SF Bay burlesque for "lucky" Friday, July 13

Here's a rundown of burlesque shows in the San Francisco Bay Area for  today, Friday, July 13.

On a budget? There are a couple of free shows! Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque at The Riptide and the Hunny Bunny and her Hot Toddies show at The Skylark Bar are both no cover shows on Friday. Of course, if you want some drinks, you'll have to pay for them. Or be very charming.



Friday, July 13

Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque at The Riptide in San Francisco, 3639 Taraval Street (map). Happy hour starts at 4pm. Show form 5pm to 6pm. Free show. 21 and older. Ava Lanche, Annie Oakland, Kittie Von Tittie, and Babraham Lincoln will perform along with musician Elvis Herselvis, Leigh Crow.

Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Show starts at 7:30pm. Entry on a sliding scale from $5.00 to $10.00. 21 and older. This show hosted by RHB's Dottie Lux will feature La Chica Boom, Kiss Me Kate, Alotta Boutte, Ava Lanche, and Elyse Elaine.

Hunny Bunny and her Hot Toddies at the Skylark Bar in San Francisco, 3089 16th Street (map). Show at 8pm. Free show. 21 and older.Join The Hot Toddies burlesque troupe for a fun start to your weekend at the Skylark Bar with live burlesque!

Bombshell Betty and her Burlesqueteers in "Tropical Adventure" at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, 647 Valencia Street (map). Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm. $15 at the door, $12 in advance at www.bombshellbetty.net/products/tropical-adventure. Tables for two including admission are $45 at the aforementioned link. 21 and older. This show is a benefit for the Everyday Bombshell Scholarship Fund, and it will feature Bombshell Betty and her past and present burlesque students in a show with bemused beach bunnies, confused tourists, pirates, mermaids, and more! With special musical guests Mari and the Monitors!

Free burlesque shows at Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque and Hunny Bunny and Her Hot Toddies tonight

It's as affordable as you can get! Free burlesque shows! The first is at Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque at The Riptide, and the second is at Hunny Bunny and Her Hot Toddies show at the Skylark Bar. Both shows are in San Francisco, so it's possible to catch two free shows.

At The Riptide, sASSy Hotbuns has put together a show with Lady Satan, Minnie Cupcakes, Annie Oakland, and Cyanide Cyn and Rizzo Rogue of the Sin Sisters! the host will be Kevin Hancock!

The Riptide is located at 3639 Taraval Street in San Francisco (map). The show starts at 6:00 p.m., though happy hour starts at 4:00. If's a free show!

sASSy Hotbuns and The Riptide Presents:

HOTBUNS HONKY-TONK BURLESQUE!

Howdy Y'all! It's that time again when we bring you some of the finest bar top dancin' west of 46th Ave! sASSy and the gang have put together some of the hottest country cuties and down home entertainment around!

Featuring:

LADY SATAN!
MINNIE CUPCAKES!
ANNIE OAKLAND!
From the Sin Sisters: CYANIDE CYN! and RIZZO ROGUE!

The comedy from KEVIN HANCOCK!

As always Ms. Alisha will be making FREE! country cookin' and serving up drink specials! Happy Hour starts at 4pm, come early and get a seat!

MAY 11, FRIDAY!
6pm SHARP!
FREE!

The Riptide
3639 Taraval St.
SF, Ca. 94116
www.riptidesf.com
21 and over with a valid ID

ALWAYS FREE! ALWAYS GOOD!

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The second free show of the evening will take place at the Skylark Bar starting at 8:00 p.m. It's the Hunny Bunny and Her Hot Toddies show with special guests Sheba Queen of the Night and Miss May!

The Skylark Bar is located at 3089 16th Street in San Francisco (map). It's a free show!

Hunny Bunny and her Hot Toddies

Are you ready to get into some mischief? Hunny Bunny and her Hot Toddies want YOU at the Skylark this Friday night!

