HOT! Festival 2017

Escape your humdrum black-and-white life for the many shades of gay at Dixon Place's estimable annual festival of all things same-sex. The centerpiece of the 2017 edition is To T, or Not to T, a solo show by Sri Lankan–American trans comedian D'Lo that explores his experiences with testosterone (Fri and Sat). Other standouts include Ilene Sameth's operatic primadonna drama Bandwith: the Ups & Downs of a Lesbian Diva (Tue 11); a screening of Laura Arten's profile of trans artist Toyen at the International Women Artist's Salon (Sat 15); panel talk Out and Onstage, featuring Mindy Raf, Siobahn Hotaling and Tiides Music (Mon 17); and puppet show Gerswhin Live: Frosted Flakes (July 26).