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FRIDAY 18
Cameo, 93 north 6th St bet Wythe Ave and Berry St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 718-302-1180, 11:30pm, $5
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FRIDAY 18
Mix NYC Experimental Film Festival
Only a real man has the balls to wear a prosthetic penis that looks like a rotten tree limb on film! But when it’s Bruce LaBruce’s freak fest L.A. Zombie, you can’t really be a stickler for the deets! Pornstar Francois Sagat discusses sex on screen, his tattooed head and […]
THURSDAY 17
Mix NYC Experimental Film Festival
Directed by Daniel McKernan, Whoever Whatever is a haunting and epic dramatic short film starring downtown New York City icon Sophia Lamar, touching on preconceived ideas of genders and sexual expectations and stereotype. A documentation of a personal performance piece in which a ghostly Sophia wanders the streets of desolate […]
TUESDAY 15
A one-night event, this will be a rare glimpse into the life and mind of a creator whose multi-decade influence on queer identity will continue to capture the imaginations of artists for years to come. Featuring paintings, photographs, outfits, wigs, video, readings, and ephemera, this event will also offer a rare screening of the […]
MONDAY 14
Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar stops by Taschen for a meet and greet…and signing of new book The Pedro Almodovar Archives. Q&A hosted by Paper Magazine’s Editor Kim Hastreiter.
A self-taught auteur, Almodóvar draws on influences as diverse as Douglas Sirk, Frank Tashlin, Andy Warhol and John Waters. His feature films borrow liberally from, and frequently invert, […]
Paul Smith partners up with California electronics manufacturer Lasonic to produce an all white Lasonic i931x Boombox. Though not the first of its kind, the boombox continues to pay homage to the ’80s with uncompromising cutting edge technology. As with the same of its previous models, this collaboration results in a portable music system in […]
Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry celebrates hip-hop’s cultural influence through stunning jewelry worn by some of its iconic stars.
Highlights include Slick Rick’s gem-encrusted crown, the Notorious B.I.G.’s legendary gold ‘Jesus piece,’ the diamond-studded Roc-A-Fella medallion for the record label co-founded by Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj’s sparkling ‘Barbie’ pendant, and pieces from Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Joey […]
FRIDAYS
It’s double trouble when two NYC drag queen legends serve up shenanigans on the mic! Ruby Roo and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Brita Filter host weekly at the iconic Pieces Bar in the West Village, with VJ OHRICKY.
Pieces Bar, 8 Christopher St, NYC, Free
