Wednesday, February 22, 2012
February 8, 1994
The European Parliament affirms that gays and lesbians are entitled to equal rights, including the right to marry
Saturday, January 21, 2012
 | Ocean's Kingdom |
(David H. Koch Theater, @ Lincoln Center, Broadway at 64th Street, New York, NY 10023) (Varies) The legendary Sir Paul McCartney and Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins join together for a hallmark collaboration. Ocean’s Kingdom marks the first time that McCartney has composed for dance, and Martins’ choreography will follow the music’s libretto of a romance between lovers from conflicting kingdoms. With costumes designed by another McCartney, renowned fashion designer Stella. ($29+) Event Website
Note: this event runs September 22, 24 - 25, 27, 29, January 19, 2012, 21, 24, 27, and 29
|  | 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
| International Motorcycle Show |
(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) (Fr noon, Sa & Su 9am) BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KYMCO, Suzuki, Vectrix, Vespa, Victory and more have all utilized the International Motorcycle Shows® to unveil new motorcycles and concept vehicles to the world. ($18) Event Website
Note: this event runs January 20 - 22
|  | Aspen Gay Ski Week 2012 |
(Aspen, CO) Celebrating it’s 35th year, they are going to blow out all the stops for this big anniversary and continue to be the premier GLBT winter travel event. At decade-themed parties, they'll be giving away prizes for the best costumes so pack your retro gear for the party of the winter! If you enjoy skiing, snowboarding, dining, shopping, music, comedy and more. Event Website
Note: this event runs January 15 - 22
| |  | A Night of Laughter with JUDY GOLD |
(Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043) (8pm -11pm) The hilarious JUDY GOLD, hot of her one-woman B'way show will be returning to her stand-up roots in Montclair, NJ, for one night of uproarious laughter ! Judy is coming back to New "Jewsey"...you won't want to miss this show ! ($30) (973-907-6059) womentwowomen@aol.com Event Website
|  | | Gay Ski Week - Stowe, Vermont |
(Stowe, Vermont) (See website for details) Celebrate 5 days of Wintry Bliss with hundreds of GLBT enthusiasts from across the country and beyond. Discounts on lift tickets, ski/board lessons, rental equipment & spa treatments.
Organized snowshoe hikes with Umiak Outdoor Outfitters and much more! Event Website
Note: this event runs January 18 - 22
Boyfriend Material singles event
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8pm -10pm) It’s speed-dating with a unique twist: answer four questions
about your interests, values, and lifestyle, and get
assigned to four different groups of men who gave answers
similar to yours. Also meet guys one-on-one in a free
mingling period. Finally, write a list of the men you want
to date, and minutes later you find out your mutual matches.
Boyfriend Material is a fun, unique way to meet men you are
compatible with. ($20) (212-971-1084) bfm@bfmaterialny.com Event Website
| | Gay & Lesbian gallery tour in Chelsea |
(West Chelsea Arts Building, 526 West 26th St. (10th & 11th Ave.), New York, NY 10001) (1pm - 3pm) Visit 7 exhibits of cutting-edge painting, sculpture,
electronic media & photography, by gay & lesbian artists and
others of interest to a queer sensibility, led by a former gay
studies professor and art critic for the New York Blade.
While you’re there, socialize with arts-oriented gay men &
lesbians! ($20) (212-946-1548) tours@nygallerytours.com Event Website
| | 2012 Miss'd America Pageant |
(Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401) (8pm) Host Carson Kressley will rejoin the pageant in 2012 with special guest star Martha Wash (The Weather Girls), feature performer Erika Schiff, along with the Melanie Rice Orchestra. ($45+) Event Website
| Antiques at the Armory |
(69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue @ 26th St., NYC, NY 10010) (Fr & Sa 10am-7pm; Su 11am-5pm) The Armory has become a mainstay of Americana Week in New York. Featuring 100 select exhibits of fine and affordable American & European antiques, period furniture, Americana, folk art, garden & architectural artifacts, fine art and prints, and the list goes on. ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs January 20 - 22
| Americana & Antiques at the Piers |
(Pier 94, 711 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019) (Sa 9-5 & Su10-5) Americana at the Piers features 200 antiques dealers selling fine American antiques. Including 18th & 19th century American and European furniture, folk art, fine art, outsider art, quilts, silver, art glass, paintings, prints, porcelains and much more. New this January - BOOK ALLEY, a special section of antiquarian, art and collectible books. ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs January 21 - 22
| 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
| | Times Square International Theater Festival Presents "Garbo" by Joe Gulla |
(Roy Arias Theater, 300 W. 43rd St., 5th Fl (@ 8th Ave.), New York, NY 10036) (Fr 6pm/ sa ; Sat 8pm) This short comedy/drama tells the story of Joe, a gay New Yorker enjoying an extended holiday in Rome, Italy. Like any foreigner who visits the Eternal City, Joe's daily life is filled with ever-changing sensorial delights – culture shock at its best! But it is not until he happens upon the tiny, candle-lit Garbo Bar – hidden on a small cobblestoned street in the ancient quarter of Trastevere – that his emotional adventure truly begins! Funny and heartfelt, "Garbo" explores why life and love may be better lived outside the closet... even (or especially) in the shadow of the Vatican! Written by Joe Gulla, directed by Brian Rardin ($18 /$20 @ door)
Note: this event runs January 20 - 21
| | Homo The Musical |
(Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 1009) (8pm) Gay wrestling! Raucous church choirs! Cheerleader blood baths! Live rock'n'roll and horny suburban housewives all to song and dance! Created by B-Movie filmmaker and NYC’s answer to John Waters, Lola Rock-N-Rolla. Starring Michael Formika Jones, Brandon Olson and many more! ($15) Event Website
Note: this event runs January 19 - 21, 26 - 28, and 2 - 4
| Horatio Alger's Boys |
(9th Space Theater, 150 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003) (See website for details) Prey or victim? A scandalous incident in Horatio Alger's past may affect his future. A "ripped from the headlines" story, the saga of Horatio Alger did not start and end with his "rags to riches" stories.
