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WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER! We'll be updating PRIDE events as they come in, so we'll be sending out newsletters sporadically throughout the next couple of weeks, and of course we'll be adding more prizes as well! With the tragedy in Orlando, the causes of gun violence prevention and gay rights are painfully merged. One of our Featured Events from last week, Richard Skipper Celebrates, which was originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed until September, but in the meantime, he's extending this invitation to anyone who wants to  march with the Brady Campaign in this year's Heritage of Pride Parade ( June 26th ) http://www.bradycampaign.org/   If you are interested in marching, please contact https://www.facebook.com/BradyNYC and  wear orange, which is the Color of Healing.    Stay Safe & hydrated!!!!!  #WeAreOrlando #Proud2BMe #NOH8 #LoveAlwaysWins #LoveIsLove Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE XS Photographer This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 6/30/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

LET'S GET FORK'D! Your WHAT, WHEN & WHERE for NYC LGBTQ Events! Constant Contact was experiencing technical issues yesterday and none of the links in this email were working. We truly apologize for any difficulties you may have encountered. Everything seems to be fixed now - thank you! Today is THE day for Forks, Corks & Cocktails, which is Westchester's Premier LGBT Food & Wine Show in just a few minutes on the Metro North, you can taste the latest food trends throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley. With over a dozen personally curated GUEST CHEFS & VENDORS, Forks, Corks, & Cocktails is an event that gathers the LGBT community and their allies of the New York Metropolitan Area for a night of indulging, social networking, dancing and community. Executive Planner Björn VW, makes certain to fill the needs of the diverse proud LGBT community of foodies, allies and socialites.   If your organizations, club, group, etc is hosting an event in NYC that our LGBTQ community should know about - then we ask you to please visit our website to upload your info and reach over 45,000 readers on a weekly basis.  Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and don't forget to enter this week's prizes just  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS TONIGHT! #GetForkd! 3rd Annual Forks,Corks & Cocktails-Westchester's Premier LGBT Food, Wine & Cocktails Show VW Friday May 6th, 2016 @ 7:30pm The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY Take Metro North from Manhattan, get off at White Plains Train Station. The venue is a 5 min walk from the station. Entering the room feels more like stepping onto a culinary stage inspired by the very clientele who sat at Sunday Brunch away from the city scene but still loved a phenomenal party.    More Info Richard Skipper Celebrates: A New Talk/Variety Show He will be joined by Anna Bergman, Carolyn Montgomery-Forant, Gretchen Reinhagen, Adam Shapiro, Leslie Orofino, Wendy Scherl, Carol Skarimbas (joined by Larry Woodard) and an all star cast celebrating the many gems of May 25th 8PM Show... AND A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO CAROLE DEMAS!    May 25, 2016 Levity & Justice for All A Comedy Benefit for LPAC LPAC, the national lesbian political action committee supporting pro-LGBTQ, pro-women's rights progressive candidates, will host a benefit performance featuring top lesbian and queer comics, including Kate Clinton, Rosie O'Donnell, Billie Jean King, Karen Williams, Cameron Esposito, Judy Gold, Marga Gomez, Jes Tom, Marsha Warfield, Rhea Butcher and Betty! June 16, 2016 SEE MORE EVENTS HERE Hetrick-Martin Institute: New Jersey's 5th Annual Spring Soiree The first comprehensive LGBTQ youth out-of-school time program in New Jersey dedicated to providing youth who are at-risk of harassment, abuse, neglect, homelessness & disconnection with a safe, supportive environment in which to grow and thrive, honoring Alan Cumming for helping the LGBTQ community.   May 25, 2016 LGBTQutie Presents:  QutieLicious Happy Hour LGBTQutie - The Dating and Social Networking App for the ENTIRE Queer community - is throwing a party!  Come join us at the legendary Stonewall Inn after work and enjoy drinks with some Qutie's, raffle giveaways and swag bags filled with Rum Passion Lolly's made by Lena Mae's Gourmet! May 19, 2016 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 5/12/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

IT IS SPRING! RIGHT? Your WHAT, WHEN & WHERE for NYC LGBTQ Events! It's hot, it's cold, it's warm, it's rainy, it's even colder, and then warm again! Yaaaayy Springtime :) By the way, flip-flop season is upon us - so do yourself and others a favor and get a pedicure before you flip-flop all over town & please for the name of everything that is fashionable - do NOT wear socks with flip-flops or sandals - it is not cute at all.  If your organizations, club, group, etc is hosting an event in NYC that our LGBTQ community should know about - then we ask you to please visit our website to upload your info and reach over 45,000 readers on a weekly basis.  Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and don't forget to enter this week's prizes just  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GET TIX FOR  THE EVENT OF THE SEASON #GetForkd! 3rd Annual Forks,Corks & Cocktails-Westchester's Premier LGBT Food, Wine & Cocktails Show VW Friday May 6th, 2016 @ 7:30pm The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY Take Metro North from Manhattan, get off at White Plains Train Station. The venue is a 5 min walk from the station. Forks, Corks & Cocktails is Westchester's Premier LGBT Food & Wine Show providing attendees with a golden ticket to taste the latest food trends throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley. With over a dozen personally curated GUEST CHEFS & VENDORS, Forks, Corks, & Cocktails is an event that gathers the LGBT community and their allies of the New York Metropolitan Area for a night of indulging, social networking, dancing and community. Entering the room feels more like stepping onto a culinary stage inspired by the very clientele who sat at Sunday Brunch away from the city scene but still loved a phenomenal party. Executive Planner Björn VW, makes certain to fill the needs of the diverse proud LGBT community of foodies, allies and socialites.      