We're 8 years young! Yay :)

We invite you all - our community of phenomenal people, supporters, and allies - to celebrate queer trans Việt magik and liberation and to gather next Sunday 9/1 in collective action and solidarity especially in these heightened political times. 

We're excited to premiere Đồng Quể - our homeland trip film documentary from last October, share a sneak peak of Về Ăn Khuya zine's 2nd issue, and more! Please register so we can plan and follow our socials for the latest updates.

We're offering sliding scale registration/tickets and also no turned away for lack of funds.  Funds will help pay for the venue, equipment, food, performers, speakers, honorariums, solidarity campaigns, and allowing us to continue our QTViệt magic beyond this day!

Registrations and tickets!

(English after Viết)

Một sự kiện hợp tác giữa Bạc Xỉu Collective & QTVIỆT Cafe Collective nhằm giới thiệu cách các nghệ sĩ Việt địa phương và Việt kiều nhìn nhận về tính Việt và Queer.

Đồng Quể là đồng bào, là đồng queer, là đồng quê, là mọi thứ bạn có thể liên tưởng. Sự kiện nhằm tạo không gian cho những nghệ sĩ được nhìn nhận lại tính Việt và Queer có ý nghĩa như thế nào, ảnh hưởng lẫn nhau ra sao và cách mỗi nghệ sĩ tôn vinh, nhìn nhận, tri ân và gắn kết các căn tính đó như thế nào.

Sự kiện có sự đồng hành của các nghệ sĩ tại Việt Nam bao gồm BabeL, Judy Tình, De Ara Hirosin và Jack Nugget, cùng với các tác phẩm của Hải Võ, Văn Bảo Phương (Irene), Jessie Nguyễn, Mơ (Trang) Trần, Sal Trần, Jean Phạm và các thành viên khác của QTVIỆT Cafe Collective.

Đồng Quể thực sự là một nồi lẩu thập cẩm đầy thú vị khi kết hợp các hình thức đa dạng bao gồm: Video, Drag, Spoken words, Hài kịch, Hài độc thoại, Thơ, Thời trang, Lô tô, và Nghệ thuật thị giác.

Đồng Quể sẽ đón khách lúc 8h tối và vào show lúc 8h30 tối Thứ Năm ngày 26/10 tại Barzinga Saigon, 41/3 Calmette, Phường Nguyễn Thái Bình, Quận 1, TPHCM.

Sự kiện không có giá vé cố định và không nhận đặt chỗ trước, mà bạn sẽ quyên góp tại cửa từ 50 - 100k tùy vào khả năng và tấm lòng của bạn dành cho sự kiện và các nghệ sĩ.

Cảm ơn bạn đã quan tâm và hẹn gặp bạn tại Đồng Quể.

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A collaborative event between Bạc Xỉu Collective & QTVIỆT Cafe Collective to introduce how local and diasporice Vietnamese artists perceive their Viet and Queerness.

Đồng Quể, it means from the same womb, it means queer, it means country, it's everything you can associate with. The event aims to create a space for the artists to reconsider what it means to be Viet and Queer, how they influence each other and how each artist honors, acknowledges, appreciates and connects their identities.

The event features artists living in Vietnam including BabeL, Judy Tinh, De Ara Hirosin and Jack Nugget, along with works by Hai Vo, Van Bao Phuong (Irene), Jessie Nguyen, Mo (Trang) Tran, Sal Tran, Jean Pham and other members of QTVIỆT Cafe Collective.

Đồng Quể is truly an interesting hot pot that combines diverse forms including: Video, Drag, Spoken words, Comedy, Stand-up Comedy, Poetry, Fashion, Lottery, and Visual Arts.

Đồng Quể will welcome guests at 8pm and enter the show at 8:30pm on Thursday, October 26 at Barzinga Saigon, 41/3 Calmette, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, HCMC.

We do not have a fixed ticket price and don’t take reservations, but you can donate at door from 50 - 100k depending on your ability and your feeling for the event and the artists.

Thank you for your interest and see you at Đồng Quể.

MÁY BYE BYE MENU

Welcome to our summer-kisses-fall keep-each-other-warm hug-in-a-bowl/on-a-plate menu 😋

We’re not serving any gluten, dairy, nuts, peanuts, and refined white sugars tonite. Feel free to ask us if you have any questions!

🥢 Bánh Tráng Nương chấm nước cà | QTViệt Chips & Dip (Suggested price: $8, sliding scale $5-15, or pay what you can) Gluten & dairy free. Great for just you or sharing with your +1/loved ones to wet your appetite! Consider enjoying with a Korner drink at the bar.

Puffed sesame rice cracker with tomatillos from the Bitter Cotyledons Santa Cruz garden, garlic, palm sugar, fish sauce, jalepeno, cilantro, lime, salt, pepper

🥢 Bánh canh góc bắc Cali ba màu | Tri-colored bay area chewy rice and tapioca noodle soup (Suggested price: $18, sliding scale $10-25, or pay what you can). A hearty, hot, and steaming bowl to warm your belly, mind, and soul!

