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SUMMARY:The Free Black Women's Library at Community Futures Lab - Community & Memory Theme
DESCRIPTION:The Free Black Women’s Library comes to Community Futures Lab! \nThe Free Black Women’s Library is a Brooklyn-based interactive mobile library that features over 420 books written by and about Black women. The library centers and celebrates the art\, music\, history and stories of Black women and girls worldwide. All books are available via trade. http://thefreeblackwomanslibrary.tumblr.com/ \nPlease feel free to bring a good book written by a Black women to donate or trade. \n1pm – Library Opens\n3pm – Join us for a discussion on themes of Community and Memory in Black women’s literature.\n3:45pm – Parables AfroFeminist Sermon delivery by Ola Ronke\n4:30pm – Open Mic – bring a short piece of any genre to share \nFREE\nALL AGES\nACCESSIBLE\nLIGHT SNACKS \nThe Free Black Women’s Library at CFL is part of the weekend-long Rockers Bbq Weekend #6 2016 with performances to follow at 6pm ($5 admission):\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/664370080395117/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/the-free-black-womens-library-at-community-futures-lab-community-memory-theme/
LOCATION:Community Futures Lab\, 2204 Ridge Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160827T130000
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SUMMARY:ROCKERS BBQ WEEKEND #6
DESCRIPTION:ROCKERS BBQ WEEKEND WILL TAKE PLACE\nAUG 27TH & 28TH 2016\nWE CELEBRATE OUR 6TH YEAR DOING THE FESTIVAL!!\nI CAN NOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR SUPPORTING ROCKERS OVER THE YEARS IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO PROVIDE SO MANY WITH A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.ROCKERS MONTHLY SHOWS MAY BE OVER BUT WE WILL CONTINUE EVERY YEAR WITH THE BBQ WEEKEND!!! THIS IS A WEEKEND FOR RECONNECTING\, GIVING THANKS AND HAVING FUN. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE\,\n—————………..……………………..…………———-\nDAY 1 AUGUST 27TH\n2PM – 5PM BLACK WOMANS LIBRARY EVENT\nREADING BY RAS\nCommunity Futures Lab \n7PM RBW6 SHOW @yungcandystore\n\nURSULA\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ripursula/?fref=ts\nANDRE ALTREZ\nhttps://www.facebook.com/andrealtrez/?fref=ts\nPINKWASH\nhttps://pinkwash.bandcamp.com/\nTHROWDOWN SYNDICATE (DC)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Throwdown-Syndicate-299281278982/?fref=ts\nWHAT NERVE\nhttps://www.facebook.com/whatnerve/?fref=ts\nIRREVERSAL ENTANGLEMENTS\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Irreversible-Entanglements-1222309981135873/\nDJ MADAM DATA\nhttps://www.facebook.com/madamdata/?fref=ts \nAFTERPARTY Sofistifunk!!!\n————–……………………………….-————————\nDAY 2 AUGUEST 28TH BBQ – BBQ – BBQ \n3PM -4PM COLLECTIVE ZINE MAKING WORKSHOP @communityfutureslab \nSHOW & BBQ 4;20 – 8PM @communityfutureslab\nRASHEEDAH PHILLIPS\nhttps://www.facebook.com/AfroFuturistAffair/?fref=ts\nJOHN MORRISON\nhttps://www.facebook.com/JohnTheLiberator/?fref=ts\nDistant//Damage\n(Form space chumpy)\nMIGHTY PARADOCS\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Mighty-Paradocs-115554085164785/?fref=ts\nSWARM\nhttps://www.facebook.com/swarm.philly/?fref=ts\nDJ MR. MANIC\nhttps://www.facebook.com/mistermanic?fref=ts\n—————………..……..———–…….……………………..…….\nIF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VENDING OR HELPING OUT WITH THE RBW6 WEEKEND PLEASE\nEMAIL SDFSBOOKING@GMAIL.COML
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/rockers-bbq-weekend-6/
LOCATION:Community Futures Lab\, 2204 Ridge Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Parties,Readings & Performances,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161204T170000
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SUMMARY:TOMORROW NEVER HAPPENS
DESCRIPTION:FIND METROPOLARITY PRINT ARTIFACTS AMONG THIS STACKED EXHIBIT AT BUCKNELL U’S SAMEK ART MUSEUM::::::: \nAug. 30 – Dec. 4\, 2016\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center\, Bucknell University \nThis exhibition explores queer futurity and the aesthetics of utopia by asking: How are queer communities imagining and working toward a better world? And how do queer theories\, artistic practices\, and lived experiences influence broader cultural thinking about the future? \nRelated Events:\n \nTomorrow Never Happens Semester Launch Party\nFriday\, September 16\, 7pm\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center \nJoin us to celebrate Tomorrow Never Happens and the beginning of a new semester. Featuring spoken word\, drag\, and hip hop performances. \nField Trip: Hermitage and Mahantongo Heritage Center\nSaturday\, October 1\, 10am-3:30pm\nDeparts from Elaine Langone Center \nIn connection to Tomorrow Never Happens and its focus on the concept of a queer utopia\, we will be visiting this one-of-a-kind queer utopian experiment right here in Central PA. Information on how to sign up will be available soon on our website. Includes bus travel and lunch at Penn’s Tavern is on your own.