On Sunday, June 26, the Pride Center of Maryland presented Queens Cruise, a three hour boat ride which embarked from the Baltimore Inner Harbor at City Cruises. The event was full of cocktails, dollar bills, early Britney Spears, and rainbow-hued clothing, and featured inspired performances by Absolutely Dragulous Brunch, hosted by The Real Emerald Star with Chanel Belladonna, Lyric Bordeaux, and VV Majesty.
I’ve always loved my work. I’m passionate about it because of my experiences growing up as an immigrant, as someone who saw many people go without access to care, as someone who experienced some of those problems myself, and as a clinician on behalf of my patients.
A new photo book, Scene Seen, weaves together 85 bands, over 200 portraits, and 300 pages into a tribute to Baltimore’s creative resilience, documenting the essence of the music scene from 2016 to 2024.
I met with Becker at the newly relocated Mobtown Ballroom to learn more about her work as an arts leader, and our conversation ranged from the complexity of demands that she balances, to her origins and identity as an artist and why art matters to us as humans.
The dystopian play runs through January 26 at Strand Theater.
