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NEW Y0RK, Naich 24, 2u14 To celebiate its SS
th
Anniveisaiy, one of New Yoik's
iconic 01223445 647898, the :4789 4; <2=31 )5>?, invites the public to attenu the
@?38= %>>712 $>=93>1=?4>12 01223445 A4>B9>=?4>, a week-long event of panel
uiscussions, lectuie, film scieenings, exhibition anu live peifoimances with a theme
of C03?DE?>E =69 F1GHI The convention, with a message of oveicoming auveisity
with self-empoweiment, honois the extiaoiuinaiy Afiican-Ameiican Ballioom
histoiy, cultuie anu tiauitions, anu the convention will featuie seven 01223445
:122J);J@15938.
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SAT., S29 : 0pening ceiemony, Ballioom histoiy lectuie with /9B?> <2=31
)5>?, photo oppoitunities at *"# A%*K", ieception with Ballioom celebiities
S0N., SSu : Scieening of "TBE LITTLE B00SE TBAT C00LB," a uocumentaiy
uiiecteu by !138 *4L93E9 staiing fashion uiva K1=3?M?1 @?92D
N0N., SS1 : Scieening of "B0W B0 I L00K," a uocumentaiy uiiecteu by
N42;E1>E 078M6 featuiing the legenuaiy N?22? .?>O1
T0ES., 41 : Biscussion on BIvAIBS T0BAY ANB T0N0RR0W ; Bousing Woiks
will pioviue FREE BIv testing.
WEB., 42 : N4!".P8 $. 0%--*))! A"-"0*%,$)., Laualleiia luncheon,
scieening, anu awaius ceiemony
TB0RS., 4S : Biscussion about 9M4>45?M M4>D?=?4>8 facing Ballioom
piouuceis anu aitists
FRI., 44 : A 2?B9 G93;4351>M9 anu uiscussion of the Ev0L0TI0N 0F v0u0INu
with uance by %>D39 !?Q316?, #933?MR K9>D1SB?8 T=31B1E1>Q1, anu otheis
SAT., 4S : !"#$%&'#& :4789 4; <2=31 )5>? UV
=6
%>>?B9813W 0122, with cash
piizes, tiophies, anu a competition not to be misseu !

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Contact : Wolfgang Busch : (718) 62S-2926
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All of the panel uiscussions aie fiee. Foi the film scieenings on Nonuay with Q&A's,
oiganizeis aie asking foi a $S uonation to benefit the /9B?> )5>? 073378 073?12
@7>D, to help the suiviving ielatives of Ballioom aitists. The Anniveisaiy Ball is
selling tickets anu vIP tables.

Ballioom histoiian /9B?> <2=31 )5>? anu convention uiiectoi N42;E1>E <2=31
)5>? collaboiateu with %B1>= F13D9 ">=93=1?>59>= to piouuce the convention.
With a theme of "Biiuging the uap," the puipose of the convention is to biing like-
minueu aitists, peifoimeis, anu suppoiteis togethei to uevelop new leaueiship to
iebuilu an aitistic infiastiuctuie foi the Ballioom community.
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Kevin Buiius, aka /9B?> <2=31 )5>?, is the co-founuei of the :4789 4; <2=31 )5>?
anu has been involveu with the ball cultuie scene since 197S. Be gave the veiy fiist
!?>? 0122 in Biooklyn (1982), which began the tienu of Nini Balls, along with his
fiienu, !1R7=1 '9381M9 A61>92. Buiius staiteu the sequel ,"-9E9>D8[ (=1=959>=8
` (=138" Balls 1 thiough 1u (1989-2uuu). Be also staiteu the theme "Lifetime
AchieveisIcons, Stais & Status Balls" about the Ballioom community. Touay, he is a
Ballioom histoiian anu activist, lectuiing at piestigious univeisities acioss the
countiy.

The Bailem Ball community oiiginateu in the 197us, an off-shoot of the legenuaiy
Bailem Biag Balls fiom the 192us. This Afiican Ameiican anu Bispanic Lesbian, uay,
Bisexual, anu Tiansgenuei community is best known foi its woiluwiue influences in
uance, fashion, iunway, anu music -- inspiiing !1D4>>1 with hei hit music viueo
23456, fashion uesigneis ,6?933W !7E293 anu !13M a1M4L8, anu the music of a1>9=
a1MR84>[ a4DW N1=29W[ *7K172 anu /9B?> %B?1>M9. Continuing its histoiy of setting
new tienus, the Bailem Bouse Ball community has inspiieu the playwiight
,13922 %2B?> !MA31>9W to cieate 784 #59:, a 2uu8 play that tells the stoiy of
"competing ()*+,+ of uiag queens anu the loves, loyalties anu uieams within each."
The New Yoik piouuction of 784 #59: won an aumiiing ieview fiom ,;6 $6< =3>?
,8@6A. The New Yoik Ballioom community continues to inspiie aitists anu
peifoimeis, incluuing at the iecent inauguial %3=2?B9 '4E79 0122 in Toionto.
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Bue to the losses thioughout the Ballioom community, suppoit is neeueu to ensuie
that oui family of Ballioom aitists aie buiieu in the piopei mannei anu with iespect.
Bonations, which can be maue online at www.IconKevin0mni.com, anu collecteu at
ceitain convention events, will funu buiials.

