September 2009

(The Village Community School, W 10th St, between Greenwich and Washington, NYC, NY 10014) (6:00pm - 6:45pm) The Stonewall Chorale announces auditions for new members in all voice parts: There are openings for singers who have a knowledge of music notation, and a desire to sing with a committed, hard-working and fun-loving group of gay men and women of 40+ members. (We are straight-friendly and welcome non-gay folks as well!) Please respond by emailing [email protected] to set up an audition time. Also Sept. 1, 6:00 - 6:45, Sept 8, 6:00 - 6:45 and Sept 15, 6:00 - 6:45 (FREE to Audition) [email protected] Event Website

(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (7:30) Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Artistic Director Benoit-Swan Pouffer creates a unique performance experience interpreting the artworks exhibited in the museum’s groundbreaking exhibition, Iran Inside Out, as a continuation of his installation series. Pouffer aims to add another dimension to the exhibition by translating the pieces into different physicalities and therefore integrate visual and performing arts. The performance will incorporate movement art and live musical accompaniment by Iranian visual artist Reza Derakshani, whose paintings are also featured in this exhibition. ($25) (212.255.0719) [email protected] Event Website

(TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, NYC) The Howl! Festival is vibrant, iconic, and stylish! Why is Howl! so cool? Because it is our own home-based, East Village/Lower East Side, artist-produced festival and our community is world renowned for its sense of adventure, creative excellence and chic! Come join the fun! (212-221-7300) Event Website

(Whyte Hall, Fire Island Pines, New York, NY 11782) Fire Island Pines Arts Project continues its 2009 Summer Season by presenting the hilarious musical comedy, NUNSENSE A-MEN! with book, music and lyrics by Danny Goggin. NUNSENSE A-MEN! is basically the original “Nunsense” show with all of the characters being portrayed by male musical comedy performers. Think of it as “Mrs. Doubtfire enters the Convent.” Done totally seriously, this show is, to quote a critic, “no drag.” First performed in Brazil as “Novicas Rebeldes,” this version of “Nunsense” premiered in New York in 1998. A whole new layer of comedy surfaces with lines like “The guys in the old neighborhood still can’t believe I became a nun!” To quote the New York Times: “A change of habit, boy oh, boy!” Event Website

(Washington Square Park, 5th Ave at Washington Sq North, New York, NY 10003) A twice-a-year happening -- every Memorial Day weekend and the weekend that follows, and Labor Day weekend and the weekend that follows. For almost 80 years, it is has been annually showcasing over 200 artists from around the world, attracting more than 200,000 art lovers. Event Website

(P.S.1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101) (2 - 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. (Free with Museum admission) Event Website

(Wharf House, Founder's Landing Hobart Ave, Southold, NY 11957) (5 - 11pm) NFWFWF's major fundraising event is the Janet T. Swanson Annual Benefit Auction, which is held each year on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend. This event is always great fun and expresses the full vitality of the lesbian community on the North Fork. Local artists, community members and businesses donate artwork, services and goods as Live and Silent auction items. This important fundraiser is a great way to meet women, make new friends and get that special watercolor painting of Hallock's Bay or that awesome sunset sail in Greenport Harbor. NFWFWF provides healthcare grants and offers financial assistance and personal support to lesbians on the North Fork of Long Island, New York who are facing emergency health situations; difficulties caused by aging, illness, disability, or disruptions of physical or mental well-being; and those with inadequate or no health insurance. Event Website

(Private home on Fire Island Pines) (1pm) PATRICK CORBIN, former principal with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and now Artistic Director of CorbinDances, invites you to "SummerWinds," a Friendraiser for his exciting new company, on the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. MEET THE CORBIN DANCERS, who will perform cameo works choreographed just for the venue, one of the beach community's residential landmarks, and enjoy food and drink. An RSVP to 212.283.8880 will hold your place. ($50) (212.283.8880) Event Website

(Governor's Island, Accessible by Battery Maritime Building, Slip 7, New York, NY 10004) (11am) The Inaugural World Trade Center Run to Remember (WTCRTR) will be a celebration of the lives of those lost on September 11, 2001. This event will offer a great opportunity for all people who were affected by the events of 9-11 to come together to remember each victim, while running, or walking, around beautiful Governors Island, in the heart of New York Harbor. The WTCRTR is also a fund raising event for several organizations related to 9-11. Event Website

(Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn) (All Day Event) This year WIADCA joins with the American Cancer Society and the US Census Bureau with the theme “Jump for the Cure, Jump Up and be Counted, “. The Labor Day Carnival Parade showcases the unique, vibrant and energetic Caribbean cultural heritage in New York City. Grand Marshals for 2009 are: New York State Governor David A. Paterson, General Colin L. Powell (Ret), Mark Cornell, CEO-Moet Hennessy USA and Joseph J. Esposito, NYPD Chief of the Department. Event Website

(Comix, 353 west 14th street, New York, NY 10014) (7:30pm) Comedian Helen Hong from E! Entertainment and TLC, present Gay Date, the newest installment of her series of groundbreaking matchmaking comedy shows! Gay Date combines matchmaking and laughter in a completely new and entertaining way to find love in the gay and lesbian community. Part comedy show, part singles mixer, Gay Date takes the dreaded awkward moments of a first date and adds a healthy dose of humor. ($15 in advance, $20 day of show) (212 524 2500) [email protected] Event Website

(Housing Works Stores throughout Manhattan & Brooklyn) Every Fall, Housing Works Thrift Shops completely empty their stores and re-stock them with first-rate fashion, accessories, art and home furnishings they’ve been saving up over the year. Then we have a blow-out preview sale event at each store location and online where you get first dibs on the unbelievably cool stuff. To benefit Housing Works. (Housing Works Members free; NonMembers $10 at the door) Event Website

(Check website for locations) We’ve invited every fashion retailer across the five boroughs to encourage the fun of fashion again—flagships, tiny boutiques, massive department stores, young designers, mainstream chains, and niche luxury names alike—by keeping its doors open late on the evening of September 10 and to implement creative customer experiences welcoming all. Over 700 retailers and designers across New York City are confirmed participants in Fashion’s Night Out. Most events will take place from 6 P.M. until 11 P.M. On Fashion’s Night Out, every participating location is open to anyone and everyone. Neither tickets nor invitations are required to join in the Fashion’s Night Out festivities. Event Website

(Mulberry Street, between Canal Street (on south) and Houston Street (on north)) (Evenings) The 82nd Annual Feast of San Gennaro, New York City’s longest-running, biggest and most revered religious outdoor festival. Held on the streets of historic Little Italy, the lower Manhattan neighborhood which served as the first home in America for hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants who came here seeking to improve their lives beginning in the early part of the 20th century. (FREE) Event Website

(Spirit of New York, Pier 62, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011) (Board at midnight, and sail from 12:30 a.m. – 3 a.m) Head outside to party under the moonlight with Entertainment Cruises, the premier harbor cruise line in the New York and New Jersey area. When the clock strikes midnight, join a trendy gay crowd of all ages and hit the dance floors and move to the DJ’s hot beats on the Spirit of New York’s Men at Midnight Moonlight Cruises. ($26.90) (866.483.3866) Event Website

(Boston to New York City) Three days, 275 miles. In the past three years alone, Braking the Cycle has delivered over $1.2 million to fund the HIV/AIDS services of the LGBT Community Center. The closing ceremony on the steps of the Center on Sunday evening, September 13. Come along and nvite your friends and family to celebrate your accomplishment! To benefit the LGBT Community Center. Event Website

(Whyte Hall, Fire Island Pines, New York, NY 11782) Under Festival Artistic Director Ellen Wedner, the inaugural Fire Island Pines International Film Festival offers weekend screenings of four independent films: "Oy Vey, My Son Is Gay," "Make the Yuletide Gay," "Hollywood, Je t'Aime," and "Chef's Special." Event Website

(Governor's Island, Accessible by Battery Maritime Building, Slip 7, New York, NY 10004) NY400 Week / Holland on the Hudson presents Pioneers of Change, a festival of Dutch design, fashion and architecture on New York's Governors Island to celebrate 400 years of Dutch-American friendship. Activities will take place in and around eleven officers' houses at Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York. Event Website

(Island's End Golf Club, Route 25E, Greenport, Long Island, NY 11944) (10am start) Includes Continental Breakfast and Awards Luncheon. Pre-Registration required. To benefit Stonewall Foundation. ($50+) (212.367.1155) [email protected] Event Website

