Mirror September 2018

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1993 was the year Philip’s dream truly took shape. He opened China Taipei in Lauderhill with a new business partner. Over the next several years, his success kept expanding with the openings of China Bay in Pembroke Pines; China Taiwan in Boca Raton; and Taipei Gourmet in Kendall. And in 2016, NABU American Fusion Buffet & Sushi came to Fort Lauderdale with a whole new way to style food.

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LGBT HIstory Mattachine Society Were Early Crusaders for Queer Rights ● Pages 42 - 44 FASHION September Style & Fashion ● Page 50 FEATURE Lesbians Who Tech ● Page 54

Table of contents Note From The CEO Mirror Introduction ● Page 16 Publisher’s PAGE 50 Years Later, Hair Will Be Live Again; My Friend Won’t Be ● Page 25 SOCIAL MEDIA The Travelin Bum ● Pages 30 TECHNOLOGY The Pet Suitcase ● Page 34 Camping Camp No Counselor’s LGBT Weekend ● Pages 38 - 40

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HOME & Garden Finding Your First Home ● Page 58 NEWS FEATURE ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Finally Recovered; Had Been Stolen 13 Years Ago ● Pages 62, 64 FOOD Class Act ● Pages 104, 106 Interior design South Florida Home Trends ● Page 110 Travel 48 Hours In Madrid, Spain ● Pages 114 - 117 Trending Locally What’s Hot Around Town? ● Page 118 Artist Spotlight Historic New York Nightlife Photo Exhibit Goes Tropical ● Pages 120 - 124

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COVER STORY: Elton John’s Slow Road To Retirement ● Page 84

Opening ● Page 69 Dance ● Page 70

KD Lang Reflects On Iconic Album, Career and Coming Out ● Page 86

Concerts & Comedy ● Page 72

Feminism InFlux ● Page 90

Art Basel ● Page 74

On Stage: Del Shores Has More Sordid Tales To Tell ● Page 94

Classical Music ● Page 76 Regional Theater ● Page 78

Families of Choice: An Interview with MJ Rodriguez, Star of ‘Pose’ ● Pages 96, 98

Broadway ● Page 80

Building Bridges ● Pages 100 - 103

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Featured on the cover: Elton John is coming to South Florida.

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50 Years Later, HAIR Will Be Live Again My friend won’t be

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Craig Zadan in front of the cameras. Photo via Twitter.

t’s been more than half a century since the American tribal love musical first hit Broadway, debuting at the Biltmore Theatre in April

1968.

The countercultural classic has had a few revivals. but I was especially looking forward to NBC’s live television production, coming to the network next spring. You see, a friend of mine, a college classmate, was to be its producer. But he died suddenly last week, of all things, complications from shoulder surgery.

Don’t ask me how.

Craig Zadan was a Miami native and a nationally respected producer. He was featured in one of the first editions of this magazine, back in 2012, when he and his business partner won a national award from GLAAD. I did the story myself.

Craig and I first met as classmates at Hofstra University 50 years ago, and I want to share publicly today for the first time our very personal story. After all, this is a gay paper, and our brief liaison on Long Beach, New York was one of my very first gay encounters.

When I met Craig, I was still dating women. I was in a fraternity. I was a jock. I had girls I was going out with in different sororities. My male to male encounters remained private and rare. Craig was gay, young and attractive, and for a brief time in our lives, though headed in different directions, we became friends.

We were both writing for the student newspaper, me covering sports, and Craig,

theater and entertainment. While I was getting threatened by 280-pound defensive backs for reporting how bad the Flying Dutchmen football team was, Craig was going to Manhattan, seeing Broadway shows and meeting Joe Papp.

It was at Papp’s public New York theater that HAIR had its stage debut, six weeks before landing on Broadway and quickly stealing the hearts and souls of the 60’s generation.

It was with Joe Papp that Craig got his first job in New York theater. Getting to produce this musical on live TV next spring for NBC had to be one of the great joys of his life. He said as much in the press release announcing its production:

“It is musical theater stretched into something so daring, immersive, and audacious, relevant to any era. Hair is filled with heartfelt emotion, joy, and thrilling music...”

One special night comes to mind, the two of us alone on Long Beach. Craig was depressed, alone, and disenchanted with Hofstra University. He found the school’s conservative and suburban lifestyle unappealing, lacking the vitality and electricity of Broadway.

Craig told me he was going to drop out of school. He had been bouncing the idea off friends. I spent most of the night trying

to talk him out of it, but I could tell he had made up his mind. It was a painful decision, but he saw a greater purpose.

Craig said he wanted to move into a world where he could be “true to himself.” He was being given a chance to write for “After Dark” magazine, New York’s popular gay-centric magazine, one that would open doors to the life and career he sought.

Maybe it was there that I first came upon the Shakespearean quote that still sits above my desk, and I have used in god-knowshow-many columns:

“This above all: To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be a liar any man.”

Craig was true to himself. Soon he was gone. He launched his career with Joe Papp and the NY Public Theater, but eventually moved to California, where he wrote his history in producing live and creative theater. I was not long for New York either.

Seems the Yankees did not want me.

I finished school at Hofstra, got a law degree, but soon thereafter moved to Florida, writing my own history these past 40 years in law, radio and publishing.

Craig and I took different journeys on different coasts. Our paths and lives did not cross, but I must admit I would follow his successes in the Hollywood Reporter.

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In that moment, I knew I had to contact him for an interview, to cross the bridge of four decades lost.

When I called, and got past his armada of agents and the Hollywood protocols, Craig was amazingly receptive. My story appeared in one of our first issues of the Mirror six years ago.

I loved talking to him and writing the piece. Craig’s life was well lived, and I so admired that he found personal happiness with his partner, Elwood Hopkins, and professional success with his business partner, Neil Meron.

Last week, Meron paid tribute to Zadan’s tenacity, his passion for producing, and promised that the show would go on: that HAIR will be produced for NBC next year.

When I first read months ago that Craig was producing the play “Hair” on TV, I made him promise to get me a seat in the audience.

I think I might be a little too old to play a role in the cast, but for that matter so was Craig.

It is not 1968, and neither of us were 18 years old anymore.

Two weeks ago, after a year of medical issues, I went for some pretty serious surgical procedures. Fourteen days later, I am back publishing newspapers and writing columns, wearing a permanently implanted defibrillator and pacemaker.

All surgery is serious, but Craig was just going for shoulder replacement surgery.

Don’t ask me how I am still here writing about him but he is not here to produce another musical.

Death, like life, is too unpredictable.

I know this. I know that the plays and musicals we watch on stage are in fact the stories of our lives, capturing the essence and energy of our precious and priceless limited time on this planet.

To his credit, Craig also produced scripts that matter to us, telling important stories about race, gender equality, human rights and contemporary issues in society. There are many examples from “Serving in Silence,” starring Glenn Close as a closeted lesbian who fought her honorable discharge from the military, to this season’s “Flint,” about a woman’s fight in Michigan against the toxic water crisis.

Even “Hairspray,” which Craig produced on television, wrote NBC president Robert Greenblatt in a tribute last week, “has a powerful message about race relations and integration.”

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in a war on a distant shore. Yet, 50 years later we remember the production as a joyful one, commemorating the Age of Aquarius.

NBC’s last live TV musical aired last April with “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” starring John Legend, Sara Bareilles and Alice Cooper. Online tributes to Craig came from Barbra Streisand, Carrie Underwood, Seth McFarlane and scores, if not hundreds, of Hollywood personalities. Mine is a small name to add to that starlit list.

The life of producer Craig Zadan will be celebrated in Los Angeles on Nov. 11 at an event hosted by the Educational Theatre Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting theater arts in schools and nurturing students across the country. He did OK for himself, didn’t he?

On that same evening in Fort Lauderdale, Equality Florida will be presenting me with a Media award on behalf of SFGN’s contributions to the community. It’s humbling. I guess I did OK, too. I am still trying.

On that night, though, I just might be thinking of a special night a Hofstra University classmate and I spent on a beach 50 years ago, far from the future that would eventually unfurl for both of us, thousands of miles apart.

Craig Zadan. Photo via Twitter.

HAIR is the story of a group of politically active hippies living a bohemian life in New York while fighting against and resisting the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friends Berger and Sheila, and their “tribe” are coming of age in the world of the sexual revolution while struggling with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society.

Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his friends have done, or succumb to the pressures of conservative America to serve in Vietnam, compromising his principles and beliefs.

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Jeff Perla, a 24 year old who struggled with his sexuality, wanted to spin the stressful coming out process into something “therapeutic and inspiring.” That idea became The Travelin Bum, a blog and Instagram account that shares and celebrates coming out stories with a twist — guys (and girls) expose their histories as well as their butts.

“I started this blog because I was not out yet myself and I wasn’t sure on how I should approach it,” Perla said. “I came up with an idea to anonymously share people’s stories and learn about how other people did it. As the account grew more and more people started reaching out for advice and it got to a point where I needed to share who I was.”

The Travelin Bum showcases butts from guys all over the world on Instagram, each one with a personal coming out story or experience as members of the LGBT community. Perla takes some of the photos himself, but as the blog grew people started submitting their photos and experiences from all over the world — giving everyone an opportunity to have their stories heard.

The page has given followers a chance to interact with people with similar experiences while also exposing them to new perspectives. The Travelin Bum is not limited to largely gaycentric spaces like South Florida and New York — it connects gay people from all over the world.

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“One of the things I love most is being able to share other people’s experiences as opposed to just sharing my own,” Jeff said. “I think people thrive on feeling relatable and that they are not alone. If someone reads my blog I think they can find someone to relate to.”

e and l b a t a l e r g in e on feel ne reads my iv r h t le p o e p someo “I think If . e n o l a t o n te to.” that they are y can find someone to rela e blog I think th erla

- Jeff P

The majority of stories involve the coming out process, but some people share personal experiences with the LGBT community. There are posts about body image, homophobia, family issues and more.

“Ever since I can think I was told I was too skinny and that I should eat more,” one post read. “I wasted a lot of time in my youth comparing myself to others, thinking about how I could change myself … People might say I’m too small but I am skinny and fabulous.”

“Looking back, I wished that I had been honest with myself, but ultimately I am grateful for everything that I learned,” reads another. “ I lost a few friends, but gained so many more. I am now in love, and proud of who I am. I unapologetically live my life the way I want.”

According to Perla, The Travelin Bum showcases a very human LGBT experience, one that he says is easier to identify with than LGBT representation in the past.

“My blog helps the LGBT community by making everyone feel welcomed,” he said. “I think the stigma of LGBT people on television has been very one sided, I never felt I could relate to someone gay in the public eye. Social media has made public figures, some of which are more popular than celebrities themselves.”

He continued, “I hope I give people a face to look up to, a place to go for advice when they have no one to talk to, and a place to watch gay culture and realize that gay culture does not force you into a bubble. Gay culture should be celebrated and I hope that’s what The Travelin Bum exudes.”

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They’re so convenient yet they’re an unremarkable essential for today’s traveler. But in 1970, Bernard Sadow had trouble selling his rolling suitcase idea. After weeks of rejection from department stores, including Macy’s, Sadow had a meeting with a Macy’s vice president who was impressed with his idea. Macy’s sold the first suitcases on wheels in October 1970. It took nearly 20 years for the next advance in rolling luggage. Pulled on two wheels with a retractable handle, today’s standard issue black suitcase was invented in the late ‘80s by Northwest Airlines pilot Bob Plath. But the wheels came first, and the luggage that followed has changed the way people travel.

Now a new revolution is in motion.

The future is called The Puppy 1. Like the name suggests, this special suitcase actually follows you around just like a puppy. Syncing to your smartphone, the Puppy 1 autonomously follows your every step. The Puppy 1 leans slightly forward on its two wheels when in motion which is very similar to how the personal vehicles move.

The 20-inch suitcase is the ideal size for a carry-on and offers plenty of space for everything you need. Coming in a sleek silver exterior, the Puppy 1 is the best travel buddy you can have. It can be summoned via remote control or smartphone from about 60 feet.

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CAMPING

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The “Shark Tank”-featured weekend getaway for grownups offers a rare chance to disconnect from work and phones and reconnect with friends in a shared experience jam-packed with as many fun activities for the athletic as for the artistic-minded.

omewhere near Lake Hughes, California, about 3,200 feet high in the foothills of the Sierra Paloma Mountains, campers at the second annual LGBTQ & Friends edition of Camp No Counselors will be gorging s’mores fireside with friends new and old or enjoying an open bar in the middle of Angeles National Forest this Columbus Day. Camp No Counselors is the year-round, weekend getaway for grownups and friends seeking adventure. The Los Angeles site is one of 80 campgrounds operating in rural wilderness regions across the U.S. over the last five years.

