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Friday, April 1, 2011

Arts & Entertainment
1st annual Big Apple Salsa Festival
(Hilton New York, 1335 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019) BASF offers 3 days and 4 nights of Latin Dance workshops taught by some of the most sought after instructors, dance showcases put on by world renowned performers. Event Website
Note: this event runs March 31 - April 3
Arts & Entertainment
3 Tenors...in Search of an Act 2
(Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (9pm) After a hiatus of almost six years, tenors Bill Brooks, Edd Clark, Steven Tharp, and musical director Paul Stephan are returning to Don’t Tell Mama’s with 3 TENORS…IN SEARCH OF AN ACT 2. It’s a new show packed with the same wicked, smart, and uplifting material that made their Bistro Award winning show 3 Tenors…in Search of an Act, so successful. After seeing the first show, David Finkle wrote “…how much room is there for three new tenors who’ve decided to goose their disparate careers by banding together? You’d better make room…they could be booked immediately into the best rooms in the country” ($15 cover/ 2 drink minimum) (212-757-0788) [email protected] Event Website
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
JewQueen
(Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A), New York, NY 10009) (10pm) Celebrate Purim, the Jewish Mardi Gras, with this irreverent retelling of the story of Queen Esther, filled with queer twists, men in dresses and Jewish slapstick. ($18) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 17 - 19, 24 - 26, and March 31 - April 2
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Brian Bauman’s ATTA BOY
(HERE Arts Center, 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013) (7pm) Homer, a middle-aged Pakistani-American engineer, and Matthew, a surly teenaged outcast, as they meet for secret rendezvous at a local Holiday Inn. This is no ordinary affair. The play is a collage performance, and incorporates original writing with re-appropriated transcripts from contemporary journalism, youtube videos, conservative Christian weblogs, torture theory and practice, and popular cultural representations of the Columbine Massacre and the attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001. ATTA BOY conflates the xenophobia/homophobia in the national responses to these traumatic historical moments, and maps a creepy topography of vulnerable desire. ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 29 - April 1
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
LGBT Night at the Elixer of Love
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) (8pm) Following a performace of Donizetti’s most intoxicating operas, join your fellow opera queens and cultural gays for a performance by Julliard- trained drag diva Shequida, who will be stirring up musical mischief while showing off her multi-octive range on opera selections and pop hits. Tickets includes a discounted Orchestra ticket to the opera, plus admision to the post-show party with free cocktails. Code:LOVEBN11 ($75) Event Website
Arts & Entertainment
Compańía Nacional de Danza 2
(Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place, Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012) (8pm) Based in Madrid, Spain, and never before seen in New York City, they bring their passionate contemporary ballet dancers to the Skirball Center stage for the company's final tour with the world-renowned repertoire of former Artistic Director Nacho Duato. ($25+) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 31 - April 2
Social
26th Annual April Fools' Day Parade
(Fifth Avenue 2 59th St to Washington Square Park) (noon) Created in 1986 to remedy a glaring omission in the list of NY’s annual ethnic and holiday parades. The King or Queen of Fools will be chosen based on the loudest cheers. Come in costume and prepare to participate. (FREE) Event Website
Arts & Entertainment
Martha@ ...The 1963 Interview
(Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th Street, New York, NY 10011) (7:30pm) A metatheatrical recreation of the legendary 92nd Street Y interview with Martha Graham and dance critic Walter Terry. The production commemorates the momentous date of Graham’s passing (April 1, 1991) and marks Richard Move’s return as Graham to New York, with a new incarnation of the celebrated Martha @... series. ($20) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 30 - April 2
Arts & EntertainmentLGBTWoman's Interest
An Affirmative Act
(Loews Village, 766 Third Ave, New York, NY 10003) (Varies) Lesbian parents Terry and Samantha (Candice Holdorf and Elissa Goldstein) wind up at the center of a heated courtroom drama when they try to get married in this new limited-release film from Jana Mattioli. ($12.50) Event Website
Arts & Entertainment
CraftNEWYORK
(7 W New York, 7 West 34th St off 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001) (Fr 3pm, Sa 10am, Su 11am) A must see for anyone interested in the finest American craft being made today and will feature 100 internationally renowned artists producing one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces. Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists’ Emergency Resources ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs April 1 - 3
