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Silver Threads Celebration (Dolphin Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida)

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January 19, 1972

Hearings begin in New York City for gay rights bill

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october 4, 2008 / saturday

Margaret Cho "Beautiful"

(Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020) (7:30pm) The incomparable Margaret Cho returned to her stand-up roots with her brand new one-woman show "Beautiful" earlier this Spring to a string of sold-out shows. With the huge success of that tour, Margaret is proud to announce that "Beautiful" has been extended through the fall, including a stop at Radio City Music Hall on October 4. ($30-65) Event Website

The 6th Annual Open House New York

(Various locations, 5 boroughs) America's largest architect and design event opens doors throughout New York City each October. Includes special talks, tours, performances and family-friendly workshops. (Free) Event Website

Note: this event runs October 4 - 5

8th Annual Celebrate Poly Pride

(Various Locations) Welcome all polyamorous, poly-friendly, and poly-curious people. The schedule features four events and includes experts and entertainers from all over the country including Village Voice columnist & author Tristan Taormino, Hedda Lettuce, Houston Bernard, The Pixie Harlots, and Naked Highway. Events include: Super Massive Cuddle Party, Poly Pride Rally, Pride After-Party, Book Signing & Reading and more. Event Website

Note: this event runs October 3 - 5

The 9th Annual International Art + Design Fair

(The Armory Center, 216 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032) This international fair presents the cream of specialists in 20th century and contemporary furniture, sculpture, jewellery, photography, painting, carpets and textiles, ceramics, glass, Far Eastern art and objects and other areas of design from 1900-2008. Major movements that have fashioned recent aesthetics are represented with pieces on offer from the turn of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st. Opening Night Preview Party to benefit The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture on Thursday, 2 October at 6pm. Event Website

Note: this event runs October 3 - 8

The 9th Annual New Yorker Festival

(Various Locations) The New Yorker Festival is a three-day congregation of writers, artists, thinkers, strategists, and performers. Taking place a month before the Presidential election, this year’s Festival will feature incisive political programming and a weekend-long voter-registration drive, along with participants from across disciplines and continents. Fiction Night returns on Friday, with writers joining New Yorker editors to discuss the themes that inform their work. On Saturday, the Festival continues with panels, interviews, and performances. On Saturday night, we’ll be joined by directors, singers, and humorists. The Festival concludes on Sunday, with talks, master classes, and site-specific events around town. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Festival. For details, please see the Festival schedule on this site and in the September 15th issue of The New Yorker, on newsstands September 8th. Event Website

Note: this event runs October 3 - 5

Ongoing Events

through October 5

New York Musical Theatre Festival!

(Various Locations) An annual three-week event showcasing new work and musical theatre artists that blends the economy of scale and grassroots mechanisms of other theater festivals with a technical framework geared specifically to musicals. By providing prime theaters, savvy technical support and capable staffing, plus a massive and original marketing platform for all assembled projects, the festival enables independent artists to effectively and professionally present work to potential producers and to a general audience of thousands. ((212) 664-0979) Event Website

This event runs September 15 - October 5

through October 10

Piano in the Park

(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (12Noon - 1:45pm) Monday through Fridays. New artist every week performing for the public. Including Junior Mance, Armen Donelian, Joel Forrester, Russ Kassoff, Mike LeDonne, Todd Robbins, Yuka Aikawa, Dona Carter, Dan Manjovi, Deanna Witkowski, Roy Eaton, Victor Lin, Frank Owens, Jill McManus, Larry Ham, Luiz Simas, Ayako Shirasaki. Event Website

This event runs May 19 - October 10

through October 12

NYC Underground Comedy Festival

(Various Locations) Over 1000 comics ranging from Chris Rock to emerging comics from all over the world bring side-splitting laughter right to your door! They'll be sketch comedy, political humor, ladies of laughter, comics under age 25, family-friendly shows, theme shows, urban comedy jams, and much more. Event Website

