the "official" dish ...from Main-4 Fly Fashion Victim Award in memory of Ms. Fly: Auntie Charlotte, successful and powerful community it is today across the Hyacinth Bucket, Blanche Debris, Pat McCardle, Katrina Storm. Gulf South. the late Sonny C. Cleveland: Big Mama, The winners will also be announced at the GAA Gala. The Ambush is proud to sponsor the Gay Appreciation Lauren Brown, Eva Las Vegas, Princesse Marsha Delain Award of Excellence (the Drag Ambassador Award) Awards each year. For more info, visit AmbushMag.COM/ Stephaney, Amanda Straddle; will be presented by Marsha Naquin-Delain. GAA. Fly Fashion Glamour Award in The awards thanks those in the Gay Lesbian Bisexual memory of Ms. Fly: Christina Cayne, Transgender community who are many times not recognized for the Comedian James Adomian Drags Raquel Chevallier, Chelsea Delorean outstanding services and efforts they perform. These individuals Divine, Raven Kennedy, Opal Masters; and businesses have made the GLBT community into the viable, President to New Orleans July 18 & 19 ames Adomian, comedian and actor, is bringing his skewering impressionist wit to La Nuit Com- Jedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., New Orleans, for two nights only, July 18 and 19, at 10pm, as part of La Nuit Comedy Theater’s And Then There Was Stand-Up Series. Adomian is most famous for his dead-on impression of President Bush, which landed him a spot as a series regular on The Late Late Show With and most recently on the big screen in Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. In addition to a bountiful collection of real life characters and those created in Adomian’s own mind, New Orleans audiences can expect a “politi- cally-charged” question and answer session. While he hopes for questions that keep the fun rolling, Adomian knows that when his characters interact with the audience, it’s better than any- thing scripted. “My hope is that it will all be outrageous and weirdly satiri- cal,” Adomian said, “and that, taken together, it’ll present a wide range of insane viewpoints for an evening of mad fun!” Adomian, a Nebraska na- James Adomian tive now living in , can be seen regularly on the stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles or at YouTube.com where nearly half a million viewers have already discovered his [continued on Main-8]

MAIN~6 of 52 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • July 15-28, 2008 • Official Southern Decadence Guide • SouthernDecadence.COM GayMardiGras.COM • GayNewOrleans.COM • GayEasterParade.COM • July 15-28, 2008 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • MAIN~7 of 52 mous “Bianca del Rio,” the renowned personality known throughout New Or- leans and New York. Tickets for both shows are on sale now and may be purchased in person at Harrah’s box office, by calling 504.533.6600 or on-line at Ticketmaster.com. You must be at least 21 to attend shows at Harrah’s Theatre. Starting at 9pm every Wednesday in Masquerade, groove to the sounds of DJ Captain Charles. New Orleans’ most re- nowned DJ, Captain Charles has been in the business of entertaining and moving crowds for more than 20 years and still doesn’t miss a beat! Captain Charles has been featured in many publications and was rated one of the best DJ’s in the City of New Orleans by Gambit Weekly. $10 cover charge. More information about entertain- ment, including special guest DJs, at Harrah’s New Orleans is available at www.harrahsneworleans.com.

