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august 23, 2008 / saturday 
LGBTSports
Big Apple Softball League Playoffs
(Various Locations) Watch the culmination of a summer season of softball. Event Website
Note: this event runs August 9 - 10, 16 - 17, and 23 - 24
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
2nd Annual 5-Boro Dance Challenge
(NYU’s Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012) Same-sex competitions will take place in Ballroom, Latin, Country, Swing, Showdance, Salsa, Hustle and more. Event Website
Note: this event runs August 23 - 24
LGBTSocial
Qwik Dates speed-dating for Ages 40+
(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 40+ 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
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
Note: this event runs July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and September 6
Arts & Entertainment
John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Headline
(Comix, 353 west 14th street, New York, NY 10014) (8:30 and 10:45 PM) Nick Kroll & John Mulaney, two of the brightest emerging stars of comedy, will split the bill. Nick Kroll is one of Time Out New York's "Favorite Comics of 2004" and the co-writer of Bar Mitzvah Disco, published by Random House. Some of his notable television credits include writing for Chappelle's Show and co-creating, directing, and starring in I Love the 30s and as “Nick” on ABC’s Cavemen. John Mulaney co-wrote the ECNY award winning short-film Cavalcade of Personalities, which appeared on Comedy Central's Jump Cuts. ($22.50/$27.50) (212-524-2500) Event Website
Note: this event runs August 22 - 23
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
III at the 11th Annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC
(The Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, New York, NY 10014) (Aug 8, 14, 15, 20 & 23 Varies see description) A real life, all-male menage-a-tois (1927-1943) between the photographer George Platt Lynes and one of the greatest artistic couples of the 20th century: writer Glenway Wescott and MoMA curator Monroe Wheeler. ($15) (866.468.7619) [email protected] Event Website
Note: this event runs August 13 - 15, 20, and 23
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Best of NewFest@BAM
(BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217) Each year, NewFest is pleased to work with the landmark BAM Rose Cinemas to re-present a selection of films from the annual film festival for Brooklyn audiences. Featuring a selection of award winners and audience favorites, NewFest@BAM gives audiences another chance to see the films from the recently concluded NewFest 2008. Event Website
Note: this event runs August 22 - 24
OrganizationsLGBT
Housing Works Warehouse Sale
(Housing Works Warehousex, 48-49 35th St, Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101) (10am - 4pm) Housing Works' beloved twice-monthly warehouse sales make it easier than ever for you to find flawed-but-fabulous designer items among the overstock. For $20, you get a shopping bag to fill with as much of the overstock clothing as will fit. For $30, you get a shopping bag filled entirely with men’s and women’s pre-sorted designer items! To benefit Housing Works. ($20) Event Website
Note: this event runs August 9, 23, September 6, 20, October 11, 25, November 8, December 6, and 13
Spiritual
Memorial Eucharist of Remembrance for thiose who have died from AIDS
(Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th St & Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025) (12:15 PM) Memorial Eucharist of Remembrance for all who have died of AIDS-HIV-related illness. Names of Loved Ones who have died of AIDS-HIV-related-illness can be entered into the Book of Remembrance and also named in the Prayers. (FREE)
Arts & Entertainment
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
(Multiple locations) (3pm) The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival annually assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist. The two days of free concerts take place in neighborhoods where Charlie Parker lived and worked, in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park (124th St & Mt. Morris Park) on the 23rd and the Lower East Side's Tompkins Square Park (East 8th St betwn Avenue A & B) on the 24th. Event Website
Note: this event runs August 23 - 24
Ongoing Events
through August 23
Arts & Entertainment
Mostly Mozart Festival
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) Explore music and art from diverse cultural traditions under the baton of Conductor Louis Langrée. Composer-in-residence Kaija Saariaho will premiere oratorio La Passion de Simone. Enjoy Samoan-born theater-artist and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio’s magnificent Requiem, and Australian artist Lynette Wallworth’s installations. The season will also mark the auspicious debuts of a new, ascendant generation of conductors, including twenty-something French phenom Lionel Bringuier and British sensation Edward Gardner. These firsts will be complemented by the returns of such revered artists as the Emerson String Quartet, and pianist Garrick Ohlsson. Event Website
This event runs July 29 - August 23
through August 24
Arts & Entertainment
Lincoln Center Out of Doors
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) A season jam-packed with dynamic, free programs – from re-imaginations of beloved cultural icons to cross-cultural collaborations that blur the lines of genre and geography. Event Website
This event runs August 7 - 24
through August 24
Arts & Entertainment
The New York International FringeNYC
(Various Locations) The largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues. Event Website
This event runs August 8 - 24
through August 24
Arts & Entertainment
Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy
(Broadway Theater, 1681 Broadway, New York, NY 10019) (Previews June 16, Opens June 26) An exotic encounter inspired by nature’s unpredictable creations that are brought to life by an international cast of soaring aerialists, spinebending contortionists, acrobats, jugglers and musicians. Event Website
