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his week starts out with Ru telling the remaining 6 contestants that there would only be a maxi challenge, and that would be making over beautiful woman who are Drag Race super fans. However, the women think they are there to sit in the audience for a performance and are shocked when they find out they will get makeovers and perform. Each “gurl” gets paired up with a super fan by Jaida who won last week. Ru explains to them that there must be a drag family resemblance. The special guest judge this week us Daisy Ridley, and the runway look is “Drag Family Resemblance.” After the runway the drag super fane had to lip synch against one other super fan and it was so much fun to watch.

Ru then declared Jaida the winner which once again came with a $5,000 cash tip for her and a $5,000 gift card to Jazz (her super fan) to Betsey Johnson, which comes with a personal shopper. I personally love Jaida and she was very good this week, but think the

winner should have been either Sherry or GiGi. I think Ru gave Jaida the win because she paired everyone up so well. The bottom 2 were Jackie and Heidi, and in a rare RuPaul move she kept both contestant, so no one was eliminated. So now we have 6 girls, but we know that Sherry has been disqualified, so I want to know who you think is going to win and why. Send to: Rupaulhotspots@hotspotsmedia.com. I will pick from all those responding with the correct girl, and someone will win a $250 gift basket.

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Station (which opened shortly before Quarantine in the Culture Room complex) paired up to treat lunch for the 25 employees of the ER team for Imperial Point Medical Center. They said it was their way of saying thank you to the people who are helping us during these crazy times. Spend an Evening With Varla Jean Merman Spend a curated evening with video vixen Varla, as she

cleans out her drawers and presses play on some of her classic shorts, video rarities, and hilarious misfires.

Register at varlajeanlive.com, and they will send you your streaming studio access link before the show at Friday May 8, at 9pm. It's free to attend, but Varla will be accepting tips during the show. You'll be able to give via credit card or Venmo.

Upload, An Amazon Original Dr. Max Zaslavsky From Emmy-Award winning writer Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) comes Upload, a

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accident, needing to quickly decide his fate. After a rushed deliberation with his shallow girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), he chooses to be uploaded to her family's luxurious virtual afterlife, the Horizen company's “Lakeview.” Once uploaded in Lakeview, Nathan meets his customer service “Angel” Nora Anthony (Andy Allo), who at first is his charismatic concierge and guide, but quickly becomes his friend and confidante, helping him navigate this new digital extension of life. An Amazon Original, Upload is a tenepisode sci-fi comedy series starring Robbie Amell (Code 8), Andy Allo (Pitch Perfect 3), Kevin Bigley (Undone), Allegra Edwards (New Girl), and Zainab Johnson (American Koko).

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Business for the Arts of Broward's 6th Annual Art & Soul Goes Virtual Business for the Arts of Broward (BFA) has moved the 6th Annual Art & Soul to a virtual event for the community to support the arts and artists in our community. Art from local artists can be purchased from May 1-31 at bfabroward.org/programs/ art-and-soul. Juried artwork sized at 12" x 12", 20” x 20” or 30” x 30” are specially priced from $200 to $500. “Due to COVID-19, we've moved Art & Soul online. We felt it was

imperative that we follow through in our support for artists in our community,” said Brian Kopelowitz, BFA Board Chair. “These artists are small businesses onto themselves. You can have an impact just by purchasing one or more valuable pieces and at the same time bring the magic of art into your home or

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Netflix presents “The Eddy” Set in the vibrant multicultural neighborhoods of modern-day Paris, “The Eddy” tells the story of the owner of a struggling club, its house band and the dangers they face from the chaotic city that surrounds them. Interspersed with dynamic and uplifting The Container Store performances, “The

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Eddy” conveys the power of music to heal, unite and turn chaos into beauty. The series was brought to the screen through a collaboration between Alan Poul, Damien Chazelle, BAFTA Award winner Jack

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ma, a FREE Monthly Movie Happy Hour presented by OUTshine that normally takes place the Second Tuesday of Every Month at The Gayest Hotel in Miami Beach: Hotel Gaythering, is NOW going VIRTUAL! For May, Category Is... Bring it to the Runway as they Leave It On The Floor! Join them at home for their Cocktails & Cinema Happy Hour as you fix yourself a cocktail... or two, and mingle with your fellow filmgoers & other movie buffs via Zoom Video and Chat before grabbing a seat in their Virtual Theater for the movie starting at 8:15pm. Rsvp at: https://zoom.us Stick around after the movie for their Cocktails & Conversations Trivia where you can treat yourself to another drink, share your thoughts on the film in their ChatBack, and "Virtually" spin their OUTshine Sun Trivia Wheel to win Free Tickets to any OUTshine Film Festival Regular Film Screening at their Miami & Fort Lauderdale Editions happening in October!