More Info Gay American History @4O Conference This conference on the anniversary of Gay American History will provide an opportunity for critical reflection on the book and on the international development of LGBTQ and heterosexual history, the ways in which theories, categories, research methods and priorities have been constructed, challenged, and reconstructed .   May 4 - May 6, 2016 The LGBT Family Building Expo The road to parenthood is the ride of a lifetime, and we all need a little assistance along the way. Panel discussions & workshops focused on alternative insemination, foster care, adoption & surrogacy, transgender community planning parenthood, single parents, and an in-depth conversation for trans-racial families.   May 4 - May 6, 2016 SEE MORE EVENTS HERE AIDS Walk New York 2016 AIDS Walk New York is a 10k fundraising walk starting and ending in Central Park. This event benefits GMHC and more than 40 tri-state area AIDS service organizations.   Registration is free and easy. Please visit ny.aidswalk.net or call 212.807.WALK (9255) to sign up today!   May 15, 2016 LGBTQutie Presents: QutieLicious Happy Hour LGBTQutie- The Dating & Social Networking App for the ENTIRE Queer community- is throwing a party!  Come join us at the legendary Stonewall Inn after work and enjoy drinks with some Qutie's, raffle give-aways and swag bags filled with Rum Passion Lolly's made by Lena Mae's Gourmet! May 19, 2016 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 5/5/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

IT'S BLOOMING BABY! Your WHAT, WHEN & WHERE for NYC LGBTQ Events! We survived the political storm & we left our homes & we voted in a primary for the first time in 40 years! It's been 40 years since NY's vote actually counted for a primary. How many of you voted for the first time? How many of you voted in the last NY primary prior to 2016?  By the way, did you know that we had some "hate mail" because of last week's newsletter? Someone had the "balls" to tell us that they felt we were trying to "sway" your vote and that they " BELIEVE IN THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN." (Yes their entire email was in ALL CAPS!)  W e responded: "Our email is not trying to "sway" people into voting Democrat. Our email clearly mentions that we were describing a "super quick rundown on Marriage Equality." In addition, we ONLY wrote what each candidate has said on record. If the candidates' own words alienate voters then it is each candidates' responsibility to own it and face the consequences in the matter of votes gained or lost."   ......    and then we explained OUR views on Marriage Equality and how WE all deserve the right to marry, etc, etc, etc..... We are already seeing lots of flowers blooming, and lots of events going on, so we encourage you to post your events on our website. If your organizations, club, group, etc is hosting an event in NYC that our LGBTQ community should know about - then we ask you to please visit our website to upload your info and reach over 45,000 readers on a weekly basis. Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and don't forget to enter this week's prizes just  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS #GetForkd! 3rd Annual Forks,Corks & Cocktails-Westchester's Premier LGBT Food, Wine & Cocktails Show VW Friday May 6th, 2016 @ 7:30pm The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY Take Metro North from Manhattan, get off at White Plains Train Station. The venue is a 5 min walk from the station. Guests will be treated to a Walk Around Tasting from over a dozen of Westchester's leading chefs personally selected by Björn VW including the latest in Food trends, Signature Cocktails, Seasonal Wines & DJ CATCH 1.  An event not to be missed!  Dress to impress, 21+, Cash Bar on premise for other beverage needs Forks, Corks & Cocktails is Westchester's Premier LGBT Food & Wine Show providing attendees with a golden ticket to taste the latest food trends throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley. With over a dozen personally curated GUEST CHEFS & VENDORS, Forks, Corks, & Cocktails is an event that gathers the LGBT community and their allies of the New York Metropolitan Area for a night of indulging, social networking, dancing and community. Entering the room feels more like stepping onto a culinary stage inspired by the very clientele who sat at Sunday Brunch away from the city scene but still loved a phenomenal party. Executive Planner Björn VW, makes certain to fill the needs of the diverse proud LGBT community of foodies, allies and socialites.      More Info Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala is the annual event where we bring together 400 donors, corporate supporters, elected officials and youth scholarship winners to celebrate Live Out Loud's life-affirming educational programming for LGBTQ youth. April 25, 2016 Gay American History @4O Conference This conference on the anniversary of Gay American History will provide an opportunity for critical reflection on the book and on the international development of LGBTQ and heterosexual history.    May 4 - May 6, 2016 SEE MORE EVENTS HERE PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 4/28/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

WELCOME THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES! Your WHAT, WHEN & WHERE for NYC LGBTQ Events! Which do you prefer - rain or the storm of politics that the Presidential Candidates brought to our city? Remember we have to vote on the NY Primary on Tuesday, April 19. Here's a super quick rundown on Marriage Equality: Republicans:  Ted Cruz: has said he's anti-marriage equality & will chose US Supreme Court Justices to overturn Marriage Equality. John Kasich: has said doesn't agree with marriage equality, however the US Supreme Court has decided on Marriage Equality, and we must move forward. Donald Trump: has said doesn't agree with marriage equality & wants to chose US Supreme Court Justices that will overturn Marriage Equality. Democrats: Hillary Clinton: agrees with Marriage Equality & has promised to continue to improve on LGBTQ rights. Bernie Sanders: agrees with Marriage Equality & has promised to continue to improve on LGBTQ rights.  April is a busy month with lots happening and we encourage our readers to post your events on our website. If your organizations, club, group, etc is hosting an event in NYC that our LGBTQ community should know about - then we ask you to please visit our website to upload your info and reach over 14,000 readers on a weekly basis. Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and for this week's rewards  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS #GetForkd! 3rd Annual Forks,Corks & Cocktails-Westchester's Premier LGBT Food, Wine & Cocktails Show VW Friday May 6th, 2016 @ 7:30pm The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY Take Metro North from Manhattan, get off at White Plains Train Station. The venue is a 5 min walk from the station. Guests will be treated to a Walk Around Tasting from over a dozen of Westchester's leading chefs personally selected by Björn VW including the latest in Food trends, Signature Cocktails, Seasonal Wines & DJ CATCH 1.  An event not to be missed!  Dress to impress, 21+, Cash Bar on premise for other beverage needs Forks, Corks & Cocktails is Westchester's Premier LGBT Food & Wine Show providing attendees with a golden ticket to taste the latest food trends throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley. With over a dozen personally curated GUEST CHEFS & VENDORS, Forks, Corks, & Cocktails is an event that gathers the LGBT community and their allies of the New York Metropolitan Area for a night of indulging, social networking, dancing and community. Entering the room feels more like stepping onto a culinary stage inspired by the very clientele who sat at Sunday Brunch away from the city scene but still loved a phenomenal party. Executive Planner Björn VW, makes certain to fill the needs of the diverse proud LGBT community of foodies, allies and socialites.      More Info Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala is the annual event where we bring together 400 donors, corporate supporters, elected officials and youth scholarship winners to celebrate Live Out Loud's life-affirming educational programming for LGBTQ youth. April 25, 2016 Manhattan LGBTQ Youth Summit: Breaking Barriers! Designed to help increase at-risk LGBTQ youth's (ages 13-24) access to vital community services available in areas such as job-readiness, identity empowerment, sexual rights, sexual health, self-defense and many more.    April 16, 2016 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 4/21/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

WELCOME RAIN! Everything you need to know about a very wet NYC! Rain, rain & more rain! And the presidential candidates are all visiting our city - have you seen any of them? Who's your favorite? Let us know.  April is a busy month with lots happening and we encourage our readers to post your events on our website. If your organizations, club, group, etc is hosting an event in NYC that our LGBTQ community should know about - then we ask you to please visit our website to upload your info and reach over 14,000 readers on a weekly basis. Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and for this week's rewards  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala is the annual event where we bring together 400 donors, corporate supporters, elected officials and youth scholarship winners to celebrate Live Out Loud's life-affirming educational programming for LGBTQ youth. April 25, 2016 The 1970s: The Blossoming of a Queer Enlightenment Explores the vibrant and liberating decade between the Stonewall Riots from 1969 until 1980, just before we heard the first rumblings the AIDS crisis emerging, changing the nature of sexual relationships to the present day.   April 8, 2016 3rd Annual Forks, Corks & Cocktails-Westchester's Premier LGBT Food, Wine & Cocktails Show VW Friday May 6th, 2016 @ 7:30pm The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY Forks, Corks & Cocktails is Westchester's Premier LGBT Food & Wine Show providing attendees with a golden ticket to taste the latest food trends throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley. With over a dozen personally curated GUEST CHEFS & VENDORS, Forks, Corks, & Cocktails is an event that gathers the LGBT community and their allies of the New York Metropolitan Area for a night of indulging, social networking, dancing and community. Entering the room feels more like stepping onto a culinary stage inspired by the very clientele who sat at Sunday Brunch away from the city scene but still loved a phenomenal party. Executive Planner Björn VW, makes certain to fill the needs of the diverse proud LGBT community of foodies, allies and socialites.      More Info Center Dinner Thursday, April 14 @ 6:30 pm   LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St, NY, NY In its tenth consecutive year, Center Dinner will bring together over 800 influencers and tastemakers in the LGBT community to raise funds for The Center's programs and services, with a special emphasis on supporting youth programs. These funds are vital to meet the increasing needs of LGBT young people. More Info PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 4/14/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

WELCOME SPRING Everything you need to know about springtime in NYC! Spring is definitely here and with it we also get allergies and hay fever! Most of our team is sick from the change of weather, but here we are making sure you receive the latest info.  April is a busy month with lots happening and we encourage our readers to post your events on our website. If your organizations, club, group, etc is hosting an event in NYC that our LGBTQ community should know about - then we ask you to please visit our website to upload your info and reach over 14,000 readers on a weekly basis. Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and for this week's rewards  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS 3rd Annual Forks, Corks & Cocktails-Westchester's Premier LGBT Food, Wine & Cocktails Show VW Friday May 6th, 2016 @ 7:30pm The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY Forks, Corks & Cocktails is Westchester's Premier LGBT Food & Wine Show providing attendees with a golden ticket to taste the latest food trends throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley. With over a dozen personally curated GUEST CHEFS & VENDORS, Forks, Corks, & Cocktails is an event that gathers the LGBT community and their allies of the New York Metropolitan Area for a night of indulging, social networking, dancing and community. Entering the room feels more like stepping onto a culinary stage inspired by the very clientele who sat at Sunday Brunch away from the city scene but still loved a phenomenal party. Executive Planner Björn VW, makes certain to fill the needs of the diverse proud LGBT community of foodies, allies and socialites.      