THE Ballarat Leagues Club will soon play host to a different kind of event as part of a local drag star\u2019s aim to expand an entertainment offering in the region.<\/p>\n
This Thursday, Ballarat drag queen Gabriella Labucci will bring drag bingo to the venue along with Melbourne-based entertainer Xena Ghost.<\/p>\n
Labucci said her goal with the event is to bring more drag opportunities to Ballarat.<\/p>\n
\u201cPiano Bar has been wonderful in giving us a platform on a Wednesday but not everyone can do that so we want to provide more opportunity and create more work for the regional girls,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEssentially Piano Bar is the only place offering drag events so we want to branch out and take this to a different audience while still having fun with drag at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s absolutely a need in the scene for more work and more opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
A drag performer for nearly a decade, Labucci has been hosting bingo events in Ballarat for roughly three years.<\/p>\n
With tickets at $20, prizes to be won include vouchers with Ballarat Leagues Club, and Black Label Tattoo Collective, as well as a Ballarat Wildlife Park family pass, and an $80 bottle of gin from Red Duck Brewery.<\/p>\n
Next week\u2019s event looks to be the first of many monthly drag bingo nights at Ballarat Leagues Club, with follow-ups slated for Thursday 23 November and Thursday 21 December.<\/p>\n
Labucci said co-host Xena Ghost will bring an exciting element to next week\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
\u201cXena is one of the girls I\u2019ve worked with from Melbourne. It\u2019s always good to have that perspective in a regional setting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou get a bit of the city drag and the country drag to give people the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Melbourne scene can be quite competitive where the girls are trying to one up one another. Here, I think we\u2019re a bit more laid back and silly so we feed off each other and learn from each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Visit bit.ly\/3ZM6ar9 for tickets to next week\u2019s drag bingo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Ballarat Leagues Club will soon play host to a different kind of event as part of a local drag star\u2019s aim to expand an entertainment offering in the region. This Thursday, Ballarat drag queen Gabriella Labucci will bring drag bingo to the venue along with Melbourne-based entertainer Xena Ghost. Labucci said her goal with […]<\/p>\n