This event runs June 16 - August 24
through August 25
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
HOT! The NYC Celebration of Queer
(Various Locations) Full length and short works in performance, dance, spoken word, burlesque and circus. Event Website
This event runs July 2 - August 25
through August 26
LGBTSports
Big Apple Softball League
(Various Locations) (Weekends) Celebrating its 31st Anniversary, the league includes both competitive and recreational teams. Players of all skill levels are welcome. Event Website
This event runs May 26 - August 26
through August 28
Arts & Entertainment
Movies with a View
(Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Main St at the East River, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201) (6pm) One of the city's premiere outdoor film series with an eclectic line-up of films and breathtaking views of the NYC waterfront. DJs from Brooklyn Radio kick off the evening, spinning tunes as the sun sets, and RICE sells delicious dinners onsite. Movies include: Stand By Me, Wallace & Gromit, Cabaret and The Shining. (Free) Event Website
This event runs July 10 - August 28
through August 29
OrganizationsLGBTSocialYouth & Family
Fire Island Pines - Family Week
(Fire Island Pines) The Pines is increasingly attracting LGBT families with children throughout the summer season. As a result, parents suggested creating a family week to introduce the Pines to a broader number of families as a fun summer destination. Family Week will be a combination of structured activities and free time. The focus of the event is to play and have fun, so the majority of time will be spent with families on the beach. (Free) Event Website
This event runs August 22 - 29
through August 31
Arts & Entertainment
The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
(Winter Garden, World Financial Center) This colorful crocheted panoply of kelps, corals and anemones is an homage to Earth’s endangered coral reefs. Event Website
This event runs April 5 - August 31
through September 7
Arts & Entertainment
Whoopi Goldberg in XANADU
(Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036) Goldberg is temporarily filling in for Jackie Hoffman in the roles of Calliope and Aphrodite, about which she said, "What better way to stick my toe back on to the Broadway stage than to join the amazing cast of Xanadu. It's such a fun show and is definitely my sensibility, as written by the divine Douglas Carter Beane. For me, it's going to be unbelievable." We agree! Event Website
This event runs July 29 - September 7
through September 7
Arts & Entertainment
The 183rd Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art
(National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Ave at 89th St, New York, NY 10128, 212-369-4880) An exceptional selection of contemporary works by over 125 of the finest artists from across the country. This Annual consists of works by newly emerging artists and established artists, providing an exhibition of diverse ideas, mediums, and techniques. Event Website
This event runs May 29 - September 7
through September 7
Arts & Entertainment
Polaroids: Mapplethorpe
(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) This special exhibition traces Robert Mapplethorpe's use of instant photography from 1970 to 1975. Included are self-portraits, figure studies, still lifes, and portraits of lovers and friends including Patti Smith, Sam Wagstaff, and Marianne Faithfull. Many of these small, intimate photographs convey tenderness and vulnerability. Others depict a toughness and immediacy that would give way in later years to more classical form. Unlike the highly crafted images Mapplethorpe staged in the studio and became famous for, these disarming pictures are marked by spontaneity and invention. Event Website
This event runs May 3 - September 7
through September 15
Arts & Entertainment
Dalí: Painting and Film
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) Bringing together more than 130 paintings, drawings, scenarios, and films by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), this exhibition explores the role that cinema played in the artist's work. Collaborations between Dalí and legendary filmmakers are displayed alongside his paintings and other works, illuminating the ways in which ideas, iconography, and pictorial strategies are shared and transformed across mediums. In conjunction with the gallery exhibition, a series of screenings in the MoMA theaters presents the classic and avant-garde motion pictures Dalí treasured, films on which he collaborated, and examples of his legacy in contemporary cinema. Event Website
This event runs June 29 - September 15
through September 21
Arts & Entertainment
Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe
(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) One of the great American visionaries of the twentieth century, R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) endeavored to see what he, a single individual, might do to benefit the largest segment of humanity while consuming the minimum of the earth's resources. Doing "more with less" was Fuller's credo. The results of more than five decades of Fuller's integrated approach toward the design and technology of housing, transportation, cartography, and communication are displayed here, much of it for the first time. Event Website
This event runs June 26 - September 21
through September 28
Arts & EntertainmentWoman's Interest
Louise Bourgeois
(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) A full-career retrospective of one of the most important artists of our time. The exhibition, which fills the entire Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda and one adjacent gallery, will be the most comprehensive examination to date of Bourgeois’s long and distinguished career. Born almost a century ago, Louise Bourgeois has remained steadfastly at the vanguard of the development of contemporary art for more than 70 years, and continues to create new bodies of work with characteristic energy and restless innovation. Event Website
