HOTspots! September 14, 2023 (Issue 3819)

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The Social event of the season presents the 51st Anniversary of the Miss Florida F.I. Pageantry System on Sunday and Monday, October 1st and 2nd in the beautiful “Crystal Ballroom” at The Venue/The Manor Fort Lauderdale (2345 Wilton Drive). On Sunday October 1 it will be three pageants in one night with Miss Florida F.I. At Large, Mr. Florida M.E. and Miss Florida F.I. Supreme pageants. Then on Monday October 2nd is The Miss Florida F.I. pageant. The pageantry system attracts some of

the top named female impersonators, and Movie, TV, and Fashion stars from across the USofA and beyond.

In the past Miss Florida F.I. had celebrity judges including Boy George, Sylvester, and KC and Sunshine Band.

Many pageant systems have started since, they have followed the lead of Miss Florida F.I., but Miss Florida F.I. is still recognized as one of the top 5 national pageants.

Former winners have gone onto great careers in TV, movies, and coveted lead roles in shows and cabarets including Las Vegas and P-Town, and have traveled not only across the state of Florida but around the world.

The host hotel is, once again, the Gallery One Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel (2670 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale).

The Venue Fort Lauderdale will be serving a limited menu of delicious food, and of course amazing cocktails.

The owners who plan to uphold the vision of original owners Keith Landon and Rene Rodriguez include:

Alyson Thomas, a seasoned professional in the art form of female impersonation herself for over 40 years, brings professionalism, style, stability, and experience to the pageant. She is also known throughout the country as a leading promoter and supporter to many who have gone on to become natio nal title holders, and a coach to newcomers. Well respected by

everyone in the art form, a hands-on owner with an eye for detail, coupled with personality, hospitality and vision.

Scott Holland, whose knowledge and experience in the Florida market includes media and editorial experience, producer of events, judge to many pageantry systems including nationals and prelims to nationals, a pageant coordinator, public relations, professionalism, and a love for entertainment that cannot be touched.

Gary Santis, who has been involved with the pageant since 1990, is instrumental in keeping the history of the system alive. He brings decades of hands-on working knowledge of the system, and the experience that's makes Miss Florida F.I. rich in history, and memories. Gary continues to create amazing sets, outrageous productions, state of the art sound and lighting, encompassing a show and a night of entertainment not to be missed. Gary Santis is also the owner of Gary Santis events which has produced some of the biggest gay events south Florida has seen.

We sat down with former Miss Florida's who are celebrating anniversaries and we asked them the same questions. Here are their answers:

For anyone who may not know who you are, tell us about yourself in a paragraph?

My name is Tiffany Arieagus and I was crowned Miss Florida, F.I. on My mother's birthday, May 16th, 1978. It was Ma Dear's first time seeing me perform or compete. We walked the runway together in front of a crowd of over 2200 people in the Grand Ballroom of the Fountainbeau Hotel on Miami Beach.

Why did you want to win Miss Florida?

I wanted to be Miss Florida because I was just beginning in professional entertainment when my show director was entering Miss Universe in Pensacola, Florida and I decided that I wanted to enter also. There I met Miss Florida, Emory Dubois, Keith Landon, owner of Miss Florida and Rene Rodriguez, Owner of Rene's in Tampa. By the way, Rene was my sponsor and mentor when I won Miss F lorida. Rene's still holds the honor of having the most Miss Florida's. I also met 20 of the most talented ladies from all over the country. I was number 21 out of 21 contestants which was very intimidating, but I won Talent and was Second Runner-up. I was invited to enter Miss Florida and I did.

Why is Miss Florida so important?

Miss Florida was the Social Event of the Year. People came from all over the world to vacation and commiserate with old friends, make new friends and to witness the Premier Pageant for Female Impersonators in the USA. Many National Titleholders such as Miss Continental USA, Miss America, and Miss USA, entered Miss Florida after their national reign. How has life changed for you since you won Miss Florida?

Winning the title helped to propel me into the national spotlight and have been blessed to be able to work around the world. Through Miss Florida Pageant, I received a call from Keith Landon to fly to Miami to film Miami Vice. I love entertaining but I love being involved in Social Service at Sunserve and the community.

What's the best thing that has happened to you in your career?

The best thing to happen in my career is the Gift of Life and the Blessing of being able to give back to Family, Friends, and Community the Love that they have given me. I hope to be around for many more years and do more to make a difference in the world. The greatest gift is to love and me loved. Share the love!

