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6 | wire magazine | wireweekly.com 5 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter DAILY GRIND MENTAL HEALTH SUNDAY BRUNCHIC & T DANCE @ PALACE PHOTOS BY HENRY PEREZ GRINDR®: EXPECTATIONS Palace divas pack a punch every Sunday at the Palace Brunchic and T Dance with the most outrageous shows. Don’t miss the hottest spot on the ocean, with the hottest people in town every Sunday on Ocean Drive.

BY DR. GREGG A. PIZZI Technology has paved the way for new and fun ways to meet people, regardless of what and whom you are looking for. Grindr® owner, Joel Simchai’s approach to bridging the gap between our electronic obsession and our undeniable need for real-time, face-to-face, human contact, is designed to help make it easier for men to meet other men in a society that can frequently feel cold and unwelcoming. Un- fortunately, the gay community often shoots itself in the foot by re-creating the same rejection they have become used to in mainstream society, in our own self-made circles. Instead of treating each other with a sense of respect, warmth, and safety (as is the purpose of a self-created family), we frequently criticize, put down, and alienate our brothers and sisters.

During my recent trip to visit a dear friend and his partner in Philadelphia, the now- famous Grindr® sound could be heard popping-up at all hours of the day and night, wherever we were, and whatever was going on. Despite the presence of Grindr® throughout the weekend, our individual and shared attitudes toward the application made sure it was used in a way that not only was fun, but did not limit or minimize the quality of our face-to-face time together. In fact, I learned quite a bit from my friend as a result of our conversations about Grindr® and the expectations people have in, and around it.

‘LuLu’ (not a girl) is an excellent example of how to treat others with respect while not disrespecting yourself at the same time. He relates to his Grindr® pals the same way he interacts with people in ‘real life.’ He has clearly-defined expectations of how he wants to be treated by others, and treats people the same way. LuLu’s Grindr® profile clearly states that he has a partner and is looking for friends. He expects others to respect that reality. When he receives an offer that is contrary to his expectation - that is, his expectations differ from that of another person - he will either politely decline, or more likely, not respond at all. Should the person become rude or offensive, he’ll ‘block’ them. His intention is not to be rejecting or hurtful to anyone, but rather to avoid investing energy unnecessarily in a situation that doesn’t meet his expectations.

By choosing not to pay attention to someone he’s not interested in, LuLu is show- ing respect for himself and his expectations, and is also actually giving respect to the other person (yes, the guy he blocked) by not wasting the other guy’s time and energy, either.

Dr. Gregg A. Pizzi, Licensed Psychologist, specializes in the Emotional Health & Wellness of the GLBT community. An Imago Relationship Therapist and HIV Psy- chologist Trainer, he can be reached at 1.888.DRPIZZI or www.drpizzi.com.

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TREADMILL TIME If you are still carrying around a few leftover pounds from the holidays, why not try to ramp up your treadmill time? Now, I know it can be boring, so update your iPod, get your headphones and give these suggestions a try.

Tired of your legs doing all the work while your arms just hang there - or worse, grip the safety bars? Try raising and lowering five- to ten-pound hand weights as you walk along. Start slow so that you don’t fall and then simply increase speed as you gain confidence. By the end of a vigorous walk you will have given your upper and lower body a good treadmill workout.

Walking backwards. It’s best to do this at a slow pace, and without hanging onto the bars. Walking backwards uses the muscles in your legs in a whole new way and challenges you to pay attention to your balance as well, which is incredibly important in any sort of exercise routine.

Another suggestion is to try speed intervals. The best way to do this is to walk or run as fast as you can for one minute. Then slow your pace down for a two-minute breather. After the two minutes are up, do another minute at full speed, and so on. Repeat this cycle five to eight times.

Or, try incline intervals. Now be sure to warm up before you try this exercise. Walk as you normally would for five minutes. Then set the incline on your machine to four or five. Continue walking for another five minutes, then return the incline to zero. Repeat this cycle two times for maximum benefit.

I call this one, “On Your Toes!” Walk as you normally would for five minutes. Then slow down your speed and walk on your tiptoes for thirty seconds. Resume your normal walk for another five minutes, then slow down again and walk on your heels for thirty seconds. Repeat this cycle twice to exercise different muscles in your legs and feet.

If you think that you can only do limited things on a treadmill, think again. After all, with a little imagination and innovation, you can make your treadmill workout both challenging and interesting. You will stay on longer and those excess pounds will drop off in no time.

