Monday, August 29, 2011
 | Queer Punk |
(Leslie/Lohman Gallery, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) (1pm - 6pm) Leslie/Lohman & Kymara Gallery present: Queer Punk: A solo exhibition featuring new sculptures by internationally renowned Ante Artist, Fernando Carpeneda. Opening Reception: June 25: 6-11PM. For more artist info see: www.fernandocarpaneda.com (FREE) (212-431-2609) [email protected] Event Website
Note: this event runs June 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
| Coney Island Flicks on the Beach |
(Coney Island, B'klyn) (at dusk) Enjoy the big screen and eat popcorn which you watch an all time classic -
Jul 11 - Saturday Night Fever, Jul 18 - Rango, Jul 25 - Top Gun, Aug 1 - Iron Man 2, Aug 8 - Annie Hall, Aug 15 - Moonstruck, Aug 22 - Justin Beiber: Never Say Never, Aug 29 - How She Moves (FREE)
Note: this event runs July 12, 19, 26, August 8, 15, 22, and 29
| The Met’s Summer HD Festival |
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) (8pm) The Metropolitan Opera is presenting free HD video screenings of productions that showcase today's biggest opera stars. As long as the sky remains clear, you can grab a seat outdoors at Lincoln Center Plaza and enjoy classics such as: Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, Puccini's La Rondine, Adams's Nixon in China and more (FREE) Event Website
Note: this event runs August 27 - 31
|  | Phase: Next (A One Night Only Benefit Concert for Broadway Impact) |
(Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012) (6pm) Jonathan Reid Gealt and Matt Hinkley team up with Broadway Impact to present this one night only event featuring some of Broadway brightest stars singing to raise money for Broadway Impact and their unending work toward achieving equality. With Jeremy Jordan (Bonnie & Clyde, Newsies, West Side Story) , Rachel Potter (Addams Family, Wicked) , Zak Resnick (The Broadway Boys, Lucky Guy) , Lindsay Mendez (Grease, Everyday Rapture) , Jamison Scott (Memphis, Grease) , Dany'elle Williamson (Memphis) , Alena Watters (Sister Act, Addams Family, West Side Story) , Rashidra Scott (Sister Act, Hair, Avenue Q) , Michael Mahany (High School Musical) and Emily Kay Shrader. ($25) Event Website
Starting Today
 | US Open Tennis Championships |
(USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park) (Varies) The biggest spectator sport in the U.S, drawing more than 700,000 fans over two weeks takes over Queens. The one-of-a-kind experience, the magnificent grounds and the breakthrough innovations that have become synonymous with America’s Grand Slam keep fans coming back year after year, making the US Open the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world. Event Website
This event runs through September 11
Ongoing Events
through August 30
| 2011 SummerStage |
(See website for details) (Varies see website for details) New York’s largest free performing arts festival, brings over 100 performances to eighteen parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances ranging from American pop, Latin and world music to dance, spoken word and theater, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City’s summer arts festival landscape. Event Website
This event runs June 6 - August 30
through September 1
| 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 1
| The 11th Annual Documentary Film Festival |
(IFC, 323 Sixth Ave at West 3rd St, New York, NY 10003) (Various) DocuWeeks is here! Don't miss out on Better This World, The Boy Mir, Darwin, Miss Representation, Unfinished Spaces, and the NY Shorts Program: The Barber of Birmingham, Maya Deren's Sink, The Home Front. Filmmakers available for Q&A at many evening screenings. ($13) Event Website
This event runs August 12 - September 1
through September 3
| Summer Shorts |
(59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th St, New York, NY 10022) (Various) his collection of new American shorts includes new works by Christopher Durang, Tina Howe, Neill LaBute and Will Scheffer, the latter of whom's work The Green Book, follows a gay couple who returns home from Queens to "comfort the destructive power of familiar love". ($18) Event Website
This event runs August 4 - September 3
through September 3
| | Olive and the Bitter Herbs |
(59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th St, New York, NY 10022) (Varies) Tony Award®-nominated playwright Charles Busch’s latest comedy, Olive and the Bitter Herbs is a comedy about connecting to the people in our lives—those with us and those who have passed on. ($45+) Event Website
This event runs July 26 - September 3
through September 3
| Hero: The Musical |
(David H. Koch Theater, @ Lincoln Center, Broadway at 64th Street, New York, NY 10023) (Varies) Hero: The Musical for the the first time in over a decade since the company brought The Last Empress. Hero honors the 100th anniversary of the sacrificial death of An Chunggun's, a patriotic leader that fought against the Japanese invasion of Korea in an effort to protect its independence. Don't miss your chance to see this story live on stage! ($35+) Event Website
This event runs August 23 - September 3
through September 3
| 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
| Cirque du Soleil’s Zarkana |
(Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020) (Varies) This epic spectacle takes audiences into a fantastical and suspenseful world where highly-acrobatic feats are heightened by original live music and interactive multimedia elements. Zarkana transforms the grandest stage in the world into a world of unreality as only Cirque du Soleil could imagine. ($60+) Event Website
