Burlesque, Firefighters and Drag – All on the L.E.S.

Lydia Ransom at last month's Book Club Burlesque at Parkside Lounge
Lydia Ransom at last month's Book Club Burlesque at Parkside Lounge

If you aren’t planning on attending the “Rescue Me” Fireman Singles Party at R-Bar tonight, there are a couple other lascivious events happening that might pique your interest:

Inbred Hybrid Collective is back at Parkside Lounge with their “Bookclub Burlesque“. This evening’s variety show, “Geek Chic,” takes inspiration from Katherine Dunn’s 1989 novel, Geek Love, about a traveling circus-freak family. 8pm. $5.

Shim MamSir Productions will present Ballad of the Bad Bad Girls, the second in a series of “unauthorized staged readings of plays, films,TV movies, sitcoms and after school specials — all presented with a drag twist,” tomorrow night at the Bowery Poetry Club. What type of “bad girl” will they be paying homage to?  Think: Ilene Warnos, Amy Fisher and Squeeky Fromme. 8pm. $10.