3rd Annual Queens & Cocktails
Thursday, May 10 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
An annual fundraiser of pure, divine fun!
An evening of our signature cocktail, heavy hors d’oeuvres and drag queens!
Kahler Hall | 5440 Old Tucker Row | Columbia, Md. 21044
$75 for PFLAG members | $100 General Admission
Check out the 2017 photos and the 2016 photos. (Provided as a donation by Brittany Dunbar Photography.)
Guests of Honor
Allan Kittleman, Howard County Executive
Guy Guzzone, State Senator
Calvin Ball, Ed.D., Vice Chair, Howard County Council and Council Member, District 2
Eric Ebersole, State Delegate, District 12
Gary Gardner, Chief, Howard County Police Department
Lloyd Knowles, Former Howard County Council Member
Clarence Lam, M.D., State Delegate, District 12
David Lee, Office of the County Executive
Byron E. Macfarlane, Howard County Register of Wills
Colette Roberts, co-founder and first president, PFLAG Howard County
Rev. Dr. Barbara J. Sands, Administrator, Howard County Office of Human Rights
Mary Kay Sigaty, Chairperson, Howard County Council Member, District 4
Courtney Watson, Former Howard County Council Member
Jon Weinstein, Howard County Council Member, District 1
Jennifer Terrasa, Howard County Council Member, District 3
Beverly White-Seals, President & CEO, Community Foundation of Howard County
Sponsorship Packages
PFLAG Howard County is a 501(c)3 organization and all sponsorships and raffle donations will be acknowledged with a receipt for your donation. Contact Catherine Hyde: cvhyde@ gmail.com or 410.493.3443 to sponsor or donate.
Divine Sponsorship $1000
- Reserved table with 8 seats
- Eight tickets to event
- Name on website
- Public acknowledgement at event
- Name on signage at event
Fabulous Sponsorship $500
- Reserved 1/2 table with 4 seats
- 4 tickets to event
- Name on website
- Public acknowledgement at event
- Name on signage at event
Rainbow Sponsorship $250
- 2 tickets to event
- Public acknowledgement at event
- Name on signage at event
Sponsor a Queen $150
- 1 ticket to event
- Public acknowledgement at event
Donate to Our Raffle
We will be raffling off prizes at the end of our evening, and would welcome an item of value from your organization to include in our raffle. Items such as gift certificates, gift baskets, theater tickets, and other experiences are welcome. Contact Catherine Hyde at cvhyde@gmail.com to donate.
Meet the Queens!
Bev
Philadelphia's Premier Drag Queen
BEV is Philadelphia’s Premier Christian Drag Queen. Crowned Miss Northeast Comedy Queen 2016, she went on to place 2nd at the National Miss Comedy Queen Pageant in Orlando. She has taken Philly’s drag scene by fire with her irreverent brand of humor, camp, and class! She hosts comedy, drag, and burlesque shows and produces of her own shows: Bev’s Bitchfest, See You in Hell, and Miss Boxed Wine Pageant. She is co-producer of the Annual Philly Beauty Ball, which has raised $14,000 for local LGBT charities.
Iyana Deschanel
Part of Baltimore's Power Couple of Drag
Iyana Deschanel is a part of a power couple taking over the Baltimore drag scene. She has been performing for more than five years and has become a staple in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. She and her partner put together competitions and shows for new and upcoming talent to help them find their start and their style. When she is not entertaining and performing in varies bars and clubs across the DMV, she is raising her children (two boys ages five and six) with her partner of six years.
Whitney Gucci Goo
The Baby of the Drag Queen Bunch
Just after her 17th birthday, Whitney debuted her drag career at one of the most renowned Drag Brunches in the area: Perry’s Drag Brunch in Adams Morgan, D.C. Today, she is a regular member of the cast: the youngest drag queen at the oldest drag brunch in D.C. She also performs at various clubs across Baltimore and D.C. With a background in dance and gymnastics, Whitney’s performances are high energy and can border on astonishing. She was featured in Thrill List’s 15 Things You Can Only Do in D.C.
Join us now to become a 2018 Sponsor!
Divine Sponsors
Howard County Police
Integrity, Pride, Community
The Richardson Family
In Memory of Pauline Hamilton
Fabulous Sponsors
The LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase Brexton Health Care
Be proud. Be healthy.
Horse Spirit Art Gallery
Where Creativity Runs Wild
Rainbow Sponsors
Allies in the Workplace
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Horizon Foundation
Improving the health and wellness of people who live or work in Howard County
A Healing Place
Individual, group and family therapy
Areas of specialization include children and adolescents and LGBTQ identified people
AdNet
Advocates for Workplace Excellence & Equality
The Office of Human Rights, Howard County
Human Rights Commission
Queen Sponsors
Sue Garner
Judy and Ed Gaver
Green Dragonfly Events
Catherine Hyde & John Gullucci
Gallery
Check out some of the photos from the event!