Hunny Bunny will be serving up some sexy with her special guests:

The fabulous SHEBA QUEEN OF THE NIGHT!
The wonderful MISS MAY!

And as always, the charming TRIXXXIE SHIKSA and the delicious HUNNY BUNNY for your viewing pleasure!


Our delightful DJ INTOXIKATE will be serving up beats!

DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING FREE SHOW!

Skylark Bar
3089 16th Street @ Valencia
San Francisco
No cover, 21+


https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hot-Toddies/163225523762348

http://www.skylarkbar.com

Busy weekend in San Francisco Bay Area burlesque!

This weekend, there are quite a few burlesque shows to see, especially tonight. From sASSy Hotbuns' Honky-Tonk Burlesque on Friday afternoon to Kentucky Fried Woman's tribute show to the late Whitney Houston on Sunday evening, it's bound to be a fun time for burlesque fans.

And for this weekend, the "round-up" format returns! Yay!

Also note that the Mischievous Maidens show on Fridays at the Skylark Bar is now the Hot Toddies show! It's still free for you and me!

Enjoy your weekend, and tip your bartenders well!


Friday, March 9

• Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque at The Riptide in San Francisco, 3639 Taraval Street (map). Hope you are ready for some of the finest bar top dancing west of Sunset Avenue! sASSy is bringin' y'all her favorite gals to shimmy and shake makin' it the hotties happy hour on the coast! But the fun won't stop till the cows come home! Featurin' such country cuties as Sparkly Devil, Kiss Me Kate, Casey Castille, Annie Oakland, and Bunny Von Tail! 6pm. Free. 21+.


• 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"! Performances by Dottie Lux, Ava Lanche, Kitty Von Quim, Vesper Synd, and Artemis. $5 to $10, sliding scale. 21+.
  


• The Hot Toddies Show at the Skylark Bar in San Francisco, 3089 16th Street (map). The Hot Toddies are very pleased to present an evening to remember! Not one, not two, but THREE special guests: the fabulous Miss May, the magnificent Rasa Vitalia, and for the first time in our show the lovely and amazing Sweet Tea! And the usual Hot Toddy whippersnappers: Trixxxie Shiksa and Ginger Snap! Plus the charming DJ Tahoe! 8pm. Free. 21+.


• "Take It to Eleven" with Bombshell Betty, her Burlesqueteers, Fromagique, and Los Shimmy Shakers at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, 647 Valencia Street (map). The Burlesqueteers are "taking it to eleven" for their Graduation Extravaganza! They'll have Burlesque Intensive I graduates stepping on stage for the first time ever to delight you with their solo debuts! Plus Intensive II graduates and more experienced performers will be stepping up our game, puttin' on the Ritz, and putting on their A game to bring you our BEST acts EVER! They're pulling out all the stops, so you won't want to miss this! Plus live musical accompaniment by Fromagique and Los Shimmy Shakers! It's a Los Shimmy Shakers CD release party! Help celebrate the release of their second CD "Stiletto Nocturne"! Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm. $15 at the door, $20 in advance at bombshellbetty.net.
  

Saturday, March 10

• Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). Come join the Feathers with their musical cohorts Blue Bone Express at Cafe Van Kleef for sets and sets of not only live, but exceedingly lively music and dance! With special guest emcee Big Mama Red from Denver! With performances from Feathers La Bamboo Vixen, Ada Lavender, Minnie Cupcakes, and Lily Diamond! Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30. $10. 21+.

Sunday, March 11

• Kentucky Fried Woman presents I Will Always Love You: A Tribute To Whitney Houston at Club 21 in Oakland, 2111 Franklin Street (map). Perfomances in tribute to the late Whitney Houston from Vixen Noir, Landa Lakes, Dorian Faust, Brock Cocker, Juicy D. Light, Cherry Galette, The Hot Totties, and Nefarious Vulvaleen. With special guest Simone de la Getto and FemC Starr 69! Billy "the Poof" Elliot as Stage Daddy dj dandy g as Sound Daddy! Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. $10. 21+.
  

