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Tuesday June 6, 2023

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7 – 8 pm

Paul Rudnick + Jean Hanff Korelitz: Farrell Covington & the Limits of Style

Strand Book StoreUnion Square

Wednesday June 7

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7 – 8 pm

Javier Fuentes + Bill Goldstein: Countries of Origin

Strand Book StoreUnion Square

Thursday June 8

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3 – 4 pm

Drag Story Hour

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Friday June 9

Jay Clark Tribeca Landfill, NYC 1980

5 – 6 pm

Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History

The National Arts ClubGramercy Park

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6 – 8 pm

Launch Event for Dad and Daddy’s Big Big Family by Seamus Kirst

Books of WonderChelsea

Peter Hujar at the Keith Haring Door at the West Village Gay Pie

7 – 8 pm

An Evening with Stanley Stellar: A Celebration of Pride and Progress

The National Arts ClubGramercy Park

Saturday June 10

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4 – 5 pm

William Lee Adams presents Wild Dances: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision, featuring Rachel Dry

P&T KnitwearLower East Side

Tuesday June 13

4:30 pm

Teen Time: LGBTQ+ Teen Empowerment Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Brooklyn Heights LibraryBrooklyn Heights

6 – 8 pm

Launch Event: Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Books of WonderChelsea

Saturday June 17

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7 pm

M. Evelina Galang presents When the Hibiscus Falls, ft. Denne Michele Norris

P&T KnitwearLower East Side

Saturday June 24

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1 – 6 pm

3rd Annual Family Pride in the Park

Pugsley ParkPeekskill

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1 – 4 pm

MoMA Pride Family Day!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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