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August 1 - 3
Annual Black Pride NYC
Film screenings, seminars, community forums, performances... More...
August 2 / Saturday
GLAAD�s Absolut Hamptons
11th Annual outdoor fundraiser. Break out the white linen...
August 23 / Saturday
8th Annual Jersey City Pride: �Keeping the Vision Alive�
Entertainment includes: Lori Michaels, Mara Levi, Odd Girl...
July 2008
June 7, 10, 21, 28 - 29, 1 - 2, and 4
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Rarest of Birds
(Wings Theater, 154 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014) (8pm) An intimate peek into the psyche of Montgomery Clift. The Rarest of Birds conveys Clift's importance as a great leading man in Hollywood as well as his personal suffering as individual who never came to terms with his homosexuality. ($18) Event Website
July 1 / Tuesday
OrganizationsLGBT
Stonewall Anniversary Party
(Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014) (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) The STONEWALL Veterans' Association of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion celebrates the anniversary of the rebellion at the exact time that it was concluding 39 years ago! Original songs (1966-1969) of The Stonewall Inn. The music guarantees a fun event. Special guest testimonials. Come meet and support some of the survivors that ignited it all. This is how and where "pride" started at The Stonewall Inn on Stonewall Place. Hosts: Williamson Henderson, Storme DeLarverie and Jeremiah Newton. STONEWALL Veterans' Association ($25 (minimum donation)) ((212) 627-1969) [email protected] Event Website
July 2 - 7
Arts & Entertainment
HOTEL POOL
(Swimming Pool at 23 Rector St) (8pm) With vibrant wit and all-out physicality, Headlong Dance Theatre transforms the sanitized space of 225 Rector Street's pool into a site for dreams and longing. RSVP required: www.lmcc.net/sitelines. (Free) Event Website
July 3 - 7
LGBTSports
2007 Liberty Open
(USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens) Tennis tournament that is open to all players. Event Website
May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 4, 18, 25, August 1, and 8
Arts & Entertainment
Good Morning America Concert Series
(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (7 � 9am) Another great season of talent free to the public. May 30: Usher; June 6: Ashanti; June 13: Cyndi Lauper; June 20: Boyz II Men; June 27: Maroon 5; July 4: Chaka Khan; July 18: Miley Cyrus; July 25: Feist; August 1: Cast of Broadway�s Rent; August 8: The Jonas Brothers. For a complete listing, visit them online. Event Website
May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25, August 1, and 29
Arts & Entertainment
Toyota Concert Series on TODAY
(Window on the World Studio, 50th St btwn. 5 & 6th Aves) (7am) Enjoy free performances being taped Live for TV. May 30: Donna Summer; June 6: Chris Brown; June 13: Kenny Chesney; June 20: Rihanna; June 27: Cold Play; July 4: Ashlee Simpson; July 11: Rascal Flatts; July 18: Natasha Bedingfield; July 25: Miley Cyrus; August 1: Sheryl Crow; August 29: Paula Abdul. Event Website
July 4 / Friday
SocialAlternate Side Parking Suspended
Independence Day
(Various Locations) NYC�s many activities include tall ships sailing up the Hudson and a Macy�s fireworks extravaganza over the East River. Event Website
July 5 / Saturday
LGBTSports
Manhattan Island Marathon
(Battery Park City) Team New York Aquatics joins this 28.5 Mile swim. Event Website
July 5, 7, 9, and 11 - 12
Arts & Entertainment
Die Soldaten
(Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065) This impressive and startling production of German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann�s iconic opera Die Soldaten, staged in the Park Avenue Armory, achieves the intimate and immersive �total theater� experience the composer took �decisive steps� to realize more than four decades ago. The audience, literally traveling along the length of a narrow stage extending 220 feet, is transported into Zimmermann�s monumental and exhaustive transformation of Jakob Lenz�s 1776 play and the composer�s dark � and timely � comment on World War II. Event Website
July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and September 6
Arts & EntertainmentSocial
Warm-Up 2008 -- 10th Anniversary
(P.S. 1 MoMA, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101) (3 - 9pm) Warm Up is P.S.1's critically acclaimed music series and has become one of the most anticipated summer events. The series is housed within the architectural installation created by the winner of the annual P.S.1 and MoMA organized Young Architects Program. Together, the music, architecture and exhibition program provide a unique multi-sensory experience for music fans, artists, and families alike. See website for line-up. Event Website
May 25, June 1, 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21, and 28
Arts & Entertainment
15th Annual Harlem Meer Performance Festival
(Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park at 110th St) (2 - 4pm) The best in local emerging and established Latin, Jazz, World and Gospel. June 22: Sarah MacLawler (Blues and Jazz); June 29: Frankie Morales & Mambo of the Times Orq. (Salsa); July 13: Raquel Lima (Brazilian); July 20: Flamenco Vivo Carlotta Santana II (Flamenco); Aug 10: Pablo Mayor Folklore Urbano (Mod. Columbian); Aug 24: Charles Moore Dance Theatre (African Dance); Aug 31: Zon Del Barrio (Salsa). Continues all summer, through the Fall. Event Website
June 29, July 6, and 13
Arts & Entertainment
Rob Stapleton's "The Big Show"
(Comix, 353 west 14th street, New York, NY 10014) (8:00 PM) Don�t miss your chance to catch Rob as he shows off his legendary wit. Born and raised in the Bronx, Rob's versatile style has made him a favorite on BET's ComicView and Comedy Central's Comic Groove. . Stapleton�s television credits include sketch writing for Tracey Morgan, and their pieces have aired on Saturday Night Live. He's also appeared on VH1's Most Shocking Moments series Rob has recently filmed a Laffapolooza comedy festival DVD in Atlanta hosted by Jamie Foxx. ($12 Advance/$15 Day of show) (212-524-2500) [email protected] Event Website
July 6 / Sunday
LGBTSocial
Qwik Dates speed-dating for Ages 30s/40s
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM) At this Speed-Dating event, meet lots of guys ages 30s & 40s one-on-one for a series of 3-minute dates, then get a free mingling period to meet anyone else in the room. Tell us which men you want a second date with, and minutes later you find out your matches. This is a great opportunity to meet guys for time-efficient face-to-face contact and see what kind of chemistry is there. It�s a lot of fun and could lead to meeting someone special! ($20) (212-971-1084) [email protected] Event Website
July 7 / Monday
Arts & Entertainment
The Found Footage Festival
(Comix, 353 west 14th street, New York, NY 10014) (8:00 PM) One part kitsch, another hilarious commentary, the Found Footage Festival is sure to be a reel good time. The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that compiles more than an hour's worth of footage from videos found at garage sales, thrift stores, warehouses, and dumpsters throughout the country. Curators Pickett and Prueher host each screening in-person, and provide their unique observations about the obscure found videos. ($15 Advance/$20 Day of show) (212-524-2500) [email protected] Event Website
July 7 / Monday
LGBT
CLAGS Presents: Queer Migrations
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm) Population movement has been crucial to the formation, growth, and sustenance of many queer communities in the United States. However, migration has only recently become a central and exciting theme in studies of queer life in this country and elsewhere. This Seminar in the City will introduce participants to this growing body of scholarly inquiry through the discussion of selected case studies with past and contemporary relevance. The main goal will be to understand the importance and interaction of sexuality with traditional and emerging themes in the migration literature such as ethnic/racial incorporation, transnationalism, and homeland politics. Facilitated by Carlos Ulises Decena, Rutgers University. Event Website
June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, and 18
Arts & Entertainment
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival 2008
(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (Lawn opens 5pm; Showtime at Dusk) June 16: Dr. No; June 23: Bride of Frankenstein; July 7: The Man Who Came to Dinner; July 14: Fail Safe; July 21: Arsenic and Old Lace; July 28: The Apartment; August 4: Lifeboat; August 11: The Candidate; August 18: Superman. Event Website
July 7 / Monday
Arts & EntertainmentWoman's Interest
Expatriate PREVIEW
(Culture Project, 55 Mercer St., New York, NY 10013) (8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) Culture Project's Women Center Stage presents: EXPATRIATE by LENELLE MO�SE, a brand new two-woman play with music about race, friendship, art, and fame. Claudie and Alphine are sophisticated and sexy African-American performing artists and longtime sister-friends. Disillusioned by grief, homophobia, and "the black glass ceiling," they flee to Europe to heal and realize their starved American dreams.EXPATRIATE is an engaging exploration of black womanhood, friendship, sexuality, and freedom. With only a JamMan loop machine at their feet, real-life rising stars Lenelle Mo�se and Karla Mosley weave the story of singing group Black Venus's rise to fame. ($25 Previews, $45 Regular) ((212) 352-3101) Event Website
July 8 / Tuesday
Arts & Entertainment
Free New York Philharmonic Concert in Richmond County Bank Ballpark
(Richmond County Bank Ballpark, at St George, Staten Island, NY 10301) (8pm) Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K.125a, Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, Elgar: Enigma Variations. Followed by fireworks. Event Website
June 24, July 8, 22, and August 5
Arts & Entertainment
Naumberg Orchestral Concert
(Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park at 72nd St, New York, NY 10023) (7:30pm) Since 1905, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts has continuously presented free, outdoor classical music concerts to New Yorkers of all walks of life. Event Website
July 8, 15, 22, 29, and August 5
LGBTSportsWoman's Interest
Self-Defense for Women and Transgender People
(The Center for Anti-Violence Education, 327 7th Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215) For adults only. (sliding fee scale) (718-788-1775) Event Website
June 21, July 8, 15, 22, and 29
Arts & Entertainment
50th Annual Washington Square Music Festival
(Washington Square Park, 5th Ave at Washington Sq North, New York, NY 10003) (8pm) A free outdoor classical and Music of the Americas concert series is celebrating its 50th season by presenting five evenings of great music under the stars performed by musicians who regularly play in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan and New York City Opera orchestras and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. (Free) Event Website
July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, and 27
Arts & Entertainment
10th Annual OUTDOOR CINEMA 2008
(Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11106) (Performances: 7pm; Screening at Sunset) Each evening focuses on a different country or culture and visitors are invited to sample regional cuisine from neighborhood restaurants, picnic on the grass, listen to performances by local musicians, enjoy the cool waterfront breeze as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline and watch exceptional international films on an outdoor screen. (Free) Event Website
July 9, 16, 23, 30, and August 6
LGBTWoman's InterestYouth & Family
PACT (Power Action Change for Teens)
(The Center for Anti-Violence Education, 327 7th Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215) Self defense for teen women and Trans youth. (sliding fee scale) Event Website
July 9 - 10
Arts & EntertainmentLGBTWoman's Interest
Melissa Etheridge in Concert
(WAMU Theater, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (8pm) Melissa is touring with her ninth studio album, The Awakening. ($39.50 - $104.50) Event Website
July 10 / Thursday
Arts & Entertainment
Free New York Philharmonic Concert in Cunningham Park
(193rd St Field, Cunningham Park, Queens) (8pm) Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K.125a, Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, Elgar: Enigma Variations. Followed by fireworks. Event Website
July 10 / Thursday
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
�Earthly Powers�
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) Discussion of Anthony Burgess� 1980 novel. This study of 20th-century history centers on the stormy relationship between an effete, a popular novelist and a Faustian priest. Event Website
July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, and 14
Arts & Entertainment
Broadway in Bryant Park
(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (12:30 � 1:30pm) Songs from current Broadway shows sung by the stars themselves. Event Website
July 10 / Thursday
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
"T" At 'On The Border Music Series'
(Border Burrito, 81 3rd Ave. @ 11th St., New York, NY 10079) (10:00 pm/11:00 pm) Tara Grieco is T. Come welcome emerging NYC LGBT community original singer-songwriter, T, as she makes her first appearance at one of NYC's newest and most promising original live music venues! www.myspace.com/tradio www.myspace.com/borderburritonyc (FREE) (212-777-8000) Event Website
July 11 / Friday
Arts & Entertainment
Free New York Philharmonic Concert in Van Cortlandt Park
(Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx) (8pm) Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K.125a; Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor; Elgar: Enigma Variations. Fireworks following. Event Website
July 12 / Saturday
SportsWoman's Interest
New York Liberty vs. Detroit
(Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (7:30 pm - 9:30 pm) Help the New York Liberty "Raise The Game" as they take on the brightest and best that the WNBA has to offer! (Seats start at $10) (212-465-6080) [email protected] Event Website
July 12 / Saturday
OrganizationsLGBT
Broadway Barks 10
(Times Square Shubert Alley, btwn 44 & 45th Sts) Thousands of theatre fans and animal lovers gather to encourage people to adopt pets from area shelters while spreading the message about the importance of spaying and neutering. Event Website
July 12 / Saturday
Arts & EntertainmentLGBTWoman's Interest
Murray Hill's 8th Annual MISS LEZ PAGEANT
(Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th St, New York, NY 10018) (10pm) A wildly provocative, insane, jaw-dropping alternative beauty pageant for queer womyn in NYC that takes the traditional, "straight" and out-dated beauty pageants and turns it upside down, inside-out, outside-in, by giving queer womyn the chance to interpret what beauty and a pageant means to them. The five contestants representing the different "scenes" in the community are MISS SNAPSHOT (Trina Rose), MISS I HEART BROOKLYN GIRLS (Cherry Bomb), MISS CHOICE CU*TS (Scout Durwood), MISS VICTORIA (Laryssa Husiak), and MISS WILDCARD (Sequinette). There will be guest performances, celebrity judges, go-go dancing, beer and DJ's to keep the party going post-pageant. ($15 adv / $20 door) Event Website
