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AHF Delivers Help for Haiti By John Hayden
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housands of Haitians face intensified hunger, housing, and health crises after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the island in August. Within hours of the disaster, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) was organizing a relief effort. Five days after the quake, AHF sent a chartered plane from Opa Locka Airport carrying 7,000 pounds of medical equipment and supplies for Haitian hospitals and medical centers. A few days later, another plane arrived. This flight brought 20 tons of non-perishable food items, solar flashlights, and tents. AHF’s medical team in Haiti is working with staff back in the U.S. to make sure the right supplies reach the right places. Smaller planes were used to bring relief to hard-hit areas outside the capital of Port-auPrince.
“AHF has a strong record of responding to the needs of individuals and communities,” Michael Kahane, AHF’s Southern Bureau Chief, said. “We are deeply saddened by the recent devastation to so many communities, as a result of the earthquake. Having supported many disaster relief efforts, we know that the road to rebuilding a community is a long journey. We remain committed to providing critical resources the Haitian people need as they recover from this disaster.” AHF collected supplies from individuals and organizations across Florida. In addition to their work fighting HIV/AIDS around the world, they have a history of providing help in emergencies. They organized relief to Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and Haiti after hurricanes Rita and Irma.
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Times Are A Changin’! By Steven O. Evans, PhD When I meet someone and they ask me, “What’s new?” I often have trouble keeping my answers short enough for a conversation. Although COVID and the Delta variant are still very real and creating challenges for our health care enterprises worldwide, we are seeing global changes in our economy. Dining and lodging are seeing a turn back to occupancy, as are our other travel partners. The Big Coconut, the Grand Resort and Spa, Equator Resort, and others are open with the necessary precautions. Our arts clients and friends are preparing for a (clean and cautious) season. The Wick Theater, Island City Stage, the South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Slow Burn Theatre, the Arsht Center, the Broward Center, and Kravis are all planning to open their doors to (safely) welcome back their guests. The Parker (formerly Parker Playhouse) and Maltz Jupiter Theater have all undergone multimillion dollar renovations for a fresh, new look. Our friends at Genesis Health Institute, BeWell MedSpa, and Natura have ideas to help you have a fresh feel and outlook on life. So, the time is now. The opportunities are there. Get OUT and be the best you, you can be. Steven O. Evans, PhD Editor in Chief.
Still Kool after all these years
An interview with Robert Kool Bell of Kool & the Gang
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he Ultimate Disco Cruise has been taking adherents of the genre on a voyage to the heyday of strobe lights, smoke machines, BPM (beats per minute) since 2019. As one of the acts that’s been booked to perform on all three cruises, including the upcoming Ultimate Disco Cruise 2022, Kool & the Gang know something about being unforgettable. Initially a hardcore R&B and funk unit, Kool & the Gang achieved its greatest success when it became a disco crossover, with hit singles including “Celebration” and “Ladies Night.” Kool & the Gang just released Perfect Union, its first new studio album in 10 years. Founding member Robert Kool Bell was kind enough to sit down for an interview in advance of the Ultimate Disco Cruise. 8 | OutClique.com
Gregg Shapiro: At the peak of the disco era, Kool & The Gang made a lasting impression on fans of that genre of music with songs including “Celebration,” “Ladies’ Night,” “Fresh” and “Too Hot.” Do you recall how you felt about disco at that time in the late 1970s? Robert Kool Bell: During that time, we left on tour with the Jacksons. Michael was still with them. A [producer] said, “You guys are doing good on the tour. I think you need to get a lead singer.” We said, “Lead singer?” So, we decided to get a lead singer! The first guy that came to the table was James “J.T.” Taylor. My brother said, “Hey man, sing a little jazz.” So, he sang a little jazz. My brother said, “Sing a little R&B.” So, he sang a little R&B. We said, “You sound a little bit like Nat “King” Cole.” He said, “What?”
[Laughs], you can hear it if you listen to “Too Hot” and some of the other stuff that J.T. did. That’s how we made our transition.
GS: The song “Celebration” wasn’t just a massive disco hit, it went on to become a standard played or performed at weddings, bar mitzvahs and other festive events. What does it mean to you for that song to have become a classic in the way that it did? RKB: That’s a great feeling, man. Here’s the
story of “Celebration.” J.T. joined the band. My wife and I were hanging out in New York, and we’d go to Studio 54. They had a Ladies’ Night. I went back to the guys and said, “I’ve got the perfect song for our new lead singer. ‘Ladies’ Night.’” My brother said, “They have one of those everywhere!” We recorded the song. [DJ] Frankie Crocker broke the record in New York and it spread like wildfire. At the tail end of “Ladies’ Night,” there [are] the lines, “This is your night tonight/come on, let’s all celebrate.” My brother said, “Wait a minute! That’s another song!” We had no idea that song was going to be as huge as it’s become.
GS: A large segment of the disco-adoring
population is made of folks in the LGBTQA+ community. Were you aware of a gay following for Kool & The Gang before disco, and what does your gay fan-base mean to you?
RKB: Like you said, it’s been a while, although
we had a couple of singles during that time period, but not an album. We had a song called “Sexy,” and another one that my son was involved with called “Loyalty.” When Biden was nominated for the presidency, before my brother passed, they played “Celebration,” a song he helped write. That night, he started quoting from the Constitution. “For the pursuit of happiness, a perfect union.” My brother came up with the idea for the song “Pursuit of Happiness” and went on to call the album Perfect Union.
GS: I’m sorry that he’s not here to hear all this. From February 26 – March 3, 2022, Kool & The Gang will be setting sail on the third Ultimate Disco Cruise. What does it mean to you to be a part of the performance line-up? RKB: This will be our third time doing it. That
was our last show [in February 2020] before COVID.
GS: Here’s hoping that everything will be back to normal by then. RKB: Let’s put it this way, maybe it will be a
perfect union! Hey, hey, COVID go away. We want to play. Stay away [laughs]!
RKB: We’re all about the music. We were
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aware that what we were doing attracted a gay following, as well. Our style of music, some of the songs that we did, some of the instrumentalstyle songs were singles, like “Everybody’s Dancing” and “Open Sesame.” Our music was being played in these clubs.
GS: In August of 2021, Kool & The Gang is
releasing a new album, Perfect Union, the group’s first in 10 years. Please tell the readers what they can expect from Perfect Union.
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Sweet As Can Be
An Interview with Janice-Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey By Gregg Shapiro
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n the world of classic disco, there are some songs you only need to hear a few opening notes before you recognize the tune and hit the dance-floor. The piano intros for Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and Donna Summer’s “Last Dance,” are examples. The echoing guitar and insistent bassline of A Taste of Honey’s “Boogie Oogie Oogie” is another prime example. JaniceMarie Johnson, founding member of A Taste of Honey, is bringing her trademark bass playing, along with some boogie and funk, to the Ultimate Disco Cruise, sailing from Miami to Cozumel and Costa Maya, February 26 to March 3, 2022. Janice-Marie was sweet enough to make time for an interview in advance of the cruise. Gregg Shapiro: Some people might be under the impression that A Taste of Honey was an overnight sensation because the group’s first single, “Boogie Oogie Oogie,” and 1978 self10 | OutClique.com
titled debut album were smash hits. But a Taste of Honey’s musical roots stretch back to the early 1970s. What did that well-earned success in 1978 mean to you? Janice-Marie Johnson: Earning success in 1978 meant everything, absolutely everything. People called us an overnight success, but nothing could be further from the truth. By the time we got our record deal, we had already toured overseas. I can’t even think of all the places. We didn’t care what they called us, as long as they called. Being a female bass player always got the question. “Are you really playing that bass? Where’s the real bass player?” It’s like, “OK, that’s just the way you’re thinking. It doesn’t matter because your opinion of me does not make that my reality.”
GS: The bassline of “Boogie Oogie Oogie” is as central to the song as the beat and handclaps.
Was that, and is it still, a conscious decision you make when writing music, to put the bass front and center?
J-MJ: It depends on the song. For a dance
song, of course, the bass is going to be front and center, along with the drums [laughs]. We’ve got to get our groove on. You can’t have a dance song with the bass buried in the bottom. Not these days. That was a conscious decision. But the bassline itself just kind of came. “Boogie Oogie Oogie” has to be one of the quickest songs I’ve ever written. We were already in the process of recording the album. Hazel [Payne] hadn’t been in the group too long. The other guitar player, Carlita Dorhan, had been with the group since its formation and she was also in one of my earlier singing groups prior to A Taste of Honey, so we grew up together. She was the guitar player but fell in love and quit. Then I recruited Hazel. After we got Hazel, we were already shopping for [record] deals and getting turned down, you know how it goes. We had been performing for quite a while before Hazel joined and the rest is history.
Pride Festivals. Are you kidding? You’re talking about the best audience ever!
GS: From February 26 to March 3, 2022, A
Taste of Honey will be one of the musical acts performing on the Ultimate Disco Cruise 2022. What are you most looking forward to about the cruise?
