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ith more than 15 years of culinary experience, chef Patrick Wiese is the perfect match for the first season of Top Chef Canada. After moving to Toronto from Chicago in 2006, Wiese was executive chef at Toronto hotspot 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 when you’re trying to seduce a guy through his stomach?
MT:
I try to create something that appeals to all the senses and brings comfort to his stomach. I like it to be a participatory event between the both of us. It’s important that the food and passion combine well. It also helps to open a great bottle of wine, have soothing sensual music going, have the candles burning and make sure there’s lots of tasting off each other’s “spoons.” Yes, I’m a hopeless romantic.
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MT:
Is the stereotype that gay men are inherently good cooks true?
I believe that gay men have many creative juices, but I have found only two men in my life who actually knew and understood food and weren’t afraid to cook for me. All the other gay men I have encountered would rather order in. PW:
How many “top”-related jokes have your friends subjected you to since hearing you’d be on Top Chef Canada ?
haven’t heard any “top” jokes as of yet, but any are welcomed… if they are funny. How was the experience on the show for you as a gay man? Do any other queers step up to the grill on the show with you? MT:
My sexuality was irrelevant. I didn’t keep it a secret, but it was about my talents as a chef on the sh ow and getting recognized as chef Patrick Wiese, not as the gay man that I am. As far as other gays on the show, in the words of Daffyd from Little Britain, Britain, “I was the only gay in the village.” PW:
MT:
Do you believe in mixing in a bit of cuisine with the bedroom? If so, what would you whip up?
I believe that food and sex go hand in hand. If you have the right imagination and want to explore with each other, then why not bring in food to play with — something salty, sticky but oh, so sweet!
MT:
Who would be your perfect dining partner?
I have always thought that in a perfect world I’d be able to sit and have dinner with Oprah Winfrey instead of serving her dinner. This would be a dream come true. She has always influenced my life with the way she has encouraged me to be who I need to be, go after my dreams and understand that I am the only person holding me back. I have learned so much from her and have carried it with me all th ese years. I would like to sit down and thank her for indirectly being the most influential person in my life. PW:
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to IKEA because it’s cheap, and when you go to their store, you 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 mix of styles, he says, “adds so much more interest to a room than just all modern.” One can have splendour on a budget, Price insists. “One of my favourite stores that I recently discovered is Frontier, on the Danforth at Victoria Park. Th ey buy up estates and bring them into their showroom and sell it all off at a really good price.” He then really surprises by saying, “HomeSense, I absolutely love. I shop there a lot for my TV show. It’s the perfect spot for accessories and fillin g in the gaps. You can get great stuff, even antiques sometimes, for a low price.” Hunting for beautiful bargains is both Price’s job and pleasure. “I love walking along Queen East, the Carlaw area, with this big stretch of antique stores.” Even with something old and beaten up, he says, “you can always refinish it and
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essentially turn it into a new piece. Reduce, reuse, recycle!” Many of us stick with a look we’re not excited about because a major renovation seems daunting and costly, but “you don’t need to go crazy and change the entire place,” Price says. “Take it one step at a time. Paint or wallpaper an accent wall. Buy a new rug. Gradually work in new elements. Even throw cushions and little things like that can really change the look of 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. fab May 11, 2011
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INSIDE INSID INSIDE E OUT OUT A peek at some of the offerings at this year’s festival
Every year Inside Out, the Toronto 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.
