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Nightlife & the Arts in Chelsea
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Barracuda
The drag shows are what lure a mostly male crowd to this cute... |
Bars | Chelsea |
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Big Apple Ranch
Taking Brokeback Mountain style to the dance floor, the Ranch... |
Dance Clubs | Chelsea |
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Gotham Comedy Club
This 10,000-square-foot club—complete with a chandelier... |
Comedy Clubs | Chelsea |
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Gym Sports Bar
At New York's first gay sports bar, the plentiful flat-screen... |
Bars | Chelsea |
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Half King
Writer Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm) is one of the owners... |
Bars | Chelsea |
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Joyce Theater
In a former Art Deco movie house in Chelsea, the 472-seat Joyce... |
Dance | Chelsea |
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The Kitchen
This is the place for interdisciplinary performance art, and... |
Theater | Chelsea |
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La Bottega
Vintage Italian posters, international magazines for browsing... |
Bars | Chelsea |
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New York Live Arts
Formerly the Dance Theater Workshop, this Chelsea space teamed... |
Dance | Chelsea |
Splash
At this large, perennially crowded Chelsea bar-club, beefy go-go... |
Dance Clubs | Chelsea |
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TADA!
Vibrant musical theater pieces for kids are performed by all-kid... |
Theater | Chelsea |
Tillman's
Nothing in Chelsea is quite like this glorious "Old Harlem" lounge... |
Bars | Chelsea |
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Raucous sketch comedy, audience-initiated improv, and classic... |
Comedy Clubs | Chelsea |
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Velour Lounge
Gallery goers winding down the day and nightclubbers just revving... |
Bars | Chelsea |
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