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feature october 2006 learn 17 aids awareness month 21 breast cancer awareness month act 18 aids walk austin sunday, 15 october 2006 19 race for the cure sunday, 5 november 2006 on the cover and above: photographed by michael thad carter talk 1 from the publisher I chase martin would like to personally thank everyone that publishing editor has contributed and offered their support. I daniel fadool I have personally spoken to dozens of people editorial director and have seen their excitement as I describe my vision of what I am trying to create. As we brian johnson advertising director develop the magazine, we invite all of you give your ideas on how we can make this magazine • • • a success. Send your ideas to editor@qmonth- Iymagazine.com contributing writers c.]. campbell joseph dane d] red hot CHASE ross von metzke duane wells contributing photographer 1 michael thad carter • • • contact q monthly magazine c/o planetchase, lie 505 west Iynn street suite c austin, texas 78704 (800) 497-5920 toll free (512) 233-6533 phone (512) 233-6534 fax • • • © Q Monthly Magazine. All rights reserved. 4 departments II october 2006 do 27 33 7 dante's cove recap gay-friendly destinations top season two : episode two orbitz insider index calendar of events by ross von metzke orbitz insider index reveals top food october 2006 & wine getaways 29 live eat long live the queens an interview with carmen maura 22 35 30 the lost art of relaxation dining guide stress-free 'ways to reduce stress shortbus by c j campbell drink by ross von metzke play 40 explore 25 bar guide 31 dj rob harris shine getting lost east of austin soakin' wet - volume 3 a day trip to the hyatt regency lost by duone wells pines resort & spa 42 evanecsence by joseph done the open door bobby cook by dj red hot one bartender who can sure make a stiff one justin timberlake futu resex/l oveso und s by dj red hot Telecommunicating across the Universe The OUTer Gay and lesbian Sei fi / fantasy j film festival 2.& Saturday November 4,2008 Austin, Texas Hideout Theatre 811 Congress Avenue www.outerfilmfest.com do october 2006 !! The Blanton Museum of Art Rembrandt's Etchings The Blanton Museum of Art The University Texas of Austin MLK Blvd & Congress Ave, Austin, Texas ]if (572) 477-7324 phone -1J www.blantonmuseum.org The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin joins other institutions around the world in commemorating the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth, with a special exhibition of his etchings. While Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is considered one of the greatest paint- ers of all time, it has been estimated that Rembrandt devoted as much as two-thirds of his activity to printmaking. Since their To mark the occasion the museum will pres- James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Francis creation, his etchings have been regarded ent its holdings of Rembrandt's etchings, Seymour Hayden .• as the paragon of the technique's formal more than two dozen impressions that span and expressive possibilities, and it is his ex- his life and development. Rembrandt's 4 August - 70 December 2006 perimentation and technical superiority with Etchings will be presented in the Blanton's this medium that has given him the title of Prints and Drawings Galleries on the sec- Hours: Mon - Closed; Tue,Wed, Fri, Sat - "greatest master of etching". Although the ond floor of the museum. Rembrandt's in- 70am-5pm; Thu - 70am-8pm; Sun 7-5pm number continues to be refined by art his- fluence on subsequent generations will be Admission: UT ID holders & Blanton Mem- torians, Rembrandt is thought to have pro- illustrated by some extraardinary examples bers - Free; Adults - $5; Senior (65+) - $4; duced some 400 paintings, 300 etchings, of the etching revival, a movement that be- Youth (73-25); Kid (72 and under) - Free and 2,000 drawings. gan in the mid-19th century, with works by 1 : sunday 2 : monday STONEWALL DEMOCRATS MEETING 7:30 pm aGLIFF aGLIFF Magnolia Cafe AustinGay & LesbianInternational Film Festival 7 pm 1920 S Congress Ave (@ Johanna) 12:30 pm Regal Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills ]if (512) 478-8645 Regal Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills 9828 Great Hills Trail (@ Jollyville Rd) Contact: Christina Ocasio 9828 Great Hills Trail (@ Jollyville Rd) ]if (512) 302-9889 [8J [email protected] ]if (512) 302-9889 -1J www.agliff.org -1J www.stonewallaustin.org ..!EJ www.agliff.org Tickets: $5/$ 7 Tickets: $5/$ 7 Club Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of every 3 : tuesday month at 7:30 pm. With 19 years of service, the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLlF.F)is aGLIFF the oldest and largest gay and lesbian fim 7 pm 4 : wednesday festival in the Southwest. aGLIFF brings Regal Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills aGLIFF together the best new films from around 9828 Great Hills Trail (@ Jollyville Rd) 7 pm the world by, about or relevent to the gay, ]if (512) 302-9889 Regal Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) -1J www.agliff.org 9828 Great Hills Trail (@ Jollyville Rd) community. Tickets: $5/$ 7 ]if (512) 302-9889 -1J www.agliff.org do : october 2006 Tickets: $5/$ 7 5 : thursday Gruene Hall 1281 Gruene Rd, New Braunfels LIVE MUSIC AT THE CHAIN DRIVE aGLIFF ~ (830) 629-5077 9 pm 7 pm JE! www.gruenehall.com Chain Drive Regal Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills Tickets: $50, includes 9pm concert 504 Willow St 9828 Great Hills Trail (@ Jollyville Rd) ~ (512) 480-9017 ~ (512) 302-9889 Features a catered dinner by the Gristmill JE! www.agliff.org JE! www.myspace.com/1 chaindrive River Restaurant & Bar, stories and ballads Tickets: $5/$ 7 by Jerry Jeff Walker, wine tastings from The Chain Drive is trying to create a non- featured Texas Wineries, a silent auction typical gay bar scene where GLBT people aGLIFF/IDKE: ONE SWEET DANCE and "The Live Great Guitar Auction," where and their friends can hang out and listen to PARTY signed guitars by some of Texas' greatest live music. You won't hear your typical gay 9 pm - 12 midnight artists including Jerry Jeff Walker will be bar music here and the bands vary from set Copa Bar & Grill auctioned to the highest bidder. Limited to set and from week to week. Check the 217 Congress Avenue seating by advanced ticket. ~ (512) 479-5002 Chain Drive's myspace page for updated Concert with Jerry Jeff Walker info. JE! www.idkeaustin.com Tickets: $10 cover / $5 aGLIFF members 9 pm - 12 midnight Gruene Hall BURT BACHARACH What happens when IDKE sponsors an 1281 Gruene Rd, New Braunfels 7 pm - Doors ~ (830) 629-5077 8 pm - Show aGLIFF after-party? One Sweet Dance Party, that's what. We're partying to celebrate the JE! www.gruenehall.com The Paramount Theatre Tickets: $25 713 Congress Ave films "Female to Femme", directed by Komi Chisholm & Elizabeth Stark, and "The Sea ~ (866) 4GET-TIX aGLIFF JE! www.austintheatre.org Calls Us Home", directed by Annie Simpson. 7 pm Tickets: $40/$45/$55/$65/$ 75/$95 Featuring DJ MANNY (and others). 21 +, sorry. Proceeds fund the 8th International Regal Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills 9828 Great Hills Trail (@ Jollyville Rd) Burt Bacharach knows how to write love Drag KingCommunity Extravaganza! ~ (512) 302-9889 son.gs. He's given musical life to raindrops BONNIE RAITT JE! www.agliff.org failing on heads, knowing the look of love Tickets: $5/$ 7 saying little prayers, wishin' and hopin' WITH SPECIAL GUEST KEB'MO' and making promises, promises. His 6 pm - Doors . cool quotient has escalated thanks to the 8 pm - Show 7 : saturday The Backyard "Austin Powers" movies and duets with Elvis aGLIFF . 13101 Highway 71 West (@ RR620) Costello. 12 noon ~ (512) 263-4146 Regal Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills JE! www.thebackyard.net 9828 Great Hills Trail (@ Jollyville Rd) Tickets: $45/$55 ~ (512) 302-9889 JE! www.agliff.org FIRST THURSDAY Tickets: $5/$ 7 JE! www.firstthursday.info GRUENE WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Merchants of the historic, pedestrian- TexasTastings & Tunes friendly strip keep their doors open until 12 noon - 6 pm 10 p.m. with music, arts, crafts and food The Grapevine vendors creating a street-party atmosphere Price: $20 the first Thursday of every month. The ~range 'Dillo buses will be providing free The Grapevine, located in Historic Gruene rides every 10 minutes from the front of the features the largest selection of Texa~ fabulous furniture store, Your Living Room wines in the state for daily tasting. 20 (at Riverside), down to Live Oak St between Texas Vintners including Chisholm Trail the hours of 6:30 - 11pm. Parking is Winery, Dry Comal Creek Vineyards, Fall available at the Austin American Statesman C.reek Vineyards/Twin Springs, Fawncrest lot at Congress & Riverside and also at the V~neyards, Flat Creek Estate, Grape Creek County lot on E. Live Oak (a block East of Vineyard, Hook Vineyards & Winery, Llano Congress). Please respect the folks in our Estacado Winery, Lost Creek Vineyard, Luz neighborhood by not blocking streets or de Estrella, McReynolds Winery, PineyWoods :driveways and not leaving trash in their Country Wines, Pleasant Hill Winery, Poteet yards. There are extra trash receptacles set C.ountry Winery, Quivis Wines, Spicewood up on The Avenue for your convenience. Vineyards, Texas Hills Vineyard, Val Verde Winery,. Wichita Falls Vineyards & Winery, 6 : friday and Wimberley Valley Winery along with GRUENE WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Texas food producers will give tastings and Rockin' With TexasWine and Food talk about their products. Authentic Texas 5:45 - 8:30 pm tunes featuring Bret Graham accompany the tastings.