MA N T H A B T A I French New Wave at its most banal In the age o internet and pretentious were combined with a blogger dating and smartphone sensibility,, the result might be something like Man at Bath . grinding, it was only sensibility Will someone please tell uture lmmakers that lms about lms, a matter o time beore a and especially lms about lmmakers talking about lms and gay lmmaker imagined themselves, are rarely interesting? Fortunately, into the midst o the rom-com possibilidirector Christophe Honoré’s endless blather and Blair Witch ties in the burgeoning Project production style, is dropped arty pornstar François Sagat. technology around us. JC Calciano’s ECupid While obviously hired to keep the audience awake by faunting tells the story o Marshall, a handsome man who nds himsel his antastic physique, Sagat has deeply expressive eyes and in a unk as he approaches his 30 th birthday and turns to a new manages to smoulder with the little he is given to work with. matchmaking app to nd love. Beore he knows it, the city’s best Snoozing through all the scenes that don’t eature Sagat is a boys are knocking down the door and bending over to please practical way to solve some o the lm’s problems, but then it him. The lm is charming but not without its cheese, and although would be just as artistically satisying to rent one o Sagat’s porn not much is said about how real-lie technology has changed gay ficks. An older john lambastes Sagat’s Sag at’s naked body and sex appeal romance orever, its playul approach to the topic makes its clichés as bad art, saying he is beautiul to look at but there is nothing easy to orgive. I nothing else, the lm’s clunkier moments are in the memory when one turns away. Alas, all one remembers o punctuated by plenty o eye candy. — Jonathan Valelly Man at Bath is how tantalizing Sagat looked. — Drew Rowsome Screens Mon, May 23 at 2:30pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Screens Fri, May 20 20 at 10pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Lightbox, Cinema 1. Cinema 1.
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This moving documentary asks ve people to share their stories as witnesses to the early days o the AIDS crisis in San Francisco. Among the subjects are a sympathetic nurse turned champion researcher, a fower salesman whose business model changed as obituaries grew in number, a social outcast who ound a cause in responding to the epidemic, an activist and organizer, and an AIDS survivor. The intersection o their stories reveals how the avalanche o sorrow and death was matched by the inspirational response o a courageous community. The gruesome ootage and tragic episodes are hard to watch, but the deeply personal stories are intensely gripping rom start to nish. The lm is a must-see or every gay man living in the atermath o the epidemic. — Jonathan Valelly Screens Mon, May 23 at 7pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 1.
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The last time we heard rom electro icons Le Tigre was when they worked on the track “Girls” rom Christina Aguilera’s bomb, Bionic Bionic.. Well, they’re back rom the past with Who Took the Bomp, Bomp , a very private look into Le Tigre’s queer world during their year-long 2004 tour. The documentary was lmed by band insiders, so the viewer gets access to crazy tour stories — like when JD and Jo get egged one night ater 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 o the band,” genderqueer JD Samson, who went on to orm the dance group MEN. Bomp is a sort o goodbye love letter rom the band to an alltoo-short musical era o brash electrodance foor jams. I’m just conused about why it wasn’t released ve years ago, but better late than never. — Phil Villeneuve
Local rebel pornographer/lmmaker Bruce LaBruce’s canon o work makes a great subject or a provocative documentary. Directed by Angélique Bosio, The Advocate for Fagdom is packed with classic clips rom well-known LaBruce lms like Super 8 ½, No Skin Off My Ass and Hustler White. White. These are put in context with snippets rom some o his more rarely seen shorts and commentary rom collaborators and contemporaries, including Gus Van Sant, Harmony Korine, John Waters, Bruce Benderson and Vaginal Davis. Highlights include candid behind-the-scenes ootage o BLAB’s LA Zombie, Zombie, eaturing pornstars François Sagat and Matthew Rush; hearing Van Sant talk about being duped into thinking homocore culture was a big scene in Toro Toronto, nto, rather than just an idealistic invention o LaBruce and GB Jones; and vintage video clips o LaBruce in drag, hunting or poppers in NYC, or poking un at politicians at Queen’s Park. Plus: hot boys with bad attitudes, horny hustlers, zombie sex, stump-ucking and skinheads licking boots and each other. — Matt Thomas
Screens Fri, May 27 at 5pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 2.
Screens Sat, May 21 at 5pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 2.
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IS I T S O T P O H The big draw in this ilm is P E H R E R Matt Smith, the newest Dr Who, AN D D playing gay author Christopher H I IS K I S I ND N D Isherwood. Although Smith acquits himsel well (and is actually quite sexy in a non-nerdy way) the character is an observer and the moments o emotion, lust and opposition to the Nazis come out o nowhere. The real attractions are the sumptuous BBC produ ction values and the loving, lingering pans o 1930s Berlin hustlers in their wie-beaters and bathing trunks. Anyone who isn’t amiliar with the plot o Cabaret will be engrossed; the rest o us will enjoy but will keep waiting or 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. For more information visit insideout.ca.
