San Francisco area burlesque for the week of August 31, 2009

Looks like we've got another week of shows that's loaded towards the back of the week. So take a look at the shows and choose which ones you'd like to see.

If you've wanted to see the comedy troupe Killing My Lobster but haven't yet, this Friday will be a good time. They'll have as special guests the Hot Pink Feathers!

And on Saturday, you'll have a choice between Burlesque n' Brass with the Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express, or the Kentucky Fried Woman Show at Velvet.

Whatever you choose, you'll probably have a great time. So it's a win-win decision! Enjoy, everyone! :-)

• Monday, August 31: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. Celebrate the end of August with Kingfish and Eddie! They'll be joined by Frederique Voix De Ville, Josie Starre, Gretl von BoomBoom, The Can-Cannibals, Victoria & The Vaudvillains, and good ole Zip the What-Is-It! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Friday, August 28: 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: Hot Pink Feathers with Killing My Lobster at Traveling Jewish Theatre in San Francisco, 470 Florida Street. This Fall, KML puts the "muse" in amuse, with a show all about the arts and inspiration! 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. This week featuring the Hot Pink Feathers! Show at 8pm. Tickets $20 general admission, $15 students w/valid ID.
  


• Also Friday: First Friday Follies at The Stork Club in Oakland, 2330 Telegraph Avenue. Join emcee Margaret France for a show featuring musical guests The Gomorran Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Plus, see burlesque from Cupcake & Mugg Muggles, Marie La Faux, Bunny Pistol, Sparkly Devil, Bitterwaitress, Trixie Letourneau, and the Dishrag Dollies! Show at 9:30pm. Free, but donations always welcome. 21+ w/ID.


• Saturday, September 5: Burlesque n' Brass at Cafe Van Kleef in Oakland, 1621 Telegraph Avenue. Hot Pink Feathers and Blue Bone Express set fire to CvK once again! 3 full sets of booty-shakin' live music and 4 sets of dance in cozy, eclectic enviro! Doors at 8pm, show at 9:30 sharp! $10 plus tips, 21+ w/ID.


• Also Saturday: Kentucky Fried Woman Show at Velvet in Oakland, 3411 MacArthur Boulevard. 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! Show at 9:30pm. $10, 21+ w/ID.
  

Cabaret deNude was supposed to return from hiatus this month, but it's not scheduled on the Stud's website, and no one has logged into their MySpace account since May. I'll post something if I learn that the show's happening this Sunday.

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.

Uptown Hubba Hubba for Monday, August 31, 2009

Well, what do you know? There are 31 days in August. And it just so happens that on this fateful evening there will be an Uptown Hubba Hubba show! Yes, enjoy a commencement ceremony for August 2009 and perhaps a few drinks while taking in a naughtysexyfunnythoroughlyenjoyable show. ;-)

Howdy Friends!

Fall is peepin' around the corner, and Hubba Hubba Revue is getting excited about that! But Summer's not over yet, oh my no! We've got one last day of August and we're gonna make the most of it! Come on down to Oakland's UPTOWN CLUB this coming Monday, August 31st, 'cuz we're gonna send out the old month in style!

MONDAY, August 31st, we've got:

FREDERIQUE VOIX DE VILLE!
Josie Starre!
Gretl von BoomBoom!
The Can-Cannibals!
Victoria & The Vaudvillains!
Zip the What-Is-It!

and everyone's favorite drunks/MC's, Kingfish & Eddie!

all for just FIVE BUCKS!

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

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

HELP SPREAD THE WORD, Y'ALL!


http://www.hubbahubbarevue.com

http://www.uptownnightclub.com

Burlesque and related shows in San Francisco this weekend

Of course, there will be a Red Hots Burlesque show on Friday, August 28 at 7:30pm at El Rio in the Mission. Entry is only between $5 and $10. You don't want to forget that show, even if you went to the Feed fundraiser on Thursday night!

But there will also be a free all-ages stage show in Oakland on Saturday being produced by Amelia Mae Paradise and Diamond Daggers (http://www.diamonddaggers.com/). It will be part of Sistahs Steppin' in Pride 2009 (http://www.sistahssteppin.org/), and will take place between 1pm and 6pm on the Festival Main Stage in Snow Park between 19th and Harrison Streets in Downtown Oakland. Here is the line-up for the stage show:

Sistahs Steppiní in Pride August 29, 2009
Festival Main Stage

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Stage to run from 1 pm - 6 pm

SET 1
DJ Ryan: http://www.myspace.com/ladydanaryan
Dancing with the Queers with Zoe Balfour & Citabria Phillips: http://www.dancingwiththequeers.com/
CABARET/DRAG/*BURLESQUE with Emcee Simone de la Getto: http://www.myspace.com/simonedelagetto
Delicio Del Toro: http://www.myspace.com/mrdeltoro
Chica Boom: http://lachicaboom.com/
Alotta Boutte: http://www.myspace.com/alotta
Mommaís Boyz
*burlesque will be "family friendly" for the diverse age-range of the audience!

