Events for 4/29 to 5/6/2004

I am still here in San Francisco - it's a beautiful
city! Here is my little list of events for this week.
Unfortunately it is unformatted because I am sending
it from a CompUSA Mac at downtown in San Francisco.
My favorites are Weird Genius Real Science, Retail
Therapy's Birthday, and Voyage on Monday. See you next
week!

Friday 4/30/04
8:00 PM The Goddess of Spring Fest @ The Sunset
Tavern.
8:00 PM CoCA/Movieside Film Shorts
9:00 PM Panjabi MC @ Showbox.
10:00 PM WEIRD GENIUS REAL SCIENCE @ The Hall.

Saturday 5/1/04
Noon Flight to Mars Party @ Gasworks Park
Noon "Please Everyone" at SOIL
6:00 PM Night for Ni?os
7:00 PM A - Z * Aftermath to Zeitgeistb
8:00 PM 1 Year bash @ Retail Therapy
9:00 PM MIX Nights: Synesthesia

Monday 5/3/04
7:00 PM Voyage @ Bada Lounge.

Thursday 5/6/04
7:00 PM O-Design Studio & JAG Design

Friday 4/30/04

The Goddess of Spring Fest @ The Sunset Tavern

Two Big Benefit to send the Lovely Ladies of
BurningHearts Burlesque to Miss Exotic World - The
worlds largest and most prestigious burlesque
competition, which takes place the first weekend in
June, down in Helendale California.

BurningHearts Burlesque presents
The Goddess of Spring Fest
& God/Goddess Costume Contest
Friday May 7th
@ The Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Ave NW
Featuring Sizzlin' Striptease!
Fierce Drag Queens
& Rockin' Roll Insanity
Music by: The Hatchet Wounds (sexy-psycho-billy band),
The Empties (hellectrofied Honky Tonk), & The Felinas
(Rockabilly)
$12.00 @ door/$10.00 in costume
Great Prizes!
206-898-9067 / www.seattleburlesque.com

BurningHearts Burlesque
"All Heretic Revue"
@ The Vogue - 1516 11th Ave/Cap Hill
Sunday May 23rd
One Show 8:00-10:00pm
Diabolical Bump & Grind! Decedent Delights!
$10.00 @ The door $2.00 off if in Devil Costume
Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!
Sponsored by the Seattle Sinner
206-898-9067/ www.seattlburlesque.com


CoCA/Movieside Film Shorts

The press release says:

In collaboration with Movieside Film Festival in
Chicago (www.movieside.com),Seattle?s Center on
Contemporary Art (CoCA) presents another outstanding
evening of film and live performance. Short films
include a Guy Maddin tribute to French Symbolist
painter Odelin Reddon, a haunting video by
London-based twins The Brothers Quay, The Onion
co-founder Scott Dikkers' Astounding World of the
Future, Dadaist-speak in the ARTLab 16 documentary, a
collage by San Francisco filmmaker/performance artist
Anne McGuire, a music video featuring Le Tigre,
curator Rusty Nails's short documentary of the
Ramones, and more.
In addition, cartoonist and painter Brian Sendlebach
will perform a live presentation of Ziggy with a Hat.

CoCA/Movieside Film Shorts V includes:

The Brothers Quay (His Name is Alive Video)"Are We
Still Married"
Guy Maddin -"The Eye Like A Strange Balloon Mounts
Towards Infinity"
JMM / Guitar Wolf - "Invader Ace"
Matt McCormick - "The Vyrotonin Decision"
Rusty Nails / Ramones - "The Ramones and I"
Peter Ehling - "ARTlab 16"
Bryan Lefler - "War Play"
Usama Alshaibi & Piotr Tokarski - "Congratulations"
Christine Hart - "Construction 1"
Scott Dikkers - "The Astounding World of the Future"
Alicia Chester - "All By Myself No. 2"
Mary Patten - "Letter to a Missing Woman"
Mark Hejnar - "0502"
Brett Foxwell - "Buy American"
Steven Delisi - "Minutia Park"
Sarah Anderson - "You & Me"
Collin Diederich - "My Voice The Computer"
Matthew Gossage & Patrick Van Slee - "The Hideous
Secrets of Hock Streedle Fork"
Bob H! urst - "A Moment"
Gus Frej - "Ramblin Gamblin Man"
Elizabeth Subrin (Le Tigre Video) -"Well, Well, Well"
Paul Garrin & Elliot Sharp - "Free Society"
Bryan Boyce -"Pixelhead"
Doug Lussenhop - "Printer Jam"
Jonathan Buchanan (Ex Models Video) -"U Got What I
Need (Shake)"
Anne McGuire - "I Like Men"
Eric Fensler - "And Knowing Was Half The Battle"


Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) serves the Pacific
Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement,
development, and understanding of contemporary art.
CoCA provides opportunities for the art audience in
this region to view new and experimental artwork
firsthand in exhibitions which show the work of
international, national and local artists.
In collaboration with Movieside Film Festival in
Chicago (www.movieside.com),Seattle?s Center on
Contemporary Art (CoCA) presents another outstanding
evening of film and live performance on Friday, April
30, at the

CoCA, 410 Dexter Avenue, Seattle, starting at 8 p.m.
Admission is $7 for the general public, $5 for
members.


Panjabi MC @ Showbox.

I am recommending this show. His music is being played
everywhere (there is even a mix with Emminem out) and
that's for a good reason.
Ike writes:

"Panjabi MC" is known all over the world for his chart
buster's "Beware of the Boys / Mundaiyan tu Bach Ke"
and "Jogi" which were both in the top 10 charts for
numerous weeks all over Europe, earlier this year.
As a result of which he won an MTV Europe Music Award
and a World Music award. More at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/music/stories/2003/01/panjabi-mc.shtml

To top it off: Manpreet, Darek and Anshul will open
for Panjabi MC.
Also performing is the award winning UBC Bhangra team.


I don't necessary share the excitement about Panjabi
MC's upcoming show as much as James Whetzel who
declared this week to "Panjabi Week":

Whereas modern Panjabi music has been rocking Seattle
well for many
years, bringing a mix of dhol and hip hop beats to the
far corners of the
Northwest, I hereby declare the week of April 27 ?
April 30th Panjabi
week. The celebration will begin with the Panjabi MC
pre-func party
this Tuesday April 27th at the Shanti night at the
beautiful Mirabeau
Room, starting at 9pm with DJs Anshul and Anup and
tabla player Deepayan
Acharjya.

In my opinion unfortunately every other week is a
Panjabi Week in this town.

This will be a sold out show and thus it is highly
recommended to buy your tickets in advance:

> $ 18 on www.seattleguru.com
> $17 at:
- KK Market in Kent (253-854-5236)
- Mayuri Video, Redmond (425-861-3800)
- JD Market, Lynwood (425-672-3497)
- Travelers, Capitol Hill

**** Some Bhangra animals are different from others:
VIP (limited tickets) $40 includes:
Exclusive entrance: No waiting in Line with the 1,200
or so people expected, reserved bar area, and Free
admission to the After Party.
Call 206-898-8852


**** There will also be an After party at the Mirabeau
Room:
Panjabi MC after party (The Mirabeau Room: 529 Queen
Anne Ave N)

After the showbox head over to the Mirabeau Room for
the afterparty. Panjabi MC should make his presence
felt at the after party as well and DJ Manpreet &
Anshul will play on.

Ages: 18 and over
Tickets: $10 @ the door (Free if you buy VIP tickets
for the Showbox)

Showbox, 1426 - First Avenue, $18.



WEIRD GENIUS REAL SCIENCE @ The Hall.

This sounds like a fun event. I am bummed that I will
miss it because I will still be in San Francisco"


WEIRD GENIUS REAL SCIENCE ? a Science Fair for the
Rest of Us

Come party with actual science in action as strange
smart people party with SCIENCE! Real exhibits and
projects by PhD?s and dropouts alike! Weird noises,
weird lights, weird sights! The world's Largest
Baking Soda Volcