Tortured Hearts Ball: A Fantasy Masquerade

03/06/2026

02/21/2026

❤️‍🔥 The portal opens tonight to the Tortured Hearts Ball ❤️‍🔥

Join the Queen of Hearts in her indulgences of many revelries that she has assembled for hers (and yours) dark pleasure at the Handlery Hotel 👇🏿

💃 Hearts Filthy Lesson: a ballroom experience
🕷️ Ascension Gothica
🎪 Sinister Circus entertainment stage
🎙️ Steampunk Karaoke Tavern
🔊 The Undersound
🪽Viking-run Scavenger Hunt
🪆The Porcelain Parlor, a hidden speakeasy
🪬 Rune Readings
🛍️ Wonders & Wares, a specialty vendor market

Just to mention a few delights…🌹

The Queen demands you come in your finest robes such as: Ballgowns, tuxedos, fantastical costumes such as faeries, Victorian/Renaissance gentlemen dressage, goth queens, steam punk princes, to name a few 👗 Formal gowns & dark suits allowed, with a masquerade mask 🤵🏽

Failure to dress for the ball means your entry shall be denied 🥀

Get your tickets today 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/wewYv 🌹

02/20/2026

💥Tier 2 Prices Closing at Midnight Tonight💥

The price of entry into the portal to the Dark Realm is hereby increasing at 12 Midnight tonight on Friday, February 20 ⤴️

The Queen of Hearts highly recommends the purchasing of your ticket now at the current price, as Tier 3 pricing will henceforth set in at 12:01 AM and at the portal entry in the Handlery Hotel 💎

It is expedient to do as the Queen of Hearts says, as your ticket gains you indulgences of many revelries that the Queen of Hearts has assembled for hers (and yours) dark pleasure at the Handlery Hotel 👇🏿

💃 Hearts Filthy Lesson: a ballroom experience
🕷️ Ascension Gothica
🎪 Sinister Circus entertainment stage
🎙️ Steampunk Karaoke Tavern
🔊 The Undersound
🪽Viking-run Scavenger Hunt
🪆The Porcelain Parlor, a hidden speakeasy
🪬 Rune Readings
🛍️ Wonders & Wares, a specialty vendor market

Just to mention a few delights…🌹

The Queen demands you come in your finest robes such as: Ballgowns, tuxedos, fantastical costumes such as faeries, Victorian/Renaissance gentlemen dressage, goth queens, steam punk princes, to name a few 👗 Formal gowns & dark suits allowed, with a masquerade mask 🤵🏽

Failure to dress for the ball means your entry shall be denied 🥀

Get your tickets today 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/wewYv 🌹

02/20/2026

💫🥀THB Proclamation ⭐️ Ami Bellydance 🥀💫

The Sinister Circus stage welcomes another special artiste into its roster of prodigious talents, Ami Bellydance 💖

Ami is a professional bellydancer with years of experience bringing Middle Eastern dance to life across San Diego and beyond 🌳

Known for her powerful stage presence and genuine connection with audience members, she specializes in creating immersive performances that leave a lasting impression. Ami’s shows feature a captivating blend of tradition and showmanship, enhanced by striking props such as fire fans, swords, veils, and finger cymbals 🎶

Watch Ami’s performance on the Sinister Circus stage, and fhen indulge yourself in the many revelries that the Queen of Hearts has assembled for hers (and yours) dark pleasure at the Handlery Hotel 👇🏿

💃 Hearts Filthy Lesson: a ballroom experience
🕷️ Ascension Gothica
🎪 Sinister Circus entertainment stage
🎙️ Steampunk Karaoke Tavern
🔊 The Undersound
🪽Viking-run Scavenger Hunt
🪆The Porcelain Parlor, a hidden speakeasy
🪬 Rune Readings
🛍️ Wonders & Wares, a specialty vendor market

Just to mention a few delights…🌹

The Queen demands you come in your finest robes such as: Ballgowns, tuxedos, fantastical costumes such as faeries, Victorian/Renaissance gentlemen dressage, goth queens, steam punk princes, to name a few 👗 Formal gowns & dark suits allowed, with a masquerade mask 🤵🏽

Failure to dress for the ball means your entry shall be denied 🥀

Get your tickets today 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/wewYv 🌹

02/19/2026

❤️‍🔥Tortured Hearts Ball 🌟 Essential Details ❤️‍🔥

The Queen of Hearts proclaims for all revelers, attendees and such, to gain entry into the portal to the Dark Realm:

🫶🏾 Thou must be at least 18 human years of age, equivalent to 50 years of elves, 80 years of goblins, and 20 years of the fae

🧝🏼‍♂️Thou must be attired in your finest robes such as: Ballgowns, tuxedos, fantastical costumes such as faeries, Victorian/Renaissance gentlemen dressage, goth queens, steam punk princes, to name a few. Failure to dress for the ball means your entry shall be denied 🥀

👗 Thou may wear formal gowns & dark suits with a masquerade mask 🤵🏽

📸 Thou must respect your fellow reveler, and always ASK consent before recording their costume

🥂 Thou must revel to your hearts’ content for all the various offerings that the Queen of Hearts has assembled for hers (and yours) dark pleasure at the Handlery Hotel 👇🏿

💃 Hearts Filthy Lesson: a ballroom experience
🕷️ Ascension Gothica
🎪 Sinister Circus entertainment stage
🎙️ Steampunk Karaoke Tavern
🔊 The Undersound
🪽Viking-run Scavenger Hunt
🪆The Porcelain Parlor, a hidden speakeasy
🪬 Rune Readings
🛍️ Wonders & Wares, a specialty vendor market

Just to mention a few delights…🌹

Get your tickets today 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/wewYv 🌹

02/19/2026

🌟🥀THB Proclamation ⭐️ Rachael Yovanoff 🥀🌟

The Queen of Hearts has brought in Rachael Yovanoff, another remarkable aerial artist who partners with Carolyra Aerial Arts to grace the halls of the Tortured Hearts Ball 💜

Rachael is an accomplished aerialist specializing in a variety of apparatus including aerial silks, rope, cube and lollipop Lyra. Together with Carolyra Aerial Arts, they create mesmerizing acts with a heavy focus on artistry and musicality full of creative transitions to transport the watcher to another dimension 🌌

Outside of performing, Rachael finds joy in sharing aerial arts while teaching at classes at several studios in San Diego 💐

The Queen of Hearts has decreed such revelries as this and more below, for hers (and yours) dark pleasure at the Handlery Hotel 👇🏿

💃 Hearts Filthy Lesson: a ballroom experience
🕷️ Ascension Gothica
🎪 Sinister Circus entertainment stage
🎙️ Steampunk Karaoke Tavern
🔊 The Undersound
🪽Viking-run Scavenger Hunt
🪆The Porcelain Parlor, a hidden speakeasy
🪬 Rune Readings
🛍️ Wonders & Wares, a specialty vendor market

Just to mention a few delights…🌹

The Queen demands you come in your finest robes such as: Ballgowns, tuxedos, fantastical costumes such as faeries, Victorian/Renaissance gentlemen dressage, goth queens, steam punk princes, to name a few 👗 Formal gowns & dark suits allowed, with a masquerade mask 🤵🏽

Failure to dress for the ball means your entry shall be denied 🥀

Get your tickets today 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/wewYv 🌹

02/18/2026

🐦‍🔥🥀THB Proclamation ⭐️ Linh Tran 🥀🐦‍🔥

The Sinister Circus entertainment stage has engaged the services of a most unique artist , Linh Tran 🪷

Linh Tran is a spoken-word poet and multidisciplinary artist. She has published books and released music both in Vietnam and the United States, and has exhibited paintings at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, the Museum of the Earth, and the San Diego Public Library 📚

Linh Tran will perform an original spoken-word piece during the evening, and for select pieces where the atmosphere allows, she may sing portions of poems live on stage, creating the melody spontaneously in the moment 🎵

Hear Linh Tran on the Sinister Circus stage as the Queen of Hearts has decreed such revelries as this and more below, for hers (and yours) dark pleasure at the Handlery Hotel 👇🏿

💃 Hearts Filthy Lesson: a ballroom experience
🕷️ Ascension Gothica
🎪 Sinister Circus entertainment stage
🔊 The Undersound
🎙️ Steampunk Tavern
🪽Viking-run Scavenger Hunt
🪆The Porcelain Parlor, a hidden speakeasy
🪬 Rune Readings
🛍️ Wonders & Wares, a specialty vendor market

Just to mention a few delights…🌹

The Queen demands you come in your finest robes such as: Ballgowns, tuxedos, fantastical costumes such as faeries, Victorian/Renaissance gentlemen dressage, goth queens, steam punk princes, to name a few 👗 Formal gowns & dark suits allowed, with a masquerade mask 🤵🏽

Failure to dress for the ball means your entry shall be denied 🥀

Get your tickets today 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/wewYv 🌹