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clients are encouraged to call prior to going in for services. For those patients in our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, medical appointments will be scheduled as usual. If individuals are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, they should contact their provider prior to coming to their appointment in order for alternative arrangements to be made on a case-by-case basis. "We are pleased to oﬀer telehealth services to our patients as a lexible way of having their healthcare needs met, whether it be questions about their symptoms, starting PrEP to prevent HIV, management of chronic illness, or other questions. We oﬀer new and existing patients access to our telehealth visits, thereby reducing all patients' risk of exposure to COVID-19." – Dr. Steven Santiago, Chief Medical Of icer If you have questions, require assistance, or would like to schedule an appointment, contact us at (305) 576-1234 ext. 623 or 635. Please visit www.careresource.org for more information.

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Five of South Florida's largest and most popular LGBTQ+ celebrations have come together to host a virtual Pride event the weekend of Mary 9 and 10 from 12pm to 8pm on both days, with DJ's playing afterhours late into the night. Collaborating on the virtual Pride are Miami Beach Pride, Pride Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach Pride, Gay 8 Festival and Wilton Manors (Stonewall) Pride. The virtual Pride will spotlight a who's who of LGBTQ+ performers and allies including live hosts, singers, DJs and drag queens. The event will stream on Facebook

Live at @pridecollectives. Scheduled to appear are: • Emmy & Grammy-Award Winning Artist, Albita • International Recording Artist, Cascada • International DJ/Producer, Hector Fonseca • International Recording Artist, Beth Sacks • Grammy-Award Winning DJ/Producer, Tracy Young • Miami Beach Drag Legends, Kitty Meow, and Tiﬀany Fantasia

• Jazz Superstar, Nicole Henry • Jazz Superstar, Nicole Henry • Emmy-Award Winning Journalist from • Emmy-Award Winning Journalist from NBC6, Roxanne Vargas NBC6, Roxanne Vargas • Legendary Performer, Miss Coco Peru • Legendary Performer, Miss Coco Peru • International Recording Artist, Didi J • International Recording Artist, Didi J • Singer/Songwriter, Teraj Allen • Singer/Songwriter, Teraj Allen • From the hit TV show “Making Menudo,” • From the hit TV show “Making Menudo,”

Monti Monti • DJ/Producer, Deanne • DJ/Producer, Deanne • The King of the Drums, DJ Cindel • The King of the Drums, DJ Cindel • Grammy-Award Winning • Grammy-Award Winning DJ/Producer, Hex Hector DJ/Producer, Hex Hector • “Sickening Beats” Master, DJ • “Sickening Beats” Master, DJ Sushiman Sushiman • Grammy-Award Nominated • Grammy-Award Nominated DJ/Producer, Ralphi Rosario DJ/Producer, Ralphi Rosario

• International DJ/Producer, Guy Schieman • International Recording Artist, Yoli Mayor • Reality TV Star from “The Circle,” Sammie Cimarelli • The Region's Premier LGBTQ Musical Group, South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble • Tropical Salsa and Dance Music Artist, Lucy Grau • Latin Drag Royalty, Marytrini y Las Divas del Jacuzzi • Retired NFL Star & Former “Voice” Contestant, Esera Tuaolo

Recently added performers include: Carluba • Vallesse • Carson Cressley Macy Gray • En Vee • MAX • Todrick Hall • DJ Hotpants • Gigi Diaz • Cachita Lopez • Alex Gutierrez • Natascha Bessez • Karina Kay • VIZIN • Joey Suarez • Billy Mick • YOVANNI • Conga Cocuye • Raul Grif ith, Brenda K Starr, The Queen of the Palm Beaches Velvet LeNore, and many more to be announced.

Virtual Pride will also be a fundraiser for our community and individuals aﬀected by the COVID-19 virus and the organizations that service them. Viewers of the live

streamed broadcast will be able to make donations to Our Fund, which will collect and distribute the funds to those in need. 100 percent of the online donations will reach those aﬀected.

For more information about the virtual Pride, including updates on the everincreasing roster of performers, visit the Facebook page @pridecollectives or the website Pridecollectives.com/. Virtual Pride is being sponsored by Jack Daniels and Our Fund.

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