Picture climate-controlled stone and wood bunks with in-bunk modern bathrooms and eight beds, not rubberized like those you might find at a kids’ camp, which fit 16 adults comfortably.

Decide between spending your days there traversing one of the most expansive ropes courses the West Coast has to offer, lounging by a large solar-heated swimming pool, zip lining around, practicing your archery, dodgeball, kickball or arts and crafts among other classic camp activities. At night, dance parties, themed costume contests and lip sync competitions are held.

Adam Tichauer, 35, founded the organization as a former camp counselor and professional hockey player. Tichauer defines camp as both “this fun, silly place where you go to meet friends,” and also where you can “be your truest most vulnerable self ... really putting yourself out there for growth.”

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“The profound change is rooted at pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone.”

- Adam Tichauer FOUNDER

He backs the claim up by pointing out that a majority of Camp No Counselors staff were first exposed to the sleepaway experience as campers who then decided they wanted to return.

“They leave the camp weekend profoundly changed by the experience,” Tichauer said. “The profound change is rooted at pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone.”

Camp No Counselors has gone mainstream since launching four years ago, being featured most recently on ABC’s show “Shark Tank.”

It began with Tichauer’s passion for creating shared experiences, which evolved from parties and tennis camps he organized for friends in high school to the first Camp No Counselors for close friends in 2013.

“You are birthed into family but you are not birthed into friendships and when you become friends with people you place a heavy weight on the importance of that, and true shared experiences and creating memories together, that’s the foundation of your friendships, your inside jokes, why you connect with people on a deeper level than you do with others,” Tichauer said. “I think creating that strong foundation through shared experiences are ultimately extremely important when having and finding true friendships.

“There’s a lot of surface-level friends, and people you network with, and people you text, but those people where you have a lived life together, those people are special. And it takes

CAMPING

Photos via Camp No Counselor, Facebook.

CAMPING

“ For a lot of our campers, they didn’t have the greatest experience as kids and so when you can redefine what camp means to you as an adult, that’s a pretty cool thing.”

- Adam Tichauer FOUNDER

creating those shared experiences and those shared moments in order to truly create what I believe to be true friends.”

One of Tichauer’s favorite activities is the Color War, which brings artistic and athletic sensibilities together in competitions among campers that include lifting, dodgeball and painting your team’s flag.

The camp gets split up into different teams and everyone is assigned a different color and a t-shirt and face paint and you compete against the other team in both arts and competition, Tichauer explained.

The Color War at Camp No Counselors’ LGBTQ & Friends experience on Lake Hughes is unique though.

“We have part of the Color War, instead of it just being our normal Color War we also have a runway drag show, a gay-specific comedian, DJs who are part of the community rather than having our standard camp DJs, so we try and tailor it as much so it’s enjoyable for the community,” Tichauer said.

“We’ve heard that going to Camp No Counselor has changed their view on camp. They’re able to redefine what camp means to them. For a lot of our campers, they didn’t have the greatest experience as kids and so when you can redefine what camp means to you as an adult, that’s a pretty cool thing.”

What other organization can boast about introducing spouses to each other through chili cook-offs at sleepaway camps as well as can brag about getting adult humans to disconnect from their phones and working life long enough to sing songs about moose and alpacas in groups?

“Everyone who comes to our camp is openminded, is friendly, and is open to play sports, party all night long and just have fun. It’s a very different environment from going out to a bar, or to a club, or any other weekend gathering because people have to chosen to be so open toward one another,” Tichauer said.

For now Camp No Counselor’s LGBT weekend is limited to their Lake Hughes camp in California, but they also have a camp in Florida near Ocala.

Florida’s campsite features a rare aquatic water trampoline, an inflatable jumping iceberg, a climbing structure and a swimming pool aside from classic boating activities like canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding and boating, slip ‘n slides, wakeboarding and waterskiing.

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Photos via Camp No Counselor, Facebook.

IF YOU GO: What: LGBTQ & Friends Camp When: Oct. 5 to Oct. 8 Columbus Day Weekend

Where: Lake Hughes, California How much: Individual registration (1 to 3 people): $625 - $699

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HISTORY

Mattachine Society Members Were

Early Crusaders for

Queer Rights

Former New York Leader Last of a Generation? / / John McDonald

Harry Hay (upper left) with members of the Mattachine Society in 1951. (Wikimedia)

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ost in the celebrations of this year’s Pride was

the death of a historical crusader for LGBT rights. The passing of Dick Leitsch was a reminder of the role secret societies played in mid-20th century America.

Leitsch, who died June 22, led the New York chapter of the Mattachine Society. The West Coast based society ceased operations around 1973, but a memorial to Mattachine Society continues to this day in New York City. On Friday morning, Daniel answered the telephone at Julius NYC to confirm the once-a-month party.

"They made a difference," Daniel said. "They were extreme."

Daniel added it was "sad" that

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young people don’t know of this important period in queer rights. The Mattachine Society was an early gay rights group that, in many ways, is shrouded in mystery. And for some, mainly younger LGBT people, it can feel like an entirely new subject in the queer history of America. But knowing the history of this group’s members is important because they were the beginning of LGBT advocacy and support in the U.S. Founded in 1950 in Los Angeles, pre-Stonewall Riots, Mattachine grew from an underground social gathering into a public service agency, which is now celebrated through modern dance parties. Harry Hay, a man of many tastes and orientations,

led the society at its inception.

And yet its mere mention still does not register with many in the LGBT community.

The Mattachine Society existed during a time in America when it was not possible to be openly gay.

In the time before the Stonewall riots of the late 1960s, many gay men and women were living double lives in opposite sex relationships. It took a radical fairy like Hay to establish the Mattachine Society as an important and viable networking group. Under Hay’s reign, the Mattachine Society’s existence was characterized as a masquerading society of fools.

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HISTORY Cover of the 1959 edition of the Mattachine Review.

Washington and seemed to be unable to differentiate between a homosexual and a communist and many reacted very strongly to this,” said Dick Leitsch, past president of the New York Mattachine Society in a 1969 radio interview with WNYC. Leitsch died of liver cancer at a Manhattan hospice. He was 83.

Mattachine Society members were groundbreaking activists. They were brave men willing to organize in secret knowing they could face disastrous outcomes if their sexuality was made known to the public.

Pioneers for a culture.

“Mattachines were court jesters of the 13th Century,” Leitsch told WNYC. “And they wore funny masks and they camped around a lot and acted silly but underneath the silliness they were speaking truth to the King and sometimes they were the only people in the Kingdom who could get away with it.”

Archival documents and notes of the group’s membership are still rather difficult to obtain. Papers on the Mattachine Society can be found at the One Archives at the University of Southern California.

The ONE archives — the largest repository of LGBT materials worldwide — have credible and extensive documentation of this once secret society. Documents include notes from business and planning committee meetings. There is also a photograph from a holiday party showing Hay — one of the participants in Alfred C. Kinsey’s famous study of sexuality — and seven other men sitting around a decorated tree. Another file contains audio from a 1961 hearing on homosexual rights in Los Angeles.

Martin Meeker, 47, is the director at the Oral History Center at UC-Berkeley. He has researched Mattachine Society under the leadership of Hal Call and Don Lucas.

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from one another,” Meeker said.

“Under the leadership of Hal Call and Don Lucas, the Mattachine Society sought to spread objective information about homosexuality and end the isolation of gay people across the country.”

Hay, an avowed Communist, led the Mattachine Society in 1952. Meeker’s evaluation is Call and Lucas were more effective in leading Mattachine as they sought to influence opinions of experts through the publications and circulation of information.

“By 1954, Hal Call was allowing his name to be printed in the San Francisco Chronicle as the head of this homosexual organization,” Meeker said. “He was a publically out gay man, probably one of the first in the country’s history.”

“To me, that is the definition of a radical act,” Meeker said.

As the Mattachine Society raised its profile with magazine publications and social services assistance, the 1960s arrived with winds of change blowing. On the east coast, the Mattachine Society gained recognition with the 1966 “Sip-In” in which members challenged bars that refused service to gay people. The bars justified this practice as refusing to serve “disorderly” patrons.

At Julius New York, a Greenwich Village bar, the Mattachine Society currently has its own night on the third Thursday of each month. A person — who would only identify themselves as a “worker” —

“Mattachines were court jesters of the 13th Century,” Leitsch told WNYC. “And they wore funny masks and they camped around a lot and acted silly but underneath the silliness they were speaking truth to the King and sometimes they were the only people in the Kingdom who could get away with it.”

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Dick Leitsch in the 1960s. Photo credit: ErieGayNews.com

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HISTORY

“At the time, being homosexual was, in itself, seen as disorderly.”

- Dick Leitsch. New York Times, April 2016.

answered the telephone on a Tuesday afternoon last May. “The Sip-In is celebrated as a big victory,” the man said. “It started the whole momentum of the gay community stepping up and fighting for rights.”

The Sip-In was a challenge to the State Liquor Authority’s discriminatory policy of revoking the licenses of bars that served gays and lesbians.

“At the time, being homosexual was, in itself, seen as disorderly,” Leitsch told the New York Times in April 2016. The Sip-In is widely regarded as a precursor to the Stonewall Riots. Leitsch frequented Julius New York up until his death this year.

Meeker’s work and papers on Mattachine focus on the 1950s when two men joined forces to wrestle control away from Hay and move Mattachine Society in a different direction.

“Hay was a Communist,” Meeker said.

“He was more politically radical and economically radical than Hal Call and Don Lucas.”

Meeker said Call and Lucas were “cold war liberals” and added some historians have mistaken the pair as “conservatives.”

“They were liberals like Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. who was an anticommunist cold war liberal,” Meeker said of the Pulitzer Prize winning JFK biographer. “(Call and Lucas) were definitely liberal.”

The tension between Hay’s administration of Mattachine – what Meeker termed a “foundation” and Call and Lucas’ tenure is still reflected in today’s philosophies. Meeker said the most hate is often generated between radicals and liberals.

“Because they both believe in some version of progressive social change, but their visions of how to bring about progressive social change are profoundly different,” Meeker said.

Back in New York, a more modern way of recognizing Mattachine is produced once a month at Julius, the city’s oldest gay bar and site of the famous Sip-In. Leitsch led the Sip-In protest on April 21, 1966, telling the bartender at Julius that they were homosexuals and wanted a drink.

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Dick Leitsch (right) with Alan Cumming.

glass as Leitsch places his order. “That photograph was in the Village Voice and led to the end of that bar,” said acclaimed screenwriter and director John Cameron Mitchell. Cameron Mitchell spoke to The Mirror before Leitsch’s death. He called the Mattachine leader “an inspiration.”

“We give him a big salute every me he comes in,” Cameron Mitchell said.

Julius’ rich history is rightfully acknowledged once a month when a night is set aside for the Mattachine.

These parties are the brainchild of Cameron Mitchell and PJ DeBoy, collaborators on the 2006 feature film “Shortbus.” “He’s an iconic creator,” said Chris Harder, a New York City based burlesque performer. “He defined an entire show.”

That show was “Hedwig and The Angry Inch” and Cameron Mitchell has played the title character. The Mattachine night at Julius’ has been described as trendy for the downtown city scene, Harder said. It has history too. Crafted out of a threefloor stucco building, Julius’ took its place on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

“It’s the only building in Manhattan I’ve seen stucco on,” Cameron Mitchell said.

“It’s now a National Landmark building which is sad because the exterior is still ugly.”

Cameron Mitchell said today Julius’ is modeled after an old pub and it still serves burgers. It’s his neighborhood bar

— “my living room,” he said. At one time, however, Julius’ was known as a place where young guys met older men.

“It was a hustler bar in the 80s and 90s,” said Cameron Mitchell. “And then those hustlers got as old as their customers.”

The 55-year-old Tony Award winning director could not resist dismissing former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

“Giuliani came in and in his view ‘cleaned these up,’” Cameron Mitchell said in a sarcastic tone. “When really he was just a bully and homophobe and he tried to shut down a bunch of dance parties…just because he’s like that.”

Still, Julius has endured. The oldest gay bar in New York City is the site of celebrations and parties. And thanks to pioneers like Dick Leitsch and the Mattachine Society, no one will be refused a drink based solely on their sexual desires.

Cameron Mitchell organizes the monthly Mattachine party with Angela DiCarlo and Amber Martin.

He collaborates with bar owner Helen Buford for the annual “Sip-In” celebration. Julius’ New York is located at 159 West 10th Street in Manhattan.

Jake Lewis and David Altermatt contributed to this report.