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THREE ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR HOMEOWNERS
SCOTT MCGILLIVRAY: PROPERTY
HOT he sexy landlord was, for too long, an underrepresented gay fantasy. Not anymore, thanks to the hunky host of HGTV Canada’s Income Property , Scott McGillivray. He’s a fulltime homeowner and renovator, but for three years he has been bringing his real estate expertise and remarkable good looks to the small screen to help GTA homeowners get the best out of their rental properties. Now shooting its fifth and sixth seasons, the show has a legion of fans across North America, a few of whom are just as interested in McGillivray’s muscles as they are his design tips. When asked if handsomeness helps him find tenants, McGillivray says, “It’s more of a hassle than an advantage. Looks don’t get you anywhere in this business; it’s all brains.” After buying his first property during his last year of university, he quickly realized the profit potential of house rentals. “I was a business student, so I repeated the process the next year and had two rental properties,” he says. “Every year I picked up a half dozen more. And that’s what got me into real estate investing.” After doing side work for the network, creators caught wind of his investment projects and proposed the series. E
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JONATHAN VALELLY CHATS
WITH INCOME PROPERTY HUNK SCOTT MCGILLIVRAY ABOUT BEING A GOOD AND SEXY LANDLORD
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If sex appeal has no return in real estate, that’s certainly not the case for McGillivray’s TV career. His newfound fame is thanks in part to a considerable gay fan base and, although he is happily married to a woman, internet discussion boards are rife with gay men and straight women scuffling over which camp can claim him. McGillivray doesn’t mind the attention. “A fan is a fan, and our gay following is extremely large and probably some of the best supporters of the show,” he says. “They’ve been the most vocal and supportive fans that we’ve had and have been there since day one, which means a lot to us.” McGillivray’s McGillivray ’s not shy about turning up the naughty once the cameras are off. “We’re a pretty rambunctious group,” he notes. “The jokes get dirty and then get dirtier, and they’re straight, they’re sideways, they’re everything.” In fact, McGillivray admits that they have to warn the show’s homeowners off the bat, “We don’t just do construction; we do cock-struction.” Of course, we’d all love for McGillivray to come personally put his drill in our sockets or compare Fubar sizes. But since he’s a man on the move, he’s conveniently left us with a few essential tips for homeowners, homo or otherwise, to hold on to.
Do it legally Get all your permits and your inspections. Don’t try to cut corners and go around the building permits; if you do, it’s guaranteed to come back and bite you in the butt. If 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 thousand or two off the top, because it translates into thousands and thousands of dollars more over time.
A good space means a good tenant Don’t think that because it’s a rental, it doesn’t have to be in good shape and have all the things that you would like in a home. There are great tenants out there, and better tenants are attracted to better spaces. Good tenants who live in a nice house will never miss a rent payment, because they don’t want to lose one of the best rentals around. Always aim for the highest-calibre tenant possible.
Avoid over-investing Some people get very attached to the properties, thinking, “Oh, this is a heritage home!” or “It’s a Victorian — I want to restore its natural beauty. I want granite countertops and travertine floors.” You need to invest in a profitable design rather than invest emotionally. Durable floors? Yes. Marble floors? I don’t think so.
THE THREE BIGGEST MISTAKES DESIGNERS MAKE What’s behind the design?
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You want to appeal to 90 percent of 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 out. If you’re showing it to tenants, give them one thing to latch on to, like, “Oh, remember 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, bathrooms, doing painting, updating floors: these things immediately add value.
THREE EASY VALUEADD VALUEADDED ED RENOVATIONS Walls and floors Paint has the highest return on investment. A paint job is great bang for your buck and makes a place look way better. Nice floors are also important. People love solid surfaces and hardwood these days.
Kitchens and bathrooms The kitchen is the most expensive room in your house, so when you upgrade your kitchen, you upgrade the entire home. A crappy updated bathroom adds nothing. People want nice, new bathrooms and kitchens, if nothing else.
Door hardware Anyone with a screwdriver can change door hardware in 10 minutes, and it makes a world of difference. Think about how it looks to tenants. Any time you’re going to someone’s home, the only things you’re forced to touch are the doorknobs. If they’re nasty, you’ll automatically have a nasty association associatio n with the home.
