Ernestos arrival an excuse to party for some

Sun-Sentinel.com – Sofia Santana – South Florida Sun-Sentinel

In true South Florida fashion, wind and rain couldn’t keep people away from the nightclubs and bars late Tuesday.

While people-watching along Las Olas Boulevard wasn’t an option, there appeared to be plenty going on indoors at hangouts that gambled that the weather wouldn’t get too bad to stay open late.

The weekly drag show at Elements nightclub in Wilton Manors did, indeed, go on, and singles flocked to flirt at downtown Fort Lauderdale clubs and bars.

Drag queen Misty Eyez kicked off the show after 10 p.m. with the universal theme of the night: “Let’s hear it for the disappearance of Ernesto!”