Drill Baby Drill: An Election Night Baby Shower!

Election Night can be a stressful event—but why spend it at home alone biting your fingernails? Come spend the evening as part of the local community as CENTERSTAGE hosts “Drill Baby Drill,” an Election Night Celebrity Baby Shower. Designed to be irreverent (not partisan), and ridiculous, the party features games, performances, stand-up comedy, and up-to-the-minute election coverage.

Beginning at 8 pm and lasting until a President-Elect has been declared, this party promises eclectic entertainment as we track the coverage of this landmark election. Entertainment guests include Colonel Bongo Betty, drag king Justin Incredible, puppeteer Sarah Jennings, comedian Dorian Gray, and hypnotist Jason Linett.

Come see a fashion show of celebrity maternity designs by CENTERSTAGE and local artisans, build your own baby—or baby bump! Gather around one of the may TV’s and projection screens for all of their Election Night coverage. Plus enjoy free wireless internet to find your own coverage.

It is a party designed to highlight the peculiarities and contradictions that arise in any election. In 2004, we hosted a Queer Bridal Fashion Show – both candidates spoke out against gay marriage and yet it was the gay marriage question on many state’s ballots that rallied voters to the polls and some say decided the election.



In 2008, we will host a “Drill Baby Drill” Celebrity Baby Shower to highlight a favorite slogan used by both campaigns. This year’s party brings together all of our concerns about the environment with our pre-occupation with celebrity baby-making. Shouldn’t family planning be a part of our discussion about the future of the earth?

Donations and proceeds from the evening go to Civic Works and Planned Parenthood.

http://www.civicworks.com/

http://www.plannedparenthoodmd.org/