June 5, 2012

Inspirations: A Yaddo Pride Event Celebrating Our LGBT Writers

Mark Thompson READ TIME: 2 MIN.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - Gay Pride is a time to celebrate our community's heroes and heroines, past and present.

Since opening its doors in 1926, Yaddo has welcomed a vast number of artists who, whether they knew it or not, were articulating the heart and soul of what would one day become the gay community.

Today is no different: Yaddo continues to support amazing LGBT artists across a wide range of disciplines. This year Yaddo and the Center explore the writer's perspective.

Join Yaddo and the Center for a panel discussion on Yaddo's role in the LGBT literary community: past, present, and future.

Featuring Yaddo writers:

  • Allan Gurganus
  • Cris Beam
  • Jorge Cortinas

    DETAILS:

    DATE: Tuesday, June 12
    TIME: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    (Doors open at 6:30pm)

    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    208 West 13th Street, NY, NY 10011
    212-620-7130

    COST: $10 Suggested Donation

    LINK:

    http://www.gaycenter.org/node/7939

    http://www.yaddo.org/

    by Mark Thompson , EDGE Style & Travel Editor

    A long-term New Yorker and a member of New York Travel Writers Association, Mark Thompson has also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The author of the novels WOLFCHILD and MY HAWAIIAN PENTHOUSE, he has a PhD in American Studies and is the recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center. His work has appeared in numerous publications.

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