Bear Bounce
Brick Presents:
Back 2 Bounce
Friday January 30th
11pm
Parkside Lounge
Free for Aquarius
$10 in advance and before midnight
$20 after midnight
A big boys hang out and space to bounce ass in all shapes, sizes and colors.
SLOTH 14: MY ONE & ONLY
SLOTH 14: MY ONE & ONLY at The Parkside Lounge
Feb 6 2026
Doors at 6pm / Stories at 7pm
Tickets $12
Sharers and listeners are all welcome! No story is required to come and enjoy the scene. To sustain our work, there is a $12 entry fee, but we turn no one away for a lack of funds.
On the fence about telling a story? We're here to help you develop it for primetime! Reach out to one of our gracious and beautiful hosts to brainstorm and refine. We'd love to get a glimpse of your inner worlds.
What’s the story theme?
This one is for the singularity, Slothettes. Tonight is for the stories about devotion, curiosity, regret, and restraint. Tell us about the one who got away, the one-night stand, the time you tried something new and said never again, the vice you swore was your true love, or the person who claimed the title. This isn’t about purity or permanence; it’s about those protracted moments and what happens when we decide something, or someone, is our ONE AND ONLY.
What are SLOTH events?
The SLOTH is our queer gathering for friends to share stories inspired by our selected themes. Come to listen or come to tell. We welcome authentic and true(ish) tales, comedy, poetry, music, and any creative form you can put into a compelling 5-minute share. Follow us @sloth.nyc
NEUROMANCE
NEUROMANCE:
Dance Party
10pm
Free
It’s now 2026. Ch*tG*T has poisoned our water, our art, and our instagram reels. Your AI boyfriend forgot to plan something for Valentine’s day. And nobody can use the em-dash ever, ever again. But not in the world we’re living in… On Friday, February 6, come fight tech with techno on the frontlines of the Lower East Side, and find love while doing it. From the aqueous futurism of Drexciya to the brazen electroclash of groups like ADULT. and Chicks on Speed, NEUROMANCE is a new party celebrating techno as a vehicle for the human opalescence that makes the best art shimmer. Bring your date(s), bring your friend(s), or find your own here. No cover. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Readings at Parkside: Gabrielle Hamilton
READINGS AT PARKSIDE: GABRIELLE HAMILTON
SUNDAY FEB 8th
doors 3:30 reading 4pm
sliding scale $5-25
* If funds are an issue please reach out to tenteditions@gmail.com
Readings at Parkside is honored to kick off our fourth year by welcoming Gabrielle Hamilton to The Parkside Lounge — celebrating her new memoir NEXT OF KIN from Random House!
Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef/owner of Prune restaurant in New York’s East Village and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef. She received an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Michigan, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, Bon Appétit, Saveur, House Beautiful, and Food & Wine. She has also authored the 8-week Chef column in The New York Times, and her work has been anthologized in eight volumes of Best Food Writing. She has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and the Food Network, among other TV and she has won a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef NYC. She currently lives in Manhattan with her two sons.
Hamilton’s gift for pungent dialogue, propulsive storytelling, intense honesty, and raucous humor made her first book a classic of modern memoir. In Next of Kin, she offers a keen and compassionate portrait of the people she grew up with and the prevailing but soon-to-falter ethos of the era that produced them. A personal account of one family’s disintegration, Next of Kin is also a universal story of the emotional clarity that comes from scrutinizing our family mythologies and seeing through to the other side.
Maggie and Lexi's Sexy Story Contest
Maggie and Lexi’s Sexy Story Contest
7pm Thursday February 12th
You decide who wins! Get into the Valentines Day spirit and witness a talented group of writers as they share their erotic, albeit hastily-written, tales. An hour before the start of the show, the writers assemble with 60 minutes on the clock to craft their own completely original sexy stories. Once the stories are read aloud, you'll vote for your favorite. Some may make you laugh, others may scandalize you, but all will heat you by the fire of passion. In the end, there can only be one winner.
Nicola Gorham and Enid Ellen Present Like 2 Virgins- Love Bomb Edition!
