7 June 6-12, 2024 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | Contents | Letters | news | night+Day | CuLture | Cafe | MusiC | Month XX–Month XX, 2008 miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | CONTENTS | LETTERS | RIPTIDE | METRO | NIGHT+DAY | STAGE | ART | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | D espite Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cronies in Tallahassee trying to tamp down the spirit of Florida’s LGBTQ community — Florida’s “Freedom Summer” mandate or- ders bridges across the state to only display the colors of the American flag from May 27 to September 2, effectively killing a highly visible way of showing support during Pride Month — that’s not stopping everyone from celebrating. South Florida alone boasts a myriad of options for all you hes, shes, and theys looking to celebrate the occasion. Returning this year are Pride Month mainstays like the Stone- wall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors and Wynwood Pride in Miami’s arts district. Also, the Stonewall National Museum & Archives is de- buting an exhibit to remind everyone that the original Pride started as an uprising and demand for equal rights. In addition, the events run the gamut, from family-friendly events where the kids are welcome to pool parties and raves where you can dance the night away. Take Pride at Galleria Fort Lauderdale History Fort Lauderdale and Galleria Fort Lauderdale have teamed up again to celebrate the month with an exhibit celebrating the LG- BTQ community. “Take Pride! A 100-Year Retrospective of LGBTQ+ Milestones” will highlight moments of national, state, and lo- cal importance, including the Stonewall riots in 1969, Harvey Milk being elected as the first openly gay man in 1978, and same-sex marriage legal- ized in the U.S. in 2015. On view through Sunday, June 30, at Galleria Fort Lauder- dale, 2414 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lau- derdale; 954-463-4431; historyfortlauderdale.org. Admission is free. “Stonewall Inn Stonewall” at the Stonewall National Museum & Archives In a reminder that Pride started be- cause of a riot, the Stonewall Na- tional Museum & Archives in Fort Lauderdale opened its exhibition “Stonewall Inn Stonewall” to mark the 55th anniversary of the uprising. The ex- hibit features a re-creation of what the origi- nal Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village would have looked like on the evening of June 28, 1969, be- fore the police raid. On June 29, the museum will host a reenactment of the uprising, modeled after the Revolutionary War reenactments that take place across the U.S. On view through Septem- ber 30, at the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-763-8565; stonewall-museum.org. Pride Soirée at Lincoln Road On Friday, June 7, the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District, along with Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez and the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee, hosts a Pride Soirée. Fernandez and representatives of the Miami Beach Police Department will be on hand to speak with attendees as everyone celebrates love, unity, and diversity. There will also be a DJ and complimentary beverages by Olé Olé Steakhouse. It all takes place under the “Pride247” instal- lation by AMLgMATD, a collaboration between Laz Ojalde and Nat- alie Zlamalova. 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, June 7, at Euclid Oval, Lincoln Road between the 600 and 700 blocks, Miami Beach; lincolnroad.com. Ad- mission is free with RSVP via eventbrite.com. First Fridays Pride Edition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami Presented by Wynwood Pride and III Points, ICA First Fridays cele- brates its Pride edition with a performance by Isabella Lovestory. The Honduran-born, Montreal-based pop and reggaeton singer is part of the neoperreo movement spearheaded mainly by queer and women-identifying artists. She’s collaborated with acts Villano An- tillano, La Goony Chonga, and Mura Masa. The evening will also in- clude drag performances by Kat Wilderness and Sting Dion. 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, 61 NE 41st St., Miami; icamiami.org. Tickets cost $10. The Playlist at AlmaRosa Queer party the Playlist is popping up again in time for Pride. On Fri- day, June 7, it will take over AlmaRosa in Brickell to celebrate party cofounder Discofuturo’s birthday alongside Cucu of EarCandy and Oozzaa. This is another Wynwood Pride-sanctioned event that you’re not going to want to miss. 11 p.m. Friday, June 7, at AlmaRosa, 1250 S. Miami Ave., Miami; theplayl1st.com. Tickets cost $30.31 via dice.fm. Wonderland Pride at Jaco Pastorius Park The City of Oakland Park will celebrate the month with its family- friendly Wonderland Pride event at Jaco Pastorius Park on Friday, June 7. There will be face and body painters, henna artists, a photo booth, a coloring wall, and a kids’ interactive stage area. DJ Tony will be spinning at the party’s discothèque, and there’s a lip-synch contest for anyone brave enough to sign up. 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 7, at Jaco Pastorius Park, 4000 N. Dixie Hwy., Oakland Park; oakland- parkfl.gov. Admission is free. FLoatarama Flotilla Hunter’s Nightclubs presents the fifth-annual FLoatarama Flotilla, “America’s biggest Pride on water.” The event will feature more than 30 private and commercial boats decorated for Pride. You are welcome to enter your own boat, buy a ticket for the yacht Catalina, or watch from the shore. The floating pa- rade happens along the New River through downtown Fort Lauderdale and the Intra- coastal Waterway. This year’s grand mar- shal is Sam Lantz, who appeared on the reality competition show Squid Game: The Challenge, while the event’s host is FayWhat?! 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Esplanade Park, 400 SW Sec- ond St., Fort Lauderdale; floata- rama.org. Admission is free; VIP tickets for the Catalina cost $150. CommuniTea Dance at the Adrienne Arsht Center In what’s become an annual tradition for the Adrienne Arsht Center, the venue will host its seventh annual Com- muniTea Dance on Sunday, June 9. Fay- What?1 will host the party, featuring a performance by Alex Newell, the former Glee actor who recently earned their first Tony Award for their performance in the Broadway musical Shucked. The party continues with a set by DJ Musicat and drag performances by Ebonee Excell and Melissa Plastic Hilton. You’re also encouraged to wear bright colors and neon as you dance on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage. 4 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722; arsht- center.org. Admission is free with RSVP. eMerge Americas Presents Pride at Medium Cool Tech conference eMerge Americas encourages LGBTQ entrepre- neurs to attend its upcoming Miami tech happy hour at Medium Cool. In partnership with Chris Adamo and Natalia Martinez-Ka- linina, the evening will feature plenty of networking, light bites, drinks, and a live startup pitch event judged by Miami Beach Vice Mayor Laura Dominguez. 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at Medium Cool, 1690 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; emergeamericas.com. Admission is free with RSVP via eventbrite.com. Pride Fantasia at the Manor Billed as a celebration of the arts, Pride Fantasia will take over the Manor for an evening of performances and exhibits by local arts. The event benefits SunServe, which serves the most >> p8 F ri d a y , J u n e 7 : P ri d e S o ir é e a t L in c o l n R o a d Lin c oln R oa d BI D ph ot o Courtesy of Diana Davies Photographs, Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library Gay Liberation Front women demonstrate at City Hall, New York, 1969.
