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What We're Excited About | Ep 18

There's so much awesome happening in the city this week! Co-founders Cleo Gray & Crystal Arnette are back with this week's edition of WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. Kicking us off is This Alien Nation – Debut! happening TONIGHT at Joe's Pub at The Public; then tomorrow night -- get you NYFW on at Wear Your Values & DapperQ presents Revolution queer NYFW show at Brooklyn Museum; on Friday The Cinema of Gender Transgression: Trans Film series opens at Anthology Film Archives running through Sept 25; and on Saturday catch the debut Sin Fronteras from Ballet Nepantla at Queens Theatre in the Park!; or head over to The Peoples Improv Theater ALL weekend for She Makes Me Laugh FEMME FEST 2017! - feat dozens of all women comedy (!!!); and then on Tues Sept 19 celebrate Spiderwoman Theater with Spiderwoman Celebrates 40: A Benefit Theatrical Performance at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. Also check out ways to support those effected by Hurricane Irma   Follow the links below to learn more & now go see new art! #seewecan

https://www.facebook.com/ThisAlienNation http://remake.world http://www.dapperq.com/ http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/…/47923 https://www.facebook.com/balletnepantla/ https://thepit-nyc.com/ http://www.spiderwomantheater.org/  Hurricane Irma support: https://www.globalgiving.org/ http://www.southfloridawildlifecenter.org

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep 17

Summer may be winding down but there's still plenty of hot shows to catch in the city right now! Check out what co-founder Crystal Arnette is looking forward to seeing in this week's ep of WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT! The Bushwick Starr kicks off their season with Zapatografía / Shoegraphy created by Larissa Velez-Jackson playing thru Sept 10; then don't miss The Parlourr by Xavier Galva from Middle Voice at Rattlestick running through Sat Sept 9; over at Burning in Water Gallery, they're hosting the Opening Reception: "Like a Jungle Orchid for a Lovestruck Bee." tomorrow night; and then TriskelionArts you can watch awesome dance all weekend! First with 2017 Dance Film Festival at Triskelion Arts on Fri + Sat, then WAXworks September 10th! on Sunday; over one the west side -- Printed Matter, Inc. is hosting the opening reception for Letters Are Things, a group exhibition addressing the decoloniality of typography; and on Sunday head over to Tilt BK for The Craft: Queer Horror Stories!

 see below for links & tix

#seewecan thebushwickstarr.org middlevoicetheater.com burninginwater.net triskelionarts.org printedmatter.org/events/628 tiltbk.com

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep 16 Live from SEQUIN Retreat -- Crystal & Cleo are here with this week’s edition of WWEA:

BUSTED Opening Sept 2, 6-9pm The show is co-curated by ceramicists Julianne Ahn, Josephine Heilpern and Cooler Gallery’s Michael Yarinsky. 18 artists / 70% female artists many of whom are artists of color! http://www.cooler-gallery.com/busted/

Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival at Paper Box in bushwick Sept 2-3 A 12-hour indoor and outdoor event featuring 60 + performers, 3 stages, and vendors. The opening show for BWSF2017 presents a diverse mix of dance, performance art and live music acts. No other festival in Brooklyn offers this many independent bands in the span of a one-day event. ROCK,HIP HOP, SOUL, BLUES, DANCE AND MORE

Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival is an annual diverse and synergistic, indoor and outdoor festival featuring some of the best Independent talent from New York and beyond. The goal of the event is to galvanize the Indie arts and music community and represent its flourishing cultural growth within Brooklyn, with a special focus on Bushwick. curated by Chris Carr https://www.facebook.com/events/1428615847254275/

KPOP

ARS NOVA IN ASSOCIATION WITH MA-YI THEATER COMPANY + WOODSHED COLLECTIVE PRESENTS KPOP CONCEIVED BY WOODSHED COLLECTIVE + JASON KIM BOOK BY JASON KIM MUSIC & LYRICS BY HELEN PARK + MAX VERNON IMMERSIVE DESIGN BY WOODSHED COLLECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHED BY JENNIFER WEBER DIRECTED BY TEDDY BERGMAN

KPOP IS HERE AND AMERICA WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. CLAIM YOUR EXCLUSIVE, ALL-ACCESS PASS AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE KOREAN POP MUSIC FACTORY WHERE STARS ARE MADE… OR BROKEN.

