Fort Lauderdale
SMARTY PANTS BAR
Win a LAS VEGAS GET-A-WAY VACATION PACKAGE, including away a 3-day, 2-night stay in Las Vegas, Nevada, to celebrate Smarty Pants 9th anniversary. The package includes hotel accommodations, airfare, and a coupon book for casino play, show discounts, and meals valued at $500 for two adults. The drawing takes place Sunday, September 23, at 8 p.m. There are several ways to be entered into the drawing. To enter the drawing, you must be at least 21 years of age, and YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
Official rules are posted at the bar (2400 E Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale)
REPTICON REPTILE & EXOTIC ANIMAL SHOW
Through September 2. Repticon Featuring vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages, and merchandise. Participate in free raffles held for enthusiasts, animal seminars and kid’s activities. At the War Memorial Auditorium.
GATEWAY THEATRE CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL
Enjoy the classics of cinema the way they were meant to be seen: In a theatre! From Friday, August 31 through Thursday, September 7, at Fort Lauderdale’s Classic Gateway Theatre (1820 E Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale—which opened in 1951, and hosted the 1960 world premiere of “Where the Boys Are,” a film that helped put Fort Lauderdale on the cultural map for generations). The festival will also include screenings of classic newsreels.
The scheduled films include:
“ANNIE HALL” Woody Allen at his best. Co-starring Diane Keaton.
“CHINATOWN” One of the greatest screenplays of all time. Directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston.
“CITIZEN KANE” One of the five greatest movies ever. Directed by and starring Orson Welles.
“MIDNIGHT COWBOY” Director John Schlesinger’s groundbreaking 1969 film is the only “X-rated” feature to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. A portion of ticket sales benefits the Sun Sentinel Children’s Fund.
For more information, visit thegatewaytheatre.com.
SUNRISE
DISNEY ON ICE: WORLDS OF FANTASY
From September 6 through 9 at the BankAtlantic Center. Disney characters and stories brought to life with the artistry of ice skating in a fun family experience.
HARD ROCK
THE ULTIMATE THRILLER: MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE
Saturday, September 1, at the Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Paradise. Relive the best of the King of Pop, at 8 p.m.
BILL MAHER LIVE
Sunday, September 2, at the Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Paradise. The American standup comedian and political commentator brings his humor and acerbic style for one show only, starting at 7 p.m.
MIAMI
FIONA APPLE At the Fillmore Miami Beach, on Sept. 30. Her last album, “Extraordinary Machine” (2005) was named one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade. Her latest LP, “The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do,” debuted on June 19. A reviewer in “American Songwriter” wrote, “‘The Idler Wheel’ isn’t always pretty, but it pulses with life, brutal and true.” Tickets are $34.50 to $65.50, and are available at LiveNation. com, Ticketmaster outlets and at the Fillmore box office. More information, visit fillmoremb. com.
KEY WEST
WOMENFEST The 20th Annual Womenfest will be held in Key West from September 4 through 9. Parties, dancing, film festival and outings for women.
For more information: womenfest.com.
