Jokers and tokers, Gender Performance Series/ Lazlo Pro's Mr Pgh Pride Ms Femme Fatale in april, and Mr & Ms Up & coming in May

NEXT MONTH! Jokers and Tokers on April 1, 2016!


It's all fun and game on April Fools day and that's no exception for us at HMH. We're gonna be laughing and joking and wishing we could be tokin' (for those of you who are into that ;) ) with a kick-ass lineup of jokers, tokers and everyone inbetween.
Don't miss our very special guest the ravishing and captivating Belle Jumelles all the way from Toronto! That's Canada folks. She's come all the way from out of the country to thrill and amaze you so don't miss it. We will also have gracing our stage the darkly beautiful Robin Graves , coming to us from her new hometown of Philadelphia!


Vendors, raffles and more! Fire Ball Fridays every Friday at Cruze..till midnight! Check it out!!


Join Belle Jumelles, Robin Graves, Luster Dela Virgion from Columbus, Rasta Boi Punany from Philly, Dylan dickhersoon from his new hometown of Morgantown, WV, as well as several local favorites Smokin' McQueen, Boom Boom Bridget, Madelyn Metalia, Phoenix A. Rising as well as some of your Hot Metal Hardware Favorites for a weekend chocked full of workshops and food and fun!

Beginner? Intermediate, old hand...something for everyone...come check it out! Help spread the word!


Our HMH sister Charlee Monroe will be having a Saturday show at Hambones! Def go out and support!!
 

(GPS) Gender Performance Series
All kinds of workshops!
See below!! 
April 2- April 3

                                                       Saturday, April 2, 2016
11am-1pm
BURLESQUE 101 with Belle Jumelles from Canada
LIVING AS A BOI, PERFORMING AS A MAN w Rasta Boi Punany from Philly
DRAG KING 101 w Hot Metal Hardware
 2pm-5pm
BODY LOVE INTENSIVE with Belle Jumelles from Canada GENDER EXPRESSION THOUGH BELLY DANCE
 BOYLESQUE with Smokin' McQueen
5pm-6:30
DRAG MAKEUP: Drag Makeup: Gender Performance and Transformation Through Makeup w Robin Graves
 PASTIE MAKING AND TASSEL TWIRLING with Boom Boom Bridget
LIFE OF A DRAG KING w Rasta Boi Punany

                                                        Sunday April 3, 2016
12pm-2pm
DRAG QUEEN 101 w Phoenix A. Rising
 STAGE BASICS: Acting, emoting & more with Madalyn Metalia.
 2pm-4pm
WHAT TYPE OF MAN ARE YOU? W/ Luster Dela Virgion
DRAG ON A DIME Orion Blaze Browne
 EXPLORATIONS IN THE ART of DRAG KING PERFORMANCE w/ Luster Dela Virgion
4pm-6pm
QUEERING TRANSMASCULINE PERFORMANCE-panel discussion  Dylan Dickhersoon with other trans masculine performers
 APPROPRIATION OF 'CULTURALLY MARKED MASCULINITY' BY KING PERFORMERS w Luster Dela Virgion

See below and click the links to register!
 
Gender Performance Series (GPS)
Persad Center - 5301 Butler St.
4/2/16 -4/3/16


REGISTER TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!!
link under each workshop!

Kick off April Fools Weekend with Hot Metal Hardware "Jokers and Tokers" on Friday night April 1, 2016 at Cruze Bar and join us Saturday and Sunday for some really awesome educational workshops, intensives and discussions!

Gender Performance Series is a community building event focused on various forms of gender performance.
Workshops include a 3 hour intensive Body Love Workshop, Burlesque 101, Drag King 101, 3 hour Boi-Lesque Intensive, Drag Queen 101 and more.