For anyone who may not know who you are, tell us about yourself in a paragraph?

My stage name is ESME' RUSSELL I was born in Tampa, Florida to Cuban parents, I didn't speak English until I was 5 years old . I've been doing Drag since 1976, I got my show business break in 1983 when I got hired at RENE's in Tampa and won Miss Florida in 1993 Why did you want to win Miss Florida?

I was always surrounded by Miss Florida's, my drag mothers, Dana Douglas and Tiffani Middlesexx, were both huge influences in my early days.

TIFFANY ARIEAGUS, CELEBRATING 45 YEARS

ESME RUSSELL, CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

Why is Miss Florida so important?

Miss Florida is important because the title transforms you into a representative of the people and the LGBTQ+ community. Being Miss Florida especially today in 2023 is important because we need positive representation…Miss Florida is that and more! How has life changed for you since you won Miss Florida?

My life has changed a lot since winning. I'm definitely older and a lot wiser. In addition, I furthered my education and I now have an award winning career as the only openly transgender radio broadcaster in the United States. I'm extremely proud of that, WMNF 88.5. What's the best thing that has happened to you in your career?

Winning Miss Florida remains the highlight of my Drag career. Also the longevity of my career as I'm very proud and grateful for that!

performing as a drag entertainer for 30 years and I've won multiple local and national titles including Miss Florida FI 1998 and Miss Florida Supreme 2021. I am also a licensed cosmetologist and a fashion designer.

Why did you want to win Miss Florida?

The first pageant I ever attended was Miss Florida and I just loved it. I wanted to be a part of such a great legacy.

Why is Miss Florida so important?

Miss Florida is the second longest running pageant for female impersonators in this country. It represents the best of the best in our community, and our art. Just look at the list of former winners. It is truly iconic. How has life changed for you since you won Miss Florida?

Miss Florida opened so many doors for me in my career. I would not be the entertainer I am today without it.

What's the best thing that has happened to you in your career?

The best thing that happened to me in my career is that I've gotten to share my talent and love of entertainment with so many wonderful audiences, but especially with my mother, who was always my biggest supporter.

For anyone who may not know who you are, tell us about yourself in a paragraph?

I am Cuban American born in Miami and I reside in Fort Lauderdale. I've been

ERIKA NORELL, CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

CEZANNE, CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

For anyone who may not know who you are, tell us about yourself in a paragraph?

I am Cezanne! Miss Florida F.F.I. 2003. This year I am celebrating My 20 Year Anniversary!

Why did you want to win Miss Florida? Originally entered Miss Florida because of its Legendary Status in the LGBTQ community. I wanted to be a part of that Legacy!

How has life changed for you since you won Miss Florida?

When I won it gave me the opportunity to travel across The State of Florida and see and meet Many of the people of Florida! With that I will always be a part of The Miss Florida F.F.I. History!

The Miss Florida F.I. pageantry system will take place on Sunday and Monday, October 1st and 2nd at the beautiful “The Venue” in Fort Lauderdale. Door open each night at 7pm and pageant starts at 8pm sharp. To purchase tickets, go to https://MissFloridaFIPageant.com. For sponsorship or more information call Scott at 954-478-4587.

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Photos: Coco Alarcon

Fall TV & Films Hotspots’ list of

shows and films not to be missed!

By Hotspots Staff

This season, there's a lot to look forward to on TV and movie screens. From the return of your favorite reality shows, to spinoffs, reboots, and newcomers, there are many reasons this fall to grab some popcorn and enjoy the show.

Here is Hotspots' list of shows and films not to be missed.

SEPTEMBER

The Voice: Season 24– Sept. 25 • NBC

On Sept. 25 you can see which candidates this season's judges, Reba McEntire, John Legend, Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani, spin their chairs around for and choose to coach into singing superstars. This will be the first season without ultra-competitive country beefcake Blake Shelton.

Kitchen Nightmares Season 5– Sept. 25

Hell's Kitchen Season 22–Sept. 28 • FOX

Do you find it hot when Chef Gordon Ramsay scolds his chefs? If so, you are in luck, as the curmudgeonly British celebrity

chef's show Kitchen Nightmares new season will premiere on Sept. 25 and Hell's Kitchen will be back on Sept. 28.

The Masked Singer Season 10

Sept. 27 • OX

Season 10 of The Masked Singer will premiere on Sept. 27, so get ready to see which D-list stars will appear in elaborate furry costumes to shock and amaze host

Nick Cannon and judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke.

