GAY PRIDE 2003 GAY PRIDE 2003 Wednesday 6/25 ...
Wednesday 6/25
Camp: An Evening of Comedy for Happy Boys & Girls Chuckle it up with New York's funniest gay & lesbian comedians; NYC's Boston Comedy Club, 82 W. 3rd St. (betw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), 212-477-1000; 9, $15.
Flirting Times Black Pride NYC, Inc. pres. the best way to find your next date?five min. interview sessions w/potential candidates; Chetty Red, 28 E. 23rd St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-254-6727; 7, $20.
Fuse Festival New GLBT series culled from "Queer at HERE" & Dixon Place performances, feat. puppetry, burlesque, drag, circus, "performance," music, dance, spoken word & video pieces; Here, 145 6th Ave. (betw. Spring & Dominick Sts.), 212-868-4444, www.fusefest.org; see website for full sched. [through 7/6].
"Guy Stuff: Punch Me Harder" Open to men only?program covers punching & bruising?sounds rough!; LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-260-7310; 8, $7.
Live Out Loud Alan Cumming hosts gala event feat. honorary guests incl. Tony Kushner, Sandra Bernhard, Billie Jean King, Ann Northrop & David Drake; Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-255-0719; 6.
Outspoken Flotilla Debarge hosts celebration of queer lingo, while DJ Dominic Brando serves up the tunes; Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-614-0505; 7, $7.
Phone/Sex/Cancer Gina Young pres. feminist theater. Revealed through a series of phone conversations, the work's plot is backed up w/music by "kick ass all-girl band"?as part of the Fuse Festival; Here, 145 6th Ave. (betw. Spring & Dominick Sts., 212-647-0202; 7, $15 [repeats Thurs.].
Third-Annual Senior Pride Day Rainbow Aging Awareness Project (RAAP) sponsors "fun, food, films and info" for LGBT seniors; LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), res. req. 212-234-5701, www.gaycenter.org; 9:30-4:30.
Tobell Von Cartier's Pride Extravaganza Boisterously big, the Tobell Show feat. all-star special surprise guests; XL Lounge, 357 W. 16th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-995-1400; 11, free.
"Wipe & Go!" "When life gets dirty, just wipe & go," that's the motto of paper-pushing pop sensation, Teen Tawny. The story follows the rise of Tawny's "sub-lebrity"; Fez/Time Cafe, 380 Lafayette St. (Great Jones St.), 212-533-7000; 8, $10 [repeats Sun., through 7/6].
Thursday 6/26
Bonita Transgender pride week, Latin style where fierce musica Espana & voluptuous showgirls abound; Now Bar, 22 7th Ave. S. (Leroy St.), 212-293-0323; 10.
Chelsea Classics "Your all-time favorite films" hosted by Hedda Lettuce. This week, director Alek Keshishian's 1991 doc. Madonna: Truth or Dare; Clearview Cinemas, 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-691-5519; 7, $5.
Gay 101 Prof. Bill Von Hoene pres. crash course musical covering the basics of being gay; Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-757-0788; 10, $12.
Jaded Hokey Love Dance "A hot evening of dyke dance just in time for pride weekend"; Wow Cafe Theater, 59-61 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & 2nd Ave.), 212-777-4280; 8, $10 [repeats Fri. at 8 & Sun. at 2, through 6/29].
Unitard: Homo, Bi, and Trannie-Tard Everyone will be there: from "frightening fag hags to Fire Island Fairies." Get ready for some blatantly bitchy performances & a whole lot of homo hysterics; the Marquee, 356 Bowery (betw. Great Jones & E. 4th Sts.), 212-475-7621; 8, $15.
XL's Annual Gay Pride Extravaganza feat. this years State Senate LGBT Award honorees Shirley Maclaine, Rue Mcclanahan, Sharon Gless, Gale Harold, Robert Gant, Rob Marshall & Marty Richards; XL Lounge, 357 16th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-995-1400; 11, $45-55.
Friday 6/27
The Big Gay Comedy Show Down a drink & have a ball?or two?w/ NY's top gay & lesbian stand-up comedians; Cutting Room, 19 W 24th St. (betw. B'way & 6th Ave.), 212-691-1900; 8, $10.
The Big Show Pride Extraganza 2003 Brooklyn's got pride & its very own queer comedy production; Snooky's, 140 7th Ave. (betw. Garfield Pl. & Carroll St.), 718-675-1776; 9, $12.
"Divas With Pride" Martha Wash (the voice behind C+C Music Factory's "Gonna make you sweat"), BJ Crosby & Marga Gomez pound the audience w/vocal power; Peter J. Sharp Theater, Symphony Space, 95th St. (B'way), 212-864-5400; 8, $39-$61.
Full Frontal w/"Fashion Icon" Alex Lauterstein "King of the smokey eye" & DJ returns to SBNY; 50 W. 17th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-691-0073; 10, $5-$15.
Girls Out Friday night dance party w/special live performance by super star George Lamond; Escuelita, 301 W. 39th St. (8th Ave.), 212-631-0588; 10, $15.
Habib Joint effort by the Gay & Lesbian Arab Society & South Asian queer party DESlicious brings you two floors of Bollywood, Middle Eastern & house music; Pepper's Supper Club, 95 Leonard St. (B'way), 212-343-2824; 10, $15.
