Chloé Caldwell Book Release Party

A night of Queer Utopia to celebrate the re-release of cult classic novella WOMEN. You won't want to miss this stacked line up of authors, comedians, musicians, ending with a dance party and DJ set. It's the only way to kick off pride and your sexy sapphic summer! Hosted by Mia Arias Tsang

With special guests:

Party Nails Elana Carroll aka Party Nails is a producer, audio engineer and artist based in Chatham, NY and Los Angeles, CA. The Party Nails sound has been described as “Yeah Yeah Yeahs meets Robyn”. She is currently releasing singles ahead of her third album, and also producing, writing and mixing with other artists and bands in her LA studio, Top Coat.

Um, Jennifer? is a punk-tinged indie rock duo based in NYC. Fig and Eli met at a party in Brooklyn one fateful night. Now, they make music together for nobody except the vengeful god, Jennifer. Jennifer thinks their music sucks.

Jill Louise Busby (also known as Jillisblack) is a writer and speaker. Her work charms audiences just past their limits of comfort, inviting them to seek a new and more genuine freedom in the discomfort of truth. Jill is a respected speaker and beloved social commentator, heralded for her humor, intellect, and transparency. In 2018, Jill created the web series, “Moms as Managers,” which ran for 4 seasons. Her debut book, Unfollow Me: Essays on Complicity, an intimate, impertinent, and incisive collection about race, progress, and hypocrisy, was released in September of 2021 from Bloomsbury Publishing. She is currently the Artistic Director at Northwest Film Forum and is at work on an album.

Emily Zhou's first book Girlfriends was published by LittlePuss Press in 2023. She was born in Michigan and lives in New York.

Erik Martini is the host of “is this gay?” a monthly standup show at club cumming, where he humiliates himself to crowds of gay men who don’t want to kiss or date him. he can be found tweeting his diary on twitter @dootydootster , forgetting that he’s filming himself on tik tok @erikouille , and looking beautiful on Instagram @erikmartini. if you love him you’re officially a martini mixer

THE SPACE (*please read*):

Wet Spot is an outdoor DIY performance venue in Bedstuy. The event space is located in a private backyard accessible by stairs. Please reach out if you need more accessible accommodations to enter the space. The bathroom will be located inside the apartment. You cannot hang out inside the building for any reason. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns (@wetspotnyc).

NO dogs will be allowed. This venue is not BYOB.

Our Mission

Wet Spot is a queer-centric performance showcase that elevates and champions local artists in an inclusive and welcoming space. Storytelling is the heart of these events, and it is our mission to curate dependable and wild performances each month. Wet Spot fosters safer spaces for all who wander from the edges, a place where folks can come together to collaborate and find community through education, activism, and celebration.

Safer Spaces Policy

In an effort to create a space where all people feel safe, we don’t tolerate any of these things in the virtual or real world of Wet Spot:

– Violence – Non-Consensual Touching – Racist, Homophobic, Transphobic, Sexist or Other Discriminatory Language – Leering

If someone says or does anything to make you feel uncomfortable while you’re here please let anyone with a rainbow wristband know.

If the event needs to be cancelled for weather or safety reasons, you will be able to use your ticket for a future event.