Off The Grid: A Crazy Cockette Who Spent His Adult Life Underground (in person & livestreaming)
Schedule
Thu May 09 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Bureau of General Services-Queer Division | New York, NY
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New book event alert! Join us for a rare and fleeting book launch and reading of Off The Grid by Rumi Missabu.Rumi was a key figure in San Francisco’s now legendary Cockettes, a 1960s hippie gender-bending performance troupe. For 35 years, Rumi lived off the grid, surviving through under-the-table work with little money. In this short and snappy memoir, Rumi reflects on his life defined by defiance and transient living, with just an expired library card as proof of existence.
Sadly, we just lost Rumi on April 2, 2024, so this event will also serve as a memorial as well as a book launch party and a reading. Rest in power, Rumi! We love you and we miss you!
This reading will feature August Bernadicou (the book’s editor), Agosto Machado, Robert Croonquist, and Huckle Faerie.
One reviewer wrote, “Wacky and wonderful. Shocking twists and turns. Can you imagine living completely underground? Only in San Francisco can an actor pull off their greatest performance—surviving without a trace. Read and be amazed. Blink and you’ll miss it.”
Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into Rumi Missabu’s captivating story of resilience and unconventional living.
To reserve a copy of Off the Grid ($15), please write to us at [email protected] with “please reserve copy of Off the Grid for May 9” in the subject line.
Thank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us!
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
Also live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@bgsqd
Suggested donation to benefit the Bureau: $10.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
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Where is it happening?
Bureau of General Services-Queer Division, 208 W 13th St, Rm 210,New York,NY,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
