Winter Party Festival - Official Guide - March 2-7, 2016

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A LETTER FROM OUR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FRIENDS, Welcome to the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Winter Party Festival: an event that uniquely combines celebration, community and a great cause.

As you know, our tagline, be you, is all about our work to create a world where LGBTQ people can bring their entire selves — without fear of persecution, discrimination and violence; where you can “be you” without any barriers. For six days we create such a world at Winter Party Festival.

South Florida is always special to the Task Force — a place where we have a long history of working side-by-side with local leaders and activists to create positive change for all South Floridians.

Funds raised through the Festival and its sister event, the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala — Miami, support our work to secure full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people and their families across the nation.

To date and in partnership with the GLBT Community Projects Fund of The Miami Foundation, we have donated more than $2.1 million to help support the work of more than 70 organizations serving the LGBTQ community in South Florida.

On behalf of the board and staff of the Task Force, I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to the Winter Party Festival Committee, led by the phenomenal Justin Bell, for their hard work, passion and dedication to creating a world-class event.

I also give thanks and appreciation to the generous individuals and companies who’ve made financial contributions to this spectacular event. We couldn’t do what we do without your generous support.

Thanks for joining us for the biggest and best Winter Party Festival ever—and thanks for being you.

See you on the dance floor!

REA CAREY

Executive Director

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A LETTER FROM OUR

FESTIVAL CHAIR GREETINGS! Welcome to the 2016 Winter Party Festival, where for six magical days we celebrate YOU! With over 13,000 guests from around the world, the sheer scale of Winter Party is truly awe-inspiring. Go ahead: clear your head by taking a deep breath of ocean air, and fill your heart as you dance on the warm sands of Miami Beach. We guarantee that you’ll return home happier, wiser, and ready to ignite the world. For those returning this year, welcome back! And for those who are joining us for the first time, you’re in for an amazing week!

I would like to thank the City of Miami Beach, Mayor Philip Levine, and all City Commissioners and staff members who go to great lengths to support Winter Party Festival. I would also like to thank all the amazing sponsors who make the event possible, while kindly asking you, our guests, to support them in return for their valuable support of our community. At Winter Party Festival, you’re in good hands thanks to the hard work of hundreds of the friendliest volunteers on the planet. We thank our volunteer Executive Committee members for devoting countless hours of their time and energy to making Winter Party unforgettable.

Above all, we’re here with a purpose. Under the stewardship of the National LGBTQ Task Force, Winter Party Festival is one of the largest non-profit festivals in the world raising funds on behalf of the LGBTQ community.

Since 2005, when the Task Force began producing Winter Party and the Task Force Gala – Miami (our sister event), we’ve donated more than $2.1 million to South Florida LGBTQ non-profit organizations, by way of the GLBT Community Projects Fund of The Miami Foundation.

Thank you for supporting Winter Party Festival, and welcome to Miami Beach. Let’s make some memories!

Justin M. Bell

Winter Party Festival Chairman

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TICKETS

Passes and Wristbands NEW FOR 2016: Barcoded Wristbands No more lost passes! This year we’re switching to barcoded wristbands.

When you purchase your pass online, you will receive a voucher via e-mail. Print the voucher and bring it to the Welcome Center, where you will exchange it for a wristband. You will wear your wristband throughout the Festival – it can’t be removed or shared. Your voucher cannot be used for admission to events.

All passes must be purchased online. They will not be available in the Retail Center.

Note: Procedures are still being formulated as of press time.

Please check www.winterparty. com for updates.

Welcome Center All passes purchased must be exchanged for wristbands at our Welcome Center at the Shelborne Wyndham Grand, 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach by 6:30 PM on Saturday, March 5. You can also purchase individual event tickets there and pick up a complimentary gift bag.

The Welcome Center can be reached at 305.604.8500. Our hours of operation are: Wednesday, March 2 6 PM – 10 PM Thursday, March 3 NOON – 10 PM Friday, March 4 NOON – 10 PM Saturday, March 5 11 AM – 6:30 PM

Pass Purchasers Arriving After Welcome Center Hours Some of our out-of-town guests arrive in Miami Beach after the Welcome Center closes.

Pass purchasers can still gain admission to that night’s dance event by going to Will Call and presenting proper identification.

You will still need to go to the Welcome Center the next day to pick up your pass/wristband.

Using your wristband provides express entry into the venue, so you should make your best effort to come to the Welcome Center before it closes.

Upgrades Ticket or pass upgrades (if available) can only be purchased at the individual events.

Print-At-Home Tickets Winter Party Festival uses print-at-home tickets through ShowClix. You purchase tickets online and receive your tickets via e-mail so you can print them and bring them with you to the venues. You also have the option to receive a mobile ticket version.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no Will Call for ticket purchasers at each event. You MUST bring your ticket (printed or mobile version) with you for admission to the event.

HIGHLiGHTS • Passes are now barcoded wristbands you wear all week.

