Thursday, 6 September 2018

Comic Melodrama: ‘Die Mommie Die’ Comes to Empire Stage

Die Mommie Die is a comic melodrama that evokes the 1960’s “grande guignol” films that featured aging stars such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Lana Turner. Ex-pop singer, Angela Andrews, is trapped in a hateful marriage with film producer Sol Sussman.

PLOT – Desperate to find happiness with her younger lover, an out of work TV actor, Tony Parker, Angela murders her husband with the aid of a poisoned suppository. In a plot that reflects Greek tragedy as well as Hollywood kitsch, Angela’s Elektra-like daughter, Edith, convinces Angela’s emotionally disturbed son, Lance, that they must avenge their father’s death by killing their mother. Lance, demanding proof of Angela’s crime, slips some LSD into her after-dinner coffee. Angela is plunged into a wild acid trip that reveals that not only did she kill the children’s father but also their mother, for she isn’t their mother at all but rather their Aunt Barbara. A surprising twist ending has all of the Sussman family’s dirty laundry aired out for once and for all. Angela or rather Aunt Barbara realizes that happiness cannot be built upon a foundation of lies and turns herself in to the police

The part of Angela Arden will be played by the fabulous “Amanda Reconwith” making her South Florida debut and features a talented cast starring Peter Gordon, Harry Redlich, Laura Finley, Tyler Kane and Lory Reyes.

This Off Broadway Smash Hit Comedy Thriller is by the one and only Charles Busch, and will make its South Florida Debut at The Empire Stage (1140 N. Flagler Dr. Fort Lauderdale) from Sept. 13-30. Performances will be Thurs, Fri. and Sat. at 8 pm and Sun at 5pm. Tickets are $30.

For tickets go to Eventbrite.com.



source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/09/06/comic-melodrama-die-mommie-die-comes-to-empire-stage/

Conexiones: La Belleza de Honduras Y Su Cultura

La Republica de Honduras, está  ubicada en el centro de América Central, se remonta a 14,000 años en que se estima ocurrieron los primeros asentamientos de pobladores sedentarios. Resalta en la historia geológica de Honduras el hecho de poseer el único reporte de fósiles de dinosaurios de América Central. Antes de la conquista por los españoles en el siglo 19, lo que ahora es Honduras fue habitado por pueblos de culturas que interactuaron entre ellos en diversos grados, en el tiempo y el territorio. De aquella época sobresalen la cultura Olmeca, la Tolteca y la Maya.

El 15 de septiembre de 1821 se firma el Acta de Independencia de Centro América respecto a México que se proclama en 1823, es en 1838 cuando Honduras se independiza de Centroamérica y se inicia el proceso de integración definitivo que da lugar a la Honduras contemporánea.

La institución encargada del censo de la población de la República de Honduras, detalló que existen cuatro millones 629 mil 916 mujeres; de las cuales dos millones 626 mil 329 son del  área urbana y el resto del área rural. Mientras que el sexo masculino está representado por cuatro millones 329 mil 313; de los cuales dos millones 291 mil 803  pertenecen a la zona urbana y el resto al área rural.

El crecimiento demográfico es de un 1.6 por ciento, el cual ha aumentado en los últimos años.

La tasa bruta por natalidad es de 22.1 de  nacimientos vivos por cada mil habitantes durante un año.

La nación catracha es el segundo país más poblado de Centroamérica y el
Caribe, ya que el primer lugar lo ocupa el vecino país de Guatemala con más de 17 millones de personas.

El Consejo de Administración del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo estableció en 1989 el Día Mundial de la Población, con el que se pretende centrar la atención en la urgencia e importancia de las cuestiones relativas a la población.

Anteriormente en 1968, los líderes mundiales proclamaron que los individuos tienen el derecho humano básico de determinar libre y responsablemente el número y el espaciamiento de sus hijos.

En el 2017 la población mundial fue  de 7.600 millones de personas. Se estima que alcanzarán los 8.600 millones para el año 2030. Además, llegará a 9.800 millones para 2050 y a 11.200 para 2100. Estas son estimaciones de un nuevo informe de Naciones Unidas publicado el año pasado.

