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Hello lovelies,

Valentine's Day -- and our 24th birthday! -- is next Saturday, but this entire month celebrates romance, love, lust and sensuality. Alongside our usual clandestine French cabaret on the special day itself, there are the saucy House of Scorpio events: as you might know by now, running this safe-space community means the world to us, and we hope you might consider joining it as a delightful shadow twin to our non-spicy G&S parties.

Here are all the February plans by both G&S and HoS. Full invites to all below, in date order.

*** G&S upcoming events! [ All info on http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html ] ***

- Sat 2.14 - Meet Me in Paris ($20-50, open to all / HoS members get discounts) - step back in time to turn-of-century Paris in the annual G&S Valentine's cabaret bash and 24th(!) birthday party. Live music, live performance, cozy seating, swingin' dance floor, killer cocktails...and a midnight ceremony to release old love patterns and invite new love in. Best date night in town at about half the price of a boring restaurant.

- Fri 2.27 - Dark DecaDance goth dance party ($0-20, open to all / HoS members get discounts) - queer meets kink meets goth. This month is a totally wild Yugowave edition - welcoming West-coast DJs spinning Yugoslavian dark wave, post punk, goth, new wave and dark punk (seriously, it's a Thing!)

*** HoS upcoming events! [ All info on http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html ] ***

- This Fri 2.6 - Taste The Rainbow: community social ($0-10, open to all) - If you're thinking about attending any of the sexier offerings later in the month, we super duper strongly recommend popping into the mixer first -- meet the community socially before entering into more playful space with us. And as always, even at the $5 monthly membership level, the mixer is FREE ($10 otherwise).

- Next Fri 2.13 - Lip Service: pansexual makeout party ($0-25, members only) - The legendary R-rated event that lets you dip your toes into those playful waters. Whether it's our Spin The Bottle, Dirty Jenga or DIY Win-A-Kiss Wheel, we offer you lots of ways to experiment, with just your partner(s) or the larger group. This is the one event where you won't be judged for the thing that is most fun to do at a party: make out with someone in a dark corner.

- Fri 2.20 - Saints & Sinners ($0-25 GA / $0-45 VIP, members only) - It's back! The one and only pop-up skrip clerb fit for HoS, with a lineup that will bring you to your knees. Full lineup in the invite below, and it's *chef's kiss.* Grab those tickets now: there's a -$10 early bird discount until this Fri!

- [new date!] Sun 2.22 - Sinema Club: exploring gender & sexuality on screen ($0-10, open to all) - Dinner and a movie is a classic date or friend night, and we're here to facilitate yours. We have two absurd options for you: Isabella Rossellini's charmingly DIY mini doc series Green Porno + the softcore sex comedy Sexual Chronicles of a French Family. You guys decide how much or how little of each you want to see!

Cheers,

Gemini & Scorpio,
makers of themed costume events with live entertainment

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FRI 2.6: MIXER & HoS INTRO
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House of Scorpio
presents

Taste The Rainbow: sex-positive kinky poly LGBTQ+ mixer

Friday Feb 6, 7pm-12am, 21+ (25+ suggested)
For existing & prospective HoS members; members: $0 / non-members: $10
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)

Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in for member tix)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1150554063818045
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1978573
PL: https://plra.io/m/taste-the-rainbow-sex-positive-kinky-poly-lgbtq-442
Socials: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #houseofscorpio

We get asked all the time how people can join HoS if they are shy, don't have like-minded friends, lack PALs for play parties, have no idea how this whole thing works, don't feel like jumping into sexy activity but want to connect to open-minded humans, etc. This party is the answer!

Calling all LGBTQIA+, poly, kink, swinger and other "alternative" dating/sex/gender-aligned humans and their allies. We're creating a protected and judgment-free space for connections, conversations, community, games and interactivity. This is the key HoS event open to non-members. Come meet us before you join!

For those of you new to it all: direct introductions to HoS members new and old; facilitated discussions on poly, kink and swinger lifestyles; icebreaker games to welcome you to our club.

