The
place to be this Saturday is at Level (412 Main Street) for
a party presented by 77002 and Joy Wise that will be dubbed “Indepen-DANCE.” Get
out your red, white, blue and groove while you dance to the fierce
beats of DJ’s Brandon Silva, Bobby Bliss and Surain. Doors
blast open at 9PM, with a $5 cover before 11PM and $10 cover
the rest of the night.
80’s band, The Lost Boys who starred in a commercial for
the “Don’t Mess With Texas” campaign will be
playing on July 3rd and 4th at Pub Fiction (2303 Smith.) The
owners of Pub Fiction have also opened Shot Bar at 2315 Bagby
(formerly the Light) and the Queen’s watch always says
the time is “shot o’clock.” Shot Bar is open
Thursday, Friday and Saturday and get a preview before you visit
at www.myspace.com/shotbar. To wind up your holiday weekend,
join Pub Fiction for their Customer Appreciation Night every
Sunday with free burgers and sausage on the patio from 6PM to
9PM and enjoy a movie on their patio at 9PM on Sundays.
It’s official, I am now a magazine journalist for the
brand, spanking new Houston Sport and Scene. My first feature
for them will appear in their premiere issue and a launch party
is in the works to coincide with the issue’s release. Please
pick up a copy when you see it and let me know what you think.
I wrote about Sizzling Summer Sundays in Houston and my picks
for where to go to play. Add Houston Sport and Scene on myspace
at www.myspace.com/sportandscene.
SAVE
THE DATE: Venue (719 Main Street) will host a Sophisticated Bitch
Fashion Show on August 2nd. This promises to be an amazing
event. I always thought Lenny Kravitz was sexy and when I met
Sophisticated Bitch clothing designer, Jeff Taplin, I was like “Lenny
who?” Jeff is as smokin’ hot as his clothing line
and his shows (and clothes) are very exciting. I hosted one at
one of my Fashion Face-offs at Deco and it was one of my best
events ever. Jeff’s clothing designs are super-fly with
a touch of Rock and Roll. Venue is a wildly popular mega-club
downtown, owned by the same owners as the new Bam Bou (in the
old Gatsby spot at 2450 University.)
Promoters
and business owners, you may send me any information you’d like included in next month’s
QOC to houston_queen_of_clubs@yahoo.com. I love getting your
emails and feedback.
Do you have
friends who might enjoy receiving the Queen of Clubs newsletter
each month? Send them a quick email with this link cut and
pasted in it so they can sign-up. The Queen loves her readers
and the more the merrier because there is plenty of “queen
love” to go around the city. http://www.hypermail.cc/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/lists/qoc.htm
It’s Summertime again and that means Mixers, Elixirs and
IMAX at one of my favorite places in Houston that isn’t
a bar, restaurant, lounge or club, The Museum of Natural Science.
Every Friday (except the 4th of July) science mixes with social
for fun from 6PM-10PM. Admission is $13 to museum members, $15
non-members and $30 for VIP entrance (which how I always roll,
VIP style.) The party starts in the Grand Entry Hall where you
can soak in an IMAX show or the sounds of a DJ and at 7PM you
get to hang out with the Dinosaurs and dance to a live band.
There is a cash bar. Next Friday’s band on July 11th is
the Mambo Jazz Kings.
NEED A DJ?
James Dixon is DJ Thumpa and he worked with me when I was Marketing
Director at Slainte Irish Pub and the Ruby Room (509 Main.)
Thumpa is now available for any venue. He is versatile in Hip-Hop,
Reggae, Country, Top 40, etc. and he’ll release
a new CD to this Summer. Contact him at myspace.com/djthumpa72
or view his ad at this link in the Houston Press’s backpage.com.
DJ Thumpa has a great work ethic, positive attitude and is a
crowd-pleaser. http://houston.backpage.com/MusicianWanted/club_dj_available/classifieds/ViewAd?oid=2120549
I have been
waiting months for the “Red Bull Art of Can” which
is a national exhibition featuring artwork in a variety of media
that have one thing in common, they are all inspired by Red Bull
or are crafted from Red Bull’s blue and silver cans. Sculptures,
paintings, digital/graphic designs and various forms of mixed
media will all be displayed. See further details and art from
past exhibits at www.redbullartofcan.com. The 2008 Red Bull Art
of Can Exhibition will be hosted July 11th-25th in a unique custom-designed
art space at The Galleria. Houston is an internationally-recognized
mecca of visual arts and our city will be the only place for
the 2008 exhibit. Other U.S. cities that have hosted Red Bull
Art of Can exhibits include Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis,
Philadelphia and Chicago. Red Bull Art of Can began in Europe
in 2000. Since then, exhibits have been hosted all over the world
including Prague, Switzerland, London, Dublin, Dubai, Budapest,
Vienna, Warsaw and Amsterdam.