Los tres lugares turísticos más importantes de Honduras: sus respectivas características y descripciones

Ruinas de Copán.
Situadas entre unos  de los lugares  más turísticos de Honduras, esta es la antigua capital de un reino Maya que surgió entre los siglos 5 al 6. Hoy sus ruinas declaradas Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, permiten retroceder en el tiempo, permitiendo apreciar lo que fue su esplendor a través de palacios, pirámides, plazas, estelas y otros monumentos.

El conjunto que hoy se puede visitar es bastante extenso, abarcando tanto el área conocida como Conjunto Principal  que aloja a la antigua acrópolis, el “Conjunto de Sepulturas” correspondiente a la zona de residencia de la clase dirigente de Copán y el “Conjunto de los Sapos” un poco más alejado de los demás. Dos museos emplazados en el Parque Arqueológico, terminan por complementar la experiencia de descubrir el mundo maya.

Cayos Cochinos
Los Cayos Cochinos son un  grupo de islas que se destacan impresionantes escenarios caribeños, conformados por dos pequeñas islas principales: Cayo Menor y Cayo Mayor, así como 13 cayos más pequeños de origen coralino.

El encanto de estas islas lo constituyen tanto sus escenarios marinos atiborrados de arrecifes de coral como sus interminables playas de arenas blancas, muchas de ellas prácticamente vírgenes.

Playas de Utila
Sin duda uno de los más paradisiacos lugares turísticos de Honduras, un archipiélago caribeño rodeado de aguas tibias y cristalinas, donde sumergirse en verdaderos tapices de corales y una extraordinaria biodiversidad marina.

Tres son sus islas principales: Utila, Guanaja y Roatán, la primera conocida por sus idílicos escenarios marinos donde realizar snorkel entre cientos de especies de peces, manatís y delfines; la segunda también paradisiaca es famosa por sus canales que atraviesan la ciudad a modo de calles, mientras que la última, Roatán, es la más grande y visitada, con espectaculares playas de aguas turquesas como West End y una inagotable oferta de entretención ligada a su amplio desarrollo turístico.

La variedad es el santo y seña de la gastronomía de Honduras. Es algo lógico si tenemos en cuenta que la cultura del país tiene muchas fuentes de las que beber: la criolla, de los habitantes originales de la región; la de los colonizadores españoles, la africana que llegó con los esclavos. Si a esto le unimos la gran variedad de materias primas de calidad que aportan los dos océanos con los que linda el país, así como los cultivos tropicales, no es de extrañar que se trate de una gastronomía tan amplia e interesante. Los productos más empleados en la cocina hondureña son las carnes, pescados y aves, las tortillas de trigo y maíz, el arroz, las legumbres, las verduras, las frutas y los derivados lácteos como el queso. Las distintas culturas del país poseen cada una su propia gastronomía, y dentro de la cocina hondureña nos encontramos con variantes como la criolla, la misquita, la garífuna… Las zonas del norte, centro y sur del país muestran distintas especialidades.

Algunos de los platos típicos de honduras, producto de las distintas cocinas del país, son la machuca plátano verde machacado con coco y otros ingredientes, el casabe una especie de pan realizado con yuca, las baleadas tortillas de trigo rellenas con distintos ingredientes, típicas de la costa norte, las sopas de mondongo, de mariscos, de gallina, marinera, las quesadillas y tamales, la carne de res asada en pinchos y muy especialmente, el consomé de garrobo, elaborado con la carne de un reptil similar a la iguana. En la zona sur del país son típicos los camarones y los productos de la pesca artesanal, así como todos los derivados de la caña de azúcar y exquisitas frutas como melones, sandías o mangos. Para finalizar, en el apartado de postres podemos degustar especialidades como los alcitrones o frutas caramelizadas, los alfiñiques o las tabletas de leche y coco, entre muchas otras; y en cuanto a bebidas, el café es habitual en todo el país y se consume a cualquier hora, mientras que algunas de las bebidas alcohólicas más populares son el güifiti, la chicha y el vino de Coyol.

