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CYMK Q-COVERstory A Feast of Entertaining Treats Gay Music, Film, Theater and Events Make the Scene By Mary Damiano Mr. Florida Leather Meet Matt Arts & Entertainment Editor If you’re into men in leather, then Fort Damon What good is sitting alone in your room Lauderdale—or is it Fort Leatherdale—is the The big news this week when there are all these wonderful things to place to be this weekend. at the Fort Lauderdale do? The Mr. Florida Leather Weekend kicks International Film Festival This is a great week for entertainment in off Thursday with pre-registration at Ramrod, (FLIFF) is the appearance by South Florida, a week jam-packed with terrific and then on Friday, there’s a meet-and-greet Matt Damon, the Oscar- music, movies, theater and events. session with the judges and contestants of winning screenwriter of In addition to The Rocky Horror Show the Mr. Florida Leather Contest. There will Good Will Hunting and star and The Lion King (both reviewed in this also be a Spit Booth—I don’t even want to of Saving Private Ryan and issue), there is something for every taste. know—to benefit Tuesday’s Angels. The Talented Mr. Ripley. If it’s music you want, check out the The festivities Saturday include a Damon will appear at at the Pompano Ampitheatre. barbecue in conjunction with the Flamingo the Regal Las Olas Theatre Maybe you want to watch a gay movie, or Car Club’s Bahama Beach Bash. Gay- this Friday evening. After a see a hunky star up close and personal. Get owned classic cars will be on display. And presentation of clips from over to the Fort Lauderdale International Film if you’re a boy looking for a daddy or a the actor’s films, Damon will Festival, which features an array of gay- leather daddy looking for a boy, don’t miss do a Q&A with the audience. themed movies and a special event with Matt the Find a Daddy/Find a Boy Auction at A benefit party will follow. Damon. the Eagle. All the proceeds will go to If it’s men in leather you want, you The main event, the Mr. Florida help a friend of Damon’s should find what you’re looking for at the Leather Competition is Sunday, and features who is battling leukemia. Mr. Florida Leather Weekend. And if you’re lesbian leather comedian Shann Carr. There The other news this in the mood to see a production of one of the will also be a Victory Dance at the Junkyard week is all the gay movies most dynamic shows in Broadway history, Bar and a Leather Bear Contest that evening available. FLIFF is presenting working-class, Jewish friends who became go to West Palm Beach and catch the special at Jackhammer. more gay films than ever before, everything lovers and defied their families to be together. engagement of Cabaret. All proceeds benefit Tuesday’s Angels, from a documentary with drag queens and the Dates: November 9. Whatever you crave in entertainment an organization that helps people with pope’s jubilee to a taut drama about a therapist Gay Shorts this week, you’re sure to find something to AIDS. For more information, visit http:// who claims to convert gays to heterosexuality. Gaydar , USA (plays before Devil in satisfy your appetite. hometown.aol.com/mrfloridalthr/ Visit www.fliff.com for showtimes and locations. the Holy Water)—A gaydar gun helps a man myhomepage/profile.html. discover if his crush is gay or straight. Blind Spot, USA—Three Strangers Sexy , USA (plays before Fixing develop a bond when they discover they’ve Frank)—Five friends debate the question, each been cheated by the same man. Dates: “What is Sexy?” November 8 and 9. Devil in the Holy Water, Canada (subtitles)—Documentary about the first World Gay Pride Day, which coincides with the Pope’s Jubilee in Rome, and features a colorful cast of characters, from neofascists to drag queens. Dates: November 4, 7. Fixing Frank, USA—An intricate cat and mouse game between a writer who sets out to do an exposé on a therapist who claims to convert gays to straight. Co-stars openly gay actor Dan Butler, best known as Bulldog on Frasier. Dates: November 6, 8, 9. I Love You Baby, Spain (subtitles)—A disco ball and a case of amnesia change the course of true love for two young men in Indigo Girls Spain. Dates: October 30, November 5, 6. Before Melissa Etheridge became the Life is a Cabaret Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the poster child for lesbians in music, there were You can’t really get your gay card without House, USA—Documentary about two the Indigo Girls. seeing Cabaret. The title song, which The folk-rock duo has shot to stardom says that “life is a cabaret” is the in the last decade, bolstered by their original ultimate nightlife anthem. sound and loyal fan base. This lusty musical, and met in celebrating decadence in 1930s elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, and Berlin, is a classic. Cabaret is the began making music together. They played story of American Sally Bowles under various names before christening and her friend, Cliff, who meet in themselves the Indigo Girls in 1985. the gloriously sordid Kit Kat In 1987, they released their first CD, Klub and then get involved in , on their own. They rode the affairs with the same man. The wave of popularity of a new generation of story is set against the backdrop folk-rock singer-songwriters, and in 1988 of rising Nazi power and the landed a record deal with Epic. They later shadow of World War II. won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary The Broadway musical was Folk Recording and a nomination for Best a huge hit when it premiered in New Artist. 1967, garnering the Tony Award The duo is a constant presence on the for Best Musical. Over the course activism front and have used their music of its Broadway history, Cabaret and celebrity to bring attention to many has won nine Tonys. Both Joel issues and organizations. And they have Grey and Alan Cumming won a each been active in their own projects— Tony for playing the Emcee. Grey Ray released a solo , Stag, and originated the role in 1967, and Saliers owns and operates a restaurant Cumming wowed audiences in with her partner. the 1998 revival, which was The Indigo Girls, who released their staged at the old Studio 54. latest CD, Become You, earlier this year, will Cabaret runs Nov. 5-10 at bring their popular acoustic sound to South Dreyfoos Concert Hall at the Florida this Friday. Kravis Center, 401 Okeechobee Indigo Girls will play the Pompano Blvd., West Palm Beach. For Beach Ampitheatre, 1801 NE 6th St., tickets and more information, call Pompano Beach, Friday, Nov. 8, at 8pm. 561.832.7469 or 1.800.572.8471, Tickets are $25-$35. or visit www.kravis.org.