Gen V– Sept. 29 • Prime Video

This spin off of popular Prime Video series

The Boys, based on Volume 4 of The Boys comic book, "We Gotta Go Now," will premiere on Sept. 29. It stars young

Hollywood hotties Jaz Sinclair, Chance

Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann and Patrick Schwarzenegger. The series follows students at a superhero school. The Boys stars Jessie T. Usher, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit and P.J. Byrne will make guest appearances.

Dicks: The Musical– Sept. 29 • In theaters

Coming from the producer of Seinfeld, Curb

Your Enthusiasm and Borat, the chances of this musical not bringing a barrel of laughs is pretty slim. Larry Charles' musical comedy presents two egocentric businessmen who learn they are twin brothers and devise a plot to bring their divorced parents back together. It also features Megan Thee

Stallion, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally and Bowen Yang.

Saw X– Sept. 29 • In theaters

X as in ten? You read correctly. It's been almost 20 years since the first installment of this horror/torture-porn franchise left audiences scarred for life. This time we find infamous serial killer John Kramer (Tobin Bell) traveling to Mexico and directing his fury against a fraudulent medical organization that offered him experimental cancer treatments.

OCTOBER

Lupin Part 3– Oct. 5 • Netflix

Sexy Omar Sy returns to portray master thief Arsene Lupin in the third part of this actionpacked French mystery series on Oct. 5. The new season picks up where Season 2 left off – Lupin, who has separated himself from his son and ex for their own safety, is pursued by police as he flees through the streets and alleyways of Paris

Loki Season 2– Oct. 6 • Disney+

Gorgeous Marvel superhero Loki, who came out as bisexual in Season 1, will be back on our screens Oct. 6. Played by Tom Hiddleston, the series also stars Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Rafael Casal, Tara Strong, Kate Dickie, Liz Carr and Neil Ellice. Everything Everywhere All at Once actor Ke Huy Quan joins the cast this season.

The Masked Singer

Lupin

Saw X

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oct 6 • In theaters

Scorcese's latest epic is an adaptation of David Grann's crime/western novel of the same title. Film buffs will not be surprised to see Di Caprio (his sixth collaboration) and De Niro (10th) in the credits. The story, based on actual events, follows BOI investigations into murders committed against members of the Osage tribe in 1920s Oklahoma.

The Fall of the House of Usher

Oct. 12 • Netflix

Prolific horror director Mike Flanagan (Absentia, Oculus, Dr. Sleep) has adapted this Edgar Allen Poe classic for Netflix. The limited series features actors Mark Hamill, Willa Fitzgerald and Carl Lumbly. Be prepared for lots of scares, a supernatural element and hefty doses of dark humor in this over-the-top portrayal of a shady pharmaceutical CEO' s past rearing its ugly head.

Elite Season 7– Oct. 20 • Netflix

This sizzling hot, queer-friendly drama will return for a seventh season on October 20. Expect a host of new characters to really up the ante and deliver the sexiness, scandals and passion that made the series a hit. And if that's not enough – singer Annita will be joining the cast. Don't miss it.

Fear the Walking Dead Season 8B

Oct. 22 • AMC

The second and last part of the final season of this long-running series will air October 22 on AMC. Highly-celebrated gay character Victor Strand will return to bring the tense series to its conclusion. Season 8 also stars Kim Dickens, Ruben Blades and Austin Amelio.

Priscilla– Oct. 23 • In theaters

Sofia Coppola returns to the box office with her first feature film since 2021's On the Rocks. Priscilla gives a fresh perspective on who the King of Rock (Jacob Elordi) was behind closed doors. Seen through Priscilla's (Cailee Spaeny) eyes all the good and not so good moments are explored in this personal look at love, fame and life with Elvis.

American Horror Stories Season 3

Oct. 26 • Hulu

In this spinoff series from the American Horror Story universe, each episode features a standalone horror tale. The fourepisode series will be out just in time for Halloween. The cast is yet to be revealed but it has been rumored that Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna will appear in one of the stories this season.

Killers of the Flower Moon

Elite

The Fall of the House of Usher

American Horror Stories

NOVEMBER

Invincible Season 2– Nov. 3 • Prime Video

The first half of Season 2 of this animated superhero series will air on Nov. 3, with the remainder premiering in early 2024. For those needing an immediate fix, a special standalone episode, focusing on the Atom Eve character, is now available to stream on Prime Video.

