A week ago Tuesday was the annual Summer Fashion/Swimwear shoot for Hotspots Magazine. This year we shot in downtown Miami and featured the men of Miami’s bars. It was a long and exhausting day, but in the end I think you will all agree it was worth it. Check out the feature in this week’s magazine! On Friday evening was the 3rd annual Silver Party at Living Room Nightclub which this year was hosted by Pamela Anderson. That night they also celebrated Mark Lowe’s (co-owner) 103rd birthday. The night featured an incredible step and repeat as you entered the club, fabulous decorations and a free body paint artist. Both DJ Maximus and Pride were turning their rooms out to the packed crowds. Saturday night my good friend, Milancita celebrated her 4th anniversary at Discotekka…
Last Week in Review
A week ago Tuesday was the annual Summer Fashion/Swimwear shoot for Hotspots Magazine. This year we shot in downtown Miami and featured the men of Miami’s bars. It was a long and exhausting day, but in the end I think you will all agree it was worth it. Check out the feature in this week’s magazine! On Friday evening was the 3rd annual Silver Party at Living Room Nightclub which this year was hosted by Pamela Anderson. That night they also celebrated Mark Lowe’s (co-owner) 103rd birthday. The night featured an incredible step and repeat as you entered the club, fabulous decorations and a free body paint artist. Both DJ Maximus and Pride were turning their rooms out to the packed crowds. Saturday night my good friend, Milancita celebrated her 4th anniversary at Discotekka. Unfortunately I could not make it as I had to cover 2 events in Broward, but I heard lots of well wishers came out to show their love to one of Miami’s favorites!
I first went to Bill’s for the 3rd annual Lets Go Play Gay Day Orlando pre-party which featured a Pride Factory fashion show featuring the models of Fabscout, performances by Nikki, Misty, Miss Kitty, Nikkay and Nicole, a 50/50 raffle for Broward House and Typhoon Lagoon ticket giveaways.
Afterwards I headed over to The Manor for the 13th anniversary of Noche Latina Florida which packed the Ivy Lounge and patio and the Windsor room all night long. The night featured performances by Viva Mirage (Miss Noche Latina 2011), a live performance by Josue Santiago (Mr. Noche Latina 2007), Latin Band Tropical Dreams in the Windsor and Latin Recording artist Tony Swing, who rocked the house. Congrats to The Manor and Noche Latina for a fabulous anniversary celebration.
LGBT Events in South Florida
Thursday, May 26
From today until June 1st, the Pride Factory presents 15% off on all regular priced clothing. In addition they are featuring lot more in store specials.
Friday, May 27
The Boardwalk in association with JetSetMen.com presents Josh Logan live in the flesh tonight, Saturday and Sunday with 2 shows each night.
As part of the official White Fort Lauderdale line-up Bubble Gum Fridays at The Manor presents White Toga Party with a sexiest toga contest with $500 in cash and prizes. The night also features the Risgay Lounge starting at 11 pm and Drag Cabaret with show times at midnight and 2 am.
Filthy Gorgeous Fridays at Score presents the CD release party for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way hosted by the Penny Back Boyz with DJ Mac.
Saturday, May 28
The original creators of the White Wear Party in Fort Lauderdale present White Wear Party in Discotekka where they promise to make you move. I am told the club will be over the top in white décor and will feature lavish productions by Vegas Dion, Poizon Ivy, Gina D’Angelo and TP Lords with DJ Jarell at the turntables. Also, in their hip-hop room they feature DJ Sky with performances by Sasha Lords and hosted by Athena Dion.
The Manor and Gary Santis Events presents White Angels, an official White Fort Lauderdale event starring in the main room DJ David Knapp with a theatrical performance by Step Ahead Productions and n the Latin Room and Patio they present Blanco Caliente with DJ Larry Larr and a special “Hot in White” contest at 1:45 with over $300 in cash and prizes. There is no cover and liquor till 4 am.
Score presents “Bitch” with fun beats by DJ Alex Infiniti and shows by south beach’s own Chyna Girl with no cover all night long.
