QPAD Summit Registration
Tickets are sliding scale $0 - $30, which is determined by access rather than a “pay what you want” model. See more below!
Join us to explore the intersections of performance art and drag and our rural LGBTQ+ experiences! Summits are places to gather in community, (re)connect with and actively queer rural traditions, build relationships and trust among other rural and small town LGBTQ+ people, celebrate & grieve together, and create a roadmap to move us closer to our collectively liberated and joyful futures.
Drag and performance art are tools for expanding our understandings of gender and gender expression. Playgrounds of costume and authenticity. Liberation from societal standards and expectations of the gender binary and beauty stereotypes. Drag and performance arts are for everybody, but especially queer bodies.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds— contact us for a free registration code if the cost of attending is a barrier. We want to see you there!
After you click “Add to cart,” the registration form will pop up for you to complete! Thanks in advance for taking the time to complete the form, and get in touch with any questions or if you want to pay by cash or check!
Tickets are sliding scale $0 - $30, which is determined by access rather than a “pay what you want” model. Please consider contributing more if you have benefited from systemic privileges like race or gender. Financial constraints will not prevent anyone from participating. We want to see you there!
To pay on the sliding scale, enter one of these coupon codes at check out, after you add a ticket to the cart and complete the pop-up form:
$25 ticket = QPAD25
$20 ticket = QPAD20
$15 ticket = QPAD15
$10 ticket = QPAD10
$0 ticket = QPADZERO
If you have any trouble registering, get in touch with us at info@weareoutintheopen.org. Registration includes: rapid COVID testing, masks, light breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack.
*Please note, this ticket is for the Saturday May 4 Summit event. Tickets for the Curbside Queens drag show on Friday May 3 are sold separately on the Basil Burwell Community Theater website.
Summits are spaces to vent, strategize, connect, build, reflect, think, experience, and make. Folks from any rural community or small town are welcome to join us. We encourage participants to bring in to all of these sessions thoughts, questions, and strategies connected to struggles for justice against racism, classism, misogyny, incarceration, police brutality, ableism, fascism, transphobia, and other oppressions. If you want to offer a session at this summit, there is space for you to share about your idea or offering in the registration form.
The doors will open on Saturday May 4 at 9am, and we will wrap up at 6:30pm. Light breakfast, a full lunch, and a substantial afternoon snack are included in your registration. You can find a draft agenda for the day here: https://www.weareoutintheopen.org/qpadsummit
General Information
Tickets for the Friday night drag and burlesque show are sold seperately, via the Basil Burwell Theater website: https://belfastmaskers.com/products/out-in-the-opens-drag-burlesque-show
Financial accessibility
Transportation stipends are available upon request.
Childcare is available on site- let us know in the registration form the age of the child and time frame you will need care.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds at this event— please reach out for a discount code to register at no cost.
Information about COVID layered protections
There will be rapid testing onsite, and you will be asked to test upon arrival.
Please plan to arrive between 9 & 9:30 am so we can have your results before starting at 10:00am.
Masks will be required indoors, and we will have KN95 masks available.
Information about summit session locations
These locations are no more than .3 miles apart (around a 10-15 minute walk). There is a hill from the main location down to auxiliary locations.
The Basil Burwell Theater is wheelchair accessible.
The Belfast Community Library’s Abbott Room is wheelchair accessible and ADA compliant.
The First Baptist Church is wheelchair accessible.
The Rockweed Center is not wheelchair accessible.
Other information to note
In the spirit of paying a land tax, and because Out in the Open is not currently housed on a specific location in eastern Wabanaki territory/Maine, 10% of the budget for this gathering will be a donation to a local indigenous-led organization working on land rematriation.
This event has largely been dreamed up by a small volunteer team, with support from Out in the Open staff. If you would like to volunteer during the Summit or to help carry out future events, let us know!