Kirsten says: “Fashion, fast cars, live music and a barbecue on the beach! Sounds like a summer blockbuster movie intro, coming to theaters near you. But no, my friends, that is what’s happening this weekend in Sarasota.”

“Pride is love, pride is respect for yourself.” – Aretha Franklin, “A Deeper Love”   You don’t have to be Gay or Lesbian to have pride, but you probably won’t see straight pride parades anytime soon. “We haven’t seen a straight pride parade because the world is 90-something percent straight. They don’t have to have a pride, because that’s already the way it is,” said local musical talent Lucifers Axe when I spoke to him at this month’s Gay Guy Happy Hour (G2H2).   G2H2 is a monthly event that ‘provides [...]

- Something catch your fancy? Here are links to Kirsten’s mentionables: Suncoast Boat Show/Marina Jack   Wilde Healthy Kid’s Day Sarasota Family YMCA  Justin Layman Album Release Show The Rusty Hook  Sarasota Film Festival  Cinema Tropicale Closing Night Film w/Filmmaker Tribute Awards Wrap Party @ Darwin’s on 4th Half Shell Oyster Bar  Sarasota Yacht Club  Siesta Key Rum  Youth Arts Festival  Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County Step Out Sarasota’s BBQ Step Out Sarasota

Mardi Gras! Birthdays! Exotic cars! LGBTQ potlucks! Rock and roll! And a really cute giggle at 2:02. All this and more in store for you in today’s weekend preview from our darling hostess, Kirsten Sponseller. Come back and see us on Tuesday for the video recap!