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This Friday: Thank GLAAD It's Friday II

TGIF “Thank Glaad it’s Friday | Atlanta
October 26th & November 30th

7-9 pm Series Pass: $35*
*Series pass gets you into BOTH EVENTS!

Thank GLAAD It’s Friday is a two hour happy hour to help expose young professionals in the Atlanta area to GLAAD and their work. Its two hours of free drinks on two different nights, nightly raffles, and local celebrities.

All proceeds go to GLAAD, the 3rd largest LGBT organization that fights for fair and inclusive representation in the media. All purchases are tax deductible.

To purchase Tickets, click on the link below: http://www.glaad.org/events/detail.php?event_id=129

"For The Bible Tells Me So" Opens Friday

An amazing new documentary, "For The Bible Tells Me So" opens this Friday, October 19th at Midtown Art Cinema -- go see it!

Winner 2nd Place: Best of Gay Atlanta '07

We're proud to say ATLANTAboy.com tied with Perez Hilton for second place in Southern Voice's "Best of Gay Atlanta '07" issue for the blog category...

Reader's Choice went to our friends over at Towleroad, and Editor's Choice went to Pam's House Blend. Congratulations to both!

Here are some of the other winners:

• Best Gay Event: Atlanta Pride
• Best Benefit: Joining Hearts
• Best Movie Theater: Midtown Arts Cinema
• Best Gym: LA Fitness
• Best Men's Clothing Store: Boy Next Door
• Best Art Gallery: High Museum of Art
• Best Dance Club: WETbar

This Friday Night: ALCOP

Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are…
…to Atlanta’s Largest Coming Out Party!

Friday, October 5th, 2007
10:00 pm - close
WETbar, 960 Spring Street, Atlanta, Georgia

Support all of those who have Come Out, those who are Coming Out...and support those who have yet to take the first step.

Join your Hosts, Phoenix and Chase Daniels, at *trc’s second annual event celebrating HRC’s National Coming Out Day.  Local DJs Brian Beck, Six10 and Kim Crawford keep the energy going and the dance floor crowded until closing.

As if that were not enough, visit the G Salon/Dermalogica Mini-Spa in the Patio Garden, Salon Rouge Hair & Makeup area on the SKYbar Rooftop Patio, Special Peroni Bar with $4 Peroni’s right off the dance floor (while supplies last ), custom leather accessories for sale by Joxasa in the Lower Lounge area (don’t see what you want, ask him about having an item made per your specifications) and much more.

And to cap it off, SafeRide America will have three designated driver teams at WETbar starting at 1am to sign people up for rides home…FREE (gratuity welcome). *trc has picked up the SafeRide America tab to ensure everyone has fun without the risk! (Additional teams on standby as needed for a nominal fee).

Advance Tickets available online at MySpace.com/ComeOutAtlanta through Thursday, October 4th:

Regular: $10

VIP: $18 (Maui Tan is providing Gift Certificates good for tanning or Mystic Tan at any one of their locations for first 20 people who purchase VIP Advance Tickets - $25 value)

Night of the Event:

Regular: $10 before midnight, $15 after midnight.
VIP: Free to Fountain Club members only, Members Guests are $10 each (up to 3, must arrive with Member to qualify), Non-Members $20

Atlanta's Largest Coming Out Party!

Tonight: Thank GLAAD It's Friday | Atlanta

Thanks to everyone who's bought tickets to the Thank GLAAD It's Friday | Atlanta event tonight (Friday) at Blake's on the Park!

Several of you have asked questions about it, so I thought I'd put together a list of the most frequently asked questions:

Q: Are the drinks really free?
A: Yes, all Absolut drinks are free from 7-9.

Q: Will there be a long line?
A: Probably, which is why you should get your tickets online prior to the event.

Q: Can I buy my ticket at the door?
A: Yes.

Q: Blake's never has a cover - why should I pay $35?
A: Besides the fact that you're helping an important nonprofit, you also get 2 hours of free Absolut drinks on 3 different nights, plus a 1-year GLAAD Membership that's normally $40.

Q: So I can come to all 3 events for the $35?
A: Yes - this Friday, October 26 & November 30, plus you get 2 hours of Absolut cocktails at each event!

Q: Does ATLANTAboy.com get any of the $35?
A: No. All of the proceeds go to GLAAD.

Q: Is my purchase tax deductible?
A: Yes, as a charitable donation.

Q: What is GLAAD?
A: GLAAD is the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the 3rd largest LGBT organization that fights for fair and inclusive representation in the media (see http://www.glaad.org).

Q: Didn't Perez just write something about GLAAD?
A: Yes, about gay characters disappearing from TV. GLAAD just completed its annual study on it here.

Q: What else do I get with my ticket?
A: The chance to win tickets to the GLAAD Media Awards in your choice of LA, NY, Miami or San Francisco!

P.S. All of your favorite gay-friendly celebs are already involved with GLAAD including Kathy Griffin, Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres and many more. Join them by getting your ticket to tonight's event which includes a 1-year Membership to GLAAD!

This Friday Night @ Blake's on the Park

TGIF “Thank Glaad it’s Friday | Atlanta
September 28th, October 26th, November 30th

7-9 pm Series Pass: $35*
*Series pass gets you into ALL 3 EVENTS!

