|
Wrap-Up of Events |
|
 On
Monday, May 14th
and Tuesday May 15th
Alison Thomas
produced the first
Miss Universal Icon Pageant
in Miami’s own
Mansion Nightclub.
There were 8 very qualified contestants, but in the end the winner was
Kym Moore
of Puerto Rico. A special shout goes out to
Vegas Dion
who wore a Creative Evening Wear that brought the entire audience to their feet
cheering!!! Congrats goes out to Alison, Danny and the entire Universal Icon
pageantry system on a great first year!!!
Last Friday
night Boulevard Nightclub reopened its doors to the Gay community.
Promoter/DJ Lazzaro Leon brought in several super-hot go-go boys that
took it all off and left nothing to the imagination. For those of you that have
never been in this huge former movie theater turned nightclub, we suggest you
give it a go. In addition to the fully nude go-go boys, look for appearances by
some of South Florida's biggest DJs.
 Saturday
night Italian sensation Alex Baresi appeared at Discotekka in
downtown Miami. On hand were hundreds of fans and revelers who were treated to
what can only be described as the live show to end all shows. For those of you
who have never been, the club turns it out week after week with DJ Jarel
and some of Miami's favorite personalities including Milancita, Poison Ivy
and Vegas Dion.
 Also
Saturday night Lynne Bove of icandee productions treated the
ladies to a live performance by Latin singer Sol upstairs at Score's
Creme Lounge. The weekly party, dubbed "Siren" is a great way to end
a week and always packs the house. Ladies enter the all girl party through the
Creme Lounge entrance, but have their full run of the nightclub and can join the
boys downstairs on the dance floor whenever they want. Congrats to Lynne on
another great week of Siren.
|
|
GLBT Book Club
|
 The Stonewall Library and
Archives' GLBT Book Club
will meet at the Library on Thursday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. Book Club
moderator Jesse Monteagudo ("The Book Nook") will lead a discussion of "Michael
Tolliver Lives" (Harper), Armistead Maupin's eagerly-awaited new
novel about the beloved hero of "Tales of the City." The Stonewall Library and
Archives is located at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida,
1717 North Andrews Avenue, in Fort Lauderdale. Membership in the Book Club is
free and open to the public. For more information phone (954) 763-8565 |
|
Two More Shows
Added To "An Evening with Sandra Bernhard" at the Colony
|
 On
Friday July 27th at 7:30pm and 10pm, and Saturday July 28th
at 7:30pm and 10pm, Sandra Bernhard will perform at the historic
Colony Theater on Lincoln Road. A portion of the proceeds from these four
performances will benefit Switchboard of Miami's GLBT Suicide Awareness
Initiative. For 25 years, Sandra Bernhard has been challenging fans and
critics with her knife-edged humor, satire and emotive performances on film,
television and stage. "An Evening with Sandra Bernhard" includes comedy,
commentary and music, and Bernhard appears with musical director/pianist, Mitch
Kaplan and her band. The SF Weekly praised Bernhard, "One moment, her voice
is lulling you into a wistful sigh; the next, she's knocking you back several
rows with it." Bernhard's last show, "Hero Worship," featured a five
piece band and was a post September 11th tribute to Bernhard's commitment to
irony - that it, too, has survived September 11th. The show featured a range of
musical numbers (some original and some covers). It was a fearless attempt to
show that life must continue and the show must go on. Other notable performances
include her participation in the "Stormy Weather Benefit '98," organized by
Don Henley, which also featured Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell,
as well as "The Elton John Tribute for Broadway Cares." Her critically
acclaimed 1998, one-woman Broadway hit, "I'm Still Here Damn It!" which
played the Booth Theater, had critics raving. Created and conceived by Bernhard,
the show first ran for five months off-Broadway at New York's Westbeth Theatre,
where it garnered ecstatic reviews. The New York Times called Bernhard's
performance "An angst driven, foul-mouthed poison-laced joy ride that banks
and careens frenetically through the worlds of fashion, celebrity, rock, and
religion. In her own voice, unfiltered, Bernhard is a living, breathing bonfire."
