12th June
Community Brunches are back at The Queer Emporium return for their second year, beginning earlier in the summer as part of The Queer Fringe Festival!
Justin Drag, Cardiff’s Greatest Showman, is back with The Greatest Show: himself, Jordropper, Rahim El Habachi and numbers from the film of the same name.
If you’re fortunate, you might get to see Justin belt This Is Me out from the back of a bin lorry (see TQE social media).
£23.00-35.00 | 13:00 | The Queer Emporium
Swan Song
Retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger, who escapes the confines of his small-town Sandusky, Ohio nursing home after learning of his former client's dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. Soon, Pat embarks on an odyssey to confront the ghosts of his past and collect the beauty supplies necessary for the job. With a magnetic performance from legendary actor Udo Kier this Iris Prize festival favourite is a comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering one's sparkle, and looking gorgeous while doing so.
Ticket includes entry to the Iris Friends Summer Cocktail party on Saturday 11th June where there will be an opportunity to meet director Todd Stephens before the film.
Drag Cabaret!
Time: Free | 8pm | The Golden Cross
Afghan Girls in Education: Art Auction
Cardiff Umbrella & Klatch Collective bring you an exhibition and online auction in aid of Afghan women in education.
Exhibiting a donated array of talent in Cardiff Umbrella HQ from June 3rd until an online auction event on June 24th, where all works will be available to purchase.
All proceeds will be donated to LEARN; an organisation whose main focus is the provision of quality education to children in Afghanistan; building resources for women and youths within communities and empowering them through mentorship, skill development and capacity building courses.
For further information visit: www.learnafghan.org
FREE | 11am - 4pm | Umbrella Art Collective
Owain Train McGilvary’s exhibition is informed by his close connection with a wrestling group for women and non-binary people, in the southside of Glasgow. Owain spent the last two years working closely with the group and has created an intimate video portrait that distils many of their conversations to explore key themes including the role of ‘villain’, gender, kinship and working class lives.
Free | Chapter Bar | Mon – Sun, 9am – 10pm
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