LIVE from NYPL: Justin Vivian Bond and Friends: Stonewall 50 Cabaret
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS 21+ AND ID IS REQUIRED.
The Library’s exhibition Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50 comes to life in a night of song, comedy, and burlesque.
FEATURING
- Justin Vivian Bond
- Morgan Bassichis
- Be Steadwell
- brASS: Brown RadicalAss Burlesque
- Jes Tom
- Switch N Play
In a night of original performance, several of today’s most ambitious, creative, and socially conscious entertainers pay homage to the past, present, and future of the LGBTQ movement for civil rights that was spurred by the riots at the Stonewall Inn in 1969. Held in conjunction with the Library’s current exhibition, Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50, this cabaret will bring to life the exhibition’s themes of political activism, love, night life, and the rise of the queer press.
Recommended Reading:
Enjoy these titles recommended by NYPL's Jason Baumann, Susan and Douglas Dillon Assistant Director for Collection Development and Coordinator of the Library's LGBTQ Intitiative:
Justin Vivian Bond, Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels
adrienne maree brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
Juliana Delgado Lopera, ¡Cuéntamelo!: Testimonios de Inmigrantes Latinos LGBT (¡Cuéntamelo! : Oral Histories by LGBT Latino Immigrants)
Reina Gossett, Eric A. Stanley, and Johanna Burton (ed.), Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility
Holly Hughes, Carmelita Tropicana, and Jill Dolan (ed.), Memories of the Revolution: The First Ten Years of the WOW Cafe Theater
Kembrew McLeod, The Downtown Pop Underground: New York City and the Literary Punks, Renegade Artists, DIY Filmmakers, Mad Playwrights, and Rock 'n' Roll Glitter Queens Who Revolutionized Culture
Madison Moore, Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric
Hugh Ryan, When Brooklyn Was Queer
Del LaGrace Volcano and Jack Halberstam, The Drag King Book
This event is 21+ and ID is required.
$15 standing room tickets grant entry to the event. $40 tickets guarantee a seat at a table. Drinks will be available for purchase from the bar throughout the night.
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Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc.) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Sara Beth Joren at sarabethjoren@nypl.org. For all other inquiries, please contact publicprograms@nypl.org.
The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of The New York Public Library.
Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50
This event is part of a series of programs related to The New York Public Library's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a flash point in LGBTQ history. After the riots that took place at the Stonewall Inn in June 1969, the LGBTQ civil rights movement went from handfuls activists to thousands. Through a major exhibition, a series of programs, book recommendations, and more, we invite you to learn more about the emergence of the LGBTQ rights movement, as well as culture, issues, and activism today. Learn more now.
Sponsors
Major support of the Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50 exhibition and related programming is provided by The New York Community Trust, Hermes Mallea and Carey Maloney, and the TD Charitable Foundation and TD Bank. Additional support is provided by Time Warner and the Magnus Hirschfeld Endowment Fund.
Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, Jonathan Altman, and Miriam and Ira D. Wallach.
