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(Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave, at 92nd, New York, NY 10128) (2pm) Hear the standards of the new era of songwriting. The art of song is alive and well in the music and lyrics of James Taylor, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, the Bergmans, Paul Simon and, of course, Stephen Sondheim. Event Website Note: this event runs May 31 - June 2
(Various Locations) This month-long event, benefiting the Harvey Milk High School scholarship fund, is the country's premier festival of new works by LGBT authors and playwrights. Event Website Note: this event runs May 15 - June 15
(Stage Left Studio, 438 W 37th Street 5A, New York, NY 10018) (8:00-9:15) After her untimely demise, southern debutante Miss Magnolia Beatrice Devareux Beaumont finds herself trapped in the body of a thirty-something gay man living in New York City on his way to Provincetown, Massachusetts for a birthday vacation. ($15) [email protected] Event Website Note: this event runs June 2, 9, and 16
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (7 - 9pm) A Symposium with: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, University of California, Irvine, School of Law; Honorable Doris Ling-Cohan, Justice, Supreme Court, New York County and Author of the trial court decision in Hernandez v. Robles (NY same sex marriage case); Sharon McGowan, Staff Attorney, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project; and Arthur Leonard, Professor of Law, New York Law School, and Editor, Lesbian/Gay Law Notes. When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lawrence v. Texas in the summer of 2003, the decision was hailed as "a legal victory so decisive that it would change the entire landscape for the LGBT community" and the "Brown v. Board of gay and lesbian America." How successful have these efforts been? Join an evening of lively discussion, featuring academic, judicial, and practitioner perspectives, as we assess the significance of the Lawrence decision. Event Website
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