San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for the week of November 9 to 15, 2011

The weekly round-up of burlesque shows has moved up a day! It'll cover shows from Wednesday to Tuesday of each week.

In other news, Dr. Sketchy's East Bay has been presented by Red Hots Burlesque in Oakland on a monthly basis since April of this year. At least until they find a new venue, this will be the last Dr. Sketchy's East Bay. The models will come from Sin Sisters Burlesque of Santa Cruz.

Former Bay Area resident Mariel a la Mode will be performing at a couple of shows this week. If you'd like to say "hooray" or "woot," She'll be performing at Little Minsky's on Thursday and Barbary Coast Burlesque on Friday.

If you're out in Brentwood of Discovery Bay, The Mischievous Maidens will be performing at their monthly show, Cabaret Rouge, in Byron tonight. They'll often have special guests, so check out their show at the Wild Idol Saloon! For those of you in the more immediate Bay Area, they will return to San Francisco this Friday evening for their monthly free show at the Skylark Bar.

sASSy Hotbuns of sASSy's Seaside Burlesque will be presenting Hotbuns Hillbilly Hotties at The Riptide in San Francisco early Friday evening. If you can make it over there by 6:00 p.m., this is the show for you! The happy hour drink specials start at 4:00, so start your weekend a bit earlier than usual! Plus it's a free show!

The rest of the shows are below. Enjoy your week!

• Wednesday, November 9: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Come with your sense of humor, get ready to enter the pink bubble. Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay and newly noted "#3 burlesque show in the country to take your girl to"! This Wednesday night, see RHB's Feature Performer of November, Kiss Me Kate! Plus, performances by Uni and her Ukulele, Shakey Gibson, La Chica Boom, and Rosalynn La Roux. With your host, Dottie Lux! 7:30pm. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Wednesday: Cabaret Rouge at Wild Idol Saloon in Byron, 3918 Main Street (map). Come out and enjoy a sultry burlesque show from the one and only Mischievous Maidens! It's a show you're guaranteed to not forget, so be sure to come out! 8:30pm. $5. 21+.
  


• Thursday, November 10: Little Minsky's Burlesque/Variety Show at Club Deluxe in San Francisco, 1511 Haight Street (map). Ladies and gents, get set for another round of rollicking good times, tantalizing jazzy tunes and lovely ladies at the next Little Minsky's. Your strictly satirical Mistress of Ceremonies, Odessa Lil, leads this night's line-up of hot music and sparkling showgirls featuring the vintage vocal stylings of special guest crooner Russ Lorenson, original compositions from stellar songstress Karina Denike with her choice backing band including Michael McIntosh on piano, and some smoky cabaret songs from the exquisite Lily Taylor. And let's have a warm welcome back for long-time Minksy's performer, burlesque beauty Mariel a la Mode, who's paying us a visit from Los Angeles, along with the ever-elegant Vienna La Rouge, the delightfully devious Dottie Lux, luscious Vera DeVille and sensational Sid Scenic. It's gonna be one swell shindig, so grab your friends, swing on by and enjoy the show. Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm. $5. 21+.


• Friday, November 11: Hotbuns Hillbilly Hotties at The Riptide in San Francisco, 3639 Taraval Street (map). sASSy Hotbuns is bringin' ya an all white trash themed burlesque show! Featuring performances by Truvy Trollop, Josie Starre, Kiss Me Kate, and Annie Oakland! White Trash food by Alisha and happy hour drink specials from 4pm-7pm! The Hillbilly Hotties start shakin' it at 6pm! Oh and it's FREE y'all! Show starts at 6pm. Free. 21+.


• Also Friday: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Come with your sense of humor, get ready to enter the pink bubble. Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay and newly noted "#3 burlesque show in the country to take your girl to"! With performances by Pickles Kintaro, Tali Tart, Nomi Lamm, and Sister Kate! And guest stage kitty all the way from L.A., Lucille Highball! Show hosted by Dottie Lux. 7:30pm. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: Barbary Coast Burlesque at Impala Restaurant & Lounge in San Francisco, 501 Broadway (map). Join the popular seductive cast of Barbary Coast Burlesque at San Francisco's hot spot, Impala. Starring Scotty the Blue Bunny, Bunny Pistol, Mynx D'Meanor, Sid Scenic, Mariel a la Mode, and many more! It will be an evening of delicious dining and provocative burlesque right on The City's own Barbary Coast! This event will take place downstairs in Impala's Speakeasy Lounge. Enjoy decadent dining, chic cocktails, and glamorous entertainment! What more can you ask? Doors and dinner at 8pm, show at 9pm. $15 at the door, $10 in advance at nov11bcb.eventbrite.com. 21+.


• Also Friday: The Mischievous Maidens Show at The Skylark Bar in San Francisco, 3089 16th Street (map). Join the Mischievous Maidens burlesque troupe for a fun start to your weekend at the Skylark Bar with live burlesque and stand-up comedy! Every second Friday of the month. 8pm. Free. 21+.
  


• Saturday, November 12: Dr. Sketchy's East Bay at Disco Volante in Oakland, 347 14th Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque are bringing Dr. Sketchy's to Oakland. Please note that this will be their last Dr. Sketchy's East Bay edition, so give them a sweet kiss farewell! This month's models are Sin Sisters Burlesque of Santa Cruz. More information about them may be found at www.sinsistersburlesque.com. 4pm to 7pm. $12 at the door, $10 students and presales at www.drsketchy.com/branch/eastbay.


• Also Saturday: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). BnB has got not just jazz by Blue Bone Express, and burlesque/cabaret dancing by Hot Pink Feathers, but the East Bay burlesque solo debut of Tornado Supertrouble. Fresh off her debut last month as a graduate of the Hot Pink Feathers Crafting the Solo class. There will also be solos by Dusty Jewel, Red Velvet and La Bamboo Vixen! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30pm. $10. 21+.
  


• Monday, November 14: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). The air is crisp, the holidays are drawing near, and beautiful showgirls are shedding their costumes like leaves off a tree! Celebrate fall by kicking off your week with the Hubba Hubba Revue! With performances by Truvy Trollop, Rosalyn La Roux, La Bamboo Vixen, Minnie Cupcakes, Lisa Hyde, Red Velvet, Cheeky Sweets, Mistress Pon-Farr, Pickles Kintaro, and Bunny Von Tail! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15pm. $5. 21+.

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 any late additions on the blog. Show times and details may be subject to change. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show that you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for October 6 - October 12, 2011

Once again, there are a lot of shows happening this week!

