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f voters elect Dean Trantalis and Steve kudos for us [in the LGBT community],” said Glassman to the Fort Lauderdale Albetta, who has endorsed both candidates. Commission on March 13, it will be But, in Trantalis, Albetta isn’t just excited the first time the city has had two openly- to see a gay man become mayor for the first gay elected officials and the time. He’s also excited to see a first time an openly-gay man, “true Democrat” get elected. Trantalis, has been elected “Before, you always had mayor. conservative Democrats. But Trantalis, currently the Dist. 2 Dean would be a progressive commissioner, faces off against Democrat.” Vice Mayor Bruce Roberts. Ed Leuchs, a Fort Lauderdale Glassman faces off against resident and director with the former city commissioners Tim Dolphin Democrats, said it’s Smith. the focus by LGBT candidates Michael Albetta, the regional on issues, rather than running director of the Florida LGBTA solely on being LGBT, that has Democratic Caucus and made it possible for so many president of Fort Lauderdale’s LGBT candidates to win elected - Michael Albetta Lake Ridge Civic Association, office in Florida and across the Florida lgbta democratic caucus is confident both Trantalis country. and Glassman, who got the “I think that tracks the highest percentage of votes in each of their pattern that’s been true nation-wide. Gay EMBER respective races, will win. people get elected because it Mwas the larger “It will definitely be a highlight and issues that they’ve addressed. Steve really
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This Unique Fort Lauderdale Art ‘Event’ Reserved
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f the impending spring months have got you itching to try something new, consider gathering up those art supplies for a different kind of Sunday experience. The “Men’s Art Event” in Fort Lauderdale takes place the second and fourth Sunday of each month — a “freestyle male life drawing session.” Organizer Jonathan Yates brings in a different nude male model at each session for both long and short poses. All artist levels are welcome to come and draw with charcoal, pencil and watercolor. SFGN recently talked with Yates about the event — now in its fifth year. Tell us a little bit about your background. My professional life was spent in the legitimate theater in Boston, Chicago and [in] national touring shows. I am not particularly artistic. My forte is in management and putting events together. How did the Men’s Art Event start and how has it evolved over the years? We started in September 2013. I started it because there were no life drawing sessions in the area just for men — male models and male artists. I had modeled for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago when I was in college, and have continued to model for artists and photographers. The biggest evolutions have been trying a co-ed night, which did not bring in any female artists — and moving to a larger studio since we first started. We now have a larger pool of both artists and models.
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How do you find your models? I started with posts on Craigslist and asking people I met in social situations. Now we usually get friends of current models who want to join us, and recommendations from our artists of guys they have seen at other art sessions and/or personal friends. The models, many of whom have been with us since the beginning, tell us that they truly enjoy the time they spend with us in the studio. How would you describe the experience for attendees? The artists have a good time, create some wonderful art, and I am constantly told by them that we have the best models in town.
Details Yates said the studio has tables and chairs, but you should bring art supplies and an easel (if you’d like). The cost is $25 cash at the door with an advance reservation. The next session is March 11. All session run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Great Project, located at 822 NE 4th Ave., two blocks behind the Cubby Hole tavern. Other dates on the schedule are March 25, April 1, April 22, May 13 and May 27.
Connect More information, including samples of art, is at MensArtEvent.Tumblr.com. To secure a reservation (space is limited), send your name, phone number and which session you wish to attend to MensArtEvent@ aol.com. You will receive a confirmation email to present at the studio. Please put the word “EVENT” in the subject line.
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6. ‘Frozen’ Sequel Could Have A Lesbian Elsa 7. Hawaii Court Votes In Favor of Lesbian Couple Discriminated at a Bed and Breakfast Taeko Bufford (left) and Diane Cervelli. Photo courtesy of Lambda Legal.
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9. Trans Conservatives Tell CPAC: ‘Don’t tread on me’ From left, transgender conservatives Jordan Evans, Adelynn Campbell and Jennifer Williams attend the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24. (Washington Blade photo by Chris Johnson).
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et neutrality could be a channel Democratic congresswoman Gabby toward gender equality. Financial Giffords told summit goers she’s starting a incentives may repair diversity. Tech tech council to help lawmakers figure out might fix the gun problem. gun laws. These are three of many ideas and calls “Now is the time to come together, to action shared at this year’s Lesbians be responsible Democrats, Republicans, Who Tech 2018 summit in San Francisco. everyone,” Giffords said. From Thursday evening and through Another government official, FCC Saturday night, thousands of LBT women Commissioner Mignon Clyburn pointed convened to share ideas, to net neutrality as a network, and collaborate force that can increase on both conflicts and diversity, citing that as successes inherent in a one of many reasons to tech environment that is support and fight for it. less diverse and open to “If I say there is a them than it could be. The platform that’s most summit’s agenda is chock equalizing of our time, full of representation what would you do from elite tech companies, to keep it... That’s the from Facebook to question that is in front of Uber and through the us today,” Clyburn said on government. The folks stage. “We cannot make - Mignon Clyburn from these companies the assumption those FCC Commissioner weren’t roundabout with freedoms will always be their ideas, either. there, that what we have Axios reported Uber executive Bozoma today will be there tomorrow.” St. John said tech executives could be held If a 35-second recap of Friday at the accountable to increasing diversity with summit doesn’t quench your thirst, you financial incentive, a bonus perhaps for can read this story online (SFGN.com/ improving the data. LesbiansWhoTech2018) and watch feeds of “There’s no excuse,” St. John said on the Friday speakers. stage at the summit Friday. “We’re way past On Saturday, highlights included Google that.” software developer Daniela Petruzalek
“We cannot make the assumption those freedoms will always be there, that what we have today will be there tomorrow.”
Bozoma St. John
sharing some tips on battling imposter syndrome: Take small steps to build confidence Embrace new opportunities Acquire knowledge on the go Learn how to fail Be data-driven Be your true self Have a personal mission At the risk of doding on the search engine company, Googler Sheree Haggan spoke at length about diversity and the struggle to achieve it. Microsoft’s Sweekriti Satpathy shared philosophies regarding solid DevOps (a tech culture by which the development and operations processes are more in sync with each other as opposed to traditional processes). Satpathy argued the same
philosophy can be applied to anyone’s personal life: Build: plan, track, research, commit Test: progress, prepare, test scenarios Release: completion, celebrate, accountability Analysis: reflect, monitor, correct You can catch more of Saturday’s speakers at SFGN.com/LesbiansWhoTech2018. Lesbians Who Tech traces its origins to happy hours. According to Forbes’ deep dive into the genesis of the organization, San Francisco-based techie Leanne Pittsford got frustrated by a male-centric deluge of tech events. She decided to be the change she sought and put together a series of gatherings for lesbians in tech at a local bar. Since then, those gatherings have turned into a 30,000-member-strong organization.
Lesbians Who Tech summits take place in San Francisco and in London. If you want to learn about or watch prior summits, the organization’s YouTube page has you covered with plenty of content.
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Punk and Queer Culture Intersect at The Box Gallery Brittany Ferrendi
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est Palm Beach’s first national alternative book fair is coming to life next month. On March 9 through 11, “cultural icons of the punk and queer culture come to celebrate the visions of the past and share their visions for the future” at West Palm Beach Alternative Book Fair at The Box Gallery, according to the event page. “From uptown to downtown, high brow to low brow, there will be a series of talks lectures, and presentations that span almost a half of century of documentation beginning from the early 70’s to present.” Authors in attendance will include openly gay Paul Zone, author of ‘Playground: Growing Up in the New York Underground.’ In the 70s he was in American glam/punk band The Fast and in the 80s he was in American Hi-NRG band Man 2 Man. “[My book] really touches on the LGBTQ situations that have gone on through the decades,” he said. “I knew Marsha P. Johnson, I lived on Christopher St through the 70s and 80s. I was involved with different types of things in
New York. Fashion, art, the Warhol scene and the punk scene. I lived through many scenes. Being very sexual was very fun.” Other authors include Sandra Schulman, Tony Arruza, Laurence Gartel, and Rick Rose among other authors. The weekend will also see live performances by DJ Paul Klov of art gallery Bohemia AG, synthpop-industrial band Skoros, musical duo Aceskully and more. On Friday night there will be an after party at Roosters Club — a lip sync battle hosted by Charlotte Shotgun. Saturday’s after party is also at Roosters, a drag show with the “First Lady of The Palm Beaches” Melissa St. John and friends. Both after parties will be followed by an after-after party at Respectable Street hosted by Zaii Zeus Whatevrr. The event will be preceded by a preevent radio broadcast on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from noon to 1 p.m. at Art Radio Network (95.3 FM / 1470 AM). Host Laurence Gartel of “G-TALK” will be live with event authors such as Zone, Richard Boch, Vera Ramone King and more. A one-day pass is $10 and the weekend pass is $15.