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ven though temperatures remain high in South Florida during the fall, you can still enjoy some fashion must-haves for the season. Here is your style guide for the trends. Men, pair a blazer with a spread collar dress shirt, tapered slacks and textured dress shoes sans socks for a look that transitions seamlessly from the office to a night on the town. For women, take a silhouette-enhancing jacket and add flare with sexy shoes and jewelry accessories. Here are two chic examples.

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Darby Striped Blazer, $159 – a polished pick, styled with bold stripes along the back and sleeves

Gwen Cropped pants, $109 – perfectly cropped with a sleek high rise and a stylish stripe at each side seam

Women’s look RACHEL Rachel Roy DKNY Women’s Open Fishnet Tights, $22 – classic fishnets tights in an exaggerated proportion create a bold and fashion-forward look

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Men’s Fall Fashion

It List

The Vested Suit The Knit Blazer The Refined Turtleneck The Spread Collar Dress Shirt The Textured Dress Shoe The Varsity Jacket The Rugby Polo The New Oxford Shirt The Corduroy Pant The Chukka Boot

Women’s Fall Fashion

It List

Menswear Jacket Varsity Details Updated Plaid Embellished Denim Fall Florals The Red Handbag The Metallic Shoe The Statement Sneaker The Hair Accessory The Novelty Leg

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ESTATE PLANNING AND LONG TERM

LEGAL ISSUES For Married Couples, Domestic Partners, and Just Plain Friends

W

hile this was first published as an obituary article in the Sun Sentinel, to read the story of Alan Curtis’ achievements that laid the foundation for the rights we enjoy today, is to step back in time - less than 30 years - and see how far we have come in a short time. When gays were still on the fringe of south Florida society in the 1990s, through Alan, I was introduced to the political elite, often in grand parties in their homes, on Alan’s “arm” - not as a beard but as an out lesbian attorney, almost an oxymoron in that time and place. His story is but one chapter in our “gay rights history”.

Alan L. Curtis, passed June 13, 2010, in his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Alan was born July 27, 1946, in Tampa, Florida, of a genteel southern family. He graduated from Florida Southern College, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.

Before relocating to Fort Lauderdale, he was a high school teacher in Tampa, and worked for Traveler’s Insurance company. Alan worked for the Hallmark Corporation for fifteen years receiving recognition several times as their most outstanding sales representative, before becoming the proprietor of Alan’s Hallmark Shop in Wilton Manors, in the 1980’s. He is perhaps most well remembered by his hundreds, if not thousands of customers as their salesman in Fleet Sales at Gary Fronrath & Maroone Chevrolet in Fort Lauderdale.

Alan was a bon vivant and social gadfly in Fort Lauderdale in the 1980s and 90s: melding a mix of the straight world of politicos, socialites, and gay men, extremely unusual at that time in South Florida. Alan welded political alliances that served both the politicians that he supported, and, more importantly for our community, created bonds with straight politicians that ultimately led to our winning our rights in both amending the Broward County Human Rights Ordinance to include protections

for sexual orientation in the workplace, housing and places of public accommodation in 1995 (later to include transgendered persons), as well as the Domestic Partnership Ordinance enacted in 1999. An largely unknown fact is that without Alan Curtis, the 1995 amendment would have died in the cradle. He orchestrated a pivotal meeting between attorney activist Robin Bodiford, then chair of the LGBT political action committee proposing the amendment, and the Hamilton Forman, a powerful opponent of equal rights for gays, who had great influence over the Broward County Commission in the 1990s. As a result of that meeting a deal was struck that allowed the amendment process to go forward. The inroad Alan created was the path we trod to attain our local LGBT civil rights.

Alan’s community involvement straddled the two worlds he lived in: he was the first openly gay man appointed to any number of advisory boards in the City of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. With his foot planted firmly in the mainstream, he served as an appointee on the following civic organizations: 1993 Cemeteries Board of Trustees, City of Fort Lauderdale; 1994 Economic Development Advisory Board, City of Fort Lauderdale; 1995 Community Services Board, City of Fort Lauderdale; and in 1995 on the Cultural Affairs Council of Broward County. Alan was a benefactor to Art Serve of Broward County and served on the board of the Public Theatre of Greater Fort Lauderdale. He was a confidant and political strategist to City of Fort Lauderdale Commissioners Jack Latona and Cary Keno, and Broward Sheriff Ron Cochran. Alan was a founding member of the Dolphin Democratic Club, the Tuesday Night Committee, United Citizens for Human Rights Board, a GUARD member and benefactor, Center One Board Member, and Chair of the 2nd Red Ribbons Awards, all gay groups. For a number of years Alan was a devoted “buddy” to a number of

young men suffering from AIDS at the height of the epidemic. Alan was also the first openly gay Sheriff’s liaison to the gay community in Florida and served on the Broward County Sheriff’s Advisory Council.

Alan was known for his beautiful smile, his twinkling blue eyes and quick wit. Also, he was known as a shrewd businessman and political ally. He had a flair for decorating and loved nothing more than turning a sow’s ear into a silk purse: purchasing run down local properties and turning them into gems that dazzled the eye. He will be remembered as a loyal, loving and beloved friend.

- Robin Bodiford

 Robin Bodiford and Alan Curtis at Broward Sheriff Ron Cochran fundraiser on Las Olas Blvd eatery in the late 1990s.

M.S.W., J.D.

FEATURE

Lesbians Who Tech

The growing techfocused, queer women’s organization just held a summit in New York City // Jacob Long

Photo via @lepitts (Leanne Pittsford), Twitter.

W

hen Lesbians Who Tech decided to host its first ever summit in 2017—just a handful of years after its founding in 2014— a few tech companies threw in a few dollars as sponsors and 800 people showed up.

Today, those summits draw thousands and cover the country.

“In that moment, I knew it was something beyond a happy hour every couple of months,” founder and San Francisco-based techie Leanne Pittsford told Brit & Co recently. “We were part of a movement to have more of an equitable technology industry and society. We had to play a role to make sure queer women had a voice.”

In 2014, Pittford got frustrated by a male-centric deluge of tech events she’d been attending. She decided to be the change she sought and put together a series of gatherings for lesbians in tech at a local bar, which grew to gatherings at several bars, which grew to many, which grew to LWT chapters, which then grew to many chapters. Lesbians Who Tech now boasts 40,000 members and more than 40 chapters worldwide, including one in South Florida.

Next month, Lesbians Who Tech is back with a first ever leadership summit event in New York that directly appeals to mid and executive level leadership From Wednesday, Sept. 12, and through that Friday, the nonbinary, LGBT women and allies group will be bringing its chops and awareness to New York City. With its QUEER | INCLUSIVE | BADASS motto, LWT is planning the three-day event as a “smaller event” than past summits in the city, in an effort to “focus on a more curated experience for our mid-level and executive members,” according to the event site. As always, the summit will lend much of its content to tech and the trends shaping it.

As of press time, LWT was still finalizing its speakers and program. One speaker, however, is Arlan Hamilton (according to an LWT tweet). Hamilton founded Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on underrepresentation. In May 2018, a year and a half before its self-imposed deadline to do so, the firm had invested more than $4 million in 100 minority-led companies.

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Pictured: Members of Lesbians Who Tech posing together with founder Leanne Pittsford, bottom center. Photo via @lepitts (Leanne Pittsford), Twitter.

“I have said in the past that I do think it’s going to be this trendy thing to invest in the black and brown founder. Just as it has been for women.

It’ll be this trendy thing that does go away,” Hamilton told the People of Color in Tech podcast. “...the way that we counter that is by one knowing it. Be aware. The second is by enabling and catalyzing angel investors and VC’s of color today. We can’t wait till it runs out because then it’ll be too late.”

LWT itself has a similar goal. For example, the organization emphasizes inclusion and diversity, and backs up its own stats.

“We won’t have the summit unless our speakers are 50 percent women, 25 percent women of color, and 10 percent gender nonconforming or trans,” Pittsford told Brit & Co. According to the event page, the upcoming summit comprises 80 percent non-binary and queer women, 20 percent women allies, 50 percent women of color.

To get an idea of what the summit will look and feel like, LWT encourages potential attendees to check out past summits.

The 2017 summit in New York, for example, garnered 2,000 attendees, its sessions’ tech topics including mobile, cybersecurity, big data, health tech, financial tech, software engineering, inclusion, design, space tech, and science. Its big shot contending speakers include HuffPost Editor in Chief Lydia Polgreen, National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Kate Kendall, and New York Times tech reporter and staff writer extraordinaire (and Still Processing podcast co-host) Jenna Wortham.

At LWT’s March 2018 summit in San Francisco, celebrity attendees included Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, and Tegan and Sara.

Exalting the value of that March LWT summit and others like it, Sandberg talked about the oft claimed pipeline-issue of LGBT women’s representation in tech, by which some argue there simply aren’t enough recruits attempting to join tech ranks. “... it’s cultural. And the good news is, when it’s cultural it means we can change it. Lesbians tech, girls tech, women of color tech, black girls code, computer science and engineering Lean In circles,” Sandberg told Recode. “The way to get more women into tech is to get more women into tech. Because for every young girl out there who sees this audience and hears from here, they now can’t see this as an only-male field.”

According to job placement website Indeed, at least some of that culture is actually seeing some of that change.

As of February 2018, diverse and inclusive postings on the site were:

• Up 18 percent compared to 2017 • Up 35 percent compared to 2016 and 2017

“While it is difficult to point to one particular event behind the spurt in employer demand, growing awareness could be responsible for the ascent in postings,” Indeed’s Daniel Culbertson wrote.

To that end, LWT’s September summit ends Friday afternoon with a career fair it calls the largest in-person and virtual career fair.

According to LWT, the involved companies, ranging from Goldman Sachs to Facebook to Bank of America, intentionally recruit “badass, underrepresented and talented tech professionals with a variety of skills.”

“We especially seek women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and people who live with a disability,” the fair Eventbrite page reads. The fair is free.

It also includes a mentoring program you can access after registering and signing up with include, a platform claiming to “fight bias in hiring with intention by scaling access to direct referrals for underrepresented candidates.” According to LWT, many of its mentoring partners will also be actively recruiting at the fair through the group’s database on include. As of press time, those companies are:

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ith rental prices continuing to rise you may find the thought of buying more enticing.

Of course the only problem is that housing prices are going up fast as well. Unless you have well over a 6-figure income you may feel as if it’s not possible to find a house that you would actually want to live in. As a first-time homebuyer I felt the same way, but doing some research and getting some help from an experienced and patient realtor ended up proving me wrong. My search took almost a year, but in the end I found a house that was perfect for me at this stage in my life.

Here is what I learned:  Set your budget and stick to it  Work with an experienced realtor you trust  Select several areas you would like to live (compatible with your budget) and don’t settle for anywhere else  Know what you want when it comes to layout, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, parking situation, yard size, etc. and don’t settle until you find it  Make a list of what you want and a list of what you must have  Be patient and wait for the right house The house I found was a bit of a fixer-upper, but it was in a neighborhood that is pretty good and coming up very quickly. I did get everything I had on my must have list and stayed within my budget. The fixing up process has been fun, but not overwhelming: the bathrooms, kitchen and windows (impact) were new. In the end it was well worth the process and the wait to find it. Bottom line, do your research, know what you want and keep looking until you find it.

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pair of red sequined slippers from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” has been found, 13 years after they disappeared from a Minnesota museum, law enforcement said Sept. 4.

But the investigation continues into who’s responsible for the 2005 theft of the cherished piece of movie memorabilia.

“We reached the first goal, the recovery, and it’s a great day,” North Dakota United States Attorney Christopher Myers said. “But we’re not done.”

The slippers are one of four known pairs that actress Judy Garland The ruby slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in August 2005. Photo credit: Judy Garland Museum, CNN.

wore in her role as Dorothy in the classic film. They disappeared in August 2005 from a museum dedicated to the actress in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

The theft sparked years of rumors and dead-end leads. Finally, a tip last summer led law enforcement outside Minnesota, and the FBI got involved. This summer, the shoes were seized in an undercover operation in Minneapolis, the FBI said.

“There’s a certain romance in these types of schemes, sometimes sophistication, but at the end of the day it’s a theft,” Myers said.

“These types of offenses not only deprive the owner of their property, but all of us,” Myers said. “This type of cultural property is important to us as a society. It reflects culture, it holds our memories, it reflects our values.”

‘We were literally crying’ The long-lost slippers were shown to reporters Tuesday at the FBI’s Minneapolis headquarters in a news conference conducted in reverential tones, with repeated references to rainbows and the memorable quote “there’s no place like home.”

“They’re more than just a pair of shoes, the slippers. They’re an enduring symbol of the power of belief,” Grand Rapids Police Chief Scott Johnson said.

Memorabilia collector Michael Shaw loaned the slippers to the Judy Garland Museum for Grand Rapids’ annual “Wizard of Oz” festival in 2005. Shaw rejected the museum’s offer to store them in a vault each night because he didn’t want people handling the delicate shoes by moving them daily, he said in the 2016 documentary, “The Slippers.”