Among the highlights are performances from New York's GiGi La Femme at the Go Deep show tonight, First Friday Follies will be having a Stanley Kubrick themed show on Friday, sASSy's Seaside Burlesque will once again be entertaining crowds in Pacifica, the Hot Pink Feathers will be celebrating five years of Burlesque n' Brass with Blue Bone Express at Cafe Van Kleef on Saturday, and there will be a wedding anniversary roast of Sparkly Devil and her hubby Bones at the Hubba Hubba Revue show on Monday in Oakland.

Also, burlesque legend Tiffany Carter will be conducting a "Supreme Art of Tease" workshop on Sunday in Oakland. For more information, please see the previous posting.

Enjoy the shows!

• Thursday, October 6: Red Hots Burlesque and El Rio presents "Go Deep: Let's Wrestle!" at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). The moment you've all been waiting for, Red Hots Burlesque SF's Best Bump and Grind have been conspiring with your friends at El Rio to bring you an all girl monthly lube wrestling party. No one can resist hot babes covered in glistening sex slick writhing and wriggling in attempts of pinning each other. You can come and watch or be a part of the action. Make a reservation and get ring side seats! Email redhotsburlesque@gmail.com. Photos not permitted! Celebrity wrestlers from the Green Party, The Lusty Lady, and iSPY. Burlesque from Babraham Lincoln and New York City's GiGi La Femme. With DJ Ruby White. Burlesque and sign-ups begin at 8pm, wrestling starts at 9pm. $10 to $15, sliding scale. 21+.
  


• Friday, October 7: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Come with your sense of humor, get ready to enter the pink bubble. Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay and newly noted "#3 burlesque show in the country to take your girl to"! This Friday, see RHB's October Featured Performer La Chica Boom, Miss Rahni, Elliot Gittelsohn, Sid Scenic, Dottie Lux, and many more! 7:30pm. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies' 2011: A BURLESQUE ODYSSEY! at the Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue (map). A Stanley Kubrick themed burlesque show with performances by The Empress, Vera DeVille, Cherry Gallette, Dorian Faust, Jaded Fox, Paige Lawrence, Honey Penny, Twinkle Toes Magee, and Balla Fire! Some musical Strangelove from Matt Holdaway's Army! 9pm. Free. 21+.


• Also Friday: sASSy's Seaside Burlesque at Winters Tavern in Pacifica, 1522 Francisco Boulevard (map). That's right y'all it's time for your favorite sexy sirens to come out and shake it at our favorite seaside bar! They have some Seaside favorites and some new gals that they know you will love! With your emcee, Kingfish of the Hubba Hubba Revue! Performances from Miss Mae Western, La Bamboo Vixen, Josie Starre, sASSy Hotbuns, Kitty Von Quim! With Ava Lanche. Show at 9:15pm. Free show and parking! 21+.


• Saturday, October 8: Dr. Sketchy's East Bay at Disco Volante in Oakland, 347 14th Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque is bringing Dr. Sketchy's to Oakland. The monthly sessions will feature burlesque babes, roller derby girls , drag queens and fetish models, along with contests, prizes and drinks galore. This month, the model will be belly dancer Monifa! 4pm to 7pm. $12 at the door, $10 students and presales (at http://www.drsketchy.com/branch/eastbay).


• Also Saturday: Neon Speakeasy at Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, 630 3rd Street (map). Electro Swing sensation [dunkelbunt]* headlines a night of Electro Swing, Balkan Beats, Urban Klezmer, and more! [dunkelbunt] will be performing with backing band The Secret Swing Society. Plus the show will include DJs Senor Oz (Afrolicious), Cyril Noir (Black Kat Kabaret), Fact 50 (Alt. Dance, Retro Electro), and JsinJ (Boomswing); and vaudeville/variety acts including: Red Velvet, Eve Von Gelica, Ella Menta, Belle Phénomène, and Ninja Hoops! 8pm to 2am (with dance lessons from 8:30-9:30). $12 at the door, $10 in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/201187.


• Also Saturday: Burlesque n' Brass 5 Year Celebration at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). Celebrate five years of monthly jazz & burlesque, booty-shaking bliss! Plus the birthdays of 2 Feathers: Ada Lavender & Kellita! With three sets of music from Blue Bone Express, and three sets of dancing from the Hot Pink Feathers! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30pm. $10. 21+.
  


• Monday, October 10: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Come and help celebrate one year of wedding bliss from The Diablos (Sparkly Devil and Bones) with the Sparkly and Bones Anniversary Roast! Roastmaster Kingfish presents an all-star panel of celebrity roasters, including Lady Satan, Gorilla X, Kevin Hancock, Scission, Steve Hamilton, Randy Johnson, and Patina! Plus burlesque performances by Twinkletoes McGee and other guests & surprises galore! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15pm. $5. 21+.


• Tuesday, October 11: Séduction Féroce at Era Art Bar in Oakland, 19 Grand Avenue (map). Séduction Féroce is a burlesque cabaret variety show that happens every second Tuesday of the month! This month they have an amazing line-up of performers to tantalize your taste buds. Belly dancing! Burlesque! Hula Hoopers! Sword Swallowers! Boylesque! Drag! A new stage kittens that will make you lick your bowl of milk clean, Simone Clamourous and the dj who keeps the show on the flow DJ gravedigger! The evening will be hosted by the fine fierce producer of Rubenesque Burlesque and First Friday Follies, Juicy D. Light! Performances by Francine Mean, T-Yuh & Tee-La, Randy Johnson, Mae Western, Rasa Vitalia, Tiana Zoumer, Lolly Gagger, Sheba, Rizzo Rogue, Ruby Vixen, Ava Lanche, Jack Dandy, and Mitchell Brothers & Dicky Luv! With special guest Molotov! Doors open at 8pm, and the show starts at 9pm. $5. 21+.
  


• Wednesday, October 12: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Join Dottie Lux for Red Hots Burlesque as it expands to its second day of the week! A new and different show twice a week, including bizarre beauties, senseless sideshow, drag, burlesque and comedy! 7:30pm. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Wednesday: Cabaret Rouge at the Wild Idol Saloon in Byron, 3918 Main Street (map). Come out and enjoy a sultry burlesque show from the one and only Mischievous Maidens! It's a show you're guaranteed to not forget! 8:30pm. 21+.
  

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 any late additions on the blog. Show times may be subject to change. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show that you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for August 11 - August 17, 2011

A number of shows this week will be marked by the arrival of the international cast of the upcoming film, "Burlesque Assassins".

Cast members, including the Bay Area's Kellita, will perform at Little Minsky's, Cabaret Perilous, Burlesque n' Brass, and at their own show in Big Sur on Sunday evening. See the listings below for show information. For more information about the film, please see the website at burlesqueassassins.com!