(Southampton & Water Mill, NY) (11am - 4pm) Gay Men's Health Crisis invites you to explore the beautiful homes of Southampton. Luncheon follows at Savanna's in Southampton. To benefit GMHC. ($150+) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:00 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

(Playland Park, Playland Pkwy, Rye, NY 10580) (12 - 9pm) LGBT family, friends, allies, and kids of all ages (wearing all red!) come to celebrate LGBT Pride. Your first stop will be the Pride Pavilion right inside Playland, where you can peruse the vendors selling LGBT paraphernalia, or take in some light entertainment, or meet and greet your friends and make new ones. Come and visit the LGBT organizations and groups that make up the Westchester Pride Coalition. Then it’s time to hit those rides! Playland has dozens of rides for smaller kids, so you gay moms and dads out there be sure to bring your children. They’ll be entertainment throughout the day, including a special contest for the area's greatest musical acts! ($20/$3) (914-948-2932) [email protected] Event Website

(Starts : East River Park - Dover Street/South Street Finishes: Brooklyn Bridge Park) (9:45 AM) This is your chance to swim your way from Manhattan across the East River to Brooklyn, in the shadow of the most famous bridge in the world. To add to the allure, teams from Brooklyn and Manhattan will compete in the Battle of the Bridge. After the swim, hop on the ferry and head back to Manhattan with the NYC Swim staff to enjoy some fun in the sun at the Water Taxi Beach at South Street Seaport. This informal, pay-as-you-go get together is a great way to round out a swimming-filled Saturday morning! Event Website

(Ice Palace, Fire Island Pines) (12pm) Inspired by the Miss America pageant, Miss Fire Island originated in 1966 when bartender Johnny Savoy wrote a take-off on Bert Park’s signature song. The small stage was where the disco booth is today, and the emcee was raspy-voiced Sabrina, who wore her glasses on the tip of her nose as she announced the candidates. Event Website

(14th Street Y, 344 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003) (10:00 AM) The East Village community center will kick off their grand “re-opening” and introduce a brand new fitness center, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, new locker rooms, and a remodeled lobby. Festivities will include: a rooftop carnival, lots of kid-friendly activities, an outdoor kids concert featuring current Y music instructors, plus super special membership deals and prize giveaways (while supplies last) for anyone who purchases membership at the event! (FREE) (212-780-0800) [email protected] Event Website

(Third Ave btwn 66 & 86th Sts) (11am - 5:30pm) Over 800 vendors, 2 entertainment stages, 1 million people expected to attend. (FREE) (212-473-7805) Event Website

(Perth Amboy, NJ check website for details) (11:30 AM) Champagne brunch on a three decker luxury yacht starring Julie Your Cruise Director from the Love Boat. You'll have a ball. No political speeches, all partying, great food, full open bar, cool ocean breezes, hot live music and so many of your friends. Garden State Equality ($125) Event Website

(Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779) (12 - 6pm) The Long Island GLBT Business & Life Expo is a consumer show that brings together GLBT-friendly businesses with family, friends, and members of the community. Come see businesses that represent financial services, legal services, real estate, health, home improvement, wedding, entertainment, and many other industries. This highly anticipated event will have something for everyone in our community and is expected to draw more than a 1,000 people for the day long exhibition. View sneak peaks to this year's hottest GLBT feature films and what to expect at the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Event Website

(Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park, New York, NY 11004) (11AM-4PM) This show will include a display of various makes and models of mototcycles that have been out of production 10 years or more. Music, farmhouse tours, hayrides, petting zoo and food with provide fun for the entire family. ($5)

(Central Park) (9am) Join Stephen Colbert, Cyndi Lauper, Judge Judy Sheindlin and Uma Thurman at this year's Komen NYC Race for the cure and help run breast cancer out of town! It's easy to help create a world without breast cancer: you can run, walk, pledge, or volunteer! Join more than 25,000 New Yorkers - including over 1,600 breast cancer survivors - at this annual 5K Run/Walk. Together we can realize our mutual vision of a world without breast cancer. Fundraiser for the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Event Website