The Republic of Honduras, located in the center of Central America, dates back to 14,000 years in which it is estimated that the first settlements of sedentary settlers took place. It highlights in the geological history of Honduras the fact of possessing the only dinosaur fossil report of Central America. Before the conquest by the Spaniards in the 19th century, what is now Honduras was inhabited by peoples of cultures that interacted among them in varying degrees, in time and territory. The Olmec, Toltec and Maya cultures stand out in that period.

On September 15, 1821, the Central America Independence Act was signed with respect to Mexico, proclaimed in 1823. In 1838, Honduras became independent from Central America and the process of definitive integration that gave rise to contemporary Honduras began.

The institution responsible for the census of the population of the Republic of Honduras, explained that there are four million 629 thousand 916 women; of which two million 626 thousand 329 are from the urban area and the rest of the rural area. While the male sex is represented by four million 329 thousand 313; of which two million 291 thousand 803 belong to the urban area and the rest to the rural area.

Population growth is 1.6 percent, which has increased in recent years.

The crude birth rate is 22.1 live births per thousand inhabitants for one year.

The catracha nation is the second most populous country in Central America and the

Caribbean, since the first place is occupied by the neighboring country of Guatemala with more than 17 million people.

The Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program established in 1989 the World Population Day, which aims to focus attention on the urgency and importance of issues related to the population.

Earlier in 1968, world leaders proclaimed that individuals have the basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.

In 2017, the world population was 7.6 billion people. It is estimated that they will reach 8,600 million for the year 2030. In addition, it will reach 9,800 million for 2050 and 11,200 for 2100. These are estimates of a new United Nations report published last year. 

The three most important tourist places in Honduras: Their respective characteristics and descriptions

Copan Ruins

Located between one of the most touristic places of Honduras, this is the ancient capital of a Mayan kingdom that arose between the 5th and 6th centuries. Today, its ruins declared World Heritage by UNESCO allow us to go back in time, allowing us to appreciate what that was its splendor through palaces, pyramids, plazas, stelae and other monuments.

The set that can be visited today is quite extensive, covering both the area known as the Main Assembly that houses the ancient acropolis, the “Set of Graves” corresponding to the residence area of ​​the ruling class of Copan and the “Conjunto de los Toads “a little further away from the others. Two museums located in the Archaeological Park, end by complementing the experience of discovering the Mayan world.

Dirty Keys

The Cayos Cochinos are a group of islands that stand out impressive Caribbean scenarios, made up of two small main islands: Cayo Menor and Cayo Mayor, as well as 13 smaller cays of coral origin.

The charm of these islands is made up of their marine scenarios crammed with coral reefs and their endless white sand beaches, many of them practically virgin.

Beaches of UtilaUndoubtedly one of the most paradisiacal tourist places in Honduras, a Caribbean archipelago surrounded by warm and crystalline waters, where you can immerse yourself in true coral tapestries and an extraordinary marine biodiversity.

Three are its main islands: Utila, Guanaja and Roatán, the first known for its idyllic marine scenarios where you can snorkel among hundreds of species of fish, manatees and dolphins; the second also paradisiaca is famous for its canals that cross the city as streets, while the last one, Roatán, is the largest and most visited, with spectacular beaches of turquoise waters like West End and an inexhaustible offer of entertainment linked to its broad tourism development.

The variety is the watchword of the gastronomy of Honduras. It is logical if we take into account that the country’s culture has many sources to drink from: the Creole, from the original inhabitants of the region; that of the Spanish colonizers, the African who arrived with the slaves. If we add to this the great variety of quality raw materials provided by the two oceans with which the country borders, as well as tropical crops, it is not surprising that it is such a wide and interesting gastronomy. The most used products in Honduran cuisine are meats, fish and poultry, wheat and corn tortillas, rice, pulses, vegetables, fruits and dairy products such as cheese. The different cultures of the country each have their own cuisine, and within the Honduran cuisine we find variants such as the Creole, the Misquita, the Garífuna … The northern, central and southern areas of the country show different specialties.