Sept 5 - Oct 7

http://arsnovanyc.com/kpop

SONGS OF OTHERNESS from We So Hapa and Royal Family

Royal Family Productions and We So Hapa are proud to partner to bring you Songs Of Otherness, a one-night-only cabaret event. Directed by Diane Phelan Music Direction by Jeff Van Damme 8pm, Friday September 1st Royal Family Performing Arts Space https://www.facebook.com/events/124301188213934

Support Hurricane Harvey Relief:

https://www.covenanthouse.org/ http://www.portlight.org/

https://www.globalgiving.org/

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT ep 15 Week of Aug 24th This week, the very funny and very awesome Natalie Walker & Larry Owens guest-curate!

LEMON playing at Quad Cinema a film by Janicza Bravo screening thru Sun at Quad Cinema in west village, w/ talk backs (Katja Blichfeld, Anthony Atamanuik, Natasha Lyonne Sunday) https://quadcinema.com/film/lemon/

Fat Girls Dance Finale sun Aug 27th Booze, Music, and Performances! Come Party with FATGIRLSDANCE™ and the BEST Plus Size Dancers in the country! FEATURING: Denise Bidot Pretty Big Movement Amanda LaCount 4 Thirty Two Miss Eaves Natalie Baack and of course, FATGIRLSDANCE™ https://fatgirlsdancethefinale.splashthat.com/

Black Trans Media 2nd Biennial Film Festival : FUTURES BAAD! Bronx Academy of Art and Dance: Sat Aug 26th sliding scale entry We are the only festival organized by and for black trans media makers. This is our 2nd biennial festival, we are here to support our people telling our own stories, producing and creating work for justice. We dont show work abt our communities unless its also produced, written, directed or otherwise created by us. We are here to decolonize what it means to make media. https://www.facebook.com/events/1212915018855354

DOG DAYS Sat Aug 26 at The Duplex Comedian Peter Smith brings together a group of vocalists and performers to honor the end of this sun baked season. Via whatever theatrical means deemed necessary, Peter Smith has crafted this silly summer summary (including our guest curator LARRY OWENS!) http://www.theduplex.com/site/calendar

Corkscrew Festival

A new play series at the Paradise Factory - east village They’ve presented 5 plays and 5 workshops since the festival began Aug 7 Don’t miss False Stars, Ex Habitus, and Cradle Two Grave in the last week before the fest closes Sep 3 https://corkscrewfestival.org

GREAT COMET closes on Broadway Sept 3 Do not miss this incredibly important show! http://greatcometbroadway.com/

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 14 Week of Aug 16th

PIPELINE A mother’s hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him in Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz playing at the Mitzi-Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. This show runs til August27, however an Asian American Theatre Community Night is this Saturday August 19th at 8pm. Organizers Ms. Morisseau and Nandita Shenoy are encouraging the Asian American community to come out and support this show. Check the link for the event page and links to discount tickets. DISCOUNT CODE: PLPC55 http://www.lct.org/shows/pipeline/

WOMEN IN COLOUR at The Rubber Factory | opening Aug 19th Amanda Means | Carrie Mae Weems | Cindy Sherman | Ellen Carey| Elinor Carucci | Jan Groover | Liz Nielsen | Laurie Simmons | PattyCarroll | Meghann Riepenhoff | Mariah Robertson | Marion Belanger| Moira McDonald | Penelope Umbrico | Susan Derges |   RUBBER FACTORY is pleased to present a group exhibition titled, Women in Colour, curated by Ellen Carey. The exhibition provides a scholarly context highlighting women and color photography. Colour, the British English spelling, references color photography’s origins in England. http://www.rubber-factory.info/women-in-colour

The Shelter presents THRESHHOLD - three new plays from their 2017 Threshold Fellowship playwrights. These thrilling works of theatre, each on the threshold of greatness, explore sexuality, the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany, and the American black experience through time. Playing August 17-26 th at the New Ohio Theatre. https://www.theshelternyc.org/production/threshold-2017/#1501118007549-ad7792a4-b91a

Symphonics Live: Shawn Randall Birthday Show

Symphonics Live is a multidisciplinary evening produced and hosted by Shawn Randall. This is an ongoing series that showcases the finest poets and singer/songwriters in NY. Along with elements of dance and improvisation, Symphonics Live promotes Generosity, Love, and Creativity through the continual exploration of humanity through performing and visual arts.

This months iteration is happening Sunday August 20th starting at 6pm at the Bowery Poetry Club. 

http://www.bowerypoetry.com/events/1180-i-love-shawn-randall-show

Flame Con is a two-day comics, arts, and entertainment expo showcasing creators and celebrities from all corners of LGBTQ geek fandom. It features thoughtful discussions, exclusive performances, screenings, costumes, and more! This event takes place this weekend August 19th and 20th at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. Tickets start at $20. https://www.flamecon.org/about/

Primer for a Failed Superpower Aug 22 + 23 at Roulette is an all-ages community concert featuring a multi-generational ensemble of teens, the TEAM, and Baby Boomers performing new arrangements of iconic protest songs–songs that have celebrated and questioned what it means to be an American throughout our country’s past and present. http://www.primerforafailedsuperpower.org/

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WHAT WE’RE EXITED ABOUT | Ep 13 week of Aug 9th

this week Jordana De La Crus (@jordanadlc) & Diane Exavier (@dexaco) join SEQUIN as guest-curators! 

CARIBBEAN STORYTELLING AT THE caribBEING HOUSE  Sat Aug 12 | 2-5pm | Brooklyn Museum

Share your Caribbean heritage stories with artist and storyteller Lizania Cruz. This program is a part of a month-long residency with Brooklyn-based arts organization caribBEING, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the West Indian Day Parade along Eastern Parkway.

Free and open to the public https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/caribbean_storytelling_caribbeing_house_august_2017

GREED PLAY ***FREE*** But bring singles to tip your actors ; ) (they're hungry for it) GREED PLAY is a site-specific and immersive trashy pop-up promenade style theatre experience that aims to shock, inspire, entertain, (turn on) and unify (and maybe piss some people off) based around the theme of corporate greed. At different locations all over Wall Street and the financial district we will have different microplays tackling this topic. It's sure to be political, ridiculous and a whole lot of fun. https://www.facebook.com/events/2156362677923646/

3:5 Creative[s] Presents: Immerse: Art Exhibit is redefining the artistic experience! This a public event that will catapult you to an immersive experience of Visual and Performing Arts all in one night. Featured Artists: Jordan Laney, Khalid Sabree, Justin Dominic, Samantha Frost, Latifah Ford,Nuri Hazzard, Bandits on the Run, ColemanCollective, Kadija Zuniga, Brendan Cusello, Julie Weaver Sat Aug 12 from 6-11pm http://35creatives.com/

7th Annual 48HOURS IN... ™HARLEM 

6 Playwrights. 6 Directors. 18 Actors ...giving raw impressions of works by James Baldwin and Sonia Sanchez

Harlem9 presents the Obie Award Winning 48HOURS IN... ™ HARLEM - a twist on the traditional 24-hour play festival. 48HOURS IN...™ HARLEM culminates in a one night only event on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 7pm and 9:30pm http://www.harlem9.org/

BRASIL SUMMERFEST is a weeklong music & arts festival that presents a series of events each year at high profile NYC venues, showcasing the richness and diversity of Brazilian music and culture. Aug 5 -13th http://brasilsummerfest.com/

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 12 We're back with this week's edition of WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT and so is Cleo Gray! 

YELLOW CARD RED CARD Written by Melisa Tien Directed by Tamilla Woodard Choreographed by Joya Powell

Four female soccer players in a small Muslim town in Northern Cameroon prepare for a championship that will determine the future of the team, and the trajectory of each girl’s life. Incorporating movement based on the games and practices of a real-life Cameroonian girls’ team, this play-and-sporting-event-in-one explores what happens when young women in a socially and culturally restrictive environment begin to recognize their own agency.

AUGUST 2 -5 at New Ohio Theater http://newohiotheatre.org/ycrc.htm

HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL NYC

Aug 3 -6 at National Black Theater

A New model in film festivals, giving the power back to the people, powered by the Hip Hop culture #Power2ThePeople #ChangeTheNarrative http://www.hiphopfilmfestival.org/

INDEPENDENT WOMEN PRESENTS: BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM at Videology - Thurs Aug 3 at 9pm

Independent Women is a monthly screening series bringing you underrated, overlooked, “Why haven’t I seen this?!” films directed by women http://videologybarandcinema.com/event/independent-women-bend-it-like-beckham/

DECOLONIZING MY VAGINA: The Cristina Pitter Show A night of storytelling and ritual Friday Aug 4th at 10pm Written & Performed by Cristina Pitter Featuring Starr Busby Directed by Jordana De La Cruz Cristina Pitter is a queer fat babe multidisciplinary artist and sex educator. Presented by the Ashe Collective https://www.facebook.com/theashecollective/

INDECENT ON BROADWAY by Paula Vogel directed by Rebecca Taichman playing at The Cort Theater through Aug 6 http://indecentbroadway.com/

LADY FEST playing at The Tank Now in it’s second year - LADY FEST kicks off Aug 3 and runs through Aug 20 and features 21 plays, films, performance installations and more. http://thetanknyc.org/series/lady_fest_2017/

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep. 11 week of July 26, 2017 This week actor, director, and teaching artist Brian Demar Jones joins Crystal Arnette as guest-curator.

BEFORE EDINBURGH: 2 plays WHORE: A KID'S PLAY A NEW PLAY BY REESE THOMPSON DIRECTED BY MARGARET GRACE HEE ORIGINAL MUSIC BY MATT KATZ-BOHEN JOY DONZE: 13 & NOT PREGNANT WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY JOY DONZE DIRECTED BY MIA CAPOTORTO SOMMESE July 27-29, 2017 Tix: https://squirelane.co.uk/before-edinburgh/

SEHNSUCHT se̱hn·sucht (noun): inconsolable longing in the human heart for we know not what Core Creators: Sarah Blush, Brian Bock, Georgia King, Michael Norton July 26 - 30 at JACK https://www.artful.ly/sehnsucht/store/events/12656

THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS SAVE THE WORLD! Created by The Anthropologists, directed by Melissa Moschitto A smoker’s cessation group resurrects Aldous Huxley, doomsday preppers take on the biggest blackout in NYC history, and Russian robots of war occupy our future in this triptych of plays about people who have the capacity to change themselves - and perhaps the world - for the better. If only they weren't selfish, gluttonous, and self-righteous. Thru July 29 http://newohiotheatre.org/icefactory2017.htm

NYC Poetry Fest on Governor’s Island July 29-30 - FREE http://newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com/

CAMP WANATACHI: IN CONCERT  A New Musical about Sex, God, and Summer Camp. July 30-Aug 1 http://www.nymf.org/festival/2017-events/camp-wanatachi-concert/

AND SHE WOULD STAND LIKE THIS AND SHE WOULD STAND LIKE THIS is an immersive theatrical event that fuses epic Greek drama and LGBTQ+ ball culture.  Playing through Aug 6 at ART/NY

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2991037

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep. 10 Week of July 19 guest-curated by Cassaundra Marie

RULE OF 7x7 : Summer Edition 7 WRITERS ~ 7 RULES ~ 7 NEW PLAYS RULE OF 7x7 is an ongoing series that premieres 7 brand-new 10 minute plays by 7 different writers. For each show, every playwright comes up with one rule, then the 7 playwrights create new plays using all 7 rules. Featuring 7 world premieres by: Alessandro King Ying Ying Li Nick Mecikalski Sean Murphy Briana Pozner Donaldo Prescod Natalie Walker https://www.facebook.com/events/322060594874220/

großer Lauscher großer Lauscher (“big Eavesdropper” in German) is a spatial sound installation created by interdisciplinary artist Alyssa Miserendino. The piece was recorded in the main radar dome at the Field Station Berlin, a listening station built during the Cold War by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Exhibited in the darkness, the piece is comprised of five narrators from five different continents reciting the story of Echo from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, while the protracted echos created by the architecture allow visitors to visualize the space of the Field Station. https://knockdown.center/event/grosserlauscher/

THE PROTEST PLAYS Sun July 23 Playwrights For A Cause & Planet Awards Nomination Announcement Party “This is an excellent group of plays… and players!” says Brock Harris Hill, curator of this year’s annual Playwrights for a Cause benefit, hosted by Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The celebrated event addresses powerful social and topical issues in our society through the works of prominent playwrights. This year, the event will be Sunday, July 23, and will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union with “The Protest Plays,” stories of standing up to injustice, are world premieres  written by celebrated authors, Catherine Filloux, Lyle Kessler, Jose Rivera, David Stallings, and Regina Taylor specifically for Playwrights For A Cause. http://planetconnections.org/playwrights-for-a-cause-2017/

Re-stagings No. 1: Choreographing LeWitt

Abigail Levine

The 3,744 lines that comprise Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #56 (1970) take Abigail Levine twenty-five hours to complete, five hours of movement each day for five days. In a 12 x 12’ square, Levine performs the Wall Drawing one line at a time, following LeWitt’s instructions as he wrote them. Sound designer Dave Ruder captures the sound of each line, the pencil’s mark amplified via contact microphones and played back into the room. As the drawing is performed, a sonic archive accumulates around it in a multi-channel sound installation in speakers spread throughout the space.

https://www.fridmangallery.com/abigail-levine

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 9 Week of July 12

TRUE RIGHT AT ICE FACTORY: July 12 – 15 BESS AND GEORGE http://newohiotheatre.org/icefactory2017.htm

wRETCH: the Final Concert “fierce body tour” Featuring Pandora Scooter, and her Band “wRETCH” Wednesday 7/12, 9pm; Friday 7/14, 9pm; Saturday 7/15, 9pmhttp://thewildproject.com/performances/index.shtml

Ladies of Hip Hop Alvin Ailey Theater July 13 - 16th ladiesofhiphopfestival.com

SWEETWATER BY SEAN MAHONEY AND PATRICIA NOONAN JULY 17, 2017 https://54below.com/events/new-musical-sweetwater-sean-mahoney-patricia-noonan/

The Trans Theatre Festival 2017  The Brick Theater July 17 – 29, 2017  http://www.bricktheater.com/

THAT’S MY DJ - Season 3 created and directed by D.W. WATERSON thatsmydjseries.com

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival featuring The Book of Will and Pride & Prejudice hvshakespeare.org

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 8 week of July 5

PETER SMITH AT CAROLINE’S ON BROADWAY With no other trans voices currently performing on Broadway, Peter Smith, non-binary comedian, holds court for one night only this July 6th at 9:30pm! With fellow comedian Sandy Honig (Three Busy Debras) and burlesque artist Luna Love, playful Peter Smith crafts an hour of funny and flirty entertainment for a Broadway audience looking to eat, drink and be merry. Musical Director Ben Moss (Arlington). Tickets available online viawww.carolines.com or through the Box Office at 212-757-4100. https://www.facebook.com/events/798030900375639

Yeah, That’s What She Said! July 7-9 at the Knockdown Center (YTWSS) holds their annual pop-up event featuring art, performances, and workshops by working class and poor women, women of color, immigrant women, trans women, and queer women. YTWSS*2017’s theme is MOTHERLAND. What does home mean to you? What does lineage mean to you? What does connection and intimacy with your past, present, and future mean to you? https://knockdown.center/event/motherland/