A Murder at the End of the World • Nov. 14 • FX

This new series introduces young hackercum-amateur-detective Darby Hart, played by non-binary actor Emma Corrin (The Crown). Hart accompanies eight other guests on a getaway at a breathtaking location hosted by an attractive billionaire played by Clive Owen. In an inventive take on the “lockedroom” style mystery, one of the guests turns up d ead and it's now up to Darby to get to the bottom of this whodunnit.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes– Nov. 17 • In theaters

The eagerly awaited prequel to The Hunger Games stars Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler (West Side Story), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman and Viola Davis. It follows the story of a young Coriolanus Snow. The role of the older Snow was played by Donald Sutherland.

Fargo Season 5– Nov. 21 • FX

After a three year break, one of the best American crime-dark-comedies has returned for a fifth season. The blockbuster cast alone – John Hamm, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Juno Temple – should be enough on

its own to sell this season to eager viewers. Switching gears from the prior season and reaching into recent history (2019) this season follows housewife Dot Lyon

(Temple) as she confronts demons from her past while in the midst of troubles with local law enforcement.

Wish– Nov. 22 • In theaters

Get ready, Disney gays, there's a new animated musical to look forward to – Wish. The new film features the voices of stars

Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine and Alan Tudyk. The Academy award-winning DeBose stars as 17-year-old Asha. The film tells the story behind the famous saying “wishing on a star.”

DECEMBER

Wonka– Dec. 15 • In theaters

Curly-haired fashion twink Timothée

Chalamet stars as the title character in this prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Willy Wonka origin story also stars Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson and Matt Lucas. Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Dec. 22 • Disney+

Based on the popular Rick Riordan book series, the story follows 12-year-old demigod Percy (Walker Scobell), who is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt. Percy, along with his two besties, goes on an epic adventure. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Mullally, Toby Stephens, Jason Mantzoukas, Jay Duplass will make apprearances in the series.

Wonka

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

September in LGBT History

9/1, 2009—Vermont legalized same-sex marriage.

9/4, 1957—The report of the Department Committee on Homosexual Offenses and Prostitution was published in Britain after a succession of well-known men were convicted of homosexual offenses.

9/6, 2005—The California legislature passes a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

9/7, 2001—The world’s first GLBT TV Network began broadcasting in Canada, PrideVision TV.

9/12, 2013—A Commonwealth court judge orders the Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) register of Wills D. Bruce Haynes, to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

9/14, 2005—The Massachusetts legislature rejects a proposed amendment to its state constitution to ban same-sex marriages.

9/19, 2005—Vatican bans gay seminarians under Pope Benedict XVI.

9/20, 2011—The “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” Repeal Act ended after 17 years under President Obama.

9/21, 1993—House passes the Hate Crimes sentencing Enhancement Act by a voice vote.

9/21, 1996—President Bill Clinton signs the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defending marriage between one man and one woman.

9/23, 1992—Massachusetts grants family rights to gay a lesbian state workers.

9/24, 1951- Oct. 1952—George Jorgensen becomes Christine Jorgensen, the first person to become widely known in the U.S. For having sex reassignment surgery.

9/23, 1999—The first Annual Bisexuality Day is observed at the International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.

9/27, 2013—A New Jersey State judge rules that samesex couples must be permitted to marry in New Jersey starting October 21st that year.

9/29, 1991—California Governor Wilson vetoes Antidiscrimination bill.

9/29, 2005—California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes the same-sex marriage bill.

9/30, 2004—The U.S. House of Representatives votes against amending the Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage.

9/30, 2011—The U.S. Department of Defense issues new guidelines I want military chaplains to perform same-sex ceremony.

Sept 1983—The first national lesbian of color conference was held in Malibu, CA.

Sources: Historic Calendar Project, Wikipedia, Library of Congress, Gay and Lesbian Issues, CNN.

By Romeo San Vicente

LIL NAS X: LONG LOVE MONTERO’ TAKING OVER TIFF

The Toronto International Film Festival is about to get an in-depth look at the world of Montero Hill, aka Lil Nas X, with the Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer and songwriter 's documentary, “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.” Shot over the course of his first tour, the cameras follow him in a diaristic portrait as he navigates the business, the music, the fans, his family, and his place in the histor y of queer Black artists. Directed by Carlos López

Estrada

( “Blindspotting,” “Raya and the Last Dragon”) and Zac Manuel (the Sundance Film Festival Jury Award Winner – Best NonFiction Film: “Time, Alone”). Since scoring the longestrunning No. 1 single in Billboard Hot 100 history in 2019 with “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X has come out as queer and lived it all out loud despite opposition from anti-LG BTQ forces in the culture and within the music industry. And with scores of

other pop artists working the documentary angle during the course of their career trajectories, this film is going to be a welcome addition to the canon of queer artists telling their own stories in their own way. We 're not sure where this film will land after the festival — theaters or streaming or both — but keep your eye s and ears open.

