San Francisco area burlesque for the week of November 30, 2009

This post-Thanksgiving week brings us more shows for the viewing!

The week starts off fast with the Accordion Babes from the West Coast Accordion Babes Pin-Up Calendar! They'll be performing with burlesquers Gretl von BoomBoom, Violet Skedaddle & Deadly Nightshade, Kiss Me Kate, and Josie Starre at Uptown Hubba Hubba.

The next shows will be happening on Friday. In addition to Red Hots Burlesque in San Francisco, a special holiday edition of First Friday Follies will happening in Oakland towards the end of the Oakland Art Murmur art walk. See some of your favorite performers dressed in, and undressing out of, their holiday finery!

Then on Saturday, the Kentucky Fried Woman Show will be honoring all of the celebrities who have left us in 2009 at Velvet. And over at Cafe Van Kleef, the Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express will be performing at their monthly show, Burlesque n' Brass!

Continuing at the Cow Palace in San Francisco will be the Great Dickens Christmas Fair. You'll be sure to want to catch the Saucy French Postcard Tableaux Revue and Saucy Sorcery shows! Plus there'll be Can-Can dancers at Mad Sal's Dockside Ale House, and many more burlesquey kind of shows happening.

So everybody enjoy the first week of December's shows. There will be more holiday-themed shows coming up! :-)

• Monday, November 30: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. It's sexy squeeze-box night at the Uptown as the Accordion Babes join Kingfish and Eddie. They'll all be joined by Gretl von BoomBoom, Violet Skedaddle & Deadly Nightshade, Kiss Me Kate, Josie Starre, and Savage Man-Beast, Zip the What-Is-It?! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Friday, December 4: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you a different show every single week! Each event promises the seductive and spicy, absurd and amusing all from local and visiting talent. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies at the Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue. A special holiday edition of the Follies is coming your way this Friday! Join nativity scenester Margaret France and holiday cheerleaders Little Eyeful, Cupcake, Peaches Velour, Chi Chis del Fuego, and Miss Mae Western for a little holiday cheer! Yuletide yuks will be provided by Candy Churilla, and carols will be sung by The Tantrums. Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30. No cover, but donations always welcomed. 21+ w/ID.


• Also Friday through Sunday, December 6: The Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace in SF, 2600 Geneva Avenue. A holiday adventure into Victorian London, party with hundreds of costumed players in 90,000+ square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance parties and Christmas shops on winding lanes. From toothsome treats, to Craft Ales from local breweries, to shows like Saucy Sorcery and the French Postcard Tableaux Revue (18 and older), to the Dark Garden Unique Corsetry shop, there's lots to see, do, and enjoy. It's a favorite amongst the burlesque crowd, so keep your eyes open and you'll probably see some of your favorite performers! 11am to 7pm. Also Saturdays and Sundays through December 20. Tickets are $10 for children ages 5 – 11 (under 5 are free); $19 for students/seniors/military; and adults are $22 at the door. Groups of 15 or more: $17. Pickwick Club (Fair season pass): $55.00 adult / $25.00 children (available from our office or at the fair). Discount tickets are available online at dickensfair.com.


• Saturday, December 5: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue. Join the Samba Burlesque Showgirls the Hot Pink Feathers and Oakland's jazz party band Blue Bone Express for a night of hot dancing and jazz. Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30. $10, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Saturday: Kentucky Fried Woman Show--2009 Celebrity Death Tribute at Velvet in Oakland, 3411 MacArthur Boulevard. Join KFW for a tribute show to those celebrities who left us in 2009. The show will also be a fundraiser for the 2010 Femme Conference! Scheduled to appear are Simone de la Getto, Lil Miss Hot Mess, Delicio del Toro, Momma's Boyz, Lance Armstar, The Dangers, Dottie Lux, Starr69, and more... Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30. $10, 21+ w/ID.
  

As always, for more information, please check the calendar above. Also, you may want to check back during the week to see if there are and late additions to this schedule. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, November 30, 2009

Say farewell to November with Hubba Hubba Revue and the Accordian Babes! Yes, some of the very same women who play the accordion and appear in the West Coast Accordion Babes Pin-Up Calendars will be live on stage at the Uptown Club this coming Monday!

See the calendar's creator, Renée de la Prade, play her squeeze box! Joining her will be Big Lou the Accordion Princess, Salane C. Schultz, and Luz Gaxiola! Perhaps the burlesque performers will dance to accordion music. Now that's something you can tell your grandchildren about!

So bring along some extra moolah to buy your very own copy of the 2010 West Coast Accordion Babes Pin-Up Calendar, as I'm expecting them to be on sale at the show. Check out the tables in the back of the room on Monday. And if you can't make the show but would like a calendar, you may purchase one (or many) online at squeezeboxgoddess.com.

Howdy Friends!

Hubba Hubba Revue is proud to host this very special night of BURLESQUE! Comedy! Vaudeville! and HOT, HOT SQUEEZE-BOXES!

We're celebrating the release of the 2010 West Coast Accordian Babes Pin-Up Calendar, and we've got:

Big Lou the Accordion Princess!
Renee de la Prade!
Salane C. Schultz!
Luz Gaxiola!
Gretl von BoomBoom!
Violet Skedaddle & Deadly Nightshade
Kiss Me Kate!
Josie Starre!
Savage Man-Beast, 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
(just 1 block from 19th Street BART!)

HELP SPREAD THE WORD, Y'ALL!


http://accordionprincess.com

http://squeezeboxgoddess.com

http://missalaneous.com

http://circusfinelli.com

http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.uptownnightclub.com

The Flying Fox will be flying to New York City to live...

DJ Miz Margo, also known as The Flying Fox, will be leaving San Francisco to return to New York City. One of the co-producers of Little Minsky's, and a burlesque performer at many a Bay Area show, Miz Margo will be making the move in mid-December.

I'll always remember a show at Little Minsky's in which she performed. There was a fellow who must have been in his 80s sitting at one of the booths in front of the stage. During her performance, The Flying Fox danced very close to him. You can only imagine the look of delight on the guy's face. Ha ha! Since then, I've had a soft spot for her.

If you'd like to wish her well before she leaves, there will be a good-bye party on Thursday, December 3, at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. There will be DJs spinning, and lots of dancing. It's a public party, so feel free to invite your friends!

Miz Margo's Going Away Big Dance Party

DJ's MizMargo, Jeff, Mario Muse, (and possibly Omar)
spin Goth/Deathrock, Postpunk, Glam, and other decidedly Margo-type dance songs to make your feet move.

Come bid San Francisco's Dj Darling goodbye as she leaves for
eastern shores....
** For those just tuning in.... I am MOVING back to NYC mid-december***

And YES this is a public event! So feel free to invite/share/bring whomever you like!! The more the merrier!

DNA Lounge
11th St @ Harrison
10pm-2am
21+ w/ID
$5


http://www.dnalounge.com

Great Dickens Christmas Fair starts Friday, November 27

With Thanksgiving upon us, it's time to say, "'Tis the season!" And nothing beats the Great Dickens Christmas Fair for putting one in the mood! The GDCF will start this Friday right after Thanksgiving and continues on weekends until December 20.



Pretty much all that you'd want to know about The GDCF can be found at their website, www.dickensfair.com. There's a lot to keep you busy: food to eat, shows to watch, things to buy, drink to drink. Ha ha. But I'll tell you some things that might make your visit a tad more enjoyable. Things I wished I had known before I went for the first time.



Saucy French Postcard Tableaux Revue

Since you're most likely a fan of burlesque, make sure to get your tickets to the Saucy French Postcard Tableaux Revue (18 and over, please) as soon as you get there. The tickets don't cost extra, but seating is limited and that's how they allocate seats. Last year, I got there at about 3 or 4pm, and they had already given out their entire allotment of tickets.

If, however, you can't get a ticket, you can try showing up at the show anyway. That's what I did. They had a "stand by" line. A couple of minutes before showtime, they let in the people from that line if there were still some empty seats. So I got in. Yay!

After 5pm is what the Fair calls, "Dickens After Dark." In addition to the Saucy French Postcard Tableaux Revue, there is also Saucy Sorcery. Apparently, things just get plain saucy after the sun goes down. ;-)

Dark Garden Unique Corsetry Booth and Windows

Dark Garden's founder and owner is also a burlesque performer who goes by the names of Honey Le Bang and Miss Information. Her corsets are incredible and you'll want to stop by the booth, which is like a little shop, and at least browse through the selections.