This event runs October 3 - 12

through October 12

46th New York Film Festival

(Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 West 65th St, New York, NY 10023) Representing both newcomers and acclaimed filmmakers, Hollywood features and independent visions from all over the globe, the 46th New York Film Festival opens with The Class, from festival veteran Laurent Cantet. Clint Eastwood’s highly anticipated Changeling will screen as the NYFF Centerpiece, while Darren Aronofsky provides the Closing Night film with The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke in “the performance of a lifetime” says the Film Society’s Kent Jones. Sit in on filmmaker panels, screening of restored classics, networking events and much more. ($7/screening) Event Website

This event runs September 26 - October 12

through October 13

The Waterfalls

(Various Locations) (7am - 10pm) Public Art Fund presents The New York City Waterfalls, a major new work of public art by internationally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson. The exhibition of four man-made 90-to 120-foot-tall waterfalls of monumental scale will be on view at four sites: one on the Brooklyn anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge, one between Piers 4 and 5 near the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, one in Lower Manhattan at Pier 35 north of the Manhattan Bridge, and one on the north shore of Governors Island. Event Website

This event runs June 26 - October 13

through October 19

Wig Out!

(Vineyard Theatre, 108 East 15th St, New York, NY 10003) This fierce and intoxicating story tells of competing "houses" of drag queens and the loves, loyalties and dreams within each that draw their members together and apart. Event Website

This event runs September 10 - October 19

through October 25

Focus on the '70s: The Fabulous Photography of Kenn Duncan

(New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) In the 70s and early 80s, Duncan was a principal photographer for the entertainment magazine After Dark and for Dance Magazine, which chronicled the world of dance and choreography. Photographs by Kenn Duncan also appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Life, Time and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a dozen Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies, and published three volumes of his own photographs: Red Shoes, Nudes, and More Nudes. This retrospective of his 20-year career includes his iconic images of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Angela Lansbury, Rudolf Nureyev, Bette Midler, and the cast of Hair, as well as selections from his nudes and his work with hundreds of celebrities. Event Website

This event runs July 30 - October 25

through October 26

Jeff Koons on the Roof

(The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St, New York, NY 10028) On view is an installation of sculptures by American artist Jeff Koons, featuring three of the artist’s meticulously crafted works that have never before been on public display. The works are set in the most dramatic outdoor space for sculpture in New York City: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, which offers a spectacular view of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline. Event Website

This event runs August 25 - October 26

through October 26

THE AMAZING MAIZE MAZE

(Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park, New York, NY 11004) (11am - 4:30pm weekends) Enjoy getting lost in our 3 acre interactive corn maze. The adventure begins with a stalk talk to prepare you for the challenge of finding clues, solving puzzles and making your way out of the maze. For Maze By Moonlight on Saturday October 18 & 25th, the maze will be open until 9pm. ($8; Children $4; Children under 3 Free) Event Website

This event runs September 20 - October 26

through October 31

The Woods Campground

(Pocono Mountains, PA) The Woods Campground is a private, members-only, alternative campground catering to LGBT campers 18 years of age and older. Event Website

This event runs May 23 - October 31

through November 1

Blake Little The Company of Men

(Wessel O’Connor Gallery, 111 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201) A solo exhibition by photographer Blake Little and his attempt to "document a particular type of masculine gay male that I appreciated and related to but that I did not see photographed anywhere else; an alternative to stereotypes or what is usually seen as the physical ideal of a man in the mainstream." Event Website

This event runs September 18 - November 1

through November 1

the line of fashion, the great fashion artists

(Leslie/Lohman Gallery, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) The artists in this long overdue exhibition of fashion drawings -- Antonio, Kenneth Paul Block, Joe Eula, Eric among them -- all possess the magic that drives the genre as it waits to be embraced by the world's great museums. The Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation presents The Line of Fashion, an exhibition of more than 50 years of fashion illustration curated by Robert W. Richards, whose own artwork is a familiar presence on the fashion scene. The exhibition includes stunning original works by such luminaries as Kenneth Paul Block, Joe Eula, Antonio, Christian Berard, George Stavrinos, Vertes, Mel Odom and many others. The ascendance of photography since the mid 1960s as the preferred medium for depicting fashion in newspapers and magazines makes the hand-drawn and colored works that appear in The Line of Fashion all the more rare and intriguing. Event Website

This event runs September 23 - November 1

through November 1

The Harvest of Spring Blossoms: Selections from the Shanghai Chinese Painting Acadamy

