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March 21 - 23

10th Annual Odyssee Volleyball Tournament (Montreal, Canada)

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March 6, 1972

The American Bar Association passes a resolution recommending that consensual sex acts between people of the same sex be decriminalized

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march 10, 2008 / monday

Savor

(Skylight Studios, 275 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013) A deliciously, decadent four-course French dinner prepared by an all-star team of world-famous chefs. Presentation of honors, live entertainment, and live and silent auctions. To benefit GMHC. Event Website

NOW PLAYING AT OP: THE BEST FILMS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm) John DiLeo's talk, complete with movie clips, coincides with the publication of his latest book, "Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery". Get ready to lengthen your Netflix queue with titles like Cover Girl (1944), Isle of the Dead (1945), The Harvey Girls (1946), Portrait of Jennie (1948), The Lusty Men (1952), Pat and Mike (1952), The Killing (1956), Two for the Road (1967), Pretty Poison (1968), and many more. ($10 Members / $15 Non-Members) Event Website

Seminars in the City - Larger than Life: Codes of Gender and Desire in Opera

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm) What is it about opera that gay men and lesbians love? Much ink has been spilled addressing this question, and this series of seminars will try to find some answers, both exploring some of the literature that claims opera as a distinctly queer art form, and analyzing the operas themselves. Series continues May 12. (212.817.1955) [email protected] Event Website

Center Voices - 25th Anniversary Program: The Giard Foundation

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (7pm) Giard's work takes him into his subjects' homes or workspaces and displays a gamut of backgrounds, poses, and aesthetics. Luis Alarcon is shown with his Frieda Kahlo collection. Allen Ginsberg is pictured holding his own portrait of William Burroughs. Maria Irene Fornes is holding a stage set model. Tony Kushner is reclining on silk souvenir pillow, portraying Karl Marx. Joan Nestle, co-founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives, is pictured holding a plaster sculpture of two faces nestling. Some of the other writers featured in the exhibition include Edward Albee, Dorothy Allison, Rafael Campo, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Samuel R. Delany, Kenward Elmslie, Lillian Faderman, Allan Gurganus, Doris Grumbach, Essex Hemphill, Audre Lord, Tim Miller, Kate Millett, Adrienne Rich, Barbara Smith, Edmund White, and Jonathan Williams. Event Website

Ongoing Events

through March 15

Robert Mapplethorpe: Certain People

(Sean Kelly Gallery, 528 West 29th St, New York, NY 10001) Nearly 50 of Mapplethorpe's photographs depicting fellow artists in the downtown NYC scene of the '70s and '80s including Laurie Anderson, Louise Bourgeois, William Burroughs, Francesco Clemente, David Hockney, Annie Leibovitz, Norman Mailer, Ileana Sonnabend and Andy Warhol. Event Website

This event runs February 12 - March 15

through March 16

Beatific Souls: Jack Kerouac�s On the Road, 1957 � 2007

(NY Public Library, 5th Ave at 42nd St, New York, NY 10018) Diaries, manuscripts, snapshots, and personal items of Jack Kerouac, the visionary author whose pioneering work helped to established the Beat Movement in the U.S. The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of Kerouac's landmark novel, On the Road. Event Website

This event runs November 7, 2007 - March 16, 2008

through March 16

The 39 Steps

(American Airlines Theater, 227 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) Adapted from Hitchcock's 1935 classic move thriller, this brand new version is performed by four actors playing a minimum of 150 roles and contains every single legendary scene from the award-winning movie. Event Website

This event runs January 4 - March 16

through March 22

Rus

(Here, 145 6th Ave, New York, NY 10013) Lost in a labyrinth of repeating memories and trapped in a failing marriage, Rus connects with Sonny, a gay hustler, and descends into a world of sex, drugs and violence. Event Website

