Lot's of events: Seattle Erotic Arts Festival and the Burning Man fundraiser season has started. My favorite is Mustache Party 2005 on Saturday. I will also throw in a Cold Lava report about the Shadow Ball and you will learn about entrances to Hell in Don Volcano's Computer Corner.
This week PV reporter Hastro Gould has added helpful information and comments about Mix Master Mike, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Art Out Loud. Thanks!
Friday, 4/15
8:00 PM CORNISH DANCE THEATER SPRING 2005 CONCERT
9:00 PM Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2005 Opening Gala @ ConWorks.
9:00 PM Kuma CD Release Show @ Chop Suey
Saturday, 4/16
11:00 AM OPEN CASTING CALL @ RICHARD HUGO HOUSE
Noon Aftermath Gallery Moving Sale.
8:00 PM V E R B A L R H Y T H M S ARTS COLLECTIVE
9:00 PM Free Rock Show at Neumo's
9:00 PM Caribbean Spring Gala and Fashion Show
9:00 PM Fundraiser for THE MACHINE
9:00 PM Mystery Film night @ Kozy Kino
9:30 PM Cosmik Roots @ Lo-Fi
10:00 PM Mustache Party 2005
Monday, 4/18
8:00 PM This is Burlesque #5 @ The Catwalk
Thursday, 4/21
5:30 PM Art Out Loud @ SAM
8:00 PM Jonathan Safran Foer reads @ Chop Suey
Friday, 4/15
CORNISH DANCE THEATER SPRING 2005 CONCERT
Hi Don,
Interested in provocative dance?
Noted choreographer Wade Madsen’s sensual ensemble piece explores the joy, pain and power that accompanies infatuation; e.e. cummings’ poem, “I like my body when it is with your body” inspires a work by Peter Kyle.
With themes as intriguing as these, the upcoming April performances by the Cornish Dance Theater promise to be especially compelling.
Thanks,
Adriana
CORNISH DANCE THEATER SPRING 2005 CONCERT
Friday, April 15 at 8 pm; Saturday, April 16 at 2 pm & 8 pm
Choreography by José Limón, Peter Kyle, Wade Madsen and Gerard Théorêt
A program highlight will be José Limón’s “Suite from A Choreographic Offering”, restaged by Limón authority Gary Masters. Originally premiered in 1964 at the American Dance Festival, “A Choreographic Offering” was created as a tribute to Limón’s mentor Doris Humphrey. It contains variations, paraphrases and motifs from fourteen Humphrey works and is set to “Musical Offering” by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Cornish Dance Theater production of “Suite from A Choreographic Offering” will present excerpts from the hour-long work. Reconstructor Gary Masters joined the Limón Dance Company as a dancer in 1969. The originator of many roles in the Limón repertory, he later served as associate artistic director of the company. In 1994, he created Limón West Dance Project, the company’s West Coast training center and ensemble. Masters is a key reconstructor for the Limón Institute, and has staged Limón’s choreography around the globe. A renowned choreographer himself, Masters has recei! ved choreographic fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arts Council Silicon Valley. His choreography has been commissioned by the Limón Dance Company, Diablo Ballet, Nashville Ballet and Dance Kaleidoscope, among others; Masters also created dances for the Mathews Masters Dance Company in New York. He is currently a member of the Dance faculty at San José State University and Co-Artistic Director of sjDANCEco.
Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway Avenue, Seattle
Produced in collaboration with the Performance Production Department.
Tickets: $8 general, $4 students and seniors & Cornish College alumni.
www.ticketwindowonline.com
www.cornish.edu
Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2005 Opening Gala @ ConWorks.
Toi writes:
Hello!
I’d like to invite you to come visit my interactive installation
at the ANNUAL SEATTLE EROTIC ARTS FESTIVAL
this coming weekend at Cosolidated Works
As part of the festivities I have set up a breakfast table, that offers
homemade bread, whose yeast starter includes my own vaginal yeast. Served
with butter and honey, it addresses the human connection to itself and it’s
surrounding world. The bread’s vital force is replaced with the power of
femininity. Women and bread are one: life-giving, nourishing, and
universal.
It’s an old metaphor, but one that’s rarely been used in such a
physical way.
Due to recent conversations with Seattle public health department officers
this interactive installation cannot exist as envisioned. The public is not
allowed to make up their own minds about whether or not they want to literally
digest this idea, because my bread got censored. In conversations with
various public health officers I received quotes such as,” You (Toi
Sennhauser) are not FDA approved.”, “We do not eat human beings.” To compare a
trace amount of my very healthy vaginal environment (complete STD check),
baked at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, to cannibalism is one thing; to actively,as
a governmental branch, disconnect the human mind from it’s human body opens
up a whole new can of worms. The public is generally encouraged to legally
ingest a great array of chemical substances, yet when it comes to the human
body in a thoughtful, artistic context, the public is forbidden to think for
themselves.
