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16) Nothing But a Winner
Nothing But A Winner, about the greatest college football program in the history of the sport – the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, a feature documentary, directed by Jimmy Jenkins and produced by David Jacobson, releases exclusively in theatres nationwide for one night only on July 31.
Through first-hand accounts from barrier-breaking players spanning five decades, the film explores the culture of relentless commitment that turns raw recruits into national champions. From Bryant's integration of Black players during the Civil Rights era to Saban's modern-day streak of total dominance, Nothing But A Winner highlights how buying into Alabama's process means you're destined to be nothing but a winner.
Two legendary Alabama football families came together to tell the story of this legacy. Marlon Humphrey, an All-American defensive back under Saban and four-time Pro Bowler currently with the Baltimore Ravens, executive-produced and financed the majority of the project, alongside his sister and co-producer Breona. Their father Bobby Humphrey, a former two-time First-Team All-Pro in the NFL and All-American running back at Alabama, is an integral voice in the film.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Fathom Entertainment or nothingbutawinner.com.
F) What Else is Happening
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17) Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/
Notes in Motion Upcoming Events
Modern Dance Pioneers with Lindsay Jennings Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | 5:30-7pm
Wednesday Youth Summer Series July 9- August 13, 2025 Pre-Ballet | 9am Creative Movement | 10am Hip Hop | 11am For ages 3-7, our engaging classes in Ballet, Creative Movement, and Hip Hop inspire joy, creativity, and confidence in young dancers. Sign up for 1, 2, or all 3! The 6-week SUMMER Session will culminate in an informal sharing on August 13th! Enroll today! Registration inquiries, please email ashley@amandaselwyndance.org.
2-weeks of Training at Amanda Selwyn Dance Studio in Tribeca August 18-22, 2025 | August 25-29, 2025 (Ages 16-25) Register TODAY using the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9WOanBCm_rrqz9WVDAJHXY5QbJGfLwyr9SqWrd-gQk8OHZA/viewform
The Summer Intensive will immerse young dancers in a variety of technique classes, company repertory, and a creative process in which participants collaborate to create a new modern dance piece. The program culminates in an end-of-week showing, showcasing the dancers’ growth and artistry. In addition to studio training, lunch-time sessions provide valuable coaching in nutrition, cross-training, audition preparation, and more, equipping dancers with the tools they need for a sustainable and successful career.
Classes include: Modern, Ballet, and Jazz Technique, Conditioning, Yoga, Improvisation, Company Repertory, and Creative/Choreography.
Session 1: August 18-22, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Session 2: August 25-29, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
1-Week: $550 2-Weeks: $1,000 Drop-in Session Pass: $110/day |
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18) NYMPHIA WIND,
"RuPaul's Drag Race Season" season 16 winner
celebrates PRIDE with new show" BANANAS?"
The Town Hall 6/26 at 7 PM
BANANAS? is a bombastic one-woman show that will stun drag, theatre and performance art audiences alike. For one night only, Nymphia, aka the “Banana Buddha,” will transform the Town Hall stage into a portal to her chaotic mind. Part drag, part fashion, and part performance art, BANANAS? is a reflection of Nymphia’s inner journey over this last history-making year of her life. Exploding with references to her most enduring artistic influences, from Peking Opera to FKA Twigs to Marina Abramović, Nymphia explores life, death, rebirth, and all things yellow, with her signature sartorial wit and irreverent joy.
Tickets for BANANAS? begin at $45, and are available at www.TheTownHall.org or by visiting the box office at 123 W. 43rd Street. VIP packages include an exclusive Meet and Greet with Nymphia Wind and are also available. XXX
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19) Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company Presents Framing Ménerbes: Film Screening and Reception with Special Guests Donald Byrd and Jovani Furlan June 26, 2025 Dolby 88 Screening Room |
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents the US premiere of Framing Ménerbes: Film Screening and Reception on June 26, 2025 at 6pm at the Dolby 88 Screening Room in Manhattan, entrance on 55th Street at the corner of 55th/6th Avenue, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, NYC. Tickets are $25 (plus $3.52 in service fees). For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/framing-menerbes-film-screening-and-reception-tickets-1242414337729.