July 13 - 14
Arts & EntertainmentSocial
Bastille Day on 60th St
(60th St btwn Lex & 5th Aves) Bastille Day brims with the sights, sounds and flavors of French culture. Culminates Monday night with the Bal du 14 Juillet. Event Website
July 13 - 15
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Miss Magnolia Beaumont Goes to Provincetown
(Stage Left Studio, 438 W 37th Street 5A, New York, NY 10018) (7:30 (8:30 July 14th and 15th)) After her untimely demise, the spirit of a young southern debutante finds herself trapped in the body of a gay New Yorker on his way to Provincetown, Massachusetts for a birthday vacation. ($15) Event Website
July 13, 20, 27, August 3, and 10
Arts & EntertainmentSocial
MoonDance
(Pier 54, Hudson River Park at 13th St, New York, NY 10014) (6:30pm) Dance the night away under the stars with music from New York's hottest dance bands on Hudson River Park's Pier 54 - no experience necessary. Featured styles include swing, tango and salsa. Free dance lessons begin at 6:30 pm courtesy of Dance Manhattan. Live bands go on at 7 pm. Event Website
July 14 / Monday
Arts & Entertainment
Free New York Philharmonic Concert in Prospect Park
(Prospect Park, West at 15th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215) (8pm) Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, Sibelius: Finlandia Followed by fireworks. Event Website
July 15 / Tuesday
Arts & Entertainment
Free New York Philharmonic Concert in Central Park
(Central Park, 58th St, New York, NY 10155) (8pm) Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, Sibelius: Finlandia. Followed by fireworks. Event Website
July 15 / Tuesday
Arts & Entertainment
Fennesz / Sakamoto
(Winter Garden, Bordered by Vesey St, West St, Liberty St & Hudson River, New York, NY 10007) (9pm) Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto will perform from their album, Cendre. Event Website
July 16 / Wednesday
OrganizationsLGBTSocial
OP ROOFTOP MIXER
(The Delancey, 168 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002) (6pm) LOWER EAST SIDE'S COOLEST CLUB HOSTS A MIXER AND BBQ TO CELEBRATE OP'S 25TH YEAR. Open bar from 6-8pm (cash bar until 9pm). And an urban barbecue starting at 7pm. Limited space. Tickets sales are limited to 2 tickets per person. ($30) Event Website
July 16 / Wednesday
Arts & EntertainmentOrganizationsLGBTSpiritual
Author Scott Pomfret presents "Since My Last Confesssion"
(Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St, New York, NY 10024) (7pm) From same-sex marriage rallies to pedophile priest scandals, Since My Last Confession maps with matchless humor the full spectrum of the gay Catholic experience. Listen in as Scott learns a thing or two about love and compassion from Father McSlutty, a promiscuous gay priest; Jezebel, Scott�s �ber-Catholic sister-in-law; Father Bear-Daddy, the Shrine�s hirsute holy terror; and the Three Hale Marys. (Free)
July 17 / Thursday
SportsWoman's Interest
New York Liberty vs. Washington
(Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (7:30 pm - 9:30 pm) Help the New York Liberty "Raise The Game" as they take on the brightest and best that the WNBA has to offer! (Seats start at $10) (212-465-6080) [email protected] Event Website
July 17, and 19
Arts & EntertainmentLGBTWoman's Interest
WHEN I REALIZED I FIRST LIKED GIRLS
(Dixon Place, 254 Bowery, New York, NY 10012) (8pm) Was it the batting eyelashes of your best friends older sister? When you blushed at the mannequins at Victoria's Secret? When you wove your first hemp bracelet or got your mixed tape of the Indigo Girls? You remember and so do we... Join in on an evening of memories, songs, videos, dance and performances with: Jess Barbagallo, Faye Driscoll, Sharyn Jackson, Laryssa Husiak, Joseph Keckler, Sunita Prasad & Laura Stinger. Event Website
July 18, 26, 31, and 8 - 9
Arts & Entertainment
Exit Cuckoo
(TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th St, New York, NY 10018) (8pm) Exit Cuckoo is a one-woman show that explodes the myth of motherhood. How is a busy parent expected to produce offspring, rear young, build her nest, and still find time to forage for food and a decent living? In nature, the cuckoo bird solves this problem by leaving its egg in another bird's nest and the host bird then assumes responsibility for the unborn hatchling. Answers for the modern, diverse and driven women of New York City are more difficult to uncover. ($18.00) (212.279.4200) Event Website
July 18 / Friday
Arts & Entertainment
Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las
(South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038) Mary was 15 when she and her sister Elizabeth (Betty) began singing with identical twins Margie and Mary Ann Ganser in their neighborhood of Queens. They shot into the charts with hits like �Leader Of The Pack�. Event Website
July 18 - 20
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Pinchbottom declares WAR!
