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The Brent Star Report

Relax, just go with the flow and you’ll be fine child.

ometimes when you just go with the flow, everything seems to work out to your benefit and sometimes, you get a lovely surprise, like at the two shows from this past Monday. First, the weekly Monday Mayhem show at Einstein’s that I host. Okay, what had happened was I was a little stressed in the beginning b/c of the lack of crowd and the ‘no show’ from a certain ‘guest’ entertainer (whose name I won’t mention cause I like her). . So it was up to just me and Nicole Paige Brooks to do the show. I felt like I wanted to throw my hand in and start over, but since we ain’t playing cards, I had a show to do! Well, as soon as I thought to myself, “I’ve been here before, small crowd and short on entertainers….I can do this”., the universe began to work with me. Twenty minutes later, a few more ppl showed up. Then I tore up some of Einstiens calamari and sweet potato fries, how YOU doing! Since it was just us two, both of us had to emcee a little longer than usual after our individual numbers to give each other extra time to get ready. I have to admit though, when it was my turn, I was completely caught off guard when one of my str8 friends from my old church days was in the crowd (very unannounced!!!) and the first thing that came across my mind was “he just HAD to come on a night where I was doing my Mariah Carey’s TOUCH MY BODY routine where I get a little naked and literally showed my ass…but child I was there to get paid, so I kept going and as it turned out, he and his girl loved it…well, I’m not so sure how much SHE loved the fact that he loved the show a little TOO MUCH! By the time Nicole and I did the second round, the room was full. See, just do what you’re supposed to do and things do work out. . Speaking of going with the flow, after that show, I was later invited to go to the Jungle for the STARS OF THE CENTUARY’s 12 year Anniversary show. Damn it felt like Labor Day Weekend up in there, it was ATLEAST 700+ folks! I say ‘folks’ cause I saw some str8 whores in there too to watch the show. And of course, as always, the STARS were on their A game! I didn’t get a chance to see all of them, but I love to see host Sophia McIntosh (former V103 star) do one of her gospel numbers that she’s famous for doing along with her amazing chemistry she has with Oprah, I mean, her co host Dominique Rashad. Joe Jackson also did his signature YOU ARE MY FRIEND routine along with Alicia Kelly…who, in the middle

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of the performance, jumped up—landed on her back— and rolled all the way down the steps to the crowd. I went up! It also reminded me of what ppl do when they’re on fire and trying to put it out. Show director Niesha Dupree came out looking like the Queen of the Jungle that she is--and wearing the biggest hair do…ever… and did Jennifer Hudson’s new hot song, WHERE YOU AT? And of course, there’s always some celebrity in the crowd there. Janet Jackson, RuPaul, and Tyler Perry, just to name a few, have been to this show. Tonight though, the celebrity guest was Kelly Price. This is the part where I mentioned earlier that if you go with the flow, you may get a surprise sometimes. Ok, what had happened was, after special guest Tahjee Iman performance of one of Kelly Price’s song, Kelly seemed to have caught the ‘spirit’ and starting singing for us when Sophia gave her the mic for a second. She was then encouraged to go on stage as the crowd went up for the popular soulful diva. But once she got on stage and was about to give the performer doing her song a hug, Tahjee reminder her who she was. Sophia then gave Ms. Iman the mic and told her to explain (b/c all of our nosey asses wanted to know!). Back then Tahjee was in a wheelchair, and Kelly, going with the flow of the spirit, told her that she would be walking the next time she see her. Well girlfriend was walking and performing! Kelly started crying. It was that type of confirmation that was beautiful to me. It reminded me, that sometimes when we’re “going with the flow”, we’re connected more with the higher path that we’re supposed to be on. That’s my time for this week, and hey, don’t forget to ‘like’ “The Brent Star Report’ on Facebook and shoot me suggestions and comments and stuff. Until next week, don’t read the girls, but instead, read The Brent Star Report! Where to catch Brent Star: Mondays at Einsteins (with RuPaul’s contestants Nicole Paige Brooks of season 2 and Mariah Paris Balenciaga of season 3), Saturdays at Tijuana Garage and a few times a month on Thursdays and Sundays at Burkharts and everywhere else that pays! w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / Mr.BrentStar

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By Jesse A. Hancock

Becoming Miss Lauren

any people spend their entire lives in search of happiness. Some never truly find it, held back by their own inhibitions and fears. Others like Miss Lauren, a blackjack dealer and familiar face at Burkhart’s, have found it and never intend to let it go.

