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The Spirit of Kitchissippi
January 31, 2013
Kitchissippi drag queen Zelda Marshall volunteered as a ‘book’ to be signed out during CBC and the Ottawa Public Library’s Human Library Project. Photo by Justin Van Leeuwen
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Art, life & a book
A sneak peek at two sides of the entertainment business
By Kathleen Wilker
The Human Library Project offers opportunities to broaden perspectives by signing out people for twenty minute interviews. This year, the second year that CBC and the Ottawa Public Library have collaborated on the venture, two Kitchissippi residents were on loan January 26.
Using our media privileges, we ‘borrowed’ drag queen Zelda Marshall and CBC personality Giacomo Panico before the event. “I’m originally from Vancouver where the snow stays in the mountains where it belongs,” says Marshall who was the grand marshall of the Ottawa Pride Parade in 2011. “I came to Ottawa for the
work and stayed for the drag.” Considered a beloved and mentoring grandmother in Ottawa’s drag scene, Marshall notes that drag isn’t only about looking fabulous and having all the best dance moves. “There’s a long tradition of fundraising and giving back to the community,” she says. “And you absolutely Continued on page 8
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