The adventure is about to begin!
This weekend hanging with hoards of my favorite peoples at Alternacirque’s Festival of Doom!
- should be noted: Repub. Pres. hopefuls congregating at the same time. coincidence?

Next week, hitting the road w/ my beloved Accidental Circus family for our 10th Anniversary.

• Wednesday!  Accidental Circus & Bombs Away Cabaret! One Night Only! in Asheville (Also Paul Garbanzo’s Birthday!) @ The Magnetic Fields Theatre

• Thursday! Charleston, SC w/ Opening the show will be Charleston’s own Whisky Diablo and burlesque beauties Evelyn DeVere and Plume de Paname of Carnivalesque. @Jimbo’s Rock Lounge

• Friday!  Saturday: St. Pete, FL Suncoast Burlesque Festival!

Impending doom indeed!  Will there be any survivors?
dun dun duuuuuunnnnnnn

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Gallery 5

We are coming to Richmond, VA!  It’s a NYE EVE show!  that way, you can get a great show and still go to the NYE parties!  Because we care. ^_^

Accidental Circus & Friends Holiday ExtravaganzApocalypse
Friday, December 30, 2011 8:00pm until 11:30pm

After laying low for a chunk of December, it’s time to show off what I’ve been working on!!  NEW ACTS! NEW COSTUMES! NEW PROPS! NEW YEAR!

New Year = fun times! I have a bevy of good time options for you! For my Richmond peeps, how about a little Accidental Circus & Friends Holiday ExtravaganzApocalypse? that would be on New Years Eve EVE! So you can still get you regular party on that special night! BTW! Save some scratch & pick up tickets ahead of time! http://mabjustmab.com/concessionstand/tickets/accidental-circus-friends-holiday-extravaganzapocalypse/

And there is only one way for DC’s own Sideshow Girl to ring in the new, at the one & only Red Palace w/ DoctorLucky Phd, Scotty Blue Bunny Grabell, Miss Joule, Paco Fish & Marla Meringue and more! The Palace BALL DROP! This show is almost sold out!  GET TICKETS NOW! 

Special Holiday Love! From UkeCordionPocalypse:
*** WARNING! This song may or may not get stuck in your head. If you listen to this song and then go on a mad shooting spree, slaying all snowmen in sight, note that we are not responsible. You were warned. ***

The UkeCordionPocalypse “I Hate Snowmen” holiday song by mabjustmab

Hi all!

It’s been a heck of a year!  And true to my prediction, it really was the year of Gigs!  I averaged nearly 2 gigs a week all year long!

I’ve decided to dedicate my December to work on my acts, write new routines, learn new skills and generally level up! To that end, I’ve only a handful of gigs this month.  I have to confess, it was super hard to turn down work!  But 2012 will be even better for taking this time off!

So, where can you find me this month? I’ll tell you!

DECEMBER 17th – 8:30pm at the Rainbow Cactus in Virginia Beach

http://www.facebook.com/events/178143952277082/

Let Entice: A Twisted Tease Burlesque Production: tickle your feathers with cheeky burlesque, snake tease belly dance and vintage sideshow circus shenanigans. Watch our gorgeous honeys knock themselves out for your entertainment pleasure! We’ll throw in the titillation in for free! Come be Enticed! There is a vaudevillian star studded cast in this show!  I can’t wait to head out and visit with everyone.

You can get your tickets online here: http://www.serenitytribal.com/

DECEMBER 30th – Accidental Circus & Friends Holiday ExtravaganzApocalypse

We are coming to Richmond, VA!  it’s a NYE EVE show!  that way, you can get a great show and still go to the NYE parties!  we care. ^_^

Friday, December 30, 2011 8:00pm until 11:30pm

Special guests: Deanna Danger & Khalima of Richmond!

Celebrate the looming 2012 apocalypse in Richmond, VA, with The Accidental Circus & Friends, and world music mayhem-nists the Day Late & Dollar Shorkestra! It…’s an evening of Darwinism in Action, Poisonous Wit & Luscious Cabaret, followed by a full contact world circus music dance party hoedown.

Basically, folks are flocking to RVA from everywhere for New Year’s, and we just HAD to do a show while we are all in town!

As ever, the Circus promises timeless cabaret in spangly new pants, with danger and humor, beauty and song, and weird social commentary ~ all in the first act.

