San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for June 30 - July 6, 2011

This week will include the 4th of July holiday, so it'll be a bit of a different week coming up.

Notably, there isn't a Hubba Hubba Revue show for this coming Monday at the Uptown in Oakland. The Hubbas will be presenting That 90's Dance Party with DJ Devon this Friday evening at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, and Kingfish will be hosting at the grand opening of Retro Electo at the Cafe du Nord on Sunday evening.

Otherwise, there will be some holiday-themed shows happening, notably the First Friday Follies America the Beautiful show at the Stork Club in Oakland on Friday night, as well as the Blazing Burlesque Bombs Over Burlesque show in Sacramento on Saturday night.

On Sunday night, Kentucky Fried Woman will have an improv-themed show at the Bench and Bar in Oakland. The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins will be a special guest star.

And, of course, there will be the two Red Hots Burlesque shows per week. Enjoy! :-)

• Friday, July 1: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). This Friday, cheer loudly for your host, Dottie Lux! Also, see performances from AJ Molecular, Ariyana Le Faye, Lynn Ruth Miller (The Stripping Granny), Virginia Suicide, and Vixen Valentine! 7:30pm. $5-$10. 21+.


• Also Friday: That 90's Dance Party at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, 375 Eleventh Street (map). Hubba Hubba Revue & DJ Devon present That 90's Dance Party with DJs Devon, Omar, Sage & Sparkle (Club Vogue)! Plus at 11:30pm, 90s-themed entertainment by Casey Castille, pole acrobat Kara Nova, and The Mischievous Maidens! Hosted by MC Kingfish and Comrade Tang and featuring The Hubba Hubba Teen-Spirit Go-Go Dancers! Visuals by Mediapathic. Featuring a night of all your favorite 90s rave, alternative, electronica, pop, rap, rock, and more! Doors at 9pm. $7 before 10:30pm, $9 after. 21+.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies: America the Beautiful at the Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue (map). Celebrate your country by watching the talents of many beautiful women disrobe for your pleasure and entertainment! You don't want to miss debauchery all wrapped up pretty in the ol' Red, White, and Blue! Music by Alethal Weapon & the Burning Flags! Burlesque by Josie Starre, Ophelia Coeur de Noir, Dorian Faust, The Empress, Sparkly Devil, Ginger Skyye, and Babraham Lincoln! With your host, Juicy D. Light. Booze! Grrlz! Games! Music!... and so much more, ALL. FOR. FREE!!! Come join Juicy and her friends for community supported giggles and jiggles! 9:30pm. No cover. 21+.
  


• Saturday, July 2: Blazing Burlesque: Bombs Over Burlesque at Vega's Nightclub and Sports Bar in Sacramento, 910 2nd Street (map). Blazing Burlesque is Sacramento's premiere burlesque revue and is held on the first Saturday of every month. Blazing Burlesque's Bombs Over Burlesque is a patriotic themed and tribute show. Partial proceeds will be donated to a local charity aiding vets. Come enjoy a night of live musical entertainment, comedic relief, live dance, live burlesque. Come see every branch of the military at it's best. With your hosts, Stephanie Hyden and Linda Del Sol. With musical entertainment from The FreeBadge Serenaders and Blazing Burlesque Resident House Band- The AfterLife! Comedy from Mary Van Note and The Stripping Granny, Lynn Ruth Miller! Live dance performance by Dancers of the Pacific. Burlesque performances by Miss Lizzy D. Vine, Mizz Nikki, Lula Belle "The Black Rose," Pickles Kintaro, Mistress Marla Spankx, Poundcake Dee Light, Rizzo Rouge, Pearl E. Gates, Violet Streak, and more! 9pm. $10 general, $15 to $35 VIP Packages. VIP Packages are for pre-sale available via paypal or at venue location. To request reservation/invoice please email Blazingburlesque@gmail.com or call (916) 660-6211. 21+.
  


• Sunday, July 3; Kentucky Fried Woman presents Drag & Burlesque Commando: An Evening of Improv Performances at Bench and Bar in Oakland, 510 17th Street (map). This show will be a one of a kind event as some of the Bay Area's most brilliant performers take on an evening of Improvisational performances. You will laugh, you will cheer, you will moan in delight! Join your FemCees Titland (aka Starr69 & KFW) as they welcome special guest star The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins! With a feature performance by the incredible Vixen Noir! With an All Star Cast including Alotta Boutté
  Cherry Galette, Kitty von Quim, Honey Lawless, Charleston Chu, Delicio del Toro, and the always flawless La Chica Boom! With Billy "the Poof" Elliot as Stage Daddy & dandy g as Sound Daddy. For table reservations, bottle service, parties/special events and for booking, please call/text 415-374-1924. Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $10. 21+.