Ken Hunt is an AFI-certified trainer and fitness expert who owns New York and Mi- ami’s Steel Gym. Steel Gym has been named the No. 1 gym in New York two years in a row by the American Fitness Institute. In Miami, Steel Gym is located at 5556 NE 4th Ct. 305.751.7591. www.SteelGym.com

AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT A UNIQUE JAPANESE INSTITUTION

BY DANE STEELE GREEN Just when you think you have Japan figured out, it will, guaranteed, throw such a curveball that it will knock you flat. Case in point: the rabuho. A Japanese-ified ver- sion of “love hotel,” they exist for one purpose only. Sex. Usually, the f***ing kind.

They are everywhere, as ubiquitous in the freewheeling cites as in the stodgy coun- tryside, and run from bargain-basement properties to fabulously-appointed 5-star palaces. The rooms are, of course, themed. You can choose from samurai castles, bamboo forests, the bridge of the Starship Enterprise (that one ruled), and one’s spangled with Hello Kitty (that one was creepy). Perfectly legal, rabuho are so nor- malized in the national mindset that most Japanese tune them out, despite the fact that aside from pachinko parlors, these establishments have the most spectacularly garish displays of architecture and/or wattage outside of Las Vegas.

But rabuho are not necessarily no-tell motels. The idea behind them is remarkably matter-of-fact: in a country where real estate is stroke-inducingly exorbitant, it is not unusual for children, parents, and grandparents to live in the same house. Throw in the fact that Japanese homes are traditionally divvied up not by solid walls but of slid- ing doors made of paper, and the idea of privacy goes right out the window. Want to get frisky? Fine. The whole house will hear it, and voila! The rabuho was born. And they are the very models of discretion. Interaction with the staff is minimal or entirely automated. Entries and exits are on opposite sides of the building to avoid inoppor- tune “moments,” and even lobbies and parking lots can be divided. Not surprisingly, randy married folk aren’t the only ones gettin’ busy…

However, gettin’ busy isn’t the only attraction. When traveling through the Land of the Rising Sun, it doesn’t take long to figure out that Japan is one expensive country. Staying in a Western-style hotel or traditional ryokan can obliterate even a generous travel budget, and here is where rabuho shine: Say you set yourself up in Osaka, and take a one or two-day trip to Kyoto. Instead of booking a room in yet another hotel for umpteen hundreds of dollars, a $50-a-night rabuho makes a cheap alternative, Hello Kitty and all. Keep in mind that rabuho are not true hotels. They do not take reservations, and you have to clear out completely each morning. Some have day rates, others are hourly only, and a few disdain solo occupants.

But in what other country can you book a room where the walls are fully-functional aquariums? Gotta love those Japanese curveballs.

Visit Steele Travel Blog (www.steeletravelblog.com) for more information.

9 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter 10 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter 11 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter WIRED ON THE ARTS BY JAMES CUBBY WIRE MAGAZINE’S PICK-A-TRICK VALENTINE’S DAY @ MOVA PHOTOS BY HENRY PEREZ FEBRUARY 23-29 Valentine’s Day wasn’t just for the couples this year CONCERTS Ira Levin’s Deathtrap, Broadway’s The incredible Diana Ross brings her longest-running mystery, plays at the at the PICK-A-TRICK Valen- show to the Hard Rock Live on Febru- Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre thru tine’s Day party hosted by March 11. ary 23 at 8 p.m. Wire Magazine. Singles The Broadway musical hit, Billy Elliot, and couples alike joined comes to the Broward Center from Feb- the scandalous dialogue to ruary 29 - March 11. have some uncandid Valen- Kathleen Turner stars in High, a play tine’s fun while DJ AJ Reddy about an ex-nun and a gay hustler, at the Parker Playhouse from February 29 worked the turntables. - March 4. OPERA Mandy Patinkin, best known for his SoBe Arts Music & Shakespeare Series award-winning roles on Broadway, presents the opera, Hamlet Soundthe- brings his one-man show Let Go to the ater, at the Sobe Institute for the Arts stage of the Aventura Arts & Cultural running February 24 – March 11. Center running February 23 - 26. Miami Lyric Opera presents Tosca at Legendary rocker Lenny Kravitiz makes the Colony Theatre on February 25 & a stop at the Fillmore Miami Beach on 26. February 25 during his first American tour in five years. DANCE Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Multi-platinum solo pianist George comes to the Arsht Center for a four- Winston comes to the Amaturo Theater night stay from February 23 - 26. at the Broward Center for a concert on February 25.