Starting Today
LGBTSports
Sundance Outdoor Adventure Spring Hikes
(See website for details) (weekends April - June) A dozen+ hiking opportunities in the New York City area. Includes Delaware & Raritan Canal to Princeton, Breakneck Ridge, Pine Meadow Lake/ Harriman State Park, Planting Fields Arboretum, Storm King, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Ossining to Croton, Palisades & Giant Stairs, Greenbrook Sanctuary Tour. (3473313887) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs through June 30

Ongoing Events

through April 2
Arts & Entertainment
Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89
(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) (Varies) The first exhibition to focus exclusively on Westwood’s fashions of the 1980s and highlight the significant shift in Westwood’s design style during this decade. Her work of the early 1980s was prominently featured in edgy magazines such as i-D, and her following was comprised mainly of street-style insiders. (FREE) Event Website
This event runs March 8 - April 2
through April 3
Arts & Entertainment
You Before All
(Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 511 West 25th Street, #506, New York, NY 10001) (Tu - Sa 11am - 6pm) Photographer Carrie Levy exhibits her latest series which depicts sub-missive male nudes manipulated into a variety of poses (FREE) Event Website
This event runs February 17 - April 3
through April 3
Arts & Entertainment
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Returning to the New York Stage for the first time in 60 years in a fully produced revival. This classic work, hailed by the New York Times as “an inspiration” and “a star of the American musical theater,” The musical retells the poignant story of the Nolan family, beginning in 1902 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There's Johnny Nolan, a ne'er do well singer with dreams of Broadway glory, his wife, Katie, struggling to make a better life for her family, and 12 year-old Francie, an aspiring writer who relies on her imagination and her love of reading to get through hard times. Relive the story from the beloved novel and classic movie in this celebrated musical! ($25) Event Website
This event runs March 12 - April 3
through April 3
Arts & Entertainment
Birds On Fire
(Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003) (Th - Sa 8pm; Su 3pm) A musical drama commemorating the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire, with music by Allison Tartalia and puppet design by Candice Burridge. Using extensive research, the play creates what might have been the lives of the four unknown and unclaimed victims of the fire, both lesbian and straight. Written & Directed by Barbara Kahn ($12) Event Website
This event runs March 17 - April 3
through April 3
Arts & Entertainment
Hello Again
(52 Mercer Street, 52 Mercer Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013) (Varies) Experience the world of Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again: the passion, sex, and power of 10 love affairs, one from each decade of the 20th Century. Witness The Whore, The Young Thing, The Senator, The Soldier and others as they navigate each new sexual entanglement. Love and desire clash as each character seeks elusive connections. ($40) Event Website
This event runs March 4 - April 3
through April 3
Arts & Entertainment
Peter and the Starcatchers
(New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East Fourth Street, New York, NY 10003) (Varies) an imaginative new play based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers. In it, a company of 12 actors play some 50 characters on a journey to answer the century-old questions: How did Peter become The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up? ($70) Event Website
This event runs February 18 - April 3
through April 3
Arts & Entertainment
The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore
(Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, 111 West 46th St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Olympia Dukakis stars in this haunting Tennessee Williams drama. In her picturesque Italian mountaintop home, Flora Goforth, a wealthy American widow has detached from the world in order to write her memoirs. When a handsome and mysterious young visitor arrives without warning to keep Flora company in her final hours, this dreamlike play blossoms into a fascinating meditation on life and death. ($71+) Event Website
This event runs January 7 - April 3
through April 9
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Wild Blue, inspired by Steven Slater
(Access Theater, 380 Broadway, 4th Fl., New York City, NY 10013) (Varies) Wild Blue imagines the hysterical and haunting moments that caused Steven Slater to curse out passengers over the intercom, slide down the emergency slide, and become an instant Facebook sensation. It deals with the strained ambiguous relationships he has with his wife, his gay lover, and with famed 1970’s airline hijacker/outlaw D. B. Cooper, now a micro-farming recluse. Complete with a full-scale musical number! ($15-$18) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs March 30 - April 9