Harrah’s New Orleans Presents Chicago he New Orleans Theater at the Ernest N. Morial Convention TCenter, in partnership with Harrah’s New Orleans Casino & Hotel, is pleased to announce a public concert featuring the Grammy award-winning rock band Chicago, who have had 21 top 10 singles including such hits as such as “Saturday in the Park,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” and “You’re the Inspiration.” Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster for the Sunday, September 21 show at the New Orleans Theater at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Tick- ets are available on-line at ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone call 504.522.5555. Tickets will also be avail- able at Harrah’s New Orleans’ Box Office. The versatile venue has hosted a wide array of events in its nine-year history. Though the 4,000-seat auditorium has traditionally been used for corporate and association meetings, it has found a new purpose as a home for musical and the- atrical performances. With community theatrical venues in New Orleans slow to reopen after Hurri- cane Katrina, officials at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center knew the "official" dish ...from Main-6 It started in London, took New York by nightly. their well-appointed, high-tech conference storm and played the Hollywood Bowl. Comedians BT, Louis Johnson, Billy auditorium could help fill the void in the comic ingenuity. Other famous characters You saw it on Will & Grace, and now it’s D. Washington and Vince Morris will cou- city’s cultural landscape by serving as a inhabiting Adomian’s world include here! New Orleans’ first Sound of Music rageously challenge all guests to take a venue for public concerts and theatrical Vincent Price, , , Singalong starring Becky Allen, Sean fresh look at stereotypes in the funniest performances. Recently, the theater fea- and John McCain. Adomian is presently Patterson and Mandy Zirkenbach. Don’t tour of its kind. tured diverse offerings such as the New creating an internet series about McCain. miss this evening of high-camp, high jinks, S.E.L.L.O.U.T. is the only interactive Orleans Opera Association, the Louisi- Besides Los Angeles, Adomian’s fa- high notes and low comedy. Costumes comedy show that allows audience mem- ana Philharmonic Orchestra with famed vorite places to perform are Portland and encouraged. Come boo the Nazis while bers to “ask a black man anything you’ve composer Marvin Hamlisch, as well as New Orleans. you enjoy complimentary pretzels and ever wanted to know...but were afraid to.” popular plays featuring Tyler Perry’s “You all actually make a nice counter- popcorn! Admission is $10 ($5 for anyone Within the context of their opening “Madea” character. point to Portland,” Adomian said of New in a costume related to the film) and a cash monologues, individual performances “This new initiative will provide addi- Orleans. “I suggest a cultural exchange bar will be on hand. For more information, and raucous closing piece, they provide tional entertainment options for the com- commission!” call 504.527.6012 x 355 or visit an entertaining blueprint as to how to munity and surrounding region. This also Tickets for Adomian’s show are $20 www.nationalww2museum.org. celebrate our differences one joke at a better reflects the theater’s outstanding at the door or $15 in advance when pur- time. production capabilities which make it an chased online at http:// After a popular run earlier this year, Harrah's Hosts a Summer of ideal fit for musical events, concerts and www.lanuittheater.com or by calling the Harrah’s New Orleans welcomes back plays,” said Bob Johnson, president/gen- box office at 504.899.0336. Laughs with Two Fun GLITZ! The Art of Female Impersonation. eral manager of the New Orleans Ernest Shows in August Shows will be held in Harrah’s Theatre, N. Morial Convention Center. “We’re ex- Sound of Music Singalong arrah’s New Orleans is heat- August 28 – 31, at 9pm nightly. cited about this partnership with Harrah’s ing things up this summer GLITZ! is an avant-garde production July 26 at WWII Museum and look forward to many other opportuni- with two acts that are sure to that showcases the outrageous and ex- he National WWII Museum, 945 H ties in the future,” added Johnson. make you sweat. traordinary impersonations of legendary Magazine Street, New Orleans, One of the many advantages of the The S.E.L.L.O.U.T. Comedy Tour female performers such as Liza Minnelli, presents the Sound of Music theater is convenient parking located di- T brings its thought-provoking performers Diana Ross, Marilyn Monroe and Cher. Singalong on Saturday, July 26. Doors [continued on Main-10] open at 7:30pm with the show set for 8pm. to Harrah’s Theatre, August 1-2, at 8pm Roy Haylock hosts the show as the infa- MAIN~8 of 52 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • July 15-28, 2008 • Official Southern Decadence Guide • SouthernDecadence.COM GayMardiGras.COM • GayNewOrleans.COM • GayEasterParade.COM • July 15-28, 2008 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • MAIN~9 of 52 the "official" dish ...from Main-8 The DDD has undertaken this study in partnership with Planning District 1 in rectly across the street from Lobby I, where implementation of the Unified New Or- concert and theater-goers can directly leans Plan. Nelson\Nygaard Consulting access the escalator to the theater en- Associates is coordinating the study team, trance. and to date, the team’s work has included an inventory of available parking, a study Participation in Downtown of parking utilization, an analysis of pe- and French Quarter Mobility destrian and bicycle accessibility and conditions, as well as a series of focus and Parking Survey Needed groups. The study is scheduled to be he New Orleans Downtown completed in November. Development District is ask- To participate in the short survey, visit Ting the public to participate in a http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/ survey designed to gather information on ?p=WEB227XMYPHQZN, or for more in- the mobility and parking needs in and formation contact Ted Featherstone at around Downtown New Orleans. Resi- 504.561.8972. dents, business owners and patrons, lo- The DDD drives the development of cal visitors, employees, tourists and any- Downtown New Orleans and is a catalyst one else wishing to provide input may log for a prosperous, stimulating and innova- on and complete the short survey, which tive heart of the Crescent City by cultivating will be posted on the DDD website, economic development, ensuring that www.neworleansdowntown.com, until Downtown is clean and safe, serving as a August 1. voice and advocate for Downtown’s future The survey is an important compo- and promoting Downtown as a world- nent of the DDD’s Mobility and Parking class destination for residents and visi- Study that will supplement information tors. previously gathered from on-site data collection, interviews, neighborhood tours, and a series of focus groups held Gay Marriage, Dolly Parton throughout the summer, according to DDD and Bears, Oh My! President & CEO Kurt Weigle. It seeks ew York - Logo, a division of input on parking, modes of transportation, Viacom Inc.’s MTV Networks, walking and bicycling conditions, as well Nannounced the premiere of as related mobility issues. season six of its landmark gay documen- The study area includes all of Down- tary series Real Momentum on August, 2 town, including the Warehouse Arts Dis- at 8pm ET/PT with the world premiere of trict, Lafayette Square, the Central Busi- Bear Run. ness District, and the Medical District, as In Bear Run, director Dan Hunt exam- well as the French Quarter and the Marigny Triangle. [continued on Main-11]

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