Radiohead, the alternative rock band, comes to the American Airlines Arena on February 27. THEATRE Fathers and Other Strangers, a story of racism and civil injustice, plays at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center Miami City Ballet’s Program III, includ- thru March 18. ing Giselle, runs at the Broward Center from February 24 – 26. Cavalia presents Odysseo, an incred- COMEDY ible production of equestrian skills South Beach Comedy Festival returns mixed with Cirque du Soleil type per- with a showcase of top talent and stars formances in the biggest traveling tent of the comedy circuit from February in the world. The production features 29 – March 3 at various Miami Beach awe-inspiring projections, 70 horses venues. For more info visit www.south- and 55 artists, creating the dreamlike beachcomedyfestival.com. spectacle known as Odysseo. February 29 – March 25 in Bicentennial Park. ART “Rembrandt’s Dirty Little Secrets,” an Free Shakespeare in the Park presents exhibition of 20 erotic etchings of Rem- A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The brandt, continues at the World Erotic Shell Lumber Stage thru February 29. Art Museum thru March 31.

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“We’re doing a lot of new things this year,” - Festival Executive Director Jaie Laplante

THE SEX OF THE ANGELS

THE DIARY OF PRESTON PLUMMER

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BY JAMES CUBBY PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIFF

he Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), considered the preeminent U.S. Ibero-American film festival, celebrates its 29th edition, March 2-11. Started in 1983 by the Film Society of Miami, the Festival has always offered an impressive itinerary of international films, with an emphasis on films from Latin America, and independent films, many of which will be screened for the first time in the United States.

The 2012 Festival will offer seven world premiere features, four world premiere shorts, five international premieres, ten North American premieres, and ten U.S. premieres. “We’re doing a lot of new things this year,” says Festival Executive Director Jaie Laplante. The Festival will include “new sections like MAYHEM for genre movies, the OPERA PRIMA competition for first-time filmmakers from Latin America, a MIAMI MAVERICKS session with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders – a new free-to-the-public open air showcase of short films on Lincoln Road and at the Wynwood Walls – I expect and hope to bring in new audiences and new film fans.”

The Festival’s ten-day schedule features over 100 films from 35 countries, so we put Executive Director Jaie Laplante on the spot and asked him which were his favorites. “Now I feel like Sophie in Sophie’s Choice. How can I choose from amongst my 103 MIFF “children” this year? But I would tell everyone that they should absolutely take in at least one film from each of our Competition categories, as well as our Spotlight on Quebec and our four World Directors to Watch section. Some of the finest work of the year is in those sections of the Festival.” As Executive Director, Jaie Laplante is used to being the voice for the MIFF.

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Laplante shared some of his favorites however a The Diary of Preston Plummer, a world premiere set makers of the 20th century. The director is Lisa Im- browse through the Festival’s schedule proves that in Florida, stars Robert Loggia, Rumer Willis and mordino Vreeland, the granddaughter-in-law of the the 2012 line-up is quite impressive. “We have some Trevor Morgan. “Writer/director/co-producer Sean woman who presided as a fashion leader in her po- really exciting world premieres this year – starting Ackerman, a true American independent, effortlessly sitions at Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and the Costume with our opening night film, Mariachi Gringo,” weaves the breathtaking beauty of Florida’s Amelia Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The doc- says Laplante. “Shawn Ashmore of the X-Men films Island into the texture of the story, to sweeping ro- umentary is a wealth of fashion history that includes really gives a breakout performance as a leading mantic effect,” says Laplante. Robert Loggia, Rumer an impressive selection of interviews from designers man in this film, and the music is absolutely stun- Willis, Trevor Morgan, Producer Jane Kelly Kosek (Oscar de la Renta, Manolo Blahnik), models (Lauren ning – it’s such a feel-good opening night movie. Ma- and Director Sean Ackerman are expected to be Bacall, Ali MacGraw, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka) and riachi Gringo is the “awe-inspiring story of a man present for this world premiere presentation, and an- photographers (Richard Avedon, David Bailey). The who is willing to do absolutely anything to follow swer questions following the screening. Prior to this Daily Beast called it, “A stunning new documentary his dreams.” The film features Tony Award winner world premiere there will be a Tribute to Robert Log- that…tells the story of the legendary editor of Vogue Deanna Dunagan and Tony nominees Kate Burton, gia, the Festival’s celebration of the dynamic career and Harper’s Bazaar.” Tom Wopat, Celia Keenan-Bolger and musician Lila of award-winning actor Robert Loggia. Downs and includes 15 musical numbers. Actors Music fans will delight as music meets film at the Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda and Lila Downs Darling Companion, a film by Miami-born writer/di- Festival with Reel Music, a three film program featur- will be attending the opening night gala. rector Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Grand Can- ing the films: La Casa Del Ritmo, a film about Los yon), caught my eye because of stars Diane Keaton, Amigos Invisibles (USA/Ecuador, directed by Javier “Other world premieres that really excite me are the Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, Dianne Wiest and Sam Andrade); One Night Stand (USA, directed by Elisa- Ecuadorian/USA production The Porcelain Horse, Shephard. Darling Companion makes its East Coast beth Sperling), and Underground Hip-Hop in China which is an amazing and completely unpredictable premiere at the Festival. The Hollywood Reporter de- (China/USA, directed by Jimmy Wang). Broadway rock ‘n’ drugs movie, and the sexy Spanish film The scribed the film as “ a soul-searching piece about a lovers take note, as One Night Stand is a documen- Sex of the Angels,” adds Laplante. The Sex of The stray dog that alters the lives of a family that grows tary about putting on a Broadway-type revue that Angels, a Spanish film shot in Spain and Brazil, distant.” Scheduled to appear at the Festival are stars Cheyenne Jackson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and tells a story of a love triangle between characters Lawrence Kasdan, Kevin Kline and Richard Jenkins. Mandy Gonzalez. The provocative Cutting The Edge Rai, Bruno and Carla. Actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey program features international films that push the (Carla) and director Xavier Villaverde are expected Fashionistas will enjoy the documentary Diana Vree- boundaries of cinematic expectations. This year’s to be present and answer questions following the land: The Eye has to Travel. Before Anna Wintour, films include the Greek title Alps from Academy screening. there was Diana Vreeland, one of the major taste- Award-nominated director Giorgos Lanthimos (Dog-

