2021 BISBEE PRIDE is scheduled for June 18-20th
Book your rooms now & come down to Bisbee for a weekend of fun times and celebration for all. #CelebrateTogether #bisbee #bisbeepride #Pride2021 #pridemonth #pubcrawl #dragshow
A big-hearted, FIERCE, music-filled comedy. A theatrical cornucopia of camp, country music, drag, domestic dilemmas, and larger-than-life divas await you! Casey is an Elvis impersonator with everything going for him, including a flashy sequin jumpsuit. But just like that he loses his gig, rent is overdue and his wife announces a baby on the way. So when Elvis leaves the building and a drag show moves in, “The King” transforms into an all-out queen with the help of some new friends who become the second family Casey never saw coming. With snappy zingers and dance-worthy numbers, this wildly entertaining story will challenge your assumptions with extraordinary humor and depth. A valentine to the drag queens who helped mentor the playwright through his own coming out as gay while growing up in Florida, ATC is thrilled to bring you this light and fizzy comedy that’s as sweet as it is hilarious.
Tickets can be purchased individually or as a package which includes a three-course buffet dinner prepared by Executive Chef, Janos Wilder.
All proceeds benefit the Colby Olsen Foundation.
Doors 5:00pm | Show 6:00pm | 10 yrs & up | 13 yrs & under are free
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tucsons-got-talent-191-toole-tickets-88757573291
We are excited to announce the time and location for our Tucson's Got Talent Finale. The finale will be held on March 7th, 2020 from 6-9pm at 191 Toole. Prizes include CASH PRIZE of up to $500 and a 1-day professional recorded mixed demo held in studio sponsored by JIANTT RECORDING for each age group at the Tucson’s Got Talent finale.
The semi-final round will be held on Sunday, February 9th from 6-9pm. Both rounds will be located at The Scoundrel and Scamp Theater located at the Historic Y. Our Finale location and date will be March 7th, 2020 held at 191 Toole from 6-9pm.
First half of the auditions will be the youth portion, ages 10-17, followed by the adult portion, 18+.
Our panel of five judges will be selecting the winners
First Place Adult- $500 and a 1-day professional recorded mixed demo held in studio sponsored by Jiantt Recording.
Second Place Adult- $250
First Place Youth- $500 and a 1-day professional recorded mixed demo held in studio sponsored by Jiantt Recording.
Second Place Youth- $250
Admission is $10 at the door and audience members under the age of thirteen, (13), get in free. All University of Arizona and Pima Community College students enter for $5 with a valid student ID.
We would love to thank all of our sponsors for supporting us and helping us make Tucson’s Got Talent a community event.
Remember, all proceeds go the Colby Olsen Foundation and we thank you for your participation and support.
We Are Better Together!
The Colby Olsen Foundation is proud to present our Tucson’s Got Talent Finale series. This event will be different as there will be a preliminary round, a semi-final round, and the finale! Share your talent for a chance to win a CASH PRIZE of up to $500 for each age group at the Tucson’s Got Talent finale!
As tradition, this is your chance to showcase your skills and take home some amazing prize money! All performers ages 10 and up are encouraged to attend and all talents are welcome (singing, lip-sync, dance, magicians, etc). Performers may audition as a group or as an individual. This is your chance showcase your talents, have fun AND help raise money for The Colby Olsen Foundation!
For each round, we will be breaking the competition down into two age groups. Our Youth Group will be ages 10-17, followed by our Adult Group 18+. If performing in a group, of mixed ages, we will base the category on a majority of the age of contestants. All contestants perform free of charge.
The semi-finals round will be held on Sunday, February 9th from 6-9 pm. It will be located at The Scoundrel and Scamp Theater located at the Historic Y. 738 NORTH 5TH AVENUE, STE 131, TUCSON, AZ, 85705 .The finale will be held on Sunday ,March 7th from 6-9 pm. at 191 TOOLE.Admission is $10 at the door and audience members under the age of thirteen, (13), get in free. All University of Arizona and Pima Community College students enter for $5 with a valid student ID. Remember, all proceeds go the Colby Olsen Foundation and we thank you for your participation and support. We are currently not taking any more participants at this time, but stayed tuned for the next series.
The Colby Olsen Foundation Presents our 3rd Annual FREE Thanksgiving Community Dinner at the Historic Y. We welcome everyone to share this special holiday with us.
Colby loved the togetherness and love that surrounds this holiday. Sadly, many people in the community do not have a place to go where they can celebrate and simply be themselves. It is with this dinner that we hope to, once again, bring the LGBTQ+ community together and share this very special holiday.