Thank GLAAD it’s Friday is a two hour happy hour to help expose young professionals in the Atlanta area to GLAAD and their work. Its two hours of free drinks, nightly raffles, and local celebrities. All proceeds go to GLAAD, the 3rd largest LGBT organization that fights for fair and inclusive representation in the media. All purchases are tax deductible.

To purchase Tickets, click on the link below: http://www.glaad.org/events/detail.php?event_id=129

"Queer Eye" Guys Invade Atlanta

With its final season premiering October 2 on Bravo, the "Queer Eye" guys are quickly finding other ways to fill their time...

W Hotels announced not long ago that style guru Thom Felicia (pictured) would be designing the interior of the new W Atlanta-Buckhead. W Hotels says, "Thom's signature use of simple strong lines, a muted palette with splashes of bold color and rich textures and patterns will maintain the grand traditions of Southern hospitality at the W Atlanta-Buckhead. Thom’s approach will also combine a comfortable, urban style with the city’s deep history and culture."

And on October 13-14, cuisine guru Ted Allen will appear at Taste of Atlanta. The annual celebration features over 70 of Atlanta's best restaurants, celebrity chefs and cooking demonstrations. Get your tickets here or at Cook's Warehouse locations.

Brad Womack: Atlanta Hottie New Bachelor

The latest hottie on ABC's "The Bachelor" is Atlanta native Brad Womack...

Brad grew up in a wealthy area of Atlanta, but his family went from riches to rags while he was growing up, forcing them to move to Texas to live in a trailer.

Today's Brad's a single self-made millionaire and bar owner. One of his bars is the Chugging Monkey that he owns with his four married brothers in Austin, TX.

ABC is billing Brad Womack as the "hottest bachelor ever," and we'd have to agree! It premieres tonight at 9:30 after "Dancing with the Stars." This is the show's 11th season.

Check out the video below...

Britney Spears House Hunting in Atlanta?

After her VMA disaster, hit and run charges, and alcohol and drug testing, Britney Spears has run off again -- this time to paparazzi-free Atlanta!

If only Whitney was still here to comfort her! The two crazies could have shared a bottle vial of coke while gabbing about divorcing loser husbands, getting rid of annoying children who got in the way of their careers, and trying to make a comeback.

Instead, we hear Britney's in town actually working -- meeting with Pharrell and Dallas Austin to finish a track called "Rockstar" for her new album. But could she be house hunting as well?

Look what she told Matt Lauer last summer:

Lauer: Can you imagine ever living anywhere else? Could you pick up from here and go to small town America again?

Spears: Maybe... I could go to Atlanta. I've been to Atlanta. I like suburbia-type areas... I love where I live right now. It's really beautiful and stuff like that, but if I have to move in five years, I could do it.

Lauer: You could recreate this type of setting, this type of a sanctuary in another city, that would be fine with you.

Spears: Yeah... mmm hmm.

Lauer: And maybe escape a little of the attention.

Spears: Yeah, if they would leave me, but I don't know if that would happen...

You're Invited: Thank GLAAD It's Friday!

Get 6 hours of free drinks at Blake's + your GLAAD Membership here!

Just $35 gets you access to 3 monthly Thank GLAAD It's Friday | Atlanta events at Blake's on the Park with 6 hours of free cocktails, a 1-year GLAAD Membership, giveaways, local celebrities, and more -- click here before September 28 to get your tickets now!

Lisa Lisa Jams Out At WETbar Friday

This Friday, WETbar presents Lisa Lisa in the next installment of their "I Love the 80's Night..."

Last month WETbar brought you New Kids on the Block's Jordan Knight. This month its Lisa Lisa, the International Pop Diva with hits like "All Cried Out," "Lost in Emotion," "Head to Toe" and many more.

Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez) and her band Cult Jam were one of the original American Latin freestyle groups of the 1980s. The group released their debut album, "Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force" in 1985.

After several hit albums throughout the 80s, Lisa Lisa resurfaced in 2001 on the Nickelodeon series "Taina," where she played the lead character's mother. She is gearing up to release a new solo album next year.

LeAnn Rimes' "Good Intentions"

LeAnn Rimes will soon debut on the big screen alongside Luke Perry in "Good Intentions," a movie that just finished shooting in Atlanta...

Also shot in Newborn and Rutledge, Georgia, "Good Intentions" is Rimes' first movie as an actress, except for when she played herself in "Coyote Ugly." Here's what it's about according to the Georgia Film, Video & Music commission:

"Etta Milford is a loving wife, doting mother and armed robber. Inspired by the success stories on 'The Antiques Roadshow,' Etta decides to invest in antiques and sell them off to bankroll her kids' college fund. To raise investment capital, Etta dons a ski mask and moonlights as the county's most wanted criminal.

She turns the fictional town of Myra, Georgia upside down, outwitting local authorities and pulling heists between carpools and little league games. Etta's plan takes an interesting turn as she uses her loot to purchase "antiques" that she doesn't realize are fakes."

"Good Intentions" also stars Elaine Hendrix, Randy McDowell, and Greg Alan Williams.

- Visit Shadowlight Pictures to get updates and release dates for the film.