HERO WORSHIP WORSHIPS SIOUXSIE

I make no secret of the fact that Pony is my favorite geigh bar in Seattle—possibly in the whole damn geigh world. It's a matter of public record. (And of my DNA splattered all over the walls, floor, the infamous loo clown, the ceiling, that one poor guy...) But did you know they also do some of my favorite themed events? True fact! Frequently, the Pony boys combine their creativity and singular obsessions to devise and produce rather amazingly fun events. EXAMPLES! Beefcake, which celebrates retro male nudity in clever ways; Glitoris, which celebrates every second Saturday with live music and sexiness; and, more to the point, Hero Worship, our feature event this week, which celebrates obsession with music and musical artists. Jack Caton, aka Dee Jay Jack, created Hero Worship. He explains, "You know what a truly fanatical fan I am in the music-nerd department—I created Hero Worship as a way to pay homage to my faves: Grace Jones, Morrissey, Debbie Harry, the B-52s. Siouxsie I've idolized since the fifth grade. We're going to have all the side projects, remixes, hits, covers, influences, posters, and video montages we can fit in five hours. Essentially, my tween dream come true!" Yeah. Right. Like YOURS AND EVERYONE ELSE'S, lady! With Dee Jay Jack (duh) and DJ K-Kost (Kyle Kostrzewa)! Pony, 9 pm, free, 21+.

CHERDONNA AND LOU

Fresh from the ensemble cast of Freedom Fantasia (which you now understand was every drop as spectacular as I said it was going to be), come our good friends Cherdonna and Lou. As you know (or should, god damn it) they are Cherdonna Shinatra and Lou Henry Hoover, the dance performers nonpareil known together as the Cherdonna and Lou Show, which is like nothing else and everything good: unique and energetic, violent and frenetic (in a delightfully campy way), colorful and fun and engaging and downright astonishing in its athleticism and esthétique. Their new offering, My Obviously Unsuccessful Lifestyle, shall feature all of the above, plus a small ensemble of characters and local celebrities as yet to be announced. (But I bet you can guess one or two if you try real hard.)

You've seen Cherdonna and Lou dance together, sync together, stab each other with knives, break bottles over each other's heads, break their heads over the other's head, and wrestle each other in and out and back into the ground. The time has come for the band of two to break up to pursue solo careers. My Obviously Unsuccessful Lifestyle is a celebration of their partnership, a swan song, and an opportunity for the pair to try to shove all the ideas that haven't fit into any of their other evening-length works or numerous short acts into one cohesive show. While this is the last evening-length work the Cherdonna and Lou Show is presenting in the foreseeable future, the duo will continue to appear by request and as part of such theatrical productions as DeLouRue's FREEDOM FANTASIA and Homo for the Holidays! My Obviously Unsuccessful Lifestyle was developed with support from the Seattle Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture. Velocity Dance Center, 8 pm, $18, all ages, also Sun June 14.