SFBR People and Places, Here and There, Bits and Pieces

• Baby Doe of the Devil-Ettes has curated an art show for Keep A Breast in conjunction with the 10th annual Tiki Oasis in San Diego this weekend. Images of the casts of busts of many burlesque performers painted by various artists may be seen at www.keep-a-breast.org/art. She's having a fundraiser at www.firstgiving.org/babydoe to help support this worthy organization. She will also be a guest of honor at this year's BurlyCon, October 14-17, in Seattle.
  


• Satans Angel, Kiss Me Kate, Flame Cynders, and Kitten on the Keys will be performing in the New Orleans Burlessque Festival, September 17-19. Kitten will be the femcee for Saturday night's Queen of Burlesque event at Harrah's. Satan's Angel will also be performing at the Montreal Burlesque Festival, which will take place September 23-26.


• Delilah will be performing at the New York Burlesque Festival, which will be taking place September 30 to October 3 at various venues in New York City. Scotty the Blue Bunny will be the host of the Friday evening event.
  


• Dottie Lux will be teaching her Red Hots Burlesque School of Shimmy Burlesque 101 class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Tuesday, August 25 at El Rio in San Francisco. The day before, Tuesday, Ruby White and Lady Satan will be teaching a Peppermint Twist Go-Go Moves class at the same venue from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. El Rio is located at 3158 Mission Street in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.redhotsburlesque.com.


• Bombshell Betty will be offering several classes at her 715 Bryant Street studio (Suite 201) in San Francisco starting in September. Her 12-week Burlesque Intensive I class will start on September 16, and will be the last offering of this class until 2011. Her Costuming Intensive class will begin on Wednesday, September 22 and will run through December 15. It's almost "no sew" costume design for the DIY diva on a budget! For more information about these classes, please visit www.bombshellbetty.net.
  

Hot Pink Feathers shows and upcoming classes for September 2009

Kellita is back in the Bay Area (at least until she's off to some new burlesque festivals in a few weeks), and she and the rest of the Feathers have a few shows coming up this weekend! Plus, would you like to dance like a Feather yourself? Read on!

This Friday, September 4, the Hot Pink Feathers are the special guest artists who will be performing with famous (infamous?) award-winning San Francisco sketch comedy group and film production company, Killing My Lobster (http://www.killingmylobster.com/)! KML's latest show is called KML Patronizes the Arts, and it's sure to be a laugh riot. If there's one thing that burlesque and KML share, it's copious amounts of humor. Plus you get to see the Hot Pink Feathers! Here are the details:

Killing My Lobster Patronizes The Arts
w/The Hot Pink Feathers

TJT (TRAVELING JEWISH THEATRE)
470 Florida Street
(between 17th & Mariposa)
San Francisco, CA
Friday, September 4, 2009

SHOWTIMES:
Fridays - 8pm

TICKETS:
- $20 General Admission
- $15 Students (with valid ID)
Purchase online at https://www.killingmylobster.com/tix/


SHOW SUMMARY:
This Fall, KML puts the "muse" in amuse, with a show all about the arts and inspiration!

Directed by veteran Lobster Erin Carter, KML Patronizes the Arts is a tribute to the artistically endowed. Sketches and shenanigans include the Picasso of latte foam, an insightful exploration of how indie bands get their names, an opera on aisle 7, an inspired zombie attack, and many more surprises. Featuring live original music from Olive Mitra and his house band, plus a full line-up of guest artists, KML Patronizes the Arts plays for just 3 weeks only.

Featuring: Andy Alabran, Leslie Waggoner, Danny Krueger*, Veronica Mannion, Allison Johnson, & Ryan O'Donnell
* Member, Actors' Equity Association

HOT PINK FEATHERS -- Friday, Sep. 4
Where Carnaval meets Cabaret, Hot Pink Feathers performs World Cabaret Showgirl dance. Recently voted BEST DANCE COMPANY in the SF Bay Guardian "Best of the Bay" polls, the Feathers are committed to Delighting the World, One Showgirl at a Time. Led by the reigning Queen of Carnaval SF, Kellita, the Feathers embody full tilt joy and passion in a professional dance revue package. A Feathers show is guaranteed to bring smiles to each and every face in the house. These San Francisco-based dancing darlings are spreading the glitter gospel across the globe with their exuberant extravaganzas. Highlights of the past years in the life of Hot Pink Feathers include performing in Margaret Cho's Sensuous Woman variety shows at the Plush Room and Bimbo's in San Francisco and at El Cid in Los Angeles and sharing the stage with Rosin Coven at The Fillmore. You may also have caught the Feathers entertaining many millions of TV viewers on NBC's America's Got Talent. Hot Pink Feathers earned First Place in Original World Dance at San Francisco's Grand Carnaval 2005 & 2006.


http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com/

http://www.killingmylobster.com/

http://jewishtheatre.atjt.com/

Then on Saturday, September 5, the Hot Pink Feathers will be getting together with Blue Bone Express (www.blueboneexpress.com) for their monthly show Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland:

BURLESQUE n' BRASS

Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph in Oakland

Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express set fire to CvK once again! Guest MC Simone de la Getto!

3 full sets of booty-shakin' live music and 4 sets of dance in cozy, eclectic enviro!

doors: 8:30pm, show at 9:30 sharp; 21+, $10 plus tips ; )

21+ w/ID


http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com/

http://www.blueboneexpress.com/

http://www.cafevankleef.com/

Further along in September, Kellita will also be performing at Barbary Coast Burlesque on Wednesday, September 9, and Kaleidoscope on Saturday, September 26 (see previous post). Plus she'll be performing at the inaugural New Orleans (http://www.neworleansburlesquefest.com/, September 11-13) and Montreal (http://www.montrealburlesquefestival.ca/, September 17-20) Burlesque Festivals!

Have you aspired to dance like a Hot Pink Feather? The Hot Pink Feathers Showgirl Academy is open for registration! Classes begin on September 8, so register now before the classes fill.

HOT PINK FEATHERS SHOWGIRL ACADEMY: Fall Session I begins on SEPT 8th!

REGISTER NOW! Live links at your service below:

Learn our world famous dance technique in a supportive, fun environment
(and get a workout at the same time!
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79494

Ballet for Showgirls! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79497

Learn award-winning Hot Pink Feathers choreography ad become eligible to
dance with our student troupe!
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79499

BEST DEAL! All 3 CLASSES: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79504

Curious about membership?: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/57226

For more information, please visit www.hotpinkfeathers.com/classes.html.

That's all the Hot Pink Feathers news for now Feather fans, but be assured that there will be more as the fall progresses. In the meanwhile, you can always keep up with Kellita and the Feathers by visiting http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com/ and by joining their mailing list at www.hotpinkfeathers.com/phplist/.