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OUT Miami Foundation Unveils New Funds at LGBTQ Town Hall Meeting held in conjunction with organization’s three-year anniversary party
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UT Miami Foundation recently celebrated its third anniversary by holding an LGBT town hall to announce new initiatives, address concerns and take suggestions from attendees on how to better serve the community. At the town hall, which took place Feb. 22 at the Hotel Gaythering in Miami Beach, attendees spoke directly with the foundation’s top leaders to help shape future programs, initiatives and grants that will “improve the lives of LGBTQ people in Miami,” said executive director Jaime Bayo. He says he is planning to hold more town halls in the future. “[These town halls are an] opportunity to share with us some of the ideas you may have for the LGBT community, challenges, concerns,” Bayo said. “It’s an opportunity for anyone in the LGBT community and our allies to come to find out more about what the foundation is doing but also share with us what you feel we should be prioritizing at the foundation.” Bayo unveiled three new funds OUT Miami will be launching in April. One is geared towards youth and families, which will provide help to high school gay-straight alliances (GSAs) through direct financial assistance, mentorship and leadership opportunities. The fund also focuses on supporting programs benefiting LGBTQ youth, educational reduce LGBT health disparities and promote wellness within initiatives and activities for LGBTQ families. the LGBT community; and the Social Justice and Equality OUT Miami board chair Cristina Small says the Youth fund, which will focus on supporting programs that benefit and Families fund “supports the next generation of LGBTQ the LGBT community’s most underserved populations, leaders.” The initiative is one that “touches close to home” including people of color, transgenders, seniors, immigrants for Small, who is a lesbian and a mother to an 18-year-old and LGBT people living in poverty. lesbian daughter. Bayo said the funds were created to offer assistance to “With her growing up, she had it very easy. She more causes and initiatives. had a lesbian mom. It was never an issue her “Rather than what we had in the past, whole coming out process,” said Small, where we had one fund that the donors a member of the Aqua Foundation for got to vote on, now we’re splitting it up Women and a volunteer with the Hopes into three issue-based funds,” Bayo & Dreamers Foundation. “It was just said. “This is so that an organization natural. She had two moms, that’s how that is supporting homeless youth it was. However, some of her friends isn’t in direct competition with an did not have the same luxury.” organization that is providing HIV When Small came to Miami about testing, for example, because those a year-and-a-half ago and joined OUT are things that are so different. It’s Miami, she said she “saw what a great very difficult to make a decision about - Cristina Small organization it was but it was lacking a which one should receive funding versus OUT Miami board chair few facets, if you will, and that being youth another.” and families.” Following the town hall, OUT Miami held “So we decided to create this youth and families an anniversary party, celebrating three years of fund,” Small added. “We are going into high schools in the organization. The nonprofit’s mission is to build an Miami-Dade and creating a GSA fund for gay-straight engaged, philanthropic LGBT community in the Greater alliances and being mentors and advocates for students.” Miami area by working collaboratively with local, state, and Two other funds announced at the town hall are: the national LGBT-serving organizations to identify and solve Health and Wellness fund, which will support programs that local community problems.
“We are going into high schools in MiamiDade and creating a GSA fund for gay-straight alliances and being mentors and advocates for students.”
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OUT Miami’s aim is to operate programs and mobilize resources that increase engagement, volunteerism and charitable giving. The organization also promotes diversity and inclusion within the LGBTQ community by ensuring that its programs and grant making “reflect the vibrant diversity of our community,” Bayo said. Additionally, about every three months, OUT Miami hosts a mixer for LGBT professionals to network, have fun and meet other people. The event rotates at different venues every quarter. Previous mixers have been held in Wynwood, Brickell, at the Hotel Gaythering and The Anderson in upper Eastside Miami. OUT Miami also hosts monthly gay bingo at the Hotel Gaythering. The event won Best Theme Night in the SFGN “Best of 2017” contest. “It’s a charity bingo, so up to $400 is up for grabs,” Bayo said. “And if you win, you get to spend your winnings with the charity of your choice.”
The next gay bingo takes place at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Hotel Gaythering, 1409 Lincoln Road. For more information on OUT Miami Foundation, visit OUTmiami.org.
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“Bisexual Lighting” Becomes New Entertainment Meme Janelle Monáe, via Youtube.
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An on-campus catholic group was suspended at Harvard after asking one of their leaders to step down because she was a lesbian. Harvard College Faith and Action asked the unnamed woman to step down in Sept. 2017, according to student newspaper the Harvard Crimson. The Office of Student Life said the group’s suspension lasts for one year. “HCFA had conducted itself in a manner grossly inconsistent with the expectations clearly outlined in the Student Organization Resource and
Policy Guide,” university spokesperson Aaron M. Goldman wrote in a statement. Harvard College Faith and Action leadership deny that they violated Harvard’s student organization policies. “We reject any notion that we discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in our fellowship,” HCFA co-presidents Scott Ely and Molly L. Richmond wrote in an email. “The student in this case was removed because of an irreconcilable theological disagreement pertaining to our character standards.”
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“Bisexual Lighting” is slowly becoming a new meme in the LGBT community. The phenomenon involves lighting television and movie characters in blue, pink and purple, the color of the bisexual flag, according to PinkNews. The lighting has been used in Black Panther, Logan and Daredevil among other shows and films. Musicians have also used the lighting
during their shows and music videos, with Janelle Monáe using it in her “Make Me Feel” music video. British singer Dodie has also used the lighting in her live shows. “Bisexual lighting exists cause y’all tried to erase us and we were like “nah bitch we glow in the dark,” Twitter user Dee Cloudsisout wrote.
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Study: More Transgender People Receiving Gender Change Surgery
A first-of-its kind study reported that more transgender people are receiving gender-affirming surgeries. Medical journal JAMA Surgery reported that from 2000 to 2014, the increase in insurance for transgender people has helped the change, according to the Washington Post. The amount of people paying out of pocket for the surgeries went down from 65 percent in 2006-2011 to 39 percent in 2012-2014. “These changes are driven by a growing expert consensus on the medical necessity of gender transition, new legal
interpretations prohibiting insurance discrimination against transgender people, and mounting evidence that transgender-inclusive coverage is costeffective,” Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Kellan Baker wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine last year. Changes during that time included Medicare and Medicaid altering their policy to accept insurance payments for those surgeries. In total, the research studied 4,118 separate gender reassignment surgeries.
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House of Lords, Helen Swan take Lifetime Achievement Honors at Shelley Novak Awards The 25th annual event recognized drag entertainers and club kids of the Miami and Fort Lauderdale scene Jose Cassola
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he House of Lords received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th annual Shelley Novak Awards — an event known for honoring drag entertainers and club kids of the scene, from Miami Beach to Fort Lauderdale.
Held at Kill Your Idol on Thursday, March 1, Angel Infiniti presented the award to Grandfather Alexis Lords and his crew of divas, who in nearly 25 years, have won numerous pageants, including Miss Miami Beach, Miss Florida, Ultimate Miami Drag Queen and Ultimate Bartender. The group was assembled in 1994. Infiniti said when the House of Lords was established, “a family, a safe space, an authentic space where talent, support, participating in pageants, club and nightlife in the Miami LGBT movement” was formed. “In and out of the ballroom scene, the House of Lords has exceeded and has been fierce in everything they have done,” Infiniti said. “The House of Lords has been an advocate in the community. With the rise of new HIV diagnoses in our community, the House of Lords continues to fight and educate, leading and paving the way for the new generation.” Alexis Lords named Roger Lords the “new Father” of the House. He joined four years ago when he was inducted into the House during Miami Beach Gay Pride. “I’m very honored, thrilled and excited for our new chapter we’re going to be having,” Roger Lords said. “No matter what, [Alexis] will still be my father, our iconic, overall father. We have over 80 members strong that all do something in the community. We are in Miami, Orlando, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Las Vegas. We
even have as an honorary member Adore Delano from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’” Roger Lords says the House of Lords “represent a gay family, a community, a safe space, and above all, love.” “In the community, many see us as leaders and people to look up to, but we are all open to help and be involved in our community,” Roger Lords said. “Being in a house is more than walking a ball for recognition. It’s helping our fellow queers to have a voice.” The House of Lords also include TP Lords, Sasha Lords, Calypso Lords and Jasmine Lords, among others. Novak said bestowing “this honor on the House of Lords” was a “no-brainer and very deserving.” “The House of Lords have been around forever, probably longer than I have,” Novak said. Longtime Miami drag entertainer Helen Swan was the recipient of the second Lifetime Achievement Award of the evening. She was not present to receive the honor, but Novak accepted the award on her behalf, calling her a “fixture in the community.” “She never fails to have a smile on her face when I see her in the clubs or out there in the world,” Novak said. “Whether it’s at Gay Pride or out in the clubs, she always has a smile on her face. She’s always there to listen to your problems, and she just makes you feel good. That’s really what a good person is all about.”
“The House of Lords continues to fight and educate, leading and paving the way for the new generation.” - Angel Infiniti presenter
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Other winners of the 25th Annual Shelley Novak awards were: BEST DRAG NAME: Queef Latina BEST COSTUMES: Andro Gin BEST CLUB KID: Kunst MOST GLAMOROUS: Miss Toto BEST LATIN PERFORMER: Juleisy y Karla BEST MAKE UP: Persephone Von Lips BEST NEW ARTIST: Candi Dixx and Celia Booze (tie) BEST FORT LAUDERDALE QUEEN: Amanda Austin BEST DRAG VENUE: Flaming Classics BEST PERFORMANCE / NIGHT: Elishay D’Witshes climbs a double decker bus BEST WIGS: Queef Latina BEST DRAG KING: Andro Gin, Ded Cooter and King Femme (three-way tie)
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he tourism industry on the Caribbean islands that Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated last September is slowly recovering.
