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june 6, 2009 / saturday 
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Qwik Dates speed-dating for Ages 20s/30s
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:00 PM) At this Speed-Dating event, meet lots of guys ages 20s & 30s one-on-one for a series of 3-minute dates, then get a free mingling period to meet anyone else in the room. It’s a lot of fun and could lead to meeting someone special! ($20) (212-971-1084) [email protected] Event Website
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
NewFest 2009
(Various Locations) As New York City's premier LGBT film organization, NewFest empowers, educates, entertains, and provokes the culturally rich and diverse communities of the greater metropolitan region. Event Website
Note: this event runs June 4 - 14
Arts & Entertainment
Sunday in New York: Mel Tormé in Words and Music
(Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave, at 92nd, New York, NY 10128) Billy Stritch headlines this tribute to Mel Tormé and the lyrics behind his greatest hits. Event Website
Note: this event runs June 6 - 8
OrganizationsLGBT
Brooklyn Pride
(Prospect Park, Brooklyn) Brooklyn Pride is a colorful and very important gay celebration, which includes a week full of readings, social events and performances, culminating in a spirited nighttime parade. Event Website
Note: this event runs May 31 - June 7
Arts & Entertainment
Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini
(St. Peter's Church, 346 West 20th St, New York, NY 10011) (7:30pm, 3:30pm) Chelsea Opera revisits its inaugural production, Puccini's Suor Angelica, to celebrate the company's fifth anniversary, accompanied by the Chelsea Opera Chamber Orchestra. Preceding the opera will be a concert -- Women Extraordinaire! -- exploring the powerful women in opera and featuring members of the company's ensemble. ($20-40) (212-260-1796) [email protected] Event Website
Note: this event runs June 4 - 7
Ongoing Events
through June 14
Arts & Entertainment
KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime + Manga + Video Games
(Japan Society, 333 East 47th St, New York, NY 10017) KRAZY! will be New York’s first major show dedicated to the Japanese phenomenon of Anime, Manga, and Video Games -- three forms of contemporary visual art that are exercising a huge influence on an entire generation of American youth. The exhibition will be presented in an environment designed by cutting-edge architectural practice Atelier Bow-Wow, featuring life-size blowups of popular figures from the worlds of anime and manga within an intriguing sequence of spaces that evoke Tokyo’s clamorous cityscape. ($10/Free on Fridays 6 - 9pm) Event Website
This event runs March 13 - June 14
through June 15
The Glory of Dutch Bulbs: A Legacy of 400 Years
(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York, the Botanical Garden brings a touch of Holland to the Bronx with a Dutch bulb flower show. Event Website
This event runs April 25 - June 15
through June 16
Arts & Entertainment
Seduction
(The Museum at FIT, 295 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) Seduction will be the first chronological exploration of the role of sexuality in fashion. The exhibition will feature over seventy looks from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, using objects from the Museum’s permanent collection. Event Website
This event runs December 1, 2008 - June 16, 2009
through June 30
Arts & Entertainment
Waiting for Godot
(Studio 54, 254 West 54th St, New York, NY 10019) Roundabout Theatre Company presents a revival of the famous play by Samuel Beckett, starring Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin. Event Website
This event runs April 10 - June 30
through June 30
Arts & Entertainment
The Marvelous Wonderettes
(The Westside Theater, 407 W. 43rd St., btwn. 9th and 10th, New York, NY 10018) (M,T,W,F,S at 8; W,S at 2; Sundays at 3) Featuring favorite songs from the ‘50s, The Marvelous Wonderettes takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes – four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match! ($75) Event Website
This event runs March 6 - June 30
through July 5
Arts & Entertainment
The Future Beneath Us: Eight Great Projects Under New York
(New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex, Grand Central Terminal, 42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017) (8 am - 8 pm M-F 10 am - 6 pm Sat. & Sun) The New York Transit Museum and the New York Public Library join forces to present a two-location exhibition about New York City's underground infrastructure initiatives in the 21st Century. Examining the magnitude and historical context of eight massive building projects, the exhibition provides New Yorkers a behind the scenes glimpse at their changing city and how these improvements will affect their lives. Join us for free lectures on The Extension of the 7 Line; The Second Avenue Subway and exploring Ea. (Free) (212 878-0801) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs February 15 - July 5
through August 16
Arts & Entertainment
Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future
(American Museum of Natural History, 175 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) This exhibition will examine one of the most pressing scientific issues of our time -- the massive, human-induced warming of Earth, a phenomenon that could lead to drought, rising sea levels, heavy storms, and other events with potentially dire impacts on the health of society and the natural world. Explore the science, history, and impact of climate change, and find out ways in which individuals, communities and nations can reduce their carbon footprints. Event Website
This event runs October 18, 2008 - August 16, 2009
through September 6
Arts & Entertainment
Vanities
(Lyceum Theater, 149 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) Vanities spans the turbulent '60s through the late '80s and explores how important friends are, as one faces life’s defining moments. Event Website
This event runs February 2 - September 6
through September 27
Arts & Entertainment
Guys and Dolls
(Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st St, New York, NY 10036) This revival of the classic musical about gamblers, showgirls, and the Salvation Army, stars Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham. Event Website
This event runs February 2 - September 27
through December 31
Arts & Entertainment
Jenny Holzer
(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) Holzer’s pioneering approach to language as a carrier of content, and her use of nontraditional media and public settings as vehicles for that content, make her one of the most interesting and significant artists working today. Event Website
This event runs March 12 - December 31
through December 31
Arts & Entertainment
Hair
(Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) The revival of the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical premiered last summer at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. Event Website
This event runs February 13 - December 31
through April 19, 2010
Arts & Entertainment
Mary Stuart
(Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036) The play presents a dramatic and fictionalized account of the confrontation between Mary, Queen of Scots and her cousin, Elizabeth I of England. Event Website
This event runs April 19, 2009 - April 19, 2010
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
Arts & Entertainment
Guided tours of the Chelsea Art Museum
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (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
LGBTSocial
Big Apple Ranch
(Big Apple Ranch, 39 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011) (9PM) Founded in 1997, Big Apple Ranch has hosted a weekly country-western dance for the gay and lesbian community virtually every Saturday night for eleven years. Our huge dance floor welcomes people of all dance-abilities, and our friendly people go out of their way to make sure everyone has a good time and keeps coming back. The Ranch’s growing crowds are proof that the fun of partner dancing is contagious Polish up your boots, and come on and see what all these cowgirls and cowboys are talking about!! Event Website
This event runs Saturdays