PORT ANGELES — This is to be a cabaret, a comedy, a burlesque and drag show full of glitter and heat — all to help out a local man and his family.
“Miami Vice: An Undercover Exposé” will turn Studio Bob, upstairs at 1181/2 E. Front St., into a steamy south Florida nightclub 1980s style, promises Tana Villella-Flath, spokeswoman for the Saturday night event.
She’ll join a flock of performance artists, from dancers to singers to saucy comics, for an adult evening.
The frolic, to start at 9 p.m., will be studded with performances by local artists including Villella-Flath as Noxious Oxalis; Ms. Mimi Lynn; Merryn Welch and Vivian Vex, to name a few.
The Shula Azhar dance troupe will appear too, while the Soiled Doves performance art ensemble will make its debut.
For those who want to come early for refreshments, the Loom bar adjacent to Studio Bob will open at 7:30 p.m. with food and drink for purchase.
Another attraction: the audience costume contest with a 1980s-tropical theme.
“Who’s your fave ’80s icon or Miami character? Dress up and take your pic at the selfie station complete with props,” Villella-Flath instructs, adding that guests might want to bring dollar bills for the raffle basket.
Advance tickets to the Miami Vice show are $10 via brownpapertickets.com — search for “Miami Vice Undercover Exposé” — or $15 at the door.
Discounts will be available to parties of four or more at the door Saturday night.
Proceeds will benefit the Trussell family of Port Angeles.
On Sept. 28, Kyle Trussell, 32, survived being run over by an 18-ton Caterpillar D6 bulldozer.
The surveyor was working at the city of Port Angeles’ landfill bluff stabilization project near the transfer station at 3501 W. 18th St.
He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition, his pelvis and legs crushed.
After nearly two months, Trussell, also a well-known soccer player and coach, is continuing the process of recovery.
He could be headed home soon, Villella-Flath said.
“His miraculous survival, fantastic attitude and determination to heal have inspired us,” she noted, adding that his sister, Laci Trussell, is a member of the Soiled Doves troupe that will perform Saturday.
For information, search out “Miami Vice An Undercover Expose” on Facebook, and visit the Trussells’ GoFundMe.com fundraising page at http://tinyurl.com/pdn-trussellfund.
“We are going to crank up the heat and serve tropical treats,” Villella-Flath quipped.
