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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, February 2, 2009

According to the guys and girls of Hubba Hubba Revue, February is the Month of Love, and you should celebrate it with booze and burlesque! So bring your hunny and/or hunk to the Uptown on Monday, and get the party started!

Howdy Friends!

February's the month of Romance! So come on down to HUBBA HUBBA REVUE at the Uptown Club, and declare your Love of Comedy, Booze & Burlesque!

For Monday, Feb. 2nd, we've got...

from the U.K., FANCY CHANCE!
from Atlanta, GA, Evil Sarah!
Delilah!
Penny Lux!
Jenny Cidal!
Kiss Me Kate!
Riff Ditties!
Miss Balla Fire!
Zip the What-Is-It?

...and everyone'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!)


HELP SPREAD THE WORD, Y'ALL!


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com
http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.uptownnightclub.com
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School of Shimmy classes on Sunday and Monday, February 1 and 2, 2009

Check it out! Dottie Lux and the School of Shimmy are holding some classes in choreography with guest instructor Alotta Boute and a hair and make-up intensive:

Classes are held at The Center For Sex and Culture
1519 Mission St @ South Van Ness
Sunday 3-5pm and Monday class 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.


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.




Feb 1st Burlesque Choreography with expert instructor Alotta Boutte
Get the lessons in bumps, grinds and all those magical moves of burlesque stars from Alotta Boutte who won Best Troupe at Miss Exotic World 2004, and Best Burlesque in both SF Guardian and Eastbay Express. She has graced the pages of 7x7 Magazine as part of the annual "Top 20 under 40." and Jan/Feb 08 issue of Curve Magazine. She has been in productions of Margaret Cho's Sensuous Woman, Miss Exotic World, Tease-O-Rama and Beach Blanket Babylon.


make-up-class

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!

Sounds like a great opportunity to learn from some experienced and famous burlesque performers, whether you are one or not!
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Keeping up with Kitten on the Keys

When my friend Josie Starre first started taking me to burlesque shows early in 2006, one of the first performers I noticed was this sexy redhead who played her piano (big or small) with much talent, sass, and wit. Of course, the redhead was our very own Kitten on the Keys!

During the almost three years since, I've seen her play at piano bars, anniversary parties for theaters, various burlesque shows such as Little Minsky's, and I've seen her host Tease-O-Rama. Every single time, I've noticed the members of the audience tapping their toes with a smile on their faces.

And now, she's busier than ever, so you'll have even more chances to see her! I'll list just some of the places where she'll be performing in the upcoming weeks:

  • Friday, January 30: Pre Code Follies at the Niles Essany Silent Film Theater, 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont. Betty Boop and MUCH MORE! 8:30pm. Suggested donation $9. http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org/
  • Thursday, February 5: Pin It Up, Babycakes at 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street, San Francisco. 6pm to 11. $5 after 9pm, 21+ w/ID. http://www.pinitupbabycakes.com/
  • Thursday, February 12: Thrillville at Cerritos Speakeasy Theater, 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito. 9:15pm. $9, 18+. http://www.thrillville.net
  • Thursday, February 12: Shindig 69 at The Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street, San Francisco. Yes, Kitten will be at Thrillville first, then scoot over to The Rickshaw Stop for Baby Doe's B-Day Party! Doors 8:30pm, show at 9. $10, 21+ w/ID. http://www.devilettes.com/
  • Saturday, February 14: Spookshow A-Go-Go: Valentines Day Massacre at Kimo's, 1361 Polk Street, San Francisco. Doors 9pm, show at 10. $10, 21+ w/ID. http://www.myspace.com/spookshowagogo
  • Sunday, February 15: Kitten on the Keys Show Benefit at Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, 1519 Mission Street, San Francisco. 6:30 to 9:30, $15, sliding scale. http://www.suzanneramsey.net/doesthispiano.html
  • Thursday, February 26: Kitten on the Keys at the Rite Spot Cafe, 2099 Folsom Street, San Francisco. 8:30pm to 10:30. Free. 21+. http://www.ritespotcafe.net/home.html
  • March 26-28, April 2-4: Does This Piano Make My Butt Look Big? Kitten's one woman show at Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, 1519 Mission Street, San Francisco. $15 sliding scale. http://www.suzanneramsey.net/doesthispiano.html
These are just some of the places where you'll be able to catch her. I'll post more soon! Her calendar is available on her website at www.kittymusic.com.

After her one woman show, Kitten will be traveling around the world performing her magic, so catch her live before she leaves for a few months!
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Red Hots Burlesque for Friday, January 30, 2009

Whoo whee!! Things are getting mighty, sweaty hot at Red Hots this Friday! It's a chance for a date with a devil or two! Ooooh! A double-trouble date with Lady Satan AND Sparkly Devil?? Who could resist that? ;-)

Red Hots Burlesque! presents *A Date With The Devil*

Please come to "The Hottest Happy Hour in the Bay" and if you do I promise you'll burn in the fiery pits of hell. (Just Kidding.) But we do have SF's two most evil broads Lady Satan and Sparkly Devil to keep you warm and poke you with pitch forks! They join in welcoming two performers new to the RHB stage Fancy Chance "The Burlesque Terrorist" from the UK and Simone De La Getto who we missed b/c of the XXX-Mass closing. Oh wait! That's not all the bubbly Bunny Pistol brings her own brand of bump and grind!

All this hosted by the sexy and sinister Dottie Lux!

The 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 us twitch and twatch!

This Friday,Jan 30th 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 sliding scale to the very innocent Ruby H-White, 21+ w/ID

About our debut performers:
Fancy Chance: Hilarious, glamorous, and exuberantly irreverent, the diminutive Fancy Chance is the undisputed comic spectacle of the UK burlesque/variety/vaudeville circuit and the best tassel twirler east of the Atlantic. Hailing from a background of cabaret, theatre and performance art, in 2001 she was brought into "nouveau burlesque" by the infamous Miss Indigo Blue, founding member of BurlyQ: A Queer Cabaret. Fancy's goal is to perform acts that dazzle and delight with comic characters and satire to the max whether goose stepping as Kim Jong Il or demurely (with a wink) stripping down to a tasseling sensation!
Fancy performs on stages throughout the US, Europe and is the present art director of BurlyQ. She's produced and directed the sell out show "BurlyQ Revue" in 2005 and "BurlyQ Pageant" in 2006. She is a member of the Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus clowning around with the freaks and continues to develop her own infectious mixture of comedic vaudeville and ecdysiast entanglements.

