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Allen Ginsberg at 100
June 4Allen Ginsberg at 100: A Brief Walk Through Ginsberg’s Life Deborah Baker & Bob Holman: “Ginsberg in India” Baker, author of A Blue Hand: The Beats in India, and Poet Holman, co-director of Ginsberg’s Karma and Bob Holman’s India Journals, discuss Allen’s near mythical 18 months in India. Gordon Ball: “Allen As I Knew Him”…
ContinuedWasteland by Jason Haaf and Scooter LaForge Book Launch
March 28Wasteland, an art novel and collaboration by Jason Haaf and Scooter LaForge invites you to a place where Queer angst grows. Limited amount of signed copies and original art available to purchase. Watch on YouTube Welcome to the ‘Wasteland’: A queer ‘sex memoir’ that throws out all the rules in written word and art
ContinuedA Hambleton Discussion with Eileen Doster, Anne Hanavan, and Curt Hoppe
March 13A conversation with 3 who knew him.
ContinuedRichard Hambleton: Blood & Glitter
February 26Exhibition of works by Richard Hambleton (1952-2017) from our collection.
ContinuedThe Drag Queens of New York
by Julian Fleisher
30th Anniversary Exhibition
October 16, 2025
DQNY30! Videos from the Era Screening Event Then & Now Presentation and Screening Event Order your own DQNY30 Prints Here! This fall marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of the landmark The Drag Queens of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide (Riverhead), by Julian Fleisher. Curated by Howl!’s Aldo Hernández, author Julian Fleisher and…
ContinuedAn Evening with Gene Fedorko & Nora Burns
June 19, 20256:30PM Gene Fedorko leads a walk-thru of our exhibition from his art collection 7:30PM Nora Burns performs Make the Flyer First (in honor of Tom Murrin) FREE! Gene Fedorko – Selections From His Collection More than 20 artworks and photographs from Gene’s collection are on limited view through June. Artists featured: David Armstrong, BLADE, John…
ContinuedBushwick Book Club: The Intermediaries by Brandy Schillace
May 14, 2025Author Brandy Schillace joins The Bushwick Book Club at Howl! for an evening of original songs and performance inspired by their new release, The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story. The Intermediaries The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich. Set in interwar…
ContinuedFilm: Conversations with Gay Elders – Gene Fedorko
May 2, 2025Film Screening and Discussion with Paul C. Bellman MD, Sean Strub, and Gene Fedorko. Eugene N. Fedorko (left), filmmaker David Weissman (right). Photo: Jackie Rudin Howl! Arts is pleased to present an encore screening of a 2017 segment of Conversations with Gay Elders about the life of Gene Fedorko. In Conversations with Gay Elders, filmmaker…
ContinuedBushwick Book Club: Rems-a-Palooza! + Secret Door Closing Party
March 29, 20254 – 6 PM: Secret Door Exhibition Closing Party 6 – 8:30 PM: Bushwick Book Club Presents: Rems-a-Palooza! An evening of original performances celebrating writer and editor Emily Rems’ 50th Birthday! Amazing singer/songwriters debuting original songs and more based on the writing career of Emily Rems! New art/performance from: Penny Arcade (new video!) Ellia Bisker…
ContinuedGhosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories)
March 22, 2025Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories) explores the rich history, cultural significance and otherworldly occurrences of the famous Hotel Chelsea in New York City. The hotel gets its due in this smart and creative film as a place where anything could happen, where creativity thrived and where people from all…
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