(Collective:Unconscious, 279 Church Street, Tribeca, New York, NY 10013) (Fri & Sat at 10pm, Sun at 7 pm) DATELINE: THE OVAL OFFICE - When beleaguered President JONNY PORKPIE decides that NASTY CANASTA and the Pinchbottom Burlesque Organization are stockpiling "Weapons of Ass Destruction", he attempts to raise his approval rating by ordering an immediate invasion of their home base... New York City. In response, PINCHBOTTOM DECLARES WAR and Drill Sergeant Canasta whips her Burly-Q Commandoes into fighting form with a rigorous basic training regimen. ($ 15) Event Website
July 18 / Friday
LGBTSocial
RIDE THE RAINBOW MASQUERADE BALL CRUISE
(Paddle Wheel Queen, Skyport Marina 23rd Street off the FDR Drive, New York, NY 10016) (11pm - 4am) 3 Levels, 2 Dance Floors, 4 of the hottest NyC DJ's spinning the best of latin, house, reggae, hip hop and much more, Live Go-Go Dancers!!! Entrance includes, hot latin food buffet, goodie bag, entertainment and more!! ($40 ADVANCE TICKETS) (917-418-6885) [email protected] Event Website
July 19 / Saturday
SportsWoman's Interest
New York Liberty vs. Indiana
(Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (7:30 pm - 9:30 pm) Help the New York Liberty "Raise The Game" as they take on the brightest and best that the WNBA has to offer! (Seats starting at $10) (212-465-6080) [email protected] Event Website
July 19 / Saturday
LGBTSocial
Qwik Dates speed-dating for Ages 30s/40s
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM) At this Speed-Dating event, meet lots of guys ages 30s & 40s one-on-one for a series of 3-minute dates, then get a free mingling period to meet anyone else in the room. Tell us which men you want a second date with, and minutes later you find out your matches. This is a great opportunity to meet guys for time-efficient face-to-face contact and see what kind of chemistry is there. It�s a lot of fun and could lead to meeting someone special! ($20) (212-971-1084) [email protected] Event Website
July 19 / Saturday
Arts & EntertainmentLGBTYouth & Family
1st Annual Queer Youth Cinema Conference (QYCC)
(TBA) A day-long conference for emerging LGBT youth of color producers. Panels, screenings and workshops will be lead by industry professionals. Event Website
July 19 / Saturday
Arts & Entertainment
Divas & Prima Donnas by the Square: An Historical & Operatic Walking Tour
(Meet at Cafe-71 @ 71 Irving Pl btwn 18 & 19th Sts) (2pm) Join Metropolitan Opera singer Marlena De La Mora and tour guide Sharon Weinman for a musical walking tour down Irving Place. Visit various historical sights such as: Washington Irving High School, location of The National Conservatory of Music; Irving house, the home of society "power" couple Elsie De wolfe and Elizabeth Marbury who lived here in 1897 and had Sunday salon with guests that included Oscar Wilde and Sara Bernhardt; former site of New York Academy of music opera house, the premier New York opera house from 1854-1885. De La Mora will sing excerpts from arias from operas that appeared at the Academy (Norma, The Masked Ball, Faust, La sonambala, etc.) and discuss the opera divas of the 19th century. The tour is aprox 60 minutes. ($10) (917-533-0272) [email protected]
July 19 / Saturday
Arts & EntertainmentOrganizationsLGBTWoman's InterestYouth & Family
3rd Annual NYC Gender Equality Festival: Connect! Create! Educate!
