Pride celebrated at TRUE Summer Festival in Amherstburg
- Fred Groves
- 53 minutes ago
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Murray Street in Amherstburg came alive Saturday night with a lively mix of dance-to music and an extraordinary display of poise and elegance.
The TRUE Festival returned as part of Open Air Weekends. Drag queen performers who were on stage and ventured out into the street and amongst the audience were warmly received in the event that celebrates diversity and inclusivity.
“It’s absolutely amazing. I love Amherstburg,” said comedian Mel Lucier, who hosted.
Lucier said that the performance, and TRUE Amherstburg is about acceptance, education and exposure.
Besides dance music and a trivia contest, it was an opportunity for Alita Holmes to do what she does best, entertain.
Growing up in Alabama, Alita moved to Atlanta and embraced the drag queen scene but she admits that, at first, it was not easy.
“Your first time in drag, you never know what to expect. I am not a dancing queen. I’m Taylor Swift with two left feet.”
Alita, who now calls Michigan home, takes a great deal of time and effort in readying for a show and has learned how to handle the critics of her art.
“If you don’t like what I do, it doesn’t matter to me. This is my job, I don’t come to where you work and tell you how to do it.”
Costumes worn by Holmes along with Zsa Zsa and Airess seemed tailored to their individual personalities.
Makeup and hair were dazzling and they were very accommodating when it came to interacting with the audience.
At one point, all three were in front of the stage and invited everyone and anyone to come up and have their pictures taken with the stars of the show.
“It’s 100 percent family-friendly. Don’t be afraid,” said Lucier during the show.
The drag queens each did three sets, each one more entertaining than the previous one.
Open Air weekends runs in Amherstburg every weekend beginning Friday afternoon and concluding on Sunday.
Pride celebrated at TRUE Summer Festival in Amherstburg
By Fred Groves
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