Like 2 Virgins - Love Bomb Edition
Friday February 13th
doors 6:30 show 7:00
early bird $15 / advanced $20 / door $22
Sisters Nicola Gorham and Enid Ellen return to the Parkside stage in an homage to self destructive dynamics of love! These two performers will continue to sing the hits of today, yesterday, and never before. If you feel unloved this Valentine's weekend, then come celebrate your power with us! Watch these Queens take everything and nothing seriously as they fight for their right to eat, pray, and love like never before!
Butch Femme Valentines Slow Dance
Butch/Femme Social Club and Butch4Hire Present
The 1st Annual BUTCH/FEMME VALENTINE'S DAY SLOW DANCE
Friday, February 13th from 9PM to 3AM at Parkside Lounge (317 E Houston St)
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LIVE JAZZ MUSIC by Queer Jazz Collective (@queerjazzcollective) from 9PM - 12AM
DJ Mila Monstar (@miladjmonstar) from 12AM - 3AM
Tarot Card Readings by Jen Leno (@jdl.lxd)
Kissing Booth, Valentine's Crafts, Dance Cards, and so much more.
Thematic / Formal Dress is Encouraged!
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$10 Tickets in advance, $15 Tickets at the door. 21+. This event centers the Butch/Femme community, but is open to all Sapphics.
Flyer art by @myfitchbad.
TICKETS
K.I.S.S.E.S. 4: THE FOURTH TRIMESTER
K.I.S.S.E.S 4: The Fourth Trimester
Saturday Feb 14th 2026
10pm
We always knew we wanted to birth something new with K.I.S.S.E.S., a party growing in the gap left behind by the relentless passage of time...but we might've tried too hard, because we're unexpectedly expecting. You know who's also expecting? you are! Come to K.I.S.S.E.S. 4: The Fourth Trimester on Feb 14th (!) at our birthing center, The Parkside Lounge. Support each other in ushering the new, a sweaty dance of (re)birth. Our hope is that if you're not yet pregnant, you will be by the end of K4. Can't wait to see you there.
The Unprofessional Variety Show: The Internet
The Unprofessional Variety Show: The Internet
Sunday February 15th 2026
Doors 7 Show 7:30
An unprofessional, unimportant, and undisciplined cabaret-style night of performance. You never quite know what you'll get, but it's always gonna be a time.
PERFORMERS
Emceed by Maya Suess
If you haven't been to Unprofessional before, check out previous shows on our Instagram page.
Bootleg Dan Presents: The Cynz New Album Release on JEM Records
The Cynz Album Release with Guests: Puma Perl Band and Dracu-Las
Doors 5:45pm Show 6:15
$10 Advance $15 Door
Right off the heels of Little Miss Lost (their first Jem Records release but their fifth album) The Cynz have released their sixth album ( and sophomore record on Jem) which has already gotten good radio play. The Cynz newest release, ‘Confess’ is already creating a buzz amongst DJ’s and fans. With guest artists such as Kurt Reil ( The Grip Weeds, who also produced and engineered this record) Arno Hecht ( Uptown Horns, Rolling Stones, etc) and Tony Shanahan ( The Patti Smith Group) this creation will be a long awaited celebration.
Songs for Slutty Girls
Marlo Kane Presents Songs for Slutty Girls Live at The Parkside Lounge
Feb 24-28
Doors at 7pm / Show at 7:30pm
Early Bird $15 / Advance $20 / Door $25
Songs for Slutty Girls, a new musical by New York-based composer and lyricist Kailey Marshall, explores the ecstasy, pain, and hilarity of sex through a year in the life of one woman.
The cast of Songs For Slutty Girls features Tatianna Cordoba (Real Women Have Curves), Deanna Giuletti (Mystic Pizza), Sandra Okuboyejo (Hamilton), Cristina Rae (The Wiz). All actors are appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
Songs for Slutty Girls
Marlo Kane Presents Songs for Slutty Girls Live at The Parkside Lounge
Feb 24-28
Doors at 7pm / Show at 7:30pm
Early Bird $15 / Advance $20 / Door $25
Songs for Slutty Girls, a new musical by New York-based composer and lyricist Kailey Marshall, explores the ecstasy, pain, and hilarity of sex through a year in the life of one woman.
