Hello Again,

I realize I’ve been blogging more that usual but I thought you’d like to know that this coming Monday I will be hosting another Hurricane Sandy Benefit with a fantastic line-up including my beloved Sandra Bernhard and so many more which is being presented by Matthu Placek at The Boom Boom Room at the top of the Standard Hotel! Hope you can make it!

From Matthu Placek:

Over the past month I have been wrangling a few friends to perform a concert for my birthday on November 19th. When Sandy came crashing through I decided to switch gears and turn the birthday concert into a benefit. Last week, I headed out to the Rockaways with the ’RSR” Renegade Sandy Relief to lend a hand. There is much work ahead for the Rockaways and the RSR needs our help to ensure they can continue their relief efforts in the coming months.

It is my goal to raise a minimum of $10K on Monday, November 19th for the RSR with YOUR help!

Please join me for a star studded line up at the Top of the Standard with host MX. JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, musical direction by THOMAS BARTLETT and performances by New York’s finest, including none other than SANDRA BERNHARD!

If you can not attend, donations in any amount are welcome and can be made HERE.

MATTHU PLACEK PRESENTS

A PRIVATE CONCERT IN SUPPORT OF THE

RSR

RENEGADE SANDY RELIEF

Hosted by

MX. JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND

Musical Director

THOMAS BARTLETT

(Doveman)

With performances by

SANDRA BERNHARD

HANNAH COHEN, ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, ANGELA DI CARLO, BRIDGET EVERETT, JAMES KALIARDOS, JOSEPH KECKLER, CLARA KENNEDY, TAYLOR MAC, SCOTT MATTHEW, LADY RIZO, TRIXIE WHITLEY

DJ JAURETSI

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012

DOORS 9PM

SHOW 9:30PM

TOP OF THE STANDARD

442 WEST 13TH STREET

NEW YORK, NY 10014

$50 IN ADVANCE

$75 AT THE DOOR

TICKETS & DONATIONS MAY BE MADE AT

WWW.RSRBENEFIT.EVENTBRITE.COM

•Renegade Sandy Relief• •Hurrican• •Benefit• •Concert• •Matthu Placek• •Mx. Justin Vivian Bond• •Thomas Bartlett• •Doveman• •Sandra Bernhard• •Hannah Cohen• •Anthony Roth Costanzo• •Angela Di Carlo• •Bridget Everett• •James Kaliardos• •Joseph Keckler• •Clara Kennedy• •Taylor Mac• •Scott Matthew• •Lady Rizo• •Trixie Whitley• •Jauretsi• •Top of the Standard• •The Standard Hotel• •New York City• •iO Tillett Wright•

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Hello Fronds.

As many of you know for the past week I’ve been working with the After the Storm Foundation on a benefit for the Ali Forney Center -an organization that shelters and advocates for HOMELESS LGTBQ YOUTH- which will take place at Joe’s Pub November 25th. Our goal was to raise 10k with this benefit. SO FAR WE’VE RAISED OVER $20,000!!!! What else could we do? We’ve raised our hopes and set a new goal of 30K.

Fireworks Over the East River July 4, 2012. Photo by Mx JVB

As of today general seating for the benefit concert is sold-out! But we still have FOUR VIP TABLES LEFT!!!

There are 3 four tops available for $400 and one table of 6 for $500. You can reserve one of these table as a Thanksgiving treat for you and your friends by contacting James Lecesne directly at:

james@jameslecesne.com

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE SHOW YOU CAN STILL HELP!!!

Make a tax-deductible donation to the Ali Forney Center through the After The Storm Foundation at:

http://www.afterthestormfoundation.org/how_you_can_help.php

SPECIAL OFFER!!!
A $1,000 donation will win you a free “Glamour Pass” to The Afterglow Festival in Provincetown!

