May 15 – 21, 2011
A week-long, New York City festival of performances, panels and meet-ups to unravel the queerness of human interaction. Join us as we celebrate QAI’s one year anniversary with the launch of so much pre-pride hotness.
Sun., May 15 // 3pm in Private, Brooklyn-Location
This QAI Brunch Series’ think-tank a la celebration is invite-only; Guests will net-wrrkq for this monthly series. It is an intimate gathering to celebrate/lubricate the work of queer strategists, innovators, and creators to build a strong QAI movement.
Tues., May 17 // 7pm at Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Art Center in the Underground Theater
466 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002
RSVP HERE – FREE
A QAI promoted event, “Starving Artist” vs. Entrepreneur is part of ERPA: The Next Gen Debate Series with The Field (www.thefield.org). Debaters include Morgan von Prelle Pecelli, Jean Ann Douglass, Catherine Peila and Shalonda Ingram. Moderated by Andy Horwitz.
Is the language we use around the arts helping or hurting? Do you pay yourself a living wage to make your work? Do you value your work as something that needs to happen? Does “non-profit” equal art-as-charity, a luxury commodity, a non-necessity? Does it support entrepreneurship? How does this language help art-makers to be seen, fundraise and be recognized as important and critical?
Thur., May 19 // 7pm at Gibney Dance Center
890 Broadway, Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10003
A FREE evening of conversation across creative disciplines and queer expertise; Moderated by activist, writer, and educator Brian McCormick; Conversationalists include Dechen Albero & Camilo Godoy of Queerocracy, S(hirley)(ENA)Torho, and Tahira Pratt. READ MORE
Fri., May 20 // 7pm at The Tank Theater
354 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
Music series featuring Brooklyn’s own Melissa Li, NJ/FLorida’s finest Bard & Mustache, and the notorious QAI superstar Charlie Demos! Hosted by last-months QAI electrodrama pop thang, the IDIOT a.k.a. Theodor Wilson. READ MORE.
Sat., May 21 // 7pm at The Tank Theater
354 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
Main-stage featuring Shelly Mars’ Homo Bonobo Project.
The Homo Bonobo Project is a multimedia presentation by the globe-trotting Belgian primatologist Dr. Ghislaine Pussait, as played by her creator Shelly Mars, AKA the “after-hours Lily Tomlin.”
And Joy Conway’s FAT: a one woman, theatric experience that explores weight, body image, family, health traditions, eating and food, self-esteem and anger management, pleasure, resurrection and honor.
Hosted by your local Palinographer, Mathew Heggem.
Sat., May 21 // 9:30pm at Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street
New York, NY 10002
Late-night series at Bulldyke Chronicles with Shelly Mars including QAI/Nursha artist Micia Mosley, and Leroi Prince, Dan Fishback, & Laura Turley,
