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The Greatest Pride of Them
All! |
| New York City |
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by Mark Thompson & Robert
Doyle |
| June 4, 2009 |
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So it’s summer—in the City—and you’re about to
take a bite out of the Apple for the BIGGEST
Pride celebration of them all. What to do,
where to start? Where to go, what to wear?
Fear not, intrepid Pride-goers, we’re here
to take you on the most phantasmagoric
journey through NYC Pride. Whether you’re a
local celebutante ready for your close-up or
a NYC Pride pioneer, here’s the skinny on
what’s happening and where—with a healthy
portion of why it’s
ALL good for you. Swallow big: this is the
40th anniversary of Stonewall and
everything gay in NYC has plenty to
celebrate (and not only that recent survey
about NYC being the city with the most
tops…). Dig in, Pride babies; it’s all here
for the sharing. |
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SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2009: |
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LOVE BALL: The Saint-at-Large in association
with The Federation of Ballroom Houses
present Love Ball
WHAT:
The Saint-at-Large smackdown at Time
Square’s Nokia Theatre with Alyson Calagna
and Chris Cox working it out with the
Federation of Ballroom Houses.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE:
Because Alyson Calagna is relentlessly fierce and endlessly
inventive, and because Guy Smith lives for
lighting that creates entire galaxies, and
because the Nokia Theatre was once a Times
Square movie theatre with excellent bones,
and because the people behind Saint-at-Large
are professional, creative, and wildly
imaginative, and because ballroom battles
burn up the house—and because the proceeds
benefit Heritage of Pride.
DETAILS:
Saturday 27 June 2009
Nokia Theatre, Times Square
Music: Alyson Calagna and Chris Cox
Opening DJ: Vjuan Allure
Commentator: Jack Mizrahi
Lights: Guy Smith
10 pm
until dawn
TICKETS:
https://robot.boxofficetickets.com
LINKS:
http://www.saintatlarge.com |
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WE CAN! : Peter Rauhofer & WORK! Invite You to PRIDE NYC 2009
WHAT:
The massive New York City Pride extravaganza
produced by Peter Rauhofer & WORK! at
Roseland, the largest ballroom in Manhattan,
home of the Black Party and countless other
all-night bacchanals.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE:
Because Rauhofer and Offer Nissim throw down seriously addictive
beats, and because Paulo and Oscar G. know
how to keep your booty bumping, and because
Maya is performing a string of her
irresistible songs, and because that
definitive nightlife phoenix Kevin Aviance
is also performing, and because the most
fabulous Alan T. is at the door, and because
this is a group of nightlife professionals
that knows how to throw a party—and because,
let’s face it, everyone’s going to be there.
DETAILS:
Saturday 27 June 2009
Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Music: Paulo, Offer Nissim, Peter Rauhofer,
Oscar G
LIVE: Maya
Special Performance by Kevin Aviance
Door: Alan T.
10 pm – 10 am
TICKETS:
http://www.wantickets.com
LINKS:
http://www.peterrauhofer.com |
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SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2009: |
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THE PARADE/THE MARCH:
WHAT:
The Mother of all Pride Parades and Marches,
the reason we’re celebrating the weekend.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE: Because it’s the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the
riots that commenced the modern-day gay
rights movement, and because this year there
is palpable LGBT political momentum and we
owe it to ourselves to stand together and
march and cheer for full equality, and
because there’s nothing like walking Fifth
Avenue and following a lavender line all the
way into the Village while surrounded by the
most gorgeous array of LGBT humanity—and
because, simply put, it’s mad, over-the-top,
wildly good fun.
DETAILS:
Sunday, 28 June 2009,
Noon
Fifth Avenue
@52nd Street all the way downtown
Christopher Street
Moments of silence:
2 pm
LINK:
http://www.nycpride.org |
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HADES MUSIC: THE PARADE PARTY
WHAT:
The Annual Parade Party, presented by Hades
Music in association with the House of
Aviance, which happens in a huge penthouse
loft with a wrap-around terrace.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE: Because you get a bird’s-eye view of the Parade while it’s
happening seventeen stories below, and
because the vibe is cool and hot at the same
time, and because house parties are always
fun on a Pride Sunday, especially when the
house is Aviance and the net proceeds
benefit GMHC—and because everything Aviance
always serves it up.
DETAILS:
Sunday 28 June 2009,
noon – 7 pm
267 Fifth Avenue
@ 29th Street, 11th floor
Music: James Andersen, Michael Hades (in the loft), Fabiano Angelo
& Dre, Victor Hugo (on the rooftop)
Host(esse)s: Mother Juan Aviance, Oscar Rada,
Anthony Caggino, Wilyhem Reed, Carlos
Rosario.
