February 2012

(Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 W. 37th Street, New York, NY 10018) (8pm-11pm) Six charismatic stars of the downtown theater, dance, cabaret, and burlesque worlds come together to invite the audience on an exhilarating, nearly wordless journey through expressions of a fluid and limitless sense of identity. Conceived & directed by Young Jean Lee. Featuring Becca Blackwell, World Famous *BOB*, Amelia Zirin-Brown, Hilary Clark, Katy Pyle & Regina Rocke. Choreography by Faye Driscoll, Morgan Gould & Young Jean Lee, in collaboration with the performers. Please note this performance contains nudity. ($15-25) Event Website

(Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd St (btwn 7 & 8th Aves), New York, NY 10011, 212.367.9000, Venue Website) (8:30pm - 10:00pm) Somewhere over the rainbow there's no place like Homo Comicus featuring great gay and gay-friendly comics, including Judy Gold, Sherry Davey, Jackson Ross Best, Jr. and Dana Goldberg. Hosted by Bob Montgomery ($20 + 2 beverage min.) (212-367-9000) [email protected] Event Website

(1 OAK, 453 West 17th S, New York, NY 10011) (1) abc (111) (123) [email protected] Event Website

(Staten Island Zoo, 614 Broadway, Staten Island, NY 10310) (7am) Since 1981, Staten Island Chuck has had a strong record in predicting the weather (21 out of 27 years). The formula for determining whether Chuck has been correct is not an exact science. (FREE) Event Website

(Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 1009) (8pm) Gay wrestling! Raucous church choirs! Cheerleader blood baths! Live rock'n'roll and horny suburban housewives all to song and dance! Created by B-Movie filmmaker and NYC’s answer to John Waters, Lola Rock-N-Rolla. Starring Michael Formika Jones, Brandon Olson and many more! ($15) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm - 9pm) Out Professionals hosts the year's first Networking Intensive--a unique one-on-one event designed for entrepreneurs, executives, business owners and client-oriented sales professionals. You get five valuable minutes of face time. Introduce yourself. Who are you? What do you do? What do you want out of tonight's event? Talk about your fields. Exchange business cards . ($10/$20 non-members) Event Website

(TRIAD THEATER, 158 W. 72ND ST, New York, NY 10023, 212-362-2590) (9pm) Buckle up! Adventure calls bitches! Pam Ann, the original queen of the skies - who has toured with Cher and crewed private jets for Elton John - is back in New York and this time, she means business. So shut the F**k up, sit the F**k down, lock your seats in the upright position, stop playing words with friends and prepare to take off for the ride of your life! ($30.00 + 2 drink minimum) Event Website

(Marian Goodman Gallery, 24 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019) (Tu - Sa 10am - 6pm) Check out images by Tina Barney, Rineke Dijkstra, Elger Esser and many others at this fine-art photo exhibit. The entire portfolio will be sold to benefit the good work done by the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Event Website

(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (7:30pm) Drama of Works presents Leakey’s Ladies, a multidisciplinary exploration of three extraordinary women and the apes they followed, loved and fought for. ($16/$20 @ door/$12 stu/sen) (212-219-0736) [email protected] Event Website

(Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019) (7pm) Sir Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time (1941) is a unique oratorio, structured in three parts to emulate Handel’s Messiah and using traditional African-American spirituals in a form similar to Bach’s use of the chorale in his Passions, all with a decidedly twentieth-century musical language. The text of this stirring work reflects Tippett's pacifism and belief that people contain both "shadow and light." Soprano Nicole Cabell has performed this work to great critical acclaim and has made it a signature piece. She will be joined by Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano, Russell Thomas, tenor, and John Relyea, bass-baritone. ($10+) (212-247-7800) Event Website

(Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003) (Fr & Sa 8pm, Su 3pm) Dances, stories and traditional music from the Iroquois and Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast, the Southwest, the Plains, and the Arctic regions. ($10) Event Website

A day when Americans nationwide will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. Everyone can participate in the national movement by wearing their favorite red dress, shirt or tie. Event Website

(Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011) (Fr 1pm - 8pm, Sa 11am - 6pm) DESIGNER FASHION THAT'S ON THE EDGE can be yours at the upcoming Manhattan Vintage Clothing Shows. A special exhibit for the upcoming show celebrates "vintage fashion on the edge." ($20) Event Website

(Best Buy Theatre Times Square, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036) (3pm - 6pm & 8pm -11pm) Enjoy wines from all over the world – great Zinfandels from California… Super Tuscans from Italy… full-bodied Bordeaux from France… and some fantastic wines from Latin America. More than 200 wine selections to taste in all! A wine tasting experience that allows guests to sample as many different wines as possible while enjoying great music and the company of other wine lovers. ($59) Event Website

(Waldorf Astoria, 301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022) (5pm) “Celebrate our victories and honor the work ahead for full LGBT Equality and Civil Rights” at the 11th Annual Greater New York Human Rights Campaign Gala ($450) Event Website

(Prospect Park, West at 15th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215) (11am - 4pm) Winter Jam NYC is a free annual winter sports festival that encourages New Yorkers to get out and enjoy the outdoors in the colder months. Our partners at ORDA will be blowing lots of fresh snow, so there will be plenty to go around! (FREE) Event Website

(New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102) (8pm) Minnelli has won all of the entertainment world’s major awards, including the Oscar (for her iconic performance in Cabaret), the Emmy, the Tony, and the Grammy. For this NJPAC engagement, Minnelli will bring a concert that’s sure to include many of her greatest hits, and certain to light up NJPAC’s Prudential Hall with some major star power. ($39+) Event Website

(Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011) (8pm -9pm) Do you want to get started with Two Step? Our Two Step Boot Camp class will get you started with everything you need to hit the dance floor! No experience or partner needed. This four week class will cover the basics of the dance, and a couple of beginner patterns. Meredith Stead is the instructor! ($80) [email protected] Event Website

(Meadowlands Expo Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus, NJ 07094) (12:30pm - 4pm & 5:30pm - 9pm) With today's deal you’ll be able to use your souvenir 6-ounce tasting cup for unlimited 2-ounce pours of more than 100 beers from over 20 countries representing more than 50 international breweries. If that’s a lot of numbers, it’s cause there’ll be a lot of great beer. ($21) Event Website

