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Cover boys
“What a perfect thesis: take album titles and reimagine them,” says
photographer and artist R Kelly Clipperton of his new photography show,
Top 30. “No influence from the original album artwork, the band or the
music: just let the title feed me ideas.” Duran Duran’s Rio, under
Clipperton’s lens, becomes a concoction of sun, sand, sweat and sex.
Version 2.0 by Garbage mutates into a woman, post-plastic surgery,
soaking in her fancy new visage. Katy Perry’s One of the Boys is a more
ballsy take on Perry’s notion; Hotel California by the Eagles is a filthy
ode to LA’s casting couch environment; and AC/DC’s Highway to Hell
(right) becomes a twisted, naked ride to remember. Albums have never “When he takes his shirt off
been so sexy. — Matt Thomas there’s obviously a wow factor
that cannot be denied.”
R Kelly Clipperton’s Top 30 runs until Sun, May 22 at Pentimento Fine Art
Gallery, 1164 Queen St E. kellyclipperton.com Director Kenneth Branagh on why
he cast actor Chris Hemsworth
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“It’s not really necessary to

Externals see a shirtless, studly Victor
swing chains around and later
Metcalf St has been dubbed “the most beautiful street in Toronto,” says wrestle with the naked
John White. “It’s one continuous garden all along the street.” When White creature for about a minute.”
and his partner, Gilles Huot, bought and renovated their Victorian Hidefdigest.com reviews a
Cabbagetown home, they were so caught up in the gutting, reconstruction previous Branagh adaptation of
and moving in that “summer started and we hadn’t factored in the outside.” a canonical work: Frankenstein,
They made up for it by buying flowerpots for the whole street and creating in which Branagh played Victor.
a spectacular backyard garden — so spectacular that they are proudly
opening it to the public as part of the Cabbagetown Hidden Gardens and “I just think if same-sex kisses
Private Spaces Tour. Huot, who was primarily responsible, underplays the are what he is prioritizing and
concentrating on changing,
hard work involved and says the only glitch in the undertaking was that
our country’s in trouble.”
“the previous owner had buried a dog back there. The important thing is
that we both have busy jobs and it’s great to come back to our little oasis. Some drive to their cottage; we just Actress Brooke Vincent, who plays
a teenaged lesbian on Coronation
open the back door.” — Drew Rowsome
Street, in reference to a proposed
The Hidden Gardens and Private Spaces Tour is Sun, June 5 from 10am–3pm. cabbagetownpa.ca ban on gay kissing on British
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of like disposable Fleshlights. Testing volunteers lined up; I got the Tenga Clicker. I half expect to be greeted by
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of my manhood being engulfed by a jellyfish, it begins to feel very pleasant. The more the egg is stretched, rotated legged. A blind imitation of
and rubbed up and down, the warmer it feels. The effect of the the vulgar culture of the West.”
bumps inside the Clicker is not that obvious with an up- Iranian lawmakers explain why owning
and-down motion, but with a twisting motion — oh, baby. a dog is about to become illegal.
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Japanese to now have a well-contained, easy- chapter11) is Only a Mean
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T
he original Arthur was sold with the
lyrics “between the moon and New
York City.” The new Chaz condo-
minium project at 45 Charles St E is being
sold as between Tiffany’s and Woody’s, two
places equally appealing to gay men.
Marketing consultant Michael Hochman
explains that in designing the Chaz, “social
life was a big factor. We want it to be a
social building.” Shrugging, as if it needs
no explanation, he adds that gay men are
very social.
Every condominium has space set aside
for socializing, but the Chaz has sacrificed
prime real estate to create a welcoming
lobby with lounge, wet bar and dining room
and an outdoor lounge with barbecues,
double-sided fireplaces and waterfall. There
is also a post-walk pet spa by the side
entrance, making it, as the literature sug-
gests, “quick and easy to get Fido back to a
state where he won’t be wreaking havoc on
those priceless Persian rugs.”
The second floor has a gym, 3D theatre,
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gamers’ arena. The model suite combines
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extreme functionality with lots of open
space; a giant floor-to-ceiling medicine
chest has room for every product imagin-
able, and sliding doors open up to create
one large living space. The dishwasher is
larger than the oven, but the open kitchen
is ready for the most determined Bobby
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The real jewel is what’s been done with
the 35th and 36th floors. “It’s a party room,”
says Hochman, “but more sophisticated.
It is the hub of the residence.” With the
two floors turned into one, the room takes
up some of the primest real estate in the
project. It faces south, with 18 feet of soar-
ing glass offering a panoramic view of the
city, and resembles an upscale nightclub
more than a party room. A five-star kitchen
for dinner parties and a long wet-bar con-
trast with casual conversation areas and
comfy seating for soaking up the vista.
Residents can go out for the evening with-
out ever leaving the building.
Many condos in the Village are known
for being home to gays, but it’s heartening to
see a developer doing actual outreach. As
much as the luxurious environs of nearby
Yorkville are touted, there is also a big banner
with a Church Wellesley Village street sign
— rainbows and all — and an acknowledg-
ment that Pusateri’s on Church is the best
nearby spot for grocery shopping.
The bar in the sky will never replace
Woody’s as a social hub, but on those nasty
winter days the residents of Chaz will be
forgiven for cocooning a few floors up.
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Fuzion; he currently works as a private chef. He has done
various guest-chef gigs, including a stint in Mexico City alongside
celebrity chefs Lynn Crawford and Corbin Tomaszeski, and
recently led a food and wine tour of South Africa. It also doesn’t
hurt that Wiese worked for Oprah Winfrey for two years, is a
super-hot daddy with an expansive palate and has a very quick
wit. Matt Thomas made reservations with Wiese and then grilled
the only gay in the kitchen on this season’s Top Chef Canada.
Matt Thomas: What meal do you make MT: How many “top”-related jokes have your MT: Who would be your perfect dining
when you’re trying to seduce a guy through friends subjected you to since hearing you’d partner?
his stomach? be on Top Chef Canada? PW: I have always thought that in a
Patrick Wiese: I try to create something PW: I haven’t heard any “top” jokes as of perfect world I’d be able to sit and have
that appeals to all the senses and brings yet, but any are welcomed… if they are dinner with Oprah Winfrey instead of
comfort to his stomach. I like it to be a funny. serving her dinner. This would be a
participatory event between the both of dream come true. She has always
MT: How was the experience on the show for
us. It’s important that the food and influenced my life with the way she has
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M
ost design gurus are quick to lecture the masses
from on high about how to redesign their living
spaces, but Ambrose Price surprises and disarms
by admitting that he’s still figuring it out himself.
Now in its second season on HGTV Canada, The
Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price follows
the 27-year-old designer on his mission to add to
his portfolio and build a studio, one risky renovation at a time.
“I pride myself on really listening,” says the Gemini Award–
winning host, who says his show “has more appeal to the average
person who wants to decorate their home.” In taking on each new
client, he says, “I look at their personality, what they’re wearing,
their home, trying to get a handle on what they would like. For
all of the makeovers I did on Season 2 of the show, not one person
came back with a complaint.” In essence, he says, “I don’t go
against what they want; I add to it.”
Price almost became a math teacher, but when his mother got
sick with cancer, he left St John’s University and returned to his
small hometown of Fortune, Newfoundland, to take care of her.
Feeling lost after her death, he says, “I decided to go work part-
time at a design firm and quickly realized I had a passion for it.
I always had but never thought I could have a career, especially
in Newfoundland.”
Price soon became one of the
designers at the firm, but his career
truly took off after a night of flipping
channels. He saw an ad on HGTV
see these little vignettes and it’s basically done for you. I’m not
coming down on them; I think it’s great what they do,” but a
of downtown condos. mix of styles, he says, “adds so much more interest to a room
But Price insists even a than just all modern.”
tiny home can be One can have splendour on a budget, Price insists. “One
beautiful. of my favourite stores that I recently discovered is Frontier,
“When it comes to on the Danforth at Victoria Park. They buy up estates and
small spaces, scale is very bring them into their showroom and sell it all off at a really
important,” he says. “You good price.” He then really surprises by saying, “HomeSense,
walk into a condo and you I absolutely love. I shop there a lot for my TV show. It’s
see a big chunky sofa, and the perfect spot for accessories and filling in the gaps. You
it just doesn’t fit with the can get great stuff, even antiques sometimes, for a low
setting.” The problem, he price.”
says, comes when a room is Hunting for beautiful bargains is both Price’s job and
stuffed with well-loved but pleasure. “I love walking along Queen East, the Carlaw area,
incongruous pieces. “I think a with this big stretch of antique stores.” Even with something
lot of gay men end up with so much stuff because they old and beaten up, he says, “you can always refinish it and
see the beauty in everything. Even though people don’t
have the space for, say, a beautiful vase they find, they’ll buy it
anyway,” he explains, noting the resulting visual chaos. “The eye I THINK A LOT OF GAY MEN END UP WITH
goes everywhere; the room isn’t cohesive.”
The solution, Price says, is two-fold and begins with balance. SO MUCH STUFF BECAUSE THEY SEE
“If you have a traditional table, balance it out with a traditional
lamp on your modern side table,” says Price. It’s not just about THE BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING.
furniture, either. “It’s all about hard
and soft as well. You have all your essentially turn it into a new piece. Reduce, reuse, recycle!”
hard surfaces, but then you can really Many of us stick with a look we’re not excited about because
do a lot with drapery treatments, rugs, a major renovation seems daunting and costly, but “you don’t
sofa cushions and textiles, textiles, need to go crazy and change the entire place,” Price says.

