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years ago I quit my corporate job, took off my tie for the last time and turned off my alarm clock. I started JMT Designs, the company that owns ION Arizona. We’ve been through three recessions, many wars, and a pandemic. It’s nothing short of a miracle that we’re still here. But we are, and we’re stronger than ever thanks to all of the talented employees, contractors, contributors and, most importantly, YOU! The one thing that keeps all business owners up at night are bad reviews.

While we strive to please everybody, we can’t always. ION Arizona has tens of thousands of fans, followers and readers but we have one that comments every time we put a sexy, in shape man on the cover. We would never intentionally body shame anyone, but we also want to encourage and inspire people to be the best they can be — no matter what your body shape is.

Fortunately, there are some amazing locally owned gyms that never get bad reviews. This issue focuses on ZacFit in Scottsdale. Owner Zac Wein promotes his gym as gay, fun and playful — just like he is. Check out the feature on page 28. Start the new year at a new gay gym with a new gay personal trainer.

Also in this issue is an extended feature on the upcoming Desperado Film Festival, tons of Party Cams, upcoming concerts, theatre performances, and parties. Don’t miss a beat and take us along for the ride!

Happy New Year, thank you for your support over the years and good luck being the best you can be!

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Movies Will Never Let You Down The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival returns.

Movies are like magic tricks. They can make you laugh, they can make you cry. They’re an entertaining and an emotional art form. The secret is that they’re all an illusion.

The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival is a student/faculty club at Paradise Valley Community College dedicated to offering impactful, culturally relevant films. They will be screening independent feature length and thought provoking short films from around the world February 2-4, 2024, offering cinematic outreach with socially relevant as well as entertaining films about LGBTQ+ issues. Because we all need to believe in movies. The ones that make you feel, the ones you still think about when they’re over.

Don’t miss this year’s festival. Here’s what they’ll be screening and information about tickets and attending the event.

Friday, February 2

The Mattachine Family A queer story about the universality of love, family, and community. In this bright, clear-eyed dramedy about modern fatherhood, we come in at a critical moment in the life of Thomas (Nico Tortorella). The child he and his husband, Oscar (Juan Pablo di Pace), fostered has been reunited with his birth mother. A touching story about family, the bonds we form with friends and lovers and children, and the way those relationships define us, elude us, and perplex us.

Anyone who values their chosen family and community or felt lost in love will appreciate this film.

Find out more at TheMattachineFamily.com 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 3 Short Films - Mix 1 12 noon

Feature Films

Queen Tut Nabil, an Egyptian teenager, leaves Cairo after his mother’s death to live with his father, an architect, in Toronto.

Tumbling into the underground queer nightlife, the shy young man must navigate between his two lives: one inside a strict Coptic Orthodox church, and the other, inside the dying drag bar, Mandy’s. Nabil takes up drag thanks to his trans drag mother, Malibu, becoming Queen Tut in this dramedy touched with a love story.

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This Time When a closeted teen inherits her estranged father’s journal she discovers cryptic clues uncovering his secret life. Now to fulfill her father’s dying wish she must blackmail an alcoholic hearse driver to race her cross-country to attempt a long shot rendezvous with her father’s longtime friend Liza Minnelli. Q&A with writer Allie Jennings after.

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Glitter & Doom This sweet gay romance follows the story of two unlikely lovers, serious musician Doom and free-spirited circus kid Glitter, who, after falling in love at first sight, are faced with the question: Is their love is really meant to last?

They have exactly 29 days to find out. The two embark on a summer romance and plenty of song and dance. Things get tricky when the boys’ mothers enter the picture and put their sons’ love to the test. Add to that the pressure of trying to make it in the music biz, and you have a recipe for disaster. Or a truly epic love story.