If you donate more that $1,000 The Afterglow Festival -a really amazing arts festival that happens in Provincetown each year in September- will give you a “Glamour Pass” which will allow you to see every show in the festival for free. Most of the artists performing in this benefit plus John Cameron Mitchell and a few others played at the Afterglow Festival this past season and many of us will be returning next fall with new full-length shows so even if you didn’t get tickets for the benefit you’ll still be able to see everyone you’ve missed during your holiday in Provincetown next September!

I’m beyond proud that so many of you are stepping up to the plate to help protect the HOMELESS LGBTQ Youth of New York City.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

I would also like to add a special thanks to SHANTA THAKE at JOE’S PUB who donated the space for this benefit and to my co-producer JAMES LECESNE along with my family of brilliant artist who are donating their talents to make this night a HUGE SUCCESS:

Nath Ann Carrera
Quinn Cox
Cole Escola
Bridget Everett
Brett Every
Yair Evnine
Dan Fishback
Silas Howard
Joesph Keckler
Taylor Mac
Amber Martin
Matt Ray
Lady Rizo
Elizabeth Swados
Christeene Vale

Much Love,
Mx Bond

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I received this as an email from my friend Jim Hodges the other day and I thought I should share it because it soothed my heart. It’s a nice thing to read as you start your week.

Love,
Mx Bond

I Announce Natural Persons to Arise

I announce natural persons to arise;
I announce justice triumphant;
I announce uncompromising liberty
and equality;
I announce the justification of candor,
and the justification of pride.

I announce that the identity
of These States
is a single identity only;
I announce the Union
more and more compact, indissoluble;
I announce splendors and majesties
to make all the previous
politics of the earth insignificant.

I announce adhesiveness—
I say it shall be limitless, unloosen’d;
I say you shall yet find
the friend you were looking for.

I announce a man or woman coming—
perhaps you are the one, (So long!)
I announce the great individual,
fluid as Nature, chaste, affectionate,
compassionate, fully armed.

I announce a life that shall be copious,
vehement, spiritual, bold;
I announce an end that shall lightly
and joyfully meet its translation;
I announce myriads of youths,
beautiful, gigantic, sweet-blooded;
I announce a race of splendid
and savage old men.

-Walt Whitman 1819-189

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Of course we’re all delighted that the election is over and we can breathe a collective sigh of relief that we don’t all have to grab some pelts and clubs and return to the stone age but GUESS what? That’s not all the good news!

Have you ever dreamed of being a Fairy Godmother or Godfather? Okay, let’s just dispense with the binary language bullshit and get right down to it. The ALI FORNEY CENTER for Homeless LGBTQ was hit HARD by hurricane Sandy AND YOU ARE DELIGHTED THAT YOU CAN HELP! Aren’t you?

You can read all about the damage done to their offices and drop in center in Michael Schulman’s blog for the New Yorker:

Read More!

but here’s the GOOD NEWS!!!

YOU CAN HELP! Become a FAIRY SPARKLE ANGEL and come to Joe’s Pub November 25th at 7pm for a benefit I’m producing with my friend James Lecesne, The After the Storm Foundation, and with the participation of my friends from The Afterglow Festival -the annual Performance festival in Provincetown.

TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO RAISE OVER TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!!

Here’s the list of AMAZING performers who have committed to appear so far:

Justin Vivian Bond
Nath Ann Carrera
Quinn Cox
Amber Martin
Cole Escola
Bridget Everett
Brett Every
Dan Fishback
Joesph Keckler
Matt Ray
Lady Rizo

with more BIG STARS to be announced!

If you can’t come to the show you can still make a generous donation to The Ali Forney Center at their website:

http://www.aliforneycenter.org/

AND OF YOU’RE FEELING FANCY and sui generis!!!!

You can be a special FAIRY SPARKLE ANGEL and purchase a prime “been a factor” table so you and your friends can all sit together at the show by contacting

James Lecesne at James@jameslecesne.com !

The fact is THE CHILDREN NEED COINS AND WE’VE ALL GOT PLENTY TO SPARE!

