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Halloween 24 in New Orleans Oct. 25-28

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he 24th annual Halloween circuit event is sure to be a crowd pleaser with its Wild Kingdom theme October 25-28 in New Orleans.

Benefiting Project Lazarus, the Halloween In New Orleans committee has lined up four exciting days of stellar productions.

Thursday night brings revelers to Saks Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, 301 Canal St., for Saks Loves A Wild Ride with 7:30pm cocktails, 8pm Fashion Presentation and 8:15pm-10pm Party “Saks Style” featuring premium bar, hors d’oeuvres, music and the best of Fall 2007 fashions and meet VP of Men’s Fashion, Michael Macko. $35 at the door or included for Patron, Host or 4 Day Weekend Pass.

On Friday revelers will pop into the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St., for Into The Deep beginning with the 8pm-11pm Silent Auction, and 10pm-1am Dance Party featuring DJ Chad Guidry. $35 at the door or included for Patron, Host or 3 or 4 Day Weekend Pass. Oz New Orleans, 800 Bourbon St., is the site of the OFFICIAL after hours party!

Saturday night is the big event at The Sugar Mill, 1021 Convention Center Blvd., for Wild Kingdom, the10pm-4am Costume Dance Extravaganza featuring DJ Tony Moran with Lighting by Bryan Holcombe. Performances throughout the night are by Carl Mack Productions. $75 at the door or included for Patron, Host or 3 or 4 Day Weekend Pass.

The Wild Kingdom Saturday Night Event Shuttle is available for revelers. You don’t have to worry about fighting for a cab, buy a round trip shuttle wrist band! Shuttle wrist bands may be purchased as you get on the shuttle. Shuttles will run from 9pm4:30am. Shuttles will pick up at two locations, you may use either pick up location - Royal Sontesta Hotel corner at Conti St./ Bourbon St. or Oz New Orleans corner at St. Ann St./Bourbon St. Shuttles will drop off at the same two locations or anywhere along the route. Be sure everyone in your group has a shuttle wrist band. Wrist bands cost $10 each.

The closing event is at the House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., Call of the Wild

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from 12noon-3pm for cocktails, brunch, entertainment and friends. Emcee is Varla Jean Merman with special guest Mary Griffin doing two live performances! It's Mary’s first show in New Orleans in two years, fresh off of touring with Patti Labelle. $30 at the door or included for Patron, Host or 3 or 4 Day Weekend Pass.

Premier sponsors include Ambush Mag, Miller Lite, Oz, Stoli, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

For more info visit HalloweenNewOrleans.COM.

Harrah's Shows Off Their Glitz & Glamour Halloween Weekend

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arrah’s New Orleans welcomes GLITZ, the Art of Female Impersonation for two animated performances Halloween weekend. GLITZ is an avant-garde production that showcases the outrageous and extraordinary impersonations of legendary female performers such as Liza Minelli, Diana Ross, Marilyn Monroe and Cher.

The show is hosted by Roy Haylock, as the infamous “Bianca del Rio,” the renowned personality known throughout New Orleans and New York. The show features Teryl-Lynn Foxx, Lisa Beaumann, Nikki Rich, Lawanda Jackson and Blanche Debris.

“GLITZ has a great following in New Orleans and will be a great addition to our entertainment line-up, especially during the very popular Halloween weekend,” said Sandie McNamara, Bianca Del Rio vice president of as Cher marketing of Harrah’s New Orleans. “We are excited about hosting a show that celebrates the many cultures we cherish in our eclectic city.”

GLITZ was originally performed at Oz nightclub on Bourbon Street and received rave reviews during its 40-week run from the Ambush Mag, Times-Picayune and the Gambit Weekly. GLITZ will be fea-

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tured at Harrah’s Theatre on Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27 at 9pm.

Tickets start at $20 each and Louisiana residents receive $5 off the ticket price by presenting a state ID. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Harrah’s box office at 504.533.6600 and at Ticketmaster.com.

Harrah’s New Orleans is operated by a subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since it’s beginning in Reno, Nevada nearly 70 years ago, Harrah’s has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions. Harrah’s Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.

For more information, visit HarrahsNewOrleans.COM.

Photographer Steven Forster Unveils Musical Legends Remixed Nov. 3

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ew Orleans Award-winning Photographer Steven Forster has announced that he will unveil Musical Legends Remixed, the premiere exhibition of his legends series of jazz and musical giants, including Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino, and Liza Minnelli at the Robert Bruno Gallery in New Orleans on Saturday, November 3, 6-9pm.

The exhibition will run through the month of November 2007.

The First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald will be among many giants Forster photoElla Fitzgerald © Steven Forster

graphed in New Orleans including Queen Latifah, The Count Basie Orchestra, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Liza Minnelli, Placido Domingo, Miss Nancy Wilson, The Legendary “Q” Quincy Jones, Shirley Horn, Carol Channing, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Mavis Staples, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, Ethel Merman, Dianne Reeves, Al Hirt, Antoinette and Ernie K’Doe, Buddy

Queen Latifah © Steven Forster

Ray Charles © Steven Forster

Guy, Chris Owens and many more. The exhibition was inspired by Forster’s life long infatuation with the voice of Ella Fitzgerald. “She inspired me artistically and musically and has always been a part of my life,” Forster says.

Forster photographed Fitzgerald on stage in 1979 at the 10th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and a few years later delivered a framed photograph to his idol during her stay at New Orleans’ Fairmont Hotel where she was performing at the Blue Room. [continued on Main-6]

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the "official" dish ...from Main-4 Forster’s photography work is included in the Permanent Historic New Orleans Collection, The Permanent Collection of The New Orleans Museum of Art, The Permanent Collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, The Contemporary Arts Center, The Robert Bruno Gallery, the Mario Villa Gallery and the John Stinson Gallery. His work has been included in exhibitions of master photographers Ansel Adams, Walker Evans, Clarence John Laughlin, and Weegee (Usher Arthur “Weegee” Felig) as well as exhibitions with Yoko Ono, Leroy Neiman, Peter Max and Tony Bennett. His clients have included Random House Books for the cover jacket photograph of Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Bragg (#1 New York Times Best Seller, I Am A Soldier, Too; The Jessica Lynch Story). Forster and the cover jacket photograph of the great writer Ernest Gaines for Mozart and Leadbelly: Stories and Essays.

Forster swept the Fashion Photography category for both published and non-published work at the annual Alpha Awards presented by the Fashion Group International (founded in 1930) of New Orleans in 2004 and still remains the holder of First, Second and Third Place from the Alpha Awards presented by the Fashion Group International of New Orleans in the Fashion

Photography category. Forster shut out all other published and non-published fashion photographers from the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and the Florida panhandle for his fashion and jazz work. Forster is now an eight-time Alpha Award winning photographer whose work is featured in his own award-winning newspaper page, the Big Easy Page in the Sunday editions of the Times-Picayune, Louisiana’s largest newspaper as well as his monthly fashion column My Way in the Times-Picayune WISH Magazine.

For more information, contact sforster@bellsouth.net. Robert Bruno Gallery is in the Warehouse Arts District of New Orleans, 900 S. Peters St., 504.495.8287.

Mario Cantone Does Le Petit Nov. 3, 8pm

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ario Cantone, best known as Anthony Marentino, the wedding planner and decorator to character Charlotte York on SEX AND THE CITY, and for his one-man LAUGH WHORE on Broadway and Showtime, will appear in a one-night, benefit performance Saturday, November 3, 8pm, at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St. on Jackson Square in New Orleans.

Peter Marks of The New York Times wrote of Mario Cantone: “In the realm of outrageously joyful stand-up, there is the

Mario Cantone

shrieking, windup-toy sensibility of Mario Cantone, a comedian of extravagant tantrums and extravagant gifts who is a proponent of the comedy of outrage.”

Over the years, the stage, screen and television star’s routines have included musical parodies of Judy Garland, Jim Morrison, Peggy Lee, Bruce Springsteen and Liza Minnelli.

Tickets to the one-man musical show are $60 per person and on sale now at the Le Petit box office, 504.522.2081 and at the theater’s web site, www.lepetittheatre.com.

Varla Jean’s New Show One Night Only at Le Chat!

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arla Jean Merman, in a bid for total dominance of the world stage, has straddled the globe this year researching her latest show [continued on Main-8]

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the "official" dish ... from Main-6 VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE. After SRO engagements in such exotic locales as Australia (at the world-famous Sydney Opera House), Mexico, Austria, Baltimore and Provincetown, everyone’s favorite copper-topped live-wire returns to supercharge New Orleans’ Le Chat Noir with an electrifying travel-themed extravaganza.

Featuring new videos, songs, dance and eye-popping native garb, VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE is your passport to cross comic borders long forbidden to decent society. The new show runs for one night only on Halloween, October 31 at 8pm at Le Chat Noir.

Varla Jean, the purported love-child of Ethel Merman and Ernerst Borgnine, recently completed a world tour of Anatomically Incorrect that culminated in a weeklong engagement this past April at the Sydney Opera House. See why the LA Times raved, “Not since Divine and ’50s cult icon Rae Bourbon has a drag artiste so nailed the risqué, old-school pleasures of the genre, and Varla Jean Merman does a body good! Jeffery Roberson’s incomparable drag creation revisits her cabaret roots in peak sidesplitting form.”

Directed by Michael Schiralli, the show is cowritten by Roberson and Jacques Lamarre and features tenor Mark Cortale.

Costumes are by Michael Velasquez and Cecile Casey, props are by Allen Cutler and Matthew Scott and wigs are by Gerard Kelly.

Jeffery shared the Outfest Film Festival “Best Actor” Award and the Aspen HBO Film Festival “Best Actress” Award with his costars Jack Plotnick and Clinton Leupp for his featured performance in Girls Will Be Girls (Sundance 2003) directed by Richard Day. He also played the role of Mary Sunshine in the revival of Chicago on Broadway. His shows Varla Jean Merman’s I’m Not Paying For This, Girl With A Pearl Necklace; An Act Of Love, Under A Big Top, Holiday Ham!, All Washed Up! and The Very Worst of Varla Jean Merman have filled concert halls and cabarets across the world including Carnegie Hall, the New York Public Theater, London’s Soho Theatre, LA’s Renberg Theatre, and San Francisco’s Victoria Theatre. He recently wrote and starred in the short Improve Your History with Varla Jean: Stonewall, for the launch of the MTV’s new television network Logo.

Last May, he was the opening act at Vienna’s LifeBall, Europe’s largest fundraiser for AIDS research, where he performed on the same bill with Sharon Stone, Catherine Deneuve and Naomi Campbell. He recently won rave reviews last season as both director and star of Shut Up! Sweet Charlotte at Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans. The production also won three Big Easy Awards including Best Comedy and Best Direction.

Jeffery also made his network television debut on ABC’s All My Children in the recurring role of lady of the evening Rosemary Chicken. He also appeared at the Long Wharf Theatre in Hartford Stage’s production of The Mystery of Irma Vep directed by Michael Wilson performing the roles originally made famous by Charles

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Ludlam. Other film and TV credits include HBO’s Dragtime, E!’s Fashion Emergency, E! Goes to Cannes, MTV’s True Life: Mardi Gras, and Francesca Page with Rossy DePalma. Jeffery has appeared in many TWEED Fraktured Classiks productions in New York City, including The Mailman Always Comes Twice, Screen Door and CAGED! with Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers and Isabella Rossellini, Lypsinka is Harriet Craig, The Miracle Worker (with Charles Busch) and Varla Jean Merman is The Bad Seedling. Jeffery has opened for Jennifer Holliday and has also shared the stage with Betty Buckley, fulfilling his utmost gay fantasy, singing excerpts from the notorious Broadway flop Carrie as part of Ms. Buckley’s cabaret act at the Bottom Line.

Forum For Equality Host Valhalla Preview Nov. 1

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ight on the heels of it’s successful run of Naked Boys Singing, To Do Productions is proud to announce the New Orleans premier of Valhalla. The Forum For Equality will sponsor the preview of Valhalla on Thursday, November 1, 8pm, at The Marigny Theatre. Tickets for this performance only are available by calling 504.569.9156.

The regular run begins Friday, November 2. The outrageous comedy by Paul Rudnick (I Hate Hamlet, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told) has been acclaimed as his funniest work to date.

Valhalla will play at The Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny Street (directly behind Cowpokes) through November 18, with showtimes on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 6pm. Tickets at the door will be $25, but you can reserve for $20 (a $5 savings) by charging to your VISA or MasterCard in advance.

Glenn Meche, director has assembled a fine cast which includes Keith Launey, Shannon Williams, Cammie West, Liz Mills, Chris Weaver, and Carlos Gonzalez. Lighting and Sound design is

by Timm Holt with costumes by Donnie Jay and Regina Adams, along with Sets and Props by David Fuller. It is sure to be a first rate production. Warning this comedy is for mature audiences - brief male nudity, adult themes and language. [continued on Main-10]

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New Orleans PFLAG Receives Support Award

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FLAG National is proud to announce that the New Orleans chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) has been awarded the 2007 Chapter Award for their outstanding achievements in advocacy on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally (GLBTA) support.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, PFLAG New Orleans was able to reemerge and continue providing support to a community in need. With the help of PFLAGers around the nation they replaced vital equipment and rebuilt the chapter even as many other nonprofit organizations in the area shut down.

“That this chapter was able to survive - and even thrive - and continue to support their community is absolutely amazing,” says Jody M. Huckaby, Executive Director of PFLAG National. “I am pleased to present them with this much-deserved Support award that is recognition from all PFLAGers for their great work.”

Their accomplishments allowed them to do outstanding work in the face of disaster. They continued to provide traditional PFLAG support to families in need.

Members also successfully forged ahead with their scholarship program, supporting 18 GLBT students seeking aid in paying for their higher education. Chapter members also sponsored their 5th Annual New Orleans GLBT Prom.

Their work wasn’t just focused on PFLAG, however. In addition to their activities, PFLAG New Orleans also extended its support work far into the community by joining with 14 other nonprofit organizations to form the Greater New Orleans Community Coalition in the effort to rebuild the city.

“Our chapter knows that we have to support our entire community,” said PFLAG New Orleans chapter president, Julie Thompson. “As a founding member of our Community Coalition, we know when everyone’s events are, and we are there for them.”

Chapters were nominated by PFLAG members and winners were selected by the National Awards Committee. The categories correspond to the three parts of PFLAG’s mission (Support, Education and Advocacy), so winners are representative of the outstanding work done in these areas. Other winners of the 2007 Chapter Awards include Indianapolis, Indiana for Advocacy, and Flint Hills/Manhattan, Kansas for Education.

The Chapter Awards were presented at the PFLAG Awards Luncheon October 13, part of the 2007 PFLAG National Convention, presented by IBM.

CultureFest Oct. 26-28

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mithsonian Magazine and the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism partner to host CultureFest this fall in New Orleans. Combining the resources and knowledge of the Smithsonian Institution with treasures found only in Louisiana, CultureFest runs Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28 spotlighting one of the country’s most interesting and

dynamic regions through events celebrating its history, cuisine, art and more.

“Despite the set-backs following Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana maintains the vibrancy and energy that made it a world-famous destination, and Smithsonian readers and culturallyminded travelers remain eager for its traditions,” said Smithsonian Publishing President Tom Ott. “If you haven’t visited recently or if you’ve always wanted to go, CultureFest offers the perfect opportunity to experience New Orleans and Louisiana.”

Louisiana Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu agreed. “The Louisiana that Smithsonian readers have come to know and love is alive and well,” he said. “The core neighborhoods in New Orleans-French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny, Warehouse Arts District, Garden, Riverbend and University Districts-were untouched by floods and today are open and thriving. We offer visitors one of the most authentic cultural experiences in America through our food, music, art, architecture and history.”

Angele Davis, Secretary of the Louisi-

ana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, said the state also offers the leisure traveler every convenience. “Over 232 flights daily arrive and depart at Armstrong International Airport in Metropolitan New Orleans. Over 29,000 hotel rooms are available. More than 700 restaurants are operating in the city of New Orleans alone. Our museums, golf courses, malls, music venues are open and waiting for you.”

This year’s celebration invites residents and visitors to sample the state’s legendary art, music, history, architecture and cuisine. CultureFest draws several thousand visitors from throughout the United States and beyond. It is one of Smithsonian Magazine’s signature events that has ignited the cultural spirit in various U.S. locales including Minneapolis, MN; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Providence, RI; San Jose, CA; Santa Fe, NM and Scottsdale, AZ. CultureFest is part of a larger collaboration with Smithsonian Publishing created to highlight Louisiana’s diverse cultural offerings throughout the state. Re-

prints of a special Louisiana culture guide which ran in the May issue of Smithsonian will also be available at CultureFest.

Through the year, a series of advertorials will focus on a variety of cultural themes including, music, cuisine and more. This series will be integrated and enhanced online with bonus content including video, audio, photo galleries and special downloads at www.smithsonian.com/ culturefest. At the website, readers are invited to enter the “Louisiana CultureFest Sweepstakes” for a chance to win a getaway vacation to experience Louisiana’s finest attractions and cultural heritage at CultureFest 2007.

For more information, visit www.smithsonian.com/culturefest.

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Dedications, Krewes, Swimming, Birthdays ~ New Orleans photos: Rip Naquin-Delain

Emcee Andre & Linda do the honors at the Charlene Schnieder Memorial Plaque Dedication hosted by JohnPaul’s

Michael & Kyle join Aletha along with Tim & William for her big birthday blowout at Lafitte’s

Captain Mickey & King Satyricon I Ted welcome guests to Satyricon’s 6th Toga Party

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Jeff (aka Varla Jean Merman) & Donna at Satyricon’s 6th Toga Party

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From King to bar wench, Tony slings cocktails at Satyricon’s 6th Toga Party Cowpokes’ bartender Stephen & Danny join the Charlene Memorial Plaque Dedication at JohnPaul’s

The sun filled pool & deck is still fabulous at The Country Club

DJ Johnny Love does the honors for Aletha’s Trash Disco b-day blowout at Lafitte’s

On the way to the Cabana Bar poolside at The Country Club JohnPaul’s bar baron's Paul & John flank the legendary Alice Brady at the Charlene Schnieder Memorial Plaque Dedication at JohnPaul’s

Don Paul & Wedon celebrate at Satyricon’s 6th Toga Party at River Gallery

The popularity of the late Charlene Schneider brought hundreds to JohnPaul’s for her memorial plaque dedication

Matt, Dusty & Satyricon Ball Lt. Jim join the krewe’s 6th Toga Party

Friends of the late Charlene Schneider join her memorial plaque dedication

Queen Satyricon V Hoyle gives the royal wink at Satyricon’s 6th Toga Party

Bartender’s Matt & Frankie bare it all for Aletha’s b-day blowout at Lafitte’s

Aletha packs ‘em in for her giant Trash Disco birthday blowout at Lafitte’s

Phoenix bartender Mike joins JohnPaul’s bar baron’s John & Paul for Aletha’s b-day blowout at Lafitte’s

The “Adonis” boys pop in for Aletha’s Trash Disco b-day blowout

The Bears join Aletha for her Trash Disco b-day blowout at Lafitte’s

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Art Openings, Shows, Bar Hopping, Cocktailin' ~ New Orleans

Photographer Michael Alago shoots Ty during the opening of his Rough Gods exhibition at Farrington Smith Gallery

Adam & Amy Farrington join Scott Smith for the opening of Michael Alago’s Rough Gods at their Farrington Smith Gallery

Oz's own Vivica Devereaux

Kabrina Watson is the headliner for Oz’s Sunday show night

Lee & Kimmie will celebrate their one year anniversary on Halloween at Tango’s

Bartenders Melody & Chase welcome you to Tango’s

Josh was one of The Corner Pocket Calendar Boy Contest winning finalist

Ronnie was one of the hot contestants in Corner Pocket’s Calendar Boy Finals

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Raven & Stasha Kennedy pop in for Sunday show night at Oz

Fredrick & Tarzan invite you to the newest club on N. Rampart, the Voodoo Lounge Tamaia Watson is a dazzler at Oz

Corner Pocket’s Calendar Boy Finals brought Ethan up for competition

Blanche Debris emcees Oz’s Sunday show night

Oz bartender Allen bares it for Ambush

Who’s the Irishman behind this Halloween phenomenon at Ninth Circle?

4 Seasons’ Chuck & Brad join the Gay Bowling League at AMF Lanes

Tyra Van Ryan is a show-stopper at Oz

You can catch Greg slingin’ cocktails at Society Page

Calendar Boy Contest winning finalist Ryan on the bar at The Corner Pocket

Gay Bowling League’s Ten Pin Betty & Gang

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Boy Gets Girl at the Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans

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ebecca Gilman’s Boy Gets Girl, which was recently given its regional premiere by the Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans (ATNO), shows what happens when a seemingly innocent blind date turns into an urban nightmare.

In the first scene, Theresa, a journalist, meets Tony, a friend of a friend’s sister who works in technology, for a drink. He seems nice even if he doesn’t know whom Edith Wharton is. But by the time they get through a dinner date a few days later, Theresa knows he’s not right for her. She tries to break things off politely, but Tony doesn’t take “No” for an answer.

He sends flowers, lotsa flowers. He stops by her office. He calls her, at first ostensibly out of concern. He continues to call her. And call her. She doesn’t respond.

And then things start to get ugly. Vicious threatening letters. Stalking at all hours. A break-in.

Boy Gets Girl can be viewed in different ways—as a psychological description of two flawed individuals; as a melodramatic tale of life in the big city; as an examination of what women still have to deal with in this post-Feminist world. It’s all that, but for me it was first and foremost a exquisitely etched and devastating portrayal of how one little random event can completely change one’s life.

With Boy Gets Girl, ATNO finally breaks into the big time with a superb production, its most accomplished to date.

Two directors for a play is usually one too many, but Chelle Ambrose and René J.F. Piazza seem to complement each other perfectly. Based on her direction of A Piece of My Heart, I suspect Ambrose gave the play its overall graceful staging and a pacing that was measured but relentless while Piazza, once again, elicited the justly fraught emotional notes from his cast though he also led them to find the laughs

in Gilman’s script. However they did it, it worked.

Fulfilling the promise she exhibited in A Piece of My Heart, Anysia Manthos found just the right combination of intelligence, insecurity and abrasiveness for Theresa. Though we learn only that Theresa’s parents died in a car crash when she was in college and that an older brother eventually succumbed to alcoholism and disappeared from her life, in Manthos’ astounding performance we can fill in the blanks to imagine a rather loveless upbringing that resulted in her inability to make any lasting personal connections.

Even before she becomes fearful for her life, Manthos’ Theresa exhibited the brittleness endemic to a certain class of Upper East Side young women—attractive but not drop dead gorgeous, overly educated but somewhat socially challenged—that allows them to be easily taken for granted. And like these women, like the best of journalists and like the greatest of actors, Manthos actually listened to what those around her were saying as though she was a sponge trying to soak up as much information as possible.

With the dawning realization that Tony poses a very serious threat, the anxiety that clouded Manthos’ face seemed to come from the deepest portion of her psyche. We felt for Manthos/Theresa as, like a victim of Katrina, all she wanted was her old life back.

Matthew Carroll may not be the most experienced of actors. Yet as Tony, whose neediness is at first camouflaged by his openness, Carroll’s mid-Western puppy dog looks worked to his advantage.

Carroll’s stalker seemed to be an innately nice guy who would quietly fade away when told to do so. As an edge crept into his voice, Carroll subverted such assumptions.

The rest of the supporting cast were all fine with Jessi Norton as a well-mean-

Tony Ross & Anysia Manthos in Boy Gets Girl

ing but dim-witted secretary especially good.

Gilman could’ve excised a subplot involving Theresa interviewing a Russ Meyer-like film director; the scenes are worthwhile thematically but unnecessary narratively. And things do get a bit didactic in the second act. But ATNO’s directors and cast overcome this by infusing every word with a gut-deep humanity. Boy Gets Girl doesn’t deliver the implied happy ending of the title, but I left the theater with a smile on my face, the result of a production that got it and got it right.

Bury the Dead at St. Mark’s Community Center

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ury the Dead starts out mundanely; four soldiers bitch to their sergeant about having to dig graves for fallen comrades. But we soon enter the twilight zone as the corpses stand up and refuse to be buried and forgotten, hoping instead to carry on with the lives so tragically cut short.

Irwin Shaw’s classic 1936 anti-war work, is no less trenchant today than 71 years ago. And while the war could now be Viet Nam or Afghanistan or Iraq, the Cripple Creek Theater Company’s most worthwhile revival wisely doesn’t specify a time or place opting instead to let the script’s timeless nature speak for itself.

And so as Shaw takes us to the situation’s “logical” conclusion we get a captain who wants the war to stop but understandably starts drinking in the meantime; a newspaperman who sniffs a BIG story that the military is trying to cover up; a priest who tries to do the right thing; wives and mothers who try to convince the soldiers to lie down and be buried; and generals who want the nasty situation to be done with so they can get back to fighting.

Shaw’s lines go from the pleading tone of the women to snappy one liners (“In a time of war, people have the right to know nothing.””They never said anything about this sort of thing at West Point.”).

With its absurdly comic riffs, metaphysical touches and deadly serious overtones, Bury the Dead could well serve as an opera libretto.

Andrew Vaught directed this surreal one act play nicely, fluidly moving his 17 actors around the large space of St. Mark’s Community Center’s gym-cum-theater.

Understandably, in such a large cast, some actors were stronger than others. Standouts included Keith Launey as a wryly bitter soldier; Blake Baudier as a hard-boiled yet cautious newspaper editor; Emilie Whelan as an anguished girlfriend of one of the corpses; and Leah Wingate who tries to reason with her husband’s corpse to “just lie down” but ultimately comes around to his perspective and encourages him to stay standing for as long as he wants.

Andrew Kingsley’s lighting design (with D.J. Galliano) was good especially for the battle scenes. Blake Baudier’s set (done with Sara Gothard) was most effective at establishing an appropriately bleak, Beckettian landscape.

Cripple Creek has been making quantum leaps of quality with each of its productions. I look forward to their next one, The Inspector General, in the spring.

OH, KAYE! The Songs of Danny Kaye at Le Chat Noir

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n OH, KAYE!, Ricky Graham uses hats, a kazoo, falling snow and puppets to entertain us much like his idol Danny Kaye did back in the days when he was starting out as a tummler in the Catskills.

In this new revue surveying songs associated with Kaye, Graham gives us what we’ve come to expect from him—lots of fun and comedy with a few serious numbers along the way, in this case a sobering I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now. Wisely eschewing an outright impersonation of Kaye (and who, really, could do that?), Graham instead captures his manic energy in such songs as The Inspector General, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, I’ve Got a Loverly Bunch of Coconuts, Balling the Jack, Minnie the Moochie and many others. And without ever lecturing, Graham fills in the details of Kaye’s life and loves, among them, as rumored, Sir Laurence Olivier.

Unfortunately, for someone under, say, 50, it’s a bit like being at a party where everyone is speaking a foreign language— you can see they’re having a grand time, it’s just a little difficult to participate fully. Yet those in the audience at Le Chat Noir who caught the songs’ references to personalities long gone and had vivid memories of Kaye from television and the few movies that he did, i.e. 95% of the people there, clearly were having a ball for the entire hour.

