Celebrate Black queer joy and drag of the past, present, and future as we honor Black History Month. We will begin with a Drag Crawl through Harlem as we rediscover the amazing spaces, memories, and histories of drag culture from the 1920s until present day. The historical tour will feature the Queer Harlem Augmented Reality phone app and will be led by two of its creators, Abriannah Aiken and Brian Turner. We will then make our way to Lambda Lounge for a drag brunch featuring performances by two esteemed Drag Queens, Miss Jae and Gia Thee W.P.
Purchase Your Ticket To Secure Your Spot
Space for the tour and brunch is limited, so early registration will help secure your spot. Tickets are $30 per person, which does include the cost of brunch.
The Day’s Agenda
11:00am // Part I :: Drag Crawl
(meet at 620 Malcom X Boulevard, Harlem)
We'll begin with introductions, as well as a presentation of the Queer Harlem Augments Reality phone app from Abriannah and Brian. We'll then make our way through historical sites in Harlem on our way to brunch.
12:00pm // Part II :: Drag Brunch
(at Lambda Lounge, 2256 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, Harlem)
We'll conclude the tour in the art gallery at the Lambda Lounge while socializing, and sit for Drag Brunch at 12:30pm featuring an intermittent Queen performance by Miss Jae and Gia Thee W.P.
About Our Drag Crawl Tour Guides
Abriannah Aiken, Designer
DLR Group
Abriannah is an activist and architectural designer with a focus on inclusive and equitable design that allows communities to thrive. She is a co-founder of Architecture + Advocacy, an organization that focuses on undesigning spatial injustice through workshops and community builds. She is co-author of "Disappearing Queer Spaces" and developed the Queer Harlem Augmented Reality phone app which amplifies marginalized queer histories and spaces within Harlem. Abriannah is also co-founder of Feminist Spatial Practices, a global community working toward gender equity in the built environment.
Brian Turner, Project Manager
Services for the Underserved
Brian has a deep passion in public interest design and urban mixed-use developments, as well as in fostering generational wealth for historically disadvantaged communities. He co-authored and edited the book, "Disappearing Queer Spaces" and was a contributor to the Queer Harlem Augmented Reality phone app. Brian is a transplant from Memphis, Tennessee, and currently works as a designer and real estate project manager at Services for the Underserved.
Still have questions?
Please reach out to Ed May, emay@buildoutalliance.org, if you have any questions or need more information about the event.