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Occurs on Friday February 7 2025

Approximate running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes

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The Bailey Theatre
1501 Cedar Avenue
Trail BC V1R 4C7

Event Notes

× Trail Arts Council and Déjà Louve present:

Love Bites: A Valentine's Burlesque Show

Friday, February 7 2025, 7:30 pm at The Bailey Theatre

19+ event Tickets go on sale to the General Public on Sept 3 at 12 noon.

Licensed Event.

There will be two 1 hour acts plus a 15-20 minute intermission.



Trail Arts Council and Déjà Louve invite you to celebrate the joy, laughter, and sometimes cynicism, attached with the Valentine Season, with all kinds of vaudeville debauchery at Love Bites: A Valentine’s Burlesque Show on Friday, February 7 at 7:30 pm in The Bailey Theatre!

VIP Ticket (swag bag & best seats): $52

Regular tickets: $32

Scarlet Mary Rose low-income tickets and Common Access Card Holders (with ID) : $15. (limited tix - no proof of low income required).

NEW Group Price! Buy 8 regular adult tickets and get 2 additional tickets for free! Only available by visiting or calling our Box Office at 1501 Cedar Avenue in Trail. (Does not apply to VIP tickets.)

Our 2024-25 Patron Members get a 20% discount on the Regular ticket price for this show. Discounted price is $25.60. Not a Patron Member? To purchase a membership go to our home page or call or visit our Box Office 250-368-9669.


Coming back to Trail, all the way from New Orleans, is Honey Badger of Burlesque JEEZ LOUEEZ, Voted #1 Burlesque Performer in the World. Joining her are Special Guests RedBone, one of the biggest names in burlesque, and Cat Zaddy, who weaves in her experiences in pole dance, afro, and samba for a high energy performance.

Plus, performing as a duet, are Ivory & Belle Jumelles, two Toronto powerhouse performers who are burlesque dancers that also sing, and are united on a mission of body acceptance and self love.

Joining them are local performers Déjà Louve, Beava Las Vegas, Bella Cat, Backdoor Breena, Guido la Bido, Kylee Unlikely, Rosy Ripples, and Strawberry Sweetcheeks.



Learn more about the performers:

Headliners

Jeez Loueez is an award-winning performer known as The Honey Badger of Burlesque! A lethal combination of drama, hilarity, and killer kinetics, Jeez Loueez is a powerhouse that’s taken stages across the country by storm. Whether donning a mohawk and her patented “Stank Face”, or serving up classic, glamorous striptease, she’s a consummate force that’s become one of the most memorable personalities of modern burlesque. As an emcee she seamlessly blends high camp, low brow, and relatable comedy to keep the crowds on their toes!

Jeez took home the titles of Miss Viva Las Vegas in 2012, Shimmy Showdown Champion in 2013, and Southern Fried Burlesque Queen in 2014. She’s been voted into the Top 50 Burlesque Industry Figures since 2010 and was named the #1 burlesque figure in the world in 2019 & 2020. In 2018 she was voted one of the Top 10 Most Influential Figures of the Decade, and in 2023 she was crowned the Reigning Queen of the Tease in New Orleans. A skilled improviser with impeccable comedic timing, Jeez Loueez charmed the crowd at the Greasing of the Poles 2023 as the People’s Choice Award recipient.

'Internationally known, Minnesota grown' RedBone is one of the biggest names in burlesque! She began traveling the world as one of the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams, backing up the infamous Foxy Tann in her quest for world domination in 2005. RedBone has featured at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend, is the 2019 reigning 'Princess of Burlesque' of The Miss Exotic World competition at The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in Las Vegas and 2016-2023 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Top 50 Most Influential Industry Figures!!

Owner of Cyclone Enterprises, a production company focused on Black, Brown & Queer Fringe Arts Entertainment, that produces Moist - An All Black Erotic Cabaret quarterly at Oasis SF. She is also co-founder of The Nudie Nubie’s Show -- An Amateur Reveal established in 2013 designed to support & elevate the younger generation of teasers.



Special Guests

Cat Zaddy is a Toronto-born, Montreal-based burlesque artist known for captivating audiences with her infectious high energy. She weaves in her experiences in pole dance, afro, and samba wherever she can to create a vibrant celebration of liberation on stage.

Cat was featured in the Virtual Burlesque Hall of Fame in 2021 and has made waves on festival stages worldwide from Vancouver to Las Vegas, New Orleans to the Netherlands! In 2023 she claimed a title as second runner up at the Panama Burlesque Festival.

Ivory & Belle Jumelles are two Toronto powerhouse performers who are burlesque dancers that also sing, and are united on a mission of body acceptance and self love. Performing nationally and internationally, their gutsy brand of righteous self love inspires audiences.

Both are proud members of The Succulent Six - Canada’s team of curvy super SHEroes (catch their series on cbc.ca/watch) and Les Femmes Fatales - Canada’s burlesque troupe for Women of Colour.



Local Celebutantes

Powered by brains, boobs and booty, Rosy Ripples & Backdoor Breena are known for combining the ridiculous and the delicious, the sexy and silly. Behold this glitter grudge match that explodes when one sassy lass and one smutty clown take a year of ballet classes.

Guido la Bido was born and raised in the little Italian town of Trail BC! Music has always been a huge part of their life, singing and performing on many stages throughout the years. This show is very special to Guido as it is the first time performing on The Bailey Stage since 1987! So come one come all to witness the Italian Stallion with a heart of gold and huge libido croon a little tune for you.

BELLA CAT is a raw and dynamic performer with her raspy soulful voice her new take on soul music adds notes of RnB, hip-hop, blues, funk, and even pop music. Bella delivers unforgettable shows, often incorporating elements of drag and burlesque to create an immersive and thrilling experience.

Déjà Louve, The Howling Heartbreaker, has been performing burlesque since 2014, when she was awarded Runner Up in Canada’s Bunny Competition, and has since prowled her way across stages all over the country and down the coast from Seattle to Panama. She is the Head Tease behind all Queen City Burlesque Expo productions.

With her love of sultry blues and heavy-hitting industrial music, and costumes and choreography that fill the frame with high drama, she pairs classic elegance with raw, carnal power for a performance style you’ll want to see over and over again. Strawberry Sweet Cheeks is a Sassy Slocan Valley Local. She Found joy in the art of burlesque when she joined the Lady Luck show girls in 2022, and she is going to have you begging for ANOTHER BITE!



Saddle up for the glitz and glam of the leather and rhinestone cowgirl of Kelowna, Kylee Unlikely! A tassel twirling temptress, known for her burlesque bartending, Kylee makes every bar her Coyote Ugly as she shakes up more than just cocktails in her performances.



Want to give it a go? Join any of our 2 workshops including line dancing, and burlesque.

This show is presented by Trail & District Arts Council and supported by the BC Arts Council, BC Live Performance Network, the Government of British Columbia and Tourism South Kootenay. This show is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada. / Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.



Licensed Event.

Wheelchair seating is available but can only be purchased through the box office 250-368-9669.

The Bailey Theatre is a scent- free facility. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or strong scents. Building doors open 60 minutes before show time. Theatre doors open 30 minutes before show time.

This venue does not issue print-at-home or electronic tickets. Your paper tickets can be picked up at the Box Office in the hour before show time, or in advance at The Bailey Theatre box office Mon-Friday from 12 noon - 4 pm.

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