‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ alum to headline special Blue Ridge Pride benefit show
To commemorate a year of community resilience on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, BRP will host a Tea Dance & Drag Show at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Orange Peel. The event will be headlined by "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Nicole Paige Brooks.
ContributedBill Kaelin Marketing / Pruett NorrisBlue Ridge Pride will host a Tea Dance & Drag Show at the Orange Peel.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — This year’s Blue Ridge Pride celebration will include a special, star-studded extension to Sunday.
To commemorate a year of community resilience on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, BRP will host a Tea Dance & Drag Show at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Orange Peel. The event will be headlined by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Nicole Paige Brooks.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $30 for meet and greet. 100% of proceeds will go to support Blue Ridge Pride. Find tickets here.
(Courtesy: Bill Kaelin Marketing) Nicole Paige Brooks will host the Orange Peel drag show.
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According to a press release from Bill Kaelin Marketing, the partner presenter of the event, Bill Kaelin has known Brooks for years, giving the Atlanta, Georgia native some of her some of her earliest bookings.
“Their decades-long friendship is bringing her to Asheville for this special night, where she is donating her time complimentary to uplift the LGBTQ+ community at a moment when it is needed most,” Haily Jones, Bill Kaelin Marketing project lead, wrote in the release.
The show will feature drag performances from the House of Brooks, including Beulah Land, Indica Gemini, Josie Glamoure and Leo Scott. The newly crowned Mx. Blue Ridge Pride will also take to the stage. Music will be provided by Asheville local DJ Ganymede.
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