Be Here! Be YOU!

Be Here! Be YOU! is a joy-filled ice skating party to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community! Enjoy on and off- ice performances by Milk from RuPaul's Drag Race, and gender illusionist superstar Mizery McRae! FREE parking, FREE rental skates, cash bar and snacks. Our 2026 Honoree is Mercedes Loving-Manley, Founder &amp; Director of PrideXtended. All funds raised will go to PrideXtended

The Skating Club of Boston

Joy Skate Productions welcomes YOU to a celebratory fun-raiser with skating and dancing to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community! Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 6:30pm-8:30pm at The Skating Club of Boston, 750 University Ave. Norwood, MA. Be Here! Be YOU! is a joyful, family-friendly event. General Admission is $20, Students $10 and includes parking, hot chocolate, rental skates, costume &amp; photo corner, and a skating session. On and off-ice performances by Milk (RuPaul's Drag Race) Boston legend Mizery McCrae, QWAM dance troupe, Miss Trans Oregon 2024 Billie McBride, and more! Music by DJ WhySham! Skate, Dance, Celebrate! All funds raised will go to the Boston LesBiGay Urban Foundation. Tickets on Eventbrite

Be Here! Be YOU! Skating Party to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community! FREE parking, FREE rental skates, cash bar. On and off-ice performances. Family-friendly. Be Here! Be YOU! will be hosted by the founder of Joy Skate Productions, Elin Schran, and the 2025 Be Here! Be YOU! honorees are Curtis Santos and Eilakeisha Spencer, Co-Founders of Boston LesBiGay Urban Foundation! <a href="https://www.lesbigayurbanfoundation.org/about">https://www.lesbigayurbanfoundation.org</a>. This charity event will include live performances from Boston’s premier gender illusionist Mizery McRae and drag performer/fashion model Milk, and the amazing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/qwamfam?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">QWAM dance troupe</a>. We are honored and excited to announce that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shamrocklegendz">DJ Why Sham</a> will be bringing the music! This charity event brings together the fun of skating, gender illusion, exciting performances, great music and joy. ALL FUNDS raised go to the <a href="https://www.lesbigayurbanfoundation.org/about">Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation</a> Be Here! Be YOU! will take place on an Olympic-size ice surface in the Tenley E. Albright Performance Center at The Skating Club of Boston, 750 University Ave, Norwood on Saturday, April12 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. What: Be Here! Be YOU! LGBTQ+ Skating and Dancing Party and Fundraiser Where: The Skating Club of Boston, 750 University Ave, Norwood

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Be Here! Be YOU!

Be Here! Be YOU!

Be Here! Be YOU!