SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of December 29, 2008

Well, looks like the end of 2008 is approaching. And the end of the holiday season is fast approaching, too. But before they leave, the burlesquers are bringing us a few last shows to celebrate. We've got Uptown Hubba Hubba, Red Hots Burlesque (back after the El Rio closed for the some kind of holiday (Boxing Day?) last Friday), First Friday Follies, and the Hot Pink Feathers with Blue Bone Express, and even Hubba Hubba Revue with Baxtalo Drom!

• Monday, December 29: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. Put the final nail in ole '08 *rimshot* with Room for Cream *second rimshot*, Jerkfreid & Ulf, Sparkly Devil, Chi Chis del Fuego, Josie Starre, Francine Dead, sASSy Hotbuns, Miss Johnny Friday, and your fabulous drunken hosts, Kingfish and Eddie. Doors 9pm, show 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
• Friday, January 2, 2009: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Join Lady Satan, Miss Honey Penny, Uni and her Ukelele, Mable Sugar, and your host, Dottie Lux for the first burlesque show of 2009!!! Before the show enjoy some BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Woo hoo! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Friday: Hubba Hubba Revue welcomes The Lucky Road -- Baxtalo Drom! at DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street. The guys and girls from Hubba Hubba Revue and Baxtalo Drom bring you burlesque, bellydance, fortune telling. Featuring live performances by Room for Cream, Fuchsia Fox and Sassy DeLure, Rose Harden, and Sister Kate. Gypsy Punk Dance Party with DJ Zeljko! 9pm. $10, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Friday: First Friday Follies at the Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue. Celebrate the new year with Emcee Margaret France! Performances by The Twilight Vixen Revue, Kellita, Cupcake & Little Eyeful, Ruby White, Lady Satan, French Maid B.B. Dahl, spoken word by Matt Holdaway, and music from the Final Frontiersmen! Show at 9:30pm. Free, but donations encouraged, 21+ w/ID.
• Saturday, January 3: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue. Join the Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express for their first show of 2009! I'm thinking three sets from HPF and three sets from BBE sounds like what the doctor ordered for the New Year's! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30 sharp. $10, 21+ w/ID.
• Sunday, January 4 (Added): Cabaret de Nude at The Stud in San Francisco, 399 9th Street. Join Vixen Noir and Chica Boom for a lezzi, queer girl and tranny Strip Joint featuring Burlesque, Striptease and Erotic Performance Art, with a dash of comedy, spoken word, poetry, song and more…This month featuring Honey Lawless, Ms. Cherry Galette, The Inimitable Isis Starr, Hoku Mama, Kellita, and introducing all the way from Seattle, Ginger Snapz, along with performances from your hostesses, Vixen and Chica! Go-Go Dancers Lady Shadow & Ms. Vera Deville! Resident DJs Pam Hubbuck and Ms. Jackson! Doors at 6, show at 7:30. $8 before 7pm, $10 after, 21+ w/ID.
  

Alright! Let's end this sucker, and welcome 2009 in style...burlesque style! :-)

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, December 29, 2008

Last call for Uptown Hubba Hubba, 2008 Edition! Everybody all abooooooooard!!

Howdy Friends!

Holy Smokes! Is that another year gone by? Well whattaya know! Looks like it's up to YOU and US to put the final nail in ol' '08, with one last night of BOOZE! COMEDY! AND SIZZLIN' HOT BURLESQUE!

For Dec. 29th, we've got...


ROOM FOR CREAM!

Jerkfreid & Ulf!
Sparkly Devil!
Chi Chis del Fuego!
Josie Starre!
Francine Dead!
sASSy Hotbuns!
Miss Johnny Friday!
Zip the What-Is-It?

and everyone's favorite drunks/MC's, Kingfish & Eddie!

All for a Recession-Proof FIVE BUCKS!


Doors 9PM, Show 10PM(ish)
21 & Up w/ID


THE UPTOWN CLUB
1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
(1 block from 19th Street BART!)


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com
http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.uptownnightclub.com

Red Hots Burlesque for Friday, December 26, 2008

Don't forget that Dottie Lux is bringing you an XXXmas show! Featuring Sparkly Devil, Honey Lawless, and more!

What: Red Hots Burlesque XXXmas show
When: Friday, December 26, 2008, at 7:30pm
Where: El Rio, 3158 Mission St., San Francisco
How Much: $5-10, sliding scale, 21+ w/ID
Who: Sparkly Devil, Honey Lawless, and other burlesque entertainers

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, December 22, 2008

Well, this is one of your last chances to test your naughty/niceness before St. Nick makes his rounds! What are you? A good boy or girl? Or a naughty one? ;-)

Hmm. I think everyone over at Hubba Hubba Revue is naughty. They've put together a sinfully good show for you this week. Twilight Vixen Revue is back with some new members! Plus, it's Bootsy LaRue's birthday celebration! She's oh-so-sexy!

