BORN THIS WAY: A Celebration of Queer Arts & Culture | MOSAIC Art Exhibit

FREE! ALL DAY INTO NIGHT CELEBRATION! The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and the Cinema Arts Centre kicks off GAY PRIDE MONTH with "BORN THIS WAY: A Celebration of Queer Arts and Culture" 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the Sky Room and The Cinema Arts Centre's beautiful Garden Including the LGBTQ+ Art Exhibit, "MOSAIC" curated by Anu Annam and Rebecca Canese ARTIST CALL Deadline May 14th (ended): https://www.facebook.com/events/611307459059979/?ti=icl A MEET-THE-ARTIST RECEPTION and GARDEN PARTY will be from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM with complimentary Sangria and Snacks Cajun dessert provided by the Bayou of Bellmore http://www.bayou4bigfun.com/ Bartender, Jordan "Care Bear" Danner will graciously be serving up drinks throughout the event! LIVE PERFORMANCES start at 2:00PM including music, dance, new burlesque, spoken word, opera, drag performers and DJ. FEATURED PERFORMERS: New Burlesque performer Sarah Tonin Opera singer, Soprano extraordinaire, Danielle Davis www.danielledavissoprano.com Avante Garde Musician and Poet Jane LeCroy www.janelecroy.com Poet and activist Rusty Rose Poet Kaitlyn Vosper Punk/Folk Musician, Sentient Trash & Drag artiste Madame London This portion of the event is FREE, though we suggest a $5 donation to cover costs. Every bit helps, but we want to make sure everyone is able to attend. Please SHARE this event widely with friends so we can have a nice party with our LGBTQ+ family. see www.ligllff.org for the full list of performers 10:00 PM SPECIAL PERFORMANCE! by Lady Labelle (Drag Artiste) at the Cult Café screening of the Gus Van Sant film, "My Own Private Idaho", starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. $6 movie and performance, $5 craft beers.* ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR, Ricky Rodriguez *Craft beer, sodas, tea/coffee, snacks and delicious vegetarian meals are served at a modest cost all day in addition to the complimentary light hors d'oeuvres and drinks served. www.liglff.org www.cinemaartscentre.org