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NYC Poly Pride Weekend, October 3-5
Sep 29th, 2008 by Viviane
Welcome all polyamorous, poly-friendly, and poly-curious people & their families: Please join Polyamorous NYC in celebration of our 8th annual Pride Weekend!
We have a full weekend of events, and a long list of polyamory leaders and experts coming in from all over country. The festivities kick off on Friday night with the Super Massive Cuddle Party, the largest Cuddle Party of the year. The main event is the Picnic+Rally in Central Park on Saturday with an all-star list of entertainers and speakers. Then come party Saturday night at the After Party. And finally, we have a new addition to the weekend schedule, a Read+Sign on Sunday with experts and authors of some of the most prominent books on polyamory.
EVENTS
Super Massive Cuddle Party
Fri., Oct 3, 8pm (late arrivals will not be admitted)
Room 101 of The LGBT Center, 208 W 13th St., Manhattan
Founders Marcia Baczynski & Reid Mihalko (http://www.cuddleparty.com/) kick things off with a Super Massive Cuddle Party(tm). This playful, fun workshop has been a place for people to rediscover non-sexual touch and affection, a space to reframe assumptions about men and women, and a great networking event to meet new friends, roommates, business partners and significant others.
Poly Pride Rally
(Main Event including presenters & performers from around the country)
Sat., Oct 4, Noon - 6pm
Central Park, Great Hill, 106th & CPW
Keynote speaker: Tristan Taormino, Village Voice columnist & author of Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Maintaining Open Relationships Polyamorous NYC’s centerpiece Picnic + Rally is MC’d by Hedda Lettuce and includes sets by poly comedians, updates by poly experts, readings by poly authors, and performances by community supporters such as Houston Bernard, the Pixie Harlots, Naked Highway, and Zach Hagan & 1050.
Pride After-Party
Sat., Oct 4, 9pm - 1am
River Room, River Place, 650 W 42nd St, 3rd floor
Our dazzling spectacular takes place at a private loft with fabulous Hudson River views. Drinks and delectables will be complemented by feature performances by Nasty Canasta, Violet Temper, Pixie Harlots, Kelli Dunham, and Porno Jim. And with Morpheus as MC and DJ Friar Tuck.!
Book Signing and Reading
Sun., Oct. 5, 12:30-2:30pm
Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen (btwn Stanton & Rivington)
Sensual recollections, practical insights, and recounting of history are just three of the aspects of polyamory to be explored through readings and honest discussion: Authors Serena Anderlini, Peter Benson, Kelli Dunham, Barbara Foster, Jaime Grant, Cunning Minx, Leanne Wolfe, Jenny Block and Tristan Taormino read from their fiction and nonfiction writings. Highlights include selections from Taormino’s new book Opening Up: A Guide to Creating & Sustaining Open Relationships and Block’s reading from her nationally recognized book Open: Love, Sex & Life in an Open Marriage.