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under the gaydar by Tony Leggio Email: ledgemgp@gmail.com Photo by: Larry Graham Bartender of the Month My bartender for the month of March is sort of unique because they are more of a dynamic duo then just one person. I am talking about none other than Johnny Passion and her wonderful wife Cat. Talk about a working couple. They normally bartend as a team, but you can see them solo sometimes at The Four, the new hip name for the Four Seasons Lounge. Bartender of the Month Cat & Misti Gaither duo @ Four Seasons Misti (aka Johnny) has been bartending for about 2 years now. Their normal scheduled shifts are Friday and Saturday evenings. They are also there for almost all special events. Misti in addition to her fabulousness as a bartender is also the bar s special events coordinator. That is quite the double duty. What I love about Misti and Cat is the personal touch they give all patrons; both of them are friendly and exude Southern hospitality. And Misti makes one mean cocktail, she is the creator of the Tony Passion drink, a libation we made up after a night of heavy drinking. It has a sweet and tart taste, you can decipher who is the sweet and who is the tart one in this combination. Misti and Cat fit together perfectly behind the bar and in life (they are married). Misti s specialty drinks are the Vanilla White Russians and Bloody Marys. Affectionately known as the Lesbian Mafia, this duo does it all, entertain and serves you cocktails. Both ladies enjoy bartending very much as it enables them the opportunity to meet new people and get to know others better in a different setting. Get out to the Four Seasons to check out the ladies, or better yet, host a private party in their specious patio and get them all to yourself. The Four Seasons is located at 3229 North Causeway Boulevard in Metairie. Hot Happenings Mardi Gras is over and as luck (of the Irish) would have it we have St. Patrick and St. Joseph Day celebrations around town, and before you know it, Easter will be here. Time flies when you live in the city of parties and merriment! Here are just a few ideas hot happenings to check out as spring approaches. Thursday, March 30 Come out and enjoy a fun filled movie night in the balcony bar of Lafitte s in Exile (901 Bourbon Street) featuring The Birdcage. Hosts Lulu, Jeff and Bobby will be collecting items for ARNO (Animal Rescue New Orleans). They are asking for cat/dog food, toys and beds. The movie starts at 8pm. There will be cocktail specials and free popcorn. Friday, March 31 Record-breaking six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald returns to New Orleans for Broadway at NOCCA (2800 Charters Street) in a benefit performance for The NOCCA Institute. The Broadway legend will be joined on stage by series host and pianist Seth Rudetsky, who this past November starred in the five-star London premiere of his Broadway musical Disaster! The performance will also include a special guest appearance by McDonald s husband, Will Swenson, the Tony-nominated star of Hair and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and is produced by Mark Cortale. The evening will include a mix of intimate, behindthe-scenes stories from one of Broadway s biggest stars prompted by Rudetsky s probing, funny, revealing questions and Audra singing some of the biggest hits from her musical theatre repertoire. This is a spontaneous evening of hilarity and showstopping songs not to be missed. The event starts at 8pm. Friday, March 31 Join the Phoenix Bar (941 Elysian Fields) and The Lords of Leather at their first 5th Friday Beer Buzz from 9pm-midnight! On the patio, a $10 donation to Lords will get you unlimited keg beer, snacks, or soda. The Phoenix Bar featured dancers are Tyler Saint and Ace Banner! Leather, Love, and Laughter are always free! Saturday, April 1 Join the Gay Easter Parade for their 16th Super Star Studded Drag Extravaganza, 8-10pm at Oz, 800 Bourbon Street. I will join Oz's Persana Shoulders to emcee the event benefiting Food For Friends. Their are incredible auctions with Easter Grand Marshals XVIII Glen Kahrman & Bootsie DeVille, plus the Man I Feel Like A Woman put EGM Glen Kahrman in Drag Auction. Stars already slated to appear include: Queen Petronius L Bootsie DeVille, King Cake Queen XXIII Monica Synclaire-Kennedy, Queen Armeinius XLIX Beau DeLong-Church, King Cake Queen XXII Aubrey Synclaire, King Cake Queen XIX Nicole DuBois, and Entertainer of the Year Connie Hung. Reserve your VIP Table for $100 (call Rip for reservations 504.522.8049). It's a $10 door donation at the door. Saturday, April 1 Mr. New Orleans Pride Troy Powell will be hosting a kickoff party for New Orleans Pride at his favorite bar - the Phoenix (941 Elysian Fields) from 9pm to midnight. There will be a 50/50 raffle with a great