Nightlife

Signs of Weekness

Out on a School Night. All of Them.

Your summer weekends are spoken for. Something about a seaplane, an undisclosed location and parachuting onto a pool deck. But 71.4% of your life is weekdays. So it’s vital that you squeeze your dance party efforts in there. Below, the cream of the summer weekday party crop. Harvest well.

SUNDAY

Riviera Sundays at Lavo

The essence: A post-dinner, table-dancing weekly theme party.
Recommended if you like: Jesters, magicians, one-pound Kobe meatballs, costumes, theatrics, table dancing, nights dedicated to Pink Panther and cowboys and Indians, Euro-style DJs, mimes, Ringling Bros.

MONDAY

Avenue A Soundcheck at the Double Seven

The essence: A tiny, exclusive concert.
Recommended if you like: Indie rock, bobbing heads, Grammy nominees, the occasional cougar, hipster runoff, Monacan royalty, close quarters, a challenge getting in, graphic tees, Susan Sarandon.

TUESDAY

Le Tuesdays at Le Baron

The essence: A sweaty, trilevel dance party.
Recommended if you like: France, electro, Justice, traveling with a pack of women, foggy memories, foggy fog, votive candles, taking your chances with supermodels, calling in sick.

WEDNESDAY

Dark Kabaret at Demi Monde

The essence: A subterranean FiDi cabaret.
Recommended if you like: Spontaneous burlesque, Meatpacking nomads, alcoholic soda pop, black-lace masks, 1:30am Thursday morning, a little relaxation, communal restrooms, disappointingly vigilant attendants.

THURSDAY

W.i.P.

The essence: Saturday night on Thursday.
Recommended if you like: Security, 17-woman Lycra armies, black lights, hippie headbands, white jeans, youth, pervasive bottle service, serious air-conditioning, Euro house, 4:1 girl:guy ratios.