(Von King Park Cultural Center, Corner of Tompkins Ave & Lafayette St, Brooklyn, NY 11216) (10am - 3pm) Girls for Gender Equity invites women and men of all ages to be a part of the 3rd Annual NYC Gender Equality Festival � a FREE public event for education, networking, resource sharing, community interaction, arts, recreation and entertainment. The Festival will feature arts organizations, service groups, youth organizations, educators, grassroots organizers, and nonprofits from every corner of NYC that have come together to provide fun activities and information for youth and adults, as well as Food & Refreshments, Guest Speakers, Live Performances, and wonderful Giveaways! (718-857-1393) [email protected] Event Website
July 19 - 20
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Every Soul Has A Song
(Algonquin Theater, 123 E. 24th Street, Bwteen Lex and Park, New York, NY 10016) (July 19 at 1pm, July 20 at 5pm) �Every Soul Has A Song,� celebrates the universality of mankind�s will to survive, and it�s ability to thrive under the most extreme conditions. The result is a theatrical experience that is at once gritty yet refined, eloquent but jarring. J. Fitzgerald infuses his contemporary poetic verses with lines from literary masters, Old Testament scriptures, and lyrics from Negro spirituals, gospel, rock and folksongs to create an epic choreo-poem that illustrates that whether black or white, Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, everyone has a song within. All Out Arts ($18 (Group rates available)) (718-583-9824) Event Website
July 20 / Sunday
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
"Tru Loved" and "The Secrets" screen at Stony Brook Film Festival
(Staller Center For The Arts, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794) (3:30pm & 9:30pm) Tru, a 16-year-old high school student from San Francisco, is uprooted from her gay-friendly home by her lesbian moms and moved away -- not only from San Fran but from her gay dads -- to a new, decidedly more conservative neighborhood in suburban Southern California. In The Secrets, Naomi is the brilliant and pious daughter of an ultra orthodox rabbi, who finds herself at a crossroads when her mother dies and she is expected to immediately marry her father�s prot�g�. She begs her father to allow her a year of study at a woman�s religious seminary in Safed, the birthplace of the Kabala where she develops a complex friendship with another woman. Festival continues through July 26. Event Website
July 21 / Monday
Arts & Entertainment
Project Shaw 2008 presents Major Barbara
(The Players, 16 Gramercy Park S, New York, NY 10018) (7pm) In this sparkling comedy, Lady Britomart Undershaft (Megan Mullally) is a woman determined that her children should be well provided for. Her estranged husband (Michael Cumpsty), is a notorious millionaire armaments dealer who has not known his grown children since they were babies. Lady Brit brings them together with surprising results. Full of lively comedy and sparkling debate, Major Barbara is also one of Shaw's most powerful and forward-looking plays. ($20) Event Website
July 21, and 23
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
George Michael in Concert
(Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (8pm) George Michael brings his 25 LIVE tour to NYC. Event Website
July 21 - 23, and 28 - 30
Arts & Entertainment
LMCC SITELINES: Maktub by 360� Dance Company
(South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038) (12Noon & 1pm) A study of the intricacy of community and a meeting of two very different worlds. Event Website
July 21 - 25, and July 28 - August 1
Social
Summer Restaurant Week I & II
(Various Locations) Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to try out a different restaurant every night that might ordinarily be beyond your budget! Event Website
July 22 / Tuesday
Arts & Entertainment
Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein
(Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave, at 92nd, New York, NY 10128) (8pm) Leonard Bernstein defined the intersection of American popular song, classicism and jazz. Event Website
July 22 / Tuesday
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Watch Out at the Center
(Time Warner 35 and Cablevision 68 on Brooklyn Community Access TV) (6:30pm) The Center's half-hour show is hosted by Mimi Gonzalez and includes a conversation with Edward Albee; a discussion on queer aging, or Coming Out at 70, with Jonathan Ned Katz, Amber Hollibaugh, Thomas Glave and Terry Boggis; and a panel on being queer behind bars with formerly incarcerated person The LGBT Center (Free) Event Website
July 23 / Wednesday
OrganizationsLGBTSocial
AID FOR AIDS: ICON
(Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, New York, NY 10018) Honoring iconic fashion stylist and designer Patricia Field. Event Website
July 24, and August 14
Arts & EntertainmentOrganizationsLGBT
Watch Out at the Center
