Red Hots Burlesque this weekend: Friday at El Rio, "High Holidaze" in Berkeley on Saturday!

This weekend, Red Hots Burlesque will have their weekly show at El Rio in San Francisco on Friday, December 17, and they'll be part of the "High Holidaze" at the Shattuck Down Low show in Berkeley on Saturday along with Burlesque Moulin!

The Friday show will be the last weekly show of the year. El Rio will close down until after New Year's, so Red Hots Burlesque will return on Friday, January 7.

But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy this Friday's or Saturday's show. In fact, you should enjoy them even more! You and whoop and holler, and you'll have a few weeks to rest your vocal cords! Let's start off with what you can expect to see on Friday at El Rio...

Red Hots Burlesque

Come with your sense of humor, get ready to hoot and holler. Red Hots Burlesque brings you the best bump and grind.

Friday, December 17th
El Rio
3158 Mission St San Francisco
7:30pm slinging scale $5-10, 21 and Up

This week with performances by Bunny Pistol, Delilah, Bitter Waitress & Sugar Main, Vixen Noir, Ophelia Coeur de Noir and your weekly loud mouth- Dottie Lux


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On Saturday, Dottie Lux and Red Hots will get prepared for the swanky Shattuck Down Low in Berkeley, which is located at 2284 Shattuck Avenue (map). RHB will be co-producing this show with Burlesque Moulin.

Your hostess for the evening will be Polly Peabody from Los Angeles. She has recently hosted Little Minsky's Burlesque and Variety Show, but she loves the Bay Area so much that she's returned to be with us on Saturday! Three cheers for the lovely and talented Polly Peabody!

Performers for the evening will include Ruby Vixen, Isis Starr, Delilah, Honey Lawless, Dottie Lux, Bunny Pistol, and Rubenesque Burlesque! It's a lineup full of stellar ecdysiasts, for sure!

If you're a Cal student, you'll be able to purchase tickets at the door (if available) for $7. Just show your Cal student I.D. Tickets for everyone else are $12, and packages that include seating and drinks are available from $20.00 to $160.00. See the details below. Advance tickets are available at highholidaze.eventbrite.com.

There will also be photo opportunities with burlesque photographer Johnny Crash in a photo booth and Santa photos with Leigh "Elvis Herelvis" Crow and Lola Dean!

It'll be a party with raffles, drink specials, dancing, contests, and live blues and roots music from Keep Sweet!

This is one holiday party that you won't want to miss!

Red Hots Burlesque And Burlesque Moulin Present
High Holidaze

Saturday Dec 18 @ 7:30pm | Shattuck Down Low 2284 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA
Admission - $12
Advance tickets at http://highholidaze.eventbrite.com/

Drink packages and reserved tables available through http://www.shattuckdownlow.com

Burlesque Moulin and Red Hots Burlesque want to welcome you home(oh!) for the High Holidaze.

Feast your eyes as a bountiful cast of burlesque babes get lit lighting the Hanukkah candles! Kiss under the mistletoe! And finally find out just why that XXX-Mass gift is vibrating! This is an all night, sit down affair complete with Santa photos, a dance party, drink specials, package deals, raffles, contests and more.

“High Holidaze” featuring: Ruby Vixen, Isis Starr, Delilah, Honey Lawless, Dottie Lux, Bunny Pistol, Rubenesque Burlesque!

Hosted by Polly Peabody

Photo Booth with Jonny Crash & Santa Pics with Leigh Crow & Lola Dean!

Special Musical Guest: Keep Sweet


Doors 7:30pm
Admission - 12$
Admission for 1 + 1 cocktail = 20$
Admission for 2 + 2 cocktails and a table = 50$
Booth Reservation: 160$, includes admission for 8, 8 cocktails, reserved booth
Specialty Cocktails include a Whiskey Drink and a vodka drink. Specifics to be announced soon.
General Admission with UC Cal ID - 7$

After party Starts at 11pm $7 with DJ DURT we dance all night long with this curvaceous cutie as she spins music to bump your ass to! You know Durt from Ships in the Night, Heavy Rotation and Hella Gay. You don't want to miss this special east bay appearance.

Buy tickets here: http://highholidaze.eventbrite.com

Red Hots Burlesque EAST BAY!


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Red Hots Burlesque: Twisted Tradition in Berkeley on Wednesday, SF Beach Party on Friday

This week, Red Hots Burlesque has two shows to tempt you. One in the East Bay on Wednesday, and the other at their usual spot in San Francisco on Friday!

