The Moth: DREAM ON
DREAM ON Tell us a five-minute story about your lifelong aspiration. Your “American Dream,” if you will. Pulling off the impossible or failing in spectacular fashion. Overcoming the odds, shirking expectations, forging your own path, come hell or high water. Give us your big swings, your wildest flights of fancy, your most epic home runs or your dreams dashed and deferred.
Legends of the Rainbow Realm: A Pride Nerdlesque Revue
Crack open the multicolored portal and plunge into a universe where every hue of the queer spectrum struts, spins, and strips in glorious technicolor! For one glitter‑soaked night, Legends of a Rainbow Realm summons the icons you love—and the queer retellings you never knew you needed—onto one dazzling stage. Heroes, villains, and side‑quests alike get a fabulously defiant makeover as we celebrate characters who are canonically queer, gloriously queer‑coded, or boldly reclaimed by our imaginations. In this realm, the rainbow isn’t just a flag—it’s the whole playbook. Ringmaster of Revelry: the ever‑effervescent Texas TeaCake$ Doors at 7pm and show at 8pm! Featuring acts from: Borinqueña Bonita Eve of Essence King Tikka (Chicago) Kitt’n Kadavour Mona Montague Musette Nadi A’marena Opiumm Hayze Queenie von Curves Raja James Tre Da Marc With special group performances from: The Powerpuff Gang w/ Lady Caress’Ha, Hazel Noire, & Texas TeaCake$ Butternut Touch & Theodora Thrill Luma Notti & Bones Malone AND MORE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON! Brought to you by Violet Vulgaris, Mona Montague, and Ostara Reign. Grab your gowns, crowns, and pronouns—because in the Rainbow Realm, legend status is for everyone. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
The Moth: I GOT IT FROM MY MAMA
Prepare a five minute story about what runs in the family. From memorized sunday sauces to generational trauma wrapped in questionable traditions. Fashion tips and whispered warnings. Sharp tongues and sharper cheekbones. Tell tales of inherent humor, proud features, warm embraces and the advice only a matriach can deliver. Explore our motherly ties and those before them that shape our worldview and makes you you.
Jane Don’t Does America
Get ready for a chaotic and hilarious night as Jane Don’t (breakout star of RuPaul’s Drag Race) hits the stage with her signature unhinged humor and sharp wit. Expect wild drag numbers, plenty of audience shenanigans, and moments that could go completely off the rails in the best way. She’ll be joined by local drag star, Sasha Cassadine and other special guests for a show that will keep you laughing all the way down Route 66! Jane Don’t Does America! p
Suzie with a Z: Suzie Toot One Woman Show
Suzie Toot is hitting the road this summer with an all new solo tour! The acclaimed actor, singer, dancer, and RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 breakout star will present her one-woman cabaret show “Suzie with a Z” across 16 U.S. cities this July. Watch as this Broadway-destined superstar with a massive cult following sings and taps her way through Vaudeville and Broadway herstory in an evening that’s just as ridiculous, theatrical, and cerebral as the woman herself.
North Star Nerdlesque Festival Opening Spectacular
Join us for the third annual North Star Nerdlesque Festival Opening Spectacular — the official kickoff to a weekend of glitter, fandom, and unforgettable performances. Celebrate the best nerdlesque in the North Star State and beyond with a curated lineup of dazzling acts from coast to coast. Thursday night sets the stage with an intimate, high-energy show you won’t want to miss — and your first chance to experience the magic of this year’s festival. Hosted by: Texas Tea Cake$, Ostara Reign, and Curvee B Cast announcements go live end of April, including Thursday night featured performer! This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
LADY BUNNY BUTCHERS BROADWAY
LADY BUNNY BUTCHERS BROADWAY New York’s legendary drag icon Lady Bunny returns to the stage with an all-new show! Bunny Butchers Broadway is a must-see, laugh-out-loud blend of musical theatre, pop parody, and outrageous comedy.Bunny takes on Broadway classics like Wicked, Dreamgirls, Mamma Mia, and Chicago with her trademark humor, while also skewering pop stars from Ariana Grande to Chappell Roan, and Dua Lipa to Lady Gaga. She debuts brand-new comedy songs that have wowed audiences from Sydney to London, including an ode to Ozempic, a cheeky number about her anatomy, and the biting rock anthem “This Country!”
Smutty Minnesota Wolf Bird: A Heated Fundraiser to Melt ICE
On April 17, at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, Queenie von Curves and Tropes & Trifles will be hosting a “Smutty Minnesota Wolf Bird: A Heated Fundraiser to Melt ICE.” It’s going to be an all-out evening of smutty readings, burlesque babes and Heated Rivalry-inspired fandom, with all proceeds split equally and donated to the Greater Longfellow Neighbor Relief Fund and Neighbors Helping Neighbors. As an additional part of the evening, Tropes & Trifles is organizing a silent auction to raise additional funds for these two amazing organizations that are providing support directly to members of our community who have been directly affected by the ongoing ICE surge. Costumes encouraged! (Will we see some hockey loons there?) (Please leave hockey sticks at home.) Hosts, performers and readers are donating their time and talents, so don’t forget to bring cash to tip them!
Golden Garters Burlesque Revue: Pride Edition
Pride is a Party – and you’re invited! This June, we’re turning up the heat for Golden Garters Burlesque Revue Pride Party with live band music by My Cousin Dallas! Join us for a riot of rhinestones & larger-than-life burlesque! Featuring Sweetpea, Dusty Bahls, Dahlia Fatale, Bibi Chiquita, Gaia Gasm, Gattina Jones, Rae Radient, the Q Cabaret, and Golden Garters co-producers Sparkles Du Jour, Petty Treason, and Maranda Wright! Expect tease, tassels, and a whole lot of collective joy. Whether you’re part of the family or an ally, pull up a chair and join the fun. Come as you are—or as you’ve always wanted to be. Saturday, June 13, 2026 Amsterdam Bar and Hall Doors 7p | Show 8p Facebook: Golden Garters Burlesque Revue Instagram: @goldengarters
Golden Garters Burlesque Revue
This JOINT runs HOT Let Golden Garters Burlesque Revue toke you back to the Prohibition era where the jazz was hot, the gin was illegal, and the pleasures were strictly forbidden. Leave your inhibitions at the door… this joint’s wide open. We’ll be riding high to the sultry sounds of New Orleans viper jazz featuring live music by The Southside Aces — 420 Division feat. Sparkles Du Jour. Joint us for an evening of jiving, swinging, and dangerously decadent delight as we celebrate the Highest of Holidays. Starring burlesque stars Queenie Von Curves, Haughty Hazelnut, Nakita Kat, Dottie Minerva, Luma Notti, Nadia Shebang, Purris Stilton, and co-producers Sparkles Du Jour, Petty Treason and Maranda Wright! It’s a full-blown smokeshow as Golden Garters Burlesque Revue reunites the original vice squad—jazz and burlesque—for one hazy, hot night. Facebook: Golden Garters Burlesque Revue Instagram: @goldengarters