(Providence NYC, 311 W 57th St) (6:30 pm - 10:30 pm) American Cancer Society presents Joey Arias in ENCORE For Hope hosted by Judy Gold. With New York City Gay Men's Chorus, The Ben Allison Band,Sherry Vine, 2 to Fly Aerial, Manila Luzon and Sahara Davenport.An evening of cocktails & performances in support of the American Cancer Society's efforts within the LGBT community. ($125+)Event Website
February 13
CBST Presents: What's Love Got To Do With It?
(Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W 67th St) (7PM)Join Cantorial Soloist Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev, Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig, The CBST Community Chorus, and an assortment of noted guest performers in this celebration of the most powerful and primal of human emotions. Come be swept away by the beauty, mystery, heartbreak ecstasy and utter joy of this "love-ly" evening of song. ($40)Event Website
February 13 -14
136th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
(Madison Square Garden) (8am - 11pm)Elite dogs and trainers from all over the world, in every breed, this is a show for dog lovers and breeders alike ($40+)Event Website
February 22
24th Annual Bailey House Auction & Party
(69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave) Bid on one-of-a-kind items at a variety of price points -- including contemporary art & photography, vintage furniture and dream vacations. Sip a cocktail, mingle and make a difference in the lives of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS. To benefit Bailey House. ($250+)Event Website
March 1
Bronx Pride 2012 Gala
(Slate, 54 W 21st St) (6pm - 9 pm) Bronx Community Pride Center 2012 Gala Honoring Dr. Robert Beil, Montefiore Medical Group Brian Ellner, Human Rights Campaign Janssen Pharmaceuticals NYS Senator Jeff Klein, D-Bronx/Westchester The Bronx Community Pride Center. ($175) Event Website
Where oh where has winter gone? I'm not complaining! Last night at 11:30 I went out to walk my dog Reuben just wearing tee shirt. All the radiators in my apartment are OFF and all my windows are open...but there's no such thing as "climate change"!
Last week I was really excited that Gov. Chris Christie of NJ had nominated Bruce A. Harris as the first openly gay person in history to the New Jersey Supreme Court. What I didn't know is that the nomination came with a condition. Harris has agreed to Christie's condition that he would recuse himself from any marriage equality cases! Christie also called Harris and Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, the two openly gay New Jersey legislators, "numbnuts" for comparing him to segregationists for comments he made about civil rights. If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck??? Newark's mayor Cory Booker's response to Christie's over the top comments is extremely powerful .....listen to his stand on this issue and send him a thank you note.
Last week I wrote about the comments made by Cynthia Nixon that she "chose" to be gay. I received a number of comments...equally divided between men and woman. Hopefully within the next month this intro will become a blog and your comments will be posted. Worth reading is the brilliant article written Frank Bruni of the NYT on this issue....GO FRANK!
There are only 12 more days to see the HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture at he Brooklyn Museum. It's the first major museum exhibition to focus on themes of gender and sexuality in modern American. The show highlights the contributions of gay and lesbian artists to American art. Every review I've heard has been just terrific ...it's not an exhibit that should be missed!
