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Chronic illness can’t stop Miss Candy from making it to her gig! This Saturday, May 9, Candy Samples is back at Albatross for her last AIDS Walk benefit show before AWNY’s annual Walk —- and all tips will go towards Team CandyWrappers’ fundraising goal!

Candy wants YOU there and to use YOUR Powers for Good!

#dragqueen #singersongwriter #ostomatewarrior

That ginger-haired classic is back at Albatross this Saturday, April 11 — only a little over a month from the 2026 AIDS Walk NY!

Candy will be singing her original songs and entertaining audiences with her stories of a life full of ups and downs and bridged together by song.

Audiences are in for a treat with special guest Woo Woo Monroe, Astoria’s newest resident and entertainment sensation! Fandys will remember her from last year keeping audiences in stitches with her eclectic repertoire!

The incomparable DJ Joey will be on lights and sound and celebrating some major milestones — and y’all won’t wanna miss it!

So much fun to be had at Astoria’s favorite watering hole! (Yes, I said watering...)

As always, all tips will be doubled and will go toward AIDS Walk NY — where Team CandyWrappers will be this year, for the 15th year in a row!

Come on out for a down home good time with friends who have become family and use YOUR Powers for Good!

#DragQueen #AIDSWalkNY #Ostomate #SingerSongwriter

Did you know that green bean casserole can also be served at Easter time? Are you making yours?
Let me know! Happy Easter y’all!!!

Did you know that green bean casserole can also be served at Easter time? Are you making yours?
Let me know! Happy Easter y’all!!!

It's @aidswalkny kickoff time!Given the actions of our federal government, your donations are needed more than ever!Please help with whatever amount you are able.Thanks for your continued support! https://gmhc.donordrive.com/participants/SethSlade @candysamples

Last night I went to the kick off for the 2026 AIDS Walk NY at 1 Vanderbuilt. TD Bank, a generous sponsor, hosted us and I got to say a few words about how Team CandyWrappers came to be.

What started as a response to support a friend has become a 15-year (and counting) mission to show support, end stigma and help to end the epidemic. Over the years Team CandyWrappers has made a wonderful network of friends who are all family.

Each year we gather to Walk the Walk and show our support to a community that in recent days is seeing services and access to crucial medication shrinking. We need to do better. We MUST do better.

That’s one of the many reasons I Walk!

#AIDSWalkNY #TeamCandyWrappers #DragQueen #SingerSongwriter #activist ostomate GMHC

Last night I went to the kick off for the 2026 AIDS Walk NY at 1 Vanderbuilt. TD Bank, a generous sponsor, hosted us and I got to say a few words about how Team CandyWrappers came to be.

What started as a response to support a friend has become a 15-year (and counting) mission to show support, end stigma and help to end the epidemic. Over the years Team CandyWrappers has made a wonderful network of friends who are all family.

Each year we gather to Walk the Walk and show our support to a community that in recent days is seeing services and access to crucial medication shrinking. We need to do better. We MUST do better.

That’s one of the many reasons I Walk!

#AIDSWalkNY #TeamCandyWrappers #DragQueen #SingerSongwriter #activist ostomate GMHC

Last night I went to the kick off for the 2026 AIDS Walk NY at 1 Vanderbuilt. TD Bank, a generous sponsor, hosted us and I got to say a few words about how Team CandyWrappers came to be.

What started as a response to support a friend has become a 15-year (and counting) mission to show support, end stigma and help to end the epidemic. Over the years Team CandyWrappers has made a wonderful network of friends who are all family.

Each year we gather to Walk the Walk and show our support to a community that in recent days is seeing services and access to crucial medication shrinking. We need to do better. We MUST do better.

That’s one of the many reasons I Walk!

#AIDSWalkNY #TeamCandyWrappers #DragQueen #SingerSongwriter #activist ostomate GMHC

The ginger-haired classic, that singing/songwriting drag phenomenon, Candy Samples, is back at Albatross this Saturday, March 14 at 7PM and all tips will go to the 2026 AIDS Walk NY (Team CandyWrappers). Special guest, Jon Schweizer, will be joining Miss Candy with song and fun for the whole crowd. Find out about Team CandyWrappers — and sign up to join us on the Walk this year (which will be held on Sunday, May 17 in NYC’s Central Park).

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As always, tips will be DOUBLED and will go towards the Walk. So come on out and party for a purpose! Alexander and Rodrigo will be your bartenders extraordinaire and DJ Joey will be on sound & lights. And y’all, it’s the early show -— at 7PM — so you can get yourself to bed and still be ready for church on Sunday morning!
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Come on out and use YOUR Powers for Good!
#dragqueen #singersongwriter #queenofthebears #aidswalkny #teamcandywrappers powersforgood ostomate hivequal knowyourstatus u=u gmhc

The ginger-haired classic, that singing/songwriting drag phenomenon, Candy Samples, is back at Albatross this Saturday, March 14 at 7PM and all tips will go to the 2026 AIDS Walk NY (Team CandyWrappers). Special guest, Jon Schweizer, will be joining Miss Candy with song and fun for the whole crowd. Find out about Team CandyWrappers — and sign up to join us on the Walk this year (which will be held on Sunday, May 17 in NYC’s Central Park).

