Next Week

Dan Savage on his new book, American Savage, and the special talk he’s doing at the New York Public Library on May 28.
DJs Honey Dijon and Tom Peters bring a taste of the German capital to New York.
Too old for Chuck E. Cheese? Too gay for Dave and Buster’s? Get your arcade fix at these queer watering holes.
We figured out what’s new, what’s changing and what’s staying the same in the Fire Island community's downtown business district.
The Drag Race runner-up on Jinkx Monsoon, Carol Channing and why she should have won season two.
No school on Memorial Day means the party doesn’t stop all weekend long!
More than a year and a half after the Pavilion burned, FIP Ventures re-opens the club at the heart of the Pines.
Presenting our guide to the Mr(s) Williamsburg-inspired Brooklyn drag scene.
As summertime creeps closer, the hottest parties in the city are up on the roof.
Leslie-Lohman’s new exhibition explores the artists that bucked the closeted 1950s mainstream.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Friday, May 24

Dworld Underwear Party

The Ice Palace, 1 Bayview Wk (@ Dock Wk), Cherry Grove, dworld.us. Daniel Nardicio is kicking off Fire Island season the only way he knows how: in a crowd of underwear-clad men, of course! He’s kicking off his legendary weekly party in the Grove with host Will Wikle, a new set of studly go-gos, three separate water taxis back to the Pines (at 2am, 3am and 3:30 am) and a skinny dip in the heated pool at 2am. 11pm; $10 in advance/$15 general admission. 

Twirllina

Sip N’ Ttwirl, 36 Fire Island Blvd (@ Harbor Pk), The Pines, sipntwirl.com. Dance on the deck, sip a Planters Punch or just have a kiki inside the new Sip N’ Twirl as DJ Lina (right) spins her popular early-evening party. 7pm–10pm; free.

King Size

The Cock, 29 Second Ave (btwn First/Second Sts), thecockbar.com. Things get rowdy at The Cock’s new-ish Friday night party with DJs Jeff Chatterton and Nashom. “King Size boys, booze and beats!” they write. 11pm; cover varies. 

Bear Yourself: Bring on the Seamen

Rockbar, 185 Christopher St (@ Weehawken St), rockbarnyc.com. Get down to your unmentionables (clothes check is just a buck) with a room full of hot’n’hairy dudes at George Hains’ underwear party. DJ Chauncey D spins and Freddy Freeman performs (in his undies!) while all the boys lament the loss of fleet week (and all the hot gay sailors that would have come with it).  

Pandora Boxx: Lick this Boxx!

The Laurie Beechman, 407 W 42nd St (btwn Ninth/10th Aves), spincyclenyc.com. The RuPaul’s Drag Race fave does the first in a weekend’s worth of shows. It’ll be an evening highlighting her comedic, vocal and storytelling talents—and she does have the gift of gab! Through May 26. 7:30pm; $20 (plus $15 food/drink minimum). 

One Bangin House: Memorial Weekend

El Morocco, 3534 Broadway (@ 145th St), 646-932-8678. Legends of gay nightlife DJs Frankie Paradise and Fred Pierce are joined by DJs GQ and Terrell Clark for a night of uptown house and classics. They’ll have two huge dance floors and plenty hot men of color. Charles Jackson and Kevin Ultra Omni host. 10pm; $10 until midnight/$20 general admission.
 
Friday, May 24

Dworld Underwear Party

The Ice Palace, 1 Bayview Wk (@ Dock Wk), Cherry Grove, dworld.us. Daniel Nardicio is kicking off Fire Island season the only way he knows how: with a crowd of underwear-clad men, of course! He’s launching his legendary weekly party in the Grove with host Will Wikle, a new set of studly go-gos, three separate water taxis back to the Pines (at 2am, 3am and 3:30 am) and a 2am skinny dip in the heated pool. 11pm; $10 in advance/$15 general admission. 

Twirllina

Sip N’ Ttwirl, 36 Fire Island Blvd (@ Harbor Pk), The Pines, sipntwirl.com. Dance on the deck, sip a Planters Punch or just have a kiki inside the new Sip N’ Twirl as DJ Lina spins her popular early-evening party. 7pm–10pm; free.

ElevenEleven

Open House, 244 E Houston (@ Essex), openhouse-nyc.com. Few people can curate a party like Ms. Ladyfag. The nightlife creatrix brings together fashion muses, rough-and-tumble butch queens and over-the-top creatures of the night to sweat it out on the dance floor to resident DJs Honey Dijon and Michael Magnan at this fabulous weekly. 11pm; $5.

Bear Yourself: Bring on the Seamen

Rockbar, 185 Christopher St (@ Weehawken St), rockbarnyc.com. Get down to your unmentionables (clothes check is just a buck) with a room full of hot’n’hairy dudes at George Hains’ underwear party. DJ Chauncey D spins and Freddy Freeman performs (in his undies!) while all the boys lament the loss of fleet week (and all the hot gay sailors that would have come with it). 10pm; $3.  

King Size

The Cock, 29 Second Ave (btwn First/Second Sts), thecockbar.com. Things get rowdy at The Cock’s new-ish Friday night party with DJs Jeff Chatterton and Nashom. “King Size boys, booze and beats!” they write. 11pm; cover varies. 

One Bangin House: Memorial Weekend

El Morocco, 3534 Broadway (@ 145th St), 646-932-8678. Legends of gay nightlife DJs Frankie Paradise and Fred Pierce are joined by DJs GQ and Terrell Clark for a night of uptown house and classics. They’ll have two huge dance floors and plenty hot men of color. Charles Jackson and Kevin Ultra Omni host. 10pm; $10 until midnight/$20 general admission.

Pandora Boxx: Lick this Boxx!

The Laurie Beechman, 407 W 42nd St (btwn Ninth/10th Aves), spincyclenyc.com. The RuPaul’s Drag Race fave does the first in a weekend’s worth of shows. It’ll be an evening highlighting her comedic, vocal and story-telling talents—and she does have the gift of gab! Through May 26. 7:30pm; $20 (plus $15 food/drink minimum). 

Friday, May 24, 2013