So do ya wanna risk not getting a visit from St. Nick this year? Oh, what the hey...you were probably only gonna get some kind of fruitcake anyway. Haha. So check out that show tonight at the Uptown Nightclub in Oakland! You may not get the fruitcake, but it'll be worth it!

MONDAY! Oakland Burlesque Spectacular! --just FIVE BUCKS!

Howdy Friends!

We've been waiting all year to blow your stockings off the mantle with the BIGGEST, bestest, wildest Christmas Show Oakland's ever seen!

Monday, December 22nd, Hubba Hubba Revue is pulling out all the stops and coming to THE UPTOWN CLUB with a line-up of luscious beauties guaranteed to heat up your Holiday!

We've got....

THE TWILIGHT VIXEN REVUE!
Monifa!
Bunny Pistol!
Miss Mae Western!
Buzz B!
Kiss Me Kate!
Riff Ditties!
Kiki Bomb!
Bootsy LaRue! (and it's her BIRTHDAY PARTY, too!)
Savage Man-Beast, Zip the What-Is-It!

...and everybody's favorite drunk uncles/MC's, Kingfish & Eddie!


All for JUST FIVE BUCKS!


Doors 9PM, Show 10PM
21 & Up w/ID


THE UPTOWN CLUB
1928 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
(1 block from 19th Street BART!)


HELP SPREAD THE WORD, Y'ALL!

http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com
http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.uptownnightclub.com

SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of December 22, 2008

Everyone is getting their last minute shopping done. Dodging the rain drops. Drinking the egg nog. Pretty typical stuff. Are you typical? What are you gonna do this week? Wanna spice up your holidays?

Well, if you're still in town and wanna celebrate the holidays burlyque style, then visit your old friends at Uptown Hubba Hubba and Red Hots Burlesque! Week in and week out, they provide reliable, fantabulous entertainment for not-very-much moola. :-)

• Monday, December 22: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland. Celebrate not only the holidays, but Bootsy LaRue's birthday, too! Join the Twilight Vixen Revue, Monifa, Bunny Pistol, Miss Mae Western, Buzz B, Kiss Me Kate, Riff Ditties, and Kiki Bomb, plus your hosts Kingfish and Eddie, for the BIGGEST, bestest, wildest Christmas Show Oakland's ever seen! Doors 9pm, show 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
• Friday, December 26: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco. Join Sparkly Devil, Honey Lawless and more, more, more!! Before the show enjoy some BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.

Happy Holidays, everyone! :-)

SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of December 15, 2008

Hey! It's getting really close to the holidays. Which means that there are burlesque shows galore! All of them before Christmas next week. Wowsa! I got dizzy just looking at the calendar and it's taken me a couple of days to pull myself together to type up this weekly summary!

So what I'll do for this week is list all of the shows in this summary. Most of what you need to know is here, and all of the details are in the calendar above. I'll only list the usual full details of individual shows if a producer or performer explicitly asks me to. Or if I get bored and need something to do. Hahaha! Not likely this time of year...

So without further ado, here are the shows!

• Wednesday, December 17: Sugar High Glitter City meets Sweet Deliverance: The Perverted Sunshine Tour! at The Garage in San Francisco. A Holiday Extravaganza of Queer Dyke Porn, Striptease, Burlesque and other Pleasurable Delights! Hosted by Vixen Noir. Featuring a showing of the film, “Sugar High Glitter City” (2001). Hot and dirty performances by: Simone de la Getto (one of the stars of Sugar High Glitter City), Alotta Boutté, Ms. Cherry Galette and Vixen Noir herself. 7pm to midnight, performances at 7:45. $15-100, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Wednesday: Haute House Burlesque at Stagewerx in SF. This month you’re in for a special treat: a FULL burlesque lineup followed by a set with Bombshell Betty’s band, Fromagique. Featuring Red Velvet, Holly Highbeems and Josie Starr, Tiger von Claus, Milkshake, Tinky Sparkles, Penny Paperback, plus burlesque debuts by 3 brand new Burlesqueteers and your *thwack!* Mistress of Ceremonies, Odessa Lil. Doors at 7pm, show at 8. $15 at the door, $12 advance, 18+.
• Also Wednesday: Barbary Coast Burlesque at Annie's Social Club in SF. BCB is proud to present its very first Holiday Hanky Panky Show! We will have dancing ladies, comedy, and Chartreuse cocktail specials. Featuring, Dottie Lux Lady Monster, Bunny Pistol, Honey Lawless, sASSy Hotbuns, and Lily Le Rouge. Doors at 8pm, show at 9. First 10 people get in for $5, everyone else $8, 21+ w/ID.
  
