Summer School: PS1

PS1 was built in 1900 and served as a school until 1963, by 1974 it was almost in shambles. A group of visionaries saved it from demolition in 1975 and converted it to an art space for emerging artists and genres that challenge preconceptions. In 1998 someone had a brilliant idea of hosting a day party in the school yard and bringing in globe trotting DJs. Warm Up party was born and has been the house music's aficionados destination for Saturday afternoon ever since.

It has the most diverse crowd and DJ lineup, the energy is always exhilarating but for the best experience there are some guidelines to follow:

1. Wear lose comfortable clothes, the yard is surrounded by high walls and doesn't get a draft; jeans get sticky after an hour (since you will be dancing your booty off). Ladies, your makeup will melt so bring a hand fan, you will look very stylish and stay cool at the same time.

2. Buy your drink tickets at the entrance, the bar operates on drink tickets and you will save yourself some time. Line for drink tickets + line for bar = missing great music

3. Children are welcome, if they can dance as well they will be the life of the party

4. Place gets crowded by 6 pm, so don't expect to have a lot of space on the dance floor after 6

5. Don't forget your camera, this place is unlike anything you have seen before (I once kissed a girl, It was a hot Kodak moment)

6. Measure your drinking because the bathroom wait is usually 30-45 min

7. Eat either prior to the party or go outside and grab a delicious hot dog from a street vendor, the line for food inside is another 30 min

8. Art installations are usually mind bending, so check them out while you are bored (rare but happens)

9. If you have friends who live in LIC, do your best to drag them out even if they tell you that they are so over PS1; this way you get in for free because of their coveted address (otherwise the entrance is $10)

10. Best time to watch break dancers is from 4 to 6

11. Don't expect the sound system to be top notch, it all depends on the sound engineer and it's an open space after all

12. If you smoke bring extra cigs, because you will be asked to share and all smokers know it's bad karma to be greedy with cigs (even at the new prices).

13. Bring your beautiful self, bring your most open and outgoing attitude with you, don't forget to dance and enjoy the ride :)