In honor of the publication of “We Started a Nightclub”: The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge as Told by Those Who Lived It, co-author Kestutis Nakas talks with key players in the book who tell their stories recalling their friends and collaborators and the culture of the East Village in the early 80s.
Saturday, April 20, 2024 Performances, Readings, Book Signing SOLD OUT The evening showcases the talent and personalities featured in the book “We Started a Nightclub”: The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge as Told by Those Who Lived It, published by Damiani in association with Some Serious Business. The jam-packed evening includes performances, readings, bar…
PYRAMID PIONEERS Exhibition, Readings, and Book Signing Thursday, April 18 / 5–8 PM / Free In honor of the publication of “We Started a Nightclub,” Howl! Arts|Howl! Archive and Some Serious Business will host a book signing and readings from the oral and narrative history of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge. In celebration, Howl!’s 250 Bowery…
The sold out show featured performances and readings by talented pioneers from the Pyramid’s heyday.
In celebration of “We Started A Nightclub,” Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive presents Pyramid Pioneers, an exhibition, reading, and book signing.
“We Started A Nightclub,” an oral and narrative history of the early days of the club published by SSB and Damiani Books.
Butterick first became well known in the 1980s for booking and later managing the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge, a venue that melded the performing arts with music and drag, and which helped define the East Village drag, gay, punk, and art scenes in the 80s. It was at the Pyramid, where Brian developed his Hattie Hathaway…
Kestutis Nakas is a performer, writer, and director whose work has been presented at the New York Shakespeare Festival, Yale Rep, La Mama, Dixon Place, P.S. 122, St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, 8BC, The Kitchen, Highways, Prop Theatre and numerous other national and regional venues. Performance works and plays include RIP, No Bees for…
Susan Martin is Founding Director of Some Serious Business and Creative Consultant for Howl! Arts (NYC). Internationally recognized for her innovative collaborations with groundbreaking cultural creators, curators, and organizations, since beginning her arts career in 70s Los Angeles, Martin has worked with prestigious galleries and museums, performance venues, and cutting-edge artists including Laurie Anderson, Beck…