The booth also has some windows in which live models wear Dark Garden fashions. They're usually engaged in some kind of "activity." The windows and models are always a popular attraction. There's just something about people pretending to be mannequins that just fascinates us!

Dark Garden windows 2008. Photo by RJ Johnson

Parking and such

The GDCF is in the Exposition Halls of the Cow Palace, which is below and around the main hall where they have the rodeos and hockey games. You'll be sure to want to park in the lot closest to those lower halls, as the walk is otherwise a rather long one.

Oh, and parking is $10. So you'll be sure to want to include that in your budget. Of course MUNI stops nearby, and there's a free BART shuttle available.

Bring a Map and Arrange a Meeting Place

The GDCF is a relatively large event. And the area is arranged in "streets," so it's a good idea to take a map. One is available at www.dickensfair.com/DF09map-Web.pdf. It's often crowded, and it's kind of dark, so I got lost. Ha ha. If you're going with a group, you'll probably want to arrange a meeting place in advance to avoid confusion.

Restrooms

If you go on a day that's crowded, expect to wait in a line for restrooms. There's two sets of restrooms, but I wouldn't wait until you positively, absolutely have to go. Especially if you're a woman. I remember seeing long lines at the women's restrooms. Be prepared to wait for 5 minutes or so.

Wear layered clothing

I remember the halls as being somewhat chilly. You'll notice in the video that people tend to wear coats or sweaters. I don't think there's much heating in those lower halls, but the body heat of the crowd wards off the real cold. So sometimes you may be warm, other times kind of cold.

Conclusion

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a jolly good time. There's definitely an element or two that attracts the burlesque crowd, though there's a lot that also attracts families. For those of you who haven't checked out the GDCF website yet, I've copied the main information below.

Oh! And I remember as I was exiting, there was a dance happening at the ballroom near the exit. So if you like to dance and have a partner, you'll be sure to want to see if you can get on the dance floor. In fact, there's some video footage of the dance at the beginning of the second video above.

Thanks to DanceDispatch and CatTaylor2 for the YouTube videos!

Happy Holidays!

What:	The Great Dickens Christmas Fair: A holiday adventure into Victorian London, partying with hundreds of costumed players in 90,000+ square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance parties and Christmas shops on winding lanes. It’s a twilight evening in Charles Dickens’ London Town – a city filled with lively and colorful characters from both literature and history. Enticing aromas of roasted chestnuts and hearty foods fill the air. Cries of street vendors hawking their wares ring out above the bustling crowd. Dozens of lamplit shops are filled to overflowing with Christmas presents. New this year: each patron receives a Victorian name, a Passport to the Past, and tokens for prizes if the Timegame is well played. And it’s all in a Holiday Humor!
Where:	Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, 2600 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco
When:	Four Weekends including the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 27, 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 2009; 11:00am - 7:00 pm
Who:	Brought to you by Red Barn Productions and the Patterson Family, who created and directed the popular Renaissance Pleasure Faire at Black Point in Marin for 25 years, the Dickens Christmas Fair is a treasured Bay Area tradition since 1970.
Ticket Prices at the Gate:	General Admission: $22.00 Student/Senior/Military: $19.00 Children 5-11: $10.00 Children Under 5 are Free Groups of 15 or more: $17.00 Pickwick Club (Fair season pass): $55.00 adult / $25.00 children (available from our office or at the fair)
Ticket Sales:	For discount advance ticket information, click here.
Parking:	$10.00 (charged by the Cow Palace)
Public Transport:	Take Bart or Muni to the GLEN PARK Bart Station. The Fair operates (for the first time!) a free Courtesy Shuttle to and from the Glen Park Bart station every 20 minutes, from 11:15 AM to 7:00 PM each Fair day.

Burlesque classes starting in December in the San Francisco Bay Area

Looking for burlesque classes in December? There are two classes that I'm aware of in the Bay Area.

The first takes place in San Francisco at the studios of Bombshell Betty. The class is
Bombshell Betty's Intro to Burlesquercise Mini-Session. It runs for three weeks starting on Wednesday, December 2. Classes meet once per week from 7 to 8:30pm. Here's the class description:

Been looking for a sexy workout or just want more excitement in your life? Come join in on the fun with this special introductory series. In addition to the unique bump-and-grind warmup and workout that Burlesquercise is famous for, you will learn the burlesque strut, how to create your own retro style dance moves and choreography, how to work a boa, twirl tassels (no nudity required) and more! You'll also learn the choreography for the dance numbers most often performed by "Bombshell Betty's Burlesqueteers," so pull your favorite lingerie out of hiding in the top drawer and let's shake it... with Burlesquercise!

Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30pm
December 2, 9 & 16

GENERAL REGISTRATION: $60 for all 3 classes!
Registration link: http://www.bombshellbetty.net/burlesquercise.html

Betty will also start a Burlesque Intensive class starting in January. click on the link above for more information and registration.

I've just recently learned that Jodi Waseca of Room for Cream will be teaching burlesque classes in Sebastopol! So if you're in the North Bay and thought that the drive into San Francisco was a bit too long to take a class, this may be the the perfect solution for you!

I've seen Room for Cream perform a number of times at various Hubba Hubba Revue shows. Jodi is known for her belly dancing skills and performances influenced by hobo and gypsy cultures. If you'd like to see some videos of her performances, check out www.myspace.com/roomfercream and www.myspace.com/t_lulajai.

Jodi's classes will be on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9pm at Core Motion Studio in Sebastopol. For more information about Jodi and her classes, please visit www.teachstreet.com/teacher/jodi-waseca. Here's the class description she sent me:

Beginning Burlesque classes with Jodi Waseca of Room For Cream in Sebastopol! Every week we will go over a little history, stage presence tips, dance technique and choreography ideas to get your creative juices flowing! Learn how to incorporate comedy, titillation and different dance forms into a fun, cohesive performance. Come have fun with us in a super safe, supportive environment! Let your inner sass shine!
Classes are held at Core in Motion Studio in Sebastopol (134 Weeks Way, in the town plaza-studio #707.823.1074) and are $13 per class with discounts available for multiple class purchases.

If you have any questions, both instructors may be contacted through the websites mentioned above. I'm sure they'd be willing to answer any questions that you may have!

I'm also planning to put together profiles of the various burlesque schools and instructors in the area. As it's said, they'll be coming soon! :-)

San Francisco area burlesque for the week of November 23, 2009

It comes around every year at this time. Thanksgiving? Christmas? Well, those things are happening, too. But it's time for the Great Dickens Christmas Fair!

Yes, starting this Friday, November 27, the Great Dickens Christmas Fair is happening at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. It'll take place from 11am to 7pm, and will continue on Saturday and Sunday, too.

You may have seen the advertisements and coupons for this event in newspapers, on fliers in gelato shops, on those video screens at gas stations, etc. This is one of those events that burlesque people really love, like the Edwardian Ball. It's a chance to dress up, see some risque shows like the French Postcard Tableaux Revue and Saucy Sorcery, and just have a merry olde time!.

I remember last year Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls shot a video at the Fair. You can see it at vimeo.com/2621242. So maybe you'll see a famous singer or two, also!

This Tuesday, Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco will be presenting Eva von Slut. Bring your drawing implements and sketch pad to depict this fierce chanteuse and burlesque performer!

And with the weekly Uptown Hubba Hubba and Red Hots Burlesque shows on Monday and Friday, respectively, that pretty much wraps up this holiday week. Happy Thanksgiving! :-)

• Monday, November 23: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. For one night, the Diamond Daggers take over the Hubba Hubba show. Join Amelia Mae Paradise, Sir Loin Strip, Fanny Fuller and the rest of the Daggers as they bring along Isis Starr, Simone de la Getto, Calypso and Summer Bowie, musical guests Vagabondage, and The Mystery Pig! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.
• Tuesday, November 24: Dr. Sketchy's SF at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco, 111 Minna Street. Eva von Slut is this month's model and performer. 7-10pm. $10 general, $7 students and teachers with I.D. Free to hang out at the bar and observe. 21+ w/ID.
• Friday, November 27: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you a different show every single week! Each event promises the seductive and spicy, absurd and amusing all from local and visiting talent. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.
• Also Friday through Sunday, November 29: The Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace in SF, 2600 Geneva Avenue. A holiday adventure into Victorian London, party with hundreds of costumed players in 90,000+ square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance parties and Christmas shops on winding lanes. From toothsome treats, to Craft Ales from local breweries, to shows like Saucy Sorcery and the French Postcard Tableaux Revue (18 and older), to the Dark Garden Unique Corsetry shop, there's lots to see, do, and enjoy. It's a favorite amongst the burlesque crowd, so keep your eyes open and you'll probably see some of your favorite performers! 11am to 7pm. Also Saturdays and Sundays through December 20. Tickets are $10 for children ages 5 – 11  (under 5 are free); $19 for students/seniors/military; and adults are $22 at the door. Groups of 15 or more: $17. Pickwick Club (Fair season pass): $55.00 adult / $25.00 children (available from our office or at the fair). Discount tickets are available online at dickensfair.com.
  

