Shows lineup

Prepare for a night of entertainment Friday July 20, 8PM-10:30PM!

This year again, the show will be hosted by Xavier Onassis Bloomingdale, one of D.C.'s best!

Including Live Performances by Mercedes Nicole, Celestine Berrysmith, and Raheem, and our favorite Sistah Drums.

Also: A Fabulous Fashion Show!

As well: Dance & Burlesque Performances by Kabby Mitchell III & Company
Kabby

Kabby is a choreographer, educator and performer and has danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Nederlans Dance Theater, Civic Light Opera, Oakland Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Kabby has been a dance instructor for more than 20 years having taught ballet, modern jazz, and Haitian dance at schools and dance academies in Seattle, Iowa, and Mexico. In Seattle, Kabby has worked with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Cornish College of the Arts, University of Washington, and Ewajo Dance Workshop. His local choreography credits include work with Spectrum Dance Theatre, The Group Theater, Seattle Repertory Theater, Bathhouse Theatre, A Contemporary Theater and the Civic Light Opera. Kabby’s signature choreography is seen in the annual presentation of Black Nativity, directed by Jacqueline Moscou at the Intiman Theatre, and most recently in the production of For Colored Girls...directed, by Dr. Tawyna Pettiford-Wates.

And: African Dance Number !!!

Also: Ginger Snaps

Drag Performances by:
Her Most Imperial Soverign Majesty
The Radiant Midnight Star Empress
Olympia 36
Sapphire Knight (pictured)
SapphireKnight

Performance From DreamGirls by Lady Chablis

Mr Gay Seattle XXXI and Ms Gay Seattle XLIII: Dynasty and Regina King
Dynasty & Regina King

Also: Your Hostess Xavier Onassis Bloomingdale and our fabulous Trammell Duncan-Woods, and Ebony Laface.

Spoken Word/Poetry by chad Goller-Sojourner

Chad Goller-Sojourner is a Seattle based poet, spoken word performance artist and 2007-2008, Seattle Poet Populist Nominee. His inaugural Chapbook entitled Born One Thousand Years Too Early: Fat, Dark-Skinned, Gay and Adopted by White Folks: A Fragmentary Journey Towards Alignment received accolades from Maya Angelou and has been described as poignant, chilling and prophetic.

Amber Flame

Amber Flame is a word artist whose source for inspiration finds its roots in the blues. Whether exploring rhythmic and harmonic structures as a framework for spoken word or blending voice in song, Amber Flame is testing the boundaries between genre and medium. She is the big brain behind A Flame Production, a visionary collective project, as well as a member of Sankofa, an African-American a cappella Women's Choir. She expresses herself on stages as varied as the Seattle Slam and Bent Writing Institute to PONCHO Theater and the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, and spends her free time teaching music and poetry to kids.

...and much, much more!


	Shows lineup Prepare for a night of entertainment Friday July 20, 8PM-10:30PM! This year again, the show will be hosted by Xavier Onassis Bloomingdale, one of D.C.'s best! Including Live Performances by Mercedes Nicole, Celestine Berrysmith, and Raheem, and our favorite Sistah Drums. Also: A Fabulous Fashion Show! As well: Dance & Burlesque Performances by Kabby Mitchell III & Company Kabby is a choreographer, educator and performer and has danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Nederlans Dance Theater, Civic Light Opera, Oakland Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Kabby has been a dance instructor for more than 20 years having taught ballet, modern jazz, and Haitian dance at schools and dance academies in Seattle, Iowa, and Mexico. In Seattle, Kabby has worked with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Cornish College of the Arts, University of Washington, and Ewajo Dance Workshop. His local choreography credits include work with Spectrum Dance Theatre, The Group Theater, Seattle Repertory Theater, Bathhouse Theatre, A Contemporary Theater and the Civic Light Opera. Kabby’s signature choreography is seen in the annual presentation of Black Nativity, directed by Jacqueline Moscou at the Intiman Theatre, and most recently in the production of For Colored Girls...directed, by Dr. Tawyna Pettiford-Wates. And: African Dance Number !!! Also: Ginger Snaps Drag Performances by: Her Most Imperial Soverign Majesty The Radiant Midnight Star Empress Olympia 36 Sapphire Knight (pictured) Performance From DreamGirls by Lady Chablis Mr Gay Seattle XXXI and Ms Gay Seattle XLIII: Dynasty and Regina King Also: Your Hostess Xavier Onassis Bloomingdale and our fabulous Trammell Duncan-Woods, and Ebony Laface. Spoken Word/Poetry by chad Goller-Sojourner Chad Goller-Sojourner is a Seattle based poet, spoken word performance artist and 2007-2008, Seattle Poet Populist Nominee. His inaugural Chapbook entitled Born One Thousand Years Too Early: Fat, Dark-Skinned, Gay and Adopted by White Folks: A Fragmentary Journey Towards Alignment received accolades from Maya Angelou and has been described as poignant, chilling and prophetic. Amber Flame Amber Flame is a word artist whose source for inspiration finds its roots in the blues. Whether exploring rhythmic and harmonic structures as a framework for spoken word or blending voice in song, Amber Flame is testing the boundaries between genre and medium. She is the big brain behind A Flame Production, a visionary collective project, as well as a member of Sankofa, an African-American a cappella Women's Choir. She expresses herself on stages as varied as the Seattle Slam and Bent Writing Institute to PONCHO Theater and the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, and spends her free time teaching music and poetry to kids. ...and much, much more!