The cast of Songs For Slutty Girls features Tatianna Cordoba (Real Women Have Curves), Deanna Giuletti (Mystic Pizza), Sandra Okuboyejo (Hamilton), Cristina Rae (The Wiz). All actors are appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
Wet Spot Presents: PARFAIT
Wet Spot Presents PARFAIT at The Parkside Lounge
MARCH 15 2026
Doors at 6PM / Show at 6:30PM
Advance $12 / Door $15
PARFAIT: A Fruity Variety Show brings together the best of queer nightlife for an unforgettable evening. Featuring comedian Esther Fallick, drag performers Vape Kid Jr. and Sobrietiti, and live music by partygirl, host Peach Bellini invites you to taste what Parfait has to offer!
Presented by Wet Spot
The Len Price 3 plus the Chelsea Curve and the Cynz
Bootleg Dan and Elbaum Tanner Presents The Len Price 3 plus the Chelsea Curve and the Cynz Live at The Parkside Lounge
March 21 2026
Doors at 7pm / Show at 8pm
Early Bird $15 / Advance $18 / Door $20
Len Price 3 from the UK are 60's Mod sound - think Who, Jam, Kinks, Zombies. The Cynz hottest Rock and Roll band in NYC. The Chelsea Curve 60's Mod sound with punk rock undertones.
21+
Wet Spot presents: Send in the Queers
Wet Spot Presents Send in the Queers at The Parkside Lounge
March 30 2026
Doors at 7pm / Show at 7:30pm
Advance $12 / Door $15
Wet Spot presents: A queer girl takes the on the lack of sapphic representation in the musical theater canon one cabaret at a time. A queer musical cabaret starring Kaylyn Buehler with special guests -
Pianist: Eddie Baz
Guest Vocalists: Sami Ma (@samanthemum); Tony Cataldo (@ttonycat); Rachel Sharp (@lemonysnicket911)
Sabado Night
Ja Rocks Presents Sabado Night Live at The Parkside Lounge
Jan 24 2026
Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7pm
Early Bird $20 / Advance $25 / Door $30
Alternative rock concert featuring one of the Philippines premier punk artists and original bands from the tri state area
HOT FOR YOU
Hot For You is a backroom disco for the family. On Sunday, January 18, a holiday weekend, we welcome Karim Olen Ash to the disco for an all night set. Advance tickets available here. Our favorite time of day is night.
A note on Disco Donor tickets: These tickets are available to purchase for those who are able to give a gift to Hot For You so we can continue to create dance floor magic and pay the queer artists who work on the event. We are grateful your support.
Wet Spot presents Connie's Clown Room
Wet Spot Presents Connie's Clown Room at The Parkside Lounge
JAN 18 2026
Doors at 6PM / Show at 6:30PM
Advance $15 / Door $20
Come spend an evening with debut clown connie hosting a variety show of words, music, movies and other bits and bobs from guests including:
There will be prizes, face painting and a little gremlin named Fontaine. Clown attire not required but always welcome.
SEATING IS LIMITED so buy your tickets in advance
NYC Dyke March - Queeriosity x Dyke March Afterparty
Come to the Queeriosity x Dyke March Afterparty for great tunes and debaucherous dyke dancing! Ticketholders for the main event can attend for free and tickets available for just the party here. Funds raised go towards NYC Dyke March's operating costs such as accessibility aids, paying our artists, and more to keep our annual protest free of cops and permits.
Tales From the $trip January
Peekaboo Pointe Presents Tales From the $trip
Live at The Parkside Lounge
January 13th
Doors at 7pm / Show at 7:30pm
Early Bird $8 / Advance $10 / Door $15
True stories told by $trippers! The wildest storytelling event in NYC! Come hear four current and former adult entertainment professionals tell their favorite moments from inside the club. www.ilovepeekaboopointe.com
Auntie Climax: Jan 2026
AUNTIE CLIMAX
SATURDAY January 10th
6 - late
$5 early bird $10 advanced $15 door
Join us for the 2026 CAPRICORN EDITION of Auntie Climax— the high tea dance party playing exquisite sets of bathhouse, house, dark wave, goth, disco, and more!!