What’s behind the walls is just as, if not more, important than what you actually see. That’s the drywall, the insulation, the vapour barrier, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, heating and ventilation — all of the struc- Catch new episodes of Income Property on ture. A lot of designers discount the Mondays at 9pm on HGTV Canada. Follow Twitter:@smcgillivray. vray. severity of those elements. A place might Scott on Twitter:@smcgilli look great but be freezing cold. It might appear nice on the surface, but then the hgtv.ca, Facebook/Income Property drywall starts cracking, or there’s a leak and a weird smell or an electrical issue. Jonathan Valelly is a fab writer who appreciWalls should be just as nice on the inside ates a man who knows how to use his Fubar for the greater good. as the outside. fab May 11, 2011
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hat’s renowned and shows no sign o slowing down? El Convento Rico. The night o its 19th Anniversary Party, huge rotating spotlights shine into the night sky beckoning supergays to its danceoor. On the sidewalk a ree barbecue lures the hungry — though many o those gobbling up the goods are just people wandering by; most o the guests are already inside where the show is about to begin. Hosted by Miss El Convento Rico, Farra N Hyte, and Mr Rico, Trent Ruben, the acts are well choreographed rom start to inish by Scott Fordham and his team o show-stealing backup dancers, including Sheldon Macintosh Perorming or the ull house are Loretta, Kera Keys, Luna Mercedes and Ivory Towers, whose dance skills have improved immensely since the beginning o her skinny drag career. But as the huge birthday cake is devoured, it becomes apparent that a large percentage o those in attendance tonight are straight. We pray to that nun in the sky that the balance will soon be restored. .
What’s going stronger than an Energizer bunny, honey? Flawless! The lineup to get into Flawless inside Sopra is impressive. Host Woodrow Monteiro welcomes while wearing white spandex leggings that leave little to the imagination as DJ Jamal greets with beats. Joining the promotional team is Daniel McBride, who seems to be maturing into his role as promoter. Tulsi’s sultry show, which involves a shirtless Trent Ruben exploding a load o glitter rom a martini shaker over her bare bejewelled breasts, goes o without a hitch. Though it would be great i the short beauty were somehow raised up a bit — say, on a stage. DJ Shawn Riker takes over, blending in classic beats with newer songs like “Hello” by Dragonette as Chico Pacheco plays two bougarabou drums right on the danceloor. The crowd is a great mix o young and not so young, gay and not so gay, including photographer Myles Sexton in his almost seven-oot androgynous gorgeousness. “I have some black in my amily,” he explains o his high, round, perect behind.
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What keeps on rolling along, ever strong? The 21st Annual Inside Out Film Festival , which runs Thursday, May 19 to Sunday, May 29. The Launch Party at the National Ballet School is a relaxed aair. As clips o upcoming flms are shown on the large screen, attendees bid on silent-auction items, such as a stay in one o the wonderul rooms at The Drake Hotel. The illustrious Scott o Kids in the Hall ame, Thompson, o Kids makes a brie appearance. “I tried to get his autograph once,” local boy-about-town Aeryn Pfaff remem bers, “but I was too drunk.” Tonight is not an open bar event, so Pa is sober enough to pay attention to the speeches. Musician and pigment-deprived hottie Gentlemen Reg is all smiles as devilish photographer David Hawe snaps pictures, which he will then Photoshop into ridiculously scandalous scenarios. “I’m really excited about this year. All the flms will be shown in one central location [TIFF Bell Lightbox],” executive director Scott Ferguson says proudly. “And we’ll have popcorn!” What is not a myth but rather a orce to be reckoned with? The Toronto Alternative Art and Fashion Week (FAT). The smorgasbord o activity taking place at 99 Sudbury is enough to fll any glutton’s plate. While some o FAT’s collections are un experimental pieces, there are a ew designers who catch the eye o keen ashion lovers like 1 Girl 5 Gays cast member Jonathan Nathaniel. Kallvis Chen’s wonderul Human Nature collection contains hints o religious reerences, but it’s his sexy, clingy, patterned T-shirts that will be bigger than Jesus. Candy Coated Killahz cute nerds Eight Bit Tiger and others perorm in the music space, while art (even in the orm o repetitive coat hangers) exists everywhere. “The crowd is very dierent this year. More 905ers,” Sonja Marie laments. What’s worse than unashionable suburbanites? Nothing. ,
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hen I was a kid, bingo was something 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
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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. outreac h. “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 way 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 intersperse the game with all sorts of challenges, like offering shots to anyone who takes off his shirt. At one point, the bartender barte nder 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 heav y drinking. I can hardly wait to go back for more. Really, the only thing that could make bingo at either George’s Ge orge’s Play or Zelda’s any better would be cabbage rolls. Think about it, guys.
