Boston drag queen Coleslaw Corner is Back. However, you will not find her at Club Cafe or any other of the city’s gay bars. She’s returning to her home from home: Boston’s Museum of Science Her performance is part of the Museum’s of SubSpace programming, an initiative marketed “for adults looking for something different” to offer a “new wave of nightlife” in the city. Normally used to educate school groups about the stars but on certain Thursday nights the 57-foot dome becomes Coleslaw’s stage
Coleslaw’s Corner has been a stronghold of after-hours offerings at the Museum for two years, often selling out all 209 seats of the planetarium. Then I guess Covid put a damper on things ….until now
Her show didn’t stop during the pandemic she simply took them online with a virtual conversation series called “Coleslaw’s Corner: Science in Drag.” The show was born, along with a number of free virtual SubSpace events focused on education. They’ve hosted a Fortnite Tournament and “A Night of Mindfulness Meditation.” But Coleslaw’s web series is unlike anything else. Coleslaw has not shied away from using her platform to take on more serious missions as well. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement that arose this summer, Coleslaw’s Corner hosted Sarah Weiner, Education Associate at the Museum of Science, to ask “What contributions have women, people of color, and the BGLTQ community made to STEM and how have they shaped our world today?” Beyond her web series, Coleslaw also hosts The Serve Network’s digital Drag shows weekly on Twitch — each episode’s theme is a decade in history. Featuring “an ever-rotating array of Drag artists from around the world,” Coleslaw and The Serve team have kept the spirit of performance alive each Monday evening.
Coleslaw’s Corner: Return to the Dome Thursday, November 3 | 7:30 pm | Tickets: $201 Science Park Boston, MA 02114
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