At the new Space Lounge in the Saturn Cafe in Berkeley, Red Hots presents "Twisted Tradition!" See the artwork of Spygirl Friday on the walls of the Lounge while you marvel at the her talents and those of the Diamond Daggers, La Chica Boom, Ruby Vixen, and more!

Then listen and dance to the sounds of the Dixieland Dykes +3! It's sure to be a humdinger of a show at the Space Lounge. Arrive early and grab some grub! They've got a healthy vegetarian menu, and delicious milkshakes too! See their menu on their site at saturncafe.com. The Saturn Cafe is located at 2175 Allston Way in Berkeley (map), really close to the Downtown Berkeley BART station!

And I do believe this is an 18 and older venue, so college students are welcome! The last burlesque show at the Saturn Cafe was 18+, and the show was filled with a very enthusiastic crowd, so I expect this show to be rockin' too!

Red Hots Burlesque Presents
Twisted Tradition at the Saturn Cafe

Wednesday Nov 17 @ 8:30pm
Space Lounge at the Saturn Cafe
2175 Allston Way,Berkeley
Admission: $7

Hey Hon! You all ready to order? How about some sizzling burlesque, delicious dancing to live music and a gallery opening? This is an evening of twisted traditions. Expect to see some hilarious and perverse housewives, acts of 50's nuclear dynamics and prepare to have culture questioned! So famished and full alike, come feast on these beautiful babes as they kick convention. Come early, fill your tummy with delectable treats from the Saturn Cafe and lovely libations from the beer and wine bar. Table reservations available email redhotsburlesque@gmail.com for information and www.redhotsburlesque.com for full details.

Red Hots Burlesque EAST BAY!
November 17th, Doors 7:30 show 8:30

-Live Music from DIXIELAND DYKES-
The Old World Band with the New Math Problem
Known as "the old world band with the new math problem," the Dixieland Dykes +3 have stomped, rambled & wailed their way through Dixieland tunes at fundraisers, civic events and weddings around the Bay Area since 1994. DD+3 is a regular feature at the Annual Pride Brunch, hosted by Donna Sachet and Gary Virginia, and at the Castro Lions' Dragathon at Marlena's. They most recently headlined at Trax Bar's 10th anniversary celebration, and played gutter bucket jazz at the Red Hots Burlesque Cooch tent at the Castro Street Fair. Other credits include the Gala holiday reception of the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band's Dance-Along Nutcracker, the Ol' Fashioned 4th of July Alternative Family Picnic at Yerba Buena Gardens, Supervisor Tom Ammiano's 1998 Victory Party, AIDS Benefits Counselors annual soiree, and numerous fundraisers at The Edge and Trax, to name a few. DD+3 has performed in venues ranging from City Hall to Herbst Auditorium's Green Room to the streets of New Orleans

-Featured Burlesque Performances-
Diamond Daggers, Amelia Mae Paradise, Sir Loin Strip
La Chica Boom
Dottie Lux
Ruby Vixen
Spy Girlfriday
With AJ Molecular, Saranaqued and Many More!

-Gallery Opening for Spy Girl Friday-
Select Items will be for sale for ONE MONTH only See
SpyGirlfriday.com for full collection of works
Her works, which span various mediums, are each concerned with the task of making trash into treasure. They are ceaselessly formed in answer to the rather specific artistic challenge of how to make something beautiful and valuable out of materials and visual cultures considered worthless (discarded wood, discontinued film stocks, images from magazines donated to charity shops, etc.) Spy is fixated on re-presenting out-dated or marginalized materials and images (unearthed from second-rate 1970s porn magazines or photographs found on roadsides) in the languages of fine art in an attempt to question the manners in which these items (and their respective lives) were first made expendable. Correspondingly, her work not only demands that we recognize the ethics implied in our relationships with such detritus, but that we see the beauty inherent in these items' faded shines.


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Then at their usual 7:30 p.m. time on Friday at El Rio, Red Hots will have an unusual show! With Alotta Boutté, they're presenting an extended show called, "Beach House Party!"

It will be an all-night extravaganza, with an extra large lineup, a photobooth with burlesque photographer Johnny Crash, and a birthday celebration for Nicki Sparxx! Plus there will be groovealicious music to dance to provided by DJ Ruby White!

And it's all for the usual sliding scale of $5 to $10. It'll be an extra value night at El Rio, which is located at 3158 Mission Street in San Francisco (map)!