(Choose your route throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens & The Bronx) 6,000 Cyclists, 5 route options, the #1 best way to see New York City. Choose Your Distance, Ride Your Pace: 100, 75, 55, 35 and 15 mile routes. The Century is your ride—as challenging or relaxing as you choose, but always fun and rewarding. No matter which route you choose, you will be fully supported by experienced marshals and mechanics along the route and plentiful food at scenic rest stops. Rain or Shine. Proceeds from the tour benefit the bicycling advocacy of Transportation Alternatives. Event Website

(Broadway from 43rd to 47th Streets) (11AM) Hosted by Michael McKean and featuring appearances and performances by stars from upcoming productions such as Bye Bye Birdie, Fela!, Memphis, Finian’s Rainbow, and Ragtime as well as some of Broadway’s most beloved shows, including Billy Elliot The Musical, Burn the Floor, Chicago, Hair, In The Heights, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal, The Phantom of the Opera, Rock of Ages, Shrek The Musical, South Pacific, West Side Story, Wicked, and more. All appearances are subject to change (FREE) Event Website

(New York Transit Museum, corner of Boerum Pl & Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201) (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.) The Transit Museum joins Myrtle Avenue’s Street Fair in honor of the current exhibition of Theresa King’s photography, Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El. Visit our display of vintage images of the El, including its last days and long history, and enjoy the fairs other activities, performances, and dining. Sponsored by the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project. Visit www.mymyrtleavenue.org for more information. (Free) (718 694-1600) Event Website

(Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (4PM) Fan Appreciation Day free t-shirt, to the first 5,000 in attendance. (Starting @ $10) Event Website

(Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011) (7 pm / 8 pm) Shake your Glove Thing! at 7 pm and Thriller Nights! at 8 pm. We're honoring Michael Jackson with dance classes inspired by his genius. There's no better way to remember a man than to dance in his shoes. So grab your crotch! Put on a bedazzled glove. Face that man in the mirror, and don't stop 'til you get enough! ($20 (multi-class card discount)) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (7 - 9pm) Learn about the year-round activities offered by Sundance, New York's nonprofit GLBT outdoor adventure organization, featuring refreshments, food, and information about upcoming hikes, bike rides, canoe and boating, urban walks, foreign travel, parties, dinners, camping and backpacking, and more. Sundance has 500-members & was founded in 1980 as a non-competitive all-volunteer recreational resource for the entire GLBT community. (FREE) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (11am - 4pm) The Center and Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce present Out to Work, New York City’s Third Annual LGBT Career Fair. Out to Work offers an opportunity to meet with prospective employers in a safe and supportive environment, and further, to be affiliated with companies that respect your rights as full and equal citizens, we encourage you to be one of the many who will attend Out to Work. Additionally, career coaching sessions will be offered free of charge to attendees. Last year, more than 1,000 individuals attended Out to Work which had forty exhibitors from varying industries including HSBC, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Con Edison, Google, Crunch, UPS, NYPD, FDNY, Commerce Bank, Whole Foods and YMCA. (FREE) Event Website

(Various Locations) Conflux is the annual New York festival for contemporary psychogeography, the investigation of everyday urban life through emerging artistic, technological and social practice. At Conflux, visual and sound artists, writers, urban adventurers and the public gather for four days to explore their urban environment. People from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures come together at the festival to re-imagine the city as a playground, a space for positive change and an opportunity for civic engagement. The Village Voice describes Conflux as a “network of maverick artists and unorthodox urban investigators… making fresh, if underground, contributions to pedestrian life in New York City, and upping the ante on today’s fight for the soul of high-density metropolises.” From architects to skateboarders, Conflux participants have an enthusiasm for the city that’s contagious. Event Website

(Town Hall, 123 West 43rd, New York, NY 10036) Erev Rosh Hashanah Services. Event Website

(Six Flags Great Adventure, 1 Six Flags Boulevard, Jackson, NJ 08527) (6pm - mindnight) A Private Event for The LGBTQI Community. The entire amusement park is open for the community to enjoy and socialize in. Life music featuring Ultra Nate, Sylvia Tosun, Colton Ford, The Daisy Spurs and Tellin' On Trixie DJ's Justin Ryan and Seth Gold. In 2008, 8300 guests participated in this annual event. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund The LGBT Center New York ($45 in advance / $60 @ gate) (212.206.7579) [email protected] Event Website