From Simone De La Getto:I started my performance career as a member of The San Francisco Burlesque Troupe back in 1996...Joined The Cantankerous Lollies in 1998 and then founded Harlem Shake Burlesque in 2003. I have performed at various venues/shows including but not limited to: The Great American Music Hall-SF Bimbo's-SF The Va Va Voom Room-SF The Sensuous Woman-NYC/SF Le Boudior-Montreal Miss Exotic World-Helendale/Las Vegas New York Burlesque Festival-NYC Tease-O-Rama-SF Victoria Theatre-SF Femme Conference-Seattle/SF Brown Derby-LA


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


And if you run into Miss de la Getto at the show, you can ask her about Sunday's Cabaret de Nude show!
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Cabaret de Nude for Sunday, February 1, 2009

I have the next Cabaret de Nude show on the calendar as being this Sunday, Feb. 1, but I haven't received any information about the show, yet. The Stud Bar also has the show listed for this Sunday. Simone de la Getto also has the next show as being this Sunday on her Myspace page, so there must be a show.

If you decide to go, the lineup will be a surprise! Doors at 6pm ($2 discount til 7:30), show at 7:30. $10, 21+ w/ID.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Haute House Burlesque and Tingel Tangel for Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hey folks! I talked to Randy Johnson at Dr. Sketchy's last night, and he confirmed that there will be a Haute House Burlesque show tonight at Stagewerx. Indeed, the show page has been updated, and here are the details:

This Month’s Haute House Burlesque Revue at Stagewerx:

January 28

Sit back and relax in comfortable theater seating while sipping your wine and enjoying the hilarious and delightful acts from your favorite burlesque troupe, the Burlesqueteers!

This month you're in for a special treat: a FULL 90-minute burlesque lineup performed with Bombshell Betty's band, Fromagique and more!

Featuring burlesque performances by:
Bombshell Betty
Red Velvet
The Amazing Coconuts
Peggy Pistolwhip
Holly Highbeams
Bootsy la Rue
La Evolvera

And this month's debut performances include:

Double Dare's solo debut
Bourbon Lee's chorus dancing debut

Most acts performed to live accompaniment by Fromagique, Bombshell Betty's and Randy Johnson's new burlesque band, with guest vocals by Michelle Pliner!

Hosted by Odessa Lil, your *thwack!* Mistress of Ceremonies

Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm

$15 at the door
$12 in advance (Will Call only). Presale tickets are available at http://www.bombshellbetty.net/shows.html until noon on the day of the show.


Stagewerx Theater
533 Sutter St. @ Powell Street
San Francisco


http://www.bombshellbetty.net/shows.html |
http://www.stagewerx.org

And, down Market Street, you'll find Tingel Tangel at Cafe du Nord. I'm not familiar with the performers for this month, but Earl Dax is back with his show after taking December off, and he sounds pumped!

TINGEL TANGEL CLUB
Wednesday, January 28
9:00 pm (doors) / 9:30 pm (performances)
Dance 'til 2:00 am to the DJ stylings of A + D (Bootie)
Cafe du Nord
2170 Market Street (at 15th)
Tickets $16
http://www.ticketweb.com

After our hiatus in December, we're back at Cafe du Nord this Wednesday, January 28 with special guest host Dina Martina! This is Dina's first appearance in San Francisco since 2001. (The Bush Administration probably realized that the combination of Dina Martina and San Francisco's rich progressive community would be combustible!) During that time she has become the toast of Provincetown - where she performs 4 months every summer - and New York where her recent run at the Cutting Room drew sold-out crowds whose ranks included such luminaries at Jake Shears, Justin Bond, and John Cameron Mitchell (apparently she's big with "the gay").

That's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg however. The evening also features a special reunion of performers from Crimson Cabaret, an underground phenomenon at The Stud whose principal collaborators - Spencer Day, Trixxie Carr, and Gerri Lawlor - come together again for one night only! You might recall Lawlor from her hysterical turn at Tingel Tangels past as "The Piffy" while Day has established a successful career as a crooner par excellence. Carr was a frequent co-host and performer at Trannyshack and continues to perform and present nights around the city.

After months of unreturned emails asking Kiddie to perform, I finally cornered her at a bar the last time I was in town and got down to brass tacks. (What?) I was blown away when I saw the YouTube video of her winning Miss Trannyshack Performance and then again when I saw her live at the Trannyshack Kiss Off. To my delight, she sent me a MySpace message (MySpace!! Really, people still use it?) confirming her performance.

Tingel Tangel started out as a salon/workshop environment in New York, so I'm delighted to see Kiddie branch out and incorporate live singing into her performance. Put yourself out there, girl!! San Francisco's favorite Patsy Cline, Arturo Galster, also debuts some new material with former-Cockette and accomplished musical theater auteur Scrumbly Koldewyn on the keys. Harpist Deidre Egan - who is also part of the Ding String Trio with Uni and Her Ukele - beguiles the crowd with her stunning arrangements and heavenly voice, and A plus D - the DJ mavericks behind Bootie - keep the crowd dancing into the night!

Phew! What an line up! The only thing missing is YOU! Hope to see you at du Nord on Wednesday.

~Earl

P.S. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 25 when we welcome burlesque performance artist Narcissister and the first-ever Mr. Exotic World, and Little Miss JuJu B and Uncle Kenny star performer of Weimar New York Tigger!.)


http://www.tingeltangelclub.com/sf.html
http://www.cafedunord.com
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of January 26, 2009

It looks like things are heating up!
  • Monday, January 26, 2009: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. The Hubbas welcome the sensual, sadistic, sexy siren of the South, Evil Sarah! Plus, get a preview of the Zombie Prom with Victoria and the Vaudvillains. And see Josie Starre, Twilight Vixen Revue, Monifa, Amelia Mae Paradise, and Virginia Slim, too! Doors at 9pm, show at 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  • Tuesday, January 27: Dr. Sketchy's at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. 111 Minna Street. A free session of Dr. Sketchy's in conjunction with Sketch Tuesday. Featuring Cat Rich and MC Randy Johnson. 7pm to 10. Free.
  • Wednesday, January 28: Tingel Tangel at Cafe du Nord in SF. 2170 Market Street. Join Earl Dax as he brings you host Dina Martini, Crimson Cabaret, and Kiddie! Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30. $16, 21+ w/ID.
  • Also Wednesday: Haute House Burlesque at Stagewerx in SF. 533 Sutter Street. There's supposed to be a show, but I haven't received and information. Keep an eye on their web page for more info: www.bombshellbetty.net/shows.html. Doors at 7pm, show at 8. $12-15, 18+.
  • Friday, January 30: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you the best in burlesque along with some great BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
For more information, please check the calendar above. Sounds like a winner of a week! If there are more shows, I'll post them on this blog. Cheers! :-)
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Dr. Sketchy's and Sketch Tuesdays at 111 Minna Gallery on Tuesday, January 27, 2009

A free Dr. Sketchy's in conjunction with Sketch Tuesday at 111 Minna Gallery. What will they think of next?

And now, a word from your Dr. Sketchy's hostess, Jessica Whiteside.

Hi gang,

Yes, it is that time... for the special invitation FREE session of Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco!!

