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DIY Daddy: How to Can Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

by Mikey Rox

If you’re lucky enough to have a personal garden, you may have more fruits and vegetables that you can eat. While it’s always nice to share your abundance so it doesn’t rot – that means don’t be stingy; offer your excess to friends, family and neighbors – you can also keep more for yourself to last you through the winter by preserving the produce via canning. The canning process isn’t exactly simple, but the benefits are worth the time and effort. In addition to Mason jars, you’ll also need a pressure canner, a specifically designed metal kettle with a lockable lid used for heat processing low-acid food. Once you have the necessary equipment, use these instructions to preserve your fresh produce for storage.

Once all the jars are filled, gently place them in the pressure canner. Lock the canner lid, but make sure the vent is open so you know when it starts to steam. Once a steady flow of steam is pouring from the vent, close it and allow the jars to sit in the simmering water for the appropriate amount of time, which you will find on the canner’s instructions.

Turn off the burner and start cleaning up. You want to let the canner cool completely. When the pressure gauge is at zero again, remove the jars from the canner.

Set the jars upright in an area where they can sit for about a day to ensure that the lids properly seal to the jars.

Sanitize your canning or Mason jars by gently placing the jars, lids and sealing bands in a large pot of boiling water Place the jars in your pantry or fridge and enjoy freshly for five minutes. After five minutes, turn off the heat but preserved fruits and veggies whenever you’d like. leave the jars in the water until you’re ready to use them.

Add three inches of water to your pressure canner and heat until it simmers. Once the water is simmering, cover the pressure canner until your jars are filled.

Get your fruits and veggies ready. Almost any fruit and vegetables can be canned, but you should use the freshest, ripest bunch of your crop. Cut the produce into manageable pieces – preferably bite-sized – so they’re ready to serve right from the jar later. Wash your produce.

If you’re using the produce in a preserves recipe, make the ingredients for the preserve at this time.

With a pair of tongs, remove a jar from the hot pot of water. Ladle your fruit or veggies into the hot jars. If you’re making preserves, use a funnel to ensure all the liquid gets inside cleanly. Leave a quarter- to a half-inch of space at the top of the jar.

Remove the lids and bands from the pot of hot water and dry them off with a clean towel. Place the lid on the jar then add the band, turning it until it’s tight. Continue this step until all jars are filled.

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You know what they say: Everything in moderation including melatonin.

Seriously though, part of the joy of indulging is learning the art of not over-indulging. Hedonism is for those in their 20s. It’s psychological experimentation. It’s spirituality. Past age 32, it’s counterproductive. And boring. Undynamic.

Leave yourself wanting more. Quit while you are ahead. Stop trying to beat your own personal best.

Just stop.

Speaking of which...

SMELL THE ROSES

Stop. Be still. Be quiet. Smile at the memory. Smile Can’t you think of anything else to do other than at the roses. There are miracles at your feet. You just the thing you’re always doing? Cruising Grindr for have to be quiet enough to hear them. hookups. Cruising Facebook for affirmation. Cruising Spotify for outrage.

I don’t mean meditation. As I mentioned previously, meditation is a state of removal. Being quiet is a Freedom can be terrifying. You remember the first subversive form of engagement. time as an adult you went to the grocery after a fat paycheck? You had previously never stopped to Turn off whatever is turning you on. Just for a bit. ponder the bakery, had you? You mean that they have cookie cakes with ornate frosting ready to eat 24/7?

Remember how good it was. Feel how good it is.

Just like you always wanted when you were a little kid? Dream of how good it will be.

Yes, they do.

DIVERSIFY Go for it. Feel the diarrhea. Feel the emptiness. Feel the sugar rush fade away into anxiety, depression and Diversity is a virtue - in human resources and in your more diarrhea. daily life. We’ve all seen enough movies to know that the plot only thickens when the character gets off Your body is telling you something. Listen. track.

I’m not always in the greatest shape, but I am physically addicted to going to the gym. And I don’t just mean the Starbucks next to the gym. I mean actually working out. But even that - even the best thing you can do for your physical health - isn’t always good for you. Not every day.

Your muscles grow tired. Your will grows weak.

There’s a physical limit to how much productive you can do before your body needs to recover. It’s nature’s way of telling you to take a breather.

