Happy Thursday!
We are only a few days back from the big summer and we have some big news for you today.  

Newsflash #1 - We are giving away some great tickets!   


In today's Big Gay Giveaway, we are offering you the chance to win tickets to tomorrow's much anticipated  Haters Roast: The Shady Tour Haters Roast "The Shady Tour" is a must see comedy spectacular with contestants who have appeared on the television show RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1). The show is hosted by Ginger Minj and stars Jinkx Monsoon, Trixie Mattel, Latrice Royale, Kim Chi, Thorgy Thor, Phi Phi O'Hara & Darienne Lake. A night of stingers and zingers! All ages welcome. Warning - Adult Comedy. You could win 2 tickets to this evening out by answering the question below:  

Question: What time does  
Haters Roast The Shady Tour start when it plays the Beacon Theatre tomorrow night?

To enter the contest: in the body of an email provide your full name, cell number, email address and answer to the question above. Send your email to themenevent@gmail.com with "Haters Roast" in the subject line. Good luck!
Tomorrow we will be announcing the line-up for next week's Gay-Larious LGBT Stand Up Comedy Show. That means today is the last day to get tickets at our Pre-Sale rate of $12/ticket. Once the line-up is announced, the price goes up to $28. So, get your tickets today for the Pre-Sale price of $12. I swear, the line up is great! Scroll down and use code "presale"

As of October, we have a brand new space and new date for some of our speed dating events. We will be heading to the swanky (and very private), Basement level of Buffalo Wild Wings in Times Square. It's a huge, beautiful space with our own private bar. Plus, we will be moving to Wednesday nights. We are so happy! Join us for this new space. Scroll down for discount codes

Savings on Fall Experiences 
   
Next Tuesday
9/12: Gay Tipsy Painting Party
Boxers HK (50th and 9th), downstairs
6:15pm check-in and mingling / 6:30 pm start / 8:30pm end
$39.50  
Newsletter Sale: 
Save $3 with code " News
Join us for our next Gay Tipsy Painting Party. It's a great way to meet new people and get your creative juices flowing. Join the fun and you can enjoy a beverage and some snacks while learning to paint your own personal masterpiece. Yes, it's a cocktail party and a painting class. Your ticket includes instruction from accredited artist, a 12x16 pre - sketched canvas, unlimited acrylic paint (water based) and painting supplies including brushes, aprons, and easels. You will learn the art of mixing colors, blending and painting techniques in this 2 hour class. We have entire private room with a private server, fantastic drink specials and cool music. Cash bar and snacks are available.
*Not valid in combination with other offers or on prior sale. Valid for online sales only. Offer may be removed at any time. Other restrictions may apply. 
   
Next Wednesday
Gay-Larious: LGBT Stand Up Comedy Show  
Broadway Comedy Club, 318 W 53 St, 
7:30 Doors Open, 8:00 show
$28 door + 2 drink min
Pre-Sale:* Use promo code Presale and get in for only $12. This offer goes away once we anounce the line-up tomorrow.   
Gaylarious is the stand-up comedy show featuring a great line-up of NYC's funniest LGBT and LGBT friendly comedians from TV, radio and comedy clubs across the country. You'll have a gay ole' time with a line-up of hysterical comics designed to have you laughing right down to your gay funny bones. 
Note: 2 drink minimum during the show.
* Expires when we announce the line-up. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. 
   
Mon 9/18: 
Speed Dating  for Gay Professionals
NEW Location: Gossip Bar, 733 9th Ave 2nd Floor
6:30 check-in/mingling, 7pm (prompt) start). 8:45 end
$25
Early Bird Sale* : Use code Early and  save $5
If you are a Gay Professional looking to find love, then look no further. You may meet the future love of your life, make a great new friend, or even meet a future business partner. This event caters to New York City's most eligible bachelors, and have proven to be huge success making lots and lots of couples. You will go on 8 short dates in one night! Each date lasts 6 minutes and is a really fun, quick and easy way for gay men to meet each other. Plus, you will get 3 additional bonus periods where you may meet anyone in the room.
* Expires 9/11/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. 
   
