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SUMMARY:TELL 85: POTPOURRI (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:  \nTELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014. \nPotpourri is the theme of the 85th TELL\, guest-hosted by Nonye Brown-West. Storytellers: Neje Bailey\, Calvin S. Cato\, and Lois Thompson. \nThe event will also be live-streamed at youtube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation of $10 to benefit the Bureau and the storytellers. \nWe will pass a bag at the start of the event. Donations by card can be made at the register or via Venmo @bgsqd with TELL 85 in the message. Thank you for supporting the Bureau and TELL! \nAll are welcome to join\, with or without a donation. \nWe ask that all attendees bring proof of vaccination and wear masks. Thank you!\nNonye Brown-West is a Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe’s Rise column as a Comic to Watch\, NPR\, PBS\, ABC\, Sway In The Morning\, and the New York Comedy Festival. Nonye has two animated web series\, Fairytales with Nonye and Gayby Jesus. \n  \nMy name is Neje Bailey. I am the last Bailey standing whose bloodline predates freedom and I’m Queer … boy\, do I have a story for you! \n\n\n\n\n  \n \nNamed one of Time Out New York’s Queer Comics of Color to Watch Out For\, Calvin S. Cato has dazzled audiences around the world. His television appearances include Oxygen\, Netflix\, and an unaired pilot for Vice Media called Emergency Black Meeting. His comedy has been featured in numerous festivals including San Francisco Sketchfest\, Brooklyn Pride\, Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, Gotham Storytelling Festival\, and FlameCon. In early 2021\, Calvin was published in Kweendom\, an anthology of essays by queer comedians and entertainers.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the past ten years\, Lois Thompson has produced and hosted Blacklight Comedy Show at The Brooklyn Moon. Always an all-female line-up\, Blacklight has become a must-do stage for NYC and visiting comedians alike.  Since 2016\, she has also produced the comedy portion of the Brooklyn Pride Celebration.   \nWhen Lois isn’t making folks laugh with her irreverent comedy\, she is helping people fulfill the dream of home ownership through her 20+ year career as a real estate broker.
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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