Week of April 22nd, 2019

Saturday, April 27th: Pretty in Pink Prom at The Pyramid Club

Much fun at the Pyramid Club's 4th annual "Pretty in Pink Prom" that honored the timeless John Hughes movie. Team Duckie or Team Blane, we all had a wonderful time and killed it on the dance floor.

Photo credit: David Antonsen.

Photo credit: Maria Narcisco.

Photo credit: Alex Gagliardi

Week of April 8th, 2019

Thursday, April 11th: NTSF Treasures of Scotland Ball

The National Trust for Scotland held its annual Treasures of Scotland Ball at the Metropolitan Club. We were on hand for all the music, dancing, and merry-making. Special congrats to our newcomers who picked up Scottish Country Dancing like pros!

Photo credit: Chris Gow.

Photo credit: Matt Gillis

Photo credit: Matt Gillis

Photo credit: Annie Watt.com

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Week of March 25th, 2019

Friday, March 29th: A Taste of Scotland

photo credit: The Princeton Club

Week of December 31st, 2018

Saturday, January 5th: Caffe Taci Opera Night

Hidden away on the second floor of Bistro Papillon on E. 54th, lies Caffe Taci, a space that transforms into a performance space for professional opera singers every Saturday night. Maestro Leopoldo Mucci has presided over this gathering for a few decades, and this past Saturday our group was there to participate in the experience.

NYEE 2018

Sunday, December 30th: The Salon's New Year's Eve Eve Party

Some say New Year's Eve is amateur night; that's 'cause all the dames n' dapper gents know the real party is the night before - at The Salon - what we like to call NEW YEAR's EVE EVE.

In what has now become one of our favorite annual traditions, a group of revelers attended Patrick Soluri's 11th annual NYEE extravaganza. We returned to the stunning and exclusive private club from the gilded age... The Players Club in Gramercy Square. A spectacular lineup of over 30 performers delighted and dazzled us all. It is difficult to pick a favorite, but the King Solomon Hicks Quartet who took over the front parlor with sultry sounds of Blues & Swing, deserve a special mention.

Photo credit: Eddie Der

Week of November 26th, 2018

Saturday, December 1st, 2018: Anything Box Concert

The 80s were alive and well in Newark, NJ at Club XTC for the Anything Box concert. The electro/synthpop group hails from New Jersey, and frontman Claude Strilio was thrilled to be back in his old stomping grounds. The band's name comes from the title of a book of short stories by Zenna Henderson, The Anything Box. In the title story, a young girl imagines the world as she would have it, apparently by staring at an empty space between her hands. Her school teacher discovers that the box is invisible, but real.
The setlist was fantastic, and they played all of our favorites, most notably Jubilation, When We Lie, Soul on Fire, Kiss of Love, and the worldwide hit, Living in Oblivion.
The opening band, Korine, (the members of which looked very, very young) deserve a shout out as well.

Halloween 2018

Halloween 2018

A mystery loving group got together as the board game Clue to attend the all-Ivy Halloween Ball at the Yale Club.

Many thanks to Peter for the photos, available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/albums/72157703434066591