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 catchphrases. 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 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 daycare 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.
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10 pounds pounds by Pride t’s May and you’ve discovered that Grab your gym bag, treat yourself to a inhaling low-fat Baked Lays all winter bottle of Smart Water and get moving to didn’t grow you a six-pack, dancing to avoid looking like a “before” picture come Glee isn’t cardio, and your elastic waist- Pride Sunday. Here’s a weekly workout band shorts are snugger than you remember. schedule that detours the gym and gets you Don’t fret. It’s not too late to shed 10 trying something new so you can go from pounds by Pride weekend. puff to buff. Finding ways to stay fit or lose
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Get outside! Trainer Benjamin Unleash your inner Spider-Man Paley returns to Allan Gardens while giving yourself a total with his Hot Damn Boot Camp body workout. Indoor climbing from May to September. Every will test your ability to tackle class is different, but count on heights, listen to instructions running, dropping and jumping and lift your own body weight in the gardens while laughing at the same time. The instrucin the outdoor sun — and getting tors are friendly, certified and a tan for Pride. Bring gym clothes will work with everyone, from that you won’t mind getting virgin climbers right up to dirty, running shoes, a towel and advanced cliffhangers. Bring a water. Healthy eating tips and towel and gym clothes. cl othes. You can recipes are part of the package. rent specialty shoes there, and Your first trial session is free; t h e y a l s o h a v e s h o w e r s . from there, the fee is $159 a Beginners’ lessons are $35. month. Joe Rockhead’s, 29 Fraser benjaminpaley.com Ave. joerockheads.com
After a week of building muscle, you’ll need a good stretch. Instructors run through 26 postures over 90 minutes in a 90°F room. Yes, the heat is intense, but if you stick with it, your posture will improve, your stress levels will drop and you will lose weight. The instructors lovingly coach you to try all 26 poses but stress that the key thing is to stay in the room for the 90 minutes without running away. Rental yoga mats, bottled water, towels and showers are available. A two-week trial pass is $20. Bikram Yoga, 208 Bloor St E and 1911 Queen St E. bikramyogatoronto.com
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Games Night with Bears o Toronto. Things get hairy at this night o un and games. 8–10:30pm. Pegasus, 489B Church St. No cover. pegasusonchurch.com
LEGIT Toronto. Canadian immigration advice or same-sex couples. 7pm. 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. No cover. the519.org
Red Party. Bathe in red or violence, passion, seduction and lust. 9pm. Spa Excess, 105 Carlton St. Regular rates. spaexcess.com
TNTmen’s Book Club meets monthly or a comortable au naturel discussion o literature. Watch or unusual paper cuts. Contact TNTmen or location and details. 7:30pm. $4 members, $6 non-members. tntmen.org
Queer Idol. It’s the Steve’s Music DJ Todd Klinck Elimination Round. DJ spins. Hosted by Cajo. 9pm. Goodhandy’s , 120 Church St. $9. queeridol.ca
DJ Nyte Hawk spins at 9pm, then Elektra-Fied, a perormance competition hosted by Jade Elektra, electries at 10:30pm. George’s Play, 504 Church St. No cover. playonchurch.com
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Smirno Best Chest Contest. It’s the Long Hard Weekend kicko and Prism 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
Hunter Valentine perorms with Sick o Sarah and Lucas Silveira. 9pm. The Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St W. $12.50. unionevents.com Downtown Soccer Toronto hosts its Drat Party or boys who like balls. Followed by Cruiseline’s Best Men’s Ass Contest at midnight. Miss Conception and Demanda Tension host while DJ Chris Steinbach spins. Woody’s, 467 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com
