This Functional Media has done it again! All hail the new GOWNTOWN poster!

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GOWNTOWN: 12th Contest Ball returns Fri Nov 26th!

Until then, check out the video from the 11th Contest Ball!


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Calling all juice-heads, Guidos and Guidettes... get our your spray-tan GOWNTOWN returns, so make sure you're on your tip-top game with your GTL to stay FTD to get the girls to DTF in MIA!

GOWNTOWN: 10th Contest Ball
Fri Aug 27th @ Doors at 10:30pm, $8
Buddies in Bad Times
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Hosted by THE B-GIRLZ

House Music provided by DJ DWAYNE MINARD

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Elvira Kurt is our featured special guest at HOMO NIGHT IN CANADA this Saturday night.

Media mogul Shaun Proulx caught up with her via Skype late last week for the full 411.

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“Most of my performances are in straight clubs,” says house music vocal legend MJ White. “The girls love it ’cause they just don’t care, and the guys love it ’cause they’re just a little curious. Dance music has been very good to me,” he laughs. “I’m very sexual onstage, jump up and down and pull people onstage. In gay clubs the guys can be a little stand-offish and not touchy feely, but I’m hoping TO will be different.”

Though he lives in New York, White has a history with Toronto. “I came up there and met Dwayne Minard in a small club on Church St. I introduced myself and he said I was lying,” says White. “Then we recorded ‘Love Is Love’ that was released on the Disco Hed Candy Compilation and did real well.”

White has a powerhouse of a voice that is shown to advantage on a new track, “Sweet Innocence,” where he growls as deeply as Barry White before ascending to a breathtaking falsetto. “I had a high voice when growing up,” he explains. “In church they didn’t want me to use it. I was very self-conscious until I heard Sylvester.” In honour of pop music’s ultimate gay diva, Barry has recorded a sizzling cover version of “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).”

“When I started, I wanted a career in jazz or R&B, but I couldn’t be myself or express myself,” explains White. “With house, if I want to do a gospel or a dirty disco song, whatever I want to do, there’s an audience. I’ve been very blessed. Hard Candy kept the music and money rolling and broadened my audience.”

MJ White performs at Gowntown on Fri, June 25 at Buddies, 12 Alexander St and at the Jaded Edition of Milk on Sun, July 4 at Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St.

Info: myspace.com/mjwhiteny

Drew Rowsome is an associate editor at fab and gets shivers every time he hears Sylvester — and now MJ White.

Source: FAB Magazine

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Fab Magazine: Deep Dish by Rolyn Chambers

“I am excited for another evening of the Village’s most creative and totally ridiculous monthly drag contest, Gowntown.

The B-Girlz, however, take it very seriously, with much work going into the planning and execution of this night that combines computer-controlled visuals, skits and tongue-in-cheek songs.

The contestants themselves are always just a bit off kilter — not your typical Woody’s performers. Take Yura, who performs an odd little ballet with his arms as his legs. Or Paris Hamilton, who, at almost eight feet in heels, has to be the tallest drag queen working.

But winning the wire-hanger trophy and some other odds and ends is third-time entrant Portia Glamour. “I’ve actually been doing drag for 10 years,” she tells me, clutching her trophy to her padded bra. I am impressed that she can now actually walk to the beat of the music."

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“The entertainment world’s hottest split personality, Jade Elektra/DJ Relentless, moved from New York to Toronto for love and marriage... entered April’s Gowntown and was not only the first runner-up but was promptly invited back as a headliner for the Friday, May 28, edition.” - Fab Magazine



GOWNTOWN: 7th Contest Ball
Friday May 28th, 2010.
Doors open @ 10:30pm
$8 at the door
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre - 12 Alexander Street, Toronto
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THE B-GIRLZ are back with Toronto’s most popular Friday night at Buddies in “B” Times.

GOWNTOWN: 7th Contest Ball
Friday May 28th, 2010.
Doors open @ 10:30pm
$8 at the door
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre - 12 Alexander Street, Toronto
FACEBOOK EVENT INVITE!

