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BALLROOM HEADQUARTERS; HOUSE OF LEGEND; OLYMPIC ENTERTAINMENT; and JAIMEE BALENCIAGA, FREE-AGENT

Present

 The HOUSE OF LEGEND’S “HARLEM NIGHTS” Theme Ball

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Date: Saturday November 26, 2011
Time: Red Carpet Show 5pm-7pm sharp; and the Ball [which includes an amazing Half-time show] 7pm-12am sharp
EARLY ARRIVAL IS SUGGESTED!!
Venue: MARRIOTT BROOKLYN BRIDGE’S Grand Ballroom
Address: 333 Adams Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tickets: $30 [for individuals, in advance] $40 [for individuals, at the door]; and $200 [advance payment for tables]
Hosts: FATHER REDD LEGEND and JAIMEE BALENCIAGA, FREE-AGENT

Presentation by JOHNNY JESUS LEGEND [HOUSING WORKS and HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention]

Celebrity Guest Judges

A runway Fashion show preview by the one and only DOUGLAS SAYS

Special Guest Artist: The incomparable KIMBERLY NICHOLE

* HOUSE OF LEGEND will acknowledge and honor the original Father and Mother of the House [THOMAS LEGEND and ANGELA LEGEND]; as we celebrate the official RE-OPENING of the House

* HOUSE OF LEGEND will do a special tribute to the late great PARIS DUPREE; KEVIN MILAN; LEO XTRAVAGANZA; TWIN MIZRAHI; ITTY BITTY CHANEL; and SHAMUS LEGEND

* HOUSE OF LEGEND will also honor LUNA KHAN and TRACEY AFRICA


***ALL CATEGORIES ARE $1,000 EACH; AND AN ADDITIONAL $2,000 GOES TO THE HOUSE WITH THE MOST TROPHIES!***

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Categories:

MEN:

Old Way Performance – Dressed like BERNIE “SNAKE EYES” WILSON [from the first scene in the original ‘RAY’S PLACE’ with the sun visor]; Old Way Performers vogueing to a classic Old Way Performance beat only $1,000

Vogue Femme – Dressed as TOMMY as he enters ‘SUGAR RAY’S’ with DOMINIQUE LARUE $1,000

Best Dressed Man – Dressed to kill; a la QUICK in the scene where TOMMY STRONG gets murdered $1,000

Labels – Done in labels [head to toe]; must be ‘HARLEM NIGHTS’ themed attire [from the 1920s-1930s] $1,000

Runway: Models Effect – Your ‘HARLEM NIGHTS’ attire is tailored to fit and your walk is sickening** $1,000

** Tonight, we are looking for a FASHION MODEL effect and walk; NOT an over-the-top Ballroom effect and walk! Choose your attire and movement very carefully.

Face – Dressed in a white tuxedo with white gloves $1,000

TRANS MEN:

Realness – Dressed as a ‘SUGAR RAY’ bouncer [simple dark suit and a derby] $1,000

BUTCH:

Realness – Dressed as CHARLIE MURPHY at the newsstand [playing with the street lights] in the LADY HEROIN arrest scene $1,000

WOMEN:

Runway - Dressed as SUGAR RAY’S wife [from any scene; with a photo sample] $1,000

Sex Siren – Dressed as a COTTON CLUB Dancer [with a photo sample] $1,000

TRANS WOMEN [pre-op and post-op]:

Vogue – [1] Soft, slow, and sexy Old Way Performance; and [2] soft, slow and sexy Vogue Femme [both dressed as FLAPPERS from the 1920s with a photo sample*** $1,000

*** Tonight, ALL Trans Women vogue categories require soft, slow, sexy performance! We want to see hand performance, clean lines, precision, graceful movement, and fluid dips.

Labels – Labeled from your head to your toes; in ‘HARLEM NIGHTS’ appropriate attire $1,000

Big Girl’s Face – Dressed as LADY DAY; with a flower in your hair [with a photo sample] $1,000

DRAG:

First Time at a Ball – Dressed as a JASMINE GUY as she greets QUICK in the foyer of her home [with a photo sample] $1,000

AS A HOUSE:

Head-To-Toe Ovahness – Take your queue from the first group scene in the office just before VERA & QUICK fight $1,000

Face – Dressed in all white with white handkerchiefs to wipe faces [This is a NO PAINT category] $1,000

OPEN TO ALL:

Best Dressed Spectator – You just came to watch the event (not walk any other categories) and you’re dressed to impress $1,000

FINAL GRAND PRIZE:

Trans Women Face –Dressed as a ‘SUGAR RAY’ harlot; in a black negligee and a feather boa $1,000

Legendary Trans Women Face – Dressed in an Old Hollywood styled sequin dress of any color [Special Note: Legends must have walked and been legendary circa 1999 or before!] $1,000

Legendary Trans Women Vogue - Dressed in an androgynous pin-striped suit and a black fedora $1,000

*The HOUSE that wins the most trophies during the course of the evening will also win $2,000!*

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To purchase tickets, please see ticket liaisons:

* FATHER REDD LEGEND 404-217-3151 [ATL, NY, NJ, PHILLY, NC]
* JAIMEE BALENCIAGA, FREE AGENT [ATLANTA]
* TIM PRINCESS [NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY]
* WAYNE PERRY [PHILADELPHIA and DELAWARE]

***Also, be sure to HOLD ONTO your ticket stubs for the chance to win one (1) of the two (2) flat screen TVs [40 inch screens] that we are giving away to the two (2) people with the right ticket number! Your ticket stubs will also garner you a discount at the after party; if you don’t make it before the the deadline for free admission!***

NOTE: From Sunday November 13, 2011 - Friday November 25, 2011 tickets will be available for purchase through TICKETMASTER!

Special Note: This Ball is dedicated to the two biggest influences of my life; the late JENNIFER LEGEND [1968-1996] and the late TERRY PALMER CARTIER [1968-1999]