Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Stacie Joy 

As the Queer Liberation March left Union Square this afternoon ... for the march to Foley Square...

Scenes from the annual Dyke March in Washington Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy

The annual Dyke March took place yesterday afternoon, with thousands of participants making their way from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park.

The first New York City Dyke March was held in June 1993 as a grassroots demonstration celebrating lesbian visibility and activism. The event remains volunteer-run and emphasizes protest, community and LGBTQ+ solidarity. 

Here are a few scenes from the early evening from Washington Square Park, where the march concluded. 

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week include (with another serene scene from the Avenue A Reflecting Pool)

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• New signs outline upcoming roadway changes for Avenue B (June 22) 

• Generator in use outside the 9th Precinct amid ongoing electrical issues (June 22) 

• March gallery is on the move out of the East Village (June 24) 

• A longtime East Village destination for Japanese antiques is closing (June 22) 

• Photos: The 32nd annual Drag March steps off from Tompkins Square Park (June 27) 

• Tompkins Square mini pool set to open for the season (June 26) 

• Carnitas Ramirez marks 2 years in the East Village (June 24) 

• At the Rebelmaticfest in Tompkins Square Park (June 21) 

• Photos: The Dollheads make their NYC debut in Tompkins Square Park (June 28) 

• B&H Dairy is on its annual summer break (June 25) 

• 16 Handles has a new 2nd Avenue home (June 23) 

• 87 1st Ave. is for sale (June 24) 

• No Picnic’ starting its 11th week at the Film Forum (June 26) 

• Tom Verlaine’s record collection is going on sale (June 25) 

• It’s June 26, and Halloween has arrived at the East Village Target (June 26) 

• Has the smoke-shop hydra finally met its match at 166 Avenue B? (June 24) 

• Signage arrives for ‘Slam Frank’ at the Orpheum Theatre (June 23) 

• A new omakase spot is in soft-open mode on Avenue B (June 22) 

... and safe travels for anyone traveling this upcoming holiday week... here's a photo from our trip to East Houston Street and the FDR on Wednesday night...

Photos: The Dollheads make their NYC debut in Tompkins Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy

The Dollheads played their first-ever NYC show yesterday in Tompkins Square Park, the first band on the latest free Show Brain show. 

Fresh off a late spring-early summer tour with yesterday's headliner Leftöver Crack, the Las Vegas siblings opened the afternoon with a set that included covers of Joan Jett and the Ramones. 

Here's Angela Avery (lead guitar, vocals)...

...Samantha Avery (bass, backup vocals) ...

...and Austin Avery (drums)...

The band's chemistry comes from nearly a decade of playing together.

This may have been the Dollheads' first New York show, but hopefully it won't be their last. In the meantime, they have one LP and two EPs worth checking out.

And a post-show photo with Show Brain founder Ozzie, who organized yesterday's free concert that included Pilfers, Loosey and Balaclava.

Sunday's opening shot

A reader shared this photo from Second Street and Second Avenue, where the Cybertruck graffiti era appears to be continuing.

Saturday's parting shot

Robert Miner notes that today's lunch special in Tompkins was a complimentary beverage with every rat ...

Photos: The 32nd annual Drag March steps off from Tompkins Square Park

Photo by Stacie Joy

Pride Weekend got its traditional East Village start last evening as the Drag March returned to Tompkins Square Park for the 32nd time.

Hundreds gathered in the park before setting off from Avenue A and Ninth Street for the colorful procession to the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village.

Participants also paid tribute to East Village-based artist and activist Agosto Machado, who died in March. A longtime figure in the downtown arts community, Machado participated in the 1969 Stonewall uprising and the Gay Liberation Movement. He often described himself as a "pre-Stonewall street queen" and remained an influential presence in the city's creative and activist circles for decades.

Here are a few scenes from the start of the march...

Saturday's opening shot

Photo by Robert Miner 

Pride Weekend skyline photo of 14th Street last evening...

A little hell-raising from the Dollheads

 

If you're planning on going to the free Show Brain show in Tompkins Square Park tomorrow, consider arriving early for the first band (roughly 1:50 p.m.).

The Dollheads are a sibling trio from Las Vegas making a name for themselves on the punk scene. 

Check out the video here for "See you in Hell." 

'No Picnic' starting its 11th week at the Film Forum

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The Film Forum is at 209 W. Houston St. between Sixth Avenue and Varick. Ticket info here.

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• Phil Hartman on 'No Picnic' and capturing a vanishing East Village in the 1980s

Kenka hosting its first punk show this weekend on St. Mark's Place

A longtime East Village late-night destination for adventurous Japanese cuisine is about to get a little louder. 

Kenka, 25 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue, will host its first-ever punk show late tomorrow (Saturday) night, with five bands taking over the restaurant from midnight to 4 a.m. 

The lineup features Blu Anxxiety, Nisemono, Hated, Kleptocracy and Infernal Spawn. Tickets are $8 in advance here or $10 cash at the door, with all proceeds going directly to the bands. There will also be $3 Sapporos. 

The show is being organized by Kyota Umeki, whose father, Yuji Umeki, the longtime owner of Kenka and the punk-vintage shop Search & Destroy upstairs, died unexpectedly last year. 

Kyota, who grew up in the East Village, has said he hopes to use Kenka as a venue to support and reconnect with the neighborhood's punk community.