Some of the typical dishes of Honduras, product of the different cuisines of the country, are the machuca green plantain crushed with coconut and other ingredients, the casabe a kind of bread made with yucca, the baleadas wheat tortillas stuffed with different ingredients, typical of the north coast, the soup of mondongo, seafood, chicken, seafood, quesadillas and tamales, beef roasted on skewers and especially, the consommé de garrobo, made with the meat of a reptile similar to the iguana. In the southern part of the country, shrimp and products from artisanal fisheries are typical, as well as all those derived from sugar cane and exquisite fruits such as melons, watermelons or mangoes. Finally, in the desserts section we can taste specialties such as alcitrones or caramelised fruits, alfiñiques or milk and coconut tablets, among many others; and as for drinks, coffee is common throughout the country and is consumed at any time, while some of the most popular alcoholic beverages are güifiti, chicha and Coyol wine.



source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/09/05/conexiones-la-belleza-de-honduras-y-su-cultura/

Wednesday, 5 September 2018

What’s Hot South Florida Sep. 6 – Sep. 12

Thursday, September 6

The GLLN next CLE Luncheon, which is open to everyone, takes place at Timpano Chophouse (450 E Las Olas Boulevard) from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.  The speaker will be the Honorable Dean J. Trantalis, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, recently elected as Fort Lauderdale’s first openly gay mayor, and the topic will be “The State of Fort Lauderdale.” The cost is $30 for members and $35 for non-members, by registering at GLLN.org.  

Saturday, September 8

Murray and Peter presents “War on the Catwalk: The Queens of Season 10” at the Parker Playhouse at 8pm, with a VIP Meet and Greet at 6pm. The night will star drag race queens Miz Cracker and Monet X Change as hostesses and Vanjie, Vixen, Blair, Dusty and Monique performing. 

SAGE Book Group presents Insomniac City: New York, Oliver and Me by Bill Hayes at the Stonewall National Library & Archives (1300 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale) from 11am to 12pm. Bill Hayes came to New York City in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by.  But, at forty-eight years old, having spent decades in San Francisco, he craved change.  Grieving over the death of his partner, he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city’s incessant rhythms, the sight of the Empire State Building against the night sky, and New Yorkers themselves, kindred souls that Hayes, a lifelong insomniac, encountered on late-night strolls with his camera.  And he unexpectedly fell in love again – with his friend and neighbor, the writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks (Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, etc.) whose exuberance is captured in funny and touching vignettes throughout the book. What emerges is a loving tribute to New York and a portrait of Sacks at his most personal and endearing, from falling in love for the first time at age seventy-five to facing illness and death (Sacks died of cancer in August 2015).   

The Miami Beach Botanical Gardens presents their Second Saturday Seminar: How To Create Ecologically and Sociologically Sustainable Landscapes with Steve Woodmansee from 10am-12pm. Learn to create an ecologically and sociologically sustainable landscape which incorporates aspects of native plant habitats, rockland hammocks and pine rockland communities. Steve will discuss plantings for our coastal region. Following the talk, you are invited to join him on a special tour identifying the plants in their Pine Rockland Garden. Native species will be available for purchase to add to your garden.

The Ramrod presents their monthly “Underground Invasion,” (2nd Saturday of the month) where it’s all about the music with DJ Doug Jackson.

The Club Fort Lauderdale presents their monthly Cumunion party from 3 to 7p.m.

The Pub presents a benefit for Sasha Lords to raise money to send her to Miss Florida F.I 2018 from 10pm to 12am. The Drink N Drag show will be extended and include 15 entertainers, and also feature silent auction items. Sasha is always there for our community, so let’s all go out to support her!

Noche Latina Saturdays inside the Ivy Dance Room and Patio at the Manor Complex celebrates Brazilian Independence starring Lana Novva Lanudde, and Juliana Rivera as well as sexy Latin Go-Go Papi’s. Saturdays at the Manor is from 11pm to 4 am and feature NO COVER before midnight (FL Res) and only $7 for members after midnight and $10 for non-members (18-20 – $12 all night). 

Sunday, September 9

The Ramrod will be celebrating their 24th anniversary with a free raffle drawing for a sky diving jump (from 11pm to 1am), the annual free Ramrod Anniversary Pin (ask your bartender), plus Leather werk prizes, bar tabs, things for fun and free pig week tickets and much more.

