Paradigm Shift

THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD: A Thrilling New Musical Inspired by the Gospels of Mary and Thomas

Composed by: James Olm

Book by: J.C. Hanley and James Olm

Creative Consultant: Richard Maltby Jr., the Tony Award®-winning director for Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Tony Award® nominee for Miss Saigon

Directed by: Richard Burk

Theatre at Saint Clement’s – 423 West 46th Street (between 9^th and 10^th Avenue)

Inspired by the Gnostic Gospels of Mary and Thomas, THE MAGDALENE is a stirring love story that includes information intentionally left out when the Bible was compiled in AD 325.  Told through a powerful and passionate score, it is a story of the real human beings involved in what is commonly called the greatest story of all time.  Mary Magdalene, incorrectly dismissed for almost 2000 years as a “penitent prostitute,” may well have been not only a disciple of Jesus, but placed in a position above the other Apostles.  Why was a powerful female figure downgraded as the church was created? Why was sexuality expunged from the most important Biblical figures?  And what was the real personal connection between Mary and Jesus? These themes, well known to anyone who read The DaVinci Code, have inspired a thrilling new musical that, like Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell, takes a modern look at the world’s greatest story of faith and love.

SPECIAL OFFERS Through SEPTEMBER 4!

Tuesday 7pm, Wednesday 2pm & 7pm, Thursday 8pm, Saturday 2pm, Sunday 3pm – $32 (Reg. $55)

Friday 8pm and Saturday 8pm – $39 (Reg. $65)

SPECIAL ONSTAGE SEATING! ALL PERFORMANCES!

$32 (Reg. $55) – Through SEPTEMBER 4

Performance Schedule:

Tuesday 7pm | Wednesday 2pm & 7pm |Thursday 8pm | Friday 8pm | Saturday 2pm & 8pm| Sunday 3pm

THREE EASY WAYS TO BUY:

ONLINE: Visit and use code MARK611; you can also look here for  more information regarding the special offer

PHONE: Call 212.352.3101 and mention code MARK611

IN PERSON: Print out a copy of this offer and visit the Theatre at Saint Clement’s Box Office – 423 West 46th St (between 9^th and 10^thAvenue)

[This post has been brought to you by the marketing team for “The Magdalene.”  It has been modified slightly to suit the format of this blog.]

Join fellow feminists and activists on Monday, August 8th for a film screening and discussion of Miss Representation; the event will be held at 6:45 pm at the Hive at 55 (55 Broad Street, 13th Floor). “Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.  The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself.”

Miss Representation premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and is now being screened in many different venues across the country, including at corporations and government institutions.  The event organizers promiseto “leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective,” so hopefully this will spark positive changes within the previously-mentioned groups.

This film address important issues such as sexism, the glass ceiling, and different conceptions of what it means to be a powerful woman today.    The film also  incorporates statistics and facts alongside interviews with politicians, activists, and more – including Rachel Maddow, Jean Kilbourne, and Condoleezza Rice.  For a sneak peak, watch the trailer here.

This event is free and open to the public, so make sure to invite all of your friends! RSVP today!

Newfest, NYC LGBT Film Festival, will be hosting events all around New York City from July 21st to July 28th.

NewFest is dedicated to bringing together filmmakers and audiences in the building of a community that passionately supports giving greater visibility and voice to a wide range of expressions and representations of the LGBT experience.  We are committed to nurturing emerging LGBT and allied filmmakers. We support those artists who are willing to take risks in telling the stories that fully reflect the diversity and complexity of our lives. And we’re committed to bringing our audience stories that transform our vision of who we are and who we can be.

Through the New York LGBT film festival, presented annually since 1988, and year-round programming, NewFest celebrates fine domestic and international film as part of our mission to break through closet doors and glass ceilings everywhere.

For more information on the films that will be shown, check out this great, comprehensive film guide and the corresponding film schedule.  If you are looking for film recommendations, you should read Autostraddle’s “Guide to Movies You’ll Want to See.”

Ticket Prices

• $14 for Non-Members
• $12 for Members
• $8 for Students and Seniors (Only available at Box Office; Valid ID is required)
• $50 for Opening Night film (WE WERE HERE on July 21) and Closing Night film (GUN HILL ROAD on July 28) at The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater. Price includes After Party.
• $25 for Centerpiece films (WISH ME AWAY on July 22 and WEEKEND on July 24).
• Tickets are non-refundable with no refunds or exchanges.