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ON GOING
Through February 4 2-For-1 Tickets As Broadway Week
There's No Business Like Show Business, and there are no excuses when you can get 2-For-1 Tickets at top Broadway Shows! Many hits including Chicago, The Lion King, Jersey Boys, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Phanton and many more are 2-For-1. See website for details
Through February 6 20at20
Here is your chance to catch up with shows you may have missed, get a sneak peek at the next big show, or revisit a favorite - all for only $20 each! Just go to the box office of the show you want to see 20 minutes before it begins and say, "20at20" and you'll get your ticket. See any 7 of the participating 20at20 and receive a FREE voucher for dinner for 2 at an area restaurant! See website for details
Through February 10 Winter Restaurant Week (Various Locations) Affordable prix-fixe meals at some of the best restaurants all over town. See website for details
Through February 11
Elton John AIDS Foundation Photography
(Marian Goodman Gallery, 24 W 57th St) (Tu - Sa 10am - 6pm) Check out images by Tina Barney, Rineke Dijkstra, Elger Esser and many others at this fine-art photo exhibit. The entire portfolio will be sold to benefit the good work done by the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Event Website
Through Februarty 11
American Songbook (Lincoln Center) An incredible range of artists. One intimate stage. 16 nights of pop, folk, cabaret, country, rock, and show tunes, the series will explore the best of the golden age of musical standards through to today's most dynamic songwriting.($45+)Complete Schedule
Through February 12
HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Bklyn) (We - Su opens 11am) Bringing together more than one hundred works in a wide range of media, including paintings, photographs, and installation art. The exhibition charts the underdocumented role that sexual identity has played in the making of modern art, and highlights the contributions of gay and lesbian artists to American art. Showing artists' responses to the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the AIDS epidemic, and postmodern themes of identity. ($12/$8 seniors)Event Website
Through February 15 Park Here (201 Mulberry St. between Spring & Kenmare) (noon - 8pm) Park Here is Openhouse Gallery's response to frigid winter. It's a pop-up park in the heart of Nolita that's blooming when nothing else is. Plush grass, beautiful foliage, picnic blankets, oversized bean bags and hammocks. Blazing fast WiFi, picnic benches, bistro tables and a smashing playlist. Food and drink vendors, trivia and movie nights. (FREE)Event Website
Through February 29 2012 Hot Chocolate Festival (City Bakery, 3 W 18th St) Anything and everything for and about our favorite cold weather comfort beverage. All flavors, cultures, techniques, gear and more. Check out the 29 different flavors. Event Website
Through February 29 Pancake Month! (Clinton Street Bakery, 4 Clinton St) February is pancake month at the bakery, which means they feature a different special pancake flavor every Monday thru Friday, well into the night. Event Website
Through March 4 Richard III (BAM Harvey Theater, 30 Lafayette Ave, B'klyn) Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey owns the stage as Shakespeare's outrageous villain Richard III. At the climax of the Wars of the Roses, Richard watches his brother ascend the throne of England and confides in us-with all the profound bitterness of an outcast born with a hunchback and malformed leg-his intention to seize the crown. ($30+)Complete Schedule
Through March 4 Alicia Keys Presents: STICK FLY (Cort Theater, 138 W 48th St) Stick Fly follows the LeVays, an affluent African American family who come together to spend a weekend at their stately Martha's Vineyard mansion. The adult sons, aspiring novelist Kent and golden boy plastic surgeon Flip, have each brought their respective ladies (one black and one white) to meet the parents. Food, drink and Trivial Pursuit tangle with class, race and identity politics in this contemporary comedy of manners. ($35+) Complete schedule
(Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W 23rd St) (8:30pm) Somewhere over the rainbow there's no place like Homo Comicus featuring great gay and gay-friendly comics, including Judy Gold, Sherry Davey, Jackson Ross Best, Jr. and Dana Goldberg. Hosted by Bob Montgomery. ($20 + 2 beverage min) Event Website ...more events
Thursday, February 2
Groundhog Day
OP Networking Intensive
(LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St) (6pm - 9pm) This year's first Networking Intensive--a unique one-on-one event designed for entrepreneurs, executives, business owners and client-oriented sales professionals. You get five valuable minutes of face time. Introduce yourself. Who are you? What do you do? What do you want out of tonight's event? Talk about your fields. Exchange business cards. ($10/$20 non-members)Event Website
Chelsea Classics - Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
