I had an amazing time modling for the good folks in Baltimore for the Dr. Sketchy’s.  Everyone was amazingly talented! Aaron put together this video.  it was exactly like this.

 

It’s festival season!  And that means that I’m going to be through the roof, all out busy!

In addition to the regular festivals and gigs that make up this time of year, we added a summer Accidental Circus tour in May and oh yeah, Paolo (Jester of England & Accidental Circus Director) and Onca (Mezmer Society Songstress & Bellydancer, ABSFest Producer, & Accidental Circus Co-Founder) are getting MARRIED!  So hold tight to your Carny Britches! It’s gonna be a memorable ride!

Starting this post off with a Public Service Announcement:

Keepi Vaudeville & Sideshow ALIVE!
What we do is dangerous enough as it is. It doesn’t take a whole lotta scratch to help out. Seriously. $5 is not a lot at all. But it will help them get what they need to keep doing that shit that they do so damn well!!!

You are not donating. You are investing.
You get stuff. Aaaaaannnnd, you get to see them do it a little bit longer, keeping that vaudvillian tradtion alive. Wouldn’t it suck if you had to say “I remember when folks used to do this”.

The two projects I kicked in for this month include:

Sabrina Chap’s album, We Are The Parade
http://www.indiegogo.com/WE-ARE-THE-PARADE

for $10 you get a digital download.

And she periodically will do cover requests for donors!

also check out:

Pretty Things Peepshow Tour Bus or Bust http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/prettythingspeepshow/pretty-things-peepshow-tour-bus-or-bust

“We need the help of our fabulous friends, family and fans. All the people who have come out to see our shows, everyone we’ve taken pictures with, who have cheered us on and hung out with us after the show, all those who want to see the show but haven’t been able to yet, all those who want to help support live entertainment and a piece of American Theater History. It is a call to arms to all those who want to help us keep the future of entertainment alive by reviving the past. ”

And remember, even if you don’t have the pennies to spark, you can still help out by spreading the word. that’s free.

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Now on to the list of upcoming shows!

Fri April 13
Ritz & Revelry in Richmond, VA

https://www.facebook.com/events/332356423487594/

There’s nothing in the world that a good drink and a hearty laugh can’t fix. This month we’re putting the two together for an evening of slapstick comedy that will have your sides splitting.

The key to great vaudeville is comedy, which is why we’ve pulled together the area’s best quick-witted comedians for your enjoyment.

Bringing his ukulele and unique brand of humor to the Ritz & Revelry stage for the first time is Richmond’s own vaudevillian master, Mr. MARK SLOMSKI. Mark is currently the co-producer and master of ceremonies for the Slomski Cabaret, a live music vaudeville show with a focus on comedy, burlesque and sideshow arts.

Also making her Ritz and Revelry debut is a woman who needs no introduction…but we’re going to give her one anyway. She puts the DARE in daring! The FUN in funny! And the AWWW in awkward. It’s DC’s own sideshow girl, MAB JUST MAB!!!

Mab is a founding member of the nationally touring Accidental Circus and long time member of the award winning Cheeky Monkey Sideshow. A renowned glasswalker, escape artist, fire eater, blockhead and ukulele lover, she combines artistry and human endurance to bring you some of the finest vaudevillian entertainment around. Mab is also the tenured freak at DC’s notorious sideshow venue & museum, The Red Palace and has been featured in sideshow documentaries and books.

But the laughs don’t stop there! Because the Ritz & Revelry house cast will also be on hand to roll out a barrel of fun!

Featuring:
CHRIS CHAOS
THE GARTER SNAPS
ETTA PANCETTA
SALLY VON STREUSEL
And just added: OPHELIA DERRIERE!

Hosting this evening of hilarious hijinks is the funny lady herself, MISS MAGNOLIA JACKSON PICKETT BURNSIDE!!!

