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Before you head to Next Magazine and Underground Eats' Big Gay Brunch, make yourself a batch of Dave Martin's Bloody Marys.
Tips from out chefs Dave Martin and Zac Young in prep for Next Magazine and Underground Eats’ Big Gay Brunch Pride Kickoff event.
The Pines celebrates its 60-year history with a special pop-up museum during its Diamond Jubilee.
Talking pop culture randomness with Julie Klausner in the run-up to her first cabaret show.
Nightlife patriarch Johnny Dynell Helps us find hot daddies this Father’s Day.
Christopher Street staple Hangar Bar celebrates 20 years on New York’s venerable gay strip.
As Fire Island romances bloom, here’s to Choosing the perfect Island restaurant for your next date.
Get your Speedo ready! It’s going to be a wet and wild summer at these grown-up gay pool parties.
The New York Historical Society examines the pre-ACT UP period of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with their new exhibit AIDS in New York: The First Five Years.
Visual AIDS looks back at 25 years of an epidemic and the way it has shaped art and culture in New York.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Wednesday, June 19

The B-52s & The Go-Go’s

Roseland Ballroom, 239 W 52nd St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), roselandballroom.com. Get ready for a nostalgia pop explosion as The B-52s and The Go-Go’s take the stage for a co-headlining gig. Roam around the love shack as both bands play the bubble gum pop that made them legends. Yeah, you got the beat! 7pm; $50–$75

2013 Stonewall Vision Event

Arena, 135 W 41st St (btwn Sixth Ave/Broadway), stonewallfoundation.org/vision. The Stonewall Foundation is spicing up its annual Vision Event, trading in the formal dinner for a more relaxed night of cocktails, noshes and live jazz courtesy of T. Oliver Reid. Peppermint hosts the evening honoring husbands and LGBT activists Harlan Bratcher and Toby Usnik, Giant Magazine editor Emil Wilbekin, The New York City Anti-Violence Project and Towleroad.com. 7pm–10pm; $250 general admission/$500 VIP.

Taylor Mac’s 24-Hour Concert of the History of Popular Music

Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St (btwn Rivington/Delancey Sts), dixonplace.org. Taylor Mac’s staggeringly ambitious 24-hour concert celebrating the past 240 years of popular music doesn’t debut in full until 2015, but you can catch the last of his open rehearsals tonight at Dixon Place. Expect a fascinating night of song and performance from this fiercely unique and inventive performer. 7:30pm; free. 

Passport Magazine Spring Splash Poolside Social

The Room Mate Grace Hotel, 125 W 45th St (btwn Sixth/Seventh Aves), passportmagazine.com. Take an after work dip with the boys of summer at Passport Magazine’s latest poolside social. Cocktails are on 42Below and Fetzer provides the wine. DJ Vito Fun’s infectious soundtrack will have you splashing to the beat. With only two more of these monthly soirées happening after tonight, you won’t want to miss a single moment in the pool. 6:30pm–9:30pm; $10 in advance/$15 general admission. 

Oh Fuck You Honey Wednesdays

The Cock, 29 Second Ave (btwn First/Second Sts), thecockbar.com. Just because you raged all night at that other Frankie Sharp party doesn’t mean you’re excused from OFYH Wednesdays. With gorgeous go-gos, rotating DJs and nightlife socialite cameos, the raunchy late night scene at this infamous bar never felt so glam. 11pm; $5 before midnight/$10 general admission.

Jockoff

Fairytail Lounge, 500 W 48th St (@ 10th Ave), 646-684-3897. Antonio Cedeno and Sasha Seven bring DJ Vito Fun to the West Side go-go spot for a night of hot guys and $5 “blue ball” drinks. 10pm; free.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013