TELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014.

Not Going Back is the theme of the 71st TELL, on Saturday, March 20, 2021, 6 to 7:30 PM (EST). Featuring: Lorelei Ramirez, Lisa E Davis, Mindy Raf, and Chewy May.

The event will take place on Zoom.

This is a free event, but you must register on Eventbrite in advance of the event in order to receive the Zoom meeting link on the day of the event.

Suggested donation $10 to benefit the storytellers and the Bureau.

But all are welcome to join, with or without a donation.

You can make a donation when you register on Eventbrite.

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Drae Campbell is an actor and performer who has appeared on stages all over NYC and on the internet, movies and tv.  She’s been spotted on the tv shows New Amsterdam and Bull and on the web series Dinette directed by Shaina Feinberg. She can also be found online on Refinery29, IFC.Com and BRICTV to name a few. Some fave stage acting credits: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires, Ricochet Collective, Non-Consensual Relationships With Ghosts, La Mama, My Old Man, Dixon Place, Oph3lia at HERE, The Nosebleed at The Public Theatre. Drae also appeared as a radical lesbian in Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History Of Popular Music at St. Ann’s Warehouse. Drae’s been hosting and curating TELL at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division for 7 plus years. If you like  queer stories, TELL is also a Podcast! www.draecampbell.com

Lorelei Ramirez is a Brooklyn-based artist, comedian and writer who wrote, produced and directed the comedy special program “Pervert Everything” for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Ramirez has appeared on the HBO comedy series ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ and in the final season of Comedy Central’s ‘Broad City’. Upcoming projects include a recurring role in the HBO comedy series ‘Los Espookys’ opposite Fred Armisen and another, opposite Glenn Close, in John Cameron Mitchell’s musical anthology podcast ‘Anthem’. Named one of Comedy Central’s ‘Up Next’ Comedians for 2018, Ramirez was featured in the San Francisco ‘Cluster Fest’ comedy festival, and performed at the Public Theater in New York as part of the January, 2019, ‘Under the Radar’ Festival. A regular correspondent on the Viceland channel, Ramirez has performed at Caroline’s, UCB, Ars Nova, The Chris Gethard Show, and the Brooklyn Comedy Festival.

Mindy Raf is a writer, comedian, actress, and published author based in Brooklyn, New York. Mindy has contributed to MTV’s GIRL CODE, COLLEGEHUMOR, TNT, VH1, The Daily Comedy Network, and the MY PARENTS WERE AWESOME anthology. Her critically acclaimed solo show NOT THE ONE: a love story was named an “LBGT Best Bet” by Time OutNew York, “hilariously quirky” by Theatre Is Easy, and “Barrier Breaking” by The Edinburgh Reporter. Mindy has played to a sold out run Off Broadway at 59E59, Brooklyn’s Cloud City, The People’s Improv Theater, The Tank NYC, and has done a guest production residency at NYC’s Theaterlab. As a writer and creative consultant, Mindy is particularly passionate about supporting LGBTQAI+ projects.

Lisa E Davis has lived in Greenwich Village for many years and loves to write about it. She taught in SUNY and CUNY, and worked at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College. Her novel Under the Mink (2001, 2015–available on the Bureau’s online store) recreates the 1940s world of Mafia-owned Village nightclubs that featured drag shows and strip acts. Her nonfiction chronicle of the 1949 Smith Act trial of American Communist Party leaders traces the career of the lesbian FBI informant and prosecution witness Angela Calomiris, owner for decades of the Provincetown apartment rental complex she called “Angel’s Landing.” The title is Undercover Girl: The Lesbian Informant Who Helped the FBI Bring Down the Communist Party (2017). Her current project details the career of entertainer Blackie Dennis, the women she loved and the places where she performed (dragkinghistory.com History 1930-49). Other highlights of Lisa’s career include meeting Fidel Castro and almost drowning in the Colorado River.

Chewy May is a comic born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She has over 20 years of social awkwardness under her belt which fuels her comedy mind and her perspective on life.
Has been featured on
Brooklyn Pride Comedy Show (Brooklyn, NY) – 2016
Crosstown Comedy Festival (New York, NY) – 2016
Nasty Women Unite Fest (Queens, NY) – 2017
Stand Up NY Comedy Festival (New York, NY) 2017
ThunderFest (Allston, MA) 2017
Harlem Comedy Festival (New York, NY) 2017
She-Devil Comedy Festival (New York, NY) 2017
Hell Yes Fest (New Orleans, LA) 2018