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

Advance tickets can be purchased at the Canal Club during any show (just tell them you want to buy Ritz & Revelry tickets) or online at http://thecanalclub.com/online_ticket_center.htm

Doors and pre-show dancing begin at 8 p.m.
Show starts at 9 p.m.
18+

Cocktail or vintage-inspired clothing strongly encouraged.

Saturday, April 14
Tilted Torch – Wonderland @ Creative Alliance

http://www.creativealliance.org/events/eventItem2919.html
MARQUEE BALL – Wonderland!

Sat Apr 14, 9pm
Adv $40, $35 mbrs, $45 at door. Preview Dinner 6-9pm. $185, table of 10 $1,650 includes Dance Party. 9pm-midnite.
Follow us down the rabbit hole with costumes, art auctions, performances and masters of Motown, The Bellevederes as The Patterson is transformed into Wonderland for our Alice in Wonderland-themed 2012 Marquee Ball! Join our biggest supporters at the Dinner beforehand to honor arts lawyer Scott Johnson with the coveted Golden Formstone Award and Terry Rubenstein for her family’s Lifetime Achievements in the arts. Or, come dance and enjoy free food, beer and wine at the big Dance Party. Don’t be late for this very important date!

General public, click here for tickets!
Members, click here for tickets!

April 18th
DCVariety Open Mic Night @ Red Palace

https://www.facebook.com/events/200049183442765/
We have a great turn out of talent this month!!!! OMG! you are NOT gonna believe it! and since it’s a DCV Open mic, it’s cheaper than a regular show. holy crap. anyone who makes it out this month is gonna get a super special treat. very excited! ^_^ very excited indeed!!!!
seriously, this month we have: Singing and Burlesque
Improv/Sketch Comedy
Erotic spoken word poetry with music
Erotic Literature/Performance
Burlesque
Comic burlesque
Contact Juggling
and a wonderfully Peculiar musical act

And we will still make room for at least one walk up act!  Always surprises at DCVariety Open Mic night!

 

Sat April 21
Wild West Space Opera (in space) With Dinosaurs Variety Show @ Gallery 5

advance tickets available at http://www.gallery5arts.org/Pre-Sale.html

Vaudeville Galore and Mab, Just Mab Present:
Wild West Space Opera (in Space) With Dinosaurs!

A long time ago, in a gallery not too far away, millions of voices suddenly cried out in unison for awesomeness. Trapped in a world they never made, their hopes for entertainment were answered by a group of Big Damn Vaudevillians. Now, the spice will find a way to be with you and prosper in a single night too epic to be contained by a single genre. Prepare for your mind to be melded by a sexy stampede of sideshow, comedy, magic and burlesque at The Wild West Space Opera (in Space) With Dinosaurs!

Featuring:
Mab, Just Mab, “DC’s Own Sideshow Girl”, is a founding member of the nationally touring Accidental Circus and long time member of the award winning Cheeky Monkey Sideshow. A renowned glasswalker, escape artist, fire eater, blockhead and ukulele lover, she combines artistry and human endurance to bring you some of the finest vaudevillian entertainment around. Mab is also the tenured freak at DC’s notorious sideshow venue & museum, The Red Palace and has been featured in sideshow documentaries and books.

Sidetracked, vaudeville masters of wile and wit, bowl the crowd over with rapid fire, comedic storytelling. Recently returned from rocking out the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, these two women have performed on historical stages, doorways and tall ships. They rejuvenate the vaudeville genre…with badass sensibility.

Deepa de Jour is Richmond’s own delectable dish, with a different flavor every day! She has figured out her own recipes to create dazzling costumes and props, ranging from classically sweet to neo-burlesque with a BANG! With her extensive background in visual arts and material studies, she has translated her interests into the art of the tease and is constantly creating and learning new ways to tell a story from the stage in an imaginative and enticing way.

