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Friday, April 16, 2010

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2010 LIGALY Equality Awards Gala
(Hyatt Regency Long Island, 1717 Motor Pkwy, Haupauge, Long Island, NY 11788, Venue Website) (7pm) A celebratory awards dinner that brings together GLBT and straight-ally individuals dedicated to equality for the GLBT community. The Gala will be held at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge and is sure to be a fabulous event! The evening includes a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, and awards ceremony. ($300+) Event Website
OrganizationsLGBT
GLSEN Day of Silence
(Everywhere) The Day of Silence is an annual event held to bring attention to anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools. Students and teachers nationwide will observe the day in silence to echo the silence that LGBT and ally students face everyday. Event Website
Arts & Entertainment
Pericles: Prince of Tires
(HERE Arts Center, 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013) (Th- Sa 8:30 pm & Sa 4pm) A comic rock mob musical based on William Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre. This telling of Pericles has been shifted in time and space to modern era United States. Perry, "Prince of Tires", gets caught up in a web of intrigue, incest and the mafia as he tries to balance having a family while also running a "family." ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs April 15 - 17
Arts & Entertainment
The Great Russian Circus on Ice
(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for performance schedule) For the first time in New York! The Great Russian Circus on Ice comes to New York after touring 35 countries to countless standing ovations! An ice spectacle with 30 extraordinary acrobats, jugglers, magicians, and clowns – and 150 incredible costumes – that will dazzle and amaze you. ($39+) Event Website
Note: this event runs April 16 - 18
Arts & Entertainment
Closer Than Ever
(Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368, 718-760-0064) (Fr & Sa 8pm, Sa, We &Th 2pm, Su 3pm) The 20th anniversary production of Closer Than Ever, a lively musical done in the style of a 1960s revue. It is filled with songs that reflect on marriage, parents, children, and lasting friendships. Richard Maltby directs the production. Closer Than Ever won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, and Maltby, Shire, and Wintersteller all garnered Drama Desk Awards. ($32) Event Website
Note: this event runs April 16 - 18, and 21 - 25
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Swimming in the Shallows
(Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10036) (We-Sa 8pm, Sa 2pm, Su 3pm) What do Buddhist monks, a shark and a lesbian wedding have in common? Barb, Carla Carla, Donna and Nick are each searching for the thing that will bring them peace and happiness. The comedy follows them on their quests through yard sales, dumps, recovery groups and aquariums. Will they be brave enough to tear down the barriers that they have perhaps constructed themselves? ($18) Event Website
Note: this event runs April 14 - 18
Arts & Entertainment
Carl Barron Live
(Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker St (just East of Lafayette St), New York, NY 10012) (Fr 8 pm, Sa 7 pm) Australia’s Most Popular Comedian! Featured twice at Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival – and the headliner of the Just For Laughs national tour -- he’s ready to crack up New York City! He’s a legend in Australia, where his DVDs have sold more than Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy combined! Carl could read out his shopping list and have the audience in stitches. Maybe it’s his big brown eyes or his almost shy, uncanny observations of everyday life? ($19.50 (reg. $29.50)) Event Website
Note: this event runs April 2 - 3, 9 - 10, 16 - 17, and 23 - 24
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Boys Night Out at the The Temperamentals
(New World Stages, 340 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (7pm) Starring Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie, this historical drama centers on the life of gay rights pioneers Harry Hay and designer Rudi Gernreich. Lauded as The New York Times CRITICS’ PICK, The Temperamentals is equal parts tender love story, Hollywood expose and provocative think piece. Receive a free SVEDKA cocktail at a pre-show Boys Night reception in the Time Out Lounge at New World Stages. This is a perfect opportunity to see the show and mingle with fellow theatre-goers. We will invite the cast to attend the reception, and you never know who will show up! ($32) Event Website
Arts & EntertainmentSocial
Seventh Annual Immigrant Heritage Week
(See website for locations) (see website for complete schedule) Honoring the vibrant immigrant cultures, heritages and communities found in every corner of the City.Throughout the week, a rich collection of family friendly events, film screenings, art exhibits and walking tours will promote and reflect the diversity of the immigrant communities in our City. (FREE) Event Website
Note: this event runs April 15 - 21
Arts & Entertainment
Kotaro Fukui: Silent Flowers and Ostriches
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (4pm) Enjoy an afternoon of Japanese arts and cultural traditions: Music performance on wooden flute by renowned musician Kaoru Watanabe from Taiko Center, traditional tea ceremony prepared by tea master Tomoko Murakami from Tokyo and talk by Matthew McKelway, Atsumi Assoc. Professor of Japanese Art History at Columbia University. ($8,$4, free for members) Event Website
LGBTWoman's Interest
2nd Annual Women's Mixer