For someone like me, whose mind’s ear associates Mad Dogs & Englishmen and Minnie the Moochie with Noel Coward and Cab Calloway, respectively, the highlights were those songs that shall always be irrefutably associated with Kaye and Kaye alone—I’m Hans Christian Andersen and Inchworm from the movie, Hans Christian Andersen (though where was To Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen?); Kurt Weill’s tongue twister Tchaikovsky from Lady in the Dark that made Kaye a star (plus the sassy The Ballad of Jenny which allowed Graham to cut up as Gertrude Lawrence); and as a homage to all of us who have made it through Katrina, When It Dries, from the Biblical Broadway musical Two by Two, brilliantly paired with Blue Skies.

Listening to Graham paint a picture of all the beauty that lies in store for the world once the water goes down brought me back to the Imperial Theater when I was a wee li’l one seeing Kaye perform as Noah in a wheelchair (Act One) and on crutches (Act Two) due to a broken leg and I hungered to hear Graham go though the entire Richard Rodgers/Martin Charnin score. Anyone interested in producing Two

by Two before our next hurricane season begins? You got your Noah, all you need now is an ark and a Golden Ram.

504 at the Anthony Bean Community Theater

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s long as I’ve been attending the Anthony Bean Community Theater, its strength has always been in its dramatic and comic offerings rather than its musical ones. With 504, it looks like things may have changed.

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sappho psalm

by Toni J.P. Pizanie E-mail: Psalmwrite@aol.com

PFLAG Convention

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ashington, DC was the host city for the National PFLAG Convention during the weekend of October 11th through 14th.

Thursday, October 11th was dedicated to lobbying on Capitol Hill for the passage of ENDA including transgenders.

It is important to note that all major GLBT organization with the exception of HRC is demanding the inclusion of Transgenders as part of ENDA. It is once again worth letting the New Orleans community know that HRC has failed to work for the protection of everyone in our community. This was the subject of a boycott several years ago and pressure should still be brought against those who would limit freedom for all.

There is a large transgender population in the Greater New Orleans area. Any organization that refuses to include any of our sisters and brothers should not be supported by the greater GLBT community.

My desire for equal civil rights caused me to get off point. Lobbyists started at 8am on Thursday and didn’t return to convention central until well after 9pm.

Congresspersons from across America were asked to consider the importance of equal rights for all citizens.

Representing the New Orleans Chapter were Julie Thompson, President, John Creasy, VP, Mary Sue Carter, member and mom, and me. We four did our best to meet as many people as possible and to learn what we could do to improve our chapter and help the GLBT community across America. Over 100 workshops and meetings were scheduled from Friday to Sunday. Each of the New Orleans representatives attended a different workshop so that we could bring back to you the most information and assistance. My areas of interest were in faith building and political advocacy. John studied protection for youth and safety for GLBT athletes. Here at home John is a coach for his son’s ball team.

Julie, of course, worked on the making of stronger chapters and developing leadership for strong boards. Mary Sue took workshops on assisting new PFLAG parents and membership recruitment.

The four of us were busy working for you. We attended workshops and all meetings designed to arm us with information to help New Orleans. We also did the fun convention activities which almost killed me. My downfall was the DC sights by night tour. I foolishly thought the tour was going to be a lovely drive around this beautiful city. Little did I know that there would be three stops dedicated to walking tours. I did the first and last walk but was hurting too much to do the second and longest of the walking tours which consisted of starting from behind the Lincoln Memorial to the World War II Monument to the Viet Nam Wall Monument and back to walking up the front of the Lincoln Memorial.

The easy walking tour was the Marines Monument which I found very mov-

ing. The first walking tour consisted of circumventing the park that faces the White House. This brought back memories of protests in front of the White House back in the late 1960’s.

This park is DC’s version of Jackson Square with Jackson in the center. The four corners are also decorated with statues. The homes and buildings surrounding the park were of historical significance.

The night tour was the most demanding of the fun activities as the rest consisted of eating too much and sometimes being bored with reports. Julie and I missed one of what I thought would be a most exciting session because we had to leave for our flight out of DC. The subject was Diverse Communities: How to Reach Us. Since New Orleans is so diverse, I was hoping that we could get that one on tape.

My favorite session was Faith Community Focus: What Works? Favorite because I was able to meeting the first openly gay Bishop of the Episcopalian Church from New Hampshire, the Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson. I remember before Katrina when the controversy over his election to Bishop made national news for many weeks. Members of the Church of Christ the Liberator under Fr. Nicholas Roman prayed for Fr. Gene constantly during that trying time.

He was a delight to meet and speak with. His addresses – there were two – to the conventioneers were moving and filled with hope. He shares a deep admiration with PFLAG. My brief private conversation with him was almost overwhelming for me. He is a gentle and warm man.

My favorite workshop was conducted by the New York City Chapter. This chapter has initiated a project whereby celebrities partner with family members in the Stay Close Project because relationships are too precious to lose. Ben Affleck is pictured with his cousin Jason with the message to stay close. Other well known personalities that have taken part in the project are Cyndi Lauper and her sister Elen; Dick and Jane Gephardt with daughter Chrissy; and Congressman Gregory Meeks and his brother John.

This is a project that I would like to do in New Orleans. We have many famous people living here and I am sure that they have gay family members or straight family members if they are gay. This is a way to say to the straight population that anyone can have a gay family member that they should stay close to and support with their love.

One of the best moments was cheering for Julie as she accepted for PFLAG New Orleans the National Support Award for our work after Katrina. When everyone across the country thought we were down and out, we managed to continue the Scholarship Awards without missing a year and we pulled the chapter back into action with very few monthly meetings cancelled. New Orleans PFLAG ROCKS!!

Getting home wasn’t as easy as I expected – delays after delays. I arrived back in New Orleans more than one hour

late. Lucky for me John’s precious partner Jeffrey was patiently waiting at the airport.

Julie’s delay was almost two hours and John ended up having to stay over night and arrived home more than twelve hours after schedule.

The flight itself wasn’t easy on me either. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep drinking a cup of coffee and spilled hot liquid in my lap. The stewardess laughed much to my discontent. I spent 30 minutes in the lavatory trying to dry myself off as much as possible while the stewardess was drying the seat, seat belt and tray.

Since my flight was non-stop, the airline couldn’t lose my luggage. I didn’t ask Julie about her luck with luggage.

This terrific event was exhausting. It

was also invigorating. I have arrived home wanting to do more for my community through PFLAG. It has taken two days of rest to get my body moving again but all the new friends and new information makes the discomfort worthwhile.

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‘burbs. One day in Central Park, Greg hooks up with a dog who seems to have run away from her master and, before you can say “Roll over”, Sylvia, as her dog tag says, has become an entrenched member of Greg & Kate’s household despite Kate’s objections. Eventually, after much sturm und drang, Kate realizes she can’t send Sylvia away and they all live happily ever after until Sylvia dies 12 years hence.

Despite the outward appearance of a love story involving compromises, Sylvia is basically a tale of male menopause and its discontents; to Greg’s credit at least he’s not shtupping a 19 year old bimbo.

But had I been Kate, I would’ve put my foot down the minute the pooch showed up on my doorstep. Of course, then there would’ve been no play but at least we could’ve avoided the “Boy wants dog, boy gets dog, girl learns to put up with dog” scenario that Gurney seems to espouse.

Fortunately, Gurney’s eponymous character is, at least from afar, hard to hate. Sylvia, who telepathically (or something like that) talks to Greg and eventually Kate (I was never clear on whether everyone could understand her or just her masters), is playful, fussy, slobbish, loyal, friendly, stuck-up, sexy and all those other qualities we endow man’s best friend with. As played by the delightful Rebecca Elizabeth Hollingsworth, Sylvia is the kind of dog who throws herself at you and whether you like it or not, you’ll be loving her soon enough.

As Hollingworth flounces about her new home, flirt that she is, she makes it very understandable why Greg would love her...and Kate would hate her. After all, you don’t hear canines called “woman’s best friend”, do you?

Under Benjamin Clements’ smooth direction, the Loyola krewe made the most of this fluff though not even they could overcome the foolishness of a scene set in a strange psychiatrist’s office. If Anna Toujas as Kate gave a slightly stronger performance than Patrick Anthony’s Greg, both were good. Still, I have a slight problem with 20 year-olds playing 40somethings when the burden of age is a factor for the characters; they just ain’t, er, dogtired enough yet.

If since its premiere in 1995, Sylvia hasn’t aged very well what with its no longer au courant references to Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the late Kitty Carlisle Hart, not to mention Ethan (huh?) Frome and the complete unlikelihood of a middle class couple nowadays being able to afford a place on the Upper West Side, it doesn’t really matter. As long as there are dog lovers, Sylvia will have a very long life indeed.

secrecy in the aftermath of Katrina to make plans for an awareness concert at the intersection of North Claiborne and Orleans. There’s some friction in the group over leadership issues and what the focus of the concert should be but eventually everything is resolved, fairly easily I might add; perhaps the group’s leader Aikeem (Darryl Lutcher) should run for mayor.

This interesting but talky debate takes up all of Act One and I never fully believed that the overly deliberate words I was hearing would come from the mouths of today’s teenagers. Despite good acting, it’s a dramatically inert hour with the best thing being Tony Felix as the troupe’s youngest member; describing the somewhat clueless generosity of the townspeople where he evacuated, Felix quips, “I’ve never seen so many toothbrushes in my life.”

Once the concert gets going in Act Two, however, things came alive. The vocal numbers done by the singing Arnold Sisters were all good. Yet it was the four dance numbers that had me sitting up and taking notice.

Nineteen year old Arieuna McGee choreographed them with a combination of ballet, modern, hip hop and jazz techniques that seamlessly blended into works of sophisticated patterns and partnerings which abstractly captured the mood that Aikeem and Co. were trying to achieve.

Led by principles Andre Armstead and Daleesa Keepard, the entire corps of dancers was up to the demanding routines and one could feel that jolt of electricity that radiates from all artists who are working at the top of their game. One might have mistakenly thought they were at a junior Alvin Ailey recital.

While I continue to look forward to ABCT’s dramatic offerings, as long as Ms. McGee is choreographing, I’ll be looking forward to the musical ones too.

Sylvia at the Lower Depths Theatre, Loyola University

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’m probably not the one to review A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia, a comic fan tasy about a dog in New York who communicates with her master. It’s not that I’m anti-dog, I’m just not pro-dog never having had one growing up in the City. That said, I hope you’ll understand if Sylvia didn’t work her charms on me the way it would on a card-carrying member of the LSPCA. In Sylvia, Greg and Kate are in their late 40s, have seen their kids fly the nest and have moved back to NYC from the

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by Donnie Jay E-mail: auntie-dee@hotmail.com Photo©GrahamStudioOne.COM

A Baking Frenzy Well it was here, just this past week in fact, you know those few days that tell us autumn is just around the corner and the cool weather will arrive in a month or so. Then again it can just sneak up upon us at anytime. Well as always it sends me into a culinary state that I want to start baking, get my holiday recipes together and start planning the seasonal events that are just about six weeks from starting. So today I will begin to prepare with some of my favorite things from the oven, a selection of favorite Southern pies from our autumn harvest.

BASIC PASTRY FOR A 9-INCH PIE 1 ¼ cups flour ½ teaspoon salt 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon chilled shortening 3-4 tablespoons ice water.

Combine flour and salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle ice water 1 teaspoon at a time, evenly over the surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape into a ball; cover and chill until ready to use. Roll pastry to 1/8 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place in pie plate; trim off excess pastry. Crimp, chill. For baked pastry, prick sides and bottom of crust with a fork. Bake at 450 degrees until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.

For raw crust to fill and bake, keep chilled till use.

DOUBLE CRUST PIE 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoon chilled shortening 4-5 tablespoons ice water Follow directions for single crust pie. After rolling bottom crust, fill with filling and roll out top crust. Gently place top crust over pie, trim of excess and crimp edges together.

COCONUT CREAM PIE Recipe for single crust pie, pre-baked ½ cup sugar ¼ cup corn starch 2 cups half and half 4 egg yolks 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided 2 cups whipping cream 1/3 cup sugar Garnish: Toasted coconut Combine ½ cup sugar and cornstarch in a large heavy saucepan. Whisk together the half and half with the egg yolks. Gradually whisk egg mixture into the sugar mixture; bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil one minute.

Remove from heat. Stir in the butter, 1 cup coconut and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cover with plastic wrap, placing the wrap directly on filling; let stand 30 minutes. Spoon filling into the prebaked crust; cover and chill at least thirty minutes until set. Beat whipping cream with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add 1/3 cup sugar and remaining 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla, beating until soft peaks form. Spread or pipe whipped cream over pie filling. Garnish with toasted coconut. Yield eight servings.

CHOCOLATE-BOURBON PECAN PIE Recipe for single crust pie, rolled and fitted in 9" pie plate 1 ½ cups chopped pecans 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels 1 cup dark corn syrup ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar ¼ cup bourbon 4 large eggs ¼ cup butter, melted 2 teaspoons cornmeal 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ½ teaspoon salt Sprinkle pecans and chocolate morsels into bottom of prepared pie crust.

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one last song

by Donnie "Jager" Jay, SDGM XXXII E-mail: donniejay@hotmail.com

Window to Window: Part 2

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effery had just arrived home from work; it was just about six fifteen as he glanced at his watch. He was home just about the same time every evening, he silently laughed to himself, he was such a creature of habit, and he had no idea why he even glanced at his watch, but he did. His apartment was small, even by New York standards. He remembered when he had first read about it.

A four room loft in the village, the price seemed low for what was offered he had thought at that moment. He hurried down here to see it, praying all the way that it wouldn’t be rented by the time he arrived, and it wasn’t. To be actually frank upon seeing the property, it didn’t seem all that great of a deal.

There were four rooms, all right, if in fact one could call oversized closets rooms. The bath was small to say the least, it reminded him of the ones you encountered on the cruise ships in the inside cabins. It had just enough room to turn around in; you could sit on the john and brush your teeth over the sink at the same time. That’s just how tiny the bath room was. The kitchen was almost non-existent, just maybe half a foot larger than the bathroom, it was he believed at one time a small walk-in closet, as it sat just under the spiral staircase that led up to the sleeping loft.