For our regulars: a way to ease new friends into our scene; a chance to meet all the new faces you may want to kiss later; a visit with the community even if your PAL is not around.

For everyone: tabletop and social games, both risqué and plain fun; a charming host to make the introductions and explain all things HoS and sex-positive, and a cozy setting for conversations and future kisses. Our main icebreaker game, HoS Guest Bingo, runs from 7:30pm until we have a winner: get to know everyone in the room, and win a drink if you complete your bingo card.

Miss Scorpio is back hosting the mixer! Come ask her directly anything you want to know about this community. We've been building it for you for 10+ years, and hope to be here for 10+ more.

HoS rules: HoS membership, PAL and dress code not required; no prior approval required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.

Respiratory safety: masks welcome; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.

*Taste The Rainbow happens every first Friday of the month if our Loft is available; otherwise it moves to first Thursdays.

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FRI 2.13: MAKEOUT PARTY
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House of Scorpio
presents

Lip Service: pansexual makeout party

Fri Feb 13*, 9pm-2am, 21+ (25+ suggested), HoS members only**
$0-25 depending on membership level
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)

Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy)

Socials: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #houseofscorpio

Bring your luscious lips (yours and your PAL's), and join us for lubricating libations and naughty games with sexy friends and intriguing strangers. Bring toys & games to share (blindfolds? rope? sexy dice?).

Feeling shy or wanting to meet new folks? Come early! Meet our founder, Miss Scorpio. Between 9-10:30pm, Miss S is there to introduce new members to old timers, explain how the whole HoS thing works, and generally make a delightful fuss over your presence.

Think of our makeout parties as R-rated community mixers -- a place to get to know your fellow kinksters, introduce a partner to a more playful lifestyle, test out the sparks you may have had with someone at Taste The Rainbow -- before attending the more naughty play parties. It's also a way for us to vet you in person for those parties...talk to us at the event.

Dress to be kissed: sexy and fun. Fetish attire, formalwear, lingerie, corsets, tutus and costumes always welcome...and we consider those unisex options (the more colorful and outrageous, the better). No casual or business; door person WILL turn you away -- see Code of Conduct page on our site for more details on the dress code.

*Lip Service happens on the second Friday of every month

**HoS rules: HoS membership, PAL & Dress Code required; no prior approval required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.

Respiratory safety: masks welcome; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.

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SAT 2.14: IMMERSIVE CABARET
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Gemini & Scorpio and HONK NYC

present

Meet Me in Paris: a clandestine cabaret

Sat Feb 14, 21+ (25+ suggested)
9pm doors / 9:30pm dance class / 10pm-1am live acts / 1am-3am DJ, dancing & lounging
GA/standing: $25-45 until 12:30am* (limited $20 low income tix avail!) / $10 after
Reserved seat tickets: tables & banquettes available, $50
Gemini and Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible), Gowanus, BK

Info: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
Tix: https://buytickets.at/geminiandscorpio/2032634
HoS discounted member tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2001613930408737
Socials: @gemini_scorpio #gsswinghouse

A clandestine French cabaret with sensuous live music, sultry burlesque and variety acts, followed by late-night dancing and lounging in our luscious loft. Two live bands to swoon, sway and dance to, with deliciously naughty performances during and in between. Absinthe and other special libations at the bar. It's also our annual Birthday celebration: we turn 24 this year!

Your night:

- At 9:30pm, free social dance class by Brooklyn Swings, who lead swing and Lindy hop classes in our Loft every Tuesday.

- At 10pm & 11pm, live sets by Voluption, a new brass noir project from HONK NYC: bal-musette accordion folk meets sultry swing.

- During and in between, live cabaret acts by burlesque and variety acts to tease and titillate you, by Logan L'Enfer and more.

