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69 Ways to be Entertained
Season Heats Up with Movies, Shows, Concerts and Events
By Mary Damiano
3. Wise Women Weekend
13. Will and Grace
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Author and 1970s feminist icon Erica Jong
Let me entertain you, let me make you headlines this weekend of empowerment for
smile…
women at the Radisson Deauville Hotel in
Here’s something to smile about—69 Miami. Sept. 6-7. center-peace.com.
ways to be entertained in the coming
entertainment season. Can you think of a Erica Jong
more entertaining number than 69?
It’s all here—the music, shows, movies
and events that will make the 2003-2004
season one to remember. From a special All
My Children episode built around the music
of Melissa Etheridge, to Cher’s latest long
goodbye, to the White Party and even the
Rockettes, there’s something for every taste,
every wallet and every inclination. And it’s
all here, in one keeper issue that will become
your roadmap on the entertainment highway.
This is by no means a complete list,
because new shows and events are being
added all the time. But it’s a great sampling 4. WomenFest
of some of the great must-see entertainment Week-long festival in Key West for women,
that South Florida has to offer. So sit back, with contests, hot parties and hotter women.
relax and grab your calendar—it’s going to Live performances by Halcyon, Suzanne
be a very busy season.
Westenhoefer and Bev McClellen. Sept. 28 womenfest.com
September
5. Dawg Days Film Fest
I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ babies,
1. All My Children
The soap that features lesbian character but I do know that the best way to watch a
Bianca and showed daytime’s first lesbian movie is on the big screen. The folks at the
kiss has built its Sept. 2 episode around nine Shores Performing Arts Theatre in Miami
Shores know that too. They’ll show Gone
Melissa Etheridge songs. ABC, 1 p.m.
With the Wind on Sept. 6 and Whatever
Happened to Baby Jane? on Sept. 20. Visit
2. Tori Amos
shorestheatre.org for times.
The flame-haired dykon brings her music to
the Sound Advice Ampitheatre in West Palm
6. The Ellen DeGeneres
Beach on Thursday, Sept. 4.
Tori Amos
Show
Ellen joins the chat-show circuit with the
debut of The Ellen DeGeneres Show on
Monday, Sept. 8.
Will Grace’s jealousy ruin her
marriage? Are Will and Jack meant to be
together? Will Karen be rescued from the
Russian ship that’s carrying all that vodka?
Does Karen want to be rescued? Find out on
Thursday, Sept. 25, when Will & Grace
returns with a 45-minute episode beginning
at 8:45 p.m.
Km. O
9) Km.O
14. Here!
The first pay-per-view channel
specializing
in gay and lesbian
Wacky comedy about the love lives of 14
programming.
September
movies include
different people and how they converge one
The
Night
Larry
Kramer
Kissed
Me, It’s in
evening in Madrid. Sept. 19.
the Water and Sordid Lives. Available on
DirecTV.
10. APFL Theatre Night:
Nunsense
Head on over to the new Broadway
Theatre in Fort Lauderdale for a production
of Nunsense, which will also act as a
fundraiser for AIDS Project Florida. A wine
and cheese reception will complete the
evening. Sept. 19. apfl.org
Sordid Lives
11. Journey Onward
Concert adaptation of a musical
centering on the social repercussions of the
AIDS epidemic in America in the 1980s and
the Bloodless Revolution in the Phillipines.
Local theatre columnist and social worker
Paul Gallotta will read excerpts of the play’s 15. Chelsea Boys
dialogue. The evening is dedicated to
Relive the gay adventures of cuddly
Broward House. Sept. 20, ArtServe.
Nathan, buff Sky and diva Soiree in Chelsea
Boys, the first bound collection of the popular
12. Rufus Wainwright
comic strip by creators Glen Hanson and
The out Canadian troubadour releases Allan Neuwirth. In stores in September.
his new CD, Want One, Sept. 23.
Alyson.com
Rufus Wainwright
7. Madame Sata
Fictionalized account of the amazing life of
gay legend Joao Francisco dos Santos, a
transvestite, father, hero, convict and
entertainer in Rio de Janeiro. Sept. 12.
8. The Lavender
Footlights Festival
Weekend of staged readings of new gay and
lesbian themed plays, many by local
playwrights, presented by Creative Arts
Enterprises at the Shores Performing Arts
Theatre. Sept. 13-14. Visit caemia.org for
schedule.