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As always, tips will be DOUBLED and will go towards the Walk. So come on out and party for a purpose! Alexander and Rodrigo will be your bartenders extraordinaire and DJ Joey will be on sound & lights. And y’all, it’s the early show -— at 7PM — so you can get yourself to bed and still be ready for church on Sunday morning!
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Come on out and use YOUR Powers for Good!
#dragqueen #singersongwriter #queenofthebears #aidswalkny #teamcandywrappers powersforgood ostomate hivequal knowyourstatus u=u gmhc

Albatross felt like home last night.

Friends. Chosen family. My cousin Madison and her friend cheering in the crowd. A neighborhood that actually shows up.

We raised $415 in tips, matched to $830 for our CandyWrappers AIDS Walk New York team supporting GMHC. We used our powers for good y’all.

Were you there? Drop your favorite moment below.

And mark your calendar for Sunday, May 17. Join us for AIDS Walk New York and let’s keep this community energy going.

@aidswalkny
@gmhc
@albatrossastoria

p.s. - a special shout again to the fabulous and amazing @gigistcroix for filling in for me last month. Thank you Gigi

#AIDSWalk #AWNY #GMHC #UseYourPowersForGood

Tomorrow night, February 14 at 7pm, Candy LIVE! is back on the @albatrossastoria stage.

Yes, it is Valentine’s Day. But more importantly, it is a night to show up for our community. We are raising money for this year’s @aidswalkny, and every single tip during the show will be matched and donated directly to the CandyWrappers team in support of @gmhc . Your generosity does not just count, it doubles.

It is about education, visibility, ending stigma, and making sure our community has the support it deserves. This show is part celebration, part fundraiser, and fully rooted in love that actually does something.

Come for the music. Come for the joy. Come ready to tip like you mean it.

Let’s pack the room, raise real money, and use our powers for good.

#AlbatrossNYC
#NYCNightlife
#DragShowNYC
#AIDSWalkNewYork
#GMHC

This Saturday, Feb 14 at 7pm, Candy LIVE! is back on the Albatross stage and you are officially invited.

Single and over Valentine’s Day? Coupled up and tired of the same old dinner plans? Perfect. Come be Candy’s Valentine instead and celebrate the best community in NYC in a way that actually feels good.

We are fundraising for this year’s AIDS Walk New York, and every single tip during the show will be matched and donated to the CandyWrappers team in support of GMHC. Your generosity goes twice as far.

It is going to be a night of music, connection, and real love for our community.

Come out. Bring your people. Tip generously. Let’s use our powers for good.

#AlbatrossNYC
#NYCNightlife
#DragShowNYC
#AIDSWalkNewYork
#GMHC

FEBRUARY 14 —- 7PM —- ALBATROSS BAR

Your Valentine is Waiting…

She’s the singing, songwriting drag phenomenon. She’s the one you gotta keep your eye on!

That’s right, Miss Candy Samples, is back at Albatross Bar after that little stint in the hospital in January and she’s ready to sing and get the CandyWrappers AIDS Walk NY team on their way to being one of the top 20 fundraising teams GMHC has seen! Nothing can keep Miss Candy down, especially on VALENTINES DAY!!!

For 15 years, Miss Candy, alongside Jesse Pasackow, have been Walkin’ the Walk and teaching folks all there is to know — - and things that are updating, in the world of HIV —- bringing love to the HIV/AIDS community, ending stigma and raising money for their friends at GMHC.

Join Albatross’s original showgirl for an evening of original songs, funny stories and a down home good time!

Word on the street is some of Miss Candy’s country crowd from Georgia will be in attendance —- so southern accents are gonna flair, y’all hear?

Come on out to Astoria’s favorite bar —- our litte Gay Cheers and bring those dollar bills —- cause every dollar that goes to Candy will be doubled!

Help us help those we love and party with a purpose. It’s a win - win!

Use YOUR Powers for Good!!!

Saturday, February 14 @ 7PM.
Albatross Bar
Astoria, NY

#QueenoftheBears #dragqueen #ostomate #ileostomy #ostomywarrior AIDSWalkNY TeamCandyWrappers singersongwriter bittersweet iwalk powersforgood endAIDS knowyourstatus uequalsu PEP PrEP hivequal albatross livesinging

Happy 2 Year Stomaversary to me! 1/19-1/20/2024 marks the anniversaries of going to the ER and having emergency surgery for Mesenteric Ischemia, which led to my ileostomy.
I named my stoma Mrs. Burnside from the movie, Auntie Mame. My cake shows my scars and my stoma and also my resilience and I’ve included a line from the film…”life is a banquet!” #ostomate #ileostomy #ostomyawareness #ostomywarrior