Mary Quite Contrary's House of Burlesque

06/21/2026

We had so much fun last night at the sold out show of Burlesque at the Roycroft!! Boom is always an incredible host, Mary blew the audience away and she was able to talk about Clock, Inc LGBT+ Community Center. The show raised $355 for Clock!! It was one hell of a night!
Thank you Lucinda Luxure for creating the show and inviting us to be a part of it.

TONIGHT is Sable a Juneteenth Cabaret at the Ecdysiast Arts Museum ! Brought to you by Harlem Nyte, you know we LOVE her on top of having River Damarco in it!!! You know we DOUBLE LOVE her. This show highlights black burlesque. It is a must see. Tonight $25, doors open at 6pm.

06/09/2026

Hi Divas ✨
You know what comes after PRIDE right...... HALLOWEEN!!!
Our next show is......... the Devil's Cabaret
On September 12th
at Common Chord
$35 - $40 tickets - showtime is 8pm doors open at 7pm

You know us we just have to be your first stop into Spooky Season!
Tickets will go live this Friday the 12th at 8AM
Hop on our website for your tease & treat
this show sells fast and soon we will start dropping our jaw dropping guest performers!
https://www.maryquitecontraryshouseofburlesque.com/

Mary Quite Contrary's House of Burlesque is a Burlesque Variety Show based out of the Midwest.

06/09/2026

Quad Cities PRIDE Fest you out did yourself this year girl!! Y'all just keep topping yourself year single year!!! This weekend was absolutely divine and we are still on Cloud 9 divas.

Mary Quite Contrary's House of Burlesque is honored to have the privilege of closing out our community's PRIDE celebration. It's become a tradition, and every year we are over the moon to continue being booked!

This festival means so much to our team. We are an LGBTQ+ safe space, q***r owned, and ooze Q***r Joy at every single show. One of the greatest compliments we receive is when people thank us for creating a q***r space where they feel seen, and safe to celebrate.

The Quad Cities Pride Alliance truly knows how to put on an incredible PRIDE festival. Thank you for having us and we cannot wait to be back next year. Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's festival so special. Between their board, volunteers, and every one who attended, you made our weekend so special.
Thank you River Damarco and Freddie Quicksilver for joining us on stage!
Thank you for coming by to see our set, we love seeing you all every single year!
🏳️‍🌈 Happy PRIDE!! 🏳️‍⚧️
✨ Catch us next at our Halloween Show on September 12th at Common Chord !! You know we go all out for PRIDE and Halloween!

06/07/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ HAPPY PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈

We will be taking the stage at Quad Cities PRIDE Fest brought to you by Quad Cities Pride Alliance tonight at 1030pm for our tradition of closing PRIDE down!!!!!
We have special guests River Damarco and Freddie Quicksilver taking the stage with us and a very special group number. Come see us, come celebrate PRIDE, and all the q***r artists!
We 🖤 you! See you soon PRIDE!!!

06/02/2026

Showhuman magic ✨✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Ooofffff we have been busy showhumans over here but anyway ......

🏳️‍⚧️ HAPPY PRIDE QUAD CITIES 🏳️‍🌈
We are so excited to come back and take our annual spot at our communities local PRIDE FEST brought to you by Quad Cities Pride Alliance!
The festival is all weekend long...
Friday 5pm - 11pm &
Saturday 12pm - 1130pm.
We are taking our annual spot closting out PRIDE Fest from 1030pm - 1130pm in Saturday night. Then we head over to ICONS MARTINI for PRIDES after-party!!!
This weekend is jam packed with local baddies we know and love alongside national baddies we know and love. Not only are you celebrating and supporting our local LGBTQ+ community but you will see a stage full of non-stop entertainment!

Come find us there! We love you, we are your local LGBTQ+ Burlesque collective between our team, and our shows being safe spaces for all, we are so excited to see you there. 😘

Happy PRIDE QC.
We love you, we see you and we honor you every single day outside of June! Our shows are your Q***r heaven & safe space. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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This pic was from our SOLD OUT show this past May at the Ecdysiast Arts Museum !!! We def have more pics to share of that bad ass weekend...... 👀

05/31/2026

🌈 PRIDE is about to kick off and this week starts Quad Cities PRIDE Fest!!!
Happening this Friday night 5pm - 11pm &
Saturday from 12pm - 11pm

We are honored to perform at our local PRIDE closing the house down before we head to the After Party at Icons!!!
We celebrate PRIDE at every show of ours, we are a LGBTQ+ safe space, show and performance space. It means so much to us to have the privilege to perform at our local PRIDE Fest.

Come see us take the stage this Saturday at 1030pm but we will be there all weekend long!!
🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Quad Cities Pride Alliance

05/18/2026

We are the lucky ones. ✨ We get to perform for such badass people, share the stage with incredible performers, and spread our art throughout our community.
We had such a divine time at our sold out annual Str✨pper Church production this past Saturday evening! We sinned, we laughed, and topped ourselves once again, with no plans of stopping anytime soon divas. Jaws are still on the floor!

Thank you MQCHOB for always having fun and reminding me every show why I do this!!

Thank you Ecdysiast Arts Museum It was our first time performing at your gorgeous venue, and it truly set the vibe for the entire evening. Being able to perform surrounded by burlesque history felt surreal. Thank you for having us.

Thank you to all of our guest performers for absolutely slaying the stage beside us. You brought everyone to their knees.
Thank you Highness Noire, River Damarco, Kenya Bendova, Vera Vervain, Coven de Vine, Dame Desdemona, Mae Golightly, and Dahlia Dutch for joining us. 🖤

Thank you Venus Van Boom Boom we always love having you as our creature feature.

Thank you BeastiesHaus Productionsfor becoming our sound team this season. We love having you be part of the magic.

Thank you Wezz De La Rosa Photographyfor capturing the evening so beautifully.

And finally, THANK YOU. Your love and support mean everything to us. Six seasons in, and we have no plans on slowing down. We love you so much.

Our next performance is at Quad Cities Pride Alliance2026 PRIDE Festival on Saturday, June 6th in the 10pm hour. Our annual closing down PRIDE time is almost here and we are so excited. We can't wait to see you there!!

xoxo
MQC House of Burlesque

05/16/2026

TONIGHTS SHOW IS SOLD OUT!!
😘