DCVariety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Chris Griffin
lucrezia.blozia@gmail.com
Cell: 323-788-8970

PASTIE-AID TO BENEFIT THE LOCAL BURLESQUE, VAUDEVILLE & VARIETY COMMUNITIES
Putting the “fun” in emergency relief fund

Whether you’re twirling a tassel, juggling fire or snapping a mousetrap on your tongue it’s good to know you’ve got insurance. Recently DC’s own sideshow girl, Mab, just Mab found out the hard way when, while on tour, she chipped a tooth (not in a professional capacity). She ended up having to use rent money to pay for emergency dental work. While she was able to recover, she realized many of the local burlesque, vaudeville and variety communities are uninsured and working part-time jobs and may not be so lucky. So with the help of Hope Operas founder Chris Griffin she decided to create Pastie-AID, an emergency fund for local variety, vaudeville and burlesque performers. There will be a benefit performance and auction on April 15th at the Red Palace to kick-start the Fund.

This will truly be a variety show with all bases covered with sideshow performances by Mab, just Mab and Swami YoMahmi, musical comedy from Eva Brontosaurus and UkeCordionPocalypse, burlesque from Shortstaxx, Spanky Roundbottom and Wham Bam Pam, boylesquers Paco Fish and Tony Apollo, and variety acts from Malibu, Moira Lee, Clovis and Miss Joule. The evening will be hosted by Mab, just Mab and alt. dragster Lucrezia Blozia.

Auction items including artwork by local art stars Scott Brooks, Jared Davis, Todd Gardner and Steve Strawn, a photo session with Stereo Vision Photography (known for their glamor portraits of local burlesque beauties), signed copies of James Taylor’s sideshow book “Shocked and Amazed”, a belly dancing lesson by Belladonna, an accordion lesson from UkeCordionPocalypse’s Baska D’Joy and one of Malibu, Mistress of Fire’s signature tiny top hats. Other auction items and performers may be added between now and the show.

PASTIE-AID, a benefit for local uninsured variety performers, Friday, April 15th at the Red Palace, 1210 H Street, N.E. Doors 9:00PM, Show 10:00PM. Admission is $10.00. For more information contact Chris Griffin at lucrezia.blozia@gmail.com.

Sexy and Sassy, Crude and Classy.

This month we have Dangerous Beauties!

FIRE! SWORDS! BURLESQUE, SINGING & DANCING! What’s not to love????

Mavi, the blue haired sword dancing maven, a tribal fusion belly dancer that mixes fire, swords, and industrial music to carve out a style that is truly her own. Mavi comes to us from the DC Tribal Café, where she co-hosts a monthly showcase of what the eclectic world of belly dance has to offer, bringing in talent from near and far. She also teaches workshops throughout the country, and is truly a local gem. Do not miss her!

Clovis Dance Afire’s resident whiskey-drinking virago

Wham Bam Pam – This recent transplant from Chicago is a feisty little firecracker fueled by whiskey and filled with mirth. Sassy and sexy, a little geeky, and totally fun, her burlesque will knock you out! Wham! Bam! Pam! Right in the kisser

Tickets $10

Hosted by DC’s own brilliant and talented Mab Just Mab!

And because you love seeing Mab suffer, back again is everyone’s favorite spot of mid-show entertainment: “Make Mab Laugh”

Do you think you have what it takes to make the Mistress of Misery, the Princess of Pain, the Jaded and Bitter Glasswalking Sideshow Girl, Mab, Just Mab crack a smile?

Try your luck, and your best material!
(And before you even think about, she’s not ticklish.)
Super-Fabulous-Amazing-Wondrous Prizes awarded to the winner!

When is all this happening?
Thursday, September 9, 2010
9pm (ish)
for only $10!!! (wow! what a bargain!)
only at the Palace of Wonders
1210 H. St. NE
Washington DC 20002

JUST ADDED!
Post Show Go-Go dancing by none other the DD Cupcake!!!

I have been toying with the idea of starting a “New Artist Showcase” @ the Palace for a while now. I want to give performers who don’t know where to start a chance to show their stuff.

I have a few variety artists in mind, but I’m always on the look out for more. any suggestions?

any genera. jugglers, fire artists, dancers, burlesque, sideshow, circus, magic, comedy, etc.

also included are solo/duo variety musicians although I’m going to try to stay away from huge bands as there won’t be room for them on the stage, they take longer to set up, and there are already many venues for regular bands.

drop me an email if you are interested and please pass this on!
mab (at mabjustmab.com)

are you ready for 2009?

