March 29, 1988
Gay and lesbian students win the right to officially meet at Georgetown University
Saturday, March 10, 2012
 | Armory Arts Week |
(Pier 94, 711 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019) (noon - 8pm) The Armory Show is America's leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its eleven years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week ($30)
Note: this event runs March 8 - 11
 |  | Boyfriend Material singles event |
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8pm - 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
| | HOMOTASHEN: A Gay Purim Party |
(The Maritime Hotel, 363 West 16th St, New York, NY 10011) (10pm) Come out for He'bro's annual gay purim party! Music of DJ Vito Fun and DJ Whitney Day The Cabanas ($10/$15 @ door) Event Website
| Dine Out for Japan Restaurant Week |
(See website for details) By eating out at participating tri-state area restaurants during you can help support the Japan Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. These participating restaurants will donate a portion of their Dine Out for Japan sales to the Japan relief fund. Enjoy a great meal and do some good at the same time - it's a win-win situation! Event Website
Note: this event runs March 7 - 11
| | Buddha |
(La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 74A East 4th St, New York, NY 10003) (See website for schedule) Kenji Kawarasaki's homoerotic fantasia on the seven deadly sins draws from Noh and Western dance traditions as it juxtaposes the story of Buddha with that of a modern gay man. ($20) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 2 - 4, and 9 - 11
| The Allman Brothers Band |
(Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, New York, NY 10023) (8pm) The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND are getting set to honor the 40th anniversary of their iconic 1972 live album EAT A PEACH in a big way: they're hailing 2012 as "The Year of the Peach." ($51+) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 9 - 10, 13 - 14, 16 - 17, 20 - 21, and 24 - 25
| Coffee Fest New York 2012 |
(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (Fr & Sa noon - 5pm, Su noon - 4pm) Visit more than 150 exhibition booths, watch the Latte Art Championship, network with peers and new friends at a number of social events, take a class from more than 75 options, see all the newest products and ultimately return home with the tools and connections to build your business. ($30) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 9 - 11
| | Garage Classics |
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (9pm - midnight) DJ Hex Hector. Get your body into it and dance! Come celebrate Dance 208’s tribute to the Paradise Garage, one of the New York’s most famous and influential dance clubs ($10) Event Website
 | | Phone Bank to Save NH Marriage Equality |
(SEIU 1199, 330 W. 42 St, 7 Fl) (Tu - Th 6pm-830pm; Sat 2pm-5pm) Help to phone bank to protect the marriage equality law. The NH Legislature is currently threatening to repeal the law. Marriage Equality NY / USA and Standing Up for New Hampshire Families (FREE) (347-913-6369) [email protected] Event Website
Note: this event runs March 6 - 8, 10, 13 - 15, 17, 20 - 22, and 24
| Chinatown Restaurant Week |
(See website for details & locations) All restaurants will offer the deal during dinner, except Peking Duck House which will do the deal at lunch only. See website for a list of participating restaurants... Event Website
Note: this event runs March 9 - 18
Ongoing Events
through March 10
| As Wide as I Can See |
(HERE Arts Center, 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013) (Tu - Su 8:30pm) In the backyard of a recession-stricken Ohio town, the beer is on ice and the citronellas are ready to be lit. Dean, a disillusioned journalist, and his freeloading best friend unwittingly prepare for the most explosive barbecue of their lives. Burgers are flipped and scores are settled in this new drama about remembering who you were and confronting who you've become. ($18) Event Website
This event runs February 23 - March 10
through March 11
| Wit - Play |
(Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Tony Award® and two-time Emmy® Award winner Cynthia Nixon returns to MTC’s Friedman Theatre in Margaret Edson’s modern masterpiece Wit.
Exquisitely written, affecting and often humorous, Wit follows a brilliant and exacting poetry professor as she undergoes experimental treatment for cancer. A scholar who devoted her life to academia, she must now face the irony and injustice of becoming the subject of research. ($57+) Event Website
This event runs January 5 - March 11
through March 15
|  | Wollman Rink |
(Central Park South, 59th St & 6th Ave) (See website for details) Skating in Central Park at nighttime is a true New York City moment. Music plays, a moon is a plus, but not required since the ice itself gives off a silver sheen. ($10.75 + $6.75 skates) Event Website
This event runs November 1, 2011 - March 15, 2012
through March 17
| | I Heart Alice Heart I |
(Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st St, New York City, NY 10003) (Tu - Su 8pm, Sa 2pm & Su 3pm) The play is unflinching and astonishingly personal in telling the love story of two exceptional, opinionated women – Alice and Alice – who have been in love for the best part of six decades. Filled with very Irish humor, the play explores the monumental journey of a most unlikely couple. ($27) Event Website
This event runs February 29 - March 17
through March 17
| | Romeo and Juliet |
(American Theatre of Actors’ Sargent Theatre, 314 W. 54th St., New York, NY 10019) (We - Su 8pm) Tragedians of the City make their premiere outing with an all-male version of ROMEO AND JULIET, William Shakespeare's mythic tale of young passion and ancient unrest, directed by Anya Saffir. With original music composed by Cormac Bluestone. ($20)
This event runs February 29 - March 17
through March 17
| | "Gran Fury: Read My Lips" |
(80WSE, 80 Washington Sq East, New York, NY 10003) (Tu - Sa 10:30am–6pm) The first comprehensive survey documenting the important AIDS activist art collective's work from 1987-1995.