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tooth) and Code Blue from The Netherlands, by director Urszula Antoniak, a film that has previously shocked ONE NIGHT STAND ONE NIGHT STAND audiences.

Like any great film festival, there are too many wonderful and exciting new films to see. More suggestions? “There’s also the world premiere of the documentary about Los Amigos Invisibles, called La Casa del Ritmo, and world premieres from Miami filmmakers Kevin Sharpley and Juan Carlos Zaldivar,” adds Laplante. “There’s also some pretty cool international premieres, like the documentary on the Australian pop star Ben Lee, who married Ione Skye in a Hindi ceremony a few years back, entitled Ben Lee: Catch My Disease.”

Miami International Film Festival is paradise for film lovers with its red carpet galas, parties, seminars, and premieres. The Gala series offers film buffs and opportunity So what’s new this year? There are new film categories. 4 World Di- to rub shoulders with directors and stars. The nine Olym- rectors to Watch (a showcase of films by up-and-coming filmmakers pia Theater Galas will screen in Miami’s historic 1,567- hailing from the four corners of the globe), Spotlight on Québec Cin- seat Olympia Theater at Gusman Center for the Perform- ema, America, The Beautiful (celebrating the American independent ing Arts. In addition to the Opening and Awards Night voice), Cuba ³ (three dynamic visions of contemporary Cuban life are presentations, the Gala series includes Darling Compan- depicted in this category about the controversial island regime), and ion (USA, directed by Lawrence Kasdan), The Deep Blue Mayhem (suspenseful genre thrillers intended to keep you on the edge Sea (UK, directed by Terence Davies), The Diary of Pres- of your seat). ton Plummer (USA, directed by Sean Ackerman) – stars Robert Loggia and Rumer Willis are expected to attend, Also new is the MIFF Festival Village, a new high-profile integration Heleno (Brazil, directed by José Henrique Fonseca) – star of the Festival with the daily life in South Beach. The Festival Village, Rodrigo Santoro is expected to attend, Juan of The Dead located in the 1100 block of Lincoln Road, will offer free screenings (Juan de los muertos) (Cuba/Spain, directed by Alejan- of short films, interactive activities, chances to meet Festival guests and dro Brugués) – star Alexis Diaz de Villegas is expected to a Festival stage for photo opportunities. “These screenings and events attend, Musical Chairs (USA, directed by Susan Seidel- will help propel Miami’s growing film scene to the next level,” said man), and Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You (Un Laplante. “South Floridians and visitors will experience the art of film Giorno Questo Dolore Ti Sará Utile) (Italy/USA, directed in a new environment and we’re excited to introduce a new way of by Roberto Faenza) – star Marcia Gay Harden is ex- showcasing the diverse work of our talented 2012 filmmakers.” pected to attend. All directors of the Olympia Theater Galas are expected Miami International Film Festival is Miami’s to be in attendance. The opening night party for Tom Gustafson’s musical tour-de-force Mariachi Gringo will way of applauding film and with an average be held in the historic Alfred I. Dupont building, which of 70,000 attending yearly, that’s a lot of ap- will be transformed into a gigantic speakeasy with jazz plause. The 29th annual Miami International musicians and dancers. The Festival’s Awards Night takes place on Saturday, March 10 before the screening Film Festival will run from March 2-11 at vari- of the U.S. Premiere of Chinese Take-Away. The Festival ous Miami venues. For more information and will celebrate the award winners in all categories with an awards night wrap party at MDC’s historic Freedom schedules visit www.miamifilmfestival.com. Tower.