An exciting evening has just become more so. Choreographer and company director Donald Byrd will join the conversation with Jovani Furlan and Daniel following the U.S. premiere of Framing Ménerbes. Donald and Jovani will bring very different viewpoints to their lensing of the film. Rather than a typical talkback format, this conversation will be an intimate—the Dolby theater has eighty-eight seats—and unique opportunity to hear these three artists speak about their perspectives and philosophies on art and art-making. Daniel will have the chance to share the inspiration for the work and respond to questions from the two guests. Providing accessible, entertaining, and meaningful connections with art and the processes of making it has been central to Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company since its inception.
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20) Applications Now Open for
2025 International Human Rights Art Festival
December 8-14 at The Tank
Submissions are now open for the 7th Annual International Human Rights Art Festival, the largest human rights art festival in New York City, which will take place December 8-14, 2025 at The Tank (312 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018).
“It is clear that our current American political class has all the tensile strength of tissue paper in a summer storm, and that our court system is porous, offering a weak and possibly irrelevant backstop to what was once the strongest democracy in the world,” said Thomas Block, Founding Executive Director of the International Human Rights Art Movement. “As in all authoritarian states, it is left to the artists and creators to hold the line, to stand up for what is right and just, and to safeguard the republic. America is sleepwalking into authoritarianism, and only the creators have the courage to resist.”
The festival is currently seeking 10-20 minute works that highlight themes of:
- Climate Change Action
- Immigration
- LGBTQIA+
- Celebration of Women & Women in Power
- Undiscovered Black Men & Women
- Shalom/Salaam
- With Love from Africa
- Other social justice concerns
IHRAF is also seeking short plays for their Ten Minute Play Festival and Ten Minute Performance Festival.
All accepted performers will receive:
- Performance stipends of $200
- PR and marketing support
- 30-minute tech rehearsal
- Festival TD and SM
- Free photographic documentation of the performance
- Free video documentation of the performance
- A brief description of your piece, including approximate running time - we’re accepting 10-20 minute works.
- A cover letter, including details regarding the piece’s discipline, issue of concern treated and a brief summary of your artistic goals
- Your bios or resumes and the names of any collaborators already on board
- A sample of work (scripts, pics, videos, songs, any other links or file that could help us to know more about your project)
Applications must be submitted by August 15, 2025. Results will be announced to applications by September 8, 2025. The full schedule for the 2025 festival will be announced by October 1, 2025. There is no fee to apply. For more information and to submit your application please visit https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-festival-call-2025. XXX
21) Lincoln Square Gets Jazzed Up With Highly Anticipated Return of Lincoln Square Business Improvement District’s “Summer Jazz Sensations” Lunchtime Concert Series
Free to the public, the annual series features local and legendary talent who have performed on some of jazz’s biggest stages. Concerts will take place every Wednesday, from June 25 – September 17, 12 Noon to 1:30 PM in Dante Park (Broadway and 64th Street).
Lincoln Square is celebrating summer with a jazzy flare as the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID) announced today that it is returning with the fourth iteration of its beloved summer concert series - Summer Jazz Sensations. Beginning June 25 and running every Wednesday through September 17, attendees can enjoy outdoor performances by local, iconic, and well-known jazz artists from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. The outdoor performances will be held in Dante Park (Broadway between 63rd & 64th Streets) right in the heart of the Lincoln Square neighborhood. Note: In the event of rain, concerts are scheduled to be held on Friday immediately following each Wednesday performance.