(Time Warner 34 and 78, RCN 107 and 82 on Manhattan Neighborhood Network) (10pm) The Center's half-hour TV show features a recap of Garden Party 25 with Emcee Kate Clinton on the main stage and Lisa from Top Chef interviewing fellow chefs April Bloomfied, David Chang, Johnny Iuzzini and special guests Ted Allen and Andrew Cohen. The rest of the show includes footage from Pride celebrations in New York City boroughs and beyond. (Free) Event Website
July 25 / Friday
SportsWoman's Interest
New York Liberty vs. Los Angeles
(Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (7:30 pm - 9:30 pm) Help the New York Liberty "Raise The Game" as they take on the brightest and best that the WNBA has to offer! (Seats starting at $10) (212-465-6080) [email protected] Event Website
July 25 / Friday
LGBTSocialWoman's Interest
Women's Compatibility Game
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM) It�s speed-dating with an ingenious twist: answer four questions about your interests, values, and lifestyle, and get assigned to four different groups of women who gave answers similar to yours. Also meet women one-on-one in a free mingling period. Finally, give us a list of the ones you want to date, and minutes later you find out your mutual matches. Compatibility Game is a fun, revolutionary way to meet women you are compatible with, thereby increasing your odds that a relationship could take hold. ($20) (212-971-1084) [email protected] Event Website
May 16, June 27, July 25, and August 22
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Center Bingo
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (7pm) Join the Center and Trai La Trash for Bingo. Join the fun and stake your claim to the $500 Jackpot! Event Website
July 25 - 27
Arts & EntertainmentSocialYouth & Family
30th Annual Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer
(Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park, New York, NY 11004) NYC 's oldest and largest powwow will feature three days of intertribal Native American dance competitions to which the public is invited. Over 40 Indian nations are represented at this spectacular event held in the apple orchard on the farm grounds. A large selection of quality Native American art, crafts, jewelry and foods are available. Event Website
July 25 / Friday
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Pride Night at Children's Museum of Manhattan
(Children�s Museum of Manhattan, The Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd St, NY 10024) (6:30pm) The Children�s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), in conjunction with Center Kids is hosting a free evening of celebration for LGBT parents and their children. In addition to participating in walk-in family art programs throughout the night, families will have the opportunity to explore the museum�s latest exhibits. Special art workshops and a musical performance is also included in the evening�s festivities. (Free) Event Website
July 26 / Saturday
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Date Bait for single Professionals
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM) Meet doctors, lawyers, teachers, business executives, and other career-minded men at this fun, structured, results-oriented mixer. At the end of the event, give us a list of the men you want to date, and minutes later our computer tells you your matches. ($20) (212-971-1084) [email protected] Event Website
July 26 / Saturday
Arts & Entertainment
The Big River Project: The Music of Johnny Cash
(Winter Garden, Bordered by Vesey St, West St, Liberty St & Hudson River, New York, NY 10007) (8pm) Culminating a week-long celebration, several of NYC�s premiere singer-songwriters gather to explore Cash�s songbook, including: Ollabelle, Benevento/Russo Duo, Laura Cantrell, The Persuasions and others. Event Website
July 26 / Saturday
Social
Washington Square Summer Fair
(Bleecker St btwn Broadway & 6th Ave) (10am � 6pm) Event Website
July 27 / Sunday
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18th Annual LGBT Dominican / Latino Picnic / Health Fair 2008
(Ft. Washington Park, Under the George Washington Bridge, New York, NY 10033) (12 - 7pm) The 18th annual Dominican/Latino LGBT Picnic and Health Fair is an uplifting, informative and pleasurable event for its participants. It is an occasion to provide very important information and services to people in our community as well as an opportunity to empower and energize the Latino LGBT community. (Free) (212 584-9311) [email protected] Event Website
July 27 / Sunday
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GLBT Couples Brunch 35+
(Aunt Suzies, 247 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215) (12 Noon) Come join Breakfast Instead for our July event. Breakfast Instead is a Brooklyn based GLBT couples group 35+. Our July event is Brunch at Aunt Suzie's restaurant in Park Slope. Please email [email protected] for more information. Let's make Brooklyn a little smaller. Hope to see you there! Event Website
July 27 / Sunday
Arts & Entertainment
Pharaohs Daughter