through April 9
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
TOMOAKI HATA photographs The Night is Still Young
(MIYAKO YOSHINAGA Art Prospects, 547 West 27th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001) (11am - 6pmopening reception 6:00 - 8:00) Opening reception tonight. In 1996, Hata began documenting Japan's ground breaking HIV/AIDS benefit dance parties and continued to do so until 2004. Now considered a rare chronicle of the nation's first drag queen movement, these photographs were edited as a monograph entitled The Night is Still Young. The exhibition follows on the heel of its Tokyo debut last October and presents a selection of 25 images that highlight the movement's heyday in the early 2000s. (FREE) (212 268 7132) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs March 10 - April 9
through April 9
Arts & Entertainment
Driving Miss Daisy
(Golden Theatre, 252 West 45th St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Two of the world's greatest living actors—two-time Tony Award® winner and Academy Award® nomineeJames Earl Jones, and Tony Award and Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave—are coming together on Broadway. Tells the affecting story of the decades-long relationship between a stubborn Southern matriarch and her compassionate chauffeur. ($67+) Event Website
This event runs October 6, 2010 - April 9, 2011
through April 9
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Soldier Dreams
(Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) An emotionally rich drama that everyone can relate to. We witness David's two sisters, Tish and Judy, a brother-in-law, Sam, and a partner Richard wrestle with emotions—and sometimes each other—as they struggle to come to terms with losing David. What would he want? They all come up with the same answer: ($18) Event Website
This event runs March 25 - April 9
through April 10
Arts & Entertainment
Towers of Flowers: Macy's Flower Show
(Macy's Herald Square, 151 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) Discover a magical world of soaring floral architecture, magnificent rolling landscapes and specialty gardens bursting with color, fragrance and imagination.Experience Macy's Flower Show to the fullest by taking a 20-minute guided tour. Learn how the show was installed, plus get incredible details on this year's flowers and plants. Tours are complimentary and available every half hour between 11 am and 4 pm at Macy's 35th and Broadway entrance. Event Website
This event runs March 27 - April 10
through April 10
Sports
Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center
(Rockefeller Center, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 5th to 7th Aves, 47 to 51st Sts, New York, NY 10111) (Varies) The world-famous Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center has become a quintessential New York City winter experience for generations. Here you'll find New Yorkers and visitors alike, skating amid the watchful eye of the gilded Prometheus statue and the unique urban backdrop of Rockefeller Center's sparkling lights Event Website
This event runs November 5, 2010 - April 10, 2011
through April 10
Arts & Entertainment
Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Times
(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) ($18) The exhibition highlights the work of Edward Hopper, whose use of the subject matter of modern life to portray universal human experiences made him America’s most iconic realist painter of the 20th century. Event Website
This event runs October 28, 2010 - April 10, 2011
through April 16
Arts & Entertainment
A Lonely Man’s Habit
(the cell, 338 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011) (8pm) In honor of Tennessee Williams's centenary catches Williams at work, with the Ink Spots on the stereo, a trick in the bedroom, and fighting off his "blue devils" by revisiting the past through his notebooks. ($18) Event Website
This event runs March 30 - April 16
through April 18
Arts & Entertainment
HIGH
(Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Special discount during previews. When Sister Jamison Connolly (two-time Golden Globe® winner, Academy Award® & Tony Award® nominee Kathleen Turner) agrees to sponsor a 19-year-old drug user in an effort to help him combat his addiction, her own faith is ultimately tested. HIGH explores the universal themes of truth, forgiveness, redemption and human fallibility. ($61.50+) Event Website
This event runs March 25 - April 18
through April 21
Arts & Entertainment
Broadway's Next Hit Musical
(TRIAD THEATER, 158 W. 72ND ST, New York, NY 10023, 212-362-2590) (9pm) Broadway’s Next H!T Musical brings back the glitz and glam to the Upper West Side with New York’s only unscripted theatrical awards show. Taking suggestions from the audience, the cast of Broadway’s Next H!T Musical brings to life an actual mock awards show, complete with made-up show tunes and genuinely witty banter, followed by a performance of the evening’s “Phony™" Award Winning musical. ($20 with a 2 drink minimum) (212-354-4660) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs February 10 - April 21
through April 24
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Angels in America.