• Wristbands are available only at the Welcome Center and must be picked up no later than 6:30 PM on March 5.

• Ticket purchasers must bring a printed or mobile ticket to the event. There is no Will Call for individual ticket purchasers.

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SPOTLIGHT

SPECIALS Spa Spotlight: The Miami Institute for Age Management and Intervention Monday, February 22 to Friday, March 11 The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, 1441 Brickell Avenue, 3rd Floor Sky Lobby, Miami

By Appointment Only: Please call 305-928-6119 or visit www.miami-institute.com Call now for your Winter Party Festival Primer: Feel and look your best from the inside out with a 10% discount on: • BOTOX: Smooth out facial lines, wrinkles and crow’s feet • Your choice of The Myer’s Cocktail IV Nutrition (pre-party) or Recovery Cocktail IV Nutrition (post-party) • The Red Carpet Facial-a combination of the Hydrafacial (deeply cleanse, exfoliate and hydrate) and eTwo Sublime (for lifting and firming), with no downtime!

Shopping Spotlight: Kiehl’s Since 1851 Saturday, March 5, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Kiehl’s Since 1851, 540 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach FREE The shopping night you don’t want to miss! As a longtime Winter Party Festival supporter, Kiehl’s is proud to offer guests 20% off all purchases and will donate 20% of the proceeds from all sales to the National LGBTQ Task Force. Join the party and pick up all the necessary Healthy Skin Essentials for the weekend! Meet up with friends, enjoy the Bacardi open bar and find out about the latest skincare innovations!

Complimentary facials with appointment.

Learn how to have the Winter Party Spotlight shone on your business in 2017 by calling 305.576.7300 or e-mailing dluehring@ thetaskforce.org.

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VIP COCKTAIL RECEPTION HONOREE

JUAN SANCHEZ

Juan F. Sanchez joined the Miami Beach Police Department in 1987 and is currently assigned to the Special Victims Unit. For the past 6 years he has served as the department’s LGBT liaison acting as a key advisor to the Chief and his Command Staff on LGBT issues within the City of Miami Beach. In this capacity he builds partnerships with various LGBT organizations, making recommendations to the Chief when necessary. He also sits on the City of Miami Beach Mayor’s LGBT Advisory Committee as a non-voting member.

Sanchez developed the Police Department’s Hate Crimes Report Writing training, which is taught to all members of the department and of the City’s 911 Center. With the Police

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Department’s backing, he has travelled to Washington, DC, on several occasions and had input in the creation of their training titled “Law Enforcement and the Transgender Community”. He has also travelled throughout the southeast United States assisting and presenting this training with the United States Department of Justice. He authored the Department’s “Transgender Interactions Standard Operating Procedure” with the assistance of the National Center for Transgender Equality in Washington, DC, and made the Miami Beach Police Department the first in the State of Florida with such a policy. This same policy has been distributed to several police departments across the US to serve as a model.

Sanchez has dedicated a large part of his career to making Miami Beach a safer place for LGBT residents and tourists, and he has played a major role in many of the advancements that have transpired. He has offered much of his time and expertise to ensuring the security and comfort of our Winter Party guests. We are thrilled to recognize him for all his efforts and successes.

VIP Cocktail Reception will be held Thursday, March 3, beginning at 7:30 pm, at The New World Symphony.

SOCIAL

EVENTS Spark!

VIP Cocktail Reception

RESTLESS LOVE

Wednesday, March 2 7:00pm to 9:30pm Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach Suggested donation of $10.

Presented by The Art of Shaving Thursday, March 3 7:30pm to 10:00pm New World Symphony 500 17th Street, Miami Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access Tickets: $100

Saturday, March 5 7:00pm to 9:00pm Regal South Beach Stadium 18 1120 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach Tickets: $13 - Available through t h e M I FF we b s i te a t miamifilmfestival.com

Join us as at Spark!, Winter Party Festival’s welcome reception!

Enjoy complimentary bites thanks to the fabulous folks at the Shelborne and cocktails courtesy of our Spirits sponsor, Bacardi. DJ Reddy will find the perfect music for this beautiful outdoor setting.

The National LGBTQ Task Force welcomes our extra special guests to the Rooftop Garden of the New World Symphony building on Miami Beach. Join us as we honor Detective Juan Sanchez, the Miami Beach Police Department’s Special Victims Detective and LGBT Liaison. Enjoy an elaborate menu by Thierry Culinary and Event Design and cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose Vodka as DJ Rafael Barreto from Brazil sets the mood.

Winter Party Festival teams up with Miami-Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival for the world premier screening of the film RESTLESS LOVE. This Brazilian film (in Portuguese with English subtitles) focuses on three best friends: Julia remains blind to the obvious signs that her boyfriend is a two-timing cad, until she discovers she is pregnant with his child. Diego is a party boy with daddy issues who can’t stay faithful to his sweet, dependable boyfriend.

Micaela is wasting her time chasing a bisexual actress who won’t even acknowledge their shared intimacy in private.

