Hello men of Northampton!
Next weekend, our fabulous neighbors to the west are holding a series of LGBTQ events as part of "Out in the Berkshires." Kick off the weekend on Thursday night with a showing of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, and stick around through Sunday with the rest of what Out in the Berkshires has to offer.
Here's a press release for Out in the Berkshires - hope to see you there!
The Out in the Berkshires Weekend returns for it 3rd year celebrating and focusing on the many contributions that the LGBT community has on the arts starting November 10 until the 13 with a stunning array of events including documentaries, movies, dances, and karaoke.
Starting off the weekend will be a showing of The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Beacon Cinema hosted by the one and only Taffy Darling from Rumpy’s in Lenox. Show starts at 9:30pm, tickets are only $9 and there will be a social hour with drink specials at Brulee’s following the movie.
On Friday we will be playing Common Thread: Stories from the Quilt, sponsored by Berkshire Stonewall Coalition, at The Berkshire Museum at 2pm free entry. There will be a discussion following the movie. At 8 pm New Stage will be holding the second annual Karaogay with Ken de Loreto as MC and Erica Spizz as KJ, join them for a night of singing out your favorite songs.
Saturday we have at 2pm the Live Out Loud Youth Project will be premiering is movie, “The Truth About Gender: Youth Stories of Gender Diversity” an original 30 minute film produced with youth from Berkshire County exploring their experience living outside the gender binary. The film includes digital stories created by the youth, as well as interviews about the storytelling process. Visual art pieces from Live Out Loud Youth Project members will be displayed at this event, with a suggested donation of $5 showing starts at 3pm. Also we have the new movie Weekend playing at the Berkshire Museum at 7pm, tickets are only $5.
Wrapping up the day we have Quite Queer hosting “ON TOP” from 9pm to 1am on the top floor of the Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield. More than just a DJed dance party, Quite Queer has strived from the beginning to bring fresh, queer musical talent into the Berkshires. In that spirit, Tayisha Busay of New York City, who has just released their first album, “FOCUS/VIRUS”, will be performing. Tayisha Busay brings creative beats and tremendous energy with them when they perform. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door, with limited capacity. The event will be 21 + with a cash bar and suggested dress code of “filth and glitter” in honor of Tayisha Busay.
On the final day, Sunday, we will be holding a panel discussion with brunch at Y Bar at 11am tickets will be $20. The discussion will be A Gay History of the Berkshires, with panel members, from varying generations, that have created a name for themselves in the area while being openly gay will share their triumphs and tribulations on the road to becoming who they are now. There will also be on display a variety of archival information about the gay community in the Berkshires throughout the years. After the brunch and panel there will be a social hour where we will wrap up the weekend and celebrate.
Next weekend, our fabulous neighbors to the west are holding a series of LGBTQ events as part of "Out in the Berkshires." Kick off the weekend on Thursday night with a showing of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, and stick around through Sunday with the rest of what Out in the Berkshires has to offer.
Here's a press release for Out in the Berkshires - hope to see you there!
The Out in the Berkshires Weekend returns for it 3rd year celebrating and focusing on the many contributions that the LGBT community has on the arts starting November 10 until the 13 with a stunning array of events including documentaries, movies, dances, and karaoke.
Starting off the weekend will be a showing of The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Beacon Cinema hosted by the one and only Taffy Darling from Rumpy’s in Lenox. Show starts at 9:30pm, tickets are only $9 and there will be a social hour with drink specials at Brulee’s following the movie.
On Friday we will be playing Common Thread: Stories from the Quilt, sponsored by Berkshire Stonewall Coalition, at The Berkshire Museum at 2pm free entry. There will be a discussion following the movie. At 8 pm New Stage will be holding the second annual Karaogay with Ken de Loreto as MC and Erica Spizz as KJ, join them for a night of singing out your favorite songs.
Saturday we have at 2pm the Live Out Loud Youth Project will be premiering is movie, “The Truth About Gender: Youth Stories of Gender Diversity” an original 30 minute film produced with youth from Berkshire County exploring their experience living outside the gender binary. The film includes digital stories created by the youth, as well as interviews about the storytelling process. Visual art pieces from Live Out Loud Youth Project members will be displayed at this event, with a suggested donation of $5 showing starts at 3pm. Also we have the new movie Weekend playing at the Berkshire Museum at 7pm, tickets are only $5.
Wrapping up the day we have Quite Queer hosting “ON TOP” from 9pm to 1am on the top floor of the Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield. More than just a DJed dance party, Quite Queer has strived from the beginning to bring fresh, queer musical talent into the Berkshires. In that spirit, Tayisha Busay of New York City, who has just released their first album, “FOCUS/VIRUS”, will be performing. Tayisha Busay brings creative beats and tremendous energy with them when they perform. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door, with limited capacity. The event will be 21 + with a cash bar and suggested dress code of “filth and glitter” in honor of Tayisha Busay.
On the final day, Sunday, we will be holding a panel discussion with brunch at Y Bar at 11am tickets will be $20. The discussion will be A Gay History of the Berkshires, with panel members, from varying generations, that have created a name for themselves in the area while being openly gay will share their triumphs and tribulations on the road to becoming who they are now. There will also be on display a variety of archival information about the gay community in the Berkshires throughout the years. After the brunch and panel there will be a social hour where we will wrap up the weekend and celebrate.
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