Last year, the Colby Olsen Foundation held our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner with the anticipation of providing a space for displaced individuals within the Tucson community. With the help of many volunteers and local businesses, we successfully served over 300 meals!
We are also looking for volunteers to help set up and serve dinner to our community. Please go to https://www.colbyolsenfoundation.org/become-a-volunteer
We are Better Together!
We would like to thank our sponsors!
ABC Pet Care Clinic
Historic Y
Miracles Life Care
IBT’s
Master Mixx
Savers
The Colby Olsen foundation is excited to Announce the Tucson’s got Talent 2019 Series! Join us as we celebrate this new year with our 5th Tucson’s got Talent event. . Our Second Tucson’s got Talent event of the year will be held on June 2nd from 5-8pm at La Cocina. As tradition, this will be a youth and all ages event, so no matter the age, now is your chance to have fun AND help raise money for The Colby Olsen Foundation!
CASTING CALL NOW!
All Contestants perform free of charge!
Here’s how it works:
1- Enter to be a contestant
2- Choose a performance
3- Practice. You can bring props, dancers, or whatever else might help you win!
4- Our Judges will select one youth winner from ages 10- 15, 16-20 and one adult winner age 21+.
Casting call ends on May 20th. You may apply online at: https://www.colbyolsenfoundation.org/contestant.
You must sign up and send your music over to Kevin DeCook at kdecook@icloud.com before May 7th.
Showcasing the show as our MC will be the remarkable former Mrs. Tucson America Janee' Starr - AZ's #1 A.I. Barbie Doll with the help of the Host, HOK’s stunning Or'ion Steele!
Remember, All proceeds go the Colby Olsen Foundation and we thank you for your participation and support.
$5 at the door gets you in unless your under 13, then your free!
All U of A and Pima Community College students can enter for free with a valid student ID.
We Are Better Together!
The main event is a sprint race by the best-dressed runners you'll ever find: Drag Queens! On top of the drag race, we'll have a DJ, food trucks, wine created by us, local beer, and the annual release of our Drag Queen--a wine co-fermented with our very own hops. It'll be a wine dressed up like a beer!
Anyone can run! Show up in your best drag with your sexiest running heels and be ready to race!
A portion of our proceeds go to support the Colby Olsen Foundation, an organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the issues surrounding our LGBTQ community. Come drink and support!
$20 includes event entry, lunch ticket, souvenir wine glass, and wine tasting.
The Colby Olsen foundation is excited to Announce the Tucson’s got Talent 2019 Series! Join us as we celebrate this new year with our 4th Tucson’s got Talent event. As we continue to grow we are honored to announce our newest partnership with The Loft Cinema. Our First Tucson’s got Talent event of the year will be held on March 2nd from 2-6pm. As tradition, this will be a youth and all ages event, so no matter the age, now is your chance to have fun AND help raise money for The Colby Olsen Foundation!
Showcasing the show as our MC will be the remarkable former Mrs. Tucson America Janee' Starr - AZ's #1 A.I. Barbie Doll with the help of the Hosts; HOK’s stunning Or'ion Steele and Mr. National Capital Cities, Dvyne Reddboijr Valentino!
Performers are as followed:
• The notorious HOK Group
• Reigning beauty Miss Tucson Pride & Miss
National Capital Cities, Scott Lady-Ashley
• Our dashing Mr. Tucson Pride, Rexx Pilots (Cain Pierce)
• Show stopping Mrs. Gay Arizona America, Adriana Galliano
• The most Delectable fruit in the desert, Apple Q Bottoms
• And the Spookiest, baddest witch in town, Jenna DuMay!
During the intermission, all contestants will be encouraged to participate in our Fashion show. So bring you’re A game, as all eyes will be on you! Savers will be providing outfit to all that participate, free of charge! More details will be posted later, so stay tuned!
CASTING CALL NOW!
Performers 18 and over will be able to enter at $15 for a solo performance and $20 for a group performance . All Contestants under 18 perform free of charge!
Here’s how it works:
2- Choose a performance
3- Practice. You can bring props, dancers, or whatever else might help you win!
4- Our Judges will select one youth winner from ages 10- 15, 16-20 and one adult winner age 21+.
Amazing Cash Prizes!!
Remember, All proceeds go the Colby Olsen Foundation and that we thank you for your participation and support.
$5 at the door gets you in unless your under 13, then your free!
