Pinchbottom's Summer Plans
There's plenty of naked fun planned for summer, bringing us right up to the first day of fall! To wit:

MONDAY, JULY 16 @ 10pm:
Pinchbottom's ART VS. COMMERCE @ Galapagos Artspace
As the so-called "Artspace" is driven out of its longtime home by rampant development, Pinchbottom asks: Who will win the eternal battle of ART VS. COMMERCE? Art, with its haughty attitude and pretensions of relevance? Or commerce, which would tear down the Mona Lisa if it could build luxury apartments on the spot it once stood? Hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie are joined by Lukki, Peekaboo Pointe, and a special surprise guest, to present a completely unbiased burlesque analysis.
Galapagos Artspace, 70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg - $5 - galapagosartspace.com

FRI, JULY 20 & SAT JULY 21 @ 10pm:
BOTTOMS OVER BROADWAY @ Collective:Unconscious
When Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie are offered the chance to bring Pinchbottom to Broadway, they immediately call on all of the talented and wonderful people who helped make their off-off-Broadway show such a hit... to ask them to audition, Chorus Line-style. But can Amber Ray, Anita Cookie, Bastard Keith, Belle Baudelaire, Bonnie Dunn, Clams Casino, Delirium Tremens, Gigi La Femme, Lukki, Naughtia Nice, Peekaboo Pointe, Scott Rayow, and Tigger! help Pinchbottom hit just the right balance of schlock, cheese and overblown production numbers necessary to appeal to a Broadway audience? (Part of the UndergroundZero festival at C:U)
Collective: Unconscious, 279 Church Street, Tribeca - $15 - weird.org

SAT, JULY 28 @ 10pm: RAISING THE BAR @ Rififi
Pinchbottom joins Sweet & Nasty and Starshine for a show celebrating our favorite Rififi bartender!
Rififi, 332 East 11th Street, East Village - $15 - rififinyc.com

FRI, AUGUST 17 & SAT, AUG 18 @ 10pm:
BURLESQUE FOR KIDS (not for kids) @ C:U
Finally, a burlesque show for the whole family! (Except the kids.) Yes, everybody from the young to the young at heart (actual young will not be admitted) will enjoy this brightly-colored show designed especially for children! (Not suitable for children.) With puppets! Animation! Costumed characters! And tributes to some of the greatest children's shows of all time! (18+ only. ID required.)
Collective: Unconscious, 279 Church Street, Tribeca - $15 - weird.org

SAT, AUG 25 @ 9PM:
BIKINI BLOWOUT AT BURLESQUE BEACH @ Southpaw, Park Slope
The BURLESQUE ALLIANCE presents the third of their seasonal quarterlies at Southpaw. Eighteen local performers get sand and surf in all sorts of places for your summer burlesque enjoyment.
Southpaw, 125 5th Avenue, Park Slope - $15 - spsounds.com

FRI, SEPTEMBER 7 @ 10pm:
PINCHBOTTOMLAND AMUSEMENT PARK @ Coney Island
Pinchbottom visits Burlesque at the Beach to reveal a much sexier plan for the development of Coney Island: a burlesque theme park. Our rides and attractions will be much more exciting than anything Thor Equities can offer: Our Roller Coaster has the most dangerous curves around, our Bumper Cars both bump and grind, and as for our Tunnel of Love... well, you'll just have to come see for yourself. Warning: first few rows may get wet.
Sideshows by the Seashore, 1208 Surf Ave, Coney Island - $15 - coneyisland.com

FRI, SEPT 21 & SAT, SEPT 22 @ 10pm:
70s COP SHOW BURLESQUE @ Collective:Unconscious
Funkadelic police officers Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie try to solve crime in the disco era. But can they discover who stole the country's fashion sense? You've never been happier to see clothes come off.
Collective: Unconscious, 279 Church Street, Tribeca - $15 - weird.org

Pack a picnic! Put some ants in your pants! Because this is going to be the Best Summer Ever!*

*Results may vary