Edmonds Pride 2024: A Film Screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Edmonds Center for the Arts & The City of Edmonds present

A Film Screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

With special guest & MC Queen Rita LaRue!

Friday, June 7 | 6PM

Lobby opens at 5:30PM. Come learn more about local organizations and Edmonds Pride sponsors Sno-Isle Libraries, Under the Rainbow, PFLAG, Edmonds DEIA Commission, Pride of Edmonds, and more. Plus, grab food and drink for sale, and enjoy photo ops! Movie begins at 7PM.

Edmonds Center for the Arts is thrilled to present a free film screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, in partnership with the City of Edmonds, as part of series of free events in celebration of Pride Month.

The evening features special guest and MC Seattle Drag Queen Rita LaRue with opening remarks from Mayor Mike Rosen. Festive attire is encouraged!

Having grossed more than $47 million worldwide and snatched the No. 1 spot at the box office for its first two weeks in theaters, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is revered by many as a drag queen cult classic. The 1995 American road comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron stars Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo as three New York City drag queens who embark on a road trip to compete in the Drag Queen of America pageant in Hollywood, California. Its title refers to an iconic autographed photo of Julie Newmar that they carry with them on their journey.

Snipes said of the film, “It's about friendship, it's about tolerance, it's about trust, and it's about the appreciation of life, you know? We get pre-occupied with all of the hustle and bustle and chaos, that sometimes we forget how beautiful life really is.”