(Yale Club NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue at 44th Street, New York, NY 10017) (6pm) Please come to an elegant and friendly women's mixer at the Yale Club of NYC. Last year 230 women attended this wildly popular. Enjoy an open bar and a bounteous buffet of hors d'oeuvres while you mingle. LOTS of great food & people. Dress code: Business casual or better. ($40) Event Website
Starting Today
Arts & Entertainment
Asylum
(Dixon Place, 254 Bowery, New York, NY 10012) (8pm) This is the darkly comic true story of a high school pothead who checks himself into the only place he can’t get high: a psychiatric hospital. There, he makes the disturbing discovery that some of the patients are actually crazy and some of the counselors are nuts-—but they’re all more sane than his family. Weekends only. ($10) Event Website
This event runs through May 22
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Kid
(The Acorn @ Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, btw 9th & 10th Ave, New York, NY 10036) (Mo, We, Th, Fr & Sa 8pm, Tu 7pm, Sa. 2pm) Based on the true story of what happens when sex columnist Dan Savage and his boyfriend decide to start a family. Created by Andy Monroe, Michael Zam and Jack Lechner, The Kid was the winner of the 2009 BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. ($61.25) ((212) 279-4200) Event Website
This event runs through May 29

Ongoing Events

through April 16
Arts & EntertainmentLGBTWoman's Interest
Campbell Soady Gallery presents Photographer Angela Jimenez
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) Welcome Home: Building the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, is the first project of its kind- a documentary photography exhibition about the herstoric Festival by photographer Angela Jimenez. Opening Reception: Feb 18, 6pm. (FREE) Event Website
This event runs February 18 - April 16
through April 17
Arts & Entertainment
Kotaro FUKUI: Silent Flowers and Ostriches
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (11am-6pm) An extraordinary 24 ft. long “Silent Flower” painting was transported from Tokyo to blanket the walls of the Chelsea Art Museum. Kotaro Fukui is a Japanese artist who created this masterwork by applying gold foil to washi, a handmade Japanese paper, employing brush ink to create stems and leaves, and then superimposing blue lapis lazuli pigment on the result. The precious blue stone powder is simultaneously subtle in application but powerful in affect. (free with admission) Event Website
This event runs March 5 - April 17
through April 18
Arts & Entertainment
101 Dalmatians, The Musical
(WAMU Theater, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (7pm) The 101 Dalmatians Musical brings the beloved movie to the stage in this heartwarming musical starring Rachel York as Cruella de Vil. ($51)
This event runs April 7 - 18
through April 24
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Left Out Festival 2010
(Stage Left Studio, 438 W 37th Street 5A, New York, NY 10018) (See website for performance schedule) This annual event is a two-week festival presenting solo shows, small cast plays and evenings of monologues, all to benefit Bailey House and GMHC. This year's festival features new works by some of the powerhouses of previous authors and performers in the festival such as Anthony Johnston, whose show Art's Heart was voted Best Solo Show in the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival, and Frank Blocker, who presented his solo show Southern Gothic Novel in the first Left Out Festival. ($15) Event Website
This event runs April 14 - 24
through April 25
Arts & Entertainment
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
(The Public Theatre, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003) (Tue-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 5pm, 9:30pm; Sun, 2pm, 7pm) Following a sold-out run at last year’s Public LAB, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON returns! BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON audaciously redefines America’s controversial seventh president -- the man who invented the Democratic Party, drove the Indians west, and ultimately doubled the size of our nation -- with a raucous blend of outrageous comedy, anarchic theatricality and an infectious emo rock score. Event Website
This event runs March 23 - April 25
through April 26
Arts & Entertainment
Tim Burton Retrospective
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) This major career retrospective on Tim Burton, consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film series, considers Burton's career as a director, producer, writer, and concept artist for live-action and animated films, along with his work as a fiction writer, photographer and illustrator. Following the current of his visual imagination from early childhood drawings through his mature work, the exhibition presents artwork generated during the conception and production of his films, and highlights a number of unrealized projects and never-before-seen pieces, as well as student art, his earliest non-professional films, and examples of his work as a storyteller and graphic artist for non-film projects. Event Website
This event runs November 22, 2009 - April 26, 2010
through May 2
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Spring and Fall of Eve Adams
(Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003) (Th-Sa 8pm, Su 3pm) The true story of an extraordinary woman who was a victim of homophobia and anti-immigrant hysteria that ultimately led to her death. In 1926 Eve Adams, a Jewish lesbian from Poland, was proprietor of “Eve’s Hangout”, a tearoom where local poets, musicians and actors congregated and shared their work. This haven of artistic and sexual freedom was soon threatened by religious and governmental authorities, leading to her arrest, imprisonment and deportation. The conflict between progressive and reactionary forces provides the drama in the play as the characters attempt to live and love free from discrimination. ($12) Event Website
This event runs April 15 - May 2
through May 22
Arts & Entertainment
Asylum
(Dixon Place, 254 Bowery, New York, NY 10012) (8pm) This is the darkly comic true story of a high school pothead who checks himself into the only place he can’t get high: a psychiatric hospital. There, he makes the disturbing discovery that some of the patients are actually crazy and some of the counselors are nuts-—but they’re all more sane than his family. Weekends only. ($10) Event Website
This event runs April 16 - May 22
through May 29
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Kid
(The Acorn @ Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, btw 9th & 10th Ave, New York, NY 10036) (Mo, We, Th, Fr & Sa 8pm, Tu 7pm, Sa. 2pm) Based on the true story of what happens when sex columnist Dan Savage and his boyfriend decide to start a family. Created by Andy Monroe, Michael Zam and Jack Lechner, The Kid was the winner of the 2009 BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. ($61.25) ((212) 279-4200) Event Website
This event runs April 16 - May 29
through May 30
Arts & Entertainment
The Common Air
(The Green Room @ 45 Bleecker, 45 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012) (We-Sa @ 8 pm, Su @ 4 pm) Everyone travels with baggage…6 characters linked by the mother of all delays at JFK airport. Planes are grounded. Rumors fly. “An emotionally involving, finely detailed performance. A tour de force exhibit of verbal and physical dexterity.” Variety Special Offer! Use code: CAMARK$31.00 (Reg. Price $49.50) April 7 – April 20 $39.00 (Reg. Price 56.50) April 21-May 30...www.Broadwayoffers.com ($31 from April 7 - April 20, $39 from April 21-May 30) Event Website
This event runs April 7 - May 30
through May 30
Arts & Entertainment
2010 Whitney Biennal
(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) (We, Th Sa & Su 11am-6pm Th - 9pm) This year marks the seventy-fifth edition of the Whitney’s signature exhibition. While Biennials are always affected by the cultural, political, and social moment, this exhibition, simply titled 2010, embodies a cross section of contemporary art production rather than a specific theme. To demonstrate the influence of the past on 2010, familiar and less well-known artists from previous exhibitions are brought together in Collecting Biennials, an accompanying installation drawn from the Museum’s collection on view on the fifth floor. ($18) Event Website
This event runs February 25 - May 30
through June 5
Sports
FRONT RUNNERS PRESENT A 12 WEEK BEGINNERS RUNNING CLASS
(Rutgers Church, 236 West 73rd Street, New York, NY 10023) (10:30AM) Front Runners New York has been keeping gay and lesbian runners on their toes for more than 30 years. Whether you’re interested in losing weight or just want a healthier lifestyle, you will find a welcoming environment in our 12 week beginners running course. (FREE)
This event runs March 13 - June 5
through June 5
LGBTSports
NYC Gay Basketball League/ Men's & Women's Teams
(See website for locations) (see website for schedule) Men's Division plays at the Field House at Chelsea Piers, Pier 61 at West 23rd Street in Manhattan. Women's Division plays at the Secondary School for Law, Journalism & Research in Brooklyn (237 7th Avenue between 4th & 5th Streets, Brooklyn, NY (Games are FREE to spectators) Event Website
This event runs March 5 - June 5
through June 6
Arts & Entertainment
Cirque du Soleil- OVA
(Randall's Island Park) (See website for schedule) A whimsical wonderland for the whole family! OVO is overflowing with contrasts. The hidden, secret world at our feet is revealed as tender and torrid, noisy and quiet, peaceful and chaotic. And as the sun rises on a bright new day the vibrant cycle of insect life begins anew. ($45.50+) Event Website
This event runs April 9 - June 6
through June 13
Arts & Entertainment
Sondheim on Sondheim
(Studio 54, 254 West 54th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for schedule) The Story It's a completely different kind of Sondheim evening: an intimate portrait of the famed composer in his own words...and music. An ensemble cast, led by Tony Award winner Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams and Tom Wopat, will perform brand-new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim tunes, ranging from the beloved to the obscure. Event Website
This event runs April 2 - June 13
through June 27
Arts & Entertainment
Lips together, Teeth Apart
(American Airlines Theater, 227 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) (Tu - Sa 8 pm, Wd, Sa & Su 2 pm) It’s July 4th weekend and two couples have come together at a beautiful beach house for a few days of sun and fun. But once the barbecue’s lit and the daiquiris are made, the disturbing reality hits them: they will have to spend their entire vacation…together! Full of McNally’s sharp humor and insight, Opening night April 29th ($66.50+) Event Website
This event runs April 9 - June 27
through June 27
Arts & Entertainment
Yllana’s 666 Funny as Hell
(Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane, New York, NY 10012) (Tu-Sa 8pm, Sa 2pm, Su 2 & 7pm) Pull up an electric chair and witness the most shockingly over-the-top show in town, where nothing is sacred and everything is hysterically demented. One jail, four men and a whole lotta funny (dirty) antics make 666 the rudest, laugh-out-loud prison comedy you’ll ever see. The internationally acclaimed Yllana has wowed audiences all over the world and now brings their twisted brand of humor to the US. Who knew prison could be this much fun? ($20+) Event Website