Tomorrow night join me, your hostess, and everyone's favorite MC, Randy Johnson for a very special Dr. Sketchy's drawing workshop at 111 Minna Gallery, in collaboration with 'Sketch Tuesday'. Our model for the evening the beautiful, saucy, Miss Cat Rich!! She is going to rock your world...and possibly beat you into submission! So, as always, bring your sketch book and your drinking hat and be prepared for some super sassy drawing fun!! There will be music, entertainment, booze, competitions, prizes, a hot burlesque model, top artists and more!!

As you all know Dr. Sketchy's was created by the talented artist, Molly Crabapple and has become a world wide sensation. For more about the phenomenon that is Dr. Sketchy's and it's creator, please visit:
http://www.drsketchy.com


If you've never been to 'Sketch Tuesday' at 111 Minna Gallery, now is your chance to see what all the fuss is about. 'Sketch Tuesday' is the unique monthly event that combines live sketching/art making by top local artists and the artwork is available for sale to the audience. Check out this website for more information:
www.111minnagallery.com/2008/12/sketch-tuesdays/


Where:
111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street @ 2nd Street
San Francisco, Ca 94105


When:
TOMORROW night! Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
From: 7pm - 10pm


How Much?

One time only special FREE invitation for you!
Space is limited!

Don't miss it!!!

your hostess,

Jessica Whiteside
www.jessicawhiteside.com

So if you've ever wondered what a Dr. Sketchy's is like, this is your chance to get in for free! Plus you get to see a Sketch Tuesday at 111 Minna Gallery. What a deal!
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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, January 26, 2009

Hey! The Bay Area welcomes that sweet, sadistic siren of the south, Evil Sarah! Apparently, she's spending some time in California for the Edwardian Balls, so she'll be performing at some of the local shows over the next few weeks, including Uptown Hubba Hubba this week! Woot!

Howdy Friends!

What better way to celebrate these Historic Times than a full night of BURLESQUE and BOOZE at Oakland's fabulous UPTOWN CLUB??

For Monday, Jan. 26th we've got...

From Atlanta, Georgia, EVIL SARAH!
Cherry Lix!
Penny Whistle!
Monifa!
Josie Starre!
Honey LeBang!
Virginia Slim!
Victoria & The Vaudvillains!
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

Wow! And you get to see several members of the Twilight Vixen Revue and Victoria and the Vaudvillains! Quite a lineup! :-)
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Friday, January 23, 2009

Edwardian Ball January 23-25, 2009

This is the weekend of the Edwardian Ball in San Francisco. A celebration of the artist and writer Edward Gorey, the Ball is an SF cultural institution, or so I've read. It also features some of the area's burlesque stars, such as Friday night's (tonight's) emcee, Kitten on the Keys, and Kingfish, who will be hosting on Sunday. For more information...

http://www.edwardianball.com/

This weekend's events will be held in the lovely Regency Center. One of these days I'll have to check it out. Though I won't fit in while wearing my lizard man costume. It's my only one. Haha.

If you go, have a great time!
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Kitten on the Keys at the Rite Spot Cafe

Every once in a while, I read an event notice that the World Famous Kitten on the Keys plays at the Rite Spot Cafe. It turns out that tonight is one of the nights she's playing there. Here are the details:

Kitten on the Keys
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Rite Spot Cafe, 2099 Folsom Street @ 17th, San Francisco
8:30pm to 10:30
Free, but food and drink available for purchase
http://www.ritespotcafe.net/home.html
http://www.kittymusic.com

Seems like a good time for a good price! She'll be playing some of her piano favorites as well as some rock songs.

She'll be playing at a lot of venues and shows in the upcoming months. Including the upcoming Spookshow-A-Go-Go. I'll put up a posting with all of the events soon.
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Burlesque in the SF Bay Area for the weekend of January 23, 2009

There's now two burlesque-related shows this coming weekend!

First off, there's Red Hots Burlesque to start it off right. This week, join Dottie Lux and Val Killmore for some red hot fun with some special guests!


Red Hots Burlesque! presents *Sing. Sing A Song!*

We've got not one but two musical acts at Red Hots Burlesque this week so we're singing this song for you! Please come to "The Hottest Happy Hour in the Bay" and enjoy performances from the warmest sex pots fog city has ever seen along with one big PHAT out of towner, visiting us! Don't miss musical performances by McPuzo & Trotsky and Phat Man Dee.

Flame Cynders lights your fire! Vixen Noir tickles your fancy and Kentucky Fried Woman serves it up frisky and fried.

All this hosted by the sexy and sinister Dottie Lux!

The 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, Jan 23rd 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 to the very innocent Ruby H-White


Red Hots Burlesque, January 23, 2009

About our Debut Performers: Please welcome these two musical acts to the RHB stage for the very first time!

Phat Man Dee has a voice and a stage presence that rings clear as a bell. Her soulful delivery and heart ripping phrasing make the story of the song come through her body like a mountain rising to meet the sea. She is as comfortable floating in the air singing to the swells as she is through a megaphone in the Mermaid Parade or the Ides of March March.She's appeared with Foxy Moxy's Cabaret Risque, The Boiler Bar Stage at the Maker's Faire, The Neverwas Haul Exposition Stage in the Black Rock Desert, the lovely LA River, The Madagascar Institute of Brooklyn, NY, Candye Kane, the Goddess Perlman's Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, the Fat Bottomed Girls Burlesque Review, Chicken John's Circus Ridiculous, Wolgemut, Jazz Mandolin Project, the Bindlestiff Family Roadshow, The Bull Seal! Collective, SEEMEN, the Flaming Lotus Girls and Heavy Pedal Cyclecide.

http://www.sonicbids.com/phatmandee and http://www.phatmandee.com/

McPuzo and Trotsky have been writing fine Songs which Satirize and Amuse since 1917. They sound like the crisp, Uplifting strains of Angels singing from Heaven - A sweet Ambrosia which Emboldens the Spirits of Man, Woman, Child, and Beast alike!

www.myspace.com/mcpuzoandtrotsky

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


And afterwards, the Diamond Daggers take over at the Cinch for the Charlie Horse Show:

The Diamond Daggers are taking over San Francisco's wildest weekly drag show with a buncha nekkid girls! Come play with us and special guests:

Dottie Lux
Delilah
Simone de la Getto
Kentucky Fried Woman
and more!

The Cinch
1723 Polk Street, San Francisco
10pm - 1am
Free, 21+ w/ID

http://www.diamonddaggers.com/
http://www.myspace.com/diamonddaggersburlesque
http://www.thecinch.com/

Huh. Real girls at the Charlie Horse show. How wild is that? ;-)
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Zombie Burlesesque at the Zombie Prom! Friday, February 6, 2009

Now this sounds like a swell idea! Have a prom with Hubba Hubba Revue, toss in some zombies, and presto! Zombie Prom! ;-)

ZOMBIE PROM!

FRIDAY, Feb. 6th, 9PM

Pretty Prom-Dresses and Rented Tuxedos, Crepe-Paper, Decorations and a blood-curdling visit from THE WALKING DEAD!