Click here for more information on purchasing tickets, whether online, in-person at a box office, or at the event(s) you choose to attend.

NIGHTLIFE LEGENDS JUSTINE D AND DJ AYRES JOIN BURLESQUE PERFORMER CALAMITY CHANG FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NEW YORK CITY BENEFIT

Seventh Annual “Summer, Sex and Spirits” Benefit at Hudson Terrace Features Burlesque Performances, Open Bar, Entertainment by Mistress B, Silent Auction and more

New York, NY – She helped create some of New York City’s most infamous club nights over the past decade and a half, and now the legendary DJ Justine D, along with her longtime friend DJ Ayres, have joined forces with Planned Parenthood of New York City – spinning music at the organization’s seventh annual “Summer, Sex & Spirits” Fundraiser.

Additionally, noted burlesque artist Calamity Chang , of Room 69 and Nurse Betty will be performing throughout the night, along with her friends Darlinda just Darlinda and Ginger Brown.

Located at the hotspot Hudson Terrace, the event will feature a full night of open bar, a silent auction, naughty balloon art by the critically acclaimed Mistress B, a VIP champagne reception, and views of the sunset from the venue’s garden terrace.

All proceeds go to benefit PPNYC’s healthcare services, education programs, and legislative work.

WHO: Justine D and DJ Ayres
Burlesque performers Calamity Chang, Darlinda just Dalinda and Ginger Brown
Mistress B
Planned Parenthood of New York City

WHAT: Seventh Annual “Summer, Sex & Spirits” Benefit
VIP champagne reception
Open Bar all night
Silent Auction
Music by DJ Justine D and DJ Ayres
Burlesque performances
Naughty balloon art by critically acclaimed Mistress B
and more TBA

WHEN: Monday, July 25, 2011
7:00pm—VIP Champagne Preview Reception
8:00pm—11:00pm

WHERE: Hudson Terrace
621 West 46th Street
Between 11th & 12th Avenues
New York, NY 10036

COST: Tickets are $40 in advance/$50 day of event
VIP Tickets $75

To buy tickets visit www.ppnyc.org

For press inquiries contact Erica Sackin at Erica.sackin@ppnyc.org or (212) 274-7294
For event information contact Stephanie Demmons at Stephanie.Demmons@ppnyc.org or (212) 274-7224

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Since 1916, Planned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) has been an advocate for and provider of reproductive health services and education for New Yorkers.  Serving nearly 50,000 clients annually, PPNYC’s health care centers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island offer reproductive health services, including gynecological care, contraception, pregnancy testing, abortion, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and HIV testing and counseling.  Through a threefold mission of clinical services, education, and advocacy, PPNYC brings better health and more fulfilling lives to each new generation of New Yorkers.   As a voice for reproductive freedom, PPNYC supports legislation and policies to ensure that all New Yorkers—and, in fact, people around the world—will have access to the full range of reproductive health care services and information.

From Greater NYC for Change:

Debt Ceiling Negotiations

As the President and Congress work to negotiate a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, Republicans in Congress are demanding huge funding cuts and radical changes to vital social service programs. Greater NYC for Change opposes these cuts, and urges all lawmakers to reject any deficit reduction proposal which will make harmful benefit reductions to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid programs. Specifically:

• We need Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Do not cut or “adjust” them now, while millions are out of work.
• Social Security did not cause the deficit, and it should not be cut to reduce a deficit it did not cause. Seniors have earned Social Security through a lifetime of hard work.
• Do away with the Bush tax cuts and end tax loopholes for corporations and the wealthy. Make them pay their fair share.

Action Items you can take to save benefit programs:

Call NYS Congress members to oppose benefit cuts

Seventy Congress members have sent a letter to the White House urging the President not to cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits in debt ceiling negotiations, but eleven New York State Representatives have not yet signed this letter. Can you call them today? Say:

“I support our nation’s historic and vital social programs and urge YOU to do so too.”

