Apocalypstick: Third annual Out in Schools fundraiser

Come celebrate this holiday season with a drag extravaganza! The set list is jam packed with the most formidable kings and queens Vancouver has to offer, and all $7 of the cover goes directly to Out in Schools, an organization that, through creativity and self-expression, helps create tolerance in BC’s schools.

The event’s Facebook page promises:

Your hostess, The Queen of East Van, ISOLDE N. BARRON will take to the stage with some of your Apocalypstick favourites: The Patron Saint of East Van JAYLENE TYME The Longest Legs in the Biz CELESTIAL SEASONS The Boss of East Van BAMBIBOT BARRON Winner of Miss Cobalt LADY JEM The Dapper & Delicious CAZZWELL The Poetic Stylings of PUSSY WILLOW The Slick & Suave OWEN The genderbending TRANAPUS REX & The Baddest Bitch PEACH COBBLAH Plus DJ JEF LEPPARD PLUS!!! More AWKWARD GAMES & OBNOXIOUS CONTESTS A GAYASS RAFFLE HOLIDAY CHEER & LOTS OF BEER

Join the fun Dec 9 at The Cobalt and help the team at Apocalypstick (who also bring you Queer Bash and Hustla) beat their goal of raising more than $1,000 for Out in Schools!

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