Wednesday, February 22, 2012
February 6, 2002
Boy Scouts of America adopts resolution condemning gays and atheists as unacceptable role models for scout youth
Friday, January 13, 2012
 |  | Icons |
(Snapple Theater Center, 210 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (11pm) ICONS is a wildly entertaining trip through pop culture that recreates your favorite music videos, legendary performances, and unforgettable moments that turned the stars into ICONS! Featuring performances from Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Madonna, Britney, Whitney, Janet, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, and more. ($40) Event Website
Note: this event runs November 25 - 26, 2 - 3, 9 - 10, 16 - 17, 23 - 24, 30 - 31, 6 - 7, 13 - 14, 20 - 21, and 27 - 28
| | KAITLIN COLOMBO OCCUPY THIS! |
(the cell, 338 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011) (9pm) Kaitlin vents her particular snarky observations about being raised by her Gay Dad (being the official Original “Gayby”); the whimsy of the Dating Scene; College Life AKA The Joys of the Bang Bus; Consequences of a Bikram Yoga Devotee; and Life with her pet rabbit, Caligula in her NYC Hell’s Kitchen studio apartment. ($10) Event Website
| Righteous Money |
(3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006) (8pm) In this hilarious solo tour de force, a financial advice show on network television goes pear-shaped as the host comes out, loses his mind, and tries to justify his wealth to an increasingly angry public. See the show European critics call “an unashamedly bitter, sharp and biting satirical attack on the American dream.” ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs January 4 - 7, 13 - 14, and 20 - 21
| Leakey's Ladies |
(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (7:30pm) Drama of Works presents Leakey’s Ladies, a multidisciplinary
exploration of three extraordinary women and the apes they
followed, loved and fought for. ($16/$20 @ door/$12 stu/sen) (212-219-0736) contact@dixonplace.org Event Website
Note: this event runs January 12 - 14, 20 - 21, 27 - 28, and 3 - 4
| The Ventriloquist Circle |
(Dixon Place, 161 A Chrystie, (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY 10002) (9:30pm) Developed in the psychedelic performance venue of Kenny
Scharf’s Cosmic Cavern, Matt Wilson’s The Ventriloquist
Circle dives into the madcap world of legendary adult-film
star, Hugh Cox. After Mr. Cox is found murdered of the set
of his latest film, the ensuing investigation devolves into
the bastard-child of a Happening and an episode of Law &
Order. Like stumbling through hyperlinks of a Google search,
The Ventriloquist Circle is an investigation into the
internet’s democratization of taboo to the point of banality
—the aesthetics of a BDSM conference at a Holiday Inn. ($15/$18 @ door/ Stu/ sen$12/$15 @ door) (212-219-0736) contact@dixonplace.org Event Website
Note: this event runs January 7, 13 - 14, 20 - 21, and 27 - 28
Ongoing Events
through January 13
| An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin |
(Barrymore Theatre, 243 W47th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Much more than a concert, An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin is a funny, passionate, intimate and unique musical love story told entirely through a masterful selection of some of the greatest songs ever written for the stage. ($77+) Event Website
This event runs November 16, 2011 - January 13, 2012
through January 15
| Holiday Windows at New York City Department Stores |
(Manhattan Department Stores) Manhattan's most celebrated department stores unveil their annual Holiday Windows. From Macys and Lord & Taylor to Bloomingdale's and Barneys, Christmas in New York City would not be complete without a visit to these windows decorated for the holidays. (FREE, $14 skates) Event Website
This event runs November 21, 2011 - January 15, 2012
through January 15
| Obscene Diary Exhibition |
(Museum of Sex, 233 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016) (Su-Thu 10am-8pm ; Fr & Sat 10 am-9pm) In the exhibition Obscene Diary, the rich sexual documentation of one remarkable individual, a professor, tattoo artist, pornographer and sexual record keeper, Samuel Steward is unveiled. Steward’s self documentation included a catalogue of every partner and sex act, illustrated through photos, diary entries, sexual record keeping, explicit drawings and erotic literary musings.