The Queen’s June adventure was a whirlwind of fun. Nikki,
Heide, Deana, Robin and myself did a girls’ night out for
Teresa’s birthday. The evening started at El Patio in midtown
at 2416 Brazos. Being that I work for the best Mexican restaurant
in the city, Cyclone Anaya’s (309 Gray,) I rarely eat at
other Mexican restaurants, but the atmosphere at El Patio was
lively and fun and they actually take reservations on the weekends.
Channel 2 newscaster, Owen Conflenti was at the table beside
us (very handsome in person) and the place was packed. I wasn’t
hungry but I did eat half of Heide’s chicken soft taco
which was dry and not nearly as good as Cyclone Anaya’s
chicken tacos al carbon. Overall, we had a magnificent time and
our server, Miguel was excellent. From El Patio, under the guidance
of Heide’s GPS, we jetted over to 1400 Bar and Grill at
1400 Shepherd, near I-10 to see and hear DJ Clear. DJ Clear is
there every Saturday. 1400 is a really cool venue with a private
event room, televisions inside and out, a full-service kitchen,
mega-touch machines (I am addicted to the Chip Away game) and
pool tables. One of my all-time favorite bartenders, Charles
Garibay, of Power Tools and Sliders fame, works there when he
isn’t working at 6th Street Bar and Grill in the Heights.
From 1400,
Heide (who used to bartend at Power Tools and the old Stric-9
Lounge in Shepherd Plaza) decided we should pay a visit to
her friend, the larger than life STAR-tender, Ethan, at Beer
Island (2631 White Oak.) He is so awesome and totally adds
so much personality to the place. I can see why this is one
of Heide’s favorite
hang-outs. Beer Island is a spot I definitely plan to visit
more often. The evening was getting later and it was time for
us to get me home but we managed to make one last stop at the
Flat (1701 Commonwealth) for a Bud Light nightcap and some
quick hugs and hellos to Chris Lawless who rocks the bar at
the Flat on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. In summary,
it was a perfect evening with good friends and good times.
Houston Single Source, a Queen of Clubs newsletter sponsor,
is hosting an event on Friday, July 18th at The Black Swan in
the Omni Hotel (4 Riverway, off Woodway near 610.) What better
way to combat these hot summer nights than to embrace the heat
with a good band, mingling, dancing and drink specials? On July
18th you can get lost in the 'heat' of the moment as you dance
the night away or just enjoy great conversation with hundreds
of Houston Singles. The event is 6PM until 10PM and is free for
HSS members and $15 for non-members. For more information or
to RSVP, please visit www.HoustonSingleSource.com, email RSVP@HoustonSingleSource.com or call 713-630-0546.
Men looking
for men will enjoy meeting them on July 24th at a Speed Dating
Event in midtown at Metro Midtown Luxury Apartments (2350 Bagby
Drive.) Cupid.com/PreDating is a fun, no pressure way for busy
professionals to meet. It's based on the incredibly hot, new
way for singles to meet other singles. Recent research shows
that the chemistry between two people occurs within the first
few minutes of meeting. With www.Cupid.com/PreDating you go
on up to 12 six-minute dates in one evening. You can quickly
determine who you would truly like to hear from again. It's
fun and convenient. This event is for Gay Men ages 21-35 and
the cost is $35. These parties fill up fast, so be sure to
pre-register at www.cupid.com/predating. If you have questions,
contact the event’s coordinator,
Peggy at 626-261-0849 or houston@predating.com.
Have you
heard about the new Sunday destination at Soma (4820 Washington)?
Soma is my favorite sushi spot and the décor
is just as special. Their women’s room is gorgeous too.
Sunday afternoons are called “Departures” and award-winning
DJ Sun plays each Sunday from 4PM-8PM.
Another alternative for nightlife in midtown is The Tasting
Room Lounge at 114 Gray. Wednesdays are bucket-o-beer night with
5 beers for $10. The TR also has happy hour every Monday through
Friday from 4PM to 7PM, and on Saturdays, they offer $5 wine
tastings from 5PM-7PM. |