Time to gird your loins, because this first month is going to be FANTASTIC!

January 10th – Bellydance Carnival with Mezmer Society, Paolo Garbanzo, Mab Just Mab, and more – Richmond VA
January 11th – Mezmer Society, Paolo Garbanzo, Mab Just Mab, and Mavi @ the Palace of Wonders
January 16th – Cheeky Monkey Sideshow Inauguration Freakathon @ the Palace of Wonders
January 18th – OBAMA WONDERAMA featuring a STAR STUDDED cast! @ the Warehouse Theatre DC

you want details?

###

January 10th
Art 6:
6 East Broad St.
Richmond VA 23219
804-343-1406

Come out for a truly exciting and eclectic show featuring bellydance and more!
The show’s special guest is Onca O’leary and the Mezmer Society www.barakamundi.com from North Carolina.

There is also a mind-blowing line-up of Bellydance and Sideshow talent from DC, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Charlottesville.

Tribal fusion, cabaret, ATS, gypsy fusion, sideshow entertainment, and more! There will also be vending by several of our wonderful performers.

The show will be held at Art 6: 6 East Broad, Richmond, VA. Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30.

MC Mab, Just Mab – DC
Mezmer Society – Ruckus Balkan Music and Dance – NC
Asharah – DC
Romka – DC
Nadia -VA
Fluer De Ebones – VA
Fire in the Belly – VA
Shimmy Mischief – VA

with special guest Paolo Garbanzo – Jester of England!

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

for advance ticket sales, contact joharadance@hotmail.com or 804-307-8814

###

January 11, 2009

The Mezmer Society & Friends are bringing the Luscious Cabaret & Balkan Ruckus to the Palace of Wonders. That means brilliant accordion, sultry dance mayhem & inebriate genius. Mavi embodies the darker side of bellydance, & Mab Just Mab, DC’s Own Sideshow Girl, simultaneously shocks & stuns. And our special guest, Paolo Garbanzo, the Official Jester of England, is on hand to defy Death & Darwinism with daring feats of dexterity. Bring your friends to dazzle them, & your enemies, because, well, anything can happen when there are five knives in the air…

www.PalaceofWonders.com
Doors 8pm
$10
1210 H St, NE WDC 20002

www.myspace.com/themezmersociety — see and hear the wonder!
www.garbanzojuggling.com — Paolo Garbanzo!
www.jaladrum.org – DC’s own sideshow girl
www.mavibellydance.com — Mavi

###

January 16th

~CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW’s Inauguration Freakathon~
Price: $10.00
@ the Palace of Wonders!

The Presidential Inauguration is coming up and DC is gonna be a circus.

And what does every good circus need? A SIDESHOW!

Cheeky Monkey Sideshow will be there to provide the finest in variety entertainment–

From New York City, CHRIS McDANIEL, the One Man Wild West Show!
“With his genial introductions and rope and gun tricks Chris McDaniel is a crowd-pleasing scene-stealer.”
~THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

From Coney Island, the Burlesque Confection, MISS CHERRY DELIGHT!
“One of the funniest burlesque performers out there!”
~Scott Baker, Sideshows by the Seashore

And, of course, the sideshow comedy, magic, and freakery that you’ve come to love from Cheeky Monkey Sideshow!

So, don’t miss out on the show the City Paper called, “Beautiful and bizarre” and the Washington Post called, “Unusually good.”

And don’t forget, wear your CMSS button for discount admission!

Cheeky Monkey Sideshow~
You’ll be Amazed. You’ll be Amused. You’ll be Just a Little Freaked Out.

Friday, January 16th
Palace of Wonders
1210 H St, NE
Washington, DC

Show starts at 10pm
$10 at the door

palaceofwonders.com
cheekymonkeysideshow.com

###

Sunday, January 18, 2009
SAVE THE DATE for an Amazing Inauguration Celebration – Vaudeville style!

OBAMA WONDERAMA!!!

The Warehouse Theatre
1021 7th St., NW, WDC
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

$25 in advance / $30 at the door

Join us for a Burlesque and Sideshow Inauguration Celebration!!

Featuring Three Sets of Extraordinary Entertainers from DC and NYC! Enjoy drink specials, DJ sets and art galleries between performances!