This event runs February 27 - March 22

through March 22

Tara McPherson & Lori Earley

(Jonathan LeVine Gallery, 529 West 20th, 9th Fl, New York, NY 10011) (7 - 9pm) Tara McPherson's "Lost Constellations" features a series of oil paintings and resin-cast sculptures that depict adventurous super-heroines from an alternate universe. Lori Earley's "Fade to Gray" blends photorealist painting with Mannerist elements of surreal distortion in her portraits of hauntingly captivating female figures that bring historical context into a contemporary light. Showing through March 22nd. Event Website

This event runs February 23 - March 22

through March 22

Macbeth

(BAM Harvey Theater, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217) Patrick Stewart boldly reasserts his reputation as one of the great Shakespearean actors of our time in a commanding performance as Macbeth. Event Website

This event runs February 12 - March 22

through March 23

Semi-Permanent

(Ace of Clubs, 9 Great Jones St, New York, NY 10012) (8pm) A behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of fashion and entertainment by Hollywood hairstylist Rick Gradone. The production features a nightly drawing in which one audience member WINS A FREE POST-SHOW HAIRCUT, transforming the evening into an impromptu salon in which Gradone�s artistry is put to the test... over cocktails. ($18) Event Website

This event runs February 3 - March 23

through March 23

Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel

(American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd St, New York, NY 10019) This exhibit traces the journey of Jewish woodcarvers and other artisans from Eastern and Central Europe to America and the unsung role they played in establishing a distinct Jewish culture in communities throughout the U.S. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - March 23

through March 29

8th Annual BAAD! ASS WOMEN FESTIVAL 2008

(BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance, 841 Barretto St, Bronx, NY 10474) Annual cultural festival celebrating the empowerment of women. Crowned �a funky and welcoming performance space� by The New York Times , BAAD! is a 70 seat workshop and performance space that presents cutting-edge and challenging works by established, evolving and emerging choreographers, playwrights, poets, musicians and artists that are empowering to women, people of color and the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) communities. ($5 - $20) Event Website

This event runs March 7 - 29

through March 29

Shapeshifter

(TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th St, New York, NY 10018) Youngest child Deirdre is rather shy and withdrawn, with none of the drive that rules elder brother Liam or her lover Victoria. When some of the Deirdre's computer programs become worth millions, she balks at selling out to big software corporations, wanting just enough money to live happily with her significant other. As for Victoria, when she's not managing the company's finances, she enjoys writing lesbian science fiction and listening to the Ramones. Despite their differences, each character in shapeshifter has at their core a similar problem, an inability to grow. ($15/$18) Event Website

This event runs March 9 - 29

through March 30

Lasker Ice Skating Rink

(Central Park, Near 110th St & Lenox Ave) For a more intimate New York City ice skating experience, visit Lasker Skating Rink. The comfortable setting appeals to inexperienced skaters, as well as recreational skaters practicing before a pick-up game of hockey. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - March 30

through April 6

The Orchid Show

(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) Escape winter's chill as you stroll through the country's premier orchid exhibition that showcases the exquisite shapes, breathtaking colors and alluring fragrances of one of the world's most exotic flowers. Event Website

This event runs February 23 - April 6

through April 6

27 Rue de Fleurus

(Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St, New York, NY 10001) A new musical about Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. The celebrated couple confronts each other about love, marriage, jealousy, genius and a few other delicious topics while Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mabel Dodge, Sylvia Beach and even Jean Harlow drop by for a visit. Event Website

This event runs March 1 - April 6

through April 6

Sunday in the Park with George

(Studio 54, 254 West 54th St, New York, NY 10019) This musical celebrates the art of creation and the creation of art. Music and Lyrics composed by Stephen Sondheim. Event Website

This event runs January 25 - April 6

through April 26

Tavern Concert Series

(La Tourette Park & Golf Course, 441 Clarke Ave, Staten Island, NY 10306) (7:30 - 11pm) Enjoy a delightful evening of unplugged music in an intimate 19th-century tavern at Historic Richmond Town in the heart of Staten Island. Musical styles include bluegrass, traditional, old-time, sea chanteys, singer-songwriter, jug band, Irish, and more. Warm yourself by the wood-burning stove and enjoy. Event Website