• Also Sunday: Retro Electro at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco, 2170 Market Street (map). It's the Grand Opening of San Francisco's newest dance-club sensation, Retro-Electro! DJs FACT.50 (Kinky Salon, Shadow Society), and Delachaux (Edwardian Ball, Bohemian Carnival) melt your troubles away as Electro-Swing, Balkan Beats, Electrotango, Hot-Jazz, Carny Remixes, World Grooves and more combine to create a roof rattling racket the likes of which you have never heard! Start your night with Best of the Bay (2009) award winner Brian Gardner, whose unique approach to partner-dancing lessons will have you up on the floor in no time. Plus, intermingled throughout the night, and assembled with extravagant precision by Kingfish of Hubba Hubba Revue. they are proud to present Tears of Erzulie, Mynx d'Meanor, and Molotov The Sword Swallower! Doors at 7:30pm, dance lessons 8pm to 9pm, DJs, style, burlesque & vaudeville 9pm to 1:30am. $10. 21+.
  


• Wednesday, July 6: 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.

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for June 2 - June 8, 2011

Ah, back at the Java Vegas outlet at the Orleans. And since it's morning of Day One of the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend, I've noticed a lot of attendees here. In fact, I'm sharing a table with Baby Blue Bergman of Sydney who performed in our area several weeks ago.

Back in the Bay Area, there's still a full schedule of events, however. Dottie Lux will be especially busy, because she's leading off things with Go Deep at El Rio on Thursday, having the second Red Hots Burlesque show of the calendar week on Friday, then hosting the Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco event on Saturday at John Colins! Not to mention performing at First Friday Follies!

Plus, there's some shows that will help kickoff the upcoming Pride event later in the month. First Friday Follies and the Kentucky Fried Woman show will both have Pride-themed shows. Once again, I haven't mentioned some of the shows in this intro, but check them all out below!

Well, it's almost time for me to get ready to usher the "Movers, Shakers & Innovators Showcase." I'm scheduled to be one of the ushers with Mynx d'Meanor. Hopefully, I won't be causing mass confusion in the aisles! I'm off to study the seating arrangements.

I hope everyone enjoys the shows in the Bay Area this weekend! :-)

• Thursday, June 2: Go Deep: Let's Wrestle at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Every first Thursday of the month is time for all girl lube wrestling and burlesque! Do join Dottie Lux and some celebrity wrestlers for a fun and slippery time! If you'd like ring side seats, or if you would like to wrestle, email redhotsburlesque@gmail.com. Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $10-$15 sliding scale. 21+.


• Friday, June 3: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). It's Sugar Main's birthday, and you're all invited to see the birthday girl perform! also on the bill are Bitter Waitress, Vixen Noir, Dottie Lux, and Ava Lanche. Plus RHB's Performer of the Month, Lady Satan! 7:30pm. $5-10. 21+.
  


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies - The Pride Show at The Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue (map). This month is The Pride Show, and it will feature burlesque performances by Menage, Dottie Lux, Holy McGrail, Twilight Vixen Revue, Dicky Luv, and Madam Misty Meaner! With comedy from Margaret France! Music from Manatee! Show at 9:30pm. No cover. 21+.


• Also Friday: BENT Cabaret at the SF Citadel in San Francisco, 1277 Mission Street (map). In the spirit of the decadent 1920's, BENT hosts Stefanos and Chey invite you to a kinky Cabaret! Featuring a reprise of the original BENT: Cabaret performance, featuring Davina_Darling, a kiddie pool, cream and glitter. With ukelele accompanied performance of the Masochism Tango by Paddington and -Jewels-. And burlesque from Sheba Queen of the Night, Bunny Von Tail, Pixie Daye, Saranaqued, and Patricia Misery! 9pm. $20 at the door. The event is intended for kinky youth 18+ through their 30s.
  


• Saturday, June 4: Blazing Burlesque at Vega's Nightclub and Sports Bar in Sacramento, 910 2nd Street (map). Paying tribute to Lyndall Hobbs' 1987 Film Back to the Beach, Short-Fuse Bettie Entertainment brings you Sacramento's #1 Burlesque Revue Blazing Burlesques' Back to the Beach! Come out in your tackiest 80s swimwear for your chance to compete for the $100 dollar grand prize. Enjoy performances by Miss Lizzy D. Vine, Lynn Ruth Miller aka the Stripping Granny, Mint Julep, Pound Cake Delight & More! And a live dance performance by Dancers of the Pacific. $10, half off with flier. VIP packages available, please call (916) 660-6211. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Cabaret Lunatique’s “Celebrate The Castro” at Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco, Pier 29, The Embarcadero (at Battery Street, map). This Saturday, Teatro ZinZanni and Cabaret Lunatique celebrate the Castro! The featured burlesquers will be Twilight Vixen Reveu (with Stephen Camarota) and SF Boylesque! With performances by aerialist Oliver K. Pavick; ZinZanni regular Ling Rui; and theatrical singer Tom Orr. The evening will be hosted by former Miss Gay SF and award-winning actress, singer, writer and activist, Donna Sachet. Doors to the lobby will open at 11:15 p.m. Admission is $35.00 for preferred seating, and $25.00 for general admission. Tickets available at the box office, at cabaretlunatique.org, and by phone at 415/438-2668. Dress to impress. 21+.
  