GOWNTOWN, a night of drag performers - “old”, “new” and “only on a dare” - who compete to become audience favourite and win a WIRE HANGER, $100, plus a $50 gift certificate from OUT ON THE STREET. (2nd place gets a dildo!).

“Fly” & “Straight” resident DJ & producer DWAYNE MINARD, gets your “hands up in the air” with chunky, funky disco/ house - and riding sidesaddle, “DJHK” (DJ Hard Kora).

Come early as front row seats are bound to fill up as Canada’s first and only all-male burlesque troupe "BOYLESQUE TO" special guest. Guaranteed to leave you hot under the buckle!

JADE ELEKTRA stops by GOWNTOWN “AFTER HOURS” showing off her new wedding ring and bringing a taste of NYC fierceness. An experienced female impersonator, vocalist and recording artist, Jade’s new remix "Bitch You Look Fierce" is now out on iTunes.
Gowntown is held the 4th Friday of every month.

WANT TO BECOME A GOWNTOWN LEGEND?
Want to win $100 and the coveted “Gownie” (wire hanger) award? GLAM-GLAM Productions & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre are seeking fun-loving contestants for GOWNTOWN’S DRAG CONTEST (everyone welcome!).
All contestants must perform a 3-5 minute number - the more creative the better; Winners will be chosen by the audience. (Email gowntown@glam-glam.com to enter).

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MONA LOTT wins GOWNTOWN’s 6th Contest Ball, walking away with a Gownie, $100 and a $50 gift certificate courtesy Out on the Street.

Yura comes 2nd and wins a new boyfriend (a dildo).

Special thanks to SKIPPER MEDS, BIG LITTLE EDIE BEALE & KRYSTLE BETH. All are legendary!

Shout outs to PATASTROPHIC (BoylesqueTO) & PAUL MANCHIN.

Photos available here!

Thanks sponsors Out on the Street, Buddies After Hours, GayGuideToronto.com & GLAM-GLAM Productions.

Tags: Mona Lott, Yura, Skipper Meds, Big Little Edie Beale, Krystle Beth, B-Girlz, Dwayne Minard, BoylesqueTO, Paul Manchin

Feisty singer/songwriter PAUL MANCHIN stops by for GOWNTOWN “AFTER HOURS” on Fri Apr 23, integrating elements of soul, pop, R&B, electronica, hip-hop and dance.

Manchin has performed at various clubs in New York City and other parts of North America, capturing the attention of some of NYC's renowned DJ's and has also graced airwaves internationally.

His musical credits include work he has done with Jack D. Elliot (N'Sync, Britney Spears, Brandy, Backstreet Boys), Spyros Poulos (Madonna, Celine Dion), Calvin Roberts (Jade Elektra), Nick Krayger, Chin Injeti (Bass Is Base, Ashley MacIssac, Mary Jane Lamond), Oliver Johnson (Ivana Santilli), Alexandra Slate (Hollywood Records/Universal), DJ LethalRush (Subtle Rukus/Universal), DJ Julian Marsh (Dolly Parton, Boy George, Whitney Houston), Xenon (Missy Elliot, Ceevox), DFF (Googoosh), Lawrence Roach, Paul Milner (Keith Richards, I Mother Earth, Eddy Grant, Robert Palmer, The Headstones), Dario De Cicco (Terry Brown, Paul Penner), Doc West (Jay Williams, Onyx, Guru), David Williams (Esthero, Joydrop), Brenda Spencer (Stevie Wonder, Liberty Silver, Barney Bentall), Ryan Latham, Tomas Marsh, Duke Foster, Ron Perkov (Marc Anthony, Dionne Warwick), Keith Haarmeyer (Martha Wash), Paul Russo and Candi Pennella (Candi and the Backbeat).

Paul Manchin’s Official Website

Paul Manchin on iTunes

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GOWNTOWN: The 6th Contest Ball
Fri April 23th, Doors open at 10:30pm, $8

Hosted by THE B-GIRLZ
feat. DJ DWAYNE MINARD

with “special guest” BOYLESQUE TO
& “AFTER HOURS” musical guest PAUL MANCHIN

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre - 12 Alexander Street, Toronto

THE B-GIRLZ are back, with a whole new monthly night at Buddies in “B” Times. GOWNTOWN is a night of drag performers - “old”, “new” and “only on a dare” - who compete to become audience favourite and win a WIRE HANGER, $100, plus a $50 gift certificate from OUT ON THE STREET. (2nd place gets a dildo!).