The loft itself wasn’t half bad and overlapped about two thirds of the rooms below it. There was plenty of room for his king-sized bed up here along with the tall chest of drawers, the matching dresser and side tables. By carefully arranging the furnishings he was able to get his favorite lounging chair and reading floor lamp in it as well. To the outsider it may have looked a bit too much on the furnishings, but it worked well for him and in fact felt very homey.

It was the main room downstairs just inside the door of the apartment that was its best selling point however. It was a large airy room surrounded on the two outer walls with ceiling to floor windows; one could look out over the park below from the front ones and see clear across it. Though the side windows faced the building next to his, it was a good fifty feet away. The balconies on that building were really kept [continued on Main-26]

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Remove from heat. Whisk together the eggs and the remaining ingredients. Gradually whisk about ¼ of hot mixture into egg mixture; add to remaining hot mixture, whisking constantly. Pour filling into prepared pie crust. Bake at 325 degrees for fifty-five minutes or until set. Yield: 8 servings

½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground allspice ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon 3 large eggs, slightly beaten 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, whisking well. Pour into a prepared pie shell. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.

Lower heat to 350 degrees and bake 50 more minutes or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cover and chill in refrigerator. To serve garnish with whipped cream if desired.

FRESH PEACH PIE Recipe for double crust pie, bottom crust rolled and fitted to 9” pie plate 5 ½ cups fresh peaches peeled and sliced (about 3 pounds) 1 cup sugar ¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon vanilla Combine first four ingredients in a saucepan; set aside until syrup forms.

Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to low and cook ten minutes or until peaches are tender, Remove from heat add butter and vanilla stirring well. Spoon filling into bottom pie crust. Roll remaining pastry to 1/ 8 thickness; cut into ½ inch strips. Arrange strips in a lattice design over peaches.

Trim and crimp. Bake at 425 degrees for fifteen minutes; reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake thirty minutes more. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired or chill.

Hope you all enjoy these Southern style pies. You may contact me via this publication or at auntie_dee@bellsouth.net.

CLASSIC CHESS PIE Recipe for single crust pie, rolled and fitted in a 9” pie plate.

2 cups sugar 2 tablespoons corn meal 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour ½ cup butter, melted ¼ cup milk 1 tablespoon white vinegar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs, lightly beaten Line pastry with aluminum foil, and fill with pir weights or dried beans. Bake at 425 for four or five minutes. Remove foil weights or beans. Bake two more minutes or until golden.

Cool completely. Stir together sugar and the next seven ingredients until blended. Add eggs stirring well. Pour filling into pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes, shielding edges with foil after ten minutes to prevent excessive browning. Cool completely on wire racks. Yield: 8 servings.

PUMPKIN PIE Recipe for single crust pie, fitted into a 10" pie plate 3 cups canned or fresh pumpkin 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon salt

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up well, with hanging baskets of plants and large container of potted bushes and trees. If one’s imagination served him well it could have been the hanging gardens of Babylon. An array of colors burst in beautiful fall blooms when he had moved in this fall and now as winter was approaching, it was the brilliant greens of evergreen foliage. He enjoyed standing at this window and just staring out at the green space across the way. It gave him a sense of peach and of being out in the country and not cooped up in the city. He was after all a country boy at heart, having grown up on a small farm outside of Scranton Pennsylvania. As a young man he thought that he would more than likely grow up and become a farmer, like his father and grandfather before him and the would have suited him just fine, for he loved the smell of the earth and the great outdoors. But as fate would have it, his childhood dreams were not to come to be.

He never knew the details, but after the death of his grandfather, for some reason or another, the place that had been in their family for generations was theirs no longer.

He had never seen the occupant of this apartment across the way, but from it’s furnishings he assumed it was a young woman. It was frilly and feminine in its design and almost too well kept. He wondered quite often what she looked like and for some reason he had conjured up her entire life in his mind. He deduced that she must be a career woman, as he had never seen her as before stated. She must have been a junior executive of some type or another, rather well off from her furnishings and what belongings he had seen left about the room. He imagined her dressed in crisp, designer fashions, for the office. Her hair worn swept up tightly on her head and a rather nice pair of glasses framing her face. A typical no nonsense type of business woman. She was neat to the point of obsession; he couldn’t even

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remember seeing anything out of place ever or so much as a scrap of paper on the expensive Oriental rug.

Then one morning in the middle of November, as he stood at the window he glanced across and was shocked to find a vacant room staring back at him. What had happened to its unseen occupant?

Why had she moved on? Could she have gotten a better job someplace else or maybe she had just up and left for better unseen pastures. Well he would never know, just as he had really never known whom it was that was gone now.

The next evening upon returning home from work, yes six-fifteen, he noticed a moving van parked in front of the building next door. He thought to himself that it sure didn’t take them long to find a new tenant, then of course the move wasn’t as unexpected for the realtors as it was for him and they of course had more than likely been advertising the vacancy for a month or more. If he had any great fault, this had to be it. He over analyzed everything, wondering just how everything corelated to all other things happening in his world all the time.

When he got upstairs, he went directly to the side window and looked across at the apartment. As he knew he would, he saw stacks of boxes waiting to be unpacked and two men moving furniture in. The two delivery men were getting instructions from a younger man as to where to place his things. He stood transfixed staring at the younger man, he was so handsome, he must be someone famous he surmised, perhaps a Television [continued on Main-31]

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eryl-Lynn Foxx, Fish and Raven Kennedy opened the second annual Fish, Bubbles & Balloons raising over $10,000 for In This Together and the Krewe of Mwindo which brought out some 350 revelers to the Laborer’s Union Hall in New Orleans. The Krewe of Mwindo Bal Masque X will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2008. Visit KreweOfMwindo.ORG for more information. And visit InThisTogetherInc.ORG for more info on In This Together

ar baron’s Paul Chiriaco and John Vignone flank emcee Andre Trevigne and honoree Linda Tucker for the Charlene Schneider Memorial Plaque Dedication hosted at JohnPaul’s, 940 Elysian Fields in New Orleans. The site was formerly Charlene’s, one of the first club’s for lesbians in the city. Life partners Charlene and Linda ran the club until the building was sold in 1999. Charlene lost her battle with cancer and the plaque dedicated to the GLBT pioneer, which is on the N. Rampart Street side of the building reads, “In Memory of Charlene Schneider, Owner of Charlene’s 1977-1999, ‘Let the work I have done speak for me,’ Dedicated October 13, 2007.”

Rodney and Jerome join birthday girl Sandra, along with Teryl-Lynn Foxx and Tangie for her post b-day pic at Society Page following a surprise tropical blowout complete with sand and banana trees.

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ary, Diane, Chuc and Kevin celebrate with Jerce Ann (front) for her 70th birthday blowout hosted at Jerce Ann’s club, The Friendly Bar, in New Orleans. The packed house enjoyed the sounds of Candy Riedl live along with a scrumptious buffet.

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ddi, Robert, Peter and Yuri of BearForce1 makes their New Orleans debut as the first “bear band” to appear and perform live in The Big Easy at Dance Club of the Year Oz on world famous Bourbon Street. To download their new single visit BearForce1.nl.

You can catch the group at B-Bob’s in Mobile on December 15.

egendary bartender Aletha Bryant was joined by sister Janice and Wood Enterprises GM Ken Grandpre for her giant Trash Disco birthday blowout at the oldest gay bar in North America, right here in New Orleans, Cafe Lafitte in Exile.

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erald Alsandor and Larry Poirrier celebrated their 15th anniversary with an evening out at Dance Club of the Year Oz in New Orleans. The couple originally met in Lafayette.

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amed New York photographer Michael Alago opened his “Rough Gods” exhibition at the new Farrington Smith Gallery, 2514 St. Claude Ave. in New Orleans. Thirty of his astonishing limited edition prints, culled from the book of the same name, were unveiled. The exhibition runs through November 3. The gallery is open Saturdays 12noon til 5pm or by appointment (call 504.942.8600).

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one last song ...from Main-26 or Broadway star. He didn’t really recognize him as such, but he had to be. He watched while the delivery men finished their chores, were paid and left. The young man sat down and looked around him, a satisfied smile crossing his face. Jeffery could tell that this man was very pleased with his new surroundings. Suddenly the man looked up and stared through his window meeting Jeffery’s eyes. His smile broadened and he gave a slight wave in Jeffery’s direction. Without realizing it Jeffery returned the other mans greeting.

He then turned away from the window, knowing it was impolite to continue to observe what was happening there and just a bit embarrassed that he had been caught doing do.

Everyday since that night when he returned home he made certain to go directly to that window and give a wave to his new neighbor. One evening a month after he had moved in, the man across the way was standing with his back to the window, looking at himself in a full length mirror he had hung on the opposite wall.

He was wearing jogging clothes, a fact the Jeffery would never forget. He slipped his running shoes off and then his socks.

Slowly he pulled off his top, tossing it aside on the floor. Jeffery stared at his broad shoulders, tapered down to his waist. He shoulders were broad and his arms well toned. He flexed a few times staring at himself in the mirror, the slowly lowered the running pants, sliding them off one foot then the other; they joined the top laying on the floor. His legs were tightly muscled, toned as well as his upper body.

Jeffery was sure now that the man was a dancer; his body was just too perfect not to be. It was not over done like a body builders would have been, nor as slim as a swimmers, but rather in-between. Jeffery wished he had met him on the street at one time or another and asked his name.

Maybe they would have even stopped in

the little Bristo down the street for a brew or even a cup of coffee. But it had not happened so far. Now the dancer was standing there in front of that mirror in nothing but his underwear, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. Obviously he had no idea that he was being watched.

Jeffery knew he should not be standing here looking at this man, he couldn’t understand why he was in fact doing so, he had never had these kinds of feelings that he was encountering.

He had no idea why, but he removed his suit jacket and began unbuttoning his shirt. Taking it off he tossed it aside and bending over removed his shoes and socks. When he stood back up he saw the man across the way had turned his back to the mirror on the wall and was watching him. He still wasn’t sure just what he was doing, but he unbuckled the belt on his pants and undid the top button, allowing them to slide to the floor. The young man smiled at him and very slowly began lowering his briefs. Jeffery wanted to walk away, but was unable to move, sliding his hands under the waistband of his own shorts, he smiled back.

The other guy walked stark naked over to the window, gave a little wave and reached up for the shade. He slowly pulled the shade down, only quickening Jeffery’s pulse even more. Hell, Jeffery muttered to himself, what the crap was going on, he couldn’t believe he was standing there fully erect in front of the window looking at a silhouette of another man on the drawn shade across the way. It was the first time he had ever thought of another man as erotic. It was the first time that he had ever had any gay feelings. At the time he never had thought of gay in any sexual context.

Gay up until this moment had only meant happy in his mind.

To be continued.

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-Bob's is set for its annual Halloween blowout with The Haunted Playboy Mansion Saturday, October 27. The Costume Contest at midnight dishes out $150 cash each for the Sexiest Play Mate and Campiest Play Mate. You also get to vote for your favorite Employee Bunny Costume and those employees can win cash in a separate contest.

And don't forget to mark your calendars for Saturday, December 15 when

BearForce1, the "bear band," appears at B-Bob's live in an exclusive engagement.

The popular club is open seven days a week. On Mondays you can catch the Movie of the Week at 7pm, Tuesdays the Gay Bar Queer-Disco Sissy Bingo at 9:30 and 11pm, Wednesdays the Men of ManWatch at 10pm, and Thursdays College Night High Energy Dance Party at 10pm with a show at 12:30am. Friday nights brings two shows, one at 11:30pm and one at 1am, and on Saturday a 12midnight show.

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by Patrick Clinton Email: BlondAtULL@aol.com

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e are getting ready for all the big Halloween parties and costume contests, this coming weekend, but the fun isn’t over until Halloween night, October 31. Here's another chance to dress up and get wild.

And afterward, the good times don’t end.

This is just the beginning of the holiday season. And in between, don’t forget to check out everything the Lafayette Downtown has to offer on those more normal nights.

This coming Saturday, the Sound Factory and Back Side will hold their giant Halloween Extravaganza, as well as celebrating Sound Factory’s Ten Year Anniversary. Besides food and fun, there will be costumes as impressive as your imagination can conjure up. And be sure to come by on October 31. While it will be less formal than Saturday, it’ll still be a blast. You might just get to see some of those costumes you missed over the weekend.

And after Wednesday, don’t forget Sound Factory and Back Side have a weekly lineup that makes every night seem like a holiday. They are open seven days a week to make sure no matter when you hit the Downtown, there’s always a place to have a great time.

Tuesdays are Karaoke Night, hosted by the ever popular Chad Evans. Chad has as much personality as he does talent. His charisma really breathes new life into the karaoke experience. And he doesn’t limit the kinds of music he offers.

He has everything from oldies and country to dance and rap. So if you haven’t been

out lately on a Tuesday night or you think Karaoke Night is just the same old thing, you definitely need to come by. Whether you enjoy being on stage or simply watching those that do, you’re sure to have an awesome night. Chad will make sure of that!

And the rest of the week at Sound Factory and Back Side is just as entertaining. Between karaoke on Tuesday nights and Show Night on Sundays, they pack each night with everything from kickass contests to drag shows and pool tournaments. And scattered throughout are fabulous drink specials and the unforgettable dance music spun by DJ Huggies.

And unlike many other dance clubs, Sound Factory has a quieter more relaxed side, a Back Side, where you can take a break from the loud music and socialize with your friends, or make some new ones.

It’s two bars for the price of one, and it’s right in the heart of Downtown Lafayette.

It’s no wonder so many people travel from all over to come out in Lafayette. It offers a unique culture and an unbeatable nightlife. So next time you’re trying to figure out something to do, come by Sound Factory and its Back Side. You’re sure to have an unforgettable night. And you’ll sleep better at night knowing you’re supporting a gay owned and operated business.

