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Mickalene Thomas opens at The Broad, Lucha VaVoom is back, chocolate takes center stage at the Natural History Museum, and more.

Lucha VaVoom de La Liz (LVVDLL), where world-class professional lucha libre wrestling, comedy and burlesque meet, is returning to its historic home venue, The Mayan Theatre, for a two-night glam-slam

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From a haunting ballet to lucha libre, Halloween in SoCal is more than just trick or treating. Here are some spooky arts events worth checking out.

At Heav3n, the fabulous, spooky and weird party people find nirvana. Walk through the gates of this queer-friendly L.A. dance party and free your inner devil.

​​​​​​​Lucha VaVOOM (LVV), Los Angeles' longest-running, most celebrated variety show featuring world-class lucha libre-style wrestling, burlesque, aerialists, comedy, and more, is set to return with their annual Cinco de Mayan engagement on Thursday, May 4th and Friday, May 5th at their historic home venue The Mayan Theatre.

Lucha VaVoom, the Los Angeles-based wrestling and burlesque variety show is headed to Las Vegas for a nine-show residency at the House of Blues.

Montreal is about to get its Moulin Rouge on at the Burlesque Festival at Club Soda on October 15. The festival will be all about sensuality, tease, empowerment, education and after-parties showered with cocktails. Not to mention the naughty musical performances, champagne glasses galore and tassels and tail feathers for days.

My New Orleans 12/29/2020   Usually in bed by 10 p.m., this year I will stay up late on NYE. I want to witness the departure of 2020 and I expect to have plenty of company worldwide. As public gatherings to witness fireworks displays are verboten, I suppose we can all just howl at the moon from our windows. Whatever I end up doing it will be close to home in my Uptown neighborhood. Why tempt an already over-active Fate on an evening historically known for “surprises”? How fortuitous for me...