So it’s time to take what you need and give a little back. You need to be entertained and New York City’s LGBTQ Youth need to know that there is a place where they will be kept be warm, safe and dry.

THAT’S THE DREAM AND IT’S COMING TRUE!

Click HERE to purchase your tickets for the benefit at Joe’s Pub November 25th at 7pm!!!

Thank you for all you do!!!

Love and Blessings,
Mx Bond

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I am! I’ll be performing at The Rrazz Room for 3 nights next week. October 12-14, 2012.

Photo by David Kimelman

along with my handsome, Emmy Award winning Muscial Director Lance Horne.  We’ll be performing songs from Dendrophile, Silver Wells, an excerpt from “Jukebox Jackie” the critically acclaimed show we starred in celebrating the work of Andy Warhol Superstar Jackie Curtis and -as a special treat- I’ll be whipping out some brand new material from my show-in-progress, Mx America!

If you’re going to be in the Bay Area come see me!

New Show! Justin Vivian Bond is MX America! with Lance Horne
The Razz Room, San Francisco
October 12-14, 2012
Buy Tickets

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Hi Fronds,

I thought I should pass on this note from Amy Scholder the brilliant editor at Feminist Press who edited my book TANGO:

Hey dear friend,
For the past month I’ve been putting together a new book called PUSSY RIOT! A Punk Prayer for Freedom. It’s now on sale (on Amazon and iTunes) for $2.99. The book contains their letters and statements—it’s only by reading this that I could truly understand what these young women stand for, and why their message has captured the imagination of activists around the world.
It would mean a lot to me if you would order the ebook right now. My hope is that the nice price and simple download will make it easy to get, and the book will become a bestseller before Pussy Riot faces the judge on their appeal on Oct. 1.
If you never buy e-books, you can 1). go to Amazon and download to your free Kindle app on your smartphone; or 2). go to the iTunes store and download to your iPhone. If you have an iPad or Kindle, it looks great on those screens! In any case, your $2.99 purchase will show solidarity, and support Pussy Riot and Feminist Press.
Finally, I would be grateful if you would share this email with your friends, colleagues, students, co-workers, etc., I need your help to make this campaign work. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and for going online and getting the ebook!

In friendship, Amy

Amy Scholder / Editorial Director / Feminist Press / 365 Fifth Avenue Suite 5406, New York, NY 10016

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Dear Friends,

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Harry Hay’s birth, the Harry Hay Centennial Committee and the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the City University of New York are presenting a four day conference from September 27th to the 30th, 2012, in New York City, exploring Hay’s life, ideas and the multiple facets of LGBT life that Harry Hay himself pioneered. The conference is organized around four major themes: arts, political activism, spirituality and sexual identities. It will feature panels, lectures, films and live performances from scholars, activists and artists all exploring the evolution of LGBT life in the 60+ years since Hay founded the modern American LGBT movement.

The event gets started on Thursday, September 27 at 7pm at CUNY Graduate Center with a keynote address by anthropologist and author Will Roscoe followed by a staged reading of excerpts from playwright John Maran’s award winning play about Hay, The Tempermentals. Other featured keynote speakers through out the conference include feminist historian Bettina Aptheker, poet Cheryl Clark, and LGBT historian John D’Emilio,. Over a hundred scholars, artists and activists will be participating in the conference including authors Mark Thompson and Perry Brass and historians Jonathan Ned Katz and Susan Stryker.

Playwright Tony Kushner has prepared a staged reading of an excerpt from his most recent play, The Intellegent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures . Film programming includes Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay presented by director Eric Slade and a selection of contemporary West Coast Queer avant-garde short films.

A Saturday evening I will be performing in a program at the New York LGBT Community Center featuring live performances based on aspects of Hay’s life hosted by the New York (dis)Order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and emceed by Justin Sayre with Agnes de Garron, Reverend Yolanda, Pistol Pete, fashions by Cody Sai and a host of surprises followed by a masked Mattachine-style procession to an after party at the historic Stonewall Bar.

