2009 - Mezmerizing! Vaudeville music & dance!

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?

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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



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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



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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



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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!!!!!

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DCTribal Cafe

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!

Tiraz Dance Network "Alternative Hafla"

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!

Vixen Variety

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!

Bizarre Bazaar

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!!!

BellyRock - DragonSong and Ishtar

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!

it's a cheap evening out, and this might quite possibly be one of the most unusual, yet jamming fun bands you will see in a while.

I recommend checking them out.

*** from their announcement ***

Local world fusion band, Dragon Song will be sharing the evening with Pittsburg's Only Classic BellyRock Band, Ishtar. (www.ishtar-music.com) Don't miss this performance...we will have some of our favorite drummers on the East Coast joining us including Daveed Korup, Carmine Guida, Chip Staples, and Casey Bond. The lovely Shahrazad from New York City will be dancing during our set. Other featured dancers of the evening include Zarifa, Noa Reyan, and Jehna. Show begins at 8pm! All ages welcome. Check out the attached flyer, or go to www.newdealcafe.com for more information.

www.myspace.com/dragonsongband
www.youtube.com/dragonsongband
www.tribe.net/dragonsong

Raqs America - This Weekend!

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!

Aisha Ali: Gypsy & Tribal Dances of the Middle East & North Africa

EVENT:Aisha Ali: Gypsy & Tribal Dances of the Middle East & North Africa
DATE & TIME: Saturday, February 21, 2009 2:00pm - 4:30pm
LOCATION:American Dance Institute
1570 E. Jefferson St. Rockville, MD
COST: Register for BOTH DAYS (4-Hour Workshop each day with 30 minute break) - ONLY $150 BEFORE January 20, 2009!
After January 20, Fee for both workshops is $175.
Single day registration is $90.00.
DETAILS:

You don't want to miss this special 2-day intensive with Aisha Ali! Internationally recognized authority on the dances of Egypt and North Africa, Aisha traveled to the Middle East in 1971 to observe firsthand many traditional styles of dances not seen in the United States. She made subsequent visits to Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia from 1973 to 1997 to document folkloric materials that were fast disappearing. In 1973, she stayed among the Ouled Nail in Algeria, a tribe famous for its dancing women. Over the years she has frequently danced at celebrations in Egypt with the Banat Maazin, a Nawar gypsy family of Ghawazee. In the United States, Aisha directed the North African performers at the Los Angeles Olympics opening festival in 1984.

SATURDAY (2pm-6:30pm): GHAWAZEE: Includes brief history of the Nawar and the Halab, playing segat, interpreting the music, discussion of traditional and modern costuming, movement technique and styling, shimmies, Beladi Stick dance—Saidi, Beladi Et Teit —Delta, plus rare video footage of the Nawar
*PLEASE BRING SEGAT (finger cymbals) TO THIS CLASS! If you do not have any, let us know ahead of time, I may have a few extra pairs available.

SUNDAY (12pm-4:30pm): OULED NAÏL (Algeria): brief history of the tribe, their customs & costumes, movement techniques, impromptu dance session
SHIKHAT DANCE (Morocco): brief history of the dancers, movement techniques, impromptu dance session
MOTREB DANCE (Iran): brief talk about the dancers, their costumes, movement techniques, impromptu dance session. Students will need a veil for this class. I will have a few extra on hand in case anyone forgets!

Register for BOTH DAYS (4-Hour Workshop each day with 30 minute break) - ONLY $150 BEFORE January 20, 2009!
After January 20, Fee for both workshops is $175.
Single day registration is $90.00.
To register online: www.wmfolklifecenter.org/register
For more information on Aisha Ali:
www.aisha-ali.com

Bellydance & Sideshow Extravaganza

EVENT: Bellydance & Sideshow Extravaganza
DATE & TIME:Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Art 6
6 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA23219
804-343-1406
COST: Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
DETAILS:

Onca O'leary and the Mezmer Society is bringing their unique style of Vaudeville, Bellydance, and live Balkan music to Richmond! The show will also feature dancers from DC, Richmond, Charlottsville, and Hampton Roads. The line-up incudes Romka, Asharah, and fire in the Belly. In addition to the kick ass line-up of dancers, the show will also feature DC's own side show queen, Mab-Just-Mab. This will be a truly eclectic show featuring cabaret, tribal fusion, gypsy fusion, and ATS.

Art 6
6 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA23219
804-343-1406

Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30
Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
For more info: joharadance@hotmail.com or 804-307-8814