DAVID HA
Canada asking, “Could you be textiles. They really add that extra Price pastes “Take it one step at a time. Paint or wallpaper an accent wall.
Canada’s next design superstar?” and A quick paint element to a room that gives it a cozy, up some Buy a new rug. Gradually work in new elements. Even throw

says that at that moment, “I knew this
was my ticket.” He applied and was
flown to Toronto in 2006 to compete
on Designer Superstar Challenge. “I
was only 22 at the time,” he says, “but
I got fifth place with little to no expe-
rience in design. People were
eliminated before me who’d gone to design schools in New York.”
In January 2007, HGTV Canada told him they were putting his
very own show into development. “It happens all the time in
shows like American Idol,” he laughs. “You don’t necessarily
have to be the winner.”
As he turns people’s homes from drab to fab, Price describes
his own style as “eclectic,” mixing furniture and accessories
from different styles and time periods. “I have all of that going
on in my apartment,” he says. “I have a traditional dining room,
but my bedroom is more modern. You can have a different look
in each room.” While that approach can be stunning in a large
home, a great many gay men are living in the cramped quarters
job is a cheap welcoming feel, and you can cater it
design solution, to whatever style you like.”
says Price. In his own home, Price says, “I
like things to be neutral, but I play
with colour. My apartment itself is
condo-white with some accent walls
in charcoal grey. But I have a blue
couch that really pops, and I coordinate that blue again in the
bedroom with some cushions. And I’ve added in some reds and
some blacks. I like to accessorize with colour because it’s so easy
to change it out. If I get sick of the red, I replace it with whatever
colour tickles my fancy.”
That’s the second solution to visual clutter, says Price: “If you
have storage, you can continuously change up the look. The
leftover pieces can go into storage and you can rotate them out
every so often.”
Many gay men avoid this issue altogether by sticking with a
very modern, streamlined look. “I think it’s all relevant,” Price
says, but it must be done with equal care. “A lot of people resort
E W
delightful cushions and little things like that can really change the look of
designs. the space without you having to go and rip up the floor or tear
out the kitchen.”
Price’s growing success is based on developing his clients’
design skills as much as his own. “I always tell people to do their
own research. Watch TV shows, read magazines and go online
to find out what it is they like and then try to create their dream
room. Some people can easily visualize it in their head, but most
people can’t, so doing the research is important.”
“The secret to a successful redesign is to really know what
you ultimately want,” he says. All the stuff in between is the
adventure.
The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price airs on HGTV
Canada. hgtv.ca
Scott Dagostino is a fab writer who believes that any home decor
project is both an adventure and inherently kind of gay. Not that
there’s anything wrong with that.

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INSIDE INSIDE OUT

A peek at some of the offerings at this year’s festival

Every year Inside Out, the Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival, drops a hot steaming
load of films into the laps of local movie-lovers. The fab team grabbed a
handful of titles and sat down for some old-fashioned homo popcorn entertainment.

MAN H
AT BAT
If French New Wave at its most banal
and pretentious were combined with a blogger
sensibility, the result might be something like Man at Bath.
Will someone please tell future filmmakers that films about films,
and especially films about filmmakers talking about films and
themselves, are rarely interesting? Fortunately, into the midst of
director Christophe Honoré’s endless blather and Blair Witch
Project production style, is dropped arty pornstar François Sagat.
While obviously hired to keep the audience awake by flaunting
his fantastic physique, Sagat has deeply expressive eyes and
manages to smoulder with the little he is given to work with.
Snoozing through all the scenes that don’t feature Sagat is a
practical way to solve some of the film’s problems, but then it
would be just as artistically satisfying to rent one of Sagat’s porn
flicks. An older john lambastes Sagat’s naked body and sex appeal
as bad art, saying he is beautiful to look at but there is nothing
in the memory when one turns away. Alas, all one remembers of
Man at Bath is how tantalizing Sagat looked. — Drew Rowsome
Screens Fri, May 20 at 10pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 1.
In the age of internet
dating and smartphone
grinding, it was only eCUPID
a matter of time before a
gay filmmaker imagined
the rom-com possibili-
ties in the burgeoning
technology around us. JC Calciano’s ECupid
tells the story of Marshall, a handsome man who finds himself
in a funk as he approaches his 30th birthday and turns to a new
matchmaking app to find love. Before he knows it, the city’s best
boys are knocking down the door and bending over to please
him. The film is charming but not without its cheese, and although
not much is said about how real-life technology has changed gay
romance forever, its playful approach to the topic makes its clichés
easy to forgive. If nothing else, the film’s clunkier moments are
punctuated by plenty of eye candy. — Jonathan Valelly
Screens Mon, May 23 at 2:30pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox,
Cinema 1.

