Halloween
City of God
BY ANGELA MATUA
AMATUA@QNS.COM
The Paper Factory Hotel in Long
Island City will partner with several
organizations to host City of Gods Hal-loween,
a massive party and immersive
experience to celebrate the holiday.
Located at 37-06 36th St., the
hotel will be one of two venues to
feature performances from more
than 40 international artists at nine
indoor and outdoor stages, cabaret
performances, a menu prepared by
Lilly Valley restaurant and more.
A warehouse at 37-08 34th St.
will also host performances and the
event starts on Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. and
ends the next day at 9 p.m. Partners
include Brooklyn venue House of Yes;
Distrikt, a nonprofit music collective;
record label ZERO; and more.
Event organizers are being se-cretive
about what attendees can
expect and will not announce the
music lineup beforehand. Accord-ing
to the event page, programming
includes “sacrifices and offerings,”
a Dionysus wine bar, “religious and
sacrilegious texts,” “sanctuaries of
sin and soul,” “Kali Ma’s chamber of
blood” and more.
“We welcome all deities, demigods
and demons, gods and goddesses,
creatures of creation and those de-voted
to hedonism beyond the human
realm,” the event page read. “Our City
at is an endless maze of temples
and altars, shrines and sanctuaries
for your play and pleasure. Pray and
prey upon. Be feared of your wrath
and indulge in the rapture of dance.
You are magic incarnate, the supreme
ruler of all. This is your city. We are
your worshipers.”
So far, approximately 1,702 people
have bought tickets to the event and
the early bird and first release tickets
have already sold out. The second
release tickets cost $80 and only
people 21 and older are allowed to
attend.
Photo via Facebook/Paper Factory Hotel
“We welcome all deities, demigods and
demons, gods and goddesses, creatures of
creation and those devoted to hedonism
beyond the human realm.”
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