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January 15 - 19

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

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January 1, 1993

World Health Organization deletes "homosexuality" from its list of diseases

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november 1, 2008 / saturday

Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corp 2008 Conference

(Various Locations) Over 250 participants, including musicians, color guard, honor guard, dancers and auxiliary will converge on NYC to march in the colorful night time Greenwich Village Halloween Parade and attend other activities. Event Website

Note: this event runs October 30 - November 2

Women’s Event 11

(Pier 60, 23rd St & the Hudson River, New York, NY 10011) (7pm) This evening unites leaders from the women’s business, cultural and civic arenas. Dinner, dancing, luxury raffle and awards presentation. To benefit women’s services at The GLBT Community Center. Event Website

Just Us Girls NYC Presents Women on The Decks

(ELMO LOUNGE, 156 Seventh Ave., (Btwn 20th & 19th St.), New York, NY 10011) (10pm-3am) The best sophisticated lesbian party in NYC with DJs Zuleica spinnin the best in Hip-Hop and R&B, DJ Lady bringing down the house with Dance/Tribal & Charo spinnin the best in Latin dn much more.... Come an enjoy a night of great music, beautiful ladies & intimate setting!! ***Ladies we are giving away surprise giveaways with plenty of parking with in the location*** ($10.00) [email protected] Event Website

Borderline Burlesque - Midnight Madonna Madness!

(Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th St, New York, NY 10018) (Midnight) Anita Cookie, Clams Casino and Neil O'Fortune return to The Zipper with an unbeatable lineup of burlesque stars in a tribute to the Material Girl herself! Along with your hosts Anita, Clams and Neil, the show stars Creamy Stevens, Dirty Martini, Delirium Tremens, Little Brooklyn, Ruby Valentine and Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey! For one night only New York's biggest stars of the bump 'n' grind will thank her the only way they know how: by blowing away the audience with brilliant new performances to songs throughout Madonna's career, from her biggest hits to lesser-known gems. ($15) (212-352-3101) Event Website

All Saint’s Day

Queer Black Cinema International Film & Music Festival

(Brecht Forum, 451 West St, New York, NY 10014) A progressive socially conscious film festival that will bring you the best Black LGBTQ theme films from around the world. The four day festival consists of not only ground-breaking films but also panel discussions with filmmakers, industry professionals and community leaders followed by a music concert from some of the hottest emerging and establish leading musicians. Event Website

Note: this event runs October 30 - November 2

The Center Presents Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): A Celebration of Life

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (6:30pm) CatrinasDia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrates the life and memory of our ancestors and loved ones who have passed away. This ritual has been observed by indigenous cultures and Latinas\os for over 3000 years. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to celebrate and remember friends and relatives who have died. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, and offering sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed. In this spirit, The Center will create an alter to honor the memory of the members of our community who worked tirelessly to empower and transform our community. We invite others to participate in this event by helping to decorate the alter with flowers, candles, sugar skulls or by bringing the favorite beverage or food of a family member or friend who has passed away. (Free) Event Website

Note: this event runs October 30 - November 2

"Dating Madness"- Dating Mixer for HIV+ Gay Men

(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) (8pm-10pm) Have you been looking for an alternative to the bar scene and overcrowded events where you can't really connect? At this fun, dynamic event meet fabulous men who want to make meaningful, personal and quality connections for friendship, dating or romance. Mingle and meet more men during free refreshment break. Exchange numbers with those men you feel most compatible with. Great success rate. Empowering, entertaining, non-intimidating. Run by comedian. Not to be missed. Relaxed, non-intimidating. ($20) (212-989-8549) [email protected] Event Website

Klara Hobza: The New Milliennium Paper Airplane Contest

(The New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368) (1 - 5pm) Artist Klara Hobza’s one-day project re-imagines the historic paper airplane contest of 1967 at the Great Hall. Competition is open to the public. Judging criteria include: distance flown, duration, beauty, biggest failure, a children’s division, and more! Notable planes and the stories behind their design will be collected in a corresponding book due out in Spring 2009. Public Art Fund will also be providing a free shuttle bus from Manhattan (FREE) [email protected] Event Website