(Riverside Park South, Pier 1, West 70th Street at the Hudson River, New York, NY 10023) (7 PM to 9 PM) Blending a psychedelic sensibility and a pan-Mediterranean sensuality, Basya Schechter leads her band, Pharaohs Daughter, through swirling Hasidic chants, Mizrachi and Sephardi folk-rock, and spiritual stylings filtered through percussion, flute, strings and electronica. Their sound has been cultivated by Basyas Hasidic music background and a series of trips to the Middle East, Africa, Israel, Egypt, Central Africa, Turkey, Kurdistan and Greece. Part of Summer on the Hudson's "Acoustic Sundays" series. (Free) (212-408-0219) Event Website
July 28 / Monday
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Commercial Closet Association's 4th Annual Images In Advertising Awards
(New World Stages, 340 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (7 - 9:30pm) Which advertisers will win as best in 2007 Outstanding Commercials? Join Commercial Closet and 300 advertising, marketing and media executives as CCA recognizes the outstanding mainstream and LGBT-targeted TV, print and online advertisements from 2007, honoring advertisers and ad agencies that created them! Enjoy Absolut cocktails and hors d'oeuvres from Bamboo 52, Cake Alchemy, Paris Commune, and Philip Marie! ($175 through July 12, $225 after) Event Website
July 28 - August 1
Arts & Entertainment
KEIGWIN + COMPANY presents Elements:
(Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011) Larry Keigwin and his company of dancers make their Joyce debut with the NYC premiere of a work comprising of four suites underscored by a wide variety of music, from classical to hip-hop. Each suite is inspired by one of Nature�s basic building blocks: Earth, Fire, Air and Water. Music will include pieces by Mozart, Chopin, Unk, Patsy Cline, Devo, Etta James and Perry Como, among others. Event Website
July 29 - August 2
Arts & Entertainment
Battleworks Dance Company
(Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011) Battleworks Dance Company presents Reel Time, Juba, Ella, In/Side and Overture. Celebrating their fifth anniversary, Battleworks Dance Company presents Robert Battle�s strong choreography with vigor and technical virtuosity. Battle�s provocative work runs the gamut from humorous to viscerally jarring, and his dancers �are magnificent, flinging themselves into movement phrases with frenzied energy� (The Boston Globe). ($34) Event Website
July 29 / Tuesday
Arts & Entertainment
T Live!
(Otto's Shrunken Head Tiki Bar & Lounge, 538 E. 14th St., Between Aves. A & B (closer to B), New York, NY 10009) (10:00 - 11:00 pm) T is Tara Grieco, an original singer-songwriter & spoken word artist. Come experience T as she continues her summer residency performing at Manhattan island's way coolest tiki bar. T's site: www.myspace.com/tradio (Free) (212-228-2240) Event Website
July 29 / Tuesday
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The Date Simulator
(JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St, New York, NY 10023, 646-505-4444) This program helps people get past the dreaded first date into real relationship territory. Learn the essentials of a great first date, and how to use flirting to your advantage. Step into the JCC's date-simulator-a chance not only to discuss dating strategies but try them out over sinful desserts at our semi-private tables for two. Pre-registration is a MUST for this program. We need the right balance of men and women and will not be able to hold the program if you don't let us know that you are coming. Okay? So RSVP!! ($12 members/$15 non members) (646.505.4444) Event Website
July 30 / Wednesday
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Porno Bingo Fundraiser for the NY Ramblers
(9th Ave. Bistro, 693 9th Ave. (at W. 48th), New York, NY 10025) (9 � 10pm) The NY Ramblers is an LGBT Soccer Team. Porn Bingo speaks for itself. Event Website
July 30 / Wednesday
Arts & Entertainment
David Moore's Wicked Wits at Comix
(Comix, 353 west 14th street, New York, NY 10014) (8:00 PM) Tired of your boring boss? Meet the �Funniest CEO in America,� an established executive by day and stand-up comic by night. David Moore�s double life started slowly. After spending years as the CEO of Register.com, a company with over 500 employees, Moore was featured in The New Yorker magazine as a humor columnist. While using comedy as a morale boost in the workplace, David Moore also turns his professional experience into great nightclub entertainment! ($15 Advance/$20 Day of show) (212-524-2500) [email protected] Event Website
July 31 / Thursday
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UP ON THE ROOF presents Pharoah's Daughter
(JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St, New York, NY 10023, 646-505-4444) (8pm) Blending a variety of sensual styles, Basya Schechter leads her band, Pharaoh's Daughter, through swirling Hassidic chants, Mizrahi and Sephardi folk-rock, and spiritual stylings filtered through percussions, flute, strings and electronica. ($5/$10) Event Website
August 1 - 3
LGBT
Annual Black Pride NYC
(Various Locations) Film screenings, seminars, community forums, performances and parties. Event Website
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