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Shit New Yorkers Say... by The Glazers

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TOO FUNNY!

WATCH NOW!

(Check out Eliot's 
It Gets  Betterish series)

 By  Eliotglazer.com
and   Ilanaglazer.com

I'm From Driftwood: Black LGBTQ Spotlight Preview Party Jan 31st



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ImFromDriftwood.com is spotlighting the black LGBTQ Community in early February. Before the stories are shared online, you can get a first look at Gallery Bar! All while enjoying an OPEN BAR from El Dorado Rum, winning great raffle and silent auction items, and listening and dancing to live DJ Missy B! Details:

*Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard St.
*Tuesday, January 31, 6:30pm - 10pm (*story screening starts at 8)
***EL DORADO RUM OPEN BAR 6:30 - 7:30
*Tickets: $10 advance, $15 door, purchase tickets here


*VIP Tickets ($100 or 2 for $150) get you Open Bar all night,
5 free raffle tix, bottle of El Dorado rum, signed I'm From Driftwood book.
*Silent Auction + Raffle Prizes
*DJ Missy B


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ImFromDriftwood.com is a Brooklyn-based non-profit that collects and shares personal LGBT stories to help deepen our understanding of each other, preserve our history, and open hearts and minds.

ImFromDriftwood.com/Event

Gran Fury Read My Lips Exhibition Jan 31-March 17

Gran Fury was an activist/artist collective that came together in 1988.

The first comprehensive survey documenting the important AIDS activist art collective's work from 1987 to 1995 is set to open on January 31 at 80WSE. The exhibition, curated by Gran Fury and 80WSE Assistant Director Michael Cohen, runs through March 17, 2012.

 

Angered by the political sphere’s refusal to address or react to the AIDS crisis that devastated NYC beginning in the ‘80s and continuing through the ‘90s, a group of designers and artists formed the collective, Gran Fury, after meeting through ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power).


 

Photographs and records from the period help convey the urgency of the early AIDS crisis that lead many into the streets to demand reforms that changed public policy and saved countless lives. Gran Fury's work raised public awareness of AIDS and put pressure on politicians, while sparking debate in sites ranging from the Illinois Senate to the tabloid press of Italy.

 

Much like today’s global activists leverage technology and social media to organize and inform, Gran Fury utilized the tools available to them at the time. Through media including billboards, postcards, video, posters, paintings and giveaways, the group was able to heighten public awareness of AIDS, while compelling politicians into action.



This is such an important piece of our history!
EVERYONE should go see this!


"Gran Fury: Read My Lips" Exhibition Information

80WSE Galleries

80 Washington Square East in Greenwich Village (Between West 4th Street and Washington Place)

Exhibition Dates: January 31 to March 17, 2012

Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30am to 6pm

The exhibition and panel are free and open to the public

Nearby Subways: A, B, C, D, E, F, M, N, R, 4 and 6

BestGayNewYork.com


Dot429.com Networking at SoHo Grand Jan 25th

SOHO Grand

310 West Broadway

  6:00PM - 9:00PM

Join dot429 for 429INSPIRED
dot429s signature speaker series.

Cocktails. Conversation & Cause.

Join us as we welcome Brad Carpenter, Producer of Nurse Jackie and

Sex and the City as he tells us what inspires him.

Hosted by Brian Balthazar, Kelvin Chen, Mike Sullivan, Steven Birkeland, Norbert Beatty, James Norton, Phil Putnam, and Elliot Tomaeno

These monthly installments have successfully brought together pioneering professionals and inspiring individuals for an evening of cocktails and connections.

Hosted Blue Angel Vodka bar.

$25 in advance | $35 at the door.  RSVP  ONLINE  

Proceeds to benefit Newfest

CONNECT + ENGAGE + DISCOVER

XL Nightclub at The OUT Hotel - Is Bigger Better?

It's been a long time since there was a lot of buzz about a nightclub opening!

