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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Arts & Entertainment
Secret City
(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (11:30am) Part revival, part salon, part show, these monthly services feature performance, visual art, music, food & literature, designed to inspire, excite & invigorate the creative community of NYC. ($10) (212 228-0705) [email protected] Event Website
Arts & Entertainment
Cotton Club Parade
(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (Various) A celebration of Duke Ellington's years at the famed Harlem nightclub in the 1920s and '30s, when the joint was jumping with revues featuring big band swing and blues, dancers, singers, comedians and novelty acts. With Ellington's music as the centerpiece, this production re-imagines one of the composer's Cotton Club floor shows right here on the City Center stage. ($25+) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 18 - 22
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OUTAuction
(Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011) (5pm - 9:30pm) This year OUTAuction marke ten years of celebrating established and emerging artists, while recognizeing GLAAD’s Top 100 Artists. Over 700 guests from the art, entertainment, fashion and philanthropic communities are scheduled to attend. ($125+) Event Website
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Meet the Breeds
(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (10am - 5pm) Over 200 individually decorated official breed booths that allowed dog and cat lovers to interact with dogs, cats, puppies and kittens and learn about their history and unique attributes directly from the experts; 100 vendor booths offered every imaginable product for pets and their owners. ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 19 - 20
Arts & Entertainment
American Craft Show NYC
(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (See website for details) An art show has emerged that embraces contemporary art and fine craft under one roof. The Contemporary Art Fair NYC provides a major showing to independent painters, photographers, sculptors or other artists doing non-functional work. The counterpart show, The American Craft Show NYC, features the work of fine artisans working with glass, ceramic, wood, and other materials. ($16) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 18 - 20
Arts & Entertainment
All For One Theater Festival
(Theater 80 St. Marks, 80 St. Marks, between 1st and 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003) (See website for details) More than just a festival, ALL FOR ONE will not only include award winning SOLO writers and performers, but also a full schedule of master classes, workshops and panels to enhance the practice and appreciation of the solo form. ($18) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 11 - 20
Arts & Entertainment
The Pier Antiques Show
(Pier 94, 711 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019) (10am 6pm) Internationally known and a staple for New Yorkers, Celebrities, major designers and decorators from all over the country attend it in droves, and shoppers come from around the world to discover future trends! If you can't find what you're looking for at this show...it doesn't exist. ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 19 - 20
Arts & Entertainment
American Craft Show/Contemporary Art Fair NYC
(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (Fr 2pm; Sa & Su 10am) Dual shows combine paintings, drawings, sculpture, and photography with objects that often begin life as craft, or sometimes basic eating and living utensils, such as pottery, tableware, furniture as well as jewelry and fashion. ($16) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 18 - 20
Social
Meadowlands Pet Expo
(Meadowlands Expo Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus, NJ 07094) (Fr 4pm; Sa & Su 10am) Something for every animal lover…pet enthusiasts, and the general public. The show will offer many educational and entertaining performances, special attractions, hands-on-petting opportunities, pet adoptions, and outstanding holiday shopping for pet lovers and their pets. ($12) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 18 - 20
OrganizationsLGBTSports
The Race To Deliver
(Central Park, 58th St, New York, NY 10155) (8:30am) God's Love We Deliver's largest annual fundraiser. It is a 4 mile run/walk in Central Park, followed by multiple-distance Kid's Fun Runs. The race is a symbol of our daily race to ensure that no person ever has to face the unthinkable combination of illness and hunger. God's Love We Deliver
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
Charles Gatewood 7 Delightful Sins
(Leslie/Lohman Gallery, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) (1pm - 6pm) Opening Celebration: Nov 18; 6-9PM. Known as "Family photographer of America's sexual underground", Charles Gatewood began meticulously capturing the evolution of modern fetish culture in the mid 1960''s and has amassed an archive of artistic and historic significance. Please join the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art and The Kymara Gallery for a photographic journey through the deep sexual underground as seen through the lens of the iconic photographer and anthropologist, featuring rare unseen vintage prints. SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY ALEXCALIBUR; MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND BOOK SIGNING (FREE) (207-286-7399) [email protected] Event Website
Note: this event runs November 18 - 20
Arts & Entertainment
Cotton Club Parade
(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) A celebration of Duke Ellington's years at the famed Harlem nightclub in the 1920s and '30s, when the joint was jumping with revues featuring big band swing and blues, dancers, singers, comedians and novelty acts. With Ellington's music as the centerpiece, this production re-imagines one of the composer's Cotton Club floor shows right here on the City Center stage. ($25+) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 18 - 22
Arts & EntertainmentLGBT
24th MIX Festival - NY Queer Experimental Film Festival
(MIX Factory, 45 Bleecker Street @ Lafayette, New York, NY 10012) (See website for details) In addition to our vanguard screenings, unique interactive installations, and infamous parties, MIX NYC also provides year-round community screenings, a summer media workshop for queer youth, film preservation projects, and the groundbreaking ACT UP Oral History Project.documenting how collective action transformed AIDS activism, queer identity, and health care policy in America. ($12 - $20) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 15 - 20