As always, for more information, please check the calendar above. Also, you may want to check back during the week to see if there are and late additions to this schedule. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

Diamond Daggers at Uptown Hubba Hubba on Monday, November 23, 2009

This Monday, The Diamond Daggers come to the Uptown in Oakland and take over for Kingfish and Eddie. And they'll be bringing some of their friends!

See Goddess of Vintage Burlesque Isis Starr, Cabaret de Nude's Simone de la Getto, acrobats Calypso and Summer Bowie, and musical guests Vagabondage. Add in Amelia Mae Paradise, Sir Loin Strip, and Fannie Fuller of the Diamond Daggers, and you've got yourself all the fun you can handle on a Monday night! And it seems that Mystery Pig will be making an appearance. Who or what is Mystery Pig? I't's a mystery. You'll have to find out for yourself! ;-)

And if you're not totally entranced by Mystery Pig, see if you can spot Kingfish and/or Eddie in the audience!

Howdy All!

MONDAY, Nov. 23rd, Hubba Hubba Revue hands the reins to our good friends, THE DIAMOND DAGGERS! Get ready for Amelia's queer freak-fest sideshow as they rock The Uptown with unimaginable surprises, quirks, vaguery, folly, & fancy. BURLESQUE, variety and more with:

Sir Loin Strip, Diamond Daggers
Fannie, Fuller, Diamond Daggers
Isis Star, Goddess of Burlesque
Vagabondage, Musical Carnivale Vaudvillia
Simone de la Getto, Cabaret de Nude
Calypso & Summer Bowie, acrobatics
and The Mystery Pig

Be prepared to be titillated by a wide sampling of gratification both classic & new!

All for just FIVE BUCKS!
21 & Up w/ID

Doors 9PM, Show 10:15PM


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


http://www.diamonddaggers.com

http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.uptownnightclub.com

Dr. Sketchy's SF presents Eva von Slut on Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Although the day of the week for Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco has changed this month to a Tuesday instead of a Monday, it's still the same fun, crazy, exciting, sexy, rewarding and talent-filled opportunity to draw a live model!

Next Tuesday, the model and perf0rmer is San Francisco's own Eva von Slut! Pin-up model, burlesque performer, and singer with Thee Merry Widows, The Insaints, and The White Barons, Ms. von Slut is a very colorful personage. So bring ample supplies of your favorite instruments of artistic creation.

There will be drawing contests, opportunities to meet and chat with your fellow artists, drinks to be savored, and lots of fun to be had!

Not an artist? No worries! Watch the happenings from the bar. It's free if you're just there to watch and drink!

Dr Sketchy's SF presents Eva Von Slut!

PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE:

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
7pm - 10pm
111 Minna Gallery,
San Francisco CA

$10 General admission
$7 students/teachers with ID
FREE for barflies, so bring your non-sketchy friends!
21+ w/ID


If you are searching for one of San Francisco's finest creative spirits wrapped in a colorful package, look no further! Miss Eva von Slut is well-known in San Francisco and across the world as a plus-size pinup model, burlesque goddess, and singer of all girl band Thee Merry Widows and punk bands The Insaints and The White Barons. She will be gracing the Dr Sketchy's stage in November.

Known as "The Tattooed Mae West" of burlesque, she has performed across the globe, from Miss Exotic World to Tease-o-rama, to Helsinki Honolulu Hysteria, from Las Vegas to New York City, from Los Angeles to Atlanta, to Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Finland. Sweden, Norway, and beyond!

Eva has been featured in books like "Burlesque and the New Bump and Grind", and "The Modern Amazon," countless magazines like "Marquis", "Skin and Ink", "Tattoo Magazine", "Suicide XL", and "Maxim", and television shows like NBC News with Tom Brokaw, Tokyo Television and in as a tattooed showgirl in the MTV video for rock band Avenged Sevenfold's "Bat Country".

Don't forget to bring extra colored pencils along, as this girl has lots of tattooed skin, and get ready for a fabulous ride!


http://www.myspace.com/missevavonslut

http://drsketchyssf.blogspot.com

http://www.111minnagallery.com

Red Hots Burlesque for Friday, November 19, 2009

I haven't received any information on this week's show, but I'm pretty sure that there will be one. The show is listed on the El Rio calendar. I'm thinking that Dottie is just REALLY busy with FEED filming. In fact her last posting, which you can read in this blog's feed just below, says she's not sleeping because she's working.

That said, you can see Red Hots Burlesque in San Francisco on Friday, November 19, at El Rio, 3158 Mission Street. It's $5-10, sliding scale, and you need to be 21 or older to make it into the bar. The show starts at 7:30pm.

Hubba Hubba Revue: Beauty Pageant! at DNA Lounge this Friday, November 20, 2009

Our old friends from Hubba Hubba Revue are at it again. I guess they wanted some Donald Trump-like attention, so they've decided to create their own beauty pageant: The Miss Hubba Hubba Pageant! Oh my!

Who will win the coveted sash and tiara? Will it be the ever-adorable Ruby White? Will it be Twinkletoes McGee? Sparkly Devil? Delilah? Will there be controversy? A sex video scandal? In the world of Hubba Hubba Revue, folks, anything and everything could happen!

Hubba Hubba Revue: Beauty Pageant! will be coming to your town, San Francisco, this Friday at the DNA Lounge. Get there between 9:00 and 9:30, and get in for just $10! See the beauty! Be amazed at the talent competition! Hear the answers to the burning questions of the day! Or have a few drinks, enjoy the performances, hoot and holler and have fun with your friends. :-)

Shine Up That Tiara! It's Time For...

Hubba Hubba Revue: THE MISS HUBBA HUBBA PAGEANT!

Friday November 20th 9PM


The elbow-length gloves are off! Hubba Hubba Revue presents a sensational, glamour-packed, talent-rich cavalcade of beauties, all intent on the coveted title of MISS HUBBA HUBBA!


Beauty Contest Burlesque! Risque Runners-Up! and Competition Comedy with...


The Twilight Vixen Revue!
Bunny Pistol!
Ruby White!
Lady Satan!
Delilah!
Wiggy Darlington & Vima Burlesque!
Your Little Chernobyl!
Sparkly Devil!
Twinkletoes McGee!
sASSy Hotbuns!
Miss Balla Fire!
Pin Key Lee!
Miss Mae Western!
Alotta Boutte'!
Kitty von Quimm!
Ariyana La Fey!
The Flying Fox!
Kiss Me Kate!
Virgina Suicide!

...and featuring the Hubba Hubba Go-Go Pageant-Girls!


Live! Dance Your Brass Off To:

FROMAGIQUE!
featuring Bombshell Betty & Her Burlesqueteers!


MISS CONGENIALITY DISCOUNT: from 9:00-9:30PM, tickets at the box office are just $10!


Hubba Hubba Revue: THE MISS HUBBA HUBBA PAGEANT!
Friday, November 20th, 9PM
DNA Lounge, 375 Eleventh Street, SF
$15, 21 & Up w/valid ID
($12 advance tickets at http://www.dnalounge.com )


See more at

http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.bombshellbetty.net

http://www.dnalounge.com


HELP SPREAD THE WORD, MY LOVELIES!

Flabulous! At SomArts this Saturday, November 21, 2009

Flabulous! An Evening of Performance By and For People of Size & Their Allies will be happening this Saturday at SomArts in San Francisco. There are two showtimes, 7:00 and 9:00pm.

This historic show will feature performances from many of your favorite performers of size from the West Coast, including Rubenesque Burlesque, Pidgeon Von Tramp (of Seattle's Von
Foxies), Jukie Sunshine & Alotta Boutté, Lady Monster, Juicy Delight, CHUBB, Phat Fly Girls, and many others!