Did you know you can do this on purpose? You can totally go somewhere or do something you’ve never done before and it’s outside your comfort zone. Or maybe it’s even inside your comfort zone, but you’ve just never gotten off the couch to go and do it.

Go do it. If it sucks, if it’s uncomfortable, if it’s not your teabag, you can always race right home. Netflix will be there waiting for you, glowing.

TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW

Same thing with meditation. Twice a day is good. Five times a day is avoidance. You know I’m right.

Remember that scene in “Garden State” where the dude has invented double-sided Velcro and he lives Below are some tips on harvesting the fruits - and in a big mansion and has never been so bored in his avoiding the thorns - of the overwhelming freedom of life? Don’t let that be you. You need something to modern life. wake up for in the morning. You need goals. You need challenges. You need plans.

LEAVE YOURSELF WANTING MORE So you won Drag Race season 27. Good for you.

Less is more, I promise. After a satisfying hookup, What’s next? What are you doing tomorrow? Are you turn off Grindr for at least 17 hours. Savor the very going to coast on that for the rest of your days, or are recent memory of your ephemeral boo. you going to do something fresh?

Watch five episodes of whatever you’re binging. Not 10.

Do you have plans? Do you have goals? Do you have prescheduled diversions?

If you’re at the club every night, it can turn from a palace to a prison pretty quickly.

Happiness lies in your own hand, qween. It’s up to you. You go on and get after it now. Like a squirrel to nuts.

When you’re at a restaurant, after dessert, do you still look at the people just receiving their entrees with envy? That’s no way to live. That’s no way to eat.

Meak Productions’ Mr. Winter Quarter 2021-23 (A Special YEAR IN REVIEW Throwback) All Photos Produced & Sponsored by Meak Productions, Inc. (2021)

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As a result of his top notch feature in the Agency’s annual Winter-Valentine campaign in Feb. 2020, he was recently awarded 1 of their signature titles as the NEW Mr. Winter Quarter 2021-22. His 2nd Starring Feature in last year’s Annual WINTER-VALENTINE Campaign caught the eye of Peach Magazine which WINTER IS IN FULLATL EFFECT, and the World’s 1st LGBTQ Talent Agency & Production Company is made him Peach of the Week for their gearing up forIssue. someHis Fabulous Winter Fashion PreValentine’s last Agency sentations during the 1st Quarter of the New Year. campaign appearance was 2021’s I AM THE AMERICAN DREAM. During last year’s Fall/Holiday’s Campaign shoot, Meak Productions decided to do a bonus Winter After a brief hiatus from the public, he Preview photo shoot featuring the new fashion plans to return to the BUNNY! public scene in Early phenomonon, PSYCHO This fashion Spring of 2022.

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As we reminisce on the best of 2021, I’m proud to say that we ended on a HIGH Note for both Meak Productions and Peach Atlanta Magazine. Last year marked the 25th Anniversary of Atlanta Black Gay Pride (originated by In The Life Atlanta), and the 10th Anniversary of the Black Pride Press Conference series (created

by Meak Pro under the brand, History of Black Gay Atlanta).

For those that know Atlanta’s LGBT Media history, whenever the Annual Black Gay Pride celebration happens, there’s only 1 dedicated story and cover for each of the publications.

Through our partnership with Peach, we made HISTORY as the first LGBTQ Media outlets to come together, partner and produce a 3 Issue Black Pride Series in honor of 25 years of Atlanta’s Black Gay History & Movement.

Issue 1 made history by featuring the 1st Black Lesbian on the cover, Angela Hutchins (1st Lady of History of Black Gay America) and featured highlights from our 10th anniversary Black Pride Press Conference, which awarded our 1st 3 Hall of Justice & Fame Inductees: In The Life Atlanta/Atlanta Black Pride, Inc., Traxx Atlanta (ATL’s 1st Club Promoters), and the historic Marquette Lounge (ATL’s 1st Black Gay Nightclub).

Issue 2 paid a special tribute to the late Artivist and Mr. Fall Quarter 2016-17, Antron-Reshaud, who made his transition November 12, 2017. The cover photo used was the last photo taken before his passing. Also, for the 1st time, EVERY club promoter & event producer old & new had a detailed write-up and/or event ad about their pride related events. This was a milestone because many of Atlanta’s promoters and producers’ have never been published before.