Gay Poz Speed Dating  - New Date and Location
New Date: Wednesday 10/4
New Location: Buffalo Wild Wings, 253 W 47 St, Basement level (take elevator just past the ground floor bar). This is a HUGE room and is the perfect private space for our speed dating events. 
6:30 check-in/mingling, 7pm (prompt) start). 8:45 end
$25
Early Bird Sale* : Use code Early and  save $5 
This speed dating event has been created solely for hiv+ men and you'll have the safety and privacy to speed date with other positive guys and maybe find that special someone, a new friend, or make a business connection. POZ Gay Speed Dating is proudly supported by Positive Alliance and IMPAC+NYC. Go on 8 short dates in one night! Each date lasts 6 to 8 minutes and is a really fun, quick and easy way to meet guys. If there is chemistry from both guys, we will connect the two and you can go on more dates.
* Expires 9/27/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. 
   
Wed 10/11: Gay Millionaire Matchmaker Speed Dating
Planet Hollywood, 1540 Bway at 45 St, 2nd floor
6:30pm check-in, mingling & cocktails / 7pm start (promptly)
$25 (age 35 and under who like dating older men)
$37 (Successful men age 36 and over, who are interested in dating 35 and under)
Early Bird Sale* : Use code Early  and  save $5
Created for the gay man 35 and under who has the hots for the handsome successful mature man, enjoying nights painting the town red with an older established man. At our "Millionaire Matchmaker" gay speed dating, younger gays (35 and under) will go on dates with handsome mature men (36 and up). If you connect with men outside your age range, this is the event for YOU! You will go on 8 short dates in one night, plus 3 bonus mingle sessions where you can meet everyone in the room. Each date lasts 6 minutes and is a really fun, quick and easy way for gay men to meet each other. If there is chemistry from both guys, we will connect the two and you can go on more dates.
* Expires 10/4/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. Valid for online sales only. Quantities may be limited. 
   
Sat 10/14: 
Gay Graves Tour
Meet and depart at  1 PM at  brownstone gate to Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th St., Brooklyn (only 1 block from the R train at 4th Ave. & 25th St)
$30 adults, $20 seniors, $15 children  (age 13-17)
Early Bird Sale* : Use code Early and  save 15% 
This LGBT-focused tour of Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark in the beautiful borough of Brooklyn, is the only one of its kind. It has been specially developed to introduce you to the famous and the not-so-famous gay men and lesbians, their friends, their supporters and their detractors who are among the permanent residents at Green-Wood.  Time passes quickly on this tour because at every moment we are surrounded by beauty, both the man-made monuments and nature's artistry.
* Expires 10/7/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. 
   
Sat 10/21: Gay Secrets of the Met Museum
The most popular Gay tour of the Met
Led by our favorite queer guide, Professor Andrew Lear
Meet and depart at 4pm from the Pharaoh statue just the main entrance of the Met Museum, 1000 5th Ave 
$55 full price*; $49 seniors*; $35 Met members and students
Early Bird Sale*: Use code Early  and  save $5 
We will explore some of the Met' Museum's queer treasures, from ancient Greek nudes (and erotic vase-painting, on which Professor Lear is a world expert!) to homoerotic works from the Renaissance, and a panoply of modern works, some by LGBT artists, some portraying LGBT people, and some expressing same-sex desire. 
* Expires 10/14/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. Valid for online sales only. Quantities may be limited. 
   
Speed Dating
 for Gay Professionals: October Edition,
New Date & Location
New Date: Wed Oct 25
Location: Buffalo Wild Wings, 253 W 47 St, Basement level (use elevator)
6:30 check-in/mingling, 7pm (prompt) start). 8:45 end
$25
Early Bird Sale* : Use code Early and  save $5 
If you are a Gay Professional looking to find love, then look no further. You may meet the future love of your life, make a great new friend, or even meet a future business partner. This event caters to New York City's most eligible bachelors, and have proven to be huge success making lots and lots of couples. You will go on 8 short dates in one night! Each date lasts 6 minutes and is a really fun, quick and easy way for gay men to meet each other. Plus, you will get 3 additional bonus periods where you may meet anyone in the room.
* Expires 10/18/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. 
   