Come ogle the
●Ringleader & Juggler extraordinaire Paolo Garbanzo, fresh from filming for his new reality TV series “World Wide Show-off”, is the first & only American to be an official Jester of a European
castle. Touring Europe and the US, he now lives in Richmond, and presents original comedic material in three languages.
Historical, hysterical, & interactive, Paulo leads the AC as Benevolent Dictator for Life.

●Mab Just Mab, DC’s Sideshow Girl, combines artistry and human endurance. A glasswalker, escape artist, and world record holding blockhead, she is the tenured freak at DC’s notorious
sideshow venue & museum, The Palace of Wonders. Mab has been featured in several documentaries and books on the sideshow revival, and is a pillar of the Cheeky Monkey Sideshow.

●The Mezmer Society demonstrates to the general public that, after a 60 year hiatus, it is once more permissible to dance to an accordion. Hard-riding highwaymen of mayhem, they missionize
the Mezmer gospel throughout the States. Bellydance, torchsongs, & sinister accordionism are blended at high speed into a tall, cool, glass of delicious & intoxicating performance.

●Sidetracked’s two-woman bowls the crowd over with high-integrity, rapid-fire, two-person comedic storytelling. They’re rejuvenate the classic Vaudeville genre… with badass sensibility.

●Darbuka Dave is the Juggernaut of Comedy, a genetic freak, & a brilliant percussionist who
travels the country, teaching & performing to thrilled & nauseated audiences of every caliber.

AND FRIENDS: Delicious Richmond artists of every flavor are being recruited for this event. Think circus arts, burlesque, music & more.

AND to rock us into the night, all the way from their orbit of Hotlanta, the Day Late & Dollar Shorkestra, with a danceable mix of Balkan, Turkish, and high powered live action party music.

Bring your loved ones to dazzle them. Bring your enemies because, well, anything is possible when 5 knives are in the air…

Get your tickets here!

DECEMBER 31st! NYE Red Palace Ball Drop!

The Palace is my home, so come on over to my place to enjoy a star studded night of …well, the kind of fun you can only get at the Red Palace.

BALL DROP

Burlesque & Variety New Year’s Eve Blowout Bash at the
Red Palace

Red Palace, 1212 H Street NE, Washington DC
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Doors at 8 pm
Shows at 9, 10, & 11
Ball Drop at midnight
Dance Party until closing!

$30 (adv. @ www.redpalacedc.com)/$40 (door)

Step right up, Ladies & Gentlemen, for a New Year’s Eve spectacular at the only
vaudeville stage, oddity museum, and full bar in the world! BALL DROP features
bodacious burlesque babes, death-defying novelty acts, twisted sideshow oddities, quirky
musical surprises, go-go dancing, and an all-night dance party! After a sold out 2010,
2011′s second annual BALL DROP at the Red Palace is bigger and brighter, starring
talent from around the country, local favorites, and you!

All the way from San Francisco, our Master of Ceremonies for the evening’s debauchery
is none other than the world famous Scotty the Blue Bunny! Starring “burlesque expert”
(NY1 & Big Think), Dr. Lucky (NYC); the criminally cute burlesque beauty, Lil’ Steph
(Philadelphia); award-winning pop sensation Pop (NYC) of Gigi & Pop on ukulele;
circus artistry from Miss Joule (DC) of Tilted Torch; amazing sideshow thrills from
Mab Just Mab (DC) of the Cheeky Monkey Sideshow; and neo-burlesque and variety
fun from Paco Fish and Marla Meringue (Baltimore) of Sticky Buns Burlesque. With
New York City’s “Best Dressed DJ,” DJ Momotaro, spinning the party tunes all night
long.

Websites:
Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/325350950812763/
Producer: www.doctorofburlesque.com
Venue: http://redpalacedc.com
Performers:
Scotty the Blue Bunny: www.scottybunny.com
Gigi & Pop: www.gigiandpop.com
Dr. Lucky: www.doctorofburleque.com
Miss Joule: www.missjoule.com
Mab Just Mab: www.mabjustmab.com
Li’ Steph: www.lilsteph.com
Paco Fish: www.pacfish.net
Marla Meringue: www.marlaparker.com

*not bad for taking the month off, eh?

Just back from an awesome tour with the Soiree Debauch crew, there is no rest for the wicked (and sideshow folk)!

