Tue, May 1 2012
Media ContactCindi Creager
Director of Communications & Marketing
(646) 358-1703
ccreager@gaycenter.org
The Center Kicks off Summer "Camp" 2012
This May, the Center opens our Summer "Camp" Festival with fun, games, drag queens, and more in celebration of all things "campy."
This summer, the Center is sending you to CAMP! But not the kind of icky outdoor camp with tents and mosquitoes – instead, we're serving up drag queens and NO WIRE HANGERS! Jump start your summer with fun, games, and a celebration of the elusive queer aesthetic known simply as "camp."
| WHO / WHAT | The Center opens its new Summer "Camp" Festival with campy film screenings, sassy drag queens, kitschy games, and more. |
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May 8 - 31, 2012 |
| WHERE |
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center 208 West 13th Street New York City |
| CONTACT |
Media professionals interested in covering any Summer "Camp" related events should contact Cindi Creager, Director of Communications & Marketing (646) 358-1703, ccreager@gaycenter.org |
This summer, the Center is sending you to CAMP! But not the kind of icky outdoor camp with tents and mosquitoes - instead, we're serving up drag queens and NO WIRE HANGERS! Jump start your summer with fun, games and a celebration of the elusive queer aesthetic known simply as "camp."
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SECOND TUESDAYS: JAMES BIDGOOD PRESENTS PINK NARCISSUS Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Doors Open 6:30 PM We present the full 71-minute film, followed by an interview of Mr. Bidgood by filmmaker Ira Sachs.
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CENTER CINEMA PRESENTS GO GO CRAZY BY FRED CARUSO Friday, May 11, 2012 Doors Open 6:30 PM With a little sex, sabotage, and dirty tricks, this movie will turn you on, bend you over with laughter, and then give you a happy ending.
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DRAG BINGO Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Doors Open 6:30 PM Hedda Lettuce is pulling out her balls – bingo balls, that is. Drag bingo returns to the Center for one night only with kooky prizes, double entendre, and a cash jackpot. Time to get lucky! |
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CENTER CINEMA PRESENTS BRINI MAXWELL IS BEWITCHED! Thursday, May 17, 2012 Doors Open 6:30 PM Domestic diva Brini Maxwell hosts her favorite episodes of this camp sitcom classic. There may be two Darrins, but there's only one Brini!
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Q & GAY PRESENTS DRAG! Thursday, May 24, 2012 Doors Open 6:30 PM We decided to invite four drag queens and ask them every question you were too afraid to ask. No tea no shade, just four decades of queens serving it up fierce, Miss Honey! |
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MATCH GAME LIVE Thursday, May 31, 2012 Doors Open 6:30 PM We're closing out our Summer "Camp" Festival with a live stage version of the campiest, kitschiest game show in history – The Match Game! |
About the Center
A beacon of hope for 29 years, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center builds and supports our community through arts and culture, wellness and recovery, family services and life-saving youth programs designed to foster healthy development in a safe, affirming environment. The Center envisions a world where LGBT people will no longer face discrimination or isolation because of who we are or who we love. We offer a welcoming home to 300,000 visitors each year and we are committed to serving all LGBT people through a variety of programs, services and activities that are designed to meet existing and emerging needs.The Center is many things to many people. We invite you to experience our home at 208 West 13th Street in person and online at gaycenter.org