basket of sponsor items, a very handsome shot boy with Jose Cuervo for sale and the beautiful dancers Tyler Saint and Ace Banner will donate part of their tips. Also Adikus Sulpizi will be on hand with information from Mr. Friendly. Tuesday, April 4 Sunday, April 9 The New Orleans Theatre Association is delighted to announce the first U.S. National tour of the hit musical THE BODYGUARD at the Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal Street) as part of the East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans 2016 2017 season. Grammy Award-nominated and multi-platinum R&B/pop recording artist and film/tv actress Deborah Cox will star as Rachel Marron. In the role of bodyguard Frank Farmer is television star Judson Mills. Tickets for THE BODYGUARD start at $31.29 and will go on sale Friday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Saenger Theatre Box Office, BroadwayInNewOrleans.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and by phone at 800.982.2787. Saturday, April 8 Come out to Gay Easter Parade's 18th Purple Party Easter Grand Marshals Reception at Double Play (439 Dauphine Street) from 8 11pm. There will be a Buffet, Show, Raffles, Prizes and Auctions for only a $10 door donation. Monday, April 10 Daniel Nardicio presents the fabulous Dina Martina at Café Istanbul (2372 St. Claude Avenue) at 8pm. This show is entitles Dina Martina Soft Palate Fallen Arches. For tickets, go to www.dworldnola.com. Tuesday, April 11 Diamanda Galás Announces two New Albums: All The Way and At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem with a tour featuring a one night stop in New Orleans at the Joy Theatre (1200 Canal Street). To celebrate these albums, Galas is announcing her first US tour in 12 years. The event brought to you by Daniel Nardicio begins at 8pm and for tickets, go to www.dworldnola.com. Friday, April 14 Be prepared to put the Good back into Friday at Gay Easter Parade's 8th Bunnies in the Big Easy. This year it will be held at the House of Blues Music Hall (225 Decatur Street). Tickets are $35 and include food, open wine, beer and vodka bar, show and auction. This is a wonderful way to kick off the Easter weekend. Your host for the evening will be GEP s Tony Leggio and several special guests. The event is from 7 9:30pm. For tickets, call 504.252.5476. Saturday, April 15 Come out and join all the boys (and girls) at the 15th Marigny Bunny Hop, an Easter Bonnet Bar Crawl. This year s procession will be led by Bunny Grand Marshal XV Barbara Ella. Participants will be strolling throughout the Marigny going from venue to venue having cocktails and vying to won one of the coveted awards. This year s awards for best bonnets include: Mag s 940 (Sassiest Bonnet), The Friendly Bar (Best Couple), Mimi s in the Marigny (Tallest Bonnet), Big Daddy s (Widest Bonnet), Cutter s (Most Glamorous), Who Dat Coffee Café (Best Newbie), Kajun s Pub (Sissiest Bonnet), The Phoenix (Butchest Bonnet). Also presented at the Phoenix: Best Group, Life of the Hop, Ambush Magazine's Best of the Best, and the Meyer-Routh- Murrell Spirit Award. The event will begin at mags 940 at 2pm. Sunday, April 16 Come on out and celebrate at the 18th Gay Easter Parade beginning at 3:30pm with a Pre-Parade Party at GrandPre s (834North rampart Street). The parade kicks off at 4:30 p.m. and there will be a Post Parade Party & Buffet at GrandPre s starting at 6pm. More information is available at www.gayeasterparade.com. Party Down St. Patty s Day has come and gone and now we are hopping right onto Easter. My crazy two weeks were filled with fundraisers, theatre, shamrocks, altars, cocktails, ballers and racing cars. We have a lot to cover, so let s begin. On Tuesday, Jeff Mallon (aka Elizabeth Bouvier) and I went to see Beautiful at the Saenger Theatre. I can see why this musical was so well received on Broadway. The life story of Carole King is filled with drama, comedy but [continued on 23] 22 The Official Mag : AmbushMag.com March ch 28-April 10, 2017 Official ficial Gay Easter Parade Guide GayEasterParade.com
under the gaydar...from 22 most of all music. I never knew how many songs she wrote both by herself and with her husband. The acting was terrific as was the set. Even though the play was right under two and a half hours, I was never bored or fidgety. Total thumbs up to this play for their upbeat storyline about perseverance, heartbreak, love and some fantastic music! On Wednesday, I attended the NOAGE (New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders) screening of Reel in the Closet at the Broad Theatre. This interesting documentary focused on home movies from LGBT people from the thirties to now. It was an enlightening and educational feature film giving you an insight to the everyday lives of people just like me. It also showed their struggles as they