Red Hots Burlesque and Frolic for Friday, December 11, 2008

Yay! The weekend is here. Woo hoo! Only a few more weeks of shopping before Christmas. But remember to take a break and treat yourself to a show or two. Yeah, get away from the hustle and bustle to watch performers doing the Hustle and showing their busts! ;-)

From Friday through Sunday, there's a fun fundraiser for CounterPULSE. Seems they're putting together a combination of circus, drag, and burlesque acts. Here are the deets:

Frolic: 3rd Annual CircusDragBurlesque Festival
A Benefit for CounterPULSE
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 12-14, doors @ 7:30, show @ 8
$20-50 sliding scale, VIP table for 2 with free drinks: $100

This only-in-San-Francisco festival mixes circus, drag, and burlesque in a delightful and explosive combination of high art, popular entertainment, and groundbreaking performance. Featuring Thisway/Thatway, Sonya Smith & Alayna Sroud, Anna Conda, Fou Fou HA, Butch Tap, Rubenesque Burlesque and much more! Hosted by Amelia Mae Paradise & Sir Loin Strip of the Diamond Daggers. Buy tickets now at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/47708!

http://www.counterpulse.org

And since it's Friday again, that means it's time to start the weekend out the right way by catching the "Bay Area's best happy hour" at El Rio in the Mission with Red Hots Burlesque! Let's see what Dottie Lux is cooking for us this week....

Red Hots Burlesque!

The Burlesque Show also includes a filthy and freaky film reel from the insane mind of Val Killmore, Grab a drink, some *free* Oysters and BBQ at El Rio's famous happy hour (Recently voted "THE BEST OF THE BAY" by the Guardian) and watch the best in bump and grind!

This Friday, Dec 12th at El Rio in the Mission.
3158 Mission Street

The Show starts at 7:30pm! So don't be late!

Win the Raffle to donate to your favorite Charity or Non-profit!
$5-10, 21+ w/ID

Performances by: Dottie Lux, Lily Le Rouge, The Flying Fox, and sASSy Hotbuns. Alotta Boutte will be your host!

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

Bardot a Go Go and Little Minsky's tonight and tomorrow night, December 10 and 11

If you're looking for something very fun and free to do tonight, there's Bardot a Go Go at the Rickshaw stop near Civic Center. Organized by some of the folks who bring you Tease-O-Rama every year, BaGG is a chance for you to shake and shimmy with the Devil-Ettes! Check out your favorite Devil-Ettes dance routines and go go yourself to cool cat tunes spun by DJs California Kid and Brother Grimm! Ooh la la! Le deets are here:

Get ready to Go-Go in the snow with Bardot A Go Go and The Devil-Ettes!

What: Bardot A Go Go
When: Wednesday December 10th, 2008
Time: 9pm - 2am (Devil-Ettes two cool yule sets at 10pm and 11pm!)
How much: FREE! (Merci Bardot A Go Go--you always care about ze leeltle peeple!)
Where: The Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street SF CA

DJs California Kid and Brother Grimm spin French Pop, Northern Soul, Shagadelic Sixties, Bubblegum-Psych, and more! Those satanic sweethearts --The Devil-Ettes-- showcase their swinging synchroized go go dancing PLUS The Mini Skirt Mob keeps the dance floor shimmin' and shakin' throughout the night! Grab your guy or gal and catch a sleigh ride to the Rickshaw Stop for a real Wild Wild Winter Shakedown, where there's more than one way to get warm! Ooh la La!

http://www.devilettes.com
http://www.rickshawstop.com

The first 100 attendees will be given special goody bags courtesy of America's favorite burlesque weekender: Tease-O-Rama! OMG!! It's like you're getting paid to attend! :-)

And tomorrow night is Little Minsky's! Last month's was a kick-ass show, which was partially captured by an NBC11 camera. You can check out the video on my previous post. I don't have the lineup yet, but they always have a very talented and fun cast of performers.

What: Little Minsky's Burlesque
Where: Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight St., San Francisco
When: Thursday, December 10, doors at 9pm, show at 10ish
Who: You if you're 21+ w/ID, and lots of burlesque people and hipsters!
How much: $5 cover
Why: Because you wanna have fun on a Thursday night!

And for Friday night, there's Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio and Frolic: 3rd Annual CircusDragBurlesque Festival at CounterPULSE! See the calendar above for details. Frolic runs through Sunday, December 14.

Have a Happy Burly-Holidays, everyone! :D