With Netflix‘s Fear Street trilogy kicking off tomorrow, the streaming service is taking things to the next level with a special “Queer Street” event in Austin, Texas!
The event is part of a weekend-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community with local queer artists, musicians and businesses. The event will feature a live “Queer Street” mural painting by Xavier Schipani and DJ sets by Boyfriend ATX, Sin Morera, La Morena, Winona Grindr, and Suxxy Puxxy. There will also be special performances by P1nkstar, Y2K, Gothess Jasmine, Noodles, Ruby Knight, Mandy Quinn, Tatiana Cholula, and Workout! with Erica Nix.
Our very own Trace Thurman (and co-host of the Horror Queers Podcast) will act as the event’s MC, serving as much queer fear realness as he can in the hopes of keeping up with the event’s extremely talented performers. It’s going to be a fright to remember!
This event is free and open to the public. Details listed below.
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Date: Sunday, July 11
Time: 3pm – 7pm CT
Locations: Coconut Club (310B Colorado St) & Neon Grotto (318 Colorado St)
Muralist Xavier Shipani has participated in shows during Art Basel, The Whitney Museum, Subliminal Projects and has an installation in the permanent collection at the McNay Museum. Over the past few years, the now Austin based artist has focused his practice on creating playful installations that explore the boundaries of gender, sexuality and queer identity. Schipani’s unique voice and personal connection to the themes of his work create intimate experiences in combination with a larger than life scale to establish a contrast between the work and the viewer. He continues to investigate fear and anger, masculinity as performance and the ambiguity of what makes a man.
A separate event will also be taking place on Saturday, July 10th in New York:
NEW YORK
Date: Saturday, July 10th
Time: 3 – 7 PM PST
Locations: C’mon Everybody 325 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Directed by Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) and based upon the groundbreaking teen horror Fear Street books by R.L. Stine, Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy is introducing a new brand of horror to the next generation: one story… told over three films… across 300 years.
- FEAR STREET PART 1: 1994 releases globally on Netflix on July 2, 2021.
- A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.
- FEAR STREET PART 2: 1978 releases globally on Netflix on July 9, 2021.
- Shadyside, 1978. School’s out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.
- FEAR STREET PART 3: 1666 releases globally on Netflix on July 16, 2021.
- The origins of Sarah Fier’s curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.