SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - Christopher Walken will be making an appearance in Yellowknife June 4, sporting nothing more than a pair of furry boxers.

OK, well it's not really him. But Amit Bhogal will be doing his best impression of the famous actor while dancing to Fatboy Slim's Weapon of Choice, like Walken did in the song's music video, as part of the Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation's Protecting the Jewels of the North fundraiser at the Adlair Aviation hangar starting at 6:30 p.m.

"I'm the original (Christopher Walken)," said Bhogal, about his role in the dance. "And I would say the rest are my puppets."

Bhogal, a salsa dancer who moved to Yellowknife four months ago, will be one of 36 men dancing in handmade, one-of-a-kind boxers designed by local artists to raise money for prostate and testicular cancer programs and services at the Stanton Territorial Hospital.

Other models include Robert Hawkins, MLA for Yellowknife Centre, Eli Purchase, the Green Party candidate in the federal election earlier this month, Aidan Cartwright, a local artist who designed his own boxers, and Paul McMullen from CJCD.

"I think it's going to be a great place for all the women in town to come out and if the women come, then the men will definitely follow," said Rebecca Alty, executive director of the Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation and the designer of two pairs of boxers.

One of Alty's creations is covered in sock monkeys, candy bananas from a box of Runts and fake vines.

The other pair, which she calls the Scottish Monster, is comprised of a set of fur boxers covered by a tartan.

"It will look mighty cute as it wiggles its way down the runway," she said with a laugh.

The boxer show, taking place at the Adlair Aviation Hangar, is feeding off of the success of last year's Images of Strength and Hope bra show, which raised about $22,000 toward a new digital mammography machine for the Stanton Territorial Hospital.

Joanna Tiemessen, who has taken up the reins as artistic director for the second year, said the fashion show, featuring rough and rugged Northern men, is also about education, said Tiemessen.

"The biggest goal of this one is awareness, because men are traditionally stubborn and also are not as careful of taking care of themselves as they would be about protecting their family. But we want them to realize that not only do they need to go get checked early for themselves, but also for their families, so they can be around for their families."

She said the most important message is that if caught early, the chance of surviving prostate cancer is 90 per cent and it's 100 per cent for testicular cancer.

To go along with the fashion show, there will also be a dinner prepared by Chef Pierre LePage and live music performed by The Gumboots and Live Smoke.

We welcome your opinions. Click here to e-mail a letter to the editor.