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CYMK Q-INreview No Doubt—This Show Rocked Stefani and the Boys Wow Audience By Mary Damiano She’s right out there with them, touching Arts & Entertainment Editor hands, bringing fans up on stage and getting Watching No Doubt in concert, it’s easy right out there with them as much as possible. to see why glamor-puss front-woman Gwen Their set list didn’t disappoint. All the Stefani works so hard to get that body—and hits were there—“Don’t Speak,” “Just a Girl,” how she keeps it. “Ex-Girlfriend,” “Hey Baby,” “Underneath It Throughout the band’s hour-and-45- All” and many other popular album tracks. minute set at the Office Depot Center in Garbage, featuring lead singer Shirley Sunrise last Tuesday night, Stefani never Manson, opened for No Doubt. Stefani and stood still. Wearing cropped tartan low-rise Manson are cut from the same cloth; they’re pants and a black bra top—which showed off that famously toned midriff—with her platinum mane pulled into a high ponytail, Stefani jumped, bounced, danced, ran and literally did cartwheels across the stage, high-kicking her way through hit after hit. The great thing about No Doubt is that though they have become megastars, they haven’t lost their scrappy garage band sensibilities. The stage had a wide runway that allowed the band to get out closer to their audience. There were no elaborate sets, no costume changes and only one video screen backdrop to magnify the action and to show little video montages of the group. both tough and tender girly girls. In addition A singer with Stefani’s charisma is rare. to Garbage supplying an intense balance to One raise of her hand turned the fans on the No Doubt’s sunny-side-up ska pop, one gets floor into one flesh-colored, bouncing blob. the feeling that Garbage was partly chosen The audience loves her, and she’s not for the tour so Gwen and Shirley could hang content to merely accept their adoration. out together. The Lion King: a Roaring Success Musical Spectacle Is a Must-See Event By Mary Damiano Mufasa, the king of Pride Rock. The bond Arts & Entertainment Editor between Mufasa and Simba is genuine and The lion does not sleep tonight. He heartwarming. dances and sings and roars and leads this Of course, Mufasa’s evil brother Scar is incredible musical to its place as the theatrical not happy that Simba will succeed Mufasa event of the year. as king, a title Scar wants for his own, at any Although The Lion King premiered on cost. He engineers a despicable scheme to Broadway in 1997, this is the first national rid the kingdom of its benevolent rulers in tour, because taking this show on the road is order to grab the reins of power. a monumental undertaking. There are over The cast of The Lion King must act, sing 200 puppets representing 25 different animals, and dance in incredible costumes, and they birds and insects, everything from a five-inch do so with agility and grace. The entire cast does a terrific job— there’s not a false move in the bunch. As Scar, Patrick Page is excellent, an elegant-voiced villain blinded by power. Alton Fitzgerald White is regal and powerful as Mufasa, with a voice as rich and booming as James Earl Jones. Jeffrey Binder is a real scene stealer as the bird Zazu, the major- domo to the king. Binder gets some of mouse to an 18 foot giraffe. The elephant is the funniest lines and milks them for all nine feet wide from ear to ear. they’re worth. It’s quite a spectacle watching these The music, by Elton John and Tim Rice, magnificent “animals” parade down the aisles includes the hits “Circle of Life” and “Can of the theater for the presentation of newborn You Feel the Love Tonight.” It’s a mixture of Baby Simba, and take their place on stage. bouncy pop tunes, soulful ballads and And it’s easy to see how The Lion King won traditional African chants. In addition to the the Tony Award for Best Musical and Best orchestra, two percussionists flank the stage director Tony for Julie Taymor, the first and underscore the action. woman to ever be so honored. The Lion King is the must-see theater Even with all the technical artistry, The event of the season. Don’t miss out. Lion King is still, at its heart, a father and The Lion King runs through Dec. 8 at son story, and that is what makes it a classic. the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Little Simba is a good lion cub who likes to in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, get into mischief but idolizes his father, call 954.462.0222.

