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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THE DUTCH OVEN 2009 SPACE ODYSSEY!

EVENT: THE DUTCH OVEN 2009 SPACE ODYSSEY!
DATE & TIME: FRIDAY JANUARY 9, 2009. 10pm
LOCATION: Palace of Wonders – 1210 H St., NE WDC
COST: $10
DETAILS:
Ladies and Gentlemen! Only at the Palace of Wonders ....WITNESS the STARRY SPECTACLE! ... The GLITTERING DEBUT!! of...

Lily Stark White's Original Steampunk Burlesque - never before seen on THIS PLANET !! YOU could be the first to report the landing of this Unearthly Creature in Our Nation's Capitol! This Unidentified Foxy Object! This.... this ....This Sextraterrestrial!!!

OH! THE UNHUMANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FRIDAY JANUARY 9, 2009.

THE DUTCH OVEN 2009 SPACE ODYSSEY!
Palace of Wonders – 1210 H St., NE WDC
$10 / 10 p.m.
Out of this World Starrs bringing you Inter-Galactic Glamour and Spacey Strip Tease!!! From the galaxy of Charm City comes Maria Bella, Little Luna and Lily Stark White! And the Palace's own space cadets, Prissy Pistol and L'il Dutch! Join the rocket ride to an E.T. (Extra Terrific) time with the cosmic cutie Lauren Marleaux, the planetary perv Gary Gutter as your MC and lunar grooves by DJ P-VO!

Rockabilly Creature Feature

EVENT: Rockabilly Creature Feature
DATE & TIME:Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:00pm - 11:45pm
LOCATION:Palace of Wonders
1210 H St NE Washington, DC
COST: $10
DETAILS:
Burlesque + Rockabilly = Rockalesque? Burlabilly?

Come on out and see the Brokedown Playboys lay it out at the Palace again! These guys are a scream and blast to dance to. The place may be small but if Bambi and Lizzie Fur can shimmy there so can you! Doors at 8pm, Show at 10pm

The Comedy & Mystery Society

EVENT: The Comedy & Mystery Society "Special Holiday Show!"
DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 27 at 8:00pm
LOCATION:Gaithersburg Arts Barn
COST:$18 for Gaithersburg city residents / $21 for all others. (99 seats total.)
DETAILS:

http://www.comedymysterysociety.com/index.html

Join Bob Sheets, Karen Beriss, Eric Henning and George Bradley for a special holiday show!

The Comedy & Mystery Society incorporates a touch of farce into an amazing stage show featuring many of the country's top magical entertainers.

The intimate Gaithersburg Arts Barn Theater provides an ideal setting, with a great view of the astounding sleight of hand from every seat in the house. The world of magic and mystery has never been so much fun.

Ages 10 and up.

Tickets are $18 for Gaithersburg city residents and
$21 for all others. 99 seats total.

By tickets online at
http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/apps/RecXpress/Activities/ActivitiesCourseDetails.asp?aid=1000&cid=30847

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=42266354210

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!

Bread and Puppet Theater FREE SHOW

EVENT:
DATE & TIME: Oct 21-22
LOCATION: St. Stephen’s Church ( 1525 Newton St NW ; Corner of 16th and Newton )
Washington DC
COST: FREE!
DETAILS: The World-Famous Bread and Puppet Theater Will Perform in DC:

"To live in America and never see the Bread and Puppet Theater perform is like living in Egypt and never seeing the pyramids." (Christian Science Monitor)

"The Bread & Puppet Theater has been so long a part of America ’s conscious struggle for our better selves, that it has become, paradoxically, a fixture of our subconscious.”" (NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu)

Event Details:

Bread and Puppet Theater

At St. Stephen’s Church ( 1525 Newton St NW ; Corner of 16th and Newton )

Tuesday, Oct 2120at 8pm: “The Sourdough Philosophy Circus”

Wednesday, Oct 22 at 8pm: “Storm Office: A Storm Poem with Implementation Machine”

FREE ADMISSION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Janelle Treibitz

October 3, 2008 646-734-6705 cell; janelleboal@aol.com

WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 3, 2008) – Giant puppets, dancing zebras, city bred cows and sour stilters will transform St. Stephen’s Church into a big-top circus of political proportions when the world-famous Bread and Puppet Theater returns to DC for two performances Tuesday and Wednesday, October 21-22. The performance is free and open to the public.

Bread and Puppet is one of the oldest activist street theater companies in the country, and this year they will perform two different shows to DC audiences:

On Tuesday evening at 8pm Bread and Puppet will perform the newest of their famous (and family-friendly) puppet circuses. The "Sourdough Philosophy Circus" is a show about the need for human fermentation. In their own words: “Human fermentation concerns those parts of the human body that are not governed by the government, like the guts and the gutsy par ts of the brain. This is also applies to zebras and city bred cows, dancing bears and independent donkeys. The show is run by a bunch of cooks, specialists in cooking the various stews and pancakes of our everyday first world exist ence. Additional commentary is provided by the Rotten Idea Theater Company. Music is by the Sourdough Philosophy Brass Band and a quartet of sheep.”