• Sunday, June 5: Kentucky Fried Woman's Unicorns & Rainbows: A Queer Cabaret Celebrating All Things Gay at The Bench & Bar in Oakland, 510 17th Street (map). Performances by the Burlesque Legend Isis Starr and San Francisco Legend Alotta Boutté this month! Featuring oerformances by Mulotta Tatas & Sugarbush Lane, GlitterAction, Lance Armstar and Penny Whistle, Charleston Chu and Clitorah Jones, Lotta Hollandaise, Phat Fly Girls, King McQueen and Jack Dupp! Co-femcee will be Starr69. With Billy "the Poof" Elliot as Stage Daddy & DJ dandy g as Sound Daddy. Doors at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm. $10, table reservations, bottle service, parties/special events & for booking: Call/text 415-374-1924. 21+.
  


• Monday, June 6: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Kingfish returns from Vegas all fired up and ready to go with Lee Presson as they cohost a show featuring some of the hottest burlesque dancers in the Bay Area! The first set will include performances by Rosalyn LaRoux, Alexis Von Fierce, Sippy Cup, Dangerous Delilah, and Violet Skedaddle! The second set will be a complete one with the Mischievous Maidens! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15. $5. 21+.


• Wednesday, June 8: 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.

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for May 5 - May 11, 2011

Once again, there are some very cool burlesque happenings going on this week in the Bay Area!

This evening, "On Tour" (Tournee) has been chosen to close the San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre. This French film stars our very own Kitten on the Keys and Roky Roulette, along with Mimi Le Meaux, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, and Evie Lovelle. It was a celebrated film in France, where it competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year and was nominated for seven César Awards. I had heard that the film woudn't be released in the U.S., so this may be one of the few chances we have of seeing it! Plus there will be an after party featuring performances by Kitten on the Keys, Roky Roulette, Mimi Le Meaux and Evie Lovelle at at the Factory, 525 Harrison Street. Tickets are a tad spendy at $30 for just the movie, but it's less than a plane ticket to see it in another country!

Also happening this Friday will be the 10th birthday of the Hot Pink Feathers at the DNA Lounge! If you're a fan, you won't want to miss this show, as the show will feature not only the Feathers and Blue Bone Express, but also Kingfish of the Hubba Hubba Revue, the Devil-Ettes, Gorilla X, and more!

First Friday Follies will have a "Seis de Mayo" show at the Stork Club in Oakland, and Risk-A Cabaret will help prepare us for "Thee End Times" at the Aubergine After Dark in Sebastopol. Both of these shows will also be happening on Friday evening.

Next Tuesday evening, Bombshell Betty and Fromagique will be presenting a Burlesqueteer Prom at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. I bet we all wish our proms could be like that one!

Please feel free to read through the shows and see which ones interest you. Now that the weather is nice, it's time to head out and see some shows! Enjoy! :-)

• Thursday, May 5: "On Tour" (Tournee) is the closing film for the SFIFF at The Castro Theatre in San Francisco, 429 Castro Street (map). This French film was in competition for the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival and won a best director prize for its director and star, Mathieu Amalric ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"). The film was also nominated for seven César Awards. It also stars real-life burlesque stars Kitten on the Keys, Mimi Le Meaux, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, Roky Roulette, and Evie Lovelle. The film is about a producer/promoter (Amalric), who recruits a burlesque troupe from America and promises them a spectacular show in Paris, but first there is a lot of traveling and performing in various French towns. The screening starts at 7pm. There is also an after party featuring live performances by Kitten on the Keys, Roky Roulette, Mimi Le Meaux and Evie Lovelle at at the Factory, 525 Harrison Street (map), which will begin at 9:30pm. Tickets are $25-$30 film only; $65-$140 for film and after-party. For advance tickets, please visit http://sffs.org/tickets. The after party is 21+.


• Also Thursday: 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. Celebrity wrestlers from Belladonna Beauties, Glama-Rama Salon, The Thrillpeddlers, Yelp.com and more! Burlesque by La Chica Boom and Kiss Me Kate! Plus food and prizes! Doors open and sign-ups start at 8pm, show at 9. $10 to $15, sliding scale. 21+.
  


• Friday, May 6: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map).Red Hots Burlesque has been bumping and grinding in this regular Friday spot for over 3 years now! With guest comedian Kevin Young and performance artist Ginger Murray. Burlesque from Dottie Lux, Kitty Von Quim, Kiss Me Kate, and more. Come see what all the fuss is about! 7:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: 10 Years of Hot Pink Feathers: A Burlesque Birthday Bonanza at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, 375 11th Street (map). You're invited to a birthday party like no other! Booty-shaking bliss awaits you, along with miles and miles of showgirls, Feathers past and present, electrifying live music and special guests! Celebrate a decade of the award-winning Hot Pink Feathers - led by 2008 Carnaval SF Queen Kellita. Enter the pearly gates of DNA Lounge and immerse yourself in showgirl & horn heaven, complete with live music, group & solo burlesque numbers, go-go performances, Pin-the-Tail-on-the-Showgirl antics and more! With special guests the Devil-Ettes, SF Boylesque's Bohemian Brethren, Gorilla X, Molotov, and MC Kingfish! Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $10 budget ticket available at the box office from 8pm to 8:30pm. General admission is $15. $25 ticket includes a gift, and the $75 package includes reserved seating, gift, and champagne. Advance tickets available at http://bit.ly/hpf10yrs. 21+.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies presents "Seis de Mayo" at the Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue (map). Join your hostess Miss Bella Trixx for a rollicking free show following Oakland Art Murmur, the monthly art walk. With fantastic performances by Bunny Pistol, Cherry Galette, Lizzy D. Vine, Delicio del Toro, Vera DeVille, AJ Molecular, and Roxy Picaflor! With musical guest Mermaid Bones! 9:30pm. No cover, but donations welcome. 21+.


