The Canvas Collective is a pop/rock band based out of New York. The band consists of Mandy Kessler (Vocals/Guitar), Kris Wong (Guitar/Bass/Synth), and Zack Brody (drums) who all met when they were studying at the Berklee College of Music. After being heavily involved in the Boston music scene, the band recorded their EP “Silence Wants Me but I Don’t Wanna Be
Quiet” during their senior year of college. The EP was released in August 2020 during the
Covid-19 pandemic and the band decided to change their alternative rock sound to a modern pop vibe, as heard in their new single, “Say Something”. The band is proud to write and release songs that are personal to them, with lyrical subjects that include personal issues and LGBT themes. With a new sound and a new home state, The Canvas Collective is ready to release a follow up to “Say Something” and start playing live again.

Rawya El Chab is a Brooklyn-based performance artist and theater-maker from Beirut, Lebanon. A multidisciplinary storyteller, Rawya’s career trajectory combines classical training in theatre with contemporary art and community engagement, with extensive experiences in physical, interactive, and street interventions. She has performed in major productions, working with leading theatre and cinema directors in Lebanon. Coming of age in the aftermath of the Civil War in Beirut, she has come to understand and experience theater and art as a critical space and practice where the state of emergency is suspended to give place for social, ethical and aesthetic reflections. Her philosophy and vision emphasize the democratization of the tools of theater as a
means to respond and dismantle oppression and the reclaiming of public space as an extension of art-practice. Her process is immersed in ludic practices, engaging with ideas and concepts, and developing performances as a social commentary.

Hurricane Holly (she/her) is a force to be reckoned with. A Siren to pierce through the
headphones make you look up at the world, let the light in, and be the person you always
wanted! With a passionate wail and a poets verse her storm pop will make you laugh, cry, blush, squirm, and never forget her! @hurricanehollymusic Spotify Hurricane Holly Category 4

Witti Repartee has lived in Bay Ridge for over 15 years. For several years, she was a cast
member of Drag Queen Story Hour, New York City, and has read for audiences across the city, including at the Bay Ridge branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. A much sought after hostess, she most recently emceed the Center’s Cycle for the Cause event on September 25th, has hosted Folsom Street East 6 times, Mr New England Rubber 2019, the North East Pup and Handler Contest since its inception, and countless events in New York City and the surrounding region. As a gala performer, she’s been seen from Anchorage, Alaska to Washington DC, from San Diego, CA to Chicago IL, and is a founding judge of the Miss Rockbar Pageant. A queen (NYC Gay Men’s Chorus), an Empress (Imperial Court of New York) and an Angel (Team Eagle, Cycle for the Cause), this coming spring Witti adds “Legend” to her style with her inclusion in “Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age,” a coffee-table book with photos, styling and interviews of 80 queens across 16 American cities by Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus. Look for it from Cernunnos Publishing on June 21. She’s an ordained minister, an iconic bingo caller, an inveterate ZOOM artist, and you can follow her on the usual social media, or at www.wittirepartee.com.