When you meet first Miss Lauren, a cross dresser, you can easily see that she is one of the happiest people around, always with a smile on her face. Five nights a week she dutifully entertains and educates guests at her blackjack table, and they keep coming back for more. She has had some of the same customers for years. Some even come from far away, making special trips to Atlanta a few times a year just to see her and win a T-shirt. If you ask her why she is so popular, you’ll likely get a very modest response.

“A lot of people tell me I’m genuine, that what you see is what you get,” said Miss Lauren. “I sit and talk to people and don’t preach at them. A lot of people tell me their problems, but I try not to give them solutions. It’s up to them to work it out. Often I see that the reason for their problems is that they don’t love themselves, and I tell them that.”

Nightclubs come and go, and it isn’t easy earning a living in the entertainment industry, but Miss Lauren, at age 64, seems to have the formula needed to succeed. Sit at her table, and you are guaranteed a good time. “I’m here to help people have fun,” said Miss Lauren. “I feel very fortunate to do what I do. I never dread going to work. Most evenings are a lot of fun. I am thankful to Burkhart’s for giving me this opportunity.” David Magazine: Is dealing blackjack your only job? Do you do it every night?

Miss Lauren: This is my one and only job. The table is actually open seven nights a week. When I first came to Burkhart’s about six years ago, the arrangement was for five nights a week, Wednesday through Sunday, but the table was doing so well they added Monday and Tuesday. I hired some other part time dealers to fill in those nights. Shortly after I came to Burkhart’s, other clubs started approaching me to ask about getting their own tables. Now I have four of five tables going at a time across town, and I had to hire more dealers. Over the years we’ve had tables at such places as Amsterdam, Hoedowns (before it became 3-Legged Cowboy), Woofs and The Eagle. We were also at Stage Door in Tucker, which is now closed. I also currently have a table at Hideaway, formerly known as The New Order, and I have a few other clubs I’d like to approach about starting tables.

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David Magazine: How long have you been known as Miss Lauren?

Miss Lauren: For seventeen years. When I was younger I had a very successful career in the fashion industry, and I secretly liked to cross dress, even when I was married. In those days, it was very common for cross dressers to keep that part of their lives secret. I found out years later that my first wife suspected it but never said anything. I told my second wife about it when we were dating, way before we got married. I decided I didn’t want to go into a relationship with any secrets. I remember her response was, ‘So what? There are worse things. You could be an alcoholic or drug addict.’ I was married to my first wife for fifteen years but divorced. Then I was single for a number of years and got married again for ten years to an Asian lady. Then I divorced again. After that I stopped dating. I got tired of having my heart ripped out. My fashion career ended and I was working at Backstreet. I thought about the fact that the club was known for drag and wondered what it would be like to work the blackjack table in drag, which led to the creation of Miss Lauren. When I used to cross dress in general, I was known as Lauren, but behind the blackjack table I became Miss Lauren.

David Magazine: How is Miss Lauren different from who you used to be? Do you identify as gay, straight or bisexual?

Miss Lauren: I guess when you dress like I do you automatically become more effeminate than in bubba clothes, but I started my blackjack dealing that way and it just took off. My only fear early on was that, as a straight man working in a gay environment, if people found out I was straight it might have ruined everything. Fortunately, it hasn’t been a problem and many people know I’m straight. One day a customer said, ‘Miss Lauren, you’re straight, aren’t you?’ I said, ‘What makes you say that?’ He said, ‘Well that really good looking guy walked by and you didn’t notice, but that young lady walked by and you were checking her out.’ They thought it was absolutely fantastic that a straight person would come into the gay community and help raise money for charities like AID Atlanta in drag. I said, ‘Truly, I’m just trying to make a living, and I happen to like cross dressing.’ David Magazine: What are misconceptions of cross dressers?