J-MJ: I’m looking forward to being on the
stage! Oh my God, being on the stage and I get to perform for a whole hour. That is music to my ears. The last time I performed was March 6, 2019. I performed at The Orleans Hotel with the First Ladies of Disco, which includes Linda Clifford, Martha Wash and Norma Jean [Wright]. I was a special guest performer at the show. I’ve done that show a couple of times. I was a surprise guest. We had the best time! Thank God for that gig, because it got us all the way through this pandemic and not being able to work.
GS: It’s a good thing you stuck it out. Disco and
the LGBTQA+ community have a long history of association and mutual admiration. Were you and the members of A Taste of Honey aware of a gay fanbase?
J-MJ: Are you kidding? How can we not be
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made aware? They’re my favorite audience. Letting your hair down, grooving, no inhibitions, just having fun. Stop worrying about who’s watching what you’re doing. Go ahead and do your little groove, that little step you’ve been doing for the past 40 years. We’re with you [laughs]! I have the same step. I plant my feet. The feet don’t move, but my body moves. My body used to move more when I was younger, but now I just flail my arms around and look like I’m having a great time. That’s an audience that 100% supports A Taste of Honey. I don’t know why I have not been booked to play the Gay
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t’s Wednesday. The stress of the work week is piling up and the weekend seems so far away. But inside Georgie’s Alibi is a show that sends the stress away and summons a smile to your face. Tony & Gloria take the stage for a musical set that makes you relax, tap your toes, and maybe even sing along. The duo have been playing venues in South Florida for more than 25 years, amassing a fan base that continues to grow. These days, they play the front stage at Georgie’s Alibi Wednesdays at 6PM, and their act puts the ‘happy’ in ‘happy hour.’
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“We both love music,” Tony told OutClique. “We both love being around people who love music and love performing for people and seeing their reaction.” They play a laid back, jazzy set filled with classics you know and a few you may hear for the first time. Tony does some backup singing and all the instruments, including guitar and keyboard, the culmination of a lifelong passion for music. “I’ve been playing guitar since I was seven years old,” he says.
Gloria is the playful one, encouraging fans to visit the bartenders during the show, making fun commentary between songs, and exuding a personal warmth that makes everyone in the audience feel like they’ve made a genuine connection with the performers, and there’s a good chance they have. “The boys in the neighborhoods where we work have become family to us,” Gloria says. “They are wonderful. We love them, they love us.” Tony feels the same. “Everybody we know has been following us for all these years and coming to all the different venues. We’ve known most of them for 20 years or more. We’ve been through lots of things with lots of different people and we’re a family.” More impressive than their connection to their fans is their connection to each other. Gloria and Tony met 40 years ago when they were playing the New York City club scene. Soon, he was asking her to marry him.
Eventually, a friend opened a place in Fort Lauderdale and convinced them to come along. While it soon closed, Tony and Gloria knew they were home. “It took me at least two years to adjust to Florida,” she says. “After a while I got used to it and I love it. I don’t want to do snow angels. If anything, I’ll do sand angels.” They’ve been here about 20 years, and Tony is the musician equivalent of a bartender. “When a guy comes in the door I know he likes this song or that song. Bartenders remember you by your drink, I remember you by your song.” Before their set Tony was out in the audience chatting with regulars, even during the break in their set they chatted with old friends. “We have a couple that came in six years ago, we played their wedding. Tony remembered all their songs.” After all this time, Tony says they still feel the South Florida love. “We love them, they love us.”
“I walked into rehearsal, I saw him and I went ‘Ohh,’” Gloria says. “I never believed in love at first sight, and it was. He asked me to marry him in three weeks and we’ve been together ever since.” Their personal and professional careers have literally kept them warm. They spent several winters performing in Saint Martin, but after that, they returned to New York. Gloria says that wasn’t for her. “We went back to New York and it snowed every week. We weren’t used to that. He said let’s go to Key West. I’m like, ‘What’s Key West?’” She quickly found out and they performed all over The Conch Republic during the mid-tolate nineties. OutClique.com | 37
Sex and the Manor: Dear Mr. Eagle By Cory David Mr. Eagle WM 2020 - 2021
Dear Normal or Not, What is normal? What works for some doesn’t always work for everyone. We find our way through our sexual experiences by trial and error. The pleasures that inspire you and fulfill your needs are yours. It makes complete sense that you would find pleasure in giving up control, trusting in another person to make those decisions and relaxing into the pleasures of being serviced. Because you enjoy playing the siminsive role has nothing to do with whether you are a bottom or a top. The dominant top can instruct you to satisfy their needs. Restraints like rope, leather cuffs or handcuffs can provide that control you desire, while providing the role of submissive top. Remember there is no right or wrong, have trust and explore with your partner or partners. Please remember readers that sex is healthy and a needed action in our wild daily lives. This activity isn’t bad or deviant, harmful or ungodly, it’s human nature to love, feel sexual emotions and pleasures. Fulfilling a role, wants or needs is something you can explore. There are ways to explore that on your own also, there are singular options with toys and videos that can pull yourself into the next chapter of your sexual self. There are many groups and organizations to assist in exploring your BDSM self. Locally one is the Dungeon at Leatherwerks that has informational and instructional classes, in many aspects of BDSM. We will also be exploring with MsKitty in the coming issues. Ok readers, I said I would share, being the 38 | OutClique.com
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Dear Mr. Eagle, “The last several years I have found myself giving up control during my sexual encounters. My life is full of daily decisions as a team manager, giving up control sexualy seems to empower me. I don’t consider myself submissive or a bottom, is this normal?”
control freak and perfectionist I like to think I am. I do enjoy comfort in letting go and having my partner take control. It takes away the daily pressures to complete the job or finish a project. Where it’s between you and your partner, no timeline, deadline or penalties. The joy of pleasures from you exploring the boundaries and painful pleasures are all on you. Like our readers question, I also enjoy being restrained while pleasured by flogging, or my favorite, CBT. Your pleasures are yours, don’t let the restraints that hold you back be ones of fear or unhealthy beliefs, let your restraints be of leather and rope, set you free! Explore yourself, tell your partners what you want, play safe and healthy… Please remember to send your questions to MrEagleWM@gmail.com
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Being Authentic
Austin Bergman By Andy Armano
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ustin Bergman has a personal story to tell and wants to inspire and encourage others to live their own authentic lives. For years, Austin had what may be considered to be a picture-perfect, storybook life: a business, a wife, and two daughters. They were perceived to be among the most accomplished couples in Richmond, VA. But, Austin was growing increasingly unhappy. He knew he was gay, but had an entire life and family built around another persona. Although coming out was a difficult and painful process, he is now living on the other side. He is able to live a full and honest “out” life. He and his partner, David, enjoy their life together here in South Florida. “Which brings me to the book - You. My goal is to share my story, my own personal journey. Life is so much easier when you’re not pretending every single day. It was just too difficult pretending to be someone you really are not. You’re eventually going to give up. That’s really no way for a person to live. I had set up a personal, mental, jail cell for myself. I wore a mask everyday. I hope readers can understand that once they remove their masks, they can be their true, authentic selves. They can live authentic lives. In the end, their real friends will love them. And a huge weight will be lifted from their shoulders.” Austin grew up in Richmond, VA. He initially wanted to attend culinary school after high school. His family was in the construction industry and encouraged him to go into real estate, which became more of a natural fit for him. “I bought my first home at nineteen years old,” Austin says. It was then that he decided to go into real estate himself. “Then I met a wonderful woman. My wife and I were licensed about thirty days after we closed on our first house together and we started selling. On the outside, we had this fairytale life. We were seen as a cute, straight, real
estate couple. On the outside we were enjoying a successful career. We ended up starting our own brokerage together - Valentine Properties. Again, the seemingly fairytale life continued.” In 2000, they went to New York where she was going to the Pratt Institute and he was starting culinary school. But after 9/11 and the global changes, she decided to return to Richmond on her own. But while his professional life was booming, his personal life was becoming more and more complicated. He and his wife may have been perceived as a “power couple,” but it was based on him hiding who he really was as a person. “I kept my true self hidden.” He says. “She caught me doing some things I shouldn’t have been doing and her friends were telling her not to marry me because I was gay.” But sometimes life has a momentum of its own. “Life happened, and it happened quickly. We were married November 12, 2005. We had been working together for about five years.” Austin still has warm memories of those times together. ‘The marriage, the company, it was all just a cute, love story.” Their first daughter, Avada, was born in 2008. About three years later came their second, Arden. At this point, he had seemingly achieved the proverbial, “American Dream.” “I thought I had everything, a wife, children, a business, and the perceived ‘perks’.” But the classic American Dream does not always bring happiness. “There was something inside of me, burning and knowing this was not my true identity. And as I got older, the harder and harder it became for me to hold all of this in.” A turning point came in 2016 when he came down to Pompano Beach airport to train on avionics. “That is when I had a full-blown affair with a guy in Wilton Manors, FL. I was supposed to be down here on a trip by myself, with my little airplane, not going over to a local, popular OutClique.com | 47