(The LOFT: LGBT Community Services Center, 180 East Post Road, Lower Level, White Plains, NY 10601) (5pm - 11pm) Join your LGBT friends and family for a celebration of winter! Baby it's cold outside, so what better way to warm things up than a night of partying, dancing, and celebrating the fact that each day is getting longer. ($15+) Event Website

(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (9:30pm) Janet Werther explores "the mythology of finding one's 'true' gay family" in this comedic mash-up of song, dance and cabaret. ($12/$15 @ door) Event Website

(WOW Cafe Theatre, 59-61 4th Street (Btwn 2nd and 3rd ave), NYC, NY 10003) (10pm) Host JZ Bich is accompanied by Essence Revealed as her co-host and a series of lovely performer: Clams Casino, Deity, Ginger Brown, Apathy Angel, Luvely Rae and Miss China Doll! ($15) Event Website

(9th Space Theater, 150 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003) (Sa 7pm & 9pm, Su 5:30pm) Mo[u]rnin'. After. is a mythic autobiography for the queer prodigal son, a story of losing and finding - a journey back to the homeland (Oklahoma!) through time travel, magic, and musicals. Dream ballets included. ($10) Event Website

(CBS) (6:30pm) Madonna, a multi Grammy Award-winning Universal Records recording artist, will perform in the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show. This year's Super Bowl is being played in Indianapolis and is the first time ever that the Super Bowl will be streamed live to smart phone apps. Event Website

(TRIAD THEATER, 158 W. 72ND ST, New York, NY 10023, 212-362-2590) (7pm) Written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, featuring your favorite songs and disasters from the '70s. A 1970's disaster movie musical featuring all of your favorite songs from the decade, as well as your favorite 1970's movie disasters. It's 1979 and the partygoers at a glamorous casino docked in the Hudson river suddenly have to deal with an earthquake, fire, tidal wave, killer bees and more! Who will survive? Who will find love? Who will sing the best 1970's hit song? Find out at...DISASTER! ($40) Event Website

(Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011) (5pm - 6:30pm) You've got the moves, you've got the attitude, now get in on the act. Become a Broadway Bodies burlesque star! Join Broadway Bodies for a 4-class series inspired by the movie Burlesque. If you’ve ever dreamed of performing or love to perform, this is the class for you. This four-week burlesque workshop will give you the choreography and confidence you need to dance and dazzles. The combination of nightclub burlesque class features pieces from the movie Burlesque. This special event will culminate with a performance in a New York City venue. ($25 per class) ((347) 926-3952) [email protected] Event Website

(City Center, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (6:30pm) Studio 5 at City Center utilizes in-studio performances and an interactive format to take the audience beyond the proscenium and deep into the worlds of dance and musical theater. Today's hits will become tomorrow's cherished Encores! productions.How does musical theater change as time goes on? Listen in on a panel of today's brightest young composers and writers as they discuss the changes in this eclectic art form and try to predict what we can expect in the decades ahead. Curated and hosted by Victoria Clark ($20) (212.581.1212) [email protected] Event Website

(NBC) (10pm) Premiering tonight. Starring Debra Messing and Angelica Houston. In the era of The Voice and Glee, executive producers Steven Spielberg and Craig Zadan & Neil Meron (producers of Chicago and Hairspray), and songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), bring you the blood, sweat, and tears of the making of a Broadway musical. Event Website

(TRIAD THEATER, 158 W. 72ND ST, New York, NY 10023, 212-362-2590) (7pm) Five of young Broadway's favorite blondes present a one-night-only concert to benefit Broadway Barks. Lora Lee Gayer ("Follies") Tess Soltau ("The Addams Family") Ryah Nixon ("9 to 5") Jessica Waxman ("Beehive") Hunter Ryan Herdlicka ("A Little Night Music") ($10.00 + 2-drink minimum) Event Website

(Radisson Martinique, 49 West 32nd St, New York, NY 10001) (11am - 3pm) All job seekers are encouraged to attend this FREE event to network, submit resumes, and connect with hiring managers. Make the most of the event by dressing professionally and bringing at least 20 copies of your resume. (FREE) Event Website

(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (7pm) Bring a blanket and snuggle up on the deck with some hot cocoa. Grab a table at Celsius for dinner and a movie. Go for a spin around the rink while you watch the film. Feb 6: Edward Scissorhands, Feb 13: Lady and the Tramp (Two showings: 5:30pm and 7pm) (FREE) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) The talk will be a mixture of playful stories and thoughtful discussion about the historical and contemporary relationship between gay men and changing neighborhoods, preservation, and design. Attendees will learn how the LBGT community has influenced – and been influenced by --– the High Line, from the earliest efforts to save it through its successful redevelopment. ($10) Event Website

(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's legendary musical runs backwards in time from 1980 to 1955, examines the lives of three people whose friendship is tested by time, ambition and fate. It includes some of Sondheim's most brilliant and bruising songs, including “Not a Day Goes By,” “Old Friends” and “Our Time.” Frequent Sondheim collaborator James Lapine, who directed the show's 1985 run, returns to direct the Encores! production. ($25+) (212.581.1212) [email protected] Event Website

(116, 116 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012) (6:30pm - 10pm) Featuring some of this city's best GLBT writers/performers - Sinclair Sexsmith, Christa Orth, Ocean Vuong, Samantha Barrow, Kestryl Cael Lowery, Kelli Dunham, Brandon Lacy Campos, and Jessica Halem . eaturing some of this city's best GLBT writers/performers - Sinclair Sexsmith, Christa Orth, Ocean Vuong, Samantha Barrow, Kestryl Cael Lowery, Kelli Dunham, Brandon Lacy Campos, and Jessica Halem . ($12) Event Website

(Barnes & Noble 82nd St, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St, New York, NY 10024) (7pm) Christopher Bram (Gods and Monsters) discusses Eminent Outlaws, his new book about America's legacy of literature by gay writers, with playwright Mart Crowley (Boys in the Band) and Lambda Literary Award-winning novelist Rakesh Satyal (Blue Boy). (FREE) Event Website

(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) (Varies) A week long series of runway shows where over 70 designers show off their collections for upcoming seasons. There are also lots of parties and celebrations during New York Fashion Week. Event Website

