Long Live the Queens!
The hottest ticket in town? Right now, it s for the 2nd night of the two-night engagement for Ladies For the Night, featuring four extraordinary local drag performers: the smart-mouthed, quick-witted Lady Sabrina; the dancing queen, Boots; the comedy stylings of Edwina Typhoon; and acclaimed “RuPaul s Drag Race” competitor and recent WoMag cover model Joslyn Fox. That s a fun combination by any standard, but right now, excitement for this show is so high that the first night has sold out, and heck, maybe by the time we ve published this, they ll have added a third. (VI)
What: Ladies for the Night
Worcester Magazine
IN DEMAND: As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine escalates, we re still hearing stories of people who by all means definitely should be getting vaccinated early having troubles. One story that stuck out came to us from Worcester disability activist Deb Ellstrom, who wrote to tell of her travails trying to get her 87-year-old mother vaccinated at Gillette Stadium. Writes Ellstrom, “What an eye-opener. You can t past the first few screens. Mandatory field for email address? How many 80-and-older people do you know who use email? I entered my e-address, just to move the process along. Then there were the mandatory insurance screens … primary insurance; secondary insurance; other insurance … with all the numbers and member info, including coding numbers. Isn t this vaccine to be distributed free, and without administrative costs? Then: why all this detailed insurance that s only used for billing? Something s up here, and it leaves a foul flavor behind. I called my