Jamel Shabazz Photographer/author signs copies of Back in the Days, before he takes to the street to capture Sunday's festivities on film. He has been documenting the parade for the past decade; International Center of Photography, 1133 6th Ave. (43rd St.), 212-857-0000; 6.
Stone Wall Sails Knickerbocker Sailing Association brings the first-ever gay pride regatta to you, all the way from Sidney, where sailing was part of last year's Gay Games; Newport Marina, 500 Washington Blvd., Jersey City; 1 p.m., $25-500.
Queen Size Shameless fun w/splashing poolboys; Slide, 356 Bowery (betw. E. 4th & Great Jones Sts.), 917-204-2476; $5.
Saturday 6/28
Big Apple RaUnch: Boots Bras & Boxers Pride Benefit Party Learn to two-step in two-piece lingerie & shake it to some sexy salsa, at benefit for the Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; Dance Manhattan, 39 W. 19th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.); 8, $10.
Dyke March This ain't no parade, it's New York City's annual rally giving lesbians a platform to "Dissent, Disrupt & Destroy"?hey, wait a minute?; Bryant Park, 6th Ave. (betw. 40th & 42nd Sts.), 212-768-4242; 5.
Dyke Ball Do your part & party! Shake that booty to support the Dyke March Committee; Theater for the New City, 155 1st Ave. (betw. 9th & 10th Sts.), 212-254-1109; 9, $5-10.
Gay & Lesbian Pride Day of Meditation LGBT Buddhist society, Diamond Metta, invites you to join in five hours of silent meditation?giving you plenty of time to check out you prospects; Village Zendo, 588 B'way #910 (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-340-4656; 12, don.
High Life/Low Life Enough glitter, glam & go-go to go around; Slide, 356 Bowery (betw. E. 4th & Great Jones Sts.), 917-204-2476; 10, $5
Joy "Pride extravaganza" w/DJ Hex Hector at SBNY, 50 W. 17th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-691-0073; 10, $12-$20.
The Joy of Gay Sex Dr. C. Silverstein appears to sign the book's third edition; Creative Visions Books, 548 Hudson St. (Charles Ln.), 212-645-7573; call for times [repeats Sun.].
Judy Garland & Barbara Streisand Live! Impersonators Steven Brinberg & Tommy Femia perform the duo's beloved classics incl. "People," "Over the Rainbow," "Don't Rain on My Parade" & "The Trolley Song"; Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves), 212-757-0788; 11, $25 & 2 drink min.
Jungle Victor Calderone spins deep dark beats?also feat. 20 live tribal percussionists & performance by artist & coordinator Kevin Aviance; Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center, 311 W. 34th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-485-1534; 10, $60-75.
"Let My People Go" No-holds-bar Brooklyn based playwright, singer & actor Daniel Stone reveals "his gay Jewish self"; Rose's Turn, 55 Grove St. (betw. 7th Ave. & Christopher St.), 212-366-5438; 7, $10 & 2 drink min.
Pride Drama Grammy Award winning DJ Peter Rauhoffer & DJ Manny Lehman team up for a spin out, hosted by Lady Bunny & Flotilla DeBarge?proceeds benefit Heritage of Pride; Roxy, 515 W. 18th St. (10th Ave.), 212-645-5156; 11, $45-55.
Transgender Pride: Celebrating The Lives of Transgender Women Past & Present Staring special guest top Madonna impersonator: Madiva & other sensational stars incl. Miss Passion, Miss Pearl, Miss Reality, & the Goddess of Gotham; Now Bar, 22 7th Ave. S. (Leroy St.), 212-293-0323; 10, $15-$20.
Zanna, Don't "Musical fairy tale" & winner of the GLAAD Media Award, feat. Jai Rodriguez of Twisted Cabaret fame; John Houseman Theater, 450 W. 42nd St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-239-6200; call for times & prices [through 6/28].
Sunday 6/29
34th Annual Pride March Fan out the flags on 5th Ave. & join this year's fabulous Grand Marshalls, actress Cherry Jones & playwright/director Terrence McNally, to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots?if you get lost, just follow the rainbow; begins at 52nd St. (5th Ave.); 12.
Dance on the Pier: Seventeen Not Paraded out? You still want more. Master DJs Brett Henrichsen & Kris Kono set trance & house vibes for a scorching afternoon of dancing while watching the sunset; Hudson River Park, Pier 54, 13th St. (West St.), 212-533-PARK; 4, $50-65.
Henrietta Hudson A tradition, 23 years strong. This yearly pilgrimage attracts thousands of women from around the world for a celebration that rivals the parade; Henrietta Hudson's, 438 Hudson St. (betw. Morton & Barrow Sts.), 212-924-3347.
Heritage of Women's Pride Event Two levels of ear indulging music w/DJs Mary Mac, Chip Chop, & Flava; Culture Club, 179 Varick St. (betw. King & Charlton Sts.), 212-243-1999; 8, $15-20.
Pageantry as Politics Frank Susa leads address & presentation on "Pageantry as Politics: Ethic Culture Celebrates Gay Pride," which focuses on the religion of creating a more humane society; NY Society for Ethnic Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-847-5210; 11:30, free.
Monday 6/30
Lucky Chengs Anthology Film Archives pres. writer/director Roger Sewhcomar's entertaining documentary, feat. candid moments from inside one of NY's most famous drag spots, providing a glimpse into the eccentric world of drag queen life; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 8, $5.