The full lineup of concerts and performers include:
June 25: Antoinette Montague Experience
Antoinette Montague is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Jazz Woman to the Rescue, which encourages the donation of instruments to young people. She serves on the board of directors of The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts, is advisory board chair for International Women in Jazz and is on the community advisory board of WBGO. She now proudly brings her experience to the Newark School of the Arts. Antoinette also teaches and performs for jazz organizations, such as Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Syncopated Leadership Workshop, Music on the Inside (for the incarcerated), Jazz Power Initiative, Jazzmobile festivals and their Saturday workshops at Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music.
*There will be light refreshments and snacks from Le Botaniste available for purchase at this concert.
July 2: Matt Chertkoff Trio
Guitarist Matt Chertkoff has played at jazz clubs, concerts, and festivals all over the world. He has performed with legends such as Jimmy Cobb, Houston Person, Freddy Cole, Grady Tate and more. He has appeared on numerous jazz CDs, pop recordings, and movie scores. His festival appearances include the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Markam Jazz Festival, Saratoga Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, and the Berghausen Jazz Festival, among others.
July 9: Kathryn Farmer
Acclaimed Jazz/R&B vocalist Kathryn Farmer has enjoyed a stellar reputation on the world jazz scene as a musician’s musician with a four-octave range and a mesmerizing, electrifying stage presence. Kathryn has worked, recorded, and toured with such illustrious jazz artists such as Doug Carn and Walter Bishop Jr., James Carter, Lester Bowie, Hilton Ruiz, Don Braden, Kirk Lightsey, David Hazeltine, John Hicks, David ‘Fathead’ Newman, Melvin Sparks, Artie Shaw Orchestra and worked with Latin legend Larry Harlow. She was also featured with Tito Puente for a show right here in New York City.
*There will be light refreshments and snacks from Le Botaniste available for purchase at this concert.
July 16: McClenty Hunter Quartet
Internationally acclaimed jazz drummer McClenty Hunter Jr. has a career spanning over two decades, both as a performer and an educator. McClenty has collaborated with jazz legends such as Cedar Walton, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Heath, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Barron, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Bob Mintzer, and Dave Stryker. His extensive performance experience includes major festivals like the Monterey Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, and the Nice Jazz Festival. He served as the Director of Music at KIPP Academy in the South Bronx, the Interim Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies (Drum Set) at the University of Central Florida and has received the NAACP Image Award recognizing his outstanding contributions to jazz music. McClenty will be featured on Christian McBride’s upcoming big band record, scheduled for release in August 2025.
July 23: Svetlana & The New York Collective
Svetlana & The New York Collective (TNYC) is an award-winning ensemble on a mission to uplift and spread the joy of jazz. Blending swing, straight-ahead jazz, and Svetlana’s compelling originals, they connect deeply with audiences through charismatic vocals, virtuosic playing, and an unmistakable bond with their listeners. Their album “Night at the Movies” soared to the top of the charts, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Chart while amassing over 1.5 million streams. The band has headlined sold-out engagements at renowned clubs, performing arts centers and festivals nationally and internationally. The ensemble’s members are not only world-class performers but also celebrated educators at institutions such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and top universities.
July 30: Trumpet Summit One: James Zollar
James Zollar began his musical career playing bugle, has appeared in motion pictures and is included in The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. James was also a featured soloist with Jon Faddis & Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra as well as Wynton Marsalis & The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Count Basie Orchestra with Diane Schuur, Seth MacFarlane & Jose James, Don Byron’s Bands, The Marty Ehrlich Sextet, Jon Batiste, Tom Scott, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Sarah Vaughn, Gladys Knight, and more. Today, he’s playing with The Duke Ellington Orchestra. James has also been a long-standing clinician for the Jazz Mobile SJW Workshop for the last six years, teaching trumpet, theory and ensemble playing.
*There will be light refreshments and snacks from Le Botaniste available for purchase at this concert.
