Kentucky Fried Woman's Oakland Pride Party Featuring DJ Luna on Sunday, September 4

After celebrating Oakland Pride and all the wonderful entertainment this Sunday, why not check out Kentucky Fried Woman's Oakland Pride Party at the Bench and Bar during the evening?

The show will feature such talents as Atlanta's The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins, Scotty the Blue Bunny, Alotta Boutté, La Chica Boom, Dottie Lux of Red Hots Burlesque, and more! And DJ Luna will be spinning tunes, too.

The doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the show starts at 8:00, with performances happening on the hour with dancing between sets of burlesque.

The Bench and Bar is located at 510 17th Street in Oakland (map), which is conveniently close to where Pride is happening during the day at 19th and Franklin. It'll be $10.00 to get in, unless you have wristband from any other Oakland Pride after-party, then it'll only be $5.00.

Kentucky Fried Woman's Oakland Pride Party Featuring DJ Luna

Bench and Bar, 510 17th St, Oakland, California
$10 ($5 off with wristband from any other Oakland Pride Afterparty)
Doors at 7pm
Performances at 8, 9 & 10pm with Dancing In Between & All Night Long!

Check out this INCREDIBLE Line Up!
*The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins*
*Scotty the Blue Bunny*
*Simone de la Getto*
*Alotta Boutté*
*La Chica Boom*
*Dottie Lux*
*Landa Lakes*
*Brock Cocker*
*Lil Miss Hot Mess*
*Jay Walker & Delicio del Toro*
*Jake Danger & Lyric Styles*
*The Hot Totties*
*Sheba, Queen of the Night*

Bench & Bar is BART and Wheelchair Accessible!


http://www.facebook.com/KyFriedWoman

http://www.bench-and-bar.com

First Friday Follies: Back in Black this Friday, February 4

Join your hostess Juicy D. Light as First Friday Follies celebrates Black History Month at the Stork Club in Oakland!

First Friday Follies: Back in Black

This month's show is a celebration of Black History Month and will be hosted by Juicy D. Light.

Featuring performances by:
* Simone de la Getto
* Monifa
* Lola Vauntz
* The Empress
* Dorian Faust
* Cupcake and Lil Eyeful
* Brock Cocker
* Miss Magnoliah Black
* Coco Noir

There's no cover, but please donate! ;)
9pm
21+ w/ID


http://www.myspace.com/firstfridayfollies

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=97138677663

http://www.storkcluboakland.com

Dottie Lux performs this Friday, October 1, at Red Hots Burlesque and Risk-A Cabaret

This Friday night, catch Dottie Lux as she performs at two shows in the San Francisco Bay Area: Her very own Red Hots Burlesque at San Francisco's El Rio and Risk-A Cabaret at Sebastopol's Aubergine After Dark.

Who is Dottie Lux? Dottie has been performing burlesque since 2001, where she started performing in New York City. Did you know that she was the very first Dr. Sketchy's model? She's also been featured in many magazines such as SF Weekly, GO Magazine, and others. She's performed on stages across the country, including at Tease-O-Rama and the New York Burlesque Festival.

She started Red Hots Burlesque soon after she started performing, and in 2008 Dottie brought Red Hots Burlesque to San Francisco where there's a show every Friday at El Rio. In fact, it's the only weekly burlesque show in the city of San Francisco! She also operates and teaches at the Red Hots Burlesque School of Shimmy. For a complete schedule of classes, please visit redhotsburlesque.com.

Speaking of Red Hots, this Friday will be a special show! It's Kentucky Fried Woman's birthday! Come and help her celebrate as she FeMCs the show and then heads on out to the patio where the celebration will really get going!

Red Hots Burlesque Presents: Kentucky Fried Woman's 35th Birthday Show!!!

SF's **ONLY** weekly burlesque show provide bumps, grinds, and giggles galore.

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 week we celebrate one of the BAY's Most Celebrated BROADS! It's Kentucky Fried Woman, who is a mover and a shaker in The Bay's Queer Performance community through the Kentucky Fried Woman Show, Flabulous, Butch Tap and other productions. She is a staple of Red Hots Burlesque and we are THRILLED to celebrate with her.

This Friday, Oct. 1 at El Rio
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 to the sexy door maiden.
21+

Performances by Dottie Lux, Chan Dynasty, La Chica Boom, Simone De La Getto, AJ Molecular and Ali Oops and of course birthday babe...KFW!

After the show please join Kentucky Fried Woman for cake, cocktails, spankings and shenanigans on the El Rio patio!


http://www.redhotsburlesque.com

http://www.elriosf.com

After the RHB show, Dottie will be driving the 55 or so miles to Sebastopol for Risk-A Cabaret at Aubergine After Dark! It's their Glam Show, and it promises a lot of tight pants, glitter, and big hair! As well as a few shakes and shimmies...

The first Friday of the month is quickly approaching...and you know what that means, my glammy bay-bees...

Risk-A Cabaret presents the GLAM show on Friday, October 1!

Don your glitter, pull on your platforms, and make sure your pants are extra tight for this one...

On the stage for your absolute pleasure....

