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AION Costume Ball

A spooky, spectacular NYE masquerade

By Rachel Shimp

Published on December 26, 2007

Maybe you want to have your cake and eat it too—to have a debauched but also spiritual New Years’ Eve celebration. Depending on your definition of spiritual, this costume ball might be just the thing. Following a similar, wildly successful soiree in the same space last year, Infinite Connections has assembled a gaggle of DJs and musicians playing everything from noise to psy-trance to bring in ’08 with a bang. These events have an art party signature, as each room is visually stamped with work from “emerging starving artists,” and erotic circus troupes and gorgeous fire dancers perform in the wee hours. Upping the ante on the unknown this year is the inclusion of palm reader Nikki Ross and Radio8Ball divinatory Andras Jones. Bring a date, or not—you never know what the future holds.
Mon., Dec. 31, 9 p.m., 2007