Tickets are $15 for general admission, and $20 for preferred seating. You may buy tickets in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86966. There is a $1.99 service fee for tickets purchased online. You will, however, know that you'll have a ticket in case both shows sell out!

Kentucky Fried Woman & Jay Walker,
In conjunction with NOLOSE, present:

Flabulous!
An Evening of Performance By and For People of Size & Their Allies

This history making cabaret will showcase the most influential and inspiring performers of size and their allies from the West Coast.

Featuring:
Jukie Sunshine & Alotta Boutte, Malcolm Pecs & Tyrone Peaches, Drew Montana & Jake Danger, Leigh Crow & Ruby Vixen, Rubenesque Burlesque, Pidgeon von Tramp, Phat Fly Girls, Juicy Delight, Brock Cocker, Lady Monster, Holy McGrail, Phenix Love, Mz. Amy, OBEAST & CHUBB


Two Shows: Saturday, November 21st 7pm & 9pm

SomArts, 934 Brannan St, San Francisco
Tickets: $15 general, $20 preferred

Advance tickets available at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86966


http://www.somarts.org

San Francisco area burlesque for the week of November 16, 2009

It's gonna be a Flabulous week! Indeed, the show Flabluous—presented by Kentucky Fried Woman & Jay Walker in conjunction with NOLOSE—will be coming up on Saturday at SomArts in San Francisco. Some of the most noted performers of size from the West Coast will be performing during two shows at 7 and 9pm.

Also this week is Hubba Hubba Revue's The Miss Hubba Hubba Pageant show. See many of your favorite burlesque performers vie for the title! Who will win Miss Congeniality? Will there be a swimsuit contest? The mind boggles...

Add in the weekly Uptown Hubba Hubba show on Monday and the Red Hots Burlesque show on Friday, and that's your week in San Francisco Bay Area burlesque!

• Monday, November 16: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. It's Hubba Hubba Revue & Bombshell Betty® Burlesqueteer night at the Uptown Club! One could say it'll be a "Fromagique" evening. See Bombshell Betty and her past and present students perform! Hear real live jazz and burlesque music from Fromagique (with Fromagettes!). Thrill to Portland's Caribbean Burlesque Sweetheart Shara Dunes! She'll shimmy, twirl, and wink her way into your heart! Featuring Sneak-A-Peek Sally, Miss If-N-Whendy, Sure Thing Shirley, Fina Fatale, Loreley, Rosy Areola, Hot to Twat, Vadge of Infamy, and The Black Metal Pilgrims. Your MCs for the evening will be Randy Johnson and Patina DeCopper of Fromagique. Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Friday, November 20: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you a different show every single week! Each event promises the seductive and spicy, absurd and amusing all from local and visiting talent. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Friday: Hubba Hubba Revue: The Miss Hubba Hubba Pageant! at DNA Lounge in SF, 375 11th Street. The elbow-length gloves are off! Hubba Hubba Revue presents a sensational, glamour-packed, talent-rich cavalcade of beauties, all intent on the coveted title of MISS HUBBA HUBBA! Doors at 9pm, show at 10. Your contestants will be The Twilight Vixen Revue, Bunny Pistol, Ruby White, Lady Satan, Delilah, Wiggy Darlington & Vima Burlesque, Your Little Chernobyl, Sparkly Devil, Twinkletoes McGee, sASSy Hotbuns, Miss Balla Fire, Pin Key Lee, Miss Mae Western, Alotta Boutte', Kitty von Quimm, Ariyana La Fey, The Flying Fox, Kiss Me Kate, and Virgina Suicide! Plus, dance your brass off to Fromagique featuring Bombshell Betty & Her Burlesqueteers! Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $15, $12 in advance at www.dnalounge.com. From 9:00 to 9:30, tickets are $10 at the door. 21+ w/valid ID.
  


• Saturday, November 21: Flabulous: An Evening of Performance By and For People of Size & Their Allies at SomArts in SF, 934 Brannan Street. This history making cabaret will showcase the most influential and inspiring performers of size and their allies from the West Coast. Featuring Jukie Sunshine & Alotta Boutte, Malcolm Pecs & Tyrone Peaches, Drew Montana & Jake Danger, Leigh Crow & Ruby Vixen, Rubenesque Burlesque, Pidgeon von Tramp, Phat Fly Girls, Juicy Delight, Brock Cocker, Lady Monster, Holy McGrail, Phenix Love, Mz. Amy, OBEAST & CHUBB! Brought to you by Kentucky Fried Woman & Jay Walker in conjunction with NOLOSE and the Queer Cultural Center. Two shows, 7pm and 9pm. $15 general, $20 preferred. Advance tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86966.

As always, for more information, please check the calendar above. Also, you may want to check back during the week to see if there are and late additions to this schedule. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

Fromagique CD on sale now! See Fromagique live on Monday!

When I'm putting together the burlesque events calendar, do you know how I keep my energy up and get into that burly-mood? That's right! I listen to Fromagique's new CD, "We Are Fromagique"!

From standards like "When The Saints Go Marching In" and "Sway," to A. Randall Johnson original compositions like "Pineapple" and "Sakitini," this a collection of songs that have that special burlesque sound and feel.

All of the songs were arranged by A. Randall Johnson, also known as Randy. Lead vocals are performed by San Francisco's own Bombshell Betty on six of the fifteen songs.

This CD makes a great stocking stuffer for the upcoming holiday season for that burlesque or jazz fan that is on your list. Or, it's the perfect CD to play during that holiday party with friends and family!

If you'd like to hear some samples, Fromagique has loaded some of their songs on their MySpace profile at www.myspace.com/fromagique.

You can purchase "We Are Fromagique" through www.bombshellbettydance.com/cd.html. The CDs are $15 plus shipping and tax if applicable.

You may also purchase the CD this Monday, November 16, when Fromagique will perform live at the Uptown Club. Look at the tables in the back of the room with the stage, just before you reach the door that opens out onto the outdoor patio area.

In addition to Fromagique, it'll be Bombshell Betty® Burlesqueteer Night, so you'll be able to see Bombshell Betty's students past and present perform on the big stage of the Uptown. In addition, Sahara Dunes of Portland will be a special guest star!

MONDAY, Nov. 16th! The Burlesqueteers return to the Uptown Club, accompanied as always by those brassy maestros of good times, Fromagique!

It's Hubba Hubba Revue & Bombshell Betty® Burlesqueteer night at the Uptown Club!

Starring: Bombshell Betty!

With performances by Bombshell Betty's students (past and present):
- Sneak-A-Peek Sally!
- Miss If-N-Whendy!
- Sure Thing Shirley!
- Fina Fatale!
- Loreley!
- Rosy Areola!
- Hot to Twat!
- Vadge of Infamy!
- The Black Metal Pilgrims!

With special Guest: Sahara Dunes! (From Portland!)

Live music by Randy Johnson's Fromagique! (With Fromagettes)

MC's Patina DeCopper and Randy Johnson


Uptown Club
1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish
Only $5!
21+ w/ID


http://www.bombshellbetty.net

http://www.myspace.com/fromagique

http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.myspace.com/hubbahubbarevue

http://www.uptownnightclub.com

Diamond Daggers Cabaret & YBCA Big Idea Night pARTy on Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Diamond Daggers will be putting on a cabaret show this Saturday night in conjunction with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as part of they YBCA Big Idea Night pARTy, "State of the Queer Nation"!

Joining the Diamond Daggers for the cabaret will be Alotta Boutté, Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, Kentucky Fried Woman, and CHUBB.

In addition, there will be a lot of other things to see and do. You can see the exhibits, sample some food and drink, listen to opinions at the Soapbox Social (RSVP separately here), watch short films, or even win a Smart car! For a complete list of events, please visit www.ybca.org/emails/ealert/nov09/bigidea.html.

It's a free event, but reservations are recommended. Visit ybcafree.org to RSVP of you haven't done so already!

YBCA Big Idea Night pARTy
Sat, Nov 14, 2009

Soapbox Social: 7–9 pm / Big Idea Night Party: 9 pm–2 am

Diamond Daggers Cabaret: 10:45 - 11:30 (Diamond Daggers, Alotta Boutte, Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, Kentucky Fried Woman and CHUBB!)