With so much fun going on downtown, it’s easy to forget about safety. Always make sure you designate a driver.

Until next time, have fun and be safe.

I’ll see you around town.

Leon, Chancey, Lee, Athena, Randy, Camille & Tina cocktailin’ at Gabriel’s

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Chad & Maury pop in for the Bear Contest at B-Bob’s

Jack in his “Bear Wear” in the Bear Contest hosted at B-Bob’s

Louis on a night out in downtown Mobile

Mimi & Bob catching a show at B-Bob’s

The Foam Party brought Jerry, Dana, Jack & Becky to Gabriel’s

Penny Holiday as Tina at B-Bob’s

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Lindsey & Randy are all smiles at Sound Factory

Matt & Chris all close and cuddly at Sound Factory

Brandon & Paul Whiskey hanging out at Sound Factory

Josh stopping by Sound Factory for a drink

Jennifer & Naomi having fun at Sound factory Skylar out at Sound Factory

Chelsea & Kelly sitting around at Sound Factory Willie out at Back Side

Mark, the manager of Sound Factory Monique chugging an energy drink at Sound Factory

Colta just popping into Back Side for a picture

Ryan out having a beer at Sound Factory

Jamie playing games at Sound Factory Tate having a drink at Sound Factory

Lauren looking fabulous at Back Side

Black Diamond having a cocktail at Sound Factory

John working the bar at Sound Factory

Carl visiting from New Orleans at Sound Factory

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by Brad Benedict Email: bradhottails@hotmail.com

A Little Italian

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ven Red Stickers have their Italian heritage. From the looks of the names of maids and parents, it is quite clear that a lot of Cajun influence got mixed in there somewhere.

It was almost unclear where one heritage stopped and the other began. However, when you watched everyone, you knew you had come to a very nice annual celebration. The Italian colors were out, the parade was short but sweet, and the maidens and their adult reps were attired in their best gowns and suits. Even our mayor donned the Italian colors, and I can assure you that he ain’t Italian.

I always try to take pictures at these events because it shows you another side of the gay and lesbian community that you don’t normally realize is right here in the capital city. There were lots of “happy people” there, and some of these individuals are never seen in bars, and they keep a more subdued life-style. It is these members of the community that always seem to gather and enjoy these events.

Some were sitting around talking with friends, while others were going from booth to booth sampling Italian food that was being offered to everyone. I even caught our favorite policeman stuffing his face again, and it wasn’t his normal stuffing item either.

The event took place in front of the RiverCenter, where the statue of Columbus stands as a tribute to the Italian heritage here in Baton Rouge. When I first saw the statue, I thought old Columbus was shooting the bird at everyone, but when viewed from the side, you realize that this isn’t the case. He is pointing at the New World by way of the River Road, across from the USS Kidd and the airplane on display nearby. I guess that just goes to show you how my mind wanders. Maybe I just have a sexual outlook. What’s wrong with that?

I had a chance to talk with Dwayne, who was working the event. He really looks extremely sexy in that spiffy uniform, and those tight trousers just really caused me to start panting with excitement. This cutie dude always does that to me. He is just one of the finer individuals I know, and he is a pride and joy here in the community.

By the way, sweetie, I have that item you need. See me, and I’ll fix you up with my special technique of donating a nice item to your wardrobe. Like Richard over at George’s, I believe in the personal touch.

I also ran into another cutie that has been out in California for several years.

Tim has moved back to Red Stick, and I believe he is free and available. I know he is totally amazed at all the improvements in our skyline. After settling here, his significant other decided that he liked the West Coast more and high-tailed it back.

At any rate, our fair city is graced with a charmer that I’ve known for a long time, and it was especially nice to see him again. I could tell you so much about this one, but I dare not in a family newspaper - maybe later.

Paul also ran up to chat with me, and

I hadn’t seen him for several years. I didn’t see him until he chased after me, but later I noticed him talking with Tim under that shady knoll near the levee. I hadn’t seen him out and about for a long time, and I’m not sure if he is still at his old job or not. It only takes a short time, and you can lose touch with people so easily. I think it’s human nature to take things for granted.

That is why I’m glad he sought me out to say hello.

Robert was out and about too. He was planning a cookout over in our Spanish Town neighborhood, but we had a chance to chat a while. He was sipping a brew of his own liking, and he seemed to be enjoying the festivities. He lives around the corner from me, so I see him frequently when we are out walking our dogs or just stopping off at the Capitol Grocery. In fact, he was about to head for Jerry’s place in Spanish Town for a big cookout, another of those famous gatherings at this famous abode on Spanish Town Road.

Speaking of the Capitol Grocery, our head chef over there was really appreciative of the publicity I gave him in the last issue of Ambush. Barry is an extremely nice guy, and he really does do a good job with the food department at the grocery.

He is dependable, always on duty, and makes everyone feel so comfortable and welcome at this place of business. If everyone were as nice as him, this would be a much better world to live in.

After a quick little shower that sent everyone at the festival to take cover, the lovely Italian maidens were introduced to the crowd, and the festivities continued as if there had been no interruption. One of the highlights that I would like to mention is the big tarantella event. This is a dance that is common in southern Italy, and at first, the maidens danced. This was followed by adding the parent or individual who sponsored her, and then to try to break or set a record for Baton Rouge, all the crowd surrounding the area were invited to join in the fun. It turned out to be the largest tarantella dance in the city’s history, and it was a lot of fun to watch. I stood on the stage, so I had a view looking down on the crowd, and it was amazing - a delightful conclusion to a very nice occasion.

A Little Chit-Chat

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love to talk to people, and this is a common occurrence when I’m out walking my dog or out taking pictures for Ambush. I was going to do some pictures at Hound Dogs one day last week, but I found the intersection of Main and Seventh Street completely blocked by police cars and a car that tried to enter the office building on the corner. I’m not sure what happened, but the damage was minor except to the Fed-X box and the front of the woman’s car.

When I saw Joy sitting on sidewalk comforting the wreck victim, I figured that I would do pictures on another day. This is another side of Joy that I didn’t mention in my last column format, but it shows her caring and loving attitude toward other

individuals. That is another reason why she is such a fine bartender, and Hound Dogs is lucky to have her. As I stated earlier, she is just a fine young woman and loved by all who visit this bar. She really does live up to her name, and this isn’t something that just happens occasionally. With Joy, it’s permanent and always present.

Barry was really pleased with my explanation of his cooking skills as chef at the Capitol Grocery. I find that there are so many instances when people don’t really have a good knowledge of how important they are to the community. Of course, you have those who are out and about all the time, but there are those who are not out that much. It is these people with low profiles that need to be mentioned for their contributions. I can’t think of anyone more deserving than Barry. I enjoy seeing him daily, and I would miss him immensely if he wasn’t there to greet me. Like Joy, he is a charmer, enjoyed by all who know him and respect him for his culinary efforts and pleasing personality. You just don’t find that too often.

Of course, you notice this more at places of business. I think Luther really sets the measure of excellence at its highest at George’s. You can’t help but drool over this outstandingly handsome human being. Again, the word joy comes to mind, and in addition to being such a gracious individual, he is intelligent and a sheer joy to be around. I could say the same for Michael and Ronnie, but each has their own niche of expertise, and the comfort levels are different.

I also ran into Richard and Guy last week when I delivered Ambush to George’s. They had just returned from Atlanta and were ready to go back for another visit. They were so perky and happy that you would think each had just had an orgasm. It is such a joy to be around them, and it is their efforts that make this a fine bar to frequent. Richard is my oldest friend - I think - in the capital city, and I’m not speaking in terms of age but in the years we have been connected.

Of course, that does remind me that, as I type this format, I will be another year older tomorrow. It’s hell being 39 again after so many years, but it’s better than the alternative. Maybe I’ll head over and have a shot with Luther. That ought to get the old body into percolating gear again - a least one part of it.

Of course, I could also do some percolating over at Splash too. Lance is another joy to hold in a big bear hug. This is always such a nice thing to do that I hate to let go. I guess I could say this for others too, but Lance is like Luther, good to the bone and definitely a hot one. I still haven’t been by his apartment to take him to breakfast, but I don’t know his sleep schedule or his school schedule, so this will have to wait. He only lives about three blocks away, so I’ll let him come by here.

If he gets hungry for food or companionship, he knows my address. He’s had my number for a long time.

Corey is another one that could be called extremely nice - from head to toe and all points in between. Like the others I’ve mentioned - he is a delight to be around and a definite asset to Splash. I keep looking for him at the Farmers Market on Saturdays, but I suppose it is too early for him to get up. I am really pleased to see how this one has taken off after graduation from LSU. He’s come a long

way, and I’ve followed him with lust in my eyes and fire down below. His accomplishments in life are what come about to nice people with glowing personalities and a desire to improve and obtain goals that sometimes seem to be far out of reach. For Corey, this is icing on the cake.

He is just one sweet guy who saw the future of hope ahead of him and headed in the right direction.

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peaking of Little, I haven’t seen Casey in a while. I may have to pay him a visit at his place of business. The old store on Perkins Road is now corporate headquarters, and the main place is now in Towne Center. It’s always nice to see young people become so successful, and I think Casey is one of those who knew exactly what to do and when to do it. Business growth was the result, and prosperity came quickly. Besides being smart, he is also a sexy little stud, just completely gorgeous, beautiful smile, tight and sexy body, and an attitude of intellect beyond his years. Check him out at Bumble Lane.

I need to call Little John and see if I can talk him into a margarita over at El Rio Grande Restaurant. Since he has become attached, I don’t see as much of him any more. All I can say is that I am extremely pleased to see him so happy. I think he finally got around to taking Phil to meet his family over in Lake Charles. This is a match of perfection, and I think Phil has offered him the stability he never was able to obtain elsewhere. Whatever the reason, it is something that is long overdue.

I talked with my wonderful Kenny of Lafayette over the weekend. He called early wishing me a happy birthday because someone gave him the wrong date, but that was okay. It gave me a chance to discuss their bal masque for 2008. That would be the ever-so-nice Royal Order of Unicorn krewe, founded by a fine gent named Fred. With Garland as king-elect, I will have to make this one. Besides, I can’t pass on the front row seat they always give me so that I can get good pictures for Ambush. I just find all of these people a lot of fun to be around, but with Kenny, I have always seen him as a very special human being. It’s like we clicked at first meeting, and that initial spark is still there. Besides, his beauty is both inside and out from a most gorgeous appendage to an amazing heart of gold. Goodness, I get horny just thinking about this fabulous human being and great friend.

I’m looking forward to attending their announcement party next month. Since I don’t care to drive too much at night, I’ll just have to get some nice young stud to accompany me. Maybe Rocky can give me some suggestions. Hmmm.

I suppose that the two wandering Red Stickers on vacation in Europe will be back in town when Ambush arrives next time. It was the trip of a lifetime and Leonard’s birthday gift to his friend Sam. I’m afraid Sam’s gift from me will have to be in the form of a ticket or two to some of the local theater presentations. We are both lost without the Saenger in New Orleans. Front row seats in Red Stick just don’t equal front row seats at the Saenger.

I just look forward to the day when an announcement will be made that the [continued on Expose-9]

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Sexy Splash bartender Dan & friend

Happy foursome at George’s

Richard & Ronnie in Atlanta

Happy trio at George’s Rocky displays two loves

Dynamic & handsome Luther and friends

Happy couple out on the town Chansley & friends Showing off a tattoo

Tim at the Italian Festival

Richard & Guy in Atlanta

Friends enjoying a night out Lovely Nicole Foxx performing

Ronnie & Michael

Happiness comes in twosomes

Robert with a cool one Italian style

Claudette, Debbie & that Comeaux stud

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Ronnie checking out Anderson

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Relaxing at George’s

on the boards ~ new orleans ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468.7221 — The old chestnut about two looney sisters and a Boris Karloff lookalike. Gary Rucker directs Jackson Townsend, Jim Chimento, Julie Vorus, Linda Hubchen, Marc Fouchi, Michael Cahill and others. Tickets $25, $22 seniors (55 and up)/students, $12 children (6-12). Messina’s optional pre-performance buffet is available for $20. 8pm Thursday-Saturday, 2:30pm Sunday. November 2-18.

BLESS YA BOYS. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581.5812 — A loving, irreverent look at our New Orleans Saints.

With Will Schneider, Christian Bordelon, Tom Hassinger, Barry Lemoine, Shane Palmer & Jenny Meyer. Tickets $20. 8pm Tuesday. Through Oct. 30.

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR. Playmakers, 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington, 985.893.1671 — Tom Griffin’s funny yet touching play about 4 mentally challenged men who live in a communal residence. Jacob Zeringue directs. Tickets $10-20. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. November 2-18.

CLASS CLOWNS. Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans, WTIX Building, 2nd floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456.4111 — A weekly improv show featuring Rene Piazza, Chelle Ambrose, Rebecca Taliancich, Viki Lovelace, Brian Collins, Kevin Songy and Danny Marin.

Tickets $10. 10:30pm Saturday.

THE CRUCIBLE. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, 985.643.0556 — Arthur Miller’s 1952 classic about witchhunts in colonial Salem.

Julie Wood directs Kenneth Faherty, Thomas Putnam and others. Call for ticket information. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Through Oct. 28.

DOUBT. Southern Rep Theatre, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 522.6545 — John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning drama about a popular priest accused of wrongdoing. Carl Walker directs Claire Moncrief, Jamie Wax, Andrea Frankle and Donna Duplantier. Tickets $29. 8pm ThursdaySaturday, 3pm Sunday. Through Nov. 18.

EVERYTHING THE TRAFFIC WILL ALLOW. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581.5812 — Klea Blackhurst delivers the songs and sass of Ethel Merman.

Tickets $36-40 (include $5 bar credit).

8pm Thursday-Saturday, 6pm Sunday.

Through Oct. 28.

