PRESS CONTACT: Cameron Eng, fauxqueenpageant@gmail.com
PRESS PHOTOS: Available at FauxQueenPageant.com
Bea Dazzler & Holy McGrail
in association with the KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE present
THE FAUX QUEEN PAGEANT:
The Next Generation
For Drag Queens Trapped in Women’s Bodies
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Doors @ 7pm; Pageant @ 8pm
WHERE:
DNA Lounge
375 Eleventh Street, SF
TICKETS:
$12 in Advance online at dnalounge.com or $15 at the Door
AGEST 18+ WELCOME!
INFO:
fauxqueenpageant.com
fauxqueenpageant@gmail.com
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Calling occupants of interplanetary craft! This September heralds the galactic return of the Original Contest for Drag Queens Trapped in Women’s Bodies, THE FAUX QUEEN PAGEANT: the Next Generation.
The FQP is an only-in-SF glamour contest establish in 1995 by Diet Popstitute and Ruby Toosday, continued by the KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE, and benefits many local community organizations. Originally intended for female female-impersonators, that is, women-pretending-to-be-men-pretending-to-be-women, the FQP is now a celebration for female drag performers in their own right. Brought out of the void by Bea Dazzler and Holy McGrail, the revitalized pageant will prove to be a gender-bending space oddity!
“Wacky, wonderful... WAY over the top,” exclaims Reuters on CNN.com.
This year, candidates will compete with a “Cosmic Space” theme in a Fashion Walk and Talent Competition. (PSST! Audience members can literally tip the scales, with bonus points granted with each dollar tipped!) Fauxs vie for fabulous prize packages from donors including Cushion Works, Kent Taylor Photography, Trannyshack, and Peaches Christ Productions--but only one will be cosmo-naughty enough to walk away with the title, FAUX QUEEN 2012!
SF legend Leigh Crow (as Captain Kirk) and fearless singer/producer Trixxie Carr are at the helm to get strange in a strange land as the evening’s Emcees.
The unbelievable line up of Celebrity Star Judges include Heklina, Fauxnique, Birdie Bob Watt, Cricket Bardot, Ruby Toosday, L. Ron Hubby, and Deena Davenport.
The universe gets a little less Sirius as uproarious comedian Nick Leonard jets around selling $1 jokes; and kicky Kegal Kater put the curve in the space time continuum with kissy-facepainting.
The FQP has raised tens of thousands of dollars for local organizations and this year’s beneficiaries include Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue (mickaboo.org), SaveABunny (saveabunny.org) and Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, Inc. (womaninc.org).
The FQP is on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012 at DNA Lounge, 375 Eleventh Street, SF. Doors @ 7pm, Pageant @ 8pm. Tickets $15 at the door; $12 in advance at dnalounge.com. 18+ welcome! More information at fauxqueenpageant.com. The FQP is produced by Bea Dazzler, Holy McGrail and the KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE.
“We are honored to have this unique pageant and community event pass into such capable hands. It is now truly a pageant for Faux Queens by Faux Queens,” gushes the FQP previous producer, Cameron Eng.
September 16 -- Save the Date! Open those hailing frequencies--hail, girl--and stand back! Stand back! These women need their space!
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ABOUT BEA DAZZLER: Tria Connell was born in Columbus Ohio "in the heart of it all". She received a BA in Fashion Design from the University of Cincinnati. Tria moved to San Francisco after Graduation in 1995 where she set about finding her place in the universe. In 1996 she met Joshua Grannell and Peaches Christ, she was enamored by her alternaDrag and began designing Costumes for Peaches and working on the long running Midnight Mass with your Hostess Peaches Christ event. to the present, she has done everything from perform on stage to costume design, to co-produce. In 1997 Tria was introduced by Joshua to a club called Trannyshack and something called a "Faux Queen" Thrilled that there was a way for her to perform onstage imitating a Drag Queen she adopted the name Bea Dazzler (after one of her favorite things, Sorvoski Crystal Rhinestones) and began performing. She entered and Won the 4th annual Faux Queen Pageant in 1998. Today Tria is producing her first event and bringing back the Faux Queen Pageant for a new Generation of Faux Queens!
ABOUT HOLY MCGRAIL: Holy McGrail, local Bay Area artist, travels the nation as a drag cultural envoy, dispelling myths and taboos and empowers performers everywhere. She is well known for her memorable and innovative drag performances that have entertained many audiences for the last 7 years. She is also a nightlife socialite and donates her talents to raise money for various charities within the LGBT community. She made her drag debut at the 10th annual Faux Queen Pageant in 2006 and producing the FQP marks a significant milestone in her career, helping to guide and support blossoming faux queen community at home. You can see her typically performing at the legendary drag show Trannyshack and various stages around the Bay Area and beyond. You can visit her website at missholymcgrail.com or at facebook.com/fauxqueendiva .
ABOUT THE KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE: Since 1995, KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE continues to parade the glamour and the gore in honor of a rich tradition. We strive to set the stage for underground Queer Cabaret, wacky theme parties and kinky drag performances. We founded the KLUBSTiTUTE KOLLECTiVE to continue these non-traditional traditions after the passing of our inspiration and founder DIET POPSTiTUTE in 1995 who created and sustained a legendary line-up of freaks, performers and events to make the most jaded queens come out in joyful celebrations of abandonment. Productions have included the theatrical megahit ROCKY HORROR SUPERSTAR: the Jesus of Frankenfurter Story, PromSTiTUTE, Ruby’s Rated X-Mas and the VIRGIN QUEEN CONTEST for 1st Time Drag Queens. We are honored to pass the Faux Queen Pageant torch into such capable hands, and look forward to all the drink tickets we’ll be getting.
ABOUT MICKABOO COMPANION BIRD RESCUE: Mickaboo is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located in the San Francisco Bay area. We are dedicated to rescuing companion birds (parrot-type and other commonly domesticated birds) who have been neglected, abused, injured or surrendered to us. mickaboo.com
ABOUT SAVEABUNNY: SaveABunny was founded in 1999 following the rescue of a neglected stray rabbit,and has grown into a nationally recognized adoption, education and foster center. We are recognized as a leader in rabbit rescue efforts, as well as a model for building effective partnerships with animal shelters and community groups, such as the Girl Scouts. saveabunny.org
ABOUT WOMEN ORGANIZED TO MAKE ABUSE NONEXISTENT, INC (WOMAN, Inc): WOMAN, Inc. has operated since 1978 as a community-based, multi-service agency, serving survivors of domestic violence in San Francisco and the larger Bay Area. womaninc.org
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