Sunday will be dedicated to the exploration of Radical Faerie circle process and culture.

Registration for the conference is $80 – $140. Pre-registration and a complete line-up of the conference’s panels and events can be found at www.tinyurl.com/hayconference. Folks can also register the day of.

Comfort & Joy will be represented by folks from Faerie Finishing School & Big Joy Project. New poster art (attached) by Jacob Sperber of Honey Soundsystem.

Please pass this email along to any friends who may be interested

“Capitalism is the astonishing belief that the nastiest motives of the nastiest men somehow or other work for the best results in the best of all possible worlds.”
John Maynard Keynes

Kisses,
-V aka Her Serene Highness Princess Grace de Monochrome

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Image of Mx Bond by David Kimelman Photography

Hi Hons,

As a friend of mine said recently:

  

I am part of a group of artists, activists, and advocates who are organizing OBAMA FAIR 2012, an open house that will be held over two days in downtown Manhattan, to help get people involved in the election. At the Obama Fair, you can sign up for a wide range of events, including phone banks; canvassing door-to-door in Pennsylvania and Ohio; fundraising; and working to get out the vote on election day.

Everyone who attends the Fair will be encouraged to sign up for one event during the crucial 6 weeks before the election.

WHEN: Thursday, Sept 20 (6:00-9:00PM) or Saturday, Sept. 22 (1:00-4:00PM)

WHERE: 176 Grand St  (btwn Centre St & Mulberry St)

Nearest subway: 6/Q/N/R/J/Z to Canal St

Can you join us?  We are hoping to get oveover 1,000 members of our community involved in the campaign. If you can participate, please tell us you’ll join us by emailing to: 

Earl Dax & David Kimelman Present… A Glamorous Grassroots Fundraising Event & Rally in Support of Obama for America

WEIMAR NEW YORK for OBAMA

I will be hosting what is sure to be the most outrageous and wildly entertaining presidential campaign fundraiser in recent memory… a special edition of the acclaimed theatrical cabaret WEIMAR NEW YORK in support of re-electing BARACK OBAMA!!Dubbed WEIMAR NEW YORK FOR OBAMA, this benefit performance celebrates the president’s unprecedented commitment to the LGBT community. The show is music directed by Emmy-winning composer LANCE HORNE and features confirmed performances by ALAN CUMMING, JOEY ARIAS, BRIDGET EVERETT, RENO, FLOTILLA DeBARGE, The PIXIE HARLOTS, DIRTY MARTINI, TIGGER!, THEO BLECKMANN, CURTIS ELLER, ROSATERESA CASTRO VARGAS, and TAMMY FAYE STARLITE as Nico.

WEIMAR NEW YORK FOR OBAMA raises money *directly* for the president’s reelection campaign – not a Political Action Committee or “Super PAC” – and provides a platform to educate, energize and engage an audience of LGBT professionals, artists, activists and allies that are uniquely positioned to support the president.

Cash bar provided by EASTERN BLOC and VIP Ticket Holder Champagne Reception provided by The BUBBLE LOUNGE.

Benefit Committee:
TANENE ALLISON, BILL BRAGIN, PATRICK DUFFY, EMMANUELLE CHICHE, BARBARA GUSTERN, LADYFAG,

JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL, ERIC SCHMALENBERGER, SHANTA THAKE, CHI CHI VALENTI and CARLEIGH WELSH .

For more information on Barack Obama’s reelection effort and how to get involved visit:
http://www.barackobama.com/ny/

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 

8:30 pm

ABRONS ARTS CENTER

466 GRAND STREET (at Pitt)

General Admission Seating: $45 minimum donation VIP Seating & Champagne Reception: $95 minimum donation Reserve Seats & Donate here: http://weimar-ny-for-obama.eventbrite.com/

but before all that…

Take it Easy for a week!

