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BeaUTY is oFTen defined exclusively as rock solid abs and stunning blue eyes. We’ve heard before that symmetry in one’s face automatically gives the perception of being beautiful. But beauty is more encompassing and extends far beyond just physical characteristics. No, not the whole beautyis-on-the-inside-racket. Sure, it is on the inside, and outside. But more than that, it is all around us and it isn’t necessarily just things. It is actions. It is unique perceptions of people and events. Beauty could be the admiration one feels when they see stunning blue eyes. We often hear gay men referred to as beautiful, hot, sexy, studs but we rarely hear about our beautiful interactions and the experiences we create.

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ATLANTA’S GAY MAGAZINE

CONTENTS// 2.24.11

FEATURES 14

OH LAND

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FASHION

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EVENTS

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NIGHTLIFE

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URBAN CULTURE

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X-PLORE

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ON TAKING OVER AMERICA SHOWING SOME SKIN BEAUTY IN BLOOM SPEND THE NIGHT WITH JAKE & RUFUS HIT THE LIGHTS! PUNTA CANA METROFRESH IN THE GARDEN 7 SNAPPY LINES

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To enter Danish pop princess Oh Land's world of dreamy soundscapes and uptempo electronica beats is to meet a more approachable La Roux, a less frenetic Nelly Furtado...a more coherent Bjork. With fans like Elton John in her corner, producers like Pharrell working with her, and a nomination for Logo's NewNowNext award for the Brink of Fame in her pocket, Oh Land is set to rule the States. She spoke to Fenuxe from her Brooklyn home about her longtime relationship with gay fans, her epic live shows, and getting bitten by “the crazy music bug.”

Fenuxe: So this is for our Beauty issue and you’re...well, beautiful! Oh Land: [laughs] Thank you! Fenuxe: Did you ever want to model? Oh Land: No I’ve never aspired to model or do anything of interest like that. I always get surprised when people say I’m beautiful. I guess in Denmark I look very...kind of plainish [laughs]. So I guess I’m just more exotic over here. But yeah, I’ve never thought of that. There are people who would be much better at that than me. Fenuxe: So what can listeners expect to hear when they put on an Oh Land album? Oh Land: They can expect an album that can make them dance as much as it can make them think, or hopefully get a moment of peace. It’s very cinematic in a way – there’s a lot of string arrangements and dreamy choirs, but then there’s also beats and some kind of optimism in the album. So I just hope it will make people relax and dance and do whatever they wanna do and feel at home for the moment in the music. Fenuxe: You did ballet for ten years then had to quit after a serious back injury. Did the end of your ballet career lead you to pursue music? Oh Land: Whenever I got sad or happy I expressed it with singing or dancing because that was what we did in my home. But I guess I was a little bit scared to pursue that dream because music almost meant too much to me. Because If I failed, it would break my heart [laughs]. So I started to dance and that became my passion for those ten years. And then when I got this injury, it took me a lot of time to get over. But the thing that kind of made me go on and be passionate about something again was music. I just started writing all these songs, in a way like writing a diary about all these thoughts and everything that I was going through in that period. Then, it just slowly took over and I played it to some people who encouraged me to put it up on MySpace. That was when I got signed to a small indie label in Denmark. And then it just all started. I just got...bitten...[laughs] by the crazy music bug.

Fenuxe: Congratulations on the NewNowNext nomination. When did you realize you had a gay following? Oh Land: Pretty early on actually. My first show ever since I got signed to Sony was the opening of the Pride Festival in New York. I’ve always been in that environment from my early years at the theater, and there’s a big gay community in ballet and in opera and acting. So that was just a part of my upbringing. I love playing in those places, I think it’s amazing. Fenuxe: You were named most stylish New Yorker in Time Out New York Magazine. How important is fashion to you? Oh Land: Not more important than music [laughs]. Music is everything that matters to me. Fashion should always be fun. Even when I look like I have no idea what I’m wearing, I still have picked exactly what I want to wear. So I think it’s a fun way to play with what you want to express. Since I grew up in a very theatrical environment, clothes have always been an essential part of how to tell a story because I’ve seen all the costumes. So I guess that’s kind of stuck with me. Fenuxe: And you’re coming to Atlanta March 14th. What can people expect at your show? Oh Land: Everything’s played live and I play with a drummer and a synth player and they are both genius musicians. So it’s a really fun show musically. I’m also playing a bunch of instruments. And everything we play is synced to projectors that project visuals of balloons. So it’s definitely a very visual show. Fenuxe: Well we’re looking forward to seeing the show, Oh Land. We appreciate your time. Oh Land: Thank you so much, I’m really looking forward to playing Atlanta!

