Kiki’s Hot Juicy American Pie
JUNE 28th, 2025
Part of Shaking The Tree’s Nothing Left to Lose summer festival
Kiki’s Hot Juicy American Pie is a bold, joyous declaration that rewrites the script on shame, sex, and the beautiful act of being our authentic, queer selves in a world that’s uncomfortable with our truth. A cabaret styled concert where intimacy, sensuality, and the unapologetic celebration of every swerve, curve, and quirk of the human body take center stage.
In a culture that whispers in shame about sex, where body dysmorphia and comparison culture can sometimes steal our peace, this concert flips the narrative. From sexual awakenings to reveling in the magic of self-love, this concert will explore what it means to feel at home in our own skin.
Serving as a remount of part two of their Kiki Series, Kimo and his band want to celebrate the end of summer with you with a big sexy concert! This show also falls on the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York where our community fought for our voices to be heard. While we’ve come a long way in the 50+ years and have a lot to celebrate, we still have a lot to fight for. We invite you to sing along, walk in with palms facing up, and most importantly, treat yourself with a little more kindness today.
Director/Lead Vocals: Kimo Camat
Music Director/Piano: Mak Kastelic
Bass: Juliet Terrill
Guitar: Joseph Mammarella
Drums: Paul Van Sickle
Saxophone: Peter QB
Backing Vocals: Maddie Tran
Backing Vocals: Christina Avellan Mantilla
Backing Vocals: Eddie May
Stage Manager: Joey Torres
Anniversary of Stonewall uprisings
June 28, 1969 marks the beginning of the Stonewall Uprising, a series of events between police and LGBTQ+ protesters which stretched over six days. It was not the first time police raided a gay bar, and it was not the first time LGBTQ+ people fought back, but the events that would unfold over the next six days would fundamentally change the discourse surrounding LGBTQ+ activism in the United States. While Stonewall became well known due to the media coverage and the subsequent annual Pride traditions, it was a culmination of years of LGBTQ+ activism. Historians have noted that the shift in activism, if Stonewall truly represented one at all, was a shift primarily for white cisgender people, as people of color and gender non-conforming people never truly had the benefit of concealing their marginalized identities.
While the events of Stonewall are often referred to as "riots," Stonewall veterans have explicitly stated that they prefer the term Stonewall uprising or rebellion. The reference to these events as riots was initially used by police to justify their use of force.
It is important to note that there were a number of uprisings against police & state brutality, harassment and entrapment of the LGBT+ communities in the U.S. in the years before Stonewall. These events and the people involved have not received as much historical attention as Stonewall, but are just as central to understandings of U.S. LGBTQIA+ histories.
The names put forward as historic first brick-throwers make an ethical and political point, by spotlighting activists whose identities represent those in the margins of the movement, most frequently key leaders like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Each was historically significant for reasons independent from the riots: Johnson and Rivera, both participants in gay liberation and gay activist organizations founded after the riots, co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries and persisted in the political struggle for and by trans people, people of color, and sex workers.
We gather during Pride Month to remember, celebrate, and fight for those that came before us. We march to commemorate those uprisings and we continue to use our voices for equality. Thank you for joining us on this anniversary!