An FOH reminded us that Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will be playing shows in both Park Slope and Williamsburg next week when they blow through New York, so get your tickets right now. They’ve got shows at the Bowery Ballroom (on 6/5) and CBGB (6/7), and they’ll be at Southpaw on Tuesday, June 6, […]

We heard tell of this new ladies party kicking off tonight at Mixx Lounge (84 7th Ave. So. b/t Bleeker and Grove). Doors open at 8 p.m. with no cover, and open bar well drinks from 10-11 p.m. Come early for a couch!

The very-cool 63 Inches party returns to Cattyshack (249 4th Ave. in Park Slope) Saturday night. The festivities start at 10 p.m. with a $7 cover, and the entertainment includes “emop-hop mc” Katastrophe, drag king extraordinaire Rod Thruster, and artist Lauren Berke who’ll be doing Post-it note portraits. There will also be video feeds and […]

The Laughing Liberally national tour kicks off at Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St.) tonight at 8:30 p.m. Among the blue-state comics taking the stage: Julie Goldman, Will Durst, and Jim David. Tickets can be purchased here for $20 or $50. (Choose $20! Choose $20!)

Tonight’s Snapshot will be a benefit for riffRag, “a queer feminist magazine committed to challenging racism, promoting accessibility to art, and building alliances across boundaries.” The 7 dollar cover will help the editors pay for their second issue. There will be a kissing booth where you can smooch said editors for a buck, and also […]

(Via Gothamist) Metro has up a funny story about a bar/restaurant/club called Punto G that’s set to open in an industrial space in Sunnyside Gardens, Queens. Spanish speakers among you will know that Punto G translates into G Spot. The problem is, residents in the nearby community say they were led to believe the venue […]

Buy a round of them for your friends! East Village bar Counter (105 1st Ave.) pioneered the science of organic cocktails complete with mythic backstories to explain their strange names. This sounded totally lesbianic all by itself, but then we found out that one of these organic cocktails is actually called the “Angry Lesbian.” It’s […]

On Sunday night at Cattyshack (249 4th Ave. in Park Slope), there’ll be a benefit for Lesbiradas, the only lesbian-rights organization in Guatemala which recently lost its international funding. The fun starts at 8 p.m. and runs until 11 p.m. with an open bar from 9-10 p.m. The 10 dollar donation at the door will […]

Tonight at Galapagos (70 N 6th St. in Williamsburg) Lip Service returns with it’s 1 1/3 year anniversary. DJ starts at 8 p.m., films start at 9 p.m., then the full show starts at 9:30 p.m. Cover is 8 dollars, or 6 if you can scrounge up a flyer somewhere. Guests include the Lesbian Overtones, […]

Tonight starting at 8 p.m. is the second annual Trans Prom at the Center (208 W. 13th). Billed as “a prom for all transgender, gender-different, gender-questioning, gender-queer people, and their partners, friends, and allies.” Dress to impress. ‘Til midnight. And better yet, it’s free.