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CABARET Radio Daze
SUN.MAY.27
Two downtown divas pair up for one night of magic. Molly Pope, the new old-school diva, travels back to the golden days of radio with “The Hazard Gunpowder Melody Magazine,” a half-hour of pre-World War II songs, skits, and scandal. Next, Tanya O’Debra lends her voice to 10 characters while simultaneously staging live sound effects in “Radio Star,” a 1940s radio detective spoof. Just like the golden age of radio. Only dirtier. Joe’s Pub, inside the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St., btwn. Fourth St. & Astor Pl. May 27, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 at joespub.com or at the door.
O'Clock Tales.” Joining him is author David Pratt reading from his new short story collection, “My Movie.” A Q&A follows. The SAGE Center, 305 7th Ave. at 27th St., 15th fl. May 31, 7:30 p.m. Free.
GALLERY As If It's Not There “Undetectable,” an exhibition and multi-platform project presented by Visual AIDS and curated by Nathan Lee and Rachel Cook, features works by artists in a variety of media that engage the concept of a word that has come to signify new developments and modes of identification in our discourse about HIV/ AIDS. La MaMa La Galleria, 6 E. First St., btwn. Bowery & Second Ave. Wed.-Sun., 1-7:30 p.m. through Jun. 30. The opening reception is May 31, 6-8 p.m.
NIGHTLIFE
AT THE BEACH “Broadway Bares in the Pines”
ADVOCACY Supporting Transgender Equality
The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund holds its seventh anniversary benefit, an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvre, and a silent auction. The event supports the big job TLDEF still faces in winning equal protection and dignity for transgender and other gender nonconforming Americans. The Art Directors Club Gallery, 106 W. 29th St. May 30, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets begin at $150 at tldef.org.
Off Sides Entertainment presents a limited run of William Finn and James Lapine’s award-winning musical “Falsettos,” which travels the long road from postsexual revolution 1979 to the horror of AIDS in 1981, and tells the story of a suburban Jewish family comprised of one man, his lover, his ex-wife, their son, and their therapist, as well as a couple of lesbians who live next door. The characters cope with their dysfunction and personal flaws, as well as the onslaught of AIDS, and somehow find they can hold themselves together as they can hold on to each other. The Theaters At 45 Bleecker Street, 45 Bleecker at Lafayette St. May 30, 8 p.m.; Jun. 2, 8:30 p.m.; Jun. 3, 2:30 p.m.; Jun. 6, 6 p.m.; Jun. 11, 8:30 p.m.; Jun. 15, 5 p.m. The Jun. 2 performance benefits the Long Island Crisis Center, the island’s oldest suicide prevention and crisis intervention agency, and its LGBT youth initiative, Pride for Youth. Tickets are $18 at planetconnections.org/ falsettos. Tickets to the Jun. 2 benefit performance, which includes a dinner, are $100.
THU.MAY.31
THEATER Remember Nick and Nora? Patrick Askin’s "Nick and Nicky" is a modern-day gay comedy inspired by the classic Hollywood comedies of the 1930s. Directed by Richard Sabellico, the screenplay has a staged reading at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, 26 Wooster St., btwn Canal & Grand Sts. May 31, 6-8 p.m. A reception follows the reading. RSVP at patrickaskin@gmail.com.
BOOKS Two Gay Authors: A Storytelling Event Iconic gay author and former Lavender Quill member Felice Picano reads from his newest book, “Twelve
The GLBT Committee of Congregation Rodeph Sholom and the JCC in Manhattan celebrate Pride with a traditional Shabbat evening, including dinner and schmoozing. The guest speaker is Roberta Kaplan, a civil rights litigator who represents Edie Windsor, a widow who is challenging the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court after being forced to pay $363,000 in federal estate tax when her spouse, Thea Spyer, died. Windsor will also speak. 7 West 83 St.. Jun. 1, 6-11:30 p.m. The menu includes a traditional Shabbat meal, Israeli wine, cocktails, and dessert. Requests for vegetarian meal must be received by May 28. Admission is $38; $25 for students before May 28; $45/ $30 after that at jccmanhattan.org/lgbtq or 646-505-5708. All reservations must be made in advance of the evening..
SAT.JUN.2
WED.MAY.30
BENEFIT "Falsettos" Pitches In for Youth
COMMUNITY Shabbat & Schmoose
Bingo for Housing Works Singer Justin Utley and drag sensation Candy Samples headline an evening of P*rno Bingo, with four rounds of the game, celebrity callers, and prizes. Tonight, the fun benefits Braking the Cycle, the late September Boston-to-New York bike ride that benefits Housing Works, the AIDS services group. The Ritz, 369 W. 46th St. May 31, 7-9 p.m.