John Blair and Beto Sutter join forces with Brandon Voss and Tony Fornabaio to bring you New York's first new gay nightclub in nearly 20 years - XL Nightclub, Lounge & Cabaret.

512 West 42nd Street, at the OUT NYC Hotel/Resort. 
 OPEN   4pm - 4am!   7 days a week!

XL is situated within THE OUT NYC Urban Resort, an electrifying new project occupying 70,000 square feet in Hells Kitchen. In addition to XL, the complex features a 105-room “straightfriendly” boutique hotel, a glass enclosed atrium & wet zone, a gym & wellness center, lush outdoor courtyard gardens, a 24/7 café & restaurant and a business/conference center.

Lots of big things are in the works for  XL.  Thursdays Nightlife personalities
SUSANNE BARSTCH AND KENNY KENNY PRESENT "42nd" -  an ongoing party, Thursdays, beginning Feb. 2nd. Also watch for the return of the Classic Sunday Tea Dance with top Tea Dance DJ's

Grand Openings are  planned for  XL is   Jan. 27-28th -
and you will need to be a "member" if you want an invite.
 Join them on Facebook for more details.






NEXT Magazine Interviews Michael Cavnaugh of GayLifeNYC.org

Gaylifenyc.org  and HIVHERO.org
are websites for  HIV Experience Resources Organization  (HERO) - a non-for-profit company operating in New York State.  It features Entertainment News and On The Town updates.

It's also dedicated to helping people getting around, get through and get over the system that hinders timely assistance for the newly diagnosed & people living with HIV/AIDS. And it's dedicated to entertaining you, and keeping your spirits up where they should be. HERO is 100 % Volunteer based.

Web series host Michael Cavnaugh really loves chorus boys and the world of entertainment. The 47-year-old creator of GayLifeNYC.org,  promotes HIV/AIDS awareness through interviews with Broadway and entertainment celebrities. He  picks one chorus boy each month to feature on his site, someone who has donated their time and energy into helping the AIDS crisis.

NEXT Magazine turn the tables on Michael this week with a little Q&A


GayLifeNYC.org




The OUT NYC Gay Hotel Opens it doors in March

You have heard about...
You have read about it....
It's  HERE.

 Just a few weeks  away!   The on again, off again project is a reality, opening it's a doors in March. That's 2012!

The OUT NYC
New York City's first gay hotel.

The boutique hotel which bills itself as an "urban  gay resort," is located in Hell's Kitchen (where else?). It will include 105 rooms and XL Nightclub, which the creators say is the first nightly gay dance club to open in the city in the last 15 years.

Brought to you by club legend John Blair, the 14,000 sq. foot  XL is slated to open this month.

Plans for the hotel also include a three courtyards and a massive gym.

Rooms will start at around $200 a night, with sleep shares starting at $99 a night.

The site is up and live and taking reservations now!

Check it out!


Alec Mapa and Baby Daddy Return to New York Feb 9-11

ALEC MAPA , America's favorite Gaysian,
(Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, The View, RuPaul's Drag
Race, The Gossip Queens, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure) returns to New
York with his acclaimed new show. ALEC MAPA: BABY DADDY

Three performance only, February 9 - 11 at
The Laurie Beechman Theater
at West Bank Café.

ALEC MAPA:  BABY DADDY is an outrageous evening of stories and
stand-up comedy. Join "America's Gaysian Sweetheart" Mapa as he
hilariously recounts his latest heart-stopping adventure on the road
to fatherhood. Recently, Alec's life was turned upside down when he
and his husband, producer Jamison Hebert (BULLIED) adopted a five-year
old boy.

How do you go from stand-up gigs, red carpets, gay cruises,
and circuit parties to being a responsible car pool driving, P.T.A.
member? Find out on this fast-paced ride with sudden dips and turns!


ALEC MAPA: BABY DADDY runs February 9 - 11 at 7:30pm. The Laurie
Beechman Theater is located inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd
Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2 & 3
trains at 42nd Street).

Tickets are $20 plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
To purchase tickets call 212-352-3101 or visit SpinCycleNYC.com.

Nick Adams Dishes Drag Tips and Diet Tricks at Broadway.com





SUPERSTAR Nick Adams has worked consistently in Broadway ensembles for the past five years, showing off his dancing skills in shows such as La Cage Aux Folles, Guys & Dolls, The Pirate Queen, Chicago, and of course Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

Priscilla
will celebrate a year on Broadway next month.
NICK SAY'S , "It’s been  amazing. I’m still having a fantastic time, and the show is going well. This is the longest amount of time I’ve been with a show, and it’s still really fulfilling."

Check out the interview with Broadway.com where Nick talks drag tips, diet tips, Social Media and MORE.

Follow Nick on Twitter  and  Facebook and keep up with him!

WATCH FOR HIM TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE ON THE NEW SHOW SMASH!


GET  TICKETS  for Priscilla  on Broadway - Winter Savings Now Tickets from $43!

 

Stephen Carrasco Joins GHOST and named Broadway Hero of the Month

THE HANDSOME STEVEN CARRASCO
TALKS ABOUT GHOST ON BROADWAY,


AND ON THE JOYS AND STRUGGLES OF BEING A CHORUS BOY- HOW HE GOT THERE, AND HOW HE DOES IT-

Ghost is going to be full of cool illusions never done before on a live broadway stage! It is sure to be one of the biggest spring shows on Broadway.

Stephen talks about his quirks, his pet peeves, and neatness habits!
He talks about his love of New York City and he does a ONE HANDED CARTWHEEL!! Who can do that?!


PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING BROADWAY BOY AND GO SEE HIM IN GHOST- SUCH AN ELEGANT YOUNG MAN

WATCH THE VIDEO!


Gaylifenyc.org  and HIVHERO.org are websites for  HIV Experience Resources Organization  (HERO) - a non-for-profit company operating in New York State.  It features Entertainment News and On The Town updates. It's also dedicated to helping people getting around, get through and get over the system that hinders timely assistance for the newly diagnosed & people living with HIV/AIDS. And it's dedicated to entertaining you, and keeping your spirits up where they should be. HERO is 100 % Volunteer based.


see also  new  site  for HIV Health Reform information.





LIKE US on FACEBOOK for Sweet Deals




Ok -  I don't get it. We have 7500 friends on Facebook (Michael Snell and Derrick Sorles)
yet only  a couple hundred people  LIKE US  for  BEST GAY NEW YORK.

Did you know, if  you LIKE US - we won't bother you. But we will start offering those who  LIKE  US, special contests and special invitations to parties we host in NYC!

So what are you waiting for -   LIKE US!!


"Ask Not"-- Free documentary Screening at NY Public Library

It's barely one year past the anniversary of Obama's monumental repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and the subject is still stirring controversy.

On Sunday, January 29th, the New York Public Library will host a screening of the 2008 PBS documentary Ask Not, a compelling film that explores the effects of the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay and lesbian soldiers and service members.

This film exposes the political battles that led to passage of the law, and investigates the societal shifts that have occurred since then. Interviews with current and veteran gay soldiers reveal how "don't ask, don't tell" affects them during their tours of duty, and details the struggle they face as they live a double life.

This screening is part of the weekly Sunday afternoon film program held at the Mid-Manhattan branch of the New York Public Library. They will be held at 2 pm on the 6th floor of the branch, located at 40th Street and 5th Avenue.