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ADVOC DOM
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FOR FA

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This moving documentary asks five
WE WEE people to share their stories as
HER witnesses to the early days of the
AIDS crisis in San Francisco. Among
the subjects are a sympathetic nurse
turned champion researcher, a flower sales-
man whose business model changed as obituaries grew in
number, a social outcast who found a cause in responding to the
epidemic, an activist and organizer, and an AIDS survivor.
The intersection of their stories reveals how the avalanche
of sorrow and death was matched by the inspirational
response of a courageous community. The gruesome footage and
tragic episodes are hard to watch, but the deeply personal
stories are intensely gripping from start to finish. The film is
a must-see for every gay man living in the aftermath of the
epidemic. — Jonathan Valelly
Screens Mon, May 23 at 7pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox,
Cinema 1.
WHO TO
THE BOMOK
LE TIGREP?
ON TOUR
The last time we heard from electro icons Le
Tigre was when they worked on the track
“Girls” from Christina Aguilera’s bomb, Bionic. Well,
they’re back from the past with Who Took the Bomp, a very private
look into Le Tigre’s queer world during their year-long 2004 tour.
The documentary was filmed by band insiders, so the viewer
gets access to crazy tour stories — like when JD and Jo get egged
one night after being hit on by a straight girl who thought JD was
a dude. The doc’s most interesting bits come when the girls talk
honestly about the constant sexism they encounter on tour, as
well as the interesting dynamic contributed by the “Justin
Timberlake of the band,” genderqueer JD Samson, who went on
to form the dance group MEN.
Bomp is a sort of goodbye love letter from the band to an all-
too-short musical era of brash electrodance floor jams. I’m just
confused about why it wasn’t released five years ago, but better
late than never. — Phil Villeneuve
Screens Fri, May 27 at 5pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 2.
Local rebel pornographer/filmmaker Bruce LaBruce’s canon of work
makes a great subject for a provocative documentary. Directed by
Angélique Bosio, The Advocate for Fagdom is packed with classic
clips from well-known LaBruce films like Super 8 ½, No Skin Off
My Ass and Hustler White. These are put in context with snippets
from some of his more rarely seen shorts and commentary from
collaborators and contemporaries, including Gus Van Sant, Harmony
Korine, John Waters, Bruce Benderson and Vaginal Davis.
Highlights include candid behind-the-scenes footage of BLAB’s
LA Zombie, featuring pornstars François Sagat and Matthew Rush;
hearing Van Sant talk about being duped into thinking homocore
culture was a big scene in Toronto, rather than just an idealistic
invention of LaBruce and GB Jones; and vintage video clips of
LaBruce in drag, hunting for poppers in NYC, or poking fun at
politicians at Queen’s Park. Plus: hot boys with bad attitudes, horny
hustlers, zombie sex, stump-fucking and skinheads licking boots
and each other. — Matt Thomas
Screens Sat, May 21 at 5pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 2.
CHRIST
OPH
AND ER
The big draw in this film is
Matt Smith, the newest Dr Who,
HIS KIN
playing gay author Christopher
Isherwood. Although Smith D
acquits himself well (and is actu-
ally quite sexy in a non-nerdy way) the
character is an observer and the moments of emotion, lust
and opposition to the Nazis come out of nowhere. The real attrac-
tions are the sumptuous BBC production values and the loving,
lingering pans of 1930s Berlin hustlers in their wife-beaters and
bathing trunks. Anyone who isn’t familiar with the plot of Cabaret
will be engrossed; the rest of us will enjoy but will keep waiting
for Liza to arrive and liven things up. — Drew Rowsome
Screens Sat, May 21 at 9:30pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox,
Cinema 1, and Sun, May 29 at 5:15pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox,
Cinema 2.
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PHOTOS BY STEPHEN BUTLAND

THREE ESSENTIAL TIPS Too much taste
You want to appeal to 90 percent of the
FOR HOMEOWNERS

SCOTT MCGILLIVRAY:
Do it legally
Get all your permits and your inspections.
Don’t try to cut corners and go around the
population 90 percent of the time. I always
pick one element to highlight that will stick
in people’s minds. For instance, one feature
wall with specialty wallpaper or an island
that’s particularly extravagant will stand

HOT
building permits; if you do, it’s guaranteed out. If you’re showing it to tenants, give them
to come back and bite you in the butt. If one thing to latch on to, like, “Oh, remember

PROPERTY
you cheap out, you’re not going to have
legal retrofit status when you try to sell the
house, and if anything happens to your
tenants, your insurance might not cover
the claims. It’s a huge mistake to think that
you’re in better shape if you save a thou-
sand or two off the top, because it translates
into thousands and thousands of dollars
JONATHAN VALELLY CHATS more over time.
WITH INCOME PROPERTY A good space
HUNK SCOTT MCGILLIVRAY means a good tenant
that cool house with the textured wallpaper
in the dining room?” or “It’s that house with
the red vanity in the bathroom.” But don’t
overdo it or people won’t think it’s their
taste. Everybody who walks in should say,
“Wow, this is my style.” Keep it neutral.
Smart investments
Make sure you’re getting a return on your
renovations. Renovating kitchens, bath-
rooms, doing painting, updating floors:
these things immediately add value.