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CYMK Q-FRONT PAGEfeature Leslie Nielsen Honored at Film Fest Opening Night Gala Kicks off Fort Lauderdale Event By Mary Damiano from the Parker Playhouse audience. fixture Kasey Roberts, who wore an elegant As an added film lover’s bonus, movie Arts and Entertainment Editor After the screening, the festivities evening gown. They served black and white memorabilia, including the original Maltese Actors Leslie Nielsen and Steve moved to the Design Center of the Americas cookies and, through the magic of a strobe Falcon statuette was on display from Pop Guttenberg were among the stars who (DCOTA) in Dania Beach, where Entre Nous, light, gave the illusion of a real silent movie. Culture Museum in Delray Beach. officially opened the 17th Annual Fort a group that supports the film festival, Revelers danced to the Bobby FLIFF festivities and films will continue Lauderdale International Film Festival presented the gala. Rodriguez Band in one Atrium and a DJ from through November 10. For more (FLIFF), Nov. 1 at Parker Playhouse. A red carpet greeted filmmakers and film First Class Sounds and Videos in the other. information, visit www.fliff.com. With giant gold shears in hand, the stars lovers, alowing for honest-to-goodness red cut through a long strip of film and kicked off carpet arrivals. Inside, two giant gold Oscar the longest film festival in the world. statuettes flanked the lobby. The FLIFF party FLIFF Executive Director Gregory von was so large it took up two atriums of the Hausch began the evening’s ceremonies by four-story design center. presenting a number of guests. He then introduced The theme of the party, “Movies, a presentation of clips from Nielsen’s career, which Masquerade and Mah-velous Food” was showed the actor’s evolution from dramatic played up. A John Wayne lookalike weaved leading man to comedy superstar. through the crowd. Even some film fans came After the film montage, von Hausch in costume. Terry de Carlo, of the GLCC, and awarded Nielsen FLIFF’s Lifetime his partner, Bill Huelsman, wore emsembles Acheivement Award. of black pants, a long black coat, white shirt Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle gave and black hats with long black feather boas Nielsen, Guttenberg and actor John Phillip hanging down. De Carlo described the look Law the key to the city, and asked each to as “gay cowboys.” think of Fort Lauderdale as their second Both atriums were set up with over 25 home. food stations from area restaurants. Each Before the opening night film, Gregoire restaurant picked a movie theme and served Moulin vs. Mankind, was screened, the food to match. Cafe Vico chose Goodfellas writer, director and star of the film, Artus de and served seafood ravioli in brandy lobster Penguern and his leading lady, Pascale cream sauce. Yeaterday’s theme was Silence Arbilliot, took the stage. of the Lambs, and they served lamb chops in The actor/director praised the festival Chianti sauce. Tommy Bahama Cafe and for the warm reception the pair have gotten. Emporium picked South Pacific and served “These people are all so nice,” he said. coconut shrimp and crab bisque. They’ve treated me better than my mother.” One of the most clever food stations was Gregoire Moulin vs. Mankind centers Stork’s Bakery and Coffee Shop, which chose on one man’s encounters with a variety of the black-and-white Charlie Chaplin film rude Parisians as he tries to keep a date with Modern Times as their theme. Stork’s Trick or Treat and Happy Halloween from all of our four-legged, furry friends from the woman of his dreams. The clever yet constructed an actual booth and manned it the United Pet Way, who ask for you to remember to be a voice for those who cannot slapstick comedy received raucous laughter with a Charlie Chaplin lookalike and Stork’s speak and sign our National Save-A-Pet Spay / Neuter Petition at www.saveapet.us.

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CYMK Q-INreview Lust-o-Rama Jeffrey Doesn’t Gel ‘Rocky Horror Show’ will Rock Your World Production of Funny Play Falls Flat By Mary Damiano combustion. Farrington manages to be hot, By Mary Damiano Arts & Entertainment Editor hot, hot as Magenta, even with her chilly Arts & Entertainment Editor You can’t keep a good transvestite eastern European accent. Jeffrey is a very funny down. Steve Gladstone seems to relish his role play by Paul Rudnick. It’s a From the moment Malinda Farrington as narrator and encourages audience shame that the Public Theatre’s appears at the edge of the stage in a participation whenever possible. Freddy current production is not up to fluorescent red wig, fishnet stockings and Martin presents a different kind of Rocky, the task of bringing Rudnick’s the hottest little usherette uniform on the more intelligent, more thoughtful. And work to life. planet, singing the seductive opening song Jonathan Laverentz plays Eddie and Dr. Scott Admittedly, it doesn’t from The Rocky Horror Show, it’s clear that with a wink to the audience. seem like Jeffrey is an easy this cast is dead set on giving their audience The centerpiece, of course, is Daniel play to produce. The story, the ride of their lives. Bonnet as Frank-N-Furter, and he nails the about a gay man who’s sworn And boy, do they succeed. The role. Strutting and sashaying in heels and off sex rather than risk HIV Shores Performing Arts Theatre’s fishnets, he is every inch the rock and roll infection, is told through a production of The Rocky Horror Show is sexual god that creator Richard O’Brien series of scenes, vignettes and monologues Fabulous Story Ever Told and the film In & lusty and sexy, thrilling and chilling. It envisioned. that show what’s happening in Jeffrey’s