An Atlantis Events cruise on which “Storm Chasers” star Joel Taylor died of a suspected drug overdose visited Labadee, Haiti; San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Maarten in January before returning to Fort Lauderdale. The cruise had been scheduled to dock in St. Barts, but “extensive” damage to the pier in the French island’s capital of Gustavia prompted Atlantis Events to modify its itinerary. A second Atlantis Events cruise is scheduled to depart from San Juan on March 18. It is expected to visit Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia and St. Maarten before returning to Puerto Rico on March 25. A cruise that RSVP Vacations — which Atlantis Events acquired in 2007 — docked in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this month. Olivia Cruises, a travel company that caters to lesbian travelers, in April will have a cruise that is scheduled to dock in Labadee; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Lucia and San Juan. “Our business as usual is bringing our guests to the Caribbean,” Atlantis Events Vice President of Marketing Jim Cone told the Washington Blade on Tuesday during a telephone interview from his office in West Hollywood, Calif. “It’s so important for the entire region with tourism, which is a key driver of their economy.” Irma devastated Barbuda, St. Barts, St. Martin, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas and St. John, Turks and Caicos, the north central coast of Cuba and portions of the Florida Keys. Maria caused widespread destruction in Dominica, St. Croix and Puerto Rico a few weeks later. A number of large hotels and resorts on the affected islands remain closed. Sources in the region with whom the Blade has spoken said tourists have stayed in smaller
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hotels, villas or timeshares or have used Airbnb. U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty on Feb. 6 said nearly 50 cruise ships docked in St. Thomas last month. She nevertheless noted only about 40 percent of the territory’s hotel rooms are currently available, with “many housing relief workers.” “Despite this, the U.S. Virgin Islands offers many options to fit a variety of lifestyles and budgets,” said Nicholson-Doty. The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau notes only 1,220 of the 4,162 hotel rooms that were available on the Dutch side of the island before Irma were available as of Jan. 18. Irma seriously damaged the terminal of St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport.
Alita Singh, senior journalist for the Daily Herald newspaper in St. Maarten, told the Blade on Wednesday during a Skype interview the airport is open with two large air conditioned tents for arriving and departing flights. She also noted four cruise ships docked on the island on Tuesday. “The only thing we export from St. Maarten are happy tourists,” said Singh. “The cruise industry is slowly coming back.” This reporter saw a cruise ship approaching San Juan earlier this month while on assignment in Puerto Rico. Hotels, restaurants and shops in Old San Juan have reopened, although one business owner with whom the Blade spoke on Feb. 3 said business remains slow. Gay bars and clubs in Condado, an oceanfront neighborhood in San Juan that is popular
with tourists, and in other areas of the Puerto Rican capital are open. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans still do not have electricity. The majority of traffic lights in San Juan and across the island are not functioning. Electricity, running water and cell phone service remain intermittent on Vieques, an island off the Puerto Rican mainland that has become an increasingly popular place for LGBT vacationers and secondhomeowners. Edgardo Rosario Rentas, cofounder of Vieques Ready, an organization that seeks to teach the island’s residents how to prepare for hurricanes, told the Blade on Tuesday that limited ferry services and scheduled flights are additional barriers to the local tourism industry as it tries to recover from Maria. The W Vieques Retreat and Spa is expected to remain closed throughout 2018. Rosario, who was the resort’s welcome desk manager, is among the roughly 150 people who have lost their jobs. “It affects the entire island of Vieques,” he told the Blade. The St. Maarten/St. Martin Alliance for Equality Foundation has 15 members. It is planning to open a second branch on the French side of the island. René Arrondell, who is a member of the St. Maarten/St. Martin Alliance for Equality Foundation, told the Blade on Wednesday the group has had one board meeting since Irma. He also said some of its members have left the island because the hurricane damaged their homes or they have lost their jobs at hotels and resorts that remain closed. “We are looking forward to being more active and recruit new members in coming months but the funds are lacking,” Arrondell told the Blade. Jamaica, Aruba, other islands unaffected by hurricanes The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, which is based in Coral Gables, Fla., notes 2.4 million people throughout the Caribbean work in the tourism industry.
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The organization’s annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace event took place in San Juan from Jan. 30-Feb. 1. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association on its website notes more than 70 percent of “our Caribbean destinations” — including Aruba and Jamaica — were not affected by the hurricanes. “The majority of hotels across the region are fully operational and open for business,” it says. “The Caribbean region consists of 32 countries and spans over 1 million square miles,” adds the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. “Our diverse and vibrant Caribbean and its warm, friendly people await you and there are still many places to go and to choose from.”
office in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo that his organization and Alturi. org only raised $7,500, with nearly all of this money coming from a single donor. “On the small islands of St. Martin and Dominica it can go a fair way,” he said. Waters added Maria’s impact in Puerto Rico had an adverse impact on their efforts. “One of the things that definitely impacted our appeal was what subsequently happened in Puerto Rico with the second hurricane,” he told the Blade. “We were perhaps overshadowed by what was happening in Puerto Rico.” A spokesperson for Olivia Events on Tuesday declined to comment, noting the company is “still formalizing our efforts.” Singh noted to the Blade that many of St. Martin’s resorts provided shelter to their Cruise ship companies, hotels employees and their families during Irma. support relief efforts She said the resorts’ parent companies gave supplies to them and to their guests Royal Caribbean Cruises once the island’s port delivered food, water and reopened. Singh also told other relief supplies to St. the Blade the companies has Maarten, St. Thomas and Key given employees vouchers West, Fla., after Irma. The and have begun to hire partcompany, from which Atlantis time workers to help rebuild Events regularly charters its their properties. ships, also evacuated 1,700 “There’s still efforts people and 39 pets from ongoing,” she said. Puerto Rico and other islands. Rosario — who now Cone pointed out to the volunteers with Waves Blade that Atlantis Events Ahead, an organization that partnered with Alturi.org, is providing relief to LGBT an organization that seeks to Puerto Ricans and other - John Waters promote further engagement vulnerable groups after Maria Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition on LGBT and intersex issues, — told the Blade that Marriott Program Manager to support hurricane relief International, which operated efforts in the region. the resort at which he worked, Alturi.org and the Caribbean Vulnerable gave employees money to help repair their Communities Coalition, which provides homes or rent vouchers. Rosario also noted healthcare and other services to people with resort staff in the days after Maria cooked HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable groups in breakfast and lunch for people who were the Caribbean, launched a campaign after waiting in lines for up to five hours to get Irma that sought to raise funds for LGBT gas. people on the affected islands. Caribbean “They were helping,” he said, referring to Vulnerable Communities Coalition Program Marriott International. “They were focused Manager John Waters told the Blade on first on their employees . . . and then helping Tuesday during a Skype interview from his their community.”
“We were perhaps overshadowed by what was happening in Puerto Rico.”
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his is Women’s History Month and since January 2015. A former prosecutor women of color from a variety of and defense attorney, Judge Whitener is the backgrounds are coming together to second black female on her bench, the only celebrate the changes they have made and black female judge on any court in Pierce talk about the issues that still require their County, and the first openly gay judge on attention. The event is called ‘Black Women any bench in Pierce County. She is a member Rise.’ of the International Association of Women It is a two-day multi-generational, Judges, the International Association of multiracial conference featuring female LGBT Judges and the National Association speakers, entertainers, and of Women Judges. Judge Whitener presenters of African descent, is a graduate of Baruch College, all addressing issues of City University in New York Other discussions interest and importance to with a B.B.A. and holds a include Mothers Against black women (and those Juris Doctor from Seattle who care about them) in University School of Murderers featuring antitoday’s world. Law. violence activist Angela Williams Black Women Rise is Other speakers and organized by a group presenters include May and Finding Our Female Roots: of multi-generational, Reign, Danielle Allen, Intro to Genealogy featuring multiracial, female Tifanny Burks, Chanice Dr. Delores Walters and activists, scholars, Lee, Karen Williams and professionals, and artists. Rev. Charmayne Davis. Tionne Carson. Break out sessions include Black Women Rise is on sexual abuse in the black Saturday, March 17, 2018 at church, LGBT issues in the black Metropolitan Community Church community and the war on women and of the Palm Beaches. The address is 4857 Planned Parenthood. Other discussions Northlake Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL include Mothers Against Murderers 33418. featuring anti-violence activist Angela Tickets are sold on a sliding scale. Most Williams and Finding Our Female Roots: guests have purchased tickets for $125Intro to Genealogy featuring Dr. Delores $250. Some, even more. High school and Walters and Tionne Carson. college students can join the experience for Judge Helen Whitener is the keynote $99 and are encouraged to attend. Tickets speaker. She has practiced on the Pierce can be purchased here: www.PayPal.me/ County Superior Court in Washington State BlackWomenRise/99.
