Meet our incredibly talented performers!
Maple The Goddess
Maple is a Santa Barbara performer who has worked with Symone from rupauls drag race, hosted their own gogo night at wildcat and has done a variety of shows throughout the SoCal area. She also has taught classes here at The Crafter’s Library, most notably Pattern Drafting 101.
Sam Bear
Samantha Bearman, more affectionately referred to as Sam Bear, has traveled the world, competed for Jimmy Kimmel’s Funniest College Student in America, and was a semi-finalist in the 2019 Ventura Harbor Comedy Festival, and the 2020 Laughs Unlimited Comedy Competition. She runs Bear Cave Comedy the longest running Comedy show in town and has to run to her own show tonight after her set!
Anthony Kougiaz
Vivan Storm
Vivian Storm was discovered in 2009 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh during obtaining her Masters in Educational Leadership. Taking a chance at completely owning her talents, she entered a Drag show at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. There she fall in love with the art of illusion and performance.
Her quest to spread love has afforded her the opportunity to perform in some incredible, loving, and inclusive spaces. She has a great love for hosting and performing on College and University stages because of the overwhelming since of love, curiosity, self-growth and exploration. People are there simply because they want to be there and that is an amazing feeling.
She continues to reach her Storm Chasers through her ability to connect using powerful emotional filled songs that breathe life into everything she does! Vivian also offers workshops on topics such as worthiness, performance and gender, and confidence. Chase the storm I'm sure she is coming to a city near you soon!!!!!
Natalie Espinoza
Natalie is a native hailing from Santa Barbara CA. She rescued her bachelors degree in music at Cal State San Marcos and studied at Santa Barbara City College. Her goal is to go as far as music will take her because playing music makes her happy!
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Angel D’Mon
Angel D’Mon is a local Santa Barbara Queen and one of the hosts of the very successful ‘Glitter Brunch”. You could catch her hosting brunch, trivia or at drag queen story time throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura County.
Follow her on Instagram or find out more at www.AngelDmon.com.
John Mangel
John Mangel is a singer-songwriter from Northern California located in Santa Barbara with a taste for folk, soul, and soft rock who plays an acoustic-leaning set full of originals, covers, and oldies.
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Chris Williams
Chris is is the final days of earning his BA at UCSB in communication. He performs comedy all over California and he is the creator of Let Loose Comedy is Santa Barbara, which brings people together through laughter. He is also dating Rachel and they actual met at the Crafter’s Library.
Cooper The Queen
Cooper the Queen, is a Ventura, CA based drag entertainer, and community advocate. Cooper hosts many drag events such as Drag Queen Bingo, LGBT Pride, and community fundraising for Nonprofit organizations. Having been trained in classical, soul, and broadway styles of performance, Cooper the Queen is a one queen tour-de-force of performance. Whether she is belting live singing numbers, bringing the funny with comedy, or being the Mistress of Ceremonies she is always a Queen, Cooper the Queen!
Joey La Maccia
Joey La Macchia has lived in Santa Barbara for a long time but will be moving to Colorado at the end of June. He have been writing music for about 3 years and is currently working on an EP/Album. He am also a member of a local cover band named " The Cover Alls." You may have heard them play around town!
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