I would like to invite you to come visit the Seattle Erotica Arts Festival and be a little rebellious by eating bread.
Please keep in mind that I am not trying to get SEAF in trouble, so
please eat this bread while I look the other way.
See you there,
Toi
Everybody knows what the driving force behind PV upgrades and downgrades is: Snacks. We are the biggest snack whores in town. Your art can be shitty but if you put out some shrimps or tuna sushi we'll let you get away with it. Well, we wouldn't lie. But we would spend our precious time rather with raving about snacks instead of writing hurtful things about questionable art.
Let's get to the point: Toi makes amazing snacks. Toi is half Thai, half Austrian and probably still works for that Circus dinner place on 5th. Her snacks saved Soil a bunch of times where we would have mercilessly downgraded some shows otherwise (in our opinion Soil doesn't seem to be able to penetrate the barrier of the "Art Summer Class" craft league).
So the snacks will be great at SEAF, and what do we think about the art?
Well, let's just leave it at "Toi makes amazing snacks"!
SEAF @ Consolidated Works
500 S Boren (South Lake Union area)
Friday April 15
Noon-1am Juried and Invited Artist Exhibition
Noon-1am Art @ Large Gallery
Noon-1am Festival Store
**8pm-1am Gala Opening (Toi)
6pm-1am Little Red Studio in Theater
8:30pm, 11:30pm Sex on Screen Films in Cinema
Saturday, April 16
Noon-1am Juried and Invited Artist Exhibition
Noon-1am Art @ Large Gallery
Noon-1am Festival Store
1-2:30pm Midori Lecture
3pm, 5, 7, 9, 11pm Sex on Screen Films in Cinema
6pm-11pm Live Art Auction in Theater
**8pm-2am Art Party (Toi)
Sunday, April 17
Noon-5pm Juried and Invited Artist Exhibition
Noon-5pm Art @ Large Gallery
Noon-5pm Festival Store
2-3:30pm Sunday Forum: What is Erotic?
5pm, 9pm Sex on Screen Films in Cinema
7pm Sex on Screen in Theater
500 S Boren (South Lake Union area)
http://www.seattleerotic.org/calendar.html
http://www.seattleerotic.org
http://www.seattleerotic.org
Kuma CD Release Show @ Chop Suey
The Three Imaginary Girls are recommending this music event:
Hi imaginary friends~~~
Join us at Chop Suey tonight {April 15th} for an outrageous show to celebrate the release of Kuma's long-awaited full-length debut, Fast Colliding.
FCS North and Sushirobo are also on the bill, with performances by the Atomic Bombshell Burlesque Troop and DJ Colin. The night should be a blast -- we hope to see you there, duckies!
xo!
dana, liz, and char
three imaginary girls
Chop Suey
http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/
http://www.kumasound.com/
Listen to Kuma's "Melodic Interlude":
http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/KUMA-Melodic_Interlude.mp3
Saturday, 4/16
OPEN CASTING CALL @ RICHARD HUGO HOUSE
Women Musicians Wanted for Indie film (my friend and manager Rosa Powers
is spearheading this project):
OPEN CASTING CALL
Saturday April 16th, 2005, 11am-3pm
RICHARD HUGO HOUSE
Zeroland Productions is currently working on a new feature length
experimental documentary about Women in the Seattle Music Scene.
"Spyder Time" will follow the process of four women as they become a
band and star in a short comedy. The intention of this film is to
amplify women's voices in the community at
large and entertain all ages with innovative biographical comedy.
WOMEN MUSICIANS WANTED
all genres, ages 18-40
Family oriented feature length Experimental
Documentary
zeroland@comcast.net
Hugo House.
Aftermath Gallery Moving Sale.
I'm having a big sale this weekend at the gallery. It's a
Moving &
ORIGINAL
PHOTO PRINT sale.
Items like: furniture, toys, folding chairs, art pedestals, clothes, and
original photographs of bands that I've taken over the years for The
Stranger, K Records and Spin Magazine at great, fan prices.
Live and studio shots of:
Beck, Marilyn Manson, Courtney Love, Sinead O'Connor and all the Lilith Fair
gals, Love As Laughter, Dub Narcotic/Calvin Johnson, Sleater-Kinney, Modest
Mouse, Supersuckers, Foo Fighters and various other random, candid shots of
the local seattle scene.