Self-titled debut album coming out March 15 Appearing live March 14 at The Loft

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BEAUTY IN BLOOM! “UNLESS YOU LIVE in a trailer, then don’t ever implement fake greenery as part of your taste,” said Robin Barbaree in his seminal book Any Queen Can Decorate. If any queens out there want tips on keeping it real – and real gorgeous – then the Cobb Galleria Centre is the place as the Southeastern Horticultural Society presents the Southeastern Flower Show.

The festivities kick off with an opening night party Thursday the 24th at the Galleria. Then the show officially opens Friday morning for three days of demos, a juried competition, and enough floral design and décor tips to make a gay man weep. Organizers have lined up nearly 30 inspiring horticulturists, designers, chefs, and landscaping experts to reveal the secrets to their success. You’ll get the dirt on dahlias and daylillies, the do’s and don’ts of landscape design, and the keys to baking the grandest gluten-free cakes. In other words, you can shut that bitch-of-aneighbor up about his “perfect” home. It’s a win-win! And who is at the helm of this year’s show leading 2,000 volunteers? None other than former mayoral candidate and honorary gay Mary Norwood, who is co-chairing the event with her husband Felton. “He and I have entered the flower show every year as a husband and wife team

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and he is talented and I’m spectacularly untalented,” Mary Norwood told Fenuxe. Norwood is excited about Saturday night’s appearance by the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus, as well as the musical theme of this year’s show – In Tune with Blooms. Musicians will be singing and playing throughout the weekend, emphasizing the pleasure of music in the garden. So whether you want to beautify your home or just bask in glamourous surroundings for a day, the Flower Show is it. “You’re going to walk in and it’s going to be ‘wow,’” Norwood says. “We’ve got gorgeous gardens, wonderful landscapers. We have great speakers. I think it’s just going to be a lot of activity and fun and breathtakingly beautiful.”

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Photography lovers and amateur stalkers of gay musicians, rejoice! Photographer Tim Hailand gives a glimpse into the worlds of two unique, intriguing public figures with his intimate new books One Day in the Life of Jake Shears and One Day in the Life of Rufus Wainwright. The title says it all. Hailand snaps photos from the moment each wake up to when they fall asleep. The subjects contribute a handful of their own writing which makes it read much like a diary. There’s even a Wizard of Oz motif included. Most of the day is shot in black and white while the subjects’ “highlight” of the day is presented in color. Shears’ book begins with an introduction by his friend Elton John, who marvels at “the energizer bunny in his DNA.” The camera follows as Shears wakes, showers (yes, there are nude shots), rehearses, lunches with friends, tries on show outfits, works out, and plays a sweat-soaked show. The singer addresses several issues, including his move beyond the Puck-like character he’s been known for (“Somewhere in the last few years I Frenched my boyhood goodbye,” he writes). He also explains his displeasure at Scissor Sisters being labeled as camp and just a gay band.

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Wainwright’s book covers similar ground photographically, as he plays some morning piano in his underwear, rehearses, plays with his baby nephew, tries on show outfits, and plays a show before winding down with a smoke in a backstage stairwell. The colorful tenor talks about how these pictures captured him in the midst of grief following the death of his mother to cancer. There’s a touching passage accompanying pictures of Wainwright and his sister Martha singing together at his show, saying it was their “mother’s favorite thing in the world.” Hailand’s subjects are definitely worth this kind of peak behind the curtain. It takes a certain kind of gravitas and creative curiosity to deserve a collection like this and Hailand presents a strong case for why these two are so fascinating to so many.



