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Queer Bait

Josh Middleton on the LGBTQ scene


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Published: Jul 14, 2010

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queerArt?

Queer-identifying artists from across generations contributed mixed-media goodies to this arousing exhibition exploring queer sensibility in contemporary art. The eclectic, well-priced collection includes video installations, stainless-steel sketches and photography that runs the gamut from sophisticated to bizarre before slapping you across the face with a raw dose of sex. Don't miss the four Dickprints by 70-year-old artist Paul Davis Jones and his partner, Michael Biello. They had their model dip his wang in paint to create a surprisingly tasteful wonderland of pecker shapes and smudges. Through Aug. 7, free, AxD Gallery, 265 S. 10th St., 215-627-6250, a-x-d.com.

Queer Memoir Salon

First Person Arts is collaborating with NYC's Queer Memoir to present an orgy of gay storytelling called "Sticks & Stones." Some of Philly's brightest LGBTQ players and community organizers are slated to provide personal dialogue for the event. On the roster are William Way's Chris Bartlett, Philly Dyke March co-founder Maura Kelly and Rae Drew, a transgender artist who admits feeling "like an odd weed growing through a crack in the sidewalks of our binary gender system." This could get interesting. Tue., July 20, 8 p.m., $10, The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 267-402-2059, firstpersonarts.org.

Community Thursdays @ Tabu

The William Way Center has already reaped rewards from a new weekly bash in the Gayborhood that donates proceeds to some of the area's gayest nonprofits. Tabu General Manager Freddy Shelley says every party will benefit a different organization, such as Equality PA and the Attic Youth Center. "It's a good method of giving people a fun night out that also helps the community." Every Thu., 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, Tabu Lounge, 200 S. 12th St., 215-964-9675, tabuphilly.com.