EARTH BALL
RESIDENCY CLOSING PARTY
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
7 pm - 1 am
All ages!
$5 ADVANCE / $7 DOOR
Proceeds support MEC & SMYRC
We are having a ball - an Earth Ball! And it’s gonna be BIG!
Come dressed as anything from the natural world (eg: an animal, a plant, thunder, a rock, a river, air etc. etc.) Yes, costumes are encouraged.
Hosted by the glorious Katya, there will be dancing, with the help of DJs: Deena B and Lapaushi. Plus you can't miss the vogue performance by House of Ada and a fashion show by the newly minted label Sherbert, a secondhand clothing line bringing new life with one-of-a-kind hand-drawn pieces by the artists Ralph Pugay & Carson Terry.
Don't miss out on this incredible night!
Katya
Isaiah Katya Butler is a proud Latin Indigenous queer femme and neurodivergent activist, community organizer, instructor, and business owner. Over the last 5 years, they owned and operated a BIPOC/LGBTQ+/femme/neurodivergent centric company called Klip Klop Events and Productions, which provides event, media and resourcing/advocacy services for those communities in Portland! They have produced hundreds of events, raised thousands of dollars, and especially over the last three years, has provided resources, media accessibility and mutual aid for hundreds of individuals.
As a purveyor of community engagement and creativity, they strongly believe that community, health and activism is best when it's multi faceted, inclusive and unconventional! They prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusivity and foster a variety spaces, leaders and organizations that are safe, mindful and celebrate our differences and potentials for the inherent good, abundance, and success in everyone!
Motto: The future is bright with you in it!
Sherbert
SHERBERT breathes life into discarded garments, transforming them through motifs that celebrate the glorious paradoxes that exist within all of us, challenging you to wear your inner light and shadow with pride. SHERBERT rescues forgotten garments from the clutches of obscurity, breathing new life into them with vibrant hues, unexpected patterns, and daring embellishments.
SHERBERT is the brainchild of Portland-based artists Ralph Pugay and Carson Terry. Through the collaboration and support of Making Earth Cool, a portion of proceeds from SHERBERT sales will go toward supporting the work of SMYRC (Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center).
House of Ada
From HBO Max hit show Legendary Season 3, The Kiki House of Ada ( Est Feb 2014) has been an active collective of Queers making a change in the Portland experience.
Through their participation in Ballroom, Nightlife and Commercial work all around the West coast, They have made history as Pacific Northwest premier Kiki House.
Lapaushi
Inés Paulina Ramírez- aka Lapaushi- was born in Ecuador. She is a Portland based multidisciplinary artist and DJ. Her sets highlights the music that brings the sounds of the Latinx/Indigenous/Caribbean/African diaspora to the dance clubs, and spaces interested in upraising and celebrating the joy and culture of BIPOC communities through music and art. Her mixers are usually a playful collage between dembow, cumbia, house, techno, reggaeton, hip hop and global music.
She is also part of The Latinxs Dj Collective Noche Libre, Pdx-OR.