This week!
Belly Horror Show
This weekend is the awesome annual The Belly Horror Show Festival 2011. Every night is something amazing. But let me tell you a little secret…Sunday, at the DCTribal Cafe – Belly Horror Edition, there will be a special appearance by everyone’s favorite Trans-fae goblin, Wedji TuCheeks!!! She rarely is seen in urban environments, & who knows what will happen if she gets into the beer… you won’t want to miss this.

Sunday, October 23 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm

DCTribal Cafe
Sunday, Oct. 23rd, 2011
Policy Restaurant & Lounge (upstairs)
1904 14th St, NW WDC
$10 donation

Music by DJ Missguided and DJ Mindcage !

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Thursday, October 27 · 8:00pm – 10:00pm
@ The Fridge
516 1/2 8th Street SE (Rear Alley), Washington, DC 20003

Kick off your Halloween Weekend with some magic, mystery, and a bit of madness!
David London’s Magic Outside the Box
Join magician David London on a journey to someplace else. Featuring excerpts from all of David’s previous theatrical productions, this full-length performance combines magic, story-telling, comedy, puppetry, and that which cannot be defined, into a show of magic unlike anything you have experienced before. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience David’s magic, and find out why the Washington Post has called him “Our favorite mad genius magician!”

And don’t miss David’s opening act, Mab Just Mab, Dc’s own Sideshow Girl!

Tickets are $15 and available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/205514

For more info on David London and Mab Just Mab go to http://www.thefridgedc.com/component/content/article/19-upcoming-events/100-davidsmagicoutsidethe-box.html

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Monday, October 31st – Halloween night!
Cheeky Monkey Sideshow FreakTastic Funtime Halloween Special!
@ the Red Palace

Cheeky Monkey Sideshow presents
a FreakTastic Funtime Halloween Special!

With Special Guests:
Swami YoMahmi – Monster of Ceremoanies
Mab, Just Mab – Sideshow Ghoul
Sally The Cinch – Undead Undulations and Physical Oddity
Cherrie Canary – Burleeeeeesk!

Live music from Rock’N'Roll Cannibals: Undead Rockabilly and brain eating tunes to shake your dismembered limbs to!

COSTUME CONTEST!
So, your costume commenting on 14th century cooking wasn’t well-received at those fancy costume contests around town? This is your last chance to bring out that amazing hot-glue-and-duct-tape robot costume that will wow everyone! All to be judged by the discerning eyes of Mab Just Mab & Swami YoMahmi. WIN FABULOUS PRIZES*!

*The judges can be bribed with copious amounts of beer (stout) and old man drinks (whiskey sours).

Fcuk Mondays. It’s Halloween! Everyone at work will understand (& be jealous of) your hangover.

$10
8:30 doors, 9pm show

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Wednesday, November 2 – Moonshine Cabarete returns to the Red Palace!
Mark Slomski, Sidetracked, Mab Just Mab, & Wham Bam Pam will be bringing back that old time moonshine good times!
$10
8:30 doors, 9pm show

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Friday November 4-6
Cheeky Monkey Sideshow @ the 10th Annual Sideshow Gathering in Wilkes-Barre, PA

http://inkinthevalley.com/

the CMSS will be headlining Saturday night!
Come hob-nob with the old freaks and geeks. Pal around with the folks who have been in the biz for more years than you’ve been alive. One of my favorite events all year. Plus, this year, I’m saving up for the sideshow artifact auction!!!

Something Wicked This Way Comes to your town!

I cannot express how delighted and excited I am to be invited on this adventure!

4 cities, 4 days.

Beginning, Tues, Oct 11th, SOIREE DEBAUCHE will descend upon four cities to deliver an evening of vaudeville, burlesque and music, which will include an all-star line-up of talent, style and pure debauchery! Hosted by, “The Carny Preacher” ARMITAGE SHANKS, SOIREE DEBAUCHE brings together a cavalcade of the East Coast and beyond’s most sought after performers for a soiree of salacious and gritty entertainment.

Witness a travelling show like no other! Bask in the glory of all that is evil as the cast and crew of SOIREE DEBAUCHE hits the road this fall on a 4-city tour. Revel in hypnotic sounds, sideshow antics, vaudeville tricks, sinister singing, and over-the-top costumes with enough macabre to make Edgar Allen Poe smirk.