(Town Hall, 123 West 43rd, New York, NY 10036) (9am) Event Website

(West Chelsea Arts Building, 526 West 26th St. (10th & 11th Ave.), New York, NY 10001) (1:00 PM) Visit 8 exhibits of cutting-edge painting, sculpture, electronic media & photography, some by gay & lesbian artists and others of interest to a queer sensibility, led by a former gay studies professor and art critic for the New York Blade. While you’re there, socialize with arts-oriented gay men & lesbians! ($20) (212-946-1548) [email protected] Event Website

(Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park, New York, NY 11004) (11AM-6PM) competitions in livestock, produce, home crafts, arts and crafts, and more. Enjoy the Amazing Maize Maze, pie-eating and corn-husking contests, Big Apple Circus Variety Acts, make-your-own-scarecrow, hayrides, petting zoo, carnival rides, and midway. Visit our Bavarian Garden , Irish and German bands, craft and food vendors. Fun for the entire family! ($7) Event Website

(WOW Cafe Theatre, 59-61 4th Street (Btwn 2nd and 3rd ave), NYC, NY 10003) (8pm) BUTCH MAMAS! is not your butch mama’s comedy by K.S. Stevens. Butch Mamas! is the name of the dysfunctional support group for diverse butch lesbian women who desperately want to become Butch Mamas. This play is hysterical, intelligent, and moving, exploring butch gender identity, sexuality, and should be seen by anyone and everyone who has ever contemplated becoming a parent. ($16) (212-777-4280 x1) [email protected] Event Website

(New Haven Pride Center, 168 York St, New Haven, CT 06511) (9pm) Ladies! You know what to do! Send your do's skyward for this Bigger Is Better hair contest. ($6) Event Website

(Town Hall, 123 West 43rd, New York, NY 10036) Event Website

(Parade starts at 111th St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd and marches up to 142nd St) (1pm) Festivities include: African Culture and Organizations and Bands. GRAND MARSHALS Governor David Paterson, David Dinkins, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Congressman Charles Rangel, Comptroller William Thompson and Lillian Roberts. Event Website

(8pm on CBS) It's all about Primetime TV's latest and greatest. Event Website

(Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211) (10 PM) Join the sexiest bookworms this side of the Library of Congress! "We'll discuss symbolism, redemption, the complex interplay of theme and relationship - all that Oprah crap," explains host Nasty Canasta. "But as burlesque stars we have a unique perspective on literature: Did Jane Eyre know how to twirl tassels? Was Hemingway's fixation on bullfighting really an unexpressed yearning to 'take it off?'. Local favorites Darlinda Just Darlinda, Jonny Porkpie, Lefty Lucy, Ruby Valentine, Sapphire Jones & special guest Lux La Croix (LA) will discuss great books at GLITTERA ($10) [email protected] Event Website

(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) (6:30 PM) Opening with “Tosca”, this season includes favorites such as “Carmen ”, “La Boheme” and “Hamlet” return this season as well as new opera performances that will feature high-definition performances in various venues throughout the city. (Starting @ $75) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Novelist Christopher Bram has been writing essays for 25 years. Mapping the Territory, his first collection of nonfiction, ranges through such topics as the power of gay fiction, coming out in the 1970s in Virginia, low-budget filmmaking with friends in New York, and the sexual imagination of Henry James. He describes the heady experience of seeing his novel Gods and Monsters made into an Oscar-winning movie starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, and Lynn Redgrave; he discusses why he and his partner of thirty years don't want to get married. Bram looks both into and out of himself in these essays. He revisits the titles he read while finding himself as a gay man, but also shows us Greenwich Village as seen from his front stoop. The book is not simply a collection of short pieces, it's an autobiography of ideas from one of today’s most lively and popular novelists. ($15) Event Website

(City Center, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (8PM) For ten exhilarating days each year, feel the rush…the exuberance…the sheer joy that is dance, from New York City, across the country, and around the globe! Experience the world-famous alongside the cutting-edge, treasured favorites surrounded by undiscovered gems. Multiple companies appear in each performance, offering audiences a sampling of the best that dance has to offer – from hip hop to ballet, tango to tap, and so much more. ($10) Event Website

(JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St, New York, NY 10023, 646-505-4444) (7 PM) Compared to the greats of Queer Comedy, such as David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs. Astute and acerbic, Mental effortlessly captures the everyday absurdities of life, blending self-deprecation and sarcasm with a razor-sharp instinct for the ridiculous. Mental expands Eddie's hilarious insights into a collection of autobiographical essays that explore career lows, cheapskate exes, the wonder and hell of family, psychopathic felines, and so much more... ($5/$7) (646-505-5708) [email protected] Event Website

(PS 3, Hudson St. between Christopher & Grove, New York, NY 10014) (7:30 PM) Even the uninitiated can feel at home with quick instruction in Western square dancing with a live caller at these Intro to Square Dancing Open Houses. Come alone or bring your partner. And make sure to dress comfortably – you’ll be moving all evening. You'll learn all about Modern Western square dancing, and many of the Basic/Mainstream calls. Light refreshments will be served. (FREE) Event Website

(Educational Alliance Theater, 197 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002) (Sept 23/ 24 7PM Sept 26 8PM) A variety showcase of performing arts to benefit the Mazer Theater. Join us for an eventful evening of dance, drama and song, featuring senior tap dancers from the Alliance's Whittacker Senior Center, Studio Six Theater Company and Marguerite’s Performing Arts Team. All funds raised will go towards the restoration of this historic Lower East Side landmark. The time is now to bring life back to this notable stage! Benefit for The Educational Alliance's Mazer Theater ($8 general admission; $5 students and seniors) (646-395-4275) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Join the Center as we celebrate the unique experiences of professional queer women. Come meet, greet and leverage the diverse education, careers and backgrounds of New York City's LGBTQ professionals. Space is limited. ($10; $20 VIP (Open Bar)) (212-620-7310) [email protected] Event Website

(The New Church, 114 East 35 Street, (Park & Lex), New York, NY 10016) (8 PM) Soloists from the Chelsea Opera Chamber Orchestra and guest vocal soloists will present a program of chamber works including Messiaen's La mort du nombre, Hoiby's Bermudas, Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs, and Schubert's Der Hirt auf dem Felsen. Chelsea Opera production fund ($20/$12 ($25/$15 at the door)) (212-260-1796) [email protected] Event Website

(Credit Suisse, 11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010) (6pm) Lambda Legal is excited to launch a new series of women's events. And what better way to kick things off than with an evening of networking and socializing - an opportunity to meet new friends, share ideas and work together to advance the professional development of women in our community. Enjoy a short program regarding Lambda Legal's criticial civil rights work alongside a free open bar and hors d'oeuvres. ($20) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) The Five Boroughs Music Festival brings musical performances of the highest quality to all parts of New York City. The evenings program takes us through various genres of song, from classical art song to contemporary American musical theater. Composers include Schubert, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, De Falla, Blitzstein, Porter and of course Bernstein. This program takes the audience on a journey through almost 200 years of song, told through the prism of the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of our gay friends. List of performers: Lawrence R. Jones, Tenor; Jesse Blumberg, Baritone; Scott Murphree, Tenor; Matt Boehler, bass; and Steven Blier, pianist. ($25; VIP Tickets (assigned seating and open bar) $40) [email protected] Event Website

(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (10 AM) Featuring exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave birth to Japanese pop culture. ($35) Event Website

(Dumbo Arts Center, 30 Washington Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, 718.694.0831) (Noon- 5PM) The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation's largest urban forum for experimental art. (FREE) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6 - 10pm) A Staged Reading by D.E. Womack. When Dionne, a gender-queer musician moves into the neighborhood, just how far will Mama Peace's love go to protect her mentally challenged child, Lena, as she begins to discover she is becoming a woman...with desires for another woman. Your Ugly, Ugly Ways is a dramatic work that takes a hard look at the two-faces of perception by challenging the definition of woman/man, adult/child, Christian/sinner and asks each to explore the greatest perception of them all—when love really manifests as hate. Q&A to follow. ($8 online; $10 at the door) Event Website

(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) (8pm - 12am) Celebrates the Guggenheim’s 50th Anniversary with Brooklyn’s emerging and established talents in the fields of music and literature. The monthly concert series takes place in Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed rotunda with headliners like the Walkmen, with comedian Leo Allen serving as MC. Also, enjoy a special performance by the Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band, followed by opening band High Places, whose warm optimism and intricately layered songs have been described as “short studies in escaping urban claustrophobia” (Mike Powell, Pitchfork). Later, the Walkmen will fill the rotunda with the hypnotic ebb and flow of ramshackle guitar and upright piano, with bursts of beautifully anguished songcraft. Novelist Colson Whitehead reads selections from Walt Whitman between performances. (Free with Museum admission) Event Website