(Signature Theatre Company, 555 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Set in late 1985 and early 1986, as the first wave of the AIDS epidemic in America is escalating and Ronald Reagan has been elected to a second term in the White House, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play's two parts, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, bring together a young gay man with AIDS and his frightened, unfaithful lover; a closeted Mormon lawyer. Angels in America is an epic exploration of love, justice, identity and theology, of the difficulty, terror and necessity of change. ($20 till December 21) Event Website
This event runs September 14, 2010 - April 24, 2011
through April 24
Arts & Entertainment
Good People
(Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo… where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills… and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Starring: Frances McDormand and Estelle Parsons ($57+) Event Website
This event runs February 9 - April 24
through April 24
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Bring Us the Head of Your Daughter
(9th Space Theater, 150 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003) (Varies) A play by Derek Ahonen about a lesbian couple whose daughter is accused of cannibalism. A biting examination of an unconventional family and the outermost limits of familial love. ($40) Event Website
This event runs March 30 - April 24
through April 25
Arts & Entertainment
The Orchid Show: On Broadway
(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) (Tu - Su 10am - 6pm) This must-see, limited run horticultural engagement takes place in the dramatic galleries of the landmark Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Echoing elements from some of Broadway's most iconic theaters, including the Walter Kerr Theater and the New Amsterdam Theater, The Orchid Show: On Broadway showcases 5,000 dazzling specimens from one of the most distinguished orchid collections in the world. ($20) Event Website
This event runs March 5 - April 25
through April 26
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Ultimate Drag Off
(Times Square Arts Center, 669 Eigth Ave, New York, NY 10036) (10:30pm) The hilarious ‘interactive game show musical’ has contestants from all walks of life, male and female, pitted against each other in a race for drag superstardom. The Ultimate Drag Off has been entertaining audiences in many clubs and lounges in NYC and now it makes its official off-Broadway debut. Hosted by NYC drag sensation Sweetie (Wig Out, Charmed Life, Starbooty, Project Runway), the colorful cast of contestants comprises of an ever-changing weekly roster with some of your favorite amateur and professional drag performers. ($25 + 2 Drink Minimum) Event Website
This event runs February 12 - April 26
through April 30
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Four Visions
(Leslie/Lohman Gallery, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) (noon - 6 pm) Opening Reception today. 6-8pm. An exhibition of modern day painters: Mylo Quam, Stephen Kelemen, Scott Siedman, and Michael Hennessy, embodies four different aesthetic approaches, four different perceptions--some subtle, some declamatory, of male beauty and phallic power. (FREE) (212-431-2609) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs March 29 - April 30
through May 1
Arts & Entertainment
Blue Man Group
(Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003) (Varies) Its new. Its cool. BLUE MAN GROUP has updated the wildly popular theatrical show. Signature moments combine with breathtakingly fun new pieces for an explosive evening of entertainment. Use codes PNEWBMG for Poncho Seats and NEWBLUE for Non-Poncho Seats. ($72+) (18002583626) Event Website
This event runs March 29 - May 1
through May 4
Arts & Entertainment
Spring Downtown Festival
(See website for details) (See website for details) Tonight, don’t miss the “Spring Fling,” a free kick-off party, with performances from all of the league’s members.Presented by the Lower Manhattan Arts League, the festival presents an array of exciting new works through May. Events include the Flea Theater’s music series “Music With a View 2011,” Blue Coyote Theater’s “Open Access: Plays in Progress,” and Dance New Amsterdam’s “50collectiVe Workshop.” Event Website
This event runs March 21 - May 4
through May 30
Arts & Entertainment
Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
(American Museum of Natural History, 175 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) This highly popular winter attraction transforms the iciest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. ($28) Event Website
This event runs October 16, 2010 - May 30, 2011
through June 1
Arts & Entertainment
Spiderman Turn Off the Dark
(Foxwoods Theater, 214 West 43rd St, New York, NY 10019) (Varies) Previews November 14th Opens December 21st. Drawing from over 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, Spiderman - Turn Off The Dark, spins a new take on the mythic tale of Peter Parker, a teenager whose unremarkable life in Queen's is turned upside down - literally - when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to the ceiling. Event Website
This event runs February 7 - June 1
through June 5
Arts & Entertainment
Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels
(Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10028) Van Cleef & Arpels has played a leading role in style and design innovation. Its timeless pieces have been worn by style icons including the Duchess of Windsor, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor. This exhibition will explore the historical significance of the firm's contributions to jewelry design in the 20th century. On view will be more than 350 works. Event Website
This event runs February 18 - June 5
through June 6
Arts & Entertainment
Music To My Eyes
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) Approximately 70 works from a wide range of artists and musicians will be on view, including works by the Beastie Boys, Kathleen Hanna and Le Tigre, Keith Haring, Christian Marclay, Steven Parrino, Run DMC, and Joanie 4 Jackie, a video chain letter founded by Miranda July. ($20) Event Website