Larry “Doc” Volz has over two decades of experience surprising people with belly laughs and impossible inventions. His trademark “Amazing Elixer of Life” medicine show style antics and impossible inventions include teleporters, invisibility generators, instant hair growth machines that go horribly awry and much more. Doc is also winner of the first People’s Choice Award from the International Brotherhood of Magicians for Excellence in Stage Magic, the Stage Magic World Championship from the Society of American Magicians and the International Battle of the Hypnotists in Tokyo Japan.

And no Out-Of-This-World Adventure would be complete without the Space Moon Cowboy: Buster Britches!

Saturday, April 21
Gallery5
200 West Marshall Street

Tickets
age 18+
$10 advance / $15 door / $8 members
advance tickets available at http://gallery5arts.org/Pre-Sale.html
Doors 8:00pm / Show 9:00pm
Costumes encouraged!
Fabulous prizes for the best wild west space opera (in space) with dinosaurs costume

Sponsored by the Richmond Institute of Burlesque and Boom Boom Basics Burlesque Studio

Sunday, April 22, Beginner Uke Love Workshop, Richmond, VA

11am-1pm: Beginner Uke Love with Mab Just Mab! $25
More information at illuminationdancestudio.com!

Do you find that the 6 strings of the guitar too many?
Do you feel that you are not nerdy enough for the accordion?
Tired of trying to stash your davul in the overhead compartment?
Now there is an instrument for EVERYONE!

Great for parties!  Perfect to play along at jams!
Easy to pick up, hard to put down!
Travel Sized!

FACT! Ukuleles increase your sex appeal!
4 strings and the truth! The Incredible, Portable, Magical, Musical, Ukulele is now within your reach!
Learn the basics of making sweet uke love and leave this workshop well on your way to becoming a ROCK GOD!

Mab, Just Mab will show you how to get started on your road to uke love!

This is a class for beginners, and people who have held a uke once or twice.

There are a VERY LIMITED number of spare ukes, so it is strongly advised that you get your own (you won’t regret it!).  If you buy a new uke, be sure to tune it up before hand, strings need time to settle in. Mab is available for email questions before the workshop.  Not sure what kind of uke to get?  There are plenty of affordable ones for under $40.  But watch out!  If you pay less than $20, chances are you have a uke that won’t hold a tune!
Mab recommends the Kala Dolphin Bridge Soprano Ukulele for about $45 online for beginners

Friday, April 27
Swami YoMahmi presents: Doctor Who Burlesque

Daleks and Angels and Ood, ALLONS-Y!!

Swami YoMahmi, the Original Sideshow Geek, presents an inter-dimensional burlesque adventure through the universe of Doctor Who. Featuring out-of-this-world burlesque from the always surprising and sexy Reverend Valentine, Candy del Rio, and Eerie Twilight, plus sonic sideshow by Mab Just Mab, and introducing erotic stage kitten Gaia Phoenix.

2 shows: 9:00pm (doors open at 8:30) and 11:00 pm (doors @ 10:30)
Tickets: $10 in advance at redpalacedc.com; $12 at the door

So grab your scarf and your favorite Companion, count the shadows, and DON’T BLINK!

Whovian dress encouraged (but not required).

and I heard a rumor that there would be cookies!

The response to this show has been amazing!  I highly recommend picking up your tickets ahead of time!!  you will be so sad if you miss this one!

Thursday April 27 –  to Sunday, April 29
Paolo & Onca’s Wedding!

A Carney Star Studded weekend of love and circus and freaks and geeks and just everything wonderful!

Sat May 5
Spoutwood Faerie Festival

http://www.spoutwood.org/fairie-festival
Wedji will be visiting (not performing) for one day!

May 12-13
MD Faerie Festival

http://www.marylandfaeriefestival.org/

Wedji will be there Saturday & Sunday!  With Fluffy and Azog!

This year they have decided that since the festival was all about Wedji any way, the might as well make it official!  It’s a Goblin Theme!!!  There will be parades, and tea, and tons of fun activities for the little ones!

Also, this year they are at a new site!  So be sure to check out their website for the updated address and info!