This event runs June 9 - September 4
through September 5
 | Barneys Warehouse Sale |
(Barneys, 255 W. 17th Street, New York, NY 10011) It's that time of year again - The Barneys Warehouse Sale offers you up to 75% off retail prices on mens and womens clothing & accessories. Event Website
This event runs August 25 - September 5
through September 10
| HAIR |
(St. James Theatre, 246 W 44th st, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) 10 weeks only! HAIR tells the story of a group of friends choosing to speak up and sing out in celebration of love, life and freedom. The first great rock musical, it has some of the most rousing and soulful songs ever written for the stage, including "Let the Sun Shine In," "Easy to be Hard," "Good Morning Starshine," "Aquarius" and the infectious title song, "Hair." ($47+) Event Website
This event runs July 5 - September 10
through September 11
| US Open Tennis Championships |
(USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park) (Varies) The biggest spectator sport in the U.S, drawing more than 700,000 fans over two weeks takes over Queens. The one-of-a-kind experience, the magnificent grounds and the breakthrough innovations that have become synonymous with America’s Grand Slam keep fans coming back year after year, making the US Open the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world. Event Website
This event runs August 29 - September 11
through September 24
| Riverside Park Summer on the Hudson 2011 |
(Riverside Park, Pier 1 @ 70th Street, New York, NY 10024) (see website for details) Whether you want to learn to dance or pull up a blanket to see a movie (FREE) Event Website
This event runs June 9 - September 24
through September 26
| Roller-Skating Rink under the High Line |
(10th Ave @ 30th St) The High Line Rink will be one of the only open-air roller-skating venues in Manhattan, with regularly scheduled theme nights and other fun public activities for New Yorkers and visitors of all ages. ($12) Event Website
This event runs July 28 - September 26
through September 30
| Burlesque on the Beach |
(Sideshows by the Seashore Theater & Coney Island Museum, 3006 West 12th St & 1208 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224) (Varies) Every Thursday & Friday during the Summer season, The Great Fredini & Bambi The Mermaid present the popular Burlesque on the Beach program- A revival of the most glorious and notorious of the "girlie revues" in Coney Island history. The sumptuous decor, fabulous bubble machine and swell girls make burlesque one of Coney's hottest attractions! Every week brings all new shows with outrageous acts. Event Website
This event runs May 5 - September 30
through September 30
| My Sinatra |
(Midtown Theater, 163 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10024) (Various) Cary Hoffman turns his celebrated PBS special into a very true, hilarious, and poignant one-man musical play about his love and idolization for his hero Frank Sinatra. Hoffman authentically sings just like his hero, as he weaves over 20 classic Sinatra songs, creating a musical score about his lifelong obsession. ($55-$75) [email protected]
This event runs August 10 - September 30
through October 2
| The Rap Guide to Evolution |
(SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY 10013) (Varies) Baba Brinkman uses hip-hop as a vehicle to communicate the facts of evolution while illuminating the origins and complexities of hip-hop culture with Darwin as the inspiration. A provocative, hilarious, intelligent and scientifically accurate. Brinkman performs his clever reworkings of popular rap singles as well as his own originals to illustrate Natural Selection, Sexual Selection, Evolutionary Psychology and much more. ($39+) Event Website
This event runs July 26 - October 2
through October 4
| 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 October 9
| Traces |
(Union Square Theatre, 100 East 17th St., New York, NY 10003) (Varies) Traces is poetic and explosive, humorous and thoughtful. Combining traditional acrobatic forms with street elements such as skateboarding and basketball, mixed in with some theatre and contemporary dance, it surprises, awes and delights at every turn. ($87) Event Website
This event runs July 29 - October 9
through October 10
| Sleep No More |
(The McKittrick Hotel, 530 West 27th St., New York, NY 10011) (See website for details) London's award-winning PUNCHDRUNK and the legendary space is reinvented with SLEEP NO MORE, presenting Shakespeare’s classic Scottish tragedy through the lens of suspenseful film noir. Audiences move freely through a transporting world at their own pace, choosing their own path through the story, immersed in the most unique theatrical experience in the history of New York. ($95) Event Website
This event runs February 15 - October 10
through October 10
| Kayaking on the Hudson |
(Pier 40, Pier 96 and 72nd St @ Hudson River) (See website for details) This volunteer organization, the Downtown Boathouse offers free river kayaking to the general public. Instructors provide the equipment and tutorials, so all you have to do is show up in a swimsuit or shorts and strap on a life vest. (FREE - $35) Event Website
This event runs June 24 - October 10
through October 16
| BMW Guggenheim Lab |