Join your Chaperones, Principal Kingfish and Dean of Discipline, Madam Chartreuse, as things go Terribly, Brain-Eatingly Wrong at this year's Hubba Hubba High-School Senior Prom!

Acts of Undead Entertainment by Hubba Hubba Revue!

And Live, On Stage, Victoria & The Vaudvillains!

Special Guest Appearance by THE LIVING DEAD GIRLZ!

Prom Night Dancin' with DJ Sage!

COSTUME CONTEST! to crown this year's Zombie Prom King & Queen!
(fabulous prizes provided!)

Get Your Own Zombie Prom photos on site from GIANNI ELECTRO PHOTOGRAPHY!


ZOMBIE PROM!
Friday, Feb. 6th, 9PM
DNA Lounge, 375 Eleventh Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
21 & Up w/ID

$ 6 in Zombie, Formalwear, or Zombie-Formalwear
$10 in Street Attire


http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.dnalounge.com
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Monday, January 19, 2009

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, January 19, 2008

It's the return of... Fromagique!

Join Kingfish and Eddie as they welcome the return of Fromagique. And the Fromagettes! Throw in the Bombshell Betty Burlesqueteers and performers like Holly Highbeams, Bootsy La Rue, Tinky Sparkle, and Double Dare, and you got yourself a party!

And do I see the name of the long lost Coconuts? It it possible she's returned from the wilderness?? We shall see!

MONDAY! Brassy Burlesque and FROMAGIQUE! --Uptown Club!

HOWDY FRIENDS!

Hubba Hubba is proud as punch to welcome back our old pals, those virtuosos of the dairy aisle, those brass-happy troubadors, the well-dressed and talented, FROMAGIQUE!

And joining Our Monday Maestros this week, January 19th, we've got:
BOMBSHELL BETTY!
Holly Highbeams!
Coconuts!
Peggy Pistolwhip!
Double Dare!
Tinky Sparkle!
Bootsie La Rue!
Scarlett Fever!
Bombshell Betty's Burlesqueteers!
and the Fromagettes!
*
Music by Fromagique!
With special guest vocals by:
Michelle Pliner
*
also! Zip the What-Is-It!
and everybody's favorite drunks/MC's, Kingfish & Eddie!

THAT'S A WHO-O-OLE LOTTA SHOW 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!)


HELP SPREAD THE WORD, Y'ALL!


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com
http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.uptownnightclub.com
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No Strings Attached to screen at the SF Independent Film Festival

There was a documentary filmed during last year's Tease-O-Rama, and some local performers made it into the film. It's called "No Strings Attached," and it's scheduled to screen at the San Francisco International Film Festival on Saturday and Sunday, February 8 and 9, 2009.

Lisa Whitmer is the producer, director, and editor. You can see a trailer at www.lisawhitmer.com/producer/.

Here's a clip, found on Jo "Boobs" Weldon's blog, Daily *Burlesque*, showing her "The Art of A Peel" class at Tease-O-Rama. See if you can recognize some of the students!



I'm fascinated by how she explains the creation of tension in an act. Seems like a very cool film. I'll be looking forward to seeing it in its entirety!
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SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of January 19, 2009

It looks like there are only two shows this week, so it'll be a short post!
  • Monday, January 19, 2009: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. It's time for more cheese, please! That means it's time for Fromagique! Featuring the Fromagettes, Bombshell Betty and her Burlesqueteers, Holly Highbeams, Tinky Sparkle, Coconuts, Peggy Pistolwhip, Double Dare, Bootsy LaRue and Scarlett Fever! Doors 9pm, show 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  • Friday, January 16: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you the best in burlesque along with some great BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
This just means I have time to post something else! A real treat for those of us in the Bay Area. OMG, I'm such a tease. Haha! Read the next posting...
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Return of Sugar Shack SF: Saturday, January 17, 2009

Without a lot of fanfare, Sugar Shack San Francisco is back! The last show was in August of last year, but they've found a new venue and they're back and better than ever!

This time around, the show is at the Paradise Lounge in SF. Lady Satan, Ruby White, and Sergio Iglesias are back along with guest DJs Tina Boom Boom and Sarah Pedal. Miss Honey Penny and Dottie Lux round out the performers for the evening.

Here is all the info from the producers themselves:

Sugar Shack San Francisco

Calling all movers and shakers,San Francisco’s favorite dance party- Sugar Shack – is back to take San Francisco by storm!

Recent New York transplant, Lady Satan (Sugar Shack (NY), Red Hots Burlesque (NY & SF)) and Los Angeles relocated Ruby White (Lux & Ruby’s Burlesque-A-Go-Go (LA), Red Hots Burlesque (SF)) join forces with DJ extraordinaire, Sergio Iglesias (Teenage Dance Craze, “Best Underground Dance Party”- SF Bay Guardian, Girl Groups) and special guest DJs, to co-produce San Francisco’s favorite new 60s dance party and burlesque show, Sugar Shack. The second West Coast Sugar Shack will feature 60’s themed burlesque performances by the Original Sin herself Lady Satan, the Goddamn Adorable Ruby White, booty shakin’ Miss Honey Penny and our final performer and undeniable emcee of the evening, the ultra-glamorous Dottie Lux (Red Hots Burlesque (NY & SF), School of Shimmy (NY & SF)).

Providing the evening’s soundtrack are resident Sugar Shack DJ, Sergio Iglesias and very special guest DJs Tina Boom Boom (of The Bobbyteens and Trashwomen) and Sarah Pedal (Club Internationale) spinning the best in 60s and 70s, garage, R’n’B and French Ye-Ye until 3AM!

Welcome aboard and fasten your dancing shoes…its going be a smashing ride!

Sugar Shack SF poster

Sugar Shack
Saturday, January 17th 2009
Paradise Lounge
1501 Folsom Street @ 11th
10pm-3am
$5 at the door before 11pm/$7 after 11pm (21+ w/ID)


http://www.myspace.com/sugarshacksf
http://www.paradisesf.com/index.html

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Friday, January 16, 2009

O Canada tonight! Hubba Hubba Revue for Friday, January 6, 2009

Hey all you hosers! It's time to get out to the Great White North tonight for some fine Canadian entertainment!

Join everyone’s favorite Canuckleheads, Lumbercamp Eddie and Sgt. Kingfish of the Yukon, as they take you on a Burlesque Romp through the Great White North!

It’s the biggest, wildest show this side of the Aurora Borealis! SEE! Acts of Canadian Greatness with...

SF Boylesque!
Wiggy Darlington!
Delilah!
Kitten on the Keys!
The Scenic Sisters!
Sparkly Devil & Lady Satan!
Deva Darling!
Flame Cynders!
Professor Shimmy!
Calamity Lulu!
Rubenesque Burlesque!
sASSy Hotbuns!
Cupcake!
Comrade Tang!
Simone de la Getto!
Vima Burlesque!
Gorilla X!
...and The Hubba Hubba Go-Go Canucks!