Following the screening, the film’s director, Vera Egito, will hold a Q&A and Winter Party Festival will host a reception with a Bacardi open bar.

While you’re here, stop by the Welcome Center to pick up your wristbands, purchase individual event tickets and grab your Winter Party Welcome Bag.

Fuse Wednesday, March 2 9:30pm to 11:30pm Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach FREE The festivities are just getting started! The Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach Hotel invites you to continue the festivities indoors with Fuse, the Spark!

After-party. The hotel will serve 50 complimentary specialty drinks on a first-come, first-served basis.

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EVENTS Artscape

SUMMERTIME

Friday, March 4 7:0 0pm to 11:0 0pm Pridelines, 6360 NE 4th Court, Miami Tickets: Advance Discount $30 / Day of $40

Sunday, March 6 3:30pm to 5:30pm Regal South Beach Stadium 18 1120 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach T i ckets: $13 - Avail ab l e throu gh th e M I FF website at 2016.miamifilmfestival.com

Painters. Crafters. Sculptors. Photographers.

Videographers. D esi g n e r s. Re now n e d and e m e rging LG BTQ ar tists representing every art form will come together under one roof for an exhibition and auction benefitting the National LGBTQ Task Force and many local LGBTQ nonprofits. This unique event features music by DJ Zehno, complimentary Bacardi cocktails and wine, along with delicious hors d’oeuvres.

Wet Day Party Sunday, March 6 2:00pm to 7:00pm HIGHBAR at the Dream South Beach 1111 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach Tickets: Early Bird $10 until Feb. 22

Winter Party Festival teams up with Miami D ade Colleg e’s Miami International Film Festival for the screening of SUMMERTIME, a French film with English subtitles. The year is 1971. Delphine, who works on her family farm in France, decides to make a big leap and enroll in university in Paris. There she meets Carole, a beautiful young Spanish teacher and the leader of a feminist group. The women fall passionately in love and are galvanized by their romance until Delphine gets the news that her father has suffered a stroke, forcing her to move back home to help her family maintain the farm. Delphine must choose between the dictates of her family and those of her heart.

Winter Party Festival in Association with icandee Events, presents Wet Day Party - The official Color Me Wet: Orlando 2016 Kick-off Party with East Coast Eden. Music by DJs Vanessa Behrens & Laura D. Hosted by Orchid. Chance to win 2 Tickets to Color Me Wet on March 19th. Rush lines for all pre-sale ticket purchasers. Limited capacity event.

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DANCE

EVENTS Fever Wednesday, March 2 7:00pm to 5:00am Bailo Nightclub 7020 NW 72nd Street, Miami Tickets: Advance Discount $30 / Day of $40 What a lovely way to burn. In conjunction with Milancita. com, we present FEVER with DJs Otto, Carlos G. and Bruno Pozzo. A night of Latin rhythms, sounds, and men. Join us for the debut of this Winter Party Latin event and let us give you “fever all through the night.” #EstaEsWinterParty

Ignite Thursday, March 3 10:00pm to 5:00am Score Nightclub 1437 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority Tickets: Advance Discount $35 / Day of $45 Ignite your 2016 Winter Party Festival with DJs Alex Acosta and Alain Jackinsky at South Beach’s legendary nightclub, Score. This is the perfect opportunity to get a look at, and get to know, the people you’ll be dancing with for the next five days.

Reunite with friends. Make new ones. And fire up your weekend at our sizzling opening night party. Once this fire ignites…there’s no putting it out.

Elevate Friday, March 4 5:00pm to 10:00pm Rooftop at the Dream South Beach 1111 Collins Avenue, Mimi Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority Tickets: Advance Discount $30 / General Admission $40 We’re taking Winter Party through the roof in partnership with Luciano Presents. Join us at Dream South Beach’s rooftop deck for a lavish and luxuriant Friday early evening event that will set the perfect tone for your Winter Party weekend ahead.

DJs Chris Tavi and Seth Cooper provide the beats.

Pulse Friday, March 4 10:00pm to 7:00am Club Space 34 NE 11th Street, Miami Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority, Gold Weekend Tickets: Advance Discount $85 / Day of $95 / VIP $130 / International Space Station $1,000 26

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DJs Ivan Gomez and Isaac Escalante will take Winter Party to a whole new level...literally. Join us under the stars on Miami’s only rooftop dance floor and stay through the sunrise with a few thousand of your Winter Party friends. We begin our night by showcasing the best of Miami with DJ Deanne downstairs in the Space Basement. Presented in partnership with Hilton Wolman Events.

Take the Space Shuttle: $10 – Round trip shuttle service from the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach

Under One Sun Pool Party Presented by Penny Dreadful Saturday, March 5 12:00pm to 6:00pm Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority, Gold Weekend, New Generation, Florida Resident Tickets: Advance Discount $75 / Day of $85 / VIP $125 Join 2,000 fellow Winter Party revelers for an afternoon of dancing and socializing. Dip into the sounds of DJs Jalil Z. and Ralphi Rosario at the event SouthFlorida.com has crowned “the hottest pool party in the world.” Consider the ultimate VIP experience by purchasing a private air-conditioned cabana.

