represent the United States’ victory over Russia in the cold war, and, even further, the totalizing power of capitalism. Coffee represents colonial dominion over Africa. In this manner we drink the blood of our enemies. My project Drinking Beer at the End of the World is somewhere between a Situationist derive (Debord, an infamous drunk who oft bemoaned the homogenizing effect of capital on local styles of drink, once remarked, “I have written much less than most people who write; but I have drunk much more than most people who drink”), a Speed Levitch tour (or cruise) of NYC, and the recently popular beer run events in which health conscious imbibers sprint from bar to bar to guzzle pints. But wait, you’re saying, beer isn’t food! Wrong! Just ask the monks of Paulner, who developed the doppelbock in the 1600s as a liquid bread on which they susta
ined themselves for the 40 days of lent. Or perhaps ask your average English field laborer circa 1400 or so, for whom a glass of ale was a critical source of calories at both breakfast and lunch (until coffee, with cream and sugar for calories, became widely available, radically transforming the productive capacity of the workforce).
OK, but what does beer have to do with sports? Well I’m sorry but if you really have to ask that question you must be quite dense. Beer and sports of course go hand in hand. Many a television screen has been destroyed by a half empty Labatt Blue can haphazardly chucked by an intoxicated and long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. Americans even go so far as to make drinking a competitive sport unto itself, the grand prize being a case of cirrhosis (a tendency that has been particularly amplified by social media, see accounts such as: ]at]officialusadrinkingteam on instagram). OK OK, but what is this piece exactly? Well it's simply a kind of marathon performance lecture and beer tour through New York City, hosted by Death (played by yours truly). Participants will start out jogging to their first destination and are encouraged to dress in athletic wear. We will bounce from brewery to bar, sampling local styles and probably slowing to a stroll as the day wears on, discussing topics
from the role of craft beer in gentrifying neighborhoods and re-invigorating disused industrial spaces to how climate change threatens to destroy the art of lambic brewing. Along the way we might find ourselves playing surreal versions of classic pub games, or seeing who can kick a proper field goal after a pint or two. I’m hoping to rope in friends from the beer and art worlds to help me along the way (and give me a chance to catch my breath). The event will, of course, be designed to discourage intemperance and be safe and fun for anyone of drinking age. Teetotalers are begrudgingly welcome.
Meet at the Smith-9th Street station; look for death, Brooklyn
3-5:30p; $?
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Also on FRIDAY *****
Adult Sex Ed
America’s failure to provide accurate sex education in schools is comedy’s gain. With special guests Taylor Ortega, SJ Son, Anna Suzuki, and KK Apple. Hosted by Dani Faith Leonard, Adult Sex Ed combines personal storytelling from a diverse roster of guests, scripted sketches, and exploratory deep dives on sexual topics in a hilarious, spicy, and inclusive setting. With guests KK Apple, Taylor Ortega, Anna Suzuki, and SJ Son and Woody Fu. Theme: independence.
Caveat
21A Clinton Street, Manhattan
6:30p; $15
21 and over
caveat.nyc/event/adult-sex-ed-7-3-2019
Also on FRIDAY *****
The Muff: A Parody Show of the Moth
The Moth is NYC’s longest running storytelling show that people either love or hate. The Muff satirizes all the elements you see at a typical Moth show. Come see the fake drama. The scoring. The drunken judges. The celebrity name-dropping host. And of course, the bucket -- where all names will be picked. Who will be the winner at the Muff? With DC Benny, Jennifer Glick, Joey Novick, Nathaniel Cocca-Bates, Harmon Leon, and Jake Hart.
Kraine Theater
85 East 4th Street, Manhattan
8:30p; $15
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SATURDAY, JULY 13 XXXXX
Pete’s Mini Zine Fest 2019
We are the longest-running zine fest in New York City and we’re back with another zine fest in July. Never been to a zine fest in a bar? Now’s your chance! Come hang out, buy some beer, and meet some incredible artists, zinemakers, and publishers, and distros.
Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn
2-7p; $free
facebook.com/events/857844807903035/
Also on SATURDAY *****
Collector's Night
We are thrilled to announce our 14th edition of Collector's Night. Presented in collaboration with Atlas Obscura and held for the first time at The Bell House in Gowanus, our collection of collectors will be bigger than ever before.