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Hit tHE ligHts!

Synchronicity co-founder and artistic director Rachel May

sEEing an aCtor come alive on stage is a thing of beauty.

When they’re experiencing a downfall and fighting with every fiber of their being to overcome, it can be a soul-charging experience. Even more beautiful is seeing a local theater company go through the same thing, and rising up to allow their actors’ to come alive on stage yet again.

It was December 2009 and Synchronicity Theatre was in trouble. “‘The dark times’ as I like to call them,” says Rachel May, co-founder and artistic director of Synchronicity. The economy tanked. Ticket sales and funding declined, creating a debt of nearly $120,000. It was time for hard decisions.

to have a vision for your organization and have to drop back and I think that she had to redirect and reevaluate.”

May led the charge without any other staff members for six months, but she wasn’t alone. “The people in our greater community were rallying around who we are,” she said. Former staff members “Our board and I got together and said worked for free. Volunteers from all over ‘Listen, none of us want the company to offered help. Past donors stepped up. fold and we believe in what we are for this community. If we want to be sustainable By June 2010, Synchronicity had paid for the long term, then we have to make down its debt to $70,000. They hired two staff members in September. The debt was some very hard choices,’” says May. paid down to $39,000 by October. Their Two shows were cancelled. Three out goal is to pay off $30,000 more this year. of the four staff members were laid off, “If things go better than expected, we’ll leaving May as the sole staff member to try pay the whole thing off this year,” says May. and right the ship. The pressure was on for May. “It was hard And now they have a dynamic three-show on her,” says Dolly Evans, chair-elect of the repertory coming up and are ready to bring Synchronicity board. “It’s very challenging the beauty back to the stage.

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“I remember when we finally got the e-mail that said ‘We’re back,’” says Suehyla ElAttar, an artistic associate of Synchronicity. “And they were actually back. It was like, ‘I don’t know how you did it, but thank God.’”

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Decatur native Lauren Grunderson wrote this modern day revenge comedy set in the North Georgia mountains. A woman decides to settle things once and for all with her abusive husband with the support of her gay best friend Simon and a stripper named Sweetheart. Simon is portrayed by gay actor Clifton Guterman. “We’re getting out and maybe in the process we’ll show this asshole what a horrible person he is,” he says. “It all sounds really serious and dark but it’s actually seriously funny.” Exit, Pursued by a Bear

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One of the most heralded shows of 2009 gets a remount as Synchronicity Theatre, in partnership with PushPush Theater, bring 101 Humiliating Stories back to Atlanta. East Village lesbian performance artist Lisa Kron wrote this one-woman show about returning to her conservative Midwestern town to speak at her high school reunion. Shelby Hofer, co-founder of PushPush, reprises her role from the 2009 production. “We just don’t get a lot of work like this in Atlanta,” she told Fenuxe. “It’s really raw, honest material.” 101 Humiliating Stories

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“¡Relájete y Diviértate!” are some of the first words you will hear upon arrival to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Warm smiles and seductive glances await you in this sun-drenched corner of the Caribbean. Your only option is to do just as the locals implore – relax and have fun! A short three-hour flight will settle you into tranquility mode and get you ready to start the fun. After your arrival, as your shuttle transports you to the luxurious allinclusive resorts surrounded by smooth sand and clear blue ocean, you will know immediately that you’ve arrived in paradise. If you’re looking for a place to party the gay nights away, the capital city of Santo Domingo is only four hours away by luxury coach or a short twenty minute flight. If you prefer a more surreptitious method of meeting a hot guy while strolling the beach in your sexy swimwear, then this is the place! The Dominican people tend to be really friendly and revel in the chase – relax and take it all in stride. A trip to the Palma Real Shopping Center will definitely satisfy those who live for shopping. For a more budget-friendly and “local” flavor, a trip to the center of Bávaro will provide you with a labyrinthine

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experience to fill your bags with souvenirs, local handicrafts, and newfound treasures. If you crave all things local, then head to a local merengue or bachata club and mingle! I highly recommend La Discoteca Tropicana. It’s located in a natural underground cave and plays hot music with three bars and two dance floors. Many of the gay/bi/curious entertainers from the resorts hang out here after shows, so there will be no shortage of a good time to be had. After a hot night at the club, a romantic or introspective nighttime stroll along the beach will be just the thing you need. With the gentle roar of lapping wavelets to the sublime feeling of the nocturnal ocean air enveloping the senses, you will be transported worlds away from the hustle and bustle of daily Atlanta life. This, my friends, is relaxation at its finest; thus, consider your goal of relaxing and having fun fulfilled in Punta Cana.