Sweat Saturday, March 5 10:00pm to 3:00am Hunters 2232 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors FREE Join us in Wilton Manors for Winter Party’s official fetish event with DJ Doug Jackson. Harness Winter Party’s heat with your fellow leather aficionados at Hunters. Even better, this event is FREE.

Energy Saturday, March 5 10:00pm to 7:00am Score Nightclub 1437 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority, Gold Weekend, New Generation, Florida Resident Tickets: Advance Discount $85 / Day of $95 Four Words: Saturday Night. South Beach.

This is the only place to spend the last night before the Beach Party. DJs Danny Verde and Abel supply the fuel for an electrifying dance floor experience.

DANCE

EVENTS THE Beach Party

ACTION! Afterglow

Sunday, March 6 1:00pm to 8:00pm Sands of South Beach at Lummus Park 12th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority, Gold Weekend, New Generation, Florida Resident, Climax Tickets: Advance Discount $110 / Day of $125 / VIP $175 Beach Party Cabana Club $225.

Monday, March 7 5:00am to 12:00pm Heart Nightclub 50 NE 11th Street, Miami Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority, Climax Tickets: Advance Discount $50 / Day of $60 Come experience ACTION! Afterglow, presented in partnership with Hilton Wolman Events, at the allnew Heart in Downtown Miami. This is our Monday morning party for everyone who wants to continue dancing after WE Party. Get there early to see and hear the Winter Party debut of DJ X Gonzalez before the legendary Morabito takes you on a dazzling musical journey.

South Beach’s most legendary event welcomes #1 Billboard remixer and producer DJ GRIND, spinning together live for the first time with Toy Armada of the Philippines, making his U.S. party debut! These two international superstars will share the stage with Australia’s DJ Dan Slater, creating a Winter Party experience like nothing you’ve heard before. Don’t miss this mind-blowing event with the hottest artists from 3 continents and 6,000 of your closest friends from around the world.

Finale

Sunday, March 6 4:00pm to 11:00pm The Palace 12th Street and Ocean Drive FREE

Monday, March 7 9:00pm to 5:00am Score 1437 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority Tickets: Advanc e D iscount $3 5 / G e n e ral Admission $40 / VIP $50 Only available at the door: $250 for 4 VIP tickets, your own table and one bottle from the VIP menu

Head from the beach to the block as Winter Party rolls onto 12th Street, outside Miami’s legendary Palace Bar. The music, the memories and the party all keep moving, making for an unforgettable - and unstoppable - Sunday evening with the Winter Party debut of DJs Sushiman and GSP. Trip the Light Fantastic as Winter Party illuminates Miami Beach.

Join us for one last dance presented in partnership with Luciano Presents, Brian Rafferty Productions and PartyLikeJoe! Arrive early to experience DJ Pablo Lopez before submerging into the sound of techhouse and tribal DJ Marco da Silva. Recording artist Amannda performs live at our Monday night closing party for everyone who just can’t let Winter Party end!

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WE Party: Gods of Olympus Sunday, March 6 10:00pm to 5:00am ICON Nightclub (formerly Mansion) 1235 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach Pass Access: Titanium All-Access, Platinum Priority, Gold Weekend, Climax Tickets: Advance Discount $90 / Day of $100 / VIP $130 / Odyssey Table $1,000 / Odyssey Skybox $2,500 Sunday’s must-attend night extravaganza is at Miami’s newly renovated ICON Nightclub (formerly Mansion) and once again produced in partnership with Masterbeat. Join DJs Sr. Edu and Sagi Kariv for a Herculean night of dancing gods and heroic beats.

Whether you’re looking for Cupid to strike or just in search of South Beach’s most hedonistic bacchanal, you’re destined to find Apollo at this party.

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Winter Party Festival

Committee and Staff 2016 Executive Committee Justin Bell, Festival Chair Roly Del Rio, Director of Social Programming Lily Ferrando, Director of Volunteer Relations Steven Kennedy, Festival Chief of Staff Richard King, Director of Dance Programming David A. Laing, Festival Vice Chair Robert Masterson, Director of Finance: Club Events Stephen Seo, Director of Digital Strategies René Wolfensberger, Director of Finance: Welcome Center Eric Woodland, Director of Production

2016 Festival Committee Dirk Allen Doug Ames Pierre Angers Danny Anzueto Matthew Anzueto Bob Barnes Joe Bianco Gregory Boan Carolina Bonnelly Angel Camacho Austen Caraker Mary-Joe Castells Matt Dzwonkiewicz Rob Escallon Jairo Farinas James Farris John Fogleman Teresa Freeman John Garces Isidro Gonzalez