Issue 3 was the 1st Black Pride Recap of the publication, which manifested by happenstance due to the passing of Atlanta Drag Legend, Tina Devore (who was also the Cover feature), national black gay pioneer, Rev. Carl Bean (Founder of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement), and actor/performing artist and Str8 Ally, Micheal K. Williams, all who passed around the same time in September of 2021.

The recap of Black Pride was the 1st that was ever done for an Atlanta LGBT Publication.

Finally, we ended 2021 on a HIGH Note with Tomas’ Cosme’, our Mr. Fall Quarter 2020-22, making history for the Agency by gracing the cover of Peach ATL for two weeks, and our Fall/Holidays cover which featured a Holiday COVER FEATURES: Group shot of the CEO, Angela Hutchins and 1. ANGELA HUTCHINS Tomas.

(1st Lady of History of Black Gay America) 2. ANTRON-RESHAUD (Mr. Fall Quarter 2017 - R.I.P.) 3.TINA DEVORE (Atlanta Drag Legend - R.I.P.) 4. TOMAS X. COSME’ (Mr. Fall Quarter 2020-22) 5. MEAK PRO FAMILY (Miko, Angela & Tomas)

Our Partnership with Peach has brought forth history making moments. 2021 was just the beginning. We can’t wait to reveal what’s in store for 2022. THANKS Again to Peach ATL for their belief in our collaboration, our vision and for seeing value in what we bring to the table.

HALLOWEEN VOL. 13 - 2021 Halloween is considered the Part One/Prequel to our Annual Fall/Holidays Year’s End Campaign.

This limited edition production is the catalyst to all our Meak Pro’s Annual Themed Advertising Campaigns which began October 2007 and was inspired by photos from our 1st Gentleman of Meak Pro, DaddyHex (Hall of Famer 2008). With a limited time window to complete the campaign, we decided to improvise by bringing back a familiar, a diva and a headliner. Clark made his Halloween debut in 2016 along with the late Antron-Reshaud, so his return had to come out strong, and IT DID…lol. Tomas, our Mr. Fall Quarter manifested a wonderful vampire identity as the headliner of the season. Finally, we completed the campaign with cameos from the CEO and Angela Hutchins as the Disco Diva.

2021 CAMPAIGN PRODUCTION CREW: Executive Producer & Photography: MIKO “MEAK” EVANS. Supporting Photography & Videography Sponsored by A-SQUARED VISUAL MEDIA Advertising & Promotions Sponsored by PEACH ATL MAGAZINE! Printing provided by PEACH MEDIA & PRINTING!

2021 CAMPAIGN FEATURES: EDDIE “CLARK” POSEY (Mr. Meak Productions 2016-18) ANGELA HUTCHINS (1st Lady of History of Black Gay America) TOMAS X. COSME’ (Mr. Fall Quarter 2020-22) / MIKO “MEAK” EVANS (The CEO & Executive Producer)

FALL/HOLIDAYS VOL. 15 - 2021 Fall/Holidays is our Agency’s Annual Year’s End Holiday Campaign featuring Fall & Christmas Themed presentations, and an Annual Private Holiday Party. This year, we was delighted to have a New Talent Recruit (Iana Skye) and the Holidays debut from Bryant Defon (Mr. Spring Quarter 2021-23). Tomas once again took the stage as headliner with special cameos from the CEO and Angela Hutchins. A special guest cameo by Xtasi Vuitton was presented to make way for his upcoming Hall of Fame induction and 10 Year Anniversary with the Agency coming this Summer 2022.

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2021 CAMPAIGN FEATURES: TOMAS X. COSME’ (Mr. Fall Quarter 2020-22) / BRYANT DEFON (Mr. Spring Quarter 2021-23) ANGELA HUTCHINS (1st Lady of History of Black Gay America) / IANA SKYE (New Talent Feature 2022) XTASI VUITTON (Mr. SummerHeat 2012-14 & Hall of Famer 2022) / MIKO “MEAK” EVANS (The CEO & Executive Producer)

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BLACK HISTORY Presented & Edited by MONTH TRIBUTES Miko Evans for Meak Productions, Inc. VOL. 4 FiNALE Lil Nas X, born Montero Lamar Hill on April 9,