restaurant for dinner, and then ending up in a relationship.” But his wife knew about the situation. “We talked about it. We cried about it. Every time I came down here, we would argue about it, but she knew.” All that changed in 2017. “In October, I walked into a meeting, and I was hit with divorce papers. I saw the agreement as her way or no way, firing me from our company, and stripping me of all my possessions.” His entire life as he knew it had ended. Everything changed. In December 2017, he found himself with only his clothes and headed to Fort Lauderdale. But he was excited to start a new chapter. “I went from a seemingly glamorous life to the realization that I have the opportunity to reset who I am as a person.” He moved to Wilton Manors and started selling real estate.”I’m not going back to being a hamster on a wheel with my head falling off. It was time for a new life and a new me.” But rebuilding his business is only part of the story. In 2018, Austin received a call that his mother was nearing the end of her life. With the divorce being contentious and his family not accepting of his sexuality, the situation was extremely painful. “There I was going through this nasty divorce. I had to face my entire family who were in shock that I came out. I was sitting in the hospital holding my mom’s hand. I just couldn’t take it. I left, went to my favorite local coffee shop in Richmond, VA, and in walked David.” Two and a half hours later, they were still sitting and talking. Today, they are still together. “I look at it as my mom gave me David, as funny as that sounds, but it’s pretty much the truth.” Coming out was not easy and had real consequences. Austin wanted to write his book to help others who are still in the closet or might be going through similar situations. “The hate is still out there.” In his case, he lost almost everything - his family, relationship with his daughters, business, and friends. “I literally had to start my life over.” The lesson he learned was
“I just need to move on with life and focus on me. I wanted to share this with people. That’s why the book is named You. You focus on you.” “Before coming out, I would throw parties and invite 500 guests. But right after I came out, I could count on one hand the number of people who were there for me.” There is a chapter in the book about changing faces and changing lives. “There are people that don’t approve of gays. It’s more than taking sides in a divorce. It was more the fact of ‘Austin’s gay,’ we want nothing to do with him.” He also lost relationships with many family members. When his grandfather was in his last days, Austin flew to Richmond to say goodbye, but was told he was not welcome. “I didn’t get to attend his services.” Currently, there are still challenges with communication and visitation with his children. “I am fighting for visitation for my own children
and I can’t get it because I’m gay.” In his book, You, Austin’s goal is to tell his story about the challenges of coming out. But more importantly, living your true self is worth the challenges. “I hope the book encourages and inspires people in whatever situations they might see themselves. I have finally created a happy life for myself. I know that I am gay and out. Today I am thankful for the people who love and embrace me for who I am. It’s a wonderful feeling. There are so many people struggling with something - finances, body image, sexual identity, families, abusive relationships, being alone, substance abuse - the list goes on and on. But once you focus on yourself, your life only gets better.” Be your true, authentic self. And live the life You were meant to live. The book, You, will be on sale October 16, 2021 (Austin’s birthday) and can be purchased anywhere books are sold or at TheRealEstateOfLife.com OutClique.com | 51
Proceed at Your Own Risk By Rod Davis, CEO, BBB serving Southeast Florida and the Caribbean
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s we head toward October 31, it is wise to remember that scary and dangerous things are not confined to Wilton Drive on Halloween night. Apps: Proceed with Caution An app can pose serious safety threats to people who downloaded it. Illegal, secret surveillance provided by the apps can make it easy for stalkers and abusers to monitor their potential targets and steal sensitive information about their physical movements, phone use, and online activities. For example, some of the products allowed the buyer to see the device’s live location and view the device user’s emails and video chats. “SpyFone is a brazen brand name for a surveillance business that helped stalkers steal private information,” said Samuel Levine, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The
stalkerware was hidden from device owners, but was fully exposed to hackers who exploited the company’s slipshod security. This case is an important reminder that surveillance-based businesses pose a significant threat to our safety and security. We will be aggressive about seeking surveillance bans when companies and their executives egregiously invade our privacy.” Unfortunately, before the FTC takes action, many consumers are already at risk. Be smart before you consider downloading an app. 1. Do you really need the app? Limiting the number of active apps on your device limits the chances for bad things to happen. 2. Use apps that have been approved and are available in the Apple Store, Google Play or Amazon. 3. Be wary of apps that seek to gain access to key OutClique.com | 53
parts of your device, operate in the background and disable safety or privacy protocols.
Brokers for interstate moves are required to use only movers that are registered with FMCSA.
4. Read reviews on the apps and pay special attention to issues that might indicate the app is creating safety issues or sharing data/ information.
A full-service mover will provide customers with an estimate for the move, schedule the move and pick up and deliver the household goods. Using a broker adds another business into the process and can create complications since the broker, not the consumer, picks the mover.
5. Stay away from “sound-alike” apps. Confirm that any app that you install is the legit app, since many scammers will attempt to fool you into downloading a similar sounding app. Scary Moves While Elaine’s dance moves on Seinfeld might be scary, a bad moving experience can be much worse. The BBB serving Southeast Florida and the Caribbean closed 3,426 complaints for the moving industry in the first eight months of 2021, which is 83 more than the entire year of 2020. BBB complaints for this industry include complaints from moving brokers and full-service movers. The main reason for increased complaints is complaints associated with moving brokers. Knowing the difference between a moving broker and a full-service mover can help consumers avoid a nightmare. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the federal agency regulating the moving industry, moving brokers are sales teams that book your move and sell it to an actual moving company. A moving broker is not a mover. A broker does not assume responsibility for, and is not authorized to transport, your household goods. Brokers do not have moving trucks or professional movers.
BBB also recommends that you clarify up front whether you are working with a broker or a fullservice mover. Always check the license for the broker or full-service mover. If you are working with a broker, get the name and license of the moving company the brokers assigns to your move. Also, check the reports for all movers, brokers and moving companies before you sign the contract. If you see a pattern of price increases, late deliveries, or damaged goods, you might want to look at other options with a better track record. You can always use bbb.org to check out the reputation of a business. Most moves are time sensitive. The broker or mover may set a target date for pick up and delivery, but read the contact carefully about the legal obligation for the move. Most contracts provide a window of anywhere from 3 to 10 days. Even in the best of circumstances, damage can happen to goods in transit. Each mover will provide basic coverage at 60 cents per pound, but this amount will not replace a TV or other expensive items. You can take some of the stress out of your move by taking full coverage to protect your goods. Enjoy your Halloween.
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Conquering COVID at Florida Medical Center
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teward Health Care announced Michael Bell will become the new president of Florida Medical Center (FMC), leading the hospital’s efforts to tackle the regional COVID surge and expand high-quality healthcare to the diverse communities of South Florida. The announcement marks a new era of leadership following Steward’s acquisition of five South Florida hospitals, including FMC and Hialeah Hospital, where Bell previously served as president.
As the CEO of neighboring Hialeah Hospital, also acquired by Steward, Bell previously led an experienced medical staff of more than 800 employees. Prior, he was the chief operating officer of Tenet’s Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California, and Group COO for Northern California. “I am humbled by the opportunity to lead the team at Florida Medical Center at such a critical moment for the nation’s health care system,” said Michael Bell, president of Florida Medical Center. “Tackling COVID is my most urgent and immediate priority, and I am already working closely with leadership at Steward as they redeploy PPE, ventilators, and other vital supplies needed for care of COVID patients from other facilities throughout the country to FMC and South Florida.”
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“Steward Health Care is thrilled to work closely with Michael as we expand our footprint in South Florida and unlock access to high-quality, compassionate, value-based care in some of the nation’s most vibrant communities,” said Sanjay Shetty, MD, Steward’s President of North America. “Michael’s track record in the region shows he has what it takes to work closely with this community and tackle the health care challenges we currently face head on.”
As president of Florida Medical Center, Bell will lead a team of more than 900 employees directing care at the 459-bed acute care hospital, which has been part of the Fort Lauderdale community for more than 40 years. FMC is home to the Heart Institute of Florida, is a member of the Advanced Neuroscience Network, and has a comprehensive stroke center offering fast, effective stroke care for strong recoveries. On August 2, 2021, Florida Medical Center was one of five hospitals acquired from Tenet Healthcare by Steward Health Care. Founded by CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, who grew up in Florida, the son of Cuban immigrants, Steward Health Care’s physician-led model was built to help patients unlock access to high-quality, compassionate, value-based care in more communities across the U.S. and internationally.
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otluck dinner with friends. Songs that remind you of home, or a vacation destination visited long ago. Dancing under the stars.
AIDS Awareness Day and Hispanic Heritage month. However, you don’t have to be Latino to attend.
All of this sounds like some pre-COVID fantasy, right? Latinos Salud invites you to safely participate in its 9th Annual Hispanic Heritage Food Bazaar on Friday, October 8, 2021, outside on the lawn and in the parking lot at its Wilton Manors location, at 1401 NE 26th Street.
Food and soft drinks are provided with the $10 donation entry, and two bars will be open by donation. Once you register, the hosts will contact you to note whether you are joining a country’s table, or just coming as a guest.
