Red Hots Burlesque this Friday, and RHB School of Shimmy

This Friday at El Rio in San Francisco, Red Hots Burlesque will welcome back Chicago burlesque star Lola Martinet. The show will also feature a debut performance by new Bay Area resident Lola Dean, plus more! Everything starts at 7:30 p.m., and there's usually a good crowd there, so arrive early for a good seat!

Also, the Red Hots Burlesque School of Shimmy will be having a workshop/rehearsal for performers on Tuesday, November 9, at El Rio. If you have an act for which you would like some feedback from fellow performers and Dottie Lux, or if you would like to use the El Rio stage to rehearse, this is a great opportunity! It's pay-what-you-can, anywhere between $5 and $30.

For more information, please visit redhotsburlesque.com, or email Dottie at redhotsburlesque@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Red Hots Burlesque brings you bumps grinds and giggles galore and this week we welcome back Lola Martinet from Chicago. You may recall the last time she was at RHB she had the world's only remote control spinning tassels! We can only guess what's up next! But that's not all...we also have a debut from Lola Dean and a SOLO debut from Jay Walker. RHB is sure not to be missed this week!

Our show also includes a screening of filthy and freaky film footage and tortuous tunage from Alex BIG Cox. Grab a drink, some *free* Oysters and BBQ at El Rio's famous happy hour ( voted "THE BEST OF THE BAY" by the SF Weekly) and watch us twitch and twatch!

This Friday , Nov 5th at El Rio
3158 Mission Street
The Show starts at 7:30pm! So don't be late!
$5-$10 sliding scale, 21+

Our cast this week includes:
Dottie Lux
Bitter Waitress
Lola Dean
Jay Walker
The Empress
Lola Martinet and More!

About our debut performers:
Jay Walker choreographed the majority of his fag-drag repertoire while lip-syncing to Prince and Wham! at slumber parties. A devoted CHUBB chaser and life-long connoisseur of bedazzled man-thongs, Jay Walker also enjoys eyeliner, hip thrusts, and people who are really smart.

From the flatlands of the Southern Delta, Lola Dean comes to the stage with sassy, nasty, white-trashy spirit. With her luscious lips and dirty hips, she'll get you hotter than Georgia asphalt on the 4th of July. A recent transplant of Brooklyn to San Francisco, Lola Dean has trained with the lovely ladies at the New York School of Burlesque and performed in iconic places like The Slipper Room and the Historic Stonewall Inn. She is a founding member of the Baconettes, a group of burlesque performers committed to anti racist and body positive performance. When not on stage, she can be found in daisy dukes and cowboy boots, winning the hearts and souls of small-town queers everywhere. Ladies, gentlemen, and all queer-kin, tip your hats to red-headed big bottom burlesque!


Red Hots Burlesque School of Shimmy
Tuesday November 9th

Calling all performers OLD and NEW!
School of Shimmy Finishing Touches/Rehearsal Space- El Rio 3158 Mission Street 7-9pm
Workshop an act you have been putting together. Bring all your bits and pieces and get feedback from your peers and professionals. Pay only what you can ($5-30) and be prepared to give your opinion as well. OR receive no feed back and just get your heels on the new El Rio stage to rehearse a new number.

All classes are open to students of any age or gender who want to shake it on stage or in the bedroom. No previous dance or performance experience is required. No deposit needed for class, however space is very limited and reservations are strongly encouraged. To reserve a spot email: redhotsburlesque@gmail.com with S.O.S. in the subject line. State which class(es) you are interested in and don't forget inquire about discounted rates! All classes are $30, unless otherwise stated.


http://www.redhotsburlesque.com

http://www.elriosf.com

Flabulous 2! Fatter Than Ever! tonight at The African American Art & Culture Complex

This Sunday evening, catch "Flabulous 2! Fatter Than Ever!" at the African American Arts and Culture Complex in San Francisco. Presented by the Bay Area's own Kentucky Fried Woman and Jay Walker, this celebration of the Harlem Renaissance is presented by the Queer Cultural Center and the National Queer Arts Festival. The show will include performances by Bay Area ecdysiasts such as Ruby Vixen, Juicy D. Light, Rubenesque Burlesque, and more!

Kentucky Fried Woman & Jay Walker
in Conjunction with the National Queer Arts Festival
Present: Flabulous 2! Fatter Than Ever!

@ The African American Art & Culture Complex
762 Fulton St, SF CA
Sunday June 6th @ 7pm

Tickets: $12-$20
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/110828

Flabulous! 2: Fatter Than Ever! is the second live performance production by Kentucky Fried Woman and Jay Walker featuring fat queers and their allies, highlighting the lived experiences of fat queers and envisioning revolutionary possibilities for fighting body fascism and embracing all bodies as beautiful.

