Last Saturday Night Score celebrated their 9^th Anniversary in style with wall to wall people. The night starred DJ Abel, MC Elaine Lancaster host JP Calderon (Janice Dickenson modeling Agency & Survivor) and recording artist Tamara. Seen there were DJ Oren Nizri, Lazarro Leon (Boulevard), Fabio, Omar Gonzalez (Dek 23, etc), Craig Stephens, Deco Drive, and many others. We here at Marks List would like to wish Billy, Luis and the entire Staff of Score Congrats on 9 great years and here’s wishing them 9 more!!

Not since the 1970s has South Florida seen a rally of Tuesday’s magnitude in protest to a politician’s comments disparaging the LGBT community. The crowd began assembling at about 3:30 outside of Fort Lauderdale's City Hall and grew larger and larger as people stopped by on their way home form work. Several leaders of national rights organizations spoke, including Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, Nadine Smith Executive Director of Equality Florida, Howard Simon Executive Director of the ACLU, Andrew L. Rosenkranz, Florida Regional Director from the Anti-Defamation League and Stephan Lampasso representative of Human Rights Campaign. Local dignitaries included numerous civic leaders as well as city and county commissioners who all called for the censure of Mayor Naugle.  

The crowd was shocked to hear that the mayor continued making derogatory statements to the media earlier in the day. According to National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Matt Foreman “Mayor Jim Naugle issued a public apology on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon, but it wasn't the apology the gay community was looking for. Naugle apologized for underestimating the problem of men having sex with each other in public restrooms, and urged people to call police to complain when they come upon it. He also said Broward County leads the nation in the incidence of new AIDS cases involving men having sex with men, and questioned whether the county tourism office should be welcoming them here.”  

It's time to end the mayor’s senseless comments. We encourage you to visit http://flushnaugle.com and Mark's List to stay informed as this important story continues to develop.

The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South Florida (GLCC) has partnered with the Broward Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Garcia Global Protection & Investigations to bring you a series of Crime Prevention and Personal Protection Seminars. "Meet Your District" will comprise the first half of the seminar with speakers from your local area Police Departments. If you work, own a business or live in the district of the month - you are invited to participate in an open forum discussion. Following the "Meet Your District" and a brief break for refreshments, you are invited to participate in a "Personal Protection Self-Defense Class" brought to you by the licensed, professional instructors of Garcia Global Protection and Investigations. There is a fee for this portion of the seminar and RSVPs in advance are preferred (min. 10 people req. for class). We are in need of volunteers to help "spread the word" in the selected districts. We are having a planning meeting for volunteers on Wednesday, July 25th at 12:30pm (with PIZZA). For more information please contact Nicole Martin, Operations Manager at the GLCC at 954-463-9005 x.227 or nicole@glccsf.org Schedule: Oakland Park - August 8th, 2007, Ft Lauderdale Airport / Port Everglades - September 12th, 2007, Lauderdale by the Sea/Pompano - October 10th, 2007, Weston/Southwest Ranches/W. Broward - November 14th, 2007, Central Broward/Court Services - December 12th, 2007, Dania - January 9th, 2007, Deerfield/North Lauderdale/Parkland - February 13th, 2008, Tamarac/Lauderdale Lakes - March 12th, 2008, Cooper City/Pembroke Park/West Park - April 9th, 2008. Agenda: 6:00-6:45pm "Meet the District" Guest Speakers 1) Recent activity/events – Stats 2) Types of crime - Staying Safe. 3) Questions and Answers – Issues 4) Changes in the community - ALERTS
6:45-7:00pm Break/Refreshments. 7:00-8:30pm "Personal Protection / Self Defense" Class.

Want to support The Pet Project when you shop online…but you're not really an online shopper? Here are a couple of great ideas from the YellowBrickMall: Buy Online - Pick up in the Store! Several major retailers let you easily shop online for the products you need and then pick them up at the store. The products are ready when you get there so you don't have to go search for the products all over again. And best of all, a portion of your purchase helps support The Pet Project! So, order online and pick up in the store from these popular merchants: Sears, Best Buy, Circuit City, Comp USA, Wal-Mart (ships free to your local store) and help support The Pet Project! Prefer in-store shopping? Then consider buying gift cards online from your favorite retailers through the YellowBrickMall. Buying these gift cards online generates a donation (in most cases) for The Pet Project, there's no shipping charge, and you can use the cards for your everyday in-store shopping! Consider buying gift cards for these great stores: Macy's, Kohl's, Old Navy, Gap, Aeropostle, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shops, Sears, Brooks Brothers, Joseph A Banks, Journeys, Lane Bryant, PacSun, and hundreds of others! You can see these and all of the over 600 online stores on The Pet Project's YellowBrickMall page at: www.yellowbrickmall.com/petprojectforpets.php

Do your favorite entertainment-related memories focus on Broadway?  Would you like to relive some of the most enthralling musical moments you’ve witnessed on stage?  You’ll have that opportunity Friday and Saturday, August 10-11, at Fort Lauderdale’s First Congregational Church, when Christopher and Friends present Broadway Revisited.     The production—a two-act revue of show stoppers from such works as Rent, Show Boat, Miss Saigon, Chicago, and Phantom of the Opera—is a labor of love produced and directed by Christopher  Lepard. “I wrote the show after a year of hard struggle, a battle with leukemia, and the loss of someone I had loved for years,” he said.  “During that incredibly difficult period, the friends I got to know through my association with South Florida Lambda Chorale gave me the strength I needed to persevere.  This show pays homage not only to Broadway but also to my wonderful family of Lambda friends, and for that reason, I am producing it partly as a fundraiser for the chorale." Many of the performers in Broadway Revisited are also members of Lambda. Performances begin at 8 p.m., August 10-11, at the First Congregational Church, 2501 NE 30 Street, Fort Lauderdale.  To reserve tickets ($20), call (954) 303-8363.