YOU SHOULD DINE WITH OVER 145 DEAD CELEBRITIES!

It is no secret that I love dining and cooking. It is one of my personal passions, hobbies, and stress release outlets. I am definitely a certified foodie. As much as I love dining out and trying new dishes, I also love to cook when I have the time to relax and enjoy it. There is nothing better than a nice dinner date at home with a glass or two or three or a bottle of champagne or wine.

As I mentioned in last week’s cover story about two of Miami’s superstar chefs, the Food Network has been a great source of education and inspiration in my cooking, and I have saved countless recipes in my Blackberry, Mac, iPad, and iPhone over the years. I also have a number of great cookbooks, including two everyone should have handy, The New York Times Cook Book and the Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book.

As much as I love new technologies for my cooking, there is still a nostalgia and great feeling about opening and browsing through a cookbook to read and prepare my favorite recipes. So this week I want to tell you about an entertaining new book I have added to my library, The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes from More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen by Frank Decaro.

In this book, Mr. Decaro has compiled favorite recipes from some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Some notables include Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Da- vis, Liberace, Michael Jackson, Dean Martin, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, Sonny Bono, Rock Hudson, Sammy Davis Jr., Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, and Eva Gabor. But that is only a very short list of the many Hollywood celebrities whose recipes you will find for posterity. Image yourself having a fun dinner date at home or preparing a dinner party for friends with such delightful categories as:

Musical Munchies: Liberace’s Sticky Buns and Michael Jackson’s Sweet Potato Pie.

A Ring-A-Ding-Ding Rat Pack BBQ: Frank Sinatra’s Barbecued Lamb and Dean Martin’s Burgers and Bourbon.

An All-Night Oscar Buffet: Liz Taylor’s Chicken with Avocado and Mushrooms and Bette Davis’s Red Flannel Hash.

Thank You for Feeding A Friend: Estelle Getty’s Baked Chicken Fingers and Rue McClanahan’s Non-Dairy Cheesecake.

Talk Chow: Johnny Carson’s Caesar Douglas Salad and Merv Griffin’s Stuffed Squash.

All-Day TV Tray: Buddy Ebsen’s Chiffon Eggs and Elizabeth Montgomery’s Potted Shrimp.

Pool Party on Sunset Boulevard: Gloria Swanson’s Potassium Broth and Wil- liam Holden’s Hamburgers a la Hong Kong.

Have fun reading and preparing these recipes while remembering your favorite celebrities along the way!