Honky-Tonk Burlesque and The Mischievous Maidens -- Free burlesque shows tonight in San Francisco!

This evening, there are a couple of shows happening which are free to attend. You can't get more affordable than free! But if you want some refreshments, you'll have to bring some dough.

At the early time of 6:00 p.m., you can see sASSy Hotbuns' new show, Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque at The Riptide. It's a free show, but it will feature some of the Bay Area's finest burlesque talent: Pickles Kintaro, Ava Lanche, Lady Satan, and Annie Oakland! Plus, be entertained by McPuzo and Trotsky!

The Riptide is at 3639 Taraval Street in San Francisco (map). The happy hour show begins at 6:00 p.m., and it looks like you can get some food and drinks to celebrate the end of the workweek!

sASSy Hotbuns and The Riptide Presents: HOTBUNS HONKY-TONK BURLESQUE!


That's right y'all we are back and bringing you one of the best burlesque hoedowns west of sunset! Talk about spicing up the meaning of happy hour with these hotties shakin' and shimmin' on top of the bar!

PICKLES KINTARO!
AVA LANCHE!
LADY SATAN!
ANNIE OAKLAND!

and the musical sounds of MCPUZO AND TROTSKY!

Also country drink specials and Ms. Alisha's home cookin'

Friday January 13th
6PM SHARP!

THE RIPTIDE
3639 Taraval St.
SF, CA 941116
riptidesf.com

FREE!!!!!!!

21 and over with a valid ID


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http://riptidesf.com

Also happening tonight is The Mischieous Maidens show at the Skylark Bar in San Francisco. The show happens every second Friday of the month, and it's always free!

The show gets underway at 8:00 p.m., and the Skylark is located at 3089 16th Street (map), which happens to be very close to the 16th Street Mission BART station.

The Mischievous Maidens Show

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 show.

Skylark Bar
3089 16th Street @ Valencia
San Francisco
No cover, 21+


http://www.themischievousmaidens.com

http://www.skylarkbar.com

San Francisco Bay Area burlesque for week of January 11 to January 17

This week things really get started with a bevy of shows that will have you choosing.

Long-running shows like Little Minsky's on Thursday and Burlesque n' Brass on Saturday will be having their first shows of the year.

There are free shows such as Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque and The Mischievous Maidens show on Friday for those on a budget.

For those of you near Santa Cruz, the Sin Sisters will be having their first show of the year this Saturday.

For those of you who like boylesque and wrestling, Go Deep -- For the Boys on Thursday is the show for you. Lube wrestling with men. Brought to you by the fellows of sfBoylesque!

Red Hots Burlesque is even bringing audiences classy chicken burlesque on Friday evening. I'm assuming there will be chicken-themed acts, but one never really knows! Also, The Shanghai Pearl will be teaching an RHB School of Shimmy class ("Drama Queen: Owning the Stage through Embodied Presence and Grace") this Saturday at the Center for Sex and Culture starting at 4:00 p.m. See redhotsburlesque.com for more information!

And Bombshell Betty brings her Taboo Burlesque show to the Uptown in Oakland on Monday night. If you missed the show last week, you get another chance to see it!

Enjoy!

• Wednesday, January 11: 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 performances by La Chica Boom, The New Eccentrics, Ruby Vixen, Laika Fox, Elliot Contortion, and Dottie Lux! 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, so be sure to come out! 8:30pm. $5. 21+.
  


• Thursday, January 12: Go Deep -- For the Boys at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). Male lube wresting! You know you wanna join in on this slip-tastic spectacular. With wrestlers such as the Puerto Rican Wolverine, Zogzar the Barbarian, and more! Boylesque from Charley Gauxdown of the Bohemian Brethren, and music from Drama Bin Laden! Ass painting contest! Sign-ups and boylesque start at 8pm, wrestling at 9. $10 to $15, sliding scale. 21+.