protested for equal right and during the AIDS epidemic. I love this social aspect of NOAGE bringing people together to enjoy new and favorite films. I started the weekend by celebrating my close friend Barrett DeLong Church s birthday party. We held a surprise party for him at a home in the French Quarter complete with a banjo player, lots of nibbles and cocktails. I love surprise parties. It was an intimate group of friends as we enjoyed the cool night air in a French Quarter courtyard. After I met up with some friends from San Francisco who were in town for a convention and we went bar hopping to The Corner Pocket, 700 Club, Oz and The Pub. It has been a while since I hit the main gay strip and it is still as much fun as I remember it. Although, I have to say, I am slightly older than most of the crowd. On Saturday, I enjoyed too much Blarney when I went to the Irish Channel St. Patrick s Day Parade. My friends and I gathered at Contessa Breaux s home right off of Magazine Street for some champagne (and other drinks) and some gourmet bites. We hung out and caught up till it was time for the parade and we staked out spot. The route had lots of people but never felt crowded. The parade was festive and you can tell that the participants were having the time of their lives. The marching guys were especially friendly this year. I wore a costume and seemed to get kisses from both the guys and the girls. Everyone was having fun, there were no fights (unlike Metairie Road); it was just a special atmosphere out there that afternoon. Maybe it was too much champagne or the fact that it did not rain even though the weather people said it would, or it could have been hanging out with my dear friends, but this ranks as one of the best years I have had at this event. Sunday was probably one of the busiest days I have had in a while. I started my day off by going to the convention center and registering for the Catersource conference (a catering and special events conference) that was in NOLA. Normally this convention is in Vegas, but we were lucky to get it this year. I got my badge and learned the lay of the land since I would be speaking there later this evening. I then went to the Armienius den to ready the place up for their Rush Party. I set up all the food and beverage and then was off to my next stop the Food for Friends Kitchen to help set-up for the Gay Easter Parade Sponsor party. This year one of the Grand Marshals is Glen Karman who runs the kitchen. He is joined this year by the outrageous and funny Bootsie DeVille as they will lead the parade festivities through the season. What I find so special about holding the event at the kitchen (which is a superior facility) is that people can see where their money goes to. Guests were given tours of the kitchen and got to eat some of the same food the clients enjoy. After setting this event up I was off to the Convention center to give my speech. You know there is something wrong about setting up parties that I am unable to enjoy, but such is the life of an event planner. The speech I gave was on how to enter award submissions and win. I was part of a panel of people who had one awards for their work. I was pretty nervous speaking in front of all these planners who throw parties much more grand than I and are seasoned pros. What can I teach them, but before I knew it they were asking questions and my fears evaporated. After that talk, I was whipped so I just went home and vegged in front of my TV. On Monday, I attended a special dinner for some Catering officials at Tableau. What I love about going to dinners like this, is that the restaurant pulls out all the stops. The meal was exquisite as was the company. I hung out with people I had not seen in years. Great evening of connections and if you have not been to Tableau located adjacent to le petit Theatre, you need to go, you will not be disappointed. Tuesday, I went to the national Association of catering and events fundraiser held during Catersource at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFAB). The event consisted of an exciting hors d oeuvre and punch competition featuring chefs and bartenders from some of New Orleans most loved restaurants. This event was off-the charts with scrumptious dishes and potent libations. Each delicious bite was tastier than the next, it was so hard to vote. What made this event so special was meeting so many people in my industry from around the country. After this event, the International Live events Society held a mixer at Legacy Kitchen located in the Renaissance Arts Hotel. Again we met more people and imbibed copious drinks. Although I do have to say for a craft bar, not only were the bartenders some of the slowest I have ever experienced there, but they were not the friendliest. 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