We are especially pleased to announce our featured presenter, Laetitia Barbier of the Morbid Anatomy Museum. To celebrate Bastille Day, French-born Laetitia Barbier will show some guillotine models from her personal collection. She'll explain how, as a very young child, a complete misunderstanding of the infamous machine's purpose led her to a life-long fascination and discuss the horror and titillation the guillotine inspired throughout the 19th century.
Plus, we'll have our annual eccentric variety of fantastic treasures on view! Have your future predicted with a vintage decision-making machine! See bottles filled with works of art, and other bottles filled with assorted objects from around the world! Paintings, postcards, packaging, and propellers! And you'll have a chance to make an action figure with the Art Neighborhood's Lisa Ludwig.
Peruse these photos of Collectors' Nights past: Small collections of large things. Large collections of small things. Commonplace items with a singular theme. Vintage, obscure, and ephemeral. Precisely laid out vitrines or piles of whatsits. You'll see it all.
The Bell House
149 7th Street, Brooklyn
6-9p; $30 advance, $35 door
Also on SATURDAY *****
Come Play Four Square
Come play four square in McCarren Park for charity. Yes, the schoolyard game otherwise known as box ball. We provide the game, dancey tunes, and good vibes so just BYOB, your fine self, and $10 (or more) to donate to Fan4Kids. Be there or be square.
McCarren Park Handball Courts
Union Avenue and Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn
9-11p; $10 suggested donation per player for Fan4Kids
facebook.com/events/636509540159114/
Also on SATURDAY *****
The Pink Room Burlesque at Bedlam: Twin Peaks Costume Party
What does Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, rock ’n’ roll, and The Wizard of Oz have to do with each other? It’s the next Pink Room event. The Pink Room Burlesque is getting hotter than Georgia asphalt this summer with another Lynchian costume party and burlesque show. This immersive event will be sure to delight David Lynch fans and everyone looking for a sexy, good time. Inspired by Wild At Heart, the Pink Room will take you on the sexiest road trip of your life in Daniel Nardicio’s Bedlam in Alphabet City.
The Pink Room Burlesque is a tribute to and satire of the works of David Lynch. Since the anniversary of Laura Palmer’s death in February of 2011, Francine and The Pink Room cast have covered everything from Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me, The Return, Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, and Inland Empire. Hosted by Francine the Lucid Dream. Performances by Nasty Canasta, Minx Arcana, Puss ’N’ Boots, Seedy Edie, and Schaffer the Darklord.
40 Avenue C, Manhattan
8p doors, 9p show; $15-40
wildatheart.brownpapertickets.com
facebook.com/events/2556471934384727/
Also on SATURDAY *****
Tinder Live! With Lane Moore
The next Tinder Live! With Lane Moore has special guests: Samantha Ruddy, Bonnie McFarlane, and Merritt K. Come watch us all go on my Tinder live together and swipe in real time at the weirdest internet men (there are truly so many) and then chat with them on stage.
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Manhattan
8p doors, 8:30p show; $15 advance, $18 doors
littlefieldnyc.com/e/tinder-live-with-lane-moore-60587423615/
Also on SATURDAY *****
Campfire
Campfire is a series of live outdoor storytelling shows around fire that aim to put a modern spin on an ancient art form. This month’s show takes place on the scenic riverside of North Brooklyn Farms in Williamsburg and features stories from Jo Firestone, Andy Haynes, Petey Deabreu, with music from Rebecca Vigil.
North Brooklyn Farms
320 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn
7p doors, 8p show; $5 online, $10 door
withfriends.co/event/1919337/campfire
northbrooklynfarms.com
Also on SATURDAY *****
An Evening With Juan Wauters
Spectacle is pleased to invite French-Uruguayan musician and filmmaker Juan Wauters to the space for a one-night-only screening of recent short-form video works. Romane, Juin 2016 builds a video portrait of the titular Romane, a 19-year-old postal service worker, living in a small village in France as she goes through her daily chores. Bolero, Uruguay is a montage of images collected in Wauters' homeland set to the tune of Maurice Ravel's classic Bolero. Both videos portray life at its own pace; driven by curiosity, Wauters' camera stares at people living their lives. Having spent years in Jackson Heights, quotidian observation of people in their day-to-day environments has become central to Wauters's life and artistic practice. This will be the first public screening of Wauters’ short films (plus a few extra surprises) in New York City, and Wauters will be in attendance for a discussion following the films. Q and A moderated by Sadie Benning.
