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Oops! Is East Williamsburg’s Hottest Free Drag Show

Wednesday nights have become a bright spot for partygoers in East Williamsburg thanks to Oops!, a weekly drag variety show that goes down at The Rosemont.

Oops! Is East Williamsburg’s Hottest Free Drag Show

Oops! Is East Williamsburg’s Hottest Free Drag Show

Wednesday nights have become a bright spot for partygoers in East Williamsburg thanks to Oops!, a weekly drag variety show that goes down at The Rosemont.

Oops! Is East Williamsburg’s Hottest Free Drag Show
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Mo Wilson 

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Wednesday nights have become a bright spot for partygoers in East Williamsburg thanks to Oops!, a weekly drag variety show that goes down at The Rosemont, a former jazz club that has turned into a new queer hotspot.

Troy Carsen, former manager at Metropolitan and Sugarland, took over the space in December 2016 and seeds of the party were sown when illustrious queen, nightlife promoter and bartender Merrie Cherry reached out to new names for a Wednesday party. One of those names was local DJ Ickarus, who has since become the resident DJ at The Rosemont.

“I had been in the scene for a minute and had been DJ’ing a little bit here and there, but just from going out a lot she knew I knew how to run a show,” Ickarus told Bushwick Daily. 

At that point, Merrie had already brought in drag queens Jacquée Kennedée…

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