More Info Center Dinner Thursday, April 14 @ 6:30 pm   LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St, NY, NY In its tenth consecutive year, Center Dinner will bring together over 800 influencers and tastemakers in the LGBT community to raise funds for The Center's programs and services, with a special emphasis on supporting youth programs. These funds are vital to meet the increasing needs of LGBT young people. More Info Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala is the annual event where we bring together 400 donors, corporate supporters, elected officials and youth scholarship winners to celebrate Live Out Loud's life-affirming educational programming for LGBTQ youth. April 25, 2016 The Witches of East Village Drag icons COCO PERU, CHAD MICHAELS and PEACHES CHRIST will star in the long-awaited New York Premiere of THE WITCHES OF EAST VILLAGE, a theatrical parody based on the iconic film "The Witches of Eastwick". This original stage show was written and directed by Joshua Grannell.   April 1st, 2016 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 4/7/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

PUT SOME SPRING IN YOUR STEP Everything you need to welcome spring in NYC! Spring has sprung - but winter is having a hard time letting go. Sometimes in life, we all face situations where we just don't want to let go, but in order to continue to evolve & move forward - we MUST!  Letting go is not easy, but it should be rewarding - so we are rewarding YOU because winter isn't letting go. Imagine tickets to shows like: The Woodsman, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, or the highly anticipated debut solo album from  ZAYN, featuring Billboard's #1 single "PiLlOwT4lK" and so much more.  Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and for this week's rewards  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS Center Dinner Thursday, April 14 @ 6:30 pm   LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St, NY, NY In its tenth consecutive year, Center Dinner will bring together over 800 influencers and tastemakers in the LGBT community to raise funds for The Center's programs and services, with a special emphasis on supporting youth programs. These funds are vital to meet the increasing needs of LGBT young people. More Info Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala is the annual event where we bring together 400 donors, corporate supporters, elected officials and youth scholarship winners to celebrate Live Out Loud's life-affirming educational programming for LGBTQ youth. Daddy Issues It's 1982 and Donald Moscowitz has overbearing parents. They disapprove of his choice of profession (actor), his flair for decorating (pastels) and his lifestyle (homosexual). The one thing that would make them happy is a grandchild. His solution: hire the ten-year old kid downstairs to play his son. What could possibly go wrong? PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 3/31/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED

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Wow - time flies! Feels like just yesterday we were saying "Happy New Year" & now here we are reminding you to set your clocks forward on Sunday. But before we fully welcome spring - we must visit the Javits Center this weekend and attend the LGBT Expo.  March 12 & 13, 2016 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, this event features over 300 exhibiting companies, many of which are LGBT owned and operated, an engaging seminar series, live entertainment stage, LGBT Film series and much more! We want to thank ALL of our proud sponsors who provided great prizes just for you!!! (See a partial list below) Check out the latest events in our Calendar of Events & the "What To Do In NYC" and contests (scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter).  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info on    This Week's NYC Up And Out Featured Events  BUY TIX NOW SPEAKEASY - John and Jane's Adventures in the Wonderland LAST WEEK OF PERFORMANCES Wednesdays - Saturdays 8PM Saturdays 2PM & Sundays 3PM Theater for the New City, 155 1st Ave. NY Lewis Carroll's literary characters and events from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" are transformed into real-life historically- significant entertainers and events from NYC's Prohibition-era queer culture, with whom Jane and John enjoy friendships and love affairs. After a night of speakeasies, buffet flat parties, police raids, drag balls, and a bizarre trial, will they reveal their "dreams" to each other and "speak easy" about their truths?  For Tickets call Smarttix 212-868-4444 or click here. 30th Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns March 12 6pm - 12am The 30th Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns will be a historic one and it is more than just a dazzling display of regal glamour, it is an opportunity to celebrate the LGBT community, and in particular, the Reign of Emperor XXIV Opi N. Yated aka Scott Safier and Empress XXIX Madison Mansfield. Of course what Coronation Ball would be complete without the midnight crowning of Imperial Crown Prince Royal Fredd E Tree and Imperial Crown Princess Royale Sugar B. Real aka Rhonda Potter   More Info Thank You For Coming Out with Live Out Loud! March 14 10:30pm Live Out Loud guides and empowers LGBTQ teens to live authentic lives. Every week, they're OUT in high schools and the community bringing together students and role models. Together, they create valued connections.    More Info Rocky & Rhoda's Lesbian Past March 16 7:30pm Rocky & Rhoda (Ariel Speedwagon & Damien Luxe) are America's longest-running, hardest-touring & most beloved lesbian performance duo. Rocky and Rhoda's Lesbian Past is a vaudeville & theatre extravaganza featuring acrobatics, songs, maps, the queer art of genealogy, visits from friends, historical reenactments & very big questions about history, herstory & the legacies we inherit. Infighting! Conflict! Ancestry! Song! Dance! Rocky and Rhoda's Lesbian Past has it all. More Info SEE MORE EVENTS HERE Giveaways at LGBT Expo  NYC Up And Out booth #429 for a full description of giveaways please click on the pic below This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at NYCUpAndOUT.com. Fill out your info and hit send. Your event will appear on our website the same day, it's that easy! NYCUp & Out is a division of Connextions Magazine, LLC.