You can join as a guest, or register as a participant and represent the cuisine and culture of a country or territory. At least a dozen countries will have tables with local foods and decorations, prepared from the heart. Celebrity judges will award prizes for Best Food, Best Decorations, and Best Traditional Dress. Long held at ArtServe, the event will be staged outdoors this year, for greater COVID safety. Guests are asked to wear masks throughout the event except when socially distanced or actively eating. The event honors National Latinx
This Food Bazaar will also benefit Latinos Salud’s team fundraising towards the upcoming Florida AIDS Walk fundraising season. AHF has chosen the agency to be a Walk beneficiary again, which means that all funds donated at the event will be matched by the Walk, to support Latinos Salud’s free services: HIV testing, STD screening, PrEP initiation, COVID vaccination, linkage-to-care, as well as its new Young Adults program in Broward, and its Health & Culture programming in both counties. Get ready for an evening of community and flavor! To register for the event, donate here, and write FOOD in the message. Latinos Salud will send your entry code to the email address and cell phone number you provide.
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Momentum
By Steven O. Evans, PhD
Sir Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion includes the principle that an object (or a body) will stay in motion unless acted on by an external force. I am a huge fan of the Big Bang Theory (that starred Jim Parsons, one of TV highest paid and highest profile “out” actors). They often referenced this law in the show. But when it comes to exercise, diet, healthy styles choices, does the same idea apply? I tend to think it does. We start on a path of eating better, finding that perfect time to go to the gym, and cutting out the things (or maybe even people?) in our lives to progress to being a better person. But somehow we get derailed or distracted. Are you “stuck?” There’s no need to go at it alone. Dr. Cabrera and the staff at Genesis Health Institute have options to help you get back on track. Or, maybe even find a new one. 2021 is coming to a close (already) and 2022 is almost here. See them about some of their many options such as IV therapies, body aesthetics, hormone replacement therapy, sexual enhancement programs, weight management services, and several more. Make this your best life. See them at 1001 NE 26th Street, Fort Lauderdale (Wilton Manors), FL 33305. www.GHInstitute.com or calling (954) 561-3175.
Home Is Where the Help Is By John Hayden
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e’re all getting older. You’ll be five minutes older once you finish reading this article. Time marches on and many face the prospect of marching on alone in their later years. That possibility is especially acute in Florida’s LGBTQA+ community where snowbirds and retirees make for an older population. While retirement communities and assisted living facilities are everywhere down here, many want to stay in their homes but find it harder with each passing year. This is where Home Helpers of South Broward County comes in.
Brown knew Broward County fit that bill. Many retire here and the first ten years are retirement are great, but the second ten years and more people find they need help. “They need a lot of assistance. I was looking for people to try and help them.” Brown sees the need everyday and makes personal connections with his clients. “I’m working with a client right now, he had four children and three passed away. He’s 101 years old, he’s outlived his children and doesn’t have anyone to help him. He doesn’t want to go into assisted living.”
They specialize in bringing quality and compassionate in-home care to people who want to stay in their home but need help. Home Helpers CEO Greg Brown saw the crisis and it hit home with him. “In the gay community our peers are dying and being left alone with nobody to help.” He told OutClique the COVID crisis brought him to a crossroads in his own life. “When the pandemic hit I decided to go out on my own. I wanted to help people, and where do people need the most help? In-home care, with an aging population, is where people need help and where people need services provided to them.”
Brown says all his caregivers must be vaccinated with proof, wear a mask if the client wants, and take regular temperature checks. When people look for care for themselves or loved ones, he says things to look for include someone you can trust and will help with basic activities, and there’s one trait that matters above all others. “Being compassionate with them. The key thing is finding someone who’s compassionate and trusting.” “As we’re aging, who’s going to be there to take care of us? We need to look at our own community, dig deep and figure out how we’re going to be there for one another.”
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Pride Center Changes With the Times By John Hayden Photos Courtesy of Sandy DeWitt Photography
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obert Boo is excited about the reopening of The Pride Center at Equality Park. As their CEO he supervises a very detailed plan after more than a year of Covid-related closures, cancellations, and virtual services. “We are so happy to be welcoming back groups and community members into The Pride Center where we can provide them a welcoming, safe space,” he says. “We’ve missed connecting with our community in person.” The Pride Center is reopening in stages based on the situation with the pandemic which means hours, policies and guidelines often change. As part of the ‘new normal’ they’ve hired several customer service receptionists, who greet all visitors. “I am so happy to welcome volunteers, groups, and the community back to Equality Park,” Customer Service Coordinator Samantha McCoy told OutClique. “I missed engaging with the many amazing folks that access services here on campus. This community is a home to so many people, myself included and not one day did I or any of my colleagues forget that.”
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Groups using The Pride Center work with her to conform to capacity limits and modified rules. Another new face is Danny Sprouse, who became their HIV Prevention Manager in March. He knows this mission is more critical now than it has been in years. “As we emerge from the global pandemic, we are made aware once again that HIV continues to remain a significant issue of focus,” he says. “A focus for those living with HIV, to ensure reduced stigma and better health outcomes, as well as a focus for those who are not living with HIV, by continuing the educational efforts around condom use, PrEP services, and U=U.” They are also working to bring back one of the LGBTQ community’s favorite events: Wicked Manors. This year’s theme is “Turn Back Time,” presented by Hunters Nightclub - Wilton Manors and AIDS Healthcare Foundation. The popular block party returns on Halloween and benefits vital programs and services of The Pride Center. “We are going to turn back time and celebrate for the past year and this year. There will be
costume contests, three stages, fundraising bars throughout The Drive and so much more,” said Roger Roa, Director of Development and Wicked Manors Producer. There are a myriad of programs that are returning to campus and benefit from the Wicked Manors spectacular. Their 12th annual LGBTQ Active Aging Health Expo will take place virtually on Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 10am through 2pm. It will be held in person at The Pride Center, along with virtual, online components for those unable to attend in person. HIV testing is once again available without an appointment. The Pride Center also continues advocating for LGBTQ equality at all levels protecting social services, health care, programming, and the funding necessary for our communities to thrive. The trans community has been under increased attacks this year, and The Center has a new champion for their cause.
in recovery, those who are isolated and those needing life-saving community connection. I am so glad to be able to see people I haven’t seen in 16 months and reconnect with old friends and forge new connections.” This year The Pride Center marks 28 years of serving South Florida’s LGBTQ community. Boo is proud of their accomplishments and of what is coming next. “Even with limited resources, The Pride Center seeks the best, innovative ways to serve a diverse community in need,” he says. “Although as a community, we’ve struggled through trying times, but the Pride Center remains strong as ever and will continue to be here for our community. Together, we will continue to grow and evolve.”
Earlier this year, they hired Zahne Williams as Transgender Services Coordinator. Williams is a 35-year-old U.S. Army Veteran born and raised in Fort Lauderdale and a strong and experienced advocate. “My role is to help my community with housing, counseling, job finding assistance, HRT, whatever services the transgender community needs, I’m here.” Williams says. “Here in South Florida, transgender rights are virtually nonexistent and I want to help my brothers, sisters, and nonbinary and gendernonconforming folx navigate those waters to get what they deserve.” They say the best part of all this is that the services, meeting spaces, and programs are available in person. While going virtual was a lifeline, Boo says many benefit from being onsite with others. “Having face-to-face support is vital for so many in our community, especially for those For the latest updates on The Pride Center’s reopening and events, visit their website PrideCenterFlorida.org. OutClique.com | 83
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Don’t Be Scared (To Help Others) By Eric Noel Roman In these frightful times one cannot forget to reach out and show affection to the world around you. Self-improvement has been the focus for quite some time. As you have grown and become the person you want to be, you have also brought on a positive change to the world around you. Your journey has brought you to a point where your smile and presence brightens up a room. You have followed your path of growth. Selfworth, confidence, physical strength have all been benefactors of you walking the path of being your best. As I write these columns, I tell a story of my path, one step at a time. I have run ultra marathons, obstacle races, wandered within my own mind, discovered new sides of my personality and found ways to associate those challenges to everyday life. Then, I found ways to relate it to society. Now, I try to extend myself to help others overcome those same challenges by telling my stories and listening to others. I take lessons from others as I help search for a solution. By this point as you have built your path and are walking it, it should be natural to want company. Why not bring people along on your journey and help them as well. It will not only make the world a stronger place, but also you will have a second perspective to your world. Eric Noel Roman DJ, obstacle racer, motivational writer from North Miami Beach, living life one day at a time, and making a difference one person at a time.
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Celebrating A Half Century of Sunshine By John Hayden
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rom the exciting early days of the gay liberation movement to the depths of the AIDS crisis to the triumph of marriage equality Sunshine Cathedral has been a constant guiding light in South Florida. Now they are preparing to celebrate a half century of service. October 2021 marks their 50th anniversary and the pastors and congregants know this is a special milestone. “It’s amazing to be part of something that came out of the gay rights movement,” Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins told OutClique. “In 1971 it was part of that time when liberation was in the air and movements were started. We’re from 92 | OutClique.com
the early days of that and still here. I’m proud of how we stood up for gay rights. I’m proud of how we were a comforting presence in the AIDS years and I’m very proud of how we stood up for marriage equality.” As Senior Minister, Watkins believes Sunshine’s future is as bright as its past. “Sunshine Cathedral continues to grow up and now grow old. It’s amazing to be part of a legacy and a part of history. A lot of things come and go but to be still here and adapting and growing and changing.”