Red Hots Burlesque And Alotta Boutte Present
Beach House Party

Friday Nov 19 @ 7:30pm | El Rio,3158 Mission St, SF| Admission: SS $5-10
21+

Ladies and Gents,
Dappers and Dandies
Hussies and Harlots
It's time to unsnap those garters and losen those starched lapels It is time to get wild and rowdy!

Let the Ladies of the Beach House whet your appetite for liquor and sin, a time when rent parties were jumpin til the cops came knocking. Let's give you exactly what you need: hips grindin', songs beltin and groovin' til the sun comes up (almost).

The scintillating entertainment:
Burlesque by-
Delilah
Cupcake
Ruby Vixen
Nicki Sparxx
Isis Starr
Ophelia Couer Noir
and many more!
Drag with Lady Bear
Live Music from Leigh Crow and Fleigh
Live Reading from Alysia Angel

Shake and Shimmy with DJ Ruby White

And your Guides for this evening of depravity Dottie Lux and Alotta Boutte

PLUS! Photobooth with Johnny Crash, remember this night for all time.

This is also a birthday celebration for NICKI SPARXX, so come early and stay late!

Friday Nov. 19th, 2010 7:30pm doors start Party goes all night!!!
$5-$10, 21+
El Rio
3158 Mission St. @ Cesar Chavez
San Francisco, CA 94110 http://www.elriosf.com/



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San Francisco area burlesque for October 20 to October 26, 2010

This is the week of Alotta Boutté! She'll be in two shows on Thursday night. First, she'll be a celebrity judge at Art Attack's One-Year Anniversary Show at supperclub in San Francisco, then she'll beam on over to Berkeley's Saturn Cafe's Space Lounge for Planet Burlesque! On Friday, she'll be performing at Baxtalo Drom's Cotton Club at Amnesia in San Francisco!

But there will be a few shows that she won't be in. Les Folies Champagne will be happening this Wednesday instead of their usual third Tuesday slot. Bella Trixx and Shadow Circus Creature Theatre will be performing at this swanky show at the Bubble Lounge in San Francisco.

The Devil-Ettes will be taking a break from their break to put on two of their Pip Squeak A Go Go shows at two events on Sunday. One is on the steps of the San Francisco Main Public Library for Tricycle Music Fest West 2010, and the other is East Bay Mini Maker Faire at Park Day School in Oakland.

Finally, Red Hots Burlesque and Hubba Hubba Revue will have their usual weekly shows on Friday and Monday, respectively.

And that's about it for this week's roundup of Bay Area shows. Have a good week, everyone! :-)

• Wednesday, October 20: Les Folies Champagne at the Bubble Lounge in San Francisco, 714 Montgomery Street (map). Les Folies Champagne will get you in the mood for Halloween with a Voracious Variety Show! The lurid puppetry of Shadow Circus will dreadfully delight you and Bella Trixx has a few ghoulish burlesque tricks up her sleeve. We are also pleased to announce the return of Madame Molotova, the Flamboyant Russian Clairvoyant, and her infamous Wheel of Wonder. Of course, you can also enjoy exquisite Champagnes and the ecclectic music of DJ Blaise. 8pm to midnight. No cover, 21+.


• Thursday, October 21: Art Attack One-Year Anniversary with Best in Burlesque Competition at supperclub in San Francisco, 657 Harrison Street (map). It's the one-year anniversary of this art event at supperclub. This month, there will be a burlesque competition. Vote for your favorite: Spy Girlfriday, Jukie Sunshine, P-Raw AND Elliott Gittelsohn. With celebrity judges Scotty the Blue Bunny, Dottie Lux, Alotta Boutté , and Miss Vee. With a performance by Patrick Welsh, and dancing with DJ Texxx. Doors at 8:30pm, competition begins at 9:30pm. $8, 21+.


• Also Thursday: Planet Burlesque at the Saturn Cafe's Space Lounge in Berkeley, 2175 Allston Way (map). Join the your emcee Kingfish of the Hubba Hubba Revue as the brand, spankin' new Space Lounge at the Saturn Cafe is invaded by burlesque and variety at its supernova brightest! Featuring Alotta Boutté, Bunny Pistol, Honey Lawless, Delilah, Kitten Kandy, Charles Bukkake, Francine Dead, and Pearl E. Gates! With a burlesque photography show by Johnny Crash. Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $5, 18+.
  