Other films include:

  • January 8: Vanishing of the Bees, edited by Ellen Page, this documentary examines the mysterious disappearance of entire honeybee populations across the US, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Called Colony Collapse Disorder, the phenomenon has far-reaching effects on the production of hundreds of fruits and vegetables. The film explores the link between human activity and the welfare of the earth. 
  • January 15: Scrabylon, filmed primarily during the World SCRABBLE Championships in Las Vegas, this documentary delves deep into the competitive and colorful world of tournament SCRABBLE. Interviews with players from around the globe address the timeless allure of the popular word game.
  • January 22: Bag It, follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he travels the world, investigating the systematic effects of our use of plastic on our oceans, environment, and bodies. Using the ubiquitous plastic bag as a touchpoint, Berrier hones in on our role in a system which prizes convenience over thoughtfulness, and the effect this has on our oceans, environment, and bodies. This documentary comes at a great time, as Seattle just recently banned plastic bags: READ MORE

 

Up next month: The Films of Pedro Almodovar!

Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humor, strong colors and glossy décor. Desire, passion, family and identity are among Almodóvar’s most prevalent themes. His films enjoy a worldwide following and he has become a major figure on the stage of world cinema.




Inside Donald Trumps Gilded Gay Liberace Penthouse



Did you ever see inside Liberace's house

He actually had several house - Gaudy?  or  grand?  sometimes  there is fine line.

Can you have too much  luxe?

Today Refinery29 gets a look inside NYC penthouse of Donald and Melania Trump, a gilded, glittery space bedecked with a gold-and-diamond door, cherub statuary, an indoor fountain, a painted ceiling, a very expensive-looking chandelier, and Louis chairs as far as the eye can see.


Happy New Years (Eve) New York City


(model  Chris Downs  by the amazing  Rick Day)

HAPPY NEW  YEARS
NEW  YORK!




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From Eater NY -

New Year's Eve is the worst night of the entire year to go out in New York City.

Why is it so bad? Besides the rip off "All You Can Drink" VIP parties overrun with winter breaking college kids, lack of cabs below 42nd Street, wild packs of tourists making a mess of our streets, and every other scourge, the night has become big business for a handful of entrepreneurs who prey on the feeble who think that New Year's Eve in New York is actually swell.

Like Andrew Fox, a man who has purchased 600 different NYE websites in order to become the US Steel of the night and even found a way to sell a private table for two at the T.G.I.Friday's on 50th Street! For $1300! Are you kidding? The two people who bought this "deal" have to be the two dumbest people on the entire planet.

So remember that if you are stuck in New York and didn't manage to make it to Miami, St. Barts, or Vegas and still want to go out, remember that the Eater New Year's Eve Survival Guide still applies and that almost every big club (save for the Jane at $250 a ticket or Red Egg for free) has rented itself out to outside promoters, every party has to end at 4 AM this year, and the reason everything seems like a rip off is because it is.


Party with friends at home!

AVANTGARDE the Musical Video with Restored Images



A blast from the past!   1982  was the year. The legendary  play  Avantgarde was holding court on Broadway.  It's debut in 1982 at Union Square was a complete success with sell out crowds! In fact, the show was such an attraction that it was moved to the F Sharp Theater on 51st and Broadway.

Starring Ernest Kohl.  Now  30 years  later  the CD had been restored and is available - and hundreds of images have been restored and made into an 11 minute  slideshow video with music.

The 'AVANTGARDE' original cast soundtrack recording has recently been pulled out of the vault and is now fully digitally restored and re-mastered! And available online for about $10! 

@  AMAZON! Avantgarde - The Musical

(ALL Profits will benefit  GMHC!)

This promotional video gives you a glimpse into a few of the wildly entertaining 'AVANTGARDE' musical vignettes!





WATCH  NOW.

Mister Chase - Heats Up The Holidays - Baby It's Cold Outside!

Mister Chase, who we adore, is back with a holiday piece you are gonna love!

 (you may remember his ASL version of Katy Perry's 'Last Friday Night' as well as the original ADDICTED.)
Now with Chris Salvatore, they heat up the studio with their duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Proceeds from the song download on iTunes will go to crisis management programs to help youth in need.
       WATCH  VIDEO

AVANTGARDE the Musical on CD this Month!

The Classic Broadway HIT Musical “AVANTGARDE” Soundtrack… will finally be released via Famous Records/EMG/UMG INC.

