BY SCOTT STIFFLER | F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “There are no second acts in American lives.” But don’t tell that to the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the fashion, lip-synch, look, comedy, and challenge-filled reality show that delights in bringing back eliminated contestants later on in their season, or as contestants on its high-stakes All-Stars […]
BY VICTOR LUNA | All the freaks come out at night, and nothing draws them out like Halloween—but where can you find the best of them, all under the same tent? Look no further than Lincoln Center, as Voss events is primed and ready for the follow-up to last year’s monstrously entertaining mashup of circus […]
Saturday, November 2: HRPT Pumpkin Smash | See below flyer for details. Saturday, November 2: Free AAA Screening. See the below flyer for details. Wednesday, October 30: The 10th Precinct Community Council | Let your community policing issues be heard, at this monthly meeting where Chelsea residents can hear the latest crime stats, ask questions, […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | A highly anticipated project that promised to transform a former women’s incarceration facility into a hub of empowerment and activism has gone belly-up. In an Oct. 11 “Letter to Our Community” posted on the website of The Women’s Building, project sponsor the NoVo Foundation stated, “With heavy hearts, we have come […]
Sunday, October 20’s Blessing of the Animals saw Chelsea Community Church and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church welcome all breeds and denominations to their annual Blessing of the Animals service, at St. Peter’s Chelsea (346 W. 20th St. btw. 8th & 9th Aves.). Rob Mitchell Jr. captured these images of the four-legged guests of honor, and their […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Ascot around neck, cigarette in hand, lips pursed in close proximity to the rim of a stiff cocktail, uncompromisingly outspoken gay bar denizen Buddy Cole made his bones as a monologue-delivering mainstay, during the televised run of iconic sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall—whose wonderfully eccentric, character-driven work was […]
Friday, October 25: Free Flu Shots. See the below flyer for details. RSVP necessary to attend. To do so, call 212-633-8052 or send an email to hoylman@nysenate.gov. Friday, October 25: Recycle Your e-Waste. See the below flyer for details. For more info, call 212-564-7757 or send an email to speakerjohnson@council.nyc.gov. Saturday, October 26: Daffodil Planting & […]
On Saturday, October 12, 2019 the Meatpacking Business Improvement District (BID) hosted its annual kickoff to fall: Harvest Fest, an outdoor artisanal market and neighborhood festival. The free event, in partnership with The Chelsea Local, brought the best food, festivities, and outdoor fun the neighborhood has to offer. Meatpacking’s Harvest Fest also featured the Lord Jameson Patisserie doggie […]
It’s set on Christmas Eve, and there are holiday-appropriate decorations strung about the set, to be sure—but don’t expect any nostalgic flashbacks shedding light on what a child’s Christmas was like in Wales, or, for that matter, a trio of spectral visitors haunting the town miser until he arrives on the doorstep of a poor […]
BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | Genre-savvy audiences are increasing numb to horror. The days of animatronic vampires groaning, “I vant to suck your bloooood!” are lone gone. The 21st century haunted house is technologically advanced, highly interactive, and immersive. Some of them even have selfie spots for people who want photo ops with the monsters (you […]