Expires September 31, 2003. EXP 1001
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Papal tiara of Pope Pius IX
and entry logo panel
20. India.Arie
Concert
The enchanting singer
brings her unique style to the
Carefree Theatre in West Palm
Beach Wednesday, Oct. 8.
21. Blackmoors
Haunted House
Get into the Halloween
spirit with a visit to this haunted
house for kids and adults at
Boomers, next to the big roller
coaster in Dania Beach. Oct. 8Nov 2.
22. Party Monster
True story of party promoter
Michael Alig, who bragged on
Donahue that he murdered his
roommate/drug dealer. Stars
Macaulay Caulkin, Seth Green
and Wilson Cruz. Oct 10.
23. Edward Albee’s
The Goat or Who Is
Sylvia?
16. Saint Peter and the
Vatican: The Legacy of
the Popes
Glittering exhibit of relics and artifacts
of the Catholic Church. Museum of Art in
Fort Lauderdale, through Nov. 23.
October
17. It’s All Relative
The Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright’s most recent play,
which won the Tony Award for
Best Play, makes its Florida premiere at the
GableStage Theatre on Coral Gables, Oct.
11-Nov. 9. gablestage.com.
24. Madrigal Feast
A great dinner, court jester style comedy
and the inimitable voices of the Ft.
Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus make
Madrigal Feast a show fit for a king—and
every queen in town. Oct. 11, Religious
Science Fort Lauderdale.
He’s the son of working-class Irish
parents; she’s the Harvard-educated 25. Fantasy Fest
Start working on your costume now—
daughter of two gay dads. When these kids
Fantasy
Fest is right around the corner. The
fall in love, cultures clash on the ABC sitcom
zany,
decadent
parade and festival celebrates
It’s All Relative, premiering Wednesday,
th
its
25
anniversary
with the theme “Daze of
Oct. 1, at 8:30 p.m.
Futures Past—25 Years of Fantasy.” Well,
that leaves the door wide open, doesn’t it?
18. Tampa International
Oct. 17-24, Key West. fantasyfest.net
Gay and Lesbian Film
Festival
Fantasy Fest
Eleven-day cinematic feast for gay film
buffs. Oct. 2-12. pridefilmfest.com
19. South Beach Open
Golf Tournament
Presented by the Gay & Lesbian
Foundation of South Florida, everyone is
invited to spend the day playing golf and
having fun on one of Miami’s most scenic
courses, the Miami Beach Golf Club. A
barbeque will follow at Laundry Bar. Oct.
4. glfsf.org.
26. Girls Will Be Girls
Hysterical movie featuring its three
male stars as an aging actress, her doting
toady roommate and the mysterious young
wannabe who enters their lives. Stars Jack
Plotnick. Oct. 17.
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27. Bi the People
Produced by singer and musician
Skott Freedman, Bi the People is a CD
featuring some of the hottest gay,
lesbian and bisexual artists around,
including Jill Sobule, Ashley
MacIsaac, Melissa Ferrick and
Rachael Sage. Proceeds benefit the
Bisexual Foundation, a nonprofit
organization. Available Oct. 21.
skottfreedman.com
November
December
37. Dance for Life
44. Day With(out) Art
Some of South Florida’s
best dance companies perform at
this gala evening at Gusman
Center in Miami, which benefits
the Red Cross and the Dancer’s
Fund. Sunday, Nov. 2.
ArtsUnited presents this one-night
event, which will feature a multimedia
exhibit that will give voice to the complex
psychological issues surrounding living with
AIDS. Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day) at the
Broward County Main Library. For more
information and a submission application,
visit artsunitedonline.org.
38. Flamingo
Freedom Band’s
Reel Music
Concert
28. Fort Lauderdale
International Film
Festival
They’ll be real snow, twinkling lights,
shopping and food galore as Las Olas
The Flamingos salute music Boulevard gears up for Christmas, South
in the movies in this concert, Florida style. Look for performances by the
which features special guests Ft. Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, Lambda
Lambda Chorale. Nov. 2.
Chorale and the Flamingo Freedom Band.
Dec. 2.
The world’s longest film festival
gears up for its 18th year of showing
the best of international cinema. Oct.
22-Nov. 16. fliff.com.
29. Elle Décor’s Dining
by Design Presented
by Champagne
Tattinger
39. Miami Book Fair
An evening of table-top theatre
and fabulous dining created by 50
South Florida-based designers,
including architects, florists and
interior designers. Cocktail hour with
silent auction and dining at the tables.