life Out, has a sharp sense of humor and a keen can’t be easy to present a show so many Meredith Lasher has done a fabulous and in his imagination. ear for comedy, but with few exceptions, the people love, because of the danger of job creating outrageous costumes that drip Naturally, as soon as Jeffrey swears off cast of Jeffrey lacks the energy, sparkle and comparison. The cast at the Shores with sex. The set design, by director Simone, sex, he meets the man who could be the love of wit to bring Rudnick’s lines to life. Delivery overcomes this obstacle, and this is simple and functional, allowing the his life, Steve, who is HIV-positive. Of course, falls flat and lapses into stagy readings. production crackles with energy. spotlight to shine on the actors. it’s obvious that Jeffrey uses his fear of contracting The two standouts in the cast are Robert The cast is wonderful, and the Die-hard Rocky Horror fans will not be HIV as a mask for his fear of relationships. Tamayo and Lindsley Casey. They each play performers each get their own disappointed in this show, and this is the Skyler McGee is likable enough and cute many different characters, and each time they showstopper. Director Rich Simone plays perfect way to initiate Rocky Horror virgins. enough, but he’s miscast as Jeffrey, who come on stage, they steal the scene. Tamayo Riff Raff like a tall version of Mini-Me from So grab your favorite sweet transvestite and seems like he should have more years behind is especially funny as a young man Austin Powers, a weird mix of evil and get over to the Shores Theatre to revel in him, and McGee looks like he’s barely out of transitioning into a lesbian, and is on the innocence. Paul Lasa and Irene Adjan are this nonstop thrill ride through decadence his teens. Greg Harrison, who plays Steve, money with the Harvey Fierstein-style voice perfect as the soon-to- be ex-virgins Brad and liberation. needs to look for a completely different role he uses for the character. and Janet, and they look great in their white The Rocky Horror Show runs through for his next play. His sensitive gay man thing This is the Public Theatre’s 15th season, underwear as well. Adjan gets to cut loose Nov. 24 at the Shores Performing Arts was fine in Party, and fine in last season’s and the bad news is that this production of with a powerful rendition of “Touch-A Theatre, 9806 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores. The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, but in Jeffrey is not a great way to begin any Touch Me.” To purchase tickets or for more information, Jeffrey, it’s wearing thin. season. The good news is, the rest of the As the ensemble, Cinda Vivanco and call 305.751.0562. Rudnick, who also wrote The Most season can only get better. Doug Williford prove their versatility, roaming the audience, shouting out lines and simulating orgies on stage. Raquel Marmor’s Readonline www.OURweeklynews.com Columbia is the tap-dancing picture of sexual

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CYMK Heard It Through the Gayvine Queers, Quotes and Quips of Interest Madonna Angers Jewish Religious The King of the World Could Leaders with New Music Video Rule Once Again this Winter Madonna spent much of the last two decades riling the Catholic Church with her Leonardo DiCaprio hasn’t reigned since 1997, when handling of Christian imagery, and now it seems the pop icon’s use of sacred Jewish Titanic triumphed and became the biggest movie to come symbols in her newest video has again landed her in hot water. ashore in years. But the actor stars in two big-budget, The action-packed clip for Die Another Day reflects Madonna’s recent interest in the high-profile movies in December, Gangs of New York Kabbalah, a branch of Judaism. It features religious icons including Hebrew letters and Catch Me if You Can, that will put him back on “tattooed” on her arm and tefillin—leather cubes containing verses from the Torah written magazine covers and talk-show couches. By January, he on parchment. And after a mock execution, three Hebrew letters are dramatically left will be everywhere. smoking on an electric chair. And his career could use the boost. Ken Jacobson, “After he broke into the scene as a huge superstar, associate director of the he has not been able to follow up that success,” says Jewish Anti-Defamation Jeannette Walls, MSNBC.com gossip columnist. League, tells the New York DiCaprio’s last movie, the disappointing The Beach, was two years ago. Daily News that he doesn’t But if the new movies are hits, he’ll be bigger than ever. Ironically, there are striking view the clip as “anti- parallels between the films: Semitic,” but agrees that • Adored director Martin Scorsese shot the historical crime drama Gangs, which some people may be debuts Dec. 20. The cast includes big star Cameron Diaz. offended by the use of • Adored director Steven Spielberg shot the true story Catch, which starts Dec. 25. religious articles. “Many The cast includes big star Tom Hanks. Jews, especially Orthodox, The films come from rival maverick studios Miramax (Gangs) and DreamWorks (Catch), believe it is not a tradition which have battled repeatedly for the best-picture Oscar. (In 1999, Miramax’s Shakespeare for women [to use tefillin],” in Love beat out DreamWorks’ Saving Private Ryan.) At one point, the studios planned to he says. “There are certain release their DiCaprio movies on the same day; Miramax finally blinked. sensitivities about what she But there also are big differences. Gangs has attracted loads of ink because its did.” release was postponed twice. (Problems on the set and arguments in the editing room The managing editor of were reported.) Catch, however, has had little hype of any