New York singer/songwriter Ernest Kohl explains, "When I was 16  I starred in a Broadway musical that had a huge wonderful successful opening  and  was eventually moved uptown to B-way & was selling out every night to great reviews. It was  AVANTGARDE.

Well, Actors Equity unfortunately went in to new rules  and  4 big musicals closed.  Ours was one of them- the Original Cast Recording was never released and because of that, it put a lot of actors out of work.

It is very sad, that over the years  ALL of the guys in the original cast,  outside of me,  have passed away from AIDS.

All the woman are still living and  many have great careers & TONY's now!

 I promised my best friends on their deathbeds,  I would get this Cast Album out- Somehow, some day. And over the years, this has been my goal.


Finally on December  31st - The Original Cast Album of "AVANTGARDE" will be released!  I am so excited. It has   been fully restored & remastered & with a special bonus  track added (it did not fit on vinyl back then).

 Now it will finally be out on CD & on Digial Download for the world to experience it's magic.
I succeeded in  my mission.

 There is even talk of a revival if the album does well...it would have to be re-done & up-dated. But that's why this legendary Cast album (that's now has huge cult appeal ) must come out & we had so many requests for it.

 It is exciting that the original Cast Musical "AVANTGARDE" will be released & the beautiful voices of our lost men to Aids will finally be heard by the world and I was able to keep my promise to them! We are dedicating it in memorial trubite to the guys lost." 


Pre-order NOW -  Under $10   @  AMAZON! Avantgarde - The Musical


THIS ALBUM IS RELEASED IN MEMORY OF: CHRIS SEPPE, CHARLES CARTER, DARYL CARPENTER, STEVEN LEWIS & JEFFREY L. ROBBINS.

* AVANTGARDE WILL FEATURE "SPECIAL" HOT NEW REMIXES BY "THE NEW YORK REMIXERS" Which currently have the #1 Comp. on the World Chart  "THE LEGENDS OF DANCE"


Lady Bunny in New York for Hanukkah and Christmas

HO HO  HO!
 She's Back!


"I like offensive humor and I'm sure this will offend some. I may even be called anti-semitic. But organized religion bashes gay people every damn day, so I'm really not too concerned with their feelings. From the horrific widespread child abuse by priests in the Catholic church to the bizarre practice of forcing your women to wear wigs and screwing them through a hole in a sheet, organized religions often deserve to be mocked.

I have relatives who are Jehovah's Witnesses who would rather let their own kid die rather than share their blood with them via a "sinful" transfusion. It's all insane to me. Believe whatever you choose, but don't deny my right to make fun of it. Besides, I feel a real kinship with women of the orthodox jewish faith: my men prefer me in wigs, too! And while they don't use a sheet, from time to time they have put paper bags over my head.
"

WATCH LADY BUNNY NOW!

CATCH HER  LIVE IN NEW YORK on TUESDAYS!


Her  one woman show THAT AIN'T NO LADY! is such a hit!  it has been extended!

 "Every Tuesday at 8PM at La Nueva Escuelita in the heart of Times Square. The show is extended indefinitely and this video is for one of the Christmas songs which I've added to the show through the holidays. For more info/tickets click here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/198296





New York Gay Couple get Letter from Obama

Apparently President Obama sent Matt Katz and his husband a letter after they were married, congratulating him. The letter is on Matt's Facebook page.

Buzzfeed writes:

They have no idea why they received the card.

Matt says, "I'm not sure why the letter got sent to us. Aaron and I were married on July 24th at Borough Hall. However, we had our wedding ceremony on July 23rd at my dad's house the day before. Maybe word got out that we were outlaws for a day?"


It will be interesting to see if more letters surface....