\n\nTomorrow Never Happens Curatorial Talk\nWednesday\, October 12\, 6pm\nGallery Theater\, Elaine Langone Center \nSamek Director\, Richard Rinehart will be in conversation with Bucknell Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies\, Nikki Young. Introductions by Associate Provost Robert Midkiff. A post-talk performance by Cornelius Loy will take place in the Samek Gallery. \nG.E.T. Fall Gala\nFriday\, November 4\, 5:30-7:00pm\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center \nThe Samek’s student organization\, the Gallery Engagement Team\, is throwing its fall gala at the Samek in celebration of Tomorrow Never Happens. This event is for students\, by students. \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/tomorrow-never-happens/
LOCATION:Samek Gallery\, 3rd Floor\, Elaine Langone Center\, Bucknell University\, Lewisburg\, PA\, 17837\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:HIGH TIDE GALLERY (SMALL) SMALL PRESS FAIR
DESCRIPTION:METROPOLARITY TO TABLE & READ @ THIS PHILADELPHIA FOCUSED SMALL PRESS / MULTIPLES / ART OBJECTS / READING & PERFORMANCE / ZINE FAIR \n(Small) Small Press Fair @ High Tide \nSeptember 3 & 4 \n12noon – 6pm \nFREE ADMISSION \nFeaturing Vendors: \n3dot Zine \nArt Vandelay \nBrickman Pubs \nFume Room \nHigh Tide \nJessica Hans & Leah Horowitz \nMetropolarity \nPomegranate Press \nUlises \nPoster designed by Joel Evey
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/high-tide-gallery-small-press-zine-fair/
LOCATION:High Tide Gallery\, 1850 N. Hope St.\, Apt 14a\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T140000
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SUMMARY:TRANS & GENDER NONCONFORMING YOUTH WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES
DESCRIPTION:Kelly Writers House invites you to join a new \nWriting Group for Trans\n& Gender Non-Conforming Youth  \n This monthly writing group is open and free of charge for youth ages 14–22 who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming (GNC). The group will meet monthly at Kelly Writers House on the University of Pennsylvania campus on the second Saturday of the month\, 12:00–2:00pm. No experience or expertise in writing is expected. Trans and GNC-identified guest writers will lead the group each month\, and trans and GNC-identified facilitators will attend and support all monthly sessions. Lunch will be provided\, as well as SEPTA tokens for transportation to and from the group. Come join us! \n  \nSeptember 10 – Andrew Spiers\, Kalen McLean and Hazel Edwards\, facilitators \nCome meet and start writing with the three trans and GNC-identified people who will facilitate the writing group and help establish ground rules and brainstorm topics participants want to write about. Andrew Spiers is a trans/queer writer\, musician\, and radical social worker. Kalen McLean works at the Mazzoni Center and helps facilitate a support group for young trans and GNC youth. Hazel Edwards is an artist\, trans activist\, and member of the Justice League at the Attic’s Bryson Center. \n  \nOctober 8\, 2016 – Guest Writer Kavi Ade  \nKavindu “Kavi” Ade is a writer\, activist\, arts educator\, and nationally recognized spoken word poet. While best known for their gender identity poem titled “IT\,” Kavi’s work most often bridges the realms of personal and political identity – navigating what it means to be Black\, Transgender\, Queer\, and first-generation American all at once. Through their poetry the world unfolds itself in moments of cruelty\, rage\, and grief\, but also beauty\, wonder\, and becoming. \n  \nNovember 12\, 2016 – Guest Writers Mel Bentley and Leah B. \nMel Bentley co-organizes Housework at Chapterhouse\, a reading series in Center City. They have two chapbooks published from 89plus/Luma Foundation and Lamehouse Press. Leah B. (Ksenya Leah Basarab) creates experimental musical fragments and prose/narrative/essay-form written works. Her musical pieces are an energized form of communication that involves sharing a myriad of emotions\, memories\, and opinions via varying vocalizations\, a bass guitar\, timing effects/layers\, sometimes a piano\, and more rarely a cello. \n  \nDecember 10\, 2016 – Guest Writer M Eighteen Téllez\n \nA founding member of the METROPOLARITY sci-fi collective\, Eighteen is a hybrid mestiza cyborg and Philadelphia native who is frustrated/pissed with institutional distinction\, empire and white supremacy\, and fixed rather than fluid treatment of language and identity. They consider the spoken and written word handy and inexpensive tools for deconstructing oppressive world-ordering narratives. \n  \nJanuary 14\, 2017 – Guest Writer Cyree Jarelle Johnson \nCyree Jarelle Johnson is a Black non-binary essayist and poet living and working in Philadelphia. Their writing considers disability as a cyborg femme reality\, femininity as resistance and rebellion\, and Black pessimism. They are a founding member of A Collective Apparition\, a Black queer and trans interdisciplinary arts collective. Their work has been featured in publications both domestically and internationally including Black Girl Dangerous\, Feministing\, and in the anthology Poems for the Queer Revolution. \n  \nFebruary 11\, 2017 – Guest Writer Trish Salah \nTrish Salah is a Lebanese/Irish-Canadian feminist writer and educator whose writing addresses trans themes as well as questions of diasporic Arab identity\, anti-racism\, queer politics and economic and social justice. Her first volume of poetry\, Wanting in Arabic\, published in 2002 then reissued\, won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction in 2014. Roof Books published her second book\, Lyric Sexology Vol. 1\, in 2014. \n  \nMarch 11\, 2017 – Guest Writer Davy Knittle \nDavy Knittle is a poet whose chapbooks include empathy for cars / force of july (horse less press) and cyclorama (the operating system). He is a PhD candidate in English at Penn\, where he thinks about what cities and poetry have to say to each other\, and how poetry might help cities make room for everyone who lives in them. \n  \nApril 8\, 2017 – End-of-year party and chapbook launch \nWe will have an end-of-year celebration at Kelly Writers House where the youth can share their writing with friends and family. \n  \nSessions will take place at Kelly Writers House\, 3805 Locust Walk\, on the University of Pennsylvania campus\, except on October 8 and March 11\, when the writing group will be held at the LGBT Center at Penn\, 3907 Spruce Street. Questions? Please contact Amy Hillier at ahillier@upenn.edu or Andrew Spiers at andrewspiersmss@gmail.com or Rachel Zolf at zolfr@writing.upenn.edu. Funding for the writing group is provided by Kelly Writers House and the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. \n  \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/trans-gender-nonconforming-youth-writing-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Kelly Writer’s House\, 3805 Locust Walk \, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops,Youth Events,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160916T220000
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SUMMARY:Tomorrow Never Happens Semester Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:COME GET YOUR SPECULATIVE VISION STRONG WITH ALEX & EIGHTEEN\, READING AT THE LAUNCH JAWN 4 YOU~ \nTomorrow Never Happens Semester Launch Party\nFriday\, September 16\, 7pm\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center \nThis exhibition explores queer futurity and the aesthetics of utopia. \nFrom marriage equality\, to “bathroom bills\,” to the massacre in Orlando\, queerness is central to current social and political life. Current events can mire us in an unrelenting present that makes it hard to imagine a path beyond. \nA rising chorus of artists is asking where do we go from here? How do queer communities imagine and work toward a better world? And how do queer theories\, artistic practices\, and lived experiences influence broader cultural thinking about the future? \nThe artworks in this exhibition represent a diverse range of sexes and sexualities\, gender identities and expressions\, national origins\, and aesthetic sensibilities. Each work speaks with its own voice and they point down many possible paths to queer futurity. In some works\, sexuality and sexual imagery are exposed as politics. Some works invoke collective strength and a sense of shared destiny. And others code utopian messages into history\, mythology\, and culture. Together\, they suggest that our best hope may be to queer the future. \nJoin us to celebrate Tomorrow Never Happens and the beginning of a new semester. Featuring  hip hop\, drag\, and  spoken word performances from\nAbdu Ali\, Lil Miss Hot Mess\, as well as Maggie Eighteen and Alex Smith of Metropolarity.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/tomorrow-never-happens-semester-launch-party/
LOCATION:Samek Gallery\, 3rd Floor\, Elaine Langone Center\, Bucknell University\, Lewisburg\, PA\, 17837\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parties,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160925T170000
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SUMMARY:RIPExpo 2016 - Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo!
