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SUMMARY:Rasheed Newson: One Night in Hollywood
DESCRIPTION:Rasheed Newson launches his novel There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood \nin conversation with actress Cassandra Freeman\n\nDoors: 7:00pm\nEvent: 7:30pm\n\nRSVP TO THIS EVENT\n\nThe Bureau and Hive Mind Books Present: One Night in Hollywood\n\nRasheed Newson\, known for his work on The Chi and Bel-Air\, launches his novel There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood\, which follows a queer\, Black Hollywood heartthrob of the Golden Age\, Xavier Barlow\, and the fixer hired to keep him in the closet. “This novel is my way of reclaiming untold Hollywood history\, from a Black and queer perspective\,” Newson told People in an interview. He will be in conversation with actress Cassandra Freeman.\n\nThis event will be held at 208 W 13th St\, New York\, NY – Room 301 (inside the LGBT Community Center)\n—-\nRasheed Newson is the author of the national bestseller My Government Means to Kill Me\, which was selected as a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and was named one of the “100 Notable Books of 2022” by The New York Times. He is also a television drama writer\, producer\, and showrunner. He codeveloped Bel-Air and worked on The Chi\, Animal Kingdom\, and Narcos\, among other drama series. Newson is a 2025–26 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow. He currently lives with his husband and their two children in Pasadena.\n\nCassandra Freeman is an acclaimed actress\, producer\, and entrepreneur best known for her powerful portrayal of Aunt Viv on Peacock’s Bel-Air. Her film and television credits include Atlanta\, Luke Cage\, The Last O.G.\, The Enemy Within\, Inside Man\, and I Think I Love My Wife\, with recent work in Love\, Brooklyn\, an Andre Holland-led film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Beyond acting\, Freeman is the co-founder of Creatricity\, a creative ecosystem supporting artists and innovators across entertainment and media. Freeman is a respected voice in the industry for her work as a creative strategist\, thought leader\, and advocate for diversity and inclusion and authentic representation. She is represented by the agents of Artium Talent.
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SUMMARY:TELL: A Queer Storytelling Show (MESSINESS)
DESCRIPTION:Join TELL\, The Bureau’s longest-running recurring show\, for a night of queer storytelling! \nRSVP HERE \nThis month’s Pride show’s theme is MESSINESS\, with stories from: \nHeather Glynis\n\nYifan\n\nTallie Medel\n\nDennis Yueh-Yeh Li\n\nand\nHosted and curated by Drae Campbell\n\n$10 suggested donation\n\n—\nHeather Glynis is a performer\, poet\, psychotic whore\, and tranny-about-town. She is the program assistant at the Poetry Project and hosts Queeraoke at Metropolitan Bar\, along with Bottom Behavior with Josh Bondi at Oberon. She is from Jersey\, and resides in Bushwick\n\nYifan (they/them) is a creative community builder who believes in the power of storytelling\, shared experiences\, and chosen family to bring people together. Passionate about uplifting BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices\, they create welcoming spaces where connection\, care\, and collective joy can thrive. Guided by curiosity\, empathy\, and a love of gathering people across communities\, Yifan approaches life with an open heart and a deep belief that meaningful relationships are at the center of belonging.\n\n\nTallie Medel (they/them) is an educator\, clown\, director\, and award-winning actor featured in IndieWire\, the LA Times and the Boston Globe. Screen credits include EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (A24) and BROAD CITY (Comedy Central). They founded the ever-popular clown program at Brooklyn Comedy Collective and have taught at NYU\, Harvard University\, Emerson College\, the School of Visual Arts\, and at theaters and schools across the country. Stage time includes Upright Citizens Brigade NY & LA\, Second City NY\, Caroline’s on Broadway\, MoMA PS 1\, Brooklyn Academy of Music\, and London’s SoHo Theatre. They have big\, juicy eyeballs.\n\n\nOriginally from Taiwan\, Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li is a playwright-director whose work explores themes of diaspora and sexuality. Besides creating theatre works\, he also serves as Director of Performance\, Storytelling and Community at the Museum of Chinese in America where he develops programs that uplift Asian American performing artists while amplifying Asian American histories\, storytelling and visibility.\n\n\nDrae Campbell (she/they) is an actor\, comedian and storyteller who has performed in every medium. Drae was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for their work in The Nosebleed at Lincoln Center Theater. Drae’s first performance was at age 5 in a nightclub as the opening act for a punk band. Their career in theater and in gender joy started when she was cast as John Henry in The Member Of The Wedding in a local San Francisco production at age 9. Drae has a BFA in Theater from The University of the Arts and has performed in almost every medium. Drae has been hosting and curating TELL for 13 plus years\, TELL has also been made into a SILVER Signal Award winning podcast on all the platforms. @draebiz
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