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Miss Lauren: Most people assume cross dressers are gay or transsexual. Before I was doing this job, I worked with a transgendered group for a long time and learned a lot about it. Most cross dressers are, in fact, straight. They often sneak around and are afraid they will get caught and ruin their marriages. They also worry about losing their jobs or being rejected at church. A lot of them live in the closet, not

unlike a lot of gay people. Eventually, most of them want to come out. It helps to get involved with support groups. This opportunity as a blackjack dealer gave me a chance just to be me.

I felt like I was dancing to everyone else’s music, not David Magazine: It must have made you feel so free to be honest with other people and become Miss Lauren. mine. I wasn’t really happy Miss Lauren: I felt totally liberated, like I could be who inside. I loved doing what I was. I didn’t have to worry about anything. It’s the best thing that could have happened to me. I was doing, but part of me David Magazine: Is your life better now that you are Miss Lauren versus when you were younger and had a was empty. career in the fashion industry? Miss Lauren: I’m happier now, although I do miss the money and perks. Money isn’t everything. When I was working as a younger person, I was always trying to be the perfect salesperson or husband or son. My father was never happy with me. I felt like I was dancing to everyone else’s music, not mine. I wasn’t really happy inside. I loved doing what I was doing, but part of me was empty. It wasn’t until after my second divorce that I started working on me. It was a hard road to travel. David Magazine: How did your family react to you becoming Miss Lauren?

Miss Lauren: Well, my father was deceased by then. My mother was concerned that maybe she had dropped me on my head when I was a baby. Mostly, she just said, ‘I love my son and all my children. I just want them to be happy.’ I have a younger brother and sister. As years passed, she started saying, ‘Of my three children, the one who wears the dress has his head on his shoulders better than anybody.’ I still see my siblings sometimes. My sister is a born again fundamentalist Christian. She is sure that if she can get me to church they are going to save me. My brother has become an alcoholic and feels like as long as he doesn’t have to see me, he can leave it alone. He’s working through his own demons. I just got to the point years ago that I decided I had to live my life, no matter what they think. David Magazine: When and how did you get into dealing blackjack?

Miss Lauren: I started many years ago when I was working at Backstreet. I was helping out the person who had the cleaning contract then after becoming unemployed when my business of 25 years closed. One thing led to another. I talked to the owner one day, who was concerned about all the charities in town soliciting donations. I noticed there was a prime space in the club that just had two chairs and a cocktail table, and I suggested putting in a blackjack table and letting the money raised go to charity. I told the owner that instead of donating bar profits he could donate right out of his customers’ pockets, and it might also increase liquor sales. He thought about it a while and asked me if I knew an available blackjack dealer. I said I could do it, since I had spent a lot of time in casinos, and I was desperate for more work. The arrangement was perfect. I could look for a better job while still cleaning during the day and dealing blackjack and making tips at night. So the owner built a table for about five people and we got started. I worked that table for over a year. After a while I realized business was getting better and better, and I was getting more and more tips. I also realized that I already had a job that I really liked, so I stopped looking for something better. A few years later the owner of the club bought me a bigger table and I doubled the business. It just kept growing. I’ve never looked back. David Magazine: Why did you choose to deal blackjack instead of any other casino game?