(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (Opening Reception: October 1, 2008, 7 to 9 pm) The Harvest of Spring Blossoms introduces Chinese artists anchored in traditional painting while reinterpreting them in a contemporary fashion. The exhibition brings together some of the masters of Chinese painting, based on more than 100 years of tradition in the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. ($8 adults, $4 students and seniors, free for members and visitors 16 and under) (212 255 0719) [email protected] Event Website

This event runs October 3 - November 1

through November 1

Blood Manor

(Blood Manor, 542 West 27th St, New York, NY 10001) BLOOD MANOR, NYC's Premier Haunted Attraction: The Nightmare on 27th Street, returns with a depraved appetite for gore and a twisted thirst for blood. With louder screams, scarier dreams and more thrills for each moment in its fun-filled darkness, BLOOD MANOR makes your nightmares come to life. ($25+) Event Website

This event runs October 3 - November 1

through November 1

The Time Of Your Life

(The Storm Theatre, 145 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Eve 7:30 PM, Sat Mat 2:00 PM) Set in the uneasy calm between the Depression and WWII, William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life follows the patrons of a San Francisco waterfront bar over the course of a single day in 1939. Uniquely American in its outlook, Saroyan's characters exude a clear-eyed confidence and resiliency as they face the troubles ahead in this funny, dramatic and ultimately touching celebration of existence. Event's Official Website ($20) Event Website

This event runs October 3 - November 1

through November 2

Henry Moore Sculpture at the Garden

(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) This landmark presentation of monumental works will be the largest outdoor installation of Henry Moore sculpture in one location in the U.S. Event Website

This event runs May 24 - November 2

through November 2

Absinthe

(South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038) A night-time saunter through the strangest, most sultry circus in town. Event Website

This event runs August 6 - November 2

through November 8

Bad Dreams Come True

(CSV Center, 107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002) Five Years Of Fear! “America’s #1 Haunted House” (AOL.com) brings its famed interactive experience back to the Lower East Side. The event has been scaring record-breaking crowds of happy ghost seekers for the past four years, and this one is primed to be the best yet. Event Website

This event runs September 26 - November 8

through November 8

Arbiters of Style: Women at the Forefront of Fashion

(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) This exhibition features work by female designers as well as clothing and accessories worn by female department store executives, influential clients, magazine editors, muses and models. Event Website

This event runs May 21 - November 8

through November 15

Capri’s Camera on Dance

(World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery) Photographer Frank Capri turned his camera on the dance world producing stunning images of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Julie Kent, Jennifer Ringer and others. Event Website

This event runs September 9 - November 15

through December 31

Equus

(Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036) Equus tells the story of a stable boy and the psychiatrist who tries to unravel the religious and sexual mystery that ensues when the troubled teenager blinds six horses. Event Website

This event runs September 5 - December 31

through December 31

Previews of 25th Anniversary Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening

(47th St Theater, 304 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036) Opens October 2. Spoofs of the season include Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Grease: You’re the One That We Want, Legally Blonde and Frost/Nixon. Event Website

This event runs September 4 - December 31

through December 31

For the Guggenheim

(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) (Fridays, 6:30 - 11pm) In celebration of the three year restoration and as a tribute to Mr. Lewis, artist Jenny Holzer created a site-specific light projection entitled For the Guggenheim for the facade of the newly restored museum. This video presents an opportunity to view an excerpt from Holzer’s transformative work, which casts large-scale texts directly onto Frank Lloyd Wright’s curving architecture. Suffused with a play of light and changing language, the building and its surroundings become an environment for looking, discussion, and gathering. Event Website

This event runs September 26 - December 31

through December 31

Billy Elliot the Musical

(The Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th St, New York, NY 10036) Previews begin October 1, opens November 13. The story follows Billy’s journey after stumbling across a ballet class while on his way to a boxing lesson, realizing that his future lay not in the boxing ring but on stage. Event Website

This event runs October 1 - December 31

through December 31

Oscar Wilde in NYC Guided Walking Tour

(By Request) This tour is based on new and unique research into the people and places Oscar Wilde visited in the NY of the gilded age. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - December 31

through December 31

A Tale of Two Cities

(Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) Previews begin August 19, Opens September 18. This is a new musical based on the Charles Dickens novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” Event Website