John Bailey is a trumpet player, composer, band leader and educator. His career has included long-running gigs with Ray Charles, Woody Herman Orchestra, Ray Barretto and Frank Sinatra, Jr. His work with Latin Jazz innovator Arturo O'Farrill won him three Grammy awards. He’s played on more than 80 albums as a sideman and has recorded three albums as a leader. He is currently the lead trumpet player in Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending.”
Latin Grammy–nominated Cuban trumpeter and composer Kalí Rodríguez-Peña is one of the leading voices of a young generation of Cuban musicians living in New York City. His sound fuses the traditional motifs of his native Cuba with a passion for jazz classicism, influenced by Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Freddie Hubbard. Kalí has led his bands in top venues and festivals across North America and has shared the stage with distinguished musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Chucho Valdés, Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo O’Farrill, Michel Camilo, Esperanza Spalding, Miguel Zenón, David Murray, Anat Cohen, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Cándido Camero, Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsi and Olga Tañón, among others.
August 6: Carla Cook and Friends
Cook has an improvisational style that’s steeped in the swing tradition yet eclectic and brimming with fresh interpretations. In an extraordinary career, Cook has performed or recorded as a guest artist with such luminaries as the Count Basie Orchestra and Lionel Hampton’s Big Band. Her remarkable voice has earned her a Grammy nomination, and she’s worked with Steve Wilson, Eric Reed, Don Byron, Regina Carter, Jimmy Heath and many more. Her band, The Carla Cook Quintet, has opened for Ron Carter, Michel Legrand, Wayne Shorter and B.B. King. Cook is also an educator, having taught master classes at numerous universities and jazz camps. In 2019, Cook also joined the jazz faculty of The Juilliard School as a private instructor and teacher of the Jazz Voice Seminar. In a career spanning more than two decades, she has performed in concert halls, theaters, nightclubs, and jazz festivals throughout the world.
August 13: Jeremy Carlstedt's Sound Escapes
Jeremy Carlstedt has established himself over the past 25 years as one of the most innovative and unique drummers in New York and appears on 10 records as a leader and on over 25 records as a sideman. He has toured across North America, Europe, and Africa, and played some of the most high-profile music festivals including Newport Jazz Festival, Vision Festival, Cape Town Jazz Festival, and concerts at Lincoln Center. Having begun playing drums at the age of eight, Carlstedt later attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the New School.
August 20: Tenor Madness featuring Jason Marshall and Keith Loftis
Jason Marshall has built a wide-reaching career as a performer, composer, arranger, educator, and cultural voice. His work honors the joy, complexity, and legacy of Black American Music, spanning styles and generations with integrity and soul. Over the past two decades, he has brought his artistry to stages around the world, performing and recording with his own ensemble as well as with artists including Roy Hargrove, Aretha Franklin, Deedee Bridgewater, Chaka Khan, Abdullah Ibrahim, Kurt Elling, The Roots, The Temptations and more.
Keith Loftis has been described as one of the most lyrical and compelling Jazz saxophonists of today. Over the course of his career, Keith has performed with several jazz legends such as Benny Carter, Cedar Walton, Nancy Wilson, Frank Foster, Alvin Batiste, Clark Terry, Bobby Shew, Joe Williams, and Ray Charles to name a few. Keith has traveled extensively around the globe performing regularly throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and parts of the Mid-East. He has also performed at VH-1’s “Fashion Rocks” with Mary J. Blige and Usher. Keith performed regularly at New York’s renowned Carlyle Hotel and works on film projects to broaden his film-scoring portfolio. Currently, Keith tours with his Quartet, Vocalist & Educator Dr. Ruth Naomi Floyd in Ruth Naomi Floyd Presents: The Frederick Douglass Jazz Works.
August 27: Emily Braden Quartet
Emily Braden is the winner of New York City's 'Best of the Best' Jazz mobile Vocal Competition and two-time cultural ambassador with the US Embassy’s Arts Envoy Program. Originally from Boise, Idaho, Braden is a Harlem-based vocalist, songwriter and lyricist who effortlessly blends jazz, soul, and pop to win the hearts of audiences around the world. NYC performances include Birdland Jazz Club, Blue Note Jazz Club (Groove Series), The Jazz Club at Aman with residencies at The 55 Bar and Minton’s Playhouse.