• Friday, October 22: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque brings you bumps grinds and giggles galore with a dazzling and demonic dandies and dames! With performances by Spy Girlfriday, Cupcake, Dottie Lux, Balla Fire, Lizzy D Vine, Lance Armstar and Penny Whistle. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10, sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: Baxtalo Drom's Cotton Club at Amnesia in San Francisco, 853 Valencia Street (map). This month, your favorite little gypsy party trades in our dusty fedora for top hat, tails and the twinkling ivories of a prohibition era speakeasy. Come sip a spirit from a martini glass and enjoy a night of glamor, electro swing, saucy cabaret showtunes, and undulating ladies! Featuring emcee Doktor Bordello and performers Eoyres, Mira Betz, and Alotta Boutté. With DJ Delachaux. 9pm. $10, $5 before 10pm. 21+.


• Sunday, October 24: The Devil-Ettes' Pip Squeak A Go Go (two events) at Tricycle Music Fest West 2010, Larkin Street steps of the San Francisco Main Library (map). Featuring The Devil-Ettes and Cowboy Jared, TimeOuts, Frances England, Sippy Cups, and Charity Kahn. 11am. Free, all ages. Also performing at East Bay Mini Maker Faire on the Park Day School campus in Oakland, 370 43rd Street (map). Rock out with Kids Who Rock: The Devil-Ettes featuring Pip Squeak A Go Go, The Shes, Poison Apple Pie, and the Black Bones—as well as Adults Who Rock: Toychestra, Daniel Popsicle, Hungry Hungry Ghost. With more, including learning how to make comics with author Michael Chabon and Nick Dragotta of HowToons! 10am to 5pm. $10.00 to $20.00. Advanced tickets are discounted, plus use the discount code "DEVIL-ETTES" at eventbrite.com for 15% off. All ages.
  


• Monday, October 25: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). The autumn winds may be blowing, but keep warm by heading out to the Uptown for some hot, hot Monday night burlesque! Featuring Vera DeVille, Kara Nova, Fever Blister, Bunny von Tail, Joie de Vivre, Twinkletoes McGee, and Violet Skedaddle! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15. $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. 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.

Planet Burlesque comes to Berkeley's Saturn Cafe on Thursday, October 21

This Thursday, burlesque beams down to the brand, spankin' new Saturn Cafe in Berkeley for the premiere of Planet Burlesque in the Space Lounge.

Planet Burlesque YouTube video by TheNamelessSpaniard

Kingfish and Zip the What-Is-It? of the Hubba Hubba Revue will bring their space-aged zaniness to Berkeley, and the town will never be the same! Be dazzled by the whirling deep-space dervish that is Delilah. Watch in amazement at the astronomical talents of Alotta Boutté. Get krazed by that komet known as Kitten Kandy. Be blasted away by Bunny Pistol. Get stunned to death by the photon torpedo that is Francine Dead. See all these performers and more, including a burlesque photography show by that photographer to the stars, Mr. Johnny Crash!

This show will be one of the few which have a lower age limit of 18, so that means that most Cal students can cross over Strawberry Creek to see a burlesque show. And it's only $5! Inexpensive enough to fit into a student's entertainment budget!

It's all happening at the new Saturn Cafe in Berkeley. Before the show, you can get some grub at this space-age vegetarian diner. Nachos, salads, burgers, sweet potato fries, mac n' cheese, and more make this the healthy alternative to dining out. And don't forget the milkshakes! I've heard they're out of this world! You can see their menu on their website at www.saturncafe.com.

It appears that there will be a monthly burlesque show at the Saturn Cafe. On Wednesday, November 17, Red Hots Burlesque will stage a show at the Space Lounge. Yay for Berkeley burlesque!

Neo-burlesque is an interesting juxtaposition of the modern and retro. As John C. McCall of Cabaret Decadence has said in a Planetshifter.com interview concerning mythographic mapping of Planet Burlesque:

We don't reenact the past, we reinvent it. We like to say "we travel the past not take (sic)" - in doing so we create a kind of provocative nostalgia for pleasures not available from the store, and lives not alienated from meaning. For the seeker, the deeper mysteries are developed further in the "para-performative" mythographics that can be traced in our web presence.

How true that is! Even though that's referring to a different Planet Burlesque, it seems appropriate here. And it's so thought-provoking! It's deep, man. And you are indeed reading a para-performative work of art, by the way.

So this Thursday in Berkeley, boldly go back in time to where no burlesque audience has gone before! Head on over to the Saturn Cafe at warp speed, and make it a night on Planet Burlesque with your crew!

ATTENTION PEOPLE OF EARTH!

THURSDAY, Oct, 21st -- Planet BURLESQUE! invades the Saturn Cafe's beautiful new *SPACE LOUNGE* at 2175 Allston Way, in your Earth-City known as Berkeley!

