Kiki & Mainstream Halloween Prep Ball

Schedule

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

460 Melwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15213 | Pittsburgh, PA

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Chauntey 'Valachi' Divine Gotti & Mara 'Bodega' Decore Present
THE KIKI & MAINSTREAM HALLOWEEN PREP BALL
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Join us for a night of Ballroom brilliance, community celebration, and HIV awareness. Categories are designed to highlight creativity, advocacy, and performance excellence. Cash prizes and trophies await—bring your best!
This ball will be a school supply drive, and will have STI Testing and Voter Registration available for all attendees.
We will also be hosting a school supply drive with The Education Partnership, with a special Grand Prize raffle for all those who contribute to the cause!
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Time: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 @ 6pm
Location: The Blaxk Box, 460 Melwood Ave
Cost: $20 (Receive a STI Test for FREE ENTRY!)
Master of Sound: Queen Father Malibu Baby Phat 007
Master of Ceremony: Founding Mother Mochi Baby Phat 007
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ALL CATEGORIES
COMMENTATOR vs COMMENTATOR (1 Trophy + $200)
[3+ must walk to receive the cash prize]
We all love a good freestyle rap. Come dressed as a throwback rapper and get us hyped with a chant using one of the medications for PrEP.
Must use one of these medications:
- Truvada
- Descovy
- Apretude
- Yeztugo
VIRGIN PERFORMANCE (1 Trophy + $200)
[1 year or less walking balls—no cheating!]
Tonight, you will get your 10s using a single element selected from Freddy Krueger’s hat. Bring it as your favorite serial killer and make sure your elements are up to par.
OTA FACE (4 Trophies + $250)
*FQ vs BQID vs Women’s vs BQ*
[4+ must walk to receive the cash prize]
The Descovy pill is blue—incorporate blue in your makeup. Do not forget your flowers and mirror.
OTA WOMAN'S BODY (1 Trophy + $250)
* FQ vs Women*
Mars vs Venus: This category is for all women in honor of women’s rights. Show off your sexy body with a purple ribbon.
(BQID are excluded from this category)
OTA SEX SIREN / SEX APPEAL (2 Trophies + $300)
[4+ must walk to receive the cash prize]
Tonight, we want to see you sell safe sex. Incorporate condoms into your sexiest look.
Actual condoms are not required, but suggested
HAND PERFORMANCE (1 Trophy + $250.00)
[3+ must walk to receive the cash prize]
Tonight, we honor the strength of our community members living with HIV. Perform hand performance with elegance while holding two red cloths or ribbons in each hand. Competitors may not move their feet or legs—old school style only. Do not forget to tell your story!
OTA RUNWAY (2 Trophies + $400.00)
*All American vs European*
[4+ must walk to receive the cash prize]
Let’s take it back to our high school sports mascots. Tear down the runway and bring it as the official PrEP mascot in your image—using two or more PrEP medications or logos.

–– Mini GRAND PRIZE #1 ––
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TAG TEAM KIKI + MAINSTREAM BEST DRESSED
(2 Trophies + $500)
[3+ teams must walk to receive the cash prize]
It’s time to dress to impress at “The Queen of Hearts Royal Ball.” Come dressed in your best royal ball attire. Prepare to announce an important fact about PrEP to our royal panel—or it’s off with your head!
A medical liaison will be present to verify your facts. Simple facts such as “PrEP is a medication to prevent HIV” will not be accepted. Please do your research!
NOTE: One participant must be Kiki, one must be Mainstream

–– Mini GRAND PRIZE #2 ––
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TAG TEAM KIKI + MAINSTREAM REALNESS (2 Trophies + $800)
[3+ teams must walk to receive the cash prize]
Inspired by the movie “Underworld.” Show us how real you can be as a wolf or vampire.
- Kiki: Bring it as a Lycan
- Mainstream: Bring it as a Vampire
NOTES
- Masks are prohibited
- One participant must be Kiki, one must be Mainstream

–– GRAND PRIZE ––
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TAG TEAM OTA PERFORMANCE w/ an UNDERSTUDY KIKI MAINSTREAM EDITION
(5 Trophies + $1,000 + $10.00 pot)
Tonight, you are fighting HIV with martial arts and stealth. Create a duo and bring it as an assassin or ninja, incorporating PrEP or the various colors of PrEP.
Colors of PrEP Include:
- Truvada: White, Light Blue
- Descovy: White, Light Blue
- Apretude: Green, Orange, Purple
- Yeztugo: White, Light Blue, Red
NOTE: One participant must be Kiki, one must be Mainstream
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Reminder: This is a KIKI friendly event. Youth first! As such this will be an alcohol-free event, with a zero tolerance policy on violence.
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Where is it happening?

460 Melwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15213
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