Editions | Artists' Book Fair

(The Tunnel, 269 11th Avenue, New York City, NY 10001) (11-7PM) 11th annual Editions | Artists’ Book Fair (E | AB) showcasing the latest in contemporary prints, editions, and multiples. Featuring 64 dealers and publishers from 6 countries. Food catered by Tom Colicchio's 'wichcraft cafe and an on-site lounge furnished by Kartell. Opening night preview benefits P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. DJs: Lovett/Codagnone. (FREE) ((212) 647-9111) [email protected] Event Website

Note: this event runs October 31 - November 2

The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance

(Bronx Academy of Arts, 841 Baretto St, 2nd Fl, Bronx, NY 10474) (Varies check website) BlakTino Performance Series, a festival celebrating works by Black, Latino and Blatino artists on continues to November 8 with art, literature, theatre, music and dance. BAAD! has consistently interwoven queer artists and queer programming into all of its festival and the remaining events include an evening of queer authors, an evening of LGBT Jazz artists and a play exploring cultural and sexual identity. BAAD! ($15-20) (718) 842-5223) Event Website

Note: this event runs October 24 - November 8

Halloween Masquerade Ball

(Galapagos Art Space, 70 North 6th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211) (9pm) A ghoulish menagerie of haunting proportions, with magic, burlesque banshees, fire dancers and special guests, including: Greek Goddess of burlesque, Pandora; delightful tasseled and fringed vintage tap dancing by The Minsky Sisters; Harlequin ballerina go-go dancing by The Love Show dancers; and sexy fire hooping antics by The Gyronauts. Plus, fantastical face and body painting by All-Seeing Mystik Painteresse Elyzabeth. The Music: The Dreamland Septet will cut loose with a special, all Hot-Jazz programme. Freebass, featuring DJ Shakey & Aaroneus, will close the night with a live swing remix dance set. ($10) Event Website

Ongoing Events

through November 1

The Harvest of Spring Blossoms: Selections from the Shanghai Chinese Painting Acadamy

(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (Opening Reception: October 1, 2008, 7 to 9 pm) The Harvest of Spring Blossoms introduces Chinese artists anchored in traditional painting while reinterpreting them in a contemporary fashion. The exhibition brings together some of the masters of Chinese painting, based on more than 100 years of tradition in the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. ($8 adults, $4 students and seniors, free for members and visitors 16 and under) (212 255 0719) [email protected] Event Website

This event runs October 3 - November 1

through November 1

the line of fashion, the great fashion artists

(Leslie/Lohman Gallery, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) The artists in this long overdue exhibition of fashion drawings -- Antonio, Kenneth Paul Block, Joe Eula, Eric among them -- all possess the magic that drives the genre as it waits to be embraced by the world's great museums. The Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation presents The Line of Fashion, an exhibition of more than 50 years of fashion illustration curated by Robert W. Richards, whose own artwork is a familiar presence on the fashion scene. The exhibition includes stunning original works by such luminaries as Kenneth Paul Block, Joe Eula, Antonio, Christian Berard, George Stavrinos, Vertes, Mel Odom and many others. The ascendance of photography since the mid 1960s as the preferred medium for depicting fashion in newspapers and magazines makes the hand-drawn and colored works that appear in The Line of Fashion all the more rare and intriguing. Event Website

This event runs September 23 - November 1

through November 1

Blake Little The Company of Men

(Wessel O’Connor Gallery, 111 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201) A solo exhibition by photographer Blake Little and his attempt to "document a particular type of masculine gay male that I appreciated and related to but that I did not see photographed anywhere else; an alternative to stereotypes or what is usually seen as the physical ideal of a man in the mainstream." Event Website

This event runs September 18 - November 1

through November 1

Blood Manor

(Blood Manor, 542 West 27th St, New York, NY 10001) BLOOD MANOR, NYC's Premier Haunted Attraction: The Nightmare on 27th Street, returns with a depraved appetite for gore and a twisted thirst for blood. With louder screams, scarier dreams and more thrills for each moment in its fun-filled darkness, BLOOD MANOR makes your nightmares come to life. ($25+) Event Website

This event runs October 3 - November 1

through November 1

The Time Of Your Life

(The Storm Theatre, 145 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Eve 7:30 PM, Sat Mat 2:00 PM) Set in the uneasy calm between the Depression and WWII, William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life follows the patrons of a San Francisco waterfront bar over the course of a single day in 1939. Uniquely American in its outlook, Saroyan's characters exude a clear-eyed confidence and resiliency as they face the troubles ahead in this funny, dramatic and ultimately touching celebration of existence. Event's Official Website ($20) Event Website

