The Middle East presents: The Poetry Brothel - 18+, $25-30 GA / $35-40 Preferred Seating / $60-65 VIP / $250 Moonlight With Us!, 7:00 PM Doors VIP Includes: Reserved priority seating A gift from the Management Two tokens good for private readings with The Madame or Tennessee Pink, creators of The Poetry Brothel, or any of the poetry whores. An interactive literary cabaret series that fuses poetry, burlesque, live music, aerials, vaudeville, visual art, magic, mysticism, and private, one-on-one poetry experiences. Welcome to a unique and immersive poetry event that takes poetry outside classrooms and lecture halls and places it in the lush interiors of a bordello. The Madame presents a rotating cast of poets, each operating within a carefully crafted character, who share their work in public readings, spontaneous eruptions of poetry, and most distinctly, as purveyors of private poetry readings on beds, chaise lounges and in private rooms. For a fee, all of the poets are available for these sequestered readings at any time during the event. Of course, any true bordello need a good cover; ours is an immersive cabaret featuring poetry, burlesque, live music, vaudeville, aerials, visual art, magic, and mysticism, with newly integrated themes, performances and installations at each event. Doors open at 8pm, and the show begins promptly at 8:30. Masks, costumes, and extravagant dress are encouraged but not required. For more information, please visit thepoetrybrothel.com.  Moonlight with Us! includes: So you've got a few old journals full of poetry from your moody and turbulent youth collecting dust on your bookshelf. You've got that incredible mask you bought four halloweens ago that you've been dying to don again for one more grand hurrah. And of course there's that itch to perform, for real, if only just one time, on a stage, in front of a room packed with strangers. We feel you, it's real. Perhaps it's time to put it all together and Moonlight with The Poetry Brothel. We're inviting our biggest fans and most devoted friends to spend a night working and performing as special guest Poetry Whore. For the low, low price of $250, you'll get a VIP ticket to the show AND we'll pair you with a mentor from our cast, who will show you the ropes, help you whip a few of those old sonnets into shape, and give you a night you'll never forget. For more information about Moonlighting with The Poetry Brothel contact info@poetrysocietyny.org.