On Wednesday evening at 8pm, Bread and Puppet will perform "Storm Office: A Storm Poem with Implementation Machine". two-curtain box stage, using newspaper comments on recent storms and their relationship to politics. This show speaks with pictures instead of words. In Storm Office, Bread and Puppet relies “on a big collection of masks and puppets, representing all archetypal traits of the ancient and contemporary worlds. In this [show] masked characters are joined by an airplane, a typewriter, a deer, a big fist and...a sailboat called: We Are All in The Same Boat, which will take the audience on a journey through the streets.” Storm Office is a puppet and mask show, performed in and around a

Both shows will include an opportunity to savor Schumann’s famous sourdough rye bread, laden with garlic aioli, while both theater- and circus-goers alike will enjoy the opportunity to purchase the company’s legendary “cheap art.”

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Bread and Puppet History:

The Bread & Puppet Theater is one of the oldest non-profit, self- supporting theater companies in the U.S. The theater has been enacting its radical utopian vision in cardboard and cloth for over forty years, from the spectacle of its larger-than-life puppets at Vietn am War protests in New York City, to the pageantry of its annual event, Our Domestic Resurrection Circus, in Glover, Vermont, which ran for over 25 years. The Domestic Resurrection regularly attracted audiences in the tens of thousands up to the late 1990’s.

Dubbed a "living national treasure" by The New York Times, Bread and Puppet Theater, under the direction of German-born sculptor Peter Schumann, has toured internationally for more than 35 years. The Vermont-based troupe performs on urgent social, political, and environmental issues. According to the Christian Science Monitor, "To live in America and never see the Bread and Puppet Theater perform is like living in Egypt and never seeing the pyramids."

Author and NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu has praised “the genius of P eter Schumann, the prodigious puppet-God,” writing that “the Bread & Puppet Theater has been so long a part of America ’s conscious struggle for our better selves, that it has become, paradoxically, a fixture of our subconscious.”

Schumann founded Bread and Puppet Theater in 1963 in New York City . Hand-puppet shows for children and rod-puppet shows for the street were produced from early experiments. Later, complex stylized compositions with masked performers, over-life-sized effigies, improvised music and narration astounded adult audiences. The company has won distinction at international theater festivals in Italy , Poland , France , Venezuela , and South Korea . Awards include the Erasmus Prize of Amsterdam, two off-Broadway Obie Awards, the Puppeteers of America President's Award, a Guggenheim Award, the Vermont Governor's Award, and numerous trophies from local small-town parades.

The company currently tours new and old productions, on the American continent and abroad, and sells Bread & Puppet Press posters and publications. The traveling puppet shows range from tightly composed theater pieces presented by members of the company to extensive outdoor pageants that require the participation=2 0of many volunteers. Apprentices come to the farm in the summer to work with Peter Schumann and the Bread and Puppet Company, joining Bread and Puppet old-timers and community members in presenting large-scale spectacles on the Bread and Puppet farm in Glover every Sunday in July and August.

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Local Steampunk band - Free listening party!

EVENT:Cassettes Listening Party
DATE & TIME:
LOCATION: Galaxy Hut
COST: FREE!
DETAILS: I know I don't ordinarily post bands, but this group is too much fun not to share. They play an amazing variety of instruments and music. there is bound to be something for everyone. plus, it's free. you can't beat it.

Local "steam-punk" band the Cassettes unveils its latest melange of old-timey instruments and modern songwriting at a Galaxy Hut listening party. They'll play their new album -- how else? -- on cassette.

Poi Workshop

EVENT: Poi Workshop
DATE & TIME: Thursday at 8 PM
LOCATION: Contradiction Dance at
7014 Westmoreland Ave
Takoma Park, MD
COST: $10 if you reserve a spot in advance either through the studio (contradictiondance@mac.com) or Dance Afire (valloup@gmail.com) and $15 for drop-in.
DETAILS: (text from the email)
If any of you have come to the spin jams on Tuesdays at Lunar Larry's in the past few months, you may have gotten an impromptu poi lesson from Drex.
Now he's doing a full workshop through Dance Afire to teach beginners the basics of poi at Contradiction Dance in Takoma Park.

If you've seen people spin poi and would like to learn, or have picked up a few basic tricks and would like to expand your knowledge, come out to Contradiction Dance at 7014 Westmoreland Ave this Thursday at 8 PM.

This is a great space with hardwood floors and full-length mirrors -- practicing in front of mirrors is essential for picking up clean technique and there are few places in the country where poi classes can be had in such an environment. The class is $10 if you reserve a spot in advance either through the studio (contradictiondance@mac.com) or Dance Afire (valloup@gmail.com) and $15 for drop-in.