- At midnight, a special ceremony to meet the Lunar New Year and the New Moon: The Release of Saint Valentine. Do you need to release the love stories of your past and invite love stories of your future? Write them all on small cards, and place them into flames with us, summoning a rebirth in celebration of love's boundless offerings.

- After, a live set by HONK Family Band, NYC's homegrown brass street band extraordinaire, as seen at Mayor Mamdani's inauguration. Let go, dance out your feelings, and make room for new love and new joy.

- At 1am, we close with an electro-swing dance party.

Dress code (required; no casual wear): cocktail or costume. Cabaret through the ages (turn-of-century Belle Époque Moulin Rouge cabaret, 1920s Josephine Baker cabaret, 1930s Marlene Dietrich cabaret, 1940s Edith Piaf cabaret, 1950s Jacques Brel cabaret, 1960s las Vegas cabaret, 1970s Bob Fosse cabaret, timeless cabaret lounge, anachronistic punk cabaret); vintage or modern high style; dressy & classy.

Press: "A Pigalle-style playground with can can dancers, cabaret acts and vintage gypsy jazz" - TimeOut NY. "If there's one team of party planners we trust with throwing a stunning clandestine French cabaret, it's Gemini & Scorpio." - Flavorpill

*All GA tickets offer the same access to the event. Please buy at the highest price you can, to support artists, production and affordable tickets for everyone. For every patron ticket ($45) we add a low income ticket ($20).

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FRI 2.20: POP-UP ST1RP CLUB
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House of Scorpio
presents

Saints & Sinners: pansexual pop-up strip club party

Fri Feb 20, 9pm-3am, 21+ (25+ suggested), HoS members only*
$0-25 GA / $0-45 reserved seats**, depending on membership level
Group tickets possible, please contact us***
Earlybird sale: $10 off all tix until Fri Feb 6
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)

Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/4349205688650062
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1992802
PL: https://plra.io/m/saints-and-sinners-pansexual-pop-up-strip-club-part
Socials: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #saintsandsinnersclub #houseofscorpio

For one night only, our sexy clubhouse becomes a full-on strip club, with a double-pole stage, an array of lap dance-ready seating, and our very own Champagne Room. A hand-picked lineup of rainbow-gendered burlesque, pole or circus stars awaits, each stepping outside the boundaries of their genre to spend the whole night dancing for you on stage and in your lap.

Featuring:
- Laura Desiree, the sky-high sinner & former Naked News host
- Nina Lavoix, the grande dame of derriere
- Happy Bun Bun, the fastest ass in NYC
- Esmé, French charm with a New York attitude
- Nita B Yellowcakes, the tastiest slice of slink & spice
- Butchie Gamble, the sinful embodiment of sensual sass
- Hosted by the gentleman showgirl The Ivory Fox

Don't be late: entertainment starts at 9:30pm. Once the dancers are done at 1am, the stage is yours to shake your booty on. Live out your strip fantasies as our DJ Reaganomics provides the beats into the night.

Rules of the club: Bring cash & tip dancers & bar staff generously (we can exchange your larger bills). You're welcome to sit stage-side when tipping, but please rotate out when your wallet needs a break. Get lap dances: they're the best part...then try the champagne room, because that's the only way it can get better. Respect the dancers. Keep your hands to yourself (or your partner). Please treat our pole gently; no wild swinging.

*HoS rules: HoS membership & Dress Code required; PAL & prior approval not required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.

**Reserved seats include: admission + seat at either a couch or a 4-person table with prime stage view, one row behind the rail (ie the seats are yours all night, and you can rotate in/out of the rail in front if desired). Seat choice is first-come, first-served.

***Yes, we can also create group (6+) tickets for birthdays, bachelor/ettes, etc. At least one person in the group has to be a Friend+ member. Please contact admin [at] houseofscorpio [com] to set up.

Respiratory safety: masks welcome; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.