 

May 15 – 20th
Accidental Circus Midwest Tour!

http://accidentalcircus.com/
May 15-16, 2012 Asheville, NC at The Magnetic Fields Theatre
May 17, 2012 Lexington, KY at the Mecca Live Studio
May 18, 2012 Cincinnati, OH at the Circus Mojo
May 19, 2012 Indianapolis, IN at the White Rabbit Cabaret

Fri May 25 – 27
ABSfest – Ashville, NC

http://www.absfest.com/
I’ll be doing a duet with Princess Kali & bringing out the new glasswalking table duet with August Hoerr and MCing the Friday Sidshow show

EMPOWERMENT INNOVATION EDUCATION

www.absfest.com
NEW URL!
www.twitter.com/absfest

Now in our SIXTH year of celebrating the Vaudeville Revival, ABSfest is yelling it loud – we are dedicated to
EMPOWERMENT INNOVATION EDUCATION

Nearly 3000 people have reveled in the company of our suede, satin, and sparkle, our chicken feathered starlets and our fish-eyed zombie boys. Nominated for Best Show in the Mountain Xpress Readers Choice Awards, ABS…fest has attracted renowned circus and burlesque artists from across the USA, as well as Scotland, Germany, and Japan. We promise fashion, contortion, trapeze, and tease!

In a world now brimming with Burlesque Festivals, from Vegas to Amsterdam, ABSfest is known for embodying the true spirit of Vaudeville, offering driven artists a relaxed environment to network, and for a community that nurtures raw, boundary-pushing, creativity. The festival is one of several annual productions of Future of Tradition, a seminal force in the underground Asheville arts community since 1999. Executive Producer Lauren ‘Onça’ O’Leary tours internationally teaching and performing dance, music and stagecraft with the Mezmer Society and with the Accidental Circus.

828.232.2980
Website
www.absfest.com

Friday June 1
Valentine Candy with Sabrina Chap! @ Red Palace

*more details coming soon!*

June 29 – July 1st
NY Faerie Festival

Wedji will be back again!  Making mischief and mayhem!  Joining her old buddies, Krii, and the Trolls, plus many more special characters that inhabit the truly magical land that is the New York Faerie Festival.  *where the faeries come out to play

http://www.nyfaeriefest.com/
Fri. 6/29: 11 – 7
Sat. 6/30: 11 – 7
Sun. 7/1: 11 – 6

Admission
Adults over 16 $15
Children 6-15 $8
Children under 6 Free
Parking $5
Save by ordering online!

If you didn’t get a chance to catch Brandon Wetherbee‘s very first Game Show, you can check out the podcast version.  You can hear such comedic giants as storyteller S.m. Shrake & comdedian Jenn “Tits” Tisdale, and me, the sideshow girl who didn’t put her face in anything!

Added bonus: The Sweater Set!  My love for them knows no bounds.

Told you it was something a little different!

My body aches from rehearsing the hell out of my new glasswalking piece.

This new number is pushing me so far past what I normally do on so many levels.
I have cuts, bruises and scratches in new and exciting places. At one point, I couldn’t tell if that was a new scar or an old one. (How did a piece of glass end up exactly in an old scar?)

The table adds a whole new level of danger to the glasswalk.
Glasswalking had become, well, “easy” isn’t the right word, but definitely comfortable (and in a strange way, even comforting).
Getting up on that table the first time w/ all the glass, I suddenly felt the anxiety and apprehension I felt when I first started. There is no where to step off quickly if something goes wrong. There is nowhere to wipe my feet if a piece gets stuck (and there usually is at least one determined piece that sticks). And even though the table is longer than my old pile of glass, I have a more confined space to work with.

Another thing that wasn’t anticipated, since the table is six feet long, I needed more glass. Never did I think I would get to the point where 100 pounds of broken glass would not be enough. Over the years, after breaking new glass for every performance, my original glass pile has nearly doubled. I had been pouring off the extra when the bucket fills, so fortunately, I had a second stash.