type. MyJewishLearning.com, Insiders agree that the PG-13-rated Catch has a much better chance of becoming a Rabbi Sue Fendrick, blockbuster than the R-rated Gangs, but both are plausible Oscar candidates. suggested: “This really “Catch Me if You Can will likely blast beyond $200 million,” says John Shaw, seems to be about a non-Jewish person putting on a symbol for the purposes of president of box office tracking firm Movieline International, who has seen about a half- entertainment. Some people won’t find it interesting one way or another. Others will find hour of it. He calls Gangs “highly anticipated.” it deeply offensive.” “This showcases how versatile he is,” Miramax publicity chief Amanda Lundberg However, other scholars disagree, including Rabbi Michael Berg, who teaches at the says. “It’s exciting.” Kabbalah Center in Los Angeles, where Madonna was a one-time student. In Kabbalah, But make no mistake — this is a competition. “There is a limited number of dollars “every person is free to make their own choices,” he says. “The Kabbalah sees women as to be had at the box office,” Walls says, “and a limited number of statues to be handed no different than men. For me, the video was inspiring.” out at the Oscars.” —Courtesy of HelloMagazine.com —Courtesy of PageSix.com

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CYMK Naked Curiosity Expressions What’s the Buzz? By Dennis Scott-Bush

My barber makes me tingle. away, and intensified as he moved closer. I was afraid I was going to gush with genital recruit?” Throughout the haircut and, often, for pondered the possibility that it was the man enthusiasm, so to speak. I left the shop with Where did that kind of mind set get several hours afterward, I quiver from head and not the ministrations that were causing every nerve ending in my body alive with Perry? to toe. There’s nothing sexual about the the pointed reaction. hyper-stimulation. There was, literally, a Not laid. situation, but the tingle-tantalized tenting in Was I aroused by my retirement-ready, buzzing in my briefs. Oh, sure, there was the more rare than my trousers tells a different tale. paunchy, balding barber? Was this straight My friend, Perry, often boasted of that occasional hetero who fell victim to Perry’s At first, I thought it was the way Richard, man who talked about politics, while he same happy hum in his Hanes. persistent persuading. But, the vast majority my barber, wielded the thinning sheers on snipped and clipped, weaving a spell on me One night, Perry tagged along with me of times, Perry was rebuffed and went home my dense locks that caused the titillated amid the Barbesol and banter? to an Irish pub, where I had agreed to keep a alone. reaction. Then, I got the same reaction when I began to observe Richard’s other friend company on what was usually his slow He claimed that other gay men just didn’t he used the electric clippers on my sideburns customers, when they were perched in his night of bartending. Perry had never met my arouse him in the same way that straight men and on the nape of my neck. Then, I noticed chair getting a haircut. I wanted to know if friend, Frankie, but I figured it would be a did. “Gay guys don’t make my balls buzz,” that the tingling waned, when he stepped they were getting the tingle treatment, too. I pleasant enough evening, in any case. he explained. looked for the peek-a-boo peak in their In a matter of minutes, after our arrival, In the past few weeks, I’ve talked to a pants and listened for any soft Perry was brazenly flirting with my bartender half dozen gay men who are locked into moaning. Neither was noted. buddy. Frankie told him that he was flattered Perry’s pattern. They focus all their attention I wondered if my pleasurable but that he was straight and had a girlfriend. on landing the elusive straight male and are, response to my barber was my gaydar Perry disregarded Frankie’s disclosure and for the most part, spurned in their efforts. telling me that he was a latent member kept flirting. At one point, when Frankie was Has their sexual circuitry gone haywire? Are of the gay male brotherhood. The dealing with a customer at the other end of these hetero-obsessed gay men purposely fact that he cut hair had to the bar, Perry leaned over and whispered, putting themselves in situations where they’ll count for something on “He makes my balls buzz. I want him.” be rejected? that score. I mean, I’d I reiterated Frankie’s prior comment. There are serious issues at play, when dated dozens of hair Perry shot back, “He’s a six-pack and some otherwise normal gay guys seek sexual stylists through the lube away from a good time with me.” Since connections only with straight men. Perhaps, years. The only difference Frankie was serving the beer and not drinking it’s the rejection they’re after, instead of the between them and it, Perry’s theory was never put to the test, sex. Perry and those gay men with his Richard was the but it was the first of many, many times I particular bent need to rewire their sexual semantics of the job title, would witness Perry make a bold effort to circuitry. a few more styling tools have a gay ol’ time with a confirmed straight My barber may make me tingle, but I and products and the man. know that, for gay men, straight guys aren’t price of the haircut. The suggestion that he try to connect the real buzz. During one with someone with whom he had a greater prolonged trim-and- chance of success was anathema to Perry. Dennis Scott-Bush’s work appears tingle session, I quivered “Where’s the challenge?” he’d ask. in publications throughout the with such intensity that I “Where’s the thrill of winning over a reluctant country. E-mail may be directed to him at [email protected].

