Enjoy informative TEDx style lectures on a variety of subjects, followed by steamy burlesque performances... by the same people. We're proving that women can be both sexy and competent adults. Doors at 9, show at 10! For advance tix: https://doboth3.bpt.me/
UPCOMING FEATURED MEMBER EVENTS
RUBA hosts a wide variety of events ranging from live entertainment to life events. Our Member's Private Events are not listed here. In addition due to our multi-room venue, please fill out the booking form HERE for best availability. RUBA's members present after-hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. For more info on after-hours CLICK HERE
Previous events
Make It A Friday! Late Nights MIDNIGHT - 3AM
Order tickets: https://thesweetspotphlapr2018.eventbrite.com/
For more information visit our website http://www.sweetspotnation.com/
DOORS OPEN @ 8PM
" ... went to The Sweet Spot show at the end of last year and can't get the show out my mind!! It's wonderful, amazing!" -Tiph
The Sweet Spot is the first ever high energy, heart-pounding, fist pumping, laugh-out-loud Pop Erotica event in the world. Up and running in 25 cities so far, this sensational theater production takes you on a lively adventure celebrating the sexier side of life.
“This was one hell of a show~ I laughed, related & simply had a great time! :-)” - Neena
Get ready to experience the world's best performance poets, live body painted models, sultry burlesque dancers, live music, fashion, comedy and the most electrifying host you have ever seen! All this mixed in with today's most current top 40 hits. If you have never partied from your seat, let this be the first time!
"....Awesome!!! Loved It!!! Everything was great!!! I'm Hooked!!! Can't wait till the next time you're somewhere close!!!!" - Tim
*food, drinks and novelties are available for purchase.
For more information visit our website http://www.sweetspotnation.com/
Late Night fun every Sunday! Service Industry Night
Drop by for ping pong, pool, darts, and drinks!
RUBA's late night tradition of being the in-the-know late night gathering spot for our neighbors, artists, industry professionals and their friends continues.
PING PONG, POOL, & LOCAL VIBES in our speakeasy cabaret.
MIDNIGHT-3:00am
S'Tiel The Show Burlesque performance
Doors open at 9:30pm Show at 10:30pm
Ages 21+
Make It A Friday! Late Nights MIDNIGHT - 3AM
Oh snap! Once again, Mario has lost the Princess. (She needs to get it together.) This time, HiScore - The Happy Hour For Gamers is chasing her all the way to the city of Brotherly Love, and teaming up with Badass Raves to find her!
We're heading right into the Fire Flower Palace for some good old competition, boozing, and cruising. Beats for the night will be provided by: Jay Shok Musho Problem Unit Dr. Rabbit
The tournament of the night will be announced soon, but it's a classic and we know you'll love it.
Consoles available: PS4 🕹️DragonBall FighterZ 🕹️Fortnite 🕹️Street Fighter V AE 🕹️Tekken 7 🕹️Borderlands Deluxe Edition 🕹️Destiny 2 🕹️Fallout 4 🕹️Overwatch 🕹️Wolfenstein II 🕹️South Park Fractured but Whole 🕹️COD WWII 🕹️Star Wars Battlefront
VIRTUAL REALITY- 🕹️ Drunken Bar Fight 🕹️ Rick and Morty Virtual Rickality 🕹️Farpoint 🕹️Skyrim 🕹️Rush of blood 🕹️Resident Evil 🕹️Doom!
NINTENDO SWITCH- 🕹️ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 🕹️ Pokken 🕹️ Super Mario Odyssey 🕹️ Splatoon 2 🕹️ Kirby Star Allies
GAMECUBE- 🕹️Super Smash Melee 🕹️WarioWare
N64 🕹️Super Smash 64 🕹️Mario Kart 🕹️Mario Party 4
Raspberry Retro Pi3 (Comes with over 5k Retro Games built in!)
PS2 🕹️Guitar Hero 🕹️DDR
Emulator Laptop (Gamecube Games)
🕹️Giant Jenga 🕹️Giant Connect Four
21+ to enter. $5 to get down. Bar open past 2. Mario deco on lock. Video game costumed HIGHLY encouraged. This event is community based so feel free to bring your own setup!
Late Night fun every Sunday! Service Industry Night
Drop by for ping pong, pool, darts, and drinks!
RUBA's late night tradition of being the in-the-know late night gathering spot for our neighbors, artists, industry professionals and their friends continues.
PING PONG, POOL, & LOCAL VIBES in our speakeasy cabaret.
MIDNIGHT-3:00am
Mike Paldino: Modern Oracle An evening of mentalism, mind reading, and mayhem
Saturday, April 7th 2018 at RUBA Social Club Doors 7:30 / Show 8:00 21+ exclusively
Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-paldino-modern-oracle-tickets-42359817354?aff=eac2
Make It A Friday! Late Nights MIDNIGHT - 3AM
The Women's Film Festival 2018
FATTITUDE
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 at 8PM Ruba Club 416 Green Street Philadelphia, PA 19123
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY | 89 MIN | USA Directed by Lindsey Averill & Viridiana Lieberman
FATTITUDE is a feature length documentary that exposes how culture - particularly media culture - encourages weight bias. Fat hatred crosses the lines of race, class, sexuality and gender, informed by a post-modern, post-colonial, feminist background, FATTITUDE smashes cultural bias with with, savvy and some righteous anger. This eye opening film features a diverse variety of voices including the likes of Jackson Katz, Marilyn Wann, Sonya Renee Taylor, writer/comedian Lindy West, acress and talk show host Ricki Lake, Winne Holzman (creator of ABC's My So-Called Life), Guy Branum (Chelsea Lately), model Tess Munster, and many others.
