✨ Light // Liberation: An evening of burlesque for direct aid & 🍉solidarity
📅 Sunday, December 22, 2024
🕒 Doors open at 7:30pm, Show from 8-10pm
📍 Handlebar, 159 Augusta Avenue, Toronto
😷 Masks are mandatory
✨ The theme of Light & Liberation encourages performers and community members to unite and celebrate resilience amidst challenging times. The audience will experience captivating acts from Tkaronto’s vibrant burlesque and drag performers, coming together to shine a light during a difficult period while aiding displaced Palestinian families in need.
🍉 All ticket sales will support the Davenport Aid Brigade (DAB), a local organization dedicated to gathering humanitarian and medical supplies for Palestinian families in Egypt and Gaza. With boots on the ground, volunteers assess the needs of these families and provide essential assistance for food, rent, medical bills, and more.
🍸 The show is for guests aged 19 and older, with drinks available for purchase. Attendees are encouraged to show appreciation by tipping the bar staff and performers!
🕯️ Merchandise, including Hanukkah candles, will be sold, with proceeds benefiting IfNotNow Toronto.
😷 Audience members are required to wear masks, which may be briefly removed while actively consuming drinks. Masks will be available on-site if required.
🪑 As seating is limited, early arrival is recommended. Efforts will be made to accommodate those needing seating.
🧏🏾 For ASL interpretation, please reach out via DM on Instagram @ifnotnowtoronto or email buttmitzfa@gmail.com ahead of time for arrangement.
❇ This gathering is in collaboration with IfNotNow Toronto and Davenport Aid Brigade, with the venue generously offered by Handlebar.