Spectacle
124 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn
7:30p and 10:30p; $10
spectacletheater.com/juan-wauters/
Also on SATURDAY *****
Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret: NYC’s Dance Music Comedy Art Show
Acrobat-comedian Aneya Marie does her "violently hilarious" Indiana Jones Whip Act, dancer Leesa Liquidsteel creates a custom light-sound-contortion act, operatic singer-songwriter Samantha Echo returns with beautiful haunting tunes, along with Bill Chambers' Neighborhood Story Video and more at this monthly East Village show, running since 2013.
Under St. Marks Theater
94 St. Marks Place, between 1st Avenue and Avenue A, Manhattan
10:30p; $10
tenfootrat.com
Also on SATURDAY *****
Set U Free With Jacques Greene
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
We are going to Set U Free. "How?" A new series, designed to promote maximum freedom. "What are you talking about, bro?" Intimate spaces, full weirdness immersion through installation and performance art, ungodly hours. Each installment will feature a new selector, beginning with Jacques Greene, to Set U Free. "How can I trust you?" You must take a leap of faith, begin with your ass, the rest will follow.
Market Hotel
1140 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn
11p-the end; $20-30
residentadvisor.net/events/1277214
Also on SATURDAY *****
Unkahmen Showcase
Unkahmen is hosting its fifth showcase featuring all female musicians and artists in Luv Story's basement venue. Luv Story will have a full bar and food on the first floor. The Showcase will feature Emila Ali, Natie, Ryal, Henry Something, and Mikki Maat. The fifth issue of the Stu zine will be released night of.
Luv Story
894 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn
8-11p; $15
unkahmen.work]at]gmail.com
SUNDAY, JULY 14 XXXXX
Exceedingly Good Song Night
New York City's premier traditional, folk, and roots singing session. Hosted by Ken Schatz. Bring your ears, bring your voice, bring songs, bring instruments, bring friends.
Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
315 Columbia Street, between Hamilton and Woodhull, Brooklyn
6-11p; $free, but you should buy drinks
jalopytheatre.org
Also on SUNDAY *****
Adira Amram and the Experience
This satirical musical comedy group features Adira Amram, Jessi Colón, and Maresa D’Amore-Morrison. Adira is a comedian, singer-songwriter, choreographer, and writer. Jessi is a dancer, movement teacher, choreographer and pole acrobat. Maresa is a multidisciplinary dance artist, choreographer, and movement instructor. Collectively, they emanate sparkled badassery through high-energy music and dance, adorned with ample glitter and hurrah. Adira Amram and the Experience are frequent collaborators of Kid Koala in addition to performing with other artists.
Industry City
238 36th Street, Brooklyn
2p doors, 3p show; $25 advance, $30 doors
all ages
eventbrite.com/e/kid-koalas-vinyl-vaudeville-adira-amram-and-the-experience-tickets-59348603270?aff=cfpsite
adiraamram.com/
Also on SUNDAY *****
Stop Shopping Open Mic
Join us for some hilarious and moving homemade performances by the Stop Shopping Choir and Reverend Billy. In lieu of our regular monthly service we invite you to the Stop Shopping Open Mic. Rev has some exciting news about the Earth Church to share.
Starr Bar
214 Starr Street, Brooklyn
7-8:30p; $free
facebook.com/events/471452496743322/
MONDAY, JULY 15 XXXXX
Starf*ckers: Astrology, But Make It Comedy
This is the dawning of Star F*ckers, a new comedy show about the science of astrology, which is very real and definitely not fake. Each month, Melissa Stokoski, Karolena Theresa, and Brian Bahe, (famously all Virgos) along with Resident Astrologist Lizzie Martinez (Taurus) welcome a lineup of comedians all born under the current zodiac. This month is cancer season, featuring Arti Gollapudi, Emily Panic, and Dave Mizzoni. Will these sensitive little crabs crush, or leave crying in tears? Find out at Star F*ckers.