(Laurie Beechman Theatre/Westbank Café, 407 W. 42nd Street between 9th and 10th, Subway: ACE to 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (7:30pm) An outrageous evening of stories and stand up. Join "America's Gaysian Sweetheart" Mapa as he hilariously recounts his latest heart stopping adventure on the road to fatherhood. Recently, Alec's life was turned upside down when he and his husband, producer Jamison Hebert (BULLIED) adopted a five-year old boy. How do you go from stand up gigs, red carpets, gay cruises, and circuit parties to being a responsible car pool driving, P.T.A. member? Find out on this fast-paced ride with sudden dips and turns! ($20 + $15 Minimum) Event Website

(See website for details & locations) (See website for details) ReelAbilities: NY disabilities film festival is dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different disabilities. The festival presents award winning films in various locations throughout the NY metropolitan area, as well as discussions and other engaging programs Event Website

(Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003) (Thu - Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm) Unreachable Eden is a play about Polish Jewish lesbian Eve Adams, who ran a tearoom on Macdougal St. in 1926. Deported from the U.S. as an “undesirable alien,” she spent the 1930’s in Paris, selling banned books to English-speaking tourists. While Eve and her friends Henry and June Miller and Anais Nin enjoyed life in Paris, in Germany the Nazis were banning and burning books and implementing a war against Jews, homosexuals and others deemed “undesirable.” These parallel worlds collided during World War II, once again putting Eve in jeopardy as a Jew, a lesbian and an immigrant. Eve’s first deportation led ultimately to her second deportation, this time to Auschwitz in her native Poland. ($12) (212-254-1109) [email protected] Event Website

(Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington, NY 11743) (7:30pm) Mimi Stern-Wolfe bring to life the musical compositions of AIDS Victims in this touching, uplifting documentary. Mimi has devoted much of her life to The Benson AIDS Series, an annual concert of works by composers who were lost to HIV/AIDS, which she performs on World AIDS Day. Mimi Stern-Wolfe will be in attendance with a post screening reception. ($13) Event Website

(Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette, New York, NY 10003) (7pm) Inspired by vaudeville and silent film, The Snow Globe Show capitalizes on the possibility that anything can happen during a live show. Performers Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass attempt to tackle the tribulations of showmanship and stage fright as unexpected interruptions send their show spinning off in new directions. With a bevy of special guests, The Show Globes Show celebrates the lives of performers, and the magic and failure that can only happen in front of a an audience. ($15/$20 @ door) Event Website

(The Apthorp Apartments, 2211 B'way at W 79th) (11am - 4pm) A rare Manhattan event featuring outstanding women's fashion and winterwear closeout, Beautiful American antique quilt collection, framed art, tabletop, Sohmer Cupid Grand Piano, Jewelry, glass, china, 1960-80s design, French armoire, KNOLL chairs, and LOTS more … All in a pristine, sophisticated & design-conscious residence! (FREE) (2126639198) [email protected]

(Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027) The Harlem Fine Arts Show has become a premiere show for exhibiting modern and contemporary art and highlighting some of the most diverse and exciting contemporary popular art. This Black History month extravaganza inspires the imagination and spirit of the diverse audiences and communities from 70 to 7 years old. (#22) Event Website

(Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020) (8pm) After having recorded six critically acclaimed albums of songs written by the greatest songwriters of all time - from Gershwin to Bacharach, as well as two Platinum Christmas albums-- Barry Manilow returns at last to his true passion: songwriting. These special concerts coincides with the release of 15 MINUTES, Manilow's first original album in 10 years. ($64) Event Website

(Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St @ Christopher St, New York, NY 10014) (7pm - 9pm) If you are looking for an LGBT-inclusive Christian community, but aren't looking for a “gay church”, come check this out. Members of several Episcopal churches that have gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members will worship together in the West Village, and socialize afterward. Join us for a meditative, peaceful worship service and find out how LGBT people and our friends are fully participating in welcoming churches. (FREE) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8:pm - 10pm) It’s speed-dating with a unique twist: answer four questions about your interests, values, and lifestyle, and get assigned to four different groups of men who gave answers similar to yours. Also meet guys one-on-one in a free mingling period. Finally, write a list of the men you want to date, and minutes later you find out your mutual matches. Boyfriend Material is a fun, unique way to meet men you are compatible with,. ($20) (212-971-1084) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (9pm) Dance 208 is sure to get your heart pumping at one of the most popular parties! So come get your red on and dance the night away for a special romantic evening and come early because this will be a busy dance with prizes and surprises! So who knows? You might meet your heart’s desire! ($10) Event Website

(New World Stages, 340 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (10:30pm) Jaime Cepero (NBC's Smash), Morgan James ("Godspell"), Tituss Burgess (NBC's 30 Rock, "The Little Mermaid"), Kristina Nicole Miller ("The Lion King"), Erik Sisco and Justin Michael Van Pelt join Marti Gould Cummings and Kelly King for a special Valentine's Concert! Donations being collected for Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids. ($5 Suggested Donation)

(Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029) (10am - 4pm) This day-long symposium will explore the influence of gay New Yorkers on the city's artistic life from the 1920s through the 1960s and the dense social and cultural networks that fostered and supported them in the worlds of music, literature, dance, and more. ($35) Event Website

(Radisson Hotel in Piscataway, NJ,) (7pm - midnight) Pride Center of NJ Valentines Gala happy to announce that this year we will have DJ Adam, an open bar for the cocktail hour and dinner*, a silent auction, 50/50 and more. ($70/$80 non-members) Event Website

(Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043) (8pm) We took the fabulous voice of SUEDE and the hilarious comedy of Vickie Shaw and put them together for one fabulous evening ! This is an event you won't want to miss... ($ 30) (973-907-6059) [email protected] Event Website

(L'Ecole, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10012) (6pm - 8pm) The International Culinary Center's Student Pop-Up Challenge is designed to recognize students for their ability to create and execute an original restaurant concept. Competing in groups, finalists will present their original menus to a high-profile panel of judges responsible for selecting one team that will have the opportunity to open a pop-up restaurant this February in L'Ecole. ($50) Event Website