YBCA Grand Lobby and Galleries • 701 Mission @ 3rd St

FREE • RSVP RECOMMENDED @ http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=9948



Raise your awareness, lower your inhibitions and celebrate the "State of the Queer Nation" at Big Idea Night, YBCA's FREE pARTy on Sat, Nov 14. Learn more about YBCA's Big Idea, "Bridging the Gap," which focuses on cultural distance and how to close gaps of misunderstandings between people. Amelia Mae Paradise presents Diamond Daggers Cabaret with: Diamond Daggers, Alotta Boutte, Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, Kentucky Fried Woman and CHUBB!


http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=9948

http://www.diamonddaggers.com

Red Hots Burlesque and Twilight Vixen Revue on Friday, November 13, 2009

Some people consider Friday the 13th to be an unlucky day. But this Friday, we're all lucky to have both Red Hots Burlesque and Twilight Vixen Revue performing!

At El Rio, the home of SFBG's "Best Happy Hour," catch Red Hots Burlesque at 7:30pm. This week, the hosts are The Cock T-s and Chester.

If you didn't catch New York's boylesque boy wonder Manchego and Portland's Carribean Sapphic Burlesque Sweetheart at Thursday night's Little Minsky's, then you have another chance! They'll lbe performing with Virginia Suicide, Isis Starr, and Bitter Waitress!

Red Hots Burlesque Presents The Cock T-s

SF's only weekly burlesque show brings you the world's only Burlesque Cheerleaders. They were the state champs, but now they're the state tramps...it's THE COCK T's. This show is packed with talent including 2 visiting performers!!!!

Red Hots Burlesque celebrated one year at El Rio last February and they've been seeing sold out shows since the new year! Enjoy this highly acclaimed show, you know if you miss one week, you'll be kicking yourself!

Freaky and filthy film reel brought to you by Val Killmore and DJ Alex BIG Cox brings you tantalizing tunage!

The Cock T-s and Chester host

Performances by:
Virginia Suicide, Isis Starr, Bitter Waitress, Portland's Saharah Dunes, NYC's Manchego and MORE!!

Ambros Martos aka Manchego Bio:
Ambrose Martos has performed standup, clown, improv, sketch and dance around New York City and the world. He was a finalist in the BBC Open Mic competition at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival and once had his roller skating disco act described as "brave comedy" by ABC's Diane Sawyer. Ambrose is a regular performer at New York City's best vaudeville reviews and has performed on the largest cruise ship in the world for Royal Caribbean. Ambrose plays the lead role in the short film Lutoski Fish Sticks, which won 3rd Place at the 2005 NYU First Run Film Festival. He is a 1997 graduate of Clown College, a member of The Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit. Recent credits include off-Broadway's Slava's Snowshow and as a Merry Prankster in Julie Taymor's new film Across the Universe (out in 2007).


El Rio
3158 Mission Street, SF
Show at 7:30pm

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


http://www.redhotsburlesque.com

http://www.elriosf.com

And over at the Jewish Theater, Twilight Vixen Revue is part of "Interlude: 4 night of entertainment" curated by Stateless! They'll be performing all night long with magician David Hirata and band One Ring Zero!

If you're planning to go, check out the special discount code provided by TVR below! You can a few bucks by buying tickets in advance. :-)

This Friday the 13th, come get lucky at the Jewish Theater with Twilight Vixen Revue! We're not doing just one number, we're not doing just two...we're performing throughout the entire night! With cohorts David Hirata the magician and New York band One Ring Zero, Twilight Vixen Revue presents a full evening of entertainment hosted by Ellen Sebastian Chang. Please join us Friday night, November 13 at 8pm at The Jewish Theater on 470 Florida Street in San Francisco. Contact the box office today to get your tickets at 415-292-1233; use promo code "GOODTIMES12" to get a special $12 ticket rate.


http://www.twilightvixen.com

http://www.tjt-sf.org

Finally, don't forget that the Devil-Ettes' and Baby Doe's "Go Go Spectacular" is also at the Brava Theatre. See the previous post for details.

Sahara Dunes and Manchego at Little Minsky's on Thursday, November 12, 2009

What do Portland's Carribean Sapphic Burlesque Sweetheart Sahara Dunes and New York's boylesque wonder Manchego have in common? They're both guest performers at this month's Little Minsky's Burlesque Show on Thursday at Club Deluxe in San Francisco!

Sahara Dunes	Manchego

In addition, there will be lots of other entertainments! Music from The Paper Dolls, Wiggy Darlington, and McPuzo & Trotsky. Comedy from Felicity Hesed & Texas. And burlesque from The Scenic Sisters, Flame Cynders, Mynx d'Meanor, and ElectriKat! And it's all pulled together by the fabulous emcee, Trauma Flintstone.

So head on over to Club Deluxe, where there's never a dull moment at Little Minsky's, where the drinks are delicious, the dames are hot, the cats are cool, and the music is smokin'....

Looking for a mischievous mix of showgirls, drag, ukuleles, clownish cavorting, comedic cabaret and stylish striptease? Well then join as at Little Minsky's where we'll be sipping cocktails to playful tunes from The Paper Dolls, Wiggy Darlington and McPuzo & Trotksy. Laughing along with humour artists Felicity Hesed & Texas. And basking in the glow of burlesque beauties The Scenic Sisters, Flame Cynders, Mynx d'Meanor and ElectriKat. We have two special guest performers for the night - Sahara Dunes, Portland's Carribean Sapphic Burlesque Sweetheart, and from New York, the boylesque wonder that is Manchego. Our hostess is the star of countless musical theater productions, drag clubs and piano bars - the notoriously charming Trauma Flintstone. Performances run from 10 'till midnight, so swing by, settle in with some tasty tonics and enjoy the show...

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LITTLE MINSKY'S

BURLESQUE
The Scenic Sisters
Manchego (New York)
Sahara Dunes (Portland)
Flame Cynders
Mynx d'Meanor
ElectriKat

VARIETY
The Paper Dolls - enchanting trio of ukulele ladies
Felicity Hesed & Texas - mystifying clownish antics
Wiggy Darlington - flamboyant comic chanteuse
McPuzo & Trotsky - 20's style satirical tunes

MC
Trauma Flintstone - drag cabaret superstar

DJ
Oran - retro cool swing, rock & lounge

Thursday, November 12th
Club Deluxe
1511 Haight St (at Ashbury), San Francisco
9pm — 2am, Show at 10:00pm
$5, 21 and Up

--- Every Second Thursday ---

Performer Info:
Trauma Flintstone - www.traumaflintstone.com
The Paper Dolls - www.thepaperdollsband.com
Felicity Hesed - flyingheseds.com
Wiggy Darlington - www.wiggydarlington.com
McPuzo & Trotsky - www.myspace.com/mcpuzoandtrotsky
The Scenic Sisters - www.myspace.com/thescenicsisters
Manchego - ambrosemartos.com
Sahara Dunes - www.saharadunes.net
Flame Cynders - www.flamecynders.com
Mynx d'Meanor - www.mynxdmeanor.com

Little Minsky's is brought to you by Douglas Good (of Cabaret Verdalet) and The Flying Fox (burlesque glamour girl).


http://www.myspace.com/little_minskys

http://www.liveatdeluxe.com

Go Go Spectacular this Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14, 2009

This weekend, the Devil-Ettes and Baby Doe Productions present their Go Go Spectacular! It'll be an evening of go go goodness harkening back to the go-go era of the 1960s.

There will be music, dancing, laughs, tributes, and more! Some of your favorite stars of burlesque will be performing, including Alotta Boutte, Kellita of the Hot Pink Feathers, and Kitten on the Keys! Fabulousness galore!

And, if you're willing to volunteer at one of the performances, you'll be able to see the other night's show for free. Baby Doe and the Devil-Ettes have been looking for friendly people to help at will call, selling tickets, working the merchandise table, checking IDs, ushering, etc. If you'd like to volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact volunteer coordinator Kerry at kerryzobel@yahoo.com ASAP. Let her know which night you'd like to volunteer, and if you have a preference for volunteer job.

The Devil-Ettes and Baby Doe productions are proud to present you a show we have been working on for the last 11 years....

The Go Go Spectacular
It is the Theatrical extravaganza of the year!

What: LIVE ACTION 1960s VARIETY SHOW! Join us for an outrageous, theatrical tribute to the great 60’s variety shows like Laugh-In, Shindig, and Hullabaloo. The Go Go Spectacular will be an action-packed night filled with live performances by The Barbary Coasters and Deke Dickerson’s All Star Frat Band doing a special all go go set! Special guests, comedy, historic tributes to the 1960s by author Domenic Priore (Riot on Sunset Strip and Pop Surf Culture) and author Lynn Peril (Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons), vocal powerhouses Scotty from the Hi-Nobles and Alotta Boutte, Kitten on the Keys and Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers go all-out go go and as much shimmying and shaking as The Devil-Ettes and The Mini Skirt Mob can cram into two hours!


