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4th annual WAMS Fundraiser: Oct 3, 2014

The time has come! Tickets are now on sale for the 4th annual WAMS Fundraiser!

Follow the link below and get yours now! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wams-4th-annual-fundraiser-tickets-12781031409

Hosted by the Fabulous Joan-E!!! With very special guests:

• Conni Smudge
• Vera Way
• Peach Cobblah
• Eva LeGore
• Isolde N. Baron
• Sharri Muttart
• Chris Lam
• Carmen deFoy

Show starts at 8:30pm

Doors at 7pm

Last call 12:30am

Sponsored by: Petite Pearl Events and Open Road Auto Body

THANK YOU!

We are so very grateful to all of our Sponsors, volunteers, Performers and attendees – you have all made our WAMS 2nd Annual fundraiser simply the best!

Lots of photos and updates to follow soon…

Performer update ~ WAMS 2nd Annual Fundraiser – one click to buy online tickets now

Click here to buy your tickets now: http://wamsvarietyshow.eventbrite.com and visit us regularly to learn more about the performers that you’ll be seeing on March 16th – this will be updated often.
In the spring of 2011, Burgundy Brixx took an aspiring yoga instructor under her wing and turned her into a burlesque performer, the likes of which Vancouver has rarely seen. Meet Eva Le Gore who will tease you with her beautiful Ostrich feathers and her come-hither looks then turn around to blind side you with a hint of “Psycho”. Be enticed by her unique shows that curiously combine the classic burlesque dance with a little gore (or “Gorelesque” as she likes to call it). If you’ve ever seen her at Kitty Nights, then you’ll know what we’re talking about. Otherwise, this is one performer you don’t want to miss.

Performer update ~ WAMS 2nd Annual Fundraiser – one click to buy online tickets now

Click here to buy your tickets now: http://wamsvarietyshow.eventbrite.com and visit us regularly to learn more about the performers that you’ll be seeing on March 16^th – this will be updated often.

Michael Locke was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. and has a 6 year old daughter named Sadie. His athleticism comes from years of training in martial arts.   When he was in his mid 20’s he was very involved in partner disco dancing and won several regional contests with his groovy style.

By day Michael is a boat broker and by evening he is a swinging trapeze coach at a local circus training facility.  Michael and Keely have been performing together for a couple of years as well as teaching workshops and weekly classes in partner acro. In 2010, Michael had the honour of participating in the Vancouver Olympics in the ground ensemble work.

Keely Sills was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. and lives on a sailboat with her husband Nathan. Keely graduated from Main Danceʼs 3 Year Modern Dance Program in Vancouver in 2003. Keely has worked as a dancer, as a magicianʼs assistant, and as a stunt woman for film. Since 2005, Keely has been performing aerial dance including harness work, aerial silks, double trapeze, and aerial hoop. She is very involved in the circus community as an aerialist as well as a balancer working with Michael Locke.

She is a company member of Aeriosa Vertical Dance and is often seen around town dancing on the sides of high-rise buildings.  In 2010, Keely performed as an aerialist in the opening and closing of the Vancouver Olympics.  Her latest venture was in London auditioning as an aerialist for the 2012 Olympics

Performers! WAMS 2nd Annual Fundraiser – one click to buy online tickets now

Click here to buy your tickets now: http://wamsvarietyshow.eventbrite.com and visit us regularly to learn more about the performers that you’ll be seeing on March 16th – this will be updated often.
Kira Schaffer is a Vancouver based dancer and choreographer, specializing in aerial dance, site specific work and dance with various props such as stilts and fire and elaborate costumes. Kira is the artistic director of Firebelly Performance Society, the company she founded in 2000. Kira has coordinated shows both as a solo artist and for her troupe in a variety of venues, including the Vancouver International Dance Festival, the Alberta Centennial celebrations, and the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Kira coordinated a series of performances for the 2009 Cultural Olympiad, including a fire and aerial piece suspended from under the Granville Street Bridge, accompanied by live musician Cris
Derksen, as well as a series of performances for the athletes at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Athletes’ Village.
More recently Kira coordinated a trio aerial performance on the side of the building for the opening of the SFU Woodward’s campus and is currently working on a larger group community piece for the re-opening of the turntable plaza at the Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre in Yaletown.

