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March 21 - 23

10th Annual Odyssee Volleyball Tournament (Montreal, Canada)

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March 12, 1928

Birthday - Edward Franklin Albee III (American playwright)

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april 5, 2008 / saturday

Stonewall Chorale Forever Young

(St. Peter's Church, 346 West 20th St, New York, NY 10011) (8pm) A toast to John Corigliano on his 70th birthday, featuring his cantata "Fern Hill" in its chamber ensemble version, and "Forever Young" poetry by Bob Dylan. Event Website

15th Annual Original GLBT Expo

(Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) Over 400 exhibitors, from local social service organizations to every kind of gay-owned and -friendly businesses. Check out The Same Sex Wedding Expo, The Passport Travel Show, The Diversity Employment Expo, the all-day entertainment and much more. Event Website

Note: this event runs April 5 - 6

15th Annual New York Underground Film Festival

(Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003) While the programming tends to gravitate toward contemporary experimental and documentary works, the forefront of all genre and form are highlighted. Event Website

Note: this event runs April 2 - 5

10th Annual NYC Tartan Day Parade

(6th Ave btwn 45 & 58th Sts) (2pm) Celebrating Scottish history, culture and the many great contributions Scots & Scottish Americans have made - and continue make - to the U.S. and the world. Event Website

Left Out Festival

(Stage Left Studio, 438 W 37th Street 5A, New York, NY 10018) (3 pm - 4:30 pm) Danielle McClelland � "The Girl Stories" A one-person, full-length performance piece exploring gender and sexuality, The Girl Stories is a tightly-woven set of five monologues performed by writer Danielle McClelland. These distinct and intriguing voices query the intersecting constructions of male and female, play with sexuality in all its forms, and ultimately reveal the specific power in our common humanity. Bailey House & GMHC ($15) (212-838-2134) [email protected] Event Website

Left Out Festival

(Stage Left Studio, 438 W 37th Street 5A, New York, NY 10018) (7 pm - 8:15 pm) Margaret Baker � segments from her solo show "My Life as a Bald Soprano" plus The Lovely and Talented Miss Toni Silver in " Shame Lips" - join Miss Toni for a wild ride as we all go to hell in a handbasket. Pucker up for safety. Bailey House & GMHC ($15) (212-838-2134) [email protected] Event Website

Left Out Festival

(Stage Left Studio, 438 W 37th Street 5A, New York, NY 10018) (9 -10 pm) Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco in "Bait" - two friends attend a speed dating event. Winner of 6 awards including Best Comedy at the 2006 Columbus National Gay & Lesbian Theater Festival. Bailey House & GMHC ($15) (212-838-2134) [email protected] Event Website

Dating Madness- Gay Men HIV+

(The Center, 208 West 13th Street, new york, NY 10011, Venue Website) (8-10 pm) Dating Madness- HIV+ Gay Men Dynamic dating/social event. Tired of the bar scene and overcrowded events where you can't really connect? Tonight meet lots of fabulous men who want to make meaningful, personal and quality connections for friendship or romance. Meet in mini dates about 2-3 minutes, meet in groups of 4 with stimulating questions, & groups based on areas of mutual interest and valuesmatchmatcher/comedian. Fun, relaxed ,easy to be yourself. Experience why this is . Must arrive on time. ($20) (212-989-8549) [email protected] Event Website

Out singer Josh Zuckerman at WIcked Willys

(Wicked Willy's, 149 Bleeker Street, New York, NY 10014) (8pm) Having toured over 15 different countries including the US, Bermuda, Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Japan, as well as Thailand, Josh continues to spread his music across the globe. Clips of his songs "Karma," "Spiritual," and "Circle Of Friends" appeared on the Kathy Griffin's reality show "My Life On The D-List" on Bravo. His song Out From Under was the number one most requested song on Sirius Out Q for four weeks in a row and the video has consistently been seen on LOGO TV's The Click List and New Now Next as well as his other two videos Something Inside and Be Real. Currently Be Real is the most requested video on LOGO TV�s The Click Li (Free) [email protected] Event Website

Starting Today

Takashi Murakami

(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) The most comprehensive retrospective to date of the work of internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami includes more than ninety works in various media that span the artist�s entire career, installed in more than 18,500 square feet of gallery space. ($10/$8) Event Website

This event runs through July 18

Ongoing Events

through April 6

The Orchid Show

(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) Escape winter's chill as you stroll through the country's premier orchid exhibition that showcases the exquisite shapes, breathtaking colors and alluring fragrances of one of the world's most exotic flowers. Event Website

