Saturday, March 3, 2007

Events for 12/19 to 12/25/2003

As you might have noticed I was taking a three weeks Party Volcano break during my trip to Australia (where men are men, and sheep are nervous) and New Zealand (better known as Middle Earth in these days).

I have been told that I didn't miss that much while I was gone. I know that last weekend was quite busy. But this week looks terrible. I could only find five decent events.

Let's hope that this party low will bottom soon...


Friday, 12/19
4:00 PM Jean Hicks @ Retail Therapy
8:00 PM The Breakfast Club @ ConWorks

8:00 PM Doug Haire @ Polestar

Saturday, 12/20
8:00 PM? GMP #10: Sleazy Santas, Evil Elves, & Raunchy Reindeer
10:00 PM Sweet @ Re-bar.

Sunday, 12/21
9:00 PM? Three Imaginary Girls Holiday Party @ Crocodile Cafe

Friday, 12/19

Jean Hicks @ Retail Therapy

The evite says:

We are hosting a hat show for Jean Hicks on December 19th from 4-9pm

Jean Hicks is a felt maker who creates hats which are sculptures in and of themselves. Hicks uses felt as a sculptural medium "because of its plastic and historic ties to the body"... and because of its "metaphorical similarities and connections to skin."

www.jeanhicks.com

Come join us for the usual fun an festivities.... with just a few days until Christmas there is something for everyone

Retail Therapy, 905 E Pike ST., 4pm.

http://www.evite.com/pages/gt/events/view.jsp?event=LDOZXKUOXGJDFUQJTQYD

Doug Haire @ Polestar

Everybody knows: PV's C.D.O. Andrew hates live music events as much as children hate broccoli. When he is recommending a music event and actually plans on going to one I mark my calendar.

Andrew checks in:

I believe I heard Haire--or someone doing similar work-- at V5 a couple of years ago and was blown away. That's saying a lot because I normally loath, LOATH live music gigs.

At V5, Haire (or whoever it was) presented sound recordings from different sources--a rural highway in Wyoming, sounds of night landscapes in a small town, etc--accompanied by a live cellist. Beautiful. It was as if he "framed" the sounds, so you could really listen to them with ears wide open. Made me really hear those everyday sounds in a fresh way. Sort of the way Van Gogh's Sunflowers" really makes you see sunflowers in all there vibrancy and shimmering beauty.

Enough of a spiel. I will probably get this gig early because Polestar is, apparently, a small space and because Haire got a nice plug from The Stranger which might result in a lot of interest.

Also I'm going to bring a blanket, because maybe, just maybe, there will b! e space to lay out and listen. At the V5 performance I did that and it was fun.

Also the performance is very reasonable: only $6.00

Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 18th Ave at E Union St, 329-4224, 8 pm, $6.00
Stranger article:
http://www.thestranger.com/2003-12-11/score.html
Polestar's website: http://www.seattleimprovisedmusic.com/polestar.html


THE BREAKFAST CLUB @ ConWorks

The press release explains:

On November 21, 2003, Kennewick High School principal Jack Anderson saw his school drama department’s production of The Breakfast Club and, "dismayed and shocked," cancelled the show on the spot. Pulling the plug on the show’s intended one-weekend run was not an artistic decision; "The explicit language and sexual innuendoes violated school district policies," Anderson told the press after the cancellation was announced. The fact that the school principal character in the film is written as a mean-spirited, dim-witted of was not mentioned as a cause for the cancellation.

But of course there is a place here in Seattle where "explicit language and sexual innuendoes" are always welcome: Consolidated Works!
Matthew Richter writes:

Many of you have already been following the events in Kennewick surrounding the High School's cancellation of a controversial production of The Breakfast Club by the school's drama department.

We've picked the show up, and are giving it a full-scale production in our mainstage theater.

High school theater on a contemporary art center's mainstage? If nothing else, we're committed to the idea there must always be a way around censorship, and that professional arts organizations have a responsibility to amplify unheard voices.

Hope to see you soon,
m

This is all very confusing to me. First off, why didn't Mr. Anderson find "Kiss Me, Kate"'s explicit language and sexual innuendoes violating Kent's school district policies in spring 2002 when it was performed at Kennewick High School (see http://www.angelfire.com/nb/kentridgehs/kissme.htm)?
I am also wondering: had Mr. Anderson cancelled "Kiss Me, Kate" in 2002, would ConWorks have also shown it on their main stage?

