Weekend Preview: Tampa Weekend Preview: Gay Days Edition
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Members of the GLBT community from all over the world will be stampeding across the Orlando Disney and Universal parks this weekend in red tees. Until June 7, there will be pool parties, movie screening, dance parties, t dances, and pretty much any kind of fun you can imagine.
I’ve compiled the best of the best official Gay Days events in one handy-dandy events listing just for you, so you can find the best of what Orlando’s ultimate gay carnival has to offer.
Today
Gay Days is about more than just the mouse. Check out art from a diverse group of artists at Art at Gay Days, an exhibit that will be open all weekend. Royal Plaza Grand Hallway, 1905 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Orlando, 12 p.m.
The Girls at Gay Days presents a free screening of The Itty Bitty Titty Committee at the pool at the Regal Sun Resort. The movie follows a band of guerrilla feminist activists as they work to break down stale gender stereotypes. The screening is courtesy of Power Up Films. Regal Sun Resort pool, 1850 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Orlando, 9 p.m., Free.
Friday
Catch Wanda Sykes live at the Hard Rock Live. Witty, controversial, and always funny, she is sure to brighten up Gay Days with her unique blend of humor. Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, 8 p.m., Tickets are sold out, so find them where you can!
Groove to the tracks of DJ David Harness and catch host Super Nova Cyon Flare and JADE of RuPaul’s Drag Race at the Official Gay Days Welcome Party. Proceeds benefit the Human Rights Campaign. Royal Plaza Harrington Ballroom, 1905 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Orlando, 9 p.m., $35.
Dance the night away to the music of Tiffany, the 80s pop sensation. She will be performing her hits from the 80s to today. Parliament House Resort, 410 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, 1 a.m., $20.
Saturday
Build a house for Habitat for Humanity with the Log Cabin Republicans. No experience necessary; expect to walk away with real world construction skills and a sense of accomplishment. For more information, email Greg Pull at gpull65@hotmail.com or call volunteer coordinator Jennifer Gallagher at 407-648-4567 ext. 407. 8 a.m. Free.
Expand your film going horizons at the Gay Days Film Festival. Watercolors, a film about star-crossed high school lovers, and Breakfast with Scot, a movie about a gay couple who become fathers through a tragic twist of fate, will be shown starting at 1 p.m. Royal Plaza Harrington Ballroom, 1905 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Orlando, 1 p.m., $5 for each movie.
Prepare to laugh your socks off at Yes on K8, Kate Clinton’s addition to Gay Days Comedy. Regal Sun Resort Ballroom, 1905 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Orlando, 7 p.m., Tickets range from $30- $500.
Catch a screening of In Her Line of Fire, a film about a female secret service agent and a press secretary who are tasked with saving the president’s life after he is kidnapped by rebel forces on a remote Pacific island. Presented by Girls at Gay Days. Regal Sun Resort pool, 1905 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Orlando, 10 p.m., Free.
Sunday
Wrap up the weekend with the last two films in the Gay Days Film Festival. Mulligans, a story about one man coming out to his family, and Were the World Mine, a musical story about a teen in high school who magically turns most of his town gay, will be shown starting at 1 p.m. Royal Plaza Harrington Ballroom, 1905 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Orlando, 1 p.m., $5 for each movie.
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