New York New York!!

[NYC femme BBW]

what kinda support group is that?

Just a space for femmes to meet alone and butches to meet alone, but to get a chance to really talk and provide one another with emotional support without the social focus of an activity.

BTW, it will not change anything related to the regular monthly Butch Femme Society meeting, which is held every third Wednesday at 6:30 at the Center.

[TURKEE182]

and where will that happen at the Center? where do you get butches who want to talk ? lmao bc after a half hour it just goes to quiet whenever I'm around butches j/k
seriously though good luck with it!

[NYC femme BBW]

and where will that happen at the Center? where do you get butches who want to talk ? lmao bc after a half hour it just goes to quiet whenever I'm around butches j/k
seriously though good luck with it!

It will probably be at the Center but we haven't worked out all the details yet. LOL, re: butch silence. Thanks for the good luck. I will keep posting info. I'm excited about it.

[TURKEE182]

how much is the pay ? *snickering* it will also be confusing to have two people with the same name but for the different groups hee hee.
yvette always gets me to talk when I did have the opportunity to talk to her

I think you lost your calling in life at being an 'Ideas' woman btw.

[TURKEE182]

p.s. I wasn't razzing you ... I really do think you have good ideas with events and stuff jic u were wondering *w*

[NYC femme BBW]

how much is the pay ? *snickering* it will also be confusing to have two people with the same name but for the different groups hee hee.
yvette always gets me to talk when I did have the opportunity to talk to her

I think you lost your calling in life at being an 'Ideas' woman btw.

Thanks, and no worries, because I know you are a joker. I am too and often get myself into trouble because of it

Yes, the "names" issue is very funny, and sometimes even confuses me, lol!

I can't take credit for the idea, though, because it was Yvette and Femme Cindy's idea, not mine.

Hope to see you at the holiday party.

[Owen_Amends]

Yvette and BB will also be starting a support group for butches, and Cindy and I will doing one for femmes -all of this likely starting sometime in January. Stay tuned for details

Absolutely fantastic!

[nycbutch]

Butch Femme Society Holiday Party
This Wednesday at 6:30 at the Center
Bring a low-priced grab bag gift for a butch or a femme

Yvette and BB will also be starting a support group for butches, and Cindy and I will doing one for femmes -all of this likely starting sometime in January. Stay tuned for details

Hi Jen,

Barb & I will be coming to this Wednesday!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone!!! We were all set to go last year when it was cancelled due to the strike...

Jay

[NYC femme BBW]

Hi Jen,

Barb & I will be coming to this Wednesday!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone!!! We were all set to go last year when it was cancelled due to the strike...

Jay

Oh, I'm so glad to hear that you all will be there!

[TURKEE182]

oh man don't remind me about the strike... I had to have 3 classes of kids stuck in one classroom... bc the kids still came to school lmao.
*snapping trace's boxers*

Joker Turk
lmao

[Owen_Amends]

Our dear Femme friend, Syd, makes her debut tonight with Switch N' Play.

Drag King ensemble <b>Switch N' Play</b> perform at Bar 13 <b>tonight</b>

11pm @ Bar 13
35 E. 13th Street, New York, NY

[Joseph Sideburn]

JUDY BARNETT'S JAZZ'ATERIA

Rings in the New Year @ SMOKE

Thursday, December 28th / Three Sets


Award winning singer, songwriter & recording artist Judy Barnett is
getting an early jump on ringing in the New Year at Smoke, on
Thursday, December 28th. She will be singing with her band,
JAZZATERIA, made up of some of NYC?s hottest musicians: Ted
Kooshian, piano, Tom Hubbard, bass, Bud Burridge, trumpet, Aaron
Heick, sax, Eric Halverson, drums plus special guest Marshal
Rosenberg on percussion. Judy will be swinging and singing some
classic standards, goodies from her contemporary songbook, selections
from her just released CD - Too Darn Hot, and some cool Barnett and
Barnett/Kooshian tunes. Come hear why John Anderson of NY Newsday
proclaimed, Judy Barnett percolates like the jazz God?s coffee pot!?
There are 3 sets: 8, 10 and 11:30 PM. There is a $25 charge and a $10
beverage minimum per set. Reservations are a must! Call the club at
212 864 6662, after 4PM for reservations and further details.