The show went on to play sold-out runs in Boston and San Francisco, and one of
the Bay Area performances was filmed for an HBO special "I'm Still Here Damn
It!" which aired in the summer of 1998) photographed by cinematographer
Haskel Wexler, and produced and directed by Marty Callner. Since her
first film accolades in 1983 in Martin Scorseses', "The King of Comedy"
featuring Jerry Lewis and Robert De Niro, Bernhard has since
appeared in numerous films including "Inside Monkey Zetterland," "Hudson
Hawk" and more recently, "Dinner Rush." Throughout her career,
Bernhard's formidable presence has also had a place on television. From
1991-1996, she portrayed Nancy on "Roseanne," and has had guest starring
roles on "Ally McBeal," "Chicago Hope" and "Will & Grace."
She has appeared on "Late Night with David Letterman," as well as "The
Tonight Show," "Rosie O'Donnell" and "The View." She hosted
the season premiere of "MadTV" and the Bravo network recently profiled
her career. In 2001, Bernhard hosted her own talk show, "The Sandra Bernhard
Experience" for A&E television. Along with writing for performance, Bernhard
has put her musings into book form. Currently working on her fourth collection,
her books, just as her shows, are full of personal insights, introspective
rants, prose and essays. She made her publishing debut in 1987 with "Confessions
of a Pretty Lady" and followed that up with "Love, Love, and Love."
Her third book, "May I Kiss You on the Lips, Miss Sandra?" was published
in 1998, prior to her Broadway run. Her work has also been published in numerous
magazines, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler,
Rolling Stone, Interview, Spy, Elle and Allure. Tickets may be purchased on
the internet through
www.ticketmaster.com or by
calling Ticketmaster at 305.358.5885 To avoid the service charges Tickets may be
purchased in person at: Colony Theater 1040 Lincoln Road 305.674.1040
Tuesday-Saturday noon to 5pm. Byron Carlyle Theater 500 71st Street
305.867.4194 Tuesday-Saturday noon to 5pm. Jackie Gleason Theater 1700
Washington Ave 305.673.7300 Monday-Friday 10am to 5:30pm
|
|
Live From Jordan: Letters
Home from My Journey Through the Middle East |
|
Meet Benjamin
Orbach Reading and discussing “Live
From Jordan: Letters Home from My Journey Through the Middle East”
on Wednesday, May 23,
at
7:30pm at
Books & Books,
Bal Harbour Shops On the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, 27-year old
Pittsburgh native and grad student
Benjamin Orbach traveled to Amman, Jordan, in search of answers.
Young, confident, and optimistic, Orbach anointed himself
America’s
secret diplomatic weapon. He was finishing a degree in Middle Eastern studies,
had a working knowledge of Arabic, and possessed the determination to "negotiate
a peace treaty." He
 also
had no place to live, little money, and no friends to speak of in Jordan. As Ben
Orbach spent his first few days in the
Middle East in search of a hot shower, the address of his new flat,
and a decent haircut, he began to discover something much more important. In the
cafes and salons, and on the buses and streets of
Jordan, Egypt, Syria,
Palestine, and Turkey, he found conflicted, curious, and multilayered people who
had more to teach him than he ever imagined. From bustling bazaars to an
underground brothel, Live from Jordan
is the incredible story, told via his eloquent, compassionate, and
irreverent letters home, of Orbach’s 13-month journey through the Middle East.
Through Orbach’s eyes, we begin to see a world where nothing is quite what it
seems, a world that is more intricate than what is portrayed in 30-second sounds
bites on American television. Engaging, witty, and evocative,
Live from Jordan is a
myth-breaking book that transports us to a world that is more multifaceted, more
beautiful, and more seductive than many of us have ever imagined.
