A Benefit Cabaret to Save Philadelphia from Climate Change

photo by Melissa Moore

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Featuring: Betty J. Smithsonian, Nirvana Noire and Dain Saint

Join the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus as we sing this concert in celebration of PRIDE, dedicating it to the rest of our siblings in the LGBTQ+ community. PGMC is excited to open the concert with various LGBTQ commissioned masterpieces written by notable composers including: Robert Seeley and his late partner Robert Espindola (lyricist), Philip Littell (lyricist), New Jersey native Robert Maggio, and Philadelphia natives Andrea Clearfield and Drag Queen Cookie Diorio. Two songs were commissioned by PGMC, one of which will be performed by Soloist Cookie Diorio. This music celebrates the love stories of our community, and reminds us to live bravely OUT loud. The celebration continues with popular selections that gear you up for PRIDE including “Rise Up” and “Born This Way!” We will not be erased, we will not be denied, and so instead we will LIVE OUT LOUD

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Sure, we’ve all heard about climate change, but with a little music and a littlemoney we can save our city from what everyone is calling “the existential threat of our time!” Join Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) PA with local stars Betty Smithsonian, John Jarboe, Jess Conda, Cookie Diorio, Alice Yorke for the most important benefit concert you’ll ever buy a ticket to. Plus, surprise celebrity guests you won’t want to miss!

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