Founder of the longest running burlesque festival, as well as winner of countless awards, the Italian Stallionette (aka burlesque queen Angie Pontani) is as entrepreneurial as she is entertaining. Her crowd-pleasing and crowd-teasing acts got folks into a special kind of holiday mood on Saturday evening. Hosted by illusionist Albert Cadabra, a “professional, award-winning, comedy sideshow magician who delivers powerful, amazing and devilishly wild magic,” last night’s show was over the top.

Emanuel Wallace is a photographer and journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has been the staff photographer for Cleveland Scene magazine since 2014. In the past, he has contributed to Cleveland.com, Destination Cleveland and the Call & Post, among other outlets. In his spare time, Emanuel likes to experiment with crafting various cocktails and brewing his own beer.