A new tradition is soon to take off down the runway at The Naked Grape Wine Bar: Tuesday Flight Nights with Michael. Starting on Tuesday, September 18, Michael will be offering wine flights. Now you have the excuse you need to go out for awhile on a Tuesday night! For those who may not know, wine flights offer you the opportunity to sample two ounce pours of three different wines. The three wines selected may all represent one country or region, or they may all be different styles of a particular varietal. You have the chance to taste the three wines and do your own comparing and contrasting. You and you alone determine which of the three you like best. Think of it as a sort of "personal wine tasting." The three wines in the flight will be presented to you all at once, and then you decide how you want to sample them: Drink the first, and then move on to the next and so on. Or perhaps you want to consume a bit of each one, returning to the first after sampling all three. Only you decide your method. Michael will be making new selections weekly, and the flights will offer you three different pours for one price. Some of you have asked us about and requested wine flights, and we are pleased and excited to offer you another option to experiment with the vast world of wine. The first flight leaves the gate at 6:00PM on Tuesday, September 18. Don't miss your seat on Tuesday's flight!

Eric Gilbert (center), senior loan officer with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Boca Raton, presents a $600 check to GLCC Executive Director Paul Hyman (right) and GLCC Development Director Robert Boo. Wells Fargo, named by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as one of the nation’s top companies in terms of LGBT outreach, donates $300 from every mortgage completed to the buyer’s choice of nonprofit institutions, including the GLCC. Eric can be contacted at (561) 241-2166.

Award-winning Mosaic Theatre proudly presents the opening show of their seventh anniversary season, Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian.  Don't miss this recent Broadway Hit featuring Barry Champlain, Cleveland's controversial radio host as he's on the air doing what he does best: insulting the pathetic souls who call in the middle of the night to sound off. "Talk Radio" plays from September 13 - October 7 at the American Heritage Center for the Arts, 12200 West Broward Boulevard, Plantation, FL. Join them for their fabulous Opening Night complimentary, catered celebration on Friday, September 14.  Please call (954) 577-8243 for reservations. Ticket prices are $32 for adults, $27 for seniors (65+), $15 for full-time students.  www.mosaictheatre.com

The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida (GLCC) has announced "Dine Out With Your Community" on September 25, 2007 featuring ten local restaurants that will be donating 20% of their proceeds from the entire day to the GLCC.  "The response from local restaurants is overwhelming," says Paul Hyman, Executive Director, GLCC.  "we are excited to have engaged such high quality participating restaurants and are now asking the community to plan in advance by putting this day on your calendars,  round up some friends or a special someone, and have fun while helping to make it this night a huge success". Participating restaurants are being heavily promoted in advertising donated by local press and publications including Express/411, Buzz Magazine, She, Gir(L), Latino Boys Magazine and the GLCC's own publication The Voice.   Robert Boo, Director of Development, GLCC shares "There is something for everyone.  We have a wonderful range of restaurants offering casual and social settings, as well as formal dining.  I encourage everyone to fast for several days before the event and eat at all the restaurants as many times as you can!" Participating restaurants are 3030 Ocean, (at Marriott Harbor Beach Resort), Food Amongst The Flowers, Galanga Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar, Herban Kitchen, Grandma's Ice Cream & French Café, Mario's Catalina Restaurant, The Melting Pot, Primavera, Rosie's' Bar & Grill, and Trina (at The Atlantic Hotel). The GLCC is a non-profit organization that provides information, education, advocacy, support, human services, cultural experiences, and social opportunities to foster personal development and quality of life for the entire community.

Tonight, Wednesday Sept 5^th is Kevin Hopper’s (Publisher 411 Magazine) birthday, and he will be celebrating at Halo on South Beach. For anyone who wants to come and wish Kevin a Happy B-Day the party starts at 8:30pm. We here at Marks List would like to wish Kevin a Very Happy Birthday!!!! 

Former President Bill Clinton will visit Books & Books (265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables) on Thursday, September 6, as part of his national book tour for Giving.  President Clinton will be signing copies of his new book for readers beginning at 8:00am. Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World (published by Alfred A. Knopf) is an inspiring look at how individual endeavors can save lives and solve problems, and it offers compelling examples of citizen activism at work in the world today.  