Union Hall
702 Union St, Brooklyn
7:30pm doors, 8:00pm show, $8
unionhallny.com/e/star-f-ckers-astrology-but-make-it-comedy-63172586908/
Also on MONDAY *****
DJ Shakey presents:
Thrift On
The world famous original clothing swap party. Bring and take -- or just take stuff; there is plenty. Bring in your old clothes and stuff to donate to our rummage tables.
Please do not bring furniture ok? All leftover clothes are donated to a reputable charity bin directly after the party. No grabbing, hoarding, or douche-y behavior please.
The Keep
205 Cypress Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens
L train to Jefferson station
8p-midnight; $free all night
facebook.com/events/608271769658830/
Also on MONDAY *****
Maaad Late: The Improvised Late Night Show
New York City’s only improvised late-night talk show, where host Chris De La Cruz doesn’t need cue cards or a writers room ... he just needs you. He makes up monologue jokes on the spot based on your news story submissions, plays audience and celebrity games based on your suggestions, and, as soon as it’s time for the interviews, books you or another audience volunteer as his “celebrity guest”. Accompanied by one-woman house band and beatboxer extraordinaire AirLoom and directed by Alexis Lambright, De La Cruz hosts the only late night show where you get to be a writer, producer, and star all in one night. Oh, and what about the musical guest? Well, he’ll figure that out on his way there. With no time to prepare, Chris De La Cruz is Maaad Late! exclusively at the Magnet Theater. Arrive early to submit your name for the celebrity guest and/or your news story submission for the monologue in the lobby.
The Magnet Theater
254 West 29th Street, Manhattan
9p; $7
magnettheater.com/show/tickets/53312/
TUESDAY, JULY 16 XXXXX
Renaissance Person Presents: Beatboxing With World Champion Kaila Mullady
Kaila Mullady is the 2015 and 2018 World Beatbox Champion, the 2014 American Vice Beatbox Champion, three-time Loop Station Champion and 3-time reigning Beatrhyme Champion. She will be joining Renaissance Person for an intimate beatboxing lesson and performance. Tickets include wine, beer, and seltzer. Renaissance Person (RP) was founded in May 2016 as a celebration of being curious and well-rounded. Come learn hands-on skills with experts and enthusiasts.
Private Home in the West Village
666 Greenwich Street, Manhattan
7-9p; $22
21 and over
beatboxing.splashthat.com
renaissanceperson.com
Also on TUESDAY *****
Dance platform Hi Artist presents:
An Intimate Pop-up Dance Performance
This Hi Artist dance series at Brooklyn watering hole 61 Local continues. An intimate pop-up dance performance will feature original contemporary dance works by local New York City choreographers including Javi Padilla, Deepa Liegel, Hannah Newman & Colin Heininger, and Thryn Saxon and Brad Beakes.
Social and highly intimate in nature, all Hi Artist events end with the performers joining the audience for drinks, conversation and general revelry, giving guests the unique opportunity to meet and mingle with the artists after the show. Events also feature an MC, who provides additional context about the artists and tells untold stories behind the dance pieces being shown.
61 Local
61 Bergen Street, Brooklyn
7:30p; $30
hi-artist.net/events
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 XXXXX
Poetry Reading
With readings by Aurora Bodenhamer, Erica Schreiner, RAF, Xia Gordon, Jamal (No Surrender), Jo Casanova, Emily Costantino, and Alexson Rodriguez.
The Analog Cinema
DM for private address
8:30-10:30p; $5 suggested
facebook.com/events/826987211021100/
Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Stand Up at Haven Cycles
On June 24th, 2019 local bike messenger Robyn Hightman was struck and killed on 23rd and 6th Ave in NYC. In 2019 alone there have been 14 cycling deaths in NYC. Rather than take proactive measures to help curb these incidents, the city has chosen to turn a blind eye to cyclists by punitively ticketing them for petty infractions, ignoring the acts of murder/violence that motorists perpetrate on them, all while Mayor Bill De Blasio runs for president, where he is comfortably polling at 0 percent.
