Blue Light Bingo

Coming together for a good cause has never been so much fun! My friend and I tried Blue Light Bingo for the first time last night, and she ended up walking out with the first prize of the night: a loaded gift bag from Adam and Eve. I think she wasn’t the only winner that night ;)
Don’t plan to eat a full dinner at bingo, but leave room for home baked goods ($ 1!) and house wine ($ 4!). And you’ll want to bring $ones so you can tip the lovely ladies during their dance numbers. Energy was high, the emcee banter was fun, and there were all ages in attendance (from a couple celebrating their 51^st wedding anniversary, down to an adorable little girl who was dancing along to the music near her table).
There are lots of prizes, and many opportunities to donate to different causes benefitting the LGBTQ community. Come on out!

What a blast! Some of the Queens really looked like HOT women! They WORKED it!
The MCs were funny and engaged the audiance. Great cause!

Blue Light Bingo is amazing. So many people donate their personal time to make this event a success. The show is kid and family friendly — just see their pictures from their February bingo on their Facebook… www.facebook.com/ChathamSocialH­ealthCouncil?ref=hl or
… Bingo will be held at the Cotton Room in Durham this month and at the Koka Booth in Cary in April!!! So many great things planned and the concession… WOW Popcorn, Nachos, Hot dogs… Yummy

What is better than drag queens, bingo and supporting a great cause?! I can’t think of another at the moment!
It was bingo, performance, prizes, food, fun and lots & lots of laughs all rolled into one for a helluva good time at the beautiful Cotton Room in Golden Belt. We can’t wait to go again and even signed up as donors.
Per their website, «The Chatham Social Health Council strives to prevent HIV/​AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy throughout central North Carolina.» They serve over 20 counties, particularly in rural areas where people don’t have easy access to testing.
Thank you Unilocal for comping me & my spouse two tickets to this fun, fun event! We had a blast!

Blue Light Bingo seems to have replaced our regular Triangle Area bingo, and it is now based mainly in Durham (Triangle bingo rotated from many Triangle area locations. NS State campus, NC Fair grounds, Koka Booth, Durham, etc.) While I don’t mind the drive for something I love participating in, not to mention for a good cause, it really didnt bring as much to the table as past games.
While the divas are still fantastic and we have the dynamic duo, Mark K Mart and Marilyn Merlot, cannot be beat, the bingo itself was a short 6 games…
I did enjoy the new twists (What is the blue light in blue light bingo? You’ll have to come find out for yourself: D) that they brought with the new sponsorship.
But overall, an exciting, entertaining, philanthropic way to enjoy some singing, dancing, and good old fashioned (and new fashioned) bingo playing!

Blue Light Bingo is the latest incarnation of drag bingo here in the Triangle, mainly based now in Durham at the awesome Cotton Room facility in d’town Durham. Blue Light Bingo proceeds go to aid the Chatham County Health Council that assists in 20 NC counties in education/​testing/​prevention of HIV, STDs, and unplanned pregnancy. Since it is still the same awesome crew as Drag Bingo preceding it, I echo my original review of it before…
Looking for something different on the weekends? Want to help a very worthy cause? Do you like bingo and sassy diva entertainers? Look no further than the monthly Blue Light Bingo events here in the Triangle! Go to their site
for tickets in advance or pay at the door to support this event and a great charity. Once there, you will enjoy the entertaining BVDs (Bingo Verifying Divas) including MCs Mary K Mart and Marilyn Merlot and a large host of others as they call out the bingo numbers as well as perform musical numbers with their special kind of sassy diva comedy. Each event has its own theme, such as January was Studio 54 (70’s theme) Bingo with the entertainers reflecting the theme of course. People of all ages come out to enjoy these events and that the proceeds go to a great cause, it’s hard to resist. They even have concessions such as drinks, corn dogs, nacho bar, ice cream, popcorn, etc. so you won’t get the hungrys while you play bingo. It’s a full night of fun going usually from around 630p to about 10p. Of course there are prizes including cash to be won, so what else do you need?
Bottom line: If you want to go to a fun event that helps a great charity, the monthly Blue Light Bingo events are your ticket. I was glad I went to the most recent one, it was very entertaining, full of bingo suspense and diva comedy as well as musical numbers. Two thumbs up!

Studio 54 Blue Light Bingo at the Cotton Room in Durham! Hosted by Marilyn Merlot and Mary K Mart. Yes please! A fundraiser held by Chatham County Health Council to assist those in the community living with Aids! Have fun by spreading awareness, creating fellowship and having fun while donating to this amazing cause!
The hostesses had the mostess! Good looks, charm, humor and grace! The event coordinator Erin coordinated a spectacular event. The Drag Queens were on point! The concessions tasty and the bingo was bangin!
This ballroom was a perfect venue for the evening. It is in an old warehouse in downtown Durham. Go grab a bite to eat, play some bingo and go out in Durham afterwards.

What better way to spend a Saturday night than playing drag bingo?! Blue Light Bingo is hosted monthly and is now at the Cotton Room in Durham… it is the same as Drag Bingo (hosted by AAS-​C) but it’s just under different sponsorship. Hosted by Mary K. Mart and Marilyn Merlot, you’re guaranteed to have a blast, laugh a lot, and maybe win some cool stuff if you’re lucky.
The venue is SO much better than before (it used to rotate), and this one is top notch. Located at the Cotton Room in downtown Durham, there’s tons of parking and ample seating, and the room is just super nice. They have concessions and such too. Though you can’t drink while you play bingo, you can at a nearby bar before/​after, and they’re also talking about having a social hour before the games start with a bar & such. Yay!
All of the prizes are donated by local places, and the proceeds go to Chatham Social Health Council, which promotes HIV prevention education and free testing. They have a wonderful & passionate organizer, Erin, who coordinates so many awesome events & does a lot for the LGBT community. I just love what they’re doing & it’s all for such a good cause.
I highly recommend planning a night to Blue Light Bingo– it’s just fabulous :)