Ongoing Events

through November 20
Arts & Entertainment
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 November 20
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Little House on the Ferry
(American Theatre of Actors’ Sargent Theatre, 314 W. 54th St., New York, NY 10019) (7pm) Off Broadway Gay-Themed Musical. The show is about 6 gay men in a Fire Island share house. The main story centers on Randall who is in an “open” relationship with his boyfriend Timothy. Randall goes to Tea (happy hour) and meets Jake; a younger good-looking man who is a romantic and in love at first sight with Randall. Randall must ultimately decide between staying with Timothy or taking a chance and going with Jake. In the share house is the newbie weekend guest, Antonio, a bodybuilder named Robby and the house mother, Donnie. ($40+) (646-342-7738) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs November 3 - 20
through December 18
Arts & Entertainment
BAM's Next Wave Festival
(Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217-1486) (Varies) This fall, the Next Wave Festival returns for its 29th season, presenting an array of contemporary performance, artist talks, storytelling, visual art, and film that showcases work by emerging artists and innovative modern masters. Event Website
This event runs September 13 - December 18
through December 24
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The Wired Store
(The WIRED Store, 692 B'way) (We - Su 11am - 7pm) Not just a shopping destination - it's an interactive experience that allows you to touch, test and tinker with the most "wired" products out there for the digital gentleman, gadget girl, gastronaut, smarter upstarter, adventure capitalist, maker, or culturazzo in your life. Event Website
This event runs November 18 - December 24
through December 24
Social
Grand Central Holiday Fair
(Grand Central Station, 101 East 42nd, New York, NY 10017) (10am - 8pm) Located in the Terminal’s historic Vanderbilt Hall, you’ll find the city’s best holiday shopping experience featuring 76 vendors with a wide array of goods at all price levels. The fair features artisans selling unique crafts, jewelry, clothing, home furnishings, children’s gifts, and more. Event Website
This event runs November 14 - December 24
through December 28
Arts & Entertainment
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 28
Arts & Entertainment
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 31
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The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever!
(Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street near West 4th St., NY, NY 10014) (7pm) Don’t miss the NYC return of the smash Off-Broadway hit THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! It’s time for the annual holiday production for a struggling gay theatre company in West Hollywood. Jim, the pot-smoking straight tech guy, offends M&M, the eclectic playwright, causing him to walk out and take his script with him. Now the crazy and drama-addicted team has just a few weeks to produce the “gayest Christmas pageant ever.” This holiday camp-fest is a fast-paced comedy packed with hilarious dialog and over-the-top characters. ($35) (212-464-8875) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs November 14 - December 31
through December 31
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 June 14 - December 31
through January 1, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway
(Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Hugh Jackman in a rare and intimate concert. Tony & Emmy award winning superstar performs with an 18-piece orchestra, as he sings his favorite songs and shares some personal stories. ($69+) Event Website
This event runs October 25, 2011 - January 1, 2012
through January 1, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Sons of the Prophet
(Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, 111 West 46th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) A refreshingly honest take on how we cope with wounds that just won't heal, and the funniest play about human suffering you're likely to see. ($88) Event Website
This event runs October 27, 2011 - January 1, 2012
through January 2, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
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
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
through January 7, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Daphne Guinness
(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) The exhibition Daphne Guinness will feature approximately 100 garments and accessories from Guinness' personal collection, including designs from the likes of Alexander McQueen, Azzedine Alaïa, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, and Valentino. Guinness' own designs will also be on display. Event Website
This event runs September 16, 2011 - January 7, 2012
through January 8, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Big Apple Circus
(Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park, Southwest corner of Lincoln Center Plaza at 62nd St btwn Columbus & Amsterdam Aves, New York, NY 10023) In its 34th Season with a thrilling All-New Show, Dance On! Artists swing into action in the spotlight under the intimate Big Top, where no seat is more than 50 feet from the ring! ($25+) Event Website
This event runs October 20, 2011 - January 8, 2012
through January 13, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin
(Barrymore Theatre, 243 W47th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Much more than a concert, An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin is a funny, passionate, intimate and unique musical love story told entirely through a masterful selection of some of the greatest songs ever written for the stage. ($77+) Event Website
This event runs November 16, 2011 - January 13, 2012
through January 15, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
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
through January 16, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Holiday Train Show
(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) This cherished tradition delights people of all ages. Marvel at the charming model trains and New York City landmark replicas, stroll the spectacular grounds, decorate (and eat!) gingersnaps, break for lunch and hot chocolate, and shop for everyone on your list. ($20) Event Website
This event runs November 19, 2011 - January 16, 2012
through January 20, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Incomparable Women of Style