1999 in Lithia Springs, Georgia, is a American Multi-Grammy Award winning Hip-Hop/Pop Artist and Songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single “Old Town Road” which first achieved viral popularity in early 2019 before climbing music charts internationally and becoming diamond certified by November of that same year. His mother called him Montero in honor of the Mitsubishi Montero, a car she liked. After Lil Nas’ parents separated when he was 6, he and his siblings went to live with their mother and great-grandmother in Bankhead Courts, an Atlanta public-housing community, that was notoriously known for drugs and violence. About four years later, a custody battle resulted in Lil Nas and his older brother moving to the Atlanta suburbs to live with their father and stepmother.

LIL NAS X

AWARD WINNING HIP-HOP/POP ARTIST, SONGWRITER, ADVOCATE, INDUSTRY PIONEER & TRAILBLAZER

Lil Nas kept his head down in high school. His main focus was online life as a superfan of Nicki Minaj. On Twitter as @nasmaraj, he interacted with other Minaj admirers — the Barbz — and learned how to get attention on social media. He later enrolled in the University of West Georgia to study computer science, however he discovered that college was not for him. He started writing songs and found a love for creating music. Inspired by his newfound passion for music, Lil Nas decided to drop out of school, to his father’s dismay.

After leaving college, Lil Nas lived with his sister while sharing his music online. He saw the popularity of country-trap videos, which mixed country music and a Southern style of hip-hop. With a beat purchased online for $30, he created his own country-trap song, titled “Old Town Road.”

He posted the tune to SoundCloud in December 2018. His social media abilities helped the tune go viral on TikTok and spread on other sites.

In March 2019, “Old Town Road” made it onto three Billboard charts: the Hot 100, Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Country Songs. Then it was removed from the country chart. Billboard’s official reasoning was that Nas’s song did “not embrace enough elements of today’s country music,” but many wondered if his being a Black man had influenced the decision, though Billboard said race was not a factor. Amid this controversy, the song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. On April 5, 2019, he released a remix of “Old Town Road” that he made with country music icon Billy Ray Cyrus, who Lil Nas knew from his role on Hannah Montana. With help from remixes by Cyrus and others, “Old Town Road” set a record for staying atop the Hot 100 chart for 19 weeks.

After the success of “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas signed with Columbia Records in March 2019. His next songs “Panini” and “Rodeo” received attention, but nothing he released reached the heights of “Old Town Road.”

In 2020, he began working on his first full length album, Montero, during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. The single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” came out in March 2021. The video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” drew on visuals linked to the Christian faith and the idea that being gay meant being denied salvation. The video, along with a tie-in release of “Satan Shoes,” drew much criticism online and in the press. His mastery of social media allowed him to swat back at critics while bringing attention to his work.

“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Lil Nas X was the most-nominated male artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, winning awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance. “Old Town Road” earned him two MTV Video Music Awards including Song of the Year, and the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song. Lil Nas X is also the first openly LGBT Black artist to win a Country Music Association award.

HISTORY & TRIBUTE SOURCES: National Black Justice Coalition Wikipedia, History of Black Gay America Archives, and Various News Outlets.

André Leon Talley is an American fashion journalist. André Leon Talley is best known for his work as the American editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. Talley has also served as international editor of the Russian fashion magazine Numéro.

Talley is the son of William C. Talley, a taxi driver, and Alma Ruth Davis, and was born on October 16, 1949 in Durham, North Carolina. However, he was raised by his grandmother, Bennie Frances Davis, who worked as a domestic in the Durham area. Davis had a profound effect on him and he credits her with his uncommon flair for fashion.

As a teen, he ventured to the library in the white section of town. It was there that he discovered Vogue and quickly became a devoted reader.

ANDRE’ LEON TALLEY

FASHION JOURNALIST, STYLIST, INDUSTRY LEGEND & PIONEER

Talley’s postsecondary experience began at North Carolina Central University and, later he was granted a scholarship to Brown University where he earned an M.A. in French Studies in 1973. He initially planned to teach French, but the fashion world beckoned him. He first worked as an assistant for Andy Warhol. In 1983, he began working as the editor-at-large for Vogue magazine and soon became the most notable African American in the world of designer fashion. A man of great stature and influence, Talley is also known to criticize high profile designers for excluding women of color on the runway and for championing a host of lesser-known fashion designers such as Rachel Roy and Jason Wu over the course of his career. In 1984, he co-authored MegaStar with Richard Bernstein, a publication containing portraits of famous celebrities. In April 2003, Talley penned his autobiography, A.L.T.: A Memoir and followed with A.L.T. 365+ an art monograph that features photographs and captions from one year of his life.