Isaid Gonzalez Arias Jason Houck Paul Kelly TJ Krinock John Labus David Landau Daniel Lara Silvio Maranhão Chaz Marriott Nate McCray Andres Miguel Michael Mulheron James Nonnemaker Nick Oehm Jeff Oliverio Bill Platt Todd Pouliotte Jerry Quintana Steve Ralls Luciano Retondaro

Jorge Richa Chad Richter Simon Rivas Jimmy Rodgers Jose Rodriguez Valerio Rosa Justin Shephard Ivette Sierra Jeff Staugler Jolyse Stultz Eddie Torres Kelvin Tranphuoc Leo Viamonte Frank Weyenberg Patrick Whiteside Chandler Wright

2016 Festival Staff Rea Carey, Executive Director Russell Roybal, Deputy Executive Director Michael Bath, Events Director Alex Breitman, Marketing Director Donnie Luehring, Marketing & Development Coordinator Lisa Mercado, Events Manager Tom Bercu, Event Production Consultant Richard Murry, Public Relations Consultant Design by Lion Agency.

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FESTIVAL

SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Spark!

Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach 7:00pm – 9:30pm SOCIAL

Fuse Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach 9:30pm – 11:30pm SOCIAL

Fever Bailo Nightclub 7020 NW 72nd Street, Miami 10:00pm – 5:00am DANCE

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 Spa Spotlight: The Miami Institute for Age Management and Intervention Four Seasons Hotel and Tower 3rd Floor Sky Lobby 1441 Brickell Avenue, Miami

By Appointment Only SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL

VIP Cocktail Reception Presented by The Art of Shaving New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy 500 17th Street, Miami Beach 7:30pm – 10:00pm SOCIAL 40

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Ignite Score Nightclub 1437 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach 10:00pm – 5:00am DANCE

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 ELEVATE High Bar at the Dream Hotel 1111 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach 5:00pm – 10:00pm DANCE

ArtScape Pridelines 6360 NE 4th Court, Miami 7:00pm – 11:00pm WOMEN/SOCIAL

Pulse Club Space 34 NE 11th Street, Miami 10:00pm – 7:00am DANCE

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 Under One Sun Pool Party Presented by Penny Dreadful Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach 1801 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach 12:00pm – 6:00pm DANCE

FESTIVAL

SCHEDULE World Premeire Screening of RESTLESS LOVE Regal South Beach Stadium 18 1120 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach 7:00pm – 10:30pm SOCIAL

Shopping Spotlight: Kiehl’s Since 1851

SUMMERTIME Regal South Beach Stadium 18 1120 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach 3:30pm – 5:30pm WOMEN/SOCIAL

Illuminate

540 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach 7:30pm – 9:30 pm SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL

Palace Bar 1200 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach 4:00pm – 11:00pm DANCE

Sweat

WE Party: Gods of Olympus

Hunters 2232 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors 10:00pm – 3:00am DANCE

ICON Nightclub 1235 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach 10:00pm – 5:00am DANCE

Energy Score Nightclub 1437 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach 10:00pm – 7:00am DANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 The Beach Party Sands of South Beach at Lummus Park 12th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach 1:00pm – 8:00pm DANCE

MONDAY, MARCH 7 ACTION! Afterglow Heart Nightclub 50 NE 11th Street, Miami 5:00am – 12:00pm DANCE

FINALE Score Nightclub 1437 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach 9:00pm – 5:00am DANCE

Wet Day Party

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COUNCIL We extend a heartfelt thanks to our Leadership Council members for their continued support of the Task Force Foundation and the Task Force Action Fund. Leadership Council members make an annual gift of $1,500 or more and give the Task Force the flexibility to build grassroots lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political power across the nation. If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly listed your name, please contact Saurabh Bajaj, Director of Individual Giving, at 415.378.2971. Current Leadership Council Donors as of January 15, 2016.

President’s Circle $100,000.00 + Andrew Solomon & John Habich Solomon Howard Solomon & Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Jim Tyrrell & Roger Thomson Vice President’s Circle $50,000.00 + Bacardi USA Inc. Communications Workers of America Law Students for Reproductive Rights Merrill Lynch Weston F. Milliken Stanley Newman & Brian Rosenthal Showtime Networks Inc. Henry van Ameringen & Eric Galloway Executive’s Circle $25,000.00 + The Art of Shaving Coca-Cola Refreshments Liebe & Seth Gadinsky Hilton Worldwide Steven D. Holley Amy C. Mandel & Katina Rodis Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority David B. Rosenauer & Rex Walker Emily Rosenberg & Darlene deManicor Mark M. Sexton & W. Kirk Wallace Sara Whitman Ambassador’s Circle $10,000.00 + 2377 Collins Resort, L.P. AARP AIDS United Anonymous Alberto A. Arias & Wood Kinnard Berger Singerman, PA Attorneys at Law Brinker International Bradley R. Carlson Suman Chakraborty Comcast Corporation EMD Serono, Inc. Nina Feirer Florida Blue Matt Foreman & Francisco De León GLAD Kevin Gonzalez Jeff & Kate Haas Mary E. Harper & Marigene Arnold Tracy Hewat David A. Holmes James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen JPMorgan Chase Kaiser Permanente Eugene Kapaloski Jody Laine & Shad Reinstein The Miami Foundation Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Michael H. Morris & Richard Blinkal Office Depot James G. Pepper Allen A. Schuh Elizabeth Scott Mark A. Smithe & William Forrest Robert M. Taylor Kenneth Thompson & Otts Bolisay United Church of Christ Director’s Circle