The church has been a touchstone and meeting place since its inception. Executive Minister Rev. Dr. Robert Griffin says the community formed organically and continues to weave itself into the fabric of Broward county. “People either met here for their organizational meeting or people from the church started those organizations or somehow there’s an affiliation even down to the softball teams or the soccer teams, whatever it was [Sunshine Cathedral] spearheaded a lot of these groups and activities.” The Church originally hoped to have a year of celebratory activities, but most were cancelled due to the pandemic. Now Rev. Griffin says they are scheduling a packed month. “One weekend the Cathedral Foundation is going to have a reception and lay out plans for the capital campaign. Another weekend is going to be a concert.” Planned celebrations include their Anniversary Concert on October 2, 2021, a historic display at Stonewall National Museum & Archives on October 6, 2021, and an Anniversary Community Choir Concert on October 16, 2021. Scheduled to appear are Opera Fusion, Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, Pride Wind Ensemble, NOVA Singers and the Sunshine Cathedral Choir. While celebrating the present and the past, the church is also excited for the future, a future that Minister of Connections Rev. Dr. Anne Atwell says will be largely shaped by lessons learned during the pandemic. “The last year was eyeopening for us. It showed us that there are a lot of ways we can reach the LGBTQ+ community. For quite a long time we had talked about doing a live broadcast and then all of a sudden this is what we’re doing. This is what we have to do and this is what we want to do.” The streaming services have created new opportunities to reach new communities. “Our Sunshine community global fellowship has just exploded. It’s not uncommon for us to have 30,000 views for our live worship during the course of a week. We went from a
congregation of a few hundred during season to a weekly attendance of people watching our worship service throughout the week of up to 30,000 people. It’s incredible” The pandemic turned many people into shut-ins, and Rev. Atwell and the team saw another need to be filled. “We do a midday prayer Monday through Saturday at noon. People know they can log on and will see one of the clergy staff doing a midday prayer. It’s five minutes, it’s not an extended thing but it’s something. For people who were stuck in their homes for a long time and not able to get out it’s a point of connection.” Sunshine Cathedral has also expanded its food sharing program, and continues to serve as a place for the community to gather for more than just spiritual needs. Rev. Watkins says it’s something that comes with the church’s age and experience. “The more you serve a community the more needs you will see and reach out.” He believes their biggest strength, a diverse congregation, will only make them stronger in the coming years. “We’re so diverse. We have Mormons, Catholics, Muslim members, some Jewish people who are still Jewish. They’ll go to temple on Friday night then come here on Sunday. People come from everywhere.” Rev. Watkins says that leads to a welcoming, ever changing vision. “That’s what I love about Sunshine Cathedral. We’re not telling you what spirituality has to look like. We’re inviting you to bring your spirituality in and then we’ll see what ours looks like once you add yours to the mix.” Rev. Watkins says Sunshine Cathedral will continue to remind everyone that our community is special and help us stand out. “We have special gifts, we have special things to offer. We are like everyone else and we are like nobody else. We are a community. We are a tribe, and we are very committed to remaining the spiritual voice and the symbol of our tribe.”
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Farm Boy, City Girl
The Story of Gene Dawson By Denny Patterson
ohn “Gene” E. Dawson always dreamt of living his authentic self, but sadly, he grew up in a time when LGBTQA+ rights were not as accepted as they are today. This resulted in some horrific backlash. His tell-all memoir, Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina, details Dawson’s life growing up on a farm in Depression-era Iowa and spending his adult years living on the LGBTQA+ cultural edge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and St. Louis, Missouri. “I started writing down my memories in 2004, and then I thought, I should write some sort of book,” Dawson said. “Everybody read the memories and liked them.” With the help of Dawson’s niece, Tammy Dawson Bonnicksen, Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina was set into motion. “Tammy got all my memories in chronological order, arranged them, and edited them,” Dawson said. “Gene wrote the first part up to 1959,” Bonnicksen added. “It was because he is such a great storyteller, all these relatives were saying, you need to write this all down. I think a lot of people thought when he ended in 1959, okay, what’s next? It took him 10 years to get everything together, and it was just a matter of when he wanted to finish and put it all together.”
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Dawson’s story, which is broken up into three parts, is a reality call for readers that we
must never forget about the people within the LGBTQA+ community who came before us and fought for our rights. He says he knew he was gay about two seconds after he was born. “I was aware that I was different,” he said. “So, I say I kicked the closet door off the hinges when I was born.” Growing up during the Great Depression, the terms “gay” and “gender-fluid” were not used, so Dawson did not know if others like him existed. That changed when he found out his brother was also gay. “He liked boys too,” Dawson said. “We sought out books and academic papers to find out what we were, and I found a book called The Homosexual in America. I read it, and I told my brother, I am one of those, and you are too.” In part two, Dawson initially leaves the farm and begins transitioning into his new life as a gay man in Cedar Rapids and St. Louis, and adopts the “city girl” persona of Gina, which was picked out by a drag queen friend. “She said I needed a name, so she called me Gina after Gina Lollobrigida,” Dawson said. “Although I am not Italian, when I had my hair dark, she said I looked like Gina Lollobrigida. So, I became Gina.” Unfortunately, a tragic incident sent him back to the family farm in Iowa. “It was like a tropical plant being moved to the northern hemisphere,” Dawson said. “It was completely different, and I had to really try and act masculine. My mother was in an accident that left her severely burnt,
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and she died six weeks later in a hospital. She said, ‘It looks like it will be up to you and your dad to raise these little boys.’ I had three younger brothers. I would have done it anyhow, but I told her she was going to get well. She looked at me like, you know I’m not.” The third part of Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina focuses on Dawson living an open, full existence as Miss Gina in St. Louis. He recounts multiple harrowing tales involving police brutality, gay club life, and the unsung heroism of LGBTQA+ people in the Midwest years before the infamous Stonewall riot in New York City. Dawson says it was like living in a police state. “You could be snatched off the street just because you were walking,” he said. “One time when I was over in East St. Louis, these Caucasian detectives threatened to throw me off a building and then into the Mississippi River. The next time they pulled up, I took off running and they sped after me in their car. I went running down alleys, jumped over fences, and it was pouring down rain. I finally got out of their jurisdiction. If they caught me, they really would have thrown me off a building. That was enough for me. I did not go back.”
“The worst thing you can do is live in fear,” Dawson said. “Just be yourself.” According to Bonnicksen, Gay Home Movie inspired Dawson to continue with the book. “Gene was afraid to put the book out because he did not want to offend anyone,” she said. “The documentary gave him some confidence. I knew a lot of Gene’s stories, but I did not know all of them. There are a lot of defining moments, and it is amazing that he survived so much. Some harrowing stories can be found on pages 172, 183, 185, and 194.” Since being released in 2020, Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina has received several important honors which include being a finalist, LGBTQ: Non-Fiction, American Book Fest Best Book Awards and Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Best LGBT Memoir by the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs. Sadly, Dawson passed away at the age of 89 in September 2020, only a few months after the book’s release. Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other book selling outlets. For more information, email FarmBoyCityGirlBook@gmail.com.
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Dawson’s life story even piqued the interest of documentarian Geoff Story and was a topic of an article in The New York Times that also talked about Story’s LGBTQA+ history documentary, Gay Home Movie. He hopes his story helps
young people, LGBTQA+ and straight, to have the confidence to be themselves.
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GMCSF’s New Artistic Director Gabe Salazar By Denny Patterson
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fter a nationwide search, the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) has chosen Gabe Salazar to be its new artistic director.
Salazar assumed the leadership role in July 2021 and hit the ground running, becoming engaged in conversations with chorus leaders and members about the 2021-2022 season. With more than 130 singing members, the GMCSF is the largest gay men’s chorus in the southeastern U.S., and the eighth largest in the country. Its members are a brotherhood of singers dedicated to not only creating music, but also being good role models for youth, giving back to the community, and offering a helping hand to those who need one.
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An enthusiastic and experienced conductor, singer, and music educator, Salazar brings more than 15 years of experience to the chorus and is skilled in fostering the artistic development of musicians from all backgrounds of life. The last choral group Salazar led doubled in size in one year and won several festival and competition awards. Additionally, he made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut in March 2019.
GS: Having that visibility in our community and taking the group to the next level. This group is going into its 12th season, so taking us from point A to point B and elevating everything that we do in the music that we share and the people that we come in contact with every day. Making our group more known [beyond] South Florida.
OutClique caught up with Salazar to talk more about the chorus, his position, and future goals he would love to achieve.
DP: Personally, what do you hope to take away
Denny Patterson: How does it feel to be the GMCSF’s new artistic director?
fulfilling in so many different ways. It is fulfilling musically because we get to make music together, and that is the core of what we do. But just the relationships formed and the brotherhood that this group has is incredible. It is kind of hard to explain unless you are in it. I started the job July 1, 2021, and the amount of support that I have gotten from the guys is incredible. The encouragement that I receive every day, and giving me the space and opportunity to take this group to the next level, they are all supporting me 100 percent. I think the thing I am most
Gabe Salazar: It feels overwhelming in a great way. I am very excited to start this new chapter with the chorus. It is something I never imagined myself being in a position like this, to have this role and the voice in our community. I am excited to get started.
