Gag

Summer Sundays at Metropolitan mean backyard grilling, rotating DJs, and drag performances that keep the garden packed until late. Burgers, hot dogs, veggie options, and all the sides come free with any drink order—$3 Bud Light pints, $12 pitcher specials, or $8 frozen margaritas and piña coladas. Merrie Cherry and guest queens perform weekly. No cover, just good food, good drinks, and the kind of neighborhood vibe that's kept this tradition alive for years.

Sunday evening life drawing with a queer twist — grab a drink, sketch one of the rotating weekly models through their poses, and compete for a bar tab with your best work. Hosted by BrieYOB, it's the kind of low-pressure creative night where you don't need to be good at drawing to have a genuinely good time. No cover.

Sunday nights belong to the service industry crew and their friends — the people who spend their week making everyone else's night happen. Shift Drink is the laid-back hospitality hangout with games, cheap drink specials ($7 Bud Light & well shots, $5 selected premium drafts, $4 Fireball, $1 off top shelf), and zero pretension. No cover, no judgment, just a room full of people who get it.

Miss Katie's weekly karaoke night is the kind of reliably fun Tuesday that keeps people coming back — props to lean into your performance, $4 well drinks, and a $25 bar tab for whoever brings the most spirit to the mic. Low-key, high-energy, and exactly what a neighborhood bar should do well.

Amateur drag queens compete for judges' votes and a shot at the yearly Miss DRAGnet title—complete with cash prizes and serious bragging rights. Between performances, rotating guest DJs keep the dance floor packed. Think you've got what it takes? Hit up Merrie Cherry about getting in the competition.

Monthly hip-hop party where DJs Josh Sparber and Dicap keep the floor moving while Charlene brings the shows and surprises all night. No cover, late-night energy, exactly the kind of neighborhood spot moment that keeps people coming back.