Today’s spirit animal: Lupe Velez.
(via girlflapper)
Don’t have a house in the Hamptons? Don’t worry, there’s plenty of fun to be had in the city this weekend!
July 3 - Shanghai Mermaid’s Moonlight and Music on the Hudson
July 4 - The Liberty Belle Extravaganza
This is how we feel on Sunday mornings…
(via valentinovamp)
Our weekend inspiration, Loretta Young!
Here are a few choice 1920’s-themed New Year’s Eve events:
A Roaring 1920′s New Year’s Eve Celebration | Milk & Roses Bistro, Free
Live jazz, cocktails, complimentary canapés and a midnight prosecco toast!
Mardi Gras New Year’s Eve | Drom, $45+
Start 2015 with hot jazz, vibrant colors and the magical spirit of 1920s New Orleans! The night will feature burlesque dancers, a New Orleans hot jazz band, electroswing a mock vintage photobooth.
Roaring ’20s New Year’s Eve Soirée | The Rum House, $55
Ticket price includes entry to the event, light bites throughout the evening, one glass of punch, a champagne toast at midnight, and live jazz from the 1920s by the talented Margaret Gianquinto and Ehud Asherie.
The Michael Arenella Quintet | The Red Room, $65-100
Have an intimate NYE with Michael Arenella, a small plate a la carte menu provided by Piccola Strada and a champagne toast.
Have an event you’d like to share? Email prohibitionparlournyc@gmail.com.
Sundays through December 28
Travel back in time along Sixth Avenue’s M line! The Nostalgia Train is made up of subway cars that were in service along the lettered lines between the early1930s to the mid-1970s. There will even be live jazz bands!
Amidst New York’s holiday hustle and bustle you’ll find more than a few reasons to bring out your flapper frocks, enjoy a gin rickey and dance the night away at these festive fêtes:
Shanghai Mermaid’s Fairytale Ball
Saturday Dec 13, 10 p.m. | Downtown Association, 60 Pine St.
A jazz holiday party with a fantasy twist. Make merry in a turn of the century mansion that will be strung with golden lanterns and filled with hot jazz. Put on your ball gowns, your tuxedos, your sorcerer’s robes, fairy wings, turbans and crowns. This will be an affair to remember.
Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra’s 6th Annual Winter Ball
Saturday Dec 13, 8 p.m. | The Irondale Center, 85 S. Oxford St
Their most grand and splendorous Winter Ball to date will be held in a historic art deco building in Fort Greene. Expect dazzling performances from the man himself as well as The Dreamland Follies, The Minsky Sisters and many more. Tickets include unlimited cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.
Art Deco Society’s Holiday on the Normandie
Monday, Dec 15, 7-9 p.m. | Dominican Academy, 44 E. 68th St.
Join other Deco-fanatics aboard this French Deco ocean liner for a holiday party with a historic twist. Learn from maritime scholar Bill Miller how the Normandie played a large role in the development and spread of the Deco style. There will be festive treats, champagne and even a silent auction with fabulous jazz age gifts!
The Salon New Years Eve Eve
Tuesday, Dec 30, 7 p.m. | The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park S.
Start the new year with a bang in this gorgeous Gramercy Park mansion. Whether you gather round cocktails in the piano room, lounge in the library or enjoy performances in the ballroom, you’re bound to be blown away. This year the party will feature The George Gee Swing Orchestra, Queen Esther & the Hot Five, and many more!
Have an event coming up that you’d like to share? Email prohibitionparlournyc@gmail.com and tell us all about it!
Check back soon for a full list of upcoming soirées, fêtes and balls.
The glitz and glamour of the 20s roars through New York City to this day. Let us help you find it.