All I'm saying is: let's hope The Breakfast Club is a good play. I wouldn't go to see it only because some uptight principal dickhead fucked over some high school kids - excuse my language.

Who: Consolidated Works presents the Kennewick High School Drama Department, sponsored by The Stranger
What: The Breakfast Club, an original adaptation of the John Hughes film
Where: Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Avenue North, Seattle, 98109 Between Mercer and Republican Streets in the South Lake Union neighborhood
When: Friday December 19 at 8 pm
Saturday December 20 at 2 pm
Saturday December 20 at 8 pm
How Much: $14 general public
$7 Kennewick High School students and parents

Saturday, 12/20

GMP #10: Sleazy Santas, Evil Elves, & Raunchy Reindeer

The Guerrilla Masquerade Party may not be confused with the Santarchy movement (see Cold Lava report below). They are doing something completely different. But the outcome should be pretty much the same:

Happy Holidays Guerrillas!

On the nite of Saturday, December 20th, Guerrilla Masquerade Party
will be putting the "Ho! Ho! Ho!" in the holiday season with our next
event: Sleazy Santas, Evil Elves, and Raunchy Reindeer!

Santa, Mrs. Claus, and all the elves are going to be taking a little break from their toy production schedule to cut loose and throw down some spiked nog with us, and they'll be bringing that little gay dentist elf, fresh from the set of "Misfit Toys Orgy 2". Santa mentioned he hopes to go down on more than a chimney that nite.

Sexy Snowmen and Snowwomen are more than welcome, though the Grinch & the Heatmizer might not be met with open arms... unless they bring a nice poinsettia or christmas wreath.

We're sure plenty of reindeer will be on hand, so maybe we can get to the bottom of this rumor about Rudolph's nose not being the only part of him that lights up.

For the more traditionally minded, come as your own slutty interpretation of the Nativity -- Mary might've been a virgin, but Joseph had to be getting it somewhere. And those wise men had needs, too. Is it any wonder they stopped in a manger full of sheep and farm animals?


We'll have a few birthday boys in our midst that nite, too -- GMP regulars Paul and Kurt will be getting a little bit older -- as will our lord and personal savior, Jesus Christ.

Bring your pornographic christmas carols, your thick yule logs, and your big packages, and come on out to make the Season of Giving a little more dirty this year.

Here is their strategic plan:

We'll begin the nite at 9pm at the bar with the highest per-square-foot density of Christmas lights in Seattle: CC'Attles. The staff of this strange little bar located at the corner of 15th and East Madison (1501 E. Madison St.) seemed to go with the philosophy "If it doesn't move, put lights on it." The result is a large, multi-colored beacon at the top of Capitol Hill. You can't miss it.

Around 11pm, after a couple of CC's infamous cocktails (Doesn't a Long-Island Iced Tea have some mixer in it?), we'll stumble two blocks down the hill, just past Chop Suey, to Madison Pub (1315 E. Madison). Then, Ma in her kerchief and I in my hat will settle in for a long nite of partying.

A group of students from the Seattle Film Institute will also be filming footage Saturday nite for a GMP documentary. They're with us, so please make them feel welcome as part of Guerrilla Masquerade Party.

Still can't think of something to wear? Stop by a drugstore and you're bound to find something there. A Santa hat, reindeer antlers, or a big red bow. Accessorize it with a strap-on, and you're ready to go! Got a lot of christmas cards laying around the house? They'd make a lovely ensemble, for man or for mouse.

See you Saturday!

For maps, and other info, go to www.gmpseattle.com www.gmpseattle.com


Sweet @ Re-bar.

Jamie writes:

Uniting Souls and Viva Recordings bring you their festive holiday party this Saturday night at the Re-Bar. Included in the lineup is the very talented Jeromy Nail. Some of you may remember him from the Halloween party at 500 Yale. He was the one making incredible music until dawn that night.

Sharing the turntables with Jeromy are the great Rick Preston from the Bay area, Jon Lemmon of Viva Recordings and Ramiro of Uniting Souls. They will also be shooting photos for their new website launching in January.

Jeromy promises to wear his special green and red striped holiday sweater if you stand under the mistletoe with him, so come on down!!

Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St. @ Boren
Saturday, December 20, 10:00pm

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=DPPJAQXFZUPBGXZDISWM

Sunday, 12/21

Three Imaginary Girls Holiday Party

Why not celebrating Christmas with Three Imaginary Girls?