DESCRIPTION:METROPOLARITY LOVES RIPEXPO. \nCATCH RAS & EIGHTEEN THIS YEAR TABLING W/NEW \nPOSTERS\nPINS\n#DIYSCIFI BOOKS\n+ TEEEEEE SHIRTS\n^___^/ \nAbout\nThe Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPExpo) is a spring weekend devoted to small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Artists and writers from all over North America will join local creators to exhibit work and generate discussion. RIPExpo is committed to giving voice to those underrepresented in mainstream media. \nThe RIPExpo main exhibition halls at the Providence Public Library will have over 120 exhibitors selling their small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Running during the show will be panel discussions with creators and publishers\, and in the evenings there will be various events throughout Providence. \nFree & open to the public! \nDate\nSeptember 24 – 25\, 2016 \nLocation\nProvidence Public Library\n225 Washington St\nProvidence\, RI\n02903
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/ripexpo-2016-rhode-island-independent-publishing-expo/
LOCATION:Providence Public Library\, 150 Empire St\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
ORGANIZER;CN="RIPExpo Organizers":MAILTO:ripepvd(@)gmail(.)com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160928T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160928T210000
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SUMMARY:ICA Philly Free For All w/ Black Quantum Futurism
DESCRIPTION:RUMOR HAS IT METROPOLARITY WILL BE IN THE BUILDING WITH BLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM AS PART OF THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART’S FREE FOR ALL PROGRAM SERIES \nCONFIRMED DETAILS FORTHCOMING \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/ica-philly-free-for-all-w-black-quantum-futurism/
LOCATION:Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia\, 118 S. 36th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Live Art & Exhibitions,Parties,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T104604
CREATED:20170503T184046Z
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SUMMARY:JINXED Science Fiction Reading
DESCRIPTION:👽A science-fiction reading at Jinxed West Philly location featuring @metropolarity co-founders Alex Smith and M Eighteen Téllez\, as well as Sarah Sawyers-Lovett and Moose Lane!