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$5,000.00 + Akerman LLP John M. Allen & Stephen P. Orlando Janet Edwards Anti Ralph Alpert Susan E. Anderson & Jo Zeimet Associated Printing Productions Shobha & Shiv Bajaj Alvin Baum & Robert Holgate Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP Boucher Brothers Gregory Brown & Linton Stables Margaret A. Burd & Rebecca Brinkman Rea Carey & Margaret Conway Carnival Foundation City Of Miami Beach Color of Change Pamela H. David & Cheryl Lazar Oliver Davis Matt Dzwonkiewicz & Josue Santiago Grindr LLC Glenda & James Guess Hahne Real Estate John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Kaufman Rossin + Co Paul N. Kelly James Law & Joseph Avena Thomas A. Lehrer Menin Hospitality Laurie Mirman Karin Mitchell & Joanne Roberts Sandra Nathan, Ph.D. & Glenda Dunmore Paul F. Oostenbrug, M.D. & Jeremiah Kelly Planned Parenthood Thomas A. Raffin Russell David Roybal Ryder Charitable Foundation Elliott R. Sernel & Larry Falconio The Shore Club Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante Audrey Sokoloff & Tim Hosking Ronna Stamm, Paul Lehman, and Jonathan Lehman James O. Stepp & Peter K. Zimmer James T. Timmons Roy & Diana Vagelos Royal Caribbean Visit Denver Carla F. Wallace Wellesley College Andrew Wilson Advocate’s Circle $2,500.00 + Avalon Consulting Group, Inc. Zahir Babvani Surbhi Bajaj & Pervez Pir C. David Bedford Frank Benedetti & Thomas G. Trowbridge Bercow Radell & Fernandez, P.A. Alan J. Bernstein & Family Leslie & Matthew Bosson Laura Butzel & David S. Berg Kathleen Campisano & Sarah E. Reece CH2M Hill Lisa Corrin Meg Coward & Sarah Schwartz-Sax DCI Group LLC George J. DeBolt Denver Health William Dollaway & Glenn Barcheski Ruth E. Eisenberg & Letitia A. Gomez Scott L. Ellis & Scott Drummond Richter Elser Eric Estes Joseph Evall & Richard B. Lynn, M.D.

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Joseph Falk Barbara Frank & Veronica McCaffrey Kenith A. Goodman Rev. J. Bennett Guess & Jim Therrien Rose Hayes Health Management Associates Jason Heffner & John Davis Steven C. Hill & Jonathan A. Herz H. Scott Huizenga Lawrence R. Hyer Randall Laroche & David Laudon Mark Leondires & Greg Zola Susan E. Lowenberg & Joyce Newstat Frederick MacIntyre Shail Maingi Barbara J. Meislin Miami Marlins, L.P. Tim Nardi & Charles Million Brian Newkirk & Loren Ostrow Thomas W. Nichols & Daniel Chadburn One Colorado Shilpen Patel, M.D. Peace Corps Debra Peevey & Candy Cox John Peters Nancy Polikoff & Cheryl Swannack David J. Price & Juan C. Rodriguez Production Solutions Daniel Rabinowitz & Ann F. Thomas Peter S. Reed & Alden Y. Warner, III Cindy Rizzo Lee Rubin & Jim Walker Christopher A. Russell & Mario Acosta, Jr. Joseph Russell Stephen Saletan & Michael Koetting Dr. Russell Sassani & Michael Schneider Joan & Roberta Schaeffer Marianne G. Seggerman Andrew I. Shore SOBE Miami LLC Palace Andrew Tabatchnick & Ira Baer Joaquin J. Tamayo & Ruben J. Gonzales Tampico Beverages, Inc Ultraviolet Charles Urstadt & David Bernard Gordon VeneKlasen Delegate’s Circle $1,500.00 + Alan Acosta & Thomas Gratz Alexander Aickin & Jason Tester Ronald Akanowicz Matthew Albert David R. Alexander Katrina Allen Rene Amaral & Scott Vaughan Christopher Andrew Charles Andrews Sydney Andrews David Augustine & Robert Depew Steven K. Aurand Saurabh Bajaj Juan J. Battle & Michael D. Bennett Zachary D. Bauer & Doug Pearce Jeff Bailey & John Lillis Clara Basile James Baulding & Eugene Simpson Marc L. Baum Helen & Bill Beekman David Beitzel & Darren Walker James L. Bennett & Terry L. VanDen Hoek Robin M. Bergen & Janine Hackett Emily Bieber Kenneth Bierman Marsha C. Botzer Johnda R. Boyce