Talley had a cameo appearance in the 2008 feature film, Sex and the City, as a Vogueexecutive and in 2009, he appears in the movie-documentary, Valentino: The Last Emperor, and in The September Issue, a 2009 behind-the-scenes documentary about the Sept. 2007 issue of Vogue.

He is a board trustee at the Savannah College of Art and Design and in 2008, he was awarded with an honorary doctorate. The André Leon Talley Gallery opened in the Museum of Art at the College in October 2011. During the same period the College established the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award, an annual award given to up and coming fashionistas.

In January 2014, Talley became the Artistic Director for Zappos Couture, a web-based provider for couture apparel and other goods. Along with Zappos, he will assist with re-designing the website which will include a new look and original content.

Talley wrote an autobiography entitled A.L.T.: A Memoir, published by Villard in 2003.According to Publishers Weekly, the message delivered by the book is that “Style transcends race, class, and time.” He also authored A.L.T. 365+, an art monograph designed by art director Sam Shahid, published in 2005. 365 features photos and captions from one year of Talley’s life. Talley co-wrote with Richard Bernstein the book MegaStar, with an introduction by Paloma Picasso, which includes portraits of famous stars.

André Leon Talley is one of the fashion industry’s most influential stylesetters. Famous among fashionistas for his flamboyant, often custom-made outfits that accentuate his sixfeet, seveninch frame, as well as by his booming baritone, Talley is undoubtedly the most prominent African American in the high-stakes world of designer fashion, a world which revolves around the semi-annual runway shows in New York, Paris, London, and Milan.

Talley has been recognized for his important work. In 2003, he earned the Eugenia Sheppard Award for Fashion Journalism, Council of Fashion Designers of America while in 2008, he was honoured the Honorary Doctor of Humanities, Savannah College of Art and Design.

HISTORY & TRIBUTE SOURCES: Maurice Hines Archives, Wikipedia, History of Black Gay America Archives, and Various News Outlets.

STEPHEN MAGLOTT

ACTIVIST, LGBT HISTORIAN CIVIL SERVANT, POLITICAL OPERATIVE PIONEER & LEGEND

HISTORY & TRIBUTE SOURCES: NBJC Archives, Wikipedia, History of Black Gay America Archives, and Various News Outlets.

Stephen Maglott (October 26, 1953, to August 13, 2016) was a social justice activist, civil servant, political operative, historian, and creator of the Ubuntu Biography Project. Born in Bangor, Maine, Maglott moved first to Boston, MA, when he was six, and shortly after that to New York. Maglott attended the Parson’s School of Design (The New School) while working for the United Nations as a researcher attached to the UN Commission on Apartheid. When costs mounted, and job offers began pouring in, he left school to work full time as a graphics designer and art director for several major agencies. He then moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s at the request of his friend and music legend, the late Rick James. He toured with James and worked periodically with Teena Marie (The Queen of Ivory Soul) and Prince (The King of Rock & Soul), handling merchandise sales while they were on tour. Maglott eventually left California for Amsterdam, where he lived life as a bohemian expatriate artist for a few years before returning to the United States and the world of advertising and marketing. Nurtured in his formative years in both Harlem and Buffalo, he was drawn to civil rights and social justice struggles early on. Working with street prostitutes, the homeless, and migrant workers, Maglott helped create outreach programs and investigate instances where farmworkers were held against their will. He went undercover to expose the corrupt system, and the investigation resulted in a change in policies. Maglott accepted a position with the Men Of Color Health Awareness (MOCHA) Project, a Rochester, New York-based HIV/AIDS prevention and case management program committed to serving the needs of gay Black men.

