6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • May 6-19, 2014 • Of • May 6-19, 2014 • Of • May 6-19, 2014 • Of • May 6-19, 2014 • Of • May 6-19, 2014 • Official Souther ficial Souther ficial Souther ficial Souther ficial Southern Decadence Guide • Souther n Decadence Guide • Souther n Decadence Guide • Souther n Decadence Guide • Souther n Decadence Guide • SouthernDecadence.com nDecadence.com nDecadence.com nDecadence.com nDecadence.com
Transcript
6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Official Southerficial Southerficial Southerficial Southerficial Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • SouthernDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.com
GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • Facebook.COM/AmbushMag • • • • • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • 77777
8 • 8 • 8 • 8 • 8 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Official Southerficial Southerficial Southerficial Southerficial Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • SouthernDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.com
Bartender of the MonthMy bartender of the month for May is an absolute doll laden with a quirky sense of
humor, style and most of all a sexy cool demeanor that serves him very well. He is alsothe first bartender of the month from the uniquely New Orleans Double Play. I am talkingabout none other than Philip Smowers who has been with the bar for approximately fiveyears.
I recently got to see Philip’s extraordi-nary skills behind the bar over the Easterfestivities when the Purple Party was heldat the Double Play. He managed a fullhouse making sure everyone was servedquickly, never missing a beat. It is easy tosee why so many locals love coming to TheDouble Play. Bartenders like Philip are theepitome of what makes this city so great.His personable approach and conversa-tional attitude makes him very popular.
His devilish smile and charming south-ern demeanor also adds to his appeal. Buthis winning attributes are his ability to makea good cocktail at a fast pace. His gregari-ous personality combined with a profes-sional work ethic makes him a top at hiscraft. He also likes to have fun and get intothe spirit of the holiday; during the PurpleParty he donned a furry colored hat which
by Tony LeggioEmail: [email protected] by: Larry Graham, GrahamStudioOne.COM
under the gaydar
Bartender of the Month PhilipSmowers @ The Double Play
[continued on 10]
made him look even more adorable if that ispossible.
The Double Play is not only a FrenchQuarter local favorite but is perfect laidback watering hole for tourists also. So nexttime you are out in about in the Quarter, stop
by Double Play and grab a cocktail fromPhilip. The Double Play is located at 439Dauphine Street.
the "official" dish ...from 4sharp.
Watch www.SouthernDecadence.comfor the latest info on New Orleans #1 LGBTholiday attracting over 150,000 participantsLabor Day Weekend, August 27-Septem-ber 1. Like SD at www.Facebook.com/SouthernDecadenceNOLA.
Golden LanternReaches Over $4,300 forSouthern Decadence
The Home of Southern Decadence,the Golden Lantern has passed the $4,300mark raised for the 43rd Southern Deca-dence 2014 Celebration of Gay Life, Music& Culture. Funds raised minus expensesbenefits the charity chosen by SouthernDecadence Grand Marshals XL Reba Dou-glas, Aubrey Synclaire and Chad Boutte.Expenses include parade insurance, per-mit and police detail; sanitation fees; andgrand marshal costumes.
Golden Lantern proprietor James Gar-ner has hosted prize raffles at the threeweekend shows hosted by his bar for thepast eight months. An additional $1,200was donated by Patrons of The GoldenLantern.
For more on The Golden Lantern, visitwww.facebook.com/GoldenLanternBar.
5th Bunnies In The BigEasy Brings in $6,886for Gay Easter Parade
The 5th Annual Bunnies In The BigEasy: Putting The Good Back In Friday
Editor, Ambush MagazineThank you for the story by Frank Perez
on the Lesbian Herstory Program presentedat the Newcomb College Institute last month.I appreciate the support from Ambush inhighlighting this segment of LGBT historyin New Orleans.
The panel presentation was an out-growth of several years of research onfeminist history by Janet Allured, Ph.D. inpreparation for the publication of her bookabout the history of the women’s movementduring the 70s and 80s in Louisiana.
It has been my pleasure to support thisproject by providing information to her aboutthat period, but I am not a co-author of themanuscript in preparation. Dr. Allured hasinterviewed and collected manuscript ma-terials from dozens of women activists,myself included, of the 1970s and 1980s.These manuscript materials, which will bedeposited in Newcomb Archives, will beavailable for others conducting researchon this topic in the future. Allured’s bookshould be available for purchase from theUniversity of Georgia Press in 2015.
I am pleased that Ambush chose tocover this important part of our GLBT past,and that the magazine will continue toinclude information about the lesbian com-munity, past and present, in its publication.
--Clay Latimer
letters
raised $6,886 for the Gay Easter Paradebenefiting Food For Friends. Hosted atBourbon Vieux by GEP Boards RonaConnors and Tony Leggio, the fun filledevening featured entertainment, auctions,and hot Bunny Boys.