We Are Better Together
Do you want to paint with all the colors of the wind, or find yourself expressing better through words?
The Colby Olsen Foundation is really excited to announce our True Colors Writing + Art Workshop. This workshop was created to express yourself through art, poetry, and countless exercises that encourages your personal growth and challenges to inspire others.
Join Lee Balan every Sunday, starting January 13th , from 12-2 at Gallery 2SUN, where he will be conducting many activities focusing on writing, self esteem and art.
Let Lee utilize all of his different disciplines to help you find a more artistic, original way of expressing yourself, because what’s more beautiful then loving you!
Beginning in January 2019 we will be distributing food and clothes on a monthly basis to different youth and senior LGBTQ+ facilities and centers. We will be supplying food, clothes, care packages, and specific items indicative to those we are serving at that time. if you are interested in becoming part of the Food and Clothes distribution outreach program please let us know
Colby loved the togetherness and love that surrounds this holiday. Sadly, many people in the community do not have a place to go where they can celebrate and simply be themselves. It is with this dinner that we hope to, once again, bring the LGBTQ+ community together and share this very special holiday.
Last year, the Colby Olsen Foundation held our 1st Annual Thanksgiving Dinner with the anticipation of providing a space for displaced individuals within the Tucson community. With the help of many volunteers and local businesses, we successfully fed over 200 people.
This year, with the help of our sponsors & volunteers we wish to expand our offerings and anticipate an attendance of 300+ individuals.
We would like to thank The Historic Y, IBT’s, ABC Pet Clinic, Master Mixx, Doctor Smiles Orthodontics, Reveille Men’s Chorus and State Farm - Chris Cronkite for helping make this event a success.
There will also be a special performance by the Reveille Men’s Chorus!
Please join Multi-Faith PRIDE Inclusion Project and us in celebrating our pride in a spiritually inclusive setting. We’re celebrating 10 years of affirmation, diversity, and love!
The Loft Cinema along with The Colby Olsen Foundation invite you to join them for an evening of enchantment September 22nd, 2018, as they partner to screen the film version of Kinky Boots(2005).
This feature based on a true story, centers around Charlie Price(Joel Edgerton) facing the impending shut down of the Northampton shoe factory that his family has owned and operated for generations. Feeling at a loss, Charlie has a chance encounter with Lola, a flamboyant drag cabaret star( Chiwetal Ejiofer). While striking an unlikely partnership, her desire for stylish yet kinky boots for herself and her drag colleagues provides a glimmer of hope for the factory and its employees.
For more information, please visit:
Loftcinema.org
Screening will take place at The Loft Cinema (3233 E. Speedway Blvd.) Special Pre- show at 4:30 pm, Featuring local Dance troupe H.O.K, Hosted by former Miss Gay Tucson America 2016, Allonna Dee.
Movie Screening begins at 5 p.m. in Theatre 1. Seating is open and unreserved. The Loft has plenty of free parking.
Admission : General Admission: $9.75, Student &Teacher with ID: $8.00, Child $6.75, Military with ID $8.00, Senior $6.75, Loft Members $6.00
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE COLBY OLSEN FOUNDATION
The 3rd TUCSON'S GOT TALENT benefiting The Colby Olsen Foundation is approaching!
The event will be held at La Cocina (201 N Court Ave Tucson, AZ 85701) on Sunday, September 9th at 5pm!
Performers 10 and over are able to participate this time!
Age Groups will be slightly different this time around, and are listed as so:
10-15
16-20
21+
Whether you are comfortable performing or even If you have never performed before, (but you really have the urge to), now is your chance to have fun AND help raise money for The Colby Olsen Foundation!
Dancer, Comedian, Actor, Drag Family, Singer, or whatever your talent is, this is an open casting call for all performances!
Performers 10-20 will be able to enter the contest for free! Performers 21 and over will be able to enter at $15 for solo and $20 for a group.
There is a $5 cover if you aren’t performing, under 13 get in FREE!
Here’s how it works:
1- Contact to enter and for call times
Youth (13-20) - Text Marquez Johnson at (520) 272-3195 or on Facebook
Adults (21+) - Message Booby Chaplin or Daniel Molina on Facebook
2- Choose a performance
3- Practice. You can bring props, dancers, or whatever else might help you win!
4- The crowd will select one youth winner, one mid age winner and one adult winner.
Youth Prize- TBA Cash Prize
Mid Range Prize- TBA Cash Prize
Adult Prize- TBA Cash Prize
PLUS! In addition to these prizes, each winner will receive a Makeover courtesy of English Salon Spa which includes a Haircut and Color by one of their super-talented stylists PLUS makeup application to complete your new look!