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19 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter PRESIDENT’S DAY WEEKEND SATURDAY PARTY AT THE MANOR THIS WEEK PHOTOS BY HENRY PEREZ THURSDAY, February 23 the release of David Guetta & Nicki Minaj’s “Turn Me On” with DJ Willy G spinning music ANGLERS: Tonight don’t miss LOCO 4 Locals and videos, while Score’s hottest Go-Go boys DJ Oren Nizri takes over Thursdays at the Anglers. Enjoy 2-4-1 Well work the speaker boxes. Come prepared to Drinks and $15 Beer Bucket specials. Sit back get crazy with masks, beads & drinks! the Manor Saturday Night with a live DJ and enjoy 20% off the menu tonight from 5 – 8 p.m. 660 Washington Ave. TWIST: Enjoy a fabulous night at TWIST. Get for one of the sexiest par- in for the free Happy Hour BBQ at 6 p.m. ties in Fort Lauderdale. EROS LOUNGE: Latin Fuego Thursday Tonight DJ Michael Tank will be in the house nights! Get ready for an outrageous night mixing up some delicious beats. Enjoy seven The party was just getting hosted by Teresita La Caliente with shows different bars, stiff drinks, beautiful dancers, starting at 11 p.m. Free parking and $6 Cuba and, of course, the only place where there’s started for President’s Day Libres all night long. 8201 Biscayne Blvd. “Never a cover...Always a groove.” Weekend with no cover MOVA: Happy hour from 3 to 9 p.m., fol- SATURDAY, February 25 and performances by Erika lowed by Vanity Girl hosted by Sookie Stacks. Vanity Girl Thursdays gives you gorgeous DISCOTEKKA: Downtown’s only gay dance Norell. girls, great music by DJ Zehno, $4 Miller Lites, party delivers one hell of a shindig every $6 Finlandia cocktails, and a free Miller Lite Saturday. Hot & heavy beats by DJ Mac & DJ when you buy the shot of the week. Located Spin in the Hip-Hop room. Expect amazing near the corner of Lincoln and Michigan. shows by TP Lords & Gina D’Angelo. NO COVER all night. $150 VIP special. Sky and PALACE: Palace hosts Stiletto Nights with Absolut Vodka. 950 NE 2nd Ave. fierce drag shows by host Missy Meiyakie and special diva cast members. Show starts at EROS LOUNGE: Great happy hour from 6 p.m. Enjoy weekly drink specials all night. 3 – 9 p.m. today and then get in on tonight’s 1200 Ocean Drive. Dancing With the Goddess party featuring music by DJ Valencia at 10 p.m. PLANET BEACH CONTEMPO SPA: Join Wire Magazine for our Spa & Champagne MOVA: Happy hour from 3 to 9 p.m., fol- Soiree at Planet Beach Contempo Spa. Free lowed by FLASH Saturdays with the hottest massages, Champagne & small bites! Win a music videos and visual entertainment by VJ spa membership or one of five Botox treatment Chris Racine till 3 a.m. $9 Grey Goose cock- giveaways by Miami Beach Plastic Surgery tails all night. Center & MedSpa! 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And if you’re Fantasia and her gaggle of performers! Heels looking for some hot papis, DJ Adora will be hit the pavement at 6 p.m. sharp! hosting Sabroso in Bar 5! “Never a cover... Always a groove.” 1057 Washington Ave. SCORE: Don’t miss Score’s Bigger Saturdays party tonight at Score featuring iconic DJ/ FRIDAY, February 24 Producer Eddie Llias! Get down with the hottest men and best beats in town at Saturday’s EROS LOUNGE: Friday nights at Eros brings largest gay dance party on the Beach. Warm you Born to be a Drag! Hosted by Tiffany up set by Alex Infiniti. $6 Chambord Vodka Fantasia with heart pumping performances. Drinks all night. Hosted by Alex Prieto. There’s no cover to get in and amazing $5 Stoli cocktail specials all night. TWIST: Happy Hour 2-4-1 with Tommy and the locals from 1 to 9 p.m. on everything. JOHNNY’S MIAMI: Get in tonight for Towel Come tonight for MUSCLE BOY Saturdays Night Fridays! Snag your taste of locker room and enjoy a full house of hot men and fun tonight with 30 dancers in nothing but tow- some incredible beats by DJ Mika. “Never a els. Steamy live shows all night, and private cover...Always a groove.” VIP rooms available. Hosted by Josie Love. SUNDAY, February 26 MOVA: Edison Farrow presents HYPE Fridays tonight at MOVA with DJ Bryan Zero. Enjoy ANGLERS: If you are looking to nurse that $7 Finlandia and $8 Stoli vodka cocktails hangover with some unlimited mimosas and all night long. Snag a bottle of Finlandia for Bloody Marys, look no further than 660 at $100 to party in style. the Anglers. Enjoy great food and delicious libations in one of the most beautiful bou- PALACE: Tonight is Drag Madness with fierce tique resorts Miami Beach has to offer. 660 shows by the hot-n-heavy Latrice Royale and Washington Ave. her gaggle of guest entertainers! 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20 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter works the turntables. The party kicks off at 8 SCORE: Tonight will be one of the few times p.m. with free Rokk Vodka drinks until 9 p.m everyone comes together from all over the with no cover and Rokk Vodka drink specials Miami & Fort Lauderdale gay scene in honor all night. of the 19th Annual Shelley Novak Awards. Hosted by the Penny Back Boyz the award DISCOTEKKA: Get ready for the perfor- show will honor all of our favorite entertain- mances of your life at tonight’s Drag’s a Bitch ers with awards in numerous categories. Sundays at Discotekka. Jaw dropping shows Countless live performances all night. by Justice Divine, Erika Norell, TP Lords, Athena Dion & Melissa Hilton with Daisy TWIST: Happy Hour 2-4-1 drinks ‘till 9 p.m. Deadpetals as your MC. In-The-Biz get in free, Then it’s Arrasando hosted by Marco Perez $5 for everyone else. Enjoy a free drink with & Nicholas Torres with beats by house diva your college ID & $5 well drinks all night after. Justice Divine. Join Nathan in the Frolic Show starts at 12 a.m. Sharp. Lounge for his signature mix of pop & Top 20. Also check out the fabulous men of Gaiety in THE MANOR: Tonight enjoy the 84th Annual the Bungalow Bar starting at 10 p.m. & DJ Viewing Gala of the Oscars AND the 3rd Bryan Zero’s fab beats on the main dance Annual Besties Awards! Honoring the commu- floor. nity’s best of the best, the awards show starts at 7 p.m. with red carpet photos starting an TUESDAY, February 28 hour before. You can enjoy dinner & cocktails available during the shows. Hosted by Joe MOVA: It’s a SINsational Tuesday with Posa & Mike Verdugo with no cover. MOVA’s weekly Service Industry Night. $50 bottles of Finlandia Vodka, $100 bottles of MOVA: It’s time for one of the wildest par- Grey Goose, and $7 premium well drinks, ties in SoBe, as Sookie Stacks hosts the most while DJ AJ Reddy works the turntables. scandalous party in South Beach, Out-n-Ugly Sundays with DJ Latrice. Beginning at 9 p.m. PALACE: 2-4-1 Absolut flavored cocktails with drag shows 11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Enjoy till 4 p.m. Better than ever before on Ocean $4 Miller Lites, $5 Herradura Shots, and $6 Drive and 12th Street, try it for lunch or a late Finlandia. No cover. afternoon snack, or just hang out at the bar with the locals. No matter what you’re in the PALACE: Check out South Beach’s most leg- mood for, Palace is sure to have it! endary drag brunch. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with two seatings: 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Over- SCORE: It’s Planeta Macho tonight, the hottest the-top performances by Noel Leon paired Latin Party in Miami Beach, featuring Divas with a delectable menu. Afterwards, check out del Amor and Latin beats by award winner DJ George Ferrero. Watch amazing shows the sexiest Sunday T-Dance in SoBe with local by Miami’s best female impersonators. Check DJs working the turntables. When the T-Dance out the dancers on the 2nd level hosted by ends, the BAR CRAWL begins, take the party Teresita La Caliente. Don’t miss this party - it’s to MOVA to finish off the Sunday fun. South Florida’s Best Latin Party! SCORE : If you’re looking for a taste of TWIST: 2-4-1 Happy Hour from 1 to 9 Caribbean music paired with the best in p.m. on everything. Tonight TWIST presents hip-hop and Latin beats, look no further than Keeping It Real Fun With Daisy D. Get ready Score tonight. Club Boi in association with for ridiculous beats and $5 Jumbo Blue Long Score presents HIP Sundays offering a fabu- Island Iced Teas all night long. “Never a lous night of the best beats by DJs Gavin T & cover… Always a groove.” Diaz from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. No cover. WEDNESDAY, February 29 TWIST: 2-4-1 happy hour from 1 to 9 p.m. on everything. Afterwards, see one of the MOVA: Stop by for MOVA’s weekly College most scandalous shows you’ll ever witness Night Wednesdays, hosted by the Penny Back with Pussila’s amateur strip contest. Upstairs Boyz and Sookie Stacks. DJ Daisy D will be DJ Paulie will be working it out on the main working the turntables, while you enjoy $5 dance floor. At TWIST: “Never a cover... Finlandia cocktails or grab five Miller Lites for Always a groove.” only $15 all night long.