(E 15th @ 3rd) (10am - 2pm.) All those who are sweet on cycling are welcome to join a leisurely 20-mi. Valentine’s ramble through Brooklyn and Queens. Eric Lehman and company will spin over the Manhattan Bridge and wend our way along Williamsburg’s waterfront — making sure to pass the brooding hulk of the erstwhile Domino Sugar Plant, of course! — before we cross the Pulaski Bridge into Queens, heading for a sugary finale at one of the oldest family-owned Italian pastry shops in the city, the venerable La Guli in Astoria. After indulging we’ll work off those calories with a ride back to Manhattan via the Queensborough Bridge. Bring your sweetie — or meet one! We gather at 10 a.m. at East 15th Street and Third Ave. (FREE) (212-567-7160) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (1pm - 3pm) Events where LGBTQ parents can connect and network with each other while their children have lots of fun with others their age! Center Families invites LGBT families to celebrate Valentine’s Day at this special Disco Dance. Both parents and children will be able to enjoy disco tunes and have the opportunity to learn some moves from a dance instructor. Event Website

(CBS) (8pm) The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position. Event Website

(Bar-Tini Ultra Lounge, 642 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10036) (5pm-8pm) LOOKING FOR A VALENTINE IN 2012? Picture a networking party for SINGLE, ELIGIBLE gay men & women! No cover, drink specials, AND personal introductions by CharlieTheMatchmaker himself! This is a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Even if you have not been out in a while, come out and have some fun and meet new friends and possibly that special someone! RSVP by emailing [email protected] (917-740-2866) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (5:30pm) Four rounds of Geek Trivia, covering all aspects of geek genres, with a prize bag going to the winner. Two rounds of trivia, followed by a mingling period, then the final two rounds. ($5) Event Website

(In The Life Media Production Studio, 184 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor, Overlooking Madison Square Park, New York, NY 10010) (6:30pm - 8:30pm) Celebrate who you love with In The Life Media, producers of the national LGBT newsmagazine, IN THE LIFE. A special Valentine’s Day-themed charity event, LOVE LIFE celebrates those who stand by our side in the fight for greater dignity for LGBT people. Jack Mackenroth (Project Runway), Jane Velez-Mitchell (CNN), Michele Balan (Last Comic Standing), Hudson Taylor (Athlete Ally) and Demarco Majors (Shirts & Skins) join In The Life Media as honorary hosts. ($25+) (212-255-6012) [email protected] Event Website

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(Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) (8am - 11pm) Elite dogs and trainers from all over the world, in every breed, this is a show for dog lovers and breeders alike ($40+) Event Website

(Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023) (7PM) Join Cantorial Soloist Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev, Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig, The CBST Community Chorus, and an assortment of noted guest performers in this celebration of the most powerful and primal of human emotions. From Songs of parental love to passionate, romantic love, from the pure love of a beloved pet to the sacred love of God, this program will include arias and art songs, gems from musical theatre, Song of Songs and more. Come be swept away by the beauty, mystery, heartbreak ecstasy and utter joy of this "love-ly" evening of song. ($40) (212-929-9498) [email protected] Event Website

(Providence NYC, 311 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10001) (6:30 pm - 10:30 pm) American Cancer Society presents Joey Arias in ENCORE For Hope hosted by Judy Gold. With New York City Gay Men's Chorus, The Ben Allison Band,Sherry Vine, 2 to Fly Aerial, Manila Luzon and Sahara Davenport.An evening of cocktails & performances in support of the American Cancer Society’s efforts within the LGBT Community Please contact Erica Blum with any questions, 212-237-3882 [email protected] ($125+) (212-237-3882) [email protected] Event Website

(See website for details & locations) Created in 2011, The Chocolate Week is the first event in New York City entirely dedicated to the art of cooking chocolate. Hot off the heels of Restaurant Week, Chocolate Week gives you the opportunity to enjoy special chocolate desserts at 12 of NYC's leading restaurants. Event Website

(City Winery, 155 Varick St (btw Spring & Vandam), New York City, NY 10013) (6pm show 2 8pm) Melissa Ferrick has a great deal to show for two decades in the music industry. There is the expansive body of work, mapped out over the sixteen albums that comprise her career to date, nearly all of which she distributed herself. ($20+) Event Website

(Magnet Theater, 254 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001) (10pm) A few of your favorite friends of Dorothy come out and come together for a night of comedy on the Magnet Theater stage. Every show hosts a rotating cast of improv all-stars and fresh faces to keep an eye on. It's fabulous. It's fierce! It's improv! Hosted by Andrew Fafoutaki ($5) Event Website

(Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natur, West 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10024) (6:30pm - 9pm) Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a unique experience at the Hayden Planetarium. A cocktail hour complete with open bar, champagne, chocolates, and passed hors d’oeuvres and the music of the Josh Rutner Quartet; then, sit back, hold hands, and enjoy some of the greatest romance stories of all time. ($85) Event Website

(Merchant's House Museum, 29 East Fourth St, (between Lafayette and The Bowery), New York, NY 10003) (7:00 to 8:30 PM) Feel the love! The Bond Street Euterpean Singing Society presents its best concert yet! Lush, romantic vocal music of the world's great 19th-century composers performed in the Merchant's House Museum’s authentic Greek Revival double parlors. Singers Anthony Bellov, Rosalind Gnatt, Jane Rady and Dayle Vander Sande perform music by Rossini, Schubert, Liszt, Gounod, Mendelssohn, Strauss, Amy Beach and more. Seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged. This event has sold out for the past two years. ($30) (212 777-1089) [email protected] Event Website

(Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th St, New York, NY 10011) (doors open 6pm) Featuring hot jazz, dixieland, French chanson & gut bucket blues by The Hot Sardines Bawdy burlesque performances by Gal Friday, Broadway Brassy, Madame Rosebud, Darlinda Just Darlinda, BB Heart, Tansy Tan Dora, GOGO Harder, Shelly the Singing Siren, The New York City Burlesque Choir, and more TBA! ($25+) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Come share the love with an evening of strange creatures, burlesque and puppets taking it all off. Join Big Mama as she takes us through worlds of scary babies, naked sea creatures, puppet death and Barry White. Featuring puppet artists Lindsay Abromaitis-Smith, Kate Brehm, Kirsten Kammermyer, and more. ($15) Event Website