• Also Friday: Risk-A Cabaret presents "Thee End Times" at Aubergine After Dark in Sebastopol, 755 Petaluma Avenue (map). With 2012 looming ominously ahead, an apparent rapture just weeks away, and Mother Nature being horrendously pissed, what's an everyday human to do? Party like there's no tomorrow of course! Come and brave the calamitous out-of-doors to shake your booty and forget your woes with a special burlesque DJ performance with DJ JoDiesel and friends! Check out the beautiful freaks of the Displayed Labors Sideshow! With performances by musician and singer JD Limelight, burlesque darling Eva D'Luscious, belly dancers Dusty Paik, Blackhoodygrrl, and Joweh! Fire performance by Max Ashley! Show at 9pm. $10, or arrive calamitously clothed or in apocalyptic attire and get in for $7. 21+.
  


• Saturday, May 7: Blazing Burlesque at Vega's Nightclub and Sports Bar in Sacramento, 910 2nd Street (map). Blazing Burlesque has moved to the heart of Old Sacramento and is back by popular demand! Blazing Burlesque, Sacramento's premiere burlesque revue, is held once a month on the first Saturday of every month. Door at 9pm, show at 10. $5. 21+ .


• Monday, May 9: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Join Kingfish and Lee Presson as they heat up the spring the only way they know how. By introducing burlesque performers! Featuring performances by Miss Balla Fire, The Scarlet Ladders, Cyanide Cyn, Truvy Trollop, Ava Lanche, and Joie de Vivre! Plus songs of sin and whiskey with Vagabondage! Doors 9:00pm, show 10:15. $5. 21+.


• Tuesday, May 10: Séduction Féroce at the 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 they have an amazing line-up of performers to tantalize your taste buds. They will have drag, burlesque, belly dancing and so much more. Hosted by the lovely Ms. Ruby Vixen and the man that'll be keeping the show on flow, DJ Paul Rosas! Performances by The Mischievious Maidens, Fagatron, Sheba, Ooh La La, Dakota Belle Witt, Patricia Misery, Tali Tart, Alexis Von Fierce, Lizzy D. Vine, Thugsy the Clown, Emchy & her Accordion, and the Front Row sketch comedy troupe! Doors open at 8pm and show starts at 9pm. $5. 21+.


• Also Tuesday: Bombshell Betty and Fromagique presents Burlesqueteer Prom at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, 647 Valencia Street (map). Take it off like a prom dress! Get out your powder blue tuxedo, your taffeta dresses, and order your corsage from the florist! It's time for another Bombshell Betty and Fromagique show at the Elbo Room. Performances by returning Burlesqueteers including Bombshell Betty, Red Velvet, Red Delicious, Pickles Kintaro, Pearl E. Gates, Kinkie d'Orleans, Andi Stardust, Holly Highbeams, Cinnamon Stick, Mistress Marla Spanks, Pyro Pantera, Pearl E. Gates, Laura Borealis, and Candy Pie! Plus debut acts from the most recent Burlesquercise graduates AlexPoseIt, Lady Brett, Candi Land, Bo Peek, Candy Spankins, Kitty McCoy, Aurora Bootyalis, Little Bumpy Foo Foo, Ginger Snapped, and Miss Creant! With your cool emcees, Patina DeCopper and A. Randy Johnson! Live music by San Francisco's cheesiest band, Fromagique! Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30. $10 general, $30 for a cabaret table for two. Advance tickets available at www.bombshellbetty.net/shows.html. 21+.
  


• Wednesday, May 11: 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.

Weekend shows: Hubba Hubba's Cabaret Perilous, Blazing Burlesque, and Kentucky Fried Woman's show

This weekend, there will be three shows happening: the Hubba Hubba Revue's Cabaret Perilous in Oakland, Short-Fuse Entertainment's Blazing Burlesque in Sacramento, and Kentucky Fried Woman's True(?) Hollywood Stories also in Oakland!

Let's start out with Cabaret Perilous, which has turned into a monthly event. Catch the show with the Philadelphia's Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow and the Displayed Labors Sideshow! See lots of burlesque from performers such as Bunny Pistol, Sister Kate, Room for Cream, and more!

The Uptown is located at 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). The doors open at 9:00 p.m., and the show starts at 10:00. Admittance to the show will cost you $10.00, unless you know someone really well!