Benefiting Dade Community
Foundation’s South Florida
Community AIDS Partnership,
Mother’s Voices Episcopal AIDS
Ministry and Design Industries
Foundation Fighting AIDS. Oct. 23,
Moore
Building,
Miami.
954.522.1883
The Miami Book Fair
International celebrates its 20th
year of presenting the best in
literature with its annual eightday event, featuring hundreds of
authors doing seminars, signings
and readings, and culminating in
a three day street festival. Nov.
2-9. miamibookfair.com.
46. What the Butler Saw
40. National Gay
and Lesbian Task
Force Conference
47. It’s a Fabulous Life
Conference focusing on gay
and lesbian families at the
Radisson Deaville in Miami
Beach, featuring an evening
closing party at Parrot Jungle.
Nov. 8. ngltf.org
30. Running with
Scissors
Former Q cover boy and one of
41. The Radio City
Florida’s most successful playwrights,
Christmas
Michael McKeever, debuts his latest
Spectacular
work, Running with Scissors, with its world 33. ONI Women’s
The high-kicking chorus line, the worldpremiere at the Florida Stage Theatre in Conference
famous Rockettes come to Broward Center
Manalapan. In it, a man learns to live life
Day-long conference featuring
once he’s faced with death, who happens to workshops, entertainment, food and for The Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
be a guy named Wally. Oct. 24-Nov. 30. pampering for women, produced by Naomi Nov. 13-Dec. 7. browardcenter.org.
floridastage.org
Parker and her Creating Positive Change
Foundation. The amazing thing is, it’s all
31. Beyond Borders
free. Broward County Main Library, 42. Gay and Lesbian
Luscious Angelina Jolie stars in this Saturday, Oct. 25.
Foundation of South
romance drama about relief workers in warcreatingpositivechange.org.
Florida Recognition
torn areas. Oct. 24.
32. Cher Farewell Tour
45. Christmas on Las Olas
34. Hedwig and the Angry
Inch
This will be Cher’s third farewell
Put on some makeup and head over to
appearance in South Florida. Gee, I wonder
Broward Center to see this cult classic about
when her cover of Gloria Gaynor’s Never
a singer with a botched sex-change operation
Can Say Goodbye will be coming out. Oct.
who is betrayed by her protogee. Oct. 2925, Office Depot Center.
Nov. 2. browardcenter.org.
35. Prey for
Rock and Roll
Gorgeous
Gina
Gershon indulges in
some girl-on-girl action
in this movie about an allgirl rock band that knows
how to party. Oct. 31.
36) Belle
Meade
Halloween
Party
Halloween heats up
with this annual costume
party, which will benefit
SAVE Dade. This year’s
theme is a classic
European masquerade
ball. Oct. 25, American
Legion Hall in Miami.
savedade.org.
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Dinner
Elegant, gala event honoring people
who have made substantial contributions to
the gay community. This year’s recipients
include Dr. John Graves, Marlene Bastian,
Damian Pardo and Bacardi. Nov. 22, Westin
Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood.
glfsf.org.
43. White Party
There’ll be parties around the clock
when White Party Week hits Miami, but its
all for a good cause—the proceeds benefit
Care Resource, which provides services to
people with HIV and AIDS. Nov. 26-Dec.1
whiteparty.org.
Anarchic British playwright Joe Orton
was killed by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in
1967 before he ever saw his play What the
Butler Saw produced. The farce, about a
lecherous psychiatrist trying to bed his new
receptionist, gets its South Florida premiere
this season at GableStage Theatre in Coral
Gables. Dec. 6-Jan. 4. gablestage.com.
Expanded version of David Sexton’s
musical, a gay redux of It’s a Wonderful Life,
in which the main character, Joe, wonders
what life would be like had he been born
straight. This show was originally performed
by the South Beach Gay Men’s Chorus as
their 2001 holiday show, but Sexton has
retooled it into a full-length musical. Dec.
10, location TBA.
48. Lord of the Rings
Trilogy
Okay Tolkein fans—this is the moment
you’ve been waiting for. On the eve of the
Dec. 17 theatrical release of Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King, all three LOTR movies
will be shown in a special one-day movie
extravaganza at theatres across the country.
Fellowship of the Rings will be shown at 3
p.m., The Two Towers at 5 p.m., and The
Return of the King at 11 p.m. Each film will
be a special edition with extra footage.
