Birthdays, Balls & More ~ Mobile, Alabama ~ Photos by Miss Cie & John Miss Cie with John @ B-Bob s Happy Birthday B-Bob's Jerry! Happy Birthday Amanda!! Drag Ambassador Aubrey Synclaire performing @ B-Bob s Judson mobile paparazzi Timothy Micheal Order Of Osiris, Great Gatsby Ball, 2013 Gatsby Host Jayme Richburg Happy Birthday Alton under the gaydar...from 28 praise from both Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan - the only thing they agreed on that year. A Kinsey Sicks performance was even used as the Season 3 trailer. However, once show producers caught wind of the Kinseys brand of politics, flavor of humor, and personal hygiene, THE KINSEY SICKS were cheerfully shown the door, and the performance footage was left on the cutting room floor. AMERICA S NEXT TOP BACHELOR HOUSEWIFE CELEBRITY HOARDER MAKEOVER STAR GONE WILD! brings the group s firsthand knowledge of the reality show experience to bear, poking fun at the genre s blatant manipulation of contestants and audience alike - but, of course, all in effortless 4-part harmony! This show boasts some of the group s best music - wicked parodies and objectionable originals - plus brilliant new songs about the ethics of stardom. The event begins at 7pm at Café Istanbul located at 2372 St. Claude in the Healing Center. Tickets are $25. For tickets, call 504.975.0286 or go to kinseysicks.brownpapertickets.com/. Get ready to Howl! Prepare yourself for the 35th Annual Howling Success Patron Party & Gala on November 2nd at the Hyatt Regency s Empire Ballroom celebrating the 125 wonderful years of the Louisiana SPCA. Howling Success is the area s most unique fundraiser and its largest tribute to the more than 20,000 animals that come through their doors every year. The LA/SPCA is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals and to the promotion of respect and humane care for animals through programs and services including: Animal Sheltering and Services, Adoption, Humane Education, Advocacy, and Cruelty Investigation. Guests support of Howling Success allows them to continue positively affecting families and their furry, feathered and hoofed loved ones throughout the region. The Honorary Chair Angela Hill, Co- Chairs Christine Fontana, Suzanne Lanks and Catherine Shreves, and Celebrity Chairs Katherine LaNasa, Grant Show and Graham Patrick Martin lead the festivities including the cornucopia of 30+ landmark restaurants and businesses serving signature dishes, specialty drinks, unique auction items and mingling with guest celebrities while benefiting the animals of the Louisiana SPCA. Patron tickets and tables are limited; so please reserve your spot now. For more information or tickets, go to www.la-spca.org. Not only will you be making a great impact in the region s animal community, but your involvement will serve as a catalyst for others to support the mission as well. Unleash your heart here s to the next 125 years! National Kidney Invitational Coming The annual National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana has two days of great events for this noteworthy cause. First, The National Kidney Foundation hosts a pre-event and silent auction on Saturday, November 2nd from 6 9pm at Harrah s New Orleans. Guests will be treated to food, music and a silent auction filled with wonderful items. Tickets for this event are $20 and the dress is resort casual. Then on November 4th, they will hold their 23 rd Annual Liberty Mutual Insurance New Orleans Invitational presented by Bryan Suburu. For more information, call 504.861.4500 or go to www.kidneyla.org. Party Down I love the fall and since October is pretty much the start of the holiday season my calendar fills up fast. So my two weeks were filled with celebration, costuming and just a little decadent behavior. On Monday, I had dinner at Mandina s with a friend I met over the weekend. God, I love tourists, they are the perfect weekend boyfriends, they are in for some fun and frivolity, and then they are gone before you start to get tired of them. Mandina s is still one of the best restaurants for local flavor and in my opinion a great locals hangout for Monday night football. The food was excellent and so was the company. After the meal, we caught the tail end of the game at Mags 940 and because of the win; I had two happy endings that night. On Wednesday, City Park hosted a special thank you reception for those who helped with Lark in the Park this year. The chairs and committee raised over $150,000 this year, very impressive. The party was by the carousel and guests were treated to rides on this historical wooden structure that has stood the test of time. My weekend began with a fundraiser at the Ursuline Convent for the opening of the Archbishop Hanna exhibit. The life of this extraordinary man is chronicled in this historic exhibit