Heels on Wheels hosts an evening celebrating the power and passion of queer femme artist-organizers at BRIC’s Stoop Series in April! The event’s guiding question is: How do these powerhouses balance their own artistic careers, while producing events that shine the spotlight on the incredible talents of their community members? Join us for an evening of work by Shannon Matesky… Read more →
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Heals on Wheels Hella-Gay Holigay Special, Dec 2016
Thanks so much to all the artists – Melissa Li, Frederick McKindra, Jes Tom, Sal Muñoz, Christian Hansen Appel, Ariel Speed Wagon, Heather Acs, Damien Luxe – and our beautiful, loving audience for creating such a gorgeous evening! Check out all the photos here! Read more →
Glitter and Grit Won a Lambda Literary Award!
We’re freakin thrilled to announce that Glitter and Grit: Queer Performance from the Heels on Wheels Femme Galaxy won a 2015 Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Anthology! And, our acceptance speech was described by the Advocate as “Femmes Damien Luxe, Heather M. Ãcs, and Sabina Ibarrola brought down the house when they won for Glitter and Grit: Queer Performance From the Heels on… Read more →
Glitter & Grit Nominated for a Lammy!
Our anthology, Glitter and Grit, was nominated for a 2015 Lambda Literary Award! We’re glowing with #gLITERARY pride and happiness. In July Westhale’s review on Lambda Literary’s site, she says, “All of the stories, poems, plays, and songs in this book are a place to be safe, a place to have witness. A place so desperately needed by queer community… Read more →
Opentoe Peepshow #26: JP Howard, Ariel Speedwagon+Heather Ãcs (West Vargina), Kirby, Alex Rodabaugh, Jade Foster, Andie Glik, and Megan Hess…
Opentoe Peepshow #26: JP Howard, Ariel Speedwagon+Heather Ãcs (West Vargina), Kirby, Alex Rodabaugh, Jade Foster, Andie Glik, and Megan Hess… ****OUR FINAL SHOW OF THE SEASON!!!!!**** The Opentoe Peepshow is a monthly salon that reveals new work by queer artists the first Sunday of every month in Brooklyn, at the Branded Saloon. “Better than Broadway!” – Kama La Mackerel Doors… Read more →
Opentoe Peepshow 24: Mariana Valencia, Lizzie Busch, Bianca Laureano and TRUE, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Jordan Martin, & Kay Ulanday Barrett
This monthly series creates space for queer performers to take risks, try out new work, and co-create creative community! Date & Time: Sunday April 5th. Doors 6.30, show 7pm. Location: Branded Saloon, at the corner of Vanderbilt Ave. and Bergen St. in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Accessibility info: Branded Saloon has a wheelchair accessible entrance and an accessible bathroom. However, please note the Peepshow does… Read more →
Opentoe Peepshow #23: Essence Revealed, Boy Doña, Lydia Dresser, Beck Heiberg, & Ceci Pineda
This monthly series creates space for queer performers to take risks, try out new work, and co-create creative community! Date & Time: Sunday March 1st. Doors 6.30, show 7pm. Location: Branded Saloon, at the corner of Vanderbilt Ave. and Bergen St. in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Accessibility info: Branded Saloon has a wheelchair accessible entrance and an accessible bathroom. However, please note the Peepshow does… Read more →
Opentoe Peepshow #22: Kit Yan, Devyn Manibo w Jesse Graves, Crimson Kitty, Kate McDonough
Miss Crimson Kitty is NYC’s premier female drag queen taking drag culture by storm one perfected lip-synch at a time! The drag daughter of Rebecca Glasscock of Rupaul’s Drag Race The Lost Season, she has created a haven for other queens at FAUXVASION which is NYC’s only all female drag revue at the world famous Stonewall, and is a member… Read more →
Opentoe Peepshow #19: Rudy Ramirez, Leah James, Mars Hobrecker, Candice Iloh, Mariam B., and Alejandro Rodriguez
Leah James and Mars Hobrecker are transgender artists who use performance to explore the concepts of family and radical marriage. They incorporate ritual and healing into their works, which take instruments that have historically been used by institutions to dissect and quantify to instead create bonds that will bring queer bodies closer together, and test the limits of the physical… Read more →
Back to Getting Schooled!
…With Heels on Wheels: September announcements! The Opentoe Peepshow is back! Now with even more thought-provoking glamour! Starting Sunday Oct 5, we’re at Branded Saloon the first Sunday of each month. We’re kicking off our season with a bang featuring the soprano stylings of Sparklez, tap dancing by Luz Cruz, drag by Leah James, art by conceptual crafter Caitlin Rose… Read more →