5:30pm red carpet and VIP cocktail reception/7pm awards ceremony, $250 VIP reception and ceremony/$150 ceremony only, NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 Laguardia Pl, nyuskirball.org/calendar/lambda2017. The Lambda Literary Awards identify and celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world. The Lammys, which receive national and international media attention, bring together 600 attendees in a classy evening of community and commemoration.