Upcoming Parties:
Coloring Lessons at Nowadays, May 7th

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Coloring Lessons is a party crafted from the minds of musclecars (Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield); two born and raised New Yorkers, aiming to add value to their city’s community and nightlife culture. Their main goal has always been to construct an inclusive environment for their peers to be free and enjoy themselves. Building a community, a family, centered around a unified love for dance music, positive energy, and getting down. Each party is ensured to be a safe space for their community as a whole to come together, all while sharing the music of their roots. While the party and sound is not genre specific, it is heavily focused around house, disco, jazz, and soul, embracing the musical elements of their black and brown ancestors. The monthly party's intention is to bring New York City's dance music scene back to what it was during the golden era of NY nightlife. They aim to spread the music that has been influential to them, and share it with a younger generation of their peers.

Past guest DJ’s have included Josh Milan, Love Injection, Marcellus Pittman, Kenny Carpenter, Ron Trent, the late Carlos Sanchez, and many more.

Coloring Lessons Resident

Hanako

Hanako was born and raised in Sapporo, Japan and moved to New York City in the early 2010s'. Road trips to Detroit, Pittsburg, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago and many other cities formed the open-minded approach to music when she began to collect vinyl. Hanako is a passionate record collector who loves to shift between genres without boundaries.

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Coloring Lessons: In Conversation