I'm showing two of my movies at this.
It's for a very good cause, and will be lots of fun.
April 26, 2014 Saturday at 7:30pm
Bureau of General Services-Queer Division
83A Hester Street, New York, New York 10002
About
Come check out some of the hottest, most talented queers in NYC! Local burlesque dancers, musicians, filmmakers, and comedians will present short works in this fun-filled evening. Emceed by the one and only Drae Campbell (TELL, PRIME) and featuring fabulous raffle prizes from Trouble Films, Metropolitan Bar, The Pleasure Chest, Third Root Community Health Center, Birds of Lace Press, and more! Awesome queer books plus wine and beer will all be available for sale! $5-$10 sliding scale admission fee benefits the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP)
www.qdep.org*.
Confirmed performers, stay tuned for more photos and mini-bios!:
Foxy Squire (burlesque)
Krissy Mahan (filmmaker)
Rose Hips (burlesque)
Ghostcat (musician)
Velvet Kensington (burlesque)
Elsa Waithe (comedian)
Jz Bich (burlesque)
Anna/Kate with Jayne Quan (musicians)
LeoVana (drag)
Dora Vargas (musician)
Michelle Brotman ("making a fool of herself"--perhaps musically)
Teresa Michele (doing the same, but with dance)
*QDEP is a registered 501(c)3 national nonprofit organization under the fiscal sponsorship of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center that formed in January 2014 and immediately began providing direct services to clients. It is the first and only LGBTQ alternative to (immigration) detention (ATD) program in the US, and is currently staffed on a volunteer basis. QDEP has been invited to speak about queering immigration at the Detention Watch Network conference in May, and its organizers are working in conjunction with several other grassroots orgs throughout NYC, including Housing Works, Metropolitan Community Church of New York, Immigration Equality, Audre Lorde Project, and the Ali Forney Center, and is a part of the LGBT Legal Task Force of NYC, Housing Works Asylee Project Roundtable, and the #not1more campaign. QDEP's website will be updated soon!