ABOUT BEING A GOOD AND Don’t think that because it’s a rental, it
doesn’t have to be in good shape and have
SEXY LANDLORD all the things that you would like in a THREE EASY VALUE-ADDED
home. There are great tenants out there,
and better tenants are attracted to better RENOVATIONS
spaces. Good tenants who live in a nice
he sexy landlord was, for too long, an underrepre- If sex appeal has no return in real estate, that’s house will never miss a rent payment, Walls and floors
sented gay fantasy. Not anymore, thanks to the certainly not the case for McGillivray’s because they don’t want to lose one of the Paint has the highest return on investment.
hunky host of HGTV Canada’s Income TV career. His newfound fame is best rentals around. Always aim for the A paint job is great bang for your buck and
Property,, Scott McGillivray. He’s a full- thanks in part to a considerable gay highest-calibre tenant possible. makes a place look way better. Nice floors
time homeowner and renovator, but fan base and, although he is happily are also important. People love solid sur-
for three years he has been bringing married to a woman, internet dis- Avoid over-investing faces and hardwood these days.
his real estate expertise and remark- cussion boards are rife with gay Some people get very attached to the proper-
able good looks to the small screen men and straight women scuffling ties, thinking, “Oh, this is a heritage home!” Kitchens and bathrooms
to help GTA homeowners get the over which camp can claim him. or “It’s a Victorian — I want to restore its The kitchen is the most expensive room in
best out of their rental properties. Now McGillivray doesn’t mind the atten- natural beauty. I want granite countertops your house, so when you upgrade your
shooting its fifth and sixth seasons, the tion. “A fan is a fan, and our gay and travertine floors.” You need to invest kitchen, you upgrade the entire home.
show has a legion of fans across North following is extremely large and prob- in a profitable design rather than invest A crappy updated bathroom adds nothing.
America, a few of whom are just as ably some of the best supporters of the emotionally. Durable floors? Yes. Marble People want nice, new bathrooms and
interested in McGillivray’s muscles as show,” he says. “They’ve been the most floors? I don’t think so. kitchens, if nothing else.
they are his design tips. vocal and supportive fans that we’ve had
When asked if handsomeness helps and have been there since day one, which
Door hardware
him find tenants, McGillivray says,
“It’s more of a hassle than an advan-
means a lot to us.”
McGillivray’s not shy about turning up THE THREE BIGGEST Anyone with a screwdriver can change door
hardware in 10 minutes, and it makes a
tage. Looks don’t get you anywhere
in this business; it’s all brains.”
the naughty once the cameras are off. “We’re
a pretty rambunctious group,” he notes.
MISTAKES DESIGNERS MAKE world of difference. Think about how it
looks to tenants. Any time you’re going to
After buying his first property “The jokes get dirty and then get dirtier,
during his last year of university, and they’re straight, they’re sideways, What’s behind the design? someone’s home, the only things you’re
What’s behind the walls is just as, if not forced to touch are the doorknobs. If they’re
he quickly realized the profit they’re everything.” In fact, McGillivray
more, important than what you actually nasty, you’ll automatically have a nasty
potential of house rentals. “I was admits that they have to warn the
see. That’s the drywall, the insulation, the association with the home.
a business student, so I repeated show’s homeowners off the bat,
the process the next year and “We don’t just do construction; we vapour barrier, electrical, plumbing, HVAC,
heating and ventilation — all of the struc- Catch new episodes of Income Property on
had two rental properties,” he do cock-struction.”
ture. A lot of designers discount the Mondays at 9pm on HGTV Canada. Follow
says. “Every year I picked up Of course, we’d all love for
severity of those elements. A place might Scott on Twitter:@smcgillivray.
a half dozen more. And that’s McGillivray to come personally put
what got me into real estate his drill in our sockets or com- look great but be freezing cold. It might
appear nice on the surface, but then the hgtv.ca, Facebook/Income Property
investing.” After doing pare Fubar sizes. But since he’s
side work for the network, a man on the move, he’s conve- drywall starts cracking, or there’s a leak
and a weird smell or an electrical issue. Jonathan Valelly is a fab writer who appreci-
creators caught wind of Scott drills to niently left us with a few essential
thrill on Walls should be just as nice on the inside ates a man who knows how to use his Fubar
his investment projects tips for homeowners, homo or
Income Property as the outside. for the greater good.
and proposed the series. otherwise, to hold on to.
DAVID HAWE

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Ivory is a purple people Blair and Chico just
eater @ El Convento Rico Sean are bad wants to