Another big event happens this evening at Oakland Metro. It's a fundraiser for Jelly Boy the Clown, who was severely injured in a residential fire earlier this summer. The Hubba Hubba Revue, Red Hots Burlesque, Vau de Vire Society, Dispaced Labors Sideshow, and more will be participating to help raise funds for this member of the Squidliing Brothers Circus Sideshow. If you can't attend but would like to help out, please click on the appropriate links at squidlingbros.com!

It's a good week of shows happening. Enjoy!

• Thursday, August 11: Little Minsky's Burlesque & Variety Show at Club Deluxe in San Francisco, 1511 Haight Street (map). It's an effervescent evening they have in store at the next Little Minsky's with special imported guests from across the US and overseas. The scintillating and shady carny preacher man from Seattle, Armitage Shanks, mastermind of Circus Contraption, leads this cast of brilliant burlesque artists. From Rome, they have the stunning Scarlett Martini, Art Director of the Burlesque Garden, one of Italy's finest burly-q festivals. And from Hamburg, Germany the devastatingly delightful Koko La Douce and high-glam gender mixologist HedoLuxe. Joined by local latin-spiced showgirls Hot Pink Feathers with solo act from founder and choreographer Kellita. And all the way from Austin, Texas, let's hear it for the lovely Coco Lectric, Headmistress of The Austin Academy of Burlesque. For your listening pleasure, they have a rare reunion appearance of The Bluebelles with their haunting harmonies and upbeat ditties set to soulful guitar by Mr. Lonesome. Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm. $5. 21+.


• Also Thursday: The Jelly Boy Funrazor - A Benefit for Jelly Boy the Clown at Oakland Metro in Oakland, 630 3rd Street (map). Jelly Boy the Clown -- of the Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow, who have performed at Bohemian Carnival, Hubba Hubba Revue's Cabaret Perilous, and other local events -- fell victim to an apartment fire in New York a few weeks back. Thankfully, he and his friend survived the fuckaroo, but he's badly burned and has a trying road ahead. And thus this here benefit. Come out and help raise some funds to offset Jelly Boy's medical expenses and indulge in some of the Bay Area's best circus, live music, sideshow, burlesque and cabaret talent while you're at it! Entertainment from the Hubba Hubba Revue, Red Hots Burlesque, Gooferman, Vau de Vire Society, Displayed Labors Sideshow, Sisters of Honk, plus Fire-Kracker the Klown & Friendz, and more special guests TBD! With food from GinO. Can't make the event? Please donate through the Squidling Family Circus and this link http://www.nassauchainsaw.​com/blog. Doors at 9pm. $10 (more if you'd like). 18+.
  


• Friday, August 12: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Come with your sense of humor, get ready to enter the pink bubble. Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay! Performances by Dottie Lux, Dixie DeLish, Lolly Gagger, Rasa Vitalia, Shakey Gibson, and Sheba Queen of the Night! 7:30pm. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.
  


• Also Friday: Barbary Coast Burlesque at Impala in San Francisco, 501 Broadway Street (map). This month, Barbary Coast Burlesque welcomes Living Legend of Burlesque Satan's Angel to the Impala's stage! With performances by Coco Lectric of New Orleans, Scotty the Blue Bunny, Mynx d'Meanor, Sid Scenic, Wiggy Darling, Vienna La Rouge, Bunny Pistol and the Devil-Ettes. It will be an evening of delicious dining and provocative burlesque right on The City's own Barbary Coast! This event will take place downstairs in Impala's Speakeasy Lounge. Enjoy decadent dining, chic cocktails, and glamorous entertainment! What more can you ask? Doors at 8pm, show at 9:15pm. Tickets are $15 at the door, $10 in advance at bcbaugust12.eventbr​ite.com. 21+.


• Also Friday: The Mischievous Maidens Show at Skylark Bar in San Francisco, 3089 16th Street (map). Join the Mischievous Maidens burlesque troupe for a fun start to your weekend at the Skylark Bar with live burlesque and stand-up comedy! Every second Friday of the month! 8pm. Free. 21+.


• Also Friday: sASSy's Seaside Burlesque at Winters Tavern in Pacifica, 1522 Francisco Boulevard (map). It's that time again for the sexy ladies of Seaside Burlesque to rock Pacifica! But this time it's a birthday party! Is there better way for a burlesque performer celebrate their birthday then being in their birthday suit? I think not! Celebrate with performances by Casey Castille, Ruby White, Milkshake, sASSy Hotbuns, Truvy Trollop, Annie Oakland, and birthday girls Kiss Me Kate and MC Odessa Lil! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30pm. Free. 21+.


• Also Friday: Hubba Hubba Revue's Cabaret Perilous at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Dare-devils & dancers! Extraordinary beauty! Entertainments from around the globe! Featuring peformances by Coco Lectric (Austin, TX), Hedo Luxe and Koko La Douce (Hamburg, Germany), Molotov and his Wheel of Death, Lizzy D. Vine, belly dancer Dusty Paik, Lady Fred and her Blackheart Ballads, and madcap musical mayhem from Lee Presson's Fistful of Nails! With host Lady Satan, and The Mai Tai Go-Go Dancers! Plus special simian Gorilla X! Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm. $10. 21+.
  

• Saturday, August 13: Dr. Sketchy's East Bay at Disco Volante in Oakland, 347 14th Street (map). Draw glamorous burlesque dancers, compete in contests, and win wacky prizes! This month's model will be Francine Dead! 4pm to 7pm. $12 general, or $10 students and presales. All ages.


• Also Saturday: Le Boy's "Grease It Up" at the White Horse Inn in Oakland, 6551 Telegraph Avenue (map). Fella-Fem's second Saturday queer variety show. Doors at 7:30pm, show at 9:30pm. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Burlesque n' Brass Special Edition: Stars of "Burlesque Assasins" The Film at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). In addition to live music by Blue Bone Express and group numbers by Hot Pink Feathers, Burlesque ‘n’ Brass August will feature a burlesque show with performances by the stars of the upcoming feature film, “The Burlesque Assassins,” including Italy’s biggest burlesque star, Scarlett Martini; Switzerland’s Blue Angel, Koko La Douce; Burlesque Assassin, Kellita and very special guest, Germany’s national treasure, Hedo Luxe! The evening also includes solo performances by Feathers Dusty Jewel, Lily Diamond, Minnie Cupcakes and Ada Lavender! All hosted by international circus/burlesque performer and star of “The Burlesque Assassins”, Armitage Shanks. Doors at 8:30pm, music/floorshow at 9:30pm and 11:30pm, and burlesque show at 10:30pm. $10. 21+.
  