With that in mind, it is up to cyclists and allies of those who stand with us to work together in solidarity and act as an engine of change that will actually benefit us. On July 17, Haven Cycles in Bushwick will be putting on a benefit stand up comedy show with the proceeds going to the Bike Messenger Emergency Fund. While nothing can truly mend the feeling of loss one experiences when a colleague dies, we hope this night can help future cyclists around the world if they are ever injured doing the only job that doesn’t suck. Featuring stand up by Jake Flores, Ian Fidance, and Danny Felts.
Haven Cycles
1546 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn
8p; $pay what you want
Also on WEDNESDAY *****
Living Volume Open Mic
For poets, writers, comics, and performance artists, hosted by Erica Schreiner. First come, first perform. Sign up at the door. Seven minutes each.
The Living Gallery Outpost
246 East 4th Street, Manhattan
8-10p; $5
facebook.com/analogcinema
THURSDAY, JULY 18 XXXXX
Club 59
It's 1959. A monumental year for jazz, a creative consolidation of eclectic musical styles. People coming together from all corners of Manhattan to smoke, to drink, to eat, to tap their feet, soaking the beat through their skin in a way we rarely stop to do these days. You open the doors to the lounge and there are people dancing, people playing cards, people laying back and relaxing watching dancers twirl by and the notes fly.
From the creator and producer of L -U- S- T, Abby Hertz, comes a new series of events to celebrate the 60th anniversary of what is known by many as the most influential year of jazz. Club 59's premiere event, the Cabana, is in honor of the many nights my grandparents spent at the Copa dressed to the nines in their glamorous attire.
Club 59 includes:
open lounge area for card games, board games, chess, etc. Bring your own or we will have some available. Dinner menu available from the restaurateur and chef Samia Behaya. Live music by La Pachamambo, dancing, DJ in between sets, and burlesque and showgirl glamour by the Love Show.
Lot 45 Bushwick
411 Troutman Street, Brooklyn
7p-1a; $30
eventbrite.com/e/club-59-tickets-63492444611
Also on THURSDAY *****
Straight to Video: The Improvised Movie
During July and August Straight to Video is still running its improvised movie magic at Improv Asylum NYC. Enjoy a never-before-seen movie based on an audience suggestion, a spin from the Wheel of Genres, and all your favorite Hollywood tropes and cliches. Will it be a sweet and bonkers rom-com? A lakeside slasher horror? A bleak Southern Gothic drama full of sweat and secrets? The second half of the show features a short interview with a member of the audience and then the cast improvised a biopic based their hopes, dreams, real life, and imagined experiences.
Straight to Video specializes in fully committed spontaneously created live on-stage movies. After a one word audience suggestion and a spin on their Wheel of Genres you never know what will happen. Genres might include: Horror, Sci-Fi, Southern Gothic, Family Drama, Rom Com, Nicholas Sparks Rom Dram, Super Hero, Noir, or Western.Straight to Video is Joanna Shaw Flamm, Katie Hartman, Devin Heater, Ben Jaeger-Thomas, Evan Kaufman, Sarah Peele, and Claire Yale.
Improv Asylum
307 West 26th Street, Manhattan
8p; $12
straighttovideoimprov.com
Also on THURSDAY *****
Who, Me?: A Pretty Queer Variety Show
Hosts Jay Malsky and Taylor Ortega welcome you to Who, Me?, a queer-run variety show that showcases the talent of LGBTQ, POC and women performers while maintaining a warm and welcoming environment for white guys who wear New Balances with khakis. This month's guests include Josh Gondelman, Ashton Womack, Mila Myles, Jessica Henderson, and Adele Computer.
Union Hall
702 Union Street, Brooklyn
7:30-9p; $8 online, $10 door
Also on THURSDAY *****
Cartoon Carnival No. 81: Good Eats
In conjunction with Club Sourdough and High Steaks Media, it's time to sit back and relax for another hefty batch of 16mm (no digital) animated cartoons from the 1910s to the 1940s, straight from the Stathes Archives to a special new silver screen in Williamsburg.
