What's HOT South Florida :: Aug. 18 - 24

Thursday, August 18

SAVE Dade presents their annual Young Guardians Luminary Awards from 6-9 pm at the Bacardi Headquarters (2701 S. LeJune Road, Coral Gables). The honorees this year are: Ben Evans, Justin Flippen, Lutze Segu, Jason King and LJ Woolston. To purchase your tickets go to LuminaryAwards.org.

The Pride Factory is having one of their famous sales, where the more you spend the more you save from today until August 24. Spend $50 and save $5, and if you spend $100 you save $15.

Shardee Ross' Jump Start Thursdays presents "Summer Jams" starring Shardee and her guests Nikki Adams and Tonna McKenzie at 9:45pm.

GLLN (The Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Network invites all professionals to join them for their happy hour at Rumors from 6-8pm with complimentary appetizers. This event is generously sponsored by their Strategic Alliance Members: Alpine Jaguar, Edward Jones, Recovery Unplugged Treatment Center and Seacoast Bank.

The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce presents their Spotlight Mega-Mixer Networker from 6-9 pm at Beauty Schools of America (1011 5th St Miami Beach). They invite you to mingle and network with chamber members, guests and the community at large. The event will feature complimentary food bites and cocktails, free massages, lip touch ups, brow bar, gift bags and a raffle. Admission is $5 for member and $20 for non-members. For more info go to GayBizMiami.com or call 305-673-4440.

Friday, August 19

Le Boy presents Josh's Birthday Celebration starring MC Starlet Skye along with Deja Devonier. In honor of Josh's birthday they will feature a complimentary buffet from 7-9 pm.

Village Pub presents a "Full Moon Party" with a Best Chest Contest at 11pm where the winner receives a $50 VP gift card and $50 in cash.

The Palace is also featuring a "Full Moon Party" with tribal music, Go-Go boys, a percussionist and drag shows.

Ramrod presents their monthly Mandance (third Friday of the month) featuring the sounds of DJ Herbie James.

The movie "Little Men" opens at Coral Gables Art Cinema today. When 13-year-old Jake's (Theo Taplitz) grandfather dies, his family moves from Manhattan back into his father's old Brooklyn home. There, Jake befriends the charismatic Tony (Michael Barbieri), whose single mother Leonor (Paulina Garcia), a dressmaker from Chile, runs the shop downstairs. Soon, Jake's parents Brian (Greg Kinnear) and Kathy (Jennifer Ehle) -- one, a struggling actor, the other, a psychotherapist -- ask Leonor to sign a new, steeper lease on her store. For Leonor, the proposed new rent is untenable, and a feud ignites between the adults. At first, Jake and Tony don't seem to notice; the two boys, so different on the surface, begin to develop a formative kinship as they discover the pleasures of being young in Brooklyn. Jake aspires to be an artist, while Tony wants to be an actor, and they have dreams of going to the same prestigious arts high school together. But the children can't avoid the problems of their parents forever, and soon enough, the adult conflict intrudes upon the borders of their friendship. Littlemenfilm.com

Saturday, August 20

Billy Kemp, Luis Morera and the entire Score family invite you to Score's 18th Anniversary starring double platinum selling recording artist Natalie La Rose performing her hit single "Somebody." The night will also star DJ's Gavin T and Isaac Escaliente. For more information see the feature in this week's issue or go to ScoreBar.net.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation presents the annual Poverello Bowling To Fight Hunger from 11am to 3pm at Sawgrass Lanes, 8501 N University Drive Tamarac, FL 33321. The event will be hosted by Tiffany Fantasia and feature music by DJ AJ Reddy. For more information go to HungerFighter.org

Noche Latina Saturdays in the Ivy Lounge and Patio inside the Manor Complex will be celebrating the birthdays of Champagne Bordeaux and Kalah Mendoza. The night will also star Omar on the bongos and feature resident DJ Larry Larr spinning some of the hottest sounds in Latin music. The Sexy Go-Go papi's are provided by Marco Perez. Saturdays at the Manor is from 11pm to 4 am and feature No Cover before midnight and only $5 after midnight for member and $7 for non-members.

Wednesday, August 24

The Boardwalk will be celebrating the birthday of Kitty Meow at 9pm.

Hot Stuff

Guests looking for a little relaxation can book a spa deal at W Fort Lauderdale's Bliss Spa and soar 23 floors above the ocean to the property's Bliss WOW Suite to be pampered while overlooking the breathtaking ocean views. Now with a couple's room and relaxation lounge on the terrace, as well. From August - December 2016, guests can book a spa treatment at W Fort Lauderdale's Bliss Spa on the 23rd floor and receive complimentary valet, pool access and $10 off $100 spent in Bliss services. Guests can book a treatment by calling 954-806-7465.

Village Pub is proud to announce that the Pub Grub featuring familiar foods made freshly by Chef David Carey-Krofchik's is now open from 11am to 1am daily. Check out the full menu online at VillagePubWM.com

This is HOT

On the heels of her first appearance at The Tony's since 1970, Columbia Records has announced Barbra Streisand's "ENCORE: Movie Partners Sing Broadway" album will debut on August 26th, featuring 10 new Streisand duets of Broadway classics with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. The inspired new musical pairings on "ENCORE: Movie Partners Sing Broadway" include Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Seth MacFarlane, Melissa McCarthy, Chris Pine, Daisy Ridley, Patrick Wilson, and a spectacular virtual duet with Anthony Newley. Along with the standard 10-track album on CD and Vinyl, fans can also purchase a deluxe edition of the CD, available exclusively at Target, featuring four bonus tracks by Streisand. See retail links below.

With the longest span of number one albums in history - six decades - Streisand has recorded 52 gold, 31 platinum and 13 multi-platinum albums in her career. She is the only woman to make the All-Time Top 10 Best Selling Artists list. With the release of her last album, "Partners," Streisand has had 33 albums make the Top 10 on the US charts. She is the only female artist to have achieved this milestone, tying her with Frank Sinatra. With ten, Streisand is the female artist with the most number one albums in Billboard's history.

The CD will be available nationwide starting August 26th.