Metrograph presents A Bigger Splash, Jack Hazan's groundbreaking portrait of artist David Hockney and the creative world that surrounded him in the early 1970s. Neither a conventional documentary nor a traditional narrative film, Hazan's innovative hybrid work blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction, creating an intimate and emotionally revealing...
MoMA invites visitors to experience the museum after hours during a special evening that combines art, music, socializing, and access to one of the world's most celebrated collections of modern and contemporary art. The event transforms the museum into a lively gathering space where guests can explore exhibitions, enjoy refreshments,...
Metrograph presents a screening of Farewell My Concubine, Chen Kaige's sweeping masterpiece and one of the most celebrated films in the history of Chinese cinema. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the film follows the lives of two Peking Opera performers over the course of five...
Celebrate Pride Month with an evening of cocktails, culture, community, and connection at Asia Society's popular Leo Bar Happy Hour. This special LGBTQ+ edition of the museum's monthly social gathering invites queer professionals, creatives, and allies to mingle in the beautiful Garden Court while enjoying after-hours museum access, art, and...
Part of Lincoln Center’s Pride programming, Where the Boys Are is an evening that celebrates queer identity, masculinity, friendship, desire, and self-expression through performance, storytelling, music, and conversation. The event brings together artists whose work explores what it means to be a man—and who gets to define masculinity—in contemporary culture. More Details
Cult filmmaker John Waters joins actor Ricki Lake for an evening celebrating two of the most beloved works in Waters's remarkable career: Hairspray and Desperate Living. The conversation offers audiences an opportunity to hear firsthand stories from two artists whose collaborations helped reshape independent cinema and queer culture. Few filmmakers...
The Whitney Museum invites visitors to explore its collection through an LGBTQ+ lens during this special after-hours gallery program. Queering the Collection examines how artists have challenged traditional ideas about gender, sexuality, identity, and self-expression throughout American art history. Led by museum educators, the tour highlights works that resonate with...
Few films have had a greater impact on Black queer representation than Tongues Untied, Marlon Riggs's groundbreaking 1989 documentary-poem that gives voice to the experiences of Black gay men in America. Blending personal testimony, spoken word, music, performance, and documentary footage, Riggs created a work that is at once joyful, angry,...
A landmark of the New Queer Cinema movement, Todd Haynes's Poison returns to the big screen in a rare 35mm presentation. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the 1991 film shattered conventions with its bold exploration of desire, outsider identity, and the social stigma surrounding queer lives during the AIDS...
A giant outdoor dance party returns to Lincoln Center as legendary New York DJ and nightlife curator Bill Coleman takes over the decks for a special Pride-themed Silent Disco. Guests receive wireless headphones and dance beneath the stars on Lincoln Center's massive outdoor dance floor while choosing between music channels...
Join acclaimed author Clarence A. Haynes in conversation with publishing executive and literary advocate Krishan Trotman for a discussion of Haynes's latest novel, The Broken Hearts Agency. Blending romance, mystery, fantasy, and queer storytelling, the novel explores grief, healing, and the complicated ways people move forward after heartbreak. Set in...
Award-winning writer Jeremy Atherton Lin visits Strand to discuss his new book, Deep House, in conversation with writer and editor Henry Hicks IV. Part memoir, part cultural history, and part meditation on queer life, Deep Houseexplores the spaces queer people have created for themselves—from private homes and hidden rooms to...
