4th Annual INTERNATIONAL BOOKLOVER'S BURLESQUE FESTIVAL-FRIDAY & SATURDAY SHOWCASE (Different Casts)
Schedule
Sat Apr 11 2026 at 06:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Alberta Rose Theatre | Portland, OR
Join us for the 4th Annual INTERNATIONAL BOOKLOVER'S BURLESQUE FESTIVAL Friday & Saturday night Majestic Showcases! Our Festival event is a one-of-a-kind sensual literary weekend celebration of FOUR uniquely different, open-themed BOOKLOVER'S BURLESQUE shows around Portland, Oregon from April 9th-12th, with our Friday & Saturday Night Majestic Showcases at the Alberta Rose Theatre where we will highlight a mix of ANY & ALL GENRES of the written word matched with burlesque, boylesque, and draglesque artists chosen from around the country and the world!Each night on April 10th and 11th, we will feature different world-renowned "Guest of Honor" performing artists and authors, professional actors/readers, and specially-curated burlesque, boylesque, and draglesque acts chosen for our festival. And just as a library is an eclectic mix of books, our festival shall also celebrate an eclectic mix of all types of writing matched with all types of performers. Our shows are sex/body/queer positive, feminist, and inclusive to all!
** We have TWO SEPARATE CASTS for each night of our Friday & Saturday showcases!
Come join us for one or BOTH nights of our OPEN THEMED SHOWCASE SHOWS happening on April 10th and 11th at The Alberta Rose Theatre!
Tickets available at:
https://albertarosetheatre.com/calendar/category/series/the-4th-annual-international-booklovers-burlesque-festival/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/
AND for our entire WEEKEND of Festival Shows, visit https://www.bookloversburlesque.com/festival/festival-tickets
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** FRIDAY'S CAST **
OUR GUEST OF HONOR- Sgt. Die Wies (San Francisco)
FEATURED PERFORMER- Asteria Atombomb (PDX)
Tea Wilde (Atlanta)
Harlem Nyte (Chicago)
Obscura Fox (PDX)
Jo Jo Sugar Cookies (Toronto)
Woody Banter (PDX)
Winter Sinclair (San Diego)
Olive YouMoore (Phoenix)
Haute Cocoa (Nashville)
Duo Tippy Lyra Ensemble (PDX)
Hosted by Bevin Victoria (PDX)
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** SATURDAY'S CAST **
OUR GUEST OF HONOR- Ariel Helvetica (Vancouver, B.C.)
FEATURED GUEST PERFORMER- Vena Kahlo (Seattle)
FEATURED LOCAL PERFORMER- Given (PDX)
Valerie Veils (Olympia)
Caffeyne Luv (Detroit)
Sepia Jewel (Los Angeles)
Guy Praxis (PDX)
Ms. Mykie (Texas)
Megz Madrone (PDX)
ACT'in Up (Seattle)
Lane Lunacy (PDX)
Sneaky Boo (Seattle)
Hosted by Megan Skye Hale (PDX)
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If you would like to join us for our other events during our 3rd Annual INTERNATIONAL BOOKLOVER'S BURLESQUE FESTIVAL, check out our schedule below! Tickets at https://www.bookloversburlesque.com/festival/festival-tickets !
April 9th-
MYTHS & LEGENDS SPECTACULAR Opening Night Event
The Grand Theater in Salem, Oregon
April 10th-11th
FRIDAY & SATURDAY MAJESTIC SHOWCASES
Alberta Rose Theatre
(TWO different Casts/ Open-Themed Shows mixing of ANY & ALL GENRES of the written word matched with burlesque, boylesque, and draglesque artists chosen from around the country and the world!)
April 12th
COZY CLASSICS CABARET BRUNCH finale
The Victorian Belle Mansion/ The Belle
(Celebrating classic literature matched with burlesque, boylesque, and draglesque artists chosen from around the country and the world!)
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OUR HISTORY:
BOOKLOVER'S BURLESQUE, produced by Lacy Knightly/ Nick Lacy of Lacy Productions, is the world's sexiest literary salon which matches titillating, inspiring, and/or empowering book readings with burlesque, boylesque, or draglesque performances. Professional readers, actors, or authors read aloud a piece of writing from any genre and are then followed by a burlesque, boylesque, or draglesque performance inspired by the piece in aesthetic, feel, emotion, character, plot, etc.
Since early 2016, we have produced quarterly shows highlighting genres such as gothic literature, science fiction, erotica, fantasy, fairy tales, mysteries, classic literature, and more. We strive to raise up both the literary and the performing arts, empower others as well as entertain through the written word and a bit of tease, support and promote books, literacy, and burlesque, and be open, diverse, and inclusive to all in a safe, welcoming environment.
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Door tickets sold only if available on a first come, first served basis! Once we reach capacity there will not be tickets available at the door.
21 & over only
Where is it happening?
The Alberta Rose Theatre, 3018 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211-7036, United States
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