DOTTIE LUX!!
Just like The City By The Bay, Dottie is known for her dizzying hills and dangerous curves. Well, hello San Francisco! She's here. Hailing from New York City, where she's known to cause a ruckus with a horn, shake it up and bring bawdy brouhaha to well known stages like Coney Island Side Show, The Supper Club and Bowery Poetry Club. Also an educator, she has performed and lectured at NYU and Bard University. New Orleans, Boston, Baltimore, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Seattle have all got a taste of Dottie's chuckles, bumps and grinds. Dottie is also the perpetrator of Red Hots Burlesque, SF's _only_ weekly burlesque show, and runs the School of Shimmy!
http://www.dottielux.com

GIBSON PEARL!!
Gibson Pearl's unique fusion bellydance roots from her extensive background in tribal fusion, as well as the influence of folkloric, cabaret, and modern dance. A principal dancer with legendary company Ultra Gypsy from 2001-2006, she later joined the innovative Damage Control Dance Theater, where she also acted as Assistant Director. She is currently performing as a soloist and in collaboration with other artists.
http://www.gibsonpearl.com

KITTY VON QUIM & HONEY PENNY!!
The finest in Bay Area glam burlesque...on our lil stage! These beautiful women do Ziggy justice....
She's a rebel. Kitty Von Quim is no fat kid in the corner: the sassy and sumptuous burlesque cutie has shaken and shimmied center stage all over the Bay Area over the last year as a part of Rubenesque Burlesque.
http://www.myspace.com/kittyvonquim

ARTEMIS!!
Local superhero...cello goddess...voice of an angel...musical feet.
http://www.conceptionvesselone.com

TY!!
You may have seen her at the Disco Sparkle Party way back in July...and shes back to dazzle you with her glamor and beauty....

Extra special FIRE show outside...and more acts to be announced!

and last but not least...out musical guests for the evening...

GLAMERICA!!!
Playing your favorite 80's glam, members of Mr. December and beyond will blow your mind with their out-of-this-world renditions of your favorite (or not so favorite) butt rock tunes, big hair and tight tight TIGHT pants.
Meee-ow!!!!

Where is all this amazing, shiny, fabulous performance happening you ask?

Well, Aubergine After Dark of course! We'll be kicking off the festivities at 9pm for a mere $10...but come in your best glam attire and get in for $5!

Need help with your outfit? Visit local funk-tastic store Funk and Flash!
http://www.facebook.com/funkandflash

Real Deets.
Aubergine After Dark
755 Petaluma Ave
Sebastopol, Ca
9pm
$10
$5 in costume
21+

See you there!!!


http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=92255457658

http://www.aubergineafterdarkandcafe.com

Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance and First Friday Follies on Friday, June 4, 2010

This Friday evening, catch "Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance: A Night of BullDaggers, Sissies & Food!" at the African American Arts and Culture Complex in San Francisco. Curated by the Bay Area's own Kali "KB" Boyce and Celeste Chan, 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 ecdysiasts Vagina Jenkins, Simone de la Getto, Ginger Snapz, and others.

QCC & The National Queer Arts Festival presents.. "Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance: A Night of BullDaggers, Sissies & Food!"

Step back into history through the doors of a 1920’s Harlem Speakeasy!
Bawdy. Raunchy. Intellectually Stimulating!

The debonair swagger of Gladys Bentley. The liberating prose of Richard Bruce Nugent. The legacy of Langston Hughes. The Grande balls of heiress A’lelia Walker. The notorious Rent parties and glorious tunes of Bessie Smith. Harlem's Poetic Rebellion.

Queer Rebels brings together internationally renowned talent, queer innovators, and emerging artists:

Jewelle Gomez
Harry Waters Jr.
Earl Thomas
Juba Kalamka
Crystal Mason
Kortney Ryan Ziegler
Simone de la Getto
TuffNStuff
Pippa Fleming
Oriana Bolden
Vagina Jenkins
Ginger Snapz
Elitrea
Jezebel Delilah X.
and
Eli Odett


Tonight we reclaim history and the urgency of our art and activism.

Come celebrate and enjoy free finger food.
Behold Harlem’s poetic rebellion through multimedia, performance, and historic re-enactments of the vibrant gatherings, queer artistry and community of the Harlem Renaissance.

$15-$20
7p - libations
8p - showtime
African American Arts and Culture Complex
762 Fulton St/Webster
San Francisco


Culinary Artists: Ruby Jae, Tiffany Martinez, and tba
Visual Artists: Adee Roberson, Carter, Osa Atoe

Graphic design: Shauna Steinbach! www.shaunasteinbach.com

This is a One Time Event.
Advance tickets strongly recommended!

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/110822

Curators:
Kali "KB" Boyce & Celeste Chan


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

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/110822

http://www.aaacc.org

Over in Oakland, First Friday Follies will be staging their Queen Tribute show at the Stork Club on Telegraph Avenue. It's a "no cover" show (but please donate at the door to get your Freddie Mercury mustache!), and it's a great way to cap off the evening of strolling the galleries of Oakland's Art Murmur! Make sure you get there early to get a good spot to sit/stand for the show, though, as it's sometime difficult to see the stage from the back of the room.

First Friday Follies

This month features a very special tribute to the almighty QUEEN!!! Freddy Mercury style mustaches will be passed out at the door for donation! It will be EPIC!

Starring:
Rubenesque Burlesque!
Monifa!
Ophelia Coeur de Noir!
Kitty Von Quim!
Miss Balla Fire!
Francine Dead!
Chi Chis del Fuego!
and Pick-Up Artist, BB Dahl!

with MC Margaret France

and live music from Insex Music

Friday, June 4
9pm
The Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
There's no cover, but please donate at the door! ;)

21+ w/ID


http://www.myspace.com/firstfridayfollies

http://www.storkcluboakland.com

Kentucky Fried Woman Show at Velvet this Saturday, December 5, 2009

It looks like the Kentucky Fried Woman Show this Friday will be taking a different tack than other shows this holiday season. Instead of Santas, elves, carolers, and other fixtures of the season, Kentucky Fried Woman will be bringing you a tribute to Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays, and many other dead celebrities!