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Norm Kent
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here is a side of this tragedy no one has been covering adequately, and it’s a wound no band aid can patch. It’s not just the kids. The parents of Parkland will never be the same either. Their view of the world is shattered. Their universe is compromised. The corner of Pine Island Road and Holmberg Avenue, where the spacious campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School meets, will never be the same. That corner is no longer the nondescript intersection where they pick up or drop off their kids for school. Any ride down that road will forever bring back memories of the massacre that wasn’t supposed to happen here; not in this wealthy, tree-lined, suburban community. It’s an intersection you have always seen celebrated with ‘Go Eagles’ signs. You never expected to turn onto that corner into an army of sheriff’s cars and a sea of poinsettias. That’s not the memory you bargained for. You see, parents sending their kids to school in communities like Parkland anticipated playgrounds and prosperity, not panic and despair. They live in a place they dreamed about. They were raising their kids in a place where the parks are green and beautiful, the landscapes are spacious, and the homes magnificently manicured. You see, the parents who hoped to give themselves a better life found it in the spacious and sprawling suburbs of cities like Coral Springs and Parkland. Those parents, they did everything right, but now, despite their best efforts, everything has gone wrong. It was not supposed to be this way. You were supposed to be taking your kids to soccer practice, not holding press conferences in Tallahassee announcing that you were organizing a group fighting for gun control. But here we are, and the media is getting messages from parents who formed a group entitled ‘Kids First, Politics Second.’ This may be the first of many for parents fighting back, trying to stop a pain that won’t ever go away. We know life spins on a dime. In 1978, when I moved to South Florida, this is where I lived. I saw Springs and Parkland as emerging,
thriving, growing communities for families, schools, teenagers and suburban life. Surprise, I even started a weekly sports newspaper, entitled ‘Sportsbreak,’ to capture the spirit and energy of their active lifestyle. For my peers starting careers in the courthouse, realtors, doctors, young men and women relocating to the oasis that was South Florida, west Broward was pristine and perfect. The cities were being shaped by professionals looking to raise families in residentially secure and aesthetically pleasing neighborhoods. Opportunity and beauty was everywhere. I was overwhelmed on one hand by the thousands of families moving in along every canal, and how if you made a wrong left turn, you would wind up in one. Watch for the alligators, though. Everything parents wanted for their lives emerged in these country-like communities. There are lit tennis courts for night time leisure and indoor hockey rinks. Just down the road from Stoneman Douglas is the Coral Springs North Community Park, with baseball fields manicured so well major leaguers could play on them. Heck, there are so many thousands of kids participating in little leagues, soccer leagues, swimming competitions that when you watched the Olympics you heard one announcer after another point out that many of these kids haled from Parkland and graduated Stoneman Douglas. They included Chicago Cubs championship first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Florida Panthers goalie, Roberto Luongo lives there. One of the first responders to the shooting was an off-duty Coral Springs sergeant from the CSPD who was volunteering his time to maintain the football fields. In 1978, I used to do the same thing in Mullins Park, because we all chipped in to make the city a better place to live. After Friday night high school football, you still go to the late-night diner for a milk shake. Your friends are there somewhere. With thousands of students at the high school, they are all working in one of the malls, shops,
Those parents, they did everything right, but now, despite their best efforts, everything has gone wrong. It was not supposed to be this way.
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department stores or local restaurants. My mom’s favorite restaurant was always Runyon’s, where the owner, Kevin O’Connor, donated food to help after the shooting. “I have 7 kids from the high school working here every night,” he noted. This massacre has shocked the world and shook this community, but no one more so than the parents. And now, they are called into battle, fighting for laws and legislation that can tame the madness. As a stunned parent, you wake up every day finding yourself in utter disbelief, mourning your child, maybe a neighbor’s child, or 17 lives. You say to yourself, repeatedly, “But I did everything right. My son is on the baseball team, my daughter is in the drama club, how could this happen here?” Nothing makes sense, because you did do everything right. You moved your kids to Parkland, where you knew your kids were going to come home at night. What is the universal phrase from the Torah: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” So now what do you do? How do you reconcile the pain of the present with all the planning you made of your life? All you wanted you had, was here, in your grasp. And now it’s been stolen away forever. So how do you let your kids go back to class?
Are you ever going to feel safe enough? Are there ever going to be enough police to protect all the kids? There is born the strength of your new tomorrows, swearing you won’t let it happen again, not to your younger children, or anyone else’s kids. This is how you go on. You build a better tomorrow. You make the malls and the movie theaters safer, the schools stronger, and your heart tougher. Because the bleeding must end, and it must start with you. Kids first, politics second. You are a parent, and you want to protect your child. You are supposed to be sending your kid to school, not a war zone. You are burying your children and you don’t need hearings to tell you what to do. Columbine and Sandy Hook were enough. The churches and the community centers were enough. Parkland is too much, so you arm yourself with purpose and passion, principle and pride. And you say, hell no, we won’t take it anymore. This is what you do. You stand up. You are counted, and you say that while you may not have all the answers, you are the one who must start raising the right questions, must push the envelope, must march in Washington. To make those lives lost count tomorrow, we must make noise today.
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Why Destroy This Man’s Life? Reader: Have empathy for the abuser as well as the abused
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am writing to you to provide another perspective on Mr. Bruce Presley, as I learned that he is under investigation for his alleged misconduct at the Lawrenceville School in the 1970s. I had Mr. Presley as my teacher for AP Physics, and also a teacher of programming (the language known as BASIC). I do want you that I found him to be an excellent teacher - he made AP Physics clear and easy to learn, and actually supported my college applications, although I was not successful in getting admitted to his Alma Mater, Yale (I ended up attending another Ivy League school). He was always supportive of my interest in science and computers at a time and (time of life- adolescence) when interest in science and math was looked upon as « wonk ». I personally never saw/heard/experienced any of the behavior that is being reported on in the press or currently under investigation, although I did not have him as a headmaster (I was a day student). I just wanted to provide this perspective in the midst of the « pile-on » that is occurring with all these accusers coming forward at this time, and would be happy to talk to you by phone.
am writing because I find myself conflicted after reading your article on Bruce Presley’s past...and the follow-up published in the 2-14-18 (Valentine’s Day) Issue. I know and respect “MeToo,” and believe it takes courage to speak up and out about sexual abuse and assault, especially in our sex-obsessed and repressed society. However, after a 40 year absence, I want to say, “Give me a break!” The poor man has given to society...and to gay society...benefits of money, expertise and time. The “boys” are now men, and those you write about have managed to be productive citizens through their pain. They were not innocent enough not to have broken rules at Lawrenceville School; they had decided to fight if they were physically assaulted; one did stop his exercises and leave. These seem to have been appropriate responses at the time (perhaps at any time). So, why destroy a man at the end of his life when these men have managed to pick up and maintain successful lives? If I were the Symphony or Stonewall, I would not have stripped Presley of these identities but tried to find another way to have the man express - remorse, one would hope - and then move on. I intend to communicate this to them. Meantime, I would ask, knowing that you have many more years to grow before you reach Presley’s age, that you try to find more balance in your next feature of sexual misbehavior. Empathize, not only with the abused, but for the abuser, whom I expect has
Sincerely, Evan Lee, L’ville class of 1978
not responded to contact attempts because of his own horror of the effects he wrought. These boys who are now men, should possibly spend more time working on their own resolutions without devastating a school’s reputation, and that of another human being.
Sincerely, Frank E Grant, PhD Fort Lauderdale
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Parkland: Another Tragic Loss to our Community Dear Editor of the SFGN,
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mere dozen days have transpired since yet another massacre of innocent young adults. The Parkland community, Florida and the U.S. have suffered an immense loss. We are all without words to express our sorrow and suffering. In a week and a half we have witnessed a transformative experience in Florida and the United States. The survivors of that horrible murder against 17 human beings have staged a massive response. Their voices now heard loud and clear throughout the nation and the globe, demanding respect for life and the children of God. With emphasis, without a hint of self-doubt these young men and women have reclaimed and rightfully so their place in history. On June 2016, almost two years ago a very similar horror was endured by a different community. A hater arrived at the Pulse club in Orlando and killed 49 brothers and sisters and wounded 58. The nation tethered at the edge of the abyss. Our LGBTQ community lost more
than many lives that night we lost our political virginity. Unfortunately, most of us did not perceived it that way. As in the past, we receded back into our mental and sinister closets. Back to our invisible yet powerful ways we went back to the usual. Unusual, as all destinies are, the latest tragedy shows the generational contrasts that are maybe inevitable after all. The young generation of survivors from Parkland are showing the LGBTQ people how to fight back. The missed opportunity we had will be surveyed by history. The survivors, young men and young ladies from the Stoneman Douglas High School, are teaching us a lesson. When we are hit we must not just defend ourselves we stand strong, organize and bring the fight and the conversation to another level: from the individual pain to the collective imagination of our nation. Maybe there is hope after all....
Unusual, as all destinies are, the latest tragedy shows the generational contrasts that are maybe inevitable after all.
Sincerely, Jimmy Lam Photo by Norm Kent.