Featuring:
Gabe Oi
ButchTap
Ruby Vixen
Amy Adams
Holy McGrail
Brock Cocker
Phat Fly Girls
Juicy D. Light
Delicio del Toro
Margarita & Maybelle
Rubenesque Burlesque
Bevin Brandlandingham
Alysia Angel & Dottie Lux
Jukie Sunshine & Drew Montana
Mulotta TaTas & Sugarbush Lane


http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/QFest10/Flabul.html

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/110828

http://www.aaacc.org

Also Sunday: It's Cabaret Showcase Showdown, Contest #11 at Martuni's! Tonight it's the Best Burlesque/Vaudeville/Variety category, with guest judges Bob Ostertag and Isis Starr. Scheduled to compete are Hubba Hubba Revue favorites McPuzo & Trotsky, Marco Middlesex, Sean Higgins, Oky Sulistio, and Chad Benjamin Potter. Dottie Lux will be a guest performer. Show at 7pm at Martuni's in San Francisco, 4 Valencia Street. 21 and older. For more information, please visit www.dragatmartunis.com.

Tingel Tangel Club: Celebrating 40 Years of The Cockettes tonight, Thursday, December 3, 2009

I received a message from Tingel Tangel announcing that they'll be presenting a show tonight at Cafe du Nord that's an after-party for the screening of a collection of Cockettes films at the SFMOMA. For information about the Cockettes, please see their Wikipedia page.

So the screening will take place at SFMOMA in the Phyllis Watts Theater at 7pm. For information and tickets, please visit the SFMOMA event page.

Then, at 9pm, the Tingel Tangel after-party will take place at Cafe du Nord at 9pm. Justin Bond and Lady Miss Kier, who will have co-hosted the SFMOMA event, will also perform as host and DJ, respectively, at the after-party. The show will feature the return of The Pixie Harlots and two original members of the Cockettes, Rumi and Scrumbly.

Also performing will be Jay Walker, Kentucky Fried Woman, Jukie Sunshine, Alotta Boutte, Veronica Klaus, Uni and Her Ukele, Donna Personna and Carl with Records! So it looks like a rockin' screening and after-party. :-)

All of the details, including a link for purchasing advance tickets online, may be found below.

Thursday, December 3rd,
Earl Dax and Wulfpak Present

TINGEL TANGEL CLUB:
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE COCKETTES
A special after-party for
the Cockette's 40th Anniversary
screening at SFMOMA.

Hosted by Justin Bond
Featuring The Pixie Harlots of "Weimar New York"
and Performance by Original Cockette Members
Rumi and Scrumbly

Deejay - Lady Miss Kier (of Deee-Lite)


In conjunction with SFMOMA, Tingel Tangel Club returns to San Francisco to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Cockettes! Join us on Thursday, December 3 at Cafe du Nord for this very special evening of performance, DJs and visuals honoring San Francisco's legendary acid queens.

For this very special occasion we're bringing out Lady Miss Kier (of Deee-Lite) to DJ and Justin Bond!!

Bond hosts the evening which features the return of The Pixie Harlots. (Last seen at SFMOMA as part of "Weimar New York.") Lady Miss Kier provides the grooves as our headlining DJ.

Original members of The Cockettes - Rumi and Scrumbly - will perform.

Additional performers include Jay Walker, Kentucky Fried Woman, Jukie Sunshine, Alotta Boutte, Veronica Klaus, Uni and Her Ukele, Donna Personna and Carl with Records.

Visuals provided by Bec Stupak.

Cafe du Nord
2170 Market Street
San Francisco, CA

Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30

$16 in advance, $20 at the door

Direct link for tix:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=672815

Advance tix also available at Cafe Flore, 2298 Market Street, SF

21+ w/ID


http://www.tingeltangelclub.com

http://www.cafedunord.com

San Francisco area burlesque for the week of November 16, 2009

It's gonna be a Flabulous week! Indeed, the show Flabluous—presented by Kentucky Fried Woman & Jay Walker in conjunction with NOLOSE—will be coming up on Saturday at SomArts in San Francisco. Some of the most noted performers of size from the West Coast will be performing during two shows at 7 and 9pm.

Also this week is Hubba Hubba Revue's The Miss Hubba Hubba Pageant show. See many of your favorite burlesque performers vie for the title! Who will win Miss Congeniality? Will there be a swimsuit contest? The mind boggles...

Add in the weekly Uptown Hubba Hubba show on Monday and the Red Hots Burlesque show on Friday, and that's your week in San Francisco Bay Area burlesque!

