BurlyCon’s Finishing School returns to Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in 2026 Each year, the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender gathers performers, producers, and audiences from around the world to celebrate burlesque’s past, present, and future. Within that space, BurlyCon’s Finishing School creates something uniquely focused: education rooted in legacy. Learning from Legends Through classes […]
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We’ve Launched Our New Website! We’re excited to share something we’ve been quietly building with a lot of care: BurlyCon has a new website! This launch marks an important step forward for how we show up online, how we share information, tell our story, and support our community year-round. While you’ll notice some immediate changes,
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BurlyCon’s Convention Returns This November for Four Days of Burlesque Education and Community FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seattle, WA — This November, BurlyCon returns for its annual convention, bringing together burlesque performers, educators, and producers from across the world for four days of immersive learning and community exchange. Founded in 2008, BurlyCon is a nonprofit organization
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As BurlyCon continues to examine its structures, values, and responsibilities, this letter offers both context and direction for the work ahead. Queerly Femmetastic shares their background, qualifications, and approach to leadership while naming the realities that shape this moment. Queerly’s words speak candidly to the labor of change, the necessity of accountability, and the collective
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Celebrate 16 Sweet Years of BurlyCon BurlyCon invites you to our first annual fundraiser auction on November 18, 2023, to celebrate our Sweet 16 year! Join us for an evening of dinner with a silent and live auction, hosted by Rebecca Mmm Davis and auctioneered by Laura Michalek, in Seattle, WA at Repair Revolution. Can’t
Pardon our dust, I mean glitter, while we rebuild. BurlyCon is in the middle of our Sweet 16 Year, which happens to also be our rebuild year! Rebuilding BurlyCon takes ingenuity, thoughtfulness, dedication and love. Our team is working as hard this year as they would if we were hosting our convention. We’re working even
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Navigating Change Together Board President shares a letter grounded in care, reflection, and community. Greetings, love, It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other in person. Three years have passed since we gathered in a hotel conference center and since then, our world has seen so much change. We’ve changed how we move, how we
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The BurlyCon Board of Directors is getting all dolled up with bite-sized bibliophile Bebe “The Doll” Bardeaux! BurlyCon is all about education. It only makes sense that a historian, librarian, and soon-to-be author like Bebe Bardeaux would join the BurlyCon board. Bebe Bardeaux is an award-winning shake dancer, pinup model, and rollergirl. Bebe Bardeaux has
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The BurlyCon Board of Directors stays fly—and now, it’s growing. From Chocolate City to the Emerald City, we’re thrilled to welcome our newest Board Member, GiGi Holliday. GiGi brings undeniable glitz, glam, and allure to the table. GiGi began her journey by studying the art of burlesque with a double major in class and sass,
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Aloha Friends! I have been having a hard time finding the words to write this. Like all of you during this unprecedented time, some days are easy and some days are hard. We are all in the midst of something we’ve never experienced and it’s challenging. Here are my top 10 things coping methods for
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