12/07/2021
Welcome to GNO’s new event, Covid Comeback - We Survived!!! As promised, here are more details about the event.
Started in 2012, GNO is a Social night out for the Trans/CD community to let loose and have a little fun. We welcome everybody to our event, transgender individuals, CDs, non-binary folk, allies, and supporters in an LGBTQ2+ supportive environment.
The event is free, but donations are gladly accepted, and will go towards supporting this night with prizes and treats!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gno-presents-covid-comeback-we-survived-tickets-161560021373
For everyone who signs up on Eventbrite before September 10, your name will go into a draw for a FREE MAKEOVER by Jamie of TGCD Style Toronto before the party!
Jamie is the event’s official makeup artist. Jamie is a professional makeup artist and stylist offering realistic (non-drag) male-to-female transformations from head to toe, makeup lessons, storage of your femme wardrobe, and consulting on femme poise and movement. She also carries a selection of wigs and cosmetics. Jamie can also order what you need for you and have it shipped to her home for an easy, discreet pickup.
Please contact her direct to book a makeover prior to the event. You won’t regret it, she is amazing. Her website is:
https://www.tgcdstyletoronto.com/
So new event, new location. We are sure you are going to love it!
The restaurant is the Chop Steakhouse and Bar, attached to the Sandman Hotel in Oakville. The restaurant has agreed to reserve the bar area for our private party.
Booking a room at the Sandman is a great option, so you don’t have to worry about drinking and driving. We have a special rate with the Sandman Hotel Oakville......$99.....use code 159713 and book by phone at 1-800-SANDMAN
To use the code you must book by August 31.
We will also set up a room sharing group on the event’s page so people interested in sharing a room can find a roommate.
As the party won’t start until 9:30 pm, we encourage you to book a table at the restaurant for dinner prior to the event. New to GNO? We are hoping some of our event “veterans” will volunteer to host tables of four to eight so you can meet fellow newbies in a more intimate setting. Look for more details on that on social media.
Not able to make it to dinner, no fear, there will be snacking options available at the bar during the event - see Happy Hour menu:
https://chop.ca/ontario/oakville-steak-restaurant/burlington-oakville/touchless-menu
We’d really, really, really appreciate it if you could sign up for the event on Eventbrite. Here’s the link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gno-presents-covid-comeback-we-survived-tickets-161560021373
So what’s the deal with Eventbrite we hear you ask? Great question! Even though the event is free (yay!) we would love people to sign up for tickets on Eventbrite for three reasons:
1. It allows the restaurant to track how many people are coming so they can staff appropriately. None of us want to be waiting twenty minutes for a drink right? If you are signing up as a couple, please “buy” two free tickets. Up to 6 tickets are available per order.
2. There is also a question asking if you plan to book a room at the hotel. We’d love to be able to negotiate better rates with the hotel for future events, knowing how many of our attendees book a room at the hotel would help our efforts. You have to answer this yes/no question before you can checkout from Eventbrite.
3. It allows us to collect donations for the event. We will use donations to buy raffle prizes to award at the event and/or appetizers for the party from the restaurant. If we get 100 attendees and everyone donates just $5, that would be $500, which would be awesome. The more revenue we can generate for the restaurant, the more likely we’ll be welcomed back. Please donate what you can, but please note, donations are not required to attend the event.
And if those three reasons aren’t enough to convince you, as mentioned above, people who sign up on Eventbrite before September 10 will be put into a draw to win a free makeover from the fabulous Jamie Bratslavsky, the event’s official makeup artist. This makeover has to be booked with Jamie the day of the event at the Sandman Hotel.
Signing up for Eventbrite is free and you can sign up using your preferred name. For example, if you normally present as male, but will present as female at the event, you can sign up using your female name.
There are two ticket types for the event. One is free, just select that option, the number of tickets for your party, answer the question about the hotel, and checkout.
The other option gets you a ticket as well, but also allows you to provide a donation. You can use either a credit card or Paypal for the donation. Just enter the donation amount in the box, answer the question about the hotel, and checkout. The donation option only shows as one attendee, so if there are more people in your party, please “buy” the appropriate number of free tickets as well.
Phew, that was a lot of reading, just give me the link to Eventbrite already. Right, here it is again in case you missed it earlier on:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gno-presents-covid-comeback-we-survived-tickets-161560021373
What if Covid rears its ugly head? Another great question. We have booked a back-up date with the hotel in October if reopening due to Covid is slower than expected. Any donations received will be held over to be used at the later date.
Gurls Nite Out! Its back, quarantine is gone, so grab a Party Dress and let the fun begin!