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Sunday, February 4 Short Films - Mix 2 12 noon

FEATURE FILMS

Egghead & Twinkie A coming of age comedy about coming out of the closet. A teenage girl named Twinkie comes out to her parents and takes off on a cross country road trip to meet her mysterious online crush, BD, convincing her nerdy best friend, Egghead, to come along for the ride. The only problem? Egghead is in love with Twinkie, and BD might not be everything she seems to be online.

(Surprise!) This light-hearted road movie tackles racial identity, teenage sexuality, and self discovery for a generation of youth seeking love and acceptance, but at the core it’s a story about friendship.

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Cora Bora Cora is a young musician who escapes her life in Oregon and emotional demons to pursue a music career in Los Angeles.

She and her girlfriend’s long-distance relationship is clearly getting the best of them while Cora’s attempts to kickstart a solo music career are stalling. Impulsive decisions – both past and present – bite her in the ass. She’s not really a screw-up; Cora is running from trauma and in need of some emotional life support in this quirky dramedy.

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Lie with Me A tale of pain and desire – do you ever really forget a first love? Since finishing school Stéphane has seldom returned back home. When he finds himself back in his village for the first time in years, little has changed. Then he meets Lucas, the son of his first great love. As the two connect Stéphane must conceal the nature of his relationship with Lucas’ father, old memories of love and the pain they shared.

Heartbreaking and bursting with courage, this a beautiful story of forbidden love.

French with subtitles.

6:30 p.m.

How to Buy Tickets: Online at DesperadoFilmFestival.com On-Site Box Office open during festival hours only. The Festival Box Office opens thirty minutes before the first film and closes after the last film of the day has started.

Paradise Valley Community College 18401 N. 32nd St. at Union Hills Dr. in Phoenix.

Phone: 602-787-7738 For more info visit DesperadoFilmFestival.com

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PHX ATTRACTIONS Trash Disco

It’s time to put on your boogie shoes and catch some Saturday Night Fever! Shake your groove thang to the best disco of the 70s and retro dance music of the 80s. Shake, shake, shake your bootie while Beautiful John spins. Do the hustle at Stacy’s @ Melrose, 4343 N. 7th Ave. in Phoenix.

Saturday, January 13 at 9 p.m.

No Pants Light Rail Ride

Meet-up at 12 noon at either 19th Ave. and Dunlap or Country Club and Main St. Light Rail stations & depants! Bring them with you to donate to St Vincent de Paul. Arrive at at the Roosevelt and Central Station around 1 p.m. Everyone will walk together to 7th Ave. and Roosevelt where Walter Studios hosts for pix, drinks, and food.

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Sunday, January 14

7th Annual Doggie Festival If you love real puppies and real dogs, this is for you! There’s dog treats, accessories, music, guest speakers, auction prizes, contests and more! Friendly pooches welcome! Best of all, it’s free! See you at Steele Indian School Park at Central Ave. & Indian School Rd. DoggieStreetFestival.org for more info.

January 27 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Bark After Dark! Puppy Party Arf! Arf! Arf! Who’s a good boy? Bring your kibbles & bits and get a bone — if you’re good. Dance while the yummy DJ Pup Iris spins. Go-Go pups, pup mosh & more! $10 cover, bag check included. Note: these are not real dogs. (See listing above.)

The Rock 4129 N. 7th Ave. in Phoenix.

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n search of the sun, Zac Wein moved to Arizona from Wisconsin in 2015.

He opened his own gym, ZacFit, seven years ago in Scottsdale. Zac, who identifies as pansexual, wanted to have a queer gym for queer people, knowing how intimidating traditional gyms and trainers can be for LGBTQ people searching to create a healthier lifestyle.

That’s a tough project. “Nothing about my life is traditional, I’ve always been a square peg not fitting in a round hole. Coming from my own experience from not belonging anywhere, I wanted to create the exact opposite for others,” became Zac’s mission.

“I haven’t always been fit. In 2010, self-conscious and scared of the gym I decided to make a change. With the guidance of a personal trainer, I lost 70 pounds in only nine months,” Zac remembers. “This life-changing event gave me a passion for helping others. Enthusiasm is what keeps me authentic.

