Every Wednesday night The Roxy clears their dance floor and creates a roller rink unlike one you've ever seen. A fantastic mix of those incredibly talented skaters you see at Central Park, and people who've never skated before in the life, but truly believe that fluorescent pink, knee high socks, aviator glasses, a headband, and a half dozen Bacardi and Cokes will transform them into Roller Queens.

There's good reason Rififi's weekly variety show has been running so long. The low key show - a mix of striptease, magic, comedy, acrobatics, draws a constantly changing mix of New York's top burlesque talent to the stage creating a totally new show every week.

Magicians, sword swallowers, belly dancers, fire eaters, trapeze actors, burlesque dancers and thats just to start. Where else but New York? Every Saturday night the Cutting Room hosts Le Scandal (formerly The Blue Angel Cabaret), a motley collection of acts which never fails to keep its audience entranced. Rave reviews, numerous celebrity sightings, and features in everything from the New York Times to HBO's Real Sex ensure that the house is packed every week.

Internationally recognized and an undeniably great idea, Friendship day is a day to celebrate those people in our lives who are forgiving enough to allow us to hang out with them. So here's the deal. Take a moment. Think of some guy or gal that you haven't talked to in ages, somebody that you keep saying "Oh man. I haven't talked to Bert (or Leroy or Betty Lou) in ages. And then...

A respectable array of New York City writers gathers at Galapagos every Monday for this strangely highbrow/lowbrow weekly smut, erotic performance, reading, and discussion. The quality of the readings and performances vary wildly, but at its best this can be really, very amusing stuff and the Galapagos space, large with tall ceiling and an easily accessible bar, makes an ideal venue.