*FATTITUDE will be followed by a performance by Kitty Devereaux of the Sister BEAR Burlesque!
BRINGER OF WAR NARRATIVE SHORT | 7 MIN | USA Directed by Koura Linda
Live action tea time becomes an animated war zone when a vanilla cupcake comes to life, tormenting a diet-determined woman in this short film exploring how we see ourselves as women, how we treat each other and how we make a dangerous world in our efforts to "help."
Because sometimes you just should just eat the cupcake.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiO3iLfkc50&feature=youtu.be
For more informations about the films, please visit www.thewomensfilmfestival.org.
The Women's Film Festival 2018: That's Messed Up 2
RUBA Speakeasy-Cabaret Bar, 414-416 Green Street, Philadelphia
The Women's Film Festival 2018
THAT'S MESSED UP! PART 2 SHORTS PROGRAM: More flicks that will make you clutch your pearls and say, "That's messed up!".
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 at 6PM Ruba Club 416 Green Street Philadelphia, PA 19123
PANIC ATTACK! | 3 MIN | USA Directed by Eileen O'Meara
You know the nagging thoughts that start with "did I leave the coffee on?" and turn in to "am I pregnant with a devil-baby?” This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.
CHALK | 12 MIN | UK Directed by Lauren Jupp
A young woman must find the strength to stand up to her grandad after being forced into a snooker club scam with dangerous consequences.
PRACTICE | 9 MIN | UK Directed by Deva Palmier
Alja falls in love online with Ebb, a self-described jihadi, and longs to visit him. But he insists on setting a series of escalating challenges to prove that she’s tough enough. When events start taking a darker turn, it becomes Alja’s turn to challenge Ebb’s commitment and integrity.
PRACTICE is a deceptively dark film that focuses on themes of grooming and radicalisation, and also challenges us to look at the way we pre-judge people of different nationalities and religions.
JUST SUPER | 14.5 MIN | USA Directed by Lee Milby
JUST SUPER is a slice look into the mundane city life of a mousey gal. She notices everything while seeing nothing.
RUNNER | 12.5 MIN | USA Directed by Clare Cooney
A girl goes for a jog and witnesses something she can't run away from.
RIPPLE | 11.5 MIN | BELGIUM Directed by Emilie Vloeberghs
Dirk is taking his younger mistress on a boat trip. He's trying to tell her something. She's trying to read a book.
THE GIFT OF THE MAGPIE | 11 MIN | USA Directed by Anita George
It's carpe diem for a couple of small time grifters on Christmas Eve 1934. Starring Helen Slayton-Hughes ("Ethel Beavers" from Parks and Recreation), Milton Severe, Adam Osterhaus, and Pamela Forrest.
LADY LILLIAN | 7.5 MIN | USA Directed by Amber Johnson
LADY LILLIAN is a dark comedy about a tarot card reader/psychic whose rambling and somewhat absurd conversations with clients become self-fulfilling prophecies.
For more informations about the films, please visit www.thewomensfilmfestival.org
Taylor Mac's HIR: by Voice of Equality Productions
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ONE WEEKEND ONLY!! MARCH 16,17,18. TIckets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taylor-macs-hir-tickets-43404715673. Watch these 4 powerful actors learn the lesson that "Sometimes you spend a lifetime preparing for something to be one way and right from the start it's another."
Burlesque * Drag * Dance * Debauchery
We had so much fun at our debut Take It Off Broadway show in the fall that we're doing it again in Spring 2018 with an all-new line-up including Honeytree EvilEye, Fiona Firebomb, Maria Top Catt, Lulu Blue, Renaissance Noir & Bugalu Boogie!
Join us upstairs at the Ruba club for an unforgettable celebration of musical theater. Expect a mix of burlesque, dance and drag, featuring professional performers from the Philly area as well as two Philly Dance Fitness student routines!
SPECIAL EARLY START TIME: Doors at 8, show at 9!
Please note that this will be an adult show incorporating several racy acts. Drinks available for purchase, bar is cash only.
$15 until the week before, $20 after that. Advance tickets available at: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=339548&stype=-8&sTG=31&sVT=64&sView=day&sLoc=0&date=03%2F10%2F18
Produced by HoneyTree EvilEye & Philly Dance Fitness
SUNDAY SUNDAYS LATE NIGHT AFTER HOURS
RUBA Speakeasy-Cabaret Bar, 414-416 Green Street, Philadelphia
RUBA's late night tradition of being the in-the-know late night gathering spot for our neighbors, artists, industry professionals and their friends continues.
PING PONG, POOL, & LOCAL VIBES in our speakeasy cabaret.
11:00pm-3:00am
MAKE IT A FRIDAY LATE NIGHT AFTER HOURS
RUBA Speakeasy-Cabaret Bar, 414-416 Green Street, Philadelphia
RUBA's late night tradition of being the in-the-know late night gathering spot for our neighbors, artists, industry professionals and their friends continues.
PING PONG, POOL, & LOCAL VIBES in our speakeasy cabaret.
MIDNIGHT-3:00am
Nonsensical as ever, PandaBitch is hosted by Honeytree EvilEye.
Music by Flrt Vonnegut
GOGOS! Activity stations! Dance Party! A Kiddie-Pool and Panda Related Things.
SUNDAY SUNDAYS LATE NIGHT AFTER HOURS
RUBA Speakeasy-Cabaret Bar, 414-416 Green Street, Philadelphia
RUBA's late night tradition of being the in-the-know late night gathering spot for our neighbors, artists, industry professionals and their friends continues.
PING PONG, POOL, & LOCAL VIBES in our speakeasy cabaret.
11:00pm-3:00am
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