• Thursday, December 18: Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco: Holiday Madness! at The Shooting Gallery in SF. What better way to spend a cold December night than drawing sassy Burlesque chicks in costume, and sipping eggnog (super spiked) at Dr.Sketchy's! Join the gorgeous and very talented burlesque performer and model Josie Starre and host Jessica Whiteside for art, burlesque, contests, and more. 7pm to 10. $10 advance, $15 door: General. $5 advance, $10 door: Students/Teachers (with valid ID *in hand*).
  
• Friday, December 19: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco. Join Citty Rich, Dottie Lux, Bunny Pistol and more more!! Before the show enjoy some BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Friday, December 19: Hubba Hubba Revue: Christmas Special! at DNA Lounge in SF. Brandy-up that egg-nog, cuz Christmas-time has come again! Join San Francisco's Biggest, Wildest Burlesque Show for a Holiday Spectacular crammed with more goodies than a slice of Grandma's fruitcake! Featuring sASSy Hotbuns, Bombshell Betty, The Twilight Vixen Revue, Rubenesque Burklesque, Charlie Darling, Edgar Poe and the Rave-Ons, Deshret Dance Company, Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, Tit-4-Tat, Honey Lawless, Odessa Lil, Pin Key Lee, Miss Mae Western, Bunny Pistol, and Kiki Bomb! Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $10 discount tickets at the door before 9:30, $15 after. $12 advance tickets available from dnalounge.com, 21+ w/ID.
• Saturday, December 20: Nude Aid 3 at SomArts Cultural Center in SF. NUDE AID is an annual fundraiser for The Center for Sex and Culture. Join about 30 artists working in a variety of mediums, inspired by about 30 models in a state of undress or fetish attire. Including some of the stars of burlesque! For a full list of participants, please go to http://www.NudeAid.org. Each patron receives ONE ticket with each paid admission, and the ticket is exchanged for one piece of art created during the event. Patrons may purchase an unlimited amount of tickets. Silent auction, too! 7pm to 10. $20-40, sliding scale, 18+.
• Also Saturday: StoryTime Festival w/The Hot Pink Feathers at the Palace of Fine Arts in SF. The evening show "StoryTime for the Inner Child" is rated R* and is intended for a mature audience. The show will feature a cabaret act from Hot Pink Feathers and circus production by Vau De Vire Society. Doors at lobby activities start at 8pm, theater show at 9. $30-50, advance ticket 15% discount available at the StoryTime Festival website with the code "HOTPINK". 17+, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
• Also Saturday: Diamond Daggers Holiday Round-Up at Fat City in SF. You're gonna git lasso'ed by this ace-high, old-west vaudeville show with everything from bullwhip tricks to Fairy Butch's Hanukah Hoedown, competitive rodeo roping to burly-q painted ladies, and the fine-fine twang of none other than The Whoreshoes!!! Featuring Delilah, Kitten on the Keys, Cupcake and Lil Eyeful, Anna Conda, Simone de la Getto, Cat Rich, Delicio del Toro, and the Diamond Daggers! Doors at 9pm, cabaret at 10. $12-20, sliding scale at the door, 21+ w/ID.
  
• Also Saturday and Sunday: The Great Dickens Christmas Fair @ the Cow Palace. The immensely popular, roguish production of the "Saucy French Postcard Tableaux Revue - or the Secret Life of Mr. & Mrs. Horatio Everard, Esq." is a highlight of the Fair and returns for the fourth year in a row at the Victoria & Albert Theatre with all new tableaux vivants. This immensely popular nighttime entertainment is sure to beguile and delight the adults in the audience (age 18 and up). Enjoy a glimpse of the inner reveries of a stalwart Englishman, and view the very flower of English Womanhood in bloom - a risqué exhibition of unadorned beauty! Fair runs from 11am-7pm, but the production is in the evening. $22-55, 18+.

OMG! I must type very slowly. That took two hours of typing and cutting and pasting! Haha. Please see the calendar for full details.

So take a break from the shopping and crafting of gifts to check out some of these shows and get into the holiday spirit. There's something for almost everyone. Have fun, and happy holidays, everyone! :-)

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, December 15, 2008

OMG! It's hard to believe, but Fromagique is back! Yes, Randy Johnson and his band is back with Bombshell Betty and the rest of the band. And this time they have dancers! The Fromagettes! Plus lots of other sexy, hot acts. Ya can't have a better Monday night than you can have at the Uptown in Oakland!

Howdy Friends!

Hubba Hubba Revue returns to the UPTOWN CLUB Dec. 15th for another full evening of Burlesque, Booze and Those Monday Night Maestros, FROMAGIQUE!

For Monday, Dec. 15th, we've got...