The Representatives from New York State who have not signed the letter are:
Bishop (202-225-3826), Israel (202-225-3335), McCarthy (202-225-5516), Ackerman (718-423-2154), Meeks (202-225-3461), Crowley (202-225-3965), Velazquez (202-225-2361), Serrano (202-225-4361), Lowey (202-225-6506), Owens (518-565-0183), and Higgins (202-225-3306).

Additional information is available through the Strengthen Social Security campaign.

July 20th Events: Take part in a state-wide campaign to save benefit programs

Join a coalition of progressive groups traveling across New York State to urge NY representatives to oppose benefit cuts. Gather in lower Manhattan on Wednesday, July 20 and take the South ferry to Staten Island to tell Rep. Michael Grimm “hands off social security, Medicaid, and Medicare.”

3:45pm: Join our fun “Boat Brigade”!
Gather at the South Ferry Terminal in Lower Manhattan. Together we’ll take the 4 p.m. ferry over to Staten Island. Bring group banners and homemade signs!

5:00pm: Press Conference and Rally
Take the Staten Island ferry to Borough Hall – 10 Richmond Terrace (across the street from the St. George Ferry Terminal – enter on Stuyvesant Place).

Email Hilary Papineau to RSVP or for additional information: hilarina@gmail.com

Events are sponsored by the new “Restore the American Promise” campaign. Partners include 1199 SEIU, Fight for a Fair Economy • Citizen Action of New York • New York State Alliance for Retired Americans • New York State AFL-CIO • New York Statewide Senior Action Council • New York Association on Independent Living

On Sunday, July 24th, Women’s eNews will be hosting a scavenger hunt for women’s history in New York City!

“Join Women’s eNews to celebrate women’s imprint on New York City’s history with a special Scavenger Hunt version of Opening the Way.

Follow clues to compete for a fun packed feminist goody bag while walking through the accomplishments of 21 diverse female leaders, honoring suffragists, abolitionists, journalists, and fierce thinkers who changed both the city and the nation among the streets of downtown New York City.

Discover Elizabeth Jennings’ stand against racial segregation on Park Row, Margaret Sanger’s indictment for her fierce support of reproductive health and Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s publishing of the feminist journal The Revolution.  ”

Prizes for the winners of the scavenger hunt include donations from Ms. Magazine and the Feminist Press.

Participants should plan to meet with their groups outside of the WeNews’ Headquarters (6 Barclay Street, New York NY 10007) at 11:00 am.  Registration costs 50.00 dollars per group; each group may have up to four people.

To register and/or receive more information, email Charlotte Cooper or call (212) 244-1744.

The first annual NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on July 16th, 2011 at Bennett Media Studios (723 Washington Street, New York NY 10014).  “The NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit is a one-day conference designed for all women, young and old, to meet and share best practices, stories of success, and experiences both personal and professional. The goal of the summit is to create new bridges and a wider awareness of political, social and economic causes, in order to help other women reach their full potential in life.”

The summit will be featuring an impressive panel of sixteen successful women in the workplace, including philanthropists, actresses, models, and more; this year’s headlining speaker is Vivica A. Fox, actress and television producer.  For more information about the speakers, make sure to check out this website.

Tickets for the event cost 45 dollars and include all of the event activities, including catered lunch; all proceeds will be donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.  Tickets are selling quickly, so !

Wednesday, June 29 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Puck Building, 4th Floor
295 Lafayette St (at Houston)
Manhattan, New York

For far too many women, sexual harassment, victim blaming and assault are every day fixtures of life in a sexist society.

Internationally women are taking a stand and saying enough is enough! SlutWalks are being organized in cities from Toronto, to Boston, to New Delhi…and it is coming here to New York on August 20th. Lets show the world that New Yorkers will fight for a zero tolerance policy on sexual assault.

Join us this Wednesday for an initial general planning meeting to promote outreach and prepare for the Slutwalk march on August 20. We’ll be organizing all summer around governmental assaults on reproductive rights and access to healthcare, the Dominique Strauss-Kahn trial, the NY police rape acquittals, and sexual violence and gender discrimination on all levels.

Come to this meeting if you are sick and tired of the attacks on women’s lives and ready to fight back!

MAKE IT KNOWN THAT THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT ARE NEVER THE ONES AT FAULT!

For more info, contact FightSexismNYC@gmail.com