Revenue from the event included2,940.00-84 Tickets, 44.00-Shots, 532.00-Performance Tips; plus auctions including60.00 for St Anna's Fun Basket from GeneTheriot, 110.00 for Tales of the CocktailBasket from Evan Bergeron, 110.00 forEast Meets West Basket from Albert Carey,150.00 for Jeweled Bunny Limoge fromKaren Benrud, 110.00 for Sexy FramedWatercolor Cowboy Art Work from LarryPorter,600.00 for Giant Easter Basket fromLarry Anderson, 500.00 for Sack Religious(donated by Creason's Fine Art Gallery)from Bill Goodwin, 140.00 for Royal BunnyFaux Faberge' Egg from Chuck Turner,850.00 for Male Nude by Klimt Anew (do-nated by Creason's Fine Art Gallery) fromBill Goodwin, 290.00 for NO/AIDS TaskForce Basket from Albert Carey, 200.00 forBunny Winnie The Pooh Basket from GeneTheriot, 250.00 for Foodies Basket fromLarry Anderson; 6,886.00 Sub-Total.
Expenses included 450.00 BourbonVieux Help, and 400.00 DJ; leaving a6,036.00Event Total.
Saints & Sinners' BearBards Read @ ThePhoenix May 17
Join The Phoenix for an evening inpursuit of the hirsute muse as award-win-ning poets from around the country gatherto read from their new collection of poetry,
Hibernation, and other poems by BearBards. This free event is set for SaturdayMay 17th, 8pm, and will be hosted by editorRon J. Suresha featuring writers DavidBergman, Felice Picano, and Jeff Mann,plus other contributors attending the Saintsand Sinners Literary Festival May 16th-18th. This is a Lit-bear-ary event not to bemissed! The event is sponsored by BearBones Books, The Phoenix, and Saintsand Sinners.
Memorial Day Weekend will be the settingfor the 40th Anniversary celebration of New Or-leans' Bourbon Pub & Parade, 801 Bourbon Street."A Night at the Disco" is set for Saturday, May 24thwith doors opening at 9pm.
Voted one of the top 10 gay bars worldwideby GayTravel.com, the club transports you back tothe legendary Studio 54 featuring NYC Studio 54DJ Robbie Leslie. It's a night you will not want tomiss!
Visit www.BourbonPub.com for more infor-mation.
Lords Sets Nachos,Beer & Sports GearNight, plus Seafood Boil& Poker Run
Are you a jock or just anathletic supporter? Or maybejust hungry on a Friday night??All the bases are covered withthe Lords’ May Beer Bust/Nachos/Sports Gear Night on Fri-day, May 9 at the Phoenix. It willbe a sports-themed night sowear your favorite team’s uni-form, t-shirt or cap. (Or jockstrapor locker room towel). $5 getsyou all the beer you can swallowfrom 9pm until midnight and for$5 more a plate of nachos tosatisfy those nighttime cravings.It’s the spring sports season sobring your bat and balls to thePhoenix and see if you can hitone out of the park.
Try your luck at poker andfollow that up with a deliciousseafood boil on Sunday, May 25at 2pm at the Phoenix. Enjoy theMemorial Day holiday weekendand join the Lords as they willvisit several bars in the Marignyfor their annual poker run andaward fabulous prizes to the win-ners. The run will end at thePhoenix where you can cooldown with a beverage and chowdown on some great seafoodhot from the pot. Cost will be $10for entry into the poker run and$10 for the seafood boil or betteryet, just $15 for both!
GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • GayMardiGras.com • GayEasterParade.com • May 6-19, 2014 • Facebook.COM/AmbushMag • • • • • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • 99999
10 • 10 • 10 • 10 • 10 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Of• May 6-19, 2014 • Official Southerficial Southerficial Southerficial Southerficial Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • Southern Decadence Guide • SouthernDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.comnDecadence.com
Be A Part of theGlitterati!
Glitter and Be Gay is back and it iseven gayer than ever if that is even pos-sible. The Krewe of Armeinius is hostingtheir annual event on Saturday, May 10thfrom 7-10pm at 815 Dauphine Street. Donyour gay apparel and join this fun-lovinggroup of men for a night of art, auction, andcocktails. This is one of the krewe’s morepopular shindigs. Tickets tend to go quicklyso make sure to get yours today. Your $25ticket includes hors d’oeuvres, cocktails,auction, and art gallery. This event benefitsthe Krewe of Armeinius. Get your ticket froma member or have them today by buyingonline (no fees! same cost as cash). Formore information, check them out onFacebook or go to www.armeinius.org.