BOMBSHELL BETTY!
Tinky Sparkle!
Red Velvet!
Fromagique!
The Fromagettes!
Randy Johnson!
Zip the What-Is-It?

and everybody's favorite drunks/MC's, Kingfish & Eddie!

all for just FIVE BUCKS!

Doors 9PM, Show 10:15PM
21 & Up, w/ID


THE UPTOWN CLUB
1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
(1 block from 19th Street BART!)


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com
http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.uptownnightclub.com

Amanda Palmer to appear at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair

Alright! Now I have "inside sources." Haha! It's like I'm a real blogger/journalist! I've been told that Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls will be appearing at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair this weekend to film an impromptu YouTube video. There's no definite time or place. However, considering she'll be in Sacramento on Saturday night for a concert, and considering that the Fair is Saturday and Sunday... And do you really think she'll get up early in the morning to shoot a video? Draw your own conclusions! And you'll still be able to catch the burlesquey "Naughty French Postcards," and "Mad Sal's Dockside Alehouse" later in the afternoon.

Although I consider my "sources" reliable, I still consider these tidbits of information as rumors. In other words, don't blame me if she doesn't show! ;-)

And if you really want to see Amanda Palmer, she'll be at Bimbo's on Monday night for a show, which starts at 8pm and also features The Danger Ensemble, The Builders and The Butchers. Tickets are $25, and the doors open at 7pm. For advance tickets, click see the Bimbo's website.

Red Hots Burlesque and Frolic for Friday, December 11, 2008

Yay! The weekend is here. Woo hoo! Only a few more weeks of shopping before Christmas. But remember to take a break and treat yourself to a show or two. Yeah, get away from the hustle and bustle to watch performers doing the Hustle and showing their busts! ;-)

From Friday through Sunday, there's a fun fundraiser for CounterPULSE. Seems they're putting together a combination of circus, drag, and burlesque acts. Here are the deets:

Frolic: 3rd Annual CircusDragBurlesque Festival
A Benefit for CounterPULSE
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 12-14, doors @ 7:30, show @ 8
$20-50 sliding scale, VIP table for 2 with free drinks: $100

This only-in-San-Francisco festival mixes circus, drag, and burlesque in a delightful and explosive combination of high art, popular entertainment, and groundbreaking performance. Featuring Thisway/Thatway, Sonya Smith & Alayna Sroud, Anna Conda, Fou Fou HA, Butch Tap, Rubenesque Burlesque and much more! Hosted by Amelia Mae Paradise & Sir Loin Strip of the Diamond Daggers. Buy tickets now at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/47708!

http://www.counterpulse.org

And since it's Friday again, that means it's time to start the weekend out the right way by catching the "Bay Area's best happy hour" at El Rio in the Mission with Red Hots Burlesque! Let's see what Dottie Lux is cooking for us this week....

Red Hots Burlesque!

The Burlesque Show also includes a filthy and freaky film reel from the insane mind of Val Killmore, Grab a drink, some *free* Oysters and BBQ at El Rio's famous happy hour (Recently voted "THE BEST OF THE BAY" by the Guardian) and watch the best in bump and grind!

This Friday, Dec 12th at El Rio in the Mission.
3158 Mission Street

The Show starts at 7:30pm! So don't be late!

Win the Raffle to donate to your favorite Charity or Non-profit!
$5-10, 21+ w/ID

Performances by: Dottie Lux, Lily Le Rouge, The Flying Fox, and sASSy Hotbuns. Alotta Boutte will be your host!

http://www.myspace.com/redhotsburlesque
http://www.elriosf.com

Bardot a Go Go and Little Minsky's tonight and tomorrow night, December 10 and 11

If you're looking for something very fun and free to do tonight, there's Bardot a Go Go at the Rickshaw stop near Civic Center. Organized by some of the folks who bring you Tease-O-Rama every year, BaGG is a chance for you to shake and shimmy with the Devil-Ettes! Check out your favorite Devil-Ettes dance routines and go go yourself to cool cat tunes spun by DJs California Kid and Brother Grimm! Ooh la la! Le deets are here:

Get ready to Go-Go in the snow with Bardot A Go Go and The Devil-Ettes!

What: Bardot A Go Go
When: Wednesday December 10th, 2008
Time: 9pm - 2am (Devil-Ettes two cool yule sets at 10pm and 11pm!)
How much: FREE! (Merci Bardot A Go Go--you always care about ze leeltle peeple!)
Where: The Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street SF CA

DJs California Kid and Brother Grimm spin French Pop, Northern Soul, Shagadelic Sixties, Bubblegum-Psych, and more! Those satanic sweethearts --The Devil-Ettes-- showcase their swinging synchroized go go dancing PLUS The Mini Skirt Mob keeps the dance floor shimmin' and shakin' throughout the night! Grab your guy or gal and catch a sleigh ride to the Rickshaw Stop for a real Wild Wild Winter Shakedown, where there's more than one way to get warm! Ooh la La!

http://www.devilettes.com
http://www.rickshawstop.com

The first 100 attendees will be given special goody bags courtesy of America's favorite burlesque weekender: Tease-O-Rama! OMG!! It's like you're getting paid to attend! :-)

And tomorrow night is Little Minsky's! Last month's was a kick-ass show, which was partially captured by an NBC11 camera. You can check out the video on my previous post. I don't have the lineup yet, but they always have a very talented and fun cast of performers.