*There will be light refreshments and snacks from Le Botaniste available for purchase at this concert.
September 3: Person2Person featuring Eric and Houston Person
Over his forty years as a musician, Eric has had the good fortune to perform with the vanguard of the jazz world, namely McCoy Tyner, Dave Holland Wallace Roney, and cutting-edge artists such as Vernon Reid, Ronald Shannon Jackson, and the World Saxophone Quartet. His signature sound on alto, soprano, tenor, saxophone, and flute has been featured on over fifty CDs, from Chico Hamilton to Ben Harper to Bright Dog Red.
Houston Person was dubbed ‘the natural heir to the Boss Tenor crown worn so long and so well by Gene Ammons’ by historian Bob Porter. After years as a record producer and touring with the late great Etta Jones, Person is now recognized as a master of popular songs. Person has recorded over 150 albums as a leader and sideman.
September 10: Lucy Yeghiazaryan Trio
Lucy Yeghiazaryan has become a leading voice in American straight-ahead jazz singing by bringing the real richness of her Armenian heritage together with her love for the ultimate American art form. She has shared the stage with Harold Mabern, Houston Person, Johnny O’Neal, Peter Bernstein, Pasquale Grasso, Grant Stewart, Terell Stafford, Bernadette Peters, Arto Tunçboyacıyan Emmet Cohen and many more. She can be found performing in and outside of the U.S. with regular appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Mezzrow, Symphony Space and others. Yeghiazaryan grew up in post-Soviet Armenia and began listening to her father's once-contraband collection of jazz records at a young age. Economic hardships eventually forced the family to immigrate to America, where she brought her passion for Jazz. *There will be light refreshments and snacks from Le Botaniste available for purchase at this concert.
September 17: Bobby Harden
Bobby Harden thrills audiences globally as lead singer with the Original Blues Brothers Band. He has shared the stage with Eddie Floyd, Lionel Richie and, as lead singer of The Uptown Horns Revue, with Howard Tate & Benny King. He performed at President Obama’s inauguration party and regularly plays with his Soul Purpose Band at City Winery, City Vineyard, The Falcon, and Minton’s Playhouse. Bobby holds a three-night a week residency at Greenwich Village’s historic Arthur’s Tavern. Bobby believes in giving back to the community and has performed at events for the American Cancer Society and Hearts of Gold Charity alongside fundraisers for local causes, including health care facilities and schools in his neighborhood. Bobby has also sung TV jingles for American Express, Budweiser, Holiday Inn, and Slimfast.
For more information on the Lincoln Square BID, up-to-date information on the lineup and date changes, neighborhood activities, openings and offerings, please visit www.lincolnsquarebid.org.
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22) Little Island Upcoming Event
Performance June 26 in The Glade
Performance at 10:00 pm, with free admission
A brand-new song cycle exploding a piece of Shakespeare text to explore contemporary themes of immigration
Written by Whitney White, Co-Directed by Whitney White and Maxim Pozdorovkin, Music Direction by Ben Covello
Cast: Florencia Cuenca, Rotana Tarabzouni, Whitney White
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23) New York Butoh InstitutepresentsJuly Intensive Training with Vangeline June 30-July 5, 2025
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Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute presents July Intensive Training, with Vangeline, from June 30-July 5, 2025 in New York, including a final, end-of-week performance. Enrollment is $350 for the week. To register visit . vangeline.com/enroll-here/july-intensive-training-with-vangelinee-in-new-york-with-performance-june-30-july-5th
During the week of July 4th to New York to train with award-winning teacher/choreographer Vangeline! For five days, we will train and practice together, learning Noguchi Taiso and a range of butoh techniques. Join us and perform on July 5 in NYC!