INSITU: Sit Specific Dance Festival Taking place at four LIC waterfront parks, INSITU Site-Specific Dance Festival is a unique two-day dance festival, featuring a diverse program of unique site-specific dance works by 24 distinguished and emerging NYC-based choreographers. Inspired by natural and urban landscapes, the thrilling line-up will maneuver through playgrounds, appear in hidden corners and dance on piers, staircases and shorelines. http://www.insitudancefestival.com/

FREE SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARKS! Noir, romance, action, sci-fi, and comedy--Parks has movie screenings for all types of film buffs. https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies

in a word LESSER AMERICA presents in a word By Lauren Yee Directed by Tyne Rafaeli With Justin Mark, José Joaquin Perez, Laura Ramadei June 16 - July 8 at Cherry Lane Theater http://www.lesseramerica.com/in-a-word/2017/5/25/in-a-word

Kosciuszko Bridge Demolition Tues July 11 from 3-6pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1980374412183785/

Check out 422 LUXE’S (April & Max) reel above and check out their work at 422luxe.com

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WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep 7 week of June 29th Kick off your 4th of July weekend by seeing awesome work by awesome emerging artists! IndieWire writer, comedian, & musician Jude Dry curates this week's WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT featuring:

 Wanderfest: June Thursday June 29th at littlefield http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1491599-wanderfest-brooklyn/

Visuals Visuals Residency   Friday June 30 feat Casey Dienel at Knockdown Center  https://www.facebook.com/events/1679225509049141/

Another Country at littlefield Sunday July 2 all day music festival featuring trans, queer, and/or poc musicians $10-$20 sliding scale: profits donated to Trans Justice Funding Project http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/1492395-another-country-festival-brooklyn/

Kate Berlant at Joe's Pub at The Public Sunday July 2 at 9:30pm https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/2017/K/Kate-Berlant1/?SiteTheme=JoesPub

G45 Productions Light Bulb Reading Series June 27- July 2, 2017 Over the course of a one week residency, four young playwrights will collaborate with G45 Productions to develop their own new works.  PERFORMANCES: June 30th – 8pm Here Be Monsters by India Kotis July 1st – 8pm Cupid’s Corner by Parade Stone July 2nd – 2pm Laced by Samantha Mueller July 2nd – 7pm Matriarchs by Shara Feit

http://irttheater.org/3b-development-series/light-bulb-reading-series/

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MAKERS: Shanthony Exum

meet Shanthony Exum follow her @yoeaves learn more about her at shanthony.com | misseaves.com

let's change the narrative.

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | ep. 6 week of June 23 It's time WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT just in time for PRIDE weekend! This week writer + journalist Leah Kirts joins Crystal Arnette to talk about some of the awesome things going all around the city this week!

Babe Pride Coming up on Sat June 24th from Babetown — Founded by Alex Koones, Babetown is a moving pop-up dinner party for queer women and trans and non binary people, offering an evening of food, wine and gayness in a series of private homes. Tickets are usually $35 and their events usually sell out really fast so check out the link below to visit Babetown and eat good Babe Food!

https://www.beyourownbabe.com/

ANT Fest at Ars Nova We’re really excited about East o', West o'! written by Michelle J Rodriguez on Sat June 24 and The Black Girl Magic Show from nicHi Douglas on Tues June 27th! Tickets are only $15!!

http://arsnovanyc.com/antfest/6.24 http://arsnovanyc.com/antfest/6.27

EVERY WOMAN June 24th from 6-10pm the Women’s Art Collective is hosting Every Woman: An Art Auction to Benefit Planned Parenthood NYC curated by Abby Verbosky at Industry City in BK. With works by over 50 female artists with starting prices from $30-$150 dollars — ALL PROCEEDS GO TO PP! https://www.facebook.com/events/1265050963607652/

Black Queer Brooklyn on Film screening of And Nothing Happened by Naima Ramos-Chapman on Thurs June 22. This Thursdays series is in conjunction with the Brooklyn Museum’s current exhibit We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 which if you haven’t checked out! YOU SHOULD! https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/black_queer_brooklyn_on_film_june_2017