What: Little Minsky's Burlesque
Where: Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight St., San Francisco
When: Thursday, December 10, doors at 9pm, show at 10ish
Who: You if you're 21+ w/ID, and lots of burlesque people and hipsters!
How much: $5 cover
Why: Because you wanna have fun on a Thursday night!

And for Friday night, there's Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio and Frolic: 3rd Annual CircusDragBurlesque Festival at CounterPULSE! See the calendar above for details. Frolic runs through Sunday, December 14.

Have a Happy Burly-Holidays, everyone! :D

SFBR This 'n' That for December

• The host of Dr. Sketchy's SF and member of the Burlesqueteers, Jessica Whiteside, has some paintings exhibited at the STUDIO Gallery in their show, "tiny". The show continues until December 24. Please see their website for address and hours.
  
• Amanda Palmer is soloing from the Dresden Dolls and performing with The Danger Ensemble. If you've seen Alotta Boutte and Calamity Lulu perform to "Coin-Operated Boy," then you're familiar with the Dresden Dolls. Their music does seem to be very much appreciated by those in the burlesque community. So check out the show, which is next Monday, December 15, at Bimbo's 365 Club. Tickets are $25, doors at 7pm, show at 8. I'm going with Josie Starre and her friend. Yay, music! :-)
  
• Nude Aid 3, the annual fundraiser for the Center for Sex and Culture, is happening this year on Saturday, December 20, at the SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco. Lady Monster and Carol Queen are co-event cooridnators. Little Brooklyn, Josie Starre, Holly Highbeams, Kitten on the Keys, Dottie Lux, Citty Rich, the Indra, and Monifa are just some of the burlesque stars participating. For a full listing, please visit the Nude Aid 3 website. Admission is $20-40, sliding scale. With each admission, you get one ticket and $2 off the Diamond Daggers Holiday Round Up event that night. Each ticket can be exchanged for one work of art produced during the evening. Multiple tickets may be purchased, and each attendee gets one free digital picture from Mark I Chester. 7pm to 10.
• The Burlesqueteers show at Stagewerx has been rescheduled for Wednesday, December 17, which is next week. For full details, please see the calendar above. And I'll also post more about this show this weekend.
  

Dottie Lux's School of Shimmy comes to San Francisco!

Dottie Lux of Red Hots Burlesque emailed me to let me know that she's bringing her School of Shimmy to San Francisco! Classes start in January, and there's an opportunity to perform at Red Hots in February. So if you're interested in taking some classes with Dottie, here are the deets she sent me:

RED HOTS BURLESQUE SCHOOL OF SHIMMY

You've heard about a burlesque revival. You've seen snippets of this sensation in the press and on T.V. Now it's time for you to get in on the action! Calling all divas, cool cats, harlots, dames hot mamas and daddy-o's, RED HOTS BURLESQUE SCHOOL OF SHIMMY is for you! If you have always dreamed of being a burlesque star or just want to learn what all this fun is all about you too can be Red Hot! The School of Shimmy has been seen in Curve Magazine, The New York Times, Current TV, WNBC and has been enjoyed by over 200 people! Come see what all the fuss is about.
Sign up today!
January 4th, 5th, 18th, 25th, 26th
February 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th
Classes are Sunday and Monday at The Center For Sex and Culture
Sunday classes are 3-5pm and Monday classes are 7-9pm
Space is limited and reservations are appreciated and encouraged.
To reserve a spot email: redhotsburlesque@gmail.com with S.O.S. in the subject line
more info redhotsburlesque@gmail.com or call 201-615-9245

All classes are open to students of any age or gender who want to shake it on stage or in the bedroom. No previous dance or performance experience is required. No deposit needed for class, however space is very limited and reservations are strongly encouraged. To reserve a spot email: redhotsburlesque@gmail.com with S.O.S. in the subject line. State which classes you are interested in and inquire about discounted rates! All classes are $30.

If you would like to perform at the School of Shimmy Showcase Burlesque 101, 201 and Rehearsal are mandatory classes. The Showcase will take place on Feb 13th at 7:30 pm at El Rio as part of the famed weekly show, Red Hots Burlesque.


Jan 4th & 5th Burlesque 101: In this two-hour workshop, students will learn the history of burlesque, how to create a persona and basic choreography. As well as learning to build your burlesque attitude; feel great about your body, and an open discussion about increased confidence and positive thinking.