49. Mona Lisa Smile
Julia Roberts stars as a teacher at a
girls’ college in 1953, frustrated by the
fact that despite her students’ intelligence,
they are expected to do no more in their
lives than get married and have babies.
Not if Julia has anything to say about it,
that’s for sure. Dec. 19.
50. The Nutcracker
The Miami City Ballet performs this
popular piece, about a young girl and her
holiday fantasies. Dec. 19-21, Broward
Center for the Performing Arts.
browardcenter.org.
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51. Seasons of Love
celebration, presented by the Miami Design
The Ft. Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus Preservation League. There’ll be musical
performs its annual holiday show. Dec. 20, entertainment as well as tours of the
whimsical pastel buildings of the era, 1925Religious Science Fort Lauderdale.
1945. Jan 16-18. mdpl.org.
52. Angels in America
Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma 56. ‘Szulamit’
Before diva was the word of choice
Thompson star in this six-hour miniseries
based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by to describe every pop tart to come down
Tony Kushner, which links the stories of two the pike, diva was reserved for the grand
ladies of the opera. Come and see some
men with AIDS. HBO, date TBA.
true divas and get a little
culture while your at it
during the 63rd season of the
Florida Grand Opera, which
includes the American
premiere of Ede Donth’s
Szulamit. This classic tale
of young lovers and broken
vows against the backdrop
of the Holy Land enjoyed
more than a thousand
performances in Hungary from its
premiere in 1899 until 1936, when work
by Jewish composers were banned. Jan.
29-31, Broward Center for the Performing
53. Stop/Kiss
Arts. Browardcenter.org.
Two women share a kiss and face the
consequences in this drama produced at the
57. Miami Film Festival
Sol Thetare in Fort Lauderdale. Jan. 8-Feb.
An eclectic and international
1. soltheatre.com.
collection of films, including many
premieres, will be featured at this annual
54. The Denim Party
film fest, which will take place at Gusman
Guests will don their best and funkiest Center in downtown Miami, Regal South
denim duds and enjoy music, dancing, food Beach and Sunrise Cinemas Intracoastal
and entertainment at this fundraiser to benefit in North Miami Beach. Jan. 30-Feb. 8.
the Creating Positive Change Foundation. miamifilmfestival.com.
Jan.
10,
location
TBA.
Creatingpositivechange.org.
January
58. The L Word
Drama focusing on the lives and loves
of a group of lesbians. Promos for this new
Immerse yourself in the style that gave Showtime series promise plenty of steamy
Miami Beach its distinctive flavor at this action. Date is TBA.
55. Art Deco Weekend
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February
64. Lesbian Pulp-a-Rama
Musical based on the frothy and torrid
lesbian
paperbacks of the 1950s. March
59. Renaissance Festival
25,
Broward
Center for the Performing
Lords, ladies and winsome wenches—
Arts.
Browardcenter.org
get thee to Quiet Waters Park for a trip back
in time. There’ll be food, jousting
tournaments, troubadours, crafts and much 65. Winter Party
The largest dance party in Miami
more. Weekends, Feb. 7-March 7.
Beach,
benefiting the Gay and Lesbian
ren-fest.com.
Foundation of South Florida. March 1115. winterparty.com.
60. Choral Festival
Men’s choruses from all over Florida
will join the Ft. Lauderdale Gay Men’s 66. Queer as Folk
Showtime is being coy about the
chorus and South Beach Gay Men’s
Chorus for a soaring concert. Feb. 28, season premiere of their highly-rated
series, but rest assured that Brian, Justin,
location TBA.
Michael, Emmet, Ted, Ben, Lindsay,
Melanie and Debbie will all be back for
61. The Oscars
There’s no telling what films will be their fourth season of love, drama and lots
nominated, but I do know this: Oscar turns 76 of steamy sex. Date TBA.
next year, and he’s celebrating early. In an
effort to shorten the amount of time studios
have to place tacky campaign ads, the
Academy Awards will be presented a month
sooner, on Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004 on ABC.
April
67. Miami Gay & Lesbian
Film Festival
There’s no telling what the folks at
Miami’s own gay film fest have in store for
62. Art Explosion
their audience as they enter their sixth year,
Literature, painting, sculpture, with the festival scheduled for April 23-May
performance—all kinds of art will converge 2. mglff.com.
in this third annual event, presented by
ArtsUnited. Date and location TBA.