Stand up or the Anthem. DJ Craig Dominic spins all the best tracks under one roo. 10pm. WAYLA Bar, 996 Queen St E. No cover. Daddy Next Door is a new monthly Leslieville party or daddies and daddy chasers. DJ Dwayne Minard spins. 10pm. Joy Bistro, 884 Queen St E. No cover. Shake & Pop. Superstar DJs Blackcat and Sumation team up to drive the dancefoor crazy with top 40, dance, house, electro and more. 10pm. Zipperz-Cellblock , 72 Carlton St. No cover cover.. zipperzcellblock.com
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 cover
saT, May 14 Bears, Baths and Beyond. See what all the uzz is about. DJ Danny White spins. 1–6pm. Steamworks, 540 Church St. Regular rates. steamworksonline.com
Activist Roland Drake presents his multimedia presentation promoting Adopt a Village in Laos , a humanitarian organization beneting the hill tribes o rural Laos. 8pm. Java Jive, 585 Church St. No cover. adoptavillageinlaos. blogspot.com Euphoria. Happy vibes and energetic beats rom DJ Sumation. 10pm. WAYLA, 996 Queen St E. No cover. whatareyoulookingatbar.com
Sodom @ Goodhandy’s on Sat, May 21
Graperuit: Summer Ahoy, with DJs Shane Percy and Aural, eaturing a special Gaga-mix perormance by Flo. 10pm. y, 8 Gloucester St. $5 beore 11pm with webpass, $10 ater ater.. graperuit4u.com All-Request Friday, with DJ K-Tel. From Radio Gaga to Lady Gaga to Ladytron. 10:30pm. Buddies, 12 Alexander St. No cover beore 11pm, $5 ater. buddiesinbadtimes.com
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Mon, May M ay 16 16 Proud o Toronto meets on the eve o the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia to celebrate community achievements and raise awareness about the importance o queer-ocused 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 yoursel dirty and win some outrageous prizes. 8:30pm. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover. zeldas.ca
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. uzionexperience.com Manzone & Strong. DJs Shawn Riker and Kevin Bailey spin. Hosted by Charles Pavia. 10pm. y, 8 Gloucester St. No cover beore 11pm or the rst 100 people, $10 ater. fynightclub.com Jock . Sport-kit night or jocks and their admirers. DJ Geo Kelleway spins pop, mashups and classic house. Hosted by Charles Pavia. 10:30pm. Goodhandy’s , 120 Church St. No cover beore 11pm, $5 ater or team members, $10 or sports ans. goodhandys.com Goth Drag Party, hosted by Murderess Miss Margot, with DJs Demonic David Lush and The Sinul 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 lms o porn pi oneers Wakefeld Poole and Peter Berlin. 11pm. The Cineorum, 463 Bathurst St. $20, $10 or those under 30.
All-Star Karaoke, with Danny Reddey. 10pm. George’s Play, 504 Church St. No cover. playonchurch.com
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sun, May M ay 15 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 o at 8:30pm; the New York sounds o DJ Relentless spill at Milk at 10pm; Amanda, Charo and DJ Martin are the Lady & The Tramps at 11:30pm, while DJ Viviana inects all with Latin Fever. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover. crewandtangos.com Release Sunday. DJs Cajjmere Wray and Luiz Clarck spin or dancing and a live onstage sex show. Hosted by Lior, Matt Barker and Mojo. 10pm. Flash Nightclub , 463 Church St. $5 beore 11:30pm, $10 ater ater.. prismtoronto.com
FML Mondays Industry Night. Hot Monday-night dance party with rotating DJs. Fuzion, 580 Church St. 10pm. No cover cover.. uzionexperience.com Kicking and Screaming . DJs George Burt and Pat Ghostwol spin. Featuring every good song ever done by anybody. 11pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. No cover. beavertoronto.ca
Tues, Tu es, May 17 Out and Out New Members’ Night lets the new and curious learn the ropes with OutSport Toronto, a club or gay amateur athletes. Wear a jock just in case. 7–8pm. 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. No cover. outsporttoronto.org Urban Tantra Workshop, hosted by Barbara Carrellas, ocuses on creating and sharing sacred sexual energy between partners. Couples only; all orientations welcome. 7:30–10pm. Come As You Are, 701 Queen St W. $35. comeasyouare.com.