“Fly” & “Straight” resident DJ & producer DWAYNE MINARD, gets your “hands up in the air” with chunky, funky disco/ house - and riding sidesaddle, “DJHK” (DJ Hard Kora).

Canada’s first and only all-male burlesque troupe, BOYLESQUE TO joins GOWNTOWN as “special guest”. A BOYLESQUE TO show is guaranteed to leave you hot under the collar, howling with laughter, and screaming for more!

Feisty singer/songwriter PAUL MANCHIN stops by for GOWNTOWN “AFTER HOURS” and shows how he integrates elements from soul, pop, R&B, electronica, hip-hop and dance.

Gowntown is held the 4th Friday of every month.

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WANT TO BECOME A GOWNTOWN LEGEND?
Want to win $100 and the coveted “Gownie” (wire hanger) award? GLAM-GLAM Productions & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre are seeking fun-loving contestants for GOWNTOWN’S DRAG CONTEST (everyone welcome!). All contestants must perform a 3-5 minute number - the more creative the better; Winners will be chosen by the audience. (Email gowntown@glam-glam.com to enter).

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YURA strutted off with $100, a $50 gift certificate from Out on the Street & a wire hanger after a channeling Kyle Minogue and Tina Turner (strangely you never see them in the same room together).

A big thank you to all of the fabulous contestants who are all stars! GINA HAMILTON feat PAREZ HAMILTON, KYLA RAYNE, PORTIA GLAMOORE, SKIPPER MEDS our fantastic special guests IAN LYNCH and KARAMEL. Dwayne Minard rocked the decks while simultaneously dating contest winner Dennis. Now that's multitasking.

Thanks to everyone at Buddies for their incredible support! Photos now available in our photo blog!

Tags: B-Girlz, Dwayne Minard, Yura, KaraMel, Ian Lynch, Gina Hamilton, Kyla Rayne, Parez Hamilton, Portia GlaMoore, Skipper Meds

Have you always wondered what it would be like to date the "fresh from Hed Kandi", world class DJ/Producer DWAYNE MINARD?

Perhaps you've seen Dwayne at the gym, a VIP room or the No Frills on Gerrard, and were just too nervous to introduce yourself as you reached for that price-chopped cucumber.

Well look no further!

GOWNTOWN invites you to participate in our WIN A DATE w/ DJ DWAYNE MINARD @ GOWNTOWN CONTEST!

One lucky winning ticket, will be pulled live at GOWNTOWN on FRIDAY MARCH 26, out of a pair of Dwayne's underwear!

If you are coming to GOWNTOWN, and would like to enter the contest, CLICK THE "ATTENDING" button on the Facebook invite.

***You must be present at the March 26th show to win. We will be using the "attending list" for this contest draw.

PRIZE INCLUDES…

- DINNER DATE with DWAYNE at the Mar 26th show
- Special menu prepared and served by THE B-GIRLZ
- Exclusive box seats during GOWNTOWN performance

If you aren't interested in the contest, please click on the "MAYBE" button to show your support, or you can even click on the "NOT ATTENDING" button if you are too cool for school.

Entries must be received by 5pm on FRIDAY MARCH 26th.

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GOWNTOWN's: 4th Contest Ball winner was MISS DREAMA SHEEN who performed a number from EVIL DEAD while giving a "tip of the hat" to Molly Shannon in Superstar!

Honourable mention goes to first time ever on stage, PORTIA GLAMOORE who gave Lady Gaga a run for her disco stick.

And of course all of our other wonderful performers who are all stars in their own minds... Serial killer SKIPPER MEDS, and homemaker in need of an intervention, Miss JENNA SYDE.

Special Guest appearance by house music artist and super cutie STEVEN TAETZ and comedy duo LIZA & CAROL.

NEXT GOWNTOWN: Fri March 26 @ Buddies

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