GOOD LUCK!
And remember! ALL tips, cover charges and entry fees PLUS a portion of all food and drink sales go directly to The Colby Olsen Foundation!
Colby Olsen Foundation
Dreamcatcher Annual Festival
$5 Cover at Door
All Ages Event
Come support local artists, authors, writers, speakers and performers.
Please invite your friends.
All proceeds benefit the Colby Olsen Foundation. The mission of the Colby Olsen Foundation is to raise awareness about issues that affect LGBTQ Youth & Seniors in our community.
Thank you to our sponsors Animal Birth Control of Tucson, DJ Master Mixxaz and La Cocina
See bios for Performers, Entertainers, Speakers, Artist, Authors and more on the vents Bio page!
-Free haircuts for LGBTQ+ at-risk and homeless youth.
-confidence building event
- 7-8 local stylists donating time-
“Treat yo’self!”
7/30/18 9am-3pm last appt at 2
English Salon Spa
27 N. Scott Ave.
520.777.8997
Clients should call English Salon Spa to book appointment.
-Free haircuts for LGBTQ+ at-risk and homeless youth.
-confidence building event
- 7-8 local stylists donating time-
The 2nd LIP SYNC BATTLE benefiting The Colby Olsen Foundation is approaching!
The event will be held at La Cocina (201 N Court Ave Tucson, AZ 85701) on Sunday, June 10th at 5pm!
This time, Performers 13 and over are able to participate! Whether you are comfortable performing or even If you have never performed before, (but you really have the urge to), now is your chance to have fun AND help raise money for The Colby Olsen Foundation!
Performers 13-20 will be able to enter the contest for free! Performers 21 and over will be able to enter at $15 for solo and $20 for a group.
There is a $5 cover if you aren’t performing, under 13 get in FREE!
Here’s how it works:
1- Contact to enter and for call times
Youth (13-20) - Text MJ @(520)272-3195
Adults (21+) - Message Diva (Tatiana Blanco) on Facebook
2- Choose a song to perform.
3- Practice. You can bring props, dancers, or whatever else might help you win!
4- The crowd will select one youth winner and one adult winner.
Youth Prize- $100 CASH!
Adult Prize- 2 Roundtrip Southwest Airlines tickets to anywhere in the US!
PLUS! In addition to these prizes, each winner will receive a Makeover courtesy of English Salon Spa which includes a Haircut and Color by one of their super-talented stylists PLUS makeup application to complete your new look!
GOOD LUCK!
And remember! ALL tips, cover charges and entry fees PLUS a portion of all food and drink sales go directly to The Colby Olsen Foundation!
The main event is a sprint race by the best-dressed runners you'll ever find: Drag Queens! On top of the drag race, we'll have a DJ, food trucks, wine created by us, beer by Dillinger Brewing, and the annual release of our Drag Queen--a wine co-fermented with our very own hops. It'll be a wine dressed up like a beer!
Anyone can run! Show up in your best drag with your sexiest running heels and be ready to race!
A portion of our proceeds go to support the Colby Olsen Foundation, an organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the issues surrounding our LGBTQ community. Come drink and support!
WEDNESDAY APRIL 4TH 2018 AT 9PM
IBT's, Viva La Diva, and The Colby Olsen Foundation
present
THE RAINBOW BALL
Come out and celebrate life with us ♥ Wear all sorts of COLOR! Show us your BRIGHT side 🌈
We will be featuring some AMAZING talent!!! Featuring some hometown favorites as well as some FABULOUS new faces ♥
Joining us that night: Mr Tucson Pride Kriis Dikay, Bianca Difonsi, Isis D. Frost, Zavala D Blanco, Raquel Blanco, Justin Deeper, Allonna Dee, Elisiana Ayon, The Ladies of The Drop Studio - Allison Dubose, Monique Arvizu, Anjelica Escarcega, Jeena Doucure, Lisa Leon, Queerella Deville, Omen Dikay, Dvyne Reddboijr Valentino, Miss Nature, Aria, Or'ion Steele and your hostess Miss Tucson Pride DIVA!
DJ DARVIZ mixing the music all night long! See you there!
All members of the LGBT+ community and allies are welcome to attend the first annual Colby Olsen Foundation Thanksgiving Dinner. Please RSVP using the contact form listed on our contact page, with the title "RSVP for Thanksgiving Dinner"