Dolphin Dems Push Back Against Candidate Tim Smith Dear South Florida Gay News:
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am writing in reference to your article entitled “Dolphin Dems Accused of ‘Rigging’ Their Endorsement.” The reason Mr. Smith was not on the ballot for endorsement at the February meeting is because he did not comply with the endorsement process as stated in the bylaws and was therefore ineligible to be endorsed. The Dolphin Democrats is undergoing major changes in its leadership and community involvement. Membership has more than doubled in the past year and new board members are actively engaged in rebuilding the organization. In November 2017 the Bylaws Committee met and completely reviewed the bylaws of the organization and proposed amendments to update them. The revised bylaws were submitted to the membership and voted on at the January 10, 2018 meeting. One amendment says candidate endorsements are made for one race only and candidates seeking endorsements must request to be endorsed for each race separately. Primary, general and special elections are all separate races. All amendments were publicly available on the Dolphin Democrats’ webpage
prior to the January 10th meeting. An announcement was made at that meeting that all candidates seeking endorsements for the upcoming Fort Lauderdale race in March had to submit their request by January 22, 2018 to be eligible for consideration at the February 21, 2018 meeting. The bylaw amendments were approved by a 2/3 vote of the members attending the January 10th meeting. Mr. Smith voted for the bylaw amendments. Mr. Steven Glassman was the only candidate who correctly followed the bylaw endorsement process. Thus, Mr. Glassman was the only candidate eligible for the endorsement vote at the February 21st meeting. Although Mr. Smith was not endorsed, his contributions to the organization and the LGBTA community should not be diminished. We wish Mr. Smith luck in his campaign and hope we may continue to receive his long-standing support in the future. Thank you,
Scott Herman President of the Dolphin Democrats
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Off My Bucket List My first gay sea cruise Jesse Monteagudo
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he first all-gay RSVP “Cruise to 2018 Caribbean Cruise, sailing from Fort Remember” sailed out of New Orleans Lauderdale February 11-18 on Holland on February 15, 1986, with 750 gay America’s Koningsdam. guests on board. With my friend and cabin mate Barry I So what took me so long? boarded the dam ship only to find 2,500 men 1986 was not a good time to be gay. The (and a few women) representing the diversity devastation of AIDS was on everyone’s of queer humanity: young boys, old men, mind; as was the Reagan administration’s bears galore, muscle marys, couples, singles, neglectful response. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” all races and religions, colors, shapes and was in the future; and marriage equality sizes. That’s when I knew this was my kind was even further away. I just started a new of cruise. The fact that many of my South relationship and a week in a gay love boat Florida friends were on board only made it was something that I was not interested in. all that much more fun. So I put a gay cruise on my bucket list, Those of you who expect me to tell all where it stayed for over 30 years. will be disappointed. I will say that RSVP’s Since then, the LGBT travel industry has 2018 Caribbean Cruise was the most fun flourished, with Atlantis, Pied Piper, Brand G, I ever had with my clothes on. Though the Source Events and Aquafest - not to mention destinations - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; the all-lesbian Olivia cruises - joining RSVP Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; and Half in a quest for the queer vacation buck. RSVP Moon Cay, Bahamas - were OK, most of the itself, like the community it serves, had fun happened on the ship itself. its ups and downs before it was bought by Even the biggest gay landlubber knows competitor Atlantis Events in 2007. that what makes gay cruises special are the Now part of Rich Campbell’s gay vacation onboard parties. This RSVP cruise had plenty empire, RSVP cruises seem to take a back seat of them: several afternoon tea dances and to Atlantis’s floating circuit a theme party every parties. There was even a night. RSVP threw I boarded the dam ship rumor going around that out all the stops when this year’s RSVP Caribbean world class only to find 2,500 men (and itDJ’shired Cruise would be the last to spin the disks. a few women) representing And the costumes! one; a rumor that Campbell hotly denied. In fact, even Though I did my best the diversity of queer as we speak, Campbell and to wear the proper humanity: young boys, old color or costume, I Co. are busy planning a Southern Caribbean Cruise could not keep up men, bears galore, muscle for February 2019, and an with the elaborate marys, couples, singles, Alaska cruise later that year. (and expensive) outfits Meanwhile, I had to many of my fellow all races and religions, overcome my inhibitions travelers wore to the colors, shapes and sizes. (and financial limitations) parties. Even my friend That’s when I knew this was Barry wore some of before I finally decided to go on a gay cruise. I was his award-winning my kind of cruise. deterred by the Atlantis costumes, and was ads online, which featured even kind enough to young muscle boys in Speedos, frolicking lend me some of them. by the pool. Though Atlantis does attract a Gay cruises like Atlantis and RSVP have youthful crowd, my friends assured me that been criticized for their cost. Though they RSVP cruises are full of men my age. are more expensive than your garden variety So I finally took the plunge (so to cruise, the money goes toward providing speak) and booked passage on RSVP’s us with a week of unique tricks and treats.
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In addition to Holland America’s regular entertainment, RSVP’s 2018 Caribbean Cruise featured shows by gay favorite Jackie Hoffman; comedian Jessica Kirson; jazz singer Soshana Bean; singer Branden James and his cellist husband James Clark; the Boy Band Project; and the duo of Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen, a gay cruise favorite. There were events for guests in recovery, deaf guests, bears, singles, single bears, a Jewish service Friday afternoon, an art auction (with champagne!) and nude sunbathing on the top deck (you knew I was going to find it). In fact, there was something going on the Koningsdam all day and most of the night to please even the grouchiest traveler. Though RSVP vacations try their best to give us the best cruise experience, it was far from perfect. Some of my fellow travelers
complained about the high decibel level at the parties; the quality of the food; or the lack of opportunities for singles. Though I agree somewhat, I had such a good time that I forgot to complain. The RSVP staff, especially Cruise Director Brad Loekle, did a great job accommodating 2,500 demanding guests, some of who have been on every RSVP cruise since 1986. Many of them signed up for the 2019 Cruise even before they left the ship on February 18. Though I did not do so, there is a strong possibility that I will return to the high seas next year, if not on RSVP then on Atlantis or another gay cruise. And, if I do, you know I will write an article about it.
For more about RSVP Vacations, visit RSVPvacations.com.
Jesse Monteagudo is a freelance writer and journalist. He has been an active member of South Florida's LGBT community for more than four decades and has served in various community organizations.
WMG Volume 5 • Issue 4 March 7, 2018
Wilton Manors Gazette
POLITICS
Resnick Will Run for Re-election By Michael d’Oliveira Mayor Gary Resnick.
Citing issues he said still need to be worked Campbell, owner of Katharine Campbell on, Mayor Gary Resnick said he will run for Counseling & Consulting, located in Wilton re-election this November. He’s joined in the Manors, have opened campaign accounts and mayoral race by Vice Mayor Justin Flippen will run for the two seats. The two candidates who get the most votes will be the winners. who announced his candidacy in December. Rolli said he thinks the major issues facing “There’s too many items that we’ve got going on,” said Resnick, who named infrastructure, the city are “economic development and including bridges and the water system, as sustainability through smart growth,” as well as the possible impact Fort one of the important issues he Lauderdale’s water system wants to address. problems might have on “Our bridges are 70 years Wilton Manors, which gets its old.” He added that he would water from that city. be traveling to D.C. soon to Rolli, the immediate past talk to Senator Bill Nelson and chair of the city’s Budget other members of Congress Review Committee and a about infrastructure and the retired IRS budget director, availability of funding for it. said he wants to work to “Some residents have reached preserve the neighborhoods, out to me and asked me to keep property taxes low, and run again. I think it would improve the quality of life. He be inappropriate for me to also wants the city to embrace abandon the city at this point.” technology more, including Flippen said he’s running to allowing people to pay all address quality of life issues, - Gary Resnick their city-related bills online. “the balance between our Mayor Residents could still pay bills neighborhoods and growth the old-fashioned way, but and development,” livability, aging, continued public safety, adequate Rolli wants a complete online option for sidewalk access for seniors and the disabled, people who want that. “I ran the last time and I think I have the the water rate structure, and code issues. “Many things affect quality of life – water experience and energy to do the job. We have rates, accessibility to parks, availability of to look towards today and plan effectively for the future . . . [As an IRS budget director] I’ve green space.” In the race for the two commission seats managed more people than the city has in currently occupied by Commissioner Scott terms of employees.” Newton said he’s running to make city Newton and Flippen, Newton will run for rehall as appealing as other city halls and keep election. Paul Rolli, president of the Central Area working on the parking issues facing Wilton Neighborhood Association, and Dr. Katharine Manors, as well as making the city more viable
“I think it would be inappropriate for me to abandon the city at this point.”