Everything must go!!! Come say hi before we are out of here and check out
the *new Aftermath web site (www.aftermathgallery.com) to see a
retrospective and also see samples of what we are selling this weekend.
Thanks, Diana Adams
Sale:
Aftermath Gallery
Saturday, Sunday 4/16,17 9-4pm
928 12th Ave (12th and Spring S of Madison)
V E R B A L R H Y T H M S ARTS COLLECTIVE
V E R B A L R H Y T H M S
ARTS COLLECTIVE
with CENTRAL CINEMA
Proudly Presents A Tribute to the
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Saturday April 16, 2005 8pm
CHRISTA BELL FEATURING THE WORKS OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON
SOUL CHILE FEATURING THE WORKS OF LANGSTON HUGHES
DANNY SHERRARD FEATURING THE WORKS OF COUNTEE CULLEN
MARCEL DAVIS PAYING TRIBUTE TO OSSIE DAVIS
SONS OF HAGAR HIP HOP performance
TOYA WILLIAMS Vocal Performance
LIVE MUSIC, DRUMMING CIRCLE and free give aways all night long.
located at Seattle's newest movie dinner theater... CENTRAL CINEMA
1411 21st Avenue (Corner of 21st Avenue and Union Street)
www.central-cinema.com (206) 328-8892
$8 entry fee 8pm start time.
Free Rock Show at Neumo's
Mix Master Mike, Electric Six & VHS or BETA are playing.
Neumo's. 9 PM.
Caribbean Spring Gala and Fashion Show
Wissam writes:
Dear Don Volcano,
I want to let you know about the “Caribbean Spring Gala and Fashion Show”. This is a “so not Seattle” event. Part of the proceeds will benefit Alzheimer Association. It doesn’t happen a lot when you get to party in style and for good cause in Seattle.
Join us for Seattle’s Biggest Spring Gala and Fashion Show, a celebration of fashion and festivities at the Seattle Art Museum. Inspired by the splendors of the Caribbean, the Gala begins at 9:00pm on Saturday, April 16th. Dress is semi-formal.
-Headlining the Gala, BGN Paris will unveil its critically acclaimed Spring 2005 Collection on the catwalk
-Guest will enjoy the passionate styling of local legend Arturo Rodriguez and his Latin jazz band
-Later in the evening, DJ Miguel Alvarado will set the night ablaze with fiery, Latin-inspired House rhythms
-The Now Device will provide colorful and provocative visual projections
Part of the proceeds for the Gala will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association of Puget Sound. Tickets are available at www.CultureTheory.com. Make sure to let them know that i referred you.
Tickets are for $30 adv / $35 door
For more information, visit www.CultureTheory.com
Fundraiser for THE MACHINE
Matt writes:
Hey there Party Volcano, I hope it's not too late! Could you add this to your listings?
Nope, it's not too late. But isn’t it a little bit too late for Pyrosutra? Remember "fire performances"? One time you couldn't go to any event or party without seeing some clown waving a candle if you wanted or not. But then over time it got boring and fire performances disappeared like pointy shoes that went out of fashion (or are they 'in' again?). Other fashions took over: Bollywood, belly-dancing, Middle Eastern theme parties, naked sushi (I think I might have helped stopping that nonsense with a brutal downgrade in 2003), Tsunami Benefits, and more recently: Burlesque entertainment.
Dave Martinez (BuMP) obviously likes it:
I highly recommend this event. The $15 cover is open bar, and there is a
$2 discount for bunnies. The entertainment, as always, is top notch.
I'll see you there!
dave martinez
And here are the details:
TheMach12e: Rise of the Machine
A fundraiser for THE MACHINE, one of the most technical and interactive sculptures to ever hit the playa! This multi-storied mechanical form will be created and destroyed by the inhabitants of Black Rock City. For a full description, visit http://www.themach12e.org. You can see sketches, models and videos of the project at http://www.themach12e.org/sketches.html.
We are 2/3rds of the way to our fundraising goal through a generous grant from Burning Man .