So join Kentucky Fried Woman and "Co-Femcee" Starr69 for a look back at 2009 and many of the celebrities who have left us. Half of the proceeds will benefit the 2010 Femme Conference!

The Kentucky Fried Woman Show: 2009 Celebrity Death Tribute

This show is also a fundraiser for the 2010 Femme Conference, which will receive 50% of the door!

Saturday, December 5
Doors @ 8:30 and Show @ 9:30pm
Velvet, 3411 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
$10, 21+ w/ID

Simone de la Getto
Lil Miss Hot Mess
Sugarbush Lane
Delicio del Toro
Momma's Boyz
Lance Armstar
Drew Montana
Dick Damount
Beary Craves
The Dangers
Lyric Styles
Ruby Vixen
Dottie Lux
Gabe Oi

Featuring Co-Femcee, Starr69

Many celebrities passed during 2009...Michael Jackson, Bea Arthur, Patrick Swayze, John Hughes, Mary Travers, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays, Natasha Richardson, David Carradine, Ricardo Montalban, Dom Deluise, Walter Cronkite, Les Paul, Ted Kennedy, Jack Kemp, Ed McMahon, John Updike, Billy Powell, Karl Malden, Frank McCourt, Gale Storm, Vern Gosdin, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Marilyn Chambers, Soupy Sales, DJ AM and many more. This evening of performances will pay homage to those we said goodbye to an 2009. Come out and join us as we give thanks for the memories!


http://www.myspace.com/kentuckyfriedwoman

Diamond Daggers at Uptown Hubba Hubba on Monday, November 23, 2009

This Monday, The Diamond Daggers come to the Uptown in Oakland and take over for Kingfish and Eddie. And they'll be bringing some of their friends!

See Goddess of Vintage Burlesque Isis Starr, Cabaret de Nude's Simone de la Getto, acrobats Calypso and Summer Bowie, and musical guests Vagabondage. Add in Amelia Mae Paradise, Sir Loin Strip, and Fannie Fuller of the Diamond Daggers, and you've got yourself all the fun you can handle on a Monday night! And it seems that Mystery Pig will be making an appearance. Who or what is Mystery Pig? I't's a mystery. You'll have to find out for yourself! ;-)

And if you're not totally entranced by Mystery Pig, see if you can spot Kingfish and/or Eddie in the audience!

Howdy All!

MONDAY, Nov. 23rd, Hubba Hubba Revue hands the reins to our good friends, THE DIAMOND DAGGERS! Get ready for Amelia's queer freak-fest sideshow as they rock The Uptown with unimaginable surprises, quirks, vaguery, folly, & fancy. BURLESQUE, variety and more with:

Sir Loin Strip, Diamond Daggers
Fannie, Fuller, Diamond Daggers
Isis Star, Goddess of Burlesque
Vagabondage, Musical Carnivale Vaudvillia
Simone de la Getto, Cabaret de Nude
Calypso & Summer Bowie, acrobatics
and The Mystery Pig

Be prepared to be titillated by a wide sampling of gratification both classic & new!

All for just FIVE BUCKS!
21 & Up w/ID

Doors 9PM, Show 10:15PM


THE UPTOWN CLUB
1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
(just 1 block from 19th Street BART!)


http://www.diamonddaggers.com

http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.uptownnightclub.com

Diamond Daggers Cabaret & YBCA Big Idea Night pARTy on Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Diamond Daggers will be putting on a cabaret show this Saturday night in conjunction with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as part of they YBCA Big Idea Night pARTy, "State of the Queer Nation"!

Joining the Diamond Daggers for the cabaret will be Alotta Boutté, Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, Kentucky Fried Woman, and CHUBB.

In addition, there will be a lot of other things to see and do. You can see the exhibits, sample some food and drink, listen to opinions at the Soapbox Social (RSVP separately here), watch short films, or even win a Smart car! For a complete list of events, please visit www.ybca.org/emails/ealert/nov09/bigidea.html.

It's a free event, but reservations are recommended. Visit ybcafree.org to RSVP of you haven't done so already!

YBCA Big Idea Night pARTy
Sat, Nov 14, 2009

Soapbox Social: 7–9 pm / Big Idea Night Party: 9 pm–2 am

Diamond Daggers Cabaret: 10:45 - 11:30 (Diamond Daggers, Alotta Boutte, Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, Kentucky Fried Woman and CHUBB!)

YBCA Grand Lobby and Galleries • 701 Mission @ 3rd St

FREE • RSVP RECOMMENDED @ http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=9948



Raise your awareness, lower your inhibitions and celebrate the "State of the Queer Nation" at Big Idea Night, YBCA's FREE pARTy on Sat, Nov 14. Learn more about YBCA's Big Idea, "Bridging the Gap," which focuses on cultural distance and how to close gaps of misunderstandings between people. Amelia Mae Paradise presents Diamond Daggers Cabaret with: Diamond Daggers, Alotta Boutte, Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, Kentucky Fried Woman and CHUBB!


http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=9948

http://www.diamonddaggers.com

Kentucky Fried Woman Show and The Black Widows this Saturday, November 7, 2009

Concluding the week of burlesque in the East Bay will be the Kentucky Fried Woman Show at Velvet on Saturday and The Black Widows at the Uptown.

