Upcoming NYC Gigs you should know about and totally come to!
Both of these are going to be amazing. And from the Buzzz, the open mic at Speaking of Femme is going to kick ass in a way you've never seen an open mic kick ass. Bryn and Glenn Marla have already stated their open mic intentions.
Saturday, February 28, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Gayety! A Queer Comedy Cabaret!
[gayety.wordpress.com]
9:30 PM * $5 (Recession Special)
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees & Performs w/
Kelli Dunham
And Gayety Guests:
Bryn Kelly
NEDRA JOHNSON!
One more to be added!
February’s theme: Halfway to Michfest! Love it or hate it, Fest is part of dyke culture and we’ve all got something to say about it! Bryn Kelly presents a comic retelling of her years at Camp Trans & first time at Michfest in 2008.
Gayety Queer Comedy Cabaret has its triumphant return the last Saturday of each month.
Accessible, interesting, and compelling comedy is just what the doctor ordered!
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 * NY, NY
Speaking of Femme!
The Femme Family’s Debut spoken word event
7-9 PM * $5 suggested donation
Bluestockings Bookstore: 172 Allen St., NY NY
New York’s Femme Family - a social and activist collaboration of local queer femmes - brings you Speaking of Femme, a literary event celebrating the queer femme voice. Come to read, to hear what femmes have to say, to ally, to challenge your ideas of femininity, to laugh and cry with us. FemmeFamily membership is open to self-identified femmes of all genders, and our events are for all. femmefamily.com
Featured Performers:
Emcee Hadassah D’Luxe, a multimedia artist and performer [axondluxe.com]
FemmeCee Bevin Branlandingham, host of FemmeCast: The Queer Fat Femme Podcast Guide to Life [www.queerfatfemme.com]
Sassafras Lowery, author, storyteller, performer [www.PoMoFreakshow.com]
Taureret Manu, poet, activist and ferocity expert
Leslie Freeman, dis/abled high femme artist, activist, and author of zines including “Essence and Artifice”
Hana Malia, brazen femme poet and sexual dynamo
Others TBA
Open Mic available to all self-identified Femmes throughout the evening.
We’re sending a portion of the proceeds for this event to the Femme Collective because it’s part of why we started Femme Family NYC and we stole the name from the show hosted by Bevin at the Femme Conference in 2008.
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Keep on your calendar:
Saturday, March 28, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Gayety! A Queer Comedy Cabaret!
Saturday, April 4, 2009 * New York, NY
Fat Girl Flea Market
Saturday, April 18, 2009-Femme Family Coming Out Party!
Saturday, April 25, 2009-Formal Gayety!
Saturday, February 28, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Gayety! A Queer Comedy Cabaret!
[gayety.wordpress.com]
9:30 PM * $5 (Recession Special)
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees & Performs w/
Kelli Dunham
And Gayety Guests:
Bryn Kelly
NEDRA JOHNSON!
One more to be added!
February’s theme: Halfway to Michfest! Love it or hate it, Fest is part of dyke culture and we’ve all got something to say about it! Bryn Kelly presents a comic retelling of her years at Camp Trans & first time at Michfest in 2008.
Gayety Queer Comedy Cabaret has its triumphant return the last Saturday of each month.
Accessible, interesting, and compelling comedy is just what the doctor ordered!
****
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 * NY, NY
Speaking of Femme!
The Femme Family’s Debut spoken word event
7-9 PM * $5 suggested donation
Bluestockings Bookstore: 172 Allen St., NY NY
New York’s Femme Family - a social and activist collaboration of local queer femmes - brings you Speaking of Femme, a literary event celebrating the queer femme voice. Come to read, to hear what femmes have to say, to ally, to challenge your ideas of femininity, to laugh and cry with us. FemmeFamily membership is open to self-identified femmes of all genders, and our events are for all. femmefamily.com
Featured Performers:
Emcee Hadassah D’Luxe, a multimedia artist and performer [axondluxe.com]
FemmeCee Bevin Branlandingham, host of FemmeCast: The Queer Fat Femme Podcast Guide to Life [www.queerfatfemme.com]
Sassafras Lowery, author, storyteller, performer [www.PoMoFreakshow.com]
Taureret Manu, poet, activist and ferocity expert
Leslie Freeman, dis/abled high femme artist, activist, and author of zines including “Essence and Artifice”
Hana Malia, brazen femme poet and sexual dynamo
Others TBA
Open Mic available to all self-identified Femmes throughout the evening.
We’re sending a portion of the proceeds for this event to the Femme Collective because it’s part of why we started Femme Family NYC and we stole the name from the show hosted by Bevin at the Femme Conference in 2008.
****
Keep on your calendar:
Saturday, March 28, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Gayety! A Queer Comedy Cabaret!
Saturday, April 4, 2009 * New York, NY
Fat Girl Flea Market
Saturday, April 18, 2009-Femme Family Coming Out Party!
Saturday, April 25, 2009-Formal Gayety!