ARIANA DEBOSE HAS A LOT GOING ON

Welcome to your Ariana DeBose career achievement checklist. The Academy Award-winning queer powerhouse has, let's say, some (OK, a lot of) projects in the pipeline. Last year we reported that she'd be taking on an unspecified role in the upcoming Marvel film, “Kraven the Hunter,” but now we know that she's playing the priest Calypso, opposite Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Kraven, and that the film is slated for a late summer 2024 theatrical bow. She's also still involved in the Blumhouse horror “House of Spoils,” opposite queer former “Euphoria” star Barbie

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Ferreira (but still no drop date for that one). And while you're waiting, she'll voice the lead role of Princess Asha in the coming-soon Disney animated feature “Wish;” she costars in the Chris Pine-directed “Chinatown”-esque water heist mystery-comedy “Poolman” that's about to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival; she's in the sci-fi thriller “I.S.S.” from filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite, which just got picked up for distribution by the indie Bleeker Street; and finally she's been cast opposite both Henry Cavill and Dua Lipa in the Matthew Vaughn-directed spy action thriller “Argylle.” Like we said, she's busy.

'SALTBURN' IS PROMISING A LITTLE CLASS WARFARE

Emerald Fennell, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director of the incendiary drama “Promising Young Woman,” is back to turn your Thanksgiving upside down with “Saltburn.” It's her second feature – where she's once again handling writing and directing – and it's the second time working with

producer Margot Robbie (third if you count Fennell's onscreen cameo as pregnant Midge in “Barbie”) on a mystery set at a very rich, very British “Downton Abbey”-style country home. Starring Academy Awardnominated Irish actor Barry Keoghan (heartbreaking in “The Banshees of Inisherin”) and “Euphoria” star Jacob Elordi (soon to be seen as Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's film “Priscilla”), the story involves Keoghan's character becoming infatuated with Elordi, a charming young aristocrat, and subsequently winding up at his family's immense estate, Saltburn. Co-starring Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant and Carey Mulligan, we're told it's about desire and intrigue and the inscrutable behavior of the extremely wealthy. Taking its bow in October at the British Film Institute Film Festival, it opens Nov. 24 in the U.S., just in time

to see it with your own dysfunctional family.

LUKE MACFARLANE IS GOING TO KISS A MAN ON THE HALLMARK CHANNEL

Luke Macfarlane occupies a unique space in the entertainment world, one where his work in comedy projects like the Seth Rogen/Rose Byrne sitcom “Platonic” and the film “Bros” overlaps with his status as a go-to leading man in the world of Hallmark Channel romantic dramas for heterosexuals. And now the gay actor will get to take his “Bros” queer career cred and finally play a gay character in the Hallmark world. In “Notes of Autumn,” Macfarlane stars as the love interest of gay actor Peter Porte, himself a Hallmark regular who usually plays heterosexual. There are some straight people in the mix, too, of course, with Ashley Williams and Marcus Rosner (also members of the… should we call it the HCU at this point?) as the not-gay characters. It is also a 100% certainty that everyone will kiss their respective meant-to-be person at the end because there may now be LGBTQ+ representation on this greeting card planet but there is never going to be an unhappy ending. It all gets cozy and smoochy on Sept.16.

Romeo San Vicente cares enough to send a meaningful text.

Photo: Provincetown Film Society

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By Maria Espinal

Joey Aventura

19505 Biscayne Blvd. • Suite 1150 • Miami, FL 33180

786.763.2300 • joeyrestaurants.com/location/joey-aventura

Daily 11am – late • Happy Hour Daily 3pm – 5pm

Located at Esplanade, Joey Aventura brings a unique and refined dining experience with two levels indoors and a large patio. Adorned with commissioned artwork from celebrated artists Elsbeth Shaw and Valerie Capewell, the restaurant's design harmonizes with Miami's vibrant spirit. Menu highlights: The Herb Crush Salmon (tomatoes, creamy mashed potatoes, snap peas and asparagus); Ravioli Bianco; Oven Roasted Cod served with crispy rice, with snap peas, cauliflower and a Thai peanut coconut curry sauce. Must have Crème Brûlée Cheesecake.