(Hunter College, Sportsplex B3 Gym, Lexington Ave & 68th St, New York, NY 10065) (8:30) New York City's only all-female roller derby league. Roller Derby was immensely popular from the 40s through the 70s, but there's a good chance you've never seen this sport up close. It's bad-ass women slamming into each other on skates, with the possibility of a fight or two—what's not to like? ($19.75) Event Website

(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (two shows 8 and 10 pm) In her new one woMan show "When She Was King - The REMIX'" DRED takes us through a gender-bending,musical, poetic, dancing, comedic, and Theatrical ride through her many SELVES. From a Jamaican gender alchemist, to a gender bending diva! DRED is renowned for her character appearances, as the queen of disguise that mimes men's roles, and looks for masculinity in women. ($15, $12 students and seniors) (212 219 0736) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:00 PM) It’s a fun, unique singles event: 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 one-on-one in a free mingling period. Finally, write a list of the women you want to date, and minutes later you find out your mutual matches. Girlfriend Material is a way to meet women you are compatible with. ($20) (212-971-1084) [email protected] Event Website

(Check website for locations) (all Day) Museum Day is a one-day event where participating museums and cultural institutions across the country offer free admission to Smithsonian magazine readers and friends with a Museum Day Admission Card. Museum Day is an outstanding way to celebrate the country's cultural offerings, encourage the dissemination of knowledge and promote your venue nationwide. Joins hundreds of museums and other cultural organizations throughout the United States to celebrate the country’s outstanding and varied cultural offerings. (FREE) Event Website

(Fourth Arts Block, East 4th Street (Bowery & 2nd), New York, NY 10003) (1-7 PM) Experience the best of the East Village and the Lower East Side with multiple indoor and outdoor stages, classes and activities for all ages, gourmet food vendors, a flea market and more! Participants include previews of La MaMa E.T.C.’s fall programming, WOW Café Theater, Rod Rodgers Dance Company, Performance Space 122, Bleecker Street Opera Company, East Village History Project, Works in Progress, Teatro IATI, the Cupcake Cadet Corps, and much more. (FREE) Event Website

(Ars Nova, 511 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019) (8PM/) Riding the chocolate wave that’s sweeping the country, everyone’s favorite Midwestern beauty queen, Miss Richfield, brings her signature charm and a message of tolerance to her triumphant return to the Ars Nova stage! Reaching out—but not touching—she will acknowledge those who are different in color, religious beliefs and even physical capabilities! No one is left out of this show, which Miss R promises will go to new depths with new music, new videos and even some new jokes because, gosh darn it, it's a new world out there! ($25) (2124899800) [email protected] Event Website

(The home of Carol Schuster, 60 Mary Davis Road , Accord, NY 12404) (2 pm - 6 pm) Last year's Fall Fest brought in over $100,000 to help the LGBT youth that Hetrick-Martin serves. Please join us this year for another memorable afternoon of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment in a beautiful mountain setting. In this tough economic environment, your support will allow us to continue offering our young people the free, life-saving programs and services they depend on. Hetrick-Martin ($150) Event Website

(Ice Palace, Cherry Grove) (8pm - 1am) Come join the Arts Project of Cherry Grove for their end-of-season party. Roll out the red carpet and watch the glamorous starlets arrive! Event Website

(The Kitchen, 512 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011) (12 - 5pm) Kick off the fall season with a free, family-friendly street festival featuring an afternoon of live performances alongside dozens of artist-led activities and crafts, including face-painting, puppet and mask-making, temporary tattoos, cookie decorating, collaborative sculpture projects, unusual photo booths, hula-hoop and drumming workshops and many, many more! Rain or Shine. (FREE) Event Website