This very special Auntie Climax will start at 6 pm and transition into a late night Birthday Bash for Elliot Reed and Savannah Knoop.
Come shake off the world through the powerful effects of durational danse.
Djs Savannah Knoop, Elliot Reed, Octavius Neveaux, Expertfundude & DJ Gretta
Organized by Maya Suess, organizer and emcee of Unprofessional Variety Show, Kris Grey co-organizer of TRANSFERNO, Savannah Knoop of WHOAMONE and Elliot Reed.
The party name is from a T-shirt/artwork by Pippa Garner
Six Feet Under the Radar: A Tribute to Needles Jones
Earl Dax Presents:
Six Feet Under the Radar
Thursday January 8th
doors 7pm
NOBODY was more under the radar than Needles Jones (aka Ira Abramowitz), the self-proclaimed "drag pariah" and punk raconteur. Fittingly, a calvalcade of downtown NYC's brightest stars pay tribute to Needles at this sprawling nightlife event organized by wayward impresario Earl Dax as part of Under the Radar Festival. Hosted by Penny Arcade and Shane Shane, the evening features a live band, The Lesbian Tendencies (Viva DeConcini, Clara Latham and Tami Johnson), with performances by Taylor Mac, Machine Dazzle, Christeene, Raul de Nieves, Darrell Thorne, Dusty Childers, Enya Buttox, Tigger! and Gio Black Peter. Music courtesty of DJ Harkness. Archival video of Needles by drag historian Joe E. Jeffries and animation by Mike Enright.
Ray McGale's 12th Annual Krampus Show
Ray McGale Presents the 12th Annual Krampus Show Live at The Parkside Lounge
Dec 21 2025
Doors at 7pm / Show at 7:30pm
Early Bird $10 / Advance $12 / Door $15
Ray McGale's 12th Annual Krampus Show! 2 acoustic sets for your listening enjoyment; one normal "Krampus" set followed by a Power Hour. Thats 60 songs in 60 minutes! Doors 7pm, Music at 7:30. Merry Krampus!
The Wizard of Oz Pantomime
The Wizard of Oz Pantomime
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20th
doors 3:30/ show 4pm
TICKETS
Dorothy’s tornado has never looked this fabulous. In this outrageously queer, adults-only British-style Panto, R & R Productions reimagine the Land of Oz with a drag queen Glinda, a gloriously camp Wicked Witch, and a Wizard who feels suspiciously like a tech-bro billionaire with more ego than magic. Flying labubus, savage satire, and brand-new original music collide in a dazzling send-up of The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and The Wiz that’s as raunchy as it is riotous. Bold and bawdy, the pantomime, or Panto , has been a holiday tradition in Great Britain since 1717. While Pantos are traditionally considered family-friendly entertainment, The Wizard of Oz is strictly for grown-ups. In these times, the fiercest protest might just be a belly laugh, a little glitter, and a trip over the rainbow.
21 + with photo ID
Visit www.nycpanto.com for more information!
@nycpanto on Instagram & TikTok
Cuntyham Spiral: Holiday Spectacular (the lifetime story of the world renowned cuntyham)
Cuntyham Spiral: Holiday Spectacular (the lifetime story of the world renowned cuntyham) at The Parkside Lounge
Dec 19 2025
Doors at 6p/ Show at 6:30pm
Advance $11 / Door $15
The immaculate return of the Cuntyham Spiral- one ham show- mooning and starting CUNTYHAM! Together (aka cuntyham and his adoring audience) we will take a spiral around to discover the origin of Cuntyham, and maybe find some friends and enemies along the way. Happy holidays? Who is Cuntyham? Find out at this show.