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CYMK Live Theater • Dance Music • Art Exhibitions Q CulturalEvents Radio • Television Events 11pm, Saturday 10am – 11pm, Sunday noon – 8pm performance times and tickets call 954.344.7765. 305.442.2662. at Holiday Park & War Memorial Auditorium, Through December 8: The Lion King—One Fridays: Separate Checks—Spice up your Monday, Nov. 4: Eat the Vote—A Dessert Sunrise Boulevard & Federal Highway. Admission: of the most beloved films of all time is Broadway’s night with South Florida’s favorite Comedy Improv Reception that will feature delicacies from area adults $7, children 7-12 and seniors $5; Under hottest show! Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Troupe, where you, the audience, create the show! restaurants. Eat The Vote is a countywide event 12 free. Information: [email protected] Best Musical, The Lion King is a breathtaking (Bring odd objects to be used in the show.) Every where area restaurants offer specials to residents or 954.764.5973. spectacle miraculously brought to life by a cast of Friday night at 9:30pm at the Blue Box, upstairs at who vote in the Nov. 5 election. The event is a fun Sunday, Nov. 10: Broward Walk F.A.R. over 40 actors. Broward Center for the Performing the Hollywood Playhouse, 2640 Washington St. way to promote civic responsibility while enjoying for NAAR—Third annual walk-a-thon to raise Arts, 201 Southwest Fifth Avenue. For information Admission is $7/adults, $5/students. For more your favorite restaurant. 6 - 9pm at the Science of money for autism research. Face painting, and tickets call 954.462.0222 or 1.800.564.9539. information call 954.327.9159. Mind Conference Center, 1550 NE 26th St., Wilton bounce houses, DJ and fun for the whole family Through Dec. 12: Meshuggah-Nuns— Those Fridays and Saturdays: Just the Funny— Manors. Tickets are $20 per person and can be while raising money for a worthy cause. 9am at hilarious Little Sisters of Hoboken, of Nunsense Whose Line is it Anyway meets Saturday Night Live. purchased at Stork’s Bakery or by calling 954.922 C.B. Smith Park, 900 North Flamingo Road, fame are back in this brand-new musical. While on Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 9903. Pembroke Pines. Free. For information call a cruise, the ship’s cast of Fiddler on the Roof 11pm at Dreamers Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. in Wednesdays, Nov. 6-20: Advanced Memoir 561.438.3261. becomes seasick, and the nuns save the day by Coral Gables. Tickets are $10. For information call Class—This workshop with Cherokee Paul Sunday, Nov. 17: WIN Creative Art teaming up with the actor who was to play Tevye 305.69.FUNNY or visit www.justthefunny.com. McDonald will include lecture, discussion and writing Series Art Auction—Donations are being and together create one of the most zany shows exercises. 6:45 – 8:45pm at the Main Library. $50 accepted for any type of artwork such as ever to be seen on the high seas! Wednesdays – in advance, $55 at the door. For information and Music photography, watercolor, jewelry, dolls, stained Saturdays, 8pm; Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, registration call 954.357.7401. Friday - Tuesday, Nov. 8 – 12: A Tribute to glass, paintings, sketches, sculpture, etc. 2pm. Tickets $22 - 32.50. Hollywood Plalyhouse, Thursday, Nov. 7: Anti-Defamation Andrew Lloyd Webber and Other Broadway Proceeds will be shared 50/50 with the artist and 2640 Washington St., Hollywood. For information League Service Awards Dinner—The Anti- Composers—This Palm Beach POPS presentation Women in Network. 1 - 4pm at Artserve, 1350 or tickets call 954.922.0404. Defamation League will sponsor the 2002 features Bonnie Schon and David Chaney. Friday, E. Sunrise Blvd. $5 for members, $8 non- Through Jan. 5: What the Rabbi Saw—A Distinguished Public and Community Awards Dinner Saturday and Sunday performances are at FAU and members. Please call Helen at 954.922.6844. Crazy slapstick farce takes pre-wedding jitters to in honor of Leonard Abess Jr. and Dr. Modesto Monday and Tuesday performances are at the Kravis nightmare proportions. At Stage Door Theatre, Maidique for their outstanding community service Center. For information and tickets, call FAU at 8036 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs. For and devotion to democracy. 6pm at the Renaissance 561.297.3737 or the Kravis Center at 561.832.7469. Kids performance times and tickets call 954.344.7765. Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel, 1601 Friday, Nov. 8: Living Proof, the Farewell Biscayne Bay Blvd., Miami. $400 Tour—Join the party as Cher tapes her live per person. For information call performance with special guest Cyndi Lauper. 8pm 305.373.6306. at American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd. in Thursday, Nov. 7: Million Miami, 305.960.8500. Dollar Evening—Broward Friday, Nov. 8: The Miami String Partnership For the Homeless Quartet—Come and enjoy the award-winning invites you to the Reception and Miami String Quartet in its first time appearance at Drawing for the 2nd Annual Million the Broward Center for the Performing Arts at 8pm. Dollar Evening. Five tickets will be For tickets call 954-462-0222. drawn during the cocktail reception Friday, Nov. 8: Eve—8pm at the Knight for the Million Dollar Evening, Center, 400 SE 2nd Ave. in Miami. For tickets call which includes a limo ride to the Ticketmaster. Litchfield Lady, a 71-foot John Trumpy yacht, a sunset cruise on Art Exhibitions the Intracoastal and an elegant Through Nov. 10: In the Spirit of Martin: dinner at the Blue Moon Fish Co. The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.— $75 per couple includes one entry Artists present works inspired by the civil rights into the Million Dollar drawing. 6 - leader. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue, 8pm. For information call Miami Beach. For information call 305.673.7530. 954.779.3990, ext. 311. Wachovia Through December 5: In Transit—A multi- Bank, 350 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort media memorial to the tragic events of Sept. 11, Lauderdale. 