Drex will be teaching techniques that'll help you get basic tricks down and give you tools to start moving into more intermediate poi spinning. Keep watching this list for fire safety workshops and a 6-week intermediate poi class starting in November.

Live Humans! in DC

EVENT: Live Humans in DC
DATE & TIME: Tuesday Oct. 14
LOCATION: Palace of Wonders
COST: FREE!
DETAILS:
Live Humans is Washington DC's only open mic variety show. and as can be expected, it can be found at the Palace of Wonders.

This week they are featuring the magic and juggling of Chris McCauley and Laura Ernst.

It's free folks, so come on out and feel free to join in the fun! and if you are interested in trying out a new act, bring it out!

link for more info - Palace of Wonders' website

or you can visit their myspace page.

Bizzaro Cheeky Monkeys!

EVENT:The Cheeky Monkey Sideshow Bizarro Show!
DATE & TIME: Friday, October 10th 10pm
LOCATION:Palace of Wonders

1210 H St., NE

Washington, DC

COST:$10 in costume

$12 without costume

DETAILS:

Where anything could happen.

Friday, October 10th, we're gonna mix things up, and no one knows what acts you will see, not even us--the Cheeky Monkeys are going to randomly draw acts out of hat, and whatever they pick, they have to perform!

Mab Just Mab does magic? Swami Yomahmi, mistress of the flame? Burlesque by Mr. Eon? Who knows?

But wait, there's more! We're also having a COSTUME CONTEST!

Come dressed in your best bizarr-ary and get $2 off your admission. Plus, the top three costumes will win FUN AND VALUABLE PRIZES!

This is the one you don't wanna miss! Costumes! Comedy! Calamity(?)

And a surprise guest you have to see to believe. . .

Palace of Wonders

1210 H St., NE

Washington, DC

October 10th
Show starts at 10pm

$10 in costume

$12 without costume

palaceofwonders.com

cheekymonkeysideshow.com

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!

DC Rollergirls All-Stars vs. Charm City

EVENT: DC Rollergirls All-Stars vs. Charm City
DATE & TIME: September 27th, 2008
LOCATION: Dulles, VA
COST: $12
DETAILS:

DC RollerGirls vs. Charm City Roller Girls!

Come watch the DC Rollergirls All-Stars on September 27th, 2008 as they take on the Charm City All-Stars from neighboring Baltimore, MD! Please note that this bout will be held at Dulles SportsPlex in Dulles, VA.

Purchase your tickets HERE from BrownPaperTickets.com!

Date: September 27th, 2008 Time: Doors @ 4pm, Bout begins @ 5pm Price: $12 Location: Dulles SportsPlex Directions/Map: Click Here To see the event flyer: Click Here After-party @ Jimmys Old Town Tavern Driving Directions: Click Here

Dance Afire Haunted VooDoo Luau!

EVENT: Dance Afire Haunted VooDoo Luau!
DATE & TIME: Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:00PM
LOCATION: The Piratz Tavern, 8402 georgia av , Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
COST: ???
DETAILS:

Piratz Tavern
If you missed us at Lets Dance Takoma Park come on by the Piratz Tavern for their Vodoo Luau and we'll show yoou how its done, but their has been a chage....

We are sad to inform you all that the fearless toy soldiers of Dance Afire were killed last night in a freak bullet related accident. Dance Afire's leader, the Great Voodoo General, assures us this tragedy totally unavoidable, and completely unrelated to recent rumors of a power struggle within DC's latest fire phenomenon. "The silver lining," he tells us, "is that I doubt this will affect our act."

Come see the reanimated corpses of Dance Afire do what they do best: Burn!
Thursdays September 25th and October 30th @ Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring.
Shows start at 9PM.

UPDATE! Come in costume and the bar will give you free booze!

Cheeky Monkeys Back at the Palace!

EVENT:
The Return of
The Son of
The Night of
The Living
Cheeky Monkey Sideshow!

DATE & TIME: This Friday! August 22nd, 9pm
LOCATION: The Palace of Wonders
1210 H st, washington DC
COST: $10 shows us how much you love us!
*** $2 off if you are wearing your Cheeky Monkey Sideshow Button! ***
DETAILS:

Cheeky Monkey Sideshow is back at the Palace and ready to knock your socks off!

Featuring:

~Gypsy/Punk/Sideshow Girl, MabJustMab
~Fire Goddess, Sensoriel
~Swami Yomahmi, the Original Sideshow Geek
~The Most Dangerous Man in the World, Damien Blade
~Mr Eon, the Magician
~Human Wonder, Sally the Cinch

And New York City's own Burlesque Confection
Miss Cherry Delight
She may make you chubby, but she won't make you fat!