Naming itself after the model of Plymouth automobile used by the New York City Police Department, Gran Fury made public projects that were simultaneously scathing, provocative, stylish and often quite funny. This exhibition conveys the collective's unique voice across a wide variety of media including billboards, postcards, video, posters and painting. Photographs and records from the period help convey the urgency of the early AIDS crisis that lead many into the streets to demand reforms that changed public policy and saved lives. Event Website
This event runs January 31 - March 17
through March 17
| | Rolf Koppel: Willing |
(Leslie/Lohman Museum, 26 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10013) (noon - 6pm) Rolf Koppel: Willing exhibits photography richly charged with fantasy, bearing witness to the interaction of the photographer, Rolf Koppel, with his muse and partner William Light Johnson.
Curated by Austrian art historian Peter Weiermair, Rolf Koppel: Willing includes over 60 images, representing 30 years of Koppel's career. During the exhibition, Rolf Koppel, Photographs 1976-2003, and Will (both by All Saints Press), and Basement Arcade (Fotohof edition 2012), will be available for purchase.
OPENING RECEPTION: Wednesday, February 15; 6-8pm. CURATOR & ARTIST DISCUSSION: Tuesday, February 21, 6-8pm. (FREE) (212-431-2609) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs February 15 - March 17
through March 20
| | Call for entries - UNCENSORED: Queer Art and the Church |
(Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) CALL FOR ENTRIES. ALL ENTRIES WILL BE SHOWN.
The exhibition Uncensored: Queer Art and the Church is an activist riposte to the shameful history of censorship against LGBTQ art and artists by both the Catholic Church and Fundamentalist Protestant Churches. The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art firmly believes that all art should be seen and displayed without regard to content; therefore submissions will NOT be curated, edited, interpreted or censored.
Artists may only submit work online at uncensoredexhibition.org/submit. Deadline is March 20, 2012 at midnight. The Museum reserves the right to reject artwork which infringes (FREE) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs March 1 - 20
through April 7
|  | Women Center Stage Festival |
(The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton S, New York, NY 10002) (see website for details) From the first collection of works presented under the festival mantle in 1996, Women Center Stage has grown into a multi-pronged initiative, an echo chamber for women artists to build community and share their stories, and a launch pad for provocative and relevant new work. The month-long Festival provides a much-needed setting for exploring new ideas and inspiration, testing out early stages of new work, and putting women artists in dialogue with their peers, new audiences, and critical review.
This event runs March 8 - April 7
through April 8
| Look Back in Anger |
(Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, 111 West 46th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) As Jimmy Porter, the caustic, charismatic lead character in John Osbourne’s Look Back in Anger, Matthew Rhys is on constant alert, ready to lash out at his young wife, Alison (Sarah Goldberg), and a pair of interlopers in their garbage-strewn flat. For his New York stage debut, Rhys has abandoned the stylish suits he wore as gay lawyer Kevin Walker in TV’s Brothers & Sisters in favor of work pants and shirts carefully ironed on stage by Jimmy’s depressive bride. ($71+) Event Website
This event runs February 2 - April 8
through April 15
| The Rink at Rockefeller Center |
(Rockefeller Center, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 5th to 7th Aves, 47 to 51st Sts, New York, NY 10111) A quintessential NYC winter experience for generations. Skate under the watchful eye of Prometheus and the unique urban backdrop of Rockefeller Center's sparkling lights. ($10 + $8 skates) Event Website
This event runs October 15, 2011 - April 15, 2012
through April 22
| The Orchid Show: Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens March 3-April 22 |
(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) (10am - 7pm) The Orchid Show takes vertical gardens to new heights in its 10th year. Renowned botanist and vertical gardening provocateur Patrick Blanc creates towering spectacles of tropical life. Dangling from Blanc's signature ''green walls,'' thousands of orchids abandon the constraints of gravity. In an explosion of alluring color and fragrance, exotic plant walls rise high above the Conservatory's Reflecting Pool and Seasonal Exhibition Galleries. Event Website
This event runs March 3 - April 22
through April 30
| 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 May 4
| William Shatner's One Man Broadway Show |
(Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th St, New York, NY 10036) (Tu - Sa 8pm & Su 3pm) A one man force of nature delivers a larger than life performance complete with his laugh-out-loud humor, signature storytelling and select musical selections in his inimitable style.
