Sunday, March 18, 2012
 | Marieann Meringolo stars in “You Must Believe In Spring!” |
(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
Note: this event runs February 26, March 4, 11, and 18
|  |  | 19th Original GLBT Expo |
(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (noon - 6pm) Includes the GLBT friendly companies from every industry, both large and small, Fortune 1000 and Gay-owned companies. Paint the Javits purple for networking, socializing, shopping, entertainment and people-watching. ith a special Wedding Pavillion. ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 17 - 18
| | 35th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament |
(New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201) Directed by New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor Will Shortz, this is the nation's oldest and largest crossword competition. Prizes are awarded in more than 20 categories, including a $5,000 grand prize. Evening games, guest speakers, and a wine and cheese reception allow solvers to meet each other in a relaxed and entertaining atmosphere. Event Website
Note: this event runs March 16 - 18
| | Peak Performances : les ballets C de la B presents GARDENIA |
(Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043) (17 & 24 8pm; 18 & 25 3pm; 21 - 23 7:30pm) La Cage Aux Folles and Priscilla Queen of the Desert may be blockbusters, but they only scratch the surface. Based on real-life experiences, GARDENIA is a deeply intimate look into the lives of people navigating the zone between the masculine and the feminine. Combining cabaret, dance and storytelling, Vanessa Van Durme leads a cast of nine riveting transgender performers in a barrier-breaking U.S. premiere in which illusions reveal the greatest truths. March 17 premiere features an opening night reception hosted by Justin Vivian Bond! ($15) (973-655-5112) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 17 - 18, and 21 - 25
| |  | Cinemarosa: PASSIONATE POLITICS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF CHARLOTTE BUNCH |
(Queens Museum of Art, Rushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368) (3pm) Compelling feature documentary about lesbian activist Charlotte Bunch. Tami Gold’s award winning documentary brings Bunch’s story to life, from idealistic young civil rights organizer to lesbian activist, to internationally-recognized leader of a campaign to put women’s rights, front and center, on the global human rights agenda. Attending filmmaker, Tami Gold, and special guest, Charlotte Bunch, will be in attendance for a panel and Q&A session moderated by Hector Canonge, Director of CINEMAROSA. Cocktail reception to follow. ($5) Event Website
| Martha Graham Dance Company |
(Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011) (See website for schedule) Inner Landscape, the latest offering in the company's innovative series of thematic performances including contextual media and narration, features the acclaimed Graham psychological works in which she laid bare the human psyche. ($10+) Event Website
Note: this event runs March 13 - 18
 | | | The Broadway Bears XV |
(B. B. King Blues Club and Grill, 237 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) (8pm - midnight) The Broadway Bears, the annual Broadway auction of teddy bears dressed in museum-quality outfits based on original costumes and created by acclaimed designers. a bear for every taste, this year’s bumper crop represents some of Broadway’s most beloved and memorable characters from such popular shows as Evita, Follies, Grey Gardens, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Li’l Abner, Porgy and Bess, Sister Act, Sunset Boulevard and War Horse. Our closing night cast of characters will represent Carol Channing, Joel Grey, Patti LuPone, Paul McCartney, Idina Menzel, Vanessa Redgrave, Chita Rivera and many more. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
| 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 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 March 31
| Downtown Urban Theater Festival |
(HERE Arts Center, 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013) (See website for schedule) DUTF has been recognized as one of the world´s best festivals for new works and described as ´not only prestigious, but a slice of heaven for playwrights who want the chance to freely express themselves.´ DUTF presents works that echo the true spirit of urban life and speak to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. ($18) Event Website
This event runs March 14 - 31
through March 31
| | | BAAD!Ass Women 2012 |
(BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance, 841 Barretto St, Bronx, NY 10474) (See website for schedule) Dance! Theatre! Video! Music! Performance! Featuring FIERCE Women Artists!
Including the award-winning Rhodessa Jones,
Feminist Rockin’ music with Ganessa & Tiffany James, Reina Williams, Sargenta G and Gia Jordan’s The Violence, Prolific Poetry and Prose with Karen Jaime, J. Skye Cabrera, Janis Astor del Valle and other writers plus Ass Kickin’ Self Defense Classes, Funky Groovin’ Dance Workshops by Kraven Seneca Dance members
and a total of 12 dynamic events! (FREE - $20) Event Website
This event runs March 16 - 31
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 June 10
| Disney's NEWSIES |
(Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) Based upon the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this high-energy, crowd-pleasing new musical from Disney tells the story of a band of teenaged newspaper boys who become unlikely heroes when they courageously take on the biggest names in publishing. With a score by Disney legend and eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and The Beast, Sister Act) and Jack Feldman and a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy), this dynamic smash hit is choreographed by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific) and directed by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun (Big River). ($93+) Event Website
This event runs March 15 - June 10
through July 8
| Keith Haring |
(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) (11am -6pm, Th til 10pm) This is the first large-scale exhibition to explore the early career of one of the best-known American artists of the twentieth century. Tracing the development of Haring’s extraordinary visual vocabulary, the exhibition includes 155 works on paper, numerous experimental videos, and over 150 archival objects. ($12) Event Website
This event runs March 16 - July 8
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
through September 9
| Evita |
(Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Previews March 12, Open April 5. Returning to Broadway at last, starring Grammy® Award winner RICKY MARTIN (Les Misérables) and Olivier Award winner ELENA ROGER (Piaf), who will be the first Argentinian actress to play the role of Evita on Broadway. She reprises her remarkable portrayal that dazzled audiences and critics in London's West End. Also starring is Tony Award winner MICHAEL CERVERIS (Sweeney Todd). ($75+) Event Website
This event runs March 12 - September 9
Recurring Events this Sunday
|  | 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
 | 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
| Metropolitan Community Church of NY Services |
(MCCNY, 446 West 36th St, New York, NY 10018) (9am, 11am & 7pm) Event Website
This event runs Sundays
| | 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
| | 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
| | 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
| | 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