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The weekend might not be what it used to be, but still, you did it! We did it! We all made it through another week together and that’s the only thing we can do, stay safe and take everything one week (or day, or hour) at a time.
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The weekend will be livestreamed
Friday:
- Put on your best PJs and spend a girls night in with Rita Ora and Charli XCX over on her Instagram. Time is TBD.
- Hit up SiriusXM for a digital version of Ultra, featuring Major Lazer, Afrojack, Amin Van Buuren and more starting at 5 p.m. ET.
- Spend some quality time at home with Ben Gibbard! He’ll be streaming on YouTube at 7 p.m. ET.
- Pour yourself a fine glass of wine and tune into Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment streaming live from the Metropolitan Opera at 7:30 p.m. ET.
- Cut a quarantined rug with Big Freedia’s Friday Night Shakedown at 9 p.m. ET!
- Biqtch Puddiń is hosting an online drag show that is stacked with performers. Tune in on Twitch at 10 p.m. ET.
Saturday:
- Pour yourself another homemade mimosa and tune into Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake live from Bavarian Staatsoper at 1:30 p.m.
- Palaye Royale is getting weird with their live stream, which will start at 3 p.m.
- Live from not-New York, it’s Saturday night with Ian Abramson! Since SNL is on break, Abramson is taking over and doing his own thing starting at 11:30 p.m. ET.
- Charli XCX is keeping those sleepover vibes going with a game of Would U Rather featuring Kim Petras. It’ll be streaming live from her Instagram and time is TBD.
- Plus First Aid Kit is streaming some tunes from their Instagram! Time is TBD.
Sunday:
- 202strong is streaming a live workout on YouTube every day at 12 p.m.! Get that blood pumping.
- The Vienna State Opera is streaming Siegfried from Wagner’s Ring Cycle. It’s a good one, but a long one, and the whole thing starts at 1 p.m. ET.
- Our girl Charli XCX is teaming up with Clairo to teach an art class over on her Instagram at 3 p.m. ET.
- Christine (and the Queens) is streaming live everyday on Instagram at 6 p.m. ET. Why don’t you join in?
- Broadway.com is bringing back The Rosie O’Donnell Show for a very special one night return. It all kicks off at 7 p.m. ET.
Dance to This
The Avalanches’ new album is coming out and I have mixed feelings about all of the singles released so far, so to soothe my soul, I’m going back to this classic.