Jan 18th Burlesque Crafting:Fans, hats, pasties, shimmy belts, flowers for your hair and more! Make your performance pop and figure out how to do it yourself. Some supplies available day of class and a list of supplies to bring will be provided at registration.

Jan 25&26th Burlesque 201:Students are encouraged to come with an act or character in mind. We will develop personas and discuss song choice, prop use, costume selection and techniques for coming up with acts. This class will include lecture and group work.

Feb 1st Burlesque Choreography with expert instructor Alotta Boutte more info coming soon!

Feb 2nd Making Faces: Hair and Make-up Intensive. Learn how to apply fake lashes, accentuate your look, use hair pieces and wigs. We've all heard the saying "It's costs a lot of money to look this cheap!" well it doesn't have to. Join in this class where you're given the best places to find bargains and even learn how to make the most of what you already have!

Feb 8th & 9th Finishing Touches: Rehearsal and Workshop Participants get a chance to go through each of their numbers and address practical questions and concerns with bringing your first act to the famed Red Hots Burlesque (El Rio 2-13-09) stage that very week. Tim Wells is on hand to take your posed or live photo!

Feb 13th, 7:30pm El Rio (3158 Mission Street SF, CA)- School of Shimmy Showcase! Your chance to sh-sh-shake it on stage!

So there you have it. If you've watched Dottie Lux perform, and if you've ever wanted to have her teach you all of the burlesque techniques that you've seen, then this is your chance! Give Dottie a call at 201-615-9245, or send her an email at redhotsburlesque@gmail.com.

SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of December 8, 2008

Well, it seems I'm still paying for going out almost every night when i first caught my cold! So I'll probably be staying in this whole week to try and shake this bug.

But I'll be at the First Friday Follies benefit for Madame E! Other than that show on Friday, here are the rest of the burlesque shows coming this week :

• Monday, December 8: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland. Join Monifa, Vixen Noir, Kiss Me Kate, Madam Chartreuse, Miss Balla Fire, and special guests, Vagabondage, plus your hosts, Kingfish and Eddie, for some heat on a cold winter's night. Doors 9pm, show 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
• Wednesday, December 10: Bardot a Go Go at the Rickshaw Stop in SF. DJs California Kid and Brother Grimm spin French Pop, Northern Soul, Shagadelic Sixties, Bubblegum-Psych, and more! Those satanic sweethearts --The Devil-Ettes-- showcase their swinging synchronized go go dancing PLUS The Mini Skirt Mob keeps the dance floor shimmin' and shakin' throughout the night! 9pm to 2am. Free, 21+ w/ID.
• Thursday, December 11: Little Minsky's at Club Deluxe in SF. The second Thursday of every month! Little Minsky's is brought to you by Douglas Good (of Cabaret Verdalet), The Flying Fox (burlesque glamour girl) and a few shady characters (we dare not name). Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  
• Friday, December 12: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco. Join Dottie Lux, Lily Le Rouge, Alotta Boutte hosting and more, more, more!! Before the show enjoy some BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Friday, December 12 through Sunday, December 14: Frolic: 3rd Annual CircusDragBurlesque Festival at CounterPULSE in SF. This only-in-San-Francisco festival mixes circus, drag, and burlesque in a delightful and explosive combination of high art, popular entertainment, and groundbreaking performance. Featuring Thisway/Thatway, Sonya Smith & Alayna Sroud, Anna Conda, Fou Fou HA, Butch Tap, and much more. Hosted by Amelia Mae Paradise & Sir Loin Strip of the Diamond Daggers. Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8. $20-100, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Saturday and Sunday: The Great Dickens Christmas Fair @ the Cow Palace. The immensely popular, roguish production of the "Saucy French Postcard Tableaux Revue - or the Secret Life of Mr. & Mrs. Horatio Everard, Esq." is a highlight of the Fair and returns for the fourth year in a row at the Victoria & Albert Theatre with all new tableaux vivants. This immensely popular nighttime entertainment is sure to beguile and delight the adults in the audience (age 18 and up). Enjoy a glimpse of the inner reveries of a stalwart Englishman, and view the very flower of English Womanhood in bloom - a risqué exhibition of unadorned beauty! Fair runs from 11am-7pm, but the production is in the evening. $22-55, 18+.
  

Okay. Lots of shows out there, and more coming up next week! Have fun, everyone! :-)

Uptown Hubba Hubba and Go Go Dancing Class on Monday, December 8, 2008

Well, we've got two events this Monday evening! It seems the Devil-Ettes are prepping peeps for their Bardot a Go Go show on Wednesday by offering a free go go dancing class for beginners! Oh yeah!! I wanna go go dance!! ;-)

Free Mini Skirt Mob Go Go Class with The Devil-Ettes!

