Tonight's Event

My Mother Told Me I was Different: Stories from Stonewall On June 27, 1969 a routine raid on a little known Greenwich Village gay bar sparked a spontaneous series of events that forever changed the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. Who were the people in the Stonewall Bar that evening? What happened that night in the bar, on the street, and in people’s minds, and why were these events destined to change society? “My Mother Told Me I was Different: Stories from Stonewall” is the moving story of the night that changed history, as told by the people who lived it. The reading will be directed by legendary downtown director and founding pioneer of Gay and Women’s Theatre, David Gaard. Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., btwn. Stanton & Rivington St. 212-777-6028. 7 p.m. Free.  (Source:  Gay City News)