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“One way or another, over the course of time, the shoes will out you.”

- Rhys Thomas Journalist

“But most importantly, I was assured that the museum had security,” said Shaw.

A thief broke in through the museum’s back door, according to the Grand Rapids Police Department. The perpetrator smashed a glass case in the museum’s gallery and stole the slippers, which were insured for $1 million. The alarm did not sound to a central dispatch station and no fingerprints were left behind, police said.

The theft was “the biggest thing that ever happened to our museum,” museum co-founder Jon Miner told CNN affiliate KQDS in 2015. “We were literally crying.”

Investigators had no evidence, aside from a single sequin that had fallen off one of the slippers. As the mystery deepened, museum staff became the target of rumors of an inside job, allegations they vehemently denied.

“We’re the ones that want to find them because they were entrusted to us,” Miner said in “The Slippers.”

Ten years after the theft, the museum teamed up with the Itasca County Sheriff’s Dive Team to investigate the theory that someone had thrown the slippers into a nearby lake. During the 40th Annual “Wizard of Oz” Festival, divers scoured the depths of the Tioga Mine Pit lake but came up empty-handed.

Extortion investigation leads to shoes Tips flowed in over the years but they led either nowhere — or to reproductions. One week, they were nailed to a wall in a roadside diner in Missouri, or resting at the bottom of a water-filled ore pit. Would-be tipsters reported them on display at the Smithsonian, which was true — “Yeah, we know that, that’s another pair,” Johnson said.

“The thieves not only took the slippers, they took a piece of history that will be forever connected to Grand Rapids and one of our city’s most famous children,” Johnson said.

A break in the case came in the summer of 2017, the FBI said in a statement.

An individual approached the company that insured the slippers, saying he had information about the shoes and how they could be returned, and “it became apparent that those involved were in reality attempting to extort the owners of the slippers,” Special Agent Christopher Dudley, who led the investigation from the FBI’s Minneapolis Division, said in the statement.

After nearly a yearlong investigation involving the bureau’s Art Crime Team, the FBI Laboratory, and field offices in Chicago, Atlanta and Miami, the slippers were recovered during an undercover operation in Minneapolis, the statement said.

Jill Sanborn, special agent in charge of the Minneapolis division of the FBI, called the shoes’ recovery a “significant milestone.” But law enforcement is still seeking information about the 2005 theft, she said.

“This is still a very, very active and ongoing investigation,” said Sanborn.

A thief broke in through the museum’s back door, according to the Grand Rapids Police Department. The perpetrator smashed a glass case in the museum’s gallery and stole the slippers, which were insured for $1 million.

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Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz.”

Multiple pairs Over the years, the mystery of the slippers’ disappearance only seemed to enhance their reputation as one of the most coveted items on the Hollywood memorabilia market.

Valued at $2 million to $3 million and thought to be worth as much as $5 million at auction, they would be hard to sell on the black market — and even harder to hide.

“Whoever has them, illicitly, has their hands full with them,” journalist Rhys Thomas said in “The Slippers.”

“One way or another, over the course of time, the shoes will out you.”

Thomas tracked down several pairs of the famed shoes for a Los Angeles Times article published in 1988.

In the documentary, Shaw says he bought the shoes from a Hollywood costume designer who found them in MGM Studios’ backlot property in Culver City, California. As the story goes, Kent Warner found several pairs on a dusty shelf and took one to the famed MGM Studios auction in 1970. He kept the rest for himself — the exact number is not clear — selling them off to collectors, including Shaw.

Meanwhile, a Tennessee schoolteacher won another pair in a contest in 1940. She sold them at auction in 1988 to a private collector for $165,000.

Another pair has been on display in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington since 1979. In 2016, the organization launched an online campaign to raise money to restore their luster.

In 2012, a group of actors led by Leonardo DiCaprio purchased a pair to be displayed at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, set to open this year in Los Angeles.

As Glinda the Good Witch says in the movie when she is describing the slippers’ appeal to the Wicked Witch, “Their magic must be very powerful, or she wouldn’t want them so badly.”

CNN’s Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report.

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The Arsht Center is transformed into a winter wonderland by Miami City Ballet in George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker.”

Photo Credit: Gene Schiavone.

Dance / / J.W. Arnold

Program I Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Oct. 6 – 7, Aventura Arts and Cultural Center Oct. 13, Broward Center Vladimir Isaaev’s Arts Ballet Theatre features three works: Stravinsky’s “Firebird;” “Le Spectre de la Rose,” a ballet about a young woman who dreams of dancing at her first ball; and “Pentimento,” choreographed by Vicente Nebrada.

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Program I: “Company B” Miami City Ballet Oct. 19 – 21, Arsht Center Oct. 27 – 28, Broward Center Nov. 16 – 18, Kravis Center Miami City Ballet kicks off its season with two George Balanchine classics, “Concerto Barocco,” set to music

by J.S. Bach, and “Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto,” and Paul Taylor’s “Company B,” set to boogie woogie hits of the 1940s. MiamiCityBallet.org “Flying Steps Presents Flying Bach” Nov. 7, Broward Center World champion b-boy crew Flying Steps visualizes and revives the elegant music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Clavier,” interpreted through explosive break dance moves bridging the art forms of classical and urban culture.

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“So You Think You Can Dance Live!” 2018 Nov. 10, Broward Center Nov. 14, 2018, Kravis Center Cheer on the Fox TV competitions’s top 10 finalists Hannahlei Cabanilla, Jay Jay Dixonbey, Chelsea Hough, Evan Debendedetto, Genessy Castillo, Cole Mills, Darius Hickman, Madalena Fialek, Slavic Pustovoytov and Jensen Arnold. BrowardCenter.org, Kravis.org “Program Two: The Nutcracker” Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Dec.. 7 - 9, Aventura Arts and Cultural Center Dec. 14 - 16, Parker Playhouse Ballet master Vladimir Isaaev choreographed this whimsical tale of snowflakes, sugarplums, naughty little boys and magical dolls, set to the music of Tchaikovsky and based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman.

ArtsBalletTheatre.org “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” Dec. 7 – 9, Broward Center Dec. 14 – 24, Arsht Center Dec. 28 – 30, Kravis Center George Balanchine’s choreography and Tchaikovsky’s music are timeless, but this production, featuring beautiful new costumes and sets created by Cuban-American designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo is a new tradition.

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Randy Rainbow brings his political satire to the Parker Playhouse in November.

Concerts & Comedy / / J.W. Arnold

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hether you prefer pop, rock or hip hop, South Florida venues continue to attract the biggest names on tour. Looking for laughs? You’ll find them, too.

“4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince” Oct. 4, Broward Center The first and only estate-approved Prince celebration, “4U” will present the music of Prince like never before, with a rock band and full symphony orchestra performing both his biggest hits and lesser-known gems in concert. BrowardCenter.org

Tracy Morgan Nov. 3, Hard Rock Events Center Comedian Tracy Morgan is a survivor.

The fan favorite from “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock” overcame lifethreatening injuries from a 2014 traffic collision, but his sense of humor was intact and he laughs about the life-changing experience. MyHRL.com

Bruce Vilanch Oct. 5, Aventura Arts & Cultural Center One of the most sought-after jokesmiths in the entertainment industry, Bruce Vilanch has become a recognizable face in his own right, thanks to the documentary, “Get Bruce!,” and his stint as a regular on “Hollywood Squares.” AventuraCenter.org

Mannheim Steamroller Nov. 21, Kravis Center Grammy Award-winner Chip Davis’ iconic ensemble has been unwrapping high-octane holiday renditions since 1984, and video clips and other festive fun amplify this exhilarating Christmas show in West Palm Beach.

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MSTK3K Live 30th Anniversary Tour Oct. 19, Parker Playhouse Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) celebrates its 30th anniversary and features—for the first time in 25 years—original host and creator Joel Hodgson back in his red jumpsuit for a screening of “The Brain.” ParkerPlayhouse.com

Elton John Nov. 23, BB&T Center Nov. 24, American Airlines Arena The original “Rocket Man” brings his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour to South Florida. If you’ve never experienced the music of this iconic songwriter, singer and LGBT icon live, don’t miss this opportunity.

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Randy Rainbow Nov. 30, Parker Playhouse The YouTube sensation is back for one night only at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale with more of his hilarious political videos and commentary. And yes, he will certainly be lampooning a particular president.

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or one week each December, wealthy collectors and celebrities converge on South Florida, the result of the phenomenal growth of Art Basel Miami Beach at the convention center and the many satellite fairs that make Art Week Miami special.

Art Week Miami, featuring dozens of satellite fairs and special events from Coral Gables to Miami Beach, Midtown, Wynwood and the Design District draws even more art lovers. This year, Art Week Miami is being celebrated Dec. 4 – 11.

When the doors close at the convention center and exhibition tents, the action is just getting started as galleries, hotels and studio spaces across the city host receptions, parties and late-night exhibits. DJs spin tunes well into the wee hours of the night at the most popular venues.

Here’s your quick guide to Art Basel Miami Beach and the major Art Week Miami shows:

Art Basel Miami Beach Miami Beach Convention Center $50 one day/$130 multiple days with advance online purchase Art Basel Miami Beach is among the most important art shows in the U.S., drawing exhibitors from North America, Europe, Asia and Africa and specializing in contemporary and modern art, as well as works by emerging artists. MiamiBeach.

ArtBasel.com Art Week Miami Satellite Art Fairs AQUA Miami AQUA, held at one of SoBe’s toniest Art Deco hotels, is one of the most popular fairs for emerging art during Miami Art Week. AquaMiami.com Art Miami Known as Miami’s premier anchor fair, Art Miami kicks off the opening day of Art Week - the first week of December when thousands of collectors, dealers, curators, and artists descend upon Miami. ArtMiami.com ArtSpot Miami International Art Fair ArtSpot International is a stand-alone art fair that showcases innovative and alternative contemporary and modern art. ArtSpotMiami.com 74 | THE

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CONTEXT Art Miami CONTEXT is dedicated to the development and reinforcement of emerging and midcareer artists and serves as a platform for the presentation of cutting-edge talent by emerging and established galleries.

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Miami Project Miami Project will again present a selection of historically important and cutting edge contemporary work side by side in Wynwood, with a unique emphasis on the strength of individual exhibitors’ programs, irrespective of their primary focus. Miami-Project.com

Design Miami DesignMiami is dedicated to a global forum for design and, in its second decade, celebrates growing interest in the work of the ‘70s and ‘80s. DesignMiami. com

Miami River Art Fair Miami River Art Fair is providing a unique experience, featuring both an indoor booth setting at the Riverfront Hall of the Miami Convention Center and the one-of-a-kind Riverwalk Sculpture Mall, featuring works from around the world.

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Fridge Art Fair Eric Ginsburg’s famed New York Fridge Art Fair returns to Miami Beach this year.

“Art Bagel” offers a curated show and sale, open Dec. 4 – 10 at the Blue Moon Hotel. FridgeArtFair.com INK Miami Art Fair INK is unique among Miami’s fairs for its focus on contemporary works on paper by internationally renowned artists. The show is sponsored by the International Fine Print Dealers Association. InkArtFair. com

NADA Art Fair Founded in 2002, the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is a not-for-profit collective of professionals working with contemporary art and is recognized as a much-needed alternative assembly of the world’s youngest and strongest art galleries. NewArtDealers.org PULSE Miami This fair is divided into two sections, a mix of established and emerging galleries vetted by a committee of prominent international dealers.

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Brush Up on Your History

Stonewall National Museum & Archives Wilton Manors Gallery hosts permanent and traveling LGBT history and art exhibits. Credit: Steven Shires Photography.

RedDot Miami Building upon its reputation as a diverse fair, Red Dot will once again offer a unique selection of approximately 60 galleries exhibiting painting, sculpture, photography and fine-art objects.

RedDotFair.com Scope Miami Beach Over 100 exhibitors and 20 selected breeder program galleries will present groundbreaking work, alongside SCOPE’s special programming, encompassing music, design and fashion.

Scope-Art.com SPECTRUM Miami SPECTRUM, a juried show, is where contemporary meets extraordinary in Miami’s Performing Arts District, featuring live music and plenty of parties throughout the fair.

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This fair presents a selection of international galleries and not-for-profit spaces, positioned side by side to create a less segregated fair installation.

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Locations are announced and tickets for individual Art Week events generally go on sale after Oct. 1.