It will be a special barnyard show at Velvet for Kentucky Fried Woman's Barnyard Follies: An Evening of Animal Fun! Yes, many of your favorite burlesque and drag acts will be decked out in their finest animal costumes. Don't forget to tell all your furry friends! :-P

Saturday 11/7 - Kentucky Fried Woman's Barnyard Follies: An Evening of Animal Fun

Saturday, November 7 at 9:30pm
Velvet, 3411 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
$10, 21+ w/ID

Featuring:
Alotta Boutté
Jukie Sunshine
Momma’s Boyz
Simone de la Getto
Amelia Mae Paradise
Jay Walker & Delicio del Toro
TuffNStuff; Drag King of the Blues

This show is going to be simply hysterical! Your favorite performers will transform into a wild array of animal characters for a wild evening of performances you won't forget.

Also, there will be a Kentucky Fried Woman Fried Chicken Dinner Auction to help raise funds for Flabulous! An evening of performance for people of size and their allies.


http://www.myspace.com/kentuckyfriedwoman

http://velvetoakland.com

And down at the Uptown, The Black Widows show will be rocking with your favorite "Hot Naked and Creative goth girls..pole dancing, firedancing, fan dancing, and doing whatever inspires them the most..." Yowzas! Sounds like a hot time!

The show is on Saturday, and will start at 9:00pm. It's at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. The cover is $10, and the show is for those 21 and older.

Hot Pink Feathers: Burlesque n' Brass & Showgirl Academy - Fall Term

It'll be the first Saturday of October, which means it's time for Burlesque n' Brass with the Hot Pink Feathers (http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com/) and Blue Bone Express (http://www.blueboneexpress.com/) at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland. Check out the show if you love hot jazz and even hotter showgirls!
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BURLESQUE N' BRASS

CAFE VAN KLEEF
1621 Telegraph in Oakland

Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30 sharp
$10, 21+ w/ID

HPF & Blue Bone Express with Guest MC Simone de la Getto!


http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com/

http://www.blueboneexpress.com/

http://www.cafevankleef.com/

If you've seen the Feathers in action, you'll know the kind of high-energy, sexy kind of dancing they do. If you've ever wanted to learn how to dance like them, either for your personal enrichment or to one day dance with the Feathers, the Hot Pink Feathers Showgirl Academy will be starting up next week!

Note that since Kellita will be traveling to New York and Chicago, she'll be teaching Showgirl Academy classes there, too.
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OCTOBER CLASSES AT THE HOT PINK FEATHERS SHOWGIRL ACADEMY

Come shake a tail feather with us!

We have classes in SF, NYC and Chicago this month!

in SAN FRANCISCO:

Fall Session II: 4 Tuesdays 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27
All classes held at Hot Pink Feathers Showgirl Academy @ The Ballet Studio in SF, 128 10th St at Minna; great parking; 3 blks from Civic Ctr BART

1) World Cabaret/Samba Burlesque Dance Technique (Tuesday 8:00-9:00)
Info and Registration here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/82697

2) Hot Pink Feathers Ballet for Showgirls (Tu 9:00pm-9:45pm)
Info and Registration here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/82701

3) World Cabaret/Samba Burlesque Choreography (Tu 9:45pm-10:30pm)
Info and Registration here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/82691

Get info about our discounted 3 Class package here - https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79504


in NYC:

Sun Oct 4th, 3:45-5pm
Samba Burlesque Technique with Kellita
Thru the NY School of Burlesque
location and registration: www.schoolofburlesque.com


in Chicago:

Sat Oct 17th, times TBA
Samba Burlesque Technique & Choreography with Kellita
Thru Studio L'Amour
location and registration: www.studiolamour.com

Diamond Daggers this weekend of September 12 and 13, 2009

The Diamond Daggers will be in action this weekend! First off on Saturday night, September 12, they'll be performing at the Good Vibrations Erotic Film Festival Kick-Off Party. Also performing will be La Chica Boom, Alotta Boutte, Simone de la Getto, Delilah, Dottie Lux, and Isis Starr. This has turned out to be quite a line-up!

Saturday September 12
Good Vibrations Erotic Film Festival Kick-Off Party
Doors @ 9 pm, $7 (Burly-Q show at 10:15), 21+ w/ID
El Rio
3158 Mission St @ Cesar Chavez
San Francisco

Celebrate Good Vibrations’ Fourth Annual Independent Erotic Film Festival with a special release screening of indie-porn princess Courtney Trouble’s new film, Speakeasy. Join the filmmaker for a special screening, and get hot and bothered by San Francisco's hottest burlesque line-up brought to you by Amelia Mae Paradise!

FEATURING: La Chica Boom, Alotta Boutte, Simone de la Getto, Delilah, Dottie Lux, Isis Star & Diamond Daggers with Sir Loin Strip, Fannie Fuller & Amelia Mae Paradise!

Also, Enjoy a patio clip-show, DJ Justin Credible, our Wheel of Pleasure for free prizes, and pick up a sexy something from Lusty Lady “cigarette girls” selling Good Vibrations’ finest. Warm up for five days of erotic cinema!


http://gv-ixff.org/film/ixff-09-events/ixff-kick-off-party-at-el-rio

http://www.diamonddaggers.com

http://www.elriosf.com

Then on Sunday, Septmber 13, Amelia Mae Paradise will be performing at the new monthly Homotopia dance party at the White Horse Inn in Oakland.