(Clearview Cinema, 260 W 23rd St) (7pm & 9:30pm) Show hosted by Hedda Lettuce. When Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) was a child star her sister Blanche (Joan Crawford) lived quietly in her shadow. Now years later roles have switched and Blanche is a beautiful Hollywood movie star while Jane can only get extra roles. ($7.50)Event Website
February 2, 9, 16, and 23
PAM ANN - "AROUND THE WORLD"
(TRIAD THEATER, 158 W 72nd St) (9pm) Buckle up! Adventure calls bitches! Pam Ann, the original queen of the skies - who has toured with Cher and crewed private jets for Elton John - is back in New York and this time, she means business. So shut the F**k up, sit the F**k down, lock your seats in the upright position, stop playing words with friends and prepare to take off for the ride of your life! ($30+ 2 drink min)Event Website
National Wear Red Day
A day when Americans nationwide will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. Everyone can participate in the national movement by wearing their favorite red dress, shirt or tie. Event Website
February 3 & 4 MANHATTAN VINTAGE CLOTHING AND ANTIQUE TEXTILE SHOW AND SALE (Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W 18th St) (Fr 1pm - 8pm, Sa 11am - 6pm) DESIGNER FASHION THAT'S ON THE EDGE can be yours at the upcoming Manhattan Vintage Clothing Shows. A special exhibit for the upcoming show celebrates "vintage fashion on the edge." ($20)Event Website ...more events
Saturday, February 4
Winter Jam NYC (Prospect Park, West at 15th St, B'klyn) (11am - 4pm) Winter Jam NYC is a free annual winter sports festival that encourages New Yorkers to get out and enjoy the outdoors in the colder months. ORDA will be blowing lots of fresh snow, so there will be plenty to go around! (FREE)Event Website
February 4 - 5
Mo[u]rnin'. After
(9th Space Theater, 150 1st Ave) (Sa 7pm & 9pm, Su 5:30pm
) A mythic autobiography for the queer prodigal son, a story of losing and finding - a journey back to the homeland (Oklahoma!) through time travel, magic, and musicals. Dream ballets included. ($10)Event Website
February 4, 11, 18, and 25
Two Step Together - Beginner Boot Camp
(Chelsea Studios, 151 W 26th Street) (8pm) Want to get started with Two Step? Two Step Boot Camp class will get you started with everything you need to hit the dance floor! No experience or partner needed. This four week class will cover the basics of the dance, and a couple of beginner patterns. ($80) Event Website
Liza Minnelli
(New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St, Newark, NJ)
(8pm) Minnelli has won all of the entertainment world's major awards, including the Oscar (for her iconic performance in Cabaret), the Emmy, the Tony, and the Grammy. For this NJPAC engagement, Minnelli will bring a concert that's sure to include many of her greatest hits, and certain to light up NJPAC's Prudential Hall with some major star power. ($39+) Event Website
Super Bowl XLVI (CBS) (6:30pm) Madonna, a multi Grammy Award-winning Universal Records recording artist, will perform in the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show. This year's Super Bowl is being played in Indianapolis and is the first time ever that the Super Bowl will be streamed live to smart phone apps. Event Website
February 5, 12, 19, 26 & March 4 Show Us How You Burlesque (Chelsea Studios, 151 W 26th St) (5pm - 6:30pm) You've got the moves, you've got the attitude, now get in on the act. Become a Broadway Bodies burlesque star! Join Broadway Bodies for a 4-class series inspired by the movie Burlesque. If you've ever dreamed of performing or love to perform, this is the class for you. ($25 per class) Event Website
February 5, 12, & 26
DISASTER!
(TRIAD THEATER, 158 W 72nd St)) (7pm) Written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, featuring your favorite songs and disasters from the '70s. A 1970's disaster movie musical featuring all of your favorite songs from the decade, as well as your favorite 1970's movie disasters. It's 1979 and the partygoers at a glamorous casino docked in the Hudson river suddenly have to deal with an earthquake, fire, tidal wave, killer bees and more! Who will survive? Who will find love? Find out at...DISASTER! ($40)Event Website
New York Job Fair (Radisson Martinique, 49 W 32nd St) (11am - 3pm) All job seekers are encouraged to attend this FREE event to network, submit resumes, and connect with hiring managers. Make the most of the event by dressing professionally and bringing at least 20 copies of your resume. (FREE)Event Website
BLONDE AMBITION - A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR BROADWAY BARKS (TRIAD THEATER, 158 W 72nd St) (7pm) Five of young Broadway's favorite blondes present a one-night-only concert to benefit Broadway Barks. Lora Lee Gayer ("Follies") Tess Soltau ("The Addams Family") Ryah Nixon ("9 to 5") Jessica Waxman ("Beehive") Hunter Ryan Herdlicka ("A Little Night Music") ($10.00 + 2-drink minimum)Event Website
Premiering tonight SMASH (NBC) (10pm) Starring Debra Messing and Angelica Houston. In the era of The Voice and Glee, executive producers Steven Spielberg and Craig Zadan & Neil Meron (producers of Chicago and Hairspray), and songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), bring you the blood, sweat, and tears of the making of a Broadway musical. Event Website