This event runs August 19 - December 31

through January 4, 2009

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World

(The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10128) In 1947, a significant discovery of ancient Jewish texts was made in a cave near the Dead Sea. These and other Dead Sea Scrolls found later have shed light on the major transformations and debates that occurred in ancient worship during the first centuries BCE and CE, that contributed to the development of early Judaism and Christianity. This exhibition will present six Dead Sea Scrolls complemented by objects excavated from the site near where they were found. Three of the scrolls have never been exhibited. Event Website

This event runs September 21, 2008 - January 4, 2009

through January 5, 2009

Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) This exhibit examines Van Gogh's nocturnal interiors and landscapes, which often combine with other longstanding themes of his art -- the encroachment of modernity on the rural scene. Event Website

This event runs September 21, 2008 - January 5, 2009

through January 7, 2009

Catherine Opie: American Photographer

(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) Since the early 1990s, Catherine Opie has produced a complex body of photographic work, adopting such diverse genres as studio portraiture, landscape photography, and urban street photography to explore notions of communal, sexual, and cultural identity. From her early portraits of transgender people and performance artists to her expansive urban landscapes of cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and New York, Opie has offered profound insights into the conditions in which communities form and the terms in which they are defined. Event Website

This event runs September 26, 2008 - January 7, 2009

through January 11, 2009

Gilbert & George

(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) The Brooklyn Museum is the final venue of an international tour of the first retrospective in more than twenty years of work by the internationally acclaimed artists Gilbert & George. The exhibition comprises more than eighty pictures created since 1970, among them more than a dozen that are only in the Brooklyn presentation. The exhibition traces their stylistic and emotional evolution through their pictures and art in other media, ranging from charcoal on paper sculpture from the early 1970s to postcard pieces to ephemera dating back to the 1960s. Event Website

This event runs October 3, 2008 - January 11, 2009

through January 25, 2009

Street Art, Street Life

(Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St, Bronx, NY 10456) Photography, film, installation art and more by artists including Vito Acconci, Martha Rosler and David Hammons on the subject of the street as a source of inspiration. Event Website

This event runs September 14, 2008 - January 25, 2009

through February 21, 2009

Gothic: Dark Glamour

(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) Set in theatrical mise-en-scene suggesting iconic gothic settings, such as the labyrinth, the ruined castle and the laboratory, more than 75 ensembles will be on display. Although popularly identified with black-clad teenagers and rock musicians, gothic fashion is represented in this exhibition with looks by designers such as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano of Christian Dior, Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, Anne Demeulemeester, Anna Sui, Olivier Theyskens, Ricardo Tischi of Givenchy, Jun Takahashi of Undercover, and Yohji Yamamoto, as well as sub-cultural styles, such as "old-school goth," cyber-goth, and the Japanese look of Elegant Gothic Lolitas. (Free) Event Website

This event runs September 5, 2008 - February 21, 2009

through February 22, 2009

Paris/New York: Design Fashion Culture 1925-1940

(Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029) The 1920s and ‘30s witnessed a burst of creative energy in the fields of architecture, design, and fashion. Shaping new styles of buildings and furnishings, redefining fashion, and giving visual form to avant-garde performing arts, architects and designers forged a still-influential modern aesthetic. The era’s most creative figures rarely worked in isolation, preferring instead to participate in international dialogues that crossed national boundaries and linked capital cities in collaborative artistic enterprise. Between the world wars, no two cities engaged in a more fertile conversation than Paris, capital of 19th-century refinement, and New York, the upstart challenger that represented 20th-century dynamism. Event Website

This event runs October 3, 2008 - February 22, 2009

through May 2, 2009

The Sex Lives of Animals

(Museum of Sex, 233 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016) A male bonobo shrewdly soliciting sex in exchange for sugar cane. Two female bonobos blissfully engaging in genito-genital (G-G) rubbing. The strenuous coupling of endangered Panda bears. Encounter these creatures and others so vivid in their portrayal that they will likely feel as though they have unwittingly begun a voyeuristic journey into the wild. Event Website

This event runs July 24, 2008 - May 2, 2009

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

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