Sunday September 13
Homotopia
White Horse, 6551 Telegraph
Oakland
$3, 9 pm - 1 am, 21+ w/ID

DJs Black & Durt kick-off their new monthly east bay dance party with a special guest appearance from Burlesque Starlette & Production Powerhouse: Amelia Mae Paradise!


http://www.whitehorsebar.com

Kentucky Fried Woman Show on Saturday, September 5, 2009

It's a Dolly Parton Tribute show at Velvet this Saturday, September 5! The Kentucky Fried Woman Show rolls along in September on a new day of the week. See Simone de la Getto, Momma's Boyz, Lady Monster, and others! The show starts at 9:30pm, and is a very reasonable $10. Here are all of the details:

Saturday, 9/5 - The Kentucky Fried Woman Show: 9-5 A Tribute to Dolly Parton

Velvet Oakland
3411 MacArthur Blvd
9:30pm
$10, 21+ w/ID.

Tribute to Dolly Parton! With some of your favorite performers, featuring Simone de la Getto, Momma’s Boyz, Lady Monster, Sir Loin Strip & Friends, Lil Miss Hot Mess, The Lovesax Sisters & The Miller Sisters, Storm Miguel Florez, and all the way from Seattle, a KFW show favorite, the one and only, Pidgeon von Tramp!


http://velvetoakland.com/

Kaleidoscope Cabaret Announced for Saturday, September 26, 2009

La Chica Boom (www.lachicaboom.com) has announced that Kaleidoscope, The Third Annual National People of Color Cabaret, will be on Saturday, September 26, at 8pm at the Brava Theater in San Francisco.

From the description, it looks like a fantastic show! I remember seeing Toni Elling at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend this year in Vegas. There will be other notable performers of color from around the country and from right here in the Bay Area.

Tickets are now available at a discounted $20 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/78443, and will be $25 at the door.

Here is the press release that she sent out. It contains the full line-up of performers, the event website address, and other relevant information!

Kaleidoscope, The Third Annual National People of Color Cabaret

San Francisco, CA -- August 26, 2009 -- The first of its kind in burlesque, Kaleidoscope is dedicated to showcasing performers of color. The broad range of performances from drag to burlesque, song to aerial art, promises to be erotic, sexy, and witty! Join us as we represent and transform burlesque as it is and was. Kaleidoscope entertains, inspires, and arouses. Enjoy the nation’s best in burlesque and buy your tickets now! The show will take place at the historic Brava Theater on 2781 24th Street in San Francisco on September 26, 2009. Doors open at 7p and the show begins at 8p, buy your tickets at the door for $25 in cash or in advance for $20 at www.brownpapertickets.com

Don’t forget to join us September 25th and 26th for an array of pre-show workshops. Interrogate your understanding of desire while learning saucy choreography, burlesque on the cheap, make-up application, pasty-making, tassel twirling, glove removal, and other tricks of the trade from the pros. Visit www.kaleidoscopecabaret.com for more information.

This year’s line up is hosted by her most imperial sovereign majesty, Aleksa Manila (Seattle). Starring burlesque living legend Toni Elling (Detroit); the Creole queen of burlesque, Desire D’Amour (Tucson); femme fatale, Orchid Mei (Denver); the beautiful song bird, Sheu Sheu L’Haure (Montana); Southern queer beauty, The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins (Atlanta); the tempestuous temple of temptation, Shanghai Pearl (Seattle); and flirty theory-readin’ femme, Ginger Snapz (Seattle).

Kaleidoscope will feature the best local performers of color in the Bay Area! Founder of Harlem Shake, Simone De La Getto: queen of quake, Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers; reimagining vintage burlesque, SF Boylesque; the shimmy of the Bay, Cherry Gallete; consummate candy fag, Thisway/Thatway; fussy drag queen/king, Charleston Chu; and the quintessential marimacha mistress and show founder, Ms Gay Latina 2005 and 2006, La Chica Boom.

Kaleidoscope’s mission is to entertain and cast light on the knowledge, actions, and transformations that pertain to people of color performance and race-positive sexuality.

For more information about the workshops and performers visit www.kaleidoscopecabaret.com

This show is sponsored by CUAV, Communities United Against Violence

Kentucky Fried Woman Show for Friday, August 7, 2009

If you're in the East Bay this Friday, you've got a choice of a couple of shows. One is First Friday Follies (see previous post) at the Stork Club, and the other is The Kentucky Fried Woman Show at Velvet. Though they're both in Oakland, they're not within walking distance, so you'll have to choose one or the other. Or you could drive or take a cab to go from one to the other. Next month the KFWS moves to Saturdays, so you won't have such a hard decision to make. :-)

Kentucky Fried Woman Show: We've Got Annie
Friday, August 7th

@ Velvet Oakland, 3411 MacArthur Blvd
Doors at 8:30, Show at 9:30
$10

An evening of performance dedicated to all things Annie....the musical....etc!

Featuring the very best in queer entertainment:
Simone de la Getto
La Chica Boom
Charleston Chu
Momma’s Boyz
Virginia Suicide
Drew Montana & Lance Armstar
Diamond Daggers

http://velvetoakland.com

JukeJoint! A Rubenesque Burlesque fundraiser this Sunday, August 2, 2009

Rubenesque Burlesque will be heading back east this summer, and they're seeking your help! What do you need to do? Simply go and see the JukeJoint! show this Sunday at Vibe Lounge in Oakland. Check out who you'll see performing there!