• Meat option (Gluten & Dairy free) sweet local orange and purple potato-infused fresh rice and tapioca noodles with spiced local pork belly and fall kabocha in a kombu-tamarind glaze in a savory broth made with pork bones, pork feet, onions, daikon, black pepper & fish sauce. Garnished with Cultural Roots Nursery green onions, cilantro leaves-stems-flowers, marigold flowers, & Lan’s rau ram Viet herb! Optional lime, local calabrian chili, and additional sauces to flava.

• Vegan option (gluten-free): sweet local orange and purple potato-infused fresh rice and tapioca noodles with fall kabocha, tofu, and shiitake mushroom in a kombu-tamarind glaze in a savory broth made with apples, pears, daikon, onion, and black pepper. Garnished with Cultural Roots Nursery green onions, cilantro leaves-stems-flowers, marigold flowers, & Lan’s rau ram Viet herb! Optional lime, local calabrian chili, and additional sauces to flava.

🥢 SPECIAL COMBO - Order both of the above, suggested price: $25!

🥢 Drinks sold by and at the Korner Kitchen & Bar

As some members of our collective will be gathering in Việt Nam from the bay later this month on our first ever exchange and exposure trip building with local queer and trans Việt kin, we thought it’d be fun to invite a sweet send-off and pop-up moment before all of us go!

As the weather cools into the fall season and the first autumn rains drizzle, please come enjoy a hot, steaming bowl of noodle soup next Tuesday 10/17 at our send-off party & pop-up fundraiser!

"Máy bay" means airplane, and "Máy bye bye" is our diasporic queer riff for sending/lifting off. This will be our last fundraiser of the year to raise $ to take us and our work to Việt Nam and also our send-off party right before we go later on in the month so come thru to say bye for now if you’re able!

We’ll also have art including our latest Về Ăn Khuya Homecoming anthology zine to share and some other fun things to come!

No RSVPs/registrations needed though recommend coming early! Cash or Venmo suggested.

We’ll be outdoors. Street parking or free parking available after 3pm at the Fruitvale BART parking lot nearby.

Hope to see you! Until then, please continue to check out our online silent auction of cosmic gifts and offerings from community members with bids ending next Tuesday, the day of this event!

Flyer by jean phạm!

Đối Thoại Yêu Thương Đoàn Kết Thế Hệ:
Intergenerational Dialogue of Love
-A QTViệt Tết celebration with making bánh tét, creating altar, & building intergenerational love

Location: 2072 Lucretia Ave, San Jose, CA 95122
Parking: Free parking lot
Accessibility: Leveled ground & ADA accessible
Ticket: Please RSVP via Eventbrite
Volunteer Opportunity: https://forms.gle/vE3TBgKFXZpdwiRXA
Oakland Shuttle Bus Sign-up: https://forms.gle/3amT4pGWrzz8zUxb8

Our next Bóng Lên dinner is Monday 8/19 5:30 PM-8:30 PM back at Reem’s!
Imagine chill qtviet summatime vibez - menu to come! :)

This space is open to folx who are families, comrades, friends, and supporters of QTViệts. You do not have to identify as Queer and/or Trans Vietnamese, we welcome you to witness our brilliancy// bóng and beyond the binary// phi nhị phân existence.

We’re co-hosting a special collaboration with VietUnity East Bay for queer and trans-identified Vietnamese folks this Saturday.  In the spirit of summer, we’ll be grilling veggie and meat dishes for lunch.  VietUnity East Bay will then facilitate a discussion about QTViet culture, why we gather, etc.  We want to create a space where we can think about food, land, cooking, movement, and organizing in a special way - please bring yourself and an appetite!  You’re welcome to bring something to share (drinks, desserts, snacks) though not necessary.

**This space is a QTViet-identified only space, so we can explore *why* we are gathering as QTViets** You're welcome to invite any other QTViets to this event too. Please tell them to RSVP as well. 

This Saturday, 7/27 11A-2P in Berkeley - exact location shared with RSVP.

Please RSVP by this Thursday by emailing qtvietcafe@gmail.com.

With an invitation to CoFED’s Summer Academy the week of 6/17, we’ll be rescheduling this month’s Bóng Lên Queer Up dinner to Sunday, 6/30 6:30-9:30 PM.       

Featuring a fresh-to-order fast-casual menu honoring our ancestors and elders, celebrating families (of all types), and defining Pride for ourselves.  We welcome our queer ancestors who’ve come before us, honoring the anniversary of the radical resistance of this month and time in the diaspora, and all QTViets and allies to create a space to redefine what it means to love lyfe amongst friends, fam, and community with fresh eats and good vibez.

Featured dish with a suggested price and a sliding scale:  Bún mắm - a savory rice-noodle dish rooted from the Mekong Delta made with ferments, proteins, and fresh herbs.  Meat and vegan versions available.

Kem chuối - banana coconut ice cream, a sweet addition to the menu to help cleanse the palette and cool off on a Sunday summa night.  Try the OG version and also come check out what diasporic flavas we’ll make!

This space is open to folx who are families, comrades, friends, and supporters of QTViệts. You do not have to identify as Queer and/or Trans Vietnamese, we welcome you to witness our brilliancy// bóng and beyond the binary// phi nhị phân existence.

Check out more details at https://www.facebook.com/events/374048039899256/