Sunday, May 29
42 Below Vodka presents the 13th annual White Fort Lauderdale event produced by Gary Santis Events in conjunction with Hilton Wolman Events. This yearly mega event takes place at Revolution-Live and stars DJs Manny Lehman, Tracy Young and Kidd Madonny and is hosted by channel 7’s Craig Stevens with a red carpet by Joe Posa as Joan Rivers. The night will also feature entertainment by New Century Ballet Company, Kitty Meow and Thirsty Burlington (the world’s best Cher live singer impersonator). For more information or for VIP room/bottle service call 954-557-4279 or you can visit GarySantis.com
The Voodoo Lounge asks everyone “What Will You Wear? as they present the 12th annual White Wear Party on Sunday, May 29th. The party will star DJ Rob Sky, DJD Stu and other guest DJs and the Life’s a Drag cast hosted by Daisy Deadpetals with no cover. For more information visit VoodooLoungeFlorida.com
Royal T Dance at GG’s Bar & Grill at The Royal Palms Resort & Spa, starts today and every Sunday thereafter at 4pm to 9pm. This will be the first gay hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach offering a T Dance since 1992. There will be a $5 cover, DJ and ample parking.
Scandals Saloon presents their monthly Gospel Jubilee starring Lady Fancy and the Jubilettes at 6 pm. This event celebrating the best in good ole fashioned southern gospel music.
Sidelines Sports Bar is pleased to offer the trendy college sport of “Beer Pong” for the looming hot summer days. The Sidelines’ Beer Pong Competition will begin on tonight at 4 pm. Each Sunday, three-member teams will compete for the chance to enter the “Finals” competition in August. Sidelines is looking for those fiercely competitive players interested in a lot of fun and games! Interested contestants should see one of Sidelines’ managers to sign up.
The Ramrod presents the cast party for “Two Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter’s Night” from 9 to 11 pm.
Hot Stuff
One of the hottest furniture stores in South Florida, Adams Interiors, is featuring a huge sale where if you buy any clearance item you get to take 50% off the lowest ticketed price on your net item. This is a win/win so head on over to Adams Interiors at 3900 North Federal Highway.
Join Unity Coalition|Coalicion Unida for their State of Hate Workshop for a roundtable discussion on hate crimes, labels and discrimination on Saturday, June 11, from 10 am-3pm in Miami Beach. Participating community groups include Miami Beach Police Dept., Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, Gay American Heroes Memorial Foundation, Safe Schools South Florida, Pridelines Youth Services, PFLAG and many more. Don’t miss out as space is limited! For more information visit: UnityCoalition.org
The Naughty Rooster’s Grand opening party takes place on Friday June 3rd from 11 pm to 3 am at Twist. The night will feature a performance by Ebonee Excel as well as giveaways all night long while supplies last.
Lady Gaga came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album The Fame which included the hits “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Bad Romance” and sold over 15 million copies worldwide. The album earned her six Grammy nominations and two wins as well as a slew of other awards recognition, including a record setting thirteen MTV Video Music Award nominations. Gaga is the first artist in history to claim four #1 hits from a debut album (“Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “LoveGame” and “Paparazzi”). She is also the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits. Gaga broke the record when her single “Poker Face” reached 5 million in sales after her debut single “Just Dance” accomplished the same feat the year before. She has over 1.3 billion combined views of all her videos online. She is also a staple in the social networking world. She’s one of the biggest living people on Facebook with over 33 million ‘likes’ and is #1 on Twitter with over 9.5 million followers.
Her third studio album, Born This Way, hit this past week. The first single from the album, title track “Born This Way”, set a music industry record by becoming the fastest single in history to reach sales of 1,000,000 copies (five days after its February 11th release). Only the 19th single to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the recording was Lady Gaga’s third #1 on the chart. On iTunes, the song debuted at the top spot in 14 countries, including the U.S., and hit #1 in all 23 iTunes stores worldwide its first week out. “Born This Way” was Gaga’s 7th single to hit #1 at Top 40. The second single from the album, “Judas” has eclipsed 500,000 in sales and Lady Gaga’s latest single, “The Edge of Glory,” went straight to #1 on iTunes in its first day of release and stayed there for 3 days. Her contributions to the music industry have garnered her numerous achievements including five Grammy Awards amongst twelve nominations, two Guinness World Records and the estimated sale of 15 million albums and 51 million singles worldwide. Billboard named her both the “2010 Artist of the Year” and the top selling artist of 2010. Forbes placed Lady GaGa at number seven on their annual list of the world’s “100 Most Powerful Women.” For more information on Lady GaGa go to LadyGaGa.com
