SAVE THE DATE - MARCH 22, 2008
9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Ballroom at XIX - Park Hyatt at the Bellevue
Broad & Walnut Streets - Philadelphia
* Drag is NOT mandatory - All
tickets are $40 in advance.
Buy your ticket now for one of Philadelphia's most outrageous nights benefiting the City of Hope. Taking place the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue (XIX Ballroom), Winter's A Drag attendees are encouraged to play with costuming in a fun and non-threatening way. This event will attract and inspire a diverse range of progressive, open-minded attendees who are just looking forward to having a great time! Light food will be sponsored by Triumph Brewing Company with a cash bar available for all beverages. Get ready to dance the night away and enjoy the Best Drag and Diva Costume Contest. One male and one female winner will be picked and will receive a gift basket worth $250 - which includes tickets to Cirque du Soleil's Philadelphia performance of Kooza.
Dress Code
Men: Impersonate drag queen*
Women: High society or over-the-top diva*
* Drag is NOT mandatory.
Tickets:
$40 in advance - buy now
$60 at the door
*$80 at the door if not dressed in theme
Tickets also available at:
Matthew Izzo - 1109 Walnut Street, Phila.
Chartreuse - 1200 Spruce Street, Phila.
Kimberly Boutique - 123 South 16th Street, Phila.
Sponsors:
Matthew Izzo
Kimberly Boutique
Chartreuse
Uwishunu
AroundPhilly.com
SocialPhilly.com
Daily Candy
DigPhilly.com
Triumph Brewing Company
Sarah Ferone Graphic Design
Philadelphia Gay News
Where Philadelphia Magazine
Prodigal Security
Media Copy
Tavern on Camac
Charlie Salon
Ettore Salon & Spa
NightlifeGay.com
Phillygaycalendar.com
QUEERtimes
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Winter's A DRAG
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1 comments:
I am a 27 year old female, and I am so looking forward to this event! I have always enjoyed a good drag show. The performers really go all out in the act of female impersonation and it makes for a great time.
I would like to know if pre-ops are going to be accepted in the drag contest. I have been to other drag contests, such as the ones in the Henry David Halloween Ball, and B&B's, and it seems to me that the winning female impersonator always seems to have been surgically altered. To me, it ruins the experience some-what when a man whose face or body has been surgically shaped to look like a woman's wins over a true drag artist who does an amazing job, when they have undergone operations to have the face or body of a woman's.
I have absolutely nothing against pre-op drag artist, and I respect their choices. I just think that going into a female impersonation contest with a real woman's face or body is like going into an Olympic sporting event with a steroid habit.
If pre-ops are going to be allowed then I would to officially submit myself, a woman, for the contest.
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