Miss Lauren: I used to travel a lot and spend a lot of time in casinos. I really learned the game well. If you go into a casino, you’ll see more blackjack tables on the floor than probably any other game. Sure, there are poker tables, but most people in casinos play blackjack. I personally like to play craps, but I love dealing blackjack. It’s a simple game to learn. The time needed to play really varies. I’ve had some people sit down and lose all their chips within

ten minutes, while others may play for hours. It depends on how good they are and how often they play. Like anything, people who play on a regular basis get better at it. Occasionally I’ll introduce a new game. Sometimes I’ll do a craps setup and try to teach people how to play craps if they want to learn. I’m thinking about introducing Caribbean Stud Poker. I try to teach games that people would actually play in a casino or on a cruise ship. David Magazine: Are you and your family originally from Atlanta? Where did you go to school?

Miss Lauren: My family moved to Atlanta from Kentucky and Michigan about 1960. I started my sophomore year at Tucker High School. My father was having trouble finding work and we ended up here. I left home when I was about 16. My father was an alcoholic and very abusive. One time when he was drunk I decided I had enough and couldn’t live like that anymore. I walked out with the clothes on my back, and they didn’t see me for about five years. I stayed with friends, slept on their sofa, and finished high school. Then I went to college. The Vietnam War was going on, but the military wouldn’t have me because I had a disability. I went to college really just to have room and board. I wasn’t very serious about school, but I graduated from Georgia State University in the early 1970s with a BS in Urban Life, which was a popular degree at that time. David Magazine: Has dealing blackjack always been your profession?

Miss Lauren: I had a government job with the city of Atlanta as a field tax investigator while I was in college until about a year after I graduated. After a few years, I didn’t like what I saw going on in the government. So I quit and started my own business in the fashion industry. I was a sales rep for about 25 years and worked with high fashion companies out of New York and Los Angeles that made designer special-occasion dresses. I did very well, but it took a few years to get established. I traveled a lot and did some trade shows around the country. It was an interesting business. I could work 6 to 8 weeks non-stop. I had to get out and see buyers. When the season died and buyers had spent their budgets, I might have three or four weeks off. I traveled a lot back then. I really lived a charmed life. I had a home out in Lawrenceville with fifteen acres. Eventually, the industry collapsed and I had to close my business. I lost everything, which is how I ended up helping out at Backstreet and doing the best I could. David Magazine: Isn’t gambling illegal in Georgia? How is your job permitted? Miss Lauren: Yes, it’s illegal. We have a sign on the wall saying the table is ‘for entertainment only.’ Players cannot win cash or drinks. They buy into a game with at least a $10 donation and get a set amount of chips. They can then play as long as they have chips. We cannot pay out anything of value. I do give out Miss Lauren T-shirts, but that’s really just for fun and advertising. Also, all players have to sign a form acknowledging they are playing for entertainment only. If they don’t sign, they don’t play. I’ve been amazed that people just love to play for the fun of it and for winning a T-shirt.

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atching up with a famous pageant winner for an interview isn’t easy. Especially when it’s Miss Richfield 1981, aka Russ King.

Miss Richfield has been touring and entertaining fans all across the U.S. for years. Her hilarious videos are all over YouTube and on her website, missrichfield. com. Being a famous drag entertainer for thirty years is quite an accomplishment. Russ King said his character first came about after dressing up for a Miss America party at a friend’s house. Richfield, Minnesota is his hometown, and 1981 is the year he graduated from high school. One of his coworkers saw a picture of him in drag not too long after the party and suggested he start performing. His coworkers brought him to a drag show, and the rest is hilarious history. Miss Richfield 1981, who was described by the Chicago Sun-Times as “Garrison Keillor meets Mary Tyler Moore,” will be returning to Atlanta April 30 at the 14th Street Playhouse for a show that will leave your face hurting from laughter. David Magazine: Miss Richfield 1981, thank you for taking time to call in and chat with me today. Miss Richfield 1981: You’re going to have to speak up Josh. I’m on a pay phone outside a Popeye’s in Gary, Indiana. I’m on my way to Atlanta and the bus is only stopping for a few minutes to unplug the toilet in the back. Oh, those seniors and their diapers! So repeat the question and make it snappy! David Magazine: Actually, my name is Jesse, and I’d love to tell my readers what they can expect at your show here in Atlanta. Miss Richfield 1981: Oh, my show! Well, this is really tough since I left my reading glasses on the bus, but I’ll do my best. Most of my show tells the story of my life!