This event runs October 3 - November 1

through November 2

Henry Moore Sculpture at the Garden

(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) This landmark presentation of monumental works will be the largest outdoor installation of Henry Moore sculpture in one location in the U.S. Event Website

This event runs May 24 - November 2

through November 2

Absinthe

(South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038) A night-time saunter through the strangest, most sultry circus in town. Event Website

This event runs August 6 - November 2

through November 8

Bad Dreams Come True

(CSV Center, 107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002) Five Years Of Fear! “America’s #1 Haunted House” (AOL.com) brings its famed interactive experience back to the Lower East Side. The event has been scaring record-breaking crowds of happy ghost seekers for the past four years, and this one is primed to be the best yet. Event Website

This event runs September 26 - November 8

through November 8

Arbiters of Style: Women at the Forefront of Fashion

(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) This exhibition features work by female designers as well as clothing and accessories worn by female department store executives, influential clients, magazine editors, muses and models. Event Website

This event runs May 21 - November 8

through November 9

Chanel Mobile Art

(Central Park, Rumsey Playfield, 70th St at Mid Park, New York, NY 10023) Architect Zaha Hadid together with Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld celebrate 50 years of Chanel's signature handbag. Work is on display by 20 artists who interpret the bag, inside a futuristic architectural rendering of, you guessed it, the iconic quilted Chanel handbag. (Free) Event Website

This event runs October 20 - November 9

through November 15

Capri’s Camera on Dance

(World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery) Photographer Frank Capri turned his camera on the dance world producing stunning images of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Julie Kent, Jennifer Ringer and others. Event Website

This event runs September 9 - November 15

through November 15

PEEP SHOW MALE

(Dionysus Theater's L'il Peach, 270 West 36th St. (at 8th Ave.), 2nd Floor, New York City, NY 10018) (Wens. Thru Sat at 8 p.m.) PEEP SHOW MALE, a new musical comedy by Dave McCracken, is set in a gay New York City go-go boy bar. The bar, “Lip Service,” is filled with a crazy collection of regulars that really let loose, derisively ripping into each other and anyone else who crosses their neon doorway. A Group of Lovable Regulars Meet Nightly To Pump Each Other Up And Tear Each Other Down Along With Any New Faces That Dare To Enter And Play. ($25.00) (646-621-5171) [email protected] Event Website

This event runs October 8 - November 15

through November 16

Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum

(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) The chrysanthemum, known as kiku, is perhaps the most revered of the fall-flowering plants in Japan. For centuries the secrets of its cultivation were carefully guarded. But during a five-year cultural exchange, The New York Botanical Garden learned the time-honored growing techniques and display styles to become the first garden outside of Japan to showcase the art of kiku in the Imperial style. Discover for yourself the exquisite beauty of kiku -- cascades of flowers, single plants with hundreds of flowers, and others with an enormous flower atop a single stem -- as Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum, an elaborate flower show and art exhibition, returns to the Botanical Garden. Event Website

This event runs October 18 - November 16

through November 17

PULSE PARK in Madison Square Park

(Madison Square Park btwn Madison & 5th Aves & 23rd & 26th Sts) (Dusk to 10pm) The Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art program presents Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Pulse Park, an interactive light installation. Visitors’ heart rates will be monitored by two heart rate sensor sculptures, and will activate two hundred theatrical spotlights, creating a pulsating matrix of light across the central Oval Lawn of the historic park. (Free) Event Website

This event runs October 24 - November 17

through November 22

Row Man Productions NYC & LSNelson Productions presents Missa Solemnis Or The Play About Henry

(TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th St, New York, NY 10018) On the morning of February 25, 2000, a young gay Mormon named Henry Stuart Matis drove to the Mormon Ward House in Los Altos, California, placed a gun to his head, and ended his life. This provocative drama is based on the actual events of his life in which he faced a tragic, false dilemma; either one is gay or one is Christian. Since he believed he was Christian, he thought he could not be gay. Trapped between his same sex attraction and the power of his LDS faith, Henry made the ultimate sacrifice, removing the chains of his mortality. ($18) Event Website