Happy Holidays from Gay Life NYC.org - Salute to Broadway Heros 2011

A thank you to the gorgeous guys and one gorgeous girl who where interviewed as Broadway Heroes of the month for Gaylifenyc.org - featuring beautiful pics of all our Heroes including, James Brown III, Adam Zelasko, Mikey Cusumano, Matt Anctil, Nicolas Cunningham, Alex Ringler, Peter Nelson, Eddie Rabon, Russell Fischer, Sean Michael Murray, Brian Spitulnik and Marissa Rosen-

I wrote this holiday song for Miss American 1996 for a pediatric AIDS Benefit- so happy to use it again- Thank you to all these amazing people- love you all!

Michael  Cavnaugh
GayLifeNYC.org
WATCH  NOW 

Craig Pomranz Talks the New York Cabaret Scene with Channel13

CRAIG POMRANZ was recently asked to write an OP-ED piece on Cabaret, for Metro Focus / Channel 13. ...

The word “cabaret” conjures up images ranging from smoke-filled rooms (remember smoke?) to lap dances. We may have lost the smoke, but cabaret is back in a big way in New York.

In a world where music is everywhere, on your iPod, cell phone and in TV shows like “American Idol” and “Glee,” the unsung venues are the cabaret rooms. These rooms include long-standing uptown music rooms like Café Carlyle and the Algonquin Hotel’s Oak Room and less highfalutin venues like the Metropolitan Room on West 22nd Street, which offers a roster of both famous names and newcomers, as well as Don’t Tell Mama on West 46th Street and the Laurie Beechman Theater on West 42nd Street.

The artists who play at Joe’s Pub and the City Winery meet the growing demand for live music in a more intimate space. Burlesque seems to have been adopted by the 20-something set with rooms like The Triad and Duane Park Café (great food by one of my favorite chefs, Richard Overholt). A number of other venues in the East Village/Lower East Side and Brooklyn, including The Box and Galapagos (respectively) offer a diverse calendar of acts.

In these rooms performers strive for the chance to communicate with an audience. Nothing’s needed except the singer, the song, a musician or two, and the give and take of the audience. It’s the rare opportunity to express yourself with lyrics that mean something and music that shapes those lyrics indelibly. You can explore a vast treasury of great songs and can take a familiar pop song and give it new life and meaning. It is the job of a singer to convey the story behind the music. I can’t tell you how many times someone has come up after a show to say they had never really heard the lyrics to a pop song until I had sung it. 

As I took to the stage there was a dubious silence, but once I began singing, I started hearing, ‘you tell ‘em, baby.’

Part of the fun of cabaret is how audiences differ so much depending on the location and venue.

I was the first white male to sing at Sweetwater’s, an R&B club in New York. It was fun because I got to work with the house band who had toured with Aretha Franklin. As I took to the stage there was a dubious silence, but once I began singing, I started hearing, “you tell ‘em, baby,” and “sing it child!” It took me a minute to get used to this participatory crowd, where you would sing and they would answer you right back — but I loved it!

In London, the audiences seem like very serious students, silent throughout the song and until the pianist has played his very last note and then politely applauding;  afterwards they tell you how moved they were. In Los Angeles, they sigh audibly and want to stay after the show to discuss in detail every song you chose and where you found it. In New York, they heckle (good-naturedly!) and, if they like it, applaud enthusiastically even before the song is over. It’s all wonderful. And you never know who you’re going to meet…

Early on, I had gotten a lot of attention from some record labels, and I was working at a club called Mickey’s with famed singers Karen Akers and Cissy Houston. Bob Feiden of Arista Records asked me to stay for Cissy’s show to get my take on her daughter, whom Cissy was introducing in the act. Into the spotlight stepped this pretty teenager with minimal makeup wearing a sheath dress. Barely moving, she sang a very pure version of Barry Manilow’s “All the Time.” Her beauty and simplicity were amazing. It was, of course, Whitney Houston.

Craig Pomranz in the recording studio.

Photo courtesy of Craig Pomranz.


So many people think they can sing, and do, that it’s important that the world of cabaret offers them a venue, especially in New York.