Sun 10/29: 
Gay Village Bar Crawl
1pm: Meet and depart from the lobby of the LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St 
$30 age 21-59, $20 seniors (age 60+ with ID)
Labor Day Sale extended to midnight tonight* : Use code Labor and  save 20% 
Since at least the end of the 19th century bar culture has loomed large in the gay community. During this three-hour bar crawl, learn why bars have played such an outsized role in gay life. Learn from veterans of Ty's, Stonewall and Julius' as they tell us about their bars' place in history. Discover who the woman was who opened the first non-mob-controlled lesbian nightclub, and how she has been immortalized. Hear tell why the Village waterfront bars welcomed the rougher side of gay life. Learn about the bar where a gay protest resulted in  an important NYS court decision three years prior to Stonewall. Get to know what the biggest threats to today's gay bar culture are. Highlights include Keith Haring mural "Once Upon a Time" at The LGBTQ Center; the long-gone waterfront bars named Ramrod, Kellers and Sneakers; bottoms up at four gay bars and lesbian bars in the West Village; New York City's AIDS Memorial; and the Stonewall National Monument in Christopher Park.
* Expires 9/6/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. 
   
Speed Dating  for Scruffy Men
New Date: Wed Nov 8th
Location: Buffalo Wild Wings, 253 W 47 St, basement level (use elevator)
6:30 check-in/mingling, 7pm (prompt) start). 9pm end
$25
Early Bird Sale* : Use code Early and  save $5 

As Time Out NY says: "If you're a fuzzy dude or a total admirer,then head to this speed-dating hustle, where you can meet the furball of your dreams."
Do you like your man with a bit of scruff? This event caters to New York City's most eligible bears & scruff lovers. Our speed dating events have proven to be huge success making lots and lots of couples.  How does it work? You will go on 8 short dates in one night! Each date lasts 6 to 8 minutes and is a really fun, quick and easy way for gay men to meet each other. There are also 3 bonus periods where you can meet all of the guys in the room.
* Expires 11/1/17. Not valid on prior sale or in combination with other offers. 
Special offers for you
ManMate Dinners for 8 Matches You for Dinner!   Since 2004, Dinners for 8 has matched  countless compatible men for fine dining, friendships and eventual  relationships.  T heir follow-up after each event puts you in touch with the men you want to see again one-on-one!  ManMate  founder, matchmaking expert and bestselling author Grant Wheaton also introduces you on a personal, ongoing basis. Special 20% discountSee Offer

Photography  by Rick Stockwell -  Don't you want some new photos to give to a loved one for the holidays?  Or maybe you are having a big holiday party and want to capture the fun with great party photos. Or maybe you need that special photo for a special website? Everyone needs a GREAT photo, whether you're an actor, businessman or desire a great pic for (ahem) "social" apps. With over 20 years of experience, Rick Stockwell will make you look and feel great as you shoot in a comfortable setting, in studio or on location. See Offer

Life Coach David If you're ready to make this best year ever, Life Coach David can help you make that happen!  He is a very experienced and certified life coach who is passionate about what he does.  Whether you want to attract a wonderful relationship, more money, a better job, etc, or even feeling happier and more excited about life, David can coach you on how to do that with great success (Hugh is one of his client's and is already experiencing a positive difference).  The first mini phone session is free when you mention the Men Event  Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. First mini phone session is free when you mention The Men Event  See Offer

Real Estate  maven Peter Shevell If you are looking to rent, buy or sell, Peter Shevell from Douglas Elliman can help you. He currently has some GREAT rentals in the Lincoln Center area and the Upper East Side See Listings

Lake House Getaway in the CatskillsRelax in front of a roaring fireplace! This vacation home is the superb getaway, perfectly located near the best of the Catskills, with great views of the water, sunset and eagles. Relax in a 3br/2.5ba home with 2 outdoor decks and a screened-in 3 season lanai. 
 
Psychotherapy with Dr. Stephen Capson - Stressed? Need Support? Learn how to deal more effectively with life's challenges and current issues. Help withanxiety/stress, self esteem improvement, relationships/dating, and coping with various health problems / concerns. Gay therapist with 20 plus of experience working with the NYC gay community. Sessions are in a comfortable convenient Chelsea office.  See offer
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