PARTNERS:

We are also thrilled to have several Five-College student-run organizing groups as partners in hosting this event, including: UMass SALT, Mount Holyoke College Students for Alternative Music (MHCALT), Mount Holyoke's Queer Action Collective, and Hampshire College's BIPOC Alternatives Club. Our hope for attendees is that not only will you have an unforgettable night surrounded by the other amazing human beings that will fill this space, but that you will get connected to the other people and spaces doing the incredible work of gathering together inclusive and nourishing community in our area all year long!

This program is funded in part by a grant from the Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. We are so grateful to both groups and our fiscal sponsor, Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity, for believing in the power of funding art as a form of community and human care!

Finally, we are so grateful to the Drake for being our host space, and Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity for being our fiscal sponsor!

PROCEEDS:

In resistance to the systemic violence and oppression experienced around the globe and in our communities, 25% of the proceeds of this event will be donated to Trans Asylum Seeker Support Network, a mutual aid collective providing direct aid to queer and trans asylum seekers. The remaining proceeds will support QueerCore Fest 2026, coming in September!!

EVENT DETAILS:

All ages event
Time: Doors, 7pm; Show 8pm
Sliding scale admission fees
N-95 masks are encouraged as a means of radical community care and solidarity (a limited quantity will be available at the door)

ACCESSIBILITY:

The venue is wheelchair accessible. The accessible entrance is on the lefthand side of the building. Please notify us of any accessibility needs you have so we can support you.

TICKET PRICING INFO:

We are using the power of the collective and sliding scale ticket prices to increase accessibility by offering a limited number of reduced price general admission tickets, which we call "Community Empowered Admission". These are offered on a first-come-first serve basis for $5-10/ticket. Please conscientiously consider how you can participate in this collective support of each other by self-selecting the ticket type and cost that meets your capacity at this moment, knowing that your participation is directly supporting the participation of others!

SPONSORS:

Thank you to CopyCat for supporting us with their printing services! CopyCat is a printing and marketing company in Greenfield, MA. They have been serving local businesses for more than 25 years!

Thank you to Protocol for feeding our artists!! Protocol serves an inventive menu with creative cocktails to savor with friends! A modern feel and farm to table menu that could be in NYC or Boston, but i located right in downtown Amherst!

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