Gay & Away September: Montréal, Quebec

The Queer of the Year competition may have ended up Montréal, Quebec is still a top travel destination for many gays.

Here are Daniel Baylis' Top 5 Picks for September. This month Daniel covers great places to eat, drink, party, and a secret escape you won't want to miss.

Make friends with Daniel on Facebook or Twitter. And make sure to check out more of his writing and recommendations on his Montréal travel blog!

Want to let people know about the Top Picks in your city? Email us!

Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite

Monday is Labor Day, which means a three-day weekend. Which means it’s time for the usual holiday advisories: Don’t drink and drive, practice safe sex, and be sure to freeze your suitcase when you get home.

Huh?

Parliament House faces forclosure

The Parliament House, Orlando’s oldest gay entertainment club, may be forced to close its doors.

The popular hotel and nightclub, which opened in the 1960s and has been catering to a gay clientele since the ’70s, will face foreclosure if the owners, Donald Granastein and his wife, aren’t able to come up with the money to pay their $7.5 million mortgage, which matured at the end of last year.

Photo: Orlando Sentinel

Bottoms up: Great ways to drink AGWA

Now that your appetite has been whetted by AGWA de Bolivia, the shockingly green coca leaf liqueur with the herbalicious flavor and powerful oxygen buzz, where on earth can you get it? And what are some good ways to drink it?

Troupe Vertigo Circus Is Coming!

The circus was never this sexy when I was a little kid.

It wasn't until I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show and started understanding the hunky bodies that go along with these magnificent performers. But more than a chance to see beefcake, these shows have opened up my imagination to new ways of expressing art and telling a story.

So it's always exciting when I see shows by groups who aren't Cirque, the ones who use circus arts in sexy, provocative ways that push artistic boundaries. One such group is Troupe Vertigo in Los Angeles, and they're developing a new show that will premiere for one night only—September 10th—and they're give Gay.com members a chance to see it at a discount.

And yes, this hunky shank is in the show.

Check out another sexy pic, watch video of their rehearsal, and get the details below.

 

The Couple Who Walks With Pride

Photographer Charles Meacham and blogger/coordinator Sarah Baxter created the The Walk with Pride project, where they have been showing the struggles and celebrations of the global gay community around the world through photographing Pride events.

Gay.com readers have been able to share in the couple's journey with regular updates in our Walk with Pride section, but we wanted to learn more about this this dynamic duo. We wanted to find out why this straight couple began the project in October 2009, see what's next on the horizon, and tell you how you can help them continue their great work.

Happy Hour: AGWA de Bolivia

Summer may be slipping away, but it’s never too late in the season to discover a cool new cocktail.

We're enjoying the powerful oxygen buzz of the brand new 60-proof coca leaf liqueur, AGWA de Bolivia.

Coca leaf? Isn't that the plant from which that illegal white powdery stuff comes?

That's right.

The Abbey Beach Pictures!

If you've been to Los Angeles you know about The Abbey, one of the hottest gay bars in town with a super sexy indoor/outdoor vibe that can't be found anywhere else. Now The Abbey has partnered with Las Vegas party planner Eduardo Cordova and Vdara Hotel & Spa in the heart of CityCenter and created The Abbey Beach.

The event is held each Sunday until September 26, and the first event happened last weekend on August 22.

Vdara’s chic pool and lounge saw incredibly stunning crowds, an amazing DJ, and a fun, festive atmosphere that felt like the perfect amalgam of WeHo and Las Vegas. Check out the pictures...

See Kelly Rowland's ConcertTONIGHT - FREE

Yesterday we reported that the divine Miss "K"— Kelly Rowland— is performing a FREE concert in New York tonight.

WHERE:
Gramercy Theater
127 E 23rd St New York, NY 10010

DOORS OPEN - 7:00pm
SHOWTIME - 8:00pm

ADMISSION: FREE

RSVP through this link for you and a guest!

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FREE Kelly Rowland ConcertTomorrow Night!

Attention Kelly Rowland fans!

We just got word of a super cool Kelly Rowland concert happening tomorrow night in New York, and you can get in for FREE!

Yes, that's right, FREE. And word on the street is that a bunch of Motown greats will be there along with some surprise guests. Here are the details and some sassy videos tossed in (because we LOVES a good sassy Kelly Rowland video).