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Wed, We d, May 18 18 Black Queer Youth. Fun, chill drop-in group or queer youth o colour. 6–8:30pm. Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. soytoronto.org Muchos Machos. Muscles, meat and men, mmm. A night to benet the Centre or Spanish-Speaking People. 8pm–midnight. Steamworks, 540 Church St. Regular rates apply. steamworksonline.com Snakepit. DJ Secret Agent spins at this weekly queer dance party. 10pm. Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St W. No cover. henhousetoronto.com Pale Trash. DJs Ess Tee, Simone TB and Ell V spin big at tunes rom A–Z. 11pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. No cover. beavertoronto.ca
DJ daVinci spins or the fight attendants, pilots and non-grounded sex anatics at Mile High Tuesdays. Bargain drinks and martinis are served, but not rom a cart. 10pm. Boutique Bar, 506 Church St. No cover. boutiquebar.ca
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Baby, you were born this way, so celebrate at Battle Pop: Lady Gaga Ofcial Release Party. DJ Craig Dominic gives everyone a dose o Gaga, with a perormance by Scarlett. 10pm. The Barn, 418 Church St. $5. thebarnnightclub.com Diskotek . Awesome party, great martinis, killer beats. DJ Je Kirkwood spins, with a special perormance by the Diskotek Go-go Dancer. 10pm. Byzantium, 499 Church St. No cover. byz.ca
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Thurs, Thu rs, May 19 Lawn Bowling is the perect 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 cover 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 M ay 20 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.
Hazed, hosted by Joseph Patrick and Soonda, 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. fy, 8 Gloucester St. No cover beore 11pm, $5 till midnight, $10 ater. fynightclub.com Sky Gilbert takes the stage as his drag alter ego, Jane, in a sneak peek o The Mommiad , a night o structured poetry and perormance. A ull-scale production will premiere in New York 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 or a reason. This inamous drag duo trades insults and throws shade between numbers all night long. No one is sae. 10:30pm. Buddies, 12 Alexander St. $7. buddiesinbadtimes.com
Hunter Valentine @ the Horse shoe Tavern on Fri, May 13 Purplelectricity Prince Party, 7th Anniversary Edition. DJ Doctor Baggie spins hi-NRG Prince. Featuring music and videos by Prince, rom 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 Runs till Mon, May 23. 8am. cgopen.ca Cherry Bomb. Summer explodes when DJs Cozmic Cat and Denise Benson heat up the dancefoor at this party or queer women and their riends. 9pm. Andy Poolhall, 489 College St. No cover beore 10pm, $7 ater ater.. cherrybombtoronto.com Sodom: Hollywood Zombie, hosted by Myles Sexton and Aeryn Pa with DJ Sumation, has the ocial Inside Out screening o The Advocate for Fagdom , a documentary on reluctant pornographer Bruce LaBruce. Perormances by Ivory Towers, Adam Norrad and David Light. 10pm. Goodhandy’s , 120 Church St. $7 beore 11pm, $10 ater, no cover or students, no cover beore midnight or Fagdom ticket-holders. sodom.ca Micky’s Birthday Bash, hosted by the erce and ancy Gairy Brown, with DJs Micky Friedmann, Jeremy Khamkeo and Mike Vieira. 10pm. y, 8 Gloucester St. No cover beore 11pm or the rst 100 people, $10 till midnight, $15 ater. fynightclub.com Fit, with DJs Phil V and Kris Steeves, celebrates one year o making all the west-end boys sweat and salivate. 11pm. The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W. $5. beavertoronto.ca
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sun, May 22 Miss Conception’s Stage-to-Screen One-Woman Show at 6pm; The Ladies o SAS ollow at 9pm; Georgie Girl and Donnarama welcome Soonda, Ivory Towers, Michelle Ross and Amanda Roberts at 11pm. Woody’s, 465 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com Entertainer o 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 or un 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 cover.. pegasusonchurch.com
Tues, May 24 Alphabet Soup. SOY’s hangout spot or queer youth who are any colour o the rainbow. 4–6pm. Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. soytoronto.org Student Discount Night . Time or 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 or 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. remingtons.com
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