The all-star lineup includes “The Carny Preacher” and sinister master of ceremonies, ARMITAGE SHANKS, Baltimore’s Sicilian Princess and founder of Gilded Lily Burlesque in Baltimore, MARIA BELLA, burlesque barber and co-founder of Gilded Lily Burlesque, LITTLE LUNA, Washington, D.C.’s own sideshow girl and member of The Accidental Circus and The Cheeky Monkey Sideshow, MAB JUST MAB , vaudevillian mastermind of The Tilted Torch from D.C., MALIBU, New Orleans firecracker from Slow Burn Burlesque, NONA NARCISSE, The Mezmer Society accordionist and singer from Asheville, NC, AUGUST HOERR, Richmond’s very own travelling musician, member of the famous Slomski Brothers and MC of Gilded Lily Burlesque, MARK SLOMSKI and joining him is a rare gathering of amazing musicians on ukulele, steel drum, guitar, bass and accordion that will collide to form THE SLOMSKI FAMILY BAND! And our sexy stage kittens, LAUREN MARLEAUX and BITSY BUTTONS will be adding a bit of dark and dirty flavor to the mix.

Combined this cast flaunts an impressive list of talents! Something wicked this way comes so prepare yourself for the debauchery!

October 11th-Gallery 5 in Richmond, VA as a kickoff for the Carnival of 5 Fires.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $15 or buy a package deal for 3 shows for only $25.

http://www.gallery5arts.org/

October 12th–Red Palace in Washington, DC.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $10.

http://redpalacedc.com/

October 13th–The Ottobar in Baltimore, MD.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $15.

http://www.theottobar.com/

October 14th–The Rex, in Pittsburgh, PA.
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm.
Tickets $15.

http://www.rextheater.com/

Come out for an evening of Fun, Variety and Good Deeds!

DCVariety Social Aide Society was created to provide a safety net for uninsured variety artists, primarily in the DC Metro area. The organization is funded solely on donations, and powered by volunteers.
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The name was inspired by the turn of the century organizations that would throw parties to help out other members of the community when they were in need. It was what people did before there was health insurance.

And you are invited to a benefit at the Red Palace (DC), Friday evening, Sept. 16th.

This event will serve 3 purposes.
1. to pad the DCV safety net fund. If we get enough of a seed, we can turn over administration of the fund to a proper fund management organization.
2. to raise awareness of the fund and the need that it fills and
3. to celebrate Mab, Just Mab’s birthday! (The best gift I can think of is supporting variety artists when they need it most!)

While the fund is small now, I hope to see it grow to the point where it can sustain itself! From the money we raised last April, we saved 2 local artists from eviction, and helped out Jellyboy (a sideshow performer who plays at the Palace) while he was in a coma! Not bad for such a small start!

The night will be filled with a wide array of variety artists to give the audience a great sampler of the amazing talent that’s right here in DC.
Tom Goss
Marla Meringue
Charlie Artful
Clown Cabaret
Swami Yo
Eva Brontosaurs
Shortstax
Blanca Chingamiga
Flora Bush
Tittie Roosevelt
Vic Brisbin
Paco Fish
David London

ADDED BONUS!
We will be bringing back the auction! This is your chance to get artwork, hand crafted items, and more all while supporting a good cause!

Some of the items up for bid:

A tiny top hat from Miss Malibu, Framed photographs from Cheryl Fair, Jennifer Foley and Stereovision (these will be AUTOGRAPHED by some of your favorite performers!) There are also cakes by Petra Precocious, and Tittie Roosevelt! Deanna Danger’s handmade pasties & one free class offered up by the Boom Boom Basics Burlesque Studio in Richmond, VA! There’s a costume jacket from Marla Meringue as well as a fascinator and signed photo from Reverend Valentine! More costuming includes pasties and a fascinator from Spanky Roundbottom! There is also artwork from Todd Gardner, John Dimes, and Dale Hunt!

And one of the best prizes in the world… a date with Mab Just Mab! You’ll tell your grand kids about this one!

Stay tuned for updates, and come to the show, for there will be many more surprises!

Spread the word!
and I’ll see you at the Palace!

This show is going to be amazing! You might want to get your tickets ahead of time: http://redpalacedc.com/calendar/dcvariety-social-aide-society-benefit/

Wed Aug 17 9:00pm
NOT The Moonshine Cabaret @ the Palace, DC AKA – Judy Chops, Slomski Brothers, Mab Just Mab & Marla Meringue

While this started as a Moonshine Cabaret show, only two of the regular acts were available. (the rest were rocking out in europe or jet setting in history).  So, it became something else.    Something Different!  SOMETHING TASTY!
The Slomski Brothers were in the middle of their tour with the fabulous Judy Chops.  So I grabbed them all and put them on stage!
While writing up the act description, I realized everyone had a little nod to food!  And so the show became: “You Gonna Eat All That?”

