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Published July 18, 2006 Around the World in Seven Nights
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Made In Italy Forget: Pasta, Vinnie from Jersey Think: Monica Belucci, Ferraris, vino Next Event: Thursday, July 20, Pier 63 Famous for huge, debaucherous throw-downs where hundreds of people show up to dance on tables and drink Peronis, Negronis, and any other booze ending with an "i." French Tuesdays Forget: Brie, berets, bad attitudes Think: Brigitte Bardot, Cannes, Bastille Day Next Event: Tuesday, July 18, Tavern on the Green Expat frenchies and New York bon vivants gather every other week to guzzle champagne, dance and celebrate all things Franche. Six Forget: Canal Street Think: Sleek Shanghai, Tokyo and a whole lotta Seoul Next Event: Sunday, September 3 (info to follow on website) Centered around the six major holidays, these Asian parties are all about bevies of dressed-to-kill women and everyone chilling like Japanese rock stars (plus mandatory post-party karaoke). Vronsky's Night Forget: Sleazy Eurotrash Think: Monte Carlo, sexy Eurotrash Next Event: Friday, September 22, Fizz Recently conceived by Count Bepi (yes, he's a real Count) as a new offshoot of the NY Dandies party, Vronsky's Night will be a "playground of European excess"—sounds about right. Sangament Forget: Calcutta Think: Bollywood Next Event: Thursday, July 20, SOB's Launched in 1997, this is where to get your fill of Indian pop, rap and dance music, with a scene almost as spicy as last night's curry. Havalight Forget: Manischewitz and matzoh Think: Euro J-Date and Sarah Silverman Next Event: Thursday, July 20, Jewish Museum Started in 2004 by two French Jews looking to meet other Euro-Jews in New York, Havalight has become the place for young Jews to break bread together. Go ahead, make your mom happy. MSHAB Forget: Oil sheiks Think: The sheik's daughter Next Event: Friday, August 18, Element A party ain't a party 'til you've had a few hookahs with some raven-haired Middle Eastern beauties...and there's nothing better to drink to than world peace. |
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