Artsunitedonline.org.
May
March
68. The Producers
The most-awarded musical in Broadway
history finally arrives in South Florida. Based
63. Fun Under the Sun
on a Mel Brooks film, a theatre producer and
Produced by the Gay Business Alliance accountant plot a money-making scheme to
of Fort Lauderdale, this new event will stage the worst show of all time. May 4-23,
feature a film festival, beach parties, sports Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
events and women’s events. March 4-10.
Browardcenter.org.
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69) Aqua Girl
Girls, fun, sun, girls, parties, girls, music—did I mention girls? Aqua Girl, the
annual bash for women benefiting the Gay and Lesbian Foundation of South
Florida, is back for another great event in Miami, May 13-16. aquagirl.org.
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ArtsUnited Seeks Entries for New Exhibit
‘Day With(out) Art’ to Focus on Living with HIV
From Staff Reports
ArtsUnited, one of South Florida’s
leading arts organizations, is now accepting
submissions from visual artists for the Day
With(out) Art 2003 exhibition. This one-night
event will be on Monday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 9
p.m. at the Main Branch of the Broward
County Library, 100 South Andrews Ave.,
Fort Lauderdale. ArtsUnited’s multimedia
exhibit will give voice to the complex
psychological issues surrounding living with
HIV/AIDS. Organizers have adopted the
World AIDS Campaign 2002-2003 slogan
“Live and Let Live.”
Over 15 years ago, Day With(out) Art
was initiated by a visionary group of art
activists in response to intense anger,
frustration and grave personal loss due to
HIV/AIDS. The impact of the AIDS
pandemic has changed in the past decade
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from high fatality rates to prolonged
treatments, resulting in people learning how
to live with the virus. Accordingly,
ArtsUnited’s Day With(out) Art 2003
initiative speaks to this new focus on living
with the disease while at the same time
eliminating stigma and discrimination.
To have your piece(s) considered for the
exhibition, a completed application and
images of your work must be postmarked
by Nov. 1, 2003, and sent to:
Chris Yoculan
ArtsUnited, Inc.
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
Applications can either be downloaded
from www.artsunitedonline.org or
requested via mail by calling 954.530.2723.
Acceptable formats include CD-ROM,
photographs, slides and video.
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Q_CULTURALevents
Monday - Sunday Sept. 1 - 7: Girls Gone West
at Womenfest—A magical week in Key West with a
few thousand girls. Join the fun with three fabulous
parties: Friday, Girl Rock with Halcyon live in concert;
Friday LAVA dance party and luau; Saturday, Pirates
Ball dance party. Party Girl Passes available.
www.girlsgonewest.com or 954.288.8691.
Wednesday, Sept. 3: Women in Network
General Meeting—7 p.m. at the Italian American Civic
League, 2310 N.E. Seventh Ave., Wilton Manors.
Members free, non-members $5. Networking,
socializing, speakers and programs. 954.564.4946 or
www.womeninnetwork.org.
Wednesday, Sept. 3: Fourth Annual Latin
Grammy Awards—The show will feature
performances from some of the genre’s most important
artists. For information visit www.grammy.com. Airs
live on CBS. American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne
Blvd., Miami. 305.960.8500.
Thursdays, Sept. 4 - 25: Lambda Chorale Fall
Auditions—Come out and audition for the fall/winter
season of South Florida’s premiere, gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender and “straight-friendly” chorus,
The South Florida Lambda Chorale. Auditions are held
Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Goodwill Center, 2104 W.
Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Call Carmine
Martorilli at 954.563.7377 for information.
Saturday Sept. 6: The Top Ten Tips for 1st Time
Homebuyers—This seminar covers the basics of how
to get qualified to finance a home. Mortgage originators
and special guests will answer questions and demystify
the home buying process. 3-4 p.m. at Borders Books &
Music, 2240 E. Sunrise Blvd., Second Floor, Fort
Lauderdale.
E-mail
registration:
Jeremy@paramountfunding.net. Phone: 954.630.3633.
Free.
Saturday, Sept. 6: Shores Theater Dawg Days
Film Festival—Gone With The Wind—”I don’t know
nothin’ about birthin’ no babies!” 2 p.m., $5/kids, $7/
adults and 7 p.m., $20/all. 9806 N.E. 2nd Ave., Miami
Shores. 305-751-0562 or info@shorestheatre.org.