LIVE! Charming Ballads of Filthy Sex by THE WET SPOTS!

HOSER DISCOUNT! From 9PM to 9:30PM, only at the box office night-of-show, tickets are just $10!

Free dance lessons upstairs, 9:30 - 10:00PM, by Saskatoon Brian of Swing Goth!

Hubba Hubba Revue O, CANADA!
Friday, January 16th, 9PM
DNA Lounge, 375 Eleventh Street, SF
$15, 21 & Up w/valid ID
($12 advance tickets at (http://www.dnalounge.com)

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

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

New show added to the calendar: Debauchery!

Just to let everyone out there know that I've added a new show to the calendar. It's Debauchery, and it happens every third Sunday evening of the month at the White Horse Inn, 6551 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (Google map). Here is a description of the show from the producer, Miss Lily Devine:

Debauchery -- A stripclub for queers of all genders!

Featuring an enticing selection of salaciously smoldering strippers, $10 Lap dances and naughty raffle prizes!

Debauchery happens the third Sunday of every month at the White Horse Inn
6555 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
Door at 7, Show at 8
$5-15 cover; all proceeds benefit organizations working in the queer community.

http://www.myspace.com/debaucherydivine

This month's show will benefit Alotta Boutte's AIDS Ride fundraising efforts. So if you're looking for something to do this Sunday evening that will benefit a worthy cause, this is it! And you'll have a good time, too!
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Kellita to join Red Hots Burlesque for Friday, January 16, 2009

After heating up Barbary Coast Burlesque on Wednesday, Queen Kellita isn't finished with SF yet. No sirree! She's been added to the Red Hots Burlesque show for this Friday! Woo hoo!

Joining Kellita will be Peaches Velour, Amelia Mae Paradise, and Dottie Lux.


Red Hots Burlesque takes place every Friday at El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco (Google map). The show starts at 7:30, and cover is on a sliding scale between $5 and $10. Pay what you can afford. The El Rio is a bar, so patrons must be 21 or older.

The 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!
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Dr. Sketchy's for Thursday, January 15, 2009

Just a reminder that the first Dr. Sketchy's of 2009 will be at Bombshell Betty's Studios, 715 Bryant Street Suite 102, San Francisco (Google Map), Thursday, January 15. The drawing starts at 7pm and is scheduled to finish up at about 10ish. Holly Highbeams will be the burlesque model, and Fromagique will be the musical guest. I've been told that there will be a second Dr. Sketchy's this month, though the details are TBA.

For those who would like some idea of what Dr. Sketchy's is like, I've taken some photos at the November event.


















drsketchysf-026Artists hard at work sketching Tinky Sparkle at the November Dr. Sketchy's SF (Photo by Maxwell Wood)

drsketchysf-065Another angle, another pose from Tinky. (Photo by Maxwell Wood)

drsketchysf-069Tinky striking a pose, if not actually vogueing. (Photo by Maxwell Wood)
The evening starts out with some music, and the model starts out with some short poses, two minutes in length. As everyone gets warmed up, the poses lengthen out to five minutes, ten, then there's a long one at the end of the evening of twenty minutes, usually.

Every 30-45 minutes there's a break for both the model and the artists. There's sometimes snacks and beverages, and attendees usually chat and mingle with each other until the next session starts.

In the middle of the evening, there is usually a contest. The host picks some kind of theme for the attendees to use in their drawings. In the past, it's been aliens, cartoon characters, and having the model suffer for being a naughty elf. As you can tell, the contests are usually fun.

It really is a great opportunity to practice one's figure drawing skills using a live model, and it's a great way to meet other artists!
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Kellita joins Barbary Coast Burlesque on Wednesday, January 14, 2009

This just in! Queen of Carnaval, Kellita, has been added to the lineup for this week's Bunny Pistol's Barbary Coast Burlesque! Woo hoo!

Barbary Coast Burlesque Presents... "Dreaming of Hot Summer Sizzle"

With our Host, Odessa Lil'

Starring:
Kiss Me Kate
Honey Le Bang
Dottie Lux
Honey Lawless
Bunny Pistol

And Just added..

Queen of Carnaval SF, Kellita!!

All of this sizzling entertainment for just $5.00!!

21+ w/ID

January 14th
Show at 8pm
Annie's Social Club
917 Folsom St @ 5th

http://www.anniessocialclub.com
http://www.myspace.com/bunnypistolpresents
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Monday, January 12, 2009

SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of January 12, 2009

This is the first week of Hubba Hubba Revue's "Big Show," the first Barbary Coast Burlesque of 2009, the first Dr. Sketchy's, and the return of Sugar Shack SF! Hey, things are really starting to get rolling again!
  • Monday, January 12, 2009: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. Join a fantastic lineup of talent including Miss Mae Western, Alotta Boutte, Bunny Pistol, Lida Fire, Pin Key Lee, sASSy Hotbuns, and Tippy Canoe for a Monday night to remember. And, oh yeah, Kingfish and Eddie are your hosts with the mosts! Doors 9pm, show 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  • Wednesday, January 14: Barbary Coast Burlesque at Annie's Social Club in San Francisco, 917 Folsom Street. Barbary Coast Burlesque Presents... "Dreaming of Hot Summer Sizzle." Join host Odessa Lil for an evening of sizzling entertainment in the middle of winter! Featuring Kiss Me Kate, Honey Le Bang, Dottie Lux, Honey Lawless, and Bunny herself. Show at 8pm. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  • Thursday, January 15: Dr. Sketchy's SF at Bombshell Betty's Studio in San Francisco, 715 Bryant Street. Drawing! Live burlesque model! Performance! Music! Contests! Great artists! If you want to draw from a live figure, there's no better opportunity. This month featuring Holly Highbeams! 7 to 10pm. $5-10 students and teachers, $10 -15. Advance registration discounts available at http://www.myspace.com/drsketchyssf.
  • Friday, January 16: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you the best in burlesque along with some great BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
  • Also Friday: Hubba Hubba Revue: O Canada! at DNA Lounge in SF, 375 Eleventh Street. Let's have a good time, eh you hoser? Join everyone's favorite Canuckleheads, Lumbercamp Eddie and Sgt. Kingfish of the Yukon, as they take you on a Burlesque Romp through the Great White North! Featuring SF Boylesque, Delilah, Sparkly Devil & Lady Satan, Flame Cynders, Alotta Boute, Calamity Lulu, the Scenic Sisters, and many more! Doors at 9pm, show at 10. Tickets $10-15, 21+ w/ID. Advance tickets available at www.dnalounge.com.
  • Saturday, January 17: Sugar Shack SF! at Paradise Lounge in SF, 1501 Folsom Street. Lady Satan, Ruby White, Sergio Iglesias, and guest DJs join together to bring you and absolutely smashing dance party with burlesque and go-go performances. Featuring Honey Penny, Dottie Lux, Ruby White, and Lady Satan. 10pm to 3am. $5 before 11pm, $7 after, 21+ w/ID.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Jessica Whiteside: Dr. Sketchy's SF and Pin It Up, Babycakes!

