07/13/2025
✨THANK YOU from the bottom of our sparkly hearts!✨
The inaugural Mid-Atlantic Burlypicks Regional was an unforgettable night filled with fierce talent, bold creativity, and the kind of magic that only happens when a community comes together to lift each other up.
We are overflowing with gratitude for every single person who helped bring this show to life:
💫 Chris and the incredible staff at The Van Dyck – Thank you for welcoming us into your space with warmth, professionalism, and open arms.
🐾 Our unstoppable Stage Kitten, Meg – graceful, efficient, and glitter-sweeping excellence!
🎭 Stage Manager, Lady Fingers – for keeping the chaos beautifully contained and the energy high backstage.
🎧 DJ Hunter – for setting the vibe, cueing every beat, and making sure the music matched the magic.
📸 Photographer, Candice Potrafka – for capturing every twirl, tease, and triumphant moment onstage.
💋 Our fabulous judges - Thank you for lending your expert eyes, hearts, and voices to the competition.
Miss AuroraBoobRealis
Rosamaria Luppino-McHugh
Carmie Hope
🧮 Tally Masters Jeff Holmes & Maria Tindall – your steady hands and sharp minds helped keep everything accurate and fair!
🚪 Jordan – thank you for holding it down at the door all night with grace, patience, and a smile. You were the first face many guests saw, and you set the tone beautifully!
🌟 To every performer/contestant – THANK YOU. Your bravery, brilliance, and boundary-pushing performances were the heartbeat of this show. You are what Burlypicks is all about.
👯♀️ To my incredible co-producer, Mimi maShuga – what a joy it was to create this together. Your artistry, drive, humor, and deep love for this community made every step of the process not only seamless, but soul-fulfilling. I’m so grateful we got to bring this vision to life side by side.
👑 A huge thank-you to Ivy Faerie, National Producer of Burlypicks – thank you for entrusting us with this region, for your guidance, and for championing performers from every corner of the scene. Your leadership and support made this possible, and we’re honored to be part of this growing legacy.
🙌 And to our amazing audience – thank you for showing up with so much energy, love, and support! Your cheers lit up the room and fueled every step, shimmy, and reveal. You made this show electric, and we are endlessly grateful for you.
🍸 A toast to our amazing sponsors:
New Scotland Spirits, Confetti Stage & Lark St. Tattoo – your support made this dream a reality.
🛍️ Shoutout to our dazzling vendors:
BUG EYE Photography, NOM! by Lady Fingers, New Scotland Spirits (again – double trouble!), and Tassels by House of Challah / Mimi maShuga – thank you for bringing even more sparkle and spirit to the evening.
This was only the beginning. Thank you for being a part of it. Here’s to growing this glittery garden of talent and joy year after year! 💖✨