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Agendas // Cultural: 2/24 - 3/9 Thursday, 2/24 2011 Southeastern Flower Show Opening Night Party: Cobb Galleria Centre – 7PM Author Sonia Johnson (The Sisterwitch Conspiracy): Charis – 7:30PM Celtic Woman: The Fox Theatre - 8PM The Red Balloon: 7 Stages – 8PM Golijov & Tchaikovsky: Atlanta Symphony Hall – 8PM Dog Sees God – Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead (OPENING NIGHT): Fabrefaction Theatre Company – 8PM

Center for Performing Arts – 8PM The Best Love Story Ever Told: Dad’s Garage – 10:30PM Saturday, 2/26 NFFLA Play-N-Greet Orientation: Grant Park – 11:30AM Bowling For Equality: Midtown Bowl – 2PM Tomiko Brown-Nagin lecture: Atlanta History Center – 2PM The Happy New Year Health, Safety & Community Fair: Amsterdam – 4PM Buckhead Restaurant Week (OPENING NIGHT): Buckhead – 5PM The Rules of the Game (film): High Museum – 8PM Carapace: Alliance Theatre – 8PM HollabackAtlanta Launch Party: Octane Coffee – 8PM

Buried Child (CLOSING DAY): Mary Gray Munroe Theater (Emory) – 2PM Salman Rushdie: Glenn Auditorium – 5PM I’m The Man You Meet Before You Meet The Man You Marry: 14th Street Playhouse – 6PM Monday, 2/28 Writing With Intent: Charis – 7:30PM Tuesday, 3/1 Atlanta Botanical Garden Tour: Atlanta Botanical Garden – 1:30PM Swimming & Water Polo with Atlanta Rainbow Trout: GA Tech Aquatic Center – 8PM

Friday, 2/25 Commence exhibit (FINAL DAY): Bill Lowe Gallery – Wednesday, 3/2 10AM Wednesday Run with Front Mythic Creatures, After Runners Atlanta: John Dark: Fernbank Museum – Howell Park – 6:30PM 6:30PM More with “The Quick Superior Donuts (OPENING Sunday, 2/27 Cook”: Cook’s Warehouse NIGHT): Horizon Theatre 2011 Southeastern Flower (Brookhaven) – 7PM – 8PM Show (CLOSING DAY): Cobb Stomp (OPENING NIGHT): Love Song (OPENING Galleria Centre – 10AM The Fox Theatre – 8PM NIGHT): Onstage Atlanta 2011 Atlanta Jewish Film – 8PM Festival1(CLOSING Nicola Benedetti: Schwartz PrideMed.Fenuxe_HalfPage_Phrm:Layout 11/18/10DAY): 7:22 PM Page 1 Regal Atlantic Station – 11AM

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Agendas // Cultural: 2/24 - 3/9 Thursday, 3/3 Peter Pan: Pemberton Place – 7:30PM Mozart & Strauss: Atlanta Symphony Hall – 8PM Friday, 3/4 Night of the Kraken: Fernbank Museum – 6:30PM Del Shores – Sordid Confessions Live: Jungle – 7:30PM Chef of the South Polar (film): High Museum – 8PM Exit, Pursued by a Bear (OPENING NIGHT): 7 Stages – 8PM Saturday, 3/5 Guided Exhibition Tour: Atlanta Botanical Garden – 10AM A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Gwinnett Performing Arts Center – 2:30PM Ricky’s Big 40 Birthday Fundraiser Benefiting Jerusalem House MEP Fund: Jungle – 6PM Doug Varone & Dancers: Ferst Center for the Arts – 8PM OurSong – Everyday People