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from this experience?
GS: Being in charge of a group like this, it is
excited about is leaving that mark and being a part of the legacy of this group.
DP: Have you always had a passion for music? GS: I had to take an elective class in high school, so I chose choir, and that was the first time I sang. My director, who was great, saw that potential. She pulled me aside and kind of mentored and invested in me. She encouraged me to audition for colleges, and I got a full ride scholarship for voice. That is kind of what started it. DP:
You bring 15 years of experience to the chorus. Can you tell us more about your background and fostering the artistic development of musicians?
GS: I have always been working, and I’ve been employed at the church since I was 18. I did church choir work, and then I went to school, obviously, for music education. I have three degrees: a bachelor’s, master’s, and a teaching certificate for music education. I have also taught at the university level. I helped start a music program at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona and I was there for about four years. Then I moved to L.A. and taught in an inner city performing arts high school, and that was really rewarding because those kids had never been exposed to music before. They did not have the means financially or the support from their parents. It was amazing to take that group and foster them for those four years, and I ended up taking them to sing at Carnegie Hall. It was cool to see their faces when they realized that they can perform in a place like Carnegie Hall. That was life changing for me. Then I moved here and taught last year at Osceola County School for the Arts, which is up near Orlando. I was teaching there for a year, and then I got this job. DP: Right now, what are some goals you would like to achieve with the GMCSF?
GS: I want to elevate the musicality of the group. It already has a great reputation, but I want to take it to the next level. The opportunities are endless with this group. We can do as much as we’re willing to, and I feel that we have a solid group of guys who are excited, especially coming back after COVID. I would love to see us go on some tours, maybe some out of the country. A big initiative of mine is to start an LGBTQ+ ally youth chorus because working with students is a huge passion of mine. I lost a student last year; he was 12 and hung himself because he was struggling with his sexuality at home. I know that there are so many kids out there like that who don’t have a place or someone to talk to. I know I would have loved a group like that when I was a child. I think it’s really important and I think we have the opportunity to make a difference in our community here with that program. That is something we are working on, and we hope to start maybe in January.
DP: What are some upcoming concerts we should mark in our calendars?
GS: Our next big concert is our holiday concert, which is going to be in December 2021. We have one concert at Sunshine Cathedral, and then the following day we have it at the Hard Rock Live venue. That will be our first big debut with the full chorus. DP: Before we wrap up, is there anything else you would like to mention or plug?
GS: There is sort of a stigma that the chorus
is just a bunch of old white men singing, and it’s not. It is totally different. We have huge diversity and we are really working on our diversity and inclusiveness. We have younger guys, people of color, bringing all these people together to make music is something special. Being a chorus of brothers.
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istory Fort Lauderdale, proud steward of our community’s past by making our heritage accessible and engaging to residents and visitors, will present Making Waves: A Visual History of the Marine Industry in Fort Lauderdale, from October 11 through November 1, 2021 at The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale, located at 2414 East Sunrise Boulevard. The exhibit, serving as an extension of History Fort Lauderdale’s newest permanent installation, From Dugouts to Dream Yachts, is designed to coincide with the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and chronicles the marine pioneers and companies that contributed to the city’s rise to yachting fame. “Fort Lauderdale’s waterways are and always have been elemental to the success of our great city,” said Patricia Zeiler, executive director of History Fort Lauderdale. “This year is such an important milestone in showcasing the accomplishments of those innovators and businesses who contributed to making Fort Lauderdale a renowned worldwide yachting and vacation destination. We’re pleased to highlight their accomplishments through this Making Waves exhibit, our annual fundraiser, and our new permanent History Museum maritime exhibit.” This free, engaging exhibit showcases nearly
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40 never-before-displayed, hand-tinted, black and white and color photos and illustrations from the 1890s to the present. Included are images of Seminole ancestors in dugouts navigating waterways, aerial views of Bahia Mar and Lauderdale Marinas, Pier Sixty-Six pre-construction, Intracoastal cruising, Broward Marine and King Boat Works craftsmen and more. Also included will be a tribute to this year’s 25th anniversary History Fort Lauderdale History Makers event honorees - the Denison Family (Denison Yachting) and the Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF), now celebrating its 60th anniversary. History Makers, commending individuals and companies who have made an impact on the growth of the City of Fort Lauderdale, will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Superyacht Pavilion at Pier Sixty-Six Hotel and Marina. Visitors interested in exploring more of the city’s history in-depth are encouraged to visit the new History Fort Lauderdale exhibit, From Dugouts to Dream Yachts, which, through artifacts and photos, weaves the story of the everchanging use of Fort Lauderdale’s waterways by following the strokes of the first people to today’s sightseers. Always a means of travel, now a lifestyle, Fort Lauderdale’s waterways have been and continue to be a vital part of community life.
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Clay Cartland Returns to Island City Stage for The Twentieth Century Way By Denny Patterson
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outh Florida’s Island City Stage is proud to kick off its 10th season by revisiting the play that started it all: The Twentieth Century Way. Not only does the production still resonate today, but it serves to remind audiences that the mission of Island City Stage, at 2304 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors, is to tell socially-relevant stories that explore LGBTQA+ issues and history with flair. Written by Tom Jacobson, The Twentieth Century Way is based on the true events of two actors who are hired by the Long Beach Police Department in 1914 to entrap “social vagrants.” Directed by Michael Leeds, the show will run October 1-31, 2021 and stars Alfonso Vieites and Clay Cartland. OutClique had the opportunity to connect with Cartland, who performed in the 112 | OutClique.com
original production 10 years ago. Well-known among the South Florida theatre community, some of his other credits include Jean-Michel in La Cage aux Folles, Thomas Jefferson in 1776, and John Hinckley in Assassins. Denny Patterson: The Twentieth Century Way was Island City Stage’s debut production 10 years ago. How does it feel to come back and reprise your role? Clay Cartland: Older [laughs]. It is honestly very exciting because, basically, I have learned a lot in 10 years. So, I am excited to see how that is going to translate on stage.
DP: Without revealing too much, can you tell us more about the story and your character?
CC: It is based on true events about how actors in the early 20th century were hired by the government to out homosexuals, so they could be arrested. I play Warren, who is the older of the two. He kind of recruits the other one.
DP: What makes The Twentieth Century Way a production worth checking out?
CC: Any two-man show is worth checking out, in my opinion. The fewer actors on stage, the more interesting it can be, because the other actor and I both play seven or eight different characters in the span of 90 minutes with full-on dialogue. So, that’s fun, just from a theatrical standpoint if you are a nerd about that stuff. The other point is, if you are a history person like I am, I love learning about stuff like that. When we did the show the first time, I was literally gobsmacked that, first off, homosexuality was even a crime. I had no idea because I grew up in an era where we were not completely welcomed, but more welcomed than that.
DP: Is it challenging for you to play multiple roles?
CC: Honestly, it’s not as hard as you would think. I am not trying to make light of it because it is a very difficult thing, but it’s not like you show up and do it all the first day. I knew how the rehearsal process was going to be this time around. The first time we did the show, it was me and Mike Westridge, he played Brown, and we were rehearsing for 6-7 hours a day for about a month before we opened. The first week, all we did was read the script over and over and over again and work with accent coaches.
largest austic child ever. I was also in The Star Maker where I played Rock Hudson.
DP: How has Island City Stage evolved since its beginning?
CC: It is a completely new venue than it was when I first did it. It’s about three times the size of the theatre that we first did it in. Island City has really grown. We were just shoe stringing it together for the first show, and since then, they have won tons of awards and they have a solid fanbase.
DP: Have you always had a passion for acting and performing?
CC: I guess you can call it a passion. I don’t really know what it is, but it is just always something that I loved doing and have been good at. We all have stories to tell.
DP: Do you have any future goals you would like to achieve as an actor?
CC: That’s a really good question. I like to think that my goal as an actor has always been to inspire other people. When I did Shrek, we had a lot of performances for children, and my friends’ kids would come, and they are still talking about it. They are like, we want to do theatre now, we think that is so cool, we’re not afraid to be silly or break out of our shell. I think my goal is just to inspire others to either not be afraid to be silly or go after their dreams.
DP: Within that 10-year time span, have you performed with Island City Stage other times?
CC: Yes. The year after The Twentieth Century Way, I was in Body Awareness by Annie Baker. It’s about a family consisting of two mothers who have an autistic child, which I played. I was the Stay up-to-date with Cartland by following him on Instagram and Snapchat @clayzerbeamm. Visit IslandCityStage.org for more information and tickets to The Twentieth Century Way. OutClique.com | 113
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A Show To Die For By John Hayden
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urder and scandal have never been so fabulous. South Florida stalwart performer and America’s sweetheart, Miss Bouvèé, is unsurprisingly caught up in a murder investigation in Minnie Behind Bars, A Bouvèé Murder Mystery. With a lot of camp and a little music, this original stage play features Miss Bouvèé in a scandal when her playboy husband Godfrey Fakenham, 116 | OutClique.com
maid Ruby Belcher, and daughter Esme Bouvèé all become suspects in the killing of Minnie’s lover, Darrell Lee Longstaff. When the star is arrested and questioned, her terrible past rises to the surface. Catch Miss B and friends at The Foundry @ Wilton Theater Factory, 2306 Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL, October 6-7, 14-16, 18, and 27-28, 2021.