Mamacita's Bar & Grill

591 N Broadwalk Hollywood, FL 33019 • 954.921.7988

mamacitagrill.com • Mon-Thur 8 am - 12 am Fri-Sat 8am – 2am

Sun 8am – 1am

Located right on the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk, this is a laidback restaurant with Latin live music. The food is great, and prices are reasonable. You can choose from Mexican, Seafood or Cuban dishes for breakfast, lunch or dinner. One of their most polular dish is the Pargo Frito (Red Snapper) served with rice and salad. You can never go wrong with a Cuban Churrasco or you can try their combo tacos (pork, beef and chicken). One dish that I will definitely order again is their shredded meat and shrimp served in a bowlshaped tostones, yummy. Enjoy it!

Yolo

333 East Las Olas Blvd. • Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 954.603.8573 • yolorestaurant.com • Mon-Wed 11:30am – 12am

Thur-Fri 11:30am – 2am • Sat 11am-2am • Sun 11am – 10pm Love this place and prefer their lunch menu to dinner. Their Szechuan Calamari (Garlic Chili Sauce, Peanuts, Sesame, Miso Aioli) is a must; for meat lovers their Churrasco 8oz with chimichurri sauce is a great choice, as well as its Koji Aged Steaks (Bone-In Cowboy Ribeye 22oz). Another good choice is their Spicy Salmon Tartare Tacos on their dinner menu. No beach attire & footwear, tank tops, sports or athletic clothing allowed.

Berry Fresh Café

11658 US - 1 N. • Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408

561.486.7580 • berryfresh.cafe

Mon – Fri 7am – 2:30pm Sat-Sun 7am – 3pm

Berry Fresh Café latest location is in Palm Beach Gardens in a totally casual, relaxed and friendly atmosphere with a dog-friendly outdoor seating. Enjoy fresh, healthy, delectable made-fromscratch foods that will leave you wanting more. Their menu has something for everyone, from Vegans to avid carnivores. Stop by their juice bar for fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, and specialty coffees, lattes, capuccinos or shop for their own jam & hot sauce.

Subway in the Sky: A New Dinning Experience Onboard a Blimp

Subway unveils the Subway in the Sky: a new dining experience onboard a blimp and a thrilling capstone to its latest Eat Fresh® Refresh launch. Taking to the skies on September 1, America can experience the heights Subway has reached since it began its transformation journey in 2021.

The vessel embodies The Beast, one of the new Deli Hero subs introduced in July that boasts a half pound of its new freshly sliced meat. Underneath the nearly 180-foot-long footlong, Subway transformed the gondola into a floating restaurant that accommodates up to six sandwich lovers per trip.

The Subway in the Sky will stop in cities across the U.S. as it soars through the sky in September, including Kansas City, Atlanta, Orlando and Miami.* Up to 40 Subway fans per day will enjoy a sandwich 'flight' of all four Deli Hero subs on board the blimp as they float 1,000 feet above the ground. To reserve a seat on the Subway in the Sky and to view detailed flight information, people can visit Register.SubwayInTheSky.com.

More Fun for Everyone

In addition to the Subway in the Sky rides, Subway is giving fans a chance go to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas with a Subway in the Sky online game by visiting SubwayInTheSky.com or scanning a QR code in their local Subway restaurant.** People can take a daily spin on the blimp-themed slot machine that enters them in a sweepstakes for a chance to win a Super Bowl trip and unlocks a chance at special discounts on Deli Hero subs, like $5.99 footlongs or 15% off.

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Billy Porter to Headline Fundraiser for Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library

Robert Kesten, Executive Director of the Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library, today invited friends and supporters to a special Back to the Drive fundraiser headlined by Grammy, Emmy and two-time Tony Award winner Billy Porter. Filled with music, dancing, an open bar and nonstop food, this fun, feel-good and glittery event will be held at The Venue, 2345 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, from 6 to 9pm on Thursday, September 21.

Tickets start at $200 per person and are available for purchase online at stonewallmuseum.org/snep-fundraiser/.

“All profit from this memorable event will support the Stonewall National Education

Program (SNEP), which ensures our most marginalized students have a safe and welcoming school environment, and that our history and culture are taught,” says Kesten. “When books and education are under threat in a growing number of states and regions across the USA and with Black and LGBTQIA+ history and culture under specific attack—including right here in Florida!—who is better to stand up and call it out than the always brilliant and ever brave Billy Porter.”