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And I hope this isn’t getting too close to home for you Justin, but the homos have such a history of crazy life choices and questionable decision making, so I think it’s a great time to bring them a show about a successful life – mine! David Magazine: Thanks for your concern, and it’s Jesse. So have you been to Atlanta before? Miss Richfield 1981: Did you say Jesse? That’s from the Hebrew text! I love it. Didn’t know you people were down South! In answer to your question, I was in Atlanta last year, at the Rich Theater. Did you miss me? It was a huge success, and drew a lovely audience, which surprised me. I was sort of expecting a crowd more like Canada, where I have to tell the jokes twice. David Magazine: We have a lot of very pretty ladies who do shows here in town. Are you familiar with any of our queens? Miss Richfield 1981: Not yet! But I’m hoping that I get a chance to meet them. I’ve seen many photographs and they all look lovely and very bejeweled. Is there money in this sort of life down there? David Magazine: I wouldn’t rent a U-Haul quite yet, but you can ask the girls when you arrive. Miss Richfield 1981: Yes, Jesse, I have to stay on a budget. You may find this hard to believe, but I don’t shop on the sale racks. I wait until the clothes are heaped on tables or in large barrels. That’s when you get the deals. And I am strict about ensuring that all my gowns are machine washable, fire-resistant and made in the Philippines, where the children really know quality stitching. David Magazine: I know this is a stretch, but try to imagine yourself coming in 1st runner-up and not getting the crown. What career would you have pursued? As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Miss Richfield 1981: Well my subtle beauty, my naturally raven hair, and my booming baritone vibrato mandated a life of beauty. It was a pageant title or the fragrance counter at Sears. Of course, I didn’t do it alone. There was always Jesus and that Pamprin with codeine that I get from Mexico! David Magazine: Wow, you have had a long

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career that seems like it has been so fun! How fabulous is your life as Miss Richfield? What do you wish you knew early on as a performer that you know now?

trips, where the only person I get to talk to is the driver – that I wrap my hair in toilet paper and sleep on my face – the duties of washing and polishing my balls during cold and flu season of Bingo. It can be a grind!

Miss Richfield 1981: That pantyhose are washable. Oh, Jesse, that would have made my life much easier and more pleasant for those who sat next to me on the bus. For years I just took the pantyhose off and stood them in the corner. Needless to say, I was quite relieved to find out that I could rinse them out in the sink with my bathing suit and beaded gowns.

David Magazine: Is Miss Richfield pro gay marriage?

David Magazine: What have been some highlights of your career so far? Miss Richfield 1981: You can imagine the celebs that I’ve met, from being on “Weekend Getaway with Samantha Brown” on the Travel Channel, and “Cake Boss” with Buddy and his crew on TLC. But my favorite memories are always my local charity work, such as The Annual Lutheran Post-Winter Panty Boil, which is always the third Thursday in March. This is when we church gals get together and sanitize gently used pantyhose to package and send to the starving women in Ethiopia. David Magazine: Wow, it’s great that your work is international. So what other famous stars do you admire? Miss Richfield 1981: My idols have always been Mother Theresa and that Christian gal on The View. But I live by the book, “That Girl in Your Mirror,” which is authored by Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Miss America 1965. A good Christian woman who captured this esteemed title, Vonda, had one lung removed then continued on a career as a ventriloquist and mother! David Magazine: Are you a fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race? Do you think it is a good representation of ladies in your line of work? Miss Richfield 1981: I haven’t caught a recent episode because my cable, like my phone, has been disconnected while I catch up on bills, but I have seen Ru’s show at the bus depot lobby. Unfortunately, most of the show was interrupted with bus cancellation announcements due to bad weather, but I think I got the gist and I was impressed! It’s an excellent test for girls of all shapes and sizes to be professional while sewing outfits, walking a runway and jumping on a trampoline! I love it! David Magazine: What are misconceptions of performers?

