posted Friday, August 19, 2016
Originally from Ohio, Shirley U. Jest left her job teaching and moved to New York in pursuit of her true love, performing. I met Shirley as a contestant in Marti Gould Cummings’ Drag Suicide, but after winning New York’s Next Top Drag Queen she’s now host to her own nights in addition to working events throughout the big apple. Her latest project […]
posted Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Born and raised in Mexico, Chef Paola comes from a tribe-like family, consisting of a large number of abuelas, sisters, aunties and cousins that take great pleasure in gathering at the kitchen to share recipes, stories and secrets that invariably end in flavourful feasts. Upon moving to Canada, chef Paola decided to take her passion […]
posted Monday, August 15, 2016
Prepare for an evening of laughter, spectacular put-downs and familiar friends as Miami’s four favourite Golden Girls – Dorothy, Sophia, Rose and Blanche – reunite in puppet-form for this lovingly hilarious live tribute show! Thank You For Being a Friend is the ultimate Golden Girls experience, delivering all the classic dialogue, razor sharp gags and […]
posted Tuesday, August 9, 2016
‘Nevermind’ 25th Anniversary Show Toronto’s all-female Nirvana cover band will be playing the full “Nevermind” album in its entirety from front to back, with special opening guests Terrorista & Pole 25 years ago an album came along that changed everything. (And yes, we feel old saying that.) It broke out of the 90s alt-rock scene […]
posted Monday, August 8, 2016
The Windsor-Excess Pride Fest arts and culture festival took place August long weekend (Aug 3 to 7, 2016) celebrating its diversity of the LGBTQ community in Canada’s southern most city, Windsor, Ontario. Saturday kicked into high gear with Thunderpuss’s DJ Barry Harris and DJ Josh Karmin Saturday August 6th for the 19 + event “REVIVAL“, and […]
posted Monday, August 8, 2016
The 26th edition of the Black & Blue Festival will be presented October 5th to 11th under the STARDUST theme. From October 5 to 11, Montreal will move to the beat of the Black & Blue Festival. The main event will be held overnight in the spectacular Pierre-Charbonneau Amphitheater (located in the Olympic Park at […]
posted Wednesday, July 27, 2016
One of the world’s most esteemed events of its kind, the Toronto Burlesque Festival is pleased to announce the line-up for its 9th annual festival taking place July 28 – 31. Combining inventive striptease with variety acts, the 9th annual Toronto Burlesque Festival will be an unprecedented experience of splendor, innovation, seduction and five-alarm allure. […]
posted Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Summerworks independent theatre festival is back again, and this year there are even more queer-themed productions. Here’s a snapshot look at what you should be seeing. GHOSTS Created and Performed by Asaf Aharonson and Ruairí Donovan Presented in partnership with The Ireland Park Foundation and Tiger Dublin Fringe. From the confidential to the […]
posted Tuesday, July 19, 2016
“The love that dare not speak it’s name has become the love that won’t shut up.”–from TOLLER – Sky Gilbert Sky Gilbert is a queer writer, actor, director, filmmaker, academic, and drag performer. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he studied theatre at York University and at the University of Toronto, before co-founding of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, He has written and produced […]
posted Saturday, July 16, 2016
Oh that crazy cast of RAID: Operation Soap is up to it again with their latest (and free) offering, RAID: The Soundtrack. This delicious assortment of music is from the QueerPride performance during Buddies In Bad Times Theatre’s pride season. Produced by The Reading Salon, the album features tracks written by Raymond Helkio and David […]
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