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OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Nannette Rodriguez PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 19, 2009

The Rainbow Drags Over Sleepless Night

-- GLBT Events at the Colorful Cultural All-Nighter --

Miami Beach, FL – This year’s event includes programming specifically for the Gay,
Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender (GLBT) community. From a Rainbow Circus to drag
queens to the Gay Men’s Chorus, they will be some of the many unforgettable arts and
entertainment experiences presented for all tastes and all ages, all night long, all for
free, the Audi Sleepless Night.

Miami Beach’s free, 13-hour, dusk-til-dawn, citywide celebration of the arts, begins at
6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7.

OCEAN DRIVE SHOWGROUND (between 11th + 12th Streets)

Rainbow Circus presents “Dreamicus”
8:45 p.m.
Producer Laurie Allen of South Florida Circus Arts School presents the debut of
Rainbow Circus, featuring Judge David Young as Ringmaster and Special Guest Star
Aerialist Elaine Lancaster! David Kingerly, Lori Lynch, Paul Anderson, Benjamin
Antipuna and TNT, and Kriston Arrow have donated their time to create a spectacular
vision of dreams and nightmares expressed through classic circus arts, including aerial
tissu, corde lisse, trapeze and lyra. Elvis, Michael Jackson, hula hoop routines, drag
burlesque, Spiderman, contortionists and human animals are all part of a show you’ll
never forget. www.Sfcas.com

COLONY THEATRE (Limited seating – first come, first served)

Tropical Wave Productions, FUNDarte and Miami ARTzine present “A Taste of
‘Out in the Tropics’” featuring BETTY, Miami Gay Men’s Chorus, and surprise
guests
10:00 p.m.
Gender-bending, great music, lots of laughs and some powerful takes on history and
sexual identity are all part of this Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender performing
arts showcase, starring famed women-led pop-rock group BETTY. Also on hand: Adora
as emcee, Juan Carlos Zaldivar’s mixed-media “Marti and I,” and Drag It Out’s drag
kings. For mature audiences only. www.fundarte.us

HALO LOUNGE MIAMI (1625 Michigan)

An Art Installation
1:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m.

We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant,
tropical, historic community.
Projections, live painting, art and spoken word, featuring artists Yvonne Cordoba, Marc
Tousignant, Arturo Rovirosa, and Erin-Marie Wallace. Live DJ music playing all night
long. www.Haloloungemiami.com | www.OAGproductions.com

Sleepless Night is a sundown-to-sunrise, free arts celebration. It is produced by the City

of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development and Cultural Arts
Council in collaboration with every cultural organization in the city, together with private
businesses and individuals. It offers free museum admissions, indoor and outdoor art
installations and performances, architectural tours, dance (and dancing,) theater, music,
film, slam poetry, fashion shows, acrobatics, comedy and other cultural offerings, all
presented without admission charge at over 80 different venues spread throughout the
city and the 13-hour night. Free shuttle buses with onboard arts programming connect
the various zones of activity and remote parking for the duration of the event.

The last Sleepless Night (2007) presented more than 130 arts and entertainment events
to over 100,000 residents and visitors of all ages. “It was the best multi-genre arts event
I’ve ever enjoyed here in South Florida – in over three decades!” said Ed Bell, producer
and host of WLRN 91.3FM’s “South Florida Arts Beat.” “Sleepless Night will prove to be
South Florida’s premiere annual arts extravaganza.”

The full program is available online at www.sleeplessnight.org and will be available in

printed form at locations throughout the Greater Miami area on October 26.

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We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant,
tropical, historic community.