Halloween triple-header: UPH gets in the spirit with 3 diverse shows
UPH gets in the spirit a little early this year, with Sunday’s HalloQween drag brunch, a RISE fundraiser, and an adult Masquerave.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — UPH is celebrating Halloween a little early — with spirited events starting this Sunday.
The festivities kick off with a HalloQween drag brunch with some “scary fabulous” royalty from RuPaul’s Drag Race. “Drag Me to Brunch” spotlights TV stars Mrs. Kasha Davis, Jasmine Masters, Emmy winner Laila McQueen, and Cynthia Lee Fontaine — plus local legend Stella Progress.
“It’s great to have not only local queens, but the queens that people know nationally, even internationally,” says Proctors’ Jessica Sims, an uber-fan of the TV show. “The queens that are coming are very well known to the RuPaul’s Drag Race community. Cynthia Lee Fontaine was just on the recent season of All Stars that just finished. Jasmine Masters is a really well-known personality who’s been parodied by other drag queens. And then Mrs. Kasha Davis is like the mom of all of them, who kind of runs a lot of these events to get them all together.”
The queens are doing two shows on Sunday — at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with a meet and greet in the middle. “We’ve got a good breakfast, lots of mimosas, and everything is so much fun with the queens,” says UPH Director Teddy Foster.
Five days later, RISE presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Celebrating its fourth year at UPH — and the iconic movie’s 50th anniversary — the night will sure to be epic, and all for a good cause.
And if you’ve never gone to a UPH rave, now’s a great time: Saturday, Oct. 25 brings Masquerave, a Halloween-inspired night of music and lights.
“This place is unbelievable for a rave; we’re an old church after all,” Foster says. “It’s all about the lights and the beat. Everybody dances, and everybody dresses up.”
The age range for past raves has cut a wide swath from 20 to 60 for the electronic dance party and laser show.
“It’s such a lovely group of people who come out,” Foster says. “A lot of people are looking for something to do for Halloween, and here you’re in a safe place, just enjoying music. Plus, a lot of these people have little children, and this date frees them up for trick-or-treating.”
For more info or to buy tickets for HalloQween, RISE Presents: The Rocky Horror Picture Show or Masquerave, visit atuph.com.
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