When I first heard August Hoerr play this song, this number was all I could see. I knew almost exactly what I was going to do but it still has taken me longer to write this piece than any of my other routines. Getting it out of my head and into the reality that makes use of the laws of physics has been a challenge! And now it’s time to send it out to the world, see what happens.

Tonight, I’m test driving it at Clown Cabaret, and then officially premiering my brand new glasswalking number down in Richmond at Buster Britches Voodoo Sideshow on Friday.

Hope this works. Wish me luck.

I’ve always been a fan of the Richmond PLF and the DC Mischief crews, so when they teamed up to create the super party, you know I was first in line!  I’ll be bringing out some classic sideshow and my sweet, sweet uke love!  You won’t want to miss this! Just don’t tell anyone, ok?  It’ll be our little secret.  ;-)

Intergalactic Speakeasy

The Warehouse Loft

Tickets: http://fla.vor.us/1119576-Intergalactic-Speakeasy-tickets/Intergalactic-Speakeasy-Washington-Warehouse-Loft-March-10-2012.html

SECRET Password: Blind Pig

411 New York Ave NE
Washington, DC
9:00 pm – 4:00 am

21+
$15 presale
$20 at the door

Where can sophisticated universal hitchhikers get a decent martini in this sector of the galaxy?
Only at The Milky Way Caberet!

Featuring:
- Live Performances (Burlesque, magic, hoop, sideshow)
- Fully immersive period based decor
- Live vocal Jazz
- Swinging DJ Beats
- Photo booth by Ian Graham
____________________________________________________________

Your Mischievous Hosts:

Mischief: http://www.MischiefDC.com/
PLF: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38613813036/

DRESS CODE: Intergalactic SpeakEasy! flapper dresses, vests, evening dresses, boas, long pearl necklaces, fans, Zoot Suits, spats (white canvas or vinyl shoe covers), fedoras…all tied together with something from the future!.
____________________________________________________________
Intergalactic Speakeasy Rules and Codes of Conduct -

- Please Speak-Easy
- You MUST know the password to get in
- Do not tell anyone where you are going, or who you are going with
- Everyone must use an alias
- No discussions about Bootlegging in ANY galaxy is allowed inside the Speakeasy
- If anyone see’s Gatsby, please ask him to leave. That man can’t be trusted.
- All cigar and pipe smoking must be done outside on the balcony, with pinky fingers raised
- There will only be 400 tickets sold to this exclusive event, don’t forget to bring yours!
- Please exit the Intergalactic Speakeasy quietly, we don’t want the coppers to find out
__________________________________________________________

The Milky Way Cabaret show room brimming with Burlesque! Magic! Jazz!
____________________________________________________________

MCs Parker Galore & Miss Debbi, La Dolce Diva providing commentary, comedy, and the occasional song and dance…
▲ Abby Nightingale and the Drivers – Live vocal Jazz
▲ Mab Just Mab (Sideshow Queen; ukelele, glass walking)
▲ David Meneses (Magician)
▲ Miss Randi Leigh (Drag Queen; vocalist)
▲ Zoe Jackson (singer/songwriter)
▲ Moose (sword swallowing)
▲ Miss Joule (Burlesque, hoop, fire eating)
▲ Karma Jane (contortion; burlesque; hoops)
▲ The Muse (Burlesque; belly dancing)
___________________________________________________________

Interstellar swinging future-sounds in the Andromeda Dancehall provided by:
____________________________________________________________

▲ Mr. Jennings, PLF/Richmond
▲ Michael NightTime, PLF/Philly
▲ Sequoia – Mischief, Disorient/DC
▲ Reinhold – PLF/Richmond
▲ Dustin – Mischief/DC
▲ Barney Iller – Mischief/NYC
▲ Sleez-E – Acoustic Combustion/DC

And as always, more antics and surprises around every corner!