When: Friday and Saturday, November 13th and 14th, 2009

Where: The Brava Theatre, 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, http://www.brava.org

How much: $25 in advance, $35 at door

Doors: drinks 7pm, show 8pm

Website: http://www.devilettes.com

direct link to tickets:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79932

Barbary Coast Burlesque's Comic Strips and Super Heroes this Wednesday, November 11, 2009

This Wednesday, some of your fantasies come true as your favorite comic strips characters and super heroes take it all (or almost all) off! Yes, Barbary Coast Burlesque brings you "Pow!! Bang!!!! Shimmy!!! A Night of Comic Strips and Super Heroes" at Annie's Social Club in San Francisco!

Before your eyes, the innocence of youth will evaporate as you watch a line up of burlesque performers don the identities of various comic strip characters, both heroes and villains, and then sensually doff their apparel. Oh my!

Josie Starre, Flame Cynders, Mynx D'Meanor, Lily Le Rouge, Bunny Pistol, Sparkly Devil, Lady Satan, and the troupe Dangerous Curves will present a show not for the young ones. And you don't want to forget the star of the evening, Super Ugly! You definitely don't want to miss this show if you love burlesque and the comics!

NOVEMBER 11th
Barbary Coast Burlesque Presents .......

POW!! BANG!!!! SHIMMY!!!

A night of COMIC STRIPS and SUPER HEROES!!!

Starring SUPER UGLY!!

Heroes and Villians of the Night...

Josie Starre
Flame Cynders
Mynx D' Meanor
Lily Le Rouge
Bunny Pistol
Sparkly Devil
Lady Satan
Dangerous Curves

Wheelin' and Dealin' goodies provided by
Atomic Sweeties


Annies Social Club
917 Folsom St. @ 5th
Show at 8pm
ONLY $5 at the door


http://www.myspace.com/bunnypistolpresents

http://www.anniessocialclub.com

San Francisco area burlesque for the week of November 9, 2009

Well, it's back to the normal balance of San Francisco and East Bay shows this week. And it looks like a busy week indeed!

The biggest show of the week seems to be the Devil-Ettes' (www.devilettes.com) Go Go Spectacular on Friday and Saturday. I remember talking with the Assassin of the Devil-Ettes at a show recently and she was saying that it's gonna be a great show. They've put a lot of work into it, and it's gonna be like a 1960s era variety show. So cool! And if you'd like to volunteer at a show on one day, you can see the show on the other day for free! They need help at will call, selling tickets, working the merchandise table, checking id's, usher, etc. Contact Kerry at kerryzobel@yahoo.com for more information or to volunteer. Let her know which day you would like to volunteer and if you have a preference as to what you would like to do.

Wow! It looks like Manchego of New York City is visiting our fair city! He'll be performing on Thursday at Little Minsky's at Club Deluxe and on Friday at Red Hots Burlesque. Also performing in those two shows is Sahara Dunes of Portland.

There's a benefit show for Paulie Milagros Schreck at El Rio on Tuesday. That one will feature Kentucky Fried Woman and various drag, burlesque, and live music acts.

Ooh! Barbary Coast Burlesque is having a comic strip and heroes and villains show. That should be fun! And there's a great line-up of local talent performing, too.

The Twilight Vixen Revue will be in a special collaborative show with a magician and a live band at the Jewish Theatre on Friday.

Looking over the week, there seems to be a show for every taste in burlesque. And it's one of those rare weeks when there's a show for every night of the week. It's sort of like New York City! Must be the Manchego influence. Ha ha. :-)

Enjoy!

• Monday, November 9: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. Wild animals invade the Uptown! And, no, I'm not talking about Zip the What-Is-It?! This week, the Hubba Hubbas welcome Melissa and her Trained Rats! And there will be burlesque provided that the Trained Rats don't scare the dancers from the dressing room. See Penny Lux, Miss Lida Fire, Cupcake, Francine Dead, Raven, and Savita the Astonishing! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Tuesday, November 10: PS We Love You: A Benefit for Paulie Milagros Schreck at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Paulie Milagros Schreck, 29, was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before losing her job. We invite you to come support her, with hope that someday soon all Americans will have adequate health care. Featuring MCs Kentucky Fried Woman and Starr 69. With drag and burlesque performances by, Lance Armstar, Savory Sweet, Sugarbush Lane, Lola Vauntz, Nefarious Vulvaleen, Zelda du Jour, Lyric Styles, Miles Dong, James Fancy, and Momma's Boyz. And live music by FishbiteFish, Grin & Barret, The PickUp Pattern, and RiMo. 8-11pm. $10-$20 at the door, 21+ w/ID.


• Wednesday, November 11: Barbary Coast Burlesque at Annie's Social Club in SF, 917 Folsom Street. Barbary Coast Burlesque presents a night of comic strips and super heroes! Starring Super Ugly! With your heroes and villians of the night... Josie Starre, Flame Cynders, Mynx D' Meanor, Lily Le Rouge, Bunny Pistol, Sparkly Devil, Lady Satan, and Dangerous Curves! Show at 8pm. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Thursday, November 12: Little Minsky's at Club Deluxe in SF, 1511 Haight Street. Looking for a mischievous mix of showgirls, drag, ukuleles, clownish cavorting, comedic cabaret and stylish striptease? Well then join as at Little Minsky's where we'll be sipping cocktails to playful tunes from The Paper Dolls, Wiggy Darlington and McPuzo & Trotksy. Laughing along with humour artists Felicity Hesed & Texas. And basking in the glow of burlesque beauties The Scenic Sisters, Flame Cynders, Mynx d'Meanor and ElectriKat. We have two special guest performers for the night - Sahara Dunes, Portland's Carribean Sapphic Burlesque Sweetheart, and from New York, the boylesque wonder that is Manchego. Our hostess is the star of countless musical theater productions, drag clubs and piano bars - the notoriously charming Trauma Flintstone. Performances run from 10 'till midnight, so swing by, settle in with some tasty tonics and enjoy the show. Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $5, 21+ w/ID.
  


• Friday, November 13: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in SF, 3158 Mission Street. The Cock T- s burlesque cheerleaders and Chester host a show featuring two visiting performers: Sahara Dunes from Portland and Manchego from New York City! Plus local performers Virginia Suicide, Isis Starr, Bitter Waitress. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Friday: Twilight Vixen Revue at The Jewish Theatre in SF, 470 Florida Street. Part of the Interlude: 4 nights of entertainment series, the Twilight Vixen Revue will be performing all night with cohorts David Hirata the magician and New York band One Ring Zero. Twilight Vixen Revue presents a full evening of entertainment hosted by Ellen Sebastian Chang. 8pm. $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Contact the box office today to get your tickets at 415-292-1233; use promo code "GOODTIMES12" to get a special $12 ticket rate.


• Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14 : Go Go Spectacular at the Brava Theater in SF, 2781 24th Street. Live action 1960s variety show! Join us for an outrageous, theatrical tribute to the great 60’s variety shows like Laugh-In, Shindig, and Hullabaloo. The Go Go Spectacular will be an action-packed night filled with live performances by The Barbary Coasters and Deke Dickerson’s All Star Frat Band doing a special all go go set! Special guests, comedy, historic tributes to the 1960s by author Domenic Priore (Riot on Sunset Strip and Pop Surf Culture) and author Lynn Peril (Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons), vocal powerhouses Scotty from the Hi-Nobles and Alotta Boutte, Kitten on the Keys and Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers go all-out go go and as much shimmying and shaking as The Devil-Ettes and The Mini Skirt Mob can cram into two hours! Drinks at 7pm, show at 8. Tickets are $35 at the door, $25 in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com. 21+ w/ID.
  


• Saturday, November 14: Diamond Daggers Cabaret & YBCA Big Idea Night pARTy at Yerba Buena Gardens in SF, 701 Mission Street. Raise your awareness, lower your inhibitions and celebrate the "State of the Queer Nation" at Big Idea Night, YBCA's FREE pARTy. Learn more about YBCA's Big Idea, "Bridging the Gap," which focuses on cultural distance and how to close gaps of misunderstandings between people. Amelia Mae Paradise presents Diamond Daggers Cabaret with Diamond Daggers, Alotta Boutte, Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, Kentucky Fried Woman and CHUBB! Soapbox Social: 7–9 pm / Big Idea Night Party: 9 pm–2 am. Diamond Daggers Cabaret: 10:45 - 11:30.
  Free but RSVP recommeded at http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=9948.