for businesses – something he wants to put on “the backs of businesses and not the residents.” He added that he thinks he’s done a good job as a commissioner in regards to the city’s current economic position. “I still have a lot of pride in what I do.” Campbell said she wants to improve support for families and small businesses. That includes improving sidewalks, so that families and elder residents can better navigate the
city, and making sure the city’s code requirements are ones that small businesses can afford. She cited signage requirements, and making sure businesses can afford to implement them, as one example. “We do a lot of things right and a few things we could do better . . . It’s about all our community members.” Resnick was first elected mayor in 2008 and first elected to the city commission in 1998. WMG
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A Raging Spirit By Sal Torre
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Correspondents Having just finished reading Chris Matthews’ book, “Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit,” I find myself yearning for a time when we had great national leaders on both sides of the aisle that struggled and fought to make our country better. I was reminded of my liberal Catholic upbringing, when helping the poor and those in need was a noble cause. Unlike today when our President labels hard-working families as criminals, rapists, and free-loaders deserving deportation. Our faith taught us to take a stand for the rights of all Americans rather than choosing some while turning our backs on others, like a Miami school teacher who just wanted to marry the love of her life, not to make a statement or to get fired from the job she loved doing. That liberal Catholic upbringing guided many to become involved in their communities, some becoming national leaders like Bobby Kennedy, to push for the rights of African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and poor Americans living in harsh poverty throughout the country. Today our society awards the wealthy 1 percent with enormous tax cuts while hard-working families struggle to get by. We elect a self-absorbed tyrant rather than moral leaders like Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. who were both assassinated in 1968 before finishing the work they started that helped move this great nation forward on its noble journey. Back here in our Island City, I have received some negative feedback from numerous residents over my recent statements on the Archdiocese of Miami. My comments were in no way attacking St. Clements Church or the services they and other non-profits carry out by serving those in and around our great city. Long before the Archdiocese of Miami fired a school teacher for getting married to her same-sex partner, I have been a strong advocate for charging our non-profits their fair share of the Fire and EMS services they receive here in Wilton Manors. Like all city’s residents, some on fixed incomes, some just getting by from paycheck to paycheck, some struggling to raise families, we all have to pay our bills. We have to pay our electric bill, our insurance
premium, and our water bill and yes, the city’s Fire Assessment Fee, a bill that pays for the Fire and EMS services we all need. Up until 2015, our city’s non-profits paid nothing for the services they used, while residents were charged more to cover those costs. Since 2015, the city has moved to charge non-profits a portion of those fees with the understanding that that percentage would continue to rise on a sliding scale upward over a few years covering more of the cost of those services. Churches and other non-profits still and always will enjoy their tax-free status. That is the privilege earned by the role they play in our society, by providing crucial social services and other public benefits. Here in our Island City, in Broward County, in Miami-Dade, in most Florida counties along with almost all of the Fortune 500 companies that employ Florida residents, there are laws protecting LGBT residents from discrimination, laws that protect them from being fired for marrying their same-sex partner. So why are many of our residents willing to turn a blind eye when the Archdiocese chooses to operate in such a punitive and hateful manner? One respected member of our community stated at our last City Commission meeting that the firing was legal and that the teacher knew the conditions of her employment working for a private religious institution. Really? Is it too much to ask that the largest non-governmental provider of social services, schools, and hospital systems in South Florida morally act on the same playing field that this community demands from everyone else. I think so! Pope Francis recently highlighted the work of fellow Catholic Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Workers movement during the Great Depression. Dorothy Day railed against inequality and promoted the idea of an inclusive “human family.” Perhaps it’s time for the Archdiocese of Miami to reexamine their priorities and embrace the human family that is South Florida. Only by holding ourselves to higher standards instead of selfinterest, not turning a blind eye to injustice, and demanding the same from community leaders and elected officials will we continue to make life just better here.
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By James Oaksun Every year about this time, I update my readers on how things are going in the single family home market in the Island City. This year is no exception. In this column I will discuss some overall results and trends for the whole city. There will be additional information on the three specific neighborhoods of WilMa in a blog entry on my website, NewRealtyConcepts.com. As a starting point, I would recommend taking a look at the longer term historical trends for the three neighborhoods. You’ll find those in my Real Estate Yearbook, also on the New Realty Concepts website. Before getting to the numbers, there are a couple of overall observations of which you need to be aware. First, real estate has been flying pretty high here since the 2011 market trough. In most neighborhoods, prices had been increasing at a compounded rate of 10 percent or more per year. And into last year, homeowners in the Island City shared in those gains. The second observation is that the real estate market in Wilton Manors is seasonal in nature. Yes, we have sales throughout the year. But generally, actual closings on single family homes tend to concentrate in the period from March to August. The first part of the period is more seasonal/ second or vacation home business, with locals buying in the later weeks. Overall, prices in WilMa peaked early in 2017, and have been essentially flat since then. Things seemed to
be flattening as I wrapped up the Yearbook analysis last summer, but now the trend seems confirmed: Overall prices have stalled out in the Island City. Sales have been a bit variable, but the trend here is positive. For the 12 months ended 2/28/2018, Island City single family home sales are up by 13 percent compared with the 12 months ending in February 2017. Again, results for the overall city mask to some degree what has been occurring in the three neighborhoods. For example, the increase in sales is being driven by activity in the center part of the city (Andrews to Dixie). The west and east neighborhoods have had essentially flat sales. You can refer to the website for the details. As for inventory levels… well that is a curious thing indeed. Through late last year, inventory levels were decently balanced in all three neighborhoods, relative to the sales activity that has occurred recently, with availability favoring neither buyers nor sellers. But I noted something interesting. As I described in the Real Estate Yearbook and in a previous column, given the seasonality, the inventory level at any one time is more a leading indicator of expected activity than it is a coincident indicator of the current situation. In other words, if a strong second and early third quarter of sales were to be expected, inventory levels right now would be significantly higher than we are now seeing. With 75,000 Realtors serving the Miami to Jupiter region, I know lots of my friends are looking for listings regularly. But the
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Developers Drop Plans for Former Church Property
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Voters choose Concept #1 for welcome signs
Photo courtesy of Stellar Homes Group.
According to city officials, over 500 votes were tallied in the city’s online poll asking participants to choose a concept for the city’s proposed entrance signs. Concept #1 received 74 percent of the vote. City staff will refine the concept and bring it back to the commission to approve at a later date. WMG
Police claim two arrests in “Say Something” campaign The Wilton Manors Police Department credited two recent arrests to its “See Something – Say Something” imitative. “At approximately 11:35 pm last night [Feb. 25] an alert resident quickly called the WMPD to report 2 subjects committing vehicle burglaries in the 300 Block NW 26 Court, Wilton Manors. As officers arrived in the area we immediately located the 2 subjects and detained them. Further investigation revealed these subjects were responsible for 8 vehicle burglaries committed in this area, and they were arrested and charged accordingly. The SEE SOMETHING - SAY SOMETHING initiative worked and this “teamwork” allowed safety to be restored to this residential neighborhood,” wrote Assistant Chief Gary Blocker in an email. Blocker also stated that residents and visitors should lock their car doors because the majority of these crimes are committed with unlocked vehicles. WMG
Music at Mickel The Caribbean Chillers, a Jimmy Buffett tribute band, will be the next installment of the Music at Mickel Concert Series – Friday, March 24 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Mickel Park Concert Pavilion, 2675 NW 7 Ave., Wilton Manors. The event is free to the public. Food trucks and beverages will be available for purchase. Across The Universe, a Beatles tribute band, will perform on April 20. For sponsorship information and more information about the event, call 954-390-2130. WMG
Mickel Park. Photo courtesy of Wilton Mnaors.
Friends of the Library Book Tent The Friends of the Wilton Manors Library will hold their Book Tent event on Saturday, March 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hagen Park, 2020 Wilton Drive, during the Island City Yard Sale. Hundreds of books, videos, and audio materials will be available in exchange for a small donation. Funds raised benefit the Wilton Manors Library. WMG
When Baum was trying to build Plans to build 88 residential units on the former Center for Spiritual Living site in residential units, the project received support from some residents and rejection Wilton Manors have been cancelled. “Right now, we’re going back to the from others. Previously, John Fiore, a former drawing board,” said Larry Baum, founder of Stellar Homes Group, the company mayor and the vice president of the East developing the site, located at Northeast 15 Neighborhood Association, suggested 50 to 60 units. Resident Randy Comer Avenue and Northeast 26 Street. Baum said his company plans to attempt wanted developers to only build 40 units. some kind of business or commercial- Those against the project said it would related venture on the 4.9-acre site. ruin the character of the neighborhood. Nothing has been decided yet, he said, but Those in favor cited the tax benefits and possible ideas include a hotel or shopping commended the aesthetics of the project, center. “We’ve had so many different offers which was designed by Miami architect Rene Gonzalez. Resident Karl Lentzer and calls because it’s such a great site.” Baum said it was decided that the said the project would be “great for the neighborhood.” land was too valuable for In a new interview, Fiore residential condos and more “We’ve had stated he’d like to see Class money could be made in some A office space built there for other kind of use. “The market so many doctors, attorneys and other for condos has softened up.” different professionals. “If something He added that Stellar will offers and like that was built there, I go out to the community first don’t think we’d have a real before officially proposing calls because problem with that. An office anything to the city. “There’s it’s such a complex would be compatible no time frame yet. It’s still great site.” with the neighborhood . . . very up in the air. We’re big It’s a good site for it.” Fiore believers in Wilton Manors.” - Larry Baum said he’s less sure that a hotel The project was approved by Founder, Stellar homes group would be a good fit for the the Broward County Planning site, or Wilton Manors. “It Council in June of 2017. The would have to be small, and city commission gave tentative approval to the project in December of it’s just not cost effective.” Resident Laura Comer, who was against 2016, but told developers they needed to reduce the number of units further if building 88 units, said she’d like to move they wanted final commission approval. forward. She and some other residents Before that December meeting, developers were also against the G Resort hotel project had proposed 100 units. By the end, they that was proposed for the site in 2010. “This dropped further to 88. “I will not vote for a should be interesting. I hope they come up site plan that has the same footprint,” said with something decent so we can just move on from all this fighting.” WMG Mayor Gary Resnick at the time.
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By Michael d’Oliveira Photo courtesy of the City of Wilton Manors.
