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Oldway Sessions is a Ballroom arts education program that keeps the living tradition of Old Way alive through culturally rooted movement, history, and community practice. Each session builds your technique and understanding of Ballroom culture over time, so you'll revisit concepts and go deeper with every visit. It runs 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights.

Move freely to music from every era while learning to recognize and release negative emotions through dance and meditation. No experience needed—just wear sneakers and loose clothes. This two-hour session with Creatively Releasing NY is designed to help you find emotional stability and mindfulness through your body. Limited to 8 people, so sign up at lgbtnetwork.org/enrichment/.

Thursday evenings at the Eagle belong to the bears—no cover charge, just good drinks, good company, and a room full of guys who know how to have a solid time. It's the kind of weekly tradition that keeps people coming back, 6 to 10pm.

Settle in for an hour of quiet reading at Hive Mind, then spend the last half hour chatting with whoever's on the next couch over. Grab a drink for $1 off, and browse the borough's best selection of queer and trans writers with 10% off books. A cozy, low-pressure way to spend a Thursday evening with your favorite kind of company.

Sherry Vine in Dirty Blonde is a live, adults-only drag comedy show at Red Eye NY in Hell's Kitchen, NYC, where she's back with an all-new singing set of filthy, hilarious parodies of Taylor Swift, Tina Turner, U2, Broadway, Celine Dion and Elton John. It's rated R for rude humor, runs Thursday, October 22 at 7 PM, and tickets start at $27.48.

Throwback pop hits from the 90s to 2020s light up Hardware's dance floor every Thursday night. A vibrant mashup of iconic music videos and era-defining pop culture moments — think Beyoncé, Britney, Charli XCX, Shania Twain, and everyone in between — set to a high-energy DJ mix that keeps the room moving. Expect nostalgic visuals, a packed dance floor, and a crowd that knows every word. 21+.