Find a Hot Dress, The People's Prom is Back!

Posted by Krisztina
Filed in Nightlife
January 25, 2007

I'll let you in on a little secret: tickets for the People's Prom are hitting stores tomorrow. Last year they sold out in under a week, and there was a long line up of pink taffeta and fishnets clambering to get in.

But wait, let's back up a bit. If you haven't been, you might not know what you're missing. The People's Prom is East Van's antidote to Valentine's Day. It's a radical and admittedly pretty slutty dance party. It's a Temporary Autonomous Zone where you can make out with your roommate, or your roommate's girlfriend, and it's all okay. And it's a fund-raiser for creative resistance and direct action projects that would never get funding anywhere else. In other words, it's the prom you never had in high school - the kind of prom where a ten speed trumps a limo, thrift store chic rules the night and the bathrooms are genderfree. So if you want to hike up your ball gown and piss in the urinals go right ahead.

It's pretty much the best party of the year. But then again, I'm biased - I'm one of the organizers. And if you wanna meet me, I'm usually shutting down the kissing booth at the end of the night. And by shutting down, I mean last year I broke the table. I've already got a hot little fucshia number I picked up at a thrift shop for a dollar all ready to go.

The People's Prom
Wed Feb 14th 2007
Grandview Legion, 2205 Commercial Drive
8pm - 1am sharp!

The Attourney
Su Comandante
Buzy B
DJ Sensual Moves
and the always stunning MC Cookie la Whore

Advance Tickets $8
On Sale (starting Fri Jan 26th) at:
Our Community Bikes - 3283 Main Street
Spartacus Books - 319 W Hastings
People's Coop Bookstore - 1391 Commercial Drive

Be forewarned, they sold out way fast last year. This year there'll be NO tickets at the door. Once the tickets sell out, they're all gone.

You could also volunteer, that'll get you in once tickets sell out.
Promwear Mandatory

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For shame! This shit is too cool to post to the masses on BR! ;)

Posted by: statusq at January 25, 2007 11:18 PM | Quote Comment

Don't worry, it's still in a pretty small venue, so there's only so much of the masses that will even fit inside.

And hey, it's a chance to make out with the readers. I hope they're cute!

Posted by: Krisztina at January 26, 2007 12:19 AM | Quote Comment

cant fucking wait!

Posted by: amanda at January 26, 2007 10:28 AM | Quote Comment

After being on sale for two days, it looks like they have officially sold out (is that a new record?).

Krisztina, with tickets selling out every year, have you and the other organizers ever considered a larger venue in order to meet demand?

Posted by: Peter at January 28, 2007 4:26 PM | Quote Comment

Yes, one year, 2004, it was on a Saturday night and we held it at the Maritime Labour Centre where we could fit 700 people in.

It was pretty HUGE that year, and as organizers we didn't enjoy it as much as proms in the past, so we debated on it and agreed to keep it "small" aka 500 peeps when Vday falls in the week, and make it big on weekends.

So maybe next year we'll make it bigger, as Thursdays are the cusp of the weekend.

Posted by: Krisztina at January 28, 2007 8:12 PM | Quote Comment