• Sunday, November 15: Debauchery at White Horse Inn in Oakland, 6555 Telegraph Avenue. Debauchery -- A stripclub for queers of all genders! Featuring an enticing selection of salaciously smoldering strippers, $10 Lap dances and naughty raffle prizes! Doors at 7pm, show at 8. $5-15 cover; all proceeds benefit organizations working in the queer community. 21+ w/ID.
  
  

As always, for more information, please check the calendar above. Also, you may want to check back during the week to see if there are and late additions to this schedule. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

PS We Love You: A Benefit for Paulie Milagros Schreck on Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Kentucky Fried Woman and Starr 69 will be emceeing a benefit show for Paulie Milagros Schreck this Tuesday evening at El Rio. It's a good cause, and there will be some fantastic burlesque and drag acts as well as some live music. All of the details are below in the event notice.

Please note that if you can't make the show, you may still donate through PayPal through the link provided! :-)

PS We Love You: A Benefit for Paulie Milagros Schreck

Tuesday November 10th, 8-11pm
El Rio, 3158 Mission St, SF
http://www.elriosf.com

Paulie Milagros Schreck, 29, was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before losing her job. We invite you to come support her, with hope that someday soon all Americans will have adequate health care.

Featuring: Kentucky Fried Woman and Starr 69 as MCs

Drag and burlesque performances by: Lance Armstar, Savory Sweet, Sugarbush Lane, Lola Vauntz, Nefarious Vulvaleen, Zelda du Jour, Lyric Styles, Miles Dong, James Fancy, and Momma's Boyz

Live music by: FishbiteFish, Grin & Barret, The PickUp Pattern, RiMo

$10-$20 door. Silent auction, 50/50 raffle and other fun ways to donate throughout the night. 21+ w/ID.

Can't make it but want to help out? Donate online:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=Z676NF3KKHT9A&lc=US&item_name=P%2eS%2e%20We%20Love%20You&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted

Hot Pink Feathers Showgirl Academy classes start this week

The final dance class session for the Hot Pink Feathers Showgirl Academy starts this Tuesday. It's a five week session at the Ballet Studio in San Francisco which will be taught by Kerri Myers. The details are below.

Hot Pink Feathers Showgirl Academy

Registration is open NOW for final dance class session of 2009 with Kerri Myers (aka Dusty Jewel) of Hot Pink Feathers.

5-week session Tuesdays NOV 10 thru DEC 8 8-9pm at the Ballet Studio (128 10th St in SF)

$75/session; $20 drop-in ($67.50/session for members; $17 drop-in)
Register through paypal.com (use hotpinkfeathers@gmail.com as address
and please attach note with your name, email and address!)

There are also articles by Ashanti Altovese Griffin at Examiner.com and at Sceneinthecityonline.com about the HPF Showgirl Academy.

Also, if you'd like to see a new side of Kellita, leader of the Hot Pink Feathers, check out this clip from KTNV ABC 13 Action News in Las Vegas. Apparently, Kellita teaches seductive dance at Stiletto Spy School! Yes, she's seductive and deadly! Cue the James Bond theme... ;-)

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, November 9, 2009

Yup! If it's Monday, it's time for burlesque at the Uptown Club in Oakland! This week, it looks like they've also got wild animals! And, no, I don't think they're referring to Kingfish and Eddie. Ha ha!

Looks like it's gonna be a quite the zoo at the Uptown. And admission is only $5! But please don't feed Zip the What-Is-It? He may follow you home!

Howdy Friends!

Hubba Hubba Revue is pulling out all the stops for our next Monday night at the UPTOWN CLUB! We've got belly dancers, circus acts, wild animals and, of course, plenty of top-notch BURLESQUE! Don't miss it!

For Monday, Nov. 9th, we've got:

PENNY LUX!
Miss Lida Fire!
Cupcake!
Francine Dead!
Raven!
Melissa & Her Trained Rats!
Savita the Astonishing!
Zip the What-Is-It?

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

still just 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!)


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.uptownnightclub.com

There's still $20 tix left for the 10pm show of Shotgun Cabaret featuring Hubba Hubba Revue at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley.

Kentucky Fried Woman Show and The Black Widows this Saturday, November 7, 2009

Concluding the week of burlesque in the East Bay will be the Kentucky Fried Woman Show at Velvet on Saturday and The Black Widows at the Uptown.

It will be a special barnyard show at Velvet for Kentucky Fried Woman's Barnyard Follies: An Evening of Animal Fun! Yes, many of your favorite burlesque and drag acts will be decked out in their finest animal costumes. Don't forget to tell all your furry friends! :-P

Saturday 11/7 - Kentucky Fried Woman's Barnyard Follies: An Evening of Animal Fun

Saturday, November 7 at 9:30pm
Velvet, 3411 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
$10, 21+ w/ID

Featuring:
Alotta Boutté
Jukie Sunshine
Momma’s Boyz
Simone de la Getto
Amelia Mae Paradise
Jay Walker & Delicio del Toro
TuffNStuff; Drag King of the Blues

This show is going to be simply hysterical! Your favorite performers will transform into a wild array of animal characters for a wild evening of performances you won't forget.

Also, there will be a Kentucky Fried Woman Fried Chicken Dinner Auction to help raise funds for Flabulous! An evening of performance for people of size and their allies.


http://www.myspace.com/kentuckyfriedwoman

http://velvetoakland.com

And down at the Uptown, The Black Widows show will be rocking with your favorite "Hot Naked and Creative goth girls..pole dancing, firedancing, fan dancing, and doing whatever inspires them the most..." Yowzas! Sounds like a hot time!

The show is on Saturday, and will start at 9:00pm. It's at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. The cover is $10, and the show is for those 21 and older.

Hubba Hubba Revue and Shotgun Cabaret featured in Berkeley Daily Planet

There's a really cool article about Hubba Hubba Revue and Shotgun Cabaret in today's (November 5, 2009) issue of the Berkeley Daily Planet, written by Ken Bullock.

In the interview, Kingfish, also known as Jim Sweeney, talks about how this Saturday's show will be a scripted play about how people put on a burlesque show, the appeal of burlesque, how the Shotgun Players become involved, and about the various aspects of the burlesque scene in the Bay Area.

It's a good read. Check it out!

Burlesque n' Brass 3 Year Anniversary Show at Cafe Van Kleef! This Saturday, November 7, 2009

Congratulations to the Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express on three years of monthly Burlesque n' Brass shows at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland!

This Saturday, they will be performing in their 3 Year Anniversary Show starting at 9:30pm. Electrikat will be a special guest!

For a Burlesque n' Brass descriptive article and slideshow, please visit the Examiner.com site. Note that the author of the article is Kristina Cañizares, who is the director of The Nekyia (now on hiatus) in the Bay Area. Kristina is currently living and performing in Los Angeles.

Get to Cafe Van Kleef early if you want a seat! It's an intimate club. :-)

BURLESQUE N' BRASS
3 Year Anniversary Show

CAFE VAN KLEEF
1621 Telegraph in Oakland

Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30
$10, 21+ w/ID

Come celebrate with us! 3 sets of Hot Pink Feathers troupe dancing, and one set of solos by Kellita, Dusty Jewel and special guest: Eleckrikat! 3 full sets of booty shakin' music by Blue Bone Express!

Music starts at 9:45, and first dancing show at 10, but get there early to get a seat!


http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com

http://www.blueboneexpress.com

http://www.cafevankleef.com

Shotgun Cabaret in Berkeley this Saturday, November 7, 2009

The burlesque invasion of the East Bay continues this Saturday as the Hubba Hubba Revue hooks up with the Shotgun Players to present Shotgun Cabaret at the Shotgun Theater in Berkeley!

I guess Kingfish and Eddie must have some incriminating photos of the artistic director of the Shotgun Players, which up until now has been a respectable theater company. Ha ha! I kid! ;-)

On Monday's Uptown Hubba Hubba show, Kingfish mentioned that this will be a unique show for them in that there will be a script. Hooray! Many of the theater company's usual patrons will be attending the show, in addition to fans of burlesque.