The Stonewall National Museum and Archives Wilton Manors Gallery features a number of permanent and traveling exhibits. The Fall 2018 schedule includes several exhibits, film screenings and lectures chronicling the diverse experiences of LGBTQ people across the country and around the world: “Silent Victims: The Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals” Prof. Geoffrey J. Giles, Ph.D., University of Florida Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

In conjunction with the exhibition “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933 – 1945,” presented in partnership with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, on exhibition through Oct. 14, Prof. Geoffrey Giles will illuminate why homosexuals were perceived as such a prominent “enemy” of the Nazis, and how growing frustration with the difficulty of identifying who was actually a homosexual led to a growing panic among some Party and state authorities.

This lecture will be presented at the Pride Center at Equality Park, 2040 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors.

Gay Jewish Film Series Presented by Stonewall National Museum & Archives and Congregation Etz Chaim, with generous support from the Jewish Federation of Broward County, the Gay Jewish Film Series offers weekly screenings of films by Jewish filmmakers. The line-up includes: “Life in Stills” - Sunday, Oct. 7 “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?” - Oct. 14 “I Shot My Love” - Oct. 21 “The Queen Has No Crown” - Oct. 28 All screenings begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for individual films or $36 for all four.

“Nightbirds: Photos of NYC’s Dynamic Club Culture Personalities 1986 – 1995” These stunning photos by Michael Fazkerley capture the images of the club kids and glitterati who set trends in fashion, style, performance art and music for a decade in New York City’s notorious nightclub scene. This first ever solo exhibition of Fazakerley’s work will also culminate in the addition of his remarkable body of work into SNMA’s permanent collection, where it will be preserved for generations to come. On exhibit through Jan. 20, 2019.

The Stonewall National Museum and Archives Wilton Manors Gallery is located at 2157 N. Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors.

For more information, go to Stonewall-Museum.org.

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Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso conducts the South Florida Symphony. Credit: Steven Shires Photography.

Classical Music / / J.W. Arnold “Uruguayan Tribute to Hispanic and Italian Heritage Month” Symphony of the Americas Oct. 9, Broward Center Uruguayan pianists Ciro and Enrique perform an eclectic evening of music, including the Concerto No. 2 by Florencia di Concillio, a contemporary Uruguayan-born composer. Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese conducts.

SymphonyOfTheAmericas.org “La bohème” Florida Grand Opera Nov. 3 – 11, Arsht Center Nov. 15 and 17, Broward Center Florida Grand Opera opens its 78th season with Giacomo Puccini’s lyrical romantic tragedy about young lovers struggling to survive in the Latin Quarter of 19th-century Paris. It’s a timeless tale of life on borrowed time. Ramon Tébar conducts. FGO.org “Angels and Demons” South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble Nov. 11, Broward Center The talented musicians of the Pride Wind Ensemble perform selections inspired by all that is good and all that is evil in the world. The South Florida Pride Jazz Ensemble and Pride Steel Band will also be featured.

PrideWindEnsemble.org Masterworks I: “Fire, Passion & Drama” South Florida Symphony Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Boca Raton Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso conducts Manuel de Falla’s “El Amor Brujo,” featuring the Siudy Garrido Flamenco Dance Co.; Michael Daughterty’s cello concerto “Tales of Hemingway;” and Mozart’s “Haffner” Symphony. SouthFloridaSymphony.org 76 | THE

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“Holiday Music & Movies” Symphony of the Americas Dec. 4 and 9, Broward Center Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese conducts the symphony along with memorable scenes from traditional holiday movies including “The Polar Express,” “Home Alone,” “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” “White Christmas” and more.

SymphonyOfTheAmericas.org “The Nightmare Before Christmas” South Florida Symphony Dec. 13, Broward Center The South Florida Symphony provides the soundtrack for Tim Burton’s creepy holiday cartoon, “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” at the Broward Center. Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso conducts Danny Elfman’s award-winning score. BrowardCenter.org “Holidays at Hard Rock Live” Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida Dec. 16, Hard Rock Events Center The 150-member Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, under the direction of Harold Dioquino, performs heartwarming holiday classics at the Hard Rock Events Center in Hollywood with a special guest artist and instrumentalists.

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“A Night of…Rising Stars & Classic Melodies” Palm Beach Opera Dec. 18, Kravis Center World renowned mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is joined by young artists in a night of opera’s greatest hits and Broadway favorites, accompanied by a full orchestra at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. PBOpera.org

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outh Florida boasts one of the most vibrant regional theater scenes in the country.

This fall, audiences can enjoy classic American plays, edgy new dramas and comedies, hit musicals, LGBT-themed fare and more.

“Havana Music Hall the Musical” Actors Playhouse Oct. 10 – Nov. 18 A world premiere, “Havana Music Hall” is the tale of Cuban musicians Rolando and Ramona Calderon and their lives in Cuba from 1958 to the present, a familiar story to many Cuban exiles and their families.

ActorsPlayhouse.org “Dracula” Zoetic Stage Oct. 11 – 28 In this world premiere production at the Arsht Center, award-winning playwright and Zoetic Stage co-founder puts a new, feminist spin on Bram Stoker’s classic tale of a vampire that terrorizes the Transylvanian countryside. ZoeticStage.org Disney’s “Freaky Friday” Slow Burn Theatre Co. Oct. 18 – Nov. 4 Disney’s classic story of a mother and daughter who magically swap bodies for 24 chaotic hours has been given a contemporary spin with a driving pop and rock score by Tony Award-winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. SlowBurnTheatre.org “The Pirates of Penzance” The Wick Theatre and Costume Museum Oct. 18 – Nov. 11 This treasured Gilbert & Sullivan comic operetta, winner of a Tony Award for best revival of a musical, offers an adventurous tale suited for swashbucklers of all ages, filled with handsome pirates, bumbling constables and fair maidens. TheWick.org

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“Indecent” Palm Beach Dramaworks Oct. 19 – Nov. 11 Paula Vogel’s spellbinding drama with music explores the firestorm surrounding the 1923 Broadway premiere of Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance,” and pays heartfelt tribute to the people that brought the controversial play to life.

PBDramaworks.org “Steel Magnolias” Maltz Jupiter Theatre Oct. 28 – Nov. 11 The women of Truvy’s beauty salon are quick with a quip and hilarious repartee, unafraid to show their eccentric personalities. But when the threat of tragedy begins to wilt their delicate Louisiana charm, they reveal their strength.

JupiterTheatre.org “Buyer & Cellar” Island City Stage Nov. 1 – Dec. 2 The hit off Broadway play makes its Broward debut: Alex More has a story to tell. A struggling actor in Los Angeles, he takes a job working as a shopkeeper in the Malibu basement mall owned by his beloved Barbra Streisand. IslandCityStage. org “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Slow Burn Theatre Co. Nov. 8 – Nov. 25 This gender-bending, fourth wall-smashing musical sensation, with a pulsing score and electrifying performances, tells the hilarious, harrowing and essentially uplifting story for anyone who’s ever felt different. SlowBurnTheatre.org

“3 Card Stud” Ronnie Larsen Presents Nov. 8 – Dec. 2, The Foundry at Abyss Theatre In this world premiere comedy, openly gay Shelly and his openly gay son Michael share an apartment in Wilton Manors and everything is very peaceful until they both fall for the same guy and things get complicated. RonnieLarsenPresents.com “Grease” MNM Theatre Co. Nov. 16 – Dec. 2 This rollicking musical evokes the look and sound of the 1950s with well-known songs such as “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightning” and “Beauty School Dropout,” evoking the hits of Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. MNMTheatre.org “Actually” GableStage Nov. 24 – Dec. 23 Two freshmen at Princeton spend a night together that alters the course of their lives.

They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy — and if unspoken, can it be called consent?

GableStage.org Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” Maltz Jupiter Theatre Nov. 27 – Dec. 16 Showcasing spectacular costumes and effects, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a classic fairy tale filled with magic, romance and a young woman’s determination to find her own way and see beauty in everyone. JupiterTheatre.org

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BEHIND THE CURTAIN

Lynn University Play Reading Series Fosters New Works

“Annie” The Wick Theatre and Costume Museum Nov. 29 – Dec. 23 Sally Struthers (“All in the Family”) stars as the devilish Miss Hannigan in this heartwarming tale of an everoptimistic orphan, her dog and lonely benefactor who rescues her from a horrible orphanage during the Depression. TheWick.org “At Home” West Boca Theatre Co. at Levis Jewish Community Center Nov. 29 – Dec. 16 This world premiere chronicles the lives of the Reddington family over 50 years. Their story begins when Esther Silver from the Bronx meets Michael Reddington from Brooklyn in their senior year at Teachers College.

LevisJCC.org “Six Characters in Search of a Play” Empire Stage Dec. 6 – 16 Del Shores, the creator of “Sordid Lives,” “A Very Sordid Wedding” and “Southern Baptist Sissies,” is back with a new one-man show, inspired by some of the real life “characters” he’s encountered over his career.

EmpireStage.com “House on Fire” Palm Beach Dramaworks Dec. 7 – 30 As an old man and his sons battle for dominance, two strangers appear and lives are changed in Lyle Kessler’s moving and funny parable of love, resentment, family, and redemption at the Don and Ann Brown Theater in West Palm Beach. PBDramaworks.org “Legally Blonde the Musical” Slow Burn Theatre Co. Dec. 13 – 30 Determined to get her ex-boyfriend back, Elle Woods charms her way into Harvard Law School and tackles stereotypes and scandal, all in pursuit of her dreams.

This musical, based on the hit film, is so much fun, it should be illegal! SlowBurnTheatre.org

Michael McKeever’s “Daniel’s Husband,” a play that got its start at the Jan McArt New Play Reading Series, will receive its second Off Broadway production this season. Photo Credit: Island City Stage.

Experience the creative process in action with the Jan McArt New Play Reading Series at Lynn University in Boca Raton. The series offers playwrights workshops of their newest works, culminating in a staged reading before a live audience at the university’s Wold Performing Arts Center.

“If there’s one thing I enjoy, it’s developing new work and I’m working as hard as ever to make that happen here at Lynn,” McArt, known as the “First Lady of Florida Theater,” said in a statement announcing the series. “I love it because it’s creative and I’m making things happen.”

She certainly has a track record for making things happen: Michael McKeever’s “Daniel’s Husband” was premiered at Island City Stage in Wilton Manors and swept the 2016 Carbonell Awards before an Off Broadway production at New York City’s Primary Stages. A new Off Broadway production is opening this fall.

Dan Clancy’s “Middletown” received a critically-acclaimed world premiere at West Boca Theatre, while Island City Stage offered the world premiere—and another critical success—of Stuart Meltzer’s “The Goldberg Variations” in 2017.

The 2018-19 Jan McArt New Play Reading Series opens with: “The Diamond Girl” by Tony Finstrom Oct. 22, 2018 A contemporary take on an old-fashioned story, this epic yet intimate tale of greed, lust and lies is part mystery, part comedy, part romance, played out against the colorful backdrop of Victorian London. Featuring Jan McArt, Jordan Armstrong, Leigh Bennet, Jeffrey Bruce and Ann Marie Olson. Directed by Wayne Rudisill.

Other plays in the series include: “The Agent of Change” by Gary Burdick Jan. 14, 2019 “The Quintessence of Joy” by Stuart Meltzer Feb. 11, 2019 “Farce and Away” by Michael McKeever March 4, 2019 Tickets are $10 for individual plays and $36 for a series subscription. For more information and tickets, go to Lynn.edu/events.

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amilton” may be the hottest ticket in South Florida this season, but audiences will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy the best of Broadway this season at the Arsht, Broward and Kravis Centers.

“Phantom of the Opera” Oct. 10 – 21, Broward Center

The Phantom is lurking around the Broward Center again, echoing the haunting melodies of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

If you’ve never seen what could arguably be one of the best musicals of all time, get your tickets. BrowardCenter. org.

“Hello, Dolly” Nov. 20 – 25, Arsht Center Dec. 11 – 15, Kravis Center

“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” Dec. 25 – 30, Arsht Center

The season in Miami and West Palm Beach opens in a big way when Betty Buckley (“Cats”) takes the stage as the enterprising Dolly Levi in this gorgeous touring production of last year’s Best Revival of a Musical. ArshtCenter. org, Kravis.org

This merry and bright holiday musical, based on the classic film starring Bing Crosby, is full of dancing, laughter, romance and some of the best songs ever written. These tickets will make a great stocking stuffer, for sure.

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“The King and I” Nov. 20 – Dec. 2, Broward Center

Two worlds—East and West—collide in this classic musical, based on the 2015 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production and featuring many of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most beloved songs.

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“Hamilton” Dec. 18, 2018 – Jan. 20, 2019, Broward Center

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster rap musical about the life of one of our forgotten founding fathers makes its way to the Broward Center for a month-long run.

Alexander Hamilton’s story comes alive in this dynamic setting.

