Gay Fort Lauderdale Events

Gay Fort Lauderdale Concert

ANDREA BOCELLI
February 14, 2012
Location: BankAtlantic Center
One Panther Parkway, Sunrise

NEIL DIAMOND
JUNE 1, 2012
Location: BankAtlantic Center
One Panther Parkway, Sunrise

ROGERS WATERS
JUNE 15, 2012
Location: BankAtlantic Center
One Panther Parkway, Sunrise

Gay Fort Lauderdale Calendar of Events

Boca Raton Museum of Art  
501 Plaza Real, Mizner Park, Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-392-2500
info@bocamuseum.org 


PORTRAITS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION - September 6, 2011 - May 13, 2012
From the pensive gaze of Georgia O'Keeffe in profile to the powerful punch of Mohammed Ali’s fist, some of the most iconic images of artists and celebrities are part of the Museum’s collection of portraiture. There’s something about a portrait that can be irresistible and quite revealing. Portraiture captures a single moment, giving us insight into someone’s personality. 

This exhibition presents more than 50 images in all media – painting, drawing, prints and photography – exploring the intimate as well as very public faces of artists, celebrities, politicians, and everyday people worldwide.


MARTIN SCHOELLER: Close Up: January 18 - March 18, 2012
Hollywood stars such as Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, politicians such as Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, sports icons Kobe Bryant and Andre Agassi, pop-idols such as Chris Rock and even it-girl Paris Hilton show that they are not afraid of "opening up" for Martin Schoeller and his camera. This exhibition presents 48 arresting large-format color images – many of which are Schoeller’s most famous celebrity portraits. The images challenge the viewer to question topics such as self-representation, celebrity, photographic honesty, as well as the impressive explanatory power of portrait photography. Furthermore, the portrayed provoke the observer to compare the individuals' appearance as communicated through the media with the viewer's own impressions and experiences.
New York-based photographer Schoeller worked as an assistant for Annie Leibovitz in the 1990s and began working for the New Yorker in 1999, where he gained recognition for his inspired photographic contributions to feature articles. His most famous work, and the subject of this exhibition, was developed when he began as a portrait photographer. In his close-up, “de-famed” portraits of celebrities, politicians, and unknown but intriguing faces, using the same lighting from the same angle, Schoeller achieves a unity of expression that brings out the personality and individuality of his subjects. It is in these portraits that the truth within his subjects, their surface and inner expressions, is most clearly revealed. This exhibition is organized by Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions.


NATURA MORTA: Photographs by Patrizia Zelano 
January 18 - March 18, 2012
Natura Morta (Still Life) presents eighteen color photographs by one of Italy’s most interesting and controversial photographers working today. Featured are works from three portfolios: Attesa silente (Quiet Wait), Cenci (Rags), and In Carne ed Ossa (In Flesh and Bone).

Zelano’s mysterious and compelling images address the symbolic power and emotional force of their subject matter, both real and imagined. In different ways, each of Patrizia Zelano’s photographs underscores the interconnectedness of nature and humanity, while evoking the psychological, political, ethical, and ecological ramifications of our tendencies to conceive of them as separate entities. Images of stored hay bales: Attesa Silente (Quiet Wait); bales of used American clothing: Cenci (Rags); and recycled slaughterhouse waste such as heads, hooves, intestines and bones from cattle, sheep, and pigs: In Carne ed Ossa (In Flesh and Blood) each record the consumption and discard of society and the confrontation between man and nature. Patrizia Zelano was born in 1964 and she lives and works in Verucchio (Rimini), Italy. Since 2001, her photography has won numerous awards throughout Europe and she has been featured in several publications.


The Boca Raton Museum of Art is open Tuesday - Friday 10am – 5pm; Saturday and Sunday 12pm – 5pm.  Please see “Visit” area on the website for Admission information.

FORTITUDE WEEKEND - February
Come Laugh, Come Dance, Come be entertained, Join us for FORTITUDE Weekend a
new LGBT benefit weekend featuring 10 events throughout Fort Lauderdale. Performers include Alec Mapa, Judy Gold, Taylor Dayne,
Martha Wash and more. Visit  www.fortitudeweekend.com  for information and
tickets.

Florida Renaissance Festival - February 
Step back 500 days to the days of yore!! Relive life in 16th century Europe. 

Las Olas Art Fair - March 
A two-day event, this show boasts a collection of original works of art by over 250 outstanding artists from across the United States. Mediums on display will include, fine jewelry, oil on canvas, fiber art, metal sculpture, hand-crafted furniture, digitally enhanced photography and more.

Pride Fest  March 
Pride South Florida (PSF) invites you to join tens of thousands of gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, Transgendered & their friends, families and supporters at Pridefest in celebration of our diversity

Sunshine Stampede Rodeo - April 
The Florida Gay Rodeo Association is hosting a gay rodeo in Davie with festivities, including rodeo competitions and concerts.

Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - April 
The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, a critically acclaimed event, is based in the world-renowned historic South Beach neighborhood and screens films and videos in locations throughout Miami-Dade county and Ft. Lauderdale.

Las Olas Wine & Food Festival - May 
The Las Olas Wine and Food Festival, by far the leading wine and food event held in Broward County, will be held on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.  Presented by Premier Beverage Co., one of the largest distributors of fine wines and spirits in Florida, the event will transform part of the city’s most charming and fashionable thoroughfare into four blocks of exceptional wines, live entertainment and world-class cuisine with over 45 restaurants. Proceeds from the event will benefit the American Lung Association of Florida-South Area. 

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival - Oct - Nov
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) will reel out over 200 films from around the globe including one World Premiere, five National Premiers, and 52 Florida Premieres. Filmmakers and celebrities will attend many of the screenings and events over the 37 day fest.

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show - Oct
The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show^®, displays more than a billion dollars' worth of boats, yachts and accessories from every major marine manufacturer worldwide. It is the world's premier venue for superyachts.