Shanghai Mermaid
The dragon ball
on saturday, february 1st,
you are cordially
invited to join us for our
signature soirée and lunar new
year / spring festival celebration! come
in your jazz age finest to watch mesmerizing
performances, sip secret elixirs, and dance the
night away beneath a glittering dragon and
glowing lanterns. join us as we honor
the first new moon of the lunar
calendar and toast to
the year of the
snake.
蛇年
PERFORMERS
- gramaphone by dj mac
- burlesque by calamity chang
- classical chinese dance by ling tang
- pipa by zhou yi & flute by miao yimin of
the ba ban chinese music society
- hot jazz by drew nugent & the
midnight society
READINGS
- bazi chinese metaphysical
readings by julie huang, available
in the lobby starting during
the cocktail hour.
FOOD
on the ground floor at
the back of the bar, we'll have
veggie lo mein {from wo hop}!
$15 cash or venmo.
ATTIRE
elegant, dressy vintage
or vintage - inspired, formal,
cocktail, high glamour, or fabulous
creative attire required. casual attire
will not be admitted {no t-shirts,
jeans, baseball caps, day-
wear}. thank you!
PARTY HOURS
cocktail hour: 7-8pm
come early to hear gramaphone
dj mac play, plus a performance.
main party: 8pm-12:30pm
performances through-
out the evening.
COAT CHECK
will be in the basement
across from the restrooms.
Tickets
OPTIONS
main party $60
cocktail hour + main $75
late night tix (after 10pm) $40
click box below for photos, tickets & seating.
(please note that there are no refunds).
i'll be donating a percentage of the
party proceeds to the wonderful organization
Heart of Dinner. founded at the onset of the covid-19
shutdown, the founders, yang chin and moon lynn tsai, started
cooking meals in their home for the Asian American older adults
in chinatown that faced food insecurity, isolation, and violence. they
not only filled an urgent need, but they created a loving community of
caring. their mission continues and has grown to have four locations
around nyc. they now work with local restaurants to create culturally
thoughtful, nutritious food, while volunteers pack it all up in hand-
illustrated paper bags with hand written love notes in each of
the beneficiary's native languages. the care packages
nourish not only their physical, but also their
mental and emotional well-being.
if you'd like to donate directly, do so HERE.
if you'd like to volunteer sign up HERE.
Heart of Dinner is a 501 (c) (3)
non-profit organization.
~
contact me if you'd like to volunteer for set-up
AND break-down the night of the soirée in exchange
for entry, or even if you're unable to help but
can't afford the cost of the ticket right now.
LOCATION
~ estonian house ~
243 e. 34th st., ny, ny 10016 *
the beautiful beaux arts building
was built in 1898, and is currently
a private membership club
for the estonian
community.
* the building is not
wheelchair accessible.
2025 marks the 10th dragon ball
and shanghai mermaid's 18th anniverary!
how time flies! i hope you'll join me in toasting
this new year {of the snake}. i have a feeling that
community will be especially important in
the coming year, so let's keep coming
together to celebrate and
create community.
see you soon.
xo juliette