Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
The Beaver Queen Pageant Brings Puns, Fur and Fun to an Ecological Cause
Record #:
27974
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Abstract:
The pageant is the winner of a 2010 IndyWeek Triangle Arts Award. The pageant’s goal is to protect and purchase ecologically significant areas in the Ellerbe creek Watershed area and in Durham’s urban environment. The pageant has contestants dress as beavers in drag costume and judges vote on the winners based on how much they are bribed.
Source:
Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 29, July 2010,
p16