(The Ritz, 369 West 46th St, New YOrk, NY 10036) (5:30 PM Pre-show reception, 7:00 PM Show) Let us help add some sparkle to your Valentine's Day! Purchase a 'Cupid's Revenge' ticket for PRISCILLA Queen of the Desert and receive admission to a special pre show reception at The Ritz Bar in Hell's Kitchen including one free cocktail and guest appearances by some of the shows sexy cast members! OFFER: $77 orch/front mezz, $60 rear mezz, and $43 balcony All Ticket Prices Include one complimentary drink between 5:30 and 6:45pm To Redeem: 1. Visit Ticketmaster.com and use code PQDVDAY 2. Call 877-250-2929 and use code PQDVDAY 3. Bring a copy of this offer to The Palace Theatre Box Office 1564 Broadway (bet. W. 46th & 47th Sts.) (Tickets from $43-$77) (212-840-3335) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm - 8:30pm) Village Voice gossip giant Michael Musto hosts a roundtable of entertainment insiders, including Michele Balan and Bradley Jacobs. They've seen it all -- flubbed speeches, wardrobe malfunctions, red-carpet disasters -- and will share it all. Hear why this year's nominees are all right or all wrong. ($5/$10 non-members) Event Website

(Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A), New York, NY 10009) (9pm - 11pm) It's February 15th: you awake to find yourself staring into the dull plastic eyes of yet another cheap pink teddy bear who promised last night to "wuv u 4-eva". In the cold hard light of day, after the saccharine high has worn off, it's easy to find yourself once again thinking, "What did Cupid do to me?" Nasty Canasta, Velocity Chyaldd, Jenny C'est Quoi and Evelyn Vinyl share in-the-buff readings of love and lust, without the hearts-and-flowers. It's the perfect treat for the Valentine who's still there once the chocolates and champagne are all gone. ($20) [email protected] Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Simon Doonan knows that when it comes to style, the gays are the chosen people. In this hilarious discourse on and guide to the well-lived life, Doonan goes far beyond the secrets to eating like the French -- he proves that gay men really are French women, from their delight in fashion, to their brilliant choices in accessories and décor, to their awe-inspiring ability to limit calorie intake. ($10) Event Website

(SAGE, 305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10001) (6pm) What if growing old didn't have to mean being obsolete or over the hill? What if, instead, it meant being classic, venerable and wise? In gOld, Harry J. Getzov introduces us to many of the extraordinary senior citizens—including Hugh Downs, Maya Angelou and Louise L. Hay—he has interviewed from all walks of life as part of the Eldercation project he created to promote the concept of positive aging.

(Barneys, 255 W. 17th Street, New York, NY 10011) Run and grab up everything! This is the famous Barneys New York Sale . Shoes, clothes, bags - all at least 50% off, usually more. Event Website

(XL Nightclub, 512 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10019) (VIP: 5pm G A 6pm) Join Freedom to Marry and the Interbank Roundtable Committee as they celebrate winning the freedom to marry in New York. Bring your special valentine, or meet one! We've won the freedom to marry in New York, but there are still 44 states and defeating DOMA to go! Special Guests: Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Nikkie James (Book of Mormon), Audra McDonald (Porgy & Bess), Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon), Max von Essen (Evita), NY Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell, and music provided by DJ Vito Fun Freedom to Marry ($125 VIP/$75 GA) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm) This public forum will bring professors, policy makers, press, and eventually you, together for a conversation about current abusive police practices and how we can address and correct them. (FREE) Event Website

(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) (8pm - 10pm) An inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. It shows how a small group of men and women of all races and classes came together to change the world and to save each others lives, and reveals the extraordinary strategies and tactics with which these ACT UP activists thoroughly transformed entrenched cultural ideas about sexuality, healthcare, media, homosexuality, medical research, and political organizing. Concentrating on 1987-1993, the period when the group truly changed the face of the AIDS crisis, the film utilizes oral histories from ACT UP members, as well as rare archival footage, to depict the efforts of ACT UP as it battled corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence. ($12/$$10 seniors) Event Website

(Barnes & Noble 82nd St, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St, New York, NY 10024) (7pm) Robert Leleux, author of the comedic and heartbreaking coming-of-age book The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy, joins us for his newest work, The Living End, a tribute to his spirited grandmother. (FREE) Event Website

(Pier 60, 23rd St & the Hudson River, New York, NY 10011) (5:45pm) Enjoy a grand tasting of culinary creations from over 30 of New York’s best known chefs, assisted by C-CAP students and alumni, while sipping superb wines and exquisite champagne. Take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime culinary and travel packages by bidding on items in our silent auction. ($500+) Event Website

(Laurie Beechman Theatre/Westbank Café, 407 W. 42nd Street between 9th and 10th, Subway: ACE to 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (7:30pm) The show marks the unheralded return of Tawny Heatherton, a lovably eccentric showbiz survivor and “one hit wonder” of the disco zeitgeist of the early 1980s. Tawny brings her singular blonde-swept brand of sunny, funny optimism while recalling stories of wandering the globe performing her disco "hit," her headline-grabbing turn as the unwitting "Pyro Girl of Long Island," her short-lived stint as a "Hee-Haw Honey," and reuniting with her long-lost aunt Joey Heatherton at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino. ($20) Event Website

(Asia Society & Museum, 725 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021) (6pm) Asia Society’s networking and cocktails night for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Asia Society invites LGBT-to-B to Leo Bar. Mingle in a museum atmosphere, try an exotic cocktail and take in a free exhibition tour. (cash bar) Event Website

(Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020) (8pm) Radio City Music Hall is proud to welcome back music legend Aretha Franklin to the Great Stage where she will perform her fan favorites and greatest hits. She is a singer of great passion and control whose finest recordings define the term soul music in all its deep, expressive glory ($55+) Event Website

(Glasslands, 289 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 12011) WFW provides a platform for young and emerging fashion designers who push the boundaries of design, presentation, production, ultimately re-evaluating the fashion industry as a whole. Past participants have shown us there are many creative ways to be ‘green’ through recouturing, upcycling, recycling, eco-friendliness, transparent business practices, and artisan techniques. Shows run the gamut from fashion as conceptual art to ready-to-wear and incorporate live music, theater, and dance, and are always raw, experimental and forward thinking. Event Website

