{"id":1897,"date":"2015-09-18T10:27:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T14:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbcm.org\/en\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2015-09-18T10:51:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T14:51:42","slug":"feathers-glitters-divas-drag-queens-and-a-mega-party-the-25th-black-blue-anniversary-starts-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbcm.org\/en\/feathers-glitters-divas-drag-queens-and-a-mega-party-the-25th-black-blue-anniversary-starts-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Feathers, glitters, divas , drag queens and a mega party? The 25th Black & Blue anniversary starts soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BBCM Foundation is almost ready to celebrate its 25th <\/sup>Black & Blue Festival from October 7 to 13<\/strong>. The very dynamic team of event organisers is excited to celebrate this very special anniversary with thousands of people from all over the planet in a fantastic major way, with the touch of extravagance that characterizes the Black &Blue. This year\u2019s main event, will take place at the Pierre Charbonneau Amphitheater (located in the Olympic Park at 3000 Viau Street) on Sunday, October 11, from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m<\/strong>. the following morning, under the theme \u201cRed Light District Montreal\u201d<\/strong>, linked to Montreal\u2019s reputation as the \u201cqueen of entertainment and nightlife\u201d for several decades. The 2015 Black & Blue theme and shows during the main event are inspired by the burlesque, variety shows, glamour, sensuality and everything that has to do with \u201csexy\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Black & Blue main event and full schedule of events<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s main event will feature two major dance floors and will present a selection of great DJs from Montreal and Europe. Playing in two different rooms, they will make the participants dance the night away. Of the two rooms, the Montreal room will feature \u201chouse music classics\u201d reminding people of the Black & Blue rich music history, while the main room will feature up-to-date house \/ electronic music. The DJs playing at the main event are:<\/p>\n

Main Room<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Paolo Rocco & Jay London (Montreal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morabito (New York)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cube Guys (Italy)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wally Lopez (Spain)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Anthony (Montreal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Montreal Room<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles Poulin (Montreal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert de la Gauthier (Montreal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luc Raymond (Montreal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephen Wallace (Montreal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

St\u00e9fane Lipp\u00e9 (Montreal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, the BBCM team is working on a series of performances and shows which will be presented during the 12-hour long event under the artistic direction of Stephane Barbeau<\/strong>, also the lighting designer of the event. Two main performances will be featured: \u201cBurlesque-moi!\u201d and \u201cFlag & Dance\u201d with burlesque performer Marie Doroftei and the BBCM dancers<\/strong>. The show director is Yanick Daigle<\/strong>. In addition, the BBCM is proud to present a very special performance with three divas: Lulu Hughes, Kim Richardson and St\u00e9phane Moraille. <\/strong><\/p>\n

As for the other events of the Festival, the BBCM Foundation will present favourites such as the very popular Leather Ball taking place at \u201cBain Mathieu\u201d (2915 Ontario East) on October 9 from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m<\/strong>. with DJ Mike Cruz (New York) and Marc Paquet (Montreal), and the Bears & Friends party at Espaces des arts (9 rue Ste-Catherine East) on Saturday, October 10, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.<\/strong> with DJs Ron Hamelin (Montreal), Phil Romano (New York) and John Lepage (San Francisco) . The full schedule of events includes also: the official Launch Cocktail at Galerie D (Oct. 7), the President\u2019s Cocktail at the Montreal City townhall (Oct. 8), a Saturday and a Sunday Brunch at Saloon (Oct. 10-11), a Recovery Party at Bar Le Cocktail (Oct. 12) and a Closing Party at Cabaret Mado (Oct. 13). Furthermore, the participants can also attend a launch party, a pre-Leather Ball and a pre-Black & Blue at Club Aigle noir (1315 Ste-Catherine East), as well as many other events. For the full schedule of events and details: www.bbcm.org\/en\/black-and-blue\/program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

People in town for the Black & Blue can also check out the play at Centaur Theater, a special theater production by Village Scene, and the exhibition on Vittorio\u2019s work at Mus\u00e9e McCord.<\/p>\n

The cause<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To date, the BBCM has donated more than<\/strong> 2 million dollars<\/strong> and, including free products (free tickets to community groups) and services to help the community, especially the organizations providing direct care for people living with HIV\/AIDS and gay community groups.<\/p>\n

Information, tickets and VIP passes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The tickets and VIP passes are on sale via the BBCM web site where you can also find all the information on this year\u2019s festival<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Black & Blue main event:<\/p>\n

Regular ticket\u00a0(October 11): \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $100 plus applicable charges
\nVIP ticket (October 11): \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $125 plus applicable charges<\/p>\n

The VIP passes for the Festival (includes all the official events) are $225. Tickets and VIP passes can be purchased by following this link: <\/strong>www.bbcm.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The tickets can also be purchased in the following outlets:<\/p>\n