• Monday, November 16: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. It's Hubba Hubba Revue & Bombshell Betty® Burlesqueteer night at the Uptown Club! One could say it'll be a "Fromagique" evening. See Bombshell Betty and her past and present students perform! Hear real live jazz and burlesque music from Fromagique (with Fromagettes!). Thrill to Portland's Caribbean Burlesque Sweetheart Shara Dunes! She'll shimmy, twirl, and wink her way into your heart! Featuring Sneak-A-Peek Sally, Miss If-N-Whendy, Sure Thing Shirley, Fina Fatale, Loreley, Rosy Areola, Hot to Twat, Vadge of Infamy, and The Black Metal Pilgrims. Your MCs for the evening will be Randy Johnson and Patina DeCopper of Fromagique. Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Friday, November 20: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in San Francisco, 3158 Mission Street. Dottie Lux brings you a different show every single week! Each event promises the seductive and spicy, absurd and amusing all from local and visiting talent. Show at 7:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Friday: Hubba Hubba Revue: The Miss Hubba Hubba Pageant! at DNA Lounge in SF, 375 11th Street. The elbow-length gloves are off! Hubba Hubba Revue presents a sensational, glamour-packed, talent-rich cavalcade of beauties, all intent on the coveted title of MISS HUBBA HUBBA! Doors at 9pm, show at 10. Your contestants will be The Twilight Vixen Revue, Bunny Pistol, Ruby White, Lady Satan, Delilah, Wiggy Darlington & Vima Burlesque, Your Little Chernobyl, Sparkly Devil, Twinkletoes McGee, sASSy Hotbuns, Miss Balla Fire, Pin Key Lee, Miss Mae Western, Alotta Boutte', Kitty von Quimm, Ariyana La Fey, The Flying Fox, Kiss Me Kate, and Virgina Suicide! Plus, dance your brass off to Fromagique featuring Bombshell Betty & Her Burlesqueteers! Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $15, $12 in advance at www.dnalounge.com. From 9:00 to 9:30, tickets are $10 at the door. 21+ w/valid ID.
  


• Saturday, November 21: Flabulous: An Evening of Performance By and For People of Size & Their Allies at SomArts in SF, 934 Brannan Street. This history making cabaret will showcase the most influential and inspiring performers of size and their allies from the West Coast. Featuring Jukie Sunshine & Alotta Boutte, Malcolm Pecs & Tyrone Peaches, Drew Montana & Jake Danger, Leigh Crow & Ruby Vixen, Rubenesque Burlesque, Pidgeon von Tramp, Phat Fly Girls, Juicy Delight, Brock Cocker, Lady Monster, Holy McGrail, Phenix Love, Mz. Amy, OBEAST & CHUBB! Brought to you by Kentucky Fried Woman & Jay Walker in conjunction with NOLOSE and the Queer Cultural Center. Two shows, 7pm and 9pm. $15 general, $20 preferred. Advance tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86966.

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.

Kentucky Fried Woman Show at Velvet on Saturday, October 3, 2009

For October, the Kentucky Fried Woman Show is having a benefit for those traveling to Tucson, Arizona for IDKE XI (http://www.idkexi.com), the International Drag King Extravaganza!

She's got a show chock full of performers, including CHUBB, Starr69, Fella-Fem, and many more! Plus see Kentucky Fried Woman interact with cohost Jake Danger! There will be baked goods (Nom nom!) and auctions where you can win a date with a performer!

Saturday 10/3 - The Kentucky Fried Woman Show: After School Special III - Recess

*An IDKE Travel Assistance Benefit*
Saturday, October 3rd
Doors: 8:30, Show: 9:30
Velvet, 3411 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
$10, 21+ w/ID

Many Bay Area Drag & Burlesque Performers are headed to IDKE XI in Tucson, AZ in October to perform, educate and learn about the Drag King community. We will be putting on a fabulous show to help raise funds to get us to Tucson in October. In addition to performances, there will be baked goods for sale and auction opportunities. You could bid on a date with one of the super-sized sexy CHUBB hunks or an opportunity to attend Kentucky Fried Woman's next Fried Chicken Dinner....

Featuring:
CHUBB
Starr69
Fella-Fem
Jay Walker
Zelda du Jour
Savory Sweet
Lance Armstar
Momma’s Boyz
Delicio Del Toro
Nefarious Vulvaleen
& more of your favorite Bay Area Drag & Burlesque Performers

With co-emcee, Jake Danger!

This is a travel assistance benefit for folks going to IDKE!


http://velvetoakland.com