|
|
Centaur Releases
Fourth Official Gaydays CD a Perfect Mix From DJ Randy Bettis |
|
Centaur opens up the summer season with a new Official CD for GayDays,
the largest gay and lesbian vacation celebration taking place in
Orlando
later this month. GayDays attracts over 135,000 people to Florida every year
to participate in multiple events in and around Orlando's greatest theme parks,
nightclubs and attractions. The new Party Groove: GayDays Volume 4
is mixed by DJ/producer Randy Bettis and will be in stores May 29. "For
four consecutive years, Bettis has found the perfect blend of songs to create
Centaur's Official GayDays CD," says Centaur's Chief Operating Officer
Jamie Baxter. "His magic is in drawing on familiar favorites of the past
and present, while incorporating high energy, infectious songs with a feel good
vibe." Party Groove: GayDays Volume 4 includes some of the best
songs of the year, remakes of classic radio hits, and many
 #1 artists from around the
world. The dance remixes selected maintain a great energy and familiarity
throughout including "Be Without You" (2007 Grammy Best R&B Song) and "This
Is Love" (#1 Song of the Year on MTV's
LOGO).
Remakes of classic radio hits include "Ride Like The Wind," "If You
Could Read My Mind," and "Different Kind Of Love Song." Bettis has
also kept the mix current with new songs from #1 artists Billie Myers,
Suzanne Palmer and Danielle Bollinger, as well as the infectious new hit "Turn
It Up." "My goal was an uplifting tea dance vibe," claims Randy
Bettis. "A CD that would give each listener a dance-music experience that
would reflect the fun nature of the Gay Days weekend." Randy Bettis is
scheduled to spin live during GayDays at the Red Pool Party on June
2 at the Royal Palms Hotel to promote the new CD and kick off the
2007 GayDays Tour which will visit 20 cities around the country this summer.
GayDays started in 1991 as a single day for the GLBT community and friends in
Orlando. Participants wear red and are encouraged to be seen. Local businesses,
from Disney World to area bars and restaurants open their hearts and minds
specifically to the gay community. Dance parties, swim and cruise events, park
visits and nightly bar specials make this event a major destination for the
summer of 2007. Party Groove: GayDays Volume 4 will be available in
stores nationwide May 29, including Virgin Megastore, Best Buy and online at
www.centaurmusic.com, where visitors can listen to samples of every track on
the album. |
|
|
Featured Events of the Week |
|
Sidelines Sports Bar
will be the location of an important fundraising event to help support The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program. Paul Ostrom,
a friend & member of our community, is currently training to participate in
their triathlon by raising funds to help stop these diseases from taking more
lives. The fundraiser will be held at Sidelines on Thursday, May 24,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. The event is being organized by Dean Knapp, an
admired Sidelines’ bartender, and Paul Ostrom, a cancer survivor himself. The
evening will include a raffle for numerous prizes, giveaways, and food, which
have all been donated by various local gay businesses. Contributions will be
taken on Thursday, May 24th or you can make a donation by visiting
Paul’s website at
www.active.com/donate/tntsoflPOstrom. “We look forward to hosting this
event and believe, as a community, we can offer help for such a worthy cause”,
states Laurie Whittaker, owner of Sidelines. The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society's Team in Training is the world's largest endurance sports training
program. The program provides training to run or walk marathons or participate
in triathlons and bike rides. Since 1988, more than 300,000 volunteer
participants have helped raise more than $700 million. Sidelines Sports Bar,
with its 16 flat-screen TVs, 3 pool tables, 3 dartboards, and free foosball
table, continues to provide a fun, friendly and comfortable environment for gay
men and women who enjoy all kinds of sports. Sidelines Sports Bar is located at
2031-A Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. Their telephone number is
(954) 563-8001 or you can
also visit them online at
www.sidelinessports.com.
