"The Brenda and Glennda Show: Drag Activist Films from the '90s" includes "The Drag Queen Murder Mystery," which features Brenda and Glennda's 1990 visit to Kim's Video on Avenue A.
The two browse the store's VHS collection, pulling movies off the shelves to discuss queer themes in film.
The bill also includes "On the Campaign Trail with Joan Jett Blakk," a 1990 video screened with the Off-Broadway production "Ms. Blakk for President" at the Vineyard Theatre on East 15th Street. (Glennda is also a character in the play.)
The screening offers a look back at New York's drag activism and underground video scene, including a stop at a now-defunct East Village video store.
The event takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. at Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Ave., with a reception starting at 3 p.m. The program also includes a Q&A with director Glenn Belverio, moderated by Ben Shields, and live drag performances by Nancy Nogood, Reina Nobuena and Oliver Herface.
Tickets are $20. More information is available here.
"The Brenda and Glennda Show," a groundbreaking Manhattan public-access program in the 1990s, brought drag out of nightclubs and onto the streets, using humor and activism to address political and social issues.