Co hosted by the Fab-OO Alotta Boutte and Juicy D. Light

**Simone de la Getto
**Kitty von Quimm
**Monifa
**Lolli POP!!
**Frida B.
and more more more!!!!!

Where: Vibe Lounge Oakland, 2272 Telegraph Avenue
When: August 2, 2009
What time: Doors @6, Show@7-9
How much Sliding Scale: $10-$5

21+

Benefit for East Coast Tour, all you have to do is come and have a good time watching some Sexy Women!!


http://www.myspace.com/rubenesqueburlesque
http://www.thevibelounge.com

Little Minsky's for Thursday, July 9, 2009

July? Check. Second Thursday? Check. Right on schedule, it's time for Little Minsky's. Ooh! Looks like a lot of local talent will be on stage that night! It's always a great show at Little Minsky's. :-)

Get set for some shimmy and shake, stunning divas and mischievous melodies as Little Minsky's is just around the corner this Thursday at Club Deluxe. Fresh from her smashing one-woman show at the New Conservatory Theatre, the ever-glamorous Russian popera legend Katya Smirnoff-Skyy is your hostess for the night of burlesque beauties and cabaret concoctions. We're thrilled to welcome drag superstar Ethel Merman to the Minsky's stage along with the vocal talents of Alotta Boutté and a luscious line-up of lovely ladies including Simone de la Getto, Delilah, Sid Scenic, Miss Honey Penny, Sassy Hot Buns, La Linda and Mai Tai.

Join us for another round of sizzling show, tasty cocktails and racy good times...

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LITTLE MINSKY'S

BURLESQUE
Simone de la Getto
Delilah
Sid Scenic
Miss Honey Penny
Sassy Hot Buns
La Linda
Mai Tai

VARIETY
Ethel Merman
Alotta Boutté

MC
Katya Smirnoff-Skyy

DJ
Oran - swingin' dance tunes

Thursday, July 9th
Club Deluxe
1511 Haight St (at Ashbury), San Francisco
9pm — 2am, Show at 10:00pm
$5, 21 and Up

--- Every Second Thursday ---

Performer Info:
Katya Smirnoff-Skyy - www.russianoperadiva.com
Alotta Boutté - www.myspace.com/alotta
Simone de la Getto - www.myspace.com/simonedelagetto
Delilah - www.delilahburlesque.com
Sid Scenic - www.myspace.com/sidscenic
Sassy Hot Buns - www.myspace.com/sassyhotbuns

Little Minsky's is brought to you by Douglas Good (of Cabaret Verdalet) and The Flying Fox (burlesque glamour girl).


http://www.myspace.com/little_minskys
http://www.liveatdeluxe.com

The Kentucky Fried Woman Show: Drag & Burlesque Commando on Friday, July 3, 2009

Last minute posting of an event for tonight! Kentucky Fried Woman has a show at Velvet in Oakland, and it'll feature some of the area's top burlesque performers! Even Dottie Lux will once again make the trip over to Oakland after her own show in San Francisco, Red Hots Burlesque (previous post), to perform. Here's the information that I've scraped off the "Interwebs" about the show:

The Kentucky Fried Woman Show: Drag & Burlesque Commando

Featuring the very best drag and burlesque artists in an ALL-IMPROV Show! The music is ready to go and the performers and audience are in for a WILD night of fun and adventure. You are not going to believe how much fun this is going to be! A great way to kick off the 4th of JULY weekend and as always, there will be a dance party after the show. This is an awesome event! Featuring: Simone de la Getto Charleston Chu Thisway/Thatway Chica Boom Lil Miss Hot Mess Dottie Lux Lady Monster Amelia Mae Paradise Fritzy Flyes Again the legendary Isis Starr All the way from Toronto, Ashton Kutchie And down from Seattle, my co-femmecee for the evening...Phenix Love

Also, in from Sweden, Ulrika Dahl, who will be on hand to discuss and celebrate her book Femmes of Power and personally invite you to a special Femmes of Power reading next week. Three of the folks from the book are in the show!

Where: Velvet, 3411 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94602

Price: $10, 21 and older

When: 9:30pm Fri 7.03.09


http://www.velvetoakland.com

SF Pride Sunday with the Diamond Daggers, Twilight Vixen Revue and more

It's Pride Sunday (sfpride.org) and you'll get to see some of your favorite burlesque performers in an unusual environment: outdoors when the sun is still up! Heh.

The parade itself starts at 10:30am at Market Street and Beale, and concludes at Market and 8th Streets.

Entertainment on the main stage begins about noon. The Diamond Daggers are scheduled to take the stage at 5:40pm. Vinsantos will follow them.

The Diamond Daggers will also be performing at the Women's Dance & Performance Pavilion (www.sfpride.org/celeb/womensdance.html), which will be located at Turk and Larkin. Performances are scheduled to be from 1pm until 3. Entertainers will include Amy Adams, Beth Elliott, ButchTap, Carrie Gerendasy, Diamond Daggers, Fella-Fem, Jay Walker, Jen Cross, Jukie Sunshine, Kentucky Fried Woman, King McQueen Royal Revue, Lady Gravity, Lady Monster, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, MOMMA'S BOYZ, Simone de la Getto, and Twilight Vixen Revue. Plus tjhere will be a dance party afterwards.

For more information, please visit sfpride.org. And don't forget to bring lots of water and sunscreen, as well as a hat. The forecast calls for lots of sun and and temperatures of about 80!