Sponsors for Back to the Drive with Billy Porter include AFT, Comcast, NEA, NSU Florida, OutClique, and The Windhover Foundation.

By Hotspots Staff

It's finally fall, which means only slightly cooler weather here in Florida and a little less sweat on the dancefloor.

Huge stars – including Nicki Minaj, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift – are releasing new music that's sure to find its way onto your playlist as the perfect soundtrack to your autumn adventures.

Hotspots has compiled a list of the most anticipated albums coming out this fall.

Sept. 29

Green Day – Dookie (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Ready to feel old? This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first time you heard the masturbation anthem “Longview,” Green Day's first mainstream hit from their album, Dookie. Other faves from Dookie include “Basketcase,” “When I Come Around” and “Welcome to Paradise.” The Anniversary Deluxe Edition includes unreleased demos, outtakes, collectibles and more.

Jorja Smith – Falling or Flying British singer-songwriter

Jorja Smith, known for the singles “Blue Lights,” “On My Mind” and “Be

Honest,” returns with her second album Falling or Flying. She dropped its first single “Little Things” and a video in May. Although she is still somewhat new to the music scene, she has already collaborated with big names like Drake, Stormzy, Kali Uchis and Burna Boy.

Oct. 6

Sufjan Stevens – Javelin Javelin is Sufjan Stevens' first solo album since 2020's The Ascension. The LP and CD versions will both include a book of art and essays. The singer has released nine studio albums and wrote and recorded two singles for the Call Me By Your Name soundtrack (“Mystery of Love” and “Visions of Gideon”). The first single, “So You Are Tired,” dropped in mid-August.

Joni Mitchell – Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

Ms. Mitchell's Asylum Years features rare recordings of songs from the early 1970s –including a live version of “A Case of You” recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1972. The singer-songwriter has influenced many of your favorite contemporary singers, including St. Vincent, Brandi Carlile, Haim, Lorde and Norah Jones. The Asylum Years (1972-1975) will be available both in a 5CD/digital versio n and a 4LP cut-down version. Includes a book of photos and a conversation with director Cameron Crowe.

Oct. 13

Troye Sivan – Something

To Give Each Other

Australian singer, actor and twink extraordinaire

Troye Sivan's announced the release of his third album in July. In an Instagram post with a hot photo, he said, "This album is my something to give you - a kiss on a dancefloor, a date turned into a weekend, a crush, a winter, a summe r. Party after party, after party after after party. Heartbreak, freedom. Community, sisterhood, friendship. All that.” The video for first single “Rush” starts with a booty slap.

Oct. 27

Various artists – A Tribute to The Judds

A Tribute to The Judds celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Judds, the country duo founded by mom and daughter Naomi and Wynonna Judd. Dolly Parton, Jelly Roll, Reba McEntire, Lainey Wilson, Carly Pearce, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Trisha Yearwood, Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett and LeAnn Rimes will cover The Judds' greatest hits.

Taylor Swift – 1989

It's time for another TayTay re-release and to get the party started! The pop star announced in August that 1989 (Taylor's Version) would drop in late October. Hear about it from the pop phenomenon herself on Instagram: "To be perfectly honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-record I've ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane. I can't believe they were ever left behind. But not for long." The original 1989 came out in 2014 and featured the hits “Blank Space,” “Shake It Off” and “Style.”

Nov. 17

Dolly Parton – Rockstar

After country icon Dolly

Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, she was inspired to record her latest album, Rockstar. The album will feature nine original songs and 21 rock covers. Grab this release and hear the undisputed queen of country sing “Magic Man,” “Freebird” and even “Stairway to Heaven.” Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Ann Wilson, Elton John, Steven Tyler, Pat Benetar, Debbie Harry, Linda Perry and more are featured.

Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2

Nicki's fifth studio album, Pink Friday 2, is finally coming out after a delay. "I love you guys so much. I am so grateful for the years of support & love you guys have given me. At times maybe I didn't even deserve all that you have poured into me. Nonetheless, you. will. love. this. album." Nicki posted on Instagram in late June. This year, the rapper released three singles, including “Barbie World” with Ice Spice and Aqua from the Barbie soundtrack.

Pink’ s OtherBraveAct:

The pop performer was brazen on her Summer Carnival Tour, but not just when she was in the air

By Chris Azzopardi

I watched in gasping awe on Aug. 16 as Pink spun through the cool Detroit air, a soaring trapeze artist with a soaring voice to match. Take, for instance, the way she zipped to all corners of Comerica Park during her Summer Carnival Tour, her first-ever stadium show in Detroit, while somehow still singing her playfully cocky hit “So What” against the city's skyline. That acrobatic entrance alone definitely earned her the glass of wine and bubble bath she took shortly afterwards, according to her post-show Instagram post.