Miss Bouvèé, co-star Terry Dyer, and writer Robert Leleux revealed to OutClique some of the investigation details. John Hayden: I think I speak for the entire community when I say absolutely no one is surprised that Miss Bouvèé is caught up in a murder investigation. What has she gotten herself into? Miss Bouvèé: What? Me? Scandal? I don’t know what you’re talking about! HA! In this play, it seems like everyone is out to get me, or my fortune at least. I am so delighted though for Mr. Goodwood (played by Christopher RossDybash) who helps me get to the bottom of it all! (OutClique note: pun intended?)
JH: How did the script come about? MB: I was inspired by the cabaret and theatre
scene here in lovely South Florida. With Dixie’s Tupperware Party, Varla Jean Merman’s Under A Big Top and so many more, I thought there was a niche to be filled by a Murder Mystery. I love how the community supports new theatre works here and everyone loves to try and guess, “Who done it.” So I thought it would be a great idea to put them together!
JH: Your co-star lineup is reminiscent of the show Terry & Friends from August 2021. Obviously, you all are friends (and I know you work closely with Jennifer McClain), but what makes you all click (clique) as performers?
MB: I think what makes our community so
special is that we truly lift each other up. I am not just saying that. We show up at each other’s shows when we can, we cross promote, we support each other when we are sick by subbing for each other. There is a real family bond we have. We kind of all look out for each other. When crafting the script with Robert, I wanted to play to everyone’s strengths. Terry Dyer’s presence is so centering and regal, Jennifer’s
comedic timing is quite unmatched, Christoper’s versatility as an actor is unlike anything I have ever seen (he plays two very different roles in the show), and Steven is like a brother to me; we just know each other on so many levels that we can feed off each other so easily. Terry Dyer: This is going to be such an amazing show. The writing is hysterical. The cast will have everyone in stitches. I play the suave debonair husband of Miss Minnie who has ulterior motives. Minnie Behind Bars is one not to miss!
JH: Tell us a little about the retro feel of the Minnie Behind Bars.
Robert Leleux: The screwball comedies of the 30s and the film noirs of the 1940’s were direct inspirations for this script; especially the films of Howard Hawks.
MB: I wanted the old school feeling but with the
comedy of Carol Burnett. I grew up watching the reruns of all those famous sketches and I just loved loved loved them! Robert is so good at seeing my vision and making it a reality in script form!
JH: Miss Bouvèé and Jennifer McClain can’t be
on the same stage and not do a number. What’s the music like?
MB: Singing will be kept to a minimum but I
couldn’t resist a number or two! Jen and I will be singing “Friendship” by Cole Porter and audiences can expect to hear some traditional cabaret songs as a part of the plot, the show within the show!
JH: Why should this show not be missed? MB: It’s a damn good and funny show! I think
this pandemic has had us all cooped up inside and people want to go and have a safe but fun night out. That’s what we are offering.
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Honoring the Moss Foundation as the 2021 Child Advocate of the Year A culinary feast to benefit Heart Gallery of Broward County
Thursday, October 7, 2021 6 - 8:30 pm
The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale Featuring Special Guest:
Arlene Borenstein
Let’s Go South Florida/Sun-Sentinel Participating Restaurants:
Boatyard • Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants • Culinary Republic • Eddie V’s Lips Fort Lauderdale • Moksha Indian Brasserie • Press and Grind Café Riverside Market & Café • Seasons 52 • Sicilian Oven • Takato Tarpon River Brewing • The Capital Grille The Heart Gallery of Broward County is committed to finding loving families for the hardest to place foster children.
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Brian Christopher Harvey Milk Foundation Visibility Medal
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Richard Gray & Stacy Ritter Accepting The Pride Center at Equality Park Alan Schubert Award for Visit Lauderdale
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THE AFRO-LATINX MUSIC EXPERIENCE
PARTE DOS
This talk will unpack the challenges of navigating the Afro-LatinX experience within the music industry while spotlighting salsa, reggaeton and hip-hop.
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Teaching the Next Generation
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he Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) were awarded the Silver MUSE for Wise Bodies, a free, virtual series that provides high school and middle school students with critical information on awareness, prevention, and neutralizing stigmas related to HIV/AIDS. MUSE awards are given by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and recognize outstanding achievement in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) media, and winners are chosen by an international group of GLAM technology professionals. MUSE awards celebrate scholarship, community, innovation, creativity, education, accessibility, and inclusiveness, all of which are foundational values at MODS. The award recognizes outstanding achievements by museums and other institutions in the areas of innovation, education, accessibility, and more. “We are proud to be recognized for our awardwinning series, Wise Bodies. Our area has one of the highest rates of new HIV infections in the United States, and MODS’ commitment to the science of health and wellness brings a responsibility to positively impact our community,” said Joseph P. Cox, president and CEO at MODS. “Wise Bodies has reached thousands of teens and young adults to educate and inspire them to take charge of their personal wellness status. There is still much work to do, and we urge the community to take action and watch Wise Bodies. Even through the pandemic, we must continue to rise up for this vital issue.”
The 12-part virtual series was produced by MODS in partnership with AHF, whose mission is to provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. “It is our honor to be awarded the Silver MUSE in recognition of Wise Bodies. We looked to MODS as a trusted partner in science to energize and intercept students at a young age to help fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic and strive for zero new cases in the future,” said Ebonni N. Chrispin, AHF legislative affairs and community engagement manager. “By making sure preteens and teenagers are educated about the epidemic, we are encouraging students to know their status and share in the community responsibility to end stigmas.” The series and its accompanying curriculum was endorsed by Broward County Public Schools and made available to educators, students, and parents through the district’s Canvas digital platform. In addition to providing actionable, factual, and relevant information on HIV and other communicable diseases, Wise Bodies also inspires students to pursue careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.) Originally taught in-person in schools, the series was recreated as a virtual platform for students in 2020 and is available for viewing on the Museum’s YouTube channel and at Mods.org/ WiseBodies.
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Island Style Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:30 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. PRICES Museum members $20 Non-members $25
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Saturday, October 23rd • 8:00 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Atantic City, New Jersey
Hosted by Carson Kressley and featuring Miss’d America 2020-21 Sapphira Cristal, the Melanie Rice Orchestra, the Miss’d America Dancers, and special guest performances by Grammy Award Winner Thelma Houston
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Stonewall: Where History Comes OUT
TICKETS ON SALE NOW Monday, November 8, 2021 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Chima Brazilian Steakhouse // 2400 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderale
Honoring Diversity & Inclusion Award
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Entertainment by The Synergy Twins Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus
Karine Jean-Pierre
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, Biden Administration
Alix Ritchie
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Mark Your Calendar for a Festive Evening! The evening includes cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, open bar, traditional Brazilian dinner, awards, entertainment, special guests, and exciting live and silent auctions.
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For more information e-mail Monique@stonewall-museum.org or call 954-763-8565 All Covid precautions will be in place at the event. Attendees will be asked to show proof of vaccination.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2021 (Wed - 7:45) South Florida Jazz Orchestra with Lisanne Lyons, Jazz Vocalist UNITED IN SWING
DECEMBER 8, 2021 (Wed - 7:45) Bria Skonberg
NOTHING NEVER HAPPENS TOUR
JANUARY 12, 2022 (Wed - 7:45) Shelly Berg GERSHWIN TOP 20 CELEBRATION
JANUARY 25, 2022 (Tue - 7:45) (Please note change in day)
Kenny Barron Trio NEA JAZZ MASTER
FEBRUARY 9, 2022 (Wed - 7:45) Chuchito Valdés, Jazz Pianist 88 KEYS OF LATIN JAZZ
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MARCH 9, 2022 (Wed - 7:45) Tony DeSare, Jazz Pianist/Vocalist
AN EVENING WITH TONY DESARE
anniversary season
APRIL 13, 2022 (Wed - 7:45)
2021-2022
AN EVENING OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ, FUNK & SOUL
Amaturo Theater/Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: www.browardcenter.org. | goldcoastjazz.org
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
DECEMBER 19TH, 2021
2021/22 Broward Season On Sale Now Join us IN PERSON, as we return to the concert hall in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Key West
MASTERWORKS I | NOV. 17-20, 2021
HANDEL’S MESSIAH | DEC. 1-4, 2021
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas) Featuring Siwoo Kim, violin
Handel: Messiah Featuring Neil Nelson, bass baritone; Martin Nusspaumer, tenor; Brittany Graham, soprano; Rehanna Thelwell, mezzo-soprano; and the South Florida Symphony Chorus
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
MASTERWORKS III | JAN. 19-22, 2022
Bach: Triple concerto in a Minor
MASTERWORKS IV | MARCH 23-26, 2022
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique”
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat Major, K. 365 Featuring Catherine Lan & Tao Lin, piano
Gottsch: Princess Yurievskaya World Premiere
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56, ¨Scotch¨ Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture
MASTERWORKS V | APRIL 27-28, 2022 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major,“Eroica” Copland: Clarinet Concerto Featuring David Shifrin, clarinet Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Concert Venues: The Parker Fort Lauderdale
Temple Israel of Greater miami Miami
Tennessee Williams Theatre Key West
Broad Center at Barry University Miami Shores
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Feel the Burn at Broward Center
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low Burn Theatre Company is ready to reignite the theatrical scene with a scorching 2021-2022 season featuring five red hot musical blockbusters as kindling. The Florida premieres of recent Broadway hits Once on This Island and Head Over Heels, join Broadway fan favorites Kinky Boots, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, and Songs for a New World. The season is presented by American National Bank, South Florida’s premier community bank. “We’re coming back from a year when stages were dark with renewed passion,” said Slow Burn co-founder Patrick Fitzwater. “The answer is that with this season we are centered on bringing hope, acceptance, love, perseverance, and pride, and delivering it with the work of some of today’s greatest talents including Jason Robert Brown, Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper, Tim Minchin, the Go-Go’s and Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.”
