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Palace,
Ocean
Drive’s
First and Only Gay Bar/Restaurant, Celebrates 23rd
Anniversary by Thanking the Community:
Thursday, February 3
Highlights of the
Celebration:
- Presentation of a rainbow
Pride flag to City of
Miami Beach
- Launch of “Palace Boys,”
the first LGBT Online Reality Show,
announcing the 10 semifinalists!
- Introduction of Palace’s
USTREAM Channel, where viewers may watch the
activities on live streaming video.
Now in its 23rd
year as the first and only gay bar/restaurant on
Ocean Drive,
Palace is saying “Thank You” to the community -- in
a big way! On Thursday, February 3rd
beginning at 7 pm, get ready for non-stop
entertainment, complimentary cocktails until 8:30 pm and a few surprises.
Located at
1200 Ocean Drive
in the heart of the Art Deco District, Palace has
entertained countless men and women for decades.
Their legacy of infamous weekend drag shows,
luscious libations and mouth-watering burgers
prevails today. Whether gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transsexual or straight, it is the
place to be on
South
Beach.
When asked why they are
having a “23rd” Anniversary
celebration, Palace general manager Ivan Cano
responded by saying, “We didn’t want to wait another
two years – our 25th year – to thank the
community for their support through the years.
The past year has been an especially challenging one
for many, and Palace has continued to be a place to
just get away from it all; to laugh with friends,
enjoy the show and, of course, enjoy a few
cocktails!”
February 2011 also marks the
3rd anniversary of Palace’s acquisition
by Thomas J. Donall, a
Miami Beach
resident who has continued to maintain and enhance
Palace’s place as one of the most successful
gay-owned establishments on
South
Beach.
In commemoration of the
anniversary, Palace has commissioned the creation of
a Rainbow Pride flag, which will be presented to the
City of Miami
Beach GLBT Business Enhancement Committee.
The 50-pound flag, measuring 20 feet by 80 feet,
will be made available for use in citywide events,
including Miami Beach Gay Pride, of which Palace is
a major sponsor.
“Miami
Beach is such a
diverse and welcoming community, that it is only
appropriate that the city should own their own piece
of the rainbow,” adds Cano.
In addition to complimentary
cocktails and hors d’oeuvres from 7 to 8:30 pm, Palace will have an
extraordinary showcase of drag queens strutting
their stuff, singing and dancing.
The event will also mark the
launch of “Palace Boys,” Palace’s unprecedented
online reality show, found at
www.PalaceBoys.com. For the past several
weeks, nearly 100 young men from all over the
country have submitted videos and profiles in order
to be considered for one of 10 spots in the Palace
Boy competition.
The 10
semifinalists will be announced and introduced to
the crowd that evening, as well as to a worldwide
audience watching the live broadcast on
www.PalaceBoys.com and on USTREAM at
http://www.ustream.tv/user/palaceboys.
Created by Ivan Cano and produced by Palace,
Andrew Richardson Creative and Toni Gonzalez, Palace
Boys will combine a wide range of innovative and
interactive technology, including all social media
platforms, USTREAM, Skype, Stream Box and live
mobile broadcast. More than 16 live cameras
will be focused on the contestants for the entire
world to see. Tiffany Fantasia and Noel Leon,
Palace’s legendary drag queens, will host the show,
in which participants will live together, play
together and work together at Palace, while
competing for votes in challenges. They will
use social media, provide video updates and live
video chats, even recording and broadcasting each
other.
On February 12, the kingdom
(or queendom) will be whittled down to six
finalists, based on votes from the online community
and a panel of judges. Palace Boy 2011 will be
announced on April 30, and the winner will receive
the opportunity to continue working at Palace for
the next year. The winner also will receive
more than $8,000 in cash and prizes, including an
electric bicycle, a professional photo shoot by
Image 1st and a cover story on a local
LGBT publication.
Palace Boys sponsors include
Absolut, Patron Tequila, Bud Light, Image 1st,
NY20 Water, Passport Magazine, The Electric Bicycle
Store and more.
Palace Boys is introducing
their own USTREAM channel on PalaceBoys.com,
where viewers can log on and watch segments with the
Palace Boys contestants, along with live streaming
video of the action taking place direct from Palace
every Saturday evening.
The 23rd
Anniversary Celebration begins at
7 pm on Thursday,
February 3 at Palace,
1200 Ocean Drive.
Watch the celebration live on
PalaceBoys.com!
To learn more about Palace,
go to
www.PalaceSouthBeach.com; for Palace Boys,
www.PalaceBoys.com. 305.531.7234.
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