W
hat’s renowned and shows no sign to the boa @ bang his drum What keeps on rolling along,
of slowing down? El Convento El Convento all day @ ever strong? The 21st Annual Inside
Rico. The night of its 19th Rico Flawless Out Film Festival, which runs
Anniversary Party, huge rotating spotlights Thursday, May 19 to Sunday, May
shine into the night sky beckoning super- 29. The Launch Party at the National
gays to its dancefloor. On the sidewalk a Ballet School is a relaxed affair. As
free barbecue lures the hungry — though clips of upcoming films are shown
many of those gobbling up the goods are on the large screen, attendees bid on
just people wandering by; most of the silent-auction items, such as a stay in
guests are already inside where the one of the wonderful rooms at The
show is about to begin. Hosted by Miss Devine, Drake Hotel. The illustrious Scott
El Convento Rico, Farra N Hyte, and Mr Jeremy, Zoe Thompson, of Kids in the Hall fame,
and Mathew
Rico, Trent Ruben, the acts are well cho- Tulsi sparkles and makes a brief appearance. “I tried
are ready to
reographed from start to finish by Scott dole out the shines @ Flawless to get his autograph once,” local
Fordham and his team of show-stealing birthday boy-about-town Aeryn Pfaff remem-
backup dancers, including Sheldon spankings @ Matthew and bers, “but I was too drunk.”
Macintosh. Performing for the full house El Convento Judy are simply Tonight is not an open bar event,
are Loretta, Kera Keys, Luna Mercedes and Rico gorgeous @ so Pfaff is sober enough to pay
Flawless
Ivory Towers, whose dance skills have attention to the speeches. Musician
improved immensely since the begin- and pigment-deprived hottie Gentlemen
ning of her skinny drag career. But as Reg is all smiles as devilish photog-
the huge birthday cake is devoured, This hunk sports sexy Miller rapher David Hawe snaps pictures,
it becomes apparent that a large Monroe design @ FAT 2011 which he will then Photoshop into
percentage of those in attendance ridiculously scandalous scenar-
tonight are straight. We pray Myles is ios. “I’m really excited about this
to that nun in the sky that the a beautiful year. All the films will be shown
Matt runs to androgynous
balance will soon be restored. get in line for in one central location [TIFF
Trent is getting down to his mystery @
tickets now @ Flawless Bell Lightbox],” executive direc-
Lena Love birthday suit @ El Convento Rico
What’s going stronger than an Energizer Inside Out 2011 tor Scott Ferguson says proudly.
looks lovely Launch
bunny, honey? Flawless! The lineup to with a pearl “And we’ll have popcorn!”
get into Flawless inside Sopra is necklace @
impressive. Host Woodrow Monteiro FAT 2011 What is not a myth but rather a force
welcomes while wearing white span- Garth and to be reckoned with? The Toronto
dex leggings that leave little to the Zorica keep Alternative Art and Fashion Week (FAT).
it weird @
imagination as DJ Jamal greets with The smorgasbord of activity
FAT 2011
beats. Joining the promotional team taking place at 99 Sudbury is
is Daniel McBride, who seems to be maturing into his Malcolm and enough to fill any glutton’s plate.
role as promoter. Tulsi’s sultry show, which involves David watch as While some of FAT’s collections are fun
a shirtless Trent Ruben exploding a load of glitter Ryan gets some experimental pieces, there are a few design-
from a martini shaker over her bare bejewelled Dave, Vito, up-skirt action ers who catch the eye of keen fashion lovers
breasts, goes off without a hitch. Though it would J, Deco and from Fay Slift @ like 1 Girl 5 Gays cast member Jonathan
be great if the short beauty were some- Brenda Inside Out 2011 Nathaniel. Kallvis Chen’s wonderful Human
celebrate in Launch
how raised up a bit — say, on a stage. Nature collection contains hints of reli-
DJ Shawn Riker takes over, blending in style @ gious references, but it’s his sexy, clingy,
El Convento George-on-
classic beats with newer songs like George action patterned T-shirts that will be bigger than
Rico
“Hello” by Dragonette as @ Flawless Jesus. Candy Coated Killahz, cute nerds Eight
Chico Pacheco plays two Bit Tiger and others perform in the music
Scott gets the
bougarabou drums right space, while art (even in the form of repeti-
evil eye from
on the dancefloor. The Donnarama @ tive coat hangers) exists everywhere.
crowd is a great mix of Inside Out 2011 “The crowd is very different this year.
young and not so young, gay Launch More 905ers,” Sonja Marie laments.
and not so gay, including pho- Jeff is hot What’s worse than unfashionable
on the heels
tographer Myles Sexton in his of any stylish
suburbanites? Nothing.
almost seven-foot androgynous controversy
gorgeousness. “I have some black @ FAT 2011 deepdish@fabmagazine.com
in my family,” he explains of his Bradley, Jim and Sam get
high, round, perfect behind. Jamie and excited about film @ Inside
Ryan keep it Out 2011 Launch
fashionable
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Madame
W
hen I was a kid, bingo was some-
thing that took place in stuffy
church basements, in particular
the Ukrainian Catholic church up the street.
My best buddy Robert worked there, passing
out cards for a nickel each. He also served
piping-hot cabbage rolls, which is why I
went. Decades have passed, and I haven’t
thought much about bingo until recently,
when I discovered the afternoon games at
George’s Play.
Honestly, I always thought only retired
people play bingo, but my boyfriend Georges
and I wandered in one day for a beer and
ended up spending the whole afternoon
playing. The attraction isn’t really winning,
although there are prizes of up to $300. The
attraction is the bingo caller, a 49-year-old
named Robert McCutcheon, who is probably
much more famous as his drag persona,
Madame. “Even my family calls me
Madame,” he jokes.
“Under the B 11, boys. Spread ’em for
B-11,” Madame calls out, illustrating the
difference between the church basement
Paul Bellini
0-69!
Gloria Hole
and a gay bar. “Gay
bingo is a lot more fun,
she says.” And who
could disagree. Truth be
told, I could listen to
Madame call bingo all day long. There is a
certain musicality to her voice, and I find
myself digging her hilarious little catch-
phrases. Whenever she calls G-50, she does
this little “Book ’em, Dano” and a few notes
of the Hawaii Five-0 theme song. When she
calls I-30, she yells out “Dirty Gertie” for
some reason, and the whole bar responds
with a hearty round of “Hallelujah.” You
can just imagine what happens when she
calls out O-69.
“You can forget what’s going on in your
personal life and you can win cash, which
is awesome,” says Madame. But more
important to her is the fundraising aspect.
Thanks to a 50-50 draw, Madame has been
able to raise thousands for the Central
YMCA’s daycare and preschool program.
Indeed, every day, the kids from the Y day-
care walk by George’s Play, and every day,
the teacher stops so the kids can pop their
little heads in the door and shout “Bingo!”
It’s impossibly cute, and there is no denying
the pleasure it gives Madame.
Lena
Over
In 1995 and again in 1996, Madame was
Empress of the Imperial Court of Toronto,
the only person to hold the title back-to-
back. She calls bingo at George’s every
weekday afternoon from 2 to 5pm and
never gets tired of doing it. “A lot of people
say I just have that voice for a microphone,”
she explains when I praise her patter. But
she is more concerned with outreach. “We
are wheelchair accessible,” she reminds
me. “And $300 is, for some people, grocery
money for the whole month.”
Over at Zelda’s, they do bingo a different
way. And I do mean different. Every Monday
night at 8:30pm, Zelda’s hosts something
called Dirty Bingo. The upstairs lounge is
packed with mostly young people, but how
anyone can concentrate on playing bingo
with all the bare-chested boys running
around is anybody’s guess. For some reason,
there are a lot of familiar faces from
Remington’s and Goodhandy’s in the crowd.
Porn dudes are into bingo? Who knew.
Callers Lena Over and Gloria Hole inter-
sperse the game with all sorts of challenges,
like offering shots to anyone who takes off
his shirt. At one point, the bartender strips
down and puts Dream Whip blobs on his
nipples and two boys from Boston have to
lick them off and each do a shot. The prizes
are sex toys, the music blasts away, lights
flash, people scream, whipping cream and
sparkling wine drench the crowd. It’s great
fun, all part of that Zelda’s trailer trash
aesthetic that goes so well with heavy drink-
ing. I can hardly wait to go back for more.
Really, the only thing that could make
bingo at either George’s Play or Zelda’s any
better would be cabbage rolls. Think about
it, guys.
paul@fabmagazine.com
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STYLE Max MacDonald

10 pounds by Pride
I
t’s May and you’ve discovered that
inhaling low-fat Baked Lays all winter
didn’t grow you a six-pack, dancing to
Glee isn’t cardio, and your elastic waist-
band shorts are snugger than you remember.
Don’t fret. It’s not too late to shed 10
pounds by Pride weekend.
Grab your gym bag, treat yourself to a
bottle of Smart Water and get moving to
avoid looking like a “before” picture come
Pride Sunday. Here’s a weekly workout
schedule that detours the gym and gets you
trying something new so you can go from
puff to buff. Finding ways to stay fit or lose
weight is like fashion: keeping things fresh
is essential.
Remember: shedding weight is 50 percent
exercise and 50 percent diet, so eat sensible
meals, get sweaty, rest and avoid booze.