THE GIRL IN THE FRAME. Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego, 885.2000 — Jeremy Desmon’s musical rumination about seeking “perfection.” Perry Martin directs

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My goodness, my goodness! So little time! So much to do! Until next time, enjoy life and appreciate everything that it has to offer. We only pass this way once. Do it with dignity and honor in everything you do.

Heidi Jackson, Jessie Terrebonne, Lucas Harms and Sean Patterson. Tickets $26, $23 seniors, $19 students, $12 children 12-under. 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Through Nov. 11.

GLITZ: THE ART OF FEMALE IMPERSONATION. Harrah’s Casino New Orleans Theatre, 1 Canal St., 533.6600 — A full cast of female impersonators performing as Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Bette Midler, Janet Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Tina Turner, and Carol Channing.

Starring Roy Haylock as the infamous Bianca Del Rio! 9pm Friday-Saturday.

October 26 & 27.

I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. Minacapelli’s Dinner Playhouse, 1540 Lindberg Drive, Slidell, 985.781.6565 — Long-running off-Broadway musical about love and relationships.

With Katie Lynn Cotaya, Lisa Meredith, Matthew Schiro, Rickie Luke and Paul Page. Tickets $40 (includes delicious allyou-can-eat dinner). 6:30pm Friday-Saturday. Through Nov. 17.

KATRINA’S PATH. The Lab Theatre, the Performing Arts Center, UNO Lakefront, 280.7469 — Rob Florence’s outstanding retelling of Katrina survivors’ stories. Directed by David Hoover. 7:30pm TuesdaySaturday, 2:30pm Sunday. Through Oct. 28.

THE LARAMIE PROJECT. Marquette Theatre, Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, 865.2074 — Moises Kaufman’s play about Matthew Shepard taken from interviews with the people who lived in Wyoming and knew him. Patrick Gendusa directs. Tickets $12, $8 students, children & senior citizens. 8pm Thursday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. November 2-11.

MARIO CANTONE DOES LE PETIT. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., 522.2081 — The comic actor/ singer/impressionist does a benefit for Le Petit. Tickets $60. 8pm Saturday. November 3.

MOMIX: THE BEST OF MOMIX. Tulane University, Dixon Hall, 522.0996/ 862.3214 — The New Orleans Ballet Association presents a retrospective performance by the illusionist dance troupe.

Tickets $30-$80. 8pm Friday-Saturday.

October 26 & 27.

PRELUDE TO A KISS. Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans, WTIX-FM Building, second floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456-4111 — Craig Lucas’ seriocomic fantasy about a young couple’s commitment to each other. Chelle Ambrose directs Angela Papale, Peter Gabb, Robert Facio and others. Tickets $18, $16 students/seniors. 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday, 2:30pm Sunday. November 1-17.

THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT VARIETY SHOW. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581.5812/453.6581 — Jim Fitzmorris, Aimee Hayes, Sean Patterson, Cammie West, Evan Prizant, Morla Gorrondona, Rebecca Frank, Angie Joachim & Alan Payne return with the anything-goes topical revue of gossip, raves, rants and rumors about our political affairs. Featuring The Levee Live News with Farrar Hudkins, and a rotating schedule of bands, chanteuses, dancers, freaks

and others. Tickets $15. 11pm Saturday.

October 27.

RICHARD O’BRIEN’S ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Jack Payne Stage, Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468.7221 — Rivertown’s production of the classic Halloween/late night, audience participation show returns. Gary Rucker directs J. Michael Tramontin, Bob Edes, Carrie Black, Johnathon Whalen, Megan Sauzer Harms, P.J. McKinnie, Matthew Mickal and others.11pm Friday-Saturday, 9pm Wednesday. October 26-31.

RICHARD O’BRIEN’S ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, 985.643.0556 — Let’s do the time warp...again. Brad Arsenaux directs Wayne McCarthy, Ivan Biernacki, Jen Patterson and others. Tickets $10.

9pm Sunday & Wednesday. Through Oct. 31.

ROOT [CEL.LAR]. Alamo Underground, 1547 Crete St. No. 1, 481.4091 — An evening of nine original short plays by local playwrights. Tickets $10. 8pm Thursday-Saturday. Through Oct. 27.

THE STY OF THE BLIND PIG. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862.7529 — Philip Hayes Dean’s drama about an uprooted black family from the South living in Chicago at the start of the Civil Rights movement.

Anthony Bean directs Pat McGuire Hill, Gwendolyne Foxworth, Wilbert Williams and Donald Lewis. Tickets $18, $16 students & seniors. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday. November 2-18. (Note: Nov. 4 is at 8pm only.)

THRILLUSIONS. Harrah’s Casino New Orleans Theatre, 1 Canal St.,

533.6600 — The world premiere of a theatrical magic show starring internationally renowned illusionists Philippart and Anja who are making their U.S. debut.

Tickets $25 and up; Louisiana residents receive $5 off each ticket. 7pm Wednesday-Saturday, 2pm Saturday. Oct. 31-Nov. 10.

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG. Dillard University, Samuel DuBois Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., 816.4857 — SusanLori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. Directed by Ray Vrazel. Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors, $5 Dillard students. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday.

Through Nov. 4.

VALHALLA. The Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny St., 948.9608 — Paul Rudnick’s century hopping comedy about Ludwig of Bavaria and a guy from Texas.

Glenn Meche directs Keith Launey, Shannon Williams, Chris Weaver, Cammie West, Carlos Gonzalez and Liz Mills. Tickets $25. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 6pm Sunday. November 2-18.

VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE! Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581.5812 — A travel-themed extravaganza featuring new videos, songs, dance and eye-popping native garb—your passport to cross comic borders long forbidden to decent society. Starring Jeffery Roberson and directed by Michael Schiralli. 8pm Wednesday. October 31.

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mbush continues to distribute in Texas with coverage of events vital to the Lone Star State's GLBT community. Unfortunately, low advertising revenues in Austin can no longer support an ad sales rep or columnist in that city. Ambush owes an eternal debt of gratitude to both Garry Holley and Bob Hemby whose dedication and commitment to Ambush will be missed.

Ambush is the only publication outside of Texas reaching the lucrative Gulf South market with distribution in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. For advertising information and sales, please contact Publisher/Editor Rip Naquin-Delain by email at info@ambushmag.com or by phone at 504.522.8049.

To submit press releases, please email to info@ambushmag.com. Ambush also accepts photo submissions at the same address, space permitting. Please ID photos left to right and where photo was taken.

AIDS Walk Austin Oct. 28

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he 2007 AIDS Walk Austin set for Sunday, October 28, is a fund-raiser produced by AIDS Services of Austin The AIDS Walk benefits ASA and over ten other outstanding HIV/ AIDS organizations providing support and direct care services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Central Texas.

Beginning at Waterloo Park (403 East 15th Street, between Trinity & Red River), registration begins at 8:30am followed by opening ceremonies at 9am, the 10am AIDS Walk Step-Off. The 5K or 3.1 miles walk takes approximately one hour to complete.

The AIDS crisis continues. AIDS has no cure. There are over 4,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Austin. There are approximately 1,500 Austinites living with HIV/ AIDS who do not know they have it. 1 out of every 5 people in Austin with HIV/AIDS is between 15 and 24 years old. In Austin alone, 100 people die of HIV/AIDS each year.

Register on-line at asaustin.org or by phone at 512.452.WALK (9255).

Sharing Agencies for AIDS Walk Austin 2007 include the following organizations.

ALLGO: ALLGO is working to create and sustain a statewide network of queer people of color activists, groups, organizations and allies, which through nourishment of relationships, grassroots organizing and artistic expression can radically transform systems and policies toward a collective liberation.

Austin Harm Reduction: The Austin Harm Reduction Coalition provides needle exchange and related services to IV drug users in the Austin Travis County in order to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in our community.

The Care Communities: The mission of The Care Communities is to provide practical and compassionate support for people with serious illness, particularly AIDS and cancer. The support is provided by Care Teams, which consist of four to seven volunteers, who offer such

assistance as light housekeeping, shopping, transportation, meal preparation, yard work. It also provides emotional support and companionship to those who are ill and who might otherwise remain isolated or alone. The vision of The Care Communities is a caring community where no one will face a serious illness alone.

CARE Program/MHMR: CARE offers HIV counseling and testing, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, case management, street outreach, referral and assistance to substance abuse treatment services, mental health case management, relapse prevention counseling, Journey Outpatient Substance Abuse treatment, acu-detox, HIV education and training, liaison to incarcerated HIV+ individuals, and risk reduction materials.

Out Youth: Out Youth is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and provide services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth ages 12 to 19 in Austin and Central Texas. We offer peer support groups, counseling, educational programs, social activities and community outreach.

David Powell Public Health Center: Provides outpatient primary care medical services for adults who are HIV-positive, at any stage in the disease. Services offered include: family practice, internal medicine, gynecological services, family planning, mental health counseling, social services, nutrition counseling, and after-hours telephone assistance.

Project Transitions: Project Transitions is dedicated to serving people with HIV and AIDS by providing hospice, housing and support in a compassionate and caring environment.

Rural AIDS Services Program of Community Action: Provides case management, information and referral, support, transportation, limited financial assistance for housing, prescription, physician visits, assistance with estate planning, nutritional and wellness counseling.

Waterloo Counseling Center: Waterloo Counseling Center is a leading provider of affordable, high-quality psychotherapy services for Austin and the surrounding communities. We are a private, not-for-profit organization developed initially to serve the gay and lesbian population as well as those affected by HIV. The Wright House Wellness Center: The Wright House Wellness Center is a haven for people living with or at risk of contracting chronic illnesses, where the mind, body, and spirit are nurtured through prevention, education, care, and compassion in a culturally inclusive setting.

Upper Deck Presents 3rd Women's Festival

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he Upper Deck Hotel & Bar, 120 Atol St. on South Padre Island, will present the 3rd annual Women's Festival November 9-11. It begins Friday with the “Gypsy Cats” Belly Dancers and live DJ at 9pm. Saturday brings the 3pm Volleyball Tournament and 11pm Wet T-shirt Contest also featuring a live DJ. Sunday closes out the weekend with the 2pm Swim Party and Bar-B-Q and 8:30pm Karaoke with Mariah.

Visit UpperDeckHotel.COM for more info.

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in the 3900 block of Cedar Springs Road.

The must-see event of the evening will be the costume parade, which begins at 10pm, with a catwalk down Cedar Spring Road. Thousands of patrons attend the annual event, which includes music, beverages, food and fun.

Visit www.caven.com for more information.

DTC Artistic Director Emeritus Richard Hamburger brings the world premiere of the acclaimed Salzburg Marionette Theatre’s The Sound of Music to Dallas for a special three-day, six-performance run in the Kalita Humphreys Theater November 2-4, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Catch it here first before its U.S. tour and eventual return to Salzburg. For more info visit dallastheatrecenter.org.

In its ninth year, OUT TAKES Dallas is one of the fastest growing annual gay and lesbian film festivals in the country. The festival will run from Friday, November 2 through Sunday, November 11 at the Magnolia Theater, 3699 McKinney Ave. Info: outtakesdallas.org.

Salute the uniforms of our past and present while having fun at “Bugle Boy” GayBINGO November 17 at Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Pkwy. Proceeds benefit the Resource Center of Dallas.

Information: resourcecenterdallas.org.

Golden Globe winner Martin Sheen will be the keynote speaker at The Black Tie Dinner November 17, an extravagant evening dinner that raises funds for gay and lesbian supportive organizations in North Texas at Adams Mark Hotel, 400 North Olive St. As the largest black tie event of its kind in the nation, the 2006 Black Tie Dinner distributed $1.35 million, and brought a cumulative 25-year distribution total to $10.48 million. Info: blacktie.org.

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OLD U.S. MINT, 400 Esplanade, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm PRESBYTERE, 751 Chartres, Jackson Square, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL, Jackson Square, Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1:30-5pm

organizations 504.292.1577 LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S MANSION, 1001 Capitol Access Rd., 342.5855 LOUISIANA STATEARCHIVES, 3851 Essen Ln. LOUISIANA STATE CAPITOL, State Capitol Dr. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HILLTOP ARBORETUM, 11855 Highland Rd., 767.6916 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY RURAL LIFE MUSEUM, I-10 at Essen Lane, 765.2437 LSU MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE and MUSEUM OF GEOSCIENCE, LSU Campus, 388.2855 MAGNOLIA MOUND PLANTATION, 2161 Nicholson Dr., 343.4955 OLD ARSENAL MUSEUM, State Capitol Complex, 342.0401 OLD BOGAN FIRE STATION, 427 Laurel St., 344.8558 OLD GOVERNOR'S MANSION, 502 North Blvd., 344.5272 OLD PENTAGON BARRACKS, State Capitol Dr. at River Road, 342.1866 OLD STATE CAPITOL, 100 North Blvd. at River Road, 342.0500 or 342.4479 USS KIDD/NAUTICAL HISTORICAL CENTER, Government St. at River Rd., 342.1942 New Orleans, LA [504] BEAUREGARD-KEYES HOUSE, 1113

Chartres, 523.7257, Mon-Sat 10am-3pm CABILDO, 701 Chartres, Jackson Square, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm CAC [Contemporary Arts Center], 900 Camp St., 528.3805, cacno.org 1850 HOUSE, 523 St. Ann, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm GALLIER HOUSE, 1132 Royal, 523.6722, Mon-Fri 10am-3:30pm GERMAINEWELLSMARDIGRASMUSEUM, 2nd Floor Arnaud's, 819 Bienville HERMANN-GRIMA HISTORIC HOUSE, 820 St. Louis, 525.5661, Mon-Fri 10am-3:30pm HISTORICAL PHARMACY MUSEUM, 514 Chartres, 524.9077, Daily 10am-5:30pm HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION, 533 Royal, 523.4662, Tues-Sat 10am-4:45pm LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS, 7 Bamboo Rd, Metairie, 488.5488, Mon-Sat 10am4:30pm, Sun 1-5pm MUSEECONTIHISTORICALWAXMUSEUM, 917 Conti, 525.2605, Daily 10am-5:30pm NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM, 945 Magazine, 527.6012 NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 488.2631, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERNART, 925 Camp St., 539.9600

Mobile, AL ALABAMA PRIDE FEST, MobileAlabamaPride.COM AQUA, THE PARTY, PO Box 145, Mobile, AL 36601, TheAquaParty.COM BAY AREA INCLUSION, BayAreaInclusion.ORG FUSION, MobileFusion.ORG GULF COAST BEARS & LEATHER ASSOCIATION, b-bobs.com/gcbla.htm MOBILE ALABAMA PRIDE BOWLING LEAGUE Pensacola, FL [850] APPETITE FOR LIFE, INC., provides 2 nutritionally balanced meals a day-lunch & dinner, for some 60 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, 1842 West Cervantes St.; Mail: P.O. Box 308, 32592-0308; 470.9111, Fax: 470.0201, gaypensacola.com/appforlife GULF COAST TIDE, INC. w w w . G u l f C o a s t T I D E . o r g ; info@GulfCoastTIDE.org Alexandria, LA [318] CLASS [Central Louisiana AIDS Support Services], 103 Bolton Ave., 71301; 1.800.444.7993, 442. 1 0 1 0, FAX: 443.5216 Baton Rouge, LA [225] HAART (HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two), 4550 North Blvd., #250, 927.1269, Fax: 927.7367, haartinc.org, haartinc@aol.com GBLSU [Gays, Bisexuals, Lesbians & Supporters United], glsapres@unixl.sncc.