When: Monday December 8th 8pm-9pm (NOTE this class is only 1 hour long!)

Where: Queer Ballroom, 151 Potrero Ave SF CA (lots of street parking)

Why: we are prepping for Bardot A Go Go and we want to teach you some Go Go Performance moves!

Who: OPEN to anyone! This class is set at the easy peasy level

What to wear: anything comfortable. Please wear sneakers, dance shoes or go go boots NO bare feet!

Tell your friends!
XOXO The Devil-Ettes

http://www.devilettes.com

Whew! Ya know, since this class is only an hour long, you'll have plenty of time to head on over to the Uptown for the Hubba Hubba show!

Uptown Hubba Hubba

Howdy Friends!

Feeling a little chilly? Well step inside Oakland's swanky UPTOWN CLUB for piping hot cup of BURLESQUE!

This Monday, December 8th, we've got...

MONIFA!
Vixen Noir!
Kiss Me Kate!
Madam Chartreuse!
Miss Balla Fire!
Special Guests, Vagabondage!
Savage Man-Beast, Zip the What-Is-It!

...and everyone's favorite drunks/MC's, Kingfish & Eddie!

All for a Recession-Proof FIVE BUCKS!

Doors 9PM, Show 10:15PM
21 & Up w/ID

THE UPTOWN CLUB
1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
(just 1 block from 19th Street BART!)

HELP SPREAD THE WORD, Y'ALL!

http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com
http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.uptownnightclub.com

Man, oh man! A whole evening of participatin' in and watchin' burlesque. This'll be the most fun you can have on a December Monday evening in the Yay Area. All for only $5!! Of course, drinks are extra! ;-)

SF Burlesque for Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7, 2008

Methinks the rush of holiday burlesque shows is now underway! I'm getting dizzy looking at all the fun holiday events coming up!

Well, there's a few shows and stuff coming up today and tomorrow. For full details, check out the calendar, but I'll list them here:

Saturday, December 6

• Kraft-A-Billy Holiday Show presented by Krafty Kitten at Fat City in SF. Burlesque with Josie Starre, Chi Chis delFuego, Milkshake, and Holly Highbeams! Pin-up contest! DIY vendors! Raffles! 11am to 6pm. Free, 21+ w/ID.
  
• The Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace in SF. The immensely popular, roguish production of the "Saucy French Postcard Tableaux Revue - or the Secret Life of Mr. & Mrs. Horatio Everard, Esq." is a highlight of the Fair and returns for the fourth year in a row at the Victoria & Albert Theatre with all new tableaux vivants. This immensely popular nighttime entertainment is sure to beguile and delight the adults in the audience (age 18 and up). Every Saturday and Sunday through December 21. Fair 11am to 7pm. $22-55, 18+.
• Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland. The Hot Pink Feathers' Christmas medley, and 3 other sets. Plus partners in crime, Blue Bone Express with 3 sets of music. Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30 sharp. $10, 21+ w/ID.

Sunday, December 7

• The Great Dickens Christmas Fair. See above.
• Cabaret Dé~Nude at The Stud in SF. A lezzi, queer girl and tranny Strip Joint featuring uncensored, risqué and fun performances guaranteed to tantalize and satiate your every naughty desire. Burlesque, Striptease and Erotic Performance Art, with a dash of comedy, spoken word, poetry, song and more! Doors at 6pm, show at 7:30. $8 before 7pm, $10 after, 21+ w/ID.
  

Woo hoo! Lots of shows, including some at holiday events like the Great Dickens Christmas Fair. Tis the season to make like Kingfish and Eddie and be jolly! Ho ho ho!

A Hot Pink Feathers Christmas!

Yes! It looks like this holiday season will be pink after all! Join the Hot Pink Feathers for two shows celebrating Christmas, one tomorrow. Here's a message from Queen Kellita, including a special discount offer for the Storytime Festival show at the Palace of Fine Arts!

Hello Feather Fans!

I know you've been waiting for our Christmas medley, and we're doing not only that, but 3 other sets (!!!!) this Saturday the 6th at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland with partners in crime, Blue Bone Express (who play 3 full sets of music from 9:30 to 1)

WHAT: Burlesque n' Brass (w/ Special Christmas Interludes) with Hot Pink Feathers & Blue Bone Express

WHERE: Cafe Van Kleef @ 1621 Telegraph @ 17th in Oakland (near 19th St. BART)

WHEN: Sat Dec 6th, doors 8:30, show 9:30 (dance sets fall between 10 & 12)

DOOR: 21+, $10-

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And join us for our debut at the Palace of Fine Arts on 12/20 for the first annual Storytime Festival!