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@?38= %>>712 $>=93>1=?4>12 01223445 A4>B9>=?4>
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Contact : Wolfgang Busch : (718) 62S-2926
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2 p.m.
)K".$.F *"A"K,$). with
Convention Blessings by *9BH
A613298 F?25439, followeu by the
opening of the INAuINARY EYES ART
ANB PB0T0 EXBIBIT featuiing
Ballioom paintings by 03?1> 031>M6
anu Ballioom photogiaphy by %3= 0W
#1B9W.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem
FREE
2 - 4 p.m. BALLR00N BIST0RY. Lectuie by
/9B?> )5>? anu ,9331>M9 -9E9>D.
0mni anu Legenu aie lectuieis anu
activists, anu they will speak about
the Afiican-Ameiican Ballioom
histoiy, cultuie, anu tiauitions, as
well as the impact of the AIBS
epiuemic on the Ballioom
community.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
4 - S p.m. REB CARPET RECEPTI0N WITB
BALLR00N CELEBRITIES. }oin us foi
a netwoiking paity with G64=4
4GG43=7>?=?98 with Ballioom
Legenus, Icons, anu people fiom the
inuustiy anu meuia.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
S - 7 p.m. B00SE 0F LABEI}A : BIST0RY,
PANEL, ANB FILN SCREENINu. Panel
uiscussion leu by Fieuuie, Tiny, Kia,
anu Celso LaBeija, featuiing a
scieeining of aichival footage by %3=
@345 ,69 :913= @?258 of the X\\\
-109?O1 0122 at the Biooklyn YNCA,
followeu by b`%.
Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE

@?38= %>>712 $>=93>1=?4>12 01223445 A4>B9>=?4>
!13M6 XY Z %G3?2 V[ X\]^ _ .+A
Contact : Wolfgang Busch : (718) 62S-2926
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4 - 6 p.m.

@%(:$). #%+. *488 $>;?>?=? anu
%8629W 07224MR fiom the uesign
house 04c,?9.1=?4> piesent
BAZAAR ANB C00T0RE FASBI0N,
uiscussion anu piesentation of the
fabulous fashions that Infinity
biought to Ballioom competitions,
with peispectives anu othei fashion
talk by Bullock.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
6 - 8 pm (A*"".$.F of "TBE LITTLE B00SE
TBAT C00LB," uiiecteu by !138
*4L93E9, about fashion icon anu
E55W %c13D-winning stylist
K1=3?M?1 @?92D anu the :4789 4;
@?92D, followeu by special b`% with
04L -98893, the film's uiiectoi of
photogiaphy.
Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE


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!13M6 U]
6:Su -
8 pm
#)<0-" @"%,<*" !)'$" .$F:,.
Raie (A*"".$.F of "T.v.
TRANSvESTITE," the fiist Ballioom
uocumentaiy, uiiecteu by (?54>9 D?
01E>4 anu !?M6929 A1G4QQ?, featuies
K9GG93 -109?O1, ,31MW %;3?M1, anu
/9B?> <2=31 )5>?, followeu by a
b`% with /9B?> <2=31 )5>? anu
uiag histoiian a49 a9;;39W8.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

$S
suggesteu
uonation
foi the
/9B?>
073378
073?12
@7>D
8 -1u p.m. (A*"".$.F of "B0W B0 I L00K," the
:751>?=13?1> %c13D-winning
uocumentaiy, uiiecteu by N42;E1>E
078M6, featuies N?22? .?>O1, )M=1B?1
(=H -1739>=, %>D39 !?Q316?, *488
$>;?>?=?, ,31MW %;3?M1, anu A1359>
T=31B1E1>Q1, followeu by b`% with
the uiiectois N42;E1>E 078M6 anu
/9B?> <2=31 )5>?.
Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