Prepare for EXCITEMENT! It's the Return of...
CABARET PERILOUS!

SATURDAY *APRIL 2ND* DOORS 9PM

Acrobats & Dare-Devils! Tantalizing Beauty!
Singers! Dancers! & Gala Entertainments Galore!

w/special guests! from Philadelphia, PA!

*THE SQUIDLING BROTHERS CIRCUS-SIDESHOW!*

plus!
SISTER KATE!
Bunny Pistol!
Room for Cream!
Pole-Acrobat Kara Nova!
Accordianista Amber Lee Baker!
Displayed Labors Sideshow!

Hosted by Odessa Lil
& The Mai-Tai Go-Go Dancers!

Musical Guests! Those Maestros of Voodoo Swing
SLIM JENKINS!
http://www.slimjenkins.com/

Doors 9PM Show 10PM
$10 All Night 21 & Up

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

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Then, over in Sacramento, the Short-Fuse Entertainment company is putting on their next monthly show of Blazing Burlesque! This month's show will feature performances by burlesque entertainers Lizzy D. Vine, BlackRose, Francine Dead, Sheba Queen of the Night, Patricia Misery, Pearl E.Gates, and more! Including the comedic talents of "The Stripping Granny", Lynn Ruth Miller! It's a show you don't want to miss if you're in the area!

The show will be at Vega's Night Club, which is located at 910 2nd Street in Sacramento (map). The doors open at 9:00 p.m., and the show will start at 10:00. It'll be just $10.00 for you to get in, $5.00 if you have any other Short-Fuse flier. And, of course, you'll need to be 21 or older to get in!

Bachelor Pad Magazine & Short-Fuse Bettie Entertainment Presents: Blazing Burlesque™

Blazing Burlesque™ has moved to the heart of Old Sacramento and is back by popular demand! Blazing Burlesque™, Sacramento's premiere burlesque revue, is held once a month on the first Saturday of every month.

Location: Vega's Night Club
910 2nd St.
Sacramento, CA

Doors 9pm, show 10pm
$10, VIP package available
$5 off with any Short-Fuse Bettie flier upon entry!
21+

Hosted by Linda del Sol
Easter celebration!

Featuring the exciting comedic experience of Lynn Ruth Miller, "The Stripping Granny"!

Burlesque performances by:
* Miss Lizzy D. Vine
* BlackRose
* Francine Dead
* Sheba Queen of the Night
* Patricia Misery
* Pearl E.Gates
* and more!!!

Special musical guest band!

Produced and directed by Miss Lizzy D. Vine
Stage Manager: Amanda O. More
Official Photographer: Jamie Hughes


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And on Sunday, don't forget that the Kentucky Fried Woman has her show in the evening at the Bench and Bar, which is located at 510 17th Street in Oakland (map). It's bound to be fantastic show, with performers such as Red Hots Burlesque's Dottie Lux, the Twilight Vixen Revue's Penny Whistle, La Chica Boom, and much more performing!

The doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30. Cover is $10.00, and you'll need to be at least 21 years of age to see the show.

Save the date for: Kentucky Fried Woman's True(?) Hollywood Stories

Sunday April 3rd
@ Bench & Bar, 510 17th St Oakland
Doors 7pm Show 7:30pm
$10
21+

Featuring:
Starr69 as Co-Femme-Cee
Vixen Noir
Lola Dean
Dottie Lux
Ava Lanche
Chan Dynasty
Drew Montana
Penny Whistle
Shawna Virago
La Chica Boom
Sugarbush Lane
Brock Cocker & Jay Walker
Charleston Chu & Lance Armstar

with Billy "the Poof" Elliot as our handsome Stage Daddy
DJ Dandy G will be playing pre-show music
Stay after the show to dance to the tunes of VJ Dandy Dixon

Bench & Bar is close to the 19th St BART station in downtown Oakland and is a wheelchair accessible venue!


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San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for March 31 - April 6, 2011

This coming week will see the arrival of the Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go from Brooklyn! They've arrived in the south of our state and are making their way north. See them this Monday at the Hubba Hubba Revue show at the Uptown Club, and on Tuesday at Club Deluxe for a special edition of a Little Minsky's show! The troupe will then be off to visit Santa Rosa and Sebastopol on Wednesday and Thursday.

If you have some time on Wednesday and would like to take a class with the troupe, they'll be at M Studio Dance, 3952 Sebastopol Road, Suite 158 (map), from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. to conduct a workshop. For more information about the workshop, please email the troupe at burlesqueonthegogo AT gmail DOT com.

Otherwise, the week ahead has some exciting things happening locally. On Friday, there will be a Haight Street Hop happening at the Milk Bar in San Francisco. There will also be the Red Hots Burlesque weekly show kicking off earlier in the evening. Then across the Bay, the First Friday Follies will be bringing us a Zombie Easter in 3-D at the Stork Club! Oh my, what will that entail?

