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ARTS & CULTURAL PROGRAMS

The Center is your cultural home base, and has been at the heart of New York City’s LGBT community since our earliest days. From our long-running Second Tuesday lecture series to premieres, panels and performances, we attract notable public figures from the arts, politics and academia to create, connect and celebrate with you.

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For avid arts and culture enthusiasts, learn more about volunteering at Center arts and culture events. The Center’s arts and cultural programming is made possible with support from The Kors Le Pere Foundation.

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Upcoming Events

SECOND TUESDAY PRESENTS QUEERING LOCKSDOWNS: NYC AFTER THE PANDEMIC
TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021, 7 P.M. ET

Writers Jeremiah Moss and Jen Jack Gieseking sit in conversation about the future of NYC’s queer spaces after the COVID-19 lockdown. What has happened in the past? How will spots where LGBTQ people gather be different after 2021?

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WHEN DOGS HEAL: THE HEALING POWER OF DOGS WITHIN THE HIV COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021, 6:30 P.M. ET

The Center presents a unique conversation about the positive impact that dogs have within the HIV community. “When Dogs Heal” is a photographic project that tells the stories of people who believe that the best medicine sometimes comes in the form of a four-legged friend.

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DIFFERENT STROKES/DIFFERENT FOLKS: QUEER ARTISTS OF COLOR PAINT THE 21ST CENTURY
PROPOSALS DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021

This exhibition seeks to unite BIPOC artists that identify on any part of the queer spectrum, challenging static notions of who is “allowed” to claim the queer identity as well as what it means to be a LGBTQ+ BIPOC artist producing work today.

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CENTER READS “DAYS WITHOUT END”
BY SEBASTIAN BARRY
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021, 7 P.M. ET

Join The Center’s monthly book discussion group as we discuss the 2017 Booker-nominated historical novel, “Days Without End” by Sebastian Barry.

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CENTER STAGE: EXPLORING NARRATIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN THEATER
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021, 6:30 P.M. ET

The Center in partnership with National Queer Theater invites you to take part in a conversation on HIV narratives in theater. Cazares discuss the importance of having characters on stage living with HIV that reflect the lived experiences of BIPOC queer artists living with HIV.

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CENTER READS “LEADING MEN” BY CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021, 7 P.M. ET

Join The Center’s monthly book discussion group as we discuss the 2019 fictionalized biography of Tennessee Williams. What keeps two people together and what breaks them apart? Can we save someone else if we can’t save ourselves?

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LUCKY STAR: SUPERSTAR. A META CREATIVE CONVERSATION.
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021, 6:30 P.M. ET

What does it take to be a star? This is the question that Pioneers Go East Collective invites their viewers to ask themselves on LUCKY STAR, a “meta creative journey” that is their most recent work. Join us as we speak to Daniel Diaz, Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte, Agosto Machado, and Philip Treviño.

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