Twenty-plus years into an enduring career built on reinvention — something to admire, especially when you consider Pink's underdog status in the era of Britney and Christina — the singer-acrobat has become known for this circus act. It wasn't until her second album that she dropped the R&B persona that defined her 2000 debut “Can't Take Me Home” and went full on pop-rock. Though her path seemed clearer based on that album's success, its followup in 2003, “Try This,” was a commercial flop. During that time, when she first made being a misfit look cool, who could have predicted that it would be Pink selling out stadiums across the country in 2023? Not to mention, breaking a Comerica Park record — her sellout crowd of 45,000plus is now the biggest

reserved-seat attendance in the ballpark's 23year history, besting acts such as the Rolling Stones, Billy Joel and Elton John.

The first time I saw Pink was in Detroit at the State Theatre in 2002 for the Party Tour. There were no “holy shit, she's flying” moments; she was on foot the whole time. Still I knew she had something even more daring than a circus act to give this fickle world — that's real talk, no matter the consequences.

A few years later, in 2006, Pink released “Dear Mr. President,” a joint effort with the Indigo Girls. The song, where she called out those opposing same-sex marriage, was coincidentally released the same year the Chicks released “Not Ready to Make Nice,” a song the country trio directed at those who blackballed them after speaking their mind about then-President George W. Bush. Pink didn't let what happened to the Chicks stop her, however. In Pink's song, she blasted Bush with her signature no-bullshit approach. I was already paying close attention to her as a fan of her music and a teenage misfit myself, but it was that show of direct allyship, a gesture she made as a relatively new artist at what seemed like peak fame, that gave me newfound respect for her.

Years later, she's still peaking. And her platform has changed — it is, fortunately,

even bigger now. It is stadiums in Nashville, Cincinnati, Omaha — all places where anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has passed in the last year — and Detroit, where I realized no one seems to be talking about the other gusty part of her Summer Carnival Tour.

No, she's not swinging from the top of a stadium, but Laura Ann Carleton, a mother of nine, was fatally shot in California recently, allegedly killed by a 22-year-old because of the Pride flag she proudly put in her store window. In 2023, it's dangerous to even be an LGBTQ+ ally. So as I watched a sold-out crowd of 45,000 p eople, surely some of them Trump supporters and others who may be oblivious to the threat of simply being LGBTQ+ or even an ally right now, I was also seeing Pink the pro-queer advocate — someone who has not backed down from the fight for equality, even as she commands her most massive audiences yet.

At Comerica Park that night, any antiqueer fans had to confront the reality of pervasive homophobia and racism in our country, not to mention the overturning of Roe v. Wade and gun violence. The flying was a thrill to watch, but these days it seemingly takes even more guts to stand up for basic human rights. Pink did

some sloppy-drunk smalltown suburban moms and their husbands...”

just that several times during her show in Detroit, performing her politically charged protest song “Irrelevant,” written and released last year. On giant screens were protest images from #MeToo, Pride and Black Lives Matter marches, many of which appear in the song's music video. One said “Queer solidarity.” Many of the clips shown had rainbow flags, the same cheerful, defiant imagery that got Carleton killed.

I looked around plenty at the show to understand the crowd, and I couldn't come up with many examples of pop performers who appeal to such a broad spectrum of people like Pink does, from gay men to lesbians to some sloppy-drunk small-town suburban moms and their husbands — the same ones who don't think trans people should be able to pee wherever they choose. Well, not only did they get Pink's 2017 anthem “What About Us,” a message to Trump on how to be a president for all people, but those husbands also got Brandi Carlile, an out lesbian and multi-Grammy

winner who is also an unapologetically vocal LGBTQ+ activist.

I love this circus act because only Pink can do it, I have never seen anything like it in the pop music world, and it gets people who might not otherwise listen to how minority communities are hurting to perk up their ears. But also, Pink is onto something by marrying the wide appeal of a carnival act with her more polarizing political views — through the art of flying, she's made it impossible for anyone to look away.

Chris Azzopardi is the Editorial Director of Pride Source Media Group and Q Syndicate, the national LGBTQ+ wire service. He has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Cher, Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, GQ and Billboard. Reach him via Twitter @chrisazzopardi.

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