Saturday, Sept. 6: Join The Miami Oratorio
Society—There is no audition, and sight-reading is not
required. Rehearsals begin this Saturday for The
Messiah/Holiday concerts under the direction of new
Artistic Director Gary E. Keating and are 4:30 - 6:30
p.m. each Saturday at Parkway Baptist Church, 18000
N.W. 18th Ave. Free, well-lit parking. 954.486.9164 or
954.650.0143.
Saturday, Sept. 6: Cruisin’ The Boulevard—
Bring your street rods, bikes, vintage cars, classics,
exotics and sport compacts to the Downtown
Hollywood Car Show. 6 – 10 p.m. at Young Circle Park,
U.S.1 and Hollywood Boulevard. 954.474.7997.
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6 and 7: Fifth
Annual Wise Women Weekend—Health and wellness
weekend featuring keynote speaker Naomi Wolf and
actress Erin Gray. Proceeds benefit The Advocate
Program, Inc. Registration is $325. Radisson Deauville
Hotel, 6701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305.672.7759
or visit www.wisewomenweekend.com.
Sunday, Sept. 7: Benefit Softball Classic—The
Sunshine Cathedral’s MCC Sluggers Co-Ed Softball
team will host a benefit Softball Classic. The Christian
Kochan Memorial Softball Classic was created to
commemorate the life of Christian Kochan, son of MCC
Sluggers coach, Chris Kochan. All members of the
community are invited to play regardless of skill level.
Individuals will be randomly matched with other players
the morning of the event to create a team. Minimum
donation $10/person. All proceeds go to the Kochan
family and Buffalo Children’s Hospital. Mills Pond
Park, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. After-party at Georgie’s Alibi.
For information and to register, contact Julie
LaMontagne at 954.525.6886 or Jlamont13@aol.com.
Monday, Sept. 15: Open Casting Call—WIN
is producing an original creation that was inspired by
the musical Menopause. The WINners’ Circle has a
happy plot, lots of songs and a variety of characters.
There are parts for all ages. If you want to act or help
behind
the
scenes,
please
RSVP
to
program@womeninnetwork.com, put
“WIN Play” in the subject line. You will
receive further information and
directions. 7:30pm at 301 N.E. First St.,
Pompano Beach.
Thursday, Sept. 18: Chorus
Auditions—The Gay Men’s Chorus of
the Palm Beaches will hold auditions in
West Palm Beach, 6 – 9 p.m. Those
interested in performing in the inaugural
season should bring their businessrelated resume, a piece of favorite music
and be prepared to sing! For information,
directions and appointments please
contact Steve or Preston at
561.540.4165.
Sunday, Nov. 2: South Florida
Dance for Life Friday, Sept. 19—Save
the Date for the American Red Cross of
Greater Miami & The Keys South
Florida’s Dance for Life. 7 p.m. at the
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts,
174 E. Flagler St., Downtown Miami.
Featured performers include: Maximum
Dance Company, Miami Contemporary
Dance, Ballet Florida Principal Dancers,
and Ife-Ile Afro-Cuban Dance and Music
Ensemble, Mid Eastern Dance
Exchange. For tickets and information
call
877.877.7677
or
visit
www.tixops.com.
Saturday, Nov. 22: Expanding Horizons—Save
the date for the Seventh Annual Recognition Dinner
benefiting the Gay and Lesbian Foundation of South
Florida. Dr. John Graves, Marleine Bastien and Damian
Pardo will be honored. Special guest honoree to be
announced. 6:30 p.m. at the Westin Diplomat Resort
& Spa, 3555 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood. $185 per
person includes cocktail reception and dinner. For
tickets and information, please call 305.572.1841 or
visit www.glfsf.org.
Live Theatre and Dance
Advance Ticket Sales—The Sisterhood of
Congregation Etz Chaim is now selling tickets to its
2003-2004 Broadway Season. Kiss Me Kate (Jan. 8);
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jan. 15); West Side Story
(Feb. 8); Miami City Ballet Program IV (March 20);
The Full Monty (April 1); Mamma Mia (April 15); and
The Producers (May 13 and 16). For tickets and
information, call Joyce Edelson at 954.718.5800.
Through Sunday, Sept. 14: Vampire Lesbians
of Sodom—Thursday - Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 6
p.m. Admission: general/$20, students/$15 and seniors/
$12. Sol Theatre Project, 1140 N. Flagler Dr., Fort
Lauderdale. 954.525.6555 or www.soltheatre.com.
