Mark Saturday, November 30th at 7pm down in your virtual calendar for an evening filled with drag, games and liquor.

Hosted by Emperor 26 and 29 Dion Boink and Empress 30 Dyna Myte, the World AIDS Day celebration and fundraiser at the Backlot promises nothing short of a good time for a good cause. All proceeds raised throughout the evening will go to the AIDS Calgary Lunch Program, donated through the ISCCA, SA.

This is Dion’s second time hosting the event at Backlot and fifth time hosting over all. He says the night is getting bigger and bigger and with the additional dancing space offered at neighbouring Vinyl, he hopes for a large crowd.

"World AIDS Day to me, it’s remembering the people that we’ve lost and supporting the people that are here dealing with it," he says. "That’s why I host the event – to help make a difference,"

The Lunch Program makes daily lunch deliveries to hospices and offers meals to others in need.

The night will include door prizes, a 50/50 draw and ‘Pop it Poker’ – a poker tournament with a twist. Players can purchase balloons for $2 and pop them. They will either hold a playing card or prize inside. The best hand of the night – a royal flush of spades – will go home with the grand prize.

Red ribbons will be on sale for you to show your support for AIDS research.

This year’s World AIDS Day theme in Canada is It’s Not Over. "If you’re over 50 and think you’re not at risk for HIV...If you think people aging with HIV aren’t faced with serious health issues...If you think the fight against HIV/AIDS has been won...THINK AGAIN" – that’s the message the Canadian AIDS Society is delivering this year with its red ribbon campaign.

Drink specials will run all night and a drag show will be performed on the Vinyl side.

"Argentina’s going to be in there and Carly’s angels perform at the end of the night," Dion says. "Malibu and Brandy; most of the court queens."

A donation will be requested at the Vinyl space in lieu of cover, but not at the Backlot.