“Ladies of the Rainbow Cattle Company” Drag Show: April 26

The Vermont Folklife Center Presents “Mistresses of Mayhem—the Ladies of the Rainbow Return” in Brattleboro, Vermont

Please join the Vermont Folklife Center in welcoming back to their home turf the Ladies of the Rainbow drag review for a fun and bawdy performance entitled “Mistresses of Mayhem—the Ladies of the Rainbow Return” on Saturday April 26, 2014.

Please join the Vermont Folklife Center in welcoming back to their home turf the Ladies of the Rainbow drag review for a fun and bawdy performance entitled “Mistresses of Mayhem—the Ladies of the Rainbow Return” on Saturday April 26, 2014.

Hosted at the Brattleboro VFW hall, the doors open at 7:00 pm for the 8:00 pm performance.  This evening of adult comedy and entertainment (18+ unless accompanied by an adult) represents the 10^th anniversary of the Ladies’ first downtown Brattleboro appearance and is a fundraiser (and a fun-raiser) to support the work of the Vermont Folklife Center.

The Brattleboro VFW hall (Carl M. Dessaint VFW Post 1034) is located at 40 Black Mountain Road in Brattleboro, VT. For ticket information go to www.vermontfolklifecenter.org or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/596067

These glamorous and talented drag performers, including Mama Mayhem, Candi Shtick, and Kitty Rawhide, arrive fresh from performances in Keene, NH, the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, and Burlington City Arts, bringing their unique blend of mellifluous lip-synching and raucous commentary to the Brattleboro VFW hall.

The Ladies of the Rainbow have been captivating area audiences since their first days performing at the Rainbow Cattle Co. in Dummerston, VT in the late 1990’s. The story of their journey is creatively captured in an exhibit of photographs and audio interview excerpts, organized by the Vermont Folklife Center, entitled Backstage at the Rainbow Cattle Co., photographs by Evie Lovett.

With the performance will be a cash bar, not-so-silent auction, and other fun-filled opportunities to support the work of the Vermont Folklife Center throughout the evening.

This exhibit is on a three-year tour, with assistance from the Samara Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation, to visit venues in all 14 counties of Vermont, including a showing at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center in 2015. As one of the Vermont Folklife Center’s traveling exhibits it is part of our continuous effort to make Vermonters visible to one another.

With the performance will be a cash bar, not-so-silent auction, and other fun-filled opportunities to support the work of the Vermont Folklife Center throughout the evening.

The Vermont Folklife Center’s mission is to broaden, strengthen, and deepen our understanding of Vermont and the surrounding region; to assure a repository for our collective cultural memory; and to strengthen communities by building connections among the diverse peoples of Vermont.