You don’t have to have a beautiful voice.  Some of the greats had little range but were all soul. Frank Sinatra says he learned it all from Mabel Mercer, who often talked her way through a song. Insiders hail Fred Astaire as a great singer, and some of the finest songs were written for him (“The Way You Look Tonight” for example). He had a small voice but exquisite rhythm, timing and a reserved emotional quality that could be heartbreaking.

What prepares you to be a singer? Life!

What art form is more immediate, able to change from night to night according to musical fashion or even the headlines? In a world full of noise and clatter, people yearn for the kind of intimacy a small music room provides. Like all live performance, you never know what you’re going to get…But it’s oh so worth the visit. So go out and support live music, be it a cabaret, a piano bar or any other venue. Let yourself be transported, and have a cocktail while you’re at it. Cabaret is a key part of New York’s culture.


Craig Pomranz is an actor, singer, dancer, recording artist and song stylist who sings internationally. His new show in New York is “Love and the Clock” at The Metropolitan Room.


Breaking Glass Pictures Celebrates the ‘Holi-gays’ With a Huge Discount on our LGBT Catalog

WHO DOESN'T LOVE  A  GREAT DEAL?!

For over two years, Breaking Glass Pictures and their Queer Culture Cinema label have provided the public with provocative and erotic LGBT titles.  To celebrate their success in the 2011 holiday season, they are offering an exclusive discount on our already discounted prices from their official store.   NEAR WHOLESALE  PRICING! PERFECT for gift giving!!

To get $6.00 off the already discounted price on these and the rest of their  titles, go to shop.breakingglasspictures.com and enter “BESTGAYNY” during check out.

Among some exciting  LGBT   titles are:

An Englishman in New York: Giving possibly the best performance of his distinguished career, two-time Academy Award nominee John Hurt (Midnight Express, The Elephant Man) gives a bravura portrayal of British gay icon Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York, an exhilarating, funny and inspiring story focusing on Crisps emigration to the United States the final years of his life.
After the film version of his autobiography The Naked Civil Servant is released to great acclaim, author, artist and raconteur Crisp moves to New York City to star in a one-man off-Broadway show. What was supposed to be a month turns into decades as Crisp regales and captivates New York audiences with his wit and candor on a lifetime lived as an outsider. The film traces his theatrical successes, many friendships and controversies but always living life on his own terms. -  Features a cameo by the ever adorable NICK ADAMS!!


Big Gay Musical: The film tells the tale of Paul (Daniel Robinson) and Eddie (Joey Dudding), two theater actors who have just commenced working together on their new Off-Broadway musical, a show that oddly mimics their own personal lives. Through glittery, yet comical musical numbers with provocatively dressed tap dancing angels, a retelling of Genesis, tele-evangelists, a camp that attempts to convert gay kids to straight, and numerous showtunes, both characters go through life-changing experiences.

Go Go Crazy: Welcome to Go Go Crazy: a contest where talent and ambition take a backseat to speedos and desperation. Five shameless contestants (all Broadway performers, including Mr. Broadway 2011 Michael Cusumano) with little to gain and nothing to lose take to the stage in a gay nightclub for a chance to achieve go go boy glory and a $1000 cash prize.(Hosted by Hedda Lettuce!)  On the judging panel are a burned out porn star (NY-based porn star Jake Steel), a Celine Dion "embodier," and the raunchy nightclub owner - all of whom threaten to steal the spotlight from the fame-hungry, back-stabbing contestants.


Lots more gay titles to choose from as well!
To get $6.00 off the already discounted price on these and the rest of their  titles, go to shop.breakingglasspictures.com and enter “BESTGAYNY” during check out.

BREAKING GLASS PICTURES


Bergdorf Goodmans UNLEASHED Holiday Dog Video



To me, Bergdorf Goodman is one of the greatest stores - with the greatest holiday windows in New York City.
Last year they gave us a sneak peak behind the scenes look at how their amazing windows come to life.

This year, they have created a wonderful little video with a cast of dogs!  UNLEASHED.