Living Fabulously: PushPush Theater – 8PM Sunday, 3/6 Snow Mountain (FINAL DAY): Stone Mountain – 8AM Orchid Market Weekends: Atlanta Botanical Garden – 10AM Porgy & Bess: Cobb Energy Centre – 3PM Buckhead Restaurant Week (CLOSING NIGHT): Buckhead – 5PM Romeo & Juliet (CLOSING NIGHT): The New American Shakespeare Tavern – 6:30PM

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Diva vs. Diva: Jungle – 10PM Jealouse’s Daring Divas: Blake’s – 11PM Saturday Night Fever: LeBuzz – 11PM Sunday, 2/27 Oscar Party: Amsterdam – 6PM The Armorettes: Blake’s – 8PM Mary Edith Pitts’ Sunday Spectacular: Burkhart’s – 9PM Monday, 2/28 Margarita Mondays: LeBuzz – 5PM Open Forum: My Sisters Room – 7PM Texas Hold ‘Em: Woofs – 7:30PM Monday Mayhem: Einstein’s – 8PM Dragamundo: Las Margaritas – 8PM Stars of the Century: Jungle – 10PM Drag on the Edge: Blake’s – 11PM Tuesday, 3/1 My Big Fat Gay Bingo: Frogs – 7PM

Family Poker Night and Dancing: 3-Legged Cowboy – 7:30PM Retro Videos: Mixx – 9PM Time Warp With Paul: The Heretic – 10PM Karaoke with Richard: Burkhart’s – 11PM Wednesday, 3/2 Texas Hold’em Poker: Mixx – 7PM Crazy Bitch Bingo: Joe’s – 8PM Spotlight Karaoke: Bellissima – 9PM Dress Code Party: The Heretic – 10PM Thursday, 3/3 2 for 1 VIP Entry: Swinging Richards – 6:30PM NFFLA Team Declaration Social: Blake’s – 7PM Midtown Comedy Show: Bellissima – 9PM Ladies Night: LeBuzz – 8PM Xplosive Thursdays: My Sisters Room – 10PM Karaoke Kick-Off Party: Felix’s – 10PM Princess Charles’ Fashionistas: Burkhart’s – 11:30PM


Agendas // Fenuxe Night: 2/24 - 3/9 Friday, 3/4 High Energy Videos: Amsterdam – 9PM DJ Lydia Prim: The Heretic – 10PM DVJ Mister Richard: Mixx – 10PM Mardi Gras Party Out Loud: Felix’s – 10PM Kitty LeClaw’s Meow Mix: Blake’s – 11PM The Mary Edith Pitts Show: Burkhart’s – 11:30PM Saturday, 3/5 Halfway to Wonder World: The Heretic – 9PM Hot Mess! Party: Mary’s – 9PM Mask-araoke: Felix’s – 10PM Twist Saturday with DJ Duck: Bellissima – 10PM Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball: My Sisters Room – 10PM Martin Fry & Xaviera Gold: Jungle – 10PM Jealouse’s Daring Divas: Blake’s – 11PM Saturday Night Fever: LeBuzz – 11PM The Mary Edith Pitts Show: Burkhart’s – 11:30PM

Sunday, 3/6 Grown & Sexy Sundays: Tongue & Groove – 7PM Hurricane Party: Felix’s – 8PM The Armorettes: Blake’s – 8PM Mary Edith Pitts’ Sunday Spectacular: Burkhart’s – 9PM Monday, 3/7 Texas Hold ‘Em: Woofs – 7:30PM Pianist David Reeb: Mixx – 8PM Dragamundo: Las Margaritas – 8PM Karaoke Idol: Burkhart’s – 9:30PM Stars of the Century: Jungle – 10PM Drag on the Edge: Blake’s – 11PM Tuesday, 3/8 No Cover Tuesdays: Swinging Richards – 6:30PM My Big Fat Gay Bingo: Frogs – 7PM Family Poker Night and Dancing: 3-Legged Cowboy – 7:30PM Retro Video Night: Mixx –

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The AGLCC Community Expo 2011 February 13

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