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(Various Locations) Over 250 participants, including musicians, color guard, honor guard, dancers and auxiliary will converge on NYC to march in the colorful night time Greenwich Village Halloween Parade and attend other activities. Event Website Note: this event runs October 30 - November 2
(Brecht Forum, 451 West St, New York, NY 10014) A progressive socially conscious film festival that will bring you the best Black LGBTQ theme films from around the world. The four day festival consists of not only ground-breaking films but also panel discussions with filmmakers, industry professionals and community leaders followed by a music concert from some of the hottest emerging and establish leading musicians. Event Website Note: this event runs October 30 - November 2
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) CatrinasDia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrates the life and memory of our ancestors and loved ones who have passed away. This ritual has been observed by indigenous cultures and Latinas\os for over 3000 years. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to celebrate and remember friends and relatives who have died. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, and offering sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed. In this spirit, The Center will create an alter to honor the memory of the members of our community who worked tirelessly to empower and transform our community. We invite others to participate in this event by helping to decorate the alter with flowers, candles, sugar skulls or by bringing the favorite beverage or food of a family member or friend who has passed away. (Free) Event Website Note: this event runs October 30 - November 2
(Bronx Academy of Arts, 841 Baretto St, 2nd Fl, Bronx, NY 10474) (Varies check website) BlakTino Performance Series, a festival celebrating works by Black, Latino and Blatino artists on continues to November 8 with art, literature, theatre, music and dance. BAAD! has consistently interwoven queer artists and queer programming into all of its festival and the remaining events include an evening of queer authors, an evening of LGBT Jazz artists and a play exploring cultural and sexual identity. BAAD! ($15-20) (718) 842-5223) Event Website Note: this event runs October 24 - November 8
(Cooper Union, 7 East 7th St, New York, NY 10003) (7pm) Angela Davis, a noted activist during the 1960s, was at one time on the FBI's Most Wanted List and eventually spent 18 months in jail and on trial. Since well before the publication of her feminist classic Women, Race, and Class in 1981, she has been concerned about the interconnections among issues, as well as the connections among peoples around the world. In "Abolition Democracy and Global Politics" Davis will present a new and wide-ranging vision influenced by W.E.B. DuBois's "Black Reconstruction." (Free) Event Website
(Cooper Union Wollman Auditorium, 51 Astor Pl btwn 3rd & 4th Aves, New York, NY 10003) (6:30pm) Filmmakers, photographers, and artists have long been fascinated by the idea of artificial women that seem alive. The Stepford Wives, Lara Croft, the latest in Japanese female robots look so real they can easily fool the eye. Professor Julie Wosk of SUNY Maritime College showcases colorful images of female robots, androids, talking dolls, mannequins, and other artificial women ranging from early automatons to lifelike female heroines in today's video games. These images tell a startling tale of changing attitudes toward science and toward women themselves. The virtual women also raise provocative new questions: do men and women each view female robots differently? How do these images reveal men's fantasies and fears about women? What happens when we can no longer tell the difference between an artificial woman (or man) and a real one? Will these ultra-realistic robots enhance our lives or challenge our humanity? An exhibition of art work related to this presentation will be on display in the Humanities Gallery at 51 Astor Pl through November 7th. (Free) Event Website
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Join us for a panel discussion featuring out lawyers sharing different perspectives and stories -- how they got to where they are professionally, as well as what went right, what didn't, how they'd approach things differently today and the specific challenges they faced as an LGBT person. Panelists: Michael Colosi, Esq., General Counsel for Kenneth Cole; Phylliss Delgreco, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Senior Vice President, IP and Technology Law Group for Citigroup Inc.; Dennis Hranitzky, Esq., Partner at Dechert LLP; and Roberta Kaplan, Esq., Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. The panel will be moderated by Lisa Linsky, Esq., Partner and Chair of the LGBT Diversity Committee at McDermott Will & Emery LLP. (Free) Event Website Starting Today
(TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th St, New York, NY 10018) On the morning of February 25, 2000, a young gay Mormon named Henry Stuart Matis drove to the Mormon Ward House in Los Altos, California, placed a gun to his head, and ended his life. This provocative drama is based on the actual events of his life in which he faced a tragic, false dilemma; either one is gay or one is Christian. Since he believed he was Christian, he thought he could not be gay. Trapped between his same sex attraction and the power of his LDS faith, Henry made the ultimate sacrifice, removing the chains of his mortality. ($18) Event Website This event runs through November 22
(WAMU Theater, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) Wintuk is an exciting winter adventure about a boy's quest for snow. This celebration of winter weaves thrilling acrobatics, breathtaking theatrical effects and memorable songs into an extraordinairy journey to an imaginary land called Wintuk. The boy and his companions - a mysterious female shaman, a fearless young girl and a yellow-bellied man - deliver endless excitement, exhilaration and intrigue. Event Website This event runs through January 4, 2009
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