White Elephant Burlesque: 5 Years of WEBS Anniversary Show

If you guys will be in Bloomfield in good ol’ dirty Jersey this weekend, you NEED to check out this amazing burlesque troop!   This specific party’s details are below.  To learn more about WEBS, just hit their logo! 

Time	Saturday, September 24 · 8:00pm – 11:30pm
Location	Pianos Bar and Grill 36 Broad Street Bloomfield, NJ
More Info	DOORS AT 8:00PM (rec’d you get there by 7:30) RETROSPECTIVE 9:00PM (may start sooner if ready early)$10 to Enter, $12 Food/Drink Minimum It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED you make reservations so you get a table (it makes us look good, too.) http://www.pianosbarandgrill.com/ The White Elephant Burlesque Society celebrates 5 years of divine decadence with another cabaret appearance at Pianos. We’re bringing out some of our GREATEST HITS and some brand spankin’ new material (like any good Best-Of record). This is our Immaculate Collection and WE wants you to be a part of it, since you are why we’re here. (last update: 8/23/11) SCHEDULED TO APPEAR: Anyanka, Femme Fae La Butche, Gretchen Violetta, Holly Ween, Madison Bartholomew, Regina Stargazer, Viktor Devonne SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS: Ellie Favola, Hamburger James, Little Miss Rollerhoops

Sarah Rose Etter in Philadelphia Weekly

Check out one of my favorite Philly writers, Sarah Rose Etter’s, interview in PW.  And if you like what you read there, then come see her read Friday night at Toiling in Obscurity.

Fiction Magazine + Word Riot Reading

Check it out,  2 of my favorite lit mags will be holding a reading in NYC tomorrow night.  Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend, but hopefully some of you can.  It’s an amazing line up.  Info is below.  And to check out either magazine, just click on it’s icon.

 Fiction Magazine + Word Riot Reading

When: Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.

Where: KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY

Readers: Jo McKendry, Steve Stern, Mark Mirsky, Timmy Waldron, Mike Young and Paula Bomer

NYC Fringe Festival: Encore

If you haven’t been enjoying it for the last week, there’s only a week left.  Catch the last week of the freshest, most cutting edge theater New York has to offer:

Jen Bervin’s New Art Installation

Come out to Brooklyn and see an amazingly talented poet/visual artist, Jen Bervin’s new installation. Details below.    Jen Bervin will be making a 5 foot by 5 foot, white on white weaving directly onto the GRIDSPACE fence. She’ll be out there most afternoons, starting September 1, until it’s finished (weather permitting, of course.) Come by — and bring snacks.There will be a reception on Sunday, September 18 from 4 to 6 pm The show runs September 1-October 12.  The exact address of the installation is 112 Rogers Avenue, between Park and Sterling Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY For more info go to: http://gridspace.org/jen-bervin/ And for anything else Jen Bervin, please visit her website at http://jenbervin.com/

Brooklyn Book Festival

So, if you’re an English nerd and live in the NYC area like me, then you’ll definitely be interested in this….

This Is My House Vol 2

For anyone into house, please check out one of my favorites, Yental Beats, with his (almost) new This is My House Vol 2.  I’ve been a fan of this DJ for over 10 years now, ever since I first heard him spin at Tunnel in NYC.

Wild Strawberries

Check out three “leaked” poems by one of the best new poets of our generation, Lee Busy, by clicking on the icon below.

In The Morning

Check out this fantastic short piece from an amazing new author, Gwen Mullins.  Her stories always pack a punch, or in this case, a spank! To check it out, click here.

Stuart and his Mannequin

QReview was nice enough to publish another of my stranger stories, this one about a narcissistic mannequin that becomes obsessesed w/Lady Gaga in his quest to free himself from his maker. Check it out by clicking the icon!