Planet BURLESQUE! is a *brand new* BURLESQUE & VARIETY show featuring the hottest entertainment this side of a supernova! Set your controls for the Saturn Cafe's SPACE LOUNGE, and blast off for the vast & sexy reaches of OUTER SPACE!

Featuring Space-Age Bump, Grind & Tease by

ALOTTA BOUTTE'!
Miss Bunny Pistol!
Honey Lawless!
Delilah
Kitten Kandy!
Charles Bukkake!
Francine Dead!
Pearl E. Gates!

with Zip the What-Is-It?
& Hosted by Commander Kingfish

BURLESQUE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW by Mr. Johnny Crash!

DOORS 9PM, SHOW 10PM -- $5 All-Night
18+

THE SPACE LOUNGE (at Saturn Cafe)
2175 Allston Way, Berkeley
(1 block from Downtown Berkeley BART)


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Burlesque Moulin - La Grande Premiere this Thursday, July 22

There's a new burlesque show in Berkeley! It's Burlesque Moulin, and it premieres this Thursday at the Shattuck Down Low at 7:15 p.m.

What is Burlesque Moulin? It's a show straight out of the imaginations of producers Isis Starr and Miss Eva Valentina, who describes it this way. "Burlesque Moulin is an intoxicating and enchanting evening where the sexiness of San Francisco captures the flavour of France to create the premiere Bay Area rendez-vous! Laissez le bon temp rouler!"

Bulesque Moulin will be a sit-down, dressy affair, so raid your closets to find your finest European fashions. There will be tables and seating available, along with food prepared by Chef Anna Rose, champagne, and absinthe!

Although booths have already sold out, you can still reserve a table for the show by going to burlesquemoulin.eventbrite.com. Along with the table, you'll get a bottle of champagne and complimentary French lingerie from Polerina Lingerie! Ooh la la! Advance general admission tickets are also available. Plus, there's a special $7 ticket for Cal students at the door!

Among the burlesque performers scheduled are Pin Key Lee, Dottie Lux, Josie Starre, Lily Le Rouge, and Ophelia Coeur de Noir. You won't want to miss the vertical pole performance by Anika Adair, and the vocal stylings of Casey Castille. The emcee for the evening will be Chachi “Le Vipère” Harlem from local rap/comedy group Kalri$$ian.

There is the possibility that this will be a quarterly show. So if you'd like to experience many more evenings to remember in Berkeley like this one, you'll want to be at the Shattuck Down Low for the premiere of Burlesque Moulin to express votre amour pour burlesque!

Isis Starr

Starr*Valentina Entertainment Presents Le Grande Premiere de !Burlesque Moulin! A Bay Area Rendez-Vous When: Thursday, July 22nd Where: The Shattuck Down Low 2284 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA (510) 548-1159 Time: Doors @ 7:15, Show @ 8:30 Sur Scene (On the Stage): Isis Starr Eva Valentina w/ Corey “Le Coq” Grande Pin Key Lee Dottie Lux Lily Le Rouge Josie Starre Bitter Waitress w/ Sugar Main Ophelia Coeur de Noir Special performance by - MoniQue Vertical Pole Performance - Anika Adair Chanteuse Extraordinaire - Casey Castille DJ stylings - Monsieur Keylo Valenzuela (Kalri$$ian) Master of Ceremonies – Chachi “Le Vipère” Harlem from the lustrous Kalri$$ian Gastronomical treats created by Chef Anna Rose Maîtresse d'Absinthe – La Bomba Vixen Ticket Price and Packages: $12 - General Admission $20 - Admission + Glass of Champagne $50 - Table for Two + Bottle of Champagne $160 - Booth for Six (up to Eight) + Two Bottles of Champagne ($7 - Cal Berkeley Students) *Table service comes with complimentary French lingerie from Polerina Lingerie* !Have your souvenir photo taken with the sexy Burlesque Moulin ladies in our Red Velvet Photo Lounge! !Absinthe drink specials served! Tickets On Sale Now – http://www.Shattuckdownlow.com (http://www.Eventbrite.com) For More Information: BurlesqueMoulin@gmail.com *A sit-down dress-up affair with European flair* ***NOTE: It's also Eva's birthday...so come out and help her celebrate!!!*** http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burlesque-Moulin/108772105836830 http://burlesquemoulin.eventbrite.com http://www.shattuckdownlow.com (Edited on 7/19/2010)

Eva Valentina

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!

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.