“When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad, I’m better” - Mae West

We are teaming up with Neir’s Tavern to present an evening with screen legend Mae West! West got her start at Neir’s Tavern as a vaudeville act, and resided in Woodhaven as a child. Her signature one-liners and raunchy screenplays made her a star, taking her to Hollywood where she was one of the highest paid actresses of her time. She was an early advocate for queer acceptance and of the Civil Rights Movement. She supported federal anti-lynching legislation, the local NAACP chapter, and insisted on having Duke Ellington play in one of her movies. Unfortunately, censorship following the Hays Code/Production Code in the mid-1930s caused many of her films to be sanitized and disjointed. But not at King Manor!

Join us in honoring Mae West, featuring Neir’s Tavern’s “Mae West Punch” (drink tickets available at event, 21+ with I.D.), and a screening of the pre-Code film, I’m No Angel (1933). Also joining us will be the new Museum of Drag featuring a drag performance by Nancy Nogood as Mae! Bring a picnic blanket and wear your best 1930s ensemble! Costumes are encouraged but not required.

Event opens at 7pm.

Drag performance at 7:30pm.

Movie starts at 8pm.

Film Runtime: 1hr 27min

Brief Synopsis of Film:

Circus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way.

Directed by Wesley Ruggles; Paramount Pictures

The King of the Jungle and Mae West as Tira in I’m No Angel (1933)