Few opera stars have ever captured the imagination of the American public as Beverly Sills.  Her glorious singing, compelling dramatic sense, and sparkling personality contributed to the unprecedented growth of American Opera.  It seems ironic that Sills, an Opera star whose breathing techniques are essential to her art, passed away July 2, 2007 from inoperable lung cancer. In honor of this world-renowned icon and to help generate greater awareness in preventing lung disease, the Florida Grand Opera (FGO), Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF), WPBT Channel 2, and the American Lung Association of Florida will present a special tribute to celebrate the life and career of Beverly Sills. The event takes place at Cinema Paradiso, Tuesday, August 7 beginning with a fully catered reception at 6:00pm.  At 7:00pm, Justin Moss, Managing Director for Marketing & Communication for Florida Grand Opera, will discuss Sills' remarkable career in a program illustrated by a film of Beverly Sills performing her most famous roles on the opera stage. The American Lung Association will provide pamphlets about Lung Health including such issues as Asthma, Lung Cancer, COPD and information about how to get involved with the American Lung Association.  Breathe Easy Bracelets, and Asthma Walk Teddy Bears will be available for purchase and will benefit The American Lung Association.   Tickets:  $18 general admission/ $15 FLIFF, FGO and WPBT members. For more information call 954-525-FILM or www.fliff.com.  

Do you like movies? ... Hob knobbing with filmmakers and stars? ...Making new friends with similar interests?  The 22nd Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) is just around the corner.  FLIFF's Annual volunteer meeting and film will be August 27 at Cinema Paradiso. Meeting begins at 6:00pm followed by the film, Hollywood Dreams, at 8:30pm. Volunteers will be needed between August through November pending their job interest and availability.  Hours are flexible, they can work days or evenings and there are a variety of responsibilities including office help, theatre help, deliveries, mailings, data entry, marketing and even language translators.  No matter the area in which a volunteer donates their time, they are invaluable to the success of FLIFF. Hollywood Dreams follows a young woman, with a life-long dream of achieving fame and stardom, from a small town in Iowa to Los Angeles. After a series of difficult and sometimes comic struggles she literally bumps into a self-styled "major producer / manager" who, together with his personal and professional partner, takes her under his wing. As her fate seems to have suddenly changed and her goal appears finally within reach, her romantic involvement with an exciting, complex up-and-coming young actor challenges her ideas of success, fame and love.  Written and Directed by Henry Jaglom, the Hollywood Dreams stars Justin Kirk (Puccini for Beginners), new comer Tanna Frederick, Karen Black and Melissa Leo. Tickets:  The film is free for FLIFF volunteers; $8 general admission, $5 FLIFF members.  

Location: Cinema Paradiso 503 SE 6th Street, Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale on the South side of the New River, one block east of the Broward County Courthouse. Cinema Paradiso offers a full beer and wine menu, concessions, the most comfortable and plush stadium seating in South Florida and an outside gathering area, the Paradiso Patio.  Operated by Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Cinema Paradiso is South Florida's most unique year-round, art house movie theater presenting independent films and events. For more information about Volunteering call 954-525-FILM. Parking is free at street meters after 6pm nightly and all day on Sundays. You can also park for free at the County Courthouse Parking Garage Monday through Friday from 4:45pm and all day and night on Saturday and Sunday. 

Superstar DJ Alyson Calagna is now spinning sexy lounge house every Thursday at Halo. Go listen to their local star spin her dream set every Thursday starting July 26th. Her set begins at ten, and don’t forget their happy hour daily 3pm till 8pm featuring half price everything. Sundays join them for Absolut Peppar bloody Sundays; half off Bloody Marys, Caipirinas, Mimosa's and Belinis with a live DJ from 4pm till 11. They also invite you to try their summer menu featuring 10 ounce martinis shaken to perfection by their local mixoligists.  

During the weekend of July 27^th, 28^th and 29^th Chris and Russ of Steel are celebrating the 5^th Anniversary of Jackhammer with a weekend long filled with events entitled Saint and Sinners. On Friday (see Noche Latina Friday’s info below), On Saturday they present Titan Man Arpad Mikos and the sounds of circuit DJ Tony Moran, and on Sunday they feature their famous T-Dance with DJ Marc Scott where the first 200 people in the door receive a Jackhammer Dog Tag.

On Monday, July 30th at 9pm Bill’s Filling Station will be holding a benefit for Tuesday’s Angels, entitled “Bartenders, Boxers and Briefs.” The night will include bidding on local bartenders’ boxers or briefs while they model them.  High bidder will receive the underwear and a gift package. There will be a silent auction, raffles throughout the night, a 50/50 raffle and more. All drinks will be 2 for 1. Mc’s will include Russell of the Ramrod, Miss Kitty and others to be announced sponsors at this time include Hotspots Magazine, Bacardi, Alibi, Bill’s Filling Station, Mine-All-Mine Graphic Design. Free valet parking is available for updates or questions contact Don Clark 954-563-2144 or at dpcc@comcast.net 

Antonio (owner to the moon) is offering the first 50 people who come in and spend $5 at the store 2 free tickets to an advanced screening on August 1^st at 7:30pm at Cypress Creek Theater of “Stardust” the new movie starring Robert Deniro and Michelle Pfiffer.

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 Car