BURLESQUE 101
4/2/16 11am-1pm - $25.00 + processing ( sponsored in part by Hot Metal Hardware)

With over 8 years of performance experience under her belt, Toronto based Burlesque Performer Belle Jumelles, is a confident woman who has perfected the art of the tease. She has mastered the bump and grind, and wants to share her secrets with you. This workshop is eye opening, confidence boosting and full of fun! She will cover burlesque history, character types, costume teases, moves and shakes that will leave you wanting to shimmy all the way home.
Reserve your Spot today
 
BODY LOVE INTENSIVE with Belle Jumelles from Canada!-

4/2/16 ( 15 people max) 2pm-5pm $50.00   (sponsored in part by Hot Metal Hardware)

Open to all bodies- 3 hour intensive. Tickets must be purchased for this class in advance via the link below. Limited seating. Free Gift with attendance.


LIVING AS A BOI, PERFORMING AS A MAN
4/2/16 11am -1pm w Rasta Boi Punany- $ donations requested

Growing up with all boys in an extended family of 19 and having to defend one's personal space is a challenge in itself. Then realizing this born female likes girls and the coming out process to family and friends had become easier than expected only to find out becoming a Drag King was even easier and a welcoming feature on one's personality to both family and friends yet again.
In this workshop the participants will learn what it is like to be a tom boi growing up into a lesbian and then finding out performing as a man had become the most natural fit one person could never imagine.

Register for your spot -
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-as-a-boi-performing-as-a-man-tickets-22430863316

DRAG KING 101
4/2/16 11am-1pm -(30 people) $ -monetary donation requested

Let the Kings of Hot metal Hardware show you the basics of facial hair, packing, binding and character development.
Please reserve your seat:

 GENDER EXPRESSION THOUGH BELLY DANCE
2pm - 5pm $15.00 


 In this class we will learn how Bellydance can be used in gender expression or non-expression. Students will learn how Bellydance and burlesque are similar and different at the same time. You will learn basic moves and then how to layer them together. There will be a small choreography taught for fun. Everyone is welcome regardless of experience and gender indentification because really everyone does the same moves.
Reserve you spot today

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gender-expression-in-belly-dance-tickets-22430991700

 DRAG MAKEUP: Drag Makeup: Gender Performance and Transformation Through Makeup.

April 2, 2016 5:00 -6:30pm : Donation requested
Tara aka Robin Graves, fab Femme Fatale, runner up to Ms. Pgh Femme Fatale Pride 2016 is a professional make up artist and hair artist with outrageous style and tons of tips to share.
please reserve your spot

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drag-makeup-gender-performance-and-transformation-through-makeup-tickets-22430791100

BOYLESQUE with Smokin' McQueen

4/2/16 2pm-5pm $50.00 Monetary donation req
Smokin' McQueen is giving a 3 hour intensive workshop on boylesque and the art of the male striptease.

Learn things such as the history of boylesque, tips on costuming, hair, and make-up, and how to tassle twirl with your crotch and ass. We'll create a boylesque name and character for you and then you'll learn the choreography from my 2008 performance on America's Got Talent.

This workshop is open to all genders and sexual identities. It is for anyone who wants to learn boylesque and/or anyone who wants to learn how to be more sexy for their partner.
 
(Please bring a tie and wear comfortable shoes and clothes to dance in.)
 
This workshop has a $50 suggested donation. All money collected will go to the GLCC... because their fucking awesome. (I did this workshop in Perth, Australia in 2009 and it cost a $100... So you can feel free to donate more than $50.)
20 spots available
Please reserve your spot:


PASTIE MAKING AND TASSEL TWIRLING with Boom Boom Bridget
4/2/16 5pm-6:30pm ( 20 person limit) -$20.00 each
Want to learn how to make your own pasties and how to make those tassle twirl like nobodies business, then come check out this workshop with boom Boom bridget, the buxum beauty with a bangin' booty. She will be showing you all the basic ins and outs - and twirl arounds for pasties and tassles.
Please reserve Your spot:


 The Life of a Drag King
5pm- 6:30pm Rasta Boi Punany

At one point in life, drag kings were not considered important enough to be recognized. For some, never seeing nor meeting a drag king was common place and to experience a drag king show was almost unheard of. Today, Drag Kings are recognized and given the respect of their trade almost as much as Drag Queens. There is still a long way to go, though.