Kira works regularly with other troupes such as Aeriosa Dance Society, Mortal Coil, Public Dreams and the Great Northern Way Aerial Club. Kira is excited by creating work in unconventional settings and is interested in exploring the expressive possibilities within physically limited situations. Kira shares her passion for movement by regularly teaching aerial dance classes at the Roundhouse

Another… performer update ~ WAMS 2nd Annual Fundraiser – one click to buy online tickets now

Click here to buy your tickets now: http://wamsvarietyshow.eventbrite.com and visit us regularly to learn more about the performers that you’ll be seeing on March 16^th – this will be updated often.

Joan-E is the creation of entertainer and philanthropist Robert Kaiser. Joan-E began performing on Vancouver stages in 1990 after relocating from Calgary to BC’s coast. Over the years, Joan-E has devoted much of her energy towards advocacy and philanthropy for those who live with HIV and AIDS and in the promotion of the LGBT community and serves as Special Events Coordinator at the Vancouver Friends For Life Society. She has served as the MC for various community events including Art for Life, Davie Days, The Queer Film Festival Gay Ski Week, The Leo Awards, Starry Night, Fit for a Queen and Queens’ Care.
Joan-E hosts “Bingo for Life” which has raised over a quarter of a million dollars for “Friends for Life”, a charity committed to assisting those who live with life-threatening illnesses. She hosted “Feather Boa Sundays”, which was the longest running drag show in Vancouver.
Joan-E’s film and television appearances include Connie and Carla, Fetching Cody, Davinci’s Inquest and The Collector, which earned her a Leo Award nomination. For her work in the LGBT and Greater Vancouver community, Joan-E has been awarded Citizen of the Year, Drag Queen of the Year (WE magazine), Hero Award (XTRA West), The Friend Indeed Award, A U.S. State Congressional Award and the Golden Jubilee Award of Merit from Queen Elizabeth II.

Performer update ~ WAMS 2nd Annual Fundraiser ~ one click to buy online tickets now

Click here to buy your tickets now: http://wamsvarietyshow.eventbrite.com and visit us regularly to learn more about the performers that you’ll be seeing on March 16th – this will be updated often.
Amy Lucille Wilding is an Actor and Comedian. She is the Host of ‘The Amy Wilding Show!’ a new, live, variety style show. Amy can be seen on many stages around town. When she isn’t emceeing Fundraisers, she is improvising with her Queer Comedy Troupe, ‘Tops & Bottoms’ or in the ‘Rookie League’ on Granville Island. This is exciting! Amy made it to Round 2 of the Canada’s Got Talent Vancouver Auditions. Amy is the most recent winner of the annual ‘Laff Riot Girls Search for the Funniest New Female Stand Up in 2011!’ She is a high energy charmer that will keep you in stitches!

WAMS 2nd Annual Fundraiser – click the link below to buy your tickets online now

Click here to buy your tickets now: http://wamsvarietyshow.eventbrite.com and visit us regularly to learn more about the performers that you’ll be seeing on March 16th – this will be updated often.
Introducing one of our fabulous emcees – Sarah Dawn Pledge
Sarah Dawn Pledge is a Jane of many trades. She is first and foremost a trained film & theatre actress, improviser, hostess, emcee, singer, dancer, model & general fun-maker.
She is also an accomplished lover, laugher & baker. You can see her perform weekly at Tops & Bottoms & also at The Amy Wilding Show; a budding variety style comedy show filled with talented locals.
She loves the Arts, Laughter, Gardening, and Friends & Fun.
She is thrilled to take part, among amazing friends, in this very worthy cause.