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BEHIND THE SCENES Meet Broadway Across America’s Susan Krajsa Have you ever wondered how all those touring Broadway shows get booked at performing arts centers around the country?

Susan Krajsa, who was named president of Broadway Across America last spring, is responsible for Broadway series in 44 cities across the country, including Fort Lauderdale and Miami. What you didn’t know is that she manages this multimillion dollar operation from an office in South Florida, where she began with the company more than 28 years ago.

Planning for the upcoming seasons at the Broward and Arsht Center actually began more than two years ago: “First and foremost, it’s a very inclusive process.

We rely heavily on input from our partners [at the performing arts centers] to determine what we both think would make the best line-up for an upcoming season,” Krajsa explained. “The other thing we do—and we’ve been doing this for many years—we survey our subscribers and single ticket

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buyers. Those surveys do a lot to inform what we bring to each market.”

Audiences in Madison and Salt Lake City are different from the audiences in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, she emphasized, and may prefer classic musicals to edgier new works.

Then there is the actual challenge of scheduling the shows. Her programming team must consider available dates at the performing arts centers, travel considerations for the company and crew (“Tours are about trucks,” she said.) and even the technical specifications of the theaters. (For example, many older venues across the country underwent massive renovations to accommodate the first touring productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” decades ago.)

The entire process can be like putting together a giant puzzle, she said. And, when a blockbuster like “Hamilton” or “Frozen” opens on Broadway, Krajsa and her team move quickly, reaching out to producers to lock in advance dates.

The job doesn’t end when tickets go on sale, either. Broadway Across America places equal importance on the entire experience of going to the theater.

“Certainly, the product plays a part, but it’s everything from the subscriber purchasing the ticket, parking at the theater, going into the lobby, having a nice experience, getting a thank you at the end, maintaining that experience,” Krajsa said.

Her biggest satisfaction?

“Introducing theater to different audiences, opening up an idea of Broadway and Broadway shows to whole new audiences that have helped us build each season,” Krajsa concluded.

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Elton John’s Slow Road to

Retirement

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s retirement parties go, this has to be one of the best — and the longest — there has ever been.

Elton John has just launched his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour,’ a fivecontinent outing that will feature more than 300 concert dates over the next three years.

Gotta hope someone is home feeding his cats.

Sir Elton says this event will be the last road trip of his career, and a blockbuster one it most certainly is.

The tour, which has just begun, will bring him to South Florida on Friday November 23, and Saturday, November 24, first at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, and then to the American Airlines Arena in Miami. From there, it is off to Tampa and Orlando.

Both South Florida shows are sold out for face value price tickets. Secondary markets like Ticketmaster and Stub Hub are having a field day though.

Fifty years from the launch of his startling, sparkling and enormously successful pop career, John announced earlier this year “It’s time to come off the road so I can fully embrace the next important chapter of my life.”

A champion of human rights, who has spent decades passionately underwriting the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the master of the Million Dollar Piano explained his retirement as a necessary predicate for him to spend more time raising his two children, Zachary and Elijah.

John and his husband, David Furnish, have two sons. They have been together since 1993, and were one of the first couples to have a civil partnership in Britain. They married in December of 2014.

At the New York press conference announcing his retirement tour, Sir Elton explained he would be taking his kids to soccer games, and that “having children and seeing how much joy they brought to us, I thought, ‘Do you know what? I want to spend more time with them. I have to spend more time with them. I’m their father. David is their father. They give us so much joy. I don’t want to miss too much.’”

Even the announcement was classic Elton, sparkling with entertainment.

His arrival was preceded by an introduction by CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper, and then a virtual reality presentation that guided audience members

The marvelous music

Sir Elton has created is testimony to his creativity, genius, and talent. But his song has also healed thousands and helped millions.

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through the highlights of John’s very public career.

The ceremony concluded with Sir Elton at the piano, performing two of his most memorable hits, Tiny Dancer and I’m Still Standing.

The name of the final tour takes its inspiration from John’s amazing 1973 album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

On the title track, John publishes in the first verse the words “When are you going to come down? When are you going to land?

I guess he has decided that it’s time to do so.

For the LGBT community, he will always be a cherished flame, his own candle in the wind, whose music and magic has inspired millions.

For me, as the publisher of South Florida Gay News, as the former Executive Director of AIDS Project Florida, he is a man whose spirit will always soar higher; who has proven what you can do when goodness is your goal, and justice your creed.

The marvelous music Sir Elton has created is testimony to his creativity, genius, and talent. But his song has also healed thousands and helped millions.

Folks, forgetting the nearly ten million dollars in grants that the Elton John AIDS Foundation gives out every year to organizations across the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, the Foundation has grown into a major international force for good in the worldwide effort to end AIDS in our lifetime. It has raised more than $400 million for lifesaving projects across the globe. Not a bad life’s work for the man, his music, and his Million Dollar Piano. He has played over 3,000 concerts and tour dates over that half century I am more than happy to pay the freight for a good seat to his concert. I will even suck up the $100 for Club Lexus Parking.

“It’s going to be the most produced, fantastic show I’ve ever done,” John has said. “It’s a way of saying thank you and going out with a bang. I don’t want to go out with a whimper.”

Who knows, maybe Billy Joel will even show up and do a few numbers with him, as they did a decade ago in their Face-to-Face Concert Tour. You never know, but don’t miss this show!

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KD Lang

Reflects on Iconic Album, Career and

Coming Out

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or a generation of LGBT people, K.D. Lang’s 1993 critically-acclaimed, Grammy-winning album, “Ingénue,” offered an introspective and ultimately uplifting escape from homophobia, discrimination and the still-devasting AIDS epidemic.

Hits like “Constant Craving” and “Miss Chatelaine” could be heard on radio stations by day and high-energy remixes fueled the action at gay nightclubs well into the wee hours of the night. The singer was already a hero to the LGBT community after she publicly came out in the Advocate in 1992, but this album made her a legend.

Now, 25 years later, Lang is back on the road with her “Ingénue Redux” tour, sharing that iconic sound with the very fans who remember it best. She recently performed the album in its entirety at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale.

SFGN caught up with Lang in between concerts to talk about the tour, her career and more:

Did you ever imagine that “Ingénue” would become an iconic album?

I didn’t have any idea. It was just a very personal, honest and vulnerable record. I think that at the time it really resonated with people because in the early 90s and late 80s, AIDS and the HIV crisis was in full swing, Queer Nation was outing people, it was a tumultuous time… it really resonated and became a symbolic record and still gives me a sense of pride and motivation in this era.

“Ingenue” was a commercial breakthrough at the time, but musically, the album seemed to run counter to the trends in the industry.

There is one thing I’ve always tried to do, which is not rely on a trend or try to be modern. I just try to do my own thing. Nirvana, Madonna, Bjork were out, and [my music] was the opposite of what was happening, but I was just focusing on making my own music.

You’ve also written hit songs for other artists. Do you approach these songs differently than you would for songs you plan to record?

What’s going through your mind?

Usually the fear of God is running through my mind! I don’t feel like I’m particularly prolific, I’m just thankful the creative juices are flowing.

I always try to be honest and write in a way that can be authentic to any relationship, to myself, to a higher spiritual power, or your dog.

When you look back at your career, what has been the secret to your longevity?

I just worked very hard. I was super tenacious and kept working. It was always more about the journey for me. I’ve slowed down in the last few years, but that’s okay.

You risked your career and came out in a very public way. While times certainly have changed, what advice would you offer young LGBT people, especially aspiring performers?

I don’t think the message is different from anyone I would address: having a loving solid relationship with yourself and allowing that to reflect in every relationship you have with anyone else, and maintaining a healthier place for yourself.

What is one thing about K.D. lang that our readers might be surprised to learn about you? Do you have a hobby or guilty pleasure?

There are no secrets left. [laughs] People know everything about me.

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Singer k.d. lang celebrated the 25th anniversary of her signature album on the “Ingénue Redux” tour. Photo via Facebook.

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Feminism inFlux

Art exhibit showcases gender non-conforming, trans artists // Cameren Boatner

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hen Rolando Chang Barrero saw B Amico’s artwork for the first time his jaw dropped.

The 17-year-old Dreyfus School of the Arts student is an illustrator and painter. Amico also identifies as genderqueer and uses they/them/ their pronouns. Their work depicts the struggle of living with two bodies in one.

“The public might be surprised with the younger artists—what’s going on in their heads,” Barrero said.

Transgender artists, and non-conforming artsts like Amico, are the inspiration behind Barrero’ latest art exhibit, Feminism inFlux, open now through Nov. 1 at the Compass in Lake Worth.

“We’re giving a platform to those who otherwise don’t have a platform,” Barerro said. “It’ll make them feel more comfortable with the idea that they have a place to show their work.”

Barrero is the curator of Feminism inFlux and owner of Box Gallery in West Palm Beach. He said the idea behind the exhibit was to explore the trans and non-conforming voice.

“You can expect beautiful art work, exquisite music, and outstanding prose … created by artists that reflect their narratives and dialogues like any other professional artist,” Barrero said.

The exhibit features visual art, performance, spoken word, photography, and text by those who identify as trans or non-conforming.

It is also the first exhibit to be featured in Compass’ Great Hall Gallery.

Barrero believes the exhibit will expose the public to new and safe dialogues, without political charge.

“This isn’t a political rally, we’re celebrating their art,” he said.

The point of the exhibit, Barrero said, is to showcase their art and allow the artists and performers to empower themselves.

He wanted the art to be more meaningful as, “West Palm Beach puts on a lot of art that isn’t personal to the artist.” In this, the artists lose their voice.

“My curiosity is in what happens to these voices that don’t belong anywhere,” Barrero said.

The art in Feminism inFlux, “has depth and weight, content and context.” Next to every piece will be a label explaining the art, and the pronouns each artist identifies with.

Feminism inFlux is the first installation of what Barrero hopes to be an annual exhibit.

“What I’ve noticed is the voices of trans and non-conforming groups fall through the cracks,” Barrero said. But Feminism inFlux is attempting to change that.

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Del Shores has More Sordid Tales to Tell

el Shores is best known as a writer, the creator of “Sordid Lives” and “Southern Baptist Sissies,” both LGBT cult favorites.

But now, he’s also taking his turn on stage in a new show, “Six Characters in Search of a Play,” coming to Fort Lauderdale’s Empire Stage in December.

“The hardest thing about this show—having turned 60 last year—was memorizing my own material!” Shores said in a phone interview.

“Six Characters in Search of a Play” is a riff of sorts on Pirandello’s classic title, Shores explained, a one-man show that brings to life six one-of-a-kind characters he has met in real life, but haven’t quite made it into one of his plays, films or TV shows.

It was his friend Ann Walker, the actress who created the role of Lavonda for the “Sordid Lives” movie and series, who suggested he assemble the quirky characters into a show.

“You’ve got to put them into something,” she urged him while the duo toured with Shores’ latest work, “A Very Sordid Wedding” with director Emerson Collins.

In 90 minutes, the audience will hear the truth behind how he collected these eccentrics and their stories, as he portrays his hilarious, off-the-rails encounters with them.

The audience will meet “Yvonne,” the anti-vegetarian Dallas waitress; “Sarah,” a Trump-hating elderly actress with an inhaler in one hand and a cigarette in the other; “Jimmy Ray,” the evolving, Magic Mike-loving latent Georgia redneck; “Loraine,” the once-brilliant drama teacher who has lost her damn mind and is now obsessed with porn; “Marsha,” the monkey-hating lesbian with COPD; and “Aunt Bobby Sue,” the racist Republican with a heart of gold.

One character, Loraine, is particularly close to Shores. That crazy woman was modeled after his own mother, also a brilliant drama teacher who suffered from mental illness and descended into opioid addiction.

While there are plenty of laughs to be had, he also tapped into the kinds of personal emotional experiences that made Ty one of the most popular characters in his “Sordid Lives” works.

“I draw from the same well. I write what I know [and] I know what my fans like,” Shores admitted. “When I tell my stories, there are sometimes people who are left behind, the waitress or the beautician in that small Texas town.

I’ve been told over and over again, I know that person, that’s my mom, that’s my aunt.”

With more than 50 performances under his belt, he’s becoming more comfortable with that whole “acting thing.”

“It’s been a crazy busy year, but I’ve loved it. I started as an actor and this show really took me back full circle,” he said. “I was known as a writer and director and now I’ll be judged as a performer. L.A. was very daunting for me, being reviewed by the same people who gave me great reviews for my writing.”

Shores is looking forward to his stage debut in Fort Lauderdale: “I love Fort Lauderdale. I was so excited when Empire Stage reached out to me…the shows are selling well and I want to thank everyone for supporting my sordid career.”