On a Spring Night in 1870, Horatio Alger visits his friend, future psychoanalyst William James to reveal a startling secret about his past. ($18 /$15 Stu & Sen) (212-995-5302) tickets@metropolitanplayhouse.org Event Website
Note: this event runs January 20 - 21, 23, 25, and 28
| | Queer Lunar New Year Gala |
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6pm - 9pm) Come celebrate the year of the Dragon with good friends, complimentary dinner, a full bar, special performances, and awesome surprises!
This event is meant to be affordable, yet classy - and is open to everyone over the age of 18. The event is focused on celebrating Queer API hertiage and hopes to bring together the larger API and LGBTQ communities. ($40+) Event Website
Starting Today
| | The Confusions of Young Torless |
(The Looking Glass Theatre, 422 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019) (7:30pm) Four boys in a 19th-century Austrian military academy become enmeshed in a web of psychosexual manipulation and abuse in Dorota Krimmel's adaptation of Robert Musil's 1906 novel, codirected by Krimmel and Frank-Thomas Grogan. ($20) Event Website
This event runs through February 11
Ongoing Events
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 4
| 2-For-1 Tickets As Broadway Week |
(See website for details & locations) ON SALE NOW! There's No Business Like Show Business, and there are no excuses when you can get 2-For-1 Tickets at top Broadway Shows! Yes, its time for a bit of culture as many hits including Chicago, The Lion King, Jersey Boys, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Phanton and many more are 2-For-1. Event Website
This event runs January 17 - February 4
through February 5
| | GOB SQUAD'S KITCHEN (You've Never Had It So Good) |
(The Public Theatre, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003) (See website for details) Gob Squad's Kitchen reconstructs Warhol's films in the quest to illuminate the past for a new generation, reflecting on the nature of authenticity, the here and now, and the hidden depths beneath the shiny surfaces of modern life. Gob Squad invites you to take the hand of the King of Pop himself, Andy Warhol, and take a trip back to the underground cinemas of New York City, back to where it all began. ($60) Event Website
This event runs January 19 - February 5
through February 6
| 20at20 |
(See website for details & locations) (See website for details) 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 to a real New York theater experience! See any 7 of the participating 20at20 and receive a FREE voucher for dinner for 2 at an area restaurant! Event Website
This event runs January 18 - February 6
through February 10
| Winter Restaurant Week |
(Various Locations) Affordable prix-fixe meals at some of the best restaurants all over town. Event Website
This event runs January 16 - February 10
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 11
| | The Confusions of Young Torless |
(The Looking Glass Theatre, 422 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019) (7:30pm) Four boys in a 19th-century Austrian military academy become enmeshed in a web of psychosexual manipulation and abuse in Dorota Krimmel's adaptation of Robert Musil's 1906 novel, codirected by Krimmel and Frank-Thomas Grogan. ($20) Event Website
This event runs January 21 - 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
| 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 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 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
| The Road to Mecca |
(American Airlines Theater, 227 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) The story of an eccentric elderly artist facing mounting pressure to abandon her independent life for a church retirement home. Out of desperation, she calls upon her only confidant, a fiery young teacher from Cape Town. When the village minister arrives to coax out her decision, the three enter a blazing showdown that pits conformity against free expression… faith in community against faith in oneself. ($67+) Event Website
This event runs January 17 - 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 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
 | CBST Shabbat Services and Torah Study |
(CBST, 57 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014) (10am) Event Website
This event runs every 2nd and 3rd and 4th Saturday
| 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) carolin@chelseaartmuseum.org Event Website
This event runs Saturdays
| | Big Apple Ranch |
(Big Apple Ranch, 39 West 19th St, New York, NY 10011) (9PM) Founded in 1997, Big Apple Ranch has hosted a weekly country-western dance for the gay and lesbian community virtually every Saturday night for eleven years. Our huge dance floor welcomes people of all dance-abilities, and our friendly people go out of their way to make sure everyone has a good time and keeps coming back. The Ranch’s growing crowds are proof that the fun of partner dancing is contagious Polish up your boots, and come on and see what all
these cowgirls and cowboys are talking about!! Event Website
This event runs Saturdays
| Docent Tours in Chelsea Art Museum |
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (3.00 p.m.) Docent Tours are held in Chelsea Art Museum every Saturday at 3.00 p.m. (free)
This event runs Saturdays
| | The Ultimate Drag Off |
(Comix, 353 west 14th street, New York, NY 10014) (10:30pm) Hosted by NYC Sensation Sweetie (Wig Out, Charmed Life, Project Runway, Starbooty), The colorful ‘cast’ of contestants is an ever-changing weekly roster with some of your favorite and undiscovered talent from across the country in a wacky glamour-fest with brainy categories, comedic camp and live musical performances. This laugh out loud romp is a NYC treasure where the audience decides the outcome of the evening and gets to bestow the winner with the coveted ‘Drag Off’ crown! ($25 + 2 drink minimum) Event Website
This event runs Saturdays
| | The Sweet's Shop Burlesque Show |
(Duane Park, 157 Duane St, New York, NY 10012) (8pm & 10:30pm) A weekly decadent, top-shelf burlesque show at the intimate this supper club with guest host MURRAY HILL and a bevy of burlesque bombshells for the 2011 spring season. Three-course dinner (anything from the menu). Beverages, tax and gratuity are not included. There is no additional cover charge. ($60) Event Website
This event runs Saturdays