(SMOKE is now serving delicious food, available until 1 AM. Dinner
reservations for the 8PM set are required).

SMOKE
BROADWAY btw. 105 & 106 STS.
212 864 6662

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28TH

Three sets at:

8, 10 and 11:30 PM

$25 charge and $10 beverage minimum per set

bump bump

I just made reservations for the 10pm set

Is anyone else going?

[Emmanuela]

Anyone have any experience with Lovergirl's New Year's Eve parties? This year, they've rented out Luke & Leroy's. I'm specifically hoping this is a butch/femme, poc-friendly venue.

We're also open to hearing about other venues.

Thoughts?

[Butchlei]

We are going to this party: http://www.rainbowall.com/newyearseve.htm

New Year's Eve 2006
Rainbow Alliance welcomes the
entire LGBTQ Community
to our New Year's Eve Dance

THE RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL

"DRESS TO THE NINES"
Dinner Dance Package: 8:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Members $90 Non-members $99
After December 9th Members $99. Non-members $109

BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY SPACE IS LIMITED

Dance Only Package: 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Members/Non-members $49

[Butchlei]

PS - Rainbow Alliance made an arrangement with the hotel and they got a group rate of $129/night for those folks that don't want to drive back home after the event. You can contact the hotel directly, give them the group name, and make the hotel reservation with the special rate.

[missive]

am coming back for another visit in two weeks - are there any good girl parties happening? i've been to henrietta's, cubbyhole & cattyshack before. when i was there earlier this month, there was a 'queer gender fun party' somewhere in brooklyn and i've tried googling but nothing has come up. i think its monthlhy and they also have one in nj somewhere. if anyone has contact details that would be fab. anyone heading to london, uk i can also tell you where the good parties are.

also, my mate whose coming with me wants to eat in an authentic diner in manhattan/brooklyn so would like your recommendations, sil vous plait.

[Emmanuela]

am coming back for another visit in two weeks - are there any good girl parties happening? i've been to henrietta's, cubbyhole & cattyshack before. when i was there earlier this month, there was a 'queer gender fun party' somewhere in brooklyn and i've tried googling but nothing has come up. i think its monthlhy and they also have one in nj somewhere. if anyone has contact details that would be fab. anyone heading to london, uk i can also tell you where the good parties are.

also, my mate whose coming with me wants to eat in an authentic diner in manhattan/brooklyn so would like your recommendations, sil vous plait.

Cattyshack is open every weekend, and generally has some kind of parking available, if you drive.

Lovergirl offers various parties on the weekends, specifically for women.

As for diners, I can recommend Diner in Brooklyn. They've been around since '98, and part of the ambience is an actual old train dining car *s*

The closer you get into Manhattan, the more expensive the events.

Good luck,

~Emmanuela

[greyingbutch]

Italian American Writers Reading w/ Open Mike
Feature Writers: Vittoria repetto and Peter Carravetta

Saturday, January 13th
Time: 5:45pm -7:45pm
Cornelia Street Café,
29 Cornelia Street
(between Bleecker & W 4th St)
Manhattan
212-989-9319
Admission: $6.00 which includes one beverage.

On January 13, 2007, IAWA will present authors Vittoria repetto and Peter Carravetta at its monthly reading night at the Cornelia Street Café.

