NAAFA’s Virtual Fat Brunch featuring Drag Story Hour
Saturday, June 28, 2025
11:00am PT / 12:00pm MT / 1:00pm CT / 2:00pm ET
Duration: 60 minutes
[Accessibility Description: This flyer has a pale pink background with illustrations of rainbows. Headshots of Matt Simko, Danielle G, Hazel, and and Fat Chance are included along with the logos for NAAFA, Drag Story Hour, and Pro Bono ASL. The text reads: NAAFA Presents Virtual Fat Brunch Starring Hazel & Fat Chance. June 28, 2025 11am Pacific. Hosted by Matt Simko. Brunch demo by Danielle G. Free! Register at naafa.org/events. ASL interpreting by Pro Bono ASL.]
Drag Story Hour was created to use the art of drag to read books to kids in libraries, schools, and bookstores, capturing the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and giving kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. This summer, join NAAFA’s Virtual Brunch Team for our 4th Annual Summer Brunch featuring Drag Story Hour performers Fat Chance (they/them) and Hazel (they/he). Hosted by Matt Simko (he/him), with brunch planning tips from Danielle G (she/her). This event will include breakout room time for virtual mingling.
NAAFA virtual events are for fat people and fat-positive friends of all sizes. Our virtual events are offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of our community of NAAFA donors. To support this and other NAAFA programming, give to NAAFA today!
This event is presented via Zoom, in English, and with English auto-captions by Otter.ai. ASL Interpreting is provided by Pro Bono ASL.
GUEST BIOS
[Image Description: Headshot of Matthew Simko]
Matthew Simko (he/him) is host and style expert appearing on television shows across the northeast for the last 10 years. He's been featured in the Guardian, Readers Digest, Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Boston Magazine. These days you can mostly find him on Instagram as SimkoSays posting photos, fit check videos, and the occasional thirst trap. He believes that looking good and feeling good is for every body. Find Matt at mathew-simko.com or @simkosays.
[Image Description: Photo of Danielle G]
Danielle G (she/her) of Fashionably Famished has been creating foodie and lifestyle content since 2018. Whether it is a blog post or video, she shares her honest opinion and provides insight on topics including casual style, food and restaurant reviews, and more recently, motherhood. Her content is meant to inspire and create community for fat folks to be seen dining and thriving. Follow Danielle @justdanielleg
[Image Description (provided by guest): A headshot of Hazel, a fat BIPOC nonbinary performer, wearing black and green curly hair, a green dress and a green necklace. Their right hand is up touching their hair.]
Hazel (they/he) is a non-binary transmasc BIPOC drag artist in the DMV area. As a drag performer of 7 years, they are the 3x winner of Baltimore’s Best Gender Non-Conforming. They use their platform to promote self love for all bodies and trans rights. Follow them @hazelthebrat.
[Image Description (provided by guest): A headshot of Soda Haley, a fat Caucasian and Pacific Islander with light skin, nude round glasses, and dark curly hair with a blonde streak. They are wearing a yellow, cream, and brown striped vest over a white long sleeved shirt.]
Fat Chance (they/them) is originally from Arlington, TX. They have spent most of their life in Buffalo, New York, where their artistic journey began. Drawn to drawing from a young age, they earned a B.A. in Visual Studies with a minor in Sculpture from Buffalo State University in 2019. Their work centered on the human figure through both drawing and sculpture. After a creative hiatus, they embraced performance art, viewing the body as subject and site. This led to an MFA at the University at Buffalo, completed in 2023. Their current work bridges physical form and conceptual depth, rooted in embodiment, positivity, and inclusivity. Follow them @SodaPopArt and @Fat.Chance.716
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