Your gay agenda:
January and February events

Cruise to the Caribbean with the girls; show your winter pride on the slopes at Whistler; do some "reel" travel at Sundance's Queer Lounge; or snap up a hot bachelor in Dallas!

Pick of the month WinterPRIDE February 3-10, 2008, Whistler, B.C.

Whistler's gay ski celebration (www.gaywhistler.com), Canada's biggest and brightest, brings color to the slopes with an avalanche of events. Sizzling parties, upbeat mixed, men-only and women-only apres-ski events and ample opportunities to slalom down the slopes make this one of the world's hottest gay snow shows. (LGBT)

Coming up in January: Sundance Film Festival January 17-27, 2008, Park City, Utah Sundance (www.sundance.org), the fairy godfather of independent film festivals, hits the screens of Utah's Park City, near Salt Lake City, once again. Having showcased many LGBT cinematic spectaculars from "Tarnation" to "D.E.B.S.," the festival is known as a springboard for LGBT filmmakers. In 2008, for the fifth year running, the Queer Lounge (www.queerlounge.org), hub of homosexual goings on for queer/queer-friendly festival participants, is back (January 18-24, 2008). (Straight/LGBT)

Caribbean Dreams Cruise January 26-February 2, 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Idyllic islands, the lure of adventure and vibrant nightlife are all on the menu for Olivia's hot Caribbean cruise. The perfect escape from winter, this seven-night delight visits one luxurious port after another, including the pristine beaches and lagoons of Grand Turk and Tortola, the Dutch/French island of St. Maarten and Olivia's exclusive private paradise, Half Moon Cay. On board the gloriously indulgent MS Zuiderdam, the majority of staterooms have verandas and the Greenhouse Spa offers even more relaxation to pampered passengers. The chic Ocean Bar and sultry Queen's Lounge are the setting for Olivia's legendary entertainment. (Lesbian)r and sultry Queen's Lounge are the setting for Olivia's legendary entertainment. (Lesbian)

San Diego Restaurant Week January 27-February 1, 2008, San Diego, California San Diego's culinary community will join forces for San Diego Restaurant Week (www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com). During this tasty time, the city's hottest restaurants offer special three-course dinners for $30 or $40 per person. With 125 restaurants to choose from, it's the perfect time to take your sweetie south and savor a spectacularly delicious escape. (Straight/LGBT)

Start planning for February: 2008 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras February 9-March 2, 2008, Sydney, Australia Perhaps the globe's most glamorous and gargantuan gay event sashays back into sight once more to celebrate its 30th birthday. With a schedule of daily events that astounds in scope, variety, decadence, frivolity and sheer fabulous fun, Sydney's really is the ultimate Mardi Gras (www.mardigras.org.au). Highlights include the deliciously crowded and cruisey Fair Day on February 17, the splashy Pool Party on February 16 and March 1's Parade and Party. (LGBT)

5th Annual Gay Bachelor Auction February 10, 2008, Dallas, Texas Benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Gay Bachelor Auction (www.gayauction.org) is the perfect place to bid for the man or woman of your dreams. Coordinated completely by volunteers, this fun event places hot eligible women and men on the auction block for a chance to win a custom date package. Wearing T-shirts that double as bid sheets, bachelors mingle in a crowded bar while patrons write bids on the backs of their shirts. Raffle prizes, free giveaways and host Edna Jean Robinson are other enticements to lure boy and girl buyers down to JR's Bar & Grill (3923 Cedar Springs; 214-559-0650; www.caven.com). (LGBT)