Saturday night will see the Hubba Hubba Revue bringing back their Cabaret Perilous at the Uptown Club. They'll have the Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow from Philadelphia to entertain the crowd! Over in Sacramento, Short-Fuse Bettie Entertainment is bringing the Stripping Granny to the center of the state. Add a lot of burlesque performers to the Blazing Burlesque show and they'll have quite an event!

Sunday will be the second happening of the Kentucky Fried Woman's show at the Bench and Bar. She's got quite a lineup scheduled to perform that night!

That's pretty much the extent of the shows for this week. Have a good one! :-)

• Friday, April 1: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map).Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay! This week, see the Living Legend of Burlesque, Isis Starr! Plus, witness the burly-q miracles of Dottie Lux, Ava Lanche, Bunny Pistol, Monifa, and Rummy Rose! 7:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies presents Zombie Easter in 3-D at The Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue (map). Juicy D. Light brings you this "no glasses needed" look at a 3-D burlesque show! OMG!!! Featuring performances by The Scarlet Ladders, Francine Dead, Little Eyeful, Madame E, Dorian Faust, Sparkly Devil, Cyanide Sin, Rizzo Rogue, and Coco Noir! Musical guest will be The Gomorran Social Aid and Pleasure Club! 9:30pm. No cover, but donations are welcome. 21+.


• Also Friday: Haight Street Hop at The Milk Bar in San Francisco, 1840 Haight Street (map). Rockabilly record hop hosted and MC'd by "Handsome" Hawk Valentine with disc jockeys Oakie Oran Scott & Rockin Raul! With a special performance by the diritest R&B band in the Bay Area, Slim Jenkins! Burlesque hosted by Isabella Minx, featuring Delilah, Dixie DeLish, Siren Sapphire, Roxy Reve & Stage Bunny Annie Oakland! $5 dance lesson at 9:30pm with Rockin Raul. Free before 10pm, $5 after. 21+.


• Saturday, April 2: Hubba Hubba Revue's Cabaret Perilous at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Acrobats & dare-devils! Tantalizing beauty! Singers! Dancers! And gala entertainments galore! Featuring Philadelphia's Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow! Plus performances from Sister Kate, Bunny Pistol, Room for Cream, pole acrobat Kara Nova, accordianista Amber Lee Baker, and the Displayed Labors Sideshow! Hosted by Odessa Lil & The Mai-Tai Go-Go Dancers! With special musical guests, those maestros of voodoo swing, Slim Jenkins (www.slimjenkins.com)! Doors open at 9pm, show at 10. $10 all night. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Blazing Burlesque at Vega's Nightclub and Sports Bar in Sacramento, 910 2nd Street (map). Sacramento's premiere burlesque revue is held once a month on the first Saturday of every month. This Saturday, join hostess Linda del Sol for a celebration of Easter! Featuring the exciting comedic experience of Lynn Ruth Miller, "The Stripping Granny"! Burlesque performances by Miss Lizzy D. Vine, BlackRose, Francine Dead, Sheba Queen of the Night, Patricia Misery, Pearl E.Gates, and more! With raffles, door prizes, drink specials, and more! Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $10, $5 off with any Short-Fuse Bettie's flier! 21+.


• Sunday, April 3: Kentucky Fried Woman's True(?) Hollywood Stories at Bench & Bar in Oakland, 510 17th Street (map). Get ready for KFW's second show at the Bench and Bar! Music pre-show provided by DJ Dandy G! With performances by Starr69 as Co-Femme-Cee, Vixen Noir, Lola Dean, Dottie Lux, Ava Lanche, Chan Dynasty, Drew Montana, Penny Whistle, Shawna Virago, La Chica Boom, Sugarbush Lane, Brock Cocker & Jay Walker, and Charleston Chu & Lance Armstar! With dancing post-show to music provided by VJ Dandy Dixon! With Billy "the Poof" Elliot as their handsome Stage Daddy. Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $10. 21+.
  


• Monday, April 4: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). This week is an extra-special Hubba Hubba Revue, because from Brooklyn they've got special guests, Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go! Featuring performaces from Clams Casino, Anita Cookie, Gigi LaFemme, Darlinda Just Darlinda, and Minnie Tonka! The show will be hosted by Kingfish & Zip the What-Is-It?! Doors 9:00pm, show 10:15. $5. 21+.


• Tuesday, April 5: Dangerous Curves Ahead - Little Minsky's Special Edition at Club Deluxe in San Francisco, 1511 Haight Street (map). The troupe known as Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go make their stop in San Francisco at Little Minsky's Club Deluxe. The host for this show will be Scotty the Blue Bunny! It'll be a full steamy show of shimmy and shake from Dangerous Curves Ahead with lively tunes from Eugene Warren's Jazz Ensemble throughout the night. Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $10. 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.

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for March 3 - March 9, 2011

This upcoming week is filled with shows celebrating Mardi Gras! There's even a couple of show on Fat Tuesday for your enjoyment!

Plus, Dottie Lux will be celebrating her (over) 25 birthday this week! She'll be celebrating at her own show, Red Hots Burlesque, on Friday. Plus there will probably be more celebrations at Kentucky Fried Woman's new show on Sunday and at Séduction Féroce on Tuesday.

