See Armistead Maupin in Provincetown This Summer

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Fans of Anna Madrigal, Mary Ann Singleton, and Mouse, take note!

Armistead Maupin, author of the beloved Tales of the City series, is scheduled to make his first-ever public appearance in Provincetown at the Crown & Anchor’s Paramount Nightclub on July 9 at 4pm.

Maupin will read from the latest in this long-running tale, The Days of Anna Madrigal, a work in progress. Tickets are available here.

From the organizers:

Ticketholders to TEATIME WITH ARMISTEAD MAUPIN can expect an afternoon of free-wheelinganecdotes and lively conversation with the audience – aswell as a brief reading from Maupin’s current work-in-progress, The Days of Anna Madrigal.

“It’s very useful to me,” says Maupin, “to try out my material on a sympatheticlive audience before it’s set in print.” The author’s books will be available at the event for purchase and signing.

 

SOURCE EVENTS’ 10TH ANNIVERSARY GAY CRUISE WITH STRAIGHT ALLY

Source Events, the LGBT tour operator, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a cruise September 3-10, 2011 that will feature some prominent celebrity guests (above). We’re especially excited about the handsome straight athlete, Ben Cohen, who’s devoted much of his energy to anti-bullying efforts.

Of course Armistead Maupin is no slouch what with his new book Maryann in Autumn, nor is international photographer Paul Freeman. More info on the celebrities here.

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com.

Amistead Maupin on Chelsea Pines Inn

Marking a quarter century of continuous business — and located at the crossroads of Cheslea, the Meatpacking District, and the Village — Chelsea Pines Inn has certainly witnessed an awful lot of gay history in the making.

Its recently launched silver annivesary blog is chock full of great tidbits and terrific contributors, like Terrence McNally and Armistead Maupin (pictured, left).

Other noteworthy New Yorkers who’ve contributed to the blog include:

• Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA); and
• Glennda Testone, Executive Director, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center
• Tom Kirdahy, on the Board of the LGBT Center among many other accomplishments.

Oh and yours truly! I was asked to submit a blog as a travel writer who has covered the inn for years.

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