I’m really living my purpose by helping people. Zac believes. “The biggest transformations that mean the most to me aren’t just physical or visual, it’s things like overcoming depression, anxiety, finding fulfillment in other areas of life.” Zac believes.

“I’m what many call a ‘go-go-go’ type of guy. But I’m doing the thing I love most with the awesome people. I’m so grateful for how uplifting and positive my ZacFitters are.”

ZacFit client and bestie Lucas “LuLu LoveBttm” Drake enlisted at ZacFit over three years ago to improve himself after a difficult breakup.

“ZacFit provides a judgment free, queer-friendly workout space and training program to not only work on your body physically, but help you conquer your insecurities mentally,” says LuLu. “He’s not only a kind and patient trainer, who makes fitness fun, but a loving human as well. He changed my life; I don’t know where I’d be without him.”

ZacFit works at making fitness goals attainable. “We’re all becoming who we were meant to be,” is ZacFit’s philosophy. “I have the very best job training the very best humans. At ZacFit you don’t have to worry about being judged or feeling like you don’t fit in.” Zac and his staff make it happen for you at ZacFit. 28

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ZacFit’s Five Tips (just the tips!) to Make You Sweat, Smile, and Sizzle!

Feeling a bit gymtimidated? Fear not, love!

ZacFit’s here to turn your “New Year, New Me” mantra from a wish into a roar with our Five Fitness Tips.

1. Flexibility is Queen: Remember, staying loose is essential to staying tight! Just a quick 2-minute daily stretch routine does wonders for your flexibility, not to mention keeping that pelvic floor mighty enough to grip like a star.

2. Work That Booty: Those hips and glutes aren’t just for show; they’re for go! Add a daily 5-minute glute routine to your fitness. It’s one of our ZacFit secrets to making sure every day is a “booty-full” day in the gayborhood.

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3. Fitness for All of Us: Fitness isn’t just for ION Arizona models (ahem!)

Whether you’re aiming for fat loss, muscle gains, or just living your healthiest life, ZacFit’s got your back, front, insides and everything in between! (And you’ll love some of those “in between” physical fitness routines especially.)

4. Boost Your Bedroom Buzz: Getting fit not only makes you look like a snack but also spices up your endurance, stamina, and drive, if you know what I mean. Let’s just say that you’ll be up for more than just a midnight snack. (You’ll be ready for the appetizer, main course, and a dessert, too. And it just might be you!)

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5. Find Your Tribe: The secret to lasting success in your fitness journey is all about finding your tribe. Joining a community where you truly belong transforms your goals from distant dreams into daily realities. You don’t have to follow your path to fitness all alone. ZacFit is here to help you down that Yellow Brick Road to keeping everything right and tight.

3110 N. 73rd St. #110 in Scottsdale ZacFit4U@gmail.com Follow on Instagram @Zac.fit Find out more at ZacFit.com

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SALTBURN

Saltburn Eat the rich. Dorky Oliver Quick attends Oxford University, struggling to fit in with the upper-class.

He befriends the dreamy Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi, Euphoria), who invites the misfit to spend summer at his family’s sprawling estate, Saltburn. The Talented Mr. Ripley meets Brideshead Revisited in this bizarre psychodrama. Don’t we all want to drink Felix’s bathwater? Yes. Oh, yes, yes.

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Good Grief Marc (Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek) was content living in the shadow of his larger-than-life husband, Oliver (Luke Evans). But when Oliver unexpectedly dies, Marc’s world shatters, sending him and his two best friends, Sophie and Thomas, on a soul-searching trip to Paris, revealing some hard truths they each needed to face.

Capote vs. The Swans Ryan Murphy brings us a new Feud. When Truman Capote hit a writer’s block he mined the intimate stories his besties – his “Swans,” – like Lee Radziwell and Babe Paley, told him and published them in La Côte Basque (1965). They were horrified and it ruined his reputation. Murphy is sure to bend the truth, like always. Directed by Gus Van Sant.

