Friday Tip

Dear Constant Reader, Happy Friday! Remember last week when I talked about being an ambassador for burlesque? This is related. Support your local community — not just your burlesque community. If there’s a cause that’s important to you, one way to support it is in your burlesque guise. Donate tickets or a gift certificate to a raffle. Share the proceeds of a show. Teach a free class. Volunteer in person, perhaps as a troupe. It shows the rest of the world we’re more than their preconceived notions and puts the burlesque world in generally in a better light. And if the organization is a 501(c)(3), you can write off your charitable donation on your taxes. For example, your Headmistress loves antique carousels, so for the past couple of years when the Paragon Carousel has their annual fundraiser and is looking for sponsors… Look at what good company we are in! And sponsorship has cartain other privileges… I did name my horse after Kitten Natividad. And we won the third race! These…