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/jinxed-science-fiction-reading/
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T220000
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SUMMARY:LASER LIFE presents Style of Attack
DESCRIPTION:</^\> laser life queer sci-fi reading </^\> \n***this is the psycho-social\, queer liberatory\, autonomous\, afro-curatorial\, queer propulsed pulse\, electro light light beam\, sigil sub-conscious\, navigatory cosmic trance dance on the techno-veldt… this is STYLE OF ATTACK*** \nMETROPOLARITY is a DIY sci-fi collective based\, bred\, and tested in the colliding future-present of Philadelphia. STYLE OF ATTACK Report contains select work from Metropolarity’s four founding members\, who contribute theory\, practice\, and experience of home grown speculative visioning for both historical documentation as well as personal and collective survival. The collection serves as a model and a record of how Black\, brown\, queer\, low-resource\, working\, ill and in-recovery people can project themselves into the future\, conjuring resources\, technology\, and magic that aid us in the present. \nAlso this sci-fi is FIRE cuz the crew don’t play. \nLaser Life is a queer sci-fi reading documenting the release of STYLE OF ATTACK and a celebration of the book being nominated for a Lambda Literary Award\, the highest honor in LGBT letters. \npurchase and peruse the book here:\nhttp://metropolarity.bigcartel.com/product/style-of-attack-report \nCome here the futurist voices of:\nRas Mashramani\nMaggie Eighteen\nRasheedah Phillips\nCamae Ayewa\nAlex Smith\n+ special guests TBA \nhttp://metropolarity.net/ \n**flyer by Oskar Castro http://www.bohitifotuto.com/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/laser-life-presents-style-of-attack/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N. 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex Smith":MAILTO:theyarebirds@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170518T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170521T170000
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SUMMARY:MOOGFEST
DESCRIPTION:May 18—21 Durham\, NC \nCatch our workshops & reading events alongside Black Quantum Futurism collective as part of this year’s ‘Future Thought’ programming at MOOGFEST in Durham. It’s $$$ tho so don’t stress – we do our thing regularly around the city of Philadelphia. \nMoogfest is the synthesis of music\, art and technology. \nSince 2004\, Moogfest has brought together artists\, futurist thinkers\, inventors\, entrepreneurs\, designers\, engineers\, scientists\, and musicians. \nBy day\, Moogfest is a platform for conversation and experimentation. This mind-expanding conference attracts creative and technology enthusiasts for three days of participatory programming in Durham\, North Carolina. By night\, Moogfest presents cutting-edge music in venues throughout the city. Performing artists include early pioneers in electronic music\, alongside pop and avant garde experimentalists of today. \nMoogfest is a tribute to Dr. Robert Moog and the profound influence his inventions have had on how we hear the world. Over the last sixty years\, Bob Moog and Moog Music have pioneered the analog synthesizer and other technology tools for artists. This exchange between engineer and musician is celebrated with a unique festival format where the creative process is understood as a collaboration among many people\, across time and space\, in commerce and culture.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/moogfest/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns,Workshops,Youth Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170612T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T104604
CREATED:20170503T183537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T183537Z
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SUMMARY:2017 Lambda Literary Awards
DESCRIPTION:YOUR LOCAL SCI-FI SQUAD IS NOMINATED FOR A LAMMY IN SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR. CROSS YR FINGERS! WE’RE ROLLING DEEP TO THE AWARD CEREMONY. \nABOUT THE LAMMYS\nThe Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”) identify and celebrate the best lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world. The Lammys\, which receive national and international media attention\, bring together 600 attendees—including nominees\, celebrities\, sponsors\, and publishing executives—to celebrate excellence in LGBTQ publishing. It is the most prestigious and glamorous LGBTQ literary event in the world. \nThe Guardian newspaper said: “… Steeped as they are in celebrity and ceremony\, the Lammys aren’t as stuffy or straight as many LGBT awards shows often are: they were unabashedly\, gleefully queer\, representing the many facets of queer life.” \nHonoring\nJacqueline Woodson with the Visionary Award\nJeanette Winterson with the Trustee Award \nWith special introductions by Cynthia Nixon & AM Homes \nHosted by Mx Justin Vivian Bond \nStellar roster of presenters include \nHeather Acs · Frank Bruni · Ana Castillo · Betty Dodson\nNYC Councilman Daniel Dromm · Masha Gessen · Keelay Gipson\nJP Howard · Cleve Jones · Saeed Jones · Taylor Mac · Eileen Myles\nTig Notaro · Carl Phillips · Ariel Schrag · Meredith Talusan\nVivek Tiwary · Jes Tom · Mitchell Waters · Karen Williams \nOther surprise guests to be announced in May \nThe awards ceremony is directed by Charles Rice-Gonzalez \nJoin us at the most glamorous LGBT literary event in the country. Over 500 attendees\, sponsors\, and celebrities will come together to celebrate excellence in LGBT literature. Read the full press release here. \nTICKETS ON SALE NOW! \n5:30 pm Red Carpet and VIP Cocktail Reception \n7:00 pm Awards Ceremony \nNYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts\n566 LaGuardia Place\nNew York City \n9:30 pm After Party\nLe Poisson Rouge\n158 Bleecker Street\nNew York City
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/2017-lambda-literary-awards/
CATEGORIES:Some Other Jawns
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