This event runs February 16 - June 6
through June 12
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
(The Public Theatre, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003) (Varies) New York Premiere by Tony Kushner & directed by Michael Greif. The show explores revolutionary versus evolutionary change, the history of Italian-American radicalism, sex, sexual identity, prostitution, parenting, politics, theology, real estate, unions of all kinds, and debts both repaid and unpayable. ($75) Event Website
This event runs March 22 - June 12
through June 25
Arts & Entertainment
The Motherf**ker with the Hat
(Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Chris Rock makes his Broadway debut in The Mother****** with the Hat, a world premiere comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Also starring Bobby Cannavale and Annabella Sciorra, The Mother****** with the Hat is a razor-tongued verbal cage-match about unadulterated love and uncontrolled adultery, coming to Broadway for a strictly limited 15-week event. ($66.50+) Event Website
This event runs March 16 - June 25
through June 30
LGBTSports
Sundance Outdoor Adventure Spring Hikes
(See website for details) (weekends April - June) A dozen+ hiking opportunities in the New York City area. Includes Delaware & Raritan Canal to Princeton, Breakneck Ridge, Pine Meadow Lake/ Harriman State Park, Planting Fields Arboretum, Storm King, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Ossining to Croton, Palisades & Giant Stairs, Greenbrook Sanctuary Tour. (3473313887) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs April 1 - June 30
through July 3
Arts & Entertainment
The Importance of Being Earnest
(American Airlines Theater, 227 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Tony Award® winner Brian Bedford directs and stars as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece about class and name-dropping. The cast of this glorious comedy also features Dana Ivey as Miss Prism and Paxton Whitehead as Reverend Chasuble. ($67+) Event Website
This event runs January 13 - July 3
through July 31
Arts & Entertainment
Anything Goes
(Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124 West 43 St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) This saucy and splendid new production of Cole Porter's musical romp across the Atlantic, starring Tony Award® winner Sutton Foster and Tony® & Academy® Award winner Joel Grey! ($87) Event Website
This event runs March 10 - July 31
through September 1
Arts & Entertainment
Fossil Opens Retro Pop-Up Shop
(Fossil, 111 Spring St, New York, NY 10012) (Varies) Excited to see a bevy of vintage items selected by the staff, as well as leather goods and accessories that are synonymous with the label. Fossil also goes retro and promises to transport us to another time with '70s style; an obvious reoccurring trend this Fashion Week that will wear us well into next winter. Event Website
This event runs February 11 - September 1
through September 3
Arts & Entertainment
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
(Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) scar® and Emmy Award® winner Robin Williams makes his Broadway debut in the New York premiere. he lives of two American Marines and an Iraqi translator are forever changed by an encounter with a quick-witted tiger who haunts the streets of war-torn Baghdad attempting to find meaning, forgiveness and redemption amidst the city’s ruins. Rajiv Joseph's groundbreaking new American play explores both the power and the perils of human nature. ($60+) Event Website
This event runs March 20 - September 3
through September 4
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
La Cage
(Longacre Theatre, 220 West 48th St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) La Cage aux Folles gets a sprinkling of STARDUST as 4-time Tony® winner HARVEY FIERSTEIN (Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof) and two-time Tony® Award-nominee CHRISTOPHER SIEBER (Monty Python’s Spamalot, Shrek The Musical) join the new, Tony-winning Broadway production of the musical comedy HARVEY FIERSTEIN co-wrote with JERRY HERMAN almost 30 years ago! La Cage aux Folles is a tuneful and touching tale of one family’s struggle to stay together... stay fabulous... and above all else, stay true to themselves! DON’T MISS IT, DARLINGS! ($47+) Event Website
This event runs February 15 - September 4
through October 4
Arts & Entertainment
Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage
(Sofia's Downstairs Theatre, 221 West 46 St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) the story of Miss Abigail, the most sought-after relationship expert to the stars (think Dr. Ruth meets Emily Post), and her sexy side-kick Paco, as they travel the world teaching Miss Abigail’s outrageously funny “how-tos” on dating, mating and marriage! ($69+) Event Website
This event runs December 14, 2010 - October 4, 2011
through November 6
Arts & Entertainment
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
(Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Openig bight. Starring the acclaimed international stage and film actor Daniel Radcliffe (Equus on Broadway, the Harry Potter film series) and five-time Emmy Award® winner John Larroquette (Night Court, The Practice) in their Broadway musical debuts, this Pulitzer and Tony Award®-winning “Best Musical” is the hilarious fable of executive dreams and office romance. ($52+) Event Website
This event runs March 27 - November 6
through January 3, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
On the High Line Kim Beck Space Available
(The High Line, Gansevoort St to 34th St, btwn 10 & 11th Aves, New York, NY 10011) Three sculptures resembling the skeletal framework behind advertising billboards. These blank forms emulate the abounding indicators of the economic recession, such as empty storefronts and "For Sale" signs. Beck's sculptures have the illusion of depth when viewed from the front, but as visitors move past them, the side views reveal that they are completely flat, cut from perspective drawings and built like theater props. (FREE) Event Website
This event runs March 4, 2011 - January 3, 2012

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