Speaking of tasty snacks:Thu Aug 18 7:00pm
Jelly Vision Show – The Soundry, Vienna, VA – this is a live video cast interview, not so much of a show.  But you can watch at home!  who knows what will happen? I just love the folks from the Soundry, so I like to do stuff with them when I get a chance.

Sat Aug 27 – Sun Aug 28
OPENING WEEKEND!!!
The Cheeky Monkey Sideshow @ Maryland Renaissance Festival
OPENING WEEKEND!

It’s time!  Grab your hose and corsets! We’re BACK!  same time (Noon), same place (Blackfriar’s stage).  while I’ll be missing a few weekends here and there, the rest of the Cheeky Monkey Sideshow will be there every weekend. New Acts! Olde Tyme!

Thu Sep 1 9:30pm@ the Red Palace in DC
Ooh La La Bellydance Revue – Bellydance is coming back to the Palace!  and they are keeping it freaky!  I just booked this, so I will post more details as the arise!

Fri Sep 2 8:00pm
You, Me, Them, Everybody Live!
Another talk show!  This one at the Wonderland Ballroom in Columbia Heights, DC

Wed Sep 7 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Sweater Set Sideshow 6th & i – DC – Yes promo this! also, I love the Sweater Set. they are AMAZING! Maureen is one of my Uke Mentors. So giddy to be playing along with them!

Fri Sep 9
illusions – Baltimore, MD – My first guest appearance with the wonder that is Sticky Buns Burlesque! They always put on an amazing show, and I have no doubts this will follow suite!

Fri Sep 16 9:00pm – 10:00pm
DCVariety Social Aide Society Benefit / (AKA – Mab’s Birthday Party) @ Palace

We recently renamed Pastie-aid to DCVariety Social Aide Society.  The name was inspired by the turn of the century organizations that would throw parties to help out other members of the community when they were in need. It was what people did before there was health insurance.  Sound familiar?

I’m planning another benefit Sept. 16th. This puppy will serve 3 purposes.

1. to pad the DCVariety safety net fund. If we get enough of a seed, we can turn over administration of the fund to a proper fund management organization.

2. To raise awareness of the fund and the need that it fills and

3. to celebrate my birthday! the best gift I can think of is supporting variety artists when they need it most! so, mark your calendars! Friday! Sept. 16th! and let me know if you want to help out with the show! perform, donate, kitten, whatever!

I know this is the busy season with Fringe & Festivals, but nestled in the midst of non-stop fun is a quite little gem of FREAKIN AWESOME!

My original circus crew (The Accidental Circus) will be joining forces with Baltimore’s longest running burlesque troupe (Gilded Lily Burlesque), and my fave vaudevillian uke/steel drum duo (the Slomski Brothers) for one night of WOW. We also have a secret stash of bonus surprise guests that will leave you stunned and amazed!

this is one of those shows that we agree to do not for the money, but for the chance to work with other amazing artists. I feel so lucky to be included! you won’t want to miss this!

This is gonna be one of the good ones.
hope to see you there!
<3 & Fire
mab

Rams Head Tavern
TWO Shows! 7pm and 10pm
July 16th

Come see Darwinism in action and luscious cabaret from The Accidental Circus combined with the clever, thought provoking burlesque stylings of Gilded Lily Burlesque, the musical talents of the famous Slomski Brothers and the amazing skills of Kali from New Orleans, for one night of extreme vaudevillian talent, music, sideshow and sex.

Led by Official English Jester, Paolo Garbanzo, these travelers promise danger and humor, sinister beauty and dastardly accordionism, progressive humor and weird social commentary ~ all in the first act. Bring your loved ones to dazzle them. Bring your enemies because, well, anything is possible when 5 knives are in the air… Accidental Circus.

The scandalously smart and titillatingly talented performers of “Baltimore’s Premier Burlesque Troupe” are committed to bringing you the very best of what this vibrant artistic community has to offer. Our mission is to bring you entertainment that is fun and thought provoking. So if you’re looking for a different kind of live entertainment join Gilded Lily for one of our many exciting shows and come help us celebrate beauty, wit, power, sexuality and freedom!

Tickets are on sale NOW here!