What's HOT South Florida :: Sept. 1 - 5

Thursday, Sept 1

Starting today and going through Sept 7, the Pride Factory is featuring HUGE storewide savings of up to 50% off. Now is the time to stock up!!

Friday, Sept 2

The Boardwalk presents adult video star Paul Canon with 2 shows nightly starting tonight and going through Sunday, Sept 4.

Matty's presents their Employee Turnabout tonight at 8pm hosted by Nicolette with the proceeds benefitting the Smart Ride.

Starting tonight, Georgie's Alibi/Monkey Bar features a Luau Party for Labor Day Weekend. Tonight catch VJ Barry Browder followed by DJ AJ Reddy in the main room and in the Manchester room catch DJ Duniel Juan spinning Latin.

Starting tonight and going all weekend long, The Palace will be celebrating the 13th anniversary of Tiffany Fantasia doing drag!

Saturday, Sept 3

Le Boy presents TP Lords and the boys with 2 shows at 11pm and 1 am dedicated to Labor Day weekend!

Ramrod presents Pig Dance #97 (first Saturday of the month) with Dj Roke Cabrera.

Continuing in their Luau Party for Labor Day Weekend, Georgie's Alibi/Monkey Bar features the sounds of my buddy, DJ Pride.

Club Fort Lauderdale presents Res-Erection, their monthly Naked Blackout Event starting at 10 pm. This is always a sold out event so get there early!

Bigger Saturdays at Score presents Isaac Escalante's birthday celebration with a special performance by recording artist Kristine W performing her #1 Billboard hits and her lates single "Out There."

Sunday, Sept 4

Flip Flops Dockside Eatery presents their monthly T Dance, the only T dance in Fort Lauderdale on the Intracoastal. The T Dance, which is from 4-7pm, is hosted by Amanda Austin with DJ Barry Huffine and this month's special guests Alandra Matthews, Joanna James and Starlet Skye.

Dustin Reffca in association with Score presents "Electric Sheep Sunday" with special Labor Day Weekend DJ, Lady Bunny. Doors open at 10pm and special $6.99 pre sale tickets are available at Wantickets.com/electricsheepsunday.

Hilton Wolman celebrates the 5th anniversary of Urge with a huge party at Icon from 10pm to 5am starring the one and only ROSABEL (Ralphi Rosario and Abel). Discount tickets are available at UrgeMiami.com

Cabaret Du Jour presents "Lucky To Be Me" starring David Meulemans, with musical direction by Phil Hinton. Cabaret Du Jour takes place at the Tennis Club (600 Tennis Drive, Fort Laud) at 2pm with doors opening at 1pm. Tickets are $20 plus a 2 drink minimum (Tennis Club Residents $15 + 2 drinks). For reservation & Ticket information contact Ken Harrison at 954-547-2819.

Monday, Sept 5

Country Queen Mondays at Scandals Saloon presents Candy as Loretta Lynn with guests Jessica Cox, Sally West and Carmen Adore.

Club Fort Lauderdale is serving a complimentary poolside luncheon at 1pm.

Hot Stuff

The Club Fort Lauderdale presents a Labor Day Coupon sale that goes from Sept 3 through Sept 11: When you buy the $84 booklet, you normally get 7 visits, but on now you get 9 visits for that price.

On Monday, September 12, Georgie's Alibi/Monkey Bar presents their 19th annual Turnabout with the theme Mutual of Homo-Ha's Wild and Fabulous Kingdom. The event will be hosted by Scot Newell and Barry Browder and they invite the entire community to come see your favorite Alibi staff members in drag for an amazing safari event. The night will be a benefit for Safe Schools South Florida and the World AIDS Museum and feature a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. The silent auction starts at 7:30 and the safari at 9 pm sharp.

The restaurant inside Rumors has now changed its name to "Palate Party" and features a new menu and a new chef, Robyn Almodovar. Chef Robyn was the winner of Food Networks Chopped and Cutthroat Kitchen and a finalist on Fox's Hell's Kitchen.

On Sunday, September 11th, Ramrod will be celebrating their 22nd anniversary. More info next week!

This is HOT

From Academy Award winning director Roger Ross Williams, "Life, Animated" is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. This emotional coming-of-age story follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence.

The subject of his father Ron Suskind's New York Times bestseller ("Life, Animated: A Story Of Sidekicks, Heroes, And Autism") Owen was a thriving three year old who suddenly and inexplicably went silent - and for years after remained unable to connect with other people or to convey his thoughts, feelings or desires. Over time, through repeated viewings of Disney classics like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Lion King," Owen found useful tools to help him to understand complex social cues and to re-connect with the world around him.

"Life, Animated" evocatively interweaves classic Disney sequences with verite scenes from Owen's life in order to explore how his identification and empathy for characters like Simba, Jafar, and Ariel gave him a means to understand his feelings and allowed him to interpret reality. Beautiful, original animations offer rich insights into Owen's fruitful dialogue with the Disney oeuvre as he imagines himself heroically facing adversity as a member in a tribe of sidekicks.

Owen's story is a moving testament to the many ways in which stories can serve as a means of persevering through the dark times, leading us all toward the light.

"Life, Animated" opens this Friday in South Florida and has a run time of 91 minutes and is rated PG.