(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) (See website for details) The show will trace Hartman’s unique position as a working photographer who successfully weathered the transition from analog to digital. While carting around a camera, rolls of film, and a hand-held flash in 1977, Hartman still managed to capture candid shots at Studio 54 and behind-the-scenes photographs of fashion shows before press was widely invited to cover the pre-show preparations. (FREE)
This event runs November 4, 2011 - January 20, 2012
through February 5, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Private Lives
(Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Private Lives, provides a riotous showdown between two of the stage and screen's most magnetic personalities - Kim Cattrall (Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner for Sex and the City) and Paul Gross (Tales of the City, Slings and Arrows, Due South.) Glamorous, rich and reckless, Amanda (Cattrall) and Elyot (Gross) have been divorced from each other for five years. Now both are honeymooning with their new spouses in Deauville on the French Coast. ($66.50) Event Website
This event runs November 6, 2011 - February 5, 2012
through February 25, 2012
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Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays
(Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane, New York, NY 10012) (Vaies) Jordon Harrison, Jeffrey Hatches, Neil LaBute and other playwrights look at same-sex marriage and a host of surrounding issues, both political and comical, in this evening of one-acts ($25+) Event Website
This event runs October 18, 2011 - February 25, 2012
through February 28, 2012
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Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays
(Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane, New York, NY 10012) (See website for details) Two little words, and suddenly your whole world changes. Don't miss this evening of new short plays by an A-list lineup of writers with 2 Pulitzer Prizes, 4 Obies, 1 Emmy® and 3 Tony® nominations. Be there as they offer their unique takes on the moments before, during and after "I do." Witty, warm and occasionally wacky, these plays are vows to the blessings of equality, the universal challenges of relationships and the often hilarious power of love. Standing on Ceremony will donate a portion of all ticket sales to Freedom to Marry and other organizations promoting marriage equality. (Special offer $49 until Dec 11) Event Website
This event runs November 7, 2011 - February 28, 2012
through March 31, 2012
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Lysistrata Jones
(Walter Kerr Theater, 219 West 48th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) The new musical comedy Lysistrata Jones is getting ready to score on Broadway. Every player on the creative squad is an all-star: Book by three-time Tony® nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Sister Act), music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn (The Divine Sister) and direction and choreography by Tony® nominee Dan Knechtges (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). (special $50 tickets)
This event runs November 12, 2011 - March 31, 2012
through April 30, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
The Metropolitan Opera
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) For the fifth season in a row, thanks to a generous gift from The Agnes Varis Trust, 200 orchestra seats are available for each regular Monday through Thursday performance for only $20, 50 of these tickets are set aside for senior citizens. You can purchase Varis Rush Tickets at the Met box office beginning two hours before curtain, subject to availability. ($20) Event Website
This event runs September 20, 2011 - April 30, 2012
through September 1, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Godspell
(Circle In The Square Theatre, 235 West 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) The beloved classic from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®-winning composer of WICKED and PIPPIN. Enjoy all the good gifts of one of the most enduring shows of all time as it comes to Broadway in a brand new, intimately staged, one-of-a-kind production. Raise your spirit with the Tony®-nominated score filled with the popular hits Day By Day, Learn Your Lessons Well and Turn Back, O Man. ($125+) Event Website
This event runs November 7, 2011 - September 1, 2012

Recurring Events this Sunday

LGBTSports
Metro Wrestling Practices
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (2 - 5pm) Metro Wrestling is New York City's gay freestyle wrestling club. Gay, straight, male or female, all are welcome to attend. Event Website
This event runs every 2nd, 3rd and 4th and 5th Sunday
Spiritual
Dignity New York Weekly Liturgy & Social
(St. John's in the Village Church, 222 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014) (7:30pm) Event Website
This event runs Sundays
Spiritual
Metropolitan Community Church of NY Services
(MCCNY, 446 West 36th St, New York, NY 10018) (9am, 11am & 7pm) Event Website
This event runs Sundays
LGBTSocial
Starlette Sunday
(Angels and Kings, 500 East 11th St, New York, NY 10009, Venue Website) (8PM - 3AM) Starlette Sunday is a glam affair catering to a mixed lesbian and bisexual crowd. This sexy long-running party is one of the hottest nights for women in New York City. Starlette Sunday features delicious cocktails, visuals, the best dj's playing dance tracks, and lots of eye candy. (Free) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs Sundays
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CINEMAROSA
(Queens Museum of Art, Rushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368) (3 – 5pm) Monthly film/video showcase series that presents screenings of fiction and documentary works dealing with issues related to the LGBT community. Event Website
This event runs every 3rd Sunday
LGBTSpiritual
QueerDharma
(Shambhala Meditiation Center of New York, 118 West 22nd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011) (7pm) QueerDharma is a community of meditiation practice for LGBTQ sentient beings - that means you! Visit our website for more info and scheduel ($5 suggested donation) (212-675-6544) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs Sundays
LGBTSpiritual
QueerDharma New York
(Shambhala Meditation Center, 118 West 22nd St, ring #6, New York, NY 10011) (7pm - 9pm) A Community of Meditation Practice founded and hosted by LGBTQ people. We meet every Sunday at 7pm - check our website for more details and special events. ($5 donation requested) Event Website
This event runs Sundays