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Miss Richfield 1981: That it’s all glamour. Jesse darling, they don’t see the weeklong Greyhound bus

Miss Richfield 1981: Absolutely! Even though you people still leave me a bit confused with your strange behavior and poor relationship skills, I still support you finding love! In fact I have an entire song about that in my show! I just don’t know why people are so against you people! After all, you boys always remember to wear belts with dress pants and you all have such lovely voices. David Magazine: What advice do you have for aspiring entertainers? Miss Richfield 1981: Something my mother told me as a child: ‘Always pack a smile in your handbag! Because you can lose your money, you can lose your lipstick and you can lose your dignity, but as long as you’ve got a smile, you’ll always be able to find some trucker to give you a ride home!’ David Magazine: What’s next for Miss Richfield? An autobiography perhaps? Miss Richfield 1981: Among my personal goals for this next year is to use all of my 14 Jell-O molds, instead of just hanging them as decoration on my kitchen walls! And that includes the mold of “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” which takes three boxes of Jell-O and a box of toothpicks for his wooden teeth! David Magazine: Where can David Magazine readers see more of you? (Haha, I’m referring to website, YouTube, etc., information we can use as a side bar) Miss Richfield 1981: Oh Jesse, you dog! I love it when you get crazy and make me blush! I do have a number of videotapes on the YouTube and a fan page on that computer site everybody’s using, the Head Board. David Magazine: You mean Facebook? Miss Richfield 1981: That’s it! Anyway, I always want to be up with you kids and your crazy way of talking. OFHSN! (Oh for heaven’s sake, now!) David Magazine: What else would you like David Magazine readers to know about you or your show? Miss Richfield 1981: Nothing! I have to run, the driver is motioning me and she is one tough gal. Her name is Wally, and she waits for no one! It’s the Greyhound, and the dirty dog keeps running! See you soon!

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Annual Drag King Pageant

9:00pm Mister Kingdom Come 2011 Drag Kings Pageant at LeBuzz, 585 Franklin Rd. in Marietta. Come join the Court of Kings for this annual event to crown this year’s Mr. Kingdom Come. For more information or directions, go to www. thenewlebuzz.com.

Indulge

9:00 p.m. Indulge is back. This weekly event, brought to you by Chris Coleman Enterprises, promises to bring some heat this summer. Whiskey Park at The W Midtown, 188 14th Street NE, is the place to be Thursday nights. Drink specials, special guests, giveaways. Free admission.

April 29 (Fri) ‘Name of the Dame’ Preview Party 8:00 p.m. What’s the Name of the Dame? Official selection of the 2011 Atlanta Film Festival. Preview party at Amsterdam. Free admission before 10:00 p.m., $5 after. Performance by Sade Pendarvis at 9:00 36 davidatlanta

p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Vernessa Mitchell will also be debuting her new hit single, “Hope.” Music by Jerome Farley.

Dragnique

9:30 p.m. Season 2 of Dragnique is underway, hosted by Eve Michaels. Come see fresh drag talent with an interesting way to raise money for community resources. This 7-week competition consists of local contestants. Each Friday begins with doors at 9:30 p.m. and show time at 10:30pm. The show will run an average of 1.5 to 2 hours. The reoccurring head judge is Phoenix, and each week, a different celebrity judge plus a charity judge who collects all the tips from the evening for the charity of their choice. $3 Miller High Life 160z all night. For more information, go to www. jungleclubatlanta.com.

April 30 (Sat) Hear ye, hear ye! RenFest is here!