 On
Thursday May 24th Creme & Sugar at Score
presents their 2nd Anniversary Party and they invite you to
have a complimentary drink on them until midnight. They will feature special
spring décor by RKM. For more info visit www.cremelounge.net
 Memorial
Day Weekend Sunday (May 27th) from
4pm till
4am Gary Santis, Voodoo Lounge,
and Revolution join to present
3
amazing parties combined together for one incredible event. Babylon White
Wear T takes place from
4pm
till
10pm and is hosted by Video Star Bo
Dixon and features DJ’s Bill Hallquist, Paulie, Chaos and Miik. The
8th Annual White Wear Party is from
10pm
till
4am and features DJ Oscar G. The
2007 White in
Fort Lauderdale
Event
takes place in the Revolution/Berlin Amphitheater from
10pm till
4am and
star DJ/Producer Peter Rauhofer. All of these parties are connected and
entrance to all 3 is through Voodoo Lounge, so you can go to one or all 3
for the same price. Admission is only $7 for member and $15 for non members from
4-8pm and only $20 for members and $30 for
nonmembers thereafter. |
|
Upcoming Events |
|
The next GLCC founders circle reception is
May 23rd from
6-8pm co-hosted by Darcy Beeman at
the home of Jeffrey Selzer and Ray Fennon.
Invitations to be mailed in the coming weeks for more
information about joining the GLCC founders circle
please contact Robert Boo, development director
at
954-463-9005
x233 or
rboo@glccsf.org
 On
Friday May 25th Beef and Leatherwerks
join forces to present “Black Party” at Torpedo. They will feature
free beef membership cards, free drinks. They will also feature free beef CD’s
mixed by Lee Majors for the first 100 people.
|
Links to
ads from our bar and nightclub supporters |
|
|
On
Friday May 25th,
Noche
Latina Friday’s
at
Steel/Jackhammer Multiplex Nightclub
presents
Combat Missions,
a special Memorial Day Weekend Extravaganza. The night
will also feature
FREE
DRINKS
from 9 to
11pm,
House Queens
Erika
Norell, Alyssa Kartiar
(Miss Noche Latina 2007), with special guest the Queen
of
 Comedy
MARILOLY
(in her first ever appearance at Noche Latina Friday’s),
HOT
Latin
Go-Go
Papi’s,
DJ
George Valdez
spinning the hottest Latin sounds in the main room with
Brandon
on lights, and
DJ
Surreal spinning Hip-Hop and Top 40 in the Video lounge with
Misty
Eyez
hostessing and performing. For more information, go to
www.nochelatinafridays.com.
 Evolution
at Score presents
DJ Angelo
Kortez
in the main room on
Friday May 25th
and
DJ Ruben in the
Crème Lounge.
Then on
Saturday the 26th
they feature their monthly event entitled “Juicy”
starring
DJ T-Promix,
where this month they will be giving away free DVD’s from bigcityvideo.net, and
also be featuring 4 of their stars.
 On
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
May 25,
26, and 27
(Memorial Day Weekend) Boardwalk presents Video star Eddie Stone
live.
 On
Saturday May 26th, Cupids Cabaret in West Palm
Beach presents Colt Video star, model and
 body
builder Bo Dixon appearing Live on the Cupids on Saturday May 26th.
Mr. Dixon will take the stage twice that night in a show like only Cupids can
give you. Don’t forget that Cupids features exclusive private
VIP rooms, friction dances and live shows
weekly.
On
Saturday May 26, Scandals presents a food drive for
Poverello. If you bring in a non perishable food item you will be entered
into a raffle to win an IPOD.
 Circuit
Saturdays at Steel features DJ Eddie X on
Saturday May 26th, with a special Performance by recording
artist Inaya Day. In addition in the video lounge they will be giving
away XXX
DVD’s
courtesy of Jock, Blueboy and Machismo magazines.
Angels
in White is Coliseums official White in
Fort
Lauderdale Saturday event on May 26th
and features DJ Tracy Young as well as performances by TP Lords and
Kitty Meow. Also Gary Santis is teaming up with Omar Gonzalez
to present the official after-hours party for White in
Fort
Lauderdale at Coliseum from
4am till11am on Sunday night/Monday
morning and features DJ Kidd Madonny in the main room and DJ Zev
in the White Lounge as well as performances by Kitty Meow.
On
Sunday May 27th, the Villa Venice (2900 Terramar St on
Fort
Lauderdale
Beach)
guest house presents Memorial Day Heat Pool Party from
5 to
8pm.
They will feature a Poolside buffet, cocktails and Rodney Stephens
performing live.
Flamingo
Auto Group South
will be hosting a Car Show, on Sunday
- May 27,
Memorial Day
Weekend, at Scandals Saloon...
3073 NE 6th
Avenue, Wilton Manors, Tel: (954) 567-2432 from: 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm. For
membership information email:
FlamingoCarClub@aol.com or call: (305) 389-2039.
 Memorial
Day Weekend "Tea Cruise!"
This Sunday, May 27th. Note: There will be no "Tea
Cruise" Sunday, June 3rd due to Gay Days at Disney. Watch for Fourth of July
weekend "Tea Cruise" Sunday, July 1st!
 On
Thursday May 31st Lush bar presents a special
birthday party for Auntie Mame. Join Mame and many surprise guests for a
fun filled birthday show!!
Join LGBT business owners, corporate leaders,
state and local LGBT chambers, experts, and entrepreneurs at the 2007 NGLCC
International Business and Leadership Conference: Out for Business! Sessions
Include: * 10 Practical Insights from 100+ LGBT Focus Groups * Corporate America
and LGBT Business Community: A "How-To" Plan for Selling the Value Proposition
Internally * NGLCC Women's Business Initiative: Women Business Leaders
Roundtable * Image Matters: Media Training for LGBT Chambers and LGBT Business
Owners * and much more! There are great activities and events scheduled
including a business expo on Friday June 1st. For more information, you can
contact the
Miami Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce office at
305-573-4000
or, visit NGLCC's website for a complete agenda at
NGLCC.org |
|
Temporary Dog Walker Needed |
|
Paul
is a local carpenter who had an accident and broke both of his legs. He is the
owner of a nice well behaved big dog that needs to be walked or take to the
local dog park. Paul has been incapacitated for the last two weeks already, but
has a few more weeks ahead of him before he can walk by himself. Paul lives at
N.E. 17th Ave. (located in Victoria Park). Paul's dog, Jerry is a male
Rottweiler-Golden Retriever mix. Anybody that lives in the Victoria Park or
surrounding areas that would like to help with walking Jerry can contact Chris
at the Pet Project at 954-568-5678 to sign up on the list. |
|
7th Annual
French Film Festival |
|
|
|
The Fort
Lauderdale International Film Festival
(FLIFF), Air France and Perrier will present the 7th
Annual French Film Festival, June 15 – June 24 at the FLIFF’s
charming, year-round art house, Cinema Paradiso. This year’s French Film
Festival offers an eclectic array of films spanning 5 decades plus some top new
films. This year, there are sixteen (16) films in all, 1 Florida Premiere, and
2 South Florida Premieres both of which will receive theatrical release this
summer. And, the others you may never have another opportunity to see. The FLIFF
French Film Festival lights up the screen Opening Night, Friday, June 15
at 8:00pm, with the South Florida Premiere of Paris Je T’aime, the hit of
last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Chock full of stars (Steve
Buscemi, Miranda Richardson, Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Fanny Ardant, and many
more)
this collection of twenty 6 minute films, directed by twenty of the film
industry’s top directors, takes place in Paris, the city of romance. (Paris
Je T’aime, from First Look Pictures, will open South Florida theatres this
summer.)
Following the Premiere of Paris Je T’aime, at
10:00PM,
attendees will enjoy a French Soiree and Grand Opening of the newly renovated
Courtyard at Cinema Paradiso. The affair includes the always popular Chocolate
Fountain, Champagne, and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets for Paris Je T’aime
and Soiree are $15 FLIFF members / $25 non-members; available in advance or at
the door. Wednesday, June 20, 8:00pm, FLIFF welcomes Sunrise
Cinemas’ Centerpiece Film…the South Florida Premiere of the exquisite and
compelling new film La Vie En Rose from writer-director Olivier
Dahan. This swirling, impressionistic portrait of an artist, who
regretted nothing, stars 2005 Cesar Award-winner Marion Cotillard (A
Very Long Engagement, A Good Year) in a blazing performance as the legendary
French icon Edith Piaf. (La Vie En Rose, from Picturehouse, opens
June 22 at Sunrise Cinemas Gateway, Sunrise 11, Mizner Park, Intracoastal, and
other area theatres.)
The June 20
Premiere, of La Vie En Rose, will be preceded by a Paris Café
Style gathering at 7:00pm in the courtyard with French Wine, Cheeses, and
baguettes and will feature the music of Edith Piaf. Tickets for La Vie En
Rose and reception are $10 FLIFF members, $15 non-members; available in
advance or at the door Closing Night, Sunday, June 24 at 5:30PM,
FLIFF French Film Festival presents the Florida Premiere of Lady
Chatterley. Directed by Pascale Ferran, Lady Chatterley
received five major wins, including Best Film and Best Actress at the 2007
César Awards (France's equivalent of the Oscars®). Based on the second of
three versions of D.H. Lawrence’s tale, this sensual new film stars
Marina Hands in the title role and will receive distribution in the U.S. by
Kino International. The story is of
a
lovely young woman married to a British nobleman many years her senior.
Paralyzed from the waist down, due to an injury sustained during World War I,
his affections wane. Weary of her life, she becomes attracted and discovers
“pleasures of the flesh” with Parkin (Jean-Louis Coulloc'h), the estate's
groundskeeper.
Prior to the
June 24 Premiere, of Lady Chatterley, at 4:00pm FLIFF will host a
wine & crepes party in the Courtyard. Tickets for Lady Chatterley
and the reception are $15 FLIFF members/ $25 non-members includes the film;
available in advance. Some of the other films at The French Film Festival
include L’Iceberg a clever new comedy from Sony Pictures
starring Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy; Apres Vous
and Grosse Fatigue both starring
Michel
Blac
and Phillipe Noiret;
And…if you were too young to see what every one was Ooo-La-la-ing over in 1952
now is your chance to see
18 year
old
Brigitte
Bardot
in her first film,
The Girl In
The Bikini.
Tickets for all other films during the FLIFF French Film Festival are: $8.00
General Admission | $7.00 Seniors and Students | $5.00 FLIFF Members.
FAST
Passes are available and will include all films and all parties. Cost per pass
is $85 for FLIFF Members ($25 savings); $140 for non-members. ($42 savings).
Other FLIFF passes are also available at reduced prices, including the Superstar
and Production Assistant passes which offer year-round savings and discounts.
All films during the FLIFF French Film Festival will be presented at Cinema
Paradiso 503 SE 6 Street Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Parking is free at meters and
in the Broward County Courthouse garage after 6pm weekdays and all day on
weekends. For additional information and advance ticket sales please visit
www.FLIFF.com or 954-525-3456. |
|
Upcoming Shows at Kravis Center |
|
Ziggy Marley & the Neville Brothers
on
Wednesday, May 30 at
8 pm
in Dreyfoos
Hall. Multiple Grammy winner Ziggy Marley will present his greatest hits
along with selections from his second solo album, Love is My Religion,
which was just awarded a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Throughout their long
careers as both solo performers and as members of the group that bears their
family name, The Neville Brothers have been serving up a savory gumbo uniquely
their own, drawing on every African-American musical style, from jazz
 and R&B to reggae and Zydeco.
Tickets $15-$50 Premium Seating first six rows and other orchestra areas $90
Kathy Griffin
on Wednesday, August 15 at
8 pm
in Dreyfoos Hall. Back by popular
demand, celebrity dirt-dishing comedian Kathy Griffin, perhaps best known for
her stint on the sitcom, Suddenly Susan and her reality show, My Life
On The D-List, shares her uncensored observations on what A-list stars say
and do. As Kathy herself notes, “It’s a no-holds barred look at celebrity
culture and the things about
Hollywood
everyone knows … but no one has the guts to say.” Contains strong language. Tickets $20-$55
Premium Seating first six rows and other orchestra areas $100.
For additional information
on other shows at the Kravis Center and Group Sales discounts, log on to
kravis.org
or call
561-832-7469 or 1-800-572-8471
|
|
