An Evening in Paradise
An Evening in Paradise, a benefit for the Pride Center at Equality Park, will be held on Saturday, November 5 from
7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Paradise Point in  Fort Lauderdale. Open bar, great food, deejay and other entertainment, valet parking. Tickets are $100 per person (limited to 300 people so get your tickets early). For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.glccsf.org.. Tickets will not be sold at the event. Special guests include Michael Holtz (Mr. Gay USA 2011) and Logan Voxx (Out 100 for 2011).

NOVEMBER T-DANCE
Sunday, November 6 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at The Depot Cabana Bar & Grill, 2935 N Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale with DJ D-Stu. Great drink specials and full menu plus giveaways.

“STAND UP AND RIDE IT”
Six hysterical and critically-acclaimed comedians will take to the stage November 7 for “Stand Up and Ride It: A Night of Comedy to Fight AIDS,” the first of its kind, red carpet event to benefit this year’s SMART Ride 8. The event begins at 8 p.m. and takes place at Lips restaurant, 1421 E Oakland Park Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. All proceeds from the event will go to SMART Ride, a two-day, 165-mile bike ride from Miami to Key West.

The “Stand Up and Ride It” comedy show will feature local and nationally-recognized comedians Lisa Corrao, Forrest Shaw, Jessica Gross, Adrian Mesa, Daniel Reskin and Will Watkins.  An open cash bar and $1,000 in raffle items and giveaways will be available at the show. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $30 for VIP. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.RideItShow.com.

STONEWALL SPIRIT OF PRIDE AWARDS
The Stonewall National Library and Archives will honor Elaine Noble and Joel Burns with their Stonewall Heritage of Pride and Stonewall Spirit of Pride Awards at their Our Stars event on November 11. Library patrons will gather for a private reception with Noble and Burns. Stonewall will present the Stonewall Heritage of Pride Award to Elaine and the Stonewall Spirit of Pride Award to Joel at the reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information on how you can join the celebration, please visit www.stonewallnationalmuseum.org and click on the “Our Stars Tickets” link.

GET AMPED!
Join over 75 swimmers on Saturday, November 12 for the first-ever GET AMPED! South Florida 1.5-mile Swim, helping GLAAD to amplify the voice of  the LGBT community. The GET AMPED! swim will bring together residents, visitors and local businesses in support of equality. Check in at 7:30 a.m., starting gun goes off at 9 a.m. and the swim should be over at noon for a finish line celebration. The swim begins at Tower 11 (W Hotel) and ends at Tower 3 by the Swimming Hall of Fame on Fort Lauderdale Beach. For more information and to sign up or donate today, visit: www.glaad.org/getamped/florida.