My friend Jessica Whiteside is keeping verrrrry busy! She's hosting this week's Dr. Sketchy's on Thursday, plus she's continuing work on Pin It Up, Babycakes!, a show she's co-curating with Alice Stribling in February. The opening night date is now set for Wednesday, February 5!

This Thursday, January 15, Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco will be welcoming the bodacious, the busty, the burlesquer Holly Highbeams (aka Holly High-Beemz) as the guest model/performer!

Dr. Sketchy's SF

Come to SF's best burlesque/cabaret/life drawing event. Back at Bombshell Betty's this month! The model will be Holly High-Beemz!

Holly Highbeemz is fresh from her success at Nude Aid with the Center for Sex and Culture. She has been studying and performing burlesque in SF for three years and been an intimate part of Bombshell Betty's Burlesqueteers. Fromagique will be playing in the intermission! http://www. myspace.com/fromagique

Thursday, Jan 15th, 2009
715 Bryant St. #102 (red door)
Near 5th 7pm-10pm
General: $10 advanced (at http://www.myspace.com/drsketchyssf), $15 door
Student/Teacher (With Valid ID in hand): $5 advanced (at http://www.myspace.com/drsketchyssf), $10 door

Up next for Ms. Whiteside is an event that I've been waiting a long time for. Pin It Up, Babycakes! She's co-curating the show with Alice Stribling, which will be at 111 Minna Gallery for most of February. It's an exhibition of pin-up art, and opening night will feature burlesque performances and our very own Kitten on the Keys as MC! Some of the artists exhibiting include Molly Crabapple (founder of Dr. Sketchy's), UK artist Emma Mount, Darling Propaganda, and both Alice and Jessica.

Here's some of the information I've received and gathered about the show:

Pin It Up, Babycakes!

Alice Stribling and Jessica Whiteside (Tink) are organizing a hottie-hot exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery in February 2009. The theme for the exhibition is Pin Up Art and Photography with super sexy Pin Up babes and Burlesque performers as the subject.

As part of the opening night experience, we are going to have Burlesque performances, video footage of vintage Burlesque and Valentine’s day gifts!

Mark your calendar now for Opening Night: Thursday February 5th, 2009. 6pm, show at 9pm.


The Artists included in the show are:
Jessica Whiteside: http://www.jessicawhiteside.com
Alice Stribling: http://www.alicestribling.com
UK artist Emma Mount http://www.emmamountart.com
Molly Crabapple http://www.mollycrabapple.com
Shaunna Peterson http://www.shaunnapeterson.com
Tanem http://www.thinmanstudio.com
David Perry http://www.davidperrystudio.com
Bombshell Betty http://www.bombshellbetty.net
Darling Propaganda http://www.darlingpropaganda.com
Kirsten Easthope

Performers for Opening Night:
Bombshell Betty and her Burlesqueteers http://www.bombshellbetty.net/
Sparkly Devil http://www.sparklydevil.com
Bunny Pistol http://www.myspace.com/thatcrazybrunette
Dottie Lux http://www.dottielux.com
Sweet M’alice http://www.sweetmalice.com
Tinky Sparkle http://www.myspace.com/jessicalappas

Vintage Burlesque film:
Stephen Parr

The bawdy, cheeky song stylings of MC Miss Kitten on the Keys!

And there will be Sexy Merchandise ... just in time to make you or your Valentine sweetie squeal with delight.

111 Minna Gallery, SF
Exhibition Runs February 5-28 2009

Opening Night: Thursday, February 5th
6pm-LATE / Must be 21+ / $5 after 9 p.m.
for burlesque

http://www.pinitupbabycakes.com
http://www.111minnagallery.com
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Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, January 12, 2008

Got the wintertime blahs? Well, Uptown Hubba Hubba has just what the doctor ordered! And the good Dr. Kingfish is back from his travels! Woot!

Howdy Friends!

When did January get this GOOD! Another star-studded line-up of burlesque beauties hits the Uptown Club this Monday Night!

For Monday, Jan. 12th, we've got...

MISS MAE WESTERN!
Alotta Boutte!
Bunny Pistol!
Lida Fire!
Pin Key Lee!
sASSy Hotbuns!
Tippy Canoe!
Zip the What-Is-It?

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

All for a Recession-Proof FIVE BUCKS!

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

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

Uptown Hubba Hubba. The cure for what ails ya!

And don't forget their O Canada! show on Friday, January 16 at 9pm at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco! Hot diggity! :-)
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Friday, January 9, 2009

Red Hots Burlesque for Friday, January 9, 2008

Dottie Lux and Val Killmore are in Vegas this weekend, but that doesn't stop Red Hots Burlesque from putting on a quality Happy Hour show at El Rio. No sirree! Join guest host Margaret France and special guest Anna Fur Laxis for a rollicking good time and some damned fine BBQ!

Red Hots Burlesque! presents *What Happens at Red Hots...*

Stays at Red Hots. At least most of the time, anyhow. This week while, Dottie and Val are in Vegas, Red Hots has several sexy sirens to keep the home fires burning.
Come to "The Hottest Happy Hour in the Bay" and revel in the shakes, shimmies, and quivering quakes! We bring performances by Delilah, Ophelia Black Heart, and our very special guest from across the seas.. Anna Fur Laxis. All hosted by the Margaret France and her sexy satire.

The 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!

Red Hots Burlesque, January 9, 2008

This Friday,Jan 9th at El Rio
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 Visit Ruby White and Miss Honey Penny.
They'll be there to make sure you're smiling!

About our Debut Performer:
Anna Fur Laxis / anaphylaxis (anÇŽ-fuh-laks-is) n. an abnormal reaction to a particular antigen, e.g. an initially localized allergic attack progressing to widespread histamine release causing excessive swelling of the tissues, breathing difficulties, heart failure, circulatory collapse and sometimes death. – anaphylactic adj.

"More than mortal man deserves, Anna's timeless beauty and saucy antics evoke a classic era of unashamed femininity, whilst her stunning performances and innovative costumes leave no doubt that we are most certainly in the 21st century." ~ Dr. Brad E. Cardia

A pin up model since 2005 and burlesque performer since 2007, Equity member Anna Fur Laxis has performed at venues across the UK, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and has worked with photographers on both sides of the pond.

$5-$10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID

http://www.myspace.com/redhotsburlesque
http://www.elriosf.com
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Little Minsky's on Thursday, January 8, 2009

I've just received a message from Little Minsky's, and there will be a show tomorrow! They didn't send a message about the complete lineup, but they almost always have a very talented group of performers. And Mariel a la Mode said she'll be performing, so that's always a treat!

