SAN FRANCISCO - "Can we talk?"
Joan Rivers will bring her trademark phrase and the rest of her comedic talents to San Francisco when she headlines the entertainment scheduled for the first Folsom Street Fair Gala.
The gala will help to kick off San Francisco Leather Week, Sept. 20-28. The week offers a range of social, artistic, historic and cultural activities.
"We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Joan Rivers as our entertainment," said Andy Copper, president of the Folsom Street Events board of directors. "We are both ecstatic and just a little frightened to witness Joan Rivers in the same room with 350 members of the leather community."
Formal attire is mandatory, although "formal" might not be what you first think. Dress leather and high-fashion kink wear qualify, according to Folsom Street Events executive director Demetri Moshoyannis.
"The gala is the first of its kind for us," he said. "We've never produced a formal event, so we are anticipating a superb turnout."
The formal gala will take place in the Regency Center's Sutter Room. Included in the ticket price is a specially designed menu from Small Potatoes and an open bar. Selected pieces from the GLBT Historical Society's exhibit 25 Years of Folsom Street Fair will be on display.
Tickets may be purchased online.
The gala will open the 25th Folsom Street Fair, a street festival including more than 250 exhibitors and vendors, hot food and cold drinks and artistic and cultural entertainment. The event boasts two live stages with 16 alternative acts, a dance area with internationally known DJs, a newly inaugurated artists' area and "Venus' Playground," which is dedicated to women. Previous performers have included Imperial Teen, Ladytron, Bob Mould and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.
Event sponsors include TitanMen, RECON, NakedSword, GLOSS, Steamworks, StraightHell, Mr. S Leather, Doc Johnson, Elbow Grease, Blow Buddies, Stockroom/Stormy Leather, XR LLC, Manhunt, Leatherpost, Powerhouse, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Renoir Hotel, LIVE 105, SF Bay Guardian, IN LA magazine and Bear Party magazine.
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