Last September, Guernica Editions released Vittoria repetto's first full-length poetry book Not Just A Personal Ad. Since then it has been nominated for the 2007 Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry and the Stonewall Book Awards. And Rigoberto Gonzalez who has a short column in the Lambda Book Report entitled "On My Nightstand" in which he suggests five books, wrote about Not Just A Personal Ad: "Poems of intense sensibility and gorgeous imagery are a rarity these days; but this book of verse by a distinctly working class, distinctly lesbian, and distinctly Italian American voice is a must for all readers of good poetry."

Vittoria repetto has been published in Mudfish, Voices in Italian Americana, Rattle, Lips, The Paterson Literary Review, Italian Americana, Unsettling American: An Anthology of Contemporary Multicultural Poetry, Identity Lessons: Learning American Style, The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food & Culture, and Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly among others. Her poems have been chosen as "Editor's Choice" in the Paterson Literary Review for four times in a row since 2003. Vittoria repetto is the vice president of the Italian American Writers Association. She was a judge in the 2005 Publishing Triangle's Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry & Thomas Gunn Award for Gay Poetry and she has been hosting the Women's Poetry Jam at Bluestockings Bookstore for the last seven years.

The event will take place Saturday, January 13, 2007, at 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., at the Cornelia St. Café, 29 Cornelia Street in New York City, telephone (212-989-9319).
The open mic starts at 5:45pm and the feature readers will start at 6:45pm.
Directions: By Subway: A,C, E, B, D, F, V to West 4th Street or 1 to Christopher St./ Sheridan Sq.

Sponsored by the Italian American Writers Association - www.iawa.net; the organization has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Café every month.
The three rules of IAWA are: Read one another, Write or be written and Buy our books. Since 1991, the organization has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Café every month.

[missive]

Cattyshack is open every weekend, and generally has some kind of parking available, if you drive.

Lovergirl offers various parties on the weekends, specifically for women.

As for diners, I can recommend Diner in Brooklyn. They've been around since '98, and part of the ambience is an actual old train dining car *s*

The closer you get into Manhattan, the more expensive the events.

Good luck,

~Emmanuela

thanks for the advice. this is my fourth trip to nyc in about 13 months so getting to know more and more parts thereof but always grateful for the insiders' knowledge. i think the 'queer/trans' party i was looking for is more hardcore kink orientated but thanks for the heads up on lovergirl ones.

[queenofsmirks]

thanks for the advice. this is my fourth trip to nyc in about 13 months so getting to know more and more parts thereof but always grateful for the insiders' knowledge. i think the 'queer/trans' party i was looking for is more hardcore kink orientated but thanks for the heads up on lovergirl ones.

This might be more along the lines of what you're looking for. From the SUBMIT Party website:

SUBMIT is an SM and S*x party for Women and Transexuals which takes place quarterly in New York City.

Questions? Please check out our website for our gender policy and upcoming events: www.SubmitParty.com

SUBMIT"S NEXT PARTY!! January 13th
for exact location call 718.789.4053
or check out our website at www.SubmitParty.com

[greyingbutch]

This might be more along the lines of what you're looking for. From the SUBMIT Party website:

SUBMIT is an SM and S*x party for Women and Transexuals which takes place quarterly in New York City.

Questions? Please check out our website for our gender policy and upcoming events: www.SubmitParty.com

SUBMIT"S NEXT PARTY!! January 13th
for exact location call 718.789.4053
or check out our website at www.SubmitParty.com

And you might check out the Lesbian Sex Mafia website http://lesbiansexmafia.org; they are the local BDSM group and they do play parties.

[missive]

This might be more along the lines of what you're looking for. From the SUBMIT Party website:

SUBMIT is an SM and S*x party for Women and Transexuals which takes place quarterly in New York City.

