SPEND PART OF YOUR SUNDY WITH US!
Join us next Sunday, June 2 at 12:30pm, at the Chan National Queer Arts Center to celebrate the launch of our sixth season.
This free Pride Month kick-off and launch party hosts hors d'oeuvres, festive cocktails, and exclusive live performances from some of our favorite talents. Learn more about the talent below.
Spend part of your Sunday with us! RSVP now for VIP Honoree Brunch.
The Talent of VIP Honoree Brunch
TORY TEASLEY is a multifaceted artist hailing from the vibrant community of Oakland, California. As a Black transfemme and transwoman, she embodies the intersectionality of multiple marginalized identities and uses her platform to represent and uplift these communities. Through her music and activism, she gracefully intertwines various cultures and traditions, creating a space for inclusivity and celebration.
Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Website, and Soundcloud
THE JUNIOR is an Open Format DJ / Activist who is native to SF. With years of experience in the community, she strives to elevate her work not only within the Queer community but Black and Brown communities throughout the greater Bay Area, with an emphasis on music as a form of therapy.
Follow her on Instagram @the_junior
ASHLEY JAYE is the Creative Director of ItsQwere’s Mighty Real Sketch Comedy and a multi-hyphenate actress. She has created and performed three solo performances that hilariously and honestly highlight the complex racial, sexual, cultural, and religious intersections of mental health conditions and neurodiversity for herself as a Black woman.
Follow her on Instagram @ashleyjayeaye
APRIL PASCUA (she/they) is an artist born and raised in the Bay Area, and is currently based in Oakland, CA. She began writing and teaching sketch comedy in 2022 when she was awarded Killing My Lobster's New Voices in Comedy Fellowship. When she's not writing, you can probably find her on her couch, hyperfixated on a video game, or frenetically switching between her various hobbies.
Follow her on Instagram @aprilpascua
KARLINA COVINGTON is a songwriter, harmonizing songstress, and overall funny gal with a hilarious parody-writing pen.
Follow her on Instagram @karlinacovington
MATTHEW PAUL ROBINSON is a fashion fesigner with extensive knowledge in pattern making, draping, fitting, garment construction, technical design, tech pack creation, and trend research.
Follow him on Instagram @matthew.paul.robinson