This event runs October 30 - November 22

through November 26

Hugh McMahon's Pumpkin Gallery

(Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011) Walk through the temporary gallery of Chelsea Market's resident gourd-artist, Hugh McMahon, which is located behind kicokids pop-up store. On Halloween, Hugh will be carving a giant pumpkin before your very eyes. (Free) Event Website

This event runs October 5 - November 26

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

through December 31

Equus

(Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036) Equus tells the story of a stable boy and the psychiatrist who tries to unravel the religious and sexual mystery that ensues when the troubled teenager blinds six horses. Event Website

This event runs September 5 - December 31

through December 31

A Tale of Two Cities

(Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) Previews begin August 19, Opens September 18. This is a new musical based on the Charles Dickens novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” Event Website

This event runs August 19 - December 31

through December 31

Previews of 25th Anniversary Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening

(47th St Theater, 304 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036) Opens October 2. Spoofs of the season include Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Grease: You’re the One That We Want, Legally Blonde and Frost/Nixon. Event Website

This event runs September 4 - December 31

through December 31

For the Guggenheim

(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) (Fridays, 6:30 - 11pm) In celebration of the three year restoration and as a tribute to Mr. Lewis, artist Jenny Holzer created a site-specific light projection entitled For the Guggenheim for the facade of the newly restored museum. This video presents an opportunity to view an excerpt from Holzer’s transformative work, which casts large-scale texts directly onto Frank Lloyd Wright’s curving architecture. Suffused with a play of light and changing language, the building and its surroundings become an environment for looking, discussion, and gathering. Event Website

This event runs September 26 - December 31

through December 31

Billy Elliot the Musical

(The Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th St, New York, NY 10036) Previews begin October 1, opens November 13. The story follows Billy’s journey after stumbling across a ballet class while on his way to a boxing lesson, realizing that his future lay not in the boxing ring but on stage. Event Website

This event runs October 1 - December 31

through December 31

NYC Goes Orange

(All around NYC!) During the Food Bank's annual NYC Goes Orange campaign, individual New Yorkers and our partners come together to "Go Orange" -- the color of hunger awareness -- in support of the 3.1 million New Yorkers who struggle to afford food. Events include food samplings, food drives, auctions and dining events. Event Website

This event runs October 20 - December 31

through January 4, 2009

Wintuk from Cirque Du Soleil

(WAMU Theater, 4 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001) Wintuk is an exciting winter adventure about a boy's quest for snow. This celebration of winter weaves thrilling acrobatics, breathtaking theatrical effects and memorable songs into an extraordinairy journey to an imaginary land called Wintuk. The boy and his companions - a mysterious female shaman, a fearless young girl and a yellow-bellied man - deliver endless excitement, exhilaration and intrigue. Event Website

This event runs October 30, 2008 - January 4, 2009

through January 4, 2009

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World

(The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10128) In 1947, a significant discovery of ancient Jewish texts was made in a cave near the Dead Sea. These and other Dead Sea Scrolls found later have shed light on the major transformations and debates that occurred in ancient worship during the first centuries BCE and CE, that contributed to the development of early Judaism and Christianity. This exhibition will present six Dead Sea Scrolls complemented by objects excavated from the site near where they were found. Three of the scrolls have never been exhibited. Event Website

This event runs September 21, 2008 - January 4, 2009

through January 5, 2009

Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) This exhibit examines Van Gogh's nocturnal interiors and landscapes, which often combine with other longstanding themes of his art -- the encroachment of modernity on the rural scene. Event Website

This event runs September 21, 2008 - January 5, 2009

through January 7, 2009

Catherine Opie: American Photographer

(Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128) Since the early 1990s, Catherine Opie has produced a complex body of photographic work, adopting such diverse genres as studio portraiture, landscape photography, and urban street photography to explore notions of communal, sexual, and cultural identity. From her early portraits of transgender people and performance artists to her expansive urban landscapes of cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and New York, Opie has offered profound insights into the conditions in which communities form and the terms in which they are defined. Event Website