Melanie Braman Robin Brand Vance Bray & William V. Mitchell, III Carol Bresnahan & Michelle Stecker Gina Calvelli & Lorri L. Jean Jason R. Carey Isela Castillo & Annette Gardner George Castrataro Joseph Cavalcante Jerry S. Chasen & Mark Kirby Chadwick Cipiti Kate Clinton & Urvashi Vaid Art Coleman & Christopher T. Lyon Donald A. Correll Tim Dang & Darrel Cummings Wayne & Nicole Cypen Donald Davis Thomas R. Day Jeanne DeJoseph & Suzanne L. Dibble Jeff & Todd Delmay Robert P. Denny Victor Diaz-Herman & Kris Castellano Lisa J. Drapkin & Debbie Lewis Christopher Dunham Megan & Courtney Eimerman-Wallace Kevin J. Farrelly & Stephen Klein Michael A. Fiumara Dwight Foley Kevin Foley-Littell & Stephen Littell Jason Franklin Alex Garnick Terry Garrett & Ronald Mittan Peggy & Shawn Giammattei Erwin G. Gonzalez & Scott Zukaitis Mariano Grosso E. Monique Hall Catherine Halligan & Zoon Nguyen Mike Hard Monisha Harrell Jeff Hawkins & Janet Strauss Mark Henderson & Bruce Wolfe Stephen E. Herbits Bryan Hlavinka & David Theisen Elaine & Arie Hochberg Gregory H. Hoffman & Brad Jones Jim Hooker Ernest C. Hopkins Cindy Houston & Rete Carie Jeffery W. Hoyle Harold L. Ivey Frank H. Jernigan & Andrew Faulk Hans Johnson & Luis Lopez Kent J. Johnson & Cody Blomberg Sandra K. Johnson & Jean Chagnon Arthur L. Johnston & Jose Pena Lorraine Jones Michael Kaplan Mitchell Karp Mark T. King & Jonathan D. Lubin Robert W. Kuhn John M. LeBedda, II & Steven Jacobs Franklin Levine Lesbian Equity Foundation/Kathy Levinson Daniel Ling & Lee J. Obrzut Keith Long Stacey Long Simmons, Esq. & Tracy Simmons Richard Lynch Dara Major & Bobbie Dowd Camille Massey & Gillie Holme Matthew McClellan Mark McDermott & Yuval David Jade P. McGleughlin & Sue Hyde Rodney McKenzie, Jr. Steven Z. Mena Naomi Metz & Jennifer Foley Robert F. Miailovich Charles R. Middleton, Ph.D. & John S. Geary Rick Mohn & Steven C. Baines Eduardo Morales & Hugh Harris Leigh Morgan & Sarah Moseley Diane Mosbacher, Ph.D. & Nanette Gartrell, M.D. Heidi J. Musser & Anna M. Moretto Carlos & Georgia Noble Hez Norton & Arrington Chambliss Jeffrey P. Oliverio & Tony Mendoza Phil E. Oxman & Harvey Zuckman Andrew Passeri Mehool Patel Michael Piore & Rodney Yoder Mona Pittenger Marjorie Press Shawn Purcell William B. Quade & Paul Rolli Rennert Vogel Mandler & Rodriguez, P.A. Erik Richard & Joseph De Santis-Richard Erick Rivero Rashad Robinson William Rodgers & Gary Kuchta Room for All, Inc. Robert Salem & Mark Mockensturm Donna & Phillip Satow Paul Sekhri & Mark Gude Jeffrey Selzer & Ray Fennon Adam Slone Peter J. Shomer Frank Stiriti Aaron Strauss

Todd R. Stuart & Jeff Burke Kerry Sulkowicz & Sandra Leong Linda Swartz & Jessica Seaton Andrew Tagliabue & Mark Jones Frederick Tan Janice Thom & Mary Ann Moran Samuel & Julia Thoron Jeffrey G. Ubelhor & Chris Seigler Jeremy D. Vanhooser Richard Wall & William Wilson Dianna Ward & Carol Frazee Olive F. Watson & Joanna Grover-Watson Gerald Wentland & Jean Paul Michaud Steve Wetzler Jeffrey Wolk Vince Wong Rabbi Barbara J. Zacky Amelie S. Zurn NATIONAL CORPORATE PARTNERS We extend our thanks to the following Task Force national corporate partners for their generous support.

Comcast Communication Workers of America Grey Goose Hilton Worldwide Office Depot Showtime The Art of Shaving FOUNDATIONS $100,000.00 + Anonymous (2) The Arcus Foundation Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund The Ford Foundation The Gill Foundation Horizons Foundation Marguerite Casey Foundation The NoVo Foundation $50,000.00 + E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Law Students for Reproductive Rights $25,000.00 + The Moriah Fund $10,000.00 + B.W. Bastian Foundation The David Geffen Foundation Alphawood Foundation The Pride Foundation Johnson Family Foundation $5,000.00 + Polk Bros Foundation David Bohnett Foundation Compton Foundation $1,000.00 + Crossroads Foundation Legacy Circle The Task Force thanks the following people for naming the Task Force as a beneficiary in their estate planning.

