Nightboat’s Second Annual Gala

On Tuesday, October 6th, please join us to celebrate 50 years of The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions with The Faggots Fête, honoring the team behind Nightboat’s 2019 edition: Ned Asta, Morgan Bassichis, Larry Mitchell (represented in memoriam by Francie Lyshak), and Tourmaline. Hosted by The Illustrious Pearl with readings by William Johnson, Wayne Koestenbaum, and Ann Stephenson, and a special performance by the evening’s honorees. Open bar by Singers and snacks by Sea & Soil.

The gala starts at 6:30pm at the Sugar Hill Supper Club & Restaurant at 217 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, and will run until 10pm, when the afterparty begins. All gala ticketholders are welcome at The Faggots Fête Afterparty, DJ’d by DJPT, Juliana Huxtable, and Soo Intoit.

BENEFIT COMMITTEE (list in formation): Kazim Ali, Ivy Arce, Rumeli Banik, Gregg Bordowitz, Roddy Bottum, Nick Buffon, Johanna Burton, Francis Cape & Liza Phillips, Alexander Chee, Kyle Dacuyan, Photios Giovanis, Janlori Goldman, Amanda Greenberger, David Groff, Mina Hamedi, Jackson Howard, William Johnson, Parag Rajendra Khandhar, Elenor & Thomas Kovachevich, Ricardo Maldonado, Ethan Mitchell, Tavia Nyong’o, Sara O’Keeffe, Charlie Porter, Brontez Purnell, JD Samson, Amy Scholder, Mark Sexton & Kirk Wallace, Steve Shane, Ira Silverberg, Ann Stephenson, Lynne Tillman, Benjamin Tischer, Stephen Vider, Visual AIDS.

SPONSORS: Athletic Brewing Company, Black Cat Wines, Choy Commons, Nine Pin Cider, Nitehawk Cinema, Rosaluna Mezcal, Supergay Spirits, White Label Mate.

COMMUNITY SPONSORS: 192 Books, McNally Jackson Books, Rizzoli Bookstore, Small Kine Gift