Schedule:
Monday, June 30, morning session 11am to 1pm
Afternoon session 2-5pm
Tuesday, July 1, morning session 11am to 1pm
Afternoon session 2-5pm
Wednesday, July 2nd, morning session 11am to 1pm
Afternoon session 2-5pm
Thursday, July 3rd, morning session 11am to 1pm
Afternoon session 2-5pm
Friday, July 4th, morning session 11am to 1pm
Afternoon session 2-5pm
Saturday, July 5th, rehearsal and performance
Vangeline is a teacher, dancer, and choreographer specializing in Japanese Butoh. She is the artistic director of the Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute (New York), a dance company firmly rooted in the tradition of Japanese butoh while carrying it into the twenty-first century. The Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute is dedicated to advancing Butoh in the 21st century, with a particular emphasis on education, social justice, research, and archiving.
For more information, visit www.vangeline.com
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24) Annual New LGBTQ+ Benefit Play Series Returns
SAY GAY PLAYS
June 30 at Judson Memorial Church
Voyage Theater Company will present the 2nd annual SAY GAY PLAYS on June 30 at 7PM, hosted by Murray Hill (Somebody Somewhere) and Yuhua Hamasaki (RuPaul's Drag Race) at Judson Memorial Church. The goal of SAY GAY PLAYS is two-fold: to raise awareness for LGBTQ+ equality and offer financial support to potentially hundreds of not-for-profit organizations across the country.
SAY GAY PLAYS will feature staged readings of 6 LGBTQ+ themed short plays by: Kamilah Bush, Vichet Chum, SMJ, Haruna Lee, Azure D. Osborne-Lee, and Brian Quirk. Following the benefit reading, these plays (as well last year’s plays by Fernanda Coppel, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Ty Defoe, Marquis D. Gibson, Nina Ki, Derick Edgren Otero, Harrison David Rivers, J. Harvey Stone, Lucy Thurber and Doug Wright) will be made available royalty-free to not-for-profit theaters, colleges and universities, and community organizations across the nation for use to present their own fundraising events on behalf of LGBTQ+ organizations in their communities.
SAY GAY PLAYS will be presented on Monday, June 30 at 7pm at Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012) to benefit Judson Commons. Tickets are $35 general admission or $60 for VIP seating in the front rows at www.SayGayPlays.org.
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25) THE YORK THEATRE
HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
AND LITTLE AND LOUD PRODUCTIONS
TO PRESENT
SONGS OF COPE: WE GOTTA KEEP MOVIN’
A PERFORMANCE HONORING MICKI GRANT AND HER GROUNDBREAKING BROADWAY MUSICAL DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE
THE LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
(111 AMSTERDAM AVE. NEW YORK, NY)
MONDAY, JUNE 30
The York Theatre (Joseph Hayward, Producing Artistic Director, Marie Grace LaFerrara, Executive Director, Debra Walton, Interim Associate Artistic Director) has partnered with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and Little and Loud Productions to present Songs of Cope: We Gotta Keep Movin’, a performance honoring Micki Grant and her groundbreaking Broadway musical, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope on Monday, June 30 at 6pm. Admission is FREE, but reservations are required and can be made here.
As the first woman to write both music and lyrics for a Broadway show, Micki Grant remains an unparalleled artist who captured the African American experience! In Songs of Cope, the Library for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Little and Loud Productions and The York Theatre Company, presents a dynamic gathering and performance honoring the trailblazing Micki Grant and her groundbreaking Broadway musical, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Conceived in 1971 on the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope confronted the pressing issues of its time through a powerful blend of song and dance. Today, as America continues to grapple with many of the same challenges, Micki Grant’s groundbreaking work resonates more deeply than ever.
Songs of Cope gives the audience a unique chance to experience select songs from Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, honoring the genius of Micki Grant and celebrating the “Love Power” of art! Now more than ever, this is the time to come together—to inform, inspire, and uplift.
