Qween City

03/29/2022

Buffalo's own 'comedy godmother' Kristen Becker returns for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy at The 9th Ward at Babeville this Thursday, March 31! Tix are going fast; snag yours today!

Babeville presents DYKOTOMY: A Comedy Show by Kristen Becker

03/11/2022

Check out this great intro to artist & photographer Alana Adetola Arts Photography, LLC as told by A.I. The Anomaly of Get Fokus'd Productions for Albright-Knox! Qween City would not be what it is without this woman's incredible talent & vision. Kudos, Qween!!

As a continuation of the official music video titled "Grwn Woman", A.I. The Anomaly explores the work of other women entrepreneurs and highlights their respo...

02/23/2022

We are in for a real treat this Saturday, February 26, when The Glam Vamps return once again to the stage of lauded rock club Mohawk Place for The Glam Vamps Present: Buffalo '69 - A 90s Hollywood Burlesque Show! The troupe will be reenacting iconic scenes from the 1998 indie film Buffalo '66 through burlesque, theater, and comedy, with additional performances paying homage to other ‘90s favorites, including Jurassic Park, Fight Club, Austin Powers, and more.

Click for more info on this badass troupe, and check out some highlights from the incredible Buffalo '66-inspired photoshoot by Robyn Buyskes of Bubbles & Berries Bo***ir, featuring Vanessa Oswald & Shannon Dawn. *swooooon*!

The Glam Vamps return once again to the stage of lauded rock club Mohawk Place for "Buffalo ‘69 – A ‘90s Hollywood Burlesque Show" on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 10 p.m.

02/18/2022

"The Instagram stories are always telling me how to take care of myself. It’s helpful, mostly. Except for when it isn’t."

Have you found yourself unable to start... well, anything? Maybe it's your morning shower, or maybe it's that ambitious new jewelry company you devised one especially manic Saturday. QC friend & contributor Katie Cosgrove sure has, and is here to tell you: You. Are. Not. Alone. This is the first in an installment of what (we hope!) will be a (ir)regularly occurring series of essays, but of course, we ain't gonna hold her to it. After all, "sludgy" isn't an adjective we've been called.... yet.

The Instagram stories are always telling me how to take care of myself. It’s helpful, mostly. Except for when it isn’t.

11/15/2021

"This is a connection…there are many layers to bodywork. You can touch on all of them if you want to, and that person’s going to feel it on all levels.”

We are so pleased to present this piece on massage therapist Erika Leigh Felicetta, owner of Phoenix Rising Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, located in Buffalo, NY's Hydraulics District. Check out this awesome woman's story, only on today's Qween City.

“This is a connection…there are many layers to bodywork. You can touch on all of them if you want to, and that person’s going to feel it on all levels.”

10/12/2021

Join us tonight at TheGypsyParlor for Dining Out For Life - Western New York in support of Evergreen Health's supportive HIV services!! We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with the incredible gang at Gypsy in support of this awesome cause for the fifth year in a row. All you need to do to support is bring your appetite tonight, but please consider donating a little extra -- there are some amazing raffle prizes up for grabs, including:

• $500 gift certificate to Reeds Jewelers
• Lockhouse Distillery package
• iPad Pro
• Two Buffalo Philharmonic tickets and a $100 gift certificate to CRaVing restaurant
• Two roundtrip JetBlue tickets.
• Not only that, but every donor (of $25 or more) receives a Delta Sonic Super Kiss (good for two Super Kiss Washes).

See you there! 5 p.m. - close!

Today's the day! Check out one of more than 50 participating restaurants throughout WNY and please consider making a donation to Evergreen Health’s supportive HIV services before October 31st. Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, KeyBank for matching all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $12,000!

10/08/2021

This week is super exciting around the ol' QCHQ -- It's the five-year anniversary of our first week of posts way back in October 2016, y'all!! Back then the ed-in-chief typed those first several stories with one finger, the other hand snuggly in a cast; since that rocky beginning we've been lucky enough to talk to and write about over 100 women in our community, take part in several exciting & inspiring collaborations with myriad organizations in town, publish several up-and-coming voices in the city, & welcome FOUR dang babies to the tribe!

It has been an absolute honor to meet you & tell these stories, Buffalo. We look forward to continuing the work in 2022 & beyond. 🖤💛🖤

(Here are some fun collages we made in 2019, used to tell the story of Qween City on the pages of Buffalo Boss Babes, Sept. 2019: https://www.buffalobossbabes.com/buffalo-boss-babes/2019/9/6/buffalo-boss-babe-kristy-rock).

09/03/2021

Happy Friday, y'all! Our resident Marriage & Family Therapist Ashera DeRosa (Whole Stories Therapy and at wholestoriestherapy.com) responds to a reader going through a major transitional era in their personal life, but concerned how this change will affect the individuals in their family. As always, Ashera provides a refreshing, relevant perspective on the situation, both tuned to this individual and the greater human question as a whole. Have a great weekend, and happy well-being!

Dear Smashera, For most of my life I've struggled with my gender identity. Biologically, I am female; but I only feel comfortable if I live and behave as though male, and until I learned about LGBTQIA+ theory and history sometime in my early twenties, I felt utterly "unwelcome" in my body. Once I