David I. Abramson David I. Abramson Alan Ace* Clarence E Anderson* Barckley Family Trust Michael Bath William M. Beachler William Bebermeyer* Bertram H. Behrens* Em Olivia Bevis* LeClair Bissell* David A. Bjork Marsha C. Botzer Thomas Boyd Jennifer M. Buchwald Phillip A. Bulliner* Margaret A. Burd Susan Burnside John L. Chamness, Jr.* Julie A. Childs Stephen D. Clover* Gerald & Veronica Colfer* Winifred Cottrel* James A. Davidson* Donald E. Davis George J. DeBolt Craig M. Desoer James N. Devillier* Sarah A. Douglas Ross Draegert Alice Dyer* Bert Easter Orton L. Ehrlinger* Jonathan Elwell*

Luke F. Farrell* John P. Fludas* Richard Fremont-Smith* Stephen A. Glassman Joe Goenaga Mary E. Harper John R. Harper* Daniel A. Harris Sheila Healy John R. Hoffman* Earle Raymond Hopkins* John Hubschmitt Rachel Hurst Kent J. Johnson Steven D. Kaeser* Robert L. Kehoe* Ronald Kendall Kenneth E. Kesselring* Linda Ketner Harold D. Kooden Kayeton J. Kurowski* Marilyn Lamkay Jacob Lee Withers, Jr.* Craig H. Lindhurst* Peggy Lipschultz Lester H. London Donna Marburger Wayne McCaughan* Sean Melton Lawrence J. Messenger* Henry D. Messer* Naomi Metz Robert F. Miailovich John H. Moe Richard Homan* George Nemeth* James Nonnemaker Fleet E. Nuttall* John O’Leary* Lee Ormsbee Julia Lorillard Pell* James W. Lundberg* John Perez David Lee Peterson* Joseph J. Maio* Neil B. Pomerenke* Ken Ranftle Rita A. McGaughey* Charles W. Robbins Anthony Rominske Lee S Ross* Harry R. Rowe, M.D.* Russell D. Roybal William A.K. Ryan* James E. Rolls* Kenneth Sancier* Heather C. Sargeant J. Schmidt* Harry Seagal* Marianne G. Seggerman Karl-Ludwig Selig* Elliott R. Sernel Dale Norris Shaw* Larry Siegel* Richard Fremont-Smith* Michael Staeb Robert J. Starshak* William J. Stein James L. Tanner* David J. Thomas Marc A. Triebwasser* Josef Van Der Kar* Loet VanDerveen Donald E. Watson* Scott Weber Ric Weiland* Robert S. White* Harry K. Willwater Edith S. Windsor Douglas Wingo Craig J. Witt* Walt Witcover* Benton Wong Roy Glenn Wood* James B. Wozniak* Morgan Young* Beth Zemsky William Zilko* Daniel R. Zillmann Jaroslav E. Zivney* Harvey Zuckman *deceased If you intend to name the Task Force in your estate plans or would like to learn more about planned giving options, please contact Saurabh Bajaj, Director of Individual Giving, at 415.378.2971.

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ABOUT THE

TASK FORCE The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people.

We’re building a future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives.

Today, despite all the progress we’ve made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That’s why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mary Harper (Foundation Co-Chair) Kalamazoo, MI Roger Thomson (Foundation Co-Chair) Dallas, TX Suman Chakraborty (Foundation Treasurer) New York, NY Hez Norton (Foundation Secretary) Boston, MA Marsha Botzer (Action Fund Co-Chair)** Seattle, WA Bradley Carlson* Miami Beach, FL Courtney Eimerman-Wallace** Washington, DC Liebe Gadinsky Miami Beach, FL Rev. J. Bennett Guess Cleveland, OH E. Monique Hall (Action Fund Secretary)** Washington, DC Monisha Harrell* Seattle, WA

Jeff Kerzman (aka Sydney Andrews) Denver, Colorado Naomi Metz Santa Rosa, CA Karin J. Mitchell* Seattle, WA Eddy Morales** Washington, DC Sandra Nathan Novato, CA Shilpen Patel, MD (Foundation Co-Chair) Seattle, WA David J. Price Miami Beach, FL Rashad Robinson New York, NY Mark Sexton** New York, NY Andrew Solomon New York, NY Ken Thompson Seattle, WA

Rose Hayes San Francisco, CA

Vince Wong Los Angeles, CA

Jeffery Hoyle Denver, CO

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NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL John Allen Sue Anderson Anthony Aragon Alan Bernstein David Bowers Margaret Burd Don Davis Victor Diaz-Herman Ruth Eisenberg Matt Foreman Will Forrest Ruben Gonzales

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