“Obscene Diary asks our patrons to reflect on what it would look like if their own sexual histories were documented and what this would say about the times in which we live..." ($17.50 Stu/Sen $15.25) (212-689-6337) info@museumofsex.com Event Website
This event runs August 28, 2011 - January 15, 2012
through January 15
| UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL 2012 |
(The Public Theatre, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003) (See website for schedule) An explosively diverse festival of new theater from around the world and the U.S. that spotlights artists ranging from emerging talents to masters in the field. Located at The Public Theater as well as partner venues Event Website
This event runs January 4 - 15
through January 16
| Holiday Train Show |
(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) This cherished tradition delights people of all ages. Marvel at the charming model trains and New York City landmark replicas, stroll the spectacular grounds, decorate (and eat!) gingersnaps, break for lunch and hot chocolate, and shop for everyone on your list. ($20) Event Website
This event runs November 19, 2011 - January 16, 2012
through January 20
| Incomparable Women of Style |
(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) (See website for details) The show will trace Hartman’s unique position as a working photographer who successfully weathered the transition from analog to digital. While carting around a camera, rolls of film, and a hand-held flash in 1977, Hartman still managed to capture candid shots at Studio 54 and behind-the-scenes photographs of fashion shows before press was widely invited to cover the pre-show preparations. (FREE)
This event runs November 4, 2011 - January 20, 2012
through January 20
| Private Lives |
(Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Private Lives, provides a riotous showdown between two of the stage and screen's most magnetic personalities - Kim Cattrall (Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner for Sex and the City) and Paul Gross (Tales of the City, Slings and Arrows, Due South.) Glamorous, rich and reckless, Amanda (Cattrall) and Elyot (Gross) have been divorced from each other for five years. Now both are honeymooning with their new spouses in Deauville on the French Coast. ($66.50) Event Website
This event runs November 6, 2011 - January 20, 2012
through January 22
| Parsons Dance |
(Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011) (Tu-We 7:30pm; Th-Fr 8pm; Sa2pm & 8pm; Su 1pm & 5pm) Parsons Dance returns to The Joyce Theater with a program that includes two
World Premieres, Round My World, a new piece by David Parsons, and A
Stray’s Lullaby, by emerging choreographer and former Parsons dancer
Katarzyna Skarpetowska. The company will also present a family matinee
program that features kid-friendly Parsons classics on Saturday, January 14 at
2pm. Both programs include David Parsons’ stroboscopic masterwork
Caught. ($10+) (212-242-0800) Event Website
This event runs January 10 - 22
through January 26
| The New York Jewish Film Festival |
(Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 West 65th St, New York, NY 10023) (See website for schedule) Celebrate the 21st year of New York's preeminent showcase for world cinema exploring the Jewish experience. This unrivaled selection of riveting dramatic features and fascinating documentaries includes world, US and New York premieres. The ($13) Event Website
This event runs January 11 - 26
through January 28
| An Edible Exhibition at The MoMA |
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) (noon - 3pm, except Fri 4pm - 7pm) Cooking is going to be boiled down to an art form at The MoMA for a few months this fall/winter with Rirkrit Tiravanija exhibition on the second floor. njoy this temporary kitchen exhibit as well as the Thai curry that it cooks up every day - yes, the curry is free! Who said you can't get a free lunch in NYC ($25) Event Website
This event runs November 17, 2011 - January 28, 2012
through January 29
| | On A Clear Day You Can See Forever |
(St. James Theatre, 246 W 44th st, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) For Harry Connick, Jr. it’s the role of a lifetime. He plays Dr. Mark Bruckner, a down-to-earth psychiatrist who finds himself suddenly swept off his feet by a beautiful woman—and swept into a world he never dreamed possible. Hopelessly and helplessly head over heels, the dashing doctor must find a way to make the love of a lifetime last forever. ($64+) Event Website
This event runs December 11, 2011 - January 29, 2012
through February 11
| American Songbook |
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) (Varies) An incredible range of artists. One intimate stage. ($45+) Event Website
This event runs January 11 - February 11
through February 12
| | HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture |
(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) (We - Su opens 11am) Bringing together more than one hundred works in a wide range of media, including paintings, photographs, works on paper, film, 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. HIDE/SEEK presents artists’ responses to the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the AIDS epidemic, and postmodern themes of identity, highlighted with major pieces by artists. ($12/$8 seniors) Event Website
This event runs November 18, 2011 - February 12, 2012
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)
This event runs December 5, 2011 - February 15, 2012
through February 26
 |  | Ice Skating at Bryant Park |
(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (See website for details) Skate FREE while viewing the New York Public Library or a gorgeous outdoor holiday market. (FREE, $14 skates) Event Website
This event runs October 27, 2011 - February 26, 2012
through February 26
| Sistas: The Musical |
(St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Sa & Su 4:4:30pm, Th) Sistas is an uplifting musical journey, of a multi-generational African-American Family. The narrative is stitched together using the lyrics of songs that perfectly capture the mood and speaks to the issues of each period and time. I ($29.50+) Event Website
This event runs December 1, 2011 - February 26, 2012
through March 4
| Richard III |
(BAM Harvey Theater, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217) (Varies) 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+) Event Website
This event runs January 10 - March 4
through March 4
| Alicia Keys Presents: STICK FLY |
(Cort Theater, 138 West 48th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) 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+) Event Website
This event runs December 21, 2011 - March 4, 2012
through March 11
| Wit - Play |
(Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Tony Award® and two-time Emmy® Award winner Cynthia Nixon returns to MTC’s Friedman Theatre in Margaret Edson’s modern masterpiece Wit.
