Arts & Entertainment

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Opportunities abound for local gays to get their New Year’s Eve party on

Published

15 years ago

December 30, 2011

S.H.E. Productions and Grand Central (1001 N. Charles St.) in Baltimore present the fourth annual New Year’s Eve Bash “Resolution 2012” on Dec. 31 starting at 9 p.m. DJ Image and Deejay Aruto will be spinning. Cover is $10 before 11 p.m. and $15 afterward. For more information, visit facebook.com/sheproductions.

Black Cat’s (1811 U St., N.W.) New Years Eve Ball will feature Peaches O’Dell and her Orchestra performing throughout the night as well as Tony Anthony and his Malvivants and DJ Dredd and Grap Luva on the Backstage. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at blackcatdc.com. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Red Palace (1212 H St., N.E.) presents “Ball Drop Burlesque and Variety Blowout Bash” tonight with three sets at 9, 10 and 11 p.m. featuring intermissions with go-go dancing, and the ball drop and toast at midnight. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 day of show. Doors open at 8 p.m. and all attendees must be 21 or older. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit redpalacedc.com.

U Street Music Hall (1115 U St., N.W.) presents “Moombahton Massive X” New Year’s Eve featuring Nadastrom, Sabo, Jen Lasher and more. Ticket are $20. Doors open at 9 p.m. for this 21 and older event.

Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) presents “New Year’s Eve 2012” featuring a countdown of the top 10 songs of 2012, a glowing midnight explosion, music and video by DJs Ed Bailey and Wess, live performance by Tha Dance Camp and more. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Number Nine (1435 P St. N.W.) or at groovetickets.com. Town box office will open at 7 p.m. and doors open at 9 p.m. All attendees must be 21 or older.

Ultrabar (911 F St., N.W.) presents “Ultra New Years Eve 2012” from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. featuring all kinds of music, complimentary party favors, video projectors showing the ball drop live and a midnight champagne toast. Tickets are $40 and available online at ultrabardc.com.

The BFF New Year’s Eve Party at Remingtons (639 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.) starts at 10 p.m. on the second floor featuring a free buffet and champagne toast. Admission is $8.

Phase 1 (525 8th St., S.E.) is having its “Countdown to 2012 Women’s New Year’s Eve Party” from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. with DJ Staylo spinning, a balloon drop and champagne split. Admission is $10 and doors open at 7 p.m.

Omega Party presents “New Year’s Eve Extravaganza” at 901 Lounge (901 9th St., N.W.). Tickets are $15 in advance and only 100 are available. Tickets will be sold at the door as space permits. VIP packages are $50. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit omegapartydc.com.

Drive-By Truckers will be finishing off a three-day appearance at 9:30 Club (815 V St., N.W.) on New Year’s Eve along with Booker T and Alabama Shakes. There will be a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $55 and can be purchased online at 930.com. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Online Culture

Clavicular charged in alleged rape of teenage influencer

Online personality’s real name is Braden Peters

Published

13 minutes ago

September 23, 2026

Joe Reberkenny

Braden Peters a.k.a. "Clavicular" (Screen capture via NBC News/YouTube)

Online personality Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, has been accused of rape.

According to NBC, Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, an 18-year-old influencer known online as Alorah or Alorah Ziva, accused Peters of sexual assault, and the case is making its way through the court system.

The alleged incident occurred on May 23, 2025, when Mendoza was 17.

According to a criminal complaint from the Chatham (Mass.) Police Department, Peters called her an Uber to his family’s home. Once there, he allegedly got her drunk on vodka while they livestreamed on Twitch and then raped her. His mother and grandmother were allegedly in the house.

The documents allege Clavicular committed rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse, and procuring and providing liquor to a person under 21.

According to court documents acquired by NPR, Mendoza began communicating with Peters on Instagram, where he paid her to appear on his livestreams to help her “make her name known on social media.”

According to those documents, Peters arranged for the minor to come to Cape Cod home to participate in a videostream for his 437,000 followers on Kick, 1.2 million followers on TikTok, and more than 1 million followers on Instagram.

At his home, Peters allegedly instructed Mendoza to say she was 18 on his videostream and to claim the alcohol on camera was water instead of vodka. Mendoza said she felt peer-pressured to drink the spirit and that she became noticeably intoxicated after a couple of drinks.

The allegations go on to state that after stopping the stream, Peters and Mendoza kissed on a couch and then had sex in his bed without her consent. Mendoza said she did not receive a sexual assault forensic exam after the incident. NPR does not name alleged victims of sexual assault.

The charges come months after Mendoza sued Peters in Miami, accusing him of sexual battery in connection with the events of May 2025. The civil lawsuit also separately alleges that he injected her face with a non-FDA-approved fat-dissolving substance during a November livestream in Florida.

Peters is known for his “looksmaxxing” concept of vanity, which is at the core of his online presence. The “looksmaxxing” culture he has helped cultivate combines elements of incel culture and heterosexuality, with the stated goal of attracting the opposite sex. He has gone as far as to say he has undergone “bonesmashing,” or hitting his own face with a hammer; taken anabolic steroids to more rapidly grow muscle; and used crystal meth as an appetite suppressant.

At the same time, looksmaxxing has been described as having elements of homoeroticism, with “looksmaxxers” appearing more concerned with impressing other men than women. Peters has multiple times pointed to openly gay actor Matt Bomer as the gold standard for male facial aesthetics.

Peters’s arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 14.