Wednesday – Thursday, Sept. 3 – 21: Patriot
Acts—Two engaging and thought-provoking plays—
The Value of Names and Words of Mass Deception—
are at the Hollywood Playhouse, 2640 Washington St.,
Hollywood.
954.922.0404
or
www.hollywoodplayhouse.com.
Thursday, Sept. 4: Men Don’t Go to Heaven—
A comic Southern tragedy written by local artist John
Ralph. $20 at On The Boards Theatre, 56 N. Federal
Hwy., Dania Beach. Free preview Sept. 4 at 8 p.m.
Regular performances are Thursday – Saturday, 8 p.m.;
Sunday, 2:30 p.m. 954.351.0144.
Friday, Sept. 5: VIII International Ballet
Festival—The most important annual ballet festival in
Miami featuring worldwide prestigious ballet
companies. Guest ballet companies are: Balletto di
Puglia, Italy; Metros-Ramon Oller Dance Co., Spain;
Ballet Nacional de Caracas, Venezuela; Companhia Nos
Da Danca, Brazil; Ballet Nacional Dominicano,
Dominican Republic; Brazarte Dance Company, USA.
8 p.m. at the Broward Center, 201 Southwest Fifth Ave.
954.462.0222.
Fridays: Separate Checks—Spice up your night
with South Florida’s favorite Comedy Improv Troupe,
where you the audience create the show! (Bring odd
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objects to be used in the show.) Every Friday at 9:30
p.m. at the Blue Box, upstairs at the Hollywood
Playhouse, 2640 Washington St. Admission is $7/adults,
$5/students. For more information call 954.327.9159.
Fridays and Saturdays: Just the Funny—
Whose Line is it Anyway? meets Saturday Night Live.
Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 11 p.m.
at Dreamers Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. in Coral Gables.
Tickets are $10. For information call 305.69.FUNNY
or visit www.justthefunny.com.
Music
Monday, Sept. 1: Mariah Carey The
Charmbracelet Tour 2003—8 p.m. at the Broward
Center, 201 Southwest Fifth Ave. 954.462.0222.
Wednesday, Sept. 3: Venus & Mar—Classic
Rock at the Hollywood Beach Theater, Johnson Street
and the Broadwalk. 7 – 9 p.m., weather permitting. Free.
954.921.3404.
Thursday, Sept. 4: Tori Amos—With Ben Folds.
7 p.m. at Sound Advice Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys
Way, West Palm Beach. 561.795.8883.
Friday, Sept. 5: Counting Crows—7:30 p.m. at
Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.
561.962.4109 ext 4064.
Friday, Sept. 5: Jazz Spectacular VI—The
Rippingtons with Larry Carlton & Jeff Kashiwa, 8pm
at Broward Center, 201 Southwest Fifth Ave.
954.462.0222. This performance benefits The Boys &
Girls Clubs of Broward County.
Sunday, Sept. 7: Jazz Brunch—Enjoy gourmet
brunch and entertainment showcasing South Florida’s
finest jazz musicians on five stages at the Riverwalk in
Downtown Fort Lauderdale. 11a.m. – 2 p.m. Free. For
more information call the Jazz Brunch Hotline
954.828.5985.
Saturday, Oct. 25: Cher The Farewell Tour—
7:30 p.m. at Office Depot Center, 2555 Panthers Dr.,
Sunrise. 954.835.8000 or TicketMaster.
Exhibitions
Through Sunday, Sept. 7: Brazil 2003—Art
exhibit showcasing artwork by Brazilian artists Andrea
Camargo, Henrique Liberal Cardoso, Charles Falarara,
Claudia Jaguaribe, Pedro Lázaro and Fernanda
Meirelles at the Main Library on the 6th floor, gallery
six, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. There will
also be special programs. For more information call
954.357.7328.
Through Wednesday, Sept. 10: Artist’s
Choice—ArtSouth resident artists each display one
piece of their work, ranging from wood sculpture to oil
painting, for this special exhibition. Tuesday – Friday,
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon – 6
p.m. ArtSouth, 240 N. Krome Ave., Homestead,
305.247.9406. Free.
Through Tuesday, Sept. 30: Summer of Art—
Exhibition features the work of four artists: Dado, Maria
Caridad Perez, Caroline Jourdan Tabac and Shelly
Flory. CW Gallery, 1766 Bay Rd., Miami Beach. Above
Jade Lounge. 305.695.0000.