MONDAY TUESDAY & THURSDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY

CYKL Toronto Hot Damn Joe Rockhead’s Bikram Hot Yoga

Founded by Kim Donnelly, this
next-generation spinning studio
Boot Camp Indoor Climbing After a week of building muscle,
you’ll need a good stretch.
Get outside! Trainer Benjamin Unleash your inner Spider-Man
is unique. Aside from playing Instructors run through 26 pos-
Paley returns to Allan Gardens while giving yourself a total
cool trance, house and club tures over 90 minutes in a 90°F
with his Hot Damn Boot Camp body workout. Indoor climbing
music, the instructors are also room. Yes, the heat is intense,
from May to September. Every will test your ability to tackle
open to playing requests. They but if you stick with it, your
class is different, but count on heights, listen to instructions
genuinely care about your fit- posture will improve, your
running, dropping and jumping and lift your own body weight
ness goals and cater workouts stress levels will drop and you
in the gardens while laughing at the same time. The instruc-
to your ability and needs. And will lose weight. The instructors
in the outdoor sun — and getting tors are friendly, certified and
they have RealRyder bikes, lovingly coach you to try all 26
a tan for Pride. Bring gym clothes will work with everyone, from
which move just like real bicy- poses but stress that the key
that you won’t mind getting virgin climbers right up to
cles. You don’t need specialized thing is to stay in the room for
dirty, running shoes, a towel and advanced cliffhangers. Bring a
cycling gear — just a willing- the 90 minutes without running
water. Healthy eating tips and towel and gym clothes. You can
ness to try; regular gym clothes away. Rental yoga mats, bottled
recipes are part of the package. rent specialty shoes there, and
work just fine. Various packages water, towels and showers are
Your first trial session is free; they also have showers.
are available. Your first class is available. A two-week trial pass
from there, the fee is $159 a Beginners’ lessons are $35.
complimentary and the towel is $20.
month.
service is free. Joe Rockhead’s, 29 Fraser Bikram Yoga, 208 Bloor St E
benjaminpaley.com Ave. joerockheads.com and 1911 Queen St E.
CYKL, 68 Bathurst St. cykl.ca
bikramyogatoronto.com

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 TUNES Phil Villeneuve

House music
W
hen I’m at home, there’s
always a situation that
requires music. I resist turn-
ing on my PVRs of The View and instead
crank jams to go with whatever I’m doing.
When I get up in the morning,
I can’t just throw on the radio; I
usually play Buffy Sainte-Marie’s
Pathfinder: Buried Treasures
album. The collection covers
some key points in the native
diva’s career, including horn- — with a
filled rockers like “Sweet, Fast Buffy Sainte-Marie m e l o d i c
Hooker Blues” and mystic, elec- Montreal twist.
tro-folk classics like “Starwalker.” It’s great I always put on an
stuff to wake up to because it has enough album when I’m cook- throwing your
energy to get you moving but not so much ing. I try to cook in as hands in the air, but
flash that it’ll offend your morning routine. little clothing as possible so that’s what it makes
W h e n I g e t as not to create extra laundry — and also you want to do.
home after work, or to make it easier to dance when needed. At a very close
in the afternoon on Lately my go-to cheffing album is Yael second — and this is
a weekend, I’ve been Naim’s She Was a Boy. You might remem- what I put on minutes
obsessively playing ber this chick from an iTunes ad a few years before I’m out the door
the new Armistice back set to the song “New Soul.” She’s an with a vodka-Redbull in
E P. A r m i s t i c e Israeli singer (born in France) and sings hand — is French electro-
i s m a d e u p o f mostly in English. This record is adorable vixen Yelle’s second
Montreal’s Coeur de pop music with super interesting world- album, Safari Disco Club:
Pirate (if you don’t beat influences — it’s like a dark carnival high energy, synth-heavy
know her, she’s like soundtrack. Imagine if Tom Waits was a dance-pop at its very best.
Armistice a bilingual, tattooed woman with a honey-smooth voice who I recently asked Yelle a few
Feist but her vocals made a pop album. Perfect background questions about her new album
are sweetened with music to fill rooms and ignore the smell of and what exactly happens in a
a little more sugar) and Bedouin Soundclash’s burnt food. Safari Disco Club. Check it out
lead singer/babe Jay Malinowski. One of the most impor- at fabmagazine.com.
Rumour has it these two used to date tant music slots is the
and that’s how the record came to pre-drink or getting ready
Out of the
be. (I’ve now heard that they broke
up and, sadly, it wasn’t pretty.) It’s
to go out album.
Australia’s Architecture house music
only a five-song effort, but the results in Helsinki’s latest — Finally, giving some tangible credit
are as refreshing as a drive in a sunny Moment Bends — is the to the Martha and the Muffins classic,
desert: dreamy Mexican border perfect choice. It’s 100 per- Toronto’s hottest new outdoor concert
music — they recorded with LA cent pure pop goodness. venue is called Echo Beach. What used to
punk band The Bronx, which pro- Bouncy Ace of Base num- be a beach volleyball hangout is tucked
vided the mariachi-style backdrops Yael Naim bers grind up with giant away east of the Molson Amphitheatre,
synth-dance anthems — it close to an inlet called Brigantine Cove.
puts me in an automatic Our favourite Swedish fembot Robyn will
good mood. “Contact High” be back Friday, June 3 (along with Natalia
is a new-new-wave disco Kills and Toronto’s Diamond Rings) to
track that tastes of Pop officially break in the 4,000-person zone.
Rocks and Pixy Stix. Beach? Robyn? Inlet? Smells like a new
Lyrically, this weird-pop cruising hotspot to me.
quintet is a breath of fresh
air — it’s not all about tunes@fabmagazine.com
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Rahem Saeed, Eduardo Sabate & Jonathan Valelly

Wed, May 11
Games Night with Bears of Toronto.
Things get hairy at this night of fun and
games. 8–10:30pm. Pegasus, 489B
Church St. No cover. pegasusonchurch.com
Red Party. Bathe in red for violence,
passion, seduction and lust. 9pm. Spa
Excess, 105 Carlton St. Regular rates.
spaexcess.com
Thurs, May 12
LEGIT Toronto. Canadian immigration
advice for same-sex couples. 7pm.
519 Community Centre, 519 Church St.
No cover. the519.org
TNTmen’s Book Club meets monthly for
a comfortable au naturel discussion of
literature. Watch for unusual paper cuts.
Contact TNTmen for location and details.
Fri, May 13
Queer Idol. It’s the Steve’s Music
Elimination Round. DJ Todd Klinck
spins. Hosted by Cajo. 9pm.
Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. $9.
queeridol.ca
Hunter Valentine performs with Sick of
Sarah and Lucas Silveira. 9pm. The
Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St W.
Cub Camp, with DJ Scooter and yummy
boys with beards and tats. 11pm. The
Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. No cover.
beavertoronto.ca
Cigar Party. Suck on a big one while DJ
Pashtun spins backroom beats. Plus a
heavy bondage demo by Master Tony.
11pm. Black Eagle, 457 Church St. No
cover. blackeagletoronto.com