MONDAY, February 27 PALACE: Tonight Palace presents Elite Nights. Sit back and enjoy live music and hilarious KILL YOUR IDOL: Dustin Reffca presents comedy presented by the one and only Noel GLITTER BOX MONDAYS, SoBe’s hottest Leon. Sip on complimentary drinks from 8 to Monday night party with manic beats. $1 PBR 9 p.m. and get through hump day with a night Beer, $2 Jello Shots, & $3 Jack shots all night to remember, show starts at 8 p.m. long! 222 Española Way. SCORE: Come and spend a pleasant evening MOVA: Get ready to be a star at the new on one of Score’s outdoor couches as they Got Talent contest for MOVA’s weekly SHOUT host Martini Madness Night. A half-price karaoke party with VJ AJ Reddy. Compete for Happy Hour runs till 9 p.m. your chance to perform at Miami Beach Gay Pride! Enjoy half priced drinks all night long TWIST: Sean Brady hosts the Sean Brady and $5 glasses of wine. Show. Karaoke and tons of entertainment all night long. After getting your jam on, head PALACE: 2-4-1 Absolut flavored cocktails all over to the main dance floor to snag some day, while enjoying RuPaul’s Drag Race view- beats from DJ Maximus 3000. 2-4-1 Happy ing party, and don’t forget to enjoy a snack or Hour from 1 to 9 p.m. on everything. “Never two while enjoying the show. a cover...Always a groove.”

