04/04/2024
Hi everyone,
This one’s gonna be a long post but I’m going to try and answer a lot of the FAQ I’m getting about The Melbourne Excellence in Drag and Entertainment Awards.
Ticket prices for nominees:
All nominees will be expected to pay for their own tickets, this is fairly standard practice amongst industry awards, unless you are being honoured with a lifetime achievement award, and then you are the guest of the hosting organisation.
There are no discount codes for nominees
There is also no room to move on ticket prices as they only cover the cost of the food and beverages which is a cost that the Corner hotel in a complete act of kindness, allyship and belief in what we are doing has fronted for us. Normally this would all need to be paid up front prior to the event. We all owe a deep level of gratitude and respect to them because without them and their belief in us this event simply would not have gone ahead.
The cost of your 4 hour unlimited beer/cider/wine/sparkling package is $75 per head alone. Plus we need to add food onto that to make sure we’re all glamourous and fed.
Seating options for GA:
For those unfamiliar with the space, the Bandroom and front bar has plenty of seating options such as booths, tables, stools, high tables I will include pictures below to give you an idea. As an elder femme and a queen of heft you’d better believe that wouldn’t expect anyone to stand all night. The Bandroom and Frontbar is also an open space together everyone is encouraged to mingle and socialise nobody is relegated to a specific space for the evening based on their ticket type. Remember it’s an industry event, so network and you’ll get work 😜
Food:
You better believe this is a catered function. I’ll post below selections of the types of food that will be served on the night. We’ve taken all allergies and dietary requirements into consideration.
Times: The event will start promptly at 7:30, anyone who knows me knows I’m an “on time girly”
Red carpet will open at 6pm there will be photographers and media walls
Campaigning: Go for it. If you’re nominated in a publicly voted category how else do you expect to get the votes. But keep yourselves cute. Trolling other nominees isn’t a great look, conduct yourself like a winner.
Lastly: HAVE A BALL!!! We’ve got incredibly diverse nominees and we’re all here to celebrate and lift each other up