He helped open a Buffalo office and assisted in forming the New York State Black Gay Network (NYSBGN). The MOCHA Project made history in 2000 when it hosted the first statewide summit of Black gay service providers for NYSBGN. Maglott took a short break from the MOCHA Project to assist his friend, Byron W. Brown, with putting together a campaign for a New York Senate seat. When his MOCHA sabbatical ended, Stephen stayed on with Senator Brown as director of research.

Maglott returned to New York City in 2005 when Brown launched a successful campaign to become Buffalo’s first Black mayor.

In an email from April 2009, Stephen Maglott first discussed creating what would become his “soul work.” The working title for his new biography collection of America’s Black LGBT+ pioneers and trailblazers was called ‘The Ubuntu Project’ (Zulu for ‘I am, because we are’); however, the details of how this will be used was not complete. By September of 2009, Maglott had created a logo for the Project and begun gathering biographical information on his honorees. Over the next several years, he fleshed out the Project, eventually creating a Facebook site for launch in 2014. Over the next two years, the Ubuntu Biography Project would grow to several hundred biographies, each lovingly and meticulously researched by Maglott. He would also reach out to as many of his subjects as possible, often striking up friendships and charming honorees with his flirtatious and infectious personality.

In the final years of his life, Maglott’s eyesight began to deteriorate, and he worried about maintaining the Ubuntu Biography Project. He reached out to friends and community members to express his concerns and to ask for assistance with the Project if needed. On Saturday, August 13, 2016, at around 6:00 in the morning, Maglott’s final biography (of Karen Williams) was posted to Facebook.

Scheduled to meet up with friend Aundaray Guess later that day, Maglott instead sent a text to Guess that he was en route to the hospital with chest pains. Stephen Maglott passed away hours later at the age of 62. On September 7, 2016, Maglott was remembered at a memorial service hosted by the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center. As of February 1, 2021, the historic National Black Justice Coalition has acquired The Ubuntu Biography Project. NBJC is the perfect organization to continue Stephen’s legacy under its new domain, beenhere.org.

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BARS & CLUBS

February 23rd - March 2nd Friends Trivia NIght @ Guac Y Margys (Beltline) | Feb. 23rd (7 - 9 PM)

Are you a Joey? A Rachel? Phoebe? Monica? Chandler? Ross?! All of the above and huge fan of the show, Friends? Come on out to Friends Trivia Night at Guac y Margys! Get ready for a night of moo points, moist makers, and Ms. Chanandler Bong! Prepare to go RED ROSS because this will get as intense as Monica playing Pictionary! Start binge-watching now, because you don't want to get Bamboozled! Costumes and F.R.I.E.N.D.S apparel are definitely encouraged!

Elle King @ Variety Playhouse | Feb. 23rd (8 PM) Zero Mile Presents Drunk And I Don’t Wanna Go Home Tour ELLE KING Lola Kirke WED, 23 FEB 2022 at 08:00PM EST Ages: All Ages Doors Open: 07:00PM

Miz Craker @ Out Front Theatre | Feb. 25th (7 PM)

Aaaaaaaand... Crack-tion!

In her brand new show, She's a Woman, drag queen and comedienne Miz Cracker presents a full hour of standup and music, discussing everything from dating and dieting to Covid and global calamity. With her signature brand of cheerful pessimism, she tells stories about her bizarre childhood, her vices, her worst mistakes—and how she somehow managed to survive it all.

Embracing a message of self-acceptance—not necessarily self-love—She's a Woman is a show for anyone who loves not loving life.

Presented by Obsessed, Producer Entertainment Group, and in partnership with TFD Presents in Canada.

Bella Balla! Benefit Show @ Noni's | Feb. 25th (9:30 PM)

You're invited to The Bella Ball, a benefit show for JayBella Bankz! JayBella has been turning the party and giving us life for years - now it's time for us to shower her in love AND COIN! Featuring over 20 performances from drag performers & musicians from ATL & beyond!

Plus a DJ dance party throughout the night!

Plus drink specials!

When? 9:30PM on Friday, February 25th Where? Noni's (357 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312) Who? YOU. This event is 18+.

How Much? $7-$20 sliding scale. All door proceeds go to JayBella Bankz. We accept cash, Cash App, Venmo, and card.