A TRIBUTE TO CHOREOGRAPHER PINA BAUSCH

Arid and insular, the choreography of Pina Bausch, like much contemporary dance, speaks only to acolytes. You have to know her dance language to understand what Bausch’s dances are about. Pina, the new 3-D film by director Wim Wenders, collects excerpts from well-known Bausch works, new dances devised by dancers from Bausch’s company, archival footage and brief interviews, puts them all together Before you start getting all spell-checky on me, I’m talking about the indie band, fun. and – what? I get nothing. (spelled f-u-n-period). They’re the not-so-new trio about to give the music industry a much-needed jolt with their sophomore album, Some Nights. The lead single, “We Maybe it’s just me. Some people get Bausch’s work, and they’re mad about it. Are Young” featuring Janelle Monáe, has already been featured on the popular TV Watch them leave a screening of Pina. They’re not merely smiling – they’re beam- shows Glee and Chuck and in a Chevy commercial during this year’s Super Bowl — ing, ecstatic, aglow. For them, this is powerful stuff. the most watched ever. Their signature style of indie-rock meets Broadway pop, too similar to Queen to not mention, has been attracting fans and peers alike looking to Wenders, whose films includeBuena Vista Social Club, Wings of Desire and Paris, add a little more “fun” to their music collection. Texas, can be counted as a Bausch convert. Dragged to a performance of Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal by an intimate, Wenders walked in skeptical and walked Musicians Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff were brought together by lead singer out sobbing, overcome by what he’d seen. Wenders and Bausch spent much of the Nate Ruess in 2008 after he broke ties with his previous band, The Format. About a next two decades circling each other, contemplating a Wenders film of Bausch’s year later fun. recorded their debut album, Aim and Ignite and the real fun began. dances. Bausch’s sudden death aborted the film days before shooting was to begin, Their first single “Benson Hedges” was an instant hit and for the first couple of years but in time the dancers of the Tanztheater convinced Wenders to restart the project the band toured with indie and pop rock acts like Jack’s Mannequin, Relient K and as a tribute to Bausch. Paramour, quickly accelerating their popularity. Fun. signed to their current label, Fueled By Ramen, in late 2010 and soon began writing songs for Some Nights. Billed as “A Film For Pina Bausch,” Pina is less a documentary than an object of de- votion, a reliquary containing parts of Bausch’s body of work, with choreographed Hugely obsessed by Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the band knew tributes from her dancers scattered before it. Shrines, icons, retablos – all have they wanted their new album to have a hip-hop feel to it. So they enlisted Kanye profound meaning for the faithful. To those outside the circle they’re curiosities, & Beyoncé’s producer, Jeff Bhasker, to help them out. The result is a tight collection museum pieces, artifacts. But sometimes skeptics can be converted by emblems of of tracks that mesh sampled hip-hop beats with the organic feel of live instrumenta- belief. Pina might do that to anyone who’s not particularly interested in dance, much tion and upbeat melodies. Some of my faves are “All Alone,” “It Gets Better” and less contemporary dance. The film is a fine vehicle for Bausch’s work, with moments of course “We Are Young.” Bhasker is definitely a huge influence on the album’s of great beauty, of exciting movement, even whimsy and joy. Wenders uses his sonic impact. Although it’ll never be called a “hip-hop” album, Bhasker (who never three-dimensional medium to open the dances up, achieving an immediacy that is worked with a rock band before) was able to beautifully infuse some elements from sometimes bracing. his genre to the band’s already unique sound without going too far. But for all of that, many people will wander from a screening of Pina merely be- When asked to compare Some Nights to their previous album, bandmate Jack An- mused. In one dance a young male dancer falls to the floor and rolls about, slap- tonoff said: “It’s still Nate’s voice, and mine and Andrew’s production. But it really ping his face and chest with his hands. He gets up and breaks into a run, hands does sound very different. I think the song writing is on the next level as well. Some flailing with the furtive rapidity of hummingbirds, and cries out, “Andre! Andre!” be- people will hear it and think it still sounds like fun., but some people will really be fore flinging himself into the arms of another dancer. Pina Bausch – Wim Wenders thrown for a loop. I almost don’t know how to describe it. There was this idea for – dancers – what does it all mean? What are you trying to say to me? WTF? Some Nights that we set out to do, and for better or worse we just went out and executed it.” Pina is now playing at the Coral Gables Art Cinema and the Regal South Beach Stadium 18. Fun.’s amazing new album Some Nights is available now! Coral Gables Art Cinema, www.gablescinema.com, 786.385.9689 If you’re an artist, musician or producer and would like your work featured in Top Trax, gimme a shout at [email protected] Regal South Beach Stadium 18, 305.673.6766

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