• Sunday, August 14: Freaks and Femmes at Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur, Highway 1 (map). An Evening of cabaret, burlesque, music, mayhem and more! Starring Italy's biggest burlesque star Scarlett Martini, SF's Queen of Carnival Kellita, Germany's Hedo Luxe, Switzerland's Blue Angel Koko La Douce, and your host Armitage Shanks! Free beginners burlesque workshop 5-6:30 (email venue for reservations), cocktails from 6:30 to 7:30, show doors open at 7:30, show at 8:30 (or when dark enough). $20, advance tickets available at freaksandfemmes-eorg.eventbrite.com. 21+.


• Also Sunday: Naked Girls Reading SF: ART at *New* Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco, 1349 Mission Street (map). After Nude Aid, featuring Carol Queen PhD, Lady Monster and Ophelia Coeur de Noir, with special naked cast members Madison Young and Tessa Wills reading about their favorite artist, work of art or style of art. Come to Nude Aid, the Center for Sex and Culture's annual fundraiser to watch art being created with nude models. Each ticket includes one piece of art made during the event. Silent auction items available too. NGR takes place from 8pm to 10pm. Combo tickets may be bought together at the Center for Sex and Culture, $20 for Nude Aid and $30 for Nude Aid and Naked Girls Reading ($35 for a front row seat). NGR-only tickets are $15 general, $20 front row, and may be purchased in advance at ngrsf.eventbrite.co​m.


• Monday, August 15: Uptown Hubba Hubba's Burlesqueteer Night at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). In this tribute to Hollywood they'll have Gone With The Wind, Clue, Jurassic Park, My Fair Lady, Big Lebowski, The Sound of Music, Marilyn Monroe, James Bond, Rocky, & Rocky Horror Picture Show! Come see both HUGE sets of burlesque with Bombshell Betty, her Burlesqueteers, and Fromagique! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15. $5. 21+.

• Wednesday, August 17: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Join Dottie Lux for Red Hots Burlesque as it expands to its second day of the week! A new and different show twice a week, including bizarre beauties, senseless sideshow, drag, burlesque and comedy! 7:30pm. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.

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 any late additions on the blog. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show that you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

Red Hots Burlesque this week: RHB shows, Go Deep, and Dr. Sketchy's East Bay

It's another busy one for Red Hots Burlesque this week. In addition to their weekly two shows on Wednesday and Friday evenings at El Rio, they've also got their monthly Go Deep lube wrestling party also at El Rio on Thursday evening and a Dr. Sketchy's East Bay event on Saturday at Disco Volante in Oakland.

First off, let's take a look at what's happening at the Wednesday and Friday shows at El Rio. July's RHB featured performer is none other than the Kentucky Fried Woman, so she'll be performing each week at Red Hots. This week, she'll be performing at the Friday show. There's lots of performers scheduled for the shows this week, including Lady Satan, Pickles Kintaro, Laika Fox, Honey Birds, Sugar Magnolia, and more!

Red Hots Burlesque

Come with your sense of humor, get ready to enter the pink bubble. Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay!

We're STILL INDEPENDENT!

SF's Only Weekly Burlesque show brings you bawdy bouncy babes, twisted sideshow and dramatic drag performance TWO times each and every week!

July 6th El Rio
3158 Mission St
San Francisco
7:30pm sliding scale $5-10
reservations encouraged!

Please Cheer Very Loudly For!
Performances by:
Lady Satan
Laika Fox
Pickles Kintaro
Dottie Lux
Shakey Gibson



July 8th El Rio
3158 Mission St
San Francisco
7:30pm sliding scale $5-10
Reservations STRONGLY Encouraged plenty of standing!

Please Cheer Very Loudly For!
Your Host Dottie Lux
Performances by:
Kentucky Fried Woman
Simone Campell
Broadway Bettie
Titland
Honey Birds
Sugar Magnolia

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On Thursday, July 7, Red Hots and El Rio present Go Deep: Let's Wrestle at El Rio. You may pariticipate or just watch this all-woman wrestling exhibition. You'll also enjoy some burlesque, some delicious food, and drinks from the bar. Sign-ups and burlesque start at 8:00 p.m., and the wrestling starts at 9:00. Ringside VIP seats may be purchased in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/183892.

Red Hots Burlesque & El Rio Present
Go Deep: Let's Wrestle

Every First (or fist) Thursday of the Month Sign ups & Burlesque 8pm Wrestling Begins at 9pm | El Rio 3158 Mission St | | $10 to $15 sliding scale, advance $20 VIP ringside tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/183892 | 21+

The moment you've all been waiting for, Red Hots Burlesque SF's Best Bump and Grind have been conspiring with your friends at El Rio to bring you a ALL GIRL MONTHLY LUBE WRESTLING PARTY. No one can resist hot babes covered in glistening sex slick writhing and wriggling in attempts of pinning each other. You can come and watch or be a part of the action. Make a reservation and get ring side seats! email redhotsburlesque@gmail.com
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Sign-ups done through the above email and night of event.

LUBE WRESTLING!
Celebrity wrestlers from Christmas is the Best, Lusty Lady, Dyke Central, Thrillpeddlers, and more!

Think your group, organization, business, sports team can take on Uni and Her Ukulele? email redhotsburlesque@gmail.com and find out how to be a celebrity wrestler.

Burlesque by: Kitty Von Quimm & Dorian Faust!

DJ- Ruby White spins bubble gum, garage rock, girl groups and more

The Menu- GinO recreates a childhood snack bar treat & turns it into a masterpiece of gourmet, homemade tasty vegetarian chili, piled high atop your own bag of FritO's, smothered in cheese & chopped onions--served with a spoon & lOve! It doesn't get much better than this! Conceived for Go Deep and available EVERY month.

Prizes from Dollhouse Bettie, Good Vibrations, Red Hots Burlesque, Bacon and more


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And on Saturday, July 9, the members of Twilight Vixen Revue will be the models at Dr. Sketchy's East Bay at Disco Volante in Oakland from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Red Hots Burlesque Presents Dr.Sketchy's East Bay

Disco Volante
347 14th Street, Oakland CA
Every 2nd Sat July 9th:4pm-7pm

Burlesque and Cabaret Life Drawing Comes to Oakland!
When many artists think "life drawing," they think of sterile rooms, bad lighting, and bored, silent, models with nary a hint of personality. Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School is here to change all that.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is the little New York art event that became a movement. Started in 2005 by artist Molly Crabapple, the concept is simple. Artist's draw glamorous burlesque dancers, compete in contests, and win wacky prizes. From it's humble Brooklyn beginnings, Dr. Sketchy's now has nearly 70 branches around the globe, including Hollywood, London, Rome, Tokyo, and Melbourne.

Now, Red Hots Burlesque are bringing Dr. Sketchy's to Oakland. The monthly sessions will feature burlesque babes, roller derby girls , drag queens and fetish models, along with contests, prizes and drinks galore.