In this workshop the participants will experience one Drag King's journey into recognition and how this one man organization is trying to make a mark in a 'woman's' world of drag. Please welcome, the one, the only...RASTA BOI PUNANY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-life-of-a-drag-king-w-rasta-boi-punany-tickets-22430936535


 


JOIN OUR HMH SISTER Charlee Monroe at Hambone's in Lawrenceville Pittsburgh Saturday night at 10pm

SUNDAY
 
DRAG QUEEN 101 w Phoenix A. Rising
4/3/16 - 12pm-2pm (20 person limit) $- monetary donation requested.
Want to know how to beat that mug for the gods? This is the workshop you want to be at! Join Phoenix A'rising, a Queen in the scene for well over a decade, and let her show some of the tricks of the trade.
Please reserve your seat:

WHAT TYPE OF MAN ARE YOU?
Luster Dela Virgion
4/3/16
2-4pm (30 people max) $10.00 requested donation
This workshop will help construct and deconstruct masculine archetypes through the medium of drag performance
Please reserve your seat -
 
STAGE BASICS: Acting, emoting & more with Madalyn Metalia.
4/3/16 12:30pm-2pm (25 people) -$ monetary donation requested

Got first time stage nerves? Want to brush up on technique or get some new ways to approach the stage for future performances? Then this is the workshop for you.
Please reserve your seat:


DRAG ON A DIME
Orion Blaze Browne
Join Orion if you want to make those pennies stretch and still look fabulous on stage. All skill levels welcome.
4/3/16 2pm-4pm (20 people) -$ monetary donations requested
Please reserve your spot:

EXPLORATIONS IN THE ART of DRAG KING PERFORMANCE
4/3/16 2pm-3:30pm
Luster Dela Virgion
This workshop is focused on the various facets of the art of drag king performances.
Please reserve your seat:


QUEERING TRANSMASCULINE PERFORMANCE-
Panel
4/3/16 4pm-6pm $monetary donation requested

Recent media coverage of trans-identified individuals has increased awareness of the existence of identities beyond the gender binary…or has it? An examination of this media coverage reveals that the subjects of coverage tend to be overwhelmingly cis-passing, living largely heteronormative lives. While there is nothing inherently wrong with a traditionally masculine or feminine presentation, those who fall outside the gender binary are now faced with even more pressure—much of it emerging from their own community—to conform. As transmasculine entertainers, we have the option of either increasing this pressure or breaking it down. This interactive discussion, drawing from the lived experiences of long-time community advocates and entertainers, explores the various ways in which transmasculine performances can deconstruct patriarchal masculinity and lead to new opportunities for gender non-conforming individuals that extend well beyond our time on stage.
Please reserve your seat via the link below:

APPROPRIATION OF 'CULTURALLY MARKED MASCULINITY' BY KING PERFORMERS
Luster Dela Virgion
4/3/16 - 4pm-6pm $$10.00 monetary donation requested
 
Come join Luster for an interactive discussion on the appropriation of "Culturally Marked Masculinity" by King performers. Please reserve your spot.

 
Check back here for updates.


Also in April and May:  
Lazlo Productions presents:

21+ event!  April 22nd  doors open at 9pm, contest starts at 10pm
 
Come early and get a seat
want to compete?  need a packet contact Skyler at skyler.orion10@gmail.com
or Lyndsey at knottedsouls@gmail.com
 
 

18+ event - contest open to 18-20 year olds
Come early and get a seat
want to compete?  Need a packet contact skyler at skyler.orion10@gmail.com
or lyndsey at knottedsouls@gmail.com


 

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