Through anecdotes, songs, jokes and even some poignant moments, you will experience William Shatner 's phenomenal path from classically trained Shakespearean actor to cultural icon, brilliantly creating the larger-than-life and most important character he has ever played, William Shatner. ($62+) Event Website
This event runs February 14 - May 4
through May 14
| Print/Out |
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) This exhibition examines the evolution of artistic practices related to the print medium, from the resurgence of ancient printmaking techniques—often used alongside digital technologies—to the worldwide proliferation of self-published artists’ books and ephemera. Bringing together over 200 works drawn substantially from MoMA’s extensive collection of prints and books. Event Website
This event runs February 19 - May 14
through June 2
| Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman |
(Barrymore Theatre, 243 W47th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) Directed by eight-time Tony Award® winner Mike Nichols and starring Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman, Obie Award winner Linda Emond as Linda Loman and Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man), making his Broadway debut as Biff Loman. Limited 16-week engagement ($46.50+) Event Website
This event runs February 13 - June 2
through July 8
| Gershwins' Porgy and Bess |
(Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Coming to Broadway in a stunning and stirring new staging, featuring such legendary songs as “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and “I Got Plenty of Nothing,” plus a remarkable cast led by four-time Tony Award(R) winner AUDRA McDONALD (Ragtime, “Private Practice”), Drama Desk nominee NORM LEWIS (Les Misérables, Sondheim on Sondheim), and two-time Tony nominee DAVID ALAN GRIER (Race, “In Living Color”). ($55+) Event Website
This event runs December 17, 2011 - July 8, 2012
through July 8
| Gore Vidal's The Best Man |
(Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) Gore Vidal's The Best Man comes to Broadway in an all-star theatrical event with two time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones, Tony and Emmy Award winner John Larroquette, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Candice Bergen, Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack, Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays, Drama Desk Award winner and Academy Award nominee Michael McKean and five time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury. ($66+) Event Website
This event runs March 6 - July 8
through July 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, 2011 - July 31, 2012
through September 1
| 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
through September 9
| Jesus Christ Superstar |
(Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52nd St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) Previews March 1, Opens March 22. Two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, The Who’s Tommy) brings a bold, new vision to the classic rock opera by Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award® winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. After winning rave reviews at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival and the La Jolla Playhouse, this thrilling new production of one of the most popular musicals of all time gets ready to rock Broadway all over again ($70+) Event Website
This event runs March 1 - September 9
Recurring Events this Saturday
| | Front Runners New York |
Tuesdays at 7pm, 3rd St & Prospect Park West; Wednesdays at 6:45pm, 236 West 73rd St; Saturdays at 9:15am, 236 West 73rd St Event Website
This event runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
| | Metro Wrestling Practices |
(Fighthouse, 122 West 27th St, New York, NY 10001) (5 - 7pm) 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 Saturdays
 | CBST Alef-Bet Shabbat Children's Program |
(CBST, 57 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014) (11am) Event Website
This event runs every 2nd Saturday
| CBST Shabbat Services and Torah Study |
(CBST, 57 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014) (10am) Event Website
This event runs every 2nd and 3rd and 4th Saturday
| Guided tours of the Chelsea Art Museum |
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (3 PM) Join us for docent-led tours of our exhibition galleries. Highlighting works from both our permanent collection and our rotating exhibitions, tours are free with museum admission and start from the bookstore. (Free!) (212 255 0719) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs Saturdays
| | Big Apple Ranch |
(Big Apple Ranch, 39 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011) (9PM) Founded in 1997, Big Apple Ranch has hosted a weekly country-western dance for the gay and lesbian community virtually every Saturday night for eleven years. Our huge dance floor welcomes people of all dance-abilities, and our friendly people go out of their way to make sure everyone has a good time and keeps coming back. The Ranch’s growing crowds are proof that the fun of partner dancing is contagious Polish up your boots, and come on and see what all
these cowgirls and cowboys are talking about!! Event Website
This event runs Saturdays
| Docent Tours in Chelsea Art Museum |
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (3.00 p.m.) Docent Tours are held in Chelsea Art Museum every Saturday at 3.00 p.m. (free)
This event runs Saturdays
| | The Ultimate Drag Off |
(Comix, 353 west 14th street, New York, NY 10014) (10:30pm) Hosted by NYC Sensation Sweetie (Wig Out, Charmed Life, Project Runway, Starbooty), The colorful ‘cast’ of contestants is an ever-changing weekly roster with some of your favorite and undiscovered talent from across the country in a wacky glamour-fest with brainy categories, comedic camp and live musical performances. This laugh out loud romp is a NYC treasure where the audience decides the outcome of the evening and gets to bestow the winner with the coveted ‘Drag Off’ crown! ($25 + 2 drink minimum) Event Website
This event runs Saturdays
| | The Sweet's Shop Burlesque Show |
(Duane Park, 157 Duane St, New York, NY 10012) (8pm & 10:30pm) A weekly decadent, top-shelf burlesque show at the intimate this supper club with guest host MURRAY HILL and a bevy of burlesque bombshells for the 2011 spring season. Three-course dinner (anything from the menu). Beverages, tax and gratuity are not included. There is no additional cover charge. ($60) Event Website
This event runs Saturdays