This event runs April 13 - June 27
through July 3
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Leslie Jordan in My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
(Midtown Theater, 163 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10024) (We-Sa 9 pm, Su 6 pm) Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner will help make Times Square a little pinker – and all of New York City, in fact - when they present actor Leslie Jordan in his acclaimed solo show. Jordan, that small man and giant scene stealer, and one of the funniest men in America, has created an outrageous tell-all that weaves together a hilarious collection of true life stories. He is known on sight for his wildly popular recurring role as Karen’s nemesis, Beverley Leslie, on “Will & Grace”, and his acclaimed role on the cult classic, "Sordid Lives." ($55.00-$79.50) ((212) 352-3101) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs April 14 - July 3
through July 6
Arts & Entertainment
Betty Buckley in White’s Lies
(New World Stages, 340 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (Mo - Sa 8pm, Sa 2pm, Su 2 & 7:30pm) Some guys are scared stiff at the prospect of settling down, getting married, having kids...and Joe White is no exception. He’s a divorce lawyer, representing one of his many ex-girlfriends, and above all else, he's a bachelor who wouldn’t have it any other way. So when his mother desperately wants him to start a family, he’ll do the next best thing: make one up. What could go wrong? ($60+) Event Website
This event runs April 12 - July 6
through August 1
Arts & Entertainment
Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H.A. Rey
(The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10128) (Su.-Tu. & Th- Fr. 11AM) Curious George, the beloved, irrepressible monkey of children’s book lore, is famous for his ability to “save the day.” Interpreting the role he played in safeguarding his own creators in times of danger as symbolic, this exhibition delves into the remarkable lives and works of Margret and H.A. Rey. The couple fled Paris in 1940 with a Curious George manuscript in their suitcase. Event Website
This event runs March 14 - August 1
through August 11
Arts & Entertainment
Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968
(Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St, Bronx, NY 10456) (Th.- Su. 11Am-6PM) During the span of twelve years, a series of events, later hailed as the Civil Rights Movement, would forever change the social and political course of America. Exhibitions that chronicling these pivotal moments in the nation’s history. Featuring 150 vintage photographs, Road to Freedom is the most comprehensive collection of photographic prints and related artifacts ever devoted to the subject and was organized by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. ($5) Event Website
This event runs March 28 - August 11
through September 6
Arts & Entertainment
Picasso: Themes and Variations
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) (10:30 Closed Tu.) Featuring approximately one hundred works, this exhibition explores Picasso’s creative process through the medium of printmaking, tracing his development from the early years of the twentieth century, with depictions of itinerant circus performers in the Blue and Rose periods, to his discovery of Cubism. ($20) Event Website
This event runs March 28 - September 6
through December 30
Arts & Entertainment
Jean Miotte: Spirit of Defiance
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (open Tu - Sa 11am to 6pm Th 11am to 8pm closed Su) Miotte’s artistic influences include performance, choreography, jazz music and Ballet, and of these his most seminal influence is Ballet. In London in 1948 he did set design and saw the work of Balanchine, the Diaghilev Ballet and Margot Fonteyn. Being exposed to this variety of art was of profound inspiration to him. Dance is the universal language of non-verbal communication, evident through performance. Miotte would experiment with gesture through painting and hone lyrical movement in his own art. ($8, $4)
This event runs November 30, 2009 - December 30, 2010

Recurring Events this Friday

Organizations
Service & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) The world's oldest and largest not-profit agency dedicated to serving LGBT senior citizens. Activities include Daytime Discussion, Art Studio, 75+, Support Group, Scrabble & Bridge and Women's and Men's activities. Event Website
This event runs Monday through Friday
Spiritual
CBST Shabbat Services
(CBST, 296 9th Ave, at 28th St, New York, NY 10001) (7pm) Event Website
This event runs Fridays
Arts & Entertainment
Flirt at Rififi
(Rififi, 332 E. 11th St, Between 1st and 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003) (11pm) The Only Free, Gay AND Lesbian Friday night dance party in NYC. The night at Rififi features hot Go-Gos, the best DJs, crazy drink specials and NO cover charge. (Free)
This event runs Fridays
Arts & EntertainmentSocial
Friday Night Dinner
(Natural Gourmet Institute, 48 W. 21st St, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Friday Night Dinner at The Natural Gourmet has become a culinary magnet for savvy New Yorkers and visitors alike. Savor a delicious and unique experience when Chef Instructors and students of our Chef’s Training Program pour their expertise and enthusiasm into a three-course vegetarian dinner that is both innovative and beautifully presented. ($40) Event Website
This event runs Fridays