From the first moment this place came into being, I felt like I was home.  The Palace has brought you so much joy and unusual entertainment for 4 years now!  Help keep the Palace doing what it does so well!

Friday, July 9th, 2010
PALACE OF WONDERS: FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
Doors 6 PM, Just One Show at 10PM
Price: $10

The Palace of Wonders – home of the only vaudeville stage, museum of oddities and full bar in the world – proudly announces its FEMME FATALE FOUR YEAR Anniversary Show.

Just One Show, One Night Only!!

Just $10 – A sheer bargain and ‘thank you’ to our loyal patrons throughout the years!!

NY’s legendary lowbrow singer-songwriter Corn Mo (a one-man band cross between Meatloaf, Freddie Mercury and ELO) performs and hosts the evening!!

Starring Femme Fatale favorites of the Palace, pleasing to the first-timer or faithful Palace veteran.

* Sideshow! Mab Just Mab, DC’s Sideshow Girl, will make you squirm in your seat with her shocking stunts

* Aerial Artistry! Moira Lee brings her death-defying spinning, spiral drops and sultry silk work, descending from the lofty Palace ceiling right before your eyes

* Belly Dance! The exotic Belladona brings you the best in traditional and tribal fusion belly dance accompanied by the talented Ken Vegas of the DC Kings

* Fire! Fire eating, breathing, dancing and twirling from the creative and daring Malibu

* Burlesque! Classic and comedic burlesque and tease from DC’s own L’il Dutch and the irreverent Reverend Valentine

* Hula Hooping! Strange Powers brings hoop dancing, hooping tricks and high-energy centrifugal force in her off beat and charismatic style

Don’t miss this jam-packed show!!

Come Early! Stay Late for Post-Show Go-Go Dancing and DJ sets!

Doors at 6pm – Show at 10pm – Just $10 for a night to remember!

Greetings, fellow adventurers!

This weekend marks that last moment of breath time before my summer season of shows kicks off.  Grab your calendars and get busy reserving some of these dates!  Ready?  Here we go!

Thu Jun 17         9pm – 10pm    
DCVariety @ the Palace of Wonders

In addition to it being the regular night of amazing DC Variety acts, it is also the Universe Premier of the UKECORDIONPOCALYSE!!!!
UkeCordionPocalypse is my new music adventure.  Teaming up with longtime buddy, and fellow belligerent drunk, Baska D’Joy (and her accordion), this duo promises to sour your karut in the most disturbing of ways.

Fri Jun 18         10pm – 11pm    
Cheeky Monkey Sideshow 5 Year Anniversary show!

Five Freaking Years!  Holy cow.  I must really like these guys!  
The whole, entire, complete mass of Cheeky Monkeys will be assembled in one place, at one time, for one night.  And is that enough for you? No?  (it never is!)  That’s why we will be including audience favorite, Sabrina Chap as our special guest artist!  
Now how much would you pay?  while this would normally be a $20 show, we are keeping the ticket price down, to $10.  Wanna save even more?  well, we cheeky monkeys hear you!  That’s why Swami Yomahmi has devised a devious money saving scheme for all you rabid Cheeky Monkey Sideshow Fans!  this is where you learn more! (and yes, you have to be a facebooker for participate)

Sat Jun 19         9pm – 10pm    
The Schlapentickle Family Burlesque & Revue @ the Soundry in Vienna, VA

This will be our kick off.  come out to see the world premier of the Schlapentickle Family Burlesque and Revue.
also, this is another in my personal continuing Suburban Outreach Program.  We (the Cheeky Monkeys and I) quite often hear from folks who want to see our shows, but don’t want to head into the city.  Well, we are coming out to you!

Fri Jun 25 – 27         
NY Faeriefest

Wedji love NY.  Wedji Tucheeks had a blast last year.  And she’s returning for the full run this year!  It’s a beautiful site, run by amazing fey folk!  She’ll be bringing more buttons and coins, ready to buy your love!

Fri Jul 2         10pm – 11pm    
Tilted Torch – Salute to the Union

The last Tilted Torch show at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance sold out!  So be sure to get your tickets early!  These ladies have an amazing high callibur of show, and I get to be the MC!  whooho!  There will be sparks flying!

Fri Jul 9-10
Palace Anniversary Show

I love the Palace.  It’s like my second home.  I’ve been performing at the Palace since they opened.  I’m tickled and honoured to be invited to participate in the 5 year anniversary!

Thu Jul 15         9pm – 10pm    
DCVariety with the Accidental Circus

My old buddy Paolo Garbazno will be in town with the Mezmer Society mavens, Onca and August.

July 16 – July 25
Accidental Circus Mini-Tour

We decided to take the show on the road!  It will be delicious!  check back for dates/locations!

Wed Aug 18 – 29         
Schlapentickle Family Tour

This is a fabulous project I’ve been working on with raunchy ragtime revivalist Sabrina Chap, Batlimore Boylesque star Paco Fish and the hot new cherry-bomb burlesque siren, Scarlett Let-Her.
We have a website! http://Schlapentickle.com
- We are still finalizing the venues for this tour, and if you are interested in having us perform at your town, drop us a line!

Aug 28 – October 24
Cheeky Monkey Sideshow @ MD Ren Faire

Now, I personally won’t be there ~every~ weekend, there will be several Cheeky Monkeys performing there every day!

Hi True Fans!

Mab, Just Mab here, excited as heck! This summer is kicking off some fabulous new adventures! After a few test runs, I’m getting the ball rolling on a new collective called DCVariety. DCVariety is all about celebrating the Variety Arts in the Nation’s capital, bringing performers together, sharing resources, ideas, tips and gigs.