Burlesque n' Brass and Rally the Troupes on Saturday, June 6, 2009

Greetings from Las Vegas, site of the 2009 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend! It's pretty damn amazing here. I was in the 1st Annual Barecats Invitational Bowling Tournament and chatting with Kellita of the Hot Pink Feathers. I really couldn't come up with a word to describe the sight of so many burlesquers bowling. I could only come up with "interesting." Ha ha. So many costumes! The sights and sounds were just something that you'd have to witness for yourselves.

Speaking of Kellita, the Hot Pink Feathers will be performing this Saturday at Cafe Van Kleef in Burlesque n' Brass with Blue Bone Express. Simone de la Getto will be the guest host!

BURLESQUE N' BRASS

CAFE VAN KLEEF
1621 Telegraph in Oakland

Saturday 6/6 doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30 sharp; $10, 21+ w/ID.

HPF & Blue Bone Express with Guest MC Simone de la Getto!


http://www.hotpinkfeathers.com/
http://www.blueboneexpress.com/
http://www.cafevankleef.com/

I'm guessing that Kellita won't be there, but the show goes on!

I've also received a message from the Twilight Vixen Revue that they'll be performing in Rally the Troupes on Saturday as part of the Queer Arts Festival. Also appearing will be Sahara Dunes and Miz Ginger Snapz, along with many others!

Saturday, June 6
Rally the Troupes
A night of smart, sexy, queer political performance at the 5th annual Rally the Troupes, part of the Queer Arts Festival. Featuring original performances by: CHUBB, Thisway/Thatway, Lil Miss Hot Mess, Brush Arbor Girls, ButchTap, Charleston Chu, Delicio Del Toro, The Bromantics, House of Glitter, Twilight Vixen Revue, The Lovesax Sisters, Keshet Crew, Dancing with the Star Trekkies, from Portland the fabulous Sahara Dunes, and from Seattle Miz Ginger Snapz. Plus your MC, Kentucky Fried Woman! TWO SHOWS - and this always sells out! $15-20, sliding scale - get your tickets in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/.
7pm and 9:30 pm, at SomArts, 934 Brannan St, San Francisco

Benefit for Ms. Cherry Gallete on Sunday, May 31, 2009

If you've ever met Cherry Gallete, you'll always remember what a fun, positive, friendly and lovely person she is. Now she needs our help. It seems she had a run-in with an SUV. Well, those vehicles are a lot larger than Cherry, so you can guess who would up with the most damage! She's on the mend, but she could use our love and dollars to help her along until she's able to get back to her day job and dancing! To help her out, her friends and family have put together a show this Sunday at Velvet in Oakland. And if you can't attend, you can send a donation via PayPal. Here are the deets:

Our Cherie Amour: A Benefit for Ms. Cherry Galette

WHEN: SUNDAY MAY 31, 7 PM til the ride is over.
WHERE: Velvet Oakland, 3411 MacArthur Blvd.
WHAT: An evening of performance, delicious drinks, and love and money giving to the infamous and magically delicious Ms. Cherry, our beloved Arab/Latin showgirl, Mangos With Chili co-founder and co-director, and queer of color community magic maker
WHY: Because Cherry was hit by a truck two months ago and needs some community love and dollar bills. And c'mon- you want an excuse to go drink on a Sunday at Velvet anyways!!!!!!!!!!!
COVER: $10 to whatever you wanna give.

FEATURING:
DJ Emancipacion
Mangos with Chili
Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers
Simone de La Getto
Chan Fantastique
King TuffNStuff
Kiss Me Kate
Margaret France
Barbarita Perales
And TBA

Dear community and family,

You know Cherry. You love Cherry. Maybe you know her as that magically delicious queer Chicana/Arab dancer whose gorgeous Arab-Latin dance fusion, burlesque, sassy gogo, or work with Hot Pink Feathers and other Bay Area dance groups has left you jaw dropped and speechless as she embodied all the fierce, life-giving, smile inducing, queer beauty and power you ever dreamed of or needed deep in your soul. Maybe you know her as the co-founder and director of Mangos With Chili, or a producer of countless stunning shows both near and across the country that centered queer of color art and stories that lifted and saved you. Maybe you know her as a friend, a loved one, part of your dance community, part of your SWANA/Arab/North African/Middle Eastern, Latina/o, queer of color family, or as the open hearted, sweet, rowdy and raucous girl whose words and movement and courageous truth telling have been there for you when you needed it.

Two months ago, as she was walking across the street, Cherry was hit by an SUV whose driver was making a left turn while talking on her cell phone. The injuries from this accident have left Cherry in pretty constant pain since then, with limitations to her mobility and energy. They have prevented her from working at her day job or dancing - her art, and also how she makes part of her living. While Cherry is doing all the physical therapy, chiropractic treatment, herbal remedies, stretching and resting known to humanity, healing is going to take its own time.

In the two months since the accident, we, Cherry's friends and family, have been helping her with the day to day stuff. However, at this point, she needs help to sustain herself financially and cover living expenses and costs for treatment.

We are a family. And family take care of each other. Especially queer and trans of color family who may not have close relationships with our families of origin. We are kin, and we have a responsibility to care for each other when we are challenged by hardship.

So we are calling on you, our larger community, to please come out to a fabulous benefit night of entertainment for Ms. Cherry! And if you can't make it, please consider donating money to Cherry through PayPal (use the email chachacherry AT gmail DOT com). All donations will go towards paying for Cherry's rent, groceries and other living expenses while she is still unable to work.

In love and revolution,
The Cheryluscious Love Team

The PayPal link that I received in the email didn't work, but I think you can donate using her email above. If I receive more information, I'll be sure to post it.