FRI.JUN.1
FESTIVAL Remembering the Days of "Howl!"
“Howl! Festival 2012” is three days of fun in Tompkins Square Park (Ave. A at Seventh St.) celebrating the mischievous legacy of Allen Ginsberg, whose 1950s poem set the stage for an obscenity trial that revolutionized free expression in America. On Jun.1, 4:30-7 p.m., poet Bob Holman leads a group reading of “Howl.” On Jun. 2-3, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., “The Great Howl! Out Loud Kid's Carnival” offers carnival games, funhouses for all ages, fairway attractions, arts and crafts activities, miniature golf, and continuous entertainment. “Art Around the Park” features a wide array of artistic styles and creativity, this year paying tribute to the late painter and tagger Jean Michel Basquiat. On Jun. 2 at 5:30 p.m., “Men In Skirts By House of Howl!” showcases drag performers, legendary house Voguers, and five different dance companies offering everything from ballet to house music and fashion. On Jun. 3 at 5:30 p.m., “Low-Life 6: East Village Others” celebrates the world-changing explosion of East Village culture from 1966 to 1972 and named for the seminal underground newspaper the East Village Other. All events are free. For more information, visit howlfestival.com.
Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS and the Fire Island Pines Art Project present those fabulously nearly bare boys and girls of Broadway in a Pines adaptation of the wildly bawdy Manhattan burlesque. "Bares" combines the naughtiness of burlesque and the razzledazzle of Broadway. Created by Jerry Mitchell, the show features the hottest male and female dancers on Broadway and has become one of BC/ EFA’s signature events. Whyte Hall Community Center, Fire Island Pines. Jun. 2, 7 & 9 p.m. Tickets are $100-$200 at fipap.org or in the Pines harbor, Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (no online sales during those hours).
RANDOM HOUSE
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legend Charles Busch, film star and author Ally Sheedy, artist Ross Bleckner, Frank Bruni, the first openly gay New York Times op-ed columnist, Ted Allen, host of “Chopped” on Food Network, sex-positive feminist author Susie Bright, singer and film and stage actor Anthony Rapp, and poet and author Emanuel Xavier. Lypsinka performs. CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., with the ceremony at 7 and an afterparty at Slate, 54 W. 21 St. at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $125; $200 for ceremony and afterparty at lambdaliterary.org/awards.
WED.JUN.6
COMEDY Girls Gone Hilarious
SUN.JUN.3
PRIDE Jackson Heights Comes Out Big
The 2012 Queens Pride Parade & Multicultural Festival celebrates a generation of pride in that borough. LGBT activists stepped up their visibility in the wake of the 1990 hate murder of Julio Rivera, whose family will be honored as grand marshals in the annual parade, along with the Queens Center for Gay Seniors (SAGE Queens). The parade gathers at noon on Jun. 3 at 37th Ave. & 84th St. and will proceed to 75th St. The reviewing stand is at 37th Ave. & 78th St. The annual multicultural festival kicks off at 11 a.m. at 75th St. & 37th Rd. and runs until 6 p.m. Featured performers include Martha Wash, legendary in the LGBT community for her hit “It’s Raining Men.” For complete information on the weekend of pride in Queens, beginning with the May 31 kickoff party at Studio Square, 3533 36th St. in Long Island City, visit queenspride.org.
MON.JUN.4
BOOKS Honoring Excellence in LGBT Lit
The Lambda Literary Foundation, which celebrates excellence in LGBT literature, holds its annual awards evening and honors pioneers Armistead Maupin, author of the groundbreaking “Tales of the City” books, and Kate Millet, who was a seminal influence on second-wave feminism. Comedienne Kate Clinton hosts and among the award presenters are Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and drag
Kick off Pride month with a rainbow-hued laugh riot of great gay and gay-friendly comics. Marion Grodin hosts a “Homo Comicus” lineup that includes Poppy Champlin, Kelli Dunham, Cara Kilduff, and Jami Smith. Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St., 8:30 p.m. The cover charge is $20, with a two-drink minimum. Reservations at 212-367-9000.
THU.JUN.7
MUSIC My Big, Fat, Gay Wedding Reception
The Stonewall Chorale celebrates its 35th anniversary as the nation's first LGBT choir, Cynthia Powell's 10th season as artistic director, and the one-year anniversary of marriage equality in New York. The evening’s program includes the New York premiere of Meredith Monk's “Wedding March,” as well as some of the chorus’ favorite wedding reception tunes. It promises to be a big, fat gay party. Church of the Holy Apostles, 296 Ninth Ave. at 28th St. Jun. 7, 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 at brownpapertickets.com/event/240104.