The Holiday Windows are up, lights are hanging on Fifth Avenue, and there’s a line at the airport — it must be time for our holiday video.  “Unleashed” is here and it’s ready to rumble around the internet.  BG has always been a dog-friendly store but for “Unleashed” we got downright intimate.  Dogs had free run through the store (the filming took place at 5am) and as you’ll see, they took full advantage.

We were very happy to work with the Humane Society of New York, which has been helping animals in need since 1904.  We hope you enjoy it — and we want to see photos of your dogs for an upcoming project, so start planning your portraits.

Now it’s time to meet Salty and the rest of the pack.  WATCH  NOW


Holiday Shopping and Champagne at Holiday Train Show at Botanical Garden

Holiday Train Show Celebrates
20th Year at The New York Botanical Garden

Natural materials such as bark, twigs, stems, fruits, seeds, and pine cones, are used to create more than 140 scaled iconic buildings, including the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Radio City Music Hall, and the original Yankee Stadium.

A critically acclaimed and always eagerly anticipated tradition, the Holiday Train Show presents an enchanted New York,
surrounded by the glow of twinkling lights in America’s premier glasshouse, the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.


Shopping and Champagne

Thursdays, December 1, 8, & 15, 6–8 p.m.

Enjoy a night out and an evening viewing of the Holiday Train Show--and do your holiday shopping, too!


Sip a complimentary champagne cocktail and get expert advice from Shop in the Gardenstaff who will help you find just the right gifts. Your ticket includes a voucher for $20 off a purchase of $100 






Not just for family outings, the Holiday Train Show offers grown-ups a chance to toast the town after dark with cocktails, shopping, and the twinkling glow of the season.

Handcrafted ornaments, shimmering votives, colorful textiles and warm, spiced aromatics—at Shop in the Garden, this season is all about ambiance.

Whether you’re looking for modern elegance or a touch of whimsy, you’ll find the perfect accents to fill your home with the holidays.

Stop by for Shopping and Champagne during the first three Thursdays of December and have a walk through the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory's stunning holiday display—a New York in miniature, with garden gauge trains threading their way over a quarter-mile of track laid between more than 140 city landmarks, each a handmade marvel.



Non-Member $30/Member $20 (Adults 21 and over)
Advance tickets recommended

The Botanical Garden is
easy to get to by public transportation or car!

World AIDS Day Event: Spotlight on The Starlite Lounge Dec 1

World AIDS Day Event:
Spotlight on The Starlite Lounge


Recently closed Black-owned Brooklyn gay bar gets new life in this documentary screening featuring talkback with the bar’s owners and former patrons On Thursday, December 1 at 6:30 PM, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center commemorates World AIDS Day by proudly presenting documentarians Kate Kunath and Sasha Wortzel in conversation with Dennis Parrott and Linda King, owners of the legendary Starlite Lounge.

In 1959, a decade prior to Manhattan’s Stonewall riots, the Starlite Lounge opened in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, as a non-discriminatory establishment for gay people of color.

A half-century later, the neighborhood and the gay community were shocked when the oldest, Black-owned, LGBT establishment was given notice to vacate and was ultimately forced to close in 2010.

In honor of World AIDS Day, The Center will focus on how the Starlite became a refuge and organizing point in response to the AIDS epidemic. The filmmakers will share key excerpts of their documentary-in-progress, Starlite, and talk with former resident performer Lady Jasmine and long-time patrons about what the Starlite meant to the community, especially in the early days of the epidemic.

Also featured will be the organizers of the AIDS Memorial Park and learning center currently being proposed for the triangle site opposite the former St. Vincent's Hospital. The proposed location sits in the middle of the neighborhood, the site of significant AIDS epidemic organizing: from the first AIDS ward at St. Vincent's Hospital to the founding of ACT UP and other advocacy organizations at the Center.

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Documentary Excerpt Screening & Talkback

Thursday, December 1  @  6:30 -8:30  PM    Cost  $10 

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street New York City