On Saturday October 13thdana; letter-spacing: .1pt">"Queer Riot!" at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts

On Saturday October 13th at 8pm, Edison Farrow presents "Queer Riot!" - a night of outrageous comedy starring Bruce Villanch, Judy Tenuta and Lady Bunny. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, September 8th at 10am on Ticketmaster.com. Bruce Villanch is of the most sought-after jokesmiths in the entertainment industry, Bruce Vilanch has become a recognizable face in his own right, thanks to the feature-length documentary "Get Bruce!" (1999) and his one-time stint as a regular on "Hollywood Squares" for which he also served as head writer. In Los Angeles he wrote for variety shows like the original "Donny and Marie" and "The Brady Bunch Hour" and provided material for Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and Joan Rivers. He has maintained his connection with Midler through the years, working on such projects as the feature "Divine Madness" and the TV special "Bette Midler - Diva Las Vegas", as well as writing for her short-lived but lively sitcom, "Bette!". Vilanch began contributing to Academy Awards telecasts in 1989, collaborating with the likes of Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and David Letterman, and graduated to head writer in 2000. He has roasted celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and President Clinton. The Whoopi connection led to his providing the notorious material Ted Danson performed in blackface at a certain 1993 Friars Club roast of his then-girlfriend Goldberg, but his resume also includes "You Made Me Watch You", the touching Emmy-winning valedictory Midler crooned as a send-off to Johnny Carson. He scripted most of the Academy Awards telecasts over the last decade, two of which won Emmys, including the one featuring Billy Crystal's Hannibal Lecter entrance. Mr. Vilanch has also written for The Tony's, The Grammy's, The Emmy's, and just about every other award show to brighten your television screen. He also participates and volunteers at almost every charity function, especially those dealing with GLBT issues. Mr. Vilanch recently wrote Bette Midler's Tour, toured in the Broadway hit, "Hairspray", and appeared on Celerity Fit Club.  Judy Tenuta is the most famous person that ever lived. If you don't believe it just ask her! The stand-up comic/actress who describes herself as a "multi-media Bondage Goddess" and "the Aphrodite of the Accordion", is actually a caring nurturer who wakes up at 8PM to verbally abuse countless herds of mortal swine (her audience) and converts them to her signature religion "Judyism". Her fans ranging from fetuses to fossils, gays to geishas, all beg to chew her gum and kiss her feet because she is the only fun-feminist who preaches that all women should be worshipped as "Love Goddesses", and all men have an equal opportunity to become her furniture. It could happen! Judy has starred in her own HBO, Showtime, and Lifetime Specials and has been seen on every major talk show. Most recently she was a special correspondent for "American Journal", and "Entertainment Tonight," where she conducted interviews with such celebrated public figures as Donald Trump and Reverend Jesse Jackson. Judy has also had two smash comedy CD's and has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards for her "Attention Butt-Pirates and Lesbetarians", and "In Goddess We Trust". She is also the author of "The Power of Judyism" (Harper-Collins). Lady Bunny with glitzy outfits, sky-high wigs, and false eyelashes long enough to embarrass even Tammy Faye Bakker, this multi-talented drag artiste would turn heads even if looking glamorous was his only talent. But this isn't just another man in a dress. Lady Bunny is a successful comedienne, emcee, singer, songwriter, actress, DJ, and, most famously, the founder, organizer, and hostess of Wigstock, the outrageous festival of drag and music that had been delighting over 40,000 New Yorkers and tourists visiting New York for the event, every Labor Day for over 20 years. The feature film, Wigstock, The Movie, which chronicled the event from preparation to performance day, was produced specifically about this popular event and Lady Bunny, and has just recently been re-released on DVD. Bunny tours constantly, bringing down the house from Cincinnati to Tel Aviv with her bawdy, Dusty Springfield-meets-Don-Rickles mix of potty-mouthed humor, Southern charm, zany "Laugh-In"-style skits, and X-rated pop song parodies. Bunny has emceed events around the world ranging from Van Cleef Arpels corporate parties to Gay Pride Parades and has shared the stage with the likes of Pamela Anderson, Margaret Cho, Dennis Rodman, Cyndi Lauper, k.d. Lang, and the B-52's, just to name a few. As a journalist, Bunny keeps a high profile with her weekly "Star Style Report" for Star Magazine. Bunny also writes regularly for various other publications such as Visionaire, Paper, Instinct, Genre, V, Interview and Time Out New York. Frequent TV and Film appearances also bring Bunny's name to the worldwide masses. As a talking head for TV networks like E! and VH1 and with appearances on Comedy Central's "Pam Anderson Roast," HBO's "Sex and the City"; Britney Spears' MTV special "In the Zone & Up All Night," as well as feature films such as Not Another Gay Movie 2, Dragtime, Party Girl, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Lady Bunny is no stranger to the various demographic pools. Bunny's even been consistently mentioned on the international hit show "Will & Grace," cementing her status as an icon.