Isu.edu, Kristy Price, President, 388.5160 KREWE OF APOLLO / BATON ROUGE, PO Box 3591, 70821; kreweapollobr.org KREWE OF DIVAS, kreweofdivas.com, 343.0380 LAMBDA GROUP, 2937 Greenwood Dr., PO Box 82775, 70884-2775, 907.3665, www.lambdabr.org, info@lambdabr.org LEWIS HUMPHREY’S FOOD FOR FRIENDS, 387.9798 METROPOLITANCOMMUNITYCHURCHOF BATON ROUGE, Worship Sunday @ 11am; Bible Study Wednesday @ 7pm, 7747 Tom Dr., LA 70806; 248.0404, www.MCCBR.org MYSTIC KREWE OF ROYALTY, PO Box 66571, 70896; 926.1698 PFLAG Baton Rouge, Harold L. Truax, 33370 Percy Young Rd., Walker, LA 70785; 225.218.8320, 225.288.2522 Lafayette, LA [337] ACADIANA CARES [Concern for AIDS Relief, Education, and Support], PO Box 386, Lafayette, LA 70502; 203 W. 3rd St., 70501; 233.2437, FAX: 235.4178; 800.354.2437 KREWE OF APOLLO / LAFAYETTE, PO Box 53251, 70505 LEAGUE FOR EQUALITY, PO Box 53425, 70505 PFLAG/LAFAYETTE, PO Box 31078, 70503 ROYAL ORDER OF UNICORN, PO Box 3985, 70502 Monroe, LA [318] GO CARE 2121 Justice, 71201, 325.1092 New Orleans, LA [504] ACADIANA RAINBOW SOCIETY OF THE DEAF, PO Box 57166, 70157; 889.0138 (TDD) AIDS HOTLINE, 821.6050 in New Orleans, 1.800.99.AIDS[2437]-9 toll free statewide ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 779.1178 BELLE REVE NEW ORLEANS, AIDS Residence for Families, PO Box 3305, 70177; 945.9455 BROTHERHOOD, INC., To decrease the spread of AIDS and HIV among African Americans, 1661 Canal St., Suite 3230, 70112; 566.7955 CAVALIERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB: Gay motocycle group sponsors monthly day rides and other riding events in New Orleans area.

Visit www.cavaliersmc.comc or call 782.5625 or e-mail info@cavaliersmc.com.

CHURCH OF CHRIST THE LIBERATOR,

Sun. 11am Service, 607 Marigny St. (behind The Friendly Bar), ChristTheLiberator.ORG COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP, meets 1st Wed. of each month, 7:30-9pm, Info: Liz 482.4012; Lesbian & Gay Community Center, 2114 Decatur St., 70116; 945.1103 COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK, a project of the NO/AIDS Task Force which works with the gay community to implement HIV prevention activities, 507 Frenchmen St., 945.4000, noaidstaskforce.com COPS 8 (Citizens' Organization for Police Support in the 8th District), 840 N. Rampart St., #51, 70116; 588.COPS (2677), cops8.org DRAMA! [A Gay & Lesbian Arts Organization], PO Box 52565, 70152; 948.9924, DramaNO.org, DRAMA@DramaNO.org FOOD FOR FRIENDS, 944.6028 FORUM FOR EQUALITY, 336 Lafayette, Suite 200, 70130; 947.2981, ForumForEquality@aol.com FOUNDATION FOR MACRO BIOTIC WAY, enjoy-life.com GAY APPRECIATION AWARDS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137; 522.8049; AmbushMag.COM/GAA GAY COUNSELING LINE, 833.1500 GLSEN [Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network], 482.4081, Fax 595.8587, E-mail: glsenno@hotmail.com, glsenno.org GULF GENDER ALLIANCE [GGA], NonProfit Support Group for Transgender persons.

Monthly meetings, socials and political activism.

Privacy respected and expected. Interview required. Nondiscriminatory. Call 504. 324.4035 or write PO Box 56836, New Orleans, LA 70156-6836; gga.org, E-mail: info@gga.org HALLOWEEN IN NEW ORLEANS, INC., PO Box 52171, 70152-2171; halloween neworleans.com HATE CRIMES HOTLINE, c/o Family Service of Greater New Orleans, 504.202.2131.

The Hate Crimes Project offers to assist those who feel that they may have been a victim of a hate crime. The project provides advocacy for persons victimized due to race, religion, gender and gender identity, age, disability, and/or sexual orientation.

IN THIS TOGETHER, HIV/AIDS Case Management, 1661 Canal Street, Suite 3107, 70112; 962.3245, is www.inthistogetherinc.org, itt@accesscom.net KOCKTAIL BUNCH BOWLING LEAGUE, Contact Glenn Culp, 504.861.0233 KREWE OF ARMEINIUS, PO Box 56638, New Orleans, LA 70156-6638, cetubby@cox.net, KreweOfArmeinius.ORG KREWE OF AMON RA, PO Box 7033, Metairie, LA 70010, TheOneKissFan@aol.com KREWE OF MWINDO, PO Box 51031, 70156; 913.5791, KreweOfMwindo.ORG, krewe@kreweofmwindo.org KREWE OF PETRONIUS, PO Box 71665, 70172, Pres. Wally McLaughlin 524.2915, Sec. Mae Falgout 484.6045 KREWE OF QUEENATEENAS / KING CAKE QUEEN ROYALTY CLUB, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM/ KCQ LaCARP [Louisiana Community AIDS Research Program], 584.1971 LA-LIFT, Social Club for Lesbians, age 50+, who have fun together on weekends. Email: armyvet20@webtv.net LAMBDA CENTER, 831 Elysian Fields Ave., 70117, LambdaCenter.NET, info@lambdacenter.net, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEW ORLEANS, 234 Loyola, Suite 421, 70112; 581.9106 LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS, 2114 Decatur St., 701162013; 945.1103, Fax 945.1102, Email: info@lgccno.net LORDS OF LEATHER, PO Box 770435; 70117, LordsOfLeather.COM LOUISIANA STATE GAY RODEO ASSOCIATION (LSGRA), 915.3339, lance@lsgra.com, LSGRA.COM MCLNO HOP Clinic, 136 S. Roman Street, 4th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112; Appts.: 504.903.6959, www.hopclinic.org METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS, Sunday Friend-

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ship Hour 4:15pm, Worship/Celebration, 5pm at St Matthew’s UCC, 1333 Carrollton Ave. at Willow; Mailing Address: PO Box 71024, 70172; 945.5390, www.mccgno.com MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF ADONIS, 236.4530, Adonis-TLC.COM, MYSTIC KREWE OF SATYRICON, 1021 Gov. Nicholls St., 70116, 525.4498, MysticKreweOfSatyricon.COM NEW ORLEANS BEAR & BEAR TRAPPER SOCIAL CLUB, PO Box 740894, 70174-0894; 5 2 9 . 6 9 7 5 , w w w . p r i d e s p e c i a l t y. c o m / BearClub.html, phoenicxs@hotmail.com NEW ORLEANS GAY MEN’S CHORUS, 948.6884, nogmc.com; nogmc@aol.com NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, nojazzfest.com NEW ORLEANS WOMEN’S MUSIC COLLECTIVE, 2903 Jefferson Ave., 70115; Ann 838.7918, Sydney 833.2834 NO/AIDS TASK FORCE, 2601 Tulane Ave., Suite 500, 70119; 821.2601; NOAIDSTaskForce.COM MOC/NO [Men of Color/New Orleans], 482.5341 OFFICIAL GAY EASTER PARADE, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, info@gayeasterparade.com, GayEasterParade.COM OFFICIAL GAY MARDI GRAS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM OFFICIAL GAY NEW ORLEANS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayNewOrleans.COM OFFICIAL SOUTHERN DECADENCE, 828A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, SouthernDecadence.COM PEOPLE OF SUBSTANCE, INC. (POS), 7210 Arbor Dr., 70126, 244.1920, posnola.com PFLAG/NO [Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays/ New Orleans], PO Box 15515, 70175; 895.3936, 392.0001, pflagno.org, info@pflagno.org PRIDEFEST NEW ORLEANS, presented

by New Orleans Alliance of Pride, 1000 Bourbon St., Box 365, New Orleans, LA 70116; pridefestneworleans@yahoo.com, www.nolapridefest.com PROJECT LAZARUS, A Residence for PWAs, PO Box 3906, 70177-3906; 949.3609 RA/UNO (Rainbow Alliance/University of New Orleans), Office of Campus Activities, 200 Lakeshore Dr., 70148; 280.6349; FAX: 280.6633. Regular meetings Thursdays, 12:301:30, RM 210 of UC, all students and members of UNO are welcome REGIONALAIDS INTERFAITH NETWORK [RAIN], 523.3755 ST. Mark's UMC (New Orleans), www.frenchquarterumc.org. St Mark’s is a part of the gay-affirming Reconciling Ministries Network of the United Methodist Church.

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printers New Orleans, LA [504] SIR SPEEDY, 343 Carondelet, 586.9812

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restaurants New Orleans, LA [504] Bumpin' Tacos, 720 St. Louis, 565.7777 Buffa's, 1001 Esplanade at Burgundy, 949.0038 Bywater Bar.B.Que,3162 Dauphine St., 944.4445 Cafe Amelie, 912 Royal St., 412.8965 Clover Grill, 900 Bourbon St., 598.1010, CloverGrill.COM Country Club Cafe, 634 Louisa St., TheCountryClubNewOrleans.COM, 945.0742 Elizabeth’s Restaurant, 601 Gallier St., 944.9272, elizabeths-restaurant.com Hillery's on Toulouse, 827 1/2 Toulouse, 571.2888 Krystal, 116 Bourbon at Canal, 523.4030 La Peniche, 1940 Dauphine St., 943.1460

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commentary A New Direction for Passing an Inclusive ENDA by: Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director, Equality Forum,EqualityForum.COM ongressman Barney Frank has made clear that even with a significant Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, Congress will not pass an Employment Non-Discrimination Act that includes transgender protection. Even if an inclusive ENDA were to pass the House, it is unlikely that it would both pass the Senate and not be vetoed by President Bush.

There has been significant lamentation about and criticism of the current ENDA bill. Donna Rose, the first and only transgender member of the Human Rights Campaign’s board of directors, has resigned in protest. Lambda Legal has pointed out other flaws in the bill. The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition demonstrated at the HRC national dinner.

With a Democratic majority in the House and Senate, why are we still unable to pass an inclusive ENDA bill that meets our aspirations?

Is the problem a lack of funding? The community has provided HRC with hundreds of millions of dollars. According to the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), of all GLBT organizations, HRC had by far the largest annual budget in 2006, at $35.9 million. The next highest funded GLBT organization was Lambda Legal, with $10.5 million. The issue appears not to be money nor staffing.

The New York Times exit poll for the 2006 federal election reported that 3% of voters self-identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Even if one assumes that all voters candidly disclosed their sexual orientation to exit pollsters, 3% is a significant voting block. We are motivated voters and continue to garner straight allies.

Over the past ten years, polling on all gay issues demonstrates a surge in public acceptance. This is especially true among the younger mainstream genera-

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websites CRESCENT CITY, CrescentCity.COM GAY AMERICA, GayAmerica.COM GAY AUSTIN, GayAustin.NET GAY BARS, GayBars.COM GAY PENSACOLA, GayPensacola.COM OFFICIAL GAY EASTER PARADE, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayEasterParade.COM OFFICIAL GAY MARDI GRAS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM OFFICIAL GAY NEW ORLEANS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayNewOrleans.COM OFFICIAL SOUTHERN DECADENCE, 828A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, SouthernDecadence.COM

tions. According to a May 10, 2007, Gallup poll, 89% of Americans support providing workplace protections to gays and lesbians.

Why then are we not doing better politically in Washington? Our modus operandi is based on a top down movement, one that fallaciously assumes that Washington drives the results, not grassroots activism. This year the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Act (also known as the Matthew Shepard Act), which would include both sexual orientation and gender identity in the federal hate crimes statute, easily passed both the House and Senate. What can we learn from the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act to help guide passage of ENDA? The Matthew Shepard Act was passed in large part because 31 states had previously passed similar hate crimes laws. These states included not just Massachusetts, but Texas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada and Tennessee, among others. According to MAP, with the exception of Equality California, New York’s Empire State Pride Agenda and Mass Equality, the other 28 statewide organizations involved in passing their state’s hate crimes laws had annual budgets well under $1 million, and for many their budget was under $250,000.

