Shift Drink

A monthly dance night where gender expression is celebrated and glitter is mandatory. Rify Royalty brings rotating guest performances and hosts to Metropolitan's dance floor — think bearded queens, gender-bending glamour, and a crowd that gets it. Cover varies or suggested donation.

Saturday nights at Metropolitan turn into a living room party when DJ Reaubert and rotating guests take over with vinyl spins that feel less like a DJ set and more like your coolest friend's curated playlist. No cover, garden vibes, drinks in hand — this is happy hour that actually gets better as the night goes on.

Frankie Sharp's weekly Saturday night takeover at Metropolitan, hosted by Kandy Muse. Expect rotating guest performers—local queens, vocal artists, and regular Ru girls—plus a sensual stripper each week ready to work for tips. High-energy, anything-goes drag and dance party vibes that keep the crowd coming back week after week. Cover is $5–$10 depending on the lineup.

Sunday evening life drawing with a queer twist — grab a drink, sketch a rotating cast of guest models through their poses, and compete for a bar tab with your best work. Hosted by BrieYOB, it's a low-pressure, high-fun creative hangout at Metropolitan where you don't need any artistic skill, just the willingness to show up, sip, and sketch. No cover.

Miss Katie's weekly karaoke night at Metropolitan is the reliably fun Tuesday tradition Brooklyn keeps coming back for. Grab props, lean into your performance, and enjoy $4 well drinks all night with no cover charge. A $25 bar tab goes to whoever brings the most spirit to the mic — low-key, high-energy, and exactly what a great neighborhood bar should do.

Visual trivia hosted by Alotta McGriddles and Cameron Cole where the crowd calls the shots—pick your category from Harry Potter to RuPaul's Drag Race to Mean Girls and beyond. Each round winner spins the wheel for prizes: pitchers of beer, well drinks, or bar tabs. No cover, all the fun.