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Agghhhh we just read an article that says that NYC is one of "The Worst Places to Live in America." According to U.S. News and World Report's evaluation of 100 of the most populous cities in the US, we came in at #96! How do you feel about that? Agree or disagree? If you are following politics - what on earth is going on there!?!?! OMG craziness, this past Super Tuesday was  wild & nuts. The GOP is standing on its head trying to figure out what to do with the one who shall remain nameless & the DEMs are fighting over who is the most liberal. It's quickly become the best sitcom on tv! Check out the latest events in our Calendar of Events & the "What To Do In NYC" and contests (scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter).  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info  on     This Week's NYC Up And Out Featured Events  Sondra Radvanovsky March 3 An exclusive opportunity to be part of an intimate conversation led by OPERA America President/CEO Marc A. Scorca with acclaimed soprano Sondra Radvanovsky as she shares stories from her career and discusses her interests, influences and her history-making performances this season of Donizetti's Tudor trilogy (not attempted since Beverly Sills' famous turn in the 1970s with New York City Opera) including the Metropolitan Opera's first-ever staging of Roberto Devereux. More Info Eulogy For The Dyke Bar  March 4 - 6 PULSE Contemporary Art Fair will be showcasing Macon Reed's latest installation, "Eulogy For The Dyke Bar". This installation revisits the legacy and physical spaces of dyke and lesbian bars, an increasingly rare component of the gay and queer cultural landscape.   More Info Snow White (Company XIV) Until March 12  "Snow White" by the Bothers Grimm. Immerse yourself in a hedonistic display of gorgeous and decadent winter entertainment in this thrillingly unique fusion of nightlife and theatre. Dark, Dangerous and Decadently Delicious!  More Info SPEAKEASY - John and Jane's Adventures in the Wonderland Until March 13  Picture it - It's 1929 in NYC. John & Jane Allison are newlyweds, but Jane kisses her neighbor Roberta & goes "down the rabbit hole," while John accepts a sexual proposition in a public men's room sliding "through the looking glass," & in one fantastical magical realist dream night, they explore their sexuality. OMG!!!               More Info SEE MORE EVENTS HERE BUY TIX NOW SPEAKEASY - John and Jane's Adventures in the Wonderland February 18 - Until March 13, 2016 Wednesdays - Saturdays 8PM Saturdays 2PM & Sundays 3PM Theater for the New City, 155 1st Ave. NY Lewis Carroll's literary characters and events from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" are transformed into real-life historically- significant entertainers and events from NYC's Prohibition-era queer culture, with whom Jane and John enjoy friendships and love affairs. After a night of speakeasies, buffet flat parties, police raids, drag balls, and a bizarre trial, will they reveal their "dreams" to each other and "speak easy" about their truths?  For Tickets call Smarttix 212-868-4444 or  click here . BUY 2-4-1 TIX NOW enter code HALF16 The ORIGINAL LGBT Expo in NYC Sat, MAR 12 & Sun, MAR 13  Jacob Javits Center in NYC 655 W 34th St,  New York, NY 10001 $20 (General Admission)  $40 (VIP Admission) Founded in 1993, the Original LGBT Expo is the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world celebrating diversity in business, education, politics, the arts, health, technology, media, travel, and non-profit sectors. Being held March 12 & 13, 2016 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, the event features over 300 exhibiting companies, many of which are LGBT owned and operated, an engaging seminar series, live entertainment stage, LGBT Film series and much more! The 100,000+ square foot show floor also spotlights specific areas dedicated to some of the most most popular industries catering to the LGBT community including the Silvercar.com Travel Pavilion, Wedding Pavilion, Small Business Pavilion, Non-Profit Pavilion and the all new Family Pavilion. This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest  Deadline to Register: 3/10/16 @ 12pm EST Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is  NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Fill  out your info and hit send. Your event will appear on our website the same day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .

NYC and the rest of the world are dressing in GOLD this weekend as everyone seems to be in OSCARS mood! Although there are plenty of controversies about the Oscars excluding minority nominees, there are plenty of places around our city that are hosting viewing parties - and are actually betting that they will be the big winners in attendance.  Is anyone following the political environment? Oh boy! What do you think should we get political in upcoming issues? Let us know your thoughts. Don't forget we constantly update our Calendar of Events & always add new "What To Do In NYC" and contests (scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter).  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info  on     This Week's NYC Up And Out Featured Events  BUY 2-4-1 TIX NOW enter code HALF16 The ORIGINAL LGBT Expo in NYC Sat, MAR 12 & Sun, MAR 13  Jacob Javits Center in NYC 655 W 34th St,  New York, NY 10001 TIX: $20 (General Admission)  $40 (VIP Admission) Founded in 1993, the Original LGBT Expo is the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world celebrating diversity in business, education, politics, the arts, health, technology, media, travel, and non-profit sectors. Being held March 12 & 13, 2016 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, the event features over 300 exhibiting companies, many of which are LGBT owned and operated, an engaging seminar series, live entertainment stage, LGBT Film series and much more! The 100,000+ square foot show floor also spotlights specific areas dedicated to some of the most most popular industries catering to the LGBT community including the Silvercar.com Travel Pavilion, Wedding Pavilion, Small Business Pavilion, Non-Profit Pavilion and the all new Family Pavilion. BUY TIX NOW SPEAKEASY - John and Jane's Adventures in the Wonderland February 18 - Until March 13, 2016 Wednesdays - Saturdays 8PM Saturdays 2PM & Sundays 3PM Theater for the New City 155 1st Ave. NY Picture it - It's 1929 in New York City. John and Jane Allison are newlyweds. But Jane kisses her neighbor Roberta and goes "down the rabbit hole," while John accepts a sexual proposition in a public men's room sliding "through the looking glass," and in one fantastical magical realist dream night, they explore their sexuality through the course of two simultaneous and intertwining magical adventures. OMG!!!! Lewis Carroll's literary characters and events from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" are transformed into real-life historically- significant entertainers and events from NYC's Prohibition-era queer culture, with whom Jane and John enjoy friendships and love affairs. After a night of speakeasies, buffet flat parties, police raids, drag balls, and a bizarre trial, will they reveal their "dreams" to each other and "speak easy" about their truths?  For Tickets call Smarttix 212-868-4444 or  click here . Transfigure  February 26 - 28 Transfigure" is a project of corporal self-expression, presented as an experimental, visual feast. It's a celebration of bodies that transcend the gender binary. As a transgender man I created the project as a step in my own self-acceptance and to promote positive body image in the Trans Community. During the installation, which includes the book, life-size photographs, a film, and interactive website, attendees are encouraged to reconfigure the physical book, play on the website, and communicate online using the Transfigure Website Community Forum Page to engage with people outside the walls of the gallery.  Opening Reception - Feb. 26 6pm - 8pm More Info Bazaar & Holistic Open House Feb 27, 3:30pm - 8:30pm An exciting weekend filled with a bazaar & open house for practitioners, therapists, yoga teachers, yoga studios, health colleges from our experts at the gorgeous Caffe Bene. Make fun loving energetic friends and shop at our resourceful holistic bazaar. More Info Concerts on the Slope Feb 28 3:00pm  Rossini's Duo for Cello and Bass, our Composer-in-Residence Reena Esmail's Chuti Hui Jagah (The Space Between) and Schönberg's Verklärte Nacht performed by Chloe Fedor & Philip Setzer, violin; Edwin Kaplan & Rose Hashimoto, viola; Roberta Cooper & Benjamin Larsen, cello; Max Jacob, bass; Jordan Dodson, guitar; Elspeth Davis, mezzo-soprano.  More Info SEE MORE EVENTS HERE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest  Deadline to Register: 3/3/16 @ 12pm EST Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is  NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Fill  out your info and hit send. Your event will appear on our website the same day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .

It is COLD! Very soon we'll be complaining it's too HOT - so let's enjoy the cold weather for a bit.  Last week we unveiled our new website and we are beyond thrilled with the comments we received. We are so blessed to have such an amazing group of readers! We continue to upgrade our website and add new events on a daily basis, so we hope you keep visiting our website and of course - SHARE us with your friends and family.   Let's  continue the conversation and up to the minute info  - follow us on   &  BUY TIX NOW SPEAKEASY - John and Jane's Adventures in the Wonderland Begins February 18 - Until March 13, 2016 Wednesdays - Saturdays 8PM Saturdays 2PM & Sundays 3PM Theater for the New City 155 1st Ave. NY John and Jane Allison are newlyweds.Although they love each other, they have desires they haven't even acknowledged to themselves, let alone explored. But after giving her neighbor Roberta White a kiss, Jane goes "down the rabbit hole," entering the strange world of a Speakeasy, where time and space and identity don't appear to follow conventional rules. On accepting a sexual proposition in a public men's room, John mysteriously slides "through the looking glass," and in one fantastical magical realist dream night, they explore their sexuality through the course of two simultaneous and intertwining magical adventures. Lewis Carroll's literary characters and events from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" are transformed into real-life historically- significant entertainers and events from NYC's Prohibition-era queer culture, with whom Jane and John enjoy friendships and love affairs. After a night of speakeasies, buffet flat parties, police raids, drag balls, and a bizarre trial, will they reveal their "dreams" to each other and "speak easy" about their truths?  For Tickets call Smarttix 212-868-4444 or  click here . GET TOUGH, GET BAAD!  Up to Feb 14 An annual series of films and events celebrating queer power, diversity, defiance, strength and visibility. The series celebrates queer strength and value, to take a stand against violence, and to counter negative and victimized images of queer people in the media from homophobic attacks in the Bronx and New York City.  More Info AIDS: A Priest's Testament Sat Feb 13th 2.30pm A moving one-hour documentary film made by Britain's Channel 4 about the first spiritual ministry to people with AIDS in New York City in the early days of the epidemic, featuring Fr. Bernard Lynch of Dignity/NewYork. The film will be followed by light refreshments and Q&A with main figure in the film, Fr. Bernárd Lynch & David Pais of GMHC. More Info Be Monstrous. Fight AIDS Sat Feb 13th 2.00pm - 5.00pm  A three-hour indoor cycling event to benefit GMHC's services and programs for thousands of New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS ($250)     More Info Medium of Desire: An International Anthology of Photography and Video Up to March 5th  Using human beauty, desire, Eros, and sexuality, this new photography based exhibition reveals that cultural differences, whether defined by national borders, sexual orientation, or gender identification, can be simultaneously vast yet familiar. Regardless of one's sexual orientation or country of origin, feelings of desire, when successfully represented, can serve to minimize our differences and bring us closer.  More Info SEE MORE EVENTS HERE BUY 2-4-1 TIX NOW enter code HALF16 The ORIGINAL LGBT Expo in NYC Sat, MAR 12 & Sun, MAR 13  Jacob Javits Center in NYC 655 W 34th St,  New York, NY 10001 TIX: $20 (General Admission)  $40 (VIP Admission) Founded in 1993, the Original LGBT Expo is the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world celebrating diversity in business, education, politics, the arts, health, technology, media, travel, and non-profit sectors. Being held March 12 & 13, 2016 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, the event features over 300 exhibiting companies, many of which are LGBT owned and operated, an engaging seminar series, live entertainment stage, LGBT Film series and much more! The 100,000+ square foot show floor also spotlights specific areas dedicated to some of the most most popular industries catering to the LGBT community including the Silvercar.com Travel Pavilion, Wedding Pavilion, Small Business Pavilion, Non-Profit Pavilion and the all new Family Pavilion. This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest  Deadline to Register: 2/18/16 @ 12pm EST This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is  NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Fill  out your info and hit send. Your event will appear on our website the same day, it's that easy! 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It's snowing again! Oh well, 'tis winter still.  You are better off staying home safe and warm and browsing our new website! That's right, we have a brand new and improved website, which has lots of bells and whistles - and videos! Then after checking it out, go out to play in the snow before it gets too yucky.  Let's  continue the conversation and up to the minute info  - follow us on   &  New Website NYCUpAndOUT.com Be sure to check out our new website. It's got a hot new calendar and events are being updated daily.  If you have an event you would like us to know about, there's a section just for you - where you can upload your event & share with our readers. Of course, we have a contests/giveaways section just for our readers - so be sure to check it out. If you want to advertise with our growing community of over 25,000 readers - then you have to visit our new advertising section. BUY 2-4-1 TIX NOW enter code HALF16 The ORIGINAL LGBT Expo in NYC Sat, MAR 12 & Sun, MAR 13  Jacob Javits Center in NYC 655 W 34th St,  New York, NY 10001 TIX: $20 (General Admission)  $40 (VIP Admission) Founded in 1993, the Original LGBT Expo is the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world celebrating diversity in business, education, politics, the arts, health, technology, media, travel, and non-profit sectors. Being held March 12 & 13, 2016 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, the event features over 300 exhibiting companies, many of which are LGBT owned and operated, an engaging seminar series, live entertainment stage, LGBT Film series and much more! The 100,000+ square foot show floor also spotlights specific areas dedicated to some of the most most popular industries catering to the LGBT community including the Silvercar.com Travel Pavilion, Wedding Pavilion, Small Business Pavilion, Non-Profit Pavilion and the all new Family Pavilion. GET TOUGH, GET BAAD!  Feb 4 - 14 An annual series of films and events celebrating queer power, diversity, defiance, strength and visibility. The series celebrates queer strength and value, to take a stand against violence, and to counter negative and victimized images of queer people in the media from homophobic attacks in the Bronx and New York City.  More Info NYC Winter Wine Festival Sat Feb 6th 3.00pm - 6.00pm New York Wine Events is transforming Times Square's PlayStation Theater into an indoor vineyard. Attendees will taste world class wine, delicious hors d'oeuvres and artisanal treats. Participating wine distributors source their selections from the world's finest grape growing regions in France, Italy, Spain, South Africa, California, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Japan, Austria and Germany.  More Info Medium of Desire: An International Anthology of Photography and Video Up to March 5th  Using human beauty, desire, Eros, and sexuality, this new photography based exhibition reveals that cultural differences, whether defined by national borders, sexual orientation, or gender identification, can be simultaneously vast yet familiar. Regardless of one's sexual orientation or country of origin, feelings of desire, when successfully represented, can serve to minimize our differences and bring us closer.  More Info SEE MORE EVENTS HERE This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is  NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Fill  out your info and hit send. Your event will appear on our website the same day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .

Hopefully you are safe and have dug yourselves out at this point. After a couple of days of bus/trains delays, it's nice to start getting back to normal, whatever "normal" is. Hopefully you were able to join us at the SHEAR MAD NIGHT OUT this past Thursday, but if you weren't able to, not to worry - we have complimentary tickets in the contests section below! Let's  continue the conversation and up to the minute info  - follow us on   &  BUY 2-4-1 TIX NOW enter code HALF16 The ORIGINAL LGBT Expo in NYC Sat, MAR 12 & Sun, MAR 13  Jacob Javits Center in NYC 655 W 34th St,  New York, NY 10001 TIX: $20 (General Admission)  $40 (VIP Admission) Founded in 1993, the Original LGBT Expo is the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world celebrating diversity in business, education, politics, the arts, health, technology, media, travel, and non-profit sectors. Being held March 12 & 13, 2016 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, the event features over 300 exhibiting companies, many of which are LGBT owned and operated, an engaging seminar series, live entertainment stage, LGBT Film series and much more! The 100,000+ square foot show floor also spotlights specific areas dedicated to some of the most most popular industries catering to the LGBT community including the Silvercar.com Travel Pavilion, Wedding Pavilion, Small Business Pavilion, Non-Profit Pavilion and the all new Family Pavilion. Fire Island Share-A-Thon January 25 , February 22 , March 21 , April 25 , 7-9pm The LGBT Community Center 208 W 13th St., New York, NY, 10011 Lock in the perfect summer beach vacation share! The Center's Fire Island Share-A-Thon events allow those seeking summer shares to connect with those offering them in a fun, social setting. Offering a Fire Island summer share? Seeking a share? Meet your match at The Center.($10-100) 212.620.7310 More Info Exhibit: LGBTQ Survival Guide January 27 , 6:30pm-8:30pm The LGBT Community Center 208 W 13th St., New York, NY, 10011 This exhibit will showcase art by contemporary LGBTQ artists addressing or exploring the four survival strategies presented in the show. (Free) More Info This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is  NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Fill  out your info and hit send. Your event will appear on our website the same day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .

Are you ready for 7 to 12 inches? Are you ready for  winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph?  Are you ready for the first major snow blizzard of 2016?  According to the latest info, the  Nor`easter will impact our area with snow and wind late tonight into Sunday morning and B lizzard Warning remains in effect from 4 AM Saturday to noon EST Sunday. YIKES!!!  Extremely dangerous travel due to heavy snowfall and strong winds with  whiteout conditions  likely.  So stay home & check out the events and info we've gathered just for you! And don't forget to scroll down & see the great prizes we have this week!  Let's  continue the conversation and up to the minute info  - follow us on   &  BUY TIX NOW enter code SGLGBT3950 SHEAR MAD  NIGHT OUT THUR, JAN 28,  8:00 pm New World Stages  340 West 50th St. TIX: $39.50 (Reg. Price: $79.50)  PLUS FREE POST-SHOW DRINK* at Therapy SHEAR MADNESS is the Hilarious WhoDunIt Hit where the audience gets to solve  the crime. Set in a local hair salon that turns into a wacky murder scene, the play is  filled with up-to-the-minute humor and is different every time you see it! The New  York Times declared it "An audience pleaser as fresh as the latest new cycle! Filled with plenty of silliness, sly double entendres and an astonishingly durable, inclusive spirit of fun, SHEAR MADNESS is genuinely all-ages, well-oiled entertainment." Theatermania agreed, saying "An absurdly enjoyable, uproarious experience! A killer time will be had by all!" Present ticket stub for that night's performance at Therapy *Free drink valid for beer, wine, soda or well drink THREE EASY WAYS TO BUY:  ONLINE: Visit www.TelechargeOffers.com and enter code SGLGBT3950  PHONE: Call (212) 947-8844 and mention code SGLGBT3950 IN PERSON: Bring a printout of this offer to the New World Stages box office 340 West 50th Street (between 8th & 9th Aves) Visit SHEAR MADNESS Website, Facebook or Twitter Fire Island Share-A-Thon January 25 , February 22 , March 21 , April 25 , 7-9pm The LGBT Community Center 208 W 13th St., New York, NY, 10011 Lock in the perfect summer beach vacation share! The Center's Fire Island Share-A-Thon events allow those seeking summer shares to connect with those offering them in a fun, social setting. Offering a Fire Island summer share? Seeking a share? Meet your match at The Center.($10-100) 212.620.7310 More Info Exhibit: LGBTQ Survival Guide January 27 , 6:30pm-8:30pm The LGBT Community Center 208 W 13th St., New York, NY, 10011 This exhibit will showcase art by contemporary LGBTQ artists addressing or exploring the four survival strategies presented in the show. (Free) More Info This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is  NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Fill  out your info and hit send. Your event will appear on our website the same day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .

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