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ART PHAG: Vamps, S&M and Name that Tune
posted by Josh Middleton
Every Thursday, we give you this week’s LGBTQ to-do list.
Halloween is arguably one of the best weekends in Philadelphia and — come on! — this year it’s on a Saturday. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding spooky ways to entertain yourself this weekend, but I thought I’d do a little wrap-up of a few gay events I thought looked the freakiest. And by freakiest I mean totally friggin’ awesome.
-Celebrate like they did in the ’20s at a screening of the 1922 horror film, Nosferatu ($5-$10). The film, which will still spook you out of your skivvies, plays on Fri., Oct. 30 at 7 & 11 p.m. in the Neo-Gothic sanctuary of the First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St., 215-563-3980). The thing that takes this event from being kind-f cool to fantastic is the live pipe organ accompaniment by diva organist T. Desiree Hines, who Carolyn Huckabay wrote about back in May. Hines will not only be improvising throughout the film, but she will also key traditional organ repertoire and an original piece by Philly-born composer Joseph Hallman entitled “Petite Suite Macabre.”
-Pull out your naughtiest attire to attend Q Lounge’s (1234 Locust St., 215-732-1800) S&M Halloween Party on Sat., Oct. 31 at 10 p.m. (free). The entire staff will be decked out in S&M gear, so don’t be afraid to take your costume to the limits. The person sporting the hottest get-up will receive a $200 cash prize.
-If you still have some Halloween spirit left on Sunday head back to the First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St., 215-563-3980) for the Name That Tune Costume Party ($25) on Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. The deal: Come dressed as your favorite song. Whether it’s Madonna, Cher or Debbie Harry, there’s a whole slew of hits you can deck yourself out in. Whatever you do, though, skip the Miley Cyrus/Taylor Swift numbers. That’s so summer 2009.
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