Scene + Heard

Brooklyn’s most major queen, Merrie Cherry, loved big voices (see: Jennifer Hudson) and bigger screen performances (see: Eddie Redmayne) in 2014.

On her favorite movie, Life Partners: “[This year] was the year of Maleficent hype in the world of movies, but with that bandwagon put to the side, I really loved Life Partners. It’s an indie rom-com that highlights the lesbian community and I thought it was done really well. We don’t have enough fresh takes on plots like that of Life Partners as of late.”

Dec. 19, 2014. The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus’ Christmas concert featured a guest appearance from Broadway veteran Carolee Carmello.

Dec. 14, 2014. The 29th Annual SAGE Toys Party was hosted by Robby Browne, David Tufts, and Chris Kann and featured charitable hearts and tasty cocktails.

Dec. 13, 2014. The Nasty Pig family got together on Saturday for an afternoon holiday kiki with reindeer games, yummy festive drinks, and yummier gays.

Dec. 9, 2014. Edwin Pabon’s new exhibit, Cake, launched a G Lounge last night, opening a dialogue on the common threads between art and pornography.

Dec. 7, 2014. Scott Nevins of “The People’s Couch” brought together a bevy of stars for this charitable holiday event.

Nov. 20, 2014. Zac Posen and John Varvatos presented this charitable shopping party to benefit Housing Works’ Youth Outreach programming. The night was capped with a dance party at the Rubin Museum of Art.

Nov. 16, 2014. This annual fundraiser kicked off at Therapy on Sunday for the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. Adam Ramzi hosted with Steady Mess and Tym Byerz.

Nov. 6, 2014. This private cocktai event benefits Gay Men’s Health Crisis’ Meals, Nutrition, and Keith Haring Food Pantry programs, which seek to enrich the nutritional needs of those in our community living with HIV/AIDS.