The G8YTIES 80s Dance Party @ Heretic | Feb 25th (10 PM)

DJ Mike Pope spins all your favorite 80's original dance songs with an ultra fresh pure energy sound. Come ready to dance!!! All the hottest hits including Girls just want to have fun, Get into the Groove, Safety Dance, Hungry like the Wolf, Simply the Best, Let's Dance, You spin me right round, I wanna dance with somebody, Let the music play, and more.

House by Definition @ Future | Feb 26th (3 AM - 6 AM)

A new event that celebrates all genres of House music. From Tech, Tribal, Soulful, Deep, Techno, Melodic and Afro house. Hosted in the brand new beautiful FUTURE night club in downtown Atlanta. Featuring local and international Djs/producers, this new event promises to bring the best of the best in the house music scene. Come experience state of the art sound in this amazing new venue for a night of true House Music.

Tickets will be available for pre-sale for $10

Tequila Fest @ Guac Y Margys MIdtown | Feb 26th (1 - 5 PM)

ATTENTION TEQUILA LOVERS! Guac y Margys is presenting Atlanta’s first tequila forward festival!

GyM is Atlanta's Margarita Bar and great margaritas start with quality tequila.

There will be 30+ featured tequila and mezcal brands for you to taste!

Tickets at the door are $10 (or discounted if you buy in advance) and provide you with 5 tasting tickets. ALL PROCEEDS FROM TICKET SALES WILL BE DONATED TO GIVING KITCHEN, which is a great Atlanta-based organization that provides emergency assistance for food service workers through financial support and a network of community resources.

National Margarita Day is February 22nd and what better way to celebrate than with delicious tequila the weekend after?!

NO COVER BLACKOUT w DJ Stan Jackson @ Heretic | Feb 26th (10 PM) NO COVER BLACKOUT PARTY!

Nora En Pure @ DIstrict | Feb. 26th (10 PM)

To book a VIP bottle service section please email mitul@collectivpresents.com - (21+) Where: District Atlanta [ Collectiv Presents ] x Liquified: Nora En Pure

REWIND with BenDeLaCreme and Angeria Paris Van Michaels! @ MSR | Feb. 26th (10 PM)

We're taking a nostalgia trip back into the future with some of our favorite RuPaul's Drag Race stars! **PRESALE TICKETS are limited and will sell out!** Take an a$$ blast to the past for this nostalgia-filled drag show starring BenDeLaCreme, Angeria Paris Van Michaels, and Aiden Zhane from RuPaul's Drag Race!

Pop on your favorite thrift store finds and celebrate RETRO -- whatever that means to you!

Pick between the early show or late show -- dance party upstairs before or after your showtime!

Meet & Greet for Early Show only.

Bottoms UP! Drag Brunch w/ Angeria Paris Van Michaels and BenDeLaCreme Enjoy this boozy Broadway themed drag brunch featuring RuPaul's Drag Race stars BenDeLaCreme, Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Nicole Paige Brooks + friends!

Doors open at 11:30AM Show starts at 1:00PM Performances By: BenDeLaCreme from RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Angeria Paris VanMicheals from RuPaul's Drag Race Nicole Paige Brooks from RuPaul's Drag Race EllaSaurus Rex Cici Nicole Raquel Rea Heart + More!

Queers DoingTaxes 101 Zoom Workshop | Feb. 27th (1 PM)

Have questions about taxes? Are you a working artist and aren't sure how to file? We got the answers to help you out!

Log on and attend Southern Fried Queer Pride's Queers Doing Taxes 101 workshop, being held on Zoom. Facilitated by Estella, the Tax Guru.

When? 1PM-3PM on Sunday, February 27th Where? Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82978244592

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Fresh Meet Softball @ The Hideaway | Feb 27th (4 PM)Spring Softball Season New Player Recruiting Day. Come drink some Beer and Meet the New Softball Players of Hotlanta Softball.

Requiem: Goth Trivia @ Star Bar | Feb. 27th (7 PM)

Requiem: Atlanta Goth Social Night There's is something beautiful about the still of the night. Take refuge from the club and enter sanctuary where you can meet your fellow goth community in a fun setting. Music will be playing at a level appropriate for socializing. Food/snacks will be available for your enjoyment!

This month we will have Goth Trivia ran by DJ Synthdolli! You'll have a couple opportunities to participate over the night. Otherwise come by, enjoy the music and entertainment and help yourself to a snack! $10 21+ 7pm-11pm This event is on a Sunday so we open and close earlier than a club night!

