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GMCSF is Thrice As Nice in April
By John HaydenFor the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF), April is coming in like a lion and will go out like a lion as well. The chorus is…
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Mr. Eagle 2024 Already At Work
By John Hayden It was a moment of triumph and reward for Steven Crespo. The triumph: being named Mr. Eagle 2024. The reward: the feeling of knowing he has the…
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GMCSF Celebrates Hollywood . . . And Minneapolis, Too
By John HaydenA fireman carrying a person out of a burning building is pretty dramatic. But it’s nothing without a string section crescendoing to a musical climax. Cinematic songs and…
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Lauderdale Tropical Bear Week Arrives
March 5 - March 10, 2024www.LauderdaleTropicalBear.comBy John HaydenFrom sunny pool parties to late night action in a dark club to Dad’s Cabaret featuring an adult entertainment legend, Lauderdale Tropical Bear…
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Artistic Director and ConductorMaster Chorale of South FloridaBy John HaydenIf a song cracks the top forty, it could have a brief pop culture moment. Big hits may stay at the…
Broadway Besties Hit The Parker
February 17, 2024The Parker | www.ParkerPlayhouse.comBy John HaydenThey’ve starred together in two of the 21st century’s biggest Broadway hits, Hamilton and In the Heights. Now, Mandy Gonzalez and Javier Muñoz…
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NYC Cabaret Star Anne Steele Comes to Sunshine Cathedral
February 24, 2024Sunshine Cathedral Center for the Performing Artswww.SunshineCathedral.orgBy John HaydenBoys will be boys, and Anne Steele will be right by their side singing their songs. One of the brightest…
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Visit Lauderdale’s Richard Gray Honored as a Champion of Inclusive Travel
By John HaydenSlogans are easy to create but hard to fulfill. When Visit Lauderdale (VL) launched their Everyone Under the Sun (EUTS) campaign, they highlighted the diversity of Broward County.…
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Leather Community Celebrates New Mr. Ramrod
By John HaydenWe’ve all seen pageants where they announce that the first runner up will accede if the original winner is unable or unwilling to fulfill their duties. It seems…
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Leading By Example at Sunshine Cathedral
By John Hayden“I’m boring.” That was the warning Peggy Brereton gave me when we sat down to talk. Low key? Perhaps. Boring? Definitely not.As we sat down to talk, the…
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Visit Lauderdale Floats Into Southern California
By John Hayden Everything's coming up roses for Visit Lauderdale. Literally. Broward County’s tourism arm is putting its über-inclusive ad campaign, Everyone Under the Sun, in front of millions on…
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Pub On the Drive Holds Wreath Auction
Forget decking the halls and start decking the bars. The most decoratively festive fundraiser of the season is back at Pub On the Drive. Their 10th Annual Charity Wreath Auction…
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Raising the Bars
By John Hayden“I’ll meet you at the bar.” That phrase has been used by LGBTQIA+ for decades. In many communities, you don’t need to say the name because there is…
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Nurse Blake Brings Shock Advised Tour to Fort Lauderdale
December 8, 2023 - Fort Myers, FL @ Barbara Mann Performing Arts HallDecember 9, 2023 - Tampa, FL @ Straz Center for the Performing ArtsDecember 10, 2023 - Jacksonville, FL…
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Latinos Salud Celebrates Scholars
By John Hayden Education is important and expensive. That much we know. What students may not know is that a new scholarship program could open new opportunities. Latinos Salud has…