Between Pride celebrations and the start of Vancouver Mural Festival, the city is in for a colourful, fun weekend. Here’s a sampling of events happening during some of the city’s most-highly-anticipated summer extravaganzas.
“We can’t just exist as queer people and not be political,” says Continental Breakfast, a non-binary drag artist and host of tonight’s UBC Drag show. This sentiment describes the essence of UBC Drag, a biweekly drag show with a rotating cast of hosts and performers. Every other Wednesday, drag lovers descend upon Koerner’s Pub on UBC’s Point Grey campus for a night of campy fun, community connection, and queer consciousness-raising. The November 16th show filled the pub with an eclectic crowd eager to watch performances from vivacious host Continental Breakfast and drag artists Margaux Rita, Jo Duree, Carrie Oki Doki, Karlie Hart, Blueejoy, Albion Top, and debuting king Noah Bodycares. Coming to a UBC Drag show, you can expect three acts of diverse and dynamic performances from drag legends and babies alike. When I say diverse - I mean it. UBC Drag regularly features BIPOC, transgender, and non-binary drag queens, kings, things, a