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[new date!] SUN 2.22: MOVIE
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House of Scorpio
presents

Sinema Club: Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno + Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

Sun Feb 22, 7-11:30pm, 21+ (25+ suggested)
For existing & prospective HoS members*; members: $0-10 / non-members: $10 + $2 fee
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)

Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1866185717596315
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1978579
PL: https://plra.io/m/sinema-club-sex-pos-and-lgbtq-film-club-tbd-58
IG: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #houseofscorpio

The body's largest sex organ is the brain. Sinema Club stimulates yours with films that are explicitly erotic, homo-romantic, or gender-exploring -- and always thought-provoking. A rousing discussion follows; drinking is encouraged throughout, and mingling happens before, in breaks and after. Plus: free popcorn from our vintage cart. You can also order in from the many restaurants around, and make it dinner and a movie.

This month's features: Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno + Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

Green Porno (2008) is a series of short films on animal sexual behaviour conceived, written, and directed by its star, Isabella Rossellini. The three seasons of the series cover insects, marine & ocean life. The series is delightfully DIY, with homemade costumes, cardboard cut-outs and foam-rubber sculptures.

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012, 85min), a sex comedy featuring explicit scenes with adult film stars. The premise is as shallow as any adult film: after youngest son Romain is caught filming himself masturbating in class, his mother Claire rounds up the family to talk about their sexual experiences. Heavily edited when released internationally, tonight’s viewing will be the original French cut rarely seen on the big screen.

Sinema Club is curated and hosted by Phil Guie-Ng (@thatphilguymovies): an inquisitive, ardent longtime film critic who is dying to tell you about movies you haven't heard of yet. As a reviewer at the website Film-Forward, his self-appointed mission was covering documentaries and features about subjects who challenged conventional attitudes about gender, masculinity, and more. When Phil isn't writing about movies, you can find him in Brooklyn taking part in protests on behalf of basic human rights.

*HoS rules: HoS membership, dress code, PAL, prior approval not required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.

Respiratory safety: HoS requires proof of COVID vaccination on file; masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.

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FRI 2.27: DANCE PARTY
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Gemini & Scorpio and House of Scorpio
 
present:

Dark DecaDance - special Yugowave edition!
 
Fri Feb 27*, 10pm-3am, 21+ (25+ suggested)
$10 adv until 2.13 / $15 adv or doors before 11pm / $20 otherwise
HoS monthly member discount: as low as $0 depending on level
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
 
G&S: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
HoS: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in for HoS member discounts)

IG: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #houseofscorpio

DDD is a queer-forward kink-friendly goth dance celebration, inviting all participants to let go, dance and play in our luscious private loft. We embrace all genders and sexualities and levels of darkness.
 
Special Yugowave edition - for the first time in NYC! Yugowave is a San Francisco/Oakland dark, vinyl-only club night dedicated to Eastern European darkwave, coldwave, and post-punk. The night features DJ Kaos Kaos (Oakland via Zagreb), vocalist of dark punk band TOTALNA TAMA and the visual force behind Yugowave, alongside DJ Zlaya (Los Angeles via Belgrade and the Bay Area), founder of BodyRapture and co-founder of Cold Trinity Belgrade and Yugowave. Together they deliver a raw, analog journey through shadowy underground sounds from the former Yugoslavia and beyond—built for the body, the dance floor, and the dark.

Plus: resident DJ Shiver has been bringing the best of darkwave, goth, industrial, and post-punk sounds since 2015. Having spun at Femme Fest LA, Defcon NYC, and co-founding clubs Dolce Vita and Physical Ruins, she continues to blend both beloved classics and the best of new dark music. She also runs Wire Trap music magazine featuring the best new darkwave and post-punk music and events.

Light kink play welcome, but please note there is no dedicated dungeon setup or dedicated monitors. Consent and polite party behavior strictly enforced.

Dress code: goth, fetish, romantic, vampire, dark Lolita, neo-Victorian, steampunk, ninja warrior. Effort required / no casual wear.

Respiratory safety: masks always welcome; two hospital grade UV air purifiers cycle the air.

*Dark DecaDance happens on every fourth Friday of the month.

 

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