Monday, September 10

The WMBA (Wilton Manors Business Association) presents their Monthly Evening Mixer, which will for the first time ever feature Speed Networking, so bring plenty of business cards. The event will take place at Hunters Nightclub, from 6 pm- 7:30pm.  The cost is free for members and $10 for non-members. 

Tuesday, September 11 

SAGE/Pride Film Series: “Eastern Boys” will be shown on at 1:15pm in the Main Hall of the Pride Center. They are Eastern boys and come from all over Eastern Europe: Russia, Romania, Ukraine. They might be prostitutes, but there is no way of knowing for certain. Daniel, a discreet man in his late fifties has his eye on one of them – Marek, who agrees to visit him the following day, at his home. Has Daniel fallen into a trap? Free and open to the public. Popcorn and sodas will be served.

Wednesday, September 12

The one and only Kathy Griffin is back with her “Laugh Your Head Off  World Tour” at the Adrienne Arst Center for the Performing Arts. To purchase tickets go to KathyGriffin.com.

HOT Stuff

Next Thursday, September 13 is the grand opening of a sensual experience unlike any others called Throb Thursdays at Miami Velvet (3901 NW 77th Avenue)). This is a private men’s club and will include: private and public rooms, live dancers and performers, free lockers, full dance floor, and BYOB with free mixers and bar staff at your request. Book online and receive 25% off.

This is HOT

On Saturday, September 8, is Poverello’s 28th annual Bowling To Fight Hunger from 12 noon to 4 pm at Sawgrass Lanes. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Poverello and features about 50 teams bowling all to raise money for this incredible organization. The event also features lots of fabulous silent auction items and raffles. Even if you are not bowling, go out and support! For more info, go to: HungerFighter.org.

 



source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/09/05/whats-hot-south-florida-sep-6-sep-12/

Twist’s Saturday Night Party

Twist on Miami Beach is known throughout the world for its great music, friendly staff, and for always being packed. They live by their motto–Never a Cover – Always a Groove. View the full gallery: Twist’s Saturday Night Party Photos



source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/09/05/twists-saturday-night-party/

Healthy Habits for Fall 2018

Summer is nearly over, but the sun and fun continue in South Florida way into the autumn months and beyond! Yet many athletes and fitness enthusiasts view the changing season, as an ideal time for assessing, re-evaluating and in some cases, overhauling their fitness routines. Whether it’s eating healthier, building lean muscle and losing fat, improving cardio-vascular health, or all of the above, here are some healthy habits to keep in mind this fall.

Maintaining a solid and healthy winning nutritional plan is the first step you need to take if you’re really serious about a fitness lifestyle. Studies indicate that people who eat 5-6 smaller, well-planned meals throughout the day, say every two to three hours, are going to have more energy, store less fat, and build lean muscle. Each feeding, you should aim for a 3-2-1 ratio of low glycemic index carbohydrates (fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains), lean protein sources (fish, chicken, beef), and mono or polyunsaturated fats (yogurt, low-fat cheese and dairy). Focus upon what you should be eating (all of the above), instead of fretting over what you shouldn’t (bust those fast food, junk food cravings; deep six refined sugar and white flour products). Drink at least eight tall glasses of water each day and curb the caffeine that is bound to mess up your sleep patterns at night. As far as weight loss goes, you want to lose fat not muscle, so aim for no more than 1-3 pounds per week by watching your nutrition and increasing your activity level.

Regular aerobic exercise will prolong and improve the quality of your life and help you to feel and look better. The International Sports Sciences Association recommends aerobic exercise three to five times a week for 20 to 60 minutes each session to maximize fitness gains and fat loss. Take advantage of cooler, less humid autumn weather to engage in outdoor activities like walking, hiking, biking, kayaking and fitness classes.

Always include regular weight training in your fitness plan. Strength training workouts are key to maximizing fat loss, improving posture and muscle tone and building bone density and flexibility. Make sure to work out each muscle group at least once a week using exercises that are challenging, but safe. Work out 4 to 5 times per week for twenty to forty minutes, tops.