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26) Teatro Grattacielo Launches
Pay-What-You-Can Model
and Casual Performance Atmosphere for
Summer 2025 Season
Teatro Grattacielo is introducing major accessibility and audience engagement initiatives for its 2025 summer season at La MaMa, starting with two centerpiece productions: the World Premiere of Generación Perdida by Jorge Sosa and a bold new staging of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro.
Both productions will adopt a Pay-What-You-Can ticketing model, along with a casual performance atmosphere, designed to invite new and younger audiences into the world of opera.
Pay What You Can Ticketing
Audiences are encouraged to choose the ticket that best suits their budget:
- $10 – Young Audience
- $20 – Community
- $40 – General Admission
This structure reflects Grattacielo’s commitment to making opera accessible for students, emerging artists, and those who may be priced out of traditional performances.
A New, Casual Opera Experience
In an effort to demystify and open up the opera-going experience, Generación Perdida and Le Nozze di Figaro will allow:
- Drinks inside the theater
- Photography during the performance
- Live social media sharing
- A come-as-you-are, open environment
Audience members are encouraged to document and share their experience online, while remaining mindful of others. Teatro Grattacielo’s front-of-house staff will be trained to support this atmosphere—creating a space that’s both welcoming and respectful.
Performances will take place at La MaMa’s Downstairs Theater and Ellen Stewart Theater, both fully ADA-compliant venues, with multilingual content and signage to welcome diverse communities.
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27) “Women Who Rock You” Comes to Joe’s Pub for One Night Only: A Soul-Baring Rock Experience starring Tony Nominee Mary Bridget Davies
On Monday, June 30, 2025 at 9:30 pm, Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies brings her powerhouse vocals to Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater for a one-night-only concert event: Women Who Rock You: Songs from Janis to Alanis and More. The concert features iconic music from Janis Joplin to Alanis Morrisette plus original songs from Davies’ acclaimed album.
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28) Philly Pride Month Upcoming Events
1) SUNSET DRAG SHOW AT BOK
Thursday, June 26, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Bok Bar, 800 Mifflin
Join Philly’s Brittany Lynn and her Drag Mafia for their annual PRIDE show at Bok Bar! This year the show takes over Golden Hour at Bok Bar! Performances by Brittany Lynn and Billy Cavallo, Morgan Wells, and Demi Gawdess. Sunset Drag will take place once a month on the last Thursday all season long (May-October). Doors will open promptly at 5pm for normal service, with the show running from 7-9 pm. Guests will be seated in order of arrival time. We cannot wait to see you up on the roof! Ticketed event, All ages
2) DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME
Friday, June 27, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
PHS Pop Up Garden 106 Jamestown, Manayunk
Hear fun stories about love, diversity, and acceptance - while singing and dancing at this fabulous story time event! Hosted by the creator of Philly’s story time program – Miss Brittany Lynn!
3) QUEEN BEE: BEYONCE DRAG BRUNCH
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 11:00am to 2:00pm
Evil Genius Beer Company, 1727 N. Front St.
Join us for a brunch thats going to be Irreplaceable! You'll Run the World with the Best Drag Queens in Philly as they pay homage to the Queen Bee herself! Doors open at 11:00 AM and the show starts at 12:00pm.
4) BUCKS-MONT PRIDE FESTIVAL 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 12:00pm
Abington Art Center, 15 Meetinghouse Rd, Jenkintown, PA 19046
The Welcome Project PA is proud to host our fifth annual Bucks-Mont PRIDE Festival at the beautiful Abington Art Center! Enjoy live music, food, community resources, family-friendly activities, and more at this no charge, indoor/outdoor event! This is a no charge, community event!
Please consider donating to support Bucks-Mont Pride Festival. Weather: This is an indoor/outdoor event, rain or shine!
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29) Fathom Entertainment Presents the 30th Anniversary of Clueless
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