Behind the Bushes: The Secret Homo History of the High Line
(LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St) (6:30pm) The talk will be a mixture of playful stories and thoughtful discussion about the historical and contemporary relationship between gay men and changing neighborhoods, preservation, and design. Attendees will learn how the LBGT community has influenced - and been influenced by --- the High Line, from the earliest efforts to save it through its successful redevelopment. ($10)Event Website
(116, 116 Macdougal St) (6:30pm - 10pm) Featuring some of this city's best GLBT writers/performers - Sinclair Sexsmith, Christa Orth, Ocean Vuong, Samantha Barrow, Kestryl Cael Lowery, Kelli Dunham, Brandon Lacy Campos, and Jessica Halem. ($12)Event Website
The Gay Writers Who Changed America (Barnes & Noble 82nd St& B'way) (7pm) Christopher Bram (Gods and Monsters) discusses Eminent Outlaws, his new book about America's legacy of literature by gay writers, with playwright Mart Crowley (Boys in the Band) and Lambda Literary Award-winning novelist Rakesh Satyal (Blue Boy). (FREE)Event Website
February 8 - 12 & 14 - 19
Merrily We Roll Along
(City Center Main Stage, 131 W 55th St) Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's legendary musical runs backwards in time from 1980 to 1955, examines the lives of three people whose friendship is tested by time, ambition and fate. Including some of Sondheim's most brilliant and bruising songs. James Lapine, who directed the show's 1985 run, returns to direct the Encores! production. ($25+)Complete Schedule
(Clearview Cinema, 260 W 23rd St) (7pm & 9:30pm) Show hosted by Hedda Lettuce. In this musical comedy, billionaire Jean-Marc (Yves Montand) falls for showgirl Amanda (Marilyn Monroe). When Jean-Marc hears he's the subject of a spoof in a revue Amanda is rehearsing, he convinces the producers to allow him to portray himself so he can be near Amanda. ($7.50) Event Website
February 9 - 12, 16 - 19 & 23 - 26 Unreachable Eden (Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave) (Th - Sa 8pm, Su 3pm) Unreachable Eden is a play about Polish Jewish lesbian Eve Adams, who ran a tearoom on Macdougal St. in 1926. Deported from the U.S. as an "undesirable alien," she spent the 1930's in Paris, selling banned books. Her parallel worlds collided during World War II, once again putting Eve in jeopardy as a Jew, a lesbian and an immigrant. ($12)Event Website
February 10 - 11
The Snow Globe Show
(Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette) (7pm) Inspired by vaudeville and silent film, The Snow Globe Show capitalizes on the possibility that anything can happen during a live show. Performers Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass attempt to tackle the tribulations of showmanship and stage fright as unexpected interruptions send their show spinning off in new directions. With a bevy of special guests. ($15/$20 @ door) Event Website
February 10 - 12 & 14 Barry Manilow (Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave) (8pm) After having recorded six critically acclaimed albums of songs written by the greatest songwriters of all time - from Gershwin to Bacharach, as well as two Platinum Christmas albums-- Barry Manilow returns at last to his true passion: songwriting. These special concerts coincides with the release of 15 MINUTES, Manilow's first original album in 10 years. ($64)Event Website
Gay New York and the Arts of the Twentieth Century
(Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave) (10am - 4pm) This day-long symposium will explore the influence of gay New Yorkers on the city's artistic life from the 1920s through the 1960s and the dense social and cultural networks that fostered and supported them in the worlds of music, literature, dance, and more. ($35)Event Website
Valentines Gala 2012 (Radisson Hotel in Piscataway, NJ,) (7pm - midnight) Pride Center of NJ Valentines Gala is happy to announce that this year they will have DJ Adam, an open bar for the cocktail hour and dinner, a silent auction, 50/50 and more. ($70/$80 non-members)Event Website
The Fabulous SUEDE with Vickie Shaw (Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ) (8pm) They took the fabulous voice of SUEDE and the hilarious comedy of Vickie Shaw and put them together for one fabulous evening! This is an event you won't want to miss... ($30)Event Website
Valentine's Day Spectacular (LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St) (9pm) Dance 208 is sure to get your heart pumping at one of the most popular parties! So come get your red on and dance the night away for a special romantic evening and come early because this will be a busy dance with prizes and surprises! So who knows? You might meet your heart's desire! ($10)Event Website
Four rounds of Geek Trivia, covering all aspects of geek genres, with a prize bag going to the winner. Two rounds of trivia, followed by a mingling period, then the final two rounds. ($5)Event Website
54th Grammy Awards
(CBS) (8pm) The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position. Event Website
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