(New Orleans, LA) This celebration is one of the most outrageous gatherings in New Orleans, bringing in almost as many gay revelers as Southern Decadence Event Website

(Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette, New York, NY 10003) (7pm - 9pm) Through personal video testimonials and live performances by dynamic singers and spoken-word artists, we highlight the journey to Real Love; a love that can only be found within. Focusing this year on women and the LGBT community, the Real Love Concert was conceived with the belief that focusing on self-love, self-respect and a positive self-image is central to the betterment of society. Real Love starts at home. ($20) Event Website

(Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10037, Venue Website) (6pm) Harry Belafonte is not just one of the greatest entertainers of our time; he has led one of the great American lives of the last century. In My Song, Mr. Belafonte tells us the story of his life, giving us its full breadth, letting us share in the struggles, the tragedies, and, most of all, the inspiring triumphs. Event Website

(West Chelsea Arts Building, 526 West 26th St. (10th & 11th Ave.), New York, NY 10001) (1pm - 3pm) Visit 7 exhibits of cutting-edge painting, sculpture, electronic media & photography, by gay & lesbian artists and others of interest to a queer sensibility, led by a former gay studies professor and art critic for the New York Blade. While you’re there, socialize with arts-oriented gay men & lesbians! ($20) (212-946-1548) [email protected] Event Website

(Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014) (7pm) So, maybe Kelli didn't grow up in the Little House on the Prairie and, yeah, Eric's not, technically, a Huxtable, but that's not stopping these two hilarious comics from mining their pasts for hilarious and touching stories about growing up queer in sitcom-worthy families. Using their trademark brands of edgy humor, Kelli and Eric present a night of live performance that will start your laugh track and pull your heartstrings. ($10+) Event Website

(JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St, New York, NY 10023, 646-505-4444) (Sa 3pm & Su 8pm) An evening of cheap jokes, magic, ukulele music, hypnotism, ventriloquism, transvestism, unpleasant stories about Sophie Tucker, and a Yiddish bullfight poem. The show has everything you would want in a Saturday night: jokes, magic, drag, hypnotism, hilarious stories, and great music. It will be incredibly fun, silly, entertaining, and a happening to remember. ($15/$20 non memebers) Event Website

(Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette, New York, NY 10003) (11:30pm) Australian showgirl Anna Copa Cabanna's Rock and Roll Variety Show draws inspiration from The Lynda Carter Specials, Solid Gold, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, and The Carol Burnett Show!.THE ANNA COPA CABANNA SHOW's primary goal is transporting the audience to a world of glamor, humor, overly earnest but beautiful dancing, and classic rock and roll! ($15) Event Website

(BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201) (Su 1:30pm, Tu, Th & Sa 7:30pm) Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright makes his first foray into opera with Prima Donna, a meditation on the fine line between fame and failure. “A love song to opera, soaked in the perennial operatic themes of loss, betrayal, delusion and nostalgia, and saturated in the musical styles of opera’s golden age” (The Times, London), this new production by celebrated director Tim Albery makes its U.S. premiere after thrilling audiences at the Manchester International Festival, Sadler’s Wells, and Toronto’s Luminato Festival. ($25) Event Website

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(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (7:30pm) Inspired by the relationship between quantum physics and mythology, this theatrical exploration uses as it's title and jumping off point a Carl Sagan quote. The vastness of the universe is expostulated in an effort to correct the illusion that there is illusion. The Gods of "The Odyssey" and their acolytes make small steps toward the evolution of ideas into a self-sustaining transformation from romance to reason and the super-nuclear force that transformation releases into the universe, joined by later re-examinations of those characters; this piece will invade the archetypes of human ancestry in order to re-align it with the impetus for human imagination. ($12/$15 @ door) ((212) 219-0736) [email protected] Event Website

(Apple Store SOHO, 103 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012) (7pm) Freely crossing the boundaries between classical, jazz, rock, world, and experimental music, New York City–based innovators Bang on a Can have consistently forged a distinct category-defying identity, taking music into uncharted territories. See them at this special live performance and hear cuts from their latest album, "Beautiful, Dark, and Scary." (FREE) Event Website

(69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue @ 26th St., NYC, NY 10010) Bid on one-of-a-kind items at a variety of price points -- including contemporary art & photography, vintage furniture, dream vacations and experiences, personal services, designer jewelry, and high fashion. Sip a cocktail, mingle and make a difference in the lives of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS. To benefit Bailey House. ($250+) Event Website

(The Meatball Factory, 231 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003) (4pm-7pm) Mark your calendars and gather your friends, it's time for Happy Hour at The Meatball Factory! 10% of sales benefit our God's Love Expansion Campaign! So sit down, relax and have a few... all for a great cause! (Free (buy your drinks!)) (212.294.8162) [email protected] Event Website

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(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm) Seeking a Summer Share? Whatever your budget, you’ll find tempting offerings in every category - quarter-share, half-share, full share. Skip the sign-in line, speed your admission and make the most of each and every Center Share-a-Thon: register online now. ($15) Event Website

(Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065) (Varies) Highlights Include: A World Premiere by Hal Wilner, Bill Frisell and Ralph Steadman Glass’s Music in Twelve Parts An Evening of Music and Poetry with Patti Smith and Philip Glass and Glass’s Another Look At Harmony. Allen Ginsberg’s Kaddish, a sprawling, propulsive poem about the poet’s estrangement from Judaism. The 2012 Tune-In Music Festival will begin with a world premiere ($25+) Event Website

(Town Hall, 123 West 43rd, New York, NY 10036) (8pm) Showbiz superstars hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle. For this particular evening, the Cast Pary will be held at The Town Hall as A Benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS ($45+)

(Town Hall, 123 West 43rd, New York, NY 10036) (8pm) It’s a cool cabaret night-out enlivened by a hilariously impromptu variety show. Showbiz superstars hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS ($25+) Event Website