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“Six Characters in Search of a Play” written by and starring Del Shores will be performed Dec. 6 – 16 at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Dr. in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $35 at DelShores.com.

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Choice

GBT families of choice are celebrated in “One Stride: Chosen Family,” a newly produced short documentary from Barefoot Wines. Viewers of the film will meet people who have forged loving, familial relationships with people who are not of their blood. The film is divided into three segments.

In the first segment gay activist Richard Leitsch, an octogenarian, recalls the “sip-in” he organized at a New York City bar fifty years earlier—the bar was refusing to serve gay patrons. During the twilight of his life Leitsch enters into a close friendship with Paul Havern, a gay activist who wants to document Leitsch’s life stories. When Havern meets and falls in love with Ricardo Guadarrama, Leitsch embraces them both, and the three become an extended family. Leitch is even asked to stand as witness at the wedding of the two young men.

The second segment focuses on Daniela Ricca, a teacher, and Danielle Rizzi, brand ambassador for Barefoot Wines. The two women were best friends who fell in love and married.

“I’m extremely lucky that I had a best friend, that I fell in love with my best friend and that I married my best friend,” says Ricca.

“The best relationships come out of friendships,” added Rizzi.

In the third segment recording artist Mila Jam and actress MJ Rodriguez, star of the TV series “Pose,” both of whom are transwomen of color, reflect on their deep friendship and the support they get from each other. Rodriguez notes that as transwomen of color they always have a stigma hanging over their heads. Both women express their hope that by seeing them raise each other up others like themselves will be encouraged to stand by their friends.

“Your dreams are my dreams,” Jam tells Rodriguez.

The film is a delightfully sweet look at how LGBT people celebrate each other and find community through families of choice. For those who may have lost their biological families due to homophobia, “One Stride: Chosen Family” offers a ray of hope. Simply by reaching out to each other, as Rodriguez and Jam have done, or by extending a hand to someone who may be alone in the world, as Havern and Guadarrama did to the elder Leitsch, LGBT people can forge bonds that are as close as those of any family.

MJ Rodriguez spoke briefly to The Mirror about how she became involved with the project. “Mila called me up and said girl, there’s this new documentary and I think we’d be perfect for it,” Rodriguez said. “It’s shedding light on relationships.”

Rodriguez recalls saying that she was “down for it.”

“When I found out that the documentary was being put together by a company that promotes togetherness, I was really happy,” she said.

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“Pose is a show that ventures into the lives of many who are

forgotten by their birth families.

But together they were finally able to find a home.”

- MJ Rodriguez

MJ Rodriguez as Blanca in “Pose.” Photo via Twitter.

The actress sees parallels between “One Stride: Chosen Family” and “Pose.” the series in which she plays a transgender woman who becomes “mother” to a group of people who share an apartment in 1980s New York City. “‘Pose’ is a show that ventures into the lives of many who are forgotten by their birth families,” she said. “But together they were finally able to find a home.”

Rodriguez said that she met Mila Jam when she was doing the revival of “Rent” in 2007. “She met me and saw who I truly was,” she said. “I knew this was someone I had to have in my life,” Chosen families are especially important for transgender people, according to Rodriguez. “Because there is so often a lack of acceptance it is more likely for trans people to have chosen families due to being kicked out of their biological homes,” she said. “Once that happens there is nothing for them to do but reach out to chosen families.”

Rodriguez added that she thought that the other two stories in “One Stride: Chosen Family” are beautiful because they shed a light on different aspects of the community. “It shows how people can come together,” she said.

She emphasized the importance of visibility for transgender people, expressing her delight at the visibility she’s gotten from “One Stride: Chosen Family” and “Pose.”

“Pose is very relevant to the times we’re in right now as far as the trans community in concerned,” she said. “But through the chaos there are freedom fighters and Pose is part of that fight. It’s beautiful entertainment and it fights back against the president.

We’re trying to open the door to many other demographics and not just keep it in our community. I’m so elated by the positive reception the show has gotten. I couldn’t be happier.”

As she promotes “One Stride: Chosen Family” and prepares for the second season of “Pose,” Rodriguez offered a message for LGBT youth.

“Be who you are,” she said. “Be authentic and truthful. Reach for the stars.”

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Building Bridges Palm Beach Dramaworks engages the LGBT community through an original play, OutStage, and a storytelling project Blazing new territory is nothing new for William Hayes, producing artistic director at Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach.

“It’s the mandate of a regional theater to take risks and to invest in art,” said Hayes, one of the founders of this theater established in 2000. He counts among his company’s world premieres, in addition to “Billy and Me,” two by author-actor-designer Michael McKeever — “The Velveteen Undertow,” a dark comedy, in 2002, and “Hand of God,” a drama presented in 2006, in which Hayes played an embittered alcoholic priest — plus regional premieres and works new to the Southeastern United States and Florida.

In 2015, while directing William Inge’s “Picnic,” Hayes discovered the relationship between two legendary American playwrights, Inge and Tennessee Williams. Fascinated by the men’s lives — “absent fathers and domineering mothers, dealing with alcoholism, one man was introverted, one man was extroverted, one was very honest about who he was, and one could never face who he really was” — Hayes shared his enthusiasm with friend and playwright Terry Teachout.

Having already written at length about Inge, Teachout mined the intricacies of the playwrights’ complex friendship, and with Hayes, developed the new venture.

“We laughed about it along the way because it was about two straight guys writing about two gay guys,” said Hayes. When asked if straight playwrights can write convincingly about gay characters, he said, “We all have more in common than we do have differences. We all have the same kind of inner turmoil affected by our families, about being genuine, about mommy and daddy issues, about being able to face who we are.”

The result — “Billy and Me” — premiered on December 8, 2017, garnering standing ovations for the cast, solid reviews for the production, and for Nicholas Richberg, who played Tennessee Williams, a Carbonell Award nomination for Best Actor/Play.

“It was not a play about being gay. It was a play about being true to yourself and you can’t be a success and happy unless you are true to yourself,” said Hayes, who added, “It is a play I thought would resonate with the gay community.”

A couple of years ago, after examining attendance records, Hayes launched a new initiative.

“I started the Diversity Campaign to create a more diverse audience,” he said, beginning by mounting Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” as the summer 2017 musical to attract more millennials, who flocked to it, and a new program — Pay Your Age — for individuals ages 18 to 40. The result: sold-out houses.

Hayes, also aware South Florida

is one of the capitals in the country for the LGBT community, talked with PBD’s Gary Cadwallader, director of education and community engagement, about creating a special theater experience. In 2017, OutStage@ pbd was born and developed by a committee of enthusiastic supporters: Sid Lesowitz and Peter Rogers, Joe Kolb and Michael Hoagland, Paul Bernabeo and David Cohen, and Brian O’Keefe and Cadwallader. O’Keefe, who has been partners with Cadwallader for 20 years, joined PBD 10 years ago on a freelance basis, when it was in an 84-seat theater on Banyan Street, and today is the company’s costume shop manager and resident designer.

“I didn’t hire Gary because he was a couple with Brian. I needed to expand education and I needed someone who could hit the ground running,” said Hayes, who was previously president of the Florida Professional Theatres Association.

Talking about OutStage, Cadwallader said, “Our goal was to engage, inspire and connect with the LGBTQ community and to see how our lives are reflected through the lens of the work that Palm Beach Dramaworks is putting on stage. It isn’t necessarily a gay show, it’s about how human beings interact. It’s about life stories on stage.

We understand, resonate and connect with all characters on stage, not just those that are LGBTQ.” Added Hayes, “A gay person will be represented on stage or an African

“It was not a play about being gay. It was a play about being true to yourself and you can’t be a success and happy unless you are true to yourself. It is a play I thought would resonate with the gay community.”

- William Hayes,

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Cliff Burgess and Nicholas Richberg in “Billy and Me,” by Terry Teachout. Photo Credit: Alicia Donelan.

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OutStage

Upcoming From Dramaworks

Special performances and events for the LGBT community.

OutStage evenings include a preshow reception, the production, and a postshow reception with the actors. A season subscription offers a discount.

2018–2019 Season “Indecent” by Paula Vogel

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Inspired by the true story of the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance,” this play with music is a riveting look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.

“House on Fire” by Lyle Kessler December 7–30, 2018

OutStage December 14

In this dark comedy of love, rage, and redemption, an old man and his two sons battle for dominance. Miracles abound when two strangers appear and lives are changed forever.

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American will be represented on stage, but I don’t want the piece to be about that. I want a piece to share how we are alike, not different. ‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ yes, it deals with racial issues, but it’s about family and we share that struggle.”

OutStage, which debuted with “Billy and Me” last December, was quickly followed in January by a special cabaret show, “My Kinda 60s,” starring playwright-actorscreenwriter Charles Busch, which had to be rescheduled from September 2017 when Hurricane Irma threatened.

When OutStage arrives — on the Friday following the opening night of each production — it’s partytime. Generous sponsors underwrite the special evening for friends to meet and enjoy some champagne before the show in the 218seat theater and then, following the performance, relax at a reception which offers a chance to mingle with the cast.

Luring theatergoers from near and far, even fans from Fort Lauderdale, who make the nerve-racking drive up I-95, the

number of enthusiastic merrymakers for OutStage has been steadily increasing.

Sixty-five guests came to party at the OutStage evening for Peter Shaffer’s “Equus,” making it necessary to move the postshow reception from the second floor to the lobby.

Eager to build on the success of last season’s OutStage, PBD hopes to engage greater female participation this coming season, which begins with “Indecent,” Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-winning play about two women who fall in love.

“That was the play ‘God of Vengeance,’ but this play is almost double-focused in that it’s about the original performers performing the play in English on stage and then being arrested because two women kissed on stage doing this play,” Cadwallader said.

Ever the multitaskers, while OutStage was being developed, PBD was also engaged in cultivating a relationship and creating a project with Compass Community Center, in Lake Worth.

“Not only do we build bridges between the generations, but they learn something about where they’ve come from.”

- GARY Cadwallader director of education and community engagement

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“The Spitfire Grill”

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OutStage February 8

In this inspiring folk-and-bluegrass-tinged musical, a young woman just released from prison starts her life anew in a rural Wisconsin town, moving toward its own tenuous reawakening.

“Fences”

by August Wilson

March 29–April 21, 2019 OutStage April 5

Excluded as a black man from the major leagues during his prime, a man’s bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with his wife and his son, who now wants his own chance to play ball.

“The House of Blue Leaves”

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“When I moved down here I wanted to go meet with them and learn what they are doing,” said Cadwallader, who raves about the warm welcome he received from Julia Murphy, chief development officer, and Adrienne Percival, development coordinator in the Outreach and Development Department.

Impressed with the center’s extensive Youth Program, Cadwallader suggested they work together on what would become “The Legacy Project.” “It’s a unique opportunity for two nonprofits to work together,” said Hayes.

Participants in the Youth Program would interview elders who have fought the fight for equality over the past four to five decades.

“Not only do we build bridges between the generations, but they learn something about where they’ve come from,” Cadwallader said. Among those interviewed is Ruth Berman, whose partner, Connie Kurtz died on May 27, 2018, at age 81. Suing the New York City School District over partner benefits in the 1980s, one of many LGBT issues they championed, will now be seen through fresh eyes.

Developed over the past year, the interviewing process began in June with 15 to 20 participants helping to prepare questions, practicing their interview skills on fellow Compass staff and filming, and ultimately generating a digital presentation to archive. In what’s expected to become an annual journey, the first edition of the storytelling project will be presented to the community on October 30, at PBD’s main stage, when the students share their perspective.

Cadwallader’s enthusiasm for the camaraderie between PBD and Compass is immediately evident. “They are building a safe space for young people to be able to talk, to be themselves without any judgment,” he said, praising Amanda Canete, youth service director, and Sabrine Pearson, then transgender youth program coordinator.

The latest challenge for PBD is one shared by other theaters and performing arts venues: the arts in Florida are at risk.

“Five years ago, I got a $500,000 facility grant and a $150,000 operating grant, and next year I’m getting $9,000 total from the State of Florida,” Hayes said. Because it has monies in reserve from years of operating in the black, PBD will remain open at its current location on Clematis Street, but concerns linger.

“We have to tighten our belts due to the funding cuts, but we are relying on our donors and friends to ensure that the OutStage programming not only thrives but grows,” Cadwallader said.

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Class Act

Here are some local cooking classes to keep you engaged and your stomach full / / Rick Karlin

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et’s face it, cooking and eating together can be fun as well as very romantic. Who hasn’t laughed at the lobster scene in “Annie Hall,” or shared a strand of spaghetti like in “Lady and the Tramp?” For established couples, taking a cooking class can be a romantic night out. For those early in the dating process, it’s a way to get to know each other better, or it can be a relaxing night out with friends. Cooking classes range from “hands on” activities to demonstrations, but at the end of most you sit down and enjoy a feast, often for little more than you’d pay in a nice restaurant. There is quite an array from which to choose, from group lessons in commercial kitchens to private lessons in the chef’s home.