21+
Christeene and Claywoman...A NIGHT INSIDE
A NIGHT INSIDE WITH CHRISTEENE AND CLAYWOMAN at The Parkside Lounge
Dec 18 2025
Doors at 7pm / Show at 7:30pm
Early Bird $22 / Advance $27 / Door $30
OH COME ALL YE HOLIDAY FAITHFUL to the Parkside Lounge for A NIGHT INSIDE...an intimate evening of shared thoughts and artistic expressions!
Celestial signals have been sent out to guests from the past, present and future!
Who will arrive? Who will sing songs of joy and tides of yule?
Join our two oracles from opposite ends of the galaxy, CLAYWOMAN and CHRISTEENE on THURSDAY DEC 18th as they bring you their crusty pearls of wisdom and dusty volumes of experience, along with their stern sidekick, JUDITH... exploring new and uncharted realms together in this last visitation of the year 2025!
Please purchase tickets in advance to assure passage to this monumental affair.
Seating is very limited!
*artwork by Brett Lindell
The Wizard of Oz Pantomime
The Wizard of Oz Pantomime
TUESDAY DECEMBER 16th
doors 7:30/ show 8pm
TICKETS
Dorothy’s tornado has never looked this fabulous. In this outrageously queer, adults-only British-style Panto, R & R Productions reimagine the Land of Oz with a drag queen Glinda, a gloriously camp Wicked Witch, and a Wizard who feels suspiciously like a tech-bro billionaire with more ego than magic. Flying labubus, savage satire, and brand-new original music collide in a dazzling send-up of The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and The Wiz that’s as raunchy as it is riotous. Bold and bawdy, the pantomime, or Panto , has been a holiday tradition in Great Britain since 1717. While Pantos are traditionally considered family-friendly entertainment, The Wizard of Oz is strictly for grown-ups. In these times, the fiercest protest might just be a belly laugh, a little glitter, and a trip over the rainbow.
21 + with photo ID
Visit www.nycpanto.com for more information!
@nycpanto on Instagram & TikTok
Harron Walker and Alex Bedder Present: THEY HAVE A VERY LOVELY LIFE
Harron Walker and Alex Bedder Present:
THEY HAVE A VERY LOVELY LIFE
Monday December 15th
7pm
This holiday season, we're having flirtinis. Vodka, pineapple, and champagne. Flirtinis... Join a fabulous cast as they perform Harron Walker and Alex Bedder's A Christmas Carol-influenced reimagining of an oft-maligned episode of Sex and the City. Proceeds will benefit the COIN Clinc.
Unprofessional Variety Show: Vampires Resurrected
The Unprofessional Variety Show: Vampires Resurrected
Show at 7:30 PM
Doors at 7 PM
An unprofessional, unimportant, and undisciplined cabaret-style night of performance.
You never quite know what you'll get, but it's always gonna be a time.
PERFORMERS
Jack Rabbit Slims
Kris Grey
Özlem
Shawn Escarsiga + Joanie Drago
Emceed by Maya Suess
•Accompaniment by Klovis Gaynor
21 + with photo ID
If you haven't been to Unprofessional before, check out previous shows on our Instagram page.
Special thank you to IndieSpace and The Bad Review Fund for helping support this episode of Unprofessional
The Wizard of Oz Pantomime
The Wizard of Oz Pantomime
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14th
doors 3:30/ show 4pm
TICKETS
Dorothy’s tornado has never looked this fabulous. In this outrageously queer, adults-only British-style Panto, R & R Productions reimagine the Land of Oz with a drag queen Glinda, a gloriously camp Wicked Witch, and a Wizard who feels suspiciously like a tech-bro billionaire with more ego than magic. Flying labubus, savage satire, and brand-new original music collide in a dazzling send-up of The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and The Wiz that’s as raunchy as it is riotous. Bold and bawdy, the pantomime, or Panto , has been a holiday tradition in Great Britain since 1717. While Pantos are traditionally considered family-friendly entertainment, The Wizard of Oz is strictly for grown-ups. In these times, the fiercest protest might just be a belly laugh, a little glitter, and a trip over the rainbow.
21 + with photo ID
Visit www.nycpanto.com for more information!
@nycpanto on Instagram & TikTok
