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Now through June 18, Weekends, 1-7 P.M. -- Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition's Spring Pier Art Show: Transformations. Featuring over 350 artists showing over 1,200 pieces, plus performances, free live music as part of the UnPlugged in Red Hook Series, an Artists Speak Series, and more. The exhibit will feature work from OP Member Judith Z. Miller. Visit her "Primal Wearable Art and Sculpture" on the Second Floor (exhibit No. 112).Transformations is presented inside a 25,000-sq. ft. historic Civil War-era warehouse in Red Hook, overlooking the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor. The Pier Show is considered a not-to-miss event by collectors, curators and art enthusiasts. Visit www.bwac.org for more information.
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AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO OUT PROFESSIONALS FROM SECOND STAGE THEATRE: 2-FOR-1 TICKETS TO "GETTING HOME"Good for performances June 5 - June 17 only; regular single-ticket price $30.Once upon a time on the enchanted isle of Manhattan, Tristan found the man of his dreams~a prince who drove a yellow chariot. Jan found herself the object of two rival princes, affections, which turned out not to be as big a problem as you might think. And Nilesh Sumwell he got his groove back. Don,t miss the World Premiere production of Anton Dudley,s "Getting Home," directed by David Schweizer and starringMarcy Harriell ("Rent", "Lennon"), Brian Henderson ("In The Wings") and Manu Narayan ("Bombay Dreams"). At the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, Broadway at 76th Street (above the Promenade). Shows Monday^Saturday at 8 p.m.; matinee Saturday at 2 p.m. Visit www.SecondStageTheatre.com/uptown; click "Buy Tickets" and enter code OEOUTP., Or call (212) 246-4422 and mention code OEOUTP., Or print out and take this to our theatre-district box office, 307 W. 43rd Street (Monday 10-6, Tuesday 10-7, Wednesday-Saturday 10-8, Sunday 10-3).* Subject to availability. All sales final. No refunds, exchanges or retroactive discounts. Phone, internet and building service fees apply.
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Friday, June 9th, 6:30 - 10 PM: Safer Sex In The City 2006--AIDS Service Center NYC's hot fundraiser at the Museum of Sex Advance tickets are on sale until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 9th, so get yours now for the most fun you'll EVER have at a Wednesday night fundraiser--guaranteed!General admission tickets are just $35 in advance, $50 at the door.To kick things off, from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., ASC's Board of Directors will host a pre-event VIP cocktail reception. The main event (7 p.m. - 10 p.m.) will feature premier NYC DJs Jackie Christie and John Mallow, plus a special performance by the voluptuous burlesque star World Famous *BOB*!General and VIP tickets can be purchased online by clicking here: http://www.safersexinthecity.org/. To order by phone, call (212) 645-0875 ext. 409.
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Starting June 9, personal Space Theatrics is offering OP Members 25% off tickets of its production of Arthur Kopit's "Because He Can." Also, On Tuesdays June 13 and June 20, 2006, all seats are $10.00. For all other performances, Out Professional members can use the discount code CLUB06 and pay only $15.00 (Price usually reserved for groups of 10 or more) for General Admission tickets (Regular Price $20.00).To Purchase Tickets online, visit https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=BEC1, and use the Discount Code CLUB06 to obtain the Out Professional discount, or call (212) 868-4444. Personal Space is located at 547 Greenwich St between Charlton and Vandam.
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From Tuesday, June 13 through Saturday, June 17, you're invited to the Final Benefit Performances of "The Pajama Game." Nominated for nine Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, "The Pajama Game" MUST CLOSE on June 17! This is your last chance to see Harry Connick, Jr. and Kelli O'Hara, the Tony-nominated stars that Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls, "the hottest couple in the New York theatre." Tickets are now available for five Final Benefit Performances, Certain donation levels include a cocktail reception with Harry and the cast! All proceeds benefit The Actors' Fund of America, New Orleans Habitat, Musicians' Village, and Roundabout Theatre Company's Education Programs & Musical Theatre Fund. For more information or to order your tickets, please call (212) 719-1300 or visit
www.roundabouttheatre.org.
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Friday, June 16, 7 P.M., FREE -- OP Member Wayne Hoffman will be reading from "Hard" at KGB Bar (85 E. 4th Street) in New York's East Village. Come, have a drink, listen to the reading, and get your books signed. Sponsored by MetroBearsNY. Hoffman is a longtime journalist in NYC. He was one of the founding editors of the New York Blade, and also served as senior editor at Billboard before taking his current position as managing editor at The Forward, the national Jewish newspaper. He has written for the Village Voice, Washington Post, The Nation, The Advocate, and dozens of other publications.Published in May by Carroll & Graf, "Hard" is Wayne's first novel, and it follows a battle between two newspaper editors in New York during the 1990s crackdown on gay businesses. Publishers Weekly called it "an intriguing exploration of politics and psyche," and HX magazine called it "a valentine to being gay in the big city." For more information about the book, the author, and upcoming events, visit
www.hardthenovel.com.
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