This is your invitation to celebrate Cecilia Gentili’s birthday (1/31) with four special nights that honor her life and legacy.

Cólectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo - CITG
6 days ago
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Special thanks to all the organizers Ceyenne Doroshow, Qween Jean, Liaam Winslet, viento izquierdo ugaz, ari jauregui, Buffy Sierra, Nic Cory, Joseph Frederick Allen, Ambrose Pearson Ilett, edua mercedes, and many more hearts who poured into this effort.

Hope to see you at least once, twice (or all four times) this next week

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WEDNESDAY, JAN 28TH

Join us for a special screening of Cecilia’s performance in RED INK, her one-woman show. Don’t miss the talkback with Qween Jean, Chiquitita, James Tom, and Oscar Diaz after the show.

Where: Judson Memorial Church

243 Thompson Street

Doors Open: 7pm

Presented by Black Trans Liberation and TRANSMISSION

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FRIDAY, JAN 30TH

Join us in Jackson Heights for a Spanish-centered event that celebrates the launch of Faltas, Cecilia’s award-winning memoir. Her book has officially been translated into Spanish and published by Caja Negra Press in Argentina.

There will be performances, readings, and offerings by Liaam Winslet, Ms. Boogie, edua mercedes, viento izquierdo ugaz, Zuleyka Rosemberg, Máxima Whimsical, and Guarix — as well as limited books available for sale.

Where: Transgrediendo 37-63 83rd Street #1B (Jackson Heights)

Doors Open: 7pm

Presented by Colectivo Intercultural Transgrediendo, TRANSMISSION, and Mil Mundos Books

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST

Join us for the second annual Cecilia Gentili Day as proclaimed by the City of New York. The celebration lands on what would have been Cecilia’s 54th birthday and brings together a fabulous lineup of her chosen family and friends.

Don’t miss Ceyenne Doroshow, Sara Ramirez, Maya Margarita, Victoria Von Blaque, Chiquitita, Ianne Fields Stewart, and Tiffany Caban — as well as vignettes from RED INK performed by Flower Estefana Rios.

Where: St. John's Lutheran Church 81 Christopher Street

Doors Open: 6:30pm

Presented by GLITS

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD

Ondas / Waves is a small in-person gathering to listen to soundscapes using Cecilia's voice created by four sound artists who loved and were loved by her, including Ambrose, Samira Mendoza, Serena Jara, and Chicklet.

The sound ritual will be livestreamed on at the link below for those who want a space to connect to Cecilia and meditate on her life and our loss in a private but connected way. Wherever you are, we will all be listening together.

Livestream Here: https://bit.ly/OndasWaves

Begins at 7pm

Presented by Ambrose and edua mercedes