Since it's inception in '05, Dr. Sketchy's has received coverage from the likes of The LA Times, The Washington Post, BBC Radio, NPR, The Village Voice, WNBC, Time Out London, Time Out New York, and The New Yorker.

Our July Models- Twilight Vixen Revue (http://twilightvixen.com)

Web Link: www.drsketchy.com (Founding branch)


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Red Hots Burlesque School of Shimmy

And if you would like to learn some burlesque moves yourself, Red Hots Burlesque's School of Shimmy is offering classes this summer. Alotta Boutté will be teaching a choreography class on July 11 at Viracocha at 998 Valencia in San Francisco, and there will be a pastie-making and tassel-twirling class on July 18. Both will run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. For more information about these classes, please visit redhotsburlesque.com.

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for June 9 - June 15, 2011

This week's schedule contains at least one burlesque or burlesque-related activity for each day of the week. Hooray!

There will be something interesting to do, whether it's listening to author Robert Strom talk about his book about legendary ecdysiast Gypsy Rose Lee, drawing the Rubenesque Burlesque troupe at Dr. Sketchy's East Bay, or going out to see one of the numerous live shows, there will be something to catch your fancy.

So without further ado, here is what's happening this week. Enjoy! :-)

• Thursday, June 9: Robert Strom presents Lady of Burlesque: The Career of Gypsy Rose Lee at Books Inc. - Castro in San Francisco, 2275 Market Street (map). Local author Robert Strom will present his well-researched account of the Broadway star and "intellectual stripper." 7:30pm. No cover.


• Also Thursday: Little Minsky's Burlesque and Variety Show at Club Deluxe in San Francisco, 1511 Haight Street (map). Ladies and gents, it's almost time to get gussied up and swing on by Little Minsky's for a visual feast of glamorous gals, saucy shenanigans and auditory delights. Your host for the evening is celebrated drag vocal diva Ethel Merman, whose heights of talent are only exceeded by the height of her hair. With burlesque from Rosie 151 (New York), Absinthia Verre (Boise, Idaho), Vienna La Rouge, Dottie Lux, Miss Honey Penny, Francine Dead, and Miss Twin Peaks. And variety acts by dancing duo The Scarlet Ladders, performance artist Vixen Noir, cross-gender chanteuse Shakey Gibson, soprano cabaret star Alyssa Stone, and piano maestro Joe Wicht. Doors 9pm, show 10pm. $5. 21+.
  


• Friday, June 10: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Catch NYC's Rosie 151 at her second Red Hots show this week. With the RHB debut of Ariyana Le Fay! With more performances by Dorian Faust, Tali Tart, and the Featured Performer for the month of June...Lady Satan! 7:30pm. $5-$10. 21+.
  


• Also Friday: The Mischievous Maidens Show at the Skylark Bar in San Francisco, 3089 16th Street (map). Join the Mischievous Maidens burlesque troupe for a fun start to your weekend at the Skylark Bar with live burlesque and stand-up comedy! This month, the show will feature Lynn Ruth Miller, The Stripping Granny! Show at 8pm. No cover. 21+.


• Also Friday: sASSy's Seaside Burlesque at Winters Tavern in Pacifica, 1522 Francisco Boulevard (map).sASSy and her pals are back again to shimmy and shake up the town of Pacifica! With fun fresh faces and some favorites we are welcoming home! The Hubba Hubba Revue's Kingfish will be the host of a show featuring performances from Casey Castille, Cyanide Cyn, Lily LeRouge, Rosalyn La Roux, and sASSy Hotbuns. With Miss Mae Western back from her trip to Mexico! And stage kitten Annie Oakland. Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm. No cover. 21+.
  


• Saturday, June 11: Dr. Sketchy's East Bay at Disco Volante in Oakland, 347 14th Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque is bringing Rubenesque Burlesque to their new venue for your drawing enjoyment! Beginning this month, Dr. Sketchy East Bay will be at Disco Volante, a restaurant and lounge. 4pm to 7pm. $12 general, $10 students and presale.
  


• Also Saturday: Le Boy "Wild Things" Drag Gone Wild at the White Horse Inn in Oakland, 6551 Telegraph Avenue (map). Wild times require a wild SHOW! Come get some. Le Boy "Wild Things” Drag Gone Wild this Saturday. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). Heat up your summer by watching the Hot Pink Feathers dance with musical cohorts Blue Bone Express for an evening of rousing live music and dance! Doors 8:30pm, show 9:30pm. $10. 21+.
  


• Sunday, June 12: Naked Girls Reading San Francisco: PRIDE at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco, 1349 Mission Street (map). Queer Literature read to you by the cast of Naked Girls Reading: SF! With special Naked cast member Kirya Traber! After the Naked cast, Daphne Gottlieb will be reading her own material. 8pm to 10:30pm. $15 general seating, $20 front row seating. Discounted advanced tickets online at ngrsf.eventbrite.com. 18+.
  


• Monday, June 13: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Join your hosts Kingfish and Lee Presson as they host a show with lots of heat! Featuring burlesque from Vaudie Va-Boom, Babraham Lincoln, Rizzo Rogue, Kitty Von Quimm, Rummy Rose,and Twinkletoes McGee With special musical guests The Ragwater Revue! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15. $5. 21+.


• Tuesday, June 14: Séduction Féroce at Era Art Bar and Lounge in Oakland, 19 Grand Avenue (map). Séduction Féroce is a burlesque cabaret variety show that happens every second Tuesday of the month! This month's show will feature Prometheus, Cupcake,
  Puck Goodfellow, Barbary Doll, Vaudie Va-Boom, Mr. Bean, Cemora, Melicious, Sheba, Austin Plowser, and the Scarlet Ladders! With music from Mugg Muggles and Drum Stringer - the One Man Banjo Band! Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm. $5. 21+.


• Also Tuesday: Bombshell Betty and Fromagique present "What Happens In Vegas, Stays In Vegas"! at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, 647 Valencia Street (map).
  It's a burlesque tribute to all things from "Sin City"! If you're tired of going all the way to Nevada to visit your money, come to the Elbo Room and we'll give you a slice of the "All For Our Country" state right nere in the Bay Area for just $10! With performances by Bombshell Betty, Candy Pie, Cosette L'Amour, Dangerous Delilah, Kinkie and guests, Laura Borealis, Luci Fur, Pearl E. Gates, Pickles Kintaro, Scarlet O'Shame on Me, Sindee Rose, Summer Fling, Tipsy Daisy, and Violet Streak! With the newest Burlesqueteers Atticus Bitch, Belle Phenomenon, Reno May, Scarlet Leather, and at least two more who are so new, they haven't even chosen stage names yet! The MCs will be Patina DeCopper and A. Randy Johnson, with live music from Fromagique! Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30pm. $10 general, $35 table for two. Advance tickets available online at www.bombshellbetty.net/shows.html. 21+.
  


