Valentine’s with Gemini & Scorpio
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Whether you are single or not, here are two events this Valentine’s Day weekend that promise to “mix exotic with memorable, be neither overly romantic or darkly anti-romance,” and they come to you via the Russian Banya (on CIA @ C) & Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary (Prospect Heights), courtesy of Gemini & Scorpio:
Our 8th Annual B-Day Bash: The Vault of Golden Vapors
Valentine’s Day, Sun Feb 14, 7pm-2am, 21+ (25+ recommended)
Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary loft, Prospect Heights, BK, RSVP on website for address
7pm admission with dim sum dinner: $40; 9pm: $20 adv/$25 door; 11pm: $15
Tix & details, FB
On Chinese Moon Year’s Eve, a dreamful night in an opium den of our making. Recline in languid repose and drift in the pleasures of intimate performance, golden-throated singers, tales told in glistening flesh, exotic cocktails and delectable dim sum. Featuring live vintage Chinese jazz by Shien Lee of Shanghai Triad and Dances of Vice, Chinese ballads by talented young composer Natti Vogel, Asian-inspired burlesque by Dame Cuchifrita and Grandma Fun, and your opium den madam The Flying Fox. Your late-night grooves delivered by DJ Nightshade, with his signature sexy ethno-lounge mix. And of course cocktails by The House Of St Eve (yes, t.h.o.s.e. drinks)…
This party is also the official launch of the newly redecorated Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary 2000sq ft loft that is now our home. Even if you’ve seen it before, you’ve never seen it like this.
Dress code: Asian opulence, sexy lounge, crimson + gold, trailing sleeves and dress trains, colorful kimonos, printed silks.
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OUR NEXT EVENT, 2/13
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
A Steamy Valentine’s Eve at the Russian Baths
Saturday, Feb 13, 7pm-2am
Banya, 602 Coney Island Ave bet Beverley Rd & Ave C, Kensington, BK
Details & tix, FB
Break out your bikini or swim trunks, and join our hand-picked crowd of artsy, funky (and nearly naked) New Yorkers for the glorious return of Gemini & Scorpio’s legendary Russian Baths party.
We will have the newly remodeled & sparkling clean baths to ourselves, with a few hand-picked professionals on hand for the optional platzas and massages. Enjoy: Russian, Turkish and Swedish steam rooms, jacuzzi and cold plunge pool; poolside dance floor; rooftop smoking deck; hookah lounge and chillout rooms; authentic and delicious Russian food in a private restaurant room with a view of the dance floor.
Raya Brass Band, the newest fiery Balkan band to come out of the village of Brooklyn, will get you sweating faster than the saunas with swirling, dynamic music of northern Greece, the southern Balkans and the Romany people, playing two sets,10pm and 12am. DJ Joro-Boro, former resident DJ of the infamous Mehanata (Bulgarian Bar), keeps the dance floor sizzling with his hot EthnoMesh Megalophonia mix till 2am as we dole out free pierogies for everyone. There will be an open vodka bar 9:30-10:30pm.
“Best (and Only) Russian-bathhouse Dance Party” – Village Voice “Best of 2006. “A night of steamy fun” — TimeOutNY “Your Perfect Weekend” pick. “Epic” — Brooklyn Based.
Only 100 tix on presale; 50 more at door. Three ticket levels: $85 (7pm entry + open vodka bar + multi-course Russian banquet) /$45 (9pm entry + open vodka bar) / $35 (11pm entry). More details on each ticket tier are on our website.
This is the kind of party you always imagine, but can never quite find in real life…and the only one where you’ll come out cleaner than when you came in.
Last year’s banya bash here.
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