OUT OF TOWNERS! READ BELOW:

Coming from out of this solar system for the Intergalactic Speakeasy? Or, just want a place to crash afterwards? There is a Quality Inn, literally right next door to the venue:
http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-washington-district_of_columbia-DC009/
202.543.7400

Ooh lordy! I say on this Fattest of Tuesdays, you should give up any reservations you might have about living well! There are many wonders to behold in the upcoming months. Have a look at some of the awesome that is in store for the month that comes in like a lion and out like another bigger lion!

This Friday, February 24th, The Ooh La La Belly Dance & Sideshow Revue is back!

This spectacle will make your eyebrows rise and your jaw drop. Witness an exhilarating display of both traditional and fusion belly dance featuring:
http://www.facebook.com/events/173900072714228/

Ami, Ebony, Miasia, & Naimah will bring the dance to prance! What show would be complete without a compliment of mostly freakish and completely mind bending exotic sideshow performers: Swami YoMahmi and Mab, Just Mab!

Your guide on this mystical evening journey of tantalizing treats is none other than the tall and totally psychotic Aaron.

Experience the artworks of Yonas Hassen and Ami Wilber in a drawing and street photography exhibit. Afterparty with dj sets by Somaholiday spinning deep house, tech house and everything in between.

Friday, February 24th, 2012
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
Montserrat House
2016 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Presales: $10
http://bellydancesideshow.eventbrite.com/
Door:$15

March 10th -
Mischief & The Party Liberation Front present:
***Intergalactic Speakeasy***

Tickets here: http://fla.vor.us/1119576-Intergalactic-Speakeasy-tickets/Intergalactic-Speakeasy-Washington-Warehouse-Loft-March-10-2012.html
Password: Blind Pig

Saturday, March 10th
9:00 pm – 4:00 am

The Warehouse Loft
411 New York Ave NE
Washington, DC

21+
$15 presale
$20 at the door
____________________________________________________________

Where can sophisticated universal hitchhikers get a decent martini in this sector of the galaxy?

Only at The Milky Way Caberet!

Featuring:
- Live Performances (Burlesque, magic, hoop, sideshow)
- Fully immersive period based decor
- Live vocal Jazz
- Swinging DJ Beats
- Photo booth by Ian Graham
____________________________________________________________

Your Mischievous Hosts:

Mischief: http://www.MischiefDC.com/
PLF: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38613813036/

DRESS CODE: Intergalactic SpeakEasy! flapper dresses, vests, evening dresses, boas, long pearl necklaces, fans, Zoot Suits, spats (white canvas or vinyl shoe covers), fedoras…all tied together with something from the future!.

____________________________________________________________

Intergalactic Speakeasy Rules and Codes of Conduct -

- Please Speak-Easy
- You MUST know the password to get in
- Do not tell anyone where you are going, or who you are going with
- Everyone must use an alias
- No discussions about Bootlegging in ANY galaxy is allowed inside the Speakeasy
- If anyone see’s Gatsby, please ask him to leave. That man can’t be trusted.
- All cigar and pipe smoking must be done outside on the balcony, with pinky fingers raised
- There will only be 400 tickets sold to this exclusive event, don’t forget to bring yours!
- Please exit the Intergalactic Speakeasy quietly, we don’t want the coppers to find out
___________________________________________________________

The Milky Way Cabaret show room brimming with Burlesque! Magic! Jazz!
____________________________________________________________

MCs Parker Galore & Miss Debbi, La Dolce Diva providing commentary, comedy, and the occasional song and dance…

Abby Nightingale and the Drivers – Live vocal Jazz
Mab Just Mab (Sideshow Queen; ukelele, glass walking)
David Meneses (Magician)
Miss Randi Leigh (Drag Queen; vocalist)
Zoe Jackson (singer/songwriter)
Moose (sword swallowing)
Miss Joule (Burlesque, hoop, fire eating)
Karma Jean (contortion; burlesque; hoops)
The Muse (Burlesque; belly dancing)
____________________________________________________________

Interstellar swinging future-sounds in the Andromeda Dancehall provided by:
____________________________________________________________

Mr. Jennings, PLF/Richmond
Michael NightTime, PLF/Philly
Sequoia – Mischief, Disorient/DC
Reinhold – PLF/Richmond
Dustin – Mischief/DC
Barney Iller – Mischief/NYC
Sleez-E – Acoustic Combustion/DC

And as always, more antics and surprises around every corner!