Questions? Please check out our website for our gender policy and upcoming events: www.SubmitParty.com

SUBMIT"S NEXT PARTY!! January 13th
for exact location call 718.789.4053
or check out our website at www.SubmitParty.com

that's it, that's the party i couldn't remember the name of, and good news for me, it's the weekend i am coming down. And thanks to greyingbutch for the other info. see, that's what i miss about not living in n.america anymore. good customer service!
ch cheers

[greyingbutch]

Missive,
LSM is having a "before Submit dinner" at a restaurant near the party; information is at the website http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org
Vittoria

[missive]

Missive,
LSM is having a "before Submit dinner" at a restaurant near the party; information is at the website http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org
Vittoria

Alllriiighhht. Am there. Do I need to be an LSM member or can I dinner crash?

[greyingbutch]

Alllriiighhht. Am there. Do I need to be an LSM member or can I dinner crash?

The dinner is open to all that want to attend, just show up and ask for the LSM table.

[MsLinus]

*peaks in*

I'm pondering potentially moving to NYC in the late summer/early fall (perhaps even earlier). Is there enough room in this here city for a canuck genderqueer butch to drop in?

[LadyMerrick]

*peaks in*

I'm pondering potentially moving to NYC in the late summer/early fall (perhaps even earlier). Is there enough room in this here city for a canuck genderqueer butch to drop in?

Oh there's a couple square inches left..

[NYC femme BBW]

Oh there's a couple square inches left..

Actually they were just bought up for 365 grand.

[ValkyrieOMidgard]

Hey folks.

I'm another New Yorker. I live in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Whee.

I'm definately looking to make new friends. That's my goal this year: To make new, positive, non-fair weather friends.

Kisses,
~M

[MsLinus]

Oh there's a couple square inches left..

Actually they were just bought up for 365 grand.

LOL. That sounds like Toronto. I'm actually contemplating a move to Brooklyn or Queens. The company I work for would actually pay for part if not all of relocation and the new job would be out of wherever I live. Which would be sweet.

I figured I'd start now to get to know some of you -- if interested -- as I will be attending the BF Event in April and, well, who knows. One can never have too many friends

[LadyMerrick]

Hey folks.

I'm another New Yorker. I live in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Whee.

I'm definately looking to make new friends. That's my goal this year: To make new, positive, non-fair weather friends.

Kisses,
~M

So are you coming to the Femme Tea this Month ? Did you get the emails ? Did you try joining the Fabu East Mailing List ? ( from this site )

LOL. That sounds like Toronto. I'm actually contemplating a move to Brooklyn or Queens. The company I work for would actually pay for part if not all of relocation and the new job would be out of wherever I live. Which would be sweet.

I figured I'd start now to get to know some of you -- if interested -- as I will be attending the BF Event in April and, well, who knows. One can never have too many friends

Well Darlin, we are all here..
If you haven't already, do join Fabu East ( which covers Toronto also ... )
Look forward to meeting you in April : 0

[NYC femme BBW]

The company I work for would actually pay for part if not all of relocation and the new job would be out of wherever I live. Which would be sweet.

I figured I'd start now to get to know some of you -- if interested -- as I will be attending the BF Event in April and, well, who knows. One can never have too many friends

Damn, that sure is a sweet deal! Look forward to meeting you in April!

[greyingbutch]

Transfigurations, The Award-Winning Photodocumentary by Jana Marcus



Transfigurations is a powerful, beautiful and groundbreaking photographic series on the transgender community. Compassionate and revealing images explore transsexual men and women, their notions of masculinity and femininity
as they change genders,and transformative practices on the body, creating a reality beyond ordinary experience.
* Cocktail party: February 2nd, 2007 5-7pm ($50 general admission $25 Student/low income, free with press pass- please RSVP)
* Opening Reception: February 2nd, 2007 7-9pm (free)
* Artist Lecture with Jana Marcus followed by Q&A and film screening of Just a Boy, followed by Q&A with filmmaker Aidan Orion Crawford: Saturday Feb 3rd, 2006 3-6pm . ($5 students/low income, $10 general admission)
The location is at 39 W14th Street, New York, NY, For details, 212-243-8181 or www.igallerynyc.org
To purchase tickets to the cocktail party fundraising event or Saturday's events, contact us.


