{"title": "What Happens to Boys in Chelsea - Act Up 40th Fundraiser", "start": "2026-11-15T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "price": "Suggested donation $10-$40", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/queer"], "description": "Ryan F. Casey performs their autobiographical solo play 'What Happens to Boys in Chelsea', an autobiographical choreopoem following a gay boy who fell from a fifth floor window, at Judson Memorial Church. The fundraising event supports ACT UP's (AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power) 40th Anniversary, with all profits donated to ACT UP New York. Set in New York in 2006, it follows Foster Lawrence, who ends up in a stranger's home and clinging to his life on the city asphalt, as ten years later he sets out to find what happened that night. This work of political theater, which calls to dismantle the NYPD's Freedom of Information Law Unit, runs 50 minutes and is followed by a question and answer session.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/what-happens-to-boys-in-chelsea-act-up-40th-fundraiser-53348/", "official_url": "https://www.judson.org/calendar/what-happens-to-boys-in-chelsea-11-15-26", "image": "https://noky.io/images/44fe3b4c0b223f946d02dbbde4fb7734256408934d784b1dfec77775ba3ae210-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-15T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The Boys in the Band", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Heights Players", "address": "Willow Place 26, 11201", "price": "", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama", "society/queer"], "description": "The Boys In The Band is a play by Mart Crowley, directed by Kerry Wolf, staged by the Heights Players. 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The reading is followed by a talkback with the creatives.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/naima-ramos-chapman-in-place-of-monuments-51069/", "official_url": "https://www.apollotheater.org/event/apollo-new-works-naima-ramos-in-place-of-monuments", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9358ca52963fb66e5e081b518918365f8df1020d3d1e3843395423eec923c3ca-2000.webp"}, {"title": "EXTERNAL EVENT: “Caring & Sharing Fall Benefit” at Metro Baptist Church", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Madison Avenue Baptist Church", "address": "Madison Avenue 129, 10016", "price": "Minimum gift of $50", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["community/lgbtq", "occasion/charity-fundraiser"], "description": "An evening benefit called “Caring & Sharing Fall Benefit” with mingling, light bites, drinks, and entertainment, honoring Andy Humm, former President of New Alternatives and Co-Host of GAY USA, with emcee Pink Pancake. 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The memoir traces his path from grade school fairy-tale productions to writing books and lyrics for internationally produced musicals. Along the way it offers a ringside view of cultural change from the 1950s to the 2020s, from hippies and gay liberation to AIDS and covid and the push backs against justice and democracy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bill-russell-memoir-launch-122392/", "official_url": "https://gaycenter.org/event/bill-russell-memoir-launch/", "image": ""}, {"title": "A Poem for Evangeline and Other Songs – Kevin Powell Book Launch", "start": "2026-11-15T15:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Kevin Powell holds a book launch with poetry and reading at Judson Memorial Church. 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Tickets are $15, and food and drinks will be available for purchase.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/copyfest-fundraiser-three-sets-three-festivals-66796/", "official_url": "https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=2002566206431", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6477ef7d722776c438a91a2cfac36be0915e9ee24b241ea8dbf143f2e6acb942-600.webp"}, {"title": "DURATIONS: Triple Canopy presents Civic Crash Course with Chloë Bass, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Hal Foster", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Public Records", "address": "Butler Street 233, 11217", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "society"], "description": "An evening talk titled 'Civic Crash Course', presented by Triple Canopy as part of the DURATIONS series. It features Chloë Bass, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, and Hal Foster and takes place at Public Records in Brooklyn. 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