• Wednesday, June 15: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Join Dottie Lux for Red Hots Burlesque as it expands to its second day of the week! A new and different show twice a week, including bizarre beauties, senseless sideshow, drag, burlesque and comedy! 7:30pm. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.

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 any late additions on the blog. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show that you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.

Dr. Sketchy's East Bay, Burlesque n' Brass, and Le Boy events in Oakland today, Saturday, May 14

We're back, and Blogger seems to have returned with not too much damage from their outage that ended yesterday. The last post was restored, and some odd symbols have been inserted into the tags. But all seems well, otherwise. Now on to the burlesque!

Today, Red Hots Burlesque bring Dr. Sketchy to Oakland. It's time for their second session at the Layover Lounge, which is located at 1517 Franklin Street (map). The session is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. But get there early for a good spot to draw! And remember, Dr. Sketchy's East Bay happens every second Saturday of the month.

What is Dr. Sketchy's? It's an opportunity to draw using live figure models, usually burlesque performers, derby girls, drag queens, or fetish models. It's all done in a fun atmosphere with music, drinks from the bar, and contests! If you've been to Dr. Sketchy's in San Francisco, you know how fun and popular those events are. Now they're starting out in Oakland, where there are actually seats available... for now. Be one of the first to discover the fun live figure drawing with Dr. Sketchy's in Oakland!

Here's a video from last month's event. There's also another good video and article at OaklandNorth. Check 'em out!

YouTube video: Dr. Sketchy's Comes to Oakland!

This month's model will be Oakland's own burlesque dearie, Honey Lawless! Here is the information for this month's event.

Red Hots Burlesque Presents
Dr.Sketchy's East Bay
Every 2nd Sat of the month 5-8pm| Layover Lounge 1517 Franklin St Oakland, CA |
21+ (valid i.d. required)
$12 at the door and $10 presale/students/teachers


Burlesque Life Drawing Comes to Oakland!
When many artists think "life drawing," they think of sterile rooms, bad lighting, and bored, silent, models with nary a hint of personality. Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School is here to change all that.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is the little New York art event that became a movement. Started in 2005 by artist Molly Crabapple, the concept is simple. Artist's draw glamorous burlesque dancers, compete in contests, and win wacky prizes. From it's humble Brooklyn beginnings, Dr. Sketchy's now has nearly 70 branches around the globe, including Hollywood, London, Rome, Tokyo, and Melbourne.

Now, Red Hots Burlesque are bringing Dr. Sketchy's to Oakland. The monthly sessions will feature burlesque babes, roller derby girls , drag queens and fetish models, along with contests, prizes and drinks galore.

Since it's inception in '05, Dr. Sketchy's has received coverage from the likes of The LA Times, The Washington Post, BBC Radio, NPR, The Village Voice, WNBC, Time Out London, Time Out New York, and The New Yorker.


About our May Model- HONEY LAWLESS


Honey Lawless is best known as the burlesque darling of her hometown of Oakland. Bringing to the stage striptease with a comedic flair,Ms. Lawless never ceases to surprise her audience with her sense of satire and memorable characters like Cookie Monster, the Easter Bunny and even Pinocchio, no treasured childhood memory is left unscathed.

Ms. Lawless was bit by the dancing bug at the tender age of 4.
Classically trained in ballet, Ms. Lawless found herself being enticed by other forms of dance including jazz, tap and modern. Ms. Lawless is a known master of disguises with expertise using a bull-whip and two-bladed sai and the ability to charm with dance and comedy. The Oakland Tribune describes her as "something of a cabaret version of Marvel Comics character "Elektra" with a striptease described as "elaborate, graceful and enticing." Ms. Lawless was a finalist in 2009 for Best Performer by the East Bay Express Best of the East Bay, stating that “her burlesque performances are like no other! Perfect and utter madness.” And in 2010, Ms. Lawless was nominated for the Oakland Soul Award for co-founding and producing the only community burlesque show in the country, First Friday Follies.

Ms. Lawless can be seen monthly on-stage at the Hubba Hubba Revue monthly variety show at DNA Lounge in San Francisco as well as on stages with Red Hots Burlesque, sASSy’s Seaside, Little Minsky’s and other burlesque variety shows. For booking inquiries contact her at honey.lawless@gmail.com and if you want to “check her out,” you can find her on facebook at www.facebook.com/honey.lawless.

Web Link: www.drsketchy.com (Founding branch)
www.redhotsburelsque.com (East Bay branch)
Contact Information
(FOUNDER) Molly Crabapple Email: mollycrabapple@gmail.com
(EAST BAY ORGANIZER) Dottie Lux/ Red Hots Burlesque Phone: 201-615-9245 Email: redhotsburlesque@gmail.com
Photo:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/3873663860_3f756ae05a_o.jpg
Photo of Honey Lawless by Jeff Spirer Model May 14th

And since you'll be in the area, why not stop by Cafe Van Kleef afterwards to unwind by watching the Hot Pink Feathers perform? The doors open at their show, Burlesque n' Brass, at 8:30 p.m., and the show starts at 9:30. Admission is $10.00. Le Boy also will be happening at the White Horse Inn tonight, with a show starting at 8:30. So if you'd like to see some gender-bending boylesque, that will be the show for you! Admission there will also be $10.00. For show details, please see the calendar above (or click here if you're not on the blog).

Red Hots Burlesque's Friday show and Saturday's Dr. Sketchy's East Bay premiere!

If you've been a subscriber of Dottie Lux's weekly newsletter or been going to the shows, you've been keeping track of the growth of Red Hots Burlesque. What was once a weekly show on Friday evenings at El Rio is now one of several RHB programs. And this week will see the continued evolution of this phenomenon.

This Thursday evening saw the premiere of the monthly show of "Go Deep: Let's Wrestle" which was the first of the monthly RHB shows featuring lube wrestling and burlesque. The next one will be happening on May 5, which will be Cinco de Mayo! So start making your plans now!

This Friday, you can still catch the original Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio. This week's lineup will include some out-of-towners including Vixen Valentine and Lowa de BoomBoom of Seattle! Plus you'll get to experience local burlesque favorite such as Simone Campbell, Delilah, The Empress, Cyanide Cyn, and RHB's very own Dottie Lux!

And don't forget that on May 4, Red Hots will be expanding to both Wednesdays and Fridays of the week!