(First Park, Houston @ 2nd Ave) (Varies) A mobile laboratory traveling to nine major cities worldwide over six years. Led by international, interdisciplinary teams of emerging talents in the areas of urbanism, architecture, art, design, science, technology, education, and sustainability, the Lab addresses issues of contemporary urban life through programs and public discourse. (FREE) Event Website
This event runs August 3 - October 16
through October 22
| | The Judy Show: My Life as a Sitcom |
(DR2 Theatre, 103 East 15 St, New York, NY 10009) (Varies) Emmy-winning actress and comic Judy Gold returns to the New York stage in a brand-new show, building on the success of her show 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, funny-woman Judy Gold returns to the stage in this hilarious look at her life through the lens of the classic sitcoms of her youth. ($45) Event Website
This event runs June 30 - October 22
through November 6
| 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 November 20
| Catch Me If you Can |
(Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52nd St, New York, NY 10019) (Varies) A high-flying new musical comedy based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it! eatures a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by TERRENCE McNALLY (The Full Monty, Ragtime), an irresistible score by MARC SHAIMAN & SCOTT WITTMAN (Hairspray), choreography by JERRY MITCHELL (Hairspray, Legally Blonde) and direction by JACK O'BRIEN (Hairspray, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). ($65) Event Website
This event runs April 20 - November 20
through December 28
| RENT |
(New World Stages, 340 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (Varies) Returning to NYC after its groundbreaking 12-year Broadway run, Rent, set in NYC's East Village, is a modern take on the classic Puccini opera, La Boheme. It tells the unforgettable story of a group of young artists learning to survive, falling in love, finding their voices and living for today. ($65) Event Website
This event runs August 11 - December 28
through December 28
| Follies |
(Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) FOLLIES comes to Broadway for an historic limited engagement, complete with its 28-piece orchestra and a cast of 41—led by such Broadway babies as two-time Tony® winner Bernadette Peters, four-time Tony® nominee Jan Maxwell, two-time Tony® nominee Danny Burstein, three-time Emmy nominee Ron Raines and Olivier Award winner Elaine Paige. Purchase Between August 7 – October 2 - $89 Orchestra/Front Mezz (reg. $135/$125) $65 Mid Mezz (reg. $95/$85) Order August 7 – October 2, Use code 2BUDDY ($45+) Event Website
This event runs August 7 - December 28
through December 31
| 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 June 14 - December 31
through January 2, 2012
| The World's Largest Dinosaurs |
(American Museum of Natural History, 175 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) (Varies) A new exhibition this spring focusing on the monstrous size and impressive survival of these beings with hands-on computer activities and collections of sauropod specimens. The main attraction will be a life-size sauropod dinosaur that is about 60 feet in length. ($24) Event Website
This event runs April 16, 2011 - January 2, 2012
through January 3, 2012
| 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
through January 15, 2012
| Obscene Diary Exhibition |
(Museum of Sex, 233 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016) (Su-Thu 10am-8pm ; Fr & Sat 10 am-9pm) In the exhibition Obscene Diary, the rich sexual documentation of one remarkable individual, a professor, tattoo artist, pornographer and sexual record keeper, Samuel Steward is unveiled. Steward’s self documentation included a catalogue of every partner and sex act, illustrated through photos, diary entries, sexual record keeping, explicit drawings and erotic literary musings.
“Obscene Diary asks our patrons to reflect on what it would look like if their own sexual histories were documented and what this would say about the times in which we live..." ($17.50 Stu/Sen $15.25) (212-689-6337) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs August 28, 2011 - January 15, 2012
Recurring Events this Monday
 | 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
| The New Monday Night Burlesque |
(Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211) (9 PM) New Producer. New Shows. Celebrating One Year of The New Monday Night Burlesque with a month of Anniversaries. Jonny Porkpie (“The Burlesque Mayor of NYC”) takes over production duties from Doc Wasabassco at The New Monday Night burlesque. His first task: to commemorate the one-year anniversary of The New Monday Night Burlesque. So Porkpie has gathered an all-star month of shows celebrating this and other anniversaries. ($10) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs Mondays
| Monday Night Bingo |
(Bowery Poetry Club, 308 BOWERY, (b/w BLEECKER & HOUSTON), New York, NY 10012) (7:30PM) The legendary comedian and NYC icon needs no stinking bingo card to entertain—but think how much better the numbers’ game will roll as The Talented Mr. Murray co-hosts with dynamite drag star Linda Simpson. Play for cash and prizes while indulging in adult beverages, plus the occasional surprise performance—all leading up to someone scoring the cash jackpot at the end of the night. (ADMISSION/BINGO CARDS $2 EACH) Event Website
This event runs Mondays