2023 Bi Visibility Day
Bisexual Peer Support Group
Professor Marston and The Wonder Women
September 26 Tues, Online: 7:30-9:30 PM | FREE
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, a surprisingly relevant and lively period drama about the origin of that fabulous feminist icon, Wonder Woman. The film explores the lives of Marston (Luke Evans), his wife Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), and research assistant Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote), who not only pioneered the lie detector, but whose lives inspired the origin story and tropes of the classic superhero.
New Directors Join LOFT Board
The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center is pleased to announce that it has added Tiago Machado, Gina Pellicci, and Anthony Ruperto to its Board of Directors.
We are so excited to have them on board and look forward to their insight and support!
Queer Voices: Special Guest
Queer Voices: September 28-Thursday Guest Speaker: Q&A w/ Melisa Morris
Providing constructive feedback through a creative lens | 7:00-8:30 PM| In Person at LOFT Campus
Our first guest speaker for Queer Voices, award-winning educator Melissa Morris will be speaking on providing constructive feedback through a creative lens with a Q&A. This information will help us to support each other constructively as we participate in a group setting.
New Yoga Class at The LOFT
Begins Sept 29th-Friday
Open Level Class | FREE, Donations accepted
STARTS: Friday, Sept. 29, 6:15- 7:30 pm |
In-Person at The LOFT Campus
This will be an open-level class so whether you are a seasoned yogi or a first-timer, there will be something for everyone from gentle and dynamic flows to precise static balances with a final meditation accompanied by a short singing bowl sound bath.
This is a free experience, but donations are always welcomed.
The LOFT can supply mats and blocks, or you can bring your own equipment from home!
TSHV Video Game Party
Food, Fun and Friendship!
The LOFT's TSHV Video Game Night |
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Tuesday Sept. 26
In Person: The LOFT Campus | Food Served
In honor of National Video Game Day The LOFT's Trans Support of the Hudson Valley is hosting its own video game party! Join us in playing Super Smash Bros, Mario Party, and Mario Kart, on the 26th of this month! There will be food, video games, and testing! Get tested and get a $25 gift card!
If you have your own switch controllers, definitely bring them.
Drag Bingo at Nordstrom!
Dinner, Drinks, and Bingo FUN!
LOFT Night OUT: Drag Bingo | September 27, 2023 | 6:00-8:00 PM |Nordstrom Cafe (3rd Floor) at The Westchester | Free to Play
LOFT Night Out presents another evening of fun at Drag Bingo, featuring NYC's Aunt Deb! If you know about the insanely popular NYC version, then you know it's two hours of delicious fun, yummy cocktail and wine specials, and Aunt Deb's spicy bingo banter that brings down the house with laughter. Oh! And let's not forget the prizes for the winners!
Come and join us at Nordstrom's at The Westchester, 3rd floor Cafe. Free to play, menu, champagne, wine, and cocktail specials available during game time.
Out At The Movies: Cassandro and Director Q+A
Special Cinema Event!
Out At the Movies | Cassandro |Jacob Burns Film Center | Sept 19-Tuesday
Meet at 6:45 | Screens at 7:00 | Q&A with director Roger Ross Williams, moderated by Janet Maslin
In this stunning biopic from Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal), a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.”
In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life.
September Artists LOFT Events!
Art Outing at Pocantico and Clay Workshop
The Artists LOFT | Clay Workshop Sept -18 Monday 6:30-8:30 PM at The LOFT | Artists Outing: Pocantico Center September 8-Friday: Viewing of Indigenous Short Films | FREE
Calling all creatives! Join September's Artists' adventures by joining the group at The Pocantico Center to watch short films made by Indigenous creatives. Next, join our monthly workshop as we use polymer clay to shape and sculpt a tray or piece of jewelry by using the shape of leaves as inspiration.
Now is Our Time
We Need YOU!
LOFT 40th Anniversary Gala | September 22, 2023 | 6:30-10:30 PM |Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club
The LOFT is celebrating 40 Years of existence, with every single year being earned through hard work, sacrifice, and community support. Come and be a part of the celebration as we collectively celebrate this extraordinary milestone in LGBTQ+ History.
We need you. The hate hasn't stopped, it's only gotten louder and increasingly more aggressive. Your support is urgently needed now more than ever.
If there's one thing we've learned in 40 Years--it's that united, we become unstoppable. Join us, buy a ticket, or a table, and let's celebrate our right to exist!