Featuring a STAR STUDDED CAST! some of the BEST Bulesque and Sideshow performers in the nation!

Ava After Dark,
Bella Donna,
Candy Del Rio,
Clams Casino from NYC,
Dr. Lucky from NYC,
Dulce de Leche from NYC,
Gary Gutter,
L’il Dutch,
Mab Just Mab,
Malibu,
Miss Joule,
DJ P-Vo,
ShortStaxx,
Sugar Ann Spice
and
Swami Yomahmi.

More details and ticket information coming soon!! You DO NOT want to miss this!!!!!

######

EVENT: DCTribal Cafe
DATE & TIME: Sunday, October 25
doors open a 6pm
LOCATION: Asylum
2471 18th STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20009
(202) 319.9353
COST: $10
DETAILS: DCTribal Cafe is a monthly event featuring great food, music and performances by local & regional tribal & experimental belly dance artists! DCTribal Cafe is hosted by DC’s premier Tribal Fusion Belly Dance company ROMKA, and sponsored by DCTribal, a collective of dancers dedicated to supporting tribal dance in the DC Area. DCTribal Cafe is held the last sunday of every month at Asylum Bar & Lounge, 2471 18th Street, NW in the heart of Adams Morgan. Check it out!

EVENT: Tiraz Dance Network “Alternative Hafla”
DATE & TIME: Sunday, October 26, 2008 3:30 PM
LOCATION: McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave
McLean VA 22101
COST: Tickets $5/person **MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE** No tickets will be sold at the door.
DETAILS:

Event will feature innovative and experimental performances including Tribal Fusion and American Tribal, and fusions of Middle Eastern/belly dance movements/ music with other genres of dance and music. McLean Community Center. Show time 3:30pm. Tickets $5/person **MUST BE PURCHASED IN
ADVANCE** No tickets will be sold at the door.

visit the website to purchase tickets!

EVENT: Vixen Variety
DATE & TIME: Thursday October 9, 2008
LOCATION: The Palace of Wonders
1210 H ST. NE Washington DC 20002
COST: $10
DETAILS:
Vixen Variety is an exciting new all female variety show!
More then just a feast for the eyes this show will knock your socks off!
These clever, sly and scandalous women will woo you with their willfulness and wiles!
You don’t want to miss the fun as these foxy females flaunt their finesse and show off their skills in a hodgepodge of heroines!
A new medley of talent each month!
So come one, come all to the foxy & fabulous Vixen Variety Show!

THIS MONTH! Mab (me) will be bringing out her new comedy fire eating routine! All Funny! All the Time! Even while on FIRE!

EVENT: Bizarre Bazaar
DATE & TIME: Thursday, July 31, doors open at 7pm, show at 9:30
LOCATION: The Palace of Wonders
1210 H St. NE, Washington DC 20002
COST: $10
DETAILS:
Come out for the monthly Bizarre Bellydance event at the Palace of Wonders! This month, they will be bring out some truly unique acts!
dancing, fire, cabaret, tribal and much more!

This months Artists -
Eugenia
Jen
Kallisti Tribal
Mayyadah Sabri
Zobeide
& special guest, Mab, Just Mab!!!

EVENT: DragonSong and Ishtar
DATE & TIME: July 5th, 8 pm
LOCATION:New Deal Cafe
113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center,
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
COST: Cost : $8.00
DETAILS: It would seem that the DC Metro area is going to be treated to a rare delicacy, World Fusion Turkish Rock!

I have heard all of these artists separately, and I am very excited to see what jamming fun they create together!

EVENT: Raqs America

DATE & TIME: This weekend. All weekend. with shows in the evening.

LOCATION:
Joe’s Movement Emporium
3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD 20712

COST: Depends on what you want to see – main-stage shows cost a bit more than just walking around during the day. Check out the website for pricing options.

DETAILS: Why should you check this out? Well, for starters, some of the best local and national bellydance talent (tribal, cabaret, and everything in between) will be out, strutting their stuff.

if you like shopping, there will be vendors of all sorts there. well, mostly just of the bellydance sort, but you will find amazing jewelry, textiles, music and videos there.

This event was produced by the infamous Miles Copeland in his ongoing quest to move bellydance into the mainstream. (how’s that working out for ya?)

It’s like a Lalapalooza for bellydance.

The tickets are relatively inexpensive, and you really do get a whole lot of show for your buck.
If you make it out, let me know how it was!