Cartoon Carnival no. 81 caters to the foodies in our lives, and we've cooked up a special program of archival animated shorts that center around the trials and tribulations of food prep and eating. With early cartoonal obscurities and favorite superstar character favorites alike acting as chefs, our evening of culinary adventures range from little Bobby Bumps baking dog biscuits for Fido way back in 1917, to Dinky Doodle running a restaurant in 1925, followed by Koko the Clown ruining a Thanksgiving feast that same year, on to a depression-era Pastrytown wedding, to Krazy Kat scrounging for eats at a 1930s automat, and even Gumby experiencing a very bizarre baking lesson in 1956. Bring all your foodie friends and your appetites out for this rare opportunity to enjoy these classic and now-uncommon cartoons the way they were meant to be seen -- projected for 'reel' on actual film. Our program also features live ragtime piano by Charlie Judkins as accompaniment for select silent
-era shorts.
Treats both of the edible and drinkable variety will be available for purchase before the show and during intermission. Should you wish to learn more about the ways in which the menu intersects with the evening's programming, High Steaks will have you covered with a zine of archival research about the culinary context of each era covered, and a special gift of a one-of-a-kind piece of mid-century culinary ephemera, all waiting for you at your seat.
110 Waterbury Street, Brooklyn
6p; $12
withfriends.co/event/2005870/cartoon_carnival_81_good_eats
facebook.com/events/2306994336217510/
tommyjose.com
FRIDAY, JULY 19 XXXXX
The Pine Barrens: Screening and Performance
Fire. Darkness. Myth. The Pine Barrens is at once a remote, inhospitable forest, and a thriving ecosystem – home to rare wildlife, veiled in Piney and Lenape folklore, and paradoxically nested within the nation's most densely populated state: New Jersey. On July 19, the award-winning documentary film named for the 1.1 million acre nature preserve will premier in New York City with a live score by the Ruins of Friendship Orchestra, an ensemble of traditional and electronic musicians. Rooftop Films brings the immersive film and performance to Brooklyn's historic Green-wood Cemetery for their 23rd annual Summer Series. Special guest, shadow puppeteer and paper-cut artist, Erik Ruin will perform a slection of “crankies,” and an afterparty will follow.
Pew Arts and Heritage Fellow, artist and director David Scott Kessler conceived the Pine Barrens out of a fascination with the influence of place on American identity. Originally a painter, his work moved into animation and film experimentation, gradually taking on the methods of creative nonfiction. Conceiving the documentary through a painterly process, Kessler envisions the Pine Barrens as an epic tone-poem: both an intimate portrait of a living landscape, and an exploration of the symbiotic and destructive relationship between humanity and nature. Following several individuals for years at a time, the work draws out themes of American survivalism, defiance in the face of environmental and political change, and the gradual loss of a way of life.
In late 2011, Kessler began exhibiting evolving iterations of the Pine Barrens project with screenings and installations, with musical performances by the Ruins of Friendship Orchestra. The group is named for the remains of the once thriving New Jersey ghost town of Friendship where the group first assembled. This group of longtime friends composes a semi-improvisational score for the film that transmutes the energy of the forest, making the documentary an unfixed and ever-evolving work.
Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th Street, Brooklyn
7:45p-12:30a; $16
Also on FRIDAY *****
Kweendom
Pride month may be behind us, but at Kweendom, we're queer as hell 24/7/365, hunni. New York's beloved all-LGBTQ comedy show returns with another stellar lineup of the hottest (both in terms of attractiveness and core body temp) queer comedians, including Sydnee Washington, Justin Randall, Melody Kamali, Becca Beberaggi, Keenan Steiner. Hosted by Bobby Hankinson.
The show might be free, but don't come with an empty wallet. We're collecting donations for Immigration Equality with a match for the first $50 collected. So even if the show doesn't shift the needle on your personal Kinsey scale, you can still feel like you're contributing to the LGBTQ community.
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn
7p; $free
Also on FRIDAY, JULY 19 *****
Happily Ever After: An Immersive Murder Mystery
Have you ever been to an interactive masked murder mystery wedding ceremony live scored by a band and set in a fictional animal kingdom? Now is your chance. Every attendee has a role to play -- either as a major character in the story, or an invited guest at the wedding. Somewhere between interactive theater and Escape the Room, this event features 10 main masked suspects, musical acts, and one big murder to solve. Attendees receive texts throughout the night that drive the plot forward.
Rubulad
RSVP for address, Brooklyn
10:30p; $10-20
rubulad]at]outlook.com
withfriends.co/event/2056803