WHAT: Storytime Festival (dance & circus show extraordinaire featuring Vau de Vire Society! Hot Pink Feathers Parade Corps will perform in the pre-show at 8:15 in the lobby and Hot Pink Feathers Company will perform in the evening show at 9pm. The Hot Pink Feathers ALL-STAR BAND will join us for both sets! )

WHERE: Palace of Fine Arts @ 3301 Lyon St in San Francisco (right next to the Exploratorium)

WHEN: Sat Dec 20th; doors at 8, HPF Parade Corps at 8:15 and HPF Company at 9pm

TIX: http://www.storytimefestival.org ***For a 15% Hot Pink Feathers discount, enter code HOTPINK at checkout

Love & Shimmies,
Kellita & The Feathers
www.hotpinkfeathers.com

SF Burlesque for Friday, December 5, 2008

There's three shows that I'm aware of tonight. First off, there's the First Friday Follies' benefit for Madame E in Oakland at the Stork Club:

First Friday Follies' Benefit for Madame E!

Burlesque, comedy, raffles, and more!

with...

Dottie Lux
Madam Chartreuse
Miss Balla Fire
Cupcake
Little Eyeful
Margaret France
Honey le Bang
Monifa
Mable Sugar
Peaches Velour
Chi Chis delFuego
Emily Butterfly
Toshio the Yodeling Cowboy
Ophelia Coeur de Noir
Marie la Faux
Frederique
5 Cent Coffee
Kiss Me Kate
Victoria and the Vaudevillains

Emceed by Eddie Dane of Hubba Hubba Revue

Free, optional $5 donation, 21+ w/ID

http://www.myspace.com/firstfridayfollies |
http://www.storkcluboakland.com

But across the Bay, Red Hots Burlesque kicks off the evening. In fact, Dottie Lux will be performing at BOTH shows! So if you see her on BART or the Bay Bridge, give her a wave!

Red Hots Burlesque! presents *Back in the SF Groove*

Recovered from Thanksgiving?! I hope so. Come see your SF Family at the "Hottest Happy Hour" in the Bay!

The Burlesque Show also includes a filthy and freaky film reel from the insane mind of Val Killmore, Grab a drink, some *free* Oysters and BBQ at El Rio's famous happy hour (Recently voted "THE BEST OF THE BAY" by the Guardian) and watch the best in bump and grind!

This Friday, Dec 5th at El Rio in the Mission.
3158 Mission Street

The Show starts at 7:30pm! So don't be late!

Win the Raffle to donate to your favorite Charity or Non-profit!
$5-10, 21+ w/ID

Performances by: Dottie Lux, Ruby White, Isis Starr, Titland, Mariel A La Mode, Miss Honey Penny and hosted by Amelia Mae Paradise

http://www.myspace.com/redhotsburlesque |
http://www.elriosf.com

And finally, there's a Dewar's 75th anniversary Repeal Day party at 111 Minna Gallery starting at 9pm. Bunny Pistol Presents Burlesque! Bunbun will be there, and so will sASSy Hotbuns. I'm sure there will be plenty more ladies. Plus there will be music from ACDShe and DJ Omar. And 75¢ Dewars drinks! No cover! All presented by Friends of the Urban Forest (??). Oh man, this just seems like some made-up reason to rock out, get drunk, and get all hornyed up. Sounds great to me... ;-)

SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of December 1, 2008

Well, it seems I'm still paying for going out almost every night when i first caught my cold! So I'll probably be staying in this whole week to try and shake this bug.

But I'll be at the First Friday Follies benefit for Madame E! Other than that show on Friday, here are the rest of the burlesque shows coming this week :

• Monday, December 1: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland. Join Bunny Pistol, sASSy Hotbuns, Kitty von Quimm, Raven, Virginia Slim, Chi Chis delFuego and your host, Kingfish and Eddie, for a wondrous start to a new month. Doors 9pm, show 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
• Friday, December 5: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco. Join Dottie Lux, Isis Starr, Ruby White, Amelia Mae Paradise and MORE!! Before the show enjoy some BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Friday: First Friday Follies at The Stork Club in Oakland. A special benefit for Madame E! Join an amazing lineup including Dottie Lux, Madam Chartreuse, Ophelia Coeur de Noir, Chi Chis delFuego, Mable Sugar, and more! Plus raffles! Doors at 8pm, show at 9:30. Free, but suggested donation $5, 21+ w/ID.
• Saturday, December 6: Kraft-A-Billy Holiday Show at Fat City in SF. A DIY show that includes performances by Chi Chis delFuego, Josie Starre, Milkshake, and Holly Highbeams. Presented by Krafty Kitten. From 11am to 6pm. Free, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Saturday: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland. The Christmas show with the Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express. Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9 sharp. $10, 21+ w/ID.
  

Okay. Time for me to get my rest this week. But you don't have to! So go on and get out there and support your local burlesque artists! :-)