My personal goal to help bring out more Variety acts to the District (and beyond!). To that end, I’ve been working with the (stunning and amazing) L’il Dutch to produce a monthly event at the Palace of Wonders. I’ve searched the District to find the best you’ve never seen! Every month we bring you new and unusual acts that wonder and amaze!

Sexy and Sassy, Crude and Classy.

This Month!

Ditch Higgens
When I asked up and coming local sideshow aficionado Ditch Higgens what made his Sideshow stand out, he told me “My act made a whole table get up and leave once”. I hired him on the spot.

Stella Sweet
Burlesque’s Good Girl, except when she’s not, Miss Stella Sweet comes to us all the way from the Aloha State, where she performed with the Cherry Blossom Cabaret. Stella brings the class and titillation of old school burlesque back to the DC stage. This curvaceous cutie exemplifies the art of the tease. Performing in her second show here at the Palace of Wonders, please welcome Miss Stella Sweet!

Spanky Roundbottom
Maryland’s special Slaphappy Sexpot, Spanky Roundbottom!
Hailing from the Carolinas originally, Spanky will be dishing up a heapin’ helpin’ of southern hospitality mixed with mid-Atlantic spunk in a burlesque performance that will make your jeans feel tight!

Red Raven
Death-defying, daring fire dancer, Red Raven, will leave you in awe as she wields Flaring Fans and Sizzling Swords of FLAME!

Special halftime games!

Starting this month, we have a brand new spot of mid-show entertainment: “Make Mab Laugh”
Do you think you have what it takes to make the Mistress of Misery, the Princess of Pain, the Jaded and Bitter Glasswalking Sideshow Girl, Mab, Just Mab crack a smile?
Try your luck, and your best material!
(And before you even think about, she’s not ticklish.)
Super-Fabulous-Amazing-Wondrous Prizes awarded to the winner!

When is all this happening?
Thursday, April 29, 2010
9pm
for only $10!!! (wow! what a bargain!)
only at the Palace of Wonders
1210 H. St. NE
Washington DC 20002

Let DC know you love Variety Performers! Support the arts! and I’ll See you at the Palace!

Friday, February 19th, 2010
CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW
10 PM
Price: $10

If you don’t know the name Sabrina Chap, you will soon.

Her music is a ragtime stompin’ good time, full of laughs, ballads, and just plain good songwriting. She’s in town to promote her new album, “OOMPA!” — a hilarious, yet heartbreaking romp — and we’re lucky enough to have her onstage with the Cheeky Monkey Sideshow!

You can hear some of her music at http://sabrinachap.com/music.htm.

PLUS:
Witness fantastic feats of physical transcendence–Will it be sword swallowing, mind reading, the cruel bed of nails, fire, human oddities, broken glass, bondage? The only way to find out is to show up!

Amazing acts of stupidity and danger!

Sideshow, sass, and song! It doesn’t get any better than this!

Due to excessive white-out conditions in DC, we are rescheduling the Screwloose Circus to next month, March 25!

This is a first for me, and quite a hard call.  I know everyone is eager to leave the house, all rest and no sideshow makes Jack go crazy.   Unfortunately, half the performers are in areas that haven’t been plowed, and the metro system isn’t running above ground trains.

Apologies for the tease, but hey, what do you expect from circus folk?

But don’t worry!  I was able to reschedule them for next month, March 25th.  Hopefully, enough snow will have melted by then that you will be able to find a parking space!

P.S.  What does a sideshow girl do with more snow than she’s ever seen in her life?  Make a Snow Fort.  what else?  (Must build up my defenses against the snow Daleks.)

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Vixen Variety

Ladies & Gentlemen
Vixen Variety is proud to present the Feb 4th, 2010 
Heartthrob/ Heartburn Show!

In honor of Valentines day we would like to celebrate the exciting, enticing, and enraging emotions affiliated with this thing called LOVE.

Love may be “A many splendid thing”… but it also “bites and bleeds”….

So come out and celebrate the many sides of this human condition.
Featuring an alluring and enticing all female cast.

You don’t want to miss the Burlesque of Poppy LaRouge,
the strange and unusual antics of DC’s own side show girl Mab, Just Mab,
the energetic and exciting drag kinging of Zak Las Vegas,
the sensual and surreal belly dancing of Samantha
and the Palace’s own drag king daddy Ken Vegas
with special guest, your host for the evening Belladonna.

Bring your friends & your Stupid Human Tricks!

Join us for a fun filled night of drinking, dames, merriment and prizes! See you at the Palace!

JANUARY BEGINS THREE GREAT MONTHS OF CHEEKY MONKEY SHOWS

Our winter vacation is over. But don’t worry, we spent that time improving our super powers, buffing up for a whole new year of Sideshow Cheek.

Join us at the Palace of Wonders this Friday as we prepare to amaze and amuse, they way only Cheeky Monkeys can do!

You want special guests? We’ve got special guests!

This month, we are thrilled that spectacular burlesque goddess, L’IL DUTCH is joining us again. We love this lady!

Friday, January 15th
Palace of Wonders
1210 H St., NE
Washington, DC
Show starts @ 10:00 pm
Tickets: $10 @ the door

Hope to see you there!

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Now catch the free show!

From Washington Post’s Going Out Guru:

Hope everyone had a lovely and relaxing holiday.  I know I did! December is the time I catch up on costume/prop maintenance/updates, spend time with family and friends, and develop new acts.

It looks like 2010 has quite an adventure in store for me!  Already January is 1/2 full!

Ok, ok.  this post is rather vague, but I don’t want to give away all the surprises!  Just stick around, and be the first to hear/see the new and improved Mab, Just Mab take on 2010!

Quick post to share the exciting news!

I now have a Mab, Just Mab hotline number! It’s easy to remember! Fun to call! And comes with Widgets!

551-JUSTMAB (587-8622)

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