(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (Fr 7 Sa 8pm, Su 3pm) Returning with an all-new program showcasing the incredible power, athleticism and artistry of today’s most celebrated male ballet stars. Kings of the Dance: Opus 3 will feature Guillaume Côté of the National Ballet of Canada, Marcelo Gomes of American Ballet Theatre, David Hallberg of American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi Ballet, Denis Matvienko of the Mariinsky Ballet and Ivan Vasiliev of the Bolshoi Ballet. ($45+) Event Website

(Christ & St. Stephen’s Church, 120 West 69th Street, new york, NY 10023) (8-10 pm) Who are these Spunky Old Opera Broads? One took off all her clothes to obtain her heart’s desire! Another threw a baby into the fire! Yet another seduced a French corporal! Working as a team, three of them slew a dragon and tormented two seekers of truth! Let’s just say they are women with a big personality and they can’t wait to strut their “stuff”. Join us as the familiar and several less familiar ladies of opera are presented through their signature arias and scenes. The program will feature principal singers from past Chelsea Opera productions and special guests including dramatic soprano Maria Russo and dramatic mezzo soprano Eugenie Grunewald. ($20/$25 @ door) (212-260-1796) [email protected] Event Website

(Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre, 5 West 63rd St, New York, NY 10023) (8pm) In 90 minutes Justen Kilmer, as himself, with his own unique flare, will provide a glimpse into Ann-Margret's unbelievably fabulous career. Flash back to the 60's and 70's when Variety shows ruled the airwaves and you were no one without a Mackie in your closet! 25 songs backed by a 7-piece band, dancers, and more sequins than should be allowed on one stage... be sure not to miss this one-of-a-kind concert event!. All Proceeds from the event go to BC/EFA. ($35+) Event Website

(Mark Fisher Fitness, 411 W. 39 St) (4:30pm) A creative and collaborative endeavor that explores the arguments over gay rights using varied perspectives on the human rights and civil rights issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Through a series of interviews with religious authorities, LGBT rights activists and others we discover new truths about this ongoing debate from legal, historical, cultural, and religious perspectives. Throughout the film we follow a day in the life of a Christian couple, Rene Sugar and Kelly Smith, and their family and find out how they reconcile and live within a culture that is often prejudiced towards them. ($25) Event Website

(Ars Nova, 511 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019) (8pm) On the eve of the Oscars, join a host of noted funny people as they reinterpret classic speeches from award-show history, from Meryl Streep to Mariah Carey. No celebrities are safe in this merciless send-up of self-congratulation. ($15) Event Website

(7 W New York, 7 West 34th St off 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001) (11am- 5pm) The event offers two days of fun and interactive classes/lectures/demos from well-known industry pros and pioneers. Programming highlights include topics as varied as coffee cupping & tasting, afternoon tea etiquette, making tea cocktails, and incorporating coffee into your favorite recipes. Event Website

(COPACABANA, 268 West 47th St, New York, NY 10036) (5pm - 10pm) Featuring a 5-Hour Open Bar, Cocktail Hour with Hors d’Oeuvres, Ice Sculpture Vodka Station, 4-Course Formal Dinner, and Dancing to the tunes of DJ Susan Levine! Proceeds of a 50/50 and a Silent Auction, plus 10% of the net ticket sales will be donated to The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals. Price: $130 per person. Attire: Formal/Semi-Formal (masks optional). No sales at the door. ($130) Event Website

(ABC) (7pm) Once again Billy Crystal is back hosting and will be telecast live on ABC from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Event Website

(Feinstein's Loews Regency, 540 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065) (8:30pm) Spring will arrive early when award-winning vocalist Marieann Meringolo brings her highly acclaimed new show You Must Believe In Spring! The Music of Michel Legrand to “The Nightclub of New York,” Feinstein's at Loews Regency for four consecutive Sundays. With her signature vocal style, Ms. Meringolo will bring their finest work to the stage including renditions of "The Windmills of Your Mind," Summer Me Winter Me," and "What are You Doing The Rest of Your Life." ($50 + $25 min) ((212) 339-4095) Event Website

(Patisserie des Ambassades, 2200 Frederick Douglass Blvd.) (10am - 12pm) Meet at the Boathouse in Central Park at 10 a.m. for a couple of easy loops of the park, then head up to Harlem for some coffee and pastries at the sleek, new Patisserie des Ambassades. This Senegalese has a full breakfast menu as well as a pastry menu. A New York magazine reviewer recommended the croque madame and the merguez sandwich. You’ll need a lock to tie up outside the restaurant; wet pavement cancels. (FREE) (212-567-7160) [email protected] Event Website

(Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette, New York, NY 10003) (8pm) Murray will be joined by special guests who will re-enact favorite scenes from this years nominated films and liven up the evening when the boring tributes go on...and on...and on.... In what has become a downtown OSCAR tradition, Murray provides his infamous running commentary during commercial breaks and leaves no star behind with his barbed wit and one-liners. The evening will feature impromptu performances, impersonations of the nominated stars, movie spoofs, movie trivia games and lots of prizes. ($25) Event Website

(Chelsea Cinemas, 260 W. 23rd St., New York, NY 10011) (7pm - midnight) Watch the rise and fall of Hollywood Royalty the way it was meant to be seen, on the silver screen! Join your hosts, Riedel Dance Theater, and a room full of friends and strangers as we bask in the sparkling - and no doubt biting - commentary of emcee, Hedda Lettuce, the Queen of Green, and gorge ourselves on unlimited popcorn and soda, while Tinseltown's most celebrated night unfolds before us. it's the Oscars and you love it! No commercials! Just raffle prizes, comedy, dancing, and more. Bring your friends bring your neighbors. ($20) Event Website

(New World Stages, 340 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (7pm - 11pm) Queer comic Tammy Peay hosts an Academy Awards soiree, with special guests from LGBT Web series Drama Queenz and cast members from Finding Me: Truth. Chocolates and other sweet bites will keep energy up during the long broadcast. Event Website

(VLADA, 331 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10036) (4:30pm - 5:30pm) What is Geek Pictionary? You will form a team. Each team chooses a person to draw. That person draws whatever he/she can to make his/her teammates guess the word that was given. You have 90 seconds to get your team to guess 5 words in that time frame, 1 point per correct guess! Points are added, and whatever team accumulates the most points at the end of the night is the winner of the prize bag! Now you may ask, "Wait a sec...February 26....that's OSCAR night! How dare you schedule such a fun event on OSCAR night! What a gay dilemma!" Not to worry fellow geeks! The event starts at 430pm, and will promptly end at 730pm! That gives you plenty of time to make it home. (FREE) [email protected] Event Website