Spookshow A-Go-Go for Sunday, May 10, 2009

Oh my! Those naughty kids at Lux Killmore Entertainment are using profanity! Oh my word. Tsk, tsk.

Well, they're having a show coming up this Sunday at The Stud in San Francisco. It's titled Spookshow A-Go-Go: Mommy Dearest and Mother F***ers. Oh, even using those asterisks is making me apoplectic. Please give me a few moments to recover. Talk amongst yourselves....

Alright. It looks like a totally rockin' show. And mothers are free that day, too! Taking a closer look, it looks like everyone can get in free before 8pm. Wow! How can you beat a free show after having dinner with mum? If the producers would only watch their language. Haha. Here are the deets:

Lux Killmore presents Spookshow A-Go-Go: Mommy Dearest and Mother Fuckers

Mother's Day Sunday, May 10th @ 6:30pm | The Stud
399 9th Street | Admission: FREE Before 8pm $7 after | Full Bar 21+ with ID

Film: Mommie Dearest

Live Burlesque Performances by: Lady Satan, Dottie Lux, Mariel A La Mode, Lady Monster and more including Sideshow Oddity "The Original Mother Fucker"

Hosted by: Real life Mother...Simone De La Ghetto

Special Guest of Honor: Isis Starr

AND DJ MIZ MARGO (Dark Sparkle, Laquer, Suspiria, Death Guild)



All Mom's get in for free at this raucous and rowdy event. Once you've ordered your flowers and sent your greeting cards, come out and celebrate with your friends! Lux Killmore gets loud and lusty in a show you wont soon forget.

About The Film: Mommy Dearest Mommie Dearest has become a cult classic despite overwhelmingly negative reviews by film critics. Roger Ebert opened his review with "I can't imagine who would want to subject themselves to this movie." About Dunaway's performance, Variety said "Dunaway does not chew scenery. Dunaway starts neatly at each corner of the set in every scene and swallows it whole, costars and all.

" Roughly a month into release, Paramount realized the film was getting a reputation and box office as an unintentional comedy, and changed its advertising to reflect its new camp status, proclaiming, "Meet the biggest MOTHER of them all!"

About the Performers:
Mariel A La Mode- "The Bay Area's Sassy Sweet Queen of Burlesque!" ~El Vez She's a 4th generation circus artists and actually grew up in the Circus, how many of us can say that? She is an aerialist and burlesque babe with a killer set of...pipes!

Lady Satan- Producer and founding member of Sugar Shack NYC and SF's only burlesque dance party. Her unique style and humorous takes on classic themes have won over fans of stage and silver screen. Recently Lady Satan's performance as The Govoner of Alaska, Sarah Palin has landed her on Perezhilton.com and with over 14,000 views on Youtube. She's The Devil's ex-wife and she's not afraid to break your heart too!

Dottie Lux- There are two components that make up delectable Dottie: sexy, classy, delish delight and absurd humor. With acts ranging from distinguished beauty to deranged clown, this Red Hot is always the perfect flavor. Dottie has brought chuckles, bumps and grinds to NYC, SF, Seattle, LA, Boston and even the seedy shores of Coney Island.

Lady Monster- Stripping at the speed of seduction, Lady Monster will rip apart your conceptions of how sexy a big girl can be. This veteran spoken word siren has a shimmy in her step, peeling off her velvet gloves to reveal an iron fist. Vivacious, campy and oh so curvy - a growling good time.Her repertoire includes: Margaret Cho’s The Sensuous Woman (Los Angeles and San Francisco), Burlesque at the Beach (Coney Island, NYC), Full Body Symposium (Massachusetts), Tease-O-Rama 2005, 2007 and 2008 (San Francisco), and a variety of events in San Francisco). The Living Legend of Burlesque Satan’s Angel has declared her, “The Queen of the Fire Tassels”. She is her protégé with this skill and has added it to her burlesque routines. Recently Satan’s Angel and Lady Monster performed a fire tassel twirling duet in San Francisco where Angel declared her participation as “Perfection!”.

Our Host: Simone De La Ghetto- Founding member of the Award Winning Troupe, Harlem Shake!
Whoa boy! There's no one better to put the wow back into wowza than San Franny's favorite ebony ecdysiast SIMONE DE LA GHETTO. She's the queen of the quake, the Salome of the shake. She knows how to squeeze sweat from a stone.
Those faint of heart or week-kneed be warned!

About your Producers:
Val Killmore is an independent filmmaker who grew up in Southern California. While in NYC she worked for one of the largest independent film companies in the world distributing first run, classic, and reissue movies to theaters and television worldwide. She serves as Associate Program Director for the Coney Island Film Festival. Currently residing in SF and NYC, Val is an Independent Film Producer; producing mainstream Hollywood-fare pictures. She continues to write, direct and produce her own underground and lewd films, ripe with dark humor and buxom beauties. Val is also currently in pre-production with her first feature film, which will go into production this summer of '09, and is slated to be theatrically released worldwide in 2010.

Val and Dottie have been awarded GO NYC's award for 2007's Most Captivating Couple!

Lux Killmore's events have been covered along side John Waters' in The New York Press, SF Weekly, on KOFY TV's Creepy KOFY Movie Time and more!


http://www.myspace.com/spookshowagogo
http://www.myspace.com/luxkillmore
http://www.studsf.com

Alright. In celebration of Mother's Day, I'll need to wash my keyboard out with Comet. :-P