and the venue is perfect. The evening was just gorgeous, a soiree under the stars illuminated in blue lights with good food, flowing drinks and a magnificent setting. The convent has to be one of my favorite places to hold an event. I went with my friend Beaux and afterwards we journeyed uptown to the opening party of the Hookah House Café on Magazine Street. I am not a hookah connoisseur by any means, but this place was lovely. I got to try some berry and minty flavored ones. What is so cool is you smoke though either an apple or a grapefruit, never did that before. The following night was Art For Arts Sake and my friends and I hit the galleries on Magazine Street. This is the best art party in the city and the weather was delightful. There is something about strolling on this historic street, sipping cocktails, enjoying art and shopping at the stores. Later that night, Beaux, Barrett and I broke off from the others and went to Blake Bascle s 50 th birthday party at his house on Broadway. I love milestone birthdays especially when they are of very dear people. Blake was roasted by some of his best friends and the entire evening was in tribute to this lovely (and very sexy) man. Happy birthday my friend. On Sunday, I caught Opal Masters Jewel Box Revue at Michael's on the Park. As always, Opal and her cast know how to please a crowd. She truly is a legend in the drag world and the city is lucky to have entertainers like her performing, she is a true showman. The next week started my birthday week of celebration. I began on Monday by attending the first NOCCA Broadway series with Jane Krawkowski from 30 Rock and Ally McBeal. She is also a Tony award winner who is an excellent singer. 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Nightlife @ Neon Boots ~ Houston, Texas Brian Loftin & the Texas Reflections houston paparazzi Tara & Fara Dion @ Texas Gay Rodeo Association Fundraiser David Cuttingham makes drinks with new RWB Vodka Ron McLeroy & fellow Texans fans on game day drinking a Neon Breeze James Vaughan & Daniel Martinez Boots Bartender Troy Parker joins customers on the other side of the bar on his day off under the gaydar...from 31 and I attended this two hour show which was absolutely fascinating. Jane is personable, talented and funny. The time flew by as she kept the entire audience engaged. Afterwards we went for a late dinner at Booty s in the Bywater. I love going to hipster places with my mom, I think it keeps both of us young at heart. Even on a Monday, this eclectic eatery was crowded. The food was good and so were their specialty cocktails. On Wednesday, Beaux and I went to two parties. The first was a book signing hosted by Festigals celebrating the New York published author Melanie Young, Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor s Guide To Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer. This fabulous event in honor of breast cancer awareness month was a huge success and very well attended with specialty cocktails and some very cute Festi "guys". After, we went to City Park for Gambit s Reds, Whites and Blues, a wine, spirits, food and music event benefitting the Foundation for Entertainment, Development and Education (FEDE). We sampled over 200 wine selections while sampling gourmet small plates and enjoying live music. Later that night, we stopped at Michael s on the Park for the American Horror Story Coven premiere. They had a fun group and I have to say Jessica Lange gives a new meaning to the word Bitchcraft. Love the line, don t make me drop a house on you. It also made me giddy to see all the New Orleans legends on the show like Madame LaLaurie played by Kathy Bates and Marie Laveau played by Angela Bassett. Thursday, the Roosevelt had the opening party for their new Fountain Lounge. This grand hotel is bringing the elegance of the old restaurant back once again as guests enjoyed music, food and lots of champagne. Friday was National Coming Out Day and my birthday, I know right, two of the gayest things on the same day. I celebrated in flair with a private soiree on the second floor of Chartres House. The food was spectacular and I had a great night in the company of many friends and family. I would like to thank Valerie, Laura, my mom, Beaux and Barrett for helping make it a huge success. Afterwards, the boys and I decided to play in the Quarter visiting several of the bars. My favorite drunken moment of the night was doing dick shots with Persana Shoulders. Now that is classy. On Saturday, I got my German on by attending Armeinius CocktoberFest at Carl Mack Presents Studio. This German throw down was a rollicking good time with German cuisine, a great show hosted by Barrett [continued on 36] GayMardiGras.COM October 22-November 4, 2013 Facebook.COM/AmbushMag The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM 35