What: Little Minsky's
Where: Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight St., San Francisco
When: Thursday, January 8, at 10pm (doors at 9)
How Much: $5, 21+ w/ID
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Monday, January 5, 2009

SF Bay Area burlesque for the week of January 5, 2009

This is the first full week of 2009. Has everybody gotten used to typing/writing 2009 yet? I know I haven't! Heh. It'll take a few weeks, I think.

But the burlesque keeps on coming. This week we've got shows from Uptown Hubba Hubba, Red Hots Burlesque, and possibly Little Minsky's!
  • Monday, January 5, 2009: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. With Kingfish doin' a show in L.A., Eddie Dane is solo hostin'. Join Eddie and Honey LeBang, Calamity Lulu, McPuzo and Trotsky, Professor Shimmy, Delilah, Miss Balla Fire, Kitty von Quimm, and Zip the What-Is-It? for an evening of drinking and pretty girls taking their clothes off. Doors 9pm, show 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  • Thursday, January 8: Little Minsky's at Club Deluxe in San Francisco, 1511 Haight Street. It's the second Thursday of the month, so it should be time for Littly Minsky's! I've sent them a message, and I'll let you know if there is a show this week when I find out. Doors at 9pm, show at 10ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  • Friday, January 9: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. While Dottie and Val are in Vegas, join host Margaret France and dancing beauties Delilah, Ophelia Black Heart (aka Ophelia Coeur de Noir), and Anna Fur Laxis along with Ruby White and Miss Honey Penny. Before the show enjoy some BBQ at SF's best happy hour! Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
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Rubenesque Burlesque is looking for new members!

It seems that Rubenesque Burlesque is looking for some new members to fill out their troupe. If you've ever thought that you'd like to perform, here's the details and an email address to contact:
Come play with Rubenesque Burlesque !!!

The San Francisco Bay Area’s premier group of big, bawdy, bodacious, rump shakers is inviting you to join us at an open rehearsal.Burlesque is a fun and sassy way to bring out your inner seductress, temptress, sexy clown, sinful kitten and much more. Coming to an open rehearsal does not obligate you to perform in public.Just come have a good time with other round rubenesque beauties!BBWs and SSBBW are strongly encouraged.All that are women identified are welcome!Please email rubenesqueburlesque@yahoo.com for more information.
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Uptown Hubba Hubba for January 5, 2008

Alrighty! It's the first Uptown Hubba Hubba show of the year! Let's see what they have cookin' for a cold winter's Monday evening! ;-)


Howdy Friends!

Ah, New Year's! Change is in the air! But some traditions remain... Like the simple joys of drinking and watching pretty girls take their clothes off!

For MONDAY, JAN. 5TH, we've got:
HONEY LEBANG!
Calamity Lulu!
McPuzo & Trotsky!
Professor Shimmy!
Delilah!
Miss Balla Fire!
Kitty von Quimm!
Zip the What-Is-It?

...and your host, everyone's favorite drunk/MC, Mr.Eddie Dane!

All for a recession-proof FIVE BUCKS!

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

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

Ooh! Looks like Eddie is flying solo for this show while Kingfish is in LaLa Land with Bunny Pistol and sASSy Hotbuns for a show down there, so everybody duck! Haha! :-)

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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Burlesque n' Brass tonight, Cabaret de Nude on Sunday, January 4, 2008

Catch Kellita with the rest of the Hot Pink Feathers (www.hotpinkfeathers.com) and Blue Bone Express (www.blueboneexpress.com) tonight (Saturday) at Cafe Van Kleef (www.cafevankleef.com), 1621 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. Doors are at 8:30pm, show begins at 9:30. Cost is $10 for all those 21 and older.

Tomorrow, catch Kellita again at the Cabaret de Nude in San Francisco. Here are the details:

Cabaret Dé~Nude

We are excited to introduce our monthly club, Cabaret Dé~Nude, 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… Down & Dirty go-go dancers keep you wet in between sets.

Our January 2009 Line-up features: 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 Noir and Chica Boom! Go-Go Dancers Lady Shadow & Ms. Vera Deville! Resident DJs Pam Hubbuck and Ms. Jackson!

Sunday, January 4, 6pm – midnight @ The Stud Bar
399 9th Street, SF CA 94103
Doors at 6, Show at 7:30
Cover: $8 bef 7; $10 after

http://www.myspace.com/gettonoirproductions
http://www.studsf.com

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Red Hots Burlesque, First Friday Follies, Baxtalo Drom with Hubba Hubba Revue

For this first Friday of 2009, we've got three burlesque shows in the Bay Area. Opening the evening in San Francisco, is Red Hots Burlesque!

Red Hots Burlesque! presents *New Years....the aftermath!*

Didn't get what you want for XXX-mas? Was your New Years a dud? Or maybe you had a fabulous time. Well keep the fun going at the "The Hottest Happy Hour in the Bay" and this week we have performances from the warmest sex pots Fog City has ever seen! We bring performances by the devil's own mistress Lady Satan, the chicken lady Miss Honey Penny, back by ever popular demand from unicorns from uranus it's Uni and her Ukelele and the delicate bird Mable Sugar. All this hosted by the sexy Dottie Lux!

The 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,Jan 2nd 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 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID

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




Next up in Fog City is a very special edition of the Hubba Hubba Revue with Baxtalo Drom:

Hubba Hubba Revue welcomes
THE LUCKY ROAD -- BAXTALO DROM!

Luscious Performing Beauties!
Hand-crafted Wares!
Brass beats & Slavic soul!

featuring Live, On-Stage

Sister Kate!
Rose Harden!
Room for Cream!

Fuchsia Foxxx - The Hot Pink Belly Dance Machine

Sassy DeLure - Cat eyed Hollywood glamor in heels

Also! The Hubba Hubba Go-Go Gypsies!

plus more SURPRISE DANCERS you'll have to see to believe!

Shaking the floorboards loose.... DJ ZELJKO

And In the Marketplace... Bargains and Mysteries from...

Fati Beloved
Minerva's Antennae
Katheryn Summer
and many, many more!

TRAVEL THE LUCKY ROAD, WHERE FORTUNES ARE TOLD & MADE...


DNA Lounge
375 Eleventh Street, San Fransisco
$10, 21 & Up w/ID


HELP SPREAD THE WORD..........!


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue
http://www.myspace.com/baxtalodromgypsypunk
http://www.dnalounge.com

If you'll be across the Bay in Oakland, it's the first Friday of the month, so it's time for First Friday Follies!

It's Follies time again! Come on out to The Stork Club for The First Friday Follies on Jan 2nd! You'll still have energy to rage in the New Year, right?! Right! We have a lovely line-up in store!
  • Our Emcee, the bestest gal, Margaret France!
  • Queen of Carnaval and dancer extraordinaire, Kellita!
  • Musical stylings of The Final Frontiersmen!
  • Your favorite pint-sized ladies, Cupcake & Little Eyeful!
  • Spoken Word by Matt Holdaway!
  • Sexy, sparkly beauty...Ruby White!
  • Pretty, pretty B.B. Dahl is our French Maid!
  • And up to no good, the lovely Lady Satan!
Oh, folks...here's the icing on that sexy cake...we are bringing to The Follies Stage...
The Twilight Vixen Revue! Reow!!! Beauty and talent...breathtaking, really.

