Sunday, April 21st
6pm snax and monster meetups
6:30 show!

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/135385569979331

Perhaps you have looked under your bed recently, and perhaps you were disappointed not to find any monsters there. Where can one even find a monster these days? There is one answer: Come to the PURPLE THISTLE, on SUNDAY, April 21st!

The Purple Thistle Cabarets are cozy, silly, and glamorous events featuring talented dancers, musicians, poets, burlesque and drag artists, clowns, and more!

Please come dressed as your favourite, or least favourite.. MONSTER! Weird, friendly, scary, ridiculous, secret .. all monsters are welcome. There will be a prize for the best outfit!

::FEATURED TALENT::

True Crush • Two punks singing their hearts out about what truly matters: skateboarding and moms and other stuff.

Pickles Lavey • Vaudeville, Sideshow, and Songs for the Strange!

Hannah Axen • Dancer, choreographer and performance artist, Hannah is an aspiring Vancouverite from the snowy plains of Edmonton.

Alanna J Stew • Alanna strums and coos lullaby folk rock. She is half way between an ant and a shark.

Fancy Andy • This juggler will be playing with his balls like never before.

Leona Lovehandles • Watch out! Leona is a MONSTER of sass. Combining burlesque with gender fuckery he’ll eat yr heart out.

Dorothy Griffith (Dot) • Dot is a drag queen, burlesque dancer, and clown. Dot is the lace under your mother’s fancy teacup, and the glitter glue all over your toddlers arms.

& more

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::FREE::

::WHEN::
6pm – come for snacks & monster meetups
6:30pm – show!

The Purple Thistle is a drug-free and alcohol-free space.

::ACCESSIBILITY::
- there are 16 stairs that are 38 inches in width, with a railing
- there is no elevator
- There is one gender neutral washroom at the space.

That’s right, this show will be like the best parts of a lake, pond, puddle and ocean all in one! March’s purple thistle cabaret is dripping with fresh & salty talent.
(RSVP on facebook)

WHEN
Sunday March 3rd
6:00 mingling and snacks
6:30 show!

COST
Completely Free!

PERFORMANCES
Ruby Slikr – Burlesque Femme Fatale
Oliver Twisted (Margaret Haugen) – Drag King
Drew Rabasse – Poetry
Lilianne Lynx – Burlesque Dancer
Laura Reznek – Music (laurareznekmusic.com)
Blair Hayashi – Clown
Christian Vibrator (Anna Lusk) – Drag King
Alex Quinn Darling
& more!

KISSING BOOTH
provided by Leona Lovehandles
by donation: money goes towards Leona’s 12 month zine project

DRESS THEME: uNdErWaTeR!
scuba diving suit, bathing suit, fishes, octopus, whales, dolphins, mermaids, mermen, mercreatures of all kinds, ursula, seashells, boats, sails, buoys, sailors, seaweed … and more.

there will be prizes for excellent costumes

ACCESSIBILITY
1. there are 16 stairs that are 38 inches in width, with a railing
2. there is no elevator
3. There is one gender neutral washroom at the space.

questions and requests of all kinds welcome – andergates@gmail.com

The cabaret is back with a selection of star performance, straight from the most the most glamorous and talented galaxies of outer space.

WHEN
Friday, January 25th
7pm mingling and snacks
7:30 show!

DRESS THEME
Outer Space!
dressing up is *strongly encouraged*

PERFORMANCES
Kimboslice – music
Tini Lune – sequin clad entertainment
Dorothy Griffith / Dot – dance
Lili Robinson – poetry
The April Fools Childrenhood – music
and moarrrr!

Amanda Ricard and Lulu Wizardboots as OuterSpace MCs!

COST
Completely Free!

ACCESSIBILITY
1. there are 16 stairs that are 38 inches in width, with a railing
2. there is no elevator
3. There is one gender neutral washroom at the space.

access questions and requests welcome. email andergates@gmail.com

RSVP on facebook – http://www.facebook.com/events/308806092574484