Sunday, Sept. 7: Closing Reception Brazil
2003—The closing celebration marks the end of five
weeks of exhibits and showcases and also celebrates
Brazilian Independence Day, declared on Sept. 7, 1822.
Musical entertainment by Brazilian Choral and
BRVoices. 7 – 10 p.m. on the sixth floor at the Broward
County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort
Lauderdale. 954.357.7328.
Radio
The Norm Kent Show—Live from the Floridian
Restaurant on E. Las Olas Blvd., interviews and
commentary with Norm Kent. Weekday mornings, 8 –
9 a.m. on WFTL 1400 AM. The Call-In Line is
1.866.432.1400. www.NormKentShow.com
Bridging the Gap—Call-in talk radio show
dedicated to creating a better understanding between
the straight and gay communities, with host Rene Bray.
Sundays from 6 – 8 p.m. on WTAN 1340 AM. Live,
worldwide broadcast at www.TampaBayGay.com/
BTG. 1.800.263.8559.
Issues Over the Rainbow—MarkyG hosts this gay
and lesbian early morning talk show. Sunday mornings
at 7:25 a.m. on PARTY 93.1 FM. www.Party931.com.
Michael Martini Hour – “Let’s stir the pot …
and get to the bottom of the issues!” Gay talk radio,
Thursdays, 6 – 7 p.m. on WPBR 1340 AM or on the
Internet at www.talk1340.com.
Outright Radio—David Gilmore hosts this radio
show about gay life in America. Saturdays at 3 p.m. on
WLRN 91.3 FM.
Television
SoFla Q TV—Television for the alternative
lifestyle. For information call 305.534.3975 or visit
www.soflaqtv.com.
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Guy with Swimmer’s Build Doesn’t Need Steroids
Muscle-Enhancing Drugs Can Cause Mood Swings, Rashes
Dear Mark,
Dear Bigger the Better,
I wanted to write to someone that I
It seems as if you may have already
thought might have some good advice. None made up your mind about using these drugs.
of my friends seem to be able to talk with Our culture is so obsessed with youth and
me about this. But I think it’s because they beauty that it seems only natural for gay men
are doing the same thing and want
to focus so intently on their
me to join. It’s about doing
looks. Philosophically I
Question
steroids. I have been working out
believe you are not giving
Mark?
for a couple of years and my body
yourself enough credit when
has gotten better, but it’s not as
you only focus on one part of
big or defined as I want it to be. A
your physical being. By
couple of my buddies who work
placing all of our worth in our
out with me have done a cycle of
looks, we diminish the totality
steroids, and they have had some
of who we are. There is so
amazing results. They have
much more to you than your
become my going-out friends as
biceps. But you’ve probably
well, and we’ve been talking
heard this argument before.
about how much they like the
You’ve also probably heard
Mark Rutherford
changes. More guys are paying
the “steroids are illegal drugs”
LCSW
them attention, and they’re getting
line before as well.
more dates. I want this too.
My wish for you would be that you
I know I’m a cute guy, but have what would begin to revel in your “swimmer’syou call a “swimmer’s build.” I want to be build” good looks. Many guys love guys
bigger and have more muscles. But I’m who are lean and tight like a swimmer. You
afraid that if I get started I won’t be able to are a definitive “type,” and you could really
stop. One of my friends has already started make that work for you. But, like many gay
a second cycle of steroids even though he men before you, you have to try it to
said he was only going to do one to “get a understand it. So here is what to expect. You
jump on things.” I think he looks great now will see some increased weight and muscle
and, if he gets bigger, he will be too big. gain during the cycle. When you stop you
The White Party is coming up, and we’re all will inevitably lose some of that gain but
planning on going. I want to be ready by probably not all of it if you continue to work
then. What do you think I should do?
out hard. See how you feel on it. Many guys
Signed, Bigger the Better
experience aggressive mood swings and
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some anger. There are also physical issues
like skin rashes. Also pay attention to how
others react to these physical changes. And
how you feel about these new reactions.
Hopefully, you will understand that
although a pretty package doesn’t hurt,
someone who loves you will be more
concerned with what is on your inside rather
than what is on your outside. However, you
won’t be able to appreciate the depth of this
until you experience the shallowness of
someone who is just into you because of your
looks. Good luck out there and keep in touch.
I want to know how it goes for you.