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JAGGED LITTLE PILL

History That Doesn’t Suck A night of history-telling, live music and multimedia.

Podcaster Prof. Greg Jackson weaves the defining moments of American history (1754-1865) into a thrilling (and clever) narrative about familiar and unsung characters from history with context for today. No test at the end of the show! Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St. Tix: MesaArtsCenter.com or call 480-644-6500 Saturday, January 20

The Barber of Seville Count Almaviva falls in love with Rosina, dressing in disguise to earn her affection for who he really is.

Love, mistaken identity, and comedy ensue in this opera filled with music from Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Sadly, our own Barbra Seville does not star in Rossini’s masterpiece. For details, venues and tickets visit AZOpera.org

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Jagged Little Pill: the musical The Healys, a seemingly perfect, white, Connecticut family with an adopted Black daughter, unravel when faced with issues of repressed gender identity, sexual assault, and substance abuse. A jukebox musical set to the depressing 1990s Angry Young Woman music of Alanis Morissette. ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Ave. in Tempe.

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Open 11a-2p, 5p-Mid Located inside San Carlos Hotel

Open 11a-2p, 5p-Mid Located inside San Carlos Hotel

Open 10a-2p Located inside San Carlos Hotel

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Open 11a-2p, 5p-9p Located inside San Carlos Hotel

Open 11a-2p, 5p-9p Located inside San Carlos Hotel

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On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!

Will they make “fetch” happen?

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omeschooling doesn’t prepare you for this. From the comedic mind of Tina Fey (SNL, 30 Rock) comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls, based on the stage musical. So grab your Burn Book, because we’re here for the tea …

New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika).

However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s exboyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school. Remember, Plastic is Forever! And remember … on Wednesdays we wear pink.

Opens January 12 in theaters with premium, large format screens and Dolby Cinema.

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NAVIGATION Use the ION ARIZONA APP for Google Maps turn-by-turn directions with links to UBER & LYFT!

DON’T DRINK & DRIVE!

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Friendly bars, clubs & restaurants: INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Anvil

anvilbaraz.com

2424 E. Thomas Rd.

(602) 334-1462

Bar 1

bar1bar.com

3702 N. 16th St.

(602) 266-9001

Boycott Bar

boycottbarphx.com

4301 N. 7th Ave.

(602) 515-3667

BS West

bswest.com

7125 E. 5th Ave., Scottsdale (480) 945-9028

Bunkhouse

bunkhousesaloonphx 4428 N. 7th Ave.

(602) 200-9154

The Cash

cashnightclub.com

1730 E. McDowell Rd.

(602) 253-0689

Centrico

centricophx.com

202 N. Central Ave.

(602) 254-8226

Charlie’s

charliesphoenix.com

727 W. Camelback Rd.

(602) 265-0224

Cruisin’ 7th

cruisin7th.com

3702 N. 7th St.

(602) 212-9888

Dick’s Cabaret

dickscabaret.com

3432 E. Illini Rd.

(602) 274-DICK

FEZ

fezoncentral.com

105 W. Portland St.

(602) 287-8700

Flex Spas

flexspas.com

1517 S. Black Canyon Hwy.

(602) 271-9011

From The Rooftop

ftrooftop.com

222 E Portland St (Cambria) (602) 675-3500

Hula’s

hulasmoderntiki.com

5114 N. 7th St.

Karamba

karambanightclub.com 1724 E. McDowell Rd.