Commissioners are also weighing In the wake of the murder of 17 people during the Stoneman Douglas shooting whether to join a lawsuit brought by on Valentine’s Day, Wilton Manors city officials in Weston challenging that commissioners are trying to figure out how statute. Vice Mayor Justin Flippen said the city should challenge the law, but not to respond. At the beginning of their Feb. 27 break it. “Something has to be done,” said commission meeting, commissioners Commissioner Scott Newton. In addition to passing a resolution urging read the names of the victims who were murdered in Parkland. After previous the state and federal government to do more incidents of mass gun violence, such as to cut down on the availability of weapons when Pulse occurred, commissioners have like the AR-15, which was used in Parkland and in other mass shootings done the same. around the country, the It’s a tradition that Mayor Local elected commission also approved Gary Resnick said has gone officials spending $2,000 to send one on for far too long. “Enough of the Stoneman Douglas is enough. I am very much are barred students to Washington, D.C. in favor of taking a stand by the state to take part in the “March for to do something,” said from passing Our Lives” gun-control rally Commissioner Julie Carson, ordinances, on March 24. who said the city needs to rules, or Chief Paul O’Connell “make a change or proactively any kind of honored the members of change the laws in Florida in regulation that the Wilton Manors Police regard to gun regulation.” Department who responded Local elected officials are deals with guns to the shooting – Det. Bonnie barred by the state from and ammunition. Owens, Det. David Turner, passing ordinances, rules, or Det. Patrick Newton, Det. any kind of regulation that deals with guns and ammunition. Anyone Frantz Petitpapa, and Officer Matthew who violates the statute can be fined up Rowles. Victim Advocate Alberto Carrillo to $5,000 and removed from office by attended the CNN town hall to assist with the governor. Any regulations passed multi-agency victim’s advocate efforts. can also be declared null and void. “We “Despite what you hear in the media, need to have control, not Tallahassee,” these men and women answered the call, urged Father Jamie Forsythe, pastor at and they didn’t shy down. And for that, Holy Angels Catholic Church in Wilton I am very grateful and very proud,” said O’Connell. WMG Manors.
Commissioners voted to approve The Village of Wilton Manors development at their meeting on Feb. 27, but only to allow the developer the chance to reduce the density. It could be brought back to the commission as early as the end of this month, but no exact date was set. “I think townhouses there is perfect. My problem is the [number] of units,” said Commissioner Tom Green. Vice Mayor Justin Flippen and Commissioner Scott Newton made similar comments. Only Mayor Gary Resnick and Commissioner Julie Carson voted no. Carson said she hopes the developer comes back with a less dense project. Resnick said he generally supports the project, but was staunchly against it because of the density. The developer, Tim Hernandez of New Urban Communities, which is under contract to build the project for a client which owns the property, wants to build 16 townhouses on 0.8 acres at 549 NE 21 Ct., behind the Gables Wilton Park. Hernandez, who was the developer for the Belle Isle mixed-use property on Wilton Drive, stated he has a budget of $5 to $6 million for the project. At the meeting, Hernandez asked commissioners to rezone the property from RM 16 to PUD. He also asked for 12 flex units, which would allow him to bypass the city’s density restrictions. Under the city’s code, Hernandez could only build a maximum of four units on a property that size.
“I’m not aware of any city that allows a PUD for anything less than an acre,” Resnick said. “I just think it’s too dense. I would never vote for 12.” Some of the members of the public who spoke at the meeting also said they had a problem with the density. But there were those who also asked the commission to approve it. Hernandez told commissioners that a higher density project so close to Wilton Drive would be a benefit to the businesses. “That’s a good thing,” he said. Newton suggested that the project should be reduced by two units. Green suggested 9 flex units. Flippen gave no specific number but stated he wasn’t in favor of 12 flex units being awarded. He also stated that this project “underscores the inconsistencies in the city’s code.” WMG
Tim Hernandez of New Urban Communities.
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On March 3, 2018, Barry University hosted TransCon — a conference to empower and educate the transgender and gender non-conforming communities and their allies. Mary Joe Castells of Aqua Girl Foundation
Carina Mask Keynote speaker Bear Bergman.
The crowd who gathered for Keynote speaker, Bear Bergman.
Carson Graham of TransInclusive, panelist at FLUX’s seminar
Queen Victoria of FLUX (Los Angeles) is a panelist and mediator.
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DJ Pride will be spinning at the Smirnoff “Love Wins” tea dance this afternoon from 4 – 8 p.m. at Death or Glory, 116 N.E. 6th Ave. in Delray Beach. Housed in historic Falcon House, built in 1925, the restaurant and bar’s name was derived from the battle cry motto of the Queen’s Royal Lancers, made popular in a 1979 song by The Clash. Proceeds benefit the Out Miami Foundation. More info at DeathOrGloryBar.com.
Gay playwright Dan Clancy reveals his latest drama, “A Home,” in a staged reading at the Jan McArt New Play Reading Series at 7:30 p.m. at the Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University in Boca Raton. John Tolley directs this moving story about a Brooklyn family, unfolding over more than six decades. Starring Michael McKeever, Clay Cartland, Niki Fridh and Angie Radosh. Tickets $10 at Events.Lynn.edu.
Michael Feinstein conducts the Kravis Center Pops tonight at 8 p.m. in a special musical tribute to the first ladies of song, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald, at the West Palm Beach performing arts center. Feinstein will fete legendary cabaret singer Marilyn Maye (“The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”) on her 90th birthday, along with special performances by Storm Large. Tickets start at $30 at Kravis.org.
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here was a time when the “rock stars” of the opera world were “castrati,” male singers with powerful, soaring soprano voices, the result of pre-pubescent castration. These singers were revered and many amassed great wealth and fame. Fortunately, tastes changed and the practice fell out of favor by the late 19th century. Many of the roles traditionally composed with castrati in mind are now performed by countertenors like Anthony Roth Costanzo. The internationally-acclaimed singer is in Miami to sing the lead role in Gluck’s 1762 opera “Orfeo ed Euridice” with Florida Grand Opera. “There’s an otherworldly or ethereal quality that can fascinate people. I try to make it feel very natural, even when it’s unnatural for a man to sing in a woman’s register. It can excite audiences and bring people into this art form,” explained Costanzo, who has performed with leading opera companies around the world. “I’ve been working non-stop as long as I can remember and have contracts for years to come.” As one of the world’s leading countertenors, he is often called upon to sing roles in Baroque operas, such as Gluck’s “Orfeo,” conceived for castrati, or in a growing body of work by contemporary composers who wish to exploit the unique timbres of the countertenor voice. “I split my time evenly, it’s important the way I’ve approached my career, in an entrepreneurial way,” he said. “I like to create opportunities, work with composers and reimagine Baroque operas.” Gluck’s “Orfeo” is based on the Greek myth of Orpheus, the legendary musician and poet
with the ability to charm all creatures with his voice. Mourning the death of his wife Euridice, he journeys into the Underworld to retrieve her. Again utilizing his musical skills, he convinces the god of the Underworld to allow him to rescue her—with one condition, he not look back on the journey to the surface. Orfeo’s doubts get the best of him and he glances for her, only to lose his beloved forever. “Orfeo” was Gluck’s first attempt at “reform opera,” with a simplified story and fewer characters and convoluted subplots that often ran amuck in Baroque operas of the period. “He wanted to emphasize the emotional expression and make the opera more enjoyable for audiences,” explained Costanzo. “Even though people can be scared of Baroque opera and opera in general, this is a great place to start.” Costanzo, who is also openly gay, has embraced his unique gift. “I’ve been lucky, but I also tend to not approach it as if I’m doing something precious or ridiculous for a man to sing in a woman’s register. I’m straight forward about it and it doesn’t feel especially gay. In fact, that register has more cutting power (than a woman’s voice) and it can really surprise people.” He’s also quick to point out that many of the biggest pop singers in more recent history— from Frankie Valli and Brian Wilson to Prince, Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake— have utilized falsetto to great artistic and commercial success. But, have they ever wooed the King of the Underworld? Only Costanzo can claim that victory.
Florida Grand Opera performs Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” March 17 – 24 at the Arsht Center in Miami and March 29 and 31 at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. For more information and tickets, go to FGO.org.
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Michael Feinstein will celebrate the career of cabaret singer Marilyn Maye with a birthday tribute at the Kravis Center on March 13. Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff.