When embarking upon a new fitness routine remember little common sense details that’ll make a big difference in the end. First, set healthy, realistic goals for yourself (losing a pound a week, signing up for and completing the Smart Ride) and congratulate yourself when you achieve them. Second, limit partying and drinking which deplete your energy and fill you with empty calories. Third, start some healthy activities (going to bed earlier, yoga, guided meditation) that are sure to supplement your diet and exercise program!



source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/09/05/healthy-habits-for-fall-2018/

Cardinal Raymond Burke Makes No Distinction Between Gay and Pedophile

Welp, child sex abuse in the Catholic Church is in the news again and, gosh, wouldn’t you know it, the Catholic Church is trying to blame it on the gays. Again.

A recent Pennsylvania grand jury report found sex abuse rampant in the church, something everyone who has ever delved into it has also found to be true. According to the report some 300 priests preyed on children for decades while church leaders turned a blind eye to the literal hell on earth they were letting fester.

There’s a reason why in every Hollywood depiction of prison there’s a child abuser, usually a sexual abuser, who gets shanked in the showers. After all, it’s easy to hate that guy. I’m not condoning violence, just pointing out that as a society we pretty much agree that child abusers are THE WORST.

Unless they wear a black robe and a white collar. Then instead of going to prison, you just get transferred to a new parish with brand-new parishioners to terrorize.

There are many reasons why this is such a bad practice, but I would like to point out that by moving the priest away from his victim(s) the church is essentially saying that the victims are the problem. The priest is the innocent here, seduced by the tender flesh of wicked children, as opposed to a very sick person guilty of the worst kind of abuse.

And if you feel like you’re experiencing déjà vu, well, you are in the sense that, yes, this has happened before. And it keeps happening. All over the world. But the Catholic Church knows just who to blame.

In an Aug. 16 interview with Thomas McKenna, the president of Catholic Action for Faith and Family, Cardinal Raymond Burke says, “It seems clear in light of these recent terrible scandals that indeed there is a homosexual culture, not only among the clergy but even within the hierarchy, which needs to be purified at the root.”

Now, it may sound like Burke is shining a spotlight on problems within the church itself, something that really needs to be examined more closely and would be examined more closely if the church stopped trying to cover up its sexual abuse epidemic. But, of course, that’s not what Burke is doing here. He’s basically saying, “If we just get rid of all the gays who are mucking up each level of the hierarchy everything will be just fine.”

But, of course, it won’t. Rather than spend a second examining the institution to stop abuse, the church once again seeks to change the subject.

Look, all organized religion requires a great deal of suspended disbelief and magical thinking, a.k.a. “faith,” in order to work. Critical thinking is pretty much the antithesis to religious doctrine, which is why the church is seeking to capitalize on the gross mischaracterization that gay people are pedophiles in order to absolve its own sins.

“I think it has been considerably aggravated by the anti-life culture in which we live, namely the contraceptive culture that separates the sexual act from the conjugal union,” Burke tells McKenna. “The sexual act has no meaning whatsoever except between a man and a woman in marriage since the conjugal act is by its very nature for procreation.”

Got that? Gays are a problem, but the whole thing has been made even worse by all of these whores on birth control having sex without making babies. Thank you for attending this TED Talk about sex by a man who supposedly has never had sex.

Burke calls homosexuality “disordered” and he’s not the only conservative Catholic calling for a purge of gays from the priesthood. However, Burke and the others are not making any distinction between “gay” and “pedophile,” a distinction that is, uh, really important because they are not one in the same. Unless, of course, your goal isn’t to keep kids safe from abuse, but is actually to CYF (cover your frock).



source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/09/05/cardinal-raymond-burke-makes-no-distinction-between-gay-and-pedophile/

Top 10 of the Week

COMEDIAN – Kathy Griffin

She speaks! After a year of national scandal and following a sold-out run of stand-up shows and rave reviews around the globe, Kathy Griffin is returning with the much-anticipated North American continuation of her “Laugh Your Head Off” World Tour armed with the story of the now infamous and controversial photo (yes…THAT photo). She will also be breaking down everything in the pop-culture landscape from Trump to the Kardashians.