If you’re looking for a fun getaway before knuckling down and getting to work on our future, come to Provincetown next week for a little art and sunshine!

Go to http://www.afterglowfestival.org for schedule and ticket info. We have special festival passes too!

Lodging

THE SUMMER MAY HAVE BEEN GREAT BUT WE”RE GOING TO TURN IT OUT TOGETHER THIS FALL!!!!!

Love and many Blessings,

Mx Bond

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THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU

Summer is almost over and I’m delighted to sending out this message of gratitude to thank the many people who sowed the seeds in Spring in order to help tranifest my new record Silver Wells so quickly and with such joy.  As a self-releasing (that sounds weird) independant artist it is so important to know I am not just singing into the void and that, despite-or maybe because- of the fact that my work is not affiliated with any corporate entities there is a community of people who are interested enough in what I’m doing and in what I have to say that you are willing to pitch in and help when I need it. It’s been so empowering and touching for me to feel the outpouring of support for this very personal creative project. Since the CD was released I’ve received so many wonderful comments from people about how much they’ve enjoyed it and the record was even listed by Ann Powers of NPR as one of the TOP 5 Cover Records of Summer 2012. I know all of you who contributed and supported now have CDs so I hope you’re enjoying them!

Honestly there are no words to fully express how blessed you have all made me feel.

But here you go!

I would like to thank the following beautifully generous individuals for making Silver Wells possible:

Nobuko Cobi Narita, Roger G. Miller and David Green, Roger Klorese, Lisa Duggan, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Jason Sellards, Bernard Francis Kyle, Antony Cotton, Alan Keep, Sara Shelley, Bill Arning, Felix Krull, Jonny Pierce, Random Person, Joe Beason, Stephen Kent Jusick, Michael Shera, Kevin Tachman, James Rongen-Hall, Steve Dow, Kevin Perrett, Todd Thomas, John Won, Peter Campbell, Thomas Schlenk, Don Forringer, Starsky & Cox, Yuko Ozeki, George J Lega, Chris Moukarble, Rosalind Lichter, Chris Miller, Jennifer Scott, Phil Siddle, Tina Keyes, Nico Muhly, Laura Thomas, Florian, Koekoe Johnson, Mona, Victoria Leacock Hoffman, Peggy Bartek, Aaron Young, Barbara Sicuranza, Charlie Conard, Brian Masefield, Greg Nesbitt, Marny Day, Matt Morris, Natasha Yar-Routh, Devin Dolan, Yasmin Rodriguez, Sveta Gilerman, Rich Freitas, Jesse Dorris, Troy Williams, Catherine L. Smith, Jamie Bennett, Mark Owen, Giada, Alison Chandler, Amy Scholder, Chadwick Hardaway, Anthony Scudese, Seth Stewart, Gregory Aide, Tracey Ledel, Dean Michaels, Rachel Cramp, BD Wong, Peter Barden, Marc Moose Moder, Troy David, Christian Williams, Gina Garan, Daniel Nardicio, Maggie Lally, Kate Harrad, Dean Sawyer, Colleen Macklin, Greg Henderson, Hucklefaery, John Brennan, Martin Sanders, David Kimelman, Jay Gardner, Garrett Manry, Matt Nasser, Gai Gherardi, Julia Williams, David Meanix, Erin O’Neill, Becca Blackwell, Aimee Ellis, Will Bishop, Loc Robertson, Dan Kagan, Tod Wohlfarth, Sara M. Ingram, Ann Cihon & Brian Kirkland, Dominic Vine of the Owls Sowinski, Meg Chilton, Jeff M. Ward, Jamie Forshaw, Janet Boutillier (Nancy’s Mom -LOL!), Ricardo Montez, Marc Geller, Jeremiah Knight, Jill Pangallo, Jeffrey Teuton, Mark Perzely, Seth Fowler, Drew Brody, Tom Achatz, Chris Swanson, Kevyn Fairchild, Lance Horne, Rob Roth, Logan K. Young, Gavin Russom. Kathleen Hughes, Aaron Huey, Jill Fitterling, Sky Hall, Ryanna Gacy, Amy Warnke, Michael Varrati, Edie Demas, Dan Lendzian, Jeremy Shipley, Nath Ann Carrera, William Jenkins, David Zhou, Don Dingledine, David Kettner, Brent “BZ” Zerger, Ryan Collier, James Berg, Ashley Julin, Erik Schuckers, Christopher Mushinskie, Ned Stressen-Reuter, Seth Kahn, Valerie Lalonde, Amy Duddleston, Meg Stroup, Nayland Blake, Brian Koch, John Kleshefsky, Kate Slepicka David Schafer, Neil DiBernardo, Michael Kaplam, Caden Manson, Akemi Umetani, Dalynn Knigge, Carmello Alberti, Andrew Parker, Matthew Stennerson, Kelly McElroy, Michael Anderson, Nickolaus Typaldos, Brian Marino, Anthony Kibort, Tyler Matthew Oyer, Eric and Chad Corsten, Tracy Reid, Tony Allicino, David Murrells, Neil Landreville, Brian Hopkins, Jen Lundy, Chris Doggett, Jessie Mott, Dustin Underwood, Reade McCardell, Daniel McKernan, Keith Schuerholz, Alex Fazeka-Paul,   Mx Roo Khan, Greta Brinkman, Jacob Halajian, Mark Freeman, Kate Brewer Ball, Adam Lopez, Kevin Martin, Charles Owen, Stephen Bowen, Brandon Forsht, Tony Breed, Matthew McAlpin, Meredith McGill, Garrett Domina, Bryce Becker, Aaron Clayton, Craig Seacotte, Lee Busch, Ron Kisling, Nita Aviance, Andrew DeWItt, Pailo Heitz, Stephanie Rand, Mark Levine, Lee Houck, Cybele Policastro, Derek Martin, Douglas Lee, Joseph Erbentraut, Elizabeth Koke, Dusty Childers, Andy Guest, Jessica Lewis, Jon Martin, Brian Thorstenson, Kevin Killian, Bob Burns, Michael Walker, Greta Gertler, Christopher Lee, Howard Gertler, Bri Bollman, Eric C. Bailey, Emily Rosen, Gretchen Meyer, Gabie Fulmer, Topher McCulloch, Paul Soulellis, Jackie Rudin, Robert Melee, John Copenhaver, Lenny Karie Zenith, Sarah Stanley, Jerry Lee Abram, Georganne Ross, Omar Toro-Vaca, Mara Flynn. Chloe Rossetti, Alexandre Bonstein, Joan Raspo, Wanda Mulaski, Indgrid Abrams, Andrew Rourke, Ricky Price, Adam Baran, Allison Meier, William Rochette, Kate Macaluso, Josh Urbina, Nao Bustamente, Ethan Philbrick, Gregory Laynor, Emiliano Acciarto, David Minogue, Kristy Trujillo, Marilyn McCullough, Shannon Getz, Joslyn Hidalgo, Leah Byrne, Greg Stadler, Aurelien Selle, Rachel Hock, Jeannemarie Leone, Todesco Sebastien, Jeanine Edgington, Michael Hewitt, Sandrine Abadie, Christopher Hermann, C. Finley/Autumn Beck, Ilana Novick, Lynsey Anne Downs, Kyla Schuller, Aaron Krach,  Perry Hoffman, Christopher Backs, Connor Fogel, Owen McConnell, Simon Cleasby, Alex Izsak, Nikki Morse, Wes Perry, Nicky Paraiso, Sabine Meyer, Dawn Amber Harvey, Nathan Lee, Ricky Price! THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For my next trick I will be in Provincetown September 12th accompanying myself on piano and playing my own songs for the first time in public.
Yours truly,
Terrified but Determined

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