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t’s never polite to ask a lady her age, but Michael Feinstein is letting Kravis Center audiences in on a little secret— the legendary cabaret singer Marilyn Maye is turning 90 this year and he’ll undoubtedly be leading everyone in a jazzy rendition of “Happy Birthday” on March 13. “I first met Marilyn at least a decade ago, but my parents used to go watch her perform when I was very, very young in Ohio. They were big fans of hers,” Feinstein recalled. Feinstein’s parents weren’t the only big fans. Late night talk show host Johnny Carson invited Maye to perform on his top-rated “The Tonight Show” an unprecedented 76 times. Those television broadcasts earned her far more fans than gigs in smoky jazz clubs across the country. In a 2016 interview with the New York Post, Maye speculated, ““I think [Carson] liked me because we were both Midwestern kids. He was from Nebraska, I’m from Topeka (Kansas)…They gave you the choice of doing two songs or one song and then sitting with him on the couch. I’m about the music, so I always opted for two songs.” “When I first met her, I made such a connection with her because she’s a warm and wise lady, a talent that is undiminished with time. It’s only grown greater with time, because of her experience and savvy,” said Feinstein. “She is an all-around entertainer. She’s comfortable performing in front of people, spontaneous, secure…She’s in the moment, every show is different, energized and unique because of the interaction with
the audience.” In recent years, Maye has kept busy performing on the New York club circuit and crisscrossing the country giving masterclasses to aspiring young performers. “People who never stop doing what they’re doing always manage to stay young,” Feinstein observed. Maye will be joining Feinstein in a musical salute to the great women singers. She’ll be singing many of her signature numbers, although Feinstein admitted Maye hadn’t provided her set list to him yet. “She’s not afraid to be who she is, most importantly, a supreme interpreter of lyrics. She can tell a story—influenced by jazz and blues because she’s from Kansas City—without ever compromising the interpretation,” he said. Storm Large, a singer Feinstein called “another force of nature, cut from the same cloth (as Maye), both larger than life and spectacularly entertaining” will also be featured in the program and Feinstein will conduct medleys of music made famous by other iconic women, including Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand. “The Great American Songbook doesn’t have a cap on it, it’s constantly evolving,” he added. “It’s only natural that we’re looking at the songs of the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and beyond that have lasted. Even back in the golden age of Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, there were bad songs, too, that never lasted.”
Michael Feinstein conducts the Kravis Center Pops Orchestra in “First Ladies of Song,” featuring Marilyn Maye and Storm Large, on Tuesday, March 13 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Tickets start at $30 at Kravis.org.
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Staged Reading of ‘Rights’
Monday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Island City Stage in Wilton Manors, 2304 N Dixie Hwy. Playwright Bruce Karp presents a three-part stage reading dealing with pressing issues like abortion, gays in the military and same-sex marriage. Tickets are $10. Call 954-519-2533.
March 9 - 10 at 7:30 pm at Persson Hall at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Impactful documentary films from Colorado’s annual Telluride Mountainfilm Festival are coming to West Palm beach for two days to share stories of the human spirit that stimulate ideas and encourage introspection. Tickets are $20 and include a drink voucher. Visit craves.org for tickets.
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Wednesday, March 14 at 8 pm at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Watch the award winning 1984 motion picture following the life of Mozart on the big screen as his greatest pieces are performed live in sync by a full orchestra, the FAU Chamber singers and the Delray Beach Chorale Chamber Ensemble. Tickets start at $25. Visit kravis.org for tickets.
Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Hub, Las Olas Boulevard and A1A in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy live, outdoor music spanning genres and tributes every Friday evening through November. Free. Visit FridayNightSoundWaves.com
* Million Dollar Quartet at the Crest Theater
March 17 - 18 at the Crest Theater at Old School Square 51 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach. Watch the Tony awardwinning Broadway musical inspired by the electrifying true story of four young
musicians who became legends. Tickets $75 to $85. Call the box office at 561-2437922 or visit OldSchoolSquare.org.
* MountainFilm On Tour
March 9 - 10 at 7:30 pm at Persson Hall at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Impactful documentary films from Colorado’s annual Telluride Mountainfilm Festival are coming to West Palm beach for two days to share stories of the human spirit that stimulate ideas and encourage introspection. Tickets are $20 and include a drink voucher. Visit craves. org for tickets.
*Amadeus Live
Wednesday, March 14 at 8 pm at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Watch the award winning 1984 motion picture following the life of Mozart on the big screen as his greatest pieces are performed live in sync by a full orchestra, the FAU Chamber singers and the Delray Beach Chorale Chamber Ensemble. Tickets start at $25. Visit kravis.org for tickets.
* World Premier of Joseph McDonough’s ‘Edgar & Emily’
March 31 at the Don & Ann Brown Theater, 201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach. Edgar Allen Poe and Emily Dickinson have a fateful meeting of bantering and bickering that slowly gives way to their respective deeper sides as they provide each other with encouragement and courage. Tickets from $15 to $90. Call 561-514-4042 or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
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* Denotes New Listing Free Friday Concerts
Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Returns in October. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.
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Through March 4 at GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave. in Coral Gables. Three Jewish American siblings come together to celebrate their father’s 74th birthday. Tickets $45. Call 305-445-1119 or visit GableStage.org.
Outdoor Music Series
Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come out for live music from DJs and musicians by the bay. Drink specials available. Free with museum admission. Call 305-3753000 or visit PAMM.org.
The Big Show
Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny. com.
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Saturday, March 10 at 10 am. The parade starts at the city’s south archway on NE 12th Aver Oakland Blvd and ends at the Wimberly Field Athletic Complex. Enjoy Broward County’s longest-running parade celebrating the diversity of youth. For more info call 954-630-4500.
Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival
Sunday, March 18 at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Join us in the 2018 march or donate! Donations will benefit the Pride Center for use in vital HIV programs. Visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.
* LGBTQ Teen Support Group
Tuesdays from 6 pm to 7 pm at the Falk Center for Counseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. Join experts in a support group that addresses discrimination, coming out, depression, PTSD and how to deal with these stresses as an LGBTQ teen. Call 561-4835300 to register in advance.
march 7 march 13 Broward Support Services PFLAG
Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches. A support group for parents of LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations.
SunServe Youth Group
Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Springs and Hollywood. A support group and night of fun for LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.
Survivor Support
First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954-384-0344 or visit FISPOnline.org.
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March 16 from noon to 5 pm. Participate in this guided tour around Coral Springs, Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale to see the cultural treasures Broward County has to offer. Tickets are $50. Call 954-940-5344 to register before March 13. Saturday, March 10 at 10 am. The parade starts at the city’s south archway on NE 12th Aver Oakland Blvd and ends at the Wimberly Field Athletic Complex. Enjoy Broward County’s longest-running parade celebrating the diversity of youth. For more info call 954-630-4500.
A Night of Healing Through Music
March 10 at 7pm at the Sunshine Cathedral. Spend a night listening to a variety of choirs, music groups and soloists from the South Florida area. Visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.
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Sunday, March 18 at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Join us in the 2018 march or donate! Donations will benefit the Pride Center for use in vital HIV programs. Visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.
Through March 11 at the Stonewall National Museum - Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Photographer Susan Kravitz’s exhibition chronicling the Invasion of the Pines. Exhibit closes March 11. Suggested donation $5. Call 954-763-8565 or visit StonewallMuseum.org.
Voices of Pride
Meets at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Join the Gay Men’s
march 7 - march 13 Chorus as they practice every week. Free. Call 561-533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC. com for rehearsal details.
Life Coaching
Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Latinos Salud Clubhouse, 2300 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Get one-on-one life coaching from certified CRCS coaches. For guys living with HIV, their partners, and anyone who identifies as transgender. Free. Call 954-765-6239 or visit LatinosSalud.org.
Lauderdale Bridge Club Lessons and Games
Mondays at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 401 SE 15th St. in Fort Lauderdale. Join the club for bridge lessons and try your hand at some games. Cost $4. Call 610-4016475 or visit MarpleBridgeClub.com.
Transgender Advisory Group Meeting
First Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at various locations. The Florida Department of Health in Broward County meeting of the Transgender Advisory Group which is part of the Broward County HIV Prevention
Planning Council. Call 954-467-4700, ext. 4991 or visit browardgreaterthan.org/ broward-county-hiv-prevention-planningcouncil-bchppc/
palm beach county * LGBTQ Teen Support Group
Tuesdays from 6 pm to 7 pm at the Falk Center for Couseling, 22455 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton. Join experts in a support group that addresses discrimination, coming out, depression, PTSD and how to deal with these stresses as an LGBTQ teen. Call 561-483-5300 to register in advance.
Alternative Book Fair Weekend
Friday March 9 - Sunday March 11 at The Box Gallery, 811 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach. The Box Gallery initiates the first alternative book fair featuring punk and queer icons. One-day pass $10, weekend pass $15. Visit TheBoxGallery.info for tickets.
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Friday March 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the Crest
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fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, as well as chefs, live music, and cooking demonstrations. Tickets $45 to $75. Free. Visit ArshtCenter.org/en/Visit/Dining.
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Meets at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. A closed transgender youth support group for teens ages 12 to 19. For more information, email youth@compassglcc.com.
miami-dade county * Feast With The Beast at Miami Zoo
March 16 from 7pm to Midnight at the Miami Zoo 12400 SW 152 St, Miami Fl 33177. Enjoy delectable bites, open bars, live entertainment and VIP animal encounters plus more in this memorable celebration. Tickets from $250 to $500. Contact aobregon@zoomiami.org or visit zoomiami. org for ticket info.
Arsht Center Farmers Market
Mondays from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Purchase fresh food from local farmers, including
Mondays 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Pridelines, 6360 NE Fourth Court in Miami. A support group for HIV+ people, in Spanish. Free. Call Eddie at 305-571-9601, ext. 105 or visit Pridelines. org.
Yoga
Tuesdays from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at Jose Marti Park, 362 SW Fourth Ave. in Miami. Yogis 18 and older of all levels are invited to a practice led by a certified instructor. Bring your own yoga mat, water, and towel. Free. Call 305358-7550 or visit BayfrontParkMiami.com/ Yoga.html.
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Sundays 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela St. in Key West. Wind down from the crazy weekend with a few hours of soothing jazz. Call 305-294-2661.
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