Brown Sugar Burlesque, Checker Hall, Los Angeles, 16 June 2024

Get ready for a night of sultry moves and R&B vibes at Brown Sugar Burlesque on June 16, 2024! Black burlesque, drag, live music and more!
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Ready to experience the ultimate grown and sexy evening out? Join us for Brown Sugar Burlesque on Sunday June 16th at Checker Hall in Highland Park!

A live cabaret experience featuring an all-star cast of Black burlesque artists, drag artists, live music and guest bartenders! After the show, an all-RnB DJ set keeps the party going until the end of the night!

Featuring performances by Jessabelle Thunder, Candace Cane, Coco Lamarr, Emma Jewel, The Chocolate Showboy, Mayhem Miller (as seen on RuPaul's Drag Race!), Miss Onyx Nova, LaDon Amour Rochè and Bylistic Rouge.

Live Music by Maurice Smith and The Delta Soul.

Vinyl DJ set by Jeli Daniels.

Hosted by Aston Wallace.

Cocktails by Diamond Alabi-Isama, presented by Hendrick's Gin, Sapere Wines, Mount Gay Rum, Cointreau and The Pathfinder.

Our sold-out shows have been an absolute vibe - join us and get ready to feel the heat as we celebrate our community with an evening of RnB, burlesque and delicious cocktails you won't forget!

ACT FAST - TICKETS WILL SELL OUT AGAIN!

Step inside a beautiful 1920's Masonic Lodge and climb the unmistakable checkerboard stairs to discover Checker Hall, a luxurious hidden cocktail bar and restaurant with plentiful palm fronds, art deco vibes for days and a wide balcony overlooking the stars over Figueroa.

Our evening begins at 6:30pm with a cocktail hour before the live performance kicks off. After the show, the DJ takes over and keeps us dancing until the end of the night to the best in new R&B and the throwbacks we all know and love.

Celebrate Juneteenth, Pride and Daddies of all kinds with us!

Brown Sugar Burlesque is a pop-up event that launched in Los Angeles in 2023. Brown Sugar is a Black-owned and woman-led production.

P LEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

COMPLETE PARTY EARLY ARRIVAL IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. PLEASE HELP US PREVENT SHOW DISRUPTIONS. ANY TABLE RESERVATIONS NOT CLAIMED BY 7:30 WILL BE RELEASED TO THE WAITLIST.

Ticket price is for entry to the event and show. This event has a 2 drink minimum for all guests. Beverage menu to include cocktails as well as non-alcoholic options for purchase. Full dinner menu also available for purchase.

Checker Hall is a cashless establishment. While you are free to tip the performers and bartenders in cash, the bar will not be able to make change for you. COME PREPARED.

The entrance to the venue is up a single flight of stairs. There is an ADA elevator available.

There is no valet at Checker Hall. P arking is plentiful in metered city lots in the surrounding area, as well as on Figueroa. Consider ridesharing. The Gold Line is also very close and convenient (Highland Park Station).

Please be aware that by purchasing a ticket, you consent to your voice, name, and/or likeness being used, without compensation, in films and tapes for exploitation in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, for eternity, and you release Prince & Thompson LLC, d/b/a Brown Sugar Burlesque, its successors, assigns and licensees from any liability whatsoever of any nature. Do not purchase a ticket if you do not wish to be subject to the foregoing.

Tickets are nonrefundable.

Dress to impress.

This event is 21+