10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Georgia Renaissance Fest, through June 5. For 26 years, RenFest fans have been coming to this multi-acre kingdom, a re-creation of a 16th-Century European Country Faire where you can shop, eat and revel with a cast of nearly 1,000 colorfully costumed characters. Ten stages of music and comedy shows are set against a permanent backdrop of Tudor homes and enchanting cottages! Cheer your champion knight at the Royal Joust Arena. Feast like a King on the hearty food and drink of the period, shop for fine handcrafted treasures and watch demonstrations of the time- honored arts of weaving, coin minting, spinning, sculpting, glass blowing, and leather crafting and enjoy games and rides for all ages. Take I-85 to Exit 61 – Fairburn/ Peachtree City. Turn left off the exit and travel west 2 miles to the Festival entrance on the right. FREE Parking! Open Rain or Shine, no pets allowed, no

outside food or beverage allowed. Adult tickets: $19.95, senior tickets (60+): $17.95, child tickets (6-12): $8.95, children 5 and under are free. For more information, go to www.garenfest.com.

Drag Show at Burkhart’s

11:30 p.m. Come have fun at one of Atlanta’s most popular drag show locations every Friday and Saturday nights at 1492 Piedmont Rd. This is a oneof-a-kind show with Alicia Kelly, Angelica De Paige, Ashley Kruiz, Regina Ryan, Savannah Leigh and more. Always a great time! Be sure to pick up a free raffle ticket at the front door for a chance to win a $100 gift card.

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premiere fundraisers for HIV/AIDS in the gay and lesbian community for years while providing the absolute best in camp drag entertainment. For more information, go to www.armorettes.com.

May 2 (Mon) Dragamundo

8:00 p.m. Join Bubba Dee Licious and a cast of female impersonators over dinner as the former Dragamaki has moved from its old home at Nickiemoto’s to Las Margaritas, 1842 Cheshire Bridge Rd., and is now called “Dragamundo.” Each Monday night, Bubba welcomes a new house, a new cast and a new concept, including special guests each week and, of course, more cha-cha-cha. Enjoy $2 Tacos.

Hear ye, hear ye! RenFest is Stars of the Century here! 10:30 p.m. Jungle Club, 2115 Faulkner Rd., $10 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Georgia Renaissance Fest, through June 5. For 26 years, RenFest fans have been coming to this multi-acre kingdom, a re-creation of a 16th-Century European Country Faire where you can shop, eat and revel with a cast of nearly 1,000 colorfully costumed characters. Ten stages of music and comedy shows are set against a permanent backdrop of Tudor homes and enchanting cottages! Cheer your champion knight at the Royal Joust Arena. Feast like a King on the hearty food and drink of the period, shop for fine handcrafted treasures and watch demonstrations of the time- honored arts of weaving, coin minting, spinning, sculpting, glass blowing, and leather crafting and enjoy games and rides for all ages. Take I-85 to Exit 61 – Fairburn/ Peachtree City. Turn left off the exit and travel west 2 miles to the Festival entrance on the right. FREE Parking! Open Rain or Shine, no pets allowed, no outside food or beverage allowed. Adult tickets: $19.95, senior tickets (60+): $17.95, child tickets (6-12): $8.95, children 5 and under are free. For more information, go to www.garenfest.com.

The Clown Virtuoso

2:00 p.m. Through the worlds of laughter and classical music, the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra is pleased to present ‘The Clown Virtuoso: A Family Symphony for Clown and Orchestra. This interactive performance between clown and children will feature the following selections: Handel’s “Selections from Water Music,” Shostakovich’s “Tahiti Trot,” Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” and Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony.” For tickets and more information, go to www.atlantaphilharmomic.org.

Sunday Cool Down at OPERA

3:30 p.m. Chris Coleman Enterprises has added a Sunday late afternoon event to your summer roster. OPERA nightclub is opening up their outdoor veranda/ piazza with gorgeous cabanas, a live DJ, frozen drink machines and HOT shirtless bartenders. No cover. This event will start May 1st with DJ Lydia Prim and run every Sunday. OPERA is located at 1159 Crescent Avenue.

