"B-1... B-1... when will this game be won?" Since the rather sudden closing of that East Village entertainment mainstay Mo Pitkin's House Of Satisfaction, Murray Hill (Mr. Showbiz himself), and Linda Simpson (truly a New York legend,) have brought their wildly popular bingo-fest here to Rapture every Monday night. Expect things to be exactly the same as they were a Mo's, with a cash jackpot, scads of great prizes, and plenty of caffeine available so you can work 10 bingo cards at once!


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Dean Johnson's Reading for Filth: Queer Writers Look at Queer Sex

Tonight, the final installment of RFF at Rapture Café with "The Filthy Best, Part 2." Readers include: Eic Leven, Joe.My.God, Chadwick Moore, Kari Krome and Eileen Myles.

Look for future updates on where "Filth" will be relocating!

Shelley Mars presents Real and Raw

The one and only Shelly Mars takes a break from her beloved simians for one last presentation of old school performance art at Rapture! The evening features performances by Mars, comic actor Susan Jeremy, the legendary punk goddess Kari Krome and poetry by Rynn Williams.

Shelly Mars was described by Amy Taubin of The Village Voice as “an after-hours Lily Tomlin” and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunnigham said, “For me there is Sappho, Gertrude Stein and Shelly Mars.”    www.thehumanbonoboproject.org
www.myspace.com/susanjeremy
www.rynnwilliams.com

Rapture Cafe presents the work of photographer Andy Whyland.
Whyland has been documenting Downtown Nightlife and the East Village for over a generation. This retrospective exhibition features many of the Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and Cultural Icons that changed the face of of Art and Culture in Manhattan.

The show will be on view through April 20th.

Rapture Café & Books will be shutting its doors for business late next week, so we are having our penultimate blowout tonight! featuring: the Dazzle Dancers, puppeteer Basil Twist, performance artiste Rafael Sanchez & more!

The Pope Bash: A Totally Sinful "Welcome" Party!
Tonight, Downtowners give the worst pope of the last ten centuries a fitting "welcome"! Performers include: Darlinda Just Darlinda, Dirty Martini, Sister Hattie Hathaway OMD, John Roberts, La JohnJoseph, Mr. Murray Hill, Sequinette, Sultana, Tabboo!, Mike Albo, Erin Markey, Chris Tanner, Monsignor Flloyd, Lance Cruce, and Saint Lavinia Co-op, with a special appearance by The NYC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Hosting the evening (and roasting for all eternity,) is that renowned Catholic-basher, Linda Simpson. And Dany Johnson spins ecclesiastic hits from the secret Vatican Vaults.

There will be two big shows at 11PM & 12:30 AM plus a religious costume contest with stunning sacred prizes!

4/24- Karen Finley in "Impulse To Suck"
4/24- Glenn Marla's Last Heavy: "Heavy Heart" with La John Joseph, Dan Fishback, Bryan Heyboer, Max Steele, Sequinette, & More.