OUT OF TOWNERS! READ BELOW....

Coming from out of this solar system for the Intergalactic Speakeasy? Or, just want a place to crash afterwards? There is a Quality Inn, literally right next door to the venue:
http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-washington-district_of_columbia-DC009/
202.543.7400

March 16th:
Buster Britches’ VooDoo Sideshow

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Join us for a show 200 years in the making. In 1811 the Richmond Theatre Fire left many dead, but not all of them stayed that way. Under the foundation of Monumental Church the spirits of a traveling sideshow lay buried under the rubble… now they’re finally ready for their last performance! Join us on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Firehouse Theatre Project for a show that’s only fittingly called Specter Spectacular.

Performances by:
* Buster Britches
* Deanna Danger
* Binky Daze
* Mark Slomski and Bitsy Buttons of the Slomski Cabaret
* Miss Midnight
* Parker Galore
* Mab Just Mab

Preshow by the Red Vein Army starts at 8pm, with the main stage production at 9pm.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at http://RedVeinArmy.com/ or at the door. Space is limited, so buy your tickets TODAY before we sell out!

For details and behind the scenes information, check out:
* http://RedVeinArmy.com/
* http://Facebook.com/RedVeinArmy
* http://Facebook.com/pages/Busters-Haunted-Stage-Shows/223899544366542
* http://FirehouseTheatre.org/

March 18th:
Workshops @ the Boom Boom Basics studio in Richmond, VA!

5:15pm Building the Bit
How to craft your performance in a way that will connect to the audience.
Added Bonus! How to handle hecklers!
• This is not about how to do “the ultimate tribal combo” or walk on broken glass. This is about how to present the product that you have been working so hard to learn.
• This will mostly be a lecture class. However, we will work with any pieces people want to bring to this class. Be prepared to take a lot of notes!
How many times have you said to yourself “I can do that!” after seeing a huge big name artist do an overpriced show? Have you ever wondered why some people who are doing simple tricks have larger crowds? Fatter hats? More shows? People have been studying the phenomenon for ages.

7pm: Uke Love!
Do you find that the 6 strings of the guitar too many?
Do you feel that you are not nerdy enough for the accordion?
Tired of trying to stash your davul in the overhead compartment?
Now there is an instrument for EVERYONE!
Great for parties! Perfect to play along at jams!
Easy to pick up, hard to put down!
Travel Sized!

FACT! Ukuleles increase your sex appeal!

4 strings and the truth! The Incredible, Portable, Magical, Musical, Ukulele is now within your reach!
Learn the basics of making sweet uke love and leave this workshop well on your way to becoming a ROCK GOD!
Mab, Just Mab will show you how to get started on your road to uke love!
This is a class for beginners, and people who have held a uke once or twice.
There are a VERY LIMITED number of spare ukes, so it is strongly advised that you get your own (you won’t regret it!). If you buy a new uke, be sure to tune it up before hand, strings need time to settle in. Mab is available for email questions before the workshop. Not sure what kind of uke to get? There are plenty of affordable ones for under $40. But watch out! If you pay less than $20, chances are you have a uke that won’t hold a tune!

Mab recommends the Kala Dolphin Bridge Soprano Ukulele for about $40 online for beginners

Both workshops are available to both women & men!

Visit the workshops page for description, registration & payment options!
www.boomboombasics.com

 

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

Pre-sale is closed!
GET TICKETS AT THE DOOR!

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

 

 

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