TRP Taste. Photo via Facebook.

TRP Taste 1 W Las Olas Fort Lauderdale 954-523-1956 TRPtaste.com

The newest addition to the slate of cooking classes in the Fort Lauderdale area is TRP Taste. The TRP stands for The Restaurant People, a consortium that has operated more than 70 restaurants since its inception in 1997, including YOLO and O Lounge, S3, Boatyard and Spatch. TRP Taste is centered on celebrating, embracing, and indulging in culinary arts and cuisines of all kinds. The intimate, 24seat venue is built around a rotating schedule of culinarydriven experiences—from interactive pop-up dinners with renowned guest chefs, to serving as a test kitchen for The Restaurant People’s new menu items and concepts in development. The venue also boasts an impressive rooftop bar with panoramic views of the city. The plan for TRP Taste is to engage and immerse guests, allowing them to converse with the chef as they watch dishes prepared.

Mixology Class: Shake, Stir and Taste! - Oct 4.

Rooftop’s Mixologist demonstrates the art of mixing craft cocktails, from making simple syrup, bitters, fresh juices to garnish selections. Reviewing classic cocktails and learning the creative process of craft cocktail development to create the perfect cocktail at home. Hors d’oeuvres will be included. $69 per person Pasta Class II - Oct 17 The next step from Pasta I class. Moving to stuffed pastas – manicotti, tortellini/agnolotti, and lasagna. This class is a demonstrative and degustation experience. Full bar and wine will be available a la carte. $69 per person

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Chef Jean-Pierre’s 1436 North Federal Fort Lauderdale 954-563-2700 ChefJeanPierre.com

Every night a different menu is prepared by the executive chef and owner, at Chef Jean-Pierre’s. After he finishes his presentation, patrons enjoy a fine dining experience. Now celebrating 20 years, classes are available six days a week.

The schedule is available online, listing the full menu for each event. There is also a large store filled with gourmet items and cookware.

The “Couples Only Dinner Party” is a regular Saturday night feature. $170 per couple.

30 Minute Gourmet Cuisine, Wed, Oct. 3 Indian shrimp curry, jasmine rice, Moroccan chicken, chickpeas & olive couscous, minced chicken Thai curry wrapped with lettuce leaves, and tiramisu. $68 per person.

Chef Jean-Pierre’s.

Photo via Facebook.

Chef Alice Cooking Classes & Demos. Photo via Facebook.

Southwestern Cuisine, Oct. 11 Chipotle pepper shrimp tostada, BBQ pork tenderloin, corn and Anaheim chili pudding, buttered green beans, chocolate chip croissant pudding. $72 per person.

Lenore Nolan Ryan Catering & Cooking School 3311 N. Ocean Blvd Fort Lauderdale 954-491-2340 LenoreNolanRyan.com

This chef offers an array of weekly themed pop up dinners, as well as “Bubbles & Brunch” on the weekends, happy hours with tapas and wine tastings, and hands-on cooking classes, at her new space. She and her then-husband ran Ryan’s, a popular dining destination in San Francisco’s Castro District, before moving to south Florida where she operated Lenore Nolan Ryan Catering & Cooking School.

Chef Lenore states, “When I found this new location, it wrapped its arms around me. I knew that I was home. I opened my doors to my neighbors, to share my passion for food, and my love of entertaining, cooking, and catering.” Her hands-on classes appeal to loyal regulars and adventurous new guests.

The class schedule is posted on the website. A recent offering was focused on Italian ciabatta bread, and featured caponata with pine nuts, prosciutto-fig-onion-jam, basil ricotta ciabatta, grilled vegetable antipasto, a ciabatta sandwich and limoncello blueberry ciabatta bread pudding. Classes start at $55 per guest.

Lenore Nolan Ryan Catering & Cooking School. Photo via Facebook.

Chef Alice Cooking Classes & Demos 565 Oaks Ln. Pompano Beach 954-531-2393 ChefAliceCooking.com

Chef Alice is a former stand-up comic, and as you might expect, she keeps the crowds engaged and laughing during her cooking demos, which cover essential cooking techniques, time and money-saving tips and tricks of the trade. Whether in your home kitchen or at hers, she provides everything necessary to demonstrate how easy it can be to cook simple, delicious and healthy meals. Demonstrations last approximately 90 minutes followed by a Q&A session and, of course, sampling the wonderful fare just prepared.

Those attending can sign up for a scheduled class or bring together a group of friends and select a cuisine such as; Chinese, Mediterranean, Thai or Vietnamese or a topic such as gluten-free, tapas or whole grain main course salads. Cooking classes are offered bimonthly, with varying topics, such as; “Big Taste, Small Waist” and “Tasting Thailand.”

Public hands-on classes are priced less than $70, while a private cooking class and meal for two runs $235.

Middle Eastern Vegetarian Class and Dinner, Oct. 10 Grilled eggplant and feta fattoush, chickpea and rice soup, bulgur salad, fresh fruit macerated with vanilla bean and mint. $60 per person.

Big Taste, Small Waist, Nov. 1 You won’t have to sacrifice calories for flavor with this French menu where you’ll be making vinaigrette, soufflé, blanching, cooking in parchment and learning various knife cuts. Lettuce, green bean and radicchio salad with candied walnuts, cod in papilotte with aromatic vegetables, bistro oven fries, and low-fat chocolate-banana souffle.

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2018 has ushered in many new and exciting trends in South Florida while building on existing ones, adding new and different dimensions to decorating and personalizing your space. Here’s what we’re seeing…

Vacation Style Living Why wait to spend two weeks at your luxury beach chic hotel when you can incorporate all the trappings of your favorite spot into your everyday living space inside and out.

– Balcony-style living rooms – Framed plants, no green thumb needed – Poolside dinning spaces – Mini-bars – Outdoor ceiling fans and entertainment panel All of the above create a more relaxing environment for that much needed downtime.

Super Sleek Kitchens The hottest trends include smooth faced cabinets, while concealed appliances help to create a completely clean, cool and minimalist approach to creating your next culinary delight. Cement flooring/counter tops? Yes. This new trend is cool and sleek but more importantly won’t break the bank or break easily. Stay calm, cool and polished with all the many options to choose from.

Deep Colors More indulgent colors like dark purple, lush green and ruby red are the new trends emerging in 2018 as Floridians move away from the traditional bright blue and yellows. These new big and bold tones contrast nicely against light beige and a gray wall backdrop in keeping with a clean, modern look with just the right amount of sizzle.

Added Functionality The biggest trend of 2018 is turning every room, every square foot into livable space with continuous consistent design. Throw out those standard and traditional shelving units and explore ways to customize the spaces with functionality which flow and become a part of every room.

Some other notable design trends: Geometric tables and tiles Fringed furniture has come off the runway and into your living rooms from fringed pillows to couches to chandlers Statement rugs underfoot

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ccording to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces,” Plato tells in The Symposium. “Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.” This beautiful sentiment was my introduction to the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain, an encyclopedic museum of art spanning from 13th century to late 20th century works.

Pictured: For World Pride, a rainbow pride flag was installed at Palacio de Cibeles, which serves as Madrid’s City Hall. 

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ď ą Gran Via, a shopping street located in central Madrid.

TRAVEL My visit to the Thyssen museum right before the start of 2018 Pride had a rather endearing and welcoming effect. As in many museums, you might not be quick to notice the queer stories hiding behind the paintings here. But like the city of Madrid itself, there’s so much just waiting to be discovered.

During my recent tour of the city for Pride, I got a peek at what makes Madrid so special. Madrid celebrated 40 years of Pride this year! With around 1 million people attending the city’s LGBT Pride Parade in the city every year (3 million for World Pride last year), it takes the crown for largest Pride celebration in Europe. Same-sex marriage has been legal here since 2005, a testament to Madrid’s reputation for being such a queer-friendly destination. Ames a quien ames, Madrid te quiere!

Night Out

During Pride in Madrid, the temperature is hot and the men (and women) are even hotter. Spend Pride nights rocking out to artists, DJs and performers that take over Plaza del Sol and Plaza del Rey — or make plans to dance the night away in one of the city’s many bars or clubs in Chueca, Madrid’s historic gayborhood. If it’s drag you want, check out LL. Stop in Lakama Bar or Zarpa for a drink. And if it’s a sweaty night of grinding you want, there’s a list of extensive options: Bearbie, a popular club for the furrier among us, or Baila Cariño and Marta Cariño.

Wherever you decide to go, be sure to make a stop at Chocolateria San Ginés for churros dipped in piping hot melted chocolate before you stumble to bed in the early dawn hours.

Explore

You can hire your own official tour guide to learn your way around the city (and serve as a translator if you need to brush up on your Spanish).

My guide, Luis David Zapata Madroñal (ld.zapata@yahoo.es) was very knowledgeable of the best spots around the Chueca and Malasaña neighborhoods, and queer life in general in Madrid. For an afternoon adventure, see some of the most storied art on the planet at the worldrenowned Museo Nacional del Prado. Visit the Palacio Real to see how Spanish royalty live it up, complete with a magnificent garden maze.

If you don’t mind the afternoon heat, visit my personal favorite spot in the city, the zen Parque del Retiro. Much like NYC’s Central Park, you’ll find visitors, locals and wildlife alike. Rent a rowboat to cross the azure lake or gawk at the shimmering Palacio del Cristal and elaborately detailed statues and fountains on the park’s grounds.

For a grand view of the city, stop for a sunset cocktail at Gymage or make a lunch date for pinchos and dessert at El Corté Ingles, a European brand department store shrouding a panoramic rooftop view of the city.

 Pictured: A crosswalk in Madrid depicting a gay couple.

Revive

Delicious food is not in short supply in Madrid. Wander Mercado de San Miguel, an open-air market overflowing with food stalls of fresh seafood, fruits, cheeses and Spanish cuisine. Stop into La Bodega de Ardosa for an afternoon cocktail and bite to eat. The often-recommended Bazaar Restaurant is a lovely fine-dining spot to enjoy Mediterranean-inspired cuisine. To top off your trip, don’t forget the paella—a Spanish dish of fresh seafood on a bed of rice, cooked up to share family-style. For this, Restaurante La Barraca has the best in the city, so don’t be surprised if you have to wait for a table. It’s entirely worth it.

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Located close to Chueca, Malasaña and the main Gran Vía lined with shops and restaurants, 7 Islas Hotel is a lovely boutique hotel. From here, it’s simple to access all the best the city has to offer: eat at the best restaurants, hit the bars or visit the art museums. Recently renovated by designer Kikekeller, the hotel’s modern, clean and simple decor adds a bright airiness to the city’s already stylish vibe. The contemporary rooms feature a bath tub with glass shower, city views, and deliciously scented toiletries by Malin+Goetz. Enjoy a continental breakfast and a late-night cocktail at 7 Craft Bar while admiring the lobby art gallery or making plans to lose yourself in the city.

Whether you go for the drinks, the food or the sights, you’ll quickly understand why so many LGBT people from around the globe find themselves coming back time and time again to experience Madrid’s warm welcome for themselves.

For more info, visit EsMadrid.com and Spain.info/en.

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“Planning and curating this show and its future gave me a new purpose. I am making provisions to leave my archives to Stonewall to live on and will work with them now to get it out there. All proceeds will go to their museum and library. I believe they are an important part of our history and will keep the integrity of my work,” Fazakerley said. “I first went to Stonewall in 2014 because I wanted to secure a place where my archives would live on in history. They offered to exhibit my works which I always wanted to do. I hope you will come to see the exhibit and help support the museum. It’s a colorful, bold, graphic show and a labor of love that is part of our history.”

Michael Fazakerley, self portrait. 1985.

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The peak of the HIV epidemic from 1986 to 1995 cast a dark shadow over the city. The world rebelled to fight it either through Act Up revolts or living on edge like Orwell’s “1984.” In 1990 Fazakerley was diagnosed with HIV and today considers himself to be a proud, fortunate long term survivor.

In 1995 Fazakerley changed careers to visual merchandising, taking a position with Calvin Klein. In 2000 he moved to Georgio Armani’s AX brand.

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Fazakerley started a greeting card line Camp101 of his images, which last years. After that he went into hotel hospitality industry as a front desk manager.

In 2013 Fazakerley semi-retired and now works as a professional pet sitter, volunteers at the museum, is working on a book as well as a tour of his “Nightbirds” show, which is being planned for LA, NY and Berlin for now.

In 2016 Fazakerley had open heart surgery, and he almost didn’t make it, but now he’s doing great.

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