So we'll see your smilin' faces Friday, Jan 2nd at The Stork Club! 2330 Telegraph Ave in Oakland! Show starts at 9:30!

No Cover at the Door, but Donations encouraged!

Free! 21+ w/ID

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


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Happy New Year 2009! Time for Burlesque Classes!

Want to learn something new this year? Been watching those fabulous burlesque dancers on stage and wondering what it would be like? Well, this is the year!

I personally know of three performers who are teaching classes starting next week in the San Francisco Bay Area. All three are well-known and respected in burly circles. I'll summarize their class offerings.

Bombshell Betty (http://www.bombshellbetty.net/index.html) has been teaching classes for a long time, and counts many of San Francisco's burlesque performers amongst her former pupils. Bunny Pistol, sASSy Hotbuns, Josie Starre, Chi Chis del Fuego, and many more have all been students of Betty or part of Bombshell Betty's Burlesqueteers. Upcoming classes include:


Burlesquercise
  • Cardio Can-Can
  • Intro to Burlesquercise
  • Burlesquercise Intensive
  • Fan Dancing Specialty Series
  • Performance Drop-Ins
Specialty Workshops
  • Fan Making Workshop: Feb 7
  • Retro Hair Styling Workshop: Feb 8
For a full description of classes and more information, including how to register, please visit http://www.bombshellbetty.net/index.html. Betty has a lot of different classes and even instructional DVDs, so it's best to take a look at her site and see what interests you. If you're new, you may want to start out with the Intro to Burlesque class. If you have any questions, I'm sure Betty would be happy to provide answers for you! You may email her at bombshellbettys@gmail.com.

Dottie Lux (http://www.dottielux.com/) IS Red Hots Burlesque (http://www.redhotsburlesque.com/), the weekly show she produces Friday evenings at El Rio in the Mission. In addition to Red Hots, Dottie has performed across the country and at major shows such as Tease-O-Rama and the New York Burlesque Festival. Before coming out to San Francisco last year, she taught School of Shimmy in New York. Here is a summary of the schedule. For full details, please visit www.redhotsburlesque.com.


School of Shimmy
Janua​ry 4th, 5th, 18th,​ 25th,​ 26th
Febru​ary 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th

Class​es are Sunda​y and Monda​y at The Cente​r For Sex and Cultu​re
Sunda​y class​es are 3-​5pm and Monda​y class​es are 7-​9pm. Class​es given​ on multi​ple days are the same class​ repea​ted.​ Space​ is limit​ed and reser​vatio​ns are appre​ciate​d and encou​raged​.​

To reser​ve a spot email​:​ redhotsburlesque@gmail.com with S.​O.​S.​ in the subje​ct line.​

All class​es are open to stude​nts of any age or gende​r who want to shake​ it on stage​ or in the bedro​om.​ No previ​ous dance​ or perfo​rmanc​e exper​ience​ is requi​red.​ No deposit neede​d for class​,​ howev​er space​ is very limit​ed and reser​vatio​ns are stron​gly encou​raged​.​ To reser​ve a spot email​:​ mailto:redhotsburlesque@gmail.com with S.​O.​S.​ in the subje​ct line.​ State​ which​ class​es you are inter​ested​ in and inqui​re about​ disco​unted​ rates​!​ All class​es are $30.

If you would​ like to perfo​rm at the Schoo​l of Shimm​y Showc​ase Burle​sque 101, 201 and Rehea​rsal are manda​tory class​es.​ The Showc​ase will take place​ on Feb 13th at 7:30 pm at El Rio as part of the famed​ weekl​y show,​ Red Hots Burle​sque.​
  • Jan 4th & 5th Burle​sque 101
  • Jan 18th Burle​sque Craft​ing
  • Jan 25 &​ 26th Burle​sque 201
  • Feb 1st Burle​sque Chore​ograp​hy with exper​t instr​uctor​ Alott​a Boutt​e
  • Feb 2nd Makin​g Faces​:​ Hair and Make-​up Inten​sive
  • Feb 8th & 9th Finis​hing Touch​es
  • Feb 13th,​ 7:​30pm El Rio (​3158 Missi​on Stree​t SF, CA) - Schoo​l of Shimm​y Showcase!​

Last, but certainly not least, is Kellita, SF's Queen of Carnaval 2007 and the founder and choreographer of the acclaimed Hot Pink Feathers (http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com/). She has performed worldwide with the Feathers and as a solo performer. She is known for teaching the fusion of Samba Burlesque and World Cabaret styles. Students sometimes join the Hot Pink Feathers Parade Corps, and appear in shows such as Burlesque n' Brass, every first Saturday of the month at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland. Here are some of the classes she's offering:


World Cabaret/Samba Burlesque Dance Intro/Beginning Technique
Winter Session I: 5 Mondays 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/ 9
Winter Session II: 5 Tuesdays 2/ 16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16
7:30-8:30 @ The Ballet Studio, 128 10th St. @ Minna
$75 /series ($20/drop in); RSVP at hotpinkfeathers@gmail.com

Expression, Craft & Delight: a dance & burlesque movement lab
5 Mondays 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/ 9
7:30-10 @ The Ballet Studio, 128 10th St. @ Minna
$195 /series, Limited Enrollment! Only offered 1x/yr the past few years!; RSVP at hotpinkfeathers@gmail.com

World Cabaret/Samba Burlesque Dance Beg/Intermediate Technique
Winter Session I: 5 Tuesdays 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/ 3
Winter Session II: 5 Tuesdays 2/ 10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10
7:30-8:30 @ The Ballet Studio, 128 10th St. @ Minna
$75 /series ($20/drop in); RSVP to register at hotpinkfeathers@gmail.com

World Cabaret/Samba Burlesque Choreography (All levels)
Winter Session I: 5 Tuesdays 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/ 3
Winter Session II: 5 Tuesdays 2/ 10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10
8:30-9:30 @ The Ballet Studio, 128 10th St. @ Minna
$75 /series ($20/drop in); RSVP to register at hotpinkfeathers@gmail.com

Plus, Kellita has started a new Hot Pink Feathers Showgirl Academy Membership Program, which features discounts on classes, workshops, waiver of costume handling fees, and other benefits. For more information about this program, or for descriptions of all the classes being offered, please visit www.hotpinkfeathers.com/classes.html.

Whew! Lots of classes! If you have any questions, please contact Betty (bombshellbettys@gmail.com), Dottie (redhotsburlesque@gmail.com), or Kellita (hotpinkfeathers@gmail.com). Your start as a burly queen is only a few days or weeks away!
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