Community Corner
Charm City Kitty Club presents My Big Fat Queer Breakup
Ever suffer a mind-bending, heart-wrenching,
world-ending-eruption-so-epic-it-made-Game-of-Thrones-look-like-a-fairytale kinda breakup? Charm City Kitties understand and have just the remedy you need:
the poetic presence of Betsy Merbitz
will give you courage to love again; Dr. Ginger Snapz will fan your smoldering emotional embers with mesmerizing
moves; Reina Williams will strum
your soul along with her guitar strings; UHaul
Express will tickle your funny bone (and your fancy) with their full
frontal improv. After an evening
with them, you won’t even remember all the suffering little old whatstheirface
put you through.
Advance tickets recommended, available online at: creativealliance.org
Performer Bios:
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Betsy Merbitz:
This
former Kitty is a regular performer at several open mics and poetry slams in Chicago, her current home, where she is also an activist with several social justice and community organizations. She has been featured in the queer music and poetry series Homolatte, at Women and Children First independent bookstore,
and at Halsted’s LGBT Community Center. A writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, she is a previous
semi-finalist in the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards.
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Dr. Ginger Snapz:
A
bonafide PhD holding doctor as well as a burlesque performer, professional
educator, curator, and lifelong fatshionista, she emphasizes anti-oppressive
work, creativity, and glitter revolution. facebook/mizgingersnapz
Reina Williams:
The
Queen of Musical Intrigue, this daughter of an opera singer and a sculptor has
a hereditary gift for creating and entertaining effortlessly. Called "[A]
uniquely refreshing and intriguing artist… " by Baltimore Out Loud
Magazine, her combination of revolutionary lyricism over harmonious acoustic
chords mix classic, rock, and alternative influences with her original hip hop
beats. reinawilliams.com
UHaul Express:
Four
women from the Baltimore Improv Group, they are all quite familiar with UHauls
and using a sense of humor to get dates.
Charm City Kitty Club:
A
collectively run cabaret designed to foster, showcase and celebrate creative
expression among lesbian, dyke, bisexual, transgender, transsexual and
genderqueer individuals as well as our allies. Our goal is to serve as a
catalyst for connection and a forum for discussion through the arts. charmcitykittyclub.com & charmcitykittyclub.wordpress.com