Direct from Las Vegas, leggy drag legend Edie brings her sizzling new show “Queen of the Desert” to Aquaplex Fort Lauderdale on April 22.
With her high-kicking, feverish choreography and steamy storytelling through song and dance, Edie turns up the heat with this red-hot new show, part tribute to the 30th anniversary of the queer cult classic film Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, part scorching journey out west to the barren badlands she now calls home. General admission is $25. Appetizers and drink options will be available.
FLOCK OFF
Make a splash on Memorial Day weekend at FlockFest Splash, its T-Dance pool party on Sunday, May 25, from noon to 5 p.m. on the rooftop of The Easton at Courtyard Downtown FTL. DJ Seth Breezy, sponsored by The Eagle Wilton Manors, will be spinning as partygoers dance the day away amidst stunning views of Fort Lauderdale. A VIP area sponsored by Hunters and Java Joes offers an extra splash of luxury. Get tickets at Flockfest.org.
DRIFTIN’ AWAY
FLoatarama, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride-on-Water event, proudly announces the return of its annual signature fundraiser, setting sail through Fort Lauderdale’s iconic waterways on Saturday, June 21. This year’s grand marshal, Alex Miranda, from WSVN’s Deco Drive, will welcome 500 guests aboard the luxurious yacht Catalina. The vibrant event unites the community to celebrate Pride while raising crucial funds and awareness for South Florida LGBTQ youth-serving organizations. VIP tickets are $150, for more information, visit FLoatarama.org.
HE'S HUNG LIKE A HORSE
Oh, wait, that is a horse. It’s the Lexus International Gay Polo Tournament in Wellington on Saturday, April 26, with matches at 1 and 3 p.m. The hair and heir-raising event, Wigstock! is held the evening before the matches on Friday, April 25 at the Museum Of Polo in Lake Worth. For more information, go to gaypolo.com.
GHOST OF A CHANCE
“Beetlejuice,” the Broadway musical comedy, opens for a limited engagement from April 29 through May 4 at the Adrienne Arsht Center. Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes! For tickets, go to arshtcenter.org.
O MIAMI
The annual O, Miami Poetry Festival runs through April every year, mixing site-specific events, community gatherings, and poetry-in-public-places projects, the festival strives to be a celebration of Miami and its people, and as such the subject of many of the poems are queer. Among the LGBTQ events this year are “Fruit Loops, Fingerboard Workshop with TutiFruti,” “We Met at O, Miami: Art of Queer Bodies,” “Bad Poems: Poetry of Resistance, Defiance & Dissent,” and “In the Belly of the Bird / Godmother: A Poetic-Theatrical Dance Performance by Pioneer Winter Collective.” For more information, go to omiami.org.
GET A LOOK AT HIS BATON!
Congrats to Luke Frazier, who has been named Symphony of the Americas’ new Artistic and Music Director, beginning permanently in the 2025-2026 season. A leading conductor in America, Frazier brings a wealth of experience, artistic brilliance, and a dynamic vision for an American symphony.
