On Thursday, February 16, please join us at one of the most historic LGBT bars in NYC: Julius' Bar, as we join forces with one of the most popular LGBT monthly events: the Mattachine dance party, to raise funds to support one of the least visible parts of the LGBT community: homeless youth.
Come early for the Happy Hour drink prices from 8:00 - 9:00 pm, and stay late for the happy hours of dance music by DJ Angela DiCarlo from 10 :00 - 1:00 am, with your host John Cameron Mitchell, special gue...
On Thursday, February 16, please join us at one of the most historic LGBT bars in NYC: Julius' Bar, as we join forces with one of the most popular LGBT monthly events: the Mattachine dance party, to raise funds to support one of the least visible parts of the LGBT community: homeless youth.
Come early for the Happy Hour drink prices from 8:00 - 9:00 pm, and stay late for the happy hours of dance music by DJ Angela DiCarlo from 10 :00 - 1:00 am, with your host John Cameron Mitchell, special guests Dick Leitch, the oldest surviving member of the original Mattachine Society, and a special performance by the wildly entertaining puppeteer, Basil Twist, as volunteers from the New Alternatives for LGBT Homeless Youth organization accept your generous donations.
There's NO cover to get in, so we hope you'll give generously, and from the heart - just two days after Valentine's Day - knowing that every dollar you donate will be used to fund the programs we provide to help some of the youngest and most at-risk members of the LGBT community.
The New Alternatives programs help to increase the self-sufficiency of LGBT homeless youth, and enable them to transition from the instability of the street and shelter system into stable adult lives, by providing case management, education services, life skills training, community-building recreational activities, opportunities for self-expression, and health support services for HIV+ youth. Harm reduction, youth development, and empowerment make up our core principles. http://newalternativesnyc.org/
The Mattachine monthly dance parties celebrate the early LGBT pioneers who were among the first to stand up for LGBT rights, refusing to be told that a gay man cannot order a drink at a bar like Julius.' Their defiance helped set the stage for the historic Stonewall Riots, which took place a few years later, just a few blocks away. Mattachine monthly dance parties spin vintage vinyl from queer yesteryear in cities throughout the US, and around the world: http://mattachineparty.com/1mattachine
This month's Mattachine dance party ad includes a photo by the late, great photojournalist Betty Lane. See it, and more about her, in my post below and here: http://mattachineparty.com/
Julius' Bar wasn't always an iconic LGBT hangout, but it was always a hot spot for artists, hipsters and bohemians from Mae West to Tennessee Williams to Truman Capote. In operation as a bar since the 1860's, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 in recognition of its association with the early days of the modern LGBT rights movement. Julius' serves great drinks and really great burgers. http://www.juliusbarny.com/
Basil Twist, the NYC-based puppeteer and acclaimed theater artist, best known for his underwater puppet show, 'Symphonie Fantastique' was named a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient in 2015 for "extraordinary originality and dedication in his creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction." https://www.macfound.org/fellows/949/