The Star Bar has free parking behind the building.

Mardi Gras on the Square @ Colony Square |March 1st (5 - 7 PM)

TIn celebration of Fat Tuesday, Colony Square will be transforming The Plaza into Bourbon Street with New Orleans-themed drinks, live music, Mardi Gras swag and additional entertainment!

The event is free to attend. No ticketing required. For a full list of details + participating retailers, visit go.colonysquare.com/mardigras

New Girl Trivia Night @ Guac Y Margys (Beltline) | March 2nd (7 PM) Can you believe New Girl premiered over 10 years ago?! Let's celebrate with a trivia night all about New Girl!

Who's that girl? It's Jess! Can you believe New Girl premiered over10 years ago?! Let's celebrate with a trivia night all about New Girl!

A ticket reserves your seat and gets you 2 tacos and 1 Margarita! We are selling a limited number of early bird tickets so grab one (or 6) while they're still available.

Teams of 1-6 welcome, 21+ only Turn in your team name at 6:45 and trivia starts right at 7:00.

Snag your tickets, tag your friends, spread the word, start thinking of those team names. New Girl Trivia will be here before you know it!

ARIES: Collaboration is going to be your friend this week as you begin to understand what it truly means to be part of a team. Soak everything in and see other's strengths and your weaknesses.

LIBRA: This week, you are going to go out dancing and let loose... or something like that. You need to loosen up a bit this week, and everyone can see it. If you need to get out of the house, do so. Just be careful!

TAURUS: You need to get back on track with the goals that got sidelined in the past month. You have been so good about setting goals, but have you truly achieved the ones you wanted to follow through with the most?

SCORPIO: You are about to restore the peace in your life that you have been missing for the past few weeks. You have had some chaos and big life choices to make, but this week... it's settled down a bit.

GEMINI: You have a case of the travel bug this week and you definitely want to go somewhere different. While your wallet may not be the fattest to take you there, where else can you go to get away for a day?

SAGITTARIUS: You are really enjoying how you can enjoy your hometown this week, Sag. You might've had some resentment to where you grew up but a visit home soon will show you that some things change... and some dont.

CANCER: This week is all about letting your inner freak flag fly high!

Let that monster out this week and see what it means to be a true rebel with a cause. Except your cause this week is to just let loose!

LEO: Two is your magic number this week which means that second chances are about to be your common theme. Whether it be an ex crawling back, you asking for forgiveness, or simply presented with two choices... you are gonna see double all week.

VIRGO: You have been feeling incredibly sluggish this week, which in turn is making you irritable towards others. Dont be doing all that this week, Virgo. You can make it through... but you need to check yourself and be nice while it happens.

CAPRICORN: You're moving into the money making time for you this week.

Things are flipping fast and you are moving with the wind. Make sure that you take care of yourself, but work your butt off and reap what you sow.

AQUARIUS: You are racing at a 100 mph this week but you need to step back and allow yourself a moment to breathe. If you dont then you are in for a rude awakening. Everything is going to suffer from lack of self care. So, get to it. Breathe.

PISCES: You have a flurry of fantasies that are moving into your headspace today, Pisces. You are going to feel them this week. If they are sexual, maybe act on them. If they're career oriented, plan for them. However you decide to follow through, do it. Youll thank us later.

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Dear Peach, Last week was Valentine’s Day and it didn’t go as planned. My partner didn’t really pick up on the hints that I was trying to drop in order for them to really know what I wanted to do for the “holiday”, if you can call it that. I wouldn’t be asking other than it was our first together and don’t truly want to hold it against them but DAMN. What do I do?

First of all, Valentine’s Day is a hoax in my opinion. It is a made up holiday that is meant for people to invest in meaningless commercialized products and spend money they might not have. If you don't spend this amount then you don't love someone enough. That is BULL. Acknowledge that even though the evening or day didn’t go as planned, that they tried at least to make you feel special. You might’ve dropped hints and maybe they couldn’t afford what you were asking for… so they did the next best thing that they could do. If they didn’t even take the time to acknowledge you though… that is different. That might take a talking to in order to really understand what is going on.

But, breathe. The holiday is not the end all be all for your relationship.