25 of the 31 states passed hate crimes legislation with bi-partisan support by a Republican-controlled state house, senate and/or Republican governor. In Pennsylvania, the hate crimes legislation providing criminal sanctions based on sexual orientation and gender identity passed with a Republican controlled house and senate, and was signed into law by a Republican governor.

These 31 states are represented by 62 (62%) of the U.S. Senators and 310 (71%) of the 435 members of the House of Representatives. The legislative enactment in these 31 states represents neither judicial nor liberal legislative activism.

These facts were compelling for the U.S. Senators and House members, many of whom were not inclined to support hate crimes. To oppose the Matthew Shepard Act would have meant for the elected official to defy the legislation enacted by their state legislature and the overwhelming opinion of their constituents. It is activists at the statewide level who have helped pass federal hate crimes legislation.

How can we apply our experience with hate crimes to federal ENDA? Currently, 20 states have passed ENDA protection. Most of these state statutes include gender identity and protections in the workplace, housing and public accommodations. In another five states, passage of ENDA is possible within the next year. These 25 states represent 50 US Senators and a majority of the House of Representatives. In Delaware, the bill has passed the Republican-controlled state house and has the support of the Democratic governor. It is being held up in the Democratic-controlled state senate.

We need to focus on those states where passage is likely and help them with financial resources and other assis-

tance. They are the experts in their turf.

HRC has the opportunity to provide significant financial support. The more states that pass ENDA, the more likely that we will pass a federal law that is inclusive and provides the nondiscrimination protection we seek.

There are about 14 months remaining in the Bush presidency. As Texas Governor, he refused to support Texas hate crimes protection or ENDA. It was after his departure that the current Republican Texas Governor signed a Texas hate crimes bill into law. Since it is likely that President Bush would veto a federal ENDA bill, we should use the next 14 months supporting passage of as many state ENDA statutes as possible. Those state ENDA statutes will well position the GLBT community for the passage of an inclusive federal ENDA amendment in 2009.

Equality Forum is a national and international GLBT civil rights organization with an educational focus. Equality Forum undertakes high impact initiatives, produces documentary films, coordinates GLBT History Month and presents the largest annual international GLBT civil rights forum.

Mr. Lazin is the recipient of the National Education Association’s 2005 Creative Leadership in Human Rights Award; the 2006 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Lebanon Valley College; and is a 2007 Prime Mover of the Hunt Alternatives Fund.

Sweden’s World Class Capital to Host EuroPride

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tockholm will turn all colors of the rainbow when it hosts the EuroPride event for the second time in 10 years. From July 25-August 3, 2008 the world class capital will celebrate the lives homosexuals, bisexual and transgender with a festival full of sporting and artistic events, live music, special club nights, Mardi Gras-style parade and other performances.

The EuroPride festival is international in scope and hosted by a different city in Europe each year. Berlin, Paris, London and Copenhagen are among other EuroPride host cities with well established gay pride events and a LGBT community.

In Stockholm, EuroPride will be orchestrated by the organizers of StockholmPride, one of Stockholm’s largest annual festivals and the largest Pride celebration in Scandinavia. Each year StockholmPride attracts visitors from all over Sweden as well as from the rest of the world. During the entire week Stockholm Pride turns Stockholm into a free-zone for the GLBT community, painting the city in the colors of the rainbow. In 2008 the EuroPride festival will replace StockholmPride.

The EuroPride theme for 2008 will be “Swedish Sin Breaking Borders”. Sweden has a responsibility to lead an international progress for homosexual, bisexual and transgender persons’ equal rights, according to an event spokesperson. Pride festivals are important tools to turn “sin” into pride.

The highlight of the EuroPride festival is the spectacular and colorful Pride Parade through the streets of Stockholm. This Mardi-Gras style fiesta usually attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators. It will undoubtedly include Viking Bears, Stockholm Queer Volleyball, gay Christians, gay socialists and many other colorful entities.

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Glazer’s Jason gets his sausage from Good Friends manager Joey for the bar’s Oktoberfest celebration

King Cake Queen X Teryl-Lynn Foxx still has it in Fish, Bubbles & Balloons

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In the wings at Fish, Bubbles & Balloons

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B-day girl Jerce Ann celebrates with Don at The Friendly Bar

Elizabeth guest stars in Fish, Bubbles & Balloons BearForce1’s Robert, Yuri, Eddi & Peter perform “YMCA” live as the first “bear band” appears at Oz in New Orleans

King & Queen Mwindo IX Remmington Kennedy & Celine Victoria help raise over $10,000 for Fish, Bubbles & Balloons benefiting In This Together & Krewe of Mwindo

Debi, David & Conner pop in for Oktoberfest at Good Friends

Ladarius Starr brings pizzazz to Fish, Bubbles & Balloons BearForce1 lead singer Robert with one of his New Orleans fans at Oz

Winnie tips Marcy Marcell during Fish, Bubbles & Balloons 2008 Mwindo Ball Captain Kella Fitzgerald is a show stopper as Ella Fitzgerald in Fish, Bubbles & Balloons

King Cake Queen XIII Raven Kennedy does Fish, Bubbles & Balloons

Bead Pirate’s Rick & Laurie get their Oktoberfest Paulaner & Warsteiner at Good Friends

Miss Dee joins Fish, Bubbles & Balloons

Bartender’s Eric, Frankie & Matt sling cocktails at Cafe Lafitte in Exile for Oktoberfest

Manager Joe welcomes you to Oktoberfest at Rawhide 2010

Wood Enterprises’ Gary & Rawhide’s Troy try a Spaten for Oktoberfest at Rawhide

Richard peers over Jimmy's shoulder as he serves up his fab Oktoberfest Buffet at Cutter's

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Birthdays, Fund-Raisers, BearForce1, Oktoberfest ~ New Orleans photos: Rip Naquin-Delain

Sylvia & Pat flank Jerce Ann celebrating Jerce’s 70th b-day at The Friendly Bar

Nightlife in The Crescent City ~ New Orleans photos: Regina Adams, Earl deBouchel, Miss Dee, Rip Naquin-Delain~ New Orleans

The Starlight Girls & their guests Emcee & Capt. Petronius XLVII Jizzabella Geauxsee aka Bill McCarthy & King Cake Queen IV Princesse Stephaney, Petronius’ Boogie Frights

Ambush paparazzi girls Miss Dee & Regina Adams

Bartender Stephen serves up Becks for Oktoberfest at Double Play

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Jaded Jade snags a cutie at Starlight By The Park Miss Understood, David "Chad" Vitter & Wendy "Auntie Charlotte" Vitter Petronius’ Boogie Frights

Cowpokes bar baron Timm Holt & Crescent City Outlaws' Richie Rich

Frank serves up some Oktoberfest goodies at Double Play

Bar baron CW does his DJ gig for the Jaded Jade Revue at Starlight

Doc serves up his annual Oktoberfest buffet at Double Play Amon Ra Treasurer Paul, Pres. Michael, First Mom Ms. Brown & Capt. Randall Brown, Petronius’ Boogie Frights Bill celebrates partner Chuck’s Oktoberfest birthday at Double Play

Rusty LaRoux stars in The Zoo Revue at Big Daddy’s King Petronius XLIV Craig & Papa Schexnayder, Petronius’ Boogie Frights

Marco & Richard pop in for Oktoberfest at Double Play

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King Satyricon V Tony Leggio & King Petronius XLV Mae Falgout, Petronius’ Boogie Frights

Even Cowboy Bruce eats Germans at Double Play’s Oktoberfest

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The Zoo Revue’s own Opal Vanderhurst

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Pick Your Spot at The Country Club Cafe

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he beautifully refurbished Country Club, 634 Louisa, boasts its own cafe under the direction of Chef Pat "Estelle" Ritter. Dining here can be quite an experience. From a romantic dinner in one of the dining parlors, to lunch poolside, in the club house bar or even brunch on the gallery overlooking Louisa Street, you are sure to find a culinary selection to tickle your taste buds.

We actually made it to the first Sunday Brunch the cafe hosted a couple of weeks ago. It was one of the first weekends of cool weather so we opted to dine on the veranda, actually the gallery, facing the street. There was a nice breeze and the tropicals were just waving back and forth giving you the relaxing feel that you were actually in the country dining at one of Louisiana's famed plantations.

Roast Duck Flatbread

Chef Pat "Estelle" Ritter

pork - alligator sausage, and asiago spinach sausage with stone ground mustard, dijon mustard and a yellow honey mustard. For brunch we chose Roast Beef

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Roast Beef Hash Trio of Gourmet Sausages

For an appetizer we chose the Trio of Gourmet Sausages with Mustard Medley (8.75). It was an excellent selection showcasing slices of chicken - apple sausage,

wild mushrooms and red onion along with melted creamy Boursin cheese over a Creole brown sauce ...delicious!

The cafe offers an interesting array of appetizers, flatbreads, gumbo, soup, salads, sandwiches and entrees for both lunch and dinner. Don't miss out on the Trout Pecan with Creole Meuniere sauce and parsley potatoes (14.75), or the duck & wild mushroom ravioli with Boursin cheese and caramelized sweet potato ($13.75) on the dinner menu.

Cafe hours are 11am-10pm SundayThursday, 11am-11pm Friday and Saturday, and 11am-4pm Sunday Brunch.

Hash and one of the flatbreads. The Roast Beef Hash (10.75) was absolutely delicious with tender beef seasoned to perfection served with a poached egg and roasted garlic corn bread. The Flatbread (8.75) we chose was the one featuring tender roasted duck breast with sauteed

Bumpin' Tacos, 720 St. Louis, inside Sean Kelly's Irish Pub, is a great choice for those craving Mexican/American delights including quesadillas, salads, nachos, tostadas, tacos, enchiladas, burritos and even special dinners. Open noon til 7 days, the eatery offers carry-out, indoor seating and free delivery through late night.

Call 565.7777 to order or for more info.

Buffa's, 1001 Esplanade at Burgundy, serves breakfast 8am-4pm daily featuring homemade biscuits and sausage gravy, and real hash browns along with bacon, sausage, ham, eggs or omelettes.

Lunch and dinner is also available here.

Call 949.0038 for info.

Bywater Bar.B.Que, 3162 Dauphine St., is noted for its gumbo, barbeque, pizza, sandwiches and specials. Hours are 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri., and 9am-10pm Sat. & Sun. Closed Wed. Call 944.4445 for additional info.

Cafe Amelie, 912 Royal St., offers romantic courtyard or indoor dining along with both eclectic culinary creations and drinks. Serving lunch and dinner: Wed.Sun. 11am-9pm, Sat. breakfast 10am3pm & Sun. brunch 10am-3pm. Call 412.8965 for reservations or additional information.

Clover Grill, 900 Bourbon St., is open 7 days and features breakfast including build your own omelettes. But let’s not forget their fab burgers grilled right under a hub cap and then there’s all those sandwiches, sides, desserts and shakes. Call 598.1010 or visit CloverGrill.COM. Country Club Cafe, 634 Louisa St. Under the direction of Chef Estelle, yes, that Estelle, you will find delightful menus with appetizers, soups, flatbreads, salads, sandwiches, wraps entrees and desserts. Serving 11am-10pm Sunday-Thursday, 11am-11pm Friday and Saturday, and 11am-4pm Sunday Brunch. Call 945.0742 for additional information or visit TheCountryClubNewOrleans.COM. Elizabeth’s Restaurant, 601 Gallier St. It's slogan, real food done real good, says it all. You will find some of the best breakfast, lunch and dinner specialties available in town. Serving lunch Wed.-Fri. 11am-2:30pm, dinner Wed.-Sat. 6-10pm, Sat. & Sun. brunch 8am-2:30pm. Phone 944.9272 for information or visit elizabeths-restaurant.com.

Hillery's on Toulouse, 827 1/2 Toulouse, offers Neo-Creole cuisine, award-winning gumbo and grilled oysters, with a full dinner and and full Southern breakfast menu. Serving breakfast 711am, Happy Hour noon-7pm, and dinner 6-10pm. Call 571.2888 for additional information or reservations. la Vita del forno, 801 Frenchman St., offers an array of Italian delights that one would expect only in Rome, Italy. Open Mon.-Thurs. 411pm, Fri.-Sun. 11am-11pm. Call 944.6854 or 943.9575 for reservations or information.

Marigny Perks, 2401 Burgundy, serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, pastries, danish and cakes. Open 7 days 7am-10pm. Call 948.7401 or visit www.marignyperks.com.

Meauxbar Bistro, 942 N. Rampart St., serves classic contemporary bistro fare in the Quarter on the edge.

Serving dinner and drinks Tues.-Sat, 6-10pm. Call 569.9979 for reservations or information.

Mona Lisa Restaurant, 1212 Royal St., features Italian specialties including salads, pizzas, sandwiches and both lunch and dinner entrees. Lunch 11am-5pm Thurs.-Mon., Dinner 5pm-10pm 7 days. Call 522.6746 for info.

Petunias, A Restaurant, 817 St. Louis, is open daily 8am-6pm serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, crepes, poboys, salads, gumbo and Cajun/Creole specialties. Dinner is served Thurs. through Sun. 6pm til. Call 522.6440 for more info.

Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli, 1100 Bourbon St., was voted Restaurant/Deli of the Year once again and is open 24 hours 7 days. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, the deli offers free delivery. Call 529.1416 to order.

Tomatillo's Restaurant, 437 Esplanade Ave., is open Tues., Wed. 11am-10pm; Thurs.-Sun. 11am-11pm. The restaurant refers to itself as "A Mexican Joint" featuring appetizers, soups, salads, make your own combination plates, house specialties, burritos, desserts, and of course, specialty margaritas. Call 945.9997 for reservations or information.

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