Exquisitely written, affecting and often humorous, Wit follows a brilliant and exacting poetry professor as she undergoes experimental treatment for cancer. A scholar who devoted her life to academia, she must now face the irony and injustice of becoming the subject of research. ($57+) Event Website
This event runs January 5 - March 11
through March 15
| | Wollman Rink |
(Central Park South, 59th St & 6th Ave) (See website for details) Skating in Central Park at nighttime is a true New York City moment. Music plays, a moon is a plus, but not required since the ice itself gives off a silver sheen. ($10.75 + $6.75 skates) Event Website
This event runs November 1, 2011 - March 15, 2012
through April 15
| The Rink at Rockefeller Center |
(Rockefeller Center, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 5th to 7th Aves, 47 to 51st Sts, New York, NY 10111) A quintessential NYC winter experience for generations. Skate under the watchful eye of Prometheus and the unique urban backdrop of Rockefeller Center's sparkling lights. ($10 + $8 skates) Event Website
This event runs October 15, 2011 - April 15, 2012
through April 30
| The Metropolitan Opera |
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) For the fifth season in a row, thanks to a generous gift from The Agnes Varis Trust, 200 orchestra seats are available for each regular Monday through Thursday performance for only $20, 50 of these tickets are set aside for senior citizens. You can purchase Varis Rush Tickets at the Met box office beginning two hours before curtain, subject to availability. ($20) Event Website
This event runs September 20, 2011 - April 30, 2012
through July 8
| Gershwins' Porgy and Bess |
(Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Coming to Broadway in a stunning and stirring new staging, featuring such legendary songs as “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and “I Got Plenty of Nothing,” plus a remarkable cast led by four-time Tony Award(R) winner AUDRA McDONALD (Ragtime, “Private Practice”), Drama Desk nominee NORM LEWIS (Les Misérables, Sondheim on Sondheim), and two-time Tony nominee DAVID ALAN GRIER (Race, “In Living Color”). ($55+) Event Website
This event runs December 17, 2011 - July 8, 2012
through July 31
| Spiderman Turn Off the Dark |
(Foxwoods Theater, 214 West 43rd St, New York, NY 10019) (Varies) Previews November 14th Opens December 21st. Drawing from over 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, Spiderman - Turn Off The Dark, spins a new take on the mythic tale of Peter Parker, a teenager whose unremarkable life in Queen's is turned upside down - literally - when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to the ceiling. Event Website
This event runs June 14, 2011 - July 31, 2012
through September 1
| Godspell |
(Circle In The Square Theatre, 235 West 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) The beloved classic from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®-winning composer of WICKED and PIPPIN. Enjoy all the good gifts of one of the most enduring shows of all time as it comes to Broadway in a brand new, intimately staged, one-of-a-kind production. Raise your spirit with the Tony®-nominated score filled with the popular hits Day By Day, Learn Your Lessons Well and Turn Back, O Man. ($125+) Event Website
This event runs November 7, 2011 - September 1, 2012
Recurring Events this Friday
 | 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
 | CBST Shabbat Services |
(CBST, 296 9th Ave, at 28th St, New York, NY 10001) (7pm) Event Website
This event runs Fridays
| Times Squares |
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (7:30 - 10pm) Educational, recreational, and social opportunities within the framework of Modern Western square dancing for the gay and lesbian community. Event Website
This event runs every 2nd and 4th Friday
| Flirt at Rififi |
(Rififi, 332 E. 11th St, Between 1st and 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003) (11pm) The Only Free, Gay AND Lesbian Friday night dance party in NYC. The night at Rififi features hot Go-Gos, the best DJs, crazy drink specials and NO cover charge. (Free)
This event runs Fridays
| | Friday Night Dinner |
(Natural Gourmet Institute, 48 W. 21st St, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) Friday Night Dinner at The Natural Gourmet has become a culinary magnet for savvy
New Yorkers and visitors alike. Savor a delicious and unique experience when Chef
Instructors and students of our Chef’s Training Program pour their expertise and
enthusiasm into a three-course vegetarian dinner that is both innovative and beautifully
presented. ($40) Event Website
This event runs Fridays
| | Same-Gender Salsa |
(Ral'eau Salsa Dance Company, 300 W. 43rd Street, Suite 600, New York, NY 10036) (7:30pm - 8:30pm) In this unique and exclusive intro-class for beginners, same-gender dance enthusiasts will learn basic salsa turn patterns On1, Los Angeles Style, with a focus on timing, connection, balance, control, frame, execution, and spinning technique. Material does not carry over class to class, so you can start this class at anytime. New patterns are taught each and every class followed by a brief review of the basic step. ($20 non-members) (212-245-2521) info@rsalsa.net Event Website
This event runs Fridays