When their original venue abruptly canceled Tales of the Mine: Drag and Drafts, P.L.A.Y. (Please Play As You) Education Corporation was left scrambling. But the Boulder community stepped up. Within days, local business partners, families, and advocates came together to find a new event space at The Corner Boxing Club, rebuild the event, and reaffirm why safe queer gatherings matter—now more than ever. They found a new home and, with it, a renewed sense of purpose.
On Friday, October 17, P.L.A.Y. Education Corporation is hosting Heart & Hustle: A Knockout Drag Spectacular, which promises to be a vibrant night of queer joy for all ages, allyship, and a celebration of everyone that has ever been told they are either “too much” or “not enough.” The event is built on the belief that being yourself unabashedly is bold and beautiful. Guests who attend Heart & Hustle will experience a one-of-a-kind, 360-degree drag performances with artists of all genders from the LGBTQ+ community. The drag section of the event will be age-appropriate for individuals 18 and older.
Once again, P.L.A.Y. Education Corporation is asking Boulder’s community business leaders and influential voices to stand in solidarity with them, not just in words and principle, but with action and partnership. Becoming a partner with P.L.A.Y. Education Corporation declares that LGBTQ+ youth and marginalized communities deserve to be seen, heard, and celebrated in a time when hate is so rampant. Heart & Hustle will provide a safe space where stories spark change, where joy is radical, and being silent in the face of bigotry is not an option.
Your support helps them offer free access to youth and families, expand inclusive programming, and amplify the voices of the unheard. Sponsoring the event means choosing inclusion over indifference. It means being part of a story of resistance that will be told for years to come—not just about what the LGBTQ+ community fought to overcome, but about who showed up to fight with them.
If you’re inspired to support this powerful movement, P.L.A.Y. Education invites you to become an event sponsor! Your partnership helps amplify inclusive education, celebrate LGBTQ+ youth, and build a more connected, joyful community. You can fill out the sponsor interest form here, and for more details on the PLAY Education Corporation, visit their website. Heart & Hustle will take place on Otobeer 17, at The Corner Boxing Studio. Doors are at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.—See you there!