Ho ho ho!

We're soooo excited about our Imaginary Christmas Office Party™. It's all going down at the Crocodile CafĂ© on Sunday evening, December 21st, and it's all going to benefit Treehouse, a local non-profit organization that provides education and enrichment services to foster children in King County.

The event will feature Christmas Carols as performed by...

The Divorce!
The Malinks!
Alien Crime Syndicate!
The Lawnmowers!
The Senate Arcade!
Sushirobo!
The Amazombies!
Love Hotel!
The Pale!

{And perhaps a few special secret guests to sing along...}

Plus, we'll have arts and crafts, a Christmas tree, and John Roderick from the Long Winters as indie-rock Santa Claus. Have you been naughty or nice...?

Who: Three Imaginary Girls formally invites you to our Imaginary Office party. Ho ho ho!!!
When: Sunday December 21, 2003.
Where: The Crocodile Cafe. $8.
Why: Because you'll get to hear your fav local bands play Christmas carols, including The Divorce, The Malinks, The Amazombies, The Pale, The Lawnmowers, The Senate Arcade, Alien Crime Syndicate, Love Hotel, and Sushirobo.

Plus Matt Nichols from KEXP and Mike McGonigal from Yeti Magazine and Sad Robot records will be DJing between sets, and John Roderick from the Long Winters is gonna play indie-rock Santa!!!

Proceeds to benefit Treehouse for Kids! Tickets are only $8 and are available at TicketWeb now.


Letters to the Editor.

Hello,

I am contacting you to invite you to list your site internationalwebservice.com/newevents/partyVolcano.htm into our regional directory D-I-S-C-O-V-E-R.COM, under "Japan" section. Our goal is to create a relevant regional directory for Japan. We have prepared a simple submission page and your link will be up in maximum 24 hours.

Also we'd like to request a reciprocal link, if you consider our site to be useful for your visitors.

Submit Your Url : http://jp.d-i-s-c-o-v-e-r.com/add.cgi

Thanks,

Best wishes,
A. Kunilusie


Dear Mr. Kunilusie,

Of course we are very honored for being considered as a new contributor to your fine Japanese site. As a fast growing international organization Party Volcano has been looking for new ways to penetrate the rather conservative Japanese party email list market.

Your offer is therefore much appreciated! There are of course some minor technical details that need to be disclosed to your readers such as the concept of "traveling back into the future". Tokyo is in a time zone, which is 17 hours ahead of the US West Coast. But it comes in handy that the date changes back when traveling from Japan to Seattle: When Japan reads Party Volcano emails (which are being posted on Fridays) on Saturdays they would still have enough time to catch a flight and make it to Friday's art openings in Seattle in time as they would be traveling "back into the future".

We will also provide extra information for your Japanese readers so they will find the event locations quicker after they arrive here in Seattle.

Sincerely yours,

Party Volcano.

Cold Lava

Santarchy Seattle 2003 (11/26/2003)

I guess I missed it this year. Seattle Union Record is providing historical information and the damage report from this year's Santarchy in Seattle for us:

Santarchy began in San Francisco in December 1994 when a group of folks with ties to the rabble-rousing Cacophony Society outfitted themselves as raucous Santas and raided the city’s luxury hotels and department stores. Ever since, similar outbreaks of hellish Santas have flared up from Los Angeles and Portland to New York and Atlanta.

Ominously known by names such as Santafada, Santasm and Santa Rampage, they feature jollier-than-thou Santas with a knack for being irreverent, rowdy and risque. And coming on the heels of — and not far from — Thursday’s WTO anniversary demonstrations, Seattle’s third almost-annual (1998 was a no-show) Santa infestation was a lighthearted reprieve from the gravity of the previous night’s events.

Friday night’s entourage included a Scottish Santa, alien Santa, military Santa, pimp Santa ("Do you want to touch my sack?"), even a Santa on strike. There were leggy Santa vixens, Santas with strategically placed balloons and blinking mini-Christmas trees and a pair of red-nosed reindeer drinking from pet-food bowls.

Occasionally, the group broke into Claustrophobic locker-room chants of "Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!" or "You’d better watch out! You’d better watch out!"

http://www.unionrecord.com/metro/display.php?ID=577
http://www.santarchy.com/archives.html
http://public.fotki.com/TweedleSanta/santarchy_seattle_2003/


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