$S
suggesteu
uonation
foi the
/9B?>
073378
073?12
@7>D
@?38= %>>712 $>=93>1=?4>12 01223445 A4>B9>=?4>
!13M6 XY Z %G3?2 V[ X\]^ _ .+A
Contact : Wolfgang Busch : (718) 62S-2926
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6 - 7 p.m.
A*"%,$'$,+ ` :"%-,: #%+. Panel
uiscussion : BIvAIBS T0BAY ANB
T0N0RR0W, featuiing !?2=4>
F13M?1 .?>O1 anu %5L93 #39c fiom
:478?>E N43R8. 0vei Su yeais into
the AIBS epiuemic, what aie the
challenges the community is facing
touay . uiven changes, what ioles
can we expect AIBS agencies to play
in the neai futuie . Bousing Woiks is
pioviuing fiee BIv testing.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
7 - 8 p.m. #$(A<(($). about BALLR00N
PB0T0uRAPBY with F9313D F18R?>,
authoi of the 2u1S book
"LEuENBARY : INSIBE TBE B00SE
BALLR00N SCENE" fiom the
peispective of an "outsiuei" tiying to
eain the tiust of the Ballioom
community in the long, uaik wake of
the exploitative film, "PARIS IS
B0RNINu." A conveisation about
iespecting the Ballioom community's
aitists anu how to contiibute to,
iathei than appiopiiate, theii ait.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
6 - 8 p.m. Bousing Woiks is pioviuing fiee BIv
testing.
Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
@?38= %>>712 $>=93>1=?4>12 01223445 A4>B9>=?4>
!13M6 XY Z %G3?2 V[ X\]^ _ .+A
Contact : Wolfgang Busch : (718) 62S-2926
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11 a.m. -
1 p.m.
N4!".P8 $. 0%--*))! #%+
A"-"0*%,$). d
To commemoiate anu honoi the
longevity anu suppoit of women,
butches, tiansmen, tianswomen, anu
men in the Ballioom Community. A
biunch Laualleiia Biunch will be
helu, with uiscussions about what
piogiams may be appiopiiate to
uevelop foi oui community. Buiing
the biunch, (91> A42951> fiom
#98=?>1=?4>,454334cH43E will leau
the C0NN0NITY BEvEL0PNENT
conveisation.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

, $2u at the
uooi, $1S
in auvance
1 - 4 p.m . (A*"".$.F of "B00SE 0F N0SB00B
BALL" aichival footage by %3= @345
,69 :913= @?258 of a 1999 ball at the
Biooklyn YNCA. The Bouse of
Noshoou was an all-female genuei
house. The scieening will be followeu
by b`% anu a panel uiscussion with
!?M69229 -4G9Q, %>E92?e79 #9M?298,
!?5? #?43, anu -78M?478 !48644D.

Bousing Woiks is pioviuing fiee BIv
testing.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
7 - 1u p.m. Nistiess of Ceiemonies 03?=>9W
"L4>W A213R9 will leau the PR00B
0F 00R C0NN0NITY BINNER &
AWARBS CEREN0NY to acknowleuge
long-stanuing membeis of the
Ballioom Community with an
opening woiship poem by K4GG1
a473D1> anu iaffle piizes by 021MR
,31>859> $>M.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

Laualleiia
Binnei,
$2u at the
uooi, $1S
in auvance

@?38= %>>712 $>=93>1=?4>12 01223445 A4>B9>=?4>
!13M6 XY Z %G3?2 V[ X\]^ _ .+A
Contact : Wolfgang Busch : (718) 62S-2926
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6 - 8 p.m.
#$(A<(($). about BALLR00N
PR0B0CTI0N ANB EC0N0NY
by <>M29J!?R9 "L4>W, %2B93>?1>
K398=?E9, anu !4>9= "L4>W fiom
%B1>= F13D9 ">=93=1?>59>= about
the economics facing Ballioom
piouuceis anu aitists.

Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE
8 - 1u p.m. Bancei anu choieogiaphei ,W34>9
K34M=43, who has woikeu with Top
1u singeis a4DW N1=29W anu ,1W243
#1W>9, among otheis, will piesent a
special lectuie about LuBTQ
AFRICAN-ANERICAN & LATIN0 uAY
C0LT0RE C0NTRIB0TI0NS T0
STREET BANCE & N0SIC.

* To RSvP, please call (718) 62S-2926
Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE, but
39e7?398
*('K *


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7 p.m.
')F<$.F #%+. The Bouse of 0ltia
0mni piouuly piesents a convention
highlight : TBE Ev0L0TI0N 0F TBE
TRABIATI0NAL PERF0RNANCE 0F
"v0u0INu" BANCE with uiscussion
by #933?MR K9>D1PB?8 T=31B1E1>Q1,
%>D39 !?Q316?, %78 .?>O1 <2=31
)5>?, A9813 '129>=?>4, anu !13?>1
<2=31 )5>?. Without
K93;4351>M9f)2D N1W theie woulu
be no .9c N1W '4E7?>E.

Special Floguing uance peifoimance
by (=13 .?>O1.
Chashama ualleiy,
461 W 126th St.,
Bailem

FREE





@?38= %>>712 $>=93>1=?4>12 01223445 A4>B9>=?4>
!13M6 XY Z %G3?2 V[ X\]^ _ .+A
Contact : Wolfgang Busch : (718) 62S-2926
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The :)<(" )@ <-,*% )!.$ UV
,:

%..$'"*(%*+ 0%-- honoiing
#7M6988 -1N4>E featuiing many
cash piizes anu tiophies. Nasteis of
Ceiemonies will be the icon a1MR
!?Q316? anu the legenuaiy .9?51>
!13M78 "8M1D1, with special
peifoimances by S9MM? *9DD anu
a46> A1>D29J-?E6= )5>?. At this
climactic event, many Ballioom
celebiities will be in attenuance.
Lincoln Centei
Squaie, 2Su W
6Sth St., at
Amsteiuam Ave.
$Su
geneial
aumission;
$2uu vIP
Table
(seats 8)

Table piice
uoes not
incluue
geneial
aumission.




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