TICKETS:
$20.00 + $1.00 surcharge (discount expires
5/31/09) @
www.myhousebeatz.com
After 5/31, tickets will be $30 online and $40 at the door
Limited amount of tickets sold for this
event
LINKS:
http://www.theparadeparty.com
https://www.myhousebeatz.com/theparadeparty
http://www.houseofaviance.com
http://www.hadesmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/motherjuanaviance |
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DANCE ON THE PIER
WHAT:
The 23rd Annual Official New York
City LGBT Dance on the Pier, where the
proceeds benefit New York City's LGBT Pride
Week events as well as LGBT community
organizations
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE: Because it’s Pride and it’s New York Fucking City in the heat of
summer with more than 7,500 loud and proud
happy people from all over the globe crammed
together on one pier jutting out over the
Hudson River, and because last year Jennifer
Hudson performed there (and in years past,
Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and the
Pussycat Dolls), and because the Empire
State Building glows lavender, and because
there are rainbow regattas and
water-spouting fire boats and fireworks—and
most of all because the Dance on the Pier
was born out of a time when LGBT persons
could not dance openly and proudly together,
and because now that we can, there are few
celebrations more joyful and euphoric—and
you need more reason than that?
DETAILS:
Sunday 28 June 2009
Pier 54, 13th Street
@ the West Side Highway
Music: Phillip Kimball, Jack Reina, and Corey Craig
Lights: Guy Smith
4 pm – 10:30 pm,
followed by fireworks
TICKETS:
General Admission
$50 each when purchased from May 1 - May 31
$70 each when purchased from June 1 - June
27
$85 each when purchased day of
VIP Tickets
$150 each (limited availability)
Online @
http://www.boxofficetickets.com
Phone @ 1-800-494-TIXS (8497)
Purchase Locations
Village Apothecary -
346 Bleecker St, 212-807-7566
Wear Me Out -
353 West 47th St, 212-333-3047
Ate Ave
- 169 8th Avenue, 646-763-8355
LINKS:
http://www.nycpride.org |
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GAY PRIDE @ LOVE : Aural Flow in Association
with MFT Presents Gay Pride @ Love
WHAT:
The beloved deejay Susan Morabito’s annual
NYC Pride party—and her annual declaration
of love to her most ardent fans.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE: Because Susan Morabito’s parties always draw a devoted core of
true music aficionados who live to dance to
the legend’s signature soulful grooves.
DETAILS:
Sunday 28 June 2009
179 MacDougal Street
(@ 8th Street), NYC
Music: Susan Morabito
More info soon…
LINKS:
http://www.susanmorabito.com/sm_content.html |
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ALEGRIA PRIDE 2009 : Ric Sena Presents
Alegria in Wonderland
WHAT:
The definitive NYC Pride party, producer Ric
Sena’s Alegria returns for a ninth
incarnation at M2 (formerly Crobar), with
this year’s phantasmagorical theme: Alegria
in Wonderland.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE:
Because NYC Pride ain’t over until Alegria says so (and
traditionally that has meant sometime late
Monday afternoon), and because this year’s
Alegria showcases the music of the maestro,
Abel, as well as his partners in acoustic
wonder, Tony Moran and Micky Friedmann, an
unstoppable triumvirate of beatmasters, and
because with Ric Sena’s background in
theatrical production, Alegria in Wonderland
promises to be a blissfully surreal trip
down the rabbit hole, and especially when
combined with Ross Berger’s stunningly
hallucinogenic lighting, and because every
heartstopping specimen of homo sapiens will
be in evidence, and because Alegria is back
at its most-beloved home, the former Crobar
now called M2, where magic happens and boyz
from all around the world fall in love: with
music, with the party, with each other.
DETAILS:
Sunday 28 June 2009
M2 (former Crobar space),
530 West 28th Street, NYC
Music: Tony Moran, Abel, Micky Friedmann (Berlin)
Lights: Ross Berger and Ric Sena
Production Design: Ric Sena
11 pm
until
TICKETS:
Advance tickets $70 until 5/29, $80
(5/30-6/19), $90 after
NYC ticket outlets:
Universal Gear,
140 Eighth Avenue, NYC
Wear Me Out,
353 West 47th Street, NYC
LINKS:
http://www.alegriaevents.com |
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MONDAY 29 JUNE 2009: |
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MR BLACK: PRIDE CLOSER w/JUNIOR VASQUEZ
WHAT:
The final event, the ultimate diehard party,
the never-say-die contingent, at the
notorious dance den, Mr. Black, with that
champion Pride closer in the ring, Mr.
Junior Vasquez.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE:
Hello? Have you been listening? Because this is the classic Pride
closing event, the one you’ve heard about
for years, and the one you’ll remember all
summer, because when Junior closes down
Pride, it’s a celebration not to be missed
or soon forgotten.
DETAILS:
Monday 29 June 2009
Mr. Black,
351 West 30th Street (between Seventh and Eighth Avenues), NYC
Music: Junior Vasquez
TICKETS:
TBD
LINKS:
http://www.mrblacknyc.com/2008
http://www.myspace.com/mrblacknyc |
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