Entertainment

Sandra Bernhard

Iconoclast actress, author, comedian and singer SANDRA BERNHARD is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her critically acclaimed show "Without You I'm Nothing". Sandra has primed her hysterical insight, outspoken views and outrageous mouth for a reworking and revival of the smash hit show that circled the globe and culminated in the film of the same name!

Sandra's brilliant unity of hilarious diatribes on the state of modern culture and classic rock attitude is an electrifying fusion of lethal satire and sizzling rock' n' roll. Sandra Bernhard has been delighting fans and critics alike with her unparalleled talent for over 25 years, yet the show is fresh, crazy and real. Sandra, along with her band "The Rebellious Jezebels", will inspire and energize you with all of the raucous energy of youth. It's a show that promises to bring you to your feet!

An evening with Sandra is a night to remember! Relive your memories and recapture the feeling of wanting to change the world! Remember "Without me…I mean…Without YOU I'm Nothing".

www.sandrabernhard.com

What Critics Have To Say:

"GIVE THE DAME HER DUE. IT'S INVIGORATING TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF A TRUE ORIGINAL."
- New York Times

"A PERFORMER OF STUNNING ORIGINALITY. FUNNY BUT FOXY, SUPER SMART AND SLIGHTLY MAD!"
- WCBS Television

"FUNNY, MOVING, SEXY, HOT, COOL AND GENUINELY ON THE EDGE. A POWERHOUSE. YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY! "
- Liz Smith

Ari Gold

Singer, songwriter, and producer ARI GOLD is excited to bring his unique blend of smooth, funky, sexy and soulful R&B/Dance/Pop music to Seattle for Its About Life / A Very Gay Xpo. With the release of his third studio album, Transport Systems, Ari is about to embark on the most exciting chapter of his career to date. Assembling a stellar cast of collaborators such as Steve Skinner (Akon, Jewel, Diana Ross), Grammy Award Winning Producer Joe Hogue and 2x Grammy Winning mixer/producer Bob Rosa, as well as guest appearances by Sasha Allen (VH-1's Born To Diva), hip-hop artist Mr. Man and multi-platinum selling Grammy nominated Capitol Records Artist Dave Koz, Transport Systems contains music that is as catchy as it is political.

Topics ranging from the down low phenomenon, gay relationships, crystal meth addiction, gender identity and spirituality--all set behind infectious grooves, thick harmonies, and melodic hooks. People Magazine, in the December 10th issue, raves about Ari Gold's new album Transport Systems. They compare Ari Gold to George Michael and gives Transport Systems 3 out of 4 stars.

www.arigold.com

Performance included with Expo admission.

Liz Clark

LIZ CLARK has been performing music for as long as she can remember. Born into a music loving family in Denver, CO, she was raised on Rock & Roll and Folk music and started playing piano at the age of 8. She taught herself the guitar at 12 so she could play songs by her favorite band, the Beatles. In fact, she played those Beatles songs so well that a year later she was making $15 every Tuesday to play them at the local Irish Pub. In her later teens, she toured colleges and festivals throughout the West in support of her first self-released record "Love and War", which sold nearly 3,000 copies. With her hypnotizing stage presence, sultry voice, and solid pop songs, Liz has opened the stage for musicians Joe Walsh, Ritchie Havens, Linda Perry, Bob Schneider, and Counting Crows before she hit the age of 21. Shortly thereafter, she decided to move to New York City to try her luck. It proved to be a good move. She soon became a fixture on the residency scene playing shows at Rockwood Music Hall, the Living Room and the Red Lion.

For the past two years Liz Clark has been touring and gaining respect in the US, UK, and Ireland. She's currently supporting her latest record out on Pommier Music, "Hand On The Stove". The video to her first single "Who's Your Angel?" went to #3 on MTV's Logo Network. She is currently playing in New York while working on new material for her next album to be released in 2007.

www.lizclarkmusic.com

Performance included with Expo admission.

Odalys Nanin

Cuban Playwright and renaissance woman ODALYS NANIN makes art happen. An openly lesbian spitfire of a playwright, director, producer and actress, Nanin has birthed and fostered six plays and that's just the beginning. Since graduating from The Drama Studio London and Rutgers University, Ms. Nanin has appeared in many soap operas, series, T.V. commercials and at least 30 theatre productions both in New York and Los Angeles. Sexy lesbian love stories are Nanin's raison d´etre including her critically acclaimed plays The Nun and the Countess, Beyond Love and Garbo's Cuban Lover, in which Nanin channeled famed Cuban, author and lesbian bed hopper Mercedes d´Acosta. Nanin's most recent play - Skin of Honey - traces the enduring romance between two Cuban women whose lives were disrupted by the Bay of Pigs invasion "It's going to be very hot. It's the Caribbean after all," Nanin says of the play's smoldering love scenes. "There will be a lot of sweating for the audience."

She has earned a stellar reputation for writing, directing and producing theatre in Los Angeles and is the Producing Artistic Director and Founder of Macha Theatre: Mujeres (Women) Advancing Culture, History, and Art, which is the country's only Latina lesbian theater company. Ms. Nanin is the recipient of three Dramalogue Theatre Awards for direction, performance and production of "Vargas Llosas La Chunga."

See her full body of work at machatheatre.org

Performance included with Expo admission.

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

We are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization comprised of men and women dedicated to the support, education, and development of our community.

In 1979, the Motherhouse in San Francisco announced the reason for our existence. "We are an order of 21st Century nuns dedicated to the promulgation of universal joy and the expiation of stigmatic guilt. Our ministry is one of public manifestation and habitual perpetration. No more guilt!" That simple direction, to bring joy where there is none, and to remove the guilt that keeps you from being your beautiful self, has, over the last 25 years, spawned a world-wide phenomenon while at the same time landing us on the Pope's list of Heretics in 1987 - go figure. There exists, today, a Sister presence on five continents (there were already too many penguins in Antarctica, it would just be too confusing.)

www.theabbey.org

Performance included with Expo admission.

Gay Bingo

Your $25 admission gets you 10 games of bingo, with cash prizes of $100 each. Once you're at Gay Bingo, you can also purchase one or more of our four special games for fabulous prize packages and our $1,000 blackout bingo! Dress as your favorite politician (or first lady) and you could win a $50 cash prize for best costume! Proceeds benefit the Lifelong AIDS Alliance and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Special Guest Callers!

Due to Washington State Liquor Control regulations, all guests must be 21 years of age or older.

Questions about Gay Bingo?
Contact: wade@trendproductionsllc.com.

TICKETS
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