Levyosn’s Dream Record Release Show

Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
$20 adv / $25 dos

Join us for the NYC release of Levyosn’s Dream, the second album by Yiddish song ensemble, Levyosn!

Levyosn (“leviathan”) is a Boston-based Yiddish/klezmer ensemble, featuring Adah Hetko (vocals), Lysander Jaffe (violin/vocals), Raffi Boden (cello), and Lexi Ugelow (keyboard/vocals). Levyosn is celebrating the release of their second album, Levyosn’s Dream, featuring new Yiddish songs and klezmer compositions, innovative arrangements of archival folk songs, and a cappella vocal pieces. Levyosn’s Dream will be released by Borscht Beat Records in 2026.

ESZTER BALINT & MAMIE MINCH

**ESZTER BALINT & MAMIE MINCH

**Eszter Balint and Mamie Minch, old friends and seasoned songwriters, will be joining forces and sharing new material durin…

Anna Hudson Live!

Anna Hudson is a singer, songwriter, and producer whose work blends intimate storytelling with a sharp, modern edge. From Boston’s Rockwood Music Hall to The Ramkat’s Gas Hill Drinking Room in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Hudson has built a reputation for performances that feel both personal and immersive.

Whether performing solo or shaping sound in the studio, she approaches music as a full-spectrum creator—writing, arranging, and producing with a cohesive artistic vision.

The Ecstasy of Beauty w/ Dr. Adluri

In light of the ‘Raphael: Sublime Poetry’ exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Olio will explore questions such as what is the connection between beauty and philosophy? 

This Olio offers a guided appreciation of the main works in the Met’s Raphael exhibition, providing historical context and a philosophical thread that connects each key piece—so that moving through the galleries becomes, in effect, a lesson in how Raphael makes the intellect emanate through vision.

Professor Adluri introduces Raphael as the Renaissance master who makes an audacious claim with paint: beauty is not mere sensation, but a mode of truth. 

This Olio frames Raphael’s art through a philosophy where visible harmony becomes a pathway to the invisible, where proportion, clarity, and grace train the mind toward higher reality. A hallmark of Raphael’s genius is that his use of proportion, forms, and colors does more than represent bodies: it suggests an inner order, as if form itself were an argument. In this vision, beauty is not simply what pleases the eye; it educates desire, drawing the viewer from surface appearance toward the intelligible principles that our intellect naturally seeks.

After the Olio we’ll facilitate a group trip to the MET at a later date with people from this class so that we can enjoy the exhibit with our newfound perspective.

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Novi Hitovi Brass Band

Novi Hitovi (“New Hits”) Brass Band is an NYC-based supergroup that plays contemporary wedding-style Balkan Romani and Jewish Brass bangers from Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and beyond. They collaborate with contemporary musical masters from the Balkans and compose original contributions to the idiom; come dance to two sets of their music at Barzakh.

Barzakh Café also offers a curated selection of small plates and drinks. Guests are encouraged to arrive early, ease into the evening, and enjoy something from the kitchen or bar before the program begins. Happy Hour All Year.

Mamady Kouyate’s MANDINGO AMBASSADORS

**Mamady Kouyate and his Mandingo Ambassadors. Every Wednesday.
**Mamady Kouyate is one of Guinea’s better known guitarist. The heir to a long line of grio…

THE LUNAR FRONTIER: Cowboy Bebop x Eternal Wind

Saddle up, space cowboy – we’re riding into orbit with Eternal Wind Music. Inspired by the jazz-noir universe of the cult classic Cowboy Bebop, The Red Pavilion becomes a drifting frontier – part smoky jazz saloon, part space-age hideout.

Owen Chen’s Eternal Wind Quintet traces the journey of jazz from New Orleans to Tokyo and back – performing Yoko Kanno’s Cowboy Bebop score alongside the hard bop and blues standards that inspired it, from Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk to Art Blakey and Duke Ellington.

Eternal Wind is a cinematic jazz quintet led by guitarist Owen Chen, exploring film and game music through the lens of modern jazz improvisation, and atmospheric storytelling. Drawing from the language of bebop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz, the group reshapes familiar themes into music that feels intimate, restless, nostalgic and alive.

Described by BroadwayWorld as “tender, aching, dark, and explosively alive,” Eternal Wind features musicians from the jazz programs of New York University, Juilliard School, and Manhattan School of Music. The group is signed to the jazz label Origin Records with its debut album releasing March 2026.

Doors 8:45pm / Show 9:15pm. Walk-ins welcome. 2 Drink Minimum per person for table service. 21+ ID Required. All Sales Final.

What’s Your Sign? An Astrology Matchmaking Event

This night is for BIPOC Ages 25-35 only 

Meet your next crush at What’s Your Sign? an Astrology Matchmaking Mixer at Boyfriend Co-op June 10th at 7pm. How does it work? Resident gay Astrologists  and Romantics Ananda (@himynameisananda) and Joel (@joelmpip) select three cosmic matches for you based on your birth chart. You will be set up on three speed dates with your matches, and after we’ll meet and mix and yap about the stars. Don’t forget to fill out the form in Boyfriend and @joelmpip ‘s bio DOORS: 7:00 DATES START: 7:30

Buy your ticket, fill out the form, and come to the mixer 

FILL OUT THE FORM HERE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScy9IotLog0K3YB-RfD74F0d73XWAY_amgPUq_FUVX8jJMzBg/viewform

JOIN THE PARTIFUL HERE:
https://partiful.com/e/lZhl7iZ7zlNDv2J991Tq?