A slender man draped in a long coat and sporting coiffed dark hair descends a set of stairs, strolling along the South Street Seaport in a…
Performance Picks: Bats N’ Rats, Comedy Music Fest, + More
WEDNESDAY Little Gross Guys: An Evening of Comedy About Bats and Rats Wednesday, August 9 at Babycastles, 8 pm: $5 The last time I saw…
Sasha Velour on 4/20, The Postmen Move to Bushwick, and More Performance Picks
THURSDAY Sasha Velour’s Nightgowns Thursday, April 20 at National Sawdust, 8:30 pm doors, 10 pm show: $18 advance, $22 doors If you live in Brooklyn…
Something ‘Terrifying’ and Four More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Maude Night #4 Wednesday, March 15 at Muchmore’s, 9 pm: $5-7 suggested donation This is decidedly not the UCB showcase, but a queer/femme/POC space…
Performance Picks: Murder Mystery, Spaghetti Puppetry, and Poetry Marathons for the New Year
WEDNESDAY Future Forms Wednesday, December 28 at Throne Watches, 8 pm: FREE Mary Houlihan, Joe Rumrill, Sam Taggart, and Julio Torres’s recurring comedy show Future…
Before the Puerto Rican Poets, There Was the Polish Violinist
This week, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. The entrance to the Nuyorican Poets Café dissolves into a…
Performance Picks: Colorful Comedy, Wilderness Therapy, Taboo Poets
THURSDAY Comedy Cunt Thursday, November 3 at Bluestockings Bookstore, 7 pm: FREE. Now that this show’s title has your attention, let us give you some…
Performance Picks: Muskrats, Menstruation, And a Trip to Jupiter
WEDNESDAY The Annotated History of the American Muskrat Continues through July 16 at the New Ohio Theater, 154 Christopher Street, West Village. 7pm. Tickets are…
This Summer, Go to the Park and Toss the Ol’ Typewriter Around
Back in 2014 I was exploring Governor’s Island when I came across a strange little wooden cabin on an isolated stretch near the water. Curious, I…
Howl’Ya Honor Ginsberg? By Going to This Beat Poetry Fest
If Allen Ginsberg were still croaking around today, he would’ve just celebrated his 90th birthday. I can see it now– the old man and his expansive beard,…