Two nights featuring some of the best that Maine has to offer in Burlesque, Drag & Flow!!

Saturday Host: GiGi Gabor (She/They) is a petrol-fueled force to be reckoned with. An unapologetic go-getter, she mixes grit and grace seamlessly into one powerful package. GiGi cut her teeth on the streets of New York City in both the technical and performance aspects of stage life before bringing her know-how back home to southern Maine. In her 13 years of performing, GiGi has graced stages all over New England, including [insert dive bar here] and [insert dumpster location here]. She is the proud owner of Curbside Queens, Maine’s #1 Traveling Drag Show! @the_gigi_gabor

Featuring: The Fsmarts, Kinky Slippers, Bee Kay Esq & MORE

Sunday Host: Ophelia Johnson (She/Her) Ophelia Johnson is a Stepford wife whose motherboard is fried. Ophelia was named Portland’s best drag personality in 2018 & 2022. She has been doing drag for 7 years. If you’d like to help with replacement nuts and bolts, Venmo her at @ophelia_drag and follow her on Instagram @ophelia_drag

Featuring: Cinnamon Maxxine, Clamz! Kasino, Tasha Tektite & MORE

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Saturday, September 23 & Sunday, September 24 at 7:00 PM (doors 6:30 PM), approximately 120 minutes, with an intermission

Tickets are available for $20 in advance, $23 at the door, and $35 for tickets to both evenings (pay-what-you-can-available).

ABOUT THE CURATOR

La Petite Mystique is a burlesque performer, producer & promoter based in Portland Maine. They have been performing & producing since 2018 and have several well-established local & virtual productions including Shaken & Stirred at Maine Craft Distilling & Build Your Own Burlesque.” They have worked with performers, locally, nationally & internationally including award-winning performers currently in the Burlesque top 10 in the world. @mystiqueburlesque

 The Maine Stage aims to be a centralized hub for Maine performance art. It will feature an interactive calendar of local events with ticket links embedded. In recent years the algorithm on Facebook and Instagram has made it more difficult to promote events effectively. A recent survey by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) found nearly 1 in 10 Americans on social media suspect they’ve been shadowbanned. Shadowbanning results in a reduction of likes & the number of people seeing posts; it also leads to accounts not being recommended in the explore pages, so artists cannot be found organically by new followers. This survey revealed that those affected by shadowbanning were people who appeared to be living or working on the margins of society including Black creators, sex educators/workers, and those in adjacent fields - including burlesque; fat activists, queer individuals, and drag performers.  The Maine Stage will create a platform that is unaffected by any algorithm which will allow more people to discover queer BIPOC performance artists & the events that they create. @the_maine_stage

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN POLICY

No one will be turned away for lack of funds; contact MSA at 207-879-4629 or info@mayostreetarts.org to take advantage of pay-what-you-can admission.

COVID-19 POLICY

Masking is optional for this performance.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Mayo Street Arts has a no-refund policy for all reservations. In the event that MSA is forced to cancel an event due to weather, illness, etc., refunds will be offered via the Ticket Tailor platform.