This event runs January 19 - April 26

through April 27

The Beebo Brinker Chronicles

(37 ARTS THEATER, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018) (Tues 7pm; Wed-Fri 8pm; Sat 5 & 9pm; Sun 3 & 7pm) Adapted from groundbreaking lesbian pulp novels, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles is set against the backdrop of 1950s Greenwich Village -- the era when lesbian love dared not speak its name. Meet legendary author Ann Bannon at two post-show talks: March 2: Moderated by Kurt Brokaw. March 4: Moderated by journalist Barbara Raab. (212-560-8912) Event Website

This event runs February 19 - April 27

through April 28

VITA AND VIRGINIA

(Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th St, New York, NY 10018) (7pm) Award winning actresses Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America) and Patricia Elliott (�One Life to Live,� A Little Night Music, The Shadow Box) star in Vita and Virginia, a play by Eileen Atkins adapted from the correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West. The play, about two extraordinary 20th Century women exploring their passions - literary and otherwise - takes place in the 1920s and 1930s and through the first years of WWII. It deals, in a very timely way, with women seeking their place in the world as they face personal and professional conflicts. ($35) Event Website

This event runs March 3 - April 28

through May 3

Two Men Talking

(Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street, New York, NY 10014) (7:30 pm) Two Men Talking is the live performance of a friendship. Paul Browde and Murray Nossel are a psychiatrist and an Academy Award nominated filmmaker, who have known one another since they were twelve years old. Over a period of ten years this unscripted piece continues to develop through its live performance, shaped by the listening of each audience.It has now been performed in South Africa, London's West End, Edinburgh, Canada and Australia. ($25 (discounts available)) (212 239-6200) Event Website

This event runs February 29 - May 3

through May 7

Exoticism

(The Museum at FIT, 295 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) Over 40 modern designers featured along with beautiful 18th and 19th-century fashions and textiles that highlight Japanese, Chinese, Indian and North African styles. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - May 7

through May 11

The Four of Us

(NY City Center, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) A poignant new play about friendship and memory, the gap between our stories and our lives, and what happens when your dreams come true - for your best friend. Event Website

This event runs March 6 - May 11

through May 26

The Butterfly Conservatory

(American Museum of Natural History, 175 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) Celebrate the 10th annual return of this re-created tropical forest environment filled with over 500 live butterflies. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - May 26

through May 28

Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe

(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) Cai Guo-Qiang is internationally acclaimed as an artist whose creative transgressions and cultural provocations have literally exploded the accepted parameters of art making in our time. This is especially true of Inopportune: Stage One, Cai�s largest installation to date, which presents nine real cars in a cinematic progression that simulates a car bombing, occupying the central atrium of the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda. Event Website

This event runs February 22 - May 28

through June 1

2008 Biennial Exhibition

(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) This will be the 74th in the series of Whitney Annual and Biennial exhibitions inaugurated in 1932 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Event Website

This event runs March 6 - June 1

through June 15

South Pacific

(Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, 150 West 65th St, New York, NY 10023) During World War II in the South Pacific, love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. The war is tearing them apart. Event Website

This event runs March 1 - June 15

through September 28

Magic in Ancient Egypt: Image, Word and Reality

(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) How the Egyptians, known throughout the ancient world for their expertise in magic, addressed the unknown forces of the universe is explored in this exhibition of twenty objects from the Brooklyn Museum's world-famous collection. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - September 28

Recurring Events this Monday

Service & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) The world's oldest and largest not-profit agency dedicated to serving LGBT senior citizens. Activities include Daytime Discussion, Art Studio, 75+, Support Group, Scrabble & Bridge and Women's and Men's activities. Event Website

This event runs Monday through Friday

Heritage of Pride

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8 - 10pm) Everyone's help is needed to make NYC's LGBT Pride 2008 happen! Be a part of organizing The Rally, March, Dance on the Pier, PrideFest, etc. Event Website

This event runs every 2nd Monday