SET 2
DJ Luna: http://www.myspace.com/sfdjchic
Hand2Hand: http://www.handtohandkajukenbo.com/
Fisrt Congregational Church Choir
Roke Noirís Bollywood Dance: http://www.rokenoirproductions.com/

SET 3
DJ Divinity: http://www.myspace.com/djdivinity23
King Tuff níStuff: http://www.kingtuffnstuff.com/
Jill Parkerís Foxglove Sweethearts: http://www.myspace.com/foxglovesweethearts
Sistas in the Pit: http://www.sistasinthepit.com/

SET 4
DJ Black: http://www.myspace.com/clubsweet

This yearís SSIP stage is brought to you by Amelia Mae Paradise & Diamond Daggers Productions
http://www.diamonddaggers.com/

And if any of you are going to the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival (http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/) in Golden Gate Park this weekend, be sure to stop by and see Kitten on the Keys (www.kittymusic.com) at the Vau de Vire Society tent called BARBARY! She'll be MCing and performing all three days. Rosin Coven, the Yard Dogs Road Show, and Fou Fou Ha! among others will also be featured. Tickets are pricey, running between $89.50 and one-day ticket and $595.00 for a VIP three-day Festival ticket, but if you're going anyway, be sure to drop by the tent.

I think that's about it. If you know of any other events, please let everyone know by leaving a comment below. Have a great weekend, burlesque fans! :-)

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

Jeff Spirer photobooth at Feed: The Fundraiser II on Thursday, August 27, 2009

Jeff Spirer (http://www.spirer.com/) will be operating a photobooth at Thursday's Feed fundraiser (see previous post for details). I've known Jeff for about a little over a year now, as he's a regular photographer at Red Hots Burlesque, Barbary Coast Burlesque, and other shows. He also works at boxing and martial arts matches and classes, concerts, and other events. But no weddings! Heh. Check out his website for more examples of his work.

At the fundraiser, there will be a room set aside in the Climate Theater for Jeff. He'll have his camera, lights, a computer and a printer. For $5, you can get a stylized 4x6 photo of yourself and perhaps a friend or two as a memento!

Jeff sent me some photos he's stylized from the first Feed fundraiser. I've uploaded them to Photobucket to place in this post and am hoping the slideshow works. Which, of course, it doesn't. Ha ha. So here are the photos presented in the old-fashioned way!

I'm terrible at putting names to faces. For example, I'm not sure if one of photos is of Bitter Waitress or Bunny Bardot. If you recognize some of the performers, please let me know. Also let me know if I made a mistake in labeling the photos! A comment below will suffice if you don't want to send an email. :-)

Happy viewing!


DJ ACE, photo by Jeff Spirer


Interview (of Lil Eyeful, added 9/3/2009) in progress, photo by Jeff Spirer


Cupcake, photo by Jeff Spirer


Someone happy (Marie La Faux, added 9/3/2009), photo by Jeff Spirer



Virginia Suicide, photo by Jeff Spirer




Delilah onstage, photo by Jeff Spirer



Bunny Bardot (or Bitter Waitress) - Photo by Jeff Spirer



Citty Rich, photo by Jeff Spirer



Unidentified persons, photo by Jeff Spirer



Ruby White, photo by Jeff Spirer



Delilah, photo by Jeff Spirer



Unidentified twosome (Kristi Kremes and someone still unidentified, added 9/3/2009), photo by Jeff Spirer



Lady Monster, photo by Jeff Spirer

FEED: The Fundraiser II on Thursday, August 27, 2009

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San Francisco area burlesque for the week of August 24, 2009

This is the week of the big FEED Fundraiser II! Yes, Lux Killmore Entertainment still needs your support. At the last fundraiser, I won two pieces of artwork in the art auction. Maybe you will be a winner this time around! There will be lots of fantastic burlesque dancers, raffles, food, drink, dancing, art, and a photo booth with professional photog Jeff Spirer! It promises to be a fun evening.

• Monday, August 24: Uptown Hubba Hubba at the Uptown in Oakland, 1928 Telegraph Avenue. See Seattle burlesquer Vienna La Rouge plus local favorites Lola Vauntz, Sparkly Devil, sASSy Hotbuns, Honey Lawless, The Amazing L.B.T., Professor Shimmy, and Calamity Lulu! Doors at 9pm, show at 10:15ish. $5, 21+ w/ID.


• Thursday, August 27: FEED the Fundraiser II at Climate Theater in San Francisco, 285 9th Street. Help support Lux Killmore's drive to raise funds to produce their new movie, "Feed." Miss Honey Penny (Orange Appeal), Dottie Lux (Red Hots Burlesque, School of Shimmy), Chan Dynasty (National Queer Arts Festival), Kentucky Fried Woman (The Kentucky Fried Woman Show), The Can Cannibals (Pyrate Punx), Cherry Galette (queer latina burlesque performer), Precious Moments (Bulb, Trannyshack), Ruby Vixen (Debauchery), Isis Starr (Living Legend of Burlesque), Lady Satan (Sugar Shack), Citty Rich (Hubba Hubba Revue) and Recent School of Shimmy Graduates! In addition, there will be a raffle, art auction, DJ dancing, and a photo booth with photographer Jeff Spirer! 7pm to midnight. $10.
  


• Friday, August 28: 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.

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.