Wed, September 12; 8 pm; Arsht Center (1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami); Tix: start at $39.50; ArshtCenter.org. 

CONCERT – Paul Simon

Legendary songwriter, recording artist, performer, and half of he legendary Simon and Garfunkel, will be bringing his Farewell Tour to South Florida. Catch this iconic performer one last time, and watch one of the best musicians of our time.

Sat, September 8; 8pm; BB& T Center (1 Panther Pkwy, Sunrise); Tix start at $46; theBBTCenter.com 

POVERELLO – Bowl a thon

The 28th annual Bowling to Fight Hunger (which us old timers still refer to as the Poverello Bowl-A-Thon raises tens of thousands of dollars for this important organization. If you can’t bowl, there are many ways to support: You can attend and bid on the many silent auction items and/or buy raffle tickets, you can sponsor a bowler(s) or team(s) or you can just make a donation.

Sat, September 8, 12-4pm; Sawgrass Lanes (8501 N University Drive, Tamarac); Poverello.org

DRAG RACE – Queens Live!

Murray & Peter Present War On The Catwalk – The Queens From Season 10. An evening of high energy drag starring some of the contestants from the reality television show on VH1. Scheduled to appear is: Miz Cracker, Monet X Change, Vanjie, Vixen, Blair, Dusty and Monique.

Sat, September 8, 8pm (VIP Meet and Greet 6pm); Parker Playhouse (707 Northeast 8th Street
Fort Lauderdale); Tix start at $23; (Parkerplayhouse.com)

CONCERT – K.D. Lang

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of her GRAMMY-award winning, critically acclaimed album Ingénue, she brings her platinum-selling record to audiences that will experience the album performed live in its entirety, including the Grammy Award–winning hit “Constant Craving”—along with hits from her 2004 Nonesuch debut album, Hymns of the 49th Parallel.

Fri, Sep 7; Broward Center for the Performing Arts (201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale); Tix: $30-$89; BrowardCenter.org. 

FESTIVAL – Art Launch 2018

This is Miami’s biggest annual event celebrating and kicking off the Arts Season—and it’s FREE! Join them for a day of fun and discovery: family activities, mini performances, a community arts village of more than 100 arts and cultural organizations, chef demonstrations, food, live bands, DJs and more. Plus—the majority of the Arsht Center’s season will go on sale for individual show tickets for the first time—and if you purchase in person at the box office, they will waive their ticket handling fees!

Sat, September 8; Starts at 10am and goes all day; Arsht Center (1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami); free admission.

COMEDIAN – Drew Lynch

Who can forget the lovable Drew from his performances on Americas Got Talent in 2015 (he was 1st runner up)? He moved to Los Angeles a few years prior to that with aspirations of becoming a fully articulate film actor. Then something completely unpredictable happened; during a softball game, Drew got hit with the ball causing damage to his vocal cords which left him with a stutter. Embrace life even when it throws you a curveball; he brings to life the social hardships of dealing with a newly-found speech impediment. 

Fri & Sat, September 7 & 8; Palm Beach Improv (550 S Rosemary Ave. Suite 250 / West Palm Beach); Tix: $22; PalmBeachImprov.com.

MOVIE – Peppermint

Peppermint is a revenge story centering on a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very life they stole from her. This Action/Drama/Thriller stars Jennifer Garner, Tyson Ritter, Annie Ilonzeh, and Richard Cabral.

In theaters Fri Sep 7. Rated R;

CONCERT – Salsa

The City of Miami Beach presents “First Friday” concerts this month featuring the José Fajardo Salsa Project celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

Friday, September 7; 7-10pm; Normandy Fountain (7802 Rue Vendôme, Miami Beach); Free

TV- Reality Finales

Some of the most successful reality Television show are coming to their finales that you surely will not want to miss. Starting with So You think You Can Dance on Monday, September 10; World of Dace on Wednesday, September 12 and lastly America’s Got Talent on Wednesday, September 19.



source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/09/05/top-10-of-the-week-2/