DJ Nyte Hawk spins at 9pm, then

7:30pm. $4 members, $6 non-members.
tntmen.org
Elektra-Fied, a performance competition
hosted by Jade Elektra, electrifies at Smirnoff Best Chest Contest. It’s the
10:30pm. George’s Play, 504 Church St. Long Hard Weekend kickoff and Prism
No cover. playonchurch.com pre-event, with ticket giveaways. DJ
Mark Falco spins. Hosted by Miss
Conception and Portia Demonte.
Midnight. Woody’s, 465 Church St.
No cover. woodystoronto.com
Micky
Friedmann
@ fly on Sat,
May 21
$12.50. unionevents.com
Sat, May 14
Downtown Soccer Toronto hosts its
Bears, Baths and Beyond. See what all
Draft Party for boys who like balls.
the fuzz is about. DJ Danny White spins.
Followed by Cruiseline’s Best Men’s
1–6pm. Steamworks, 540 Church St.
Ass Contest at midnight. Miss
Regular rates. steamworksonline.com
Conception and Demanda Tension host
while DJ Chris Steinbach spins. Activist Roland Drake presents his
Woody’s, 467 Church St. No cover. multimedia presentation promoting
woodystoronto.com Adopt a Village in Laos, a humanitarian
organization benefiting the hill tribes of
Stand up for the Anthem. DJ Craig
rural Laos. 8pm. Java Jive, 585 Church
Dominic spins all the best tracks under
St. No cover. adoptavillageinlaos.
one roof. 10pm. WAYLA Bar, 996 Queen
blogspot.com
St E. No cover. Daddy Next Door is a
new monthly Leslieville party for daddies Euphoria. Happy vibes and energetic
and daddy chasers. DJ Dwayne Minard beats from DJ Sumation. 10pm. WAYLA,
spins. 10pm. Joy Bistro, 884 Queen St 996 Queen St E. No cover.
E. No cover. whatareyoulookingatbar.com
Shake & Pop. Superstar DJs Blackcat
and Sumation team up to drive the Sodom @ Goodhandy’s
dancefloor crazy with top 40, dance, on Sat, May 21
house, electro and more. 10pm.
Zipperz-Cellblock, 72 Carlton St.
No cover. zipperzcellblock.com

Grapefruit: Summer Ahoy, with DJs

Shane Percy and Aural, featuring a
special Gaga-mix performance by Flo.
10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester St. $5 before
11pm with webpass, $10 after.
grapefruit4u.com

All-Request Friday, with DJ K-Tel. From

Radio Gaga to Lady Gaga to Ladytron.
10:30pm. Buddies, 12 Alexander St.
No cover before 11pm, $5 after.
buddiesinbadtimes.com