Come be a part of this historic project! On display will be parts of this work in progress. Enjoy a beverage from either of the two bars, and enjoy performances by:
MBlue (http://www.mbluemusic.com)-
Variform (http://www.fourthcity.net/sitelets/variform.html)
BR8 (www.blocrecords.com)
DJ Whatever (http://www.myspace.com/darwinman1)
Pyrosutra (www.pyrosutra.com)
Primary Element (www.primaryelement.org)
**Images of the project can be found on our website: www.themach12e.org
Saturday, April 16th. 9PM
@ Big Building - 3600 East Marginal Way South
(corner of Spokane and East Marginal Way S - under the viaduct)
$15 at the door 21+
Mystery Film night @ Kozy Kino
Sorry to throw you all for a loop with this… I would put it together for this Friday night but there is a conflict with a drunken salon at my place involving brass music and foot scrubs (hopefully).
Kozy Kino is a temporary thing. It can only last so long my friends. As long as I live here in this weird place that I live. And so I am trying to pack in as much Kino and ‘living’ as is possible before it is time that I depart (quite soon). So, I kick things into a more regular screening. But now we reach a more unpredictable, yet more democratic programming. For example…
Do you like exquisitely lit shots of cool people smoking in slow motion?
Are you a sucker for high necked, sleeveless patterned dresses that accentuate the female neck? Or for romantic, unrequited love affairs that lead to unequivocal sorrow and tragedy? Style over substance? Well, then it seems you share a lot in common with Mr. Wong Kar Wai.
And it is with some fortune (and generous grace of Mr. Steve Miller) that I have come into a copy of the new Wong Kar Wai film, 2046. Slipping in and out of futuristic sci-fi novel and tumultuous 1960’s Hong Kong romantic kitsch, this yet to be released sequel to the gorgeous In the Mood for Love will live up to your expectations of high stylization with a capital H. But where In the Mood for Love delivers a sad and simple love story told with beautiful economy, 2046 meanders all over Hell’s Half Acre in its attempts to tramp out any notion that love is a pure and wonderful thing.
As you can see, I am not sold on *2046. And neither should you be... at least not solely on the merits of the director and any previous efforts (you never should be). Yes, it looks stunning and your jaw will drop at some of the costume design and lighting, but so what!?
And so I want to present the Kozy Kino go-ers with a choice… Wong Kar Wai’s 2046 or the mystery film for the evening. It will be a spontaneous exercise in direct democracy.
Won’t you please join us in this fun experiment fraught with contention and possible disorderliness?
I will improvise a drink special on the spot for this one, folks! No spiked chocolate sodas.
No bizarre anisette concoctions. This one will go down smooth. That much I can promise.
(*note: perhaps, I find personal fault with 2046 because it is the kind of film that is so stylized that it would cause me to ride my bike up a hill at 1:45am to find a pack of cigarettes when I’m earnestly trying to quit smoking… it’s just that cool! German New Wave could never make me do that).
Friday April 16th, 9pm
1809 Minor Ave.
Entrance – $1 - one U.S. dollar (Canadians welcome but not their money)
Cosmik Roots @ Lo-Fi
Bonjoir mes amis!
Seattle's illest improv funk band, Marmalade, is
touring France!
The Natural High Tour
www.pachamamaproject.com
The first in our PMP fundraising shows is THIS
Saturday, and the attendance of our community will be
highly embraced.
ROOM ONE:
Papa Far:I (Culture Yard)
On the 1's & 2's, one of the most powerful reggae
promoters in Seattle will be holdin' it down spinnin'
rock steady, dance hall, and roots with MC Bones on
the mic spittin' conscious lyrics.
ROOM TWO:
Marmalade
*nominated Best R&B/Soul band 2004 -Seattle Weekly
*nominated Best Improv Funk band 2005-Seattle Weekly
The ten-piece resident of Fremont's illest weekly that
has rocked north west dance floors will be droppin' a
special set of breaks and D&B featuring Culture Yard
poet, MC Bones!
Produced by Shapeshifter and Culture Yard
SATURDAY, APRIL 16th
Cosmik Roots
Lo-Fi Seattle
429b East Lake
9:30pm, 21+, $5
206 CULTURE
Mustache Party 2005
I am not 100% sure whether this is a public party. But hey, I found it on the Internet! Be warned: commercial private parties may suck as much as public events. Although I think this one will be a good one.
The Nerdhaus is proud to announce the third and final Mustache Pageant and associated party. This is it! The one not to miss! What will your friends think of you when you admit to them that you missed this party? They'll hate you. Hate and pity you. Mark your calendars now, and start planning that mustache early. If you still need convincing, check out pictures from Mustache Party 2003.
The competition takes place on Saturday, April 16th, at the illustrious Nerdhaus. The party starts at party time, the judging and awards ceremony will begin at 11pm. All mustache lovers and mustache haters are encouraged to come, whether you're sporting one or not. Non-mustache wearing guests are encouraged to draw one on or buy/make fake ones. Liquor will be supplied (drink tickets can be purchased for $1 each, and tips are encouraged!), but please feel free to BYOB to keep it flowing all night. Those who enter the mustache competition drink for free all night!