• Also Thursday: Little Minsky's at Club Deluxe in San Francisco, 1511 Haight Street (map). They've royalty in the house as their hostess for the night is none other than the captivating Countess Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, renowned Russian drag opera diva. They're also pleased to announce a couple of special guests from Seattle - the luscious and lively burlesque darling The Shanghai Pearl and the mesmerizing juggling artiste Nickolai Pirak. They've sonorous selections from celebrated cabaret chanteuse Carly Ozard and smoky jazz stylings from songstress Lily Taylor with the incomparable Joe Wicht tickling the ivories. And let's hear it for that slyly seductive dance troupe The Scarlet Ladders, the tantalizing Truvy Trollop, entrancing La Chica Boom, classy Kiss Me Kate and winsome Ruby White. Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm. $5. 21+.
  


• Friday, January 13: Hotbuns Honky-Tonk Burlesque at The Riptide in San Francisco, 3639 Taraval Street (map). That's right y'all they are back and bringing you one of the best burlesque hoedowns west of sunset! Talk about spicing up the meaning of happy hour with these hotties shakin' and shimmin' on top of the bar! Performances by Pickles Kintaro, Ava Lanche, Lady Satan, and Annie Oakland! With musical guests McPuzo and Trotsky! And country drink specials and Alisha's home cooking. 6pm. Free. 21+.
  


• Also Friday: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street (map). The second show of the week! "Cluck be a Lady" is an all classy chicken burlyQ. Feast on all the breast, leg and thigh. The feathers will fly for these chicks! Vaudie Va Boom, Nomy Lamm, Kiss Me Kate, Le Cancan Bijou, and Titland! With your host, Dottie Lux! 7:30pm. $5 to $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! 8pm. Free. 21+.
  


• Saturday, January 14: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue (map). Join the Feathers with their musical cohorts Blue Bone Express at Cafe Van Kleef for sets and sets of not only live, but exceedingly lively music and dance! This month's show will feature La Bamboo Vixen, Ada Lavender, Minnie Cupcakes, stage kitten Booty Bizerk, and special surprises! Doors open at 8:30pm, show starts at 9:30pm. $10. 21+.


• Also Saturday: Sin Sisters Burlesque at The Catalyst Club in Santa Cruz, 1011 Pacific Avenue (map). Sin Sisters Burlesque are getting ready to take 2012 by storm! Every second Saturday of every month, you can find them at the Catalyst Atrium, slinging smoldering sinful salvation, exquisite painted ladies, and premium exotic drinks! This month's show will feature soul ensemble The Inciters, Bunny Pistol, Truvy Trollop, and the Sin Sisters! With your host, Doctor Viktor Valentine Healy! Doors open at 9pm, music starts at 9:30pm, and the burlesque starts at 10:30pm. $20 at the door, $15 in advance at www.catalystclub.com, $40 VIP tickets available from your favorite Sin Sister or visit www.sinsistersburlesque.com! 21+.


• Monday, January 16: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown Club in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue (map). Sex, Politics, Religion & Money! All the things you're not supposed to talk about in "polite company" and they're all in one show! Political irreverence, heresy, conspiracy theories, the Occupy movement, and more! Featuring burlesque by Bombshell Betty®, Candy Pie, Cosette L'Amour, Dangerous Delilah, Demi Moiselle, Erzuli Rose, Hazel Deville, If-N-Whendy, Lady Brett, Laura Borealis, Red Velvet, Sindee Rose, Summer Fling, Trixie Fou Laurent, Vadge O'Fonor, and Wanda Wonderland plus several performers so new they haven't got stage names yet, including graduates from Burlesquercise!™ classes! With emcees Patina DeCopper and A. Randy Johnson! With the music of Fromagique! 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.