El Rio is located at 3158 Mission Street in San Francisco (map). It's a bit of a walk from the 24th Street station, but it's doable. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., so get there early to get a good seat! Cover is from $5.00 to $10.00 on a sliding scale, and you'll need to be 21 to purchase drinks at the bar.

Red Hots Burlesque

Come with your sense of humor, get ready to enter the pink bubble. Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay!

SF's Only Weekly Burlesque show brings you a debut on the RHB stage and our very favorite!

April 8th El Rio
3158 Mission St
San Francisco
7:30pm slinding scale $5-10, 21 and Up
reservations encouraged by emailing redhotsburlesque@gmail.com!

Please welcome Bay area favorites and a debut from the pacific north west and gifts! Our show has so much more including surprise guests and a raffle where the proceeds go to the place of your choosing (fingers crossed for Tsunami Relief)

Come hoot and holler for our performers this week:

Dottie Lux
Simone Campbell
Delilah
The Empress
Cyanide Cyn
Vixen Valentine (Seattle)
Lowa de BoomBoom (Seattle)
... and many more!


http://www.redhotsburlesque.com

http://www.elriosf.com

And, finally, Red Hots Burlesque is producing the East Bay version of Dr. Sketchy's. This anti-art school that got it's beginnings in burlesque is screamingly successful, and is now found in over 100 cities in 16 countries on five continents. That's quite a successful almost six-year run! And if you've been to any of the San Francisco events lately, you can see why it's successful. Live models in amazing outfits for you to draw!

Now, those of you artists in the East Bay don't need to travel across a bridge to attend a Dr. Sketchy's, since RHB is bringing Dr. Sketchy's to the East Bay! This Saturday, Dr. Sketchy's East Bay premieres at the Layover Lounge in Oakland, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The guest models and performers will be The Can-Cannibals!

The Layover Lounge is located at 1517 Franklin Street in Oakland (map). It's a couple of blocks away from the 19th Street BART station, and there should be plenty of street parking around. The event starts at 4:00, so get there early to get a good seat!

Red Hots Burlesque brings The premier of Dr Sketchy's East Bay!
with The Can-Cannibals!

Saturday April 9th. at The Layover
1517 Franklin Street, Oakland
4pm-8pm
LIVE DJ Spinning Groove Tunes
21+ (valid i.d. required)
$12 at the door and $10 presale/students/teachers


http://www.drsketchy.com/branch/eastbay

http://www.redhotsburlesque.com

http://oaklandlayover.com

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for April 7 - April 13, 2011

There's a whole bunch of shows coming down the pike for the next few weeks, so I'll announce a change for the posting of events. Since there may be three or four shows for some nights coming up, I'll just post about one or two of them, depending on what seems appropriate. If you are a show producer or performer and would like your show highlighted with an individual posting, let me know via email, sfbr AT gmx DOT com. Thanks! And now on with this week's schedule!

Red Hots Burlesque is expanding their burlesque coverage this week, with their monthly "Go Deep" show starting at El Rio on Thursday, April 7. It'll be a lube wrestling show, with burlesque performances! Sounds fun! Then on Saturday, April 9, they'll mark the premiere of Dr. Sketchy's East Bay with an event at the Layover Lounge in Oakland. Their guests/models will be The Can-Cannibals! Woot! And, of course, their weekly show at El Rio will happen on Friday evening, as it usually does.

The Dangerous Curves Ahead vixens will be wrapping up their stay in this area of California on Thursday, before moving on to Mendocino and cities the very northern tip of the state. They'll be having a show Thursday night with Risk-A Cabaret at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol. It should be a great show in what used to be an abbey! Don't forget to wish Jodi of Risk-A Cabaret a happy birthday, too!

Curvicious Cabaret will be putting their second show together on Thursday at the Blue Macaw in San Francisco, which will be a tribute to George Carlin. This is a swell idea for a show with some very talented performers!

The High Rhythm Hustlers and Los Shimmy Shakers are having a couple of show this weekend that will highlight some of the local burlesque performers. So check out some of the shows in burlesque-friendly clubs!

Sunday will feature a show by the Naked Girls Reading San Francisco group which will highlight poetry and jazz. Their special jazz performer will be Ralph Carney! Check out their listing for a way to purchase advance tickets online. And remember that the Center for Sex and Culture has moved recently! The new address is in the event listing.

There's a lot of other shows happening this week. Bombshell Betty and Fromagique, The Mischievous Maidens, Séduction Féroce, and others will all be having shows. Check them all out below. Have a good time out there, and please be kind to one another. Have a good week! :-)

• Thursday, April 7: Red Hots Burlesque and El Rio present Go Deep: Let's Wrestle at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). The moment you've all been waiting for, Red Hots Burlesque SF's Best Bump and Grind and ONLY weekly burlesque show have been conspiring with your friends at El Rio to bring you an all girl monthly lube wrestling party! No one can resist hot babes covered in glistening sex slick writhing and wriggling in attempts of pinning each other. You can come and watch or be a part of the action. Make a reservation and get ring side seats! email redhotsburlesque@gmail.com. Sign-ups done through the above email and night of event. Celebrity wrestlers from Sisters of Honk, SF Girls of Leather, Hot Pink Feathers, The Lusty Lady and more! Burlesque by Bitter Waitress, Delilah and Lady Satan! DJ Ruby White spins (Panty Raid, Sugar Shack SF) The Menu- GinO is famous for her delicious dishes and for Go Deep! She promises to make them messy. Prizes from Good Vibrations, Red Hots Burlesque, Bacon and more. Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $10 to $15 sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Thursday: Curvicious Cabaret presents 7 Dirty Girls: A Burlesque Tribute to George Carlin at the Blue Macaw in San Francisco, 2565 Mission Street (map). Join us on Thursday, April 7th for a filthy, depraved, perverted, disgusting, and completely fucking uncensored burlesque homage to the greatest comedian of our time! Inappropriate, offensive, and completely indecent, this SF all-star striptease spectacle will pay homage to George Carlin's infamous "7 Dirty Words." Starring Sparkly Devil as S**T, Cupcake as P**S, Miss Honey Penny as C**T, Casey Castille as F**K, Honey Lawless as C********R, Lady Satan as M**********R, and Madame Chartreuse as T**S. Plus Wiggy Darlington presents an Operatic Tribute to George Carlin's Greatest Hits! With your MC Scotty the Blue Bunny! 9pm. $10. 21+.


• Also Thursday: Risk-A Cabaret and Juke Joint present Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Avenue (map). The Juke Joint and Risk-A Cabaret are joining wonder twin powers to bring you the best burlesque from the Big Apple! The super-star team of Anita Cookie, Clams Casino, Darlinda Just Darlinda, GiGi La Femme, and Minnie Tonka are hitting the road for DANGEROUS CURVES AHEAD: BURLESQUE ON THE GO-GO! The performers will bring the tour's killer moves, sexy glam and hilarious hijinks to Sebastopol’s Juke Joint at Hopmonk Tavern on Thursday April 7th at 9PM. The ladies will be joined by local superstars, Joweh and Jellyfish Kiss Burlesque! It's only $10 folks! It's the Juke Joint and Risk-A Cabaret combined! Dancing, beautiful women, bawdy jokes...you can't get any better than this Sonoma County!!! Aaaaand...come on out and help celebrate Jodi's birthday as well! 9pm. $10. 21+.
  
  
• Friday, April 8: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Please welcome Bay Area favorites and a debut from the Pacific Northwest! The show has so much more including surprise guests and a raffle where the proceeds go to the place of your choosing (fingers crossed for Tsunami Relief). Come hoot and holler for our performers this week Dottie Lux, Simone Campbell, Delilah, The Empress, Cyanide Cyn, Vixen Valentine (Seattle), and Lowa de BoomBoom (Seattle). 7:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: The Mischievous Maidens Show at the Skylark Bar in San Francisco, 3089 16th Street (map). Join the Mischievous Maidens burlesque troupe for a fun start to your weekend at the Skylark Bar with live burlesque and stand-up comedy! Every second Friday of the month. 8pm. No cover, but donations are welcome. 21+.


• Also Friday: The Hi-Rhythm Hustlers/Texas Steve & the Git Gone Trio/Los Shimmy Shakers at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Join some of the area's premiere rockabilly and swing bands as they also welcome some of the best burlesque dancers to dance! 9pm. $10. 21+. Also join Los Shimmy Shakers at the Benders Bar in SF on Saturday for their CD release party!
  


• Saturday, April 9: Dr. Sketchy's East Bay (Premiere!) at The Layover in Oakland, 1517 Franklin Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque brings the premiere of Dr Sketchy's East Bay with The Can-Cannibals! 4pm to 8pm.. $12 at the door, or $10 if you are a student, teacher, or purchase online at drsketchy.com/branch/eastbay. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Le Boy at the White Horse Inn in Oakland, 6551 Telegraph Avenue (map). They have Drag kings, queens, singers, belly dancing and more! Queer performances by Lady Monster, Chi Chi Delfuego, Saranaqued, Lorenzo Silva, Ooh LaLa, Cemora, Lilia Naia, Rebel Kings, and Mitch and Dicky of Fella-Fem! Happy hour drink specials until 10pm and dance party after. Doors open at 7:30pm, show at 8:30. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). Come join the Hot Pink Feathers with their musical cohorts Blue Bone Express at Cafe Van Kleef with sets and sets of not only live, but exceedingly lively music and dance! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Los Shimmy Shakers CD Release with Thee Swank Bastards at Bender's Bar & Grille in San Francisco, 806 South Van Ness Avenue (map). Are you ready to bump-n-grind the night away with two great bands? What about a surf band from Vegas and a strip/show-girl band from San Francisco? A show like this would have to happen in the Mission! Thee Swank Bastards: A surf rock trio hailing from land-locked Las Vegas and accompanied by their fabulous hoola-hoop twirling lady. Los Shimmy Shakers: A "Vegas Bump-N-Grind" quartet based in San Francisco celebrating the release of their debut CD, "Shake 'em If You Got 'em". Los Shimmy Shakers will be accompanied by four burlesque and go-go kittens (Red Velvet, Pickles Kintaro, If-N-Whendy, & Boostie La Rue). Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $10. 21+.
  


• Sunday, April 10: Naked Girls Reading San Francisco presents Jazz and Poetry at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco, 1349 Mission Street (map).
  April is National Poetry Month and National Jazz Month. What goes better with jazz and poetry than baring it all, fancy-free and letting it be with beautiful, intelligent women? Joining the regular cast for Naked Girls Reading will be the vivacious stunning Cherry Galette. Each reader will choose their favorite poetry to read. Poets to be included: Shel Silverstein, Rainer Maria Rilke, Paul Eluard, etc.Regular cast will include Carol Queen, PhD, Lady Monster, and Ophelia Coeur de Noir. Ralph Carney, master jazz musician. This will be a very special engagement featuring Ralph Carney in a solo free-form jazz explosion after the reading. Doors at 8pm, show at 8:30. $15 general sitting, $20 front row. Tickets available online at ngrsf.eventbrite.com. 18+.
  


• Monday, April 11: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). This week will feature a lot of guest performers from out of town! The lineup will include Rizzo Rogue, Lowa de BoomBoom (Olympia, WA), Kitty Victorian (Washington, DC), Fever Blister (Los Angeles), magician Hernan Cortez, Dorian Faust, and Babraham Lincoln! The show will be hosted by Kingfish & Zip the What-Is-It?! Doors 9:00pm, show 10:15. $5. 21+.


• Tuesday, April 12: Séduction Féroce at Era Art Bar and Lounge in Oakland, 19 Grand Avenue (map). Séduction Féroce is a burlesque cabaret variety show that happens every second Tuesday of the month! Join MC Isis Starr as she welcomes Chi Chis del Fuego, AJ Molecular, Francine Dead, Prometheus, Darla Lush, T-YUH, Joie de Vivre, Eve Devlin, Mimi DeMure, and Rasa Vitalia!. Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $5. 21+.


• Also Tuesday: Bombshell Betty and Fromagique present "Too Many F&%#ing Bunnies!" at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, 647 Valencia Street (map). Join in the show that is a burlesque benefit for the Bombshell Betty All Kinds of Sexy scholarship fund! With burlesque performances by Bombshell Betty, Red Velvet, If-N-Whendy, Mint Julep, Summer Fling, Dangerous Delilah, Pickles Kintaro, Nirvanah Bliss, Eva D'Luscious, and Pyro Pantera! With solo performances by Bombshell Betty's most recent Burlesquercise graduates Buttercup La Beaux, Candy Pie, Cookie Crumbles, Cosette L'Amour, Imogen Sparkles, Laura Borealis, Luci Fur, Poundcake Dee Light, Scarlet O'Shame On Me, Tipsy Daisy, and Yve Jobs! With your hosts for the evening, A. Randy Johnson and Patina DeCopper. With live musical accompaniment by San Francisco's cheesiest band:
  FROMAGIQUE (Bombshell Betty, Patina DeCopper, A. Randy Johnson, B.J. Johnson (no relation), Colonel Lingus, & Lipp Styx). Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30. $10 general admission, $35 table for two, advance tickets available at www.bombshellbetty.net/shows.html. 21+.
  

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 any late additions on the blog. And if you have a burlesque show or information about a show that you would like to add to the calendar, please email me at sfbr AT gmx DOT com.