As a result, it would be a very good idea to buy your tickets in advance! According to Kingfish, as of noon today there were only standing room only tickets available for the 8pm show. Tickets for the 10pm show are selling briskly.

Below are the details for these shows:

SHOTGUN CABARET!

Saturday Night, NOVEMBER 7TH
2 shows! 8PM & 10PM!

tickets $20, 18+ w/ID

hosted by HUBBA HUBBA REVUE!

Full Cocktail Bar! Luxurious Theater Seating!

Thrill to the Romances and Adventures of the cast of a burlesque show as they romp their way through a very special night of show-biz, beauty and laughs!

Music! Comedy! and plenty of Oo-La-La!

Providers of Oo-La-La include:

Bunny Pistol!
Miss Information!
Pin Key Lee!
Wiggy Darlington!
Sid Scenic!

With music and commentary from McPuzo and Trotsky!

Also featuring Zip the What-Is-It??!

Hosted by those providers of comedy, Kingfish and Eddie!

TICKETS ARE *LIMITED* & BOTH SHOWS ARE EXPECTED TO SELL OUT!
DO NOT MISS THIS SPECIAL, ONE-NIGHT ENGAGEMENT!

advance tickets available at http://www.shotgunplayers.org
or call (510) 841-6500.

Shotgun Theater 1901 Ashby Avenue @ MLK, Berkeley
(RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ASHBY BART STATION)

A California non-profit organization


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.shotgunplayers.org

Red Hots Burlesque and First Friday Follies for Friday, November 6, 2009

Guess who's having a birthday? It's none other than the ever-adorable Ruby White! And how will she celebrate? By performing with her friends at Red Hots Burlesque this Friday!

All of the performers at this week's show have been hand picked by Ruby herself. And she's "Rubified" them all! Honey Penny will be Ruby Penny, Lady Satan will be Lady White, The Flying Fox will be The Flying Ruby, and Peggy Sue will be Peggy Roooooo. And the show will be hosted by Dottie White.

It's sure to be a Ruby-rific good time!

Red Hots Burlesque Presents Happy Birthday Ruby White

She was part of the cast of SF's first Red Hots Burlesque show and now we're celebrating the hell out of her birthday! If you haven't had enough costumes and dressing up during your Halloween weekend, dust off your most adorable duds and head on down to El Rio! The show will be packed with the Bay's most adorable performances from a cast hand-picked by Ruby White.

Red Hots Burlesque celebrated one year at El Rio last February and they've been seeing sold out shows since the new year! Enjoy this highly acclaimed show, you know if you miss one week, you'll be kicking yourself! Freaky and filthy film reel brought to you by Val Killmore and DJ Alex BIG Cox brings you tantalizing tunage!

Dottie Lux as Dottie White hosts

Additional Performances by:
Honey Penny as Ruby Penny
Lady Satan as Lady White
The Flying Fox as The Flying Ruby
Ruby H-white as Ruby White
Peggy Sue as Peggy Roooooo

El Rio
3158 Mission Street, SF
Show at 7:30pm

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


http://www.redhotsburlesque.com

http://www.elriosf.com

After Red Hots in San Francisco, First Friday Follies takes place in Oakland at the Stork Club! FFF is a free monthly burlesque show that caps off the art walk that is Oakland Art Murmur (www.oaklandartmurmur.com).

This month, FFF host Margaret France welcomes Balla Fire, Madam Chartreuse, Ophelia Coeur de Noir, musical guest Poisonous Great White Lion Snake and Blue Bone Express (Edited 11-5-2009)! I can see the big hair already! Ha ha! :-)

November's Follies rock hard enough to turn a jive turkey into a peacock!

Check out the radulous line-up with performances by:
Balla Fire!
Madam Chartreuse!
Cupcake!
Ophelia Coeur de Noir!
Amateur Hour!
Charlie Starr!
and maybe a
Toy Surprise!

Musical guests POISONOUS GREAT WHITE LION SNAKE! And Blue Bone Express (Edited 11-5-2009)

pick-ups and put ups by the luscious B.B. Dahl!
hosted by the over-dressed, under-repressed Margaret France!

As always, First Friday Follies is the best and only community-supported burlesque.

No cover, but give whatcha can to keep NPR with Boobies up and twirling!

First Friday Follies
Friday, November 3, 2009
Show at 9:30pm
Free! 21+ w/ID, donations welcome


The Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA


http://www.myspace.com/firstfridayfollies

http://www.storkcluboakland.com

San Francisco area burlesque for the week of November 2, 2009

This week, it looks like there will be a plethora of shows in the East Bay on Saturday. A veritable cornucopia of burlesque riches!

Hubba Hubba Revue (www.hubbahubbarevue.com) will be invading Berkeley as they take over the Shotgun Players' Ashby Stage on Saturday, November 7. There will be two shows at 8 and 10pm, each 1 hour and 45 minutes long. Among the performers will be Bunny Pistol, Pin Key Lee, Sid Scenic, and McPuzo and Trotsky.

That same night and a bit south of Berkeley in Oakland, Kentucky Fried Woman (www.myspace.com/kentuckyfriedwoman) will be presiding over her show, Kentucky Fried Woman's Barnyard Follies: An Evening of Animal Fun. Yes, some of your favorite performers will be dressed as barnyard animals. Furries of the East Bay, rejoice!

And also in Oakland at Cafe Van Kleef on Saturday will be the Hot Pink Feathers (www.hotpinkfeathers.com) and Blue Bone Express (www.blueboneexpress.com) for their monthly show, Burlesque n' Brass!

Rounding out the week will be Uptown Hubba Hubba on Monday, Red Hots Burlesque and First Friday Follies on Friday. Whew! Five of the six shows this week will be in the East Bay! Let's hope that Bay Bridge fix holds!

• Monday, November 2: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. Kick off your November with Sparkly Devil, Last Night's Fling, Francine Dead, Honey Lawless, Gigi d'Flower, Honeysuckle Moses, The Empress, Angelique X. Stacy, Lola Vauntz, and Cat-Girl Comrade Tang! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Friday, November 6: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in SF, 3158 Mission Street. Help celebrate Ruby White's birthday! Ruby herself will be present, and along with her hand-picked cast of characters, including host Dottie Lux as Dottie White, Honey Penny as Ruby Penny, Lady Satan as Lady White, The Flying Fox as The Flying Ruby, Ruby H-white as Ruby White, and Peggy Sue as Peggy Roooooo. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies at The Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue. Don't let your November become a turkey! Let it be a peacock with First Friday Follies! This month, join host Margaret France and Balla Fire, Madam Chartreuse, Cupcake, Ophelia Coeur de Noir, Amateur Hour, Charlie Starr, and maybe a Toy Surprise! With musical guests Poisonous Great White Lion Snake and pick-up artist B.B. Dahl! Show at 9:30pm. Free, but donations are welcome. 21+ w/ID.
  


• Saturday, November 7: Shotgun Cabaret hosted by Hubba Hubba Revue at Shotgun Theater in Berkeley, 1901 Ashby Avenue. Join your favorite drunks Kingfish and Eddie as they (try to) get cultured. Hubba Hubba Revue has teamed up with the Shotgun Players for two shows in the East Bay on Saturday. Comedy, music and Oo-La-La! Providers of Oo-La-La include Bunny Pistol, Miss Information, Pin Key Lee, Wiggy Darlington, and Sid Scenic! With music and commentary from McPuzo and Trotsky! Shows at 8 and 10pm. $20, advance tickets available at www.shotgunplayers.org or call 510-841-6500 x303. 18+ w/ID.


• Also Saturday: Burlesque 'n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue. Join the Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express for some hot Cabaret Showgirl dance and cool jazz. Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30. $10, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Saturday: Kentucky Fried Woman's Barnyard Follies: An Evening of Animal Fun at Velvet in Oakland, 3411 MacArthur Blvd. This show is going to be simply hysterical! Your favorite performers will transform into a wild array of animal characters for a wild evening of performances you won't forget. Featuring Alotta Boutté, Jukie Sunshine, Momma’s Boyz, Simone de la Getto, Amelia Mae Paradise, Jay Walker & Delicio del Toro, TuffNStuff; Drag King of the Blues. Also, there will be a Kentucky Fried Woman Fried Chicken Dinner Auction to help raise funds for Flabulous! An evening of performance for people of size and their allies. Show at 9:30pm. $10, 21+ w/ID.
  
  

As always, for more information, please check the calendar above. Also, you may want to check back during the week to see if there are and late additions to this schedule. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.