New York Burlesque Festival: The Teaser Party

The glitter- and glamour-filled 11th edition of this annual four-day celebration of the mighty tassel kicks off with an eye-popping extravaganza at Le Poisson Rouge. The appetizer affair features, among many others, the U.K.'s Havana Hurricane, Italy's Vampfire, Minnesota's Musette ("The Mistress of Mischief"), and local luminaries Calamity Chang, Hazel Honeysuckle, Grace Gotham and Dangrrr Doll. The World Famous *BOB* serves as the glamorous host.