Drag Queen Preacher with R.R. Tavárez
Schedule
Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Schuler Books (Ann Arbor) | Ann Arbor, MI
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Join us in Ann Arbor for a night of storytelling and poetry with R.R. Tavárez, a grassroots community leader who is passionate about empowering those on the margins. Drag Queen Preacher is perfect for readers looking to explore the complexities of culture, family, queerness, resistance, and faith.We love seeing who is planning to join us! Your RSVP helps us prepare to host you. You can RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/r-r-tavarez-sba2
About the Book:
How did you grow to be who you are? What loves nurtured you into becoming? What seeds have been sown within you to nurture hope? Which avenues through life have allowed you to expand your self and transform in myriad ways? I am not one thing.
Drag Queen Preacher is a reflection of being and a revelation of love. In poetic snapshots, R.R. Tavárez--pastor, urban farmer, artist, advocate, drag queen--reveals the complexities and rich beauties of a multi-faceted identity. Drag Queen Preacher is a memoir-in-poetry about culture, family, queerness, resistance, and faith.
About the Author:
R.R. Tavárez (he/him/his) is a grass-roots community leader who is passionate about empowering those on the margins. He is Afro-Latino and an openly gay ordained minister who advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusion. In addition to writing, he is an award-winning artist and photographer. He was named as a 40 under 40 leader by the Grand Rapids Business Journal in 2022 and received the OUTstanding Advocate Award from Chosen Family of Michigan in 2025. Tavárez also dons the drag persona, Luz De La Rica, as a performer and minister.
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Where is it happening?
Schuler Books (Ann Arbor), 2513 Jackson Ave.,Ann Arbor,MI,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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