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The season begins with Songs for a New World, on stage from October 12, 2021 through October 24, 2021. Tony Award®-winner Jason Robert Brown produced this moving collection of powerful songs that examine life, love and the choices we make in that one moment, whether to take a stand or turn around and go back, do what’s safe or follow an adventure. Each song tells a story with a full orchestra behind it. Just in time for the holidays, Slow Burn gifts the stage with Kinky Boots from December 17, 2021 through Sunday, January 2, 2022. With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, and a hilarious, uplifting book by fourtime Tony winner Harvey Fierstein, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Once on This Island delivers a timeless testament
to theater’s limitless possibilities from February 4 through February 20, 2022. This 2018 Tony Award-Winner for Best Revival of a Musical is a Caribbean-infused tribute to the resilience of the human heart and to life’s extraordinary power to tear down walls and transform lives. The mighty island gods of the French Antilles guide a fearless peasant girl on a quest to find her place in the world and reunite with a boy who has captured her heart. The Tony Award-winning Matilda The Musical, inspired by the genius who created the tales of James and the Giant Peach and Willie Wonka, now brings the story of a special little girl with an extraordinary imagination to the stage from March 25 through April 10, 2022. Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, the musical revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.
Each production includes one Sunday matinee at 1PM with open captioning for the hearing impaired. Generously underwritten by the Amaturo Family Foundation, open captioned performances feature a digital screen that scrolls spoken dialogue as the action occurs on stage. American National Bank first recognized Slow Burn’s theatrical work in 2018 and is now taking a lead in presenting its 2021-2022 Season. “We believe in investing in the community,” said Ginger Martin, president and CEO of American National Bank. “Slow Burn Theatre Company’s contribution to the arts continues to engage audiences in new ways, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to play our part in helping them deliver their heart and art through the professional productions they produce in our hometown.”
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The season culminates with Head Over Heels from June 10 through June 26, 2022. This bold new musical comedy is a laugh-out-loud love story featuring the music of the iconic 1980s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s. Hit songs
include “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” and Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” and “Mad About You.” In this modern musical fairy tale where once-upon-atime is right now, a royal family sets out on a journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction in what New York Magazine called “a clever, delightful, bubbly, exuberant party!”
For more on the shows and ticket information, go to BrowardCenter.org. Information provided by Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Slow Burn Theater Company
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The Wick Theatre 2021-2022 Season Lineup Photos Courtesy of The Wick Theatre
The Wick Theatre is proud to announce its 2021-2022 lineup, which will include:
Mamma Mia!, October 7 - November 14, 2021 The Wick Theatre’s 2021-2022 season kicks off with a six week run of Mamma, Mia! This mega-hit, jukebox musical is stuffed with energetic dance numbers and timeless ABBA favorites like “SOS,” “Take a Chance On Me,” and “The Winner Takes It All.” Based on the songs of the Swedish rock group, the story involves a young woman’s search for her birth father that turns into an enchanting tale of love, laughter, and friendship all set to ABBA’s incredible music.
A Winter Spectacular, November 26 - December 19, 2021 Speaking of cabaret royalty, Marilyn Maye and Nicholas King join forces in the Wick’s winter extravaganza. These two performers have devoted their lives to perfecting their style and performance, and together, they are guaranteed to be an amazing combination onstage. Backed by a live orchestra, Maye and King, each with their own style, will present a masterful holiday celebration for all families, friends, and faiths.
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Gypsy, January 6 - February 13, 2022 Considered by many to be the crowning achievement of twentieth century musical theatre, Gypsy focuses on the story of Gypsy Rose Lee and her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with the quintessential stage mother. With music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents, Gypsy weaves a story of love, loss, and perseverance into superb musical theatre.
Damn Yankees, March 3 - April 3, 2022 With an incredible book by George Abbott and Douglas Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, Damn Yankees is a modern re-telling of the Faustian legend. Hapless real estate agent Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil to help the Washington Senators win the pennant. With hit tunes like “You Gotta Have Heart,” “Whatever Lola Wants,” and “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.”, this production is a winning love story that will surely hit a home run.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, April 21 - May 15, 2022 Featuring 18 incredible hits by superstar Neil Sedaka, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do is a love letter to romance with a 1960s beat. Starring Barry Pearl and Didi Cohn from Grease, a broken down club in the Catskill Mountains becomes the center of love and romance as two girls on a weekend away find themselves at the Heartbreak Hotel. This production features songs including “Stupid Cupid,” “Where the Boys Are,” “Sweet Sixteen,” and the title number, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.”
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COME FROM AWAY | Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Kravis On Broadway 2021-2022 Lineup “Intermission is Over. Live is Back!” - that’s the theme of the 2021-2022 season of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Always responsive to audience requests for “more Broadway, more comedy, more music superstars from Bach to rock,” Palm Beach County’s largest and most popular entertainment venue promises a dynamic line-up of award-winning shows, world-class talents, and powerful performances that will generate enthusiastic standing ovations from discerning audience members of every age and demographic.
Broadway celebrates its 14th season with a spectacular line-up. Productions include:
In addition to performance in the 2,195-seat Alexander W, Dreyfoos Concert Hall, the Kravis Center will present a diverse array of drama, music, and dance in the intimate 285seat Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse, and the flexible 300-seat Helen K. Persson Hall.
Dear Evan Hansen, December 15-19, 2021 A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in. Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way
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Come From Away, November 16-21, 2021 On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all. Come From Away takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town of Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
we live it. The show has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere, including The Washington Post who says it is “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history.” Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, January 5-9, 2022 She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what the world didn’t know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed. With a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls,” and “Hot Stuff,” this electric experience is a moving tribute to the voice of a generation. Cats, February 8-13, 2022 Cats, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America. Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theatre - “Memory.” Cats tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gather for their annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn. Anastasia, March 9-13, 2022 Inspired by the beloved films, Anastasia transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anastasia enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
My Fair Lady, April 19-24, 2022 According to the New York Times, Director Bartlett Sher’s glowing production of My Fair Lady is “thrilling, glorious, and better than it ever was.” Boasting such classic songs like “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” and “On the Street Where You Live,” My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed? An Officer and a Gentleman, May 3-8, 2022 Based on the Oscar-winning film, An Officer and a Gentleman is the timeless love story that celebrates triumph over adversity. Zack Mayo has the raw talent and strength for the U.S. Navy’s Officer Training School, but his arrogance is out of step. Graduating from the elite program will secure Zack’s career and future, but can he endure the relentless commands of Drill Sergeant Foley? On his journey of self-discovery, Zack finds comfort in the arms of a strong-willed local factory worker. When tragedy befalls a fellow candidate, Zack learns the importance of friendship and honor, finds the courage to be his best self, and wins the heart of the woman he loves. The Kravis Center is pleased to have a service called Live Performance Captioning (Open Captioning) that allows deaf or hard of hearing audience members to more fully enjoy Kravis on Broadway performances. Open Captioning occurs for all of the first Saturday performances at 2PM. Sign language interpreters are provided for the first Sunday matinee performances. Certain Broadway productions contain themes and/or language that may be unsuitable to some audience members. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Murder Mystery
By: Robert Leleux
STARRING
Miss Bouvèé WITH
JENNIFER MCCLAIN | TERRY DYER CHRISTOPHER AND STEVEN ROSS-DYBASH
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OCTOBER 6-7, 14-16, 18, 27-28 ALL SHOWS @ 8:00PM THE FOUNDRY @ WILTON THEATER FACTORY
2306 N DIXIE HWY, WILTON MANORS, FL 33305
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S LOW B U R N T H E AT R E C O. 2021/2022 SEASON
OCTOBER 12–24
DECEMBER 17–JANUARY 2
FEBRUARY 4-20
MARCH 25–APRIL 10
JUNE 10–26
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