(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) (8pm - 12am) Featuring Mickalene Thomas and Derrick Adams, Hercules and Love Affair, and Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin. MoMA MiXX pairs major artists with world-class musicians or DJs. At each dance party, both the DJ and the artist will spin a set of music that has been influential in their lives and work—a “MoMA mix” that will subsequently be available for download on MoMA.org. Proceeds will support exhibitions at MoMA. ($75+) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Armed with only his wit, storyteller Dan Horrigan does battle with evil bosses, loses true love and confronts being HIV positive... all while searching for the perfect set of kitchenware! With humor and candor, he shares his story about grappling with growing up and accepting himself. ($10) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (9pm - 1am) Bring the sounds of Fire Island home! ($10 at the door, $8 online) Event Website

(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (6pm) Event Website

(Governor's Island, Accessible by Battery Maritime Building, Slip 7, New York, NY 10004) (11am - 6pm) Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra will cast a magical spell of hot jazz and open-air merriment that will delight the whole family. This Jazz-Age Lawn party brings you back in time to the 1920s for a rollicking and delightful afternoon rendezvous of live music and dance, instruction in period dances, picnicking, and games. Event Website

(Shubert Alley, 44th St btwn 8th Ave & Bwy, New York, NY 10036) (10AM- 7PM) The biggest and brightest stars from Broadway, Off-Broadway, Dance and daytime television to greet fans and sell memorabilia. Casts and company members of dozens of shows are joined by theatrical unions and guilds, producing organizations, local merchants, and many other groups to sell costume pieces, autographs, original scripts, rare photographs, and so much more. A Celebrity Table, where celebrities gather throughout the day to sign autographs and pose for photos in exchange for donations. The highlight of the Flea Market is the Grand Auction, in which singular items and opportunities such as walk-on roles in Broadway shows, television programs and films are available to the highest bidder. Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS (FREE) Event Website

(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) Event Website

(Feinstein's Loews Regency, 540 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065) (8pm) The True Colors Cabaret will intertwine performers from the world of Broadway and Popular Music, along with a celebrity host, for a night of amazing music in support of GLBT equality. Performers include Stephanie Block, Melinda Doolittle, Allison Janney, Megan Hilty and Gaven Creel. Hosted by Cyndi Lauper. To benefit True Colors Fund and Broadway Impact. ($40+) Event Website

(Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street near West 4th St., NY, NY 10014) (7 PM) An extremely irreverent evening of Shaw scenes, snippets and songs. Roles we always wanted to play but never had the chance. Staring: Charles Bush as Eliza Doolittle in PYGMALION, David Cote in a surprise role!, Peter Frechette in a surprise role!, Jason Graae as Bluntschli in ARMS AND THE MAN ($20) Event Website

(Carnegie Hall at Thomson Reuters, 3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036) (5:30pm) The panel is designed to inform attendees on how the current legal marriage equality affects the LGBT community with relation to legal, healthcare, tax, financial considerations and media coverage. Speakers: 1. Ross Levi, Director of Public Policy and Education, Empire State Pride Agenda; 2. Susan Sommer, Senior Counsel and Director of Constitutional Litigation, Lambda Legal; 3. Cindi Creager, Director of National News, GLAAD; 4. Kyle Young, Certified Financial Planner serving the LGBT community, Wells Fargo Advisors. Event Website

(East Side Institute, 920 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10010) (7PM) Where is Lesbianism? Please join us for a four-week exploration of whether and how Lesbianism is now playing a positive role in the social, emotional, cultural and political development of America and Americans. In our collective exploration we will use - among others - the performatory, social therapeutic methodology of Fred Newman and Lois Holzman, which is well-suited for our era of “post-identity” politics. ($35-$100) Event Website

(Varies check website) (Varies) It is the largest burlesque event in the world, and has attracted sold-out crowds since its beginning in 2002. Festival producers, Thirsty Girl & Pontani Sisters Productions will deliver forth once again 4 nights of glitter and glamour in Gotham, with over 50 eye-popping performances from the world's leading burlesque and variety entertainers at four of NYC's hottest nightclubs. In addition to tassels and tail feathers, this year's festival offers live music, international DJ's, variety and circus performers, and boylesque! (4 day pass $90) Event Website

(Tribeca screening Room, 54 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013) (7pm) Dames, Documentaries and Discussion. "A Girl is a Fellow Here" 100 women architects in the Frank Lloyd Wright studio. "Out Late" LGBT elders' stories of coming out after age 55. ($50/$100VIP) (212-741-2247 x240) Event Website