Kellita and Sparkly Devil win Golden Pastie Awards at the NYBF

Congratulations to both Kellita of the Hot Pink Feathers (www.hotpinkfeathers.com) and Sparkly Devil (www.sparklydevil.com) for winning Golden Pastie awards at this year's New York Burlesque Festival! Kellita won hers for "The Most Sensual Performer in Burlesque," which she shared with Peekaboo Pointe. Sparkly won hers for "The Performer Most Likely to End Up in Bangkok Missing a Kidney." Wow. Talk about an award made just for her! ;-)

Thanks to both Kellita and Sparkly for representing the Bay Area in the Big Apple! And thanks to all of you who voted online for them pre-Festival for helping to make it all possible!

Calamity Lulu and Sister Kate perform at Death Valley High record release party on Thursday, October 8, 2009

Reader Marin let me know that two of Hubba Hubba Revue's regular performers, Sister Kate and Calamity Lulu, are scheduled to perform at the release party for Death Valley High (http://www.myspace.com/deathvalleyhigh). Also on the bill are Thrill of it All (http://www.myspace.com/tokyodecadence) and King Loses Crown (http://www.kinglosescrown.com).

The show information says that hardcore DVH fans should "come wearing bruises, cuts, bandages and/or gauze, etc. is widely accepted and massively encouraged!" Should Calamity Lulu's performance live up to her name, she will feel right at home (and bandages won't be hard to find)! ;-)

Thursday, October 8: Death Valley High Record Release Party

at Café du Nord,
2174 Market St
Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:30
$10, 21+ w/ID.


(Flyer updated October 6, 2009)

A dance party for the history books folks! The details are, Bands: King Loses Crown, Thrill of it All, and Death Valley High; On the decks: DJ Omar and Ben Abstrakt; And Tantalizing BURLESQUE: The lovely Calamity Lulu and fabulous Sister Kate performing 2 sets each!! This event is not to be missed!

Details can be found at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=122094788348&ref=nf (ed. note: reposted below)

Death Valley High Presents:
The Dance of Doom 2009

This night is the celebration of a record ( yes, an actual vinyl! ) that has been over a year in the making. "Doom, in Full Bloom" will drop on the world Thursday October 8th 2009 at San Francisco's Cafe Du Nord.

This is NOT your average rock show. We've enlisted some top notch talent to mark the occasion. Electro-Punk heavyweights King Loses Crown will kick off the event, followed by the incredible musical stylings of The Thrill Of It All. Your fearless leaders Death Valley High will take the headlining spot, and we'll have a few tricks up our sleeves to be sure!!

But to leave it at that would just not be enough. We are throwing a PARTY here folks. So we've brought in the big guns. Between sets, Ben Abstrakt will be killing it on the wheels of steel to keep your feet moving and your ass grooving! And at the end of the night, we have DJ OMAR himself dropping a set of his own to send everyone off the deep end!!!

Burlesque performances from SF's own Calamity Lulu & Sister Kate!

This will be a special night for the DVH family, so mark your calendar! Batten down the hatches! Get your excuse ready to miss work Friday! Get a pet sitter, sell the kids! Hide the fine china! And do yo stretches son! Cuz you're gonna be movin at Du Nord Oct 8th!!!

-DVH

tickets available at:
http://www.ticketweb.com

For all the DVH hardcore: come wearing bruises, cuts, bandages and/or gauze, etc. is widely accepted and massively encouraged!


http://www.myspace.com/deathvalleyhigh |

http://www.myspace.com/tokyodecadence |

http://www.kinglosescrown.com |

http://www.cafedunord.com

San Francisco area burlesque for the week of October 5, 2009

Looks like this week there will be a convergence! Yes, Red Hots Burlesque and Hubba Hubba Revue will combine to start off the week with RHB's School of Shimmy performing onstage at the Uptown Club in Oakland. You'll see some of the alumni of Dottie Lux's classes shaking and shimmying. Woot!

Later in the week, catch the Hot Pink Feathers, Sister Kate, Tara Quinn, and Barbary Coast Shakedown at Baxtalo Drom -- The Lucky Road: Special Edition at the DNA Lounge on Friday. Kingfish of Hubba Hubba Revue will bring his merry self to host the show.

