Best Garage Sale Ever: Costumes, One 5-foot Cross and Free Bloody Marys

The Daily City loves a garage sale, especially when it's being thrown by local gay icon and theatre guru Michael Wanzie. His gigantic multi-"family" sale is this Saturday July 23, 2011 9am - 3pm, two doors down from Wanzie's apartment in the garage and driveway of the recently vacated home of world famous artist Dorothy Gillespie (6720 Nina Rosa Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819, just off Turkey Lake near Conroy Rd).

Arrive prior to 10:30 AM - Mention his WANZeGRAM, a fantastic email newsletter he puts out weekly, and receive a Complimentary Bloody Mary with any purchase of $5 or more. Offer good only till 10:29AM

Snag some costumes and props from almost every Wanzie-penned play ever presented: Two Men Trapped in Women's Bodies, Ladies of Eola Heights, Dragness of God, Monorail Inferno, Carolina Moon and The Lion Queen. Wanzie is clearing out his U-haul theatrical storage unit, and selling every high heel, headdress, gown, character costume, and African caftan in it. You too can dress up like Wanzie's truck stop waitressDELORIS SCRUD or Tommy Wooten's OBT cross-dressed hooker LATONYA TYRONE from Carolina Moon. Or how about Doug Ba'aser's Totally authentic meandering AFRICAN STORY TELLER or IRMA THE BARTENDER from The Lion Qeeen?

Beyond costuming, he's got a 5 FT-TALL FREE-STANDING WOODEN CROSS and Metal Seat Numbers that were in place on opening night of Radio City Music Hall. What?

There will also be Working Glass Range Top, Working under-the-counter Dishwasher, Books, Board Games, Small Appliances, Brick-a-Brack, Two retro diner chairs from the "I Love Lucy Collection", Christmas Ornaments, Dishes, Purses, Shoes, Men's non-costume Clothing, Women's non-costume Clothing, Dishes, Glassware, Serving ware, Melmac and patio furniture.


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