Come be part of the sideshow spectacular the Washington City Paper called, "Beautiful and Bizarre."

DC Comedy Fest!

EVENT: DC Comedy Fest
DATE & TIME: August 7th - 9th
LOCATION: multiple locations
COST: depends on which show you catch
DETAILS: http://www.dccomedyfest.com

here's what the "citypaper says"

The dc comedyfest returns to our nation’s capital for year number four. The hilarious 3-day event invades eight area venues with over 30 shows August 7-9. There will be performances by JB Smoove (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Reggie Watts (Andy Kauffman award winner), Todd Barry (“Flight of The Conchords) and TJ Miller (Cloverfield), The DC Comedy Achievement Awards Show, the “Politics is Funny” panel, and special surprise guests! The best and brightest will perform in front of talent scouts from Best Week Ever, Comedy Central, E! and The Late Show with David Letterman at the “Fresh Voices Industry Showcase.”

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!!!

Tonight! Circus Freaks and Fetish bars....in DC

EVENT: DC Bound Kinky Carnival
DATE & TIME: July 25th, 9pm - 3am (with an after party option)
LOCATION: Red Lounge
2013 14th Street, NW DC 20009
Between U and V on 14th On the second floor above The International Grill
COST: FREE from 9 to 10pm for those in XXXtreme Fetish Attire (head to toe bad-assness!) or in themed attire. So this week that means some VERY Kinky Clown, acrobat, or magician costumes!!!
$10 in Fetish Attire / $20 in Street attire
DETAILS:
Tonight!
I will be doing a midnight show @ Bound for their Carnival Kink event - The best thing about this gig, there will be people showing up in crazy clown and circus outfits. :D so when I order a Circus Boy, I might just get one. :D ssssswwweeeet!

Friday July 25th The BOUND Kinky Carnival! 9pm to 3am! With an Official After Hours Party Following!
Featuring DJ Hardware with DJ Panic! Freak Shows by Mab!

ONLY 40 after hours tickets will be sold! You can get them at BOUND when you are there, or you can purchase your BOUND ticket and after hour party ticket on-line now by using paypal! The total cost for the entire evening is $32 ($10 for BOUND, $20 for the after party, and $2 service fee). Send your payments to info@EdunEvents.com (info at EdunEvents dot com). use BOUND as the subject line!

Red Lounge
2013 14th Street, NW DC 20009
Between U and V on 14th On the second floor above The International Grill
9pm to 3am 21+ only
FREE from 9 to 10pm for those in XXXtreme Fetish Attire (head to toe bad-assness!) or in themed attire. So this week that means some VERY Kinky Clown, acrobat, or magician costumes!!!
$10 in Fetish Attire / $20 in Street attire

Paolo & Mab-o Together Again! For the First Time!

EVENT: Paolo & Mab-o Together Again! For the First Time!
DATE & TIME: Friday, July 11, 2008 - 10 pm
LOCATION: The Palace of Wonders
COST: $10
DETAILS:

this is the big one folks! if you catch only one show this month, make it this one!

one of the advantages to being a variety performer is that I get to hear about other variety acts in the area before other folks do. but this isn't about them. this is about me. and the next big show coming to town.

Paolo Garbanzo, an old friend and an amazing performer, will be in town THIS FRIDAY! at the Palace of Wonders. As a fair warning, the Palace is not that big, I believe capacity is about 100, and we plan on selling out the house! Get there early!

Why should you go to this show? Well, besides the fact that you should trust me, I can think of a few other good reasons.

Paolo Garbanzo is the only American to ever win the international jester competition. That makes him an official jester, in england. Now, he's never performed for the Queen herself, but he has performed for dukes and lords, in castles and festivals all over Europe.

If you like juggling, you may know him as Misha Karamazov of the Flying Karamazov Brothers (arguably the most well known juggler group in the world)

Love him or hate him, I can't argue with all that he has accomplished in the years that I have known him. getting his start as a geeky juggler boy tossing clubs in the park at college, to playing at Pier 39 in San Francisco, to touring with the Karamazov's, than being crowned Official Jester, all leading him back here, to Washington DC. for one. night. only.

There is very little in the world that can trump that. so, I will be seeing you at the Palace!

Black Ink & Bass - Free show @ Madam's Organ

EVENT: Black Ink & Bass
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, July 8, 7:30pm
LOCATION: Madam's Organ
COST: Free
DETAILS: I almost don't even want to tell you about this one. But I promised, so here goes.

Black Ink & Bass are an amazing duo. He plays upright bass like the devil, pulling honeyed tones out of it like a virtuoso. She joins in with the most luscious poetry that will move men and women alike. I'm typically not a huge poetry fan, but when I hear this woman speak, I actually have caught myself holding my breath.

All this is for the Women In Life poetry series.

If you miss this show, they will be back around in August.

and now that I have told you, you should stay at home. more for me :P