The Queer Variety Cavalcade: Birdie and Butchie Do America!

Say goodbye to the heat, the grind, and the headlines. Say hello to a night of laughter with WIT, while you help us celebrate Pride and mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a special edition of QVC, looking back on two and a half centuries of hidden queer history!

Join us after the Pride parade on June 20 at 8 PM for a very special edition of the Queer Variety Cavalcade (QVC), WIT’s celebration of LGBTQ+ comedy and culture.

To mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, QVC: Birdie and Butchie Do America! will take a fast, filthy romp through two and a half centuries of hidden queer history and local DC Pride.

History is a Queer Story

That’s because America’s past is PACKED with flamboyant war generals, egregiously gay presidents, and gender-bending pioneers of drag, blues, and the Very First Beautiful Friend!

QVC’s Co-Creators and Co-Hosts are Kevin Eggleston (a.k.a. “Birdie”) and Bill Nelson (a.k.a. “Butchie”). 

Special guests

Carly Harvey, DC’s Queen of the Blues (@CarlyHarveyMusic)

Delan Ellington, Public Historian (@DeCultured84)

Daysha Dearest, Drag Queen (@Daysha_Dearest)

Plus, the QVC Players Improv Troupe!

Please note that QVC is intended for audiences 18 and up.

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