There's a lot of shows from which to choose from this week. So find some that appeal to you and laissez les bons temps roulez!

• Friday, March 4: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Help celebrate Dottie Lux's pre-(over) 25 birthday! She'll be performing twice during the show, and there will be performances from Nicki Sparxx and Ava Lanche, Kentucky Fried Woman, and Ginger Murray will be on hand, too. Guest host Soctty the Blue Bunny will ensure the show will be hopping! 7:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: Risk-A Cabaret Mardi Gras Party at Aubergine After Dark in Sebastopol, 755 Petaluma Avenue (map). Risk-A Cabaret returns after a hiatus of several months with their Mardi Gras show! So don your masquerade finery and gather your beads, cause this is a party that you don't want to miss! The show will be led off by Santa Rosa's own 4th Street New Orleans Jazz Band! Plus performances by belly dancer Paige Lawrence, burlesque vixen Violet Streak, Milk Shake of the Hot Pink Feathers, comedian Brandon Wilson, and accordionist J.D. Limelight, and belly dance troupe Joweh! With your MC, Oleeander Moon. 9pm. $10 general, $7 if you bring beads and dress in your masquerade finery. 21+.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies at the Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue (map). First Friday Follies presents Sin Sisters Burlesque of Santa Cruz with special guests Alotta Boutté and Cherry Galette! Featuring performances by Madam Chartreuse, Balla Fire, Rizzo Rogue, Dorian Faust, Cyanide Cyn, Babraham Lincoln, and Patty Cakes Delicious. Special musical guest Matt Holdaway's Army! 9:30. No cover. 21+.
  


• Saturday, March 5: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). Catch Burlesque n' Brass this month on the first Saturday! Next month, the show moves to the second Saturday of every month! Come join the Hot Pink Feathers and their musical cohorts Blue Bone Express at Cafe Van Kleef for their Mardi Gras Extravaganza with sets and sets of not only live, but exceedingly lively music and dance! Featuring three full sets of booty-shakin' music and three sets of booty-shakin' dance. Plus chanteuse Kellita! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Blazing Burlesque at Vega's Night Club in Sacramento, 910 2nd Street (map). It's Blazing Burlesque's Mardi Gras celebration in conjunction with Audrey Deluxe's Burlesque Bingo! Come celebrate the festivities that Mardi Gras has to offer. Compete for the $100 costume contest prize! Join the masses in the carnival-like, masquerade madness as we celebrate two birthdays. Help us celebrate our blazing burlesque resident- Mizz Nikki & Blazing Burlesque's great friend and supporter Ms. Brandi Bianchinni. Enjoy great live music, drinks, good company and live burlesque! And enjoy Burlesque Bingo! Performances by Miss Lizzy D. Vine, Audrey Deluxe, Mizz Nikki, BlackRose, and Vincenza Vixen! 9pm. $5 basic entry. VIP packages $15 to $35. All VIP Packages are for pre-sale available via PayPal or at venue location. To request reservation/invoice please email misslizzydvine@gmail.com or call (916) 660-6211. 21+.
  


• Sunday, March 6: Kentucky Fried Woman's All You Can Eat Buffet: A Smorgasbord of Queer Performance at the Bench and Bar in Oakland, 510 17th Street (map). Kentucky Fried Woman returns with an all-new show, which will happen on the first Sunday of every month at the Bench and Bar! This month will feature performances by Titland, Dottie Lux, Lyric Styles, Alotta Boutté, Brock Cocker, Cherry Galette, Cherry Poppins, Jukie Sunshine, Delicio del Toro & Jay Walker, and Charleston Chu & Sugarbush Lane! With very special guest from Bynum, North Carolina, dd cummings! With Billy "the Poof" Elliot as our handsome Stage Daddy. Stay after the show to dance to the tunes of DJ Dandy G. Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $10. 21+.


• Monday, March 7: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). The Scarlet Ladders will be making their debut at Uptown Hubba Hubba! Don't let the cold weather get you down. Let the show warm you up! Also performing will be Isabella Minx, Rasa Vitalia, Bunny Von Tail, Aletha L. Weapon, Laika Fox, Lisa Hyde, and Mercy Beaucoup (Phoenix, AZ)! Plus guest stars Dicky Luv & Friends from Fella Fem! The show will be hosted by hosted by Kingfish & Zip the What-Is-It?! Doors 9:00pm, show 10:15. $5. 21+.


• Tuesday, March 8: Séduction Féroce at Era Art Bar in Oakland, 19 Grand Avenue (map). Celebrate Mardi Gras in Oakland! This month is Fat Tuesday and as usual there's a great line-up of performers to tantalize your taste buds. Séduction Féroce will have drag, burlesque, a stage kitten that will make you lick your bowl of milk clean and the evening with be hosted by Red Hots Burlesque producer Dottie Lux! Performances by Josie Starre, Bunny Von Tail, Delilah, Sheba, Ava Lanche, Athena van Doren, Libby Doe, Fagatron, Billie Boudoir, and a special musical act by Jimbo Trout! Plus a surprise edition of our show, a sexy pole dancing performance by Sunny Sin and Pixie Daye! Doors at 8pm, show at 9. $5. 21+.