This event runs June 27 - September 28
through September 28
Arts & EntertainmentSocial
JellyNYC Pool Parties at McCarren Park
(McCarren Park Pool, Lorimer St btwn Driggs Ave & Bayard St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211) Mix kids water games like Slip 'n Slide and indie, rock, dance and world bands, and you've got THE coolest way to spend your summer Sundays! (Free) Event Website
This event runs June 6 - September 28
through September 28
Arts & Entertainment
Magic in Ancient Egypt: Image, Word and Reality
(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) How the Egyptians, known throughout the ancient world for their expertise in magic, addressed the unknown forces of the universe is explored in this exhibition of twenty objects from the Brooklyn Museum's world-famous collection. Event Website
This event runs January 1 - September 28
through October 10
Arts & Entertainment
Piano in the Park
(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (12Noon - 1:45pm) Monday through Fridays. New artist every week performing for the public. Including Junior Mance, Armen Donelian, Joel Forrester, Russ Kassoff, Mike LeDonne, Todd Robbins, Yuka Aikawa, Dona Carter, Dan Manjovi, Deanna Witkowski, Roy Eaton, Victor Lin, Frank Owens, Jill McManus, Larry Ham, Luiz Simas, Ayako Shirasaki. Event Website
This event runs May 19 - October 10
through October 13
Arts & Entertainment
The Waterfalls
(Various Locations) (7am - 10pm) Public Art Fund presents The New York City Waterfalls, a major new work of public art by internationally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson. The exhibition of four man-made 90-to 120-foot-tall waterfalls of monumental scale will be on view at four sites: one on the Brooklyn anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge, one between Piers 4 and 5 near the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, one in Lower Manhattan at Pier 35 north of the Manhattan Bridge, and one on the north shore of Governors Island. Event Website
This event runs June 26 - October 13
through October 25
Arts & Entertainment
Focus on the '70s: The Fabulous Photography of Kenn Duncan
(New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) In the 70s and early 80s, Duncan was a principal photographer for the entertainment magazine After Dark and for Dance Magazine, which chronicled the world of dance and choreography. Photographs by Kenn Duncan also appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Life, Time and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a dozen Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies, and published three volumes of his own photographs: Red Shoes, Nudes, and More Nudes. This retrospective of his 20-year career includes his iconic images of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Angela Lansbury, Rudolf Nureyev, Bette Midler, and the cast of Hair, as well as selections from his nudes and his work with hundreds of celebrities. Event Website
This event runs July 30 - October 25
through October 31
LGBTSocial
The Woods Campground
(Pocono Mountains, PA) The Woods Campground is a private, members-only, alternative campground catering to LGBT campers 18 years of age and older. Event Website
This event runs May 23 - October 31
through November 2
Arts & Entertainment
Absinthe
(South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038) A night-time saunter through the strangest, most sultry circus in town. Event Website
This event runs August 6 - November 2
through November 2
Arts & Entertainment
Henry Moore Sculpture at the Garden
(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) This landmark presentation of monumental works will be the largest outdoor installation of Henry Moore sculpture in one location in the U.S. Event Website
This event runs May 24 - November 2
through November 8
Arts & Entertainment
Arbiters of Style: Women at the Forefront of Fashion
(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) This exhibition features work by female designers as well as clothing and accessories worn by female department store executives, influential clients, magazine editors, muses and models. Event Website
This event runs May 21 - November 8
through December 31
LGBT
Oscar Wilde in NYC Guided Walking Tour
(By Request) This tour is based on new and unique research into the people and places Oscar Wilde visited in the NY of the gilded age. Event Website
This event runs January 1 - December 31
through December 31
Arts & Entertainment
A Tale of Two Cities
(Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) Previews begin August 19, Opens September 18. This is a new musical based on the Charles Dickens novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” Event Website
This event runs August 19 - December 31
Recurring Events this Saturday
OrganizationsSports
Front Runners New York
Tuesdays at 7pm, 3rd St & Prospect Park West; Wednesdays at 6:45pm, 236 West 73rd St; Saturdays at 9:15am, 236 West 73rd St Event Website
This event runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
LGBTSports
Metro Wrestling Practices
(Fighthouse, 122 West 27th St, New York, NY 10001) (5 - 7pm) Metro Wrestling is New York City's gay freestyle wrestling club. Gay, straight, male or female, all are welcome to attend. Event Website
This event runs Saturdays
Spiritual
CBST Shabbat Services and Torah Study
(CBST, 57 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014) (10am) Event Website
This event runs every 2nd and 3rd and 4th Saturday
Arts & Entertainment
Guided tours of the Chelsea Art Museum
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (2 PM-3 PM) Join us for docent-led tours of our exhibition galleries. Highlighting works from both our permanent collection and our rotating exhibitions, tours are free with museum admission and start from the bookstore. (Free!) (212 255 0719) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs Saturdays