PHOTOS – Halloweenie 16 Brought Peace, Love and Discoballs to Belasco Theater

October 30, 2022

Halloweenie 16 - Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMES

Fred & Jason’s Halloweenie 16 – Peace, Love, & Disco Balls sold out two weeks before showtime. The Party with a Purpose returned to the historic Belasco Theater for one of the biggest LGBTQ+ Halloween parties in Southern California, featuring two dance floors, photo experiences, drinks, food, live DJs, performances, and some of the sexiest costumes before Halloween night.

It’s easy to forget the event is a fundraiser, this year benefiting Project Angel Food, which has been a benefactor in previous years.

The dance floor was packed with all sorts of elaborate costumes and creatives forms of undress. From killer clowns, ballerinas, super heroes, or just guys wearing underwear, there was lots to see the entire night. There was also arial acrobatic performances throughout on stage.

The event’s creators Fred Arens and Jason Duguay have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past for the Gay Men’s Chorus Los Angeles. This year’s “Party with a Purpose”, sponsored by Kevin Huvane benefitted Project Angel Food. Kevin Huvane was title sponsor, and Fred and Mark Anawalt served as co-chairs this year.

Halloweenie 16 raised $300,000 this year.

Project Angel Food is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Los Angeles County which provides free meals for people too sick to shop and cook for themselves. Project Angel Food serves the majority of Los Angeles County with South Los Angeles and Metro Los Angeles being the two largest service areas for the organization. Latinos (39%), African Americans (29%), and Caucasians (21%) make up 89% of their clientele. Offering life-saving meals, nutritional counseling, and kindness; Project Angel Food feeds and nourishes 2,300 men, women and children each day with the help of volunteers like Harry and Meghan, Sharon Stone, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elton John, Adam Lambert, Eric McCormack, Tyler Henry, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and countless others.

Halloweenie is the dress rehearsal for actual Halloween. The gays did not disappoint with the creative levels of undress.

The party continued at the Mayan for an afterhours event next door to The Belasco with world famous international DJ Micky Friedmann causing some Mayhem with you.