EXPLODE! queer dance  a 4 day festival at JACK of performances and conversation, curated by dance scholar Clare Croft, Featuring a range of forms – including South Asian dance, improvisation, Irish step dancing, and drag – the festival showcases artists from across the U.S. and around the world. Tickets are only $15 a night or $35 for the whole festival.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1674234752885702

Learn more about Leah Kirts’ project QUEER VEGANS 

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep. 4 week of June 14 with Guest Curators Jenny Reed + Samantha Sheppard from The Pack Theater!

CATCH 73 Catch is a long running multidisciplinary performance series - really a smorgasbord of dance, new media, performance art and more. You never know what you’re going to get but you will see something you haven’t seen before. all tickets $15 AND FREE BEER! http://theinvisibledog.org/

Irondale Young Company presents: Citizens June 16 – June 17 The play is a mix of scenes and songs exploring identity, choice, and what it means to be a young adult https://www.facebook.com/events/656859227832963/

Erin Markey : Boner Killer Sunday June 18th - Joe’s Pub If you haven’t been baptized in Erin’s voice you NEED to. Don’t question - DO IT. And drink things, because it’s a 2 drink minimum.  http://bit.ly/2sm8chY

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH : FILM FESTIVAL Now playing at the IFC Center & the Film Society of Lincoln Center thru June 18th. Check out Lost In Lebanon by filmmakers Sophia + Georgia Scott caught our eyes and it screens on June 15 + 17th. https://ff.hrw.org/

TIMEFRAME, presented by GIPHY June 17 - 22 Celebrating the 30th birthday of the GIF. Part Gallery show, part workshops + classes series, it’s going to be cool and moving. Images. that is. Get your GIF on. https://timeframe.splashthat.com/

FAST FORWARD Tues June 20th at Dixon Place A curated dance series by Sangeeta Yesley. This evening features NY modern dance companies Mari Meade Dance Collective + HUMANISTICS DANCE COMPANY. Tickets are only $15. http://dixonplace.org/performances/fast-forward-6-24/

AND BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE PACK THEATER’S INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR FALSE STARS! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/false-stars-a-world-premiere-science

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WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT | Ep. 4 week of June 7

LOWER EAST SIDE FILM FESTIVAL Running through June 15th. We’re especially excited about Ladies’ Night Short Film series on Mon June 12 and the Best of NEWFest (featuring April Maxey’s THIS IS ME AND YOU, above) on Tues 13th. just out the full schedule and snag tix here --> www.lesfilmfestival.com/

Clubbed Thumb Summerworks Reading series kicks off June 9th: RSVP here: http://www.clubbedthumb.org/readings/

RAISE YOUR HAND: Main Concert on Sunday June 11 at 5pm RAISE YOUR HAND draws attention to the school-to-prison-pipeline: the increasingly widespread trend of pushing children of color out of schools and into the penal and criminal justice systems.  tickets --> bit.ly/raiseyourhand2017

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE’S MARATHON OF SHORT PLAYS: SERIES B new short plays by Christina Gorman, Christopher Shinn, Julia Specht, Lloyd Suh, & Leah Nanako Winkler. TIX & INFO: http://www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org/currentseason/2017/4/24/36th-marathon-series-b

LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE “Under-Song For A Cipher” at NEW MUSEUM showing through Sept 3 info: http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/lynette-yiadom-boakye

SKiNFoLK: An American Show Monday, June 12 @ 7PM Created & Performed by JILLIAN WALKER Directed by AWOYE TIMPO Fall down a rabbit hole in the floor of a jook joint as the sounds of the Bad Band take us on a jagged tour of found documents, hair rituals and mythical light-skinned heroes. A robust and surreal concert-play in the roots of a tangled American family tree. info & tix: http://arsnovanyc.com/antfest/6.12

SOJOURNERS & HER PORTMANTEAU final performances on June 11 tix and info: www.nytw.org

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