On January 3, 2025 the LGBTQ+ World History Museum had our first event of 2025 at V Wine Lounge & Martini Bar in Palm Springs. It was a fun time, a chance to have a drink, a bite to eat, meet friends old and new, dance to the music of Siobhan, hear the latest on the formation of the LGBTQ+ World History Museum and the traveling exhibit being developed to bring national attention to the museum and our mission. Our silent auction was a huge success with gift cards and items donated by local merchants, restaurants, and salons.
Please support these generous donors to the museum.
Auction items included
A Signed Artist Proof Donated by Josh Agle, "Shag," from his personal collection
Endless Mimosas, Framed and Signed Print Donated by The Shag Store
Four Hors d'oevres Plates from Michael Weems Newest Collection, American Moderne
Palm Springs, Signed Book by Artist, Photographer Jaco Moretti
Two Prints on Metal by Artist Trevor Wayne
Large Tote Bag, Blanket and Palm Springs Hat from Faherty
Giclee Print, "The Telling of the Bees" by Ariel Vargassal from Artier Fine Art Gallery
Rainbow Fun Gift Pack donated by Phylum
From Marquette, 2 T-shirts and a Sweatshirt
Leslie Jordan Print and Rock Hudson Erotic Fire Book from Greetings Palm Springs
Wine Tasting and Charcuterie Board for 4 from V Wine Lounge
A Bracelet from Jewelry Boutique on La Paz in Palm Springs
Two Shirts from Seaplane (Gift Certificates, Pick Your Own Shirt)
Tickets to Palm Canyon Theater
- Gift Certificates from -
Eight4Nine and Willies
Ooh la-la de Paris Eyewear
Jewelry Boutique on La Paz in Palm Springs
Palm Springs Fine Men's Salon
Tru Self Care Boutique
V Wine Lounge
Unwanted Laughter was presented at a fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ World History Museum, the Musem of Ancient Wonders and the Twice Blessed group at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs.
Written by award winning, internationally acclaimed playwright Marty Martin. This three-character, two-act play, featured the region's most talented and skilled actors: Yo Younger in the role of Tallulah, Jason Mannino as Tennessee, and Sonia Boyd Reavis as Tallulah’s understudy, Sandy, directed by Phylicia Mason.
In the summer of 1956, a potentially historic production of Tennessee Williams’ classic drama A Streetcar Named Desire starring the irrepressible Tallulah Bankhead is on the rocks. Her portrayal as Blanche Dubois draws laughter from the audience during the play's most sensitive scenes. Desperate, a special rehearsal has been called for the hard-drinking, savagely competitive pair to solve the problem. Unfortunately, it isn’t faring any better, as together, these bitingly hilarious old friends face the brutality of aging after a lifetime of excess in what could prove to be their last bid for triumph.
Although the play occurs at the legendary Coconut Grove Theater in Miami, Florida, Tallulah and Tennessee were not strangers to Palm Springs. From the 1920s and throughout the 1950s, Greta Garbo, William Haines, Liberace, Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Cary Grant, and Eartha Kitt, to mention a few escaped the rigors of the studio system’s strict contractual Morals Clause to live authentically behind the verdant walls of their estates and bungalows.
In the context of Streetcar Named Desire, Unwanted Laughter promises hilarious wit and heartbreaking insights into the lives of two of America’s legendary thespians during a time of sexual repression and legal jeopardy.
November 9th, 2024
On July 19, 2024 the LGBTQ+ World History Museum was proud to present the premier of "Pink Belt" the moving film brought the crowd to their feet for a standing ovation before a Q&A period with Aparna Rajawat, the star and subject of the film and John McCrite, the director and producer.
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