• Also Tuesday: Fat Tuesday with the Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express at Yoshi's in San Francisco, 1330 Fillmore Street (map). The Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express are taking their award-winning custom Carnaval Jazz Cabaret collaboration with Blue Bone Express to Yoshi's in San Francisco on the very day of Fat Tuesday! Three sizzling HPF sets and music from BBX until 12:30! Doors at 8pm, show at 9:30. $10. 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.

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for the weekend of February 4-6, 2011

This is a special Groundhog's Day edition of the weekly show round-up. This following will be a listing of the shows for this weekend, and it'll be followed up with another post including the shows for early next week.

This is necessitated because all of us here at the SFBR have caught the flu bug, in case you were wondering. If you notice anything that reads funny, blame the bug!

For those of you who are healthy and are able to attend shows, there's a lot of good ones coming up! Without further ado, here are the shows happening this weekend around the Bay Area.

• Friday, February 4: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque brings you the "city's best" bump and grind at the "happiest hour" in the bay! This week, the show will feature performances by Dottie Lux, La Chica Boom, Virginia Suicide, Sid Scenic, Sugar Magnolia & The Empress! 7:30pm. $5-$10 slinging scale. 21+.


• Also Friday: sASSy's Seaside Burlesque at Winters Tavern in Pacifica, 1522 Francisco Boulevard (map). It's time for you to see the hottest thing in Pacifica! Join hostess Dottie Lux of Red Hots Burlesque as Sheba, Isabella Minx, Francine Dead, Miss Mae Western and sASSy Hotbuns !are going to shimmy and shake your winter chills away! Door at 8pm, show at 9. No cover. 21+.


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies - Back in Black at The Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue (map). Help celebrate Black History Month at First Friday Follies! Join your hostess Juicy D. Light as she welcomes performers Simone de la Getto, Monifa, Lola Vauntz, The Empress, Dorian Faust, Cupcake and Lil Eyeful, Brock Cocker, Miss Magnoliah Black, and Coco Noir. 9pm. No cover, but donations are welcome. 21+.


• Saturday, February 5: Moholy Ground Magazine Neo-Vaudeville Bash & Photography Show Closing Party at Root Division in San Francisco, 3175 17th Street (map). Join Mistress of Ceremonies Odessa Lil for an evening of burlesque, music, vaudeville, and photography! Burlesque with Mynx d'Meanor, The Indra, sASSy Hotbuns, Josie Starre, Lily LaRouge, Bootsy LaRue, Red Velvet, and Lezzie McFaggerson! Music from Nero Nava! Vaudeville fun with McPuzo & Trotsky and Darky & the Round Guy! DJs Boom Bostic (BAM) and Count Fink (The Flakes)! Video collage by Gabriel Wheeler! Photography on display by Trevor Traynor, Unnikrishnan Raveendranathan, Josie Ramondetta, Scott Walker, Scott MacDonald, Richard H. Hart, Gabriel Wheeler, Leo Docuyanan, and more. 7pm to 11pm. $5 to $20 sliding scale.


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


• Also Saturday: Blazing Burlesque Bingo at Vega's Nightclub and Sports Bar in Old Sacramento, 910 2nd Street (map). Audrey Deluxe brings her popular Burlesque Bingo to Blazing Burlesque! With host Stephanie Hyden, and performances by Miss Lizzy D. Vine, Violet Streak, Tasty Temptress, Mizz Nikky, and Dangerous Delilah! With house band The Afterlife. Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $5 general admission, VIP packages available. Call (916) 660-6211. 21+.


• Sunday, February 6: Go Deep II at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Red Hots Burlesque, El Rio & Chef Gino present El Rio's 1st Superbowl Party! Trivia and games hosted by Red Hots Burlesque's Dottie Lux, with burlesque by sASSy Hotbuns, Ruby Whtie, Lady Satan, and more! With Frito boats, guac and chips, and Nana's cold chicken bites to eat. 3pm. No cover, but $4 to $10 donation for the food. 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.

Bombshell Betty and Fromagique visit Citrus Heights and the Roxie Theater

Within the next week, Bombshell Betty and Fromagique will appearing in a few shows in Citrus Heights and San Francisco.

On Saturday, October 2 (later today), they'll be performing in Blazing Burlesque No. 3 at the Fire Escape Bar & Grill in Citrus Heights, 7341 Madison Avenue. The show will be hosted by Dottie Lux of Red Hots Burlesque, and will also feature performances by Lizzie D. Vine, Ms. Lula Belle, and more. There will also be a costume contest and door prizes. Doors open at 9 p.m., show at 10. The cover is $10, and it's a 21 and older show.

On Thursday, October 7, they'll be performing at the Virgins and Rejects Film Festival at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, 3117 16th Street. The festival runs from 6 p.m. to midnight, and it's $8 for general admission tickets, and $5 for students with valid student I.D. There will be burlesque performances at 10 and 11 p.m.