Mile High Tuesdays @ Boutique Bar

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Pitbull @ Fuzion
on Sat, May 14
Pitbull. Get your ass slapped at the
sluttiest place on earth. DJ Shane Percy
spins as the bears and butch boys grab
the bulls by the horns. 10pm. Fuzion,
580 Church St. $5. fuzionexperience.com
Manzone & Strong. DJs Shawn Riker
and Kevin Bailey spin. Hosted by
Charles Pavia. 10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester
St. No cover before 11pm for the first
100 people, $10 after. flynightclub.com
Jock. Sport-kit night for jocks and their
admirers. DJ Geoff Kelleway spins pop,
mashups and classic house. Hosted by
Charles Pavia. 10:30pm. Goodhandy’s,
120 Church St. No cover before 11pm,
$5 after for team members, $10 for
sports fans. goodhandys.com
Goth Drag Party, hosted by Murderess
Miss Margot, with DJs Demonic David
Lush and The Sinful Schramm spinning
goth, death rock, new wave, industrial,
post punk and minimal wave. 11pm. The
Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. $5.
beavertoronto.ca
The Men Who Made Men Making Love
with Men Look Like Gods Making
Love with God. A Reg Hartt lecture
illustrated by the films of porn pioneers
Wakefield Poole and Peter Berlin.
11pm. The Cineforum, 463 Bathurst St.
$20, $10 for those under 30.
Dr.
Robin
Compton
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TNTmen’s Book Club on Thurs,
May 12; details at tntmen.org
TNTmen’s Naked Night @ the
Black Eagle on Fri, May 19
Sun, May 15
Donny’s BBQ. Soakin’ up the sun with
beers, queers, retro tunes and porn.
3–9pm. Black Eagle, 457 Church St.
No cover. blackeagletoronto.com
Caribbean Queen, with Devine, Kera
Keys and DJ Jay, kicks off at 8:30pm;
the New York sounds of DJ Relentless
spill at Milk at 10pm; Amanda, Charo
and DJ Martin are the Lady & The
Tramps at 11:30pm, while DJ Viviana
infects all with Latin Fever. Crews &
Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover.
crewandtangos.com
Release Sunday. DJs Cajjmere Wray
and Luiz Clarck spin for dancing and a
live onstage sex show. Hosted by Lior,
Matt Barker and Mojo. 10pm. Flash
Nightclub, 463 Church St. $5 before
11:30pm, $10 after. prismtoronto.com
Mon, May 16
Proud of Toronto meets on the eve of
the International Day Against
Homophobia & Transphobia to
celebrate community achievements and
raise awareness about the importance of
queer-focused programs and services.
5–7:30pm. Toronto City Hall, 100
Queen St W. homophobiaday.org
Dirty Bingo, hosted by Gloria Hole and
Lena Over. Drink yourself dirty and win
some outrageous prizes. 8:30pm.
Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover. zeldas.ca
All-Star Karaoke, with Danny Reddey.
10pm. George’s Play, 504 Church St.
No cover. playonchurch.com
FML Mondays Industry Night. Hot
Monday-night dance party with rotating Farra N Hyte @ Buddies
DJs. Fuzion, 580 Church St. 10pm. on Fri, May 20
No cover. fuzionexperience.com
Kicking and Screaming. DJs George Wed, May 18
Burt and Pat Ghostwolf spin. Featuring
Black Queer Youth. Fun, chill drop-in
every good song ever done by anybody.
group for queer youth of colour.
11pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W.
No cover. beavertoronto.ca 6–8:30pm. Sherbourne Health Centre,
333 Sherbourne St. soytoronto.org
Tues, May 17 Muchos Machos. Muscles, meat and
men, mmm. A night to benefit the Centre
Out and Out New Members’ Night lets for Spanish-Speaking People.
the new and curious learn the ropes with 8pm–midnight. Steamworks, 540
OutSport Toronto, a club for gay amateur Church St. Regular rates apply.
athletes. Wear a jock just in case. 7–8pm. steamworksonline.com
519 Community Centre, 519 Church St.
Snakepit. DJ Secret Agent spins at this
No cover. outsporttoronto.org  
weekly queer dance party. 10pm.
Urban Tantra Workshop, hosted by Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St W. No cover.
Barbara Carrellas, focuses on creating henhousetoronto.com
and sharing sacred sexual energy
between partners. Couples only; all Pale Trash. DJs Ess Tee, Simone TB
orientations welcome. 7:30–10pm. and Ell V spin big fat tunes from A–Z.
11pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W.
Come As You Are, 701 Queen St W. $35.
No cover. beavertoronto.ca
comeasyouare.com.
DJ daVinci spins for the flight
attendants, pilots and non-grounded sex
fanatics at Mile High Tuesdays. Bargain
drinks and martinis are served, but not
from a cart. 10pm. Boutique Bar, 506
Church St. No cover. boutiquebar.ca
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Downtown Soccer
Toronto @ Woody’s
on Fri, May 13
Thurs, May 19
Lawn Bowling is the perfect way to
meet old and new chums and get some
light exercise. 7pm. Cosburn Park Lawn
Bowling Club, 525 Cosburn Ave. No
cover. cosburnparklawnbowlingclub.ca
Thurst has rotating DJs and saucy drag
queens every week. 10pm. Alto Lounge,
582 Church St. 10pm. No cover.
TNTmen’s Naked Night, with DJ The
Robotic Kid. Clothes check at the door,
which is also a good place to leave your
inhibitions. 10pm. The Black Eagle, 457
Church St. No cover. blackeagletoronto.com
Fri, May 20
Limelight Photo Club Workshop. Club
members meet to share and compare
photo skills. 6:30pm. Limelight Books
& Photographs, 892 Pape Ave. $5.
416-389-2275.
@ Remington’s
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Rainbow Ballroom Toronto & Latin
Dance Club: 10 weeks of spring dance
classes, which will end in a pre-Pride
social. 7–8pm, salsa; 8–9pm, merengue;
9–10pm, Argentine tango. 519
Community Centre, 519 Church St.
rainbowballroomtoronto.com
Baby, you were born this way, so
celebrate at Battle Pop: Lady Gaga
Official Release Party. DJ Craig
Dominic gives everyone a dose of Gaga,
with a performance by Scarlett. 10pm.
The Barn, 418 Church St. $5.
thebarnnightclub.com
Diskotek. Awesome party, great
martinis, killer beats. DJ Jeff Kirkwood
spins, with a special performance by the
Diskotek Go-go Dancer. 10pm.
Byzantium, 499 Church St. No cover.
byz.ca
Hazed, hosted by Joseph Patrick and
Sofonda, with DJ Sexy Pants.
Partygoers get hazed at Delta Sigma Phi.
10pm. Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St.
$10. goodhandys.com
Rocket: Long Weekend Special Event,
with DJ Sumation playing the hottest
top-40 jams and dance videos. 10pm. fly,
8 Gloucester St. No cover before 11pm, $5
till midnight, $10 after. flynightclub.com
Sky Gilbert takes the stage as his
drag alter ego, Jane, in a sneak peek of
The Mommiad, a night of structured
poetry and performance. A full-scale
production will premiere in New York
City in 2013. 8pm. Buddies in Bad
Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St.
PWYC. buddiesinbadtimes.com
Foxxxy Fridays, with Farra N Hyte and
Heaven Lee Hytes, is X-rated for a
reason. This infamous drag duo trades
insults and throws shade between
numbers all night long. No one is safe.
10:30pm. Buddies, 12 Alexander St. $7.
buddiesinbadtimes.com
Fit @ The Beaver
on Sat, May 21
Hunter Valentine @ the Horseshoe Tavern on Fri, May 13
Purplelectricity Prince Party, 7th
Anniversary Edition. DJ Doctor Baggie
spins hi-NRG Prince. Featuring music
and videos by Prince, from 1978 to the
present. 11pm. Drake Hotel, 1150
Queen St W. $10. purplelectricity.com
saT, May 21
Canadian Gay Open 2011 is a three-day
tennis event with more than 175
participants across three venues. All are
welcome to play and cheer. Runs till
Mon, May 23. 8am. cgopen.ca
Cherry Bomb. Summer explodes when
DJs Cozmic Cat and Denise Benson
heat up the dancefloor at this party for
queer women and their friends. 9pm.
Andy Poolhall, 489 College St. No cover
before 10pm, $7 after.
cherrybombtoronto.com
Sodom: Hollywood Zombie, hosted by
Myles Sexton and Aeryn Pfaff with
DJ Sumation, has the official Inside Out
screening of The Advocate for Fagdom,
a documentary on reluctant
pornographer Bruce LaBruce.
Performances by Ivory Towers, Adam
Norrad and David Light. 10pm.
Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. $7 before
11pm, $10 after, no cover for students,
no cover before midnight for Fagdom
ticket-holders. sodom.ca
Micky’s Birthday Bash, hosted by the
fierce and fancy Gairy Brown, with DJs
Micky Friedmann, Jeremy Khamkeo
and Mike Vieira. 10pm. fly, 8 Gloucester
St. No cover before 11pm for the first
100 people, $10 till midnight, $15 after.
flynightclub.com
Fit, with DJs Phil V and Kris Steeves,
celebrates one year of making all the
west-end boys sweat and salivate.
11pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W.
$5. beavertoronto.ca
Send your event to listings@fabmagazine.com
sun, May 22
Miss Conception’s Stage-to-Screen
One-Woman Show at 6pm; The Ladies
of SAS follow at 9pm; Georgie Girl and
Donnarama welcome Sofonda, Ivory
Towers, Michelle Ross and Amanda
Roberts at 11pm. Woody’s, 465 Church
St. No cover. woodystoronto.com
Entertainer of the Year Canadian
Preliminary. 9pm. George’s Play, 463
Church St. playonchurch.com
Mon, May 23
Monday Night Drop-In. SOY’s
mentoring program brings youth and
mentors together for fun and community
building. 5:30–8pm. Sherbourne Health
Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. No cover.
soytoronto.org
Village Pool League. Play with balls at
this gay and lesbian community pool
league. 7pm. Pegasus, 489B Church St.
No cover. pegasusonchurch.com
Tues, May 24
Alphabet Soup. SOY’s hangout spot for
queer youth who are any colour of the
rainbow. 4–6pm. Sherbourne Health
Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. soytoronto.org
Student Discount Night. Time
for some real education. 4–11pm.
Steamworks, 540 Church St. Regular
rates, $5 discounts with university ID.
steamworksonline.com
Torontogaysingles.com presents a
Casual Mixer and Speed Dating event
for single gay men over 30. 7:30–
9:30pm. Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St
W. $39. torontogaysingles.com
So You Think You Can Strip? A weekly
amateur night. 9pm. Remington’s,
379 Yonge St. $5, students no cover.
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