Sexy in NYC: Events for the Week of April 28th
Posted at 8:43 AM Apr 28, 2008
Sex and Sensibility: 7 Women Cartoonists at Algonquin Hotel Wednesday, April 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Algonquin Hotel (second floor), 59 West 44th Street. Attention fans of cartoons: The Dorothy Parker Society is hosting a book party with seven notable cartoonists to celebrate the publication of Sex and Sensibility: Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love...in 200 Cartoons. Liza Donnelly, who has been a cartoonist at The New Yorker since 1982, edits the book. In addition to Donnelly, the other cartoonists who will be in attendance are Barbara Smaller, Carolita Johnson, Victoria Roberts, Marisa Acocella Marchetto, Signe Wilkinson, and Julia Suits. Most of them have appeared in the pages of The New Yorker. FREE.
Writing Sex and Sexuality - Friday, May 2 from 5:30 to 7 pm. Elebash Recital Hall CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue. In an age when what goes on in the bedroom has made it out onto the street, four female writers explore the ways in which sex has become a stronger presence than ever in literature, how they decide what to reveal and how to reveal it, and just how much of their own personal sexuality finds its way into their work. Panelists include Catherine Millet, author of the shocking international bestseller The Sexual Life of Catherine M.; Amanda Michalopoulou, prolific author and journalist; Anja Sicking, author of The Silent Sin; and Yael Hedaya, author of the acclaimed novel Accidents. FREE.
American Stripper - photographs by Charise Isis - May 3-June at Peer Gallery, second floor of the West Chelsea Arts Building, 526 West 26th St., between 10th and 11th Avenues. For the last twelve years, Charise Isis has worked on and off in the world of exotic dance (strip clubs). It is a world harshly judged by the mainstream and generally negatively depicted by the media. Strippers are often viewed as dysfunctional people on the fringe of society. Four years ago, she began photographing the women that she works with. At first, she wondered if she should photograph every aspect of this world including the stereotypical "bad stuff" (exploited women with low self esteem), but she realized that she does not view the dancers in this way. Dysfunction exists within the world of exotic dance as it does in every aspect of our society, however it is not the negative things that stayed with her, but rather the humanity that constantly disrobes itself alongside the women. FREE and open to the public. See gallery website for hours.
Madame du Sketchy's: A Drag Drawing Salon - Sunday, May 4th from 7 to 10 pm. The Fortune Cookie Cabaret at Lucky Chengs, 24 1st Avenue. boys! booze! drag queens! drawing! New York's legendary cabaret/ art-school combo presents you with the most rippling man hunks and glamorous drag queens for your drawing pleasure. Plus, perverse contests and fabulous prizes. Hang on to your pencils. w/ Deja Davenport, Machine Dazzle and Ian. Sponsored by: Queer Republic Tees, Starshine Burlesque, Neighborhoodies, Babeland, and Sin in Linen. $15, reservations recommended.
--Audacia Ray
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