2001. Museum of Art, 1 East Las Olas Blvd., Wednesday – Friday, Nov. 954.525.5500. 6-8: The 2002 Business for Through Jan. 5, 2003: You Look Beautiful Social Responsibility Annual Like That—Seventy-one black and white portraits Conference—The largest by Seydou Keita and Malick Sidibe from both before international gathering in the field and after Mali’s struggle for independence from of corporate social responsibility, France in 1960. Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. the BSR Annual Conference Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach. For information convenes business leaders from call 561.832.5196. companies in a wide range of Through Jan. 31: Urban Outsider and industries and from every part of Visionary Folk: The Works of Purvis Young and the world. Hotel Inter-Continental, 100 Chopin Saturday, Nov. 9: Mother Goose, A Through Jan. 5: A Chorus Line— Michael Minnie Evans—Purvis Young, legendary as a vibrant Plaza, Miami. For information and registration, call Pocketful of Rhymes – This exciting show brings Bennett’s legendary tribute to show dancers, winner force in the Miami art world, portrays his own unique 305.577.1000. classic stories to life, such as Little Boy Blue and of The Pulitzer Prize and nine Tony Awards, is a view of the world. Minnie Evans, a North Carolina- Friday, Nov. 8: Meet Matt Damon—8pm at The Cat and the Fiddle. Showtime is 10:30am at the must-see musical. Performances are at the Stage born “visionary” artist, paints her dreams. Museum the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival at Royal Poinciana Playhouse in Palm Beach. For Door’s 26th Street Theatre,1444 NE 26th St. in of Art, 100 East Las Olas Blvd.. For information the Regal Las Olas. This is a live event with Matt information and reservations call 954.763.8813 or Wilton Manors. For performance times and tickets call 954.525.5500. Damon. We will show clips of Mr. Damon’s work 888.Story.32. call 954.344.7765. Through Feb. 2: El Viaje: The Journey - followed by a live Q&A, where he will field your Nov. 5 – 10: Cabaret—A Broadway musical Jewish Artists and Poets of Latin America— questions. Tickets are $25. Fast Passes are not about a German nightclub singer who falls in love Works by 18 artists and poets depict their own applicable. Following is a post-show party at $175 Live Theatre and Dance with an American in pre-World War II Berlin. Kravis families’ journeys, as well as vignettes of 30 per-person. All proceeds benefit a friend of Matt’s Through Nov. 10: The Legend of Sleepy Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Florida Latin Jewish families. Jewish Museum of with Leukemia. For information call 954.760.9898 Hollow—A Halloween tradition and one of For tickets and information call 561.832.7469. Florida, 301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, or go to www.fliff.com. America’s first important short stories, this spooky Nov. 8-10: Some Balanchine Heros: From 305.672.5044. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9: 20th favorite will entertain children of all ages. All seats Samurai Prince to Broadway Hoofer—The Miami Annual Hollywood Festival—Two-night, $8. Performances are Saturdays and Sundays at 11am City Ballet takes you on a journey from the indoor event. Reserved seating. VIP package includes Radio at Hollywood Playhouse, 2640 Washington St. For ceremonial ancient Japan of Bugaku to America’s preferred seating, Opening Night Cocktail Party and The Norm Kent Show—He’s Back! information or to purchase tickets call the Box Broadway with “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.” Jackie Closing Night Meet-the-Artists Coffee & Dessert Interviews and commentary with Norm Kent, Office: 954.922.0404 Mon. - Fri. 10am – 5pm. Gleason Theatre, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Reception. weekday mornings at 8am on WFTL 1400 AM. Through Nov. 10: Anna in the Tropics— Beach. For information call 305.673.7300. For 8-10:30pm at the Hollywood Central The Call-In Line is 1.877.644.1400. Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm at tickets call 305.358.5885 or 954.523.3309. Performing Arts Center, 1770 Monroe St. (at US 1). Issues Over the Rainbow—MarkyG hosts New Theatre,4120 Laguna St., Coral Gables. Tickets Nov. 5 - Dec. 1: Urban Cowboy—Don’t miss General admission $35/night or $60/weekend. VIP this gay and lesbian early morning talk show. Sunday are $25-$35. 305.443.5909. the world premiere of this line-dancin’, boot- package $80/person. Information: mornings at 6:30am on PARTY 93.1 FM. Through Nov. 10: Company—This Broadway scootin’, bronco-bustin’, Broadway-bound www.southfloridajazz.org, or 954.424.4440. www.Party931.com. classic written by Stephen Sondheim opened in 1970 blockbuster. Set in Gilley’s bar, you’ll be tapping your Friday - Sunday, Nov. 8 - 10: Promenade and won six Tony Awards. Robert, a 35-year-old toes as the party gets under way to great tunes like in the Park—Weekend arts festival for the entire bachelor, is enjoying being single in New York until “Lookin’ for Love in All the Wrong Places” and Television family. Food, rides and events for all ages, juried art, his best friends (five married couples) decide he’s “Could I Have This Dance for the Rest of My Life.” SoFla Q TV—Television for the alternative craft sales, indoor flea market, retail booths, outdoor unhappy and try to find him a wife. Stage Door At the Coconut Grove Playhouse, 3500 Main Hwy., lifestyle. For information call 305.534.3975 or visit market, live ongoing entertainment on two stages. Theatre, 8036 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs. For Coconut Grove. For information and tickets call www.soflaqtv.com. Benefits Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale. Friday 5 –

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CYMK By Charlene Lichtenstein For the week of 10/21/02

The Sun “conjuncts” chatty Mercury and flirty retro Venus and our love missives become love bombs. Before we add foot fetish to our list of love styles, read ahead to see how the Sun, Mercury and Venus clash sets the stage.

ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 20) Proud Rams can foul up a delightful fling if they descend into their innate bully, pully tendencies with lovers. Lovers may play hard to get rather than just plain hard. Use your mouth for more stimulating pursuits than whining about your hard luck.. TAURUS (APRIL 21 - MAY 21) When there’s no more to be said to partners, you’ll utter one last inappropriate word. Pray for a sound of silence when the Sun conjuncts Mercury and Venus. Queer Bulls must tread carefully in relationships when social niceties are difficult. GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21) Pink Twins find themselves worked down to a nubby stub this week with relatively little recognition or reward. Avoid wasting your time on less important projects while the real time bombs tick away. Prioritize before they scrape you off the sidewalk. CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 23) Behind every wildly gay time is a stern moral lesson. Goody. Gay Crabs ache to tap their gay muse, but instead of profiterols they’ll have to settle for a dish of lukewarm tapioca. There’s always next week to become the diva of your desires. LEO (JULY 24 - AUGUST 23) Careful consideration on family or home related matters may come into the fore so put on your thinking cap and give it your best. Speak queerly and carefully so you are not misunderstood. Open a few closet doors and toss out the ancestral debris. VIRGO (AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23) The cries for “Speech!” are heard. Queer Virgins are best served by relying on others to put words in their mouths. But read and review before you bleat; you may inadvertently grab a copy of the latest Wildmon screed. What a scene that would cause! LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 23) With Sun conjuncting Mercury and retro Venus, your call to your stockbroker may get transferred to personnel. Avoid nasty legal entanglements by yelling “I want to buy some Playboy” to the unidentified voice on the other end. Of course, you could get lucky.... SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22) Gay Scorps find themselves in the center of attention when Sun slams Mercury and retro Venus. I advise you to not to boss the social course but typical Scorps don’t take advice. If you’re typical, you make a solid first impression now. Don’t forget to flush... SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22) Cosmic debris from your closet swirls out when the Sun conjuncts Mercury and retrograde Venus. Queer Archers can take a shovel to these pieces of trash now despite the painful memories that may emerge. Plow through, cousin! CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20) As the Sun faces off with Mercury and retro Venus, pink Caps find themselves in a string of one way conversations. (don’t wait for answers...) Pals are turned off by your idle chatter, but be forgiving. Use this tour de force to keep your sunny side up. AQUARIUS (JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19) Your best ideas may not receive the attention they deserve. Don’t despair Aqueerian; be more discerning with those whom you share your best sparks of genius. Sometimes you have been known to toss perfectly lovely pearls before abject swine. PISCES (FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20) Wait until the conjunction between the Sun, retro Venus and Mercury passes before you plunk down your hard earned dough on a vacation. You could book a cruise to hell. Next week it’s a different story; pack a toothbrush and get cruising!

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CYMK Pumping It Up with Maximum Volume New Album Releases : ‘Ask a Woman Who Knows’ (Verve) Swirls of lushness recalling a 1940s movie set in a smoky nightclub open Natalie Cole’s latest album, Ask a Woman Who Knows, a perfect showcase for the star’s voice and elegance. Cole has been a chameleon throughout her career, trying on different musical styles, but with Ask a Woman Who Knows, it appears she has found her niche. This is a gorgeous collection, a retro beauty full of classic, jazz-infused pop with some big band bravado, torch song touches and even a little scat thrown in for good measure. To accompany her sweetly seasoned voice, Cole has some powerhouse musicians— on piano, Gary Foster on tenor sax, to name a few. 1. Dilemma/ Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland “It’s Crazy” is bouncy and full of energy, while the Sergio Mendes opus “So Many Stars” has a sultry Brazilian beat. Then there’s “Better Than Anything,” a wonderful duet with Diane Krall. 2. Like I Love You/ Justin Timberlake 3. A Moment Like This/ Kelly Clarkson Ask a Woman Who Knows proves that Cole is a chip off the old block. You can imagine her father, Nat “King” Cole, singing any of these songs, and Natalie does each one justice. With this 4. Heaven/ DJ Sammy collection, she raises the bar for jazz vocalists to come. —Mary Damiano 5. Lose Yourself/ Eminem 6. Complicated/ Avril Lavigne Sleater-Kinney: ‘One Beat’ 7. Work It/ Missy”Misdemeanor”Elliott (Kill Rock Stars) 8. Underneath It All / No Doubt feat. Lady Saw Whatever you do, don’t call Sleater-Kinney a girl group. The three-woman band, based in the Pacific Northwest, is all 9. One Last Breath/ Creed about what it means to be a woman—in this case, often oppressed 10. Cleaning Out My Closet/ Eminem but always powerful. Their music is a welcome assault, a raucous celebration of sounds and images and intricate lyrics with simple ideas. On Sleater-Kinney’s fifth CD, One Beat, the band continues Nikki Nite Y100 • Miami 100.7 their head-bopping bash on rock music. They have perfected an in- Midday’s 10am-2pm • Monday Thru Friday your-face style of rock, and specialize in taking on a litany of social www.Y100.Miami.Com and political issues. “Prisstina” is a good song about a good girl, and “Hollywood [email protected] Ending” does a nice riff on the perils of fitting into a preconceived image. They even do a now-obligatory song about the September 11 attacks in “Far Away,” a combative song with lyrics that capture the moments of terror and shock. On One Beat, the women of Sleater-Kinney—Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss— Readonline have succeeded in putting together an edgy, infectious collection of down-and-dirty rock and roll songs, all infused with a punk sensibility. —Mary Damiano www.OURweeklynews.com

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