(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (7:30pm) The Reel Ari Gold is an electro-pop musical memoir that opens in The Bronx, circa 1980's, travelling below-the borschbelt into the Catskills and ultimately landing in the vibrant and historic Lower East Side. Chronicling a career spanning three decades, beginning with an auspicious debut on the legendary Joe Franklin Show, this pop singing superhero comes out and comes of age with an eclectic but stellar group of mentors like Diana Ross, Uncle Moishe & the Mitzva Men and Jem & the Holograms, culminating in a battle for visibility, justice and 'The Real.' The Reel Ari Gold is a true-life, behind-the-musical adventure of identity, sex, show-business, religion, family and love." ($12) Event Website

(Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019) (7pm) The musical gala benefiting the New York City Gay Men's Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus. This year's special guest star is Frenchie Davis - Broadway star, Grammy nominee and finalist from The Voice and American Idol, with additional performances by Youth Pride Chorus and members of the NYC Gay Men's Chorus. The evening culminates in a live auction with a Christie's auctioneer. Suggested attire is pink and black. ($175+) Event Website

(The Players, 16 Gramercy Park S, New York, NY 10018) (7pm - 9:30pm) Shaw’s 1921 outrageous comedy that tells the story of all Humanity...that hasn’t happened, yet. Where Part One began in the Garden of Eden, in Part Two Shaw goes Sci-Fi and jumps ahead from the year 3000 to the 32nd Century where he imagines cell-phones, Skype and an entirely new method of procreation and birth. People live to be hundreds of years old (hence the title) and the power of thought is key. Do you have to see both parts to get it? No! The two parts exist independently of each other. With an all-star cast! ($30) (212-352-3101) [email protected] Event Website

(Housing Works Book Store Cafe, 126 Crosby St, Manhattan, NY 10002) (8pm) Amy Ray has been renowned as one half of Grammy-award winning folk duo the Indigo Girls. She’s also an activist, label owner (her label, Daemon Records, has been going now for two decades) and a tireless innovator, challenging herself and continuing to grow as an artist. Amy Ray performs a solo series based around her new release, Lung of Love. Opening will be Seattle's Lindsay Fuller. ($25+) Event Website

(IFC, 323 Sixth Ave at West 3rd St, New York, NY 10003) (8pm) A highly propulsive story of two men who escape from a maximum-security prison via a runaway train pummeling through the Alaskan wilderness. The film is also a very queer reminder that “in choosing whom we love, we break all rules.” ($13) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) More About The Joneses: Three single adults living under one trailer park roof in small town Mississippi, they are each ready to embark on a journey to find love outside this reunited, close-knit family unit. More About a Smalltown Boy: David has known since he was very young that he was different -- and now he's fifteen he's decided to come out as gay. A Q&A will be held with filmmaker Moby Longinotto ($10) Event Website

(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (7:30pm) Transplanted from New Orleans, "Pistol" Pete Sturman is a witty, fun and somewhat sex-obsessed singer-songwriter. An entertainer first and foremost, he has a huge repertoire of quirky originals that will have you laughing and crying, often in the same song! (FREE) Event Website

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm - 8pm) Join filmmaker and artist Tiona McClodden as she discusses her work as a fillmmaker, director, artist and activist in the LGBT community. Tiona will show excerpts of some of her most well known works and of new works not yet seen. ($8/$10 @ door) Event Website

(Grand Central Station, 101 East 42nd, New York, NY 10017) A celebration of Japanese cuisine and culture that aims to promote a deeper understanding of Japan through a positive image of its food. Look forward to eating enticing foods from diverse Japanese restaurants and companies hailing from NYC or Japan. There will also be cooking demonstrations (with free tastings!) and music and dance performances. Event Website

(Museum of Moving Image, 35 Avenue at 37 Street, Astoria, NY 11106) (See website for details) Throughout the weekend, the festival will screen 114 films from as far away as Bangladesh, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan and Italy while also featuring local filmmakers from all five boroughs at local Queens venues. ($12) Event Website

(Slate, 54 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10001) (6pm - 9 pm) Bronx Community Pride Center 2012 Gala Honoring Dr. Robert Beil, Montefiore Medical Group Brian Ellner, Human Rights Campaign Janssen Pharmaceuticals NYS Senator Jeff Klein, D-Bronx/Westchester The Bronx Community Pride Center. ($175) (7182924368) [email protected] Event Website

(The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, NYC, NY 10014) (9:30pm) An evening of story songs about gay relationships, life and love. Justin's melodies are stirring, passionate and exciting...his lyrics honest, fresh, funny and often biting. This informal evening around the piano marks Justin's cabaret debut. Drinks available in the lounge before and after the performance. ($10. plus 2 drink minimum) (212-255-5438) [email protected] Event Website

(The Picture House, 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY 10803) (Reception: 7pm; Film: 7:30pm) Wish Me Away is a documentary about country music singer Chely Wright, the first country music singer to come out as gay. The documentary follows her struggle with her sexuality beginning with her rise in fame during the 1990’s through the moment she decided to come out as gay. Highlighting her upbringing in a Christian family and the homophobia within the country music industry of Nashville, the documentary chronicles Wright’s ability to overcome the stereotype of homosexuality and the belief that being gay is wrong. Following the film, there will be a discussion with the Producers/Directors Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf. ($9 advance, $12 at door) [email protected] Event Website

(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (Fr - Sa 8pm, Su 7pm) Three of flamenco's leading female dancers – Carmen Cortés, Rafaela Carrasco and Olga Pericet – share the stage in a virtuosic dance display ranging from the Gypsy roots of flamenco to contemporary innovations. Cortés, one of the great names in flamenco, has been celebrated worldwide for her performances of flamenco puro; Rafaela Carrasco has become an important figure in the new generation of flamenco dancers and choreographers; and Olga Pericet has created a sensation in flamenco circles in recent years and is considered one of the most outstanding dancers of the young generation. ($35+) Event Website