HRC Shows It’sFashionable
The Human Rights Campaign NewOrleans is hosting the 3rd Annual MikeTheis Fashion Show on Saturday, May10th from 7-10pm at Oz. Your emcees forthe evening are the lovely Maryam Baymanand Persana Shoulders. Tickets are $20 inadvance or $25 at the door. This will be anexciting evening of entertainment and fash-ion from Rab-Dab and Macy’s. All proceedsbenefit the work of the Human Rights Cam-paign to eliminate discrimination againstLGBT Americans. For more information,check them out on Facebook or go towww.action.hrc.org.
Let’s Cheer Our HomeGirls On
On Tuesday, May 13th, Oz New Or-leans is hosting a benefit to help supportTami Tarmac and Lisa Beaumann as theymake their bid to capture the crown at theMiss Gay USofA Classic Pageant. Theshow starts at 10pm and is hosted by thewitty Persana Shoulders. It is always won-derful when one of our locals become na-tional royalty and you can help defer someof their costs; gowns, wigs, shoes andrhinestones aren’t cheap. So show Tamiand Lisa some love and come play at Oz.
Are You A SaintOr A Sinner
The 11th Annual Saints & Sinners Liter-ary Festival will be held May 15 – 18 at theirhost hotel, The Hotel Monteleone, and hasmany other venues throughout the city.The Saints and Sinners Literary Festivalwas founded in 2003 as an innovative wayto reach the community with informationabout HIV/AIDS, particularly disseminatingprevention messages through the writers,thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBTcommunity. It was also formed to bring theLGBT literary community together to cel-ebrate the literary arts.
Now eleven years later, the Festivalhas grown into an internationally-recog-nized event that brings together a who’swho of LGBT publishers, writers and read-ers from throughout the United States andbeyond. The Festival features panel dis-cussions and master classes around liter-ary topics that provide a forum for authors,editors and publishers to talk about theirwork for the benefit of emerging writers and
the enjoyment of fans of LGBT literature.This year there are many great offer-
ings and events such as the Book LaunchParty and Fundraiser at the Beauregard-Keyes House, the Glitter and Literatti at theHerman Grima House and a reception atauthor Sergei Boissier’s private home inthe French Quarter.
This is one of the best festivals the cityhas to offer the LGBT community, not onlyfor writers but avid readers of all genres. Itis an incredible opportunity to mix andmingle with some of your favorite writers.For more information or to buy weekendpasses, go to www.sasfest.org.
Help NOCCARaise the Roof
The New Orleans Center for CreativeArts is holding their delightful fundraiserentitled ART & SOUL 2014: Raise the Roofon Sunday, May 18th. Last year’s eventwas a great kickoff to NOCCA’s excitingcampus expansion, and the party contin-ues. The NOCCA Institute and The LupinFoundation will celebrate the constructionof the new NOCCA Forum with live enter-tainment, delicious food, abundant liba-tions, mobile auction bidding and a NOCCAMarketplace.
The Patron Party begins at 6pm, withthe Gala following from 7-10pm. Through-out the evening, there will be performancesby NOCCA students, faculty, and alumni,including Young Alum Co-Chairs AlexisMarceaux and Sam Craft and their band,Alexis and The Samurai. For more informa-tion or to buy tickets, go to www.nocca.com.
Julian SandsVisits NOLA
I am so excited that Julian Sands will becoming to the Crescent City this month in acelebration of the late dramatist HaroldPinter. I have thought Julian was the hottestthing ever since I saw him in that 80’s horrormovie Warlock. I am sure he would dieknowing that out of all his great films, thatis the one I found most memorable. Oh,well, I am shallow, what can I say. Sands willbe in New Orleans at the ContemporaryArts Center’s Freeport-McMoRan Theaterfor three shows on May 9 and 10. The CACpresents an intimate staging with the mas-ter of human mysteries, as channeled withaffection, humor and insight through Sands.While sharing Pinter’s little-known poetry,he touches on the playwright’s thoughtsand writings about art, truth, politics and hislove for his second wife, writer-historianAntonia Fraser.
Showtimes are Friday, May 9 at 7:30pmand Saturday, May 10 at 2:30pm and7:30pm. Tickets are $35 for general admis-sion and $25 for CAC Members.
The late Harold Pinter’s writing careerspanned more than fifty years. One of themost influential and controversial moderndramatists, Pinter wrote more than twenty-nine plays and some twenty-one screen-plays. His plays include Betrayal, No Man’sLand, Old Times, The Caretaker, TheBirthday Party, A Kind of Alaska, and theTony Award-winning The Homecoming.Pinter was also a noted director, actor,poet, and political activist. When the latedramatist was too sick to read his poetry ata benefit, he asked critically acclaimedactor Julian Sands to sub for him. He alsodemanded that the finely tuned British actor