We encourage you to bring your friends, but please don't invite anyone who is indifferent about mustaches or crazy nutso wacky.
http://nerdhaus.com/mustache/
Da Rulez: http://nerdhaus.com/mustache/2.asp
FAQ: http://nerdhaus.com/mustache/4.asp
Monday, 4/18
This is Burlesque #5 @ The Catwalk
This is one of those Burlesque events I would actually go to.
Hey Guerrillas!
Looking for something a little wacky to do this next Monday night?
Longing to see the infamous Slice of the Apple Dancers (including
dirty bunny, sans fur) perform? Do you love the Swedish Housewife as
much as we do?
If you answered yes to any or all of those questions, you should
definitely come down to the Catwalk this Monday, April 18th.
To celebrate her Birthday, and to continue to support The Miss Exotic
World Museum, The Swedish Housewife is throwing 'This is Burlesque #5.
If you've attended any of the 4 previous 'This is Burlesque' events,
you'll know that they include some of the best and most innovative
Burlesque and Performances around -- from hippity hops to stilts,
trapeze to pyrotechnics.
The line-up for #5 is no less amazing, including El Vez, Miss Indigo
Blue, The Slice Of The Apple Dancers, Tamara The Trapeze Lady, Babette
la Fave, The Atomic Bombshells, Trixie Lane, Lydia Mc Lane- Burly Q,
Violet Green- Burly Q, Vienna Le Rouge- Glitzkreig, The Von Foxies,
Jo Jo Stiletto, Ernie von Schmaltz, Ultra Vixen, It's Mark Mitchell,
and of course, Pa-Ooh-la The Swedish Housewife. The night will also
include a mini-auction hosted by Pastor Kaleb.
Hope to see you there! It'll be a blast.
dirty bunny
Guerrilla Masquerade Party
The Catwalk - 172 South Washington @ 2nd Ave in Pioneer Square
Door at 7, Show at 8
Cover $10 minimum donation
21+
All proceeds go directly to Miss Exotic World, to help pay for
new roof for the museum. We want to help prevent any further damage to
this priceless collection of memorabilia.
Check out http://www.swedishhousewife.com/up&coming.html for more info
http://www.gmpseattle.com/
Thursday, 4/21
Art Out Loud @ SAM
Hastro Gould writes:
Seattle Art Museum 5:30 - 7:30pm
Art Out Loud - Impulse fashion show. This cool underground shop in
Fremont is having a fashion show at SAM.
SAM
Jonathan Safran Foer reads @ Chop Suey
Hastro Gould writes:
I liked is last book "Everything
is Illuminated". After the reading there will be a party with
DJs.That's right! A reading! In a bar! Followed by a dance party!
Chop Suey.
Cold Lava
The Shadow Ball (4/8/2005)
So I've heard The Shadow Ball last Friday was a big stinker. At 1 AM I got a life report from a restless party scout while I was waiting at a hospital - a friend of mine went into labor that night and we thought it would be a nice gesture to cheer her up before they cut her open like a fish.
Back to the party report: my friends didn't even get into the party. The line was getting longer by the minute but they wouldn't let anybody in because the house was already full.
"But why would anybody want to pay in order to get in?" asked the angry voice on the other end of the line. Cover charge plus cash bar is usually the signature of Burning Man fundraisers. But according to my sources the crowed was just a bunch of boring yuppies. Not that you wouldn't be able to find any boring yuppies amongst Burners, though (ha, ha, ha!).
What can we learn from The Shadow Ball incident? Diversify! Don't put all your eggs into one nest. Make sure that you have more than one party idea per evening. Do your homework, join party scout networks, and cut your losses before the pain becomes unbearable. Most important rule: don't spend the night at hospitals if you don't have to. Babies are being born with or without you camping out in the visiting area.
Don Volcano’s Computer Corner
This could be a candidate for another "Fake or Not?" contest: a website that is a constantly updated catalogue of Entrances to Hell in and around the UK. This site provides Safety Rules for spotting Hell gates ("All Entrances are potentially lethal. If in doubt, don't hang about!") and has a special link to the most popular entrance of the week.
Entrances to Hell
http://www.entrances2hell.co.uk/index.html
I think it's a fake. This is just a little bit too much:
"Worried about Radiation? Try one of our T-Shirts!"
What do you think?
Cheers,
Don Volcano.
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