This event runs February 23 - April 6

through April 6

27 Rue de Fleurus

(Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St, New York, NY 10001) A new musical about Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. The celebrated couple confronts each other about love, marriage, jealousy, genius and a few other delicious topics while Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mabel Dodge, Sylvia Beach and even Jean Harlow drop by for a visit. Event Website

This event runs March 1 - April 6

through April 6

Sunday in the Park with George

(Studio 54, 254 West 54th St, New York, NY 10019) This musical celebrates the art of creation and the creation of art. Music and Lyrics composed by Stephen Sondheim. Event Website

This event runs January 25 - April 6

through April 19

Art! Actually! Painting, Drawing, Sculpture

(Leslie/Lohman Gallery, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) A large group show of LGBT artists. Opening Reception: March 11, 6 - 8pm. Event Website

This event runs March 11 - April 19

through April 26

Tavern Concert Series

(La Tourette Park & Golf Course, 441 Clarke Ave, Staten Island, NY 10306) (7:30 - 11pm) Enjoy a delightful evening of unplugged music in an intimate 19th-century tavern at Historic Richmond Town in the heart of Staten Island. Musical styles include bluegrass, traditional, old-time, sea chanteys, singer-songwriter, jug band, Irish, and more. Warm yourself by the wood-burning stove and enjoy. Event Website

This event runs January 19 - April 26

through April 27

The Beebo Brinker Chronicles

(37 ARTS THEATER, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018) (Tues 7pm; Wed-Fri 8pm; Sat 5 & 9pm; Sun 3 & 7pm) Adapted from groundbreaking lesbian pulp novels, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles is set against the backdrop of 1950s Greenwich Village -- the era when lesbian love dared not speak its name. Meet legendary author Ann Bannon at two post-show talks: March 2: Moderated by Kurt Brokaw. March 4: Moderated by journalist Barbara Raab. (212-560-8912) Event Website

This event runs February 19 - April 27

through April 28

VITA AND VIRGINIA

(Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th St, New York, NY 10018) (7pm) Award winning actresses Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America) and Patricia Elliott (�One Life to Live,� A Little Night Music, The Shadow Box) star in Vita and Virginia, a play by Eileen Atkins adapted from the correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West. The play, about two extraordinary 20th Century women exploring their passions - literary and otherwise - takes place in the 1920s and 1930s and through the first years of WWII. It deals, in a very timely way, with women seeking their place in the world as they face personal and professional conflicts. ($35) Event Website

This event runs March 3 - April 28

through May 3

Two Men Talking

(Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street, New York, NY 10014) (7:30 pm) Two Men Talking is the live performance of a friendship. Paul Browde and Murray Nossel are a psychiatrist and an Academy Award nominated filmmaker, who have known one another since they were twelve years old. Over a period of ten years this unscripted piece continues to develop through its live performance, shaped by the listening of each audience.It has now been performed in South Africa, London's West End, Edinburgh, Canada and Australia. ($25 (discounts available)) (212 239-6200) Event Website

This event runs February 29 - May 3

through May 7

Exoticism

(The Museum at FIT, 295 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) Over 40 modern designers featured along with beautiful 18th and 19th-century fashions and textiles that highlight Japanese, Chinese, Indian and North African styles. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - May 7

through May 11

The Four of Us

(NY City Center, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) A poignant new play about friendship and memory, the gap between our stories and our lives, and what happens when your dreams come true - for your best friend. Event Website

This event runs March 6 - May 11

through May 26

The Butterfly Conservatory

(American Museum of Natural History, 175 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) Celebrate the 10th annual return of this re-created tropical forest environment filled with over 500 live butterflies. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - May 26

through May 28

Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe

(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) Cai Guo-Qiang is internationally acclaimed as an artist whose creative transgressions and cultural provocations have literally exploded the accepted parameters of art making in our time. This is especially true of Inopportune: Stage One, Cai�s largest installation to date, which presents nine real cars in a cinematic progression that simulates a car bombing, occupying the central atrium of the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda. Event Website

This event runs February 22 - May 28

through June 1

2008 Biennial Exhibition

(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) This will be the 74th in the series of Whitney Annual and Biennial exhibitions inaugurated in 1932 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Event Website

This event runs March 6 - June 1

through June 15

South Pacific

(Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, 150 West 65th St, New York, NY 10023) During World War II in the South Pacific, love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. The war is tearing them apart. Event Website

This event runs March 1 - June 15

through July 18

Takashi Murakami

This event runs April 5 - July 18

through September 28

Magic in Ancient Egypt: Image, Word and Reality

(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) How the Egyptians, known throughout the ancient world for their expertise in magic, addressed the unknown forces of the universe is explored in this exhibition of twenty objects from the Brooklyn Museum's world-famous collection. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - September 28

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