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That’s So Raven O
Get Out! ContributorJul 1, 2013
///BY JASON SALERNO SEVERAL NIGHTS A WEEK IN THE ‘90S, A ROWDY CROWD OF REGULARS WOULD GATHER AT A CRAMPED LITTLE JOINT IN THE WEST VILLAGE. THEY WERE THERE TO SEE DOWNTOWN LEGEND JOEY ARIAS, A FOULMOUTHED TROUBLEMAKER IN A BETTIE PAGE WIG, AND RAVEN O, AN ANDROGYNOUS TATTOOED SONGSTRESS WITH LEGIT JAZZ CHOPS. TOGETHER, THEY WERE AN EDGY SENSATION—DOWN AND DIRTY, LOOSE AND ALIVE. The show lasted 10 years before Joey was recruited to be the “Mistress of Seduction” of Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil’s erotic spectacle in...
Ricky @ Bar-Tini
Get Out! ContributorJul 1, 2013
///PHOTOS & INTERVIEW BY JJ MACK Tell us about how you got involved in working at Bartini and when? One of my friends told me about Bartini’s open call, so I went and I got the call back the same day, and that’s how my relationship started. I started working for Bartini more than two years ago. I bartended at Splash before when Splash was the top club in New York. My boss was John...
Sand Blast Weekend
Get Out! ContributorJun 24, 2013
///BY Mike Bahr What makes Asbury Park’s three -day festival different from other gay party weekends is that in addition to its high -energy dance events, Sand Blast Weekend offers a wide range of relaxing beach activities to enjoy. If you’re feeling a bit sporty there are bike ride excursions, surfing and paddle board lessons , beach dodge ball games and a downtown art gallery walk. “We like to think of Sand Blast Weekend as the Atlantis Cruise of circuit parties ,” says event founder and executive producer Brad Hurtado . “There ’s always...
Tracy Young
Get Out! ContributorJun 24, 2013
///By Michael Cook Genesis NYC During Pride! Join Tracy Young & TEDD PATTERSON on Friday, June 28, when they bring the heat to Irving Plaza. Tracy, thanks for taking the time to speak with me, especially with a huge party around the corner! Genesis is taking place in New York City on June 28, from Miami for the first time. The party is so iconic and known as a Miami event. Was that a hard decision? I’ve been living in both...
MIGHTY REAL
Get Out! ContributorJun 17, 2013
///Photo: Anasta cia McCleskey (Izora), Anthony Way ne (Sylvester) and Jacqueline B. Arnold (Martha) ///Photo Credit: Nathan Johnson Photography FROM BROADWAY’S RAVING REVIVAL OF PIPPIN, ANTHONY WAYNE BRINGS DISCO LEGEND SYLVESTER TO LIFE IN BROADWAY BOUND MUSICAL! Direct from sold out shows across the country, YOU MAKE ME FEEL MIGHTY REAL: A SYLVESTER CONCERT is back in New York City by popular demand on June 30 Anthony Wayne (Broadway’s PIPPIN, PRISCILLA and ANYTHING GOES [2011])...
Once on this Island…
Get Out! ContributorJun 17, 2013
///By Shane Gallagher Matinee Presents NYC’s Biggest Outdoor Pride Party! Matinée launched over 15 years ago in Ibiza with the idea to elevate parties by crafting elaborate sets and theatrical productions. Since 2010, Jake Resnicow and Patrick Crough have brought the international party franchise to the states with incredible spectacles in Miami, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. But no party compares to what they have in store for New York Pride. On June 29, they will team up with top NYC event producers Tommy Marinelli, Rob Fernandez and Benny Soto to present the city’s biggest...
PORSCHE
Get Out! ContributorJun 17, 2013
///BY Eileen Shapiro The name PORSCHE and Fire Island have becomesynonymous. She is more then a queen…she is a female impersonator, an entertainer, a TV star, a singer, an actress, a comedian and so much more. She has a huge following, and all of Cherry Grove disappears into the Ice Palace when she is performing. Porsche is known throughout the United States and is the official Queen of Key West, in addition to performing all...