This event runs September 26, 2008 - January 7, 2009

through January 11, 2009

Gilbert & George

(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) The Brooklyn Museum is the final venue of an international tour of the first retrospective in more than twenty years of work by the internationally acclaimed artists Gilbert & George. The exhibition comprises more than eighty pictures created since 1970, among them more than a dozen that are only in the Brooklyn presentation. The exhibition traces their stylistic and emotional evolution through their pictures and art in other media, ranging from charcoal on paper sculpture from the early 1970s to postcard pieces to ephemera dating back to the 1960s. Event Website

This event runs October 3, 2008 - January 11, 2009

through January 18, 2009

Big Apple Circus

(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) From clowning to capering canines and prancing horses, Big Apple Circus is simply tons of fun. Event Website

This event runs October 23, 2008 - January 18, 2009

through January 25, 2009

Street Art, Street Life

(Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St, Bronx, NY 10456) Photography, film, installation art and more by artists including Vito Acconci, Martha Rosler and David Hammons on the subject of the street as a source of inspiration. Event Website

This event runs September 14, 2008 - January 25, 2009

through January 27, 2009

The Pond at Bryant Park

(Bryant Park, 25 West 40th St, New York, NY 10018) (Sun - Thurs: 8am - 10pm; Fri & Sat: 8am - 12am) The Pond at Bryant Park is Manhattan's first and only free admission ice skating rink. Back for its fourth season, The Pond is fast becoming one of NYC's most treasured winter destinations. Whether you enjoy a day of family skating, share a romantic evening spinning under the stars, celebrate the holidays at a company bash, or join us for the many special events and ice activities this season, The Pond truly offers a bit of magic for everyone. (Free) Event Website

This event runs October 27, 2008 - January 27, 2009

through February 21, 2009

Gothic: Dark Glamour

(FIT, 27th St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001) Set in theatrical mise-en-scene suggesting iconic gothic settings, such as the labyrinth, the ruined castle and the laboratory, more than 75 ensembles will be on display. Although popularly identified with black-clad teenagers and rock musicians, gothic fashion is represented in this exhibition with looks by designers such as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano of Christian Dior, Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, Anne Demeulemeester, Anna Sui, Olivier Theyskens, Ricardo Tischi of Givenchy, Jun Takahashi of Undercover, and Yohji Yamamoto, as well as sub-cultural styles, such as "old-school goth," cyber-goth, and the Japanese look of Elegant Gothic Lolitas. (Free) Event Website

This event runs September 5, 2008 - February 21, 2009

through February 22, 2009

Paris/New York: Design Fashion Culture 1925-1940

(Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029) The 1920s and ‘30s witnessed a burst of creative energy in the fields of architecture, design, and fashion. Shaping new styles of buildings and furnishings, redefining fashion, and giving visual form to avant-garde performing arts, architects and designers forged a still-influential modern aesthetic. The era’s most creative figures rarely worked in isolation, preferring instead to participate in international dialogues that crossed national boundaries and linked capital cities in collaborative artistic enterprise. Between the world wars, no two cities engaged in a more fertile conversation than Paris, capital of 19th-century refinement, and New York, the upstart challenger that represented 20th-century dynamism. Event Website

This event runs October 3, 2008 - February 22, 2009

through April 6, 2009

Staten Island War Memorial Ice Skating Rink

(War Memorial Ice Skating Rink, 1321 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10301) (Friday: 4pm - 8pm. Saturday: 12pm - 4pm and 7pm -) ($8; $5 skate rental) (718-720-1010) Event Website

This event runs October 31, 2008 - April 6, 2009

through May 2, 2009

The Sex Lives of Animals

(Museum of Sex, 233 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016) A male bonobo shrewdly soliciting sex in exchange for sugar cane. Two female bonobos blissfully engaging in genito-genital (G-G) rubbing. The strenuous coupling of endangered Panda bears. Encounter these creatures and others so vivid in their portrayal that they will likely feel as though they have unwittingly begun a voyeuristic journey into the wild. Event Website

This event runs July 24, 2008 - May 2, 2009

through August 16, 2009

Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future

(American Museum of Natural History, 175 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) This exhibition will examine one of the most pressing scientific issues of our time -- the massive, human-induced warming of Earth, a phenomenon that could lead to drought, rising sea levels, heavy storms, and other events with potentially dire impacts on the health of society and the natural world. Explore the science, history, and impact of climate change, and find out ways in which individuals, communities and nations can reduce their carbon footprints. Event Website

This event runs October 18, 2008 - August 16, 2009

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