(602) 254-0231

King Pin Bar/Rest

kingpingrill.com

(602) 795-6007

Kobalt

kobaltbarphoenix.com 3110 N. Central Ave. Ste 175 (602) 264-5307

Mi Patio

mipatioaz.com

3347 N. 7th Ave.

(602) 277-4831

NuTowne Saloon

nutownebar.com

5002 E. Van Buren St.

(602) 267-9959

OZ Bar

ozbarphx.com

1804 W. Bethany Home Rd. (602) 242-5114

Plazma

(602) 265-8454

8925 N. 12th St.

1560 E. Osborn Rd.

(602) 266-0477

Rewined Bar

rewinedphx.square

3308 N. 24th St.

(602) 429-9660

The Rock

therockdmphoenix

4129 N. 7th Ave.

(602) 248-8559

Sazerac

sazeracphoenix.com

821 N. 2nd St.

(602) 334-1626

Stacy’s @ Melrose

stacysatmelrose.com

4343 N. 7th Ave.

(602) 264-1700

Thunderbird Lounge

thunderbirdloungephx 710 W. Montecito Ave.

(602) 283-4621

Walter Studios

walterstudios.com

(602) 586-5906

Walter Wherehouse

walterwherehouse.com 4702 N. 21st Ave.

747 W Roosevelt St

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e sure that you take care of your own needs, wants and desires before you go helping others who demand, “Gimme, gimme, gimme.” The Sun enters a new Age of Aquarius January 20, and later that day Pluto, the Planet of Transformation, makes its iconic re-entrance into Aquarius, where it will remain until September 2024. Look for clarity because you’re at a cosmic crossroads that squares off with the Fickle Finger of Fate. Four eclipses happening in 2024 (March 25, April 8, Sept. 17, and Oct. 2) will be real eye-openers for all of us. Truths will be revealed. Can you handle the truth? How about some secrets? Which direction are we heading? Do you like where you’re going? Do you need a map? Look to the stars.

ARIES Mar. 21 - Apr. 20 It’s all about mind control. That’s controlling your own mind, not somebody else’s, so don’t even try.

Building better relationships is a good way to start the new year, but be cautious in the love arena.

TAURUS April. 21 - May 20 Although progress feels slow, be patient. Look for routines and patterns that will help advance things for you professionally, socially and spiritually, too. Network. Shake babies, kiss hands. It’ll work! Wait …

LEO July 23 - Aug. 22 The key word is “relationships.” Expect transformative energy in the way you approach them and manage them.

What kind of people do you attract?

Who do you want? What do you want?

Soup or salad?

VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sep. 22 It’s a good time to practice diplomacy and develop ways to compromise.

Make sure that your own self-denial doesn’t limit your personal growth.

Stretch! Reach toward the Sun! LIBRA Sep. 23 - Oct. 22 Go look in the mirror. What do you see? Is that you? No. That’s an old version of yourself. That’s not the “new” you. The new you is more vibrant.

More … just, more everything!

SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov.23 You don’t “experience” things, as much as you make everything experience you. And you are quite an experience!

Hold everyone and everything tight in your little pincers.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 23 Stand up tall! You’re feeling more confident than you have in a long time.

Use this positive outlook to improve your lifestyle. Do something fabulous!

Mercury gives you a fresh start.

CAPRICORN Dec. 23 - Jan. 20 Nothing’s set in stone. Leave room for improvisation so say, “and then …”

GEMINI May 21 - June 21 after everything. Birthday goats are No foolin’! This year is a winner!

Relationships, check. Career, check. feeling especially chatty and ready to Finances, double-check! Friends and engage with others. Stay focused. family, check. Something inspires AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 19 you to do something that gets you Your job is to get closure. You’ll be noticed. We wish we were you. busy processing your feelings. Birthday CANCER June 22 - July 22 Expect a special “something” coming your way. It’ll be a big surprise! The stars can’t reveal exactly when. It’s a secret for now. You need guidance, so look for advice from someone who knows more than you do. (You don’t know everything.)

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water bearers will embrace a new beginning and move forward while getting creative with burying the past.

PISCES Feb. 20 - Mar. 20 You can expect success in pretty much everything you take on. You might even try something a little risky!

(That’s unusual for you.) Practice good judgment and stay optimistic.