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January 15 - 19

Silver Threads Celebration (Dolphin Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida)

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January 15, 1973

NY DMV bans "offensive" license plate combinations, including "DYK" and "FAG"

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may 3, 2008 / saturday

11th Anniversary Revlon Run/Walk for Women

(Times Square) (7am) Join 40,000 participants as we come together in a united effort to help eradicate women's cancers. Event Website

22nd Annual The Great Saunter 2008

(South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038) Join hundreds for a spectacular 32-mile walk around the rim of Manhattan Island. Walk through 20 parks, celebrate the new Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, catch sights of the Statue of Liberty and cherry trees in bloom. (22nd Annual The Great Saunter 2008) Event Website

Itzhak Perlman

(Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St, New York, NY 10028) (8pm) Watch the master himself perform Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048" and Schumann's "Quintet for Piano and Strings in E flat Major, Opus 44". Event Website

The 1959 Broadway Songbook

(Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave, at 92nd, New York, NY 10128) (8pm) The year 1959 was an especially great one on the Great White Way. "Gypsy", "The Sound of Music", "West Side Story", "The Music Man" and "My Fair Lady" were among 21 stellar musicals on the boards that year. Event Website

27th Annual Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival)

(Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225) Over 200 flowering cherries take center stage during this phenomenal weekend celebrating traditional Japanese music and dance, taiko drumming, ikebana flower arranging, bonsai pruning, tea ceremonies, craft demonstrations and workshops. Event Website

Note: this event runs May 3 - 4

Tribeca Film Festival

(Various Locations) The Tribeca Film Festival was founded to celebrate NYC as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan. Event Website

Note: this event runs April 23 - May 4

ROOM FOR CREAM: A Live Lesbian Serial

(La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 74A East 4th St, New York, NY 10003) (5:30pm) Welcome to the wilds of western Massachusetts, home of the Bershires' favorite Sapphic haunt - Room for Cream. Follow the espresso-laced exploits of dykes in distress, lesbians in love, queers in ... well, you get the point. ($8) (212-475-7710) Event Website

Note: this event runs April 19, May 3, 17, and June 7

Killer Queen Burlesque!

(Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th St, New York, NY 10018) (11pm) Starring and hosted by Anita Cookie, Clams Casino and Neil O�Fortune, Killer Queen Burlesque brings together a line-up of New York�s biggest burlesque stars: Jo Boobs, Julie Atlas Muz, Nasty Canasta, Peekaboo Pointe, and Precious Little, and drag sensation, Figgy! Only a tribute packed with glamour, outrageousness and glitter can truly do justice to the rock star magic of Freddie Mercury and Brian May, and the best of NYC�s bump �n� grinders will bring a whole new meaning to the theme from FLASH Gordon! ($20) Event Website

Starting Today

Polaroids: Mapplethorpe

(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) This special exhibition traces Robert Mapplethorpe's use of instant photography from 1970 to 1975. Included are self-portraits, figure studies, still lifes, and portraits of lovers and friends including Patti Smith, Sam Wagstaff, and Marianne Faithfull. Many of these small, intimate photographs convey tenderness and vulnerability. Others depict a toughness and immediacy that would give way in later years to more classical form. Unlike the highly crafted images Mapplethorpe staged in the studio and became famous for, these disarming pictures are marked by spontaneity and invention. Event Website

This event runs through September 7

Ongoing Events

through May 3

Charles Mee's Fire Island

(3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006) (8pm) Experience a virtual Fire Island with a mixed media performance that replicates the laid back, eclectic surroundings of our favorite gay beach destination, complete with spontaneous dancing and promises of love in the air. ($30) Event Website

This event runs April 10 - May 3

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 17

Running

(Milk Can Theatre Company, 311 West 43 S, New York, NY 10036) Three gay men, a widow, and a funeral set the stage to answer the questions -- can we escape our past? What happens when we have to confront the lies we tell ourselves? Running not only tackles the issue of coming out about ones sexuality, but also what everyone must face when confronting the truth about ourselves. ($18/$15) [email protected] Event Website

This event runs May 2 - 17

through May 24

Queer Batman: A Renaissance

(Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, 508 West 26th St, New York, NY 10001) A group exhibit of artists, Mark Demott, Daniel Wheelter and Samira Abbassy, Mark Chamberlain present superhero creations of your dreams. Event Website

This event runs May 2 - 24

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

Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure

(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) During this Garden-wide celebration of Charles Darwin's life and his groundbreaking work, explore his theories of evolution and natural selection. Event Website

This event runs April 25 - June 15

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 June 22

Top Girls

(Biltmore Theater, 261 West 47th St, New York, NY 10036) Set at the Top Girls Employment Agency in London in the early 1980s, this play tells the story of Marlene, an ambitious career woman who has just been appointed head of the firm. (Top Girls) Event Website

This event runs April 15 - June 22

through July 13

Sex in Design/Design in Sex

(Museum of Sex, 233 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016) Highlights the best and most compelling sexually inspired contemporary designs from around the world. Event Website

This event runs January 31 - July 13

through July 13

Amazonia Design, Fashion and Sustainable Economy

(World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, 200 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281) Objects by contemporary designers from the Amazon region who utilize raw materials in their work. Event Website

This event runs April 17 - July 13

through July 18

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 April 5 - July 18

through August 10

Playing the Building

(Battery Maritime Ferry Building, 10 South St, New York, NY 10004) David Byrne's massive installation in the historic Battery Maritime Building features an organ that triggers sounds from its metal beams, pipes and electrical conduits that invites you to play along. Event Website

This event runs May 1 - August 10

through August 31

The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

(Winter Garden, World Financial Center) This colorful crocheted panoply of kelps, corals and anemones is an homage to Earth�s endangered coral reefs. Event Website

This event runs April 5 - August 31

through September 7

Polaroids: Mapplethorpe

This event runs May 3 - September 7

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

through December 31

Oscar Wilde in NYC Guided Walking Tour

(By Request) This tour is based on new and unique research into the people and places Oscar Wilde visited in the NY of the gilded age. Event Website

This event runs January 1 - December 31

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

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) [email protected] Event Website

This event runs Saturdays