Add in Thursday's Little Minsky's show and Friday's regular Red Hots Burlesque show, and you've got your burlesque schedule for the first full week of October. :-)

• Monday, October 5: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. This week, Hubba Hubba Revue welcomes Red Hots Burlesque's School of Shimmy! Headmistress Dottie Lux will be bringing S.O.S. alumni including Nikki Sparx, Ava Lanche, Bunny Bardot, Bitter Waitress, Eva Valentina, and many more! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Thursday, October 8: Little Minsky's at Club Deluxe in San Francisco, 1511 Haight Street. Little Minsky's is brought to you by Douglas Good (of Cabaret Verdalet), The Flying Fox (burlesque glamour girl) and a few shady characters (we dare not name). Look for a line-up of performers on this blog later in the week. Doors at 9pm, show at 10. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Friday, October 9: Red Hots Burlesque at El Rio in SF, 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: Baxtalo Drom -- The Lucky Road: Special Edition at DNA Lounge in SF, 375 Eleventh Street. A special blend of vaudeville, bellydancers, burlesque stars, live music, and a gypsy bazaar featuring local, one of a kind, handmade treasures -- all surrounded by a gypsy-punk DJ dance-party! With performances by the Hot Pink Feathers & Their All-Star Band, Barbary Coast Shakedown, Tara Quinn, and Sister Kate. With music from DJ Alxndr (False Profit / Downlow). Find Bargains & Mysteries in the Gypsy Bazaar! Hosted by MC Kingfish of Hubba Hubba Revue and featuring the Hubba Hubba Go-Go Gypsies! 9pm til late. $10 all night, 21+ w/ID.

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.

School of Shimmy comes to Uptown Hubba Hubba on Monday,

Yes, you've read right! Dottie Lux's School of Shimmy is coming to the Uptown Club in Oakland on Monday, October 5. Dottie will be bringing School of Shimmy alumni including Bunny Bardot, Bitter Waitress, Eva Valentina, Nikki Sparx, and Ava Lanche. Plus others! East Bay, this is your chance to see these notable performers on the Uptown stage. And it's only five bucks, as they say! :-)

This Monday, Oct. 5th, "student body" takes on a whole new meeting as Hubba Hubba Revue welcomes special guests DOTTIE LUX'S SCHOOL OF SHIMMY to the Uptown Club!

It's gonna be a tassel-twirlin', hip-shakin', darn sexy semester! Featuring...

DOTTIE LUX!
Nikki Sparx
Ava Lanche
Bunny Bardot
Bitter Waitress
Eva Valentina
and many more!

still just FIVE BUCKS!

Doors 9PM, Show 10:15PM
21 & Up w/ID

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

HELP SPREAD THE WORD, Y'ALL!


www.redhotsburlesque.com

www.hubbahubbarevue.com

www.uptownnightclub.com

Barnaby's World of Wonderment on Sunday, October 4, 2009

Not only will SF Boylesque (www.sfboylesque.com) be at Barnaby's World of Wonderment (www.worldofwonderment.org) at the Castro Street Fair (www.castrostreetfair.org) on Sunday, but Red Hots Burlesque (www.redhotsburlesque.com) will be there performing and Kitten on the Keys (www.kittymusic.com) shall be catting around! And yes, Barnaby is Max Barnaby, the artistic director of SF Boylesque.

As mentioned in the Red Hots Burlesque post, the Steins (played by Dottie Lux and Val Killmore) will be getting married on Sunday there. Barnaby's is an interactive entertainment area focusing on the performing arts and showcasing a wide variety of local theatre, street and circus performers. This years Castro Street Fair Theme “Get Hitched” springs to life throughout the World of Wonderment with everything from bachelor/ette parties, to Marriage Midways, to Story Book Celebrity Weddings, it will be and experience to behold.

This October 4th, the block starting at 18th Street from Noe St. to Hartford St. will be transformed into a surreal art performance environment. Featuring over 50 performers artists this event will give San Francisco the gift of old school American entertainment.

Thank you Barnaby's public relations people for most of those previous two paragraphs. Ha ha! So, yeah. There will be a chance to participate in performance art including weddings and bachelor/ette parties and such. Looks like a great time, and you'll probably see some of your favorite burlesque performers there, too!

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

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