Hail, Marys! Everything new is old again. The Lady Bunny has announced that she will be shampooing, blow-drying, and teasing New York’s legendary Wigstock for yet another year. Now as part of the second annual Howl Festival, the hair-raising event will take place free of charge on August 21, in its original Tompkins Square Park location. Since its inception 20 years ago, it has kept wigmakers and Aqua Net in business and the Tri-State area’s gay population manageably corralled once a year. (more)

Hilarious drag suprastar Bunny, the event’s cofounder, organizer, and hostess, has confirmed the performances of RuPaul, Boy George, Jackie Beat, HRH Princess Diandra, Miss Guy, Sugga Pie Koko, The Ladies of Lips, Milan, Cashetta, Flotilla Debarge, Lily of the Valley, and “dozens of other freaks.” It promises to be a veritable Lollapalooza, though stationary Warped Tour is more like it. “Last year’s show was an absolute panic!” says Bunny. “The weather was gorgeous, there was a huge turn-out and the air was thick with that old school East Village vibe.” And redolent of ozone-busting chemicals, I’m sure.