Transfigurations will be running from the 19th of January through the end of March.

We are holding open gallery hours on Sundays from 1-4pm starting on the 27th of January and continuing every Sunday through the end of March.

[greyingbutch]

LSM’s Valentines Play Party

Date: Sunday, February 11.
Time: 5 - 11 pm
Location: Bacchus Studios at
515 W 29th St,
btwn 10th and 11th Ave
Cost: $20

You always hurt the one you love... So show her just how much you care at the Lesbian Sex Mafia’s Women and Trans Valentines Play Party. We’ll have Cupid on call for on-site match making!

For more information on the Lesbian Sex Mafia, please go to http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org

[ValkyrieOMidgard]

So are you coming to the Femme Tea this Month ? Did you get the emails ? Did you try joining the Fabu East Mailing List ? ( from this site )




Well Darlin, we are all here..
If you haven't already, do join Fabu East ( which covers Toronto also ... )
Look forward to meeting you in April : 0

Hey Miss Merrick.

Yes, I got the emails for the Femme Tea. It's on the 27th right? I think I'm going to attempt to make it up there.

Is there anything going on the weekend after Valentine's Day? My baby is coming up on the 15th. She'll be here til the 18th.

We are also in the process of trying to get a studio apartment together in the next few months.

Kisses,
~Mallory

[Femtastic]

Put a little love in your heart and come to a
Butch-Femme Valentine's Brunch!

Valentine's Brunch
Sun.Feb.11th
12-4pm
jerseyfemme's house in New Brunswick, NJ

The brunch will be a planned potluck. Jerseyfemme will be
cooking some of her delicious delights...and when you
RSVP, we'll let you know what you can bring.

PM me (Femtastic) by Wed.Feb.7th.

I'll send you the address and what food/drink you can
contribute. Let me know if you need a train
pick-up and I can coordinate that...the train stop is
just minutes from jerseyfemme's house.

This event is for all Butches and Femmes...single and
partnered.

Show some love and RSVP!
With Love,
Shelley/Femtastic and jerseyfemme

[AbbyCat]

I can't believe I've lived here for 6 months and didn't think to find the NYC BF forum! Of course there's one here!

Anyway, Hi!

Name's Abby and I'm a high femme recently transplanted in this wonderful city and loving it! I'd love to get to know the other Butches and Femmes in the area, especially those with later night or wierd schedules. But really, I would love to just meet everyone.

Take care and stay warm!

(Waving Hi to Owen Amends: Fancy meeting you here.... )

[David]

I think I saw someone who also lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn! Alright! That's my neighborhood too!

Just want to pass the word that on Feb. 10th, Saturday, at around 4 pm, there will be a "Butch/Guy Bonding" taking place at Fat Cats. Guys who are into playing billiards, ping pong, chess, checkers, or just hanging with a bunch of down to earth people are more than welcome. There's a thread called "Butch Bonding Northeast" for more info!

~David

[TURKEE182]

I can't believe I've lived here for 6 months and didn't think to find the NYC BF forum! Of course there's one here!

Anyway, Hi!

Name's Abby and I'm a high femme recently transplanted in this wonderful city and loving it! I'd love to get to know the other Butches and Femmes in the area, especially those with later night or wierd schedules. But really, I would love to just meet everyone.

Take care and stay warm!

(Waving Hi to Owen Amends: Fancy meeting you here.... )

hey there abby welcome! I'm a night owl myself... if that's what you mean Hope to see you at the April Dance weekend in NYC

[AbbyCat]

Hi Turkee! Perhaps I will attend. Guess that will depend on if anyone asks me....

CSI Guy: Hi! Can I be a fly on the wall that night? Cheerleader? Waitress? BTW: Don't think I don't remember that I owe all you guys a home cooked meal and boogle. Wait till you see what I've done with the place. And no more boxes!