Armorettes at Burkhart’s

7:00 p.m. Join Atlanta’s camp drag queens as they return to Burkhart’s for a fun weekly show full of laughs and mayhem. The Armorettes have been

admission. Come see the hottest drag show in town, the Stars of the Century! Doors open at 10:30 p.m. with the New Kids Show starting at 11 p.m. Stars of the Century starts at midnight. The legendary Niesha Dupree hosts the cast, which includes Jasmine Bonet, Necole Luv Dupree, Stasha Sanchez, Raquell Lord, Chantel Lord, Diamond Monroe, and male leads Archie Bonet, Joe Jackson, R’darius Black, Al Milan Dupree, and Christopher Iman. You never know which special guests may drop by.

May 3 (Tues) Atlanta Rehearsal

Philharmonic

7:30 p.m. The Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra, an LGBT friendly community orchestra, is always seeking new players to fill out sections, and you are invited. They are looking for string—especially violin and double bass—trombone players, as well as percussionists. No audition is required. However, they do play some challenging pieces, and therefore a minimum of high school experience is preferred. For more information, go to www.atlantaphilarmonic.org.

Fishbowls and Glee

8:00 p.m. Things are heating up on Glee! Come watch Kurt, Sue Sylvester, Rachel, Finn, Mr. Shuster and the gang on 21 screens at Amsterdam, 502-A Amsterdam Ave., near Piedmont Park. Friendly, neighborhood atmosphere with great drink specials including Amsterdam fish bowls. Draft specials all day long. Stick around after the show for music videos with VJ Vaughn.

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‘Dame’ Film Premieres at Atlanta Film Festival

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hat’s the name of that movie that did so well at the 2011 Atlanta Film Festival? The one about drag queens and ABBA? If all goes as predicted by the critics and fans who have already had a sneak peek, you’ll know. And so will a lot of other people. The film is called, “What’s the Name of the Dame?” and it is already generating a lot of buzz in cinema circles. Directed by Allan Neuwirth, this hilarious and heartfelt documentary follows nine famous drag divas including Hedda Lettuce, Edie, Cashetta, Sade Pendarvis, and Yolanda, as they reinterpret some of ABBA’s greatest songs, such as “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance on Me.” Each of these divas is not only a well-seasoned great performer, but also a great vocalist. As anyone who has ever seen a drag show knows, this is not always the case for drag performers, who often lip sync. In this film each diva performs with humor and style, in distinctly different genres ranging from rhythm and blues to rock to Broadway ballad to country western.

The film also features revealing interviews with special guests including Benny Andersson of ABBA, Bruce Vilanch, Joan Rivers, Christine Baranski, Graham Norton, Frank DeCaro, Carson Kressley, Ari Gold, Heather Leigh West, Esther Newton and a host of others.

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place Sunday May 1 at 7:30 pm at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema 4 (931 Monroe Drive, NE). There will also be a preview party on Saturday April 29 at 8 p.m. at Amsterdam, 502 Amsterdam Ave. with a special performance by Sade Pendarvis with a performance by Vanessa Mitchell and DJ Jerome Farley from New York. Admission is free and $5 after 10:00 p.m. st

The 2011 Atlanta Film Festival April 28 – May 7. Now in its fourth decade, the festival is one of only twodozen Academy Award qualifying festivals in the U.S. This year there are over 125 dramatic, documentary and animated features and short films. It is the largest and longest-running festival in the region, with audience of over 25,000. It is also the most distinguished event in its class, recognized as Best Film Festival by Creative Loafing, Sunday Paper, 10Best and Atlanta Magazine. In 2008, the Atlanta Film Festival’s executive director was honored as Best Festival Director for a National Film Festival at the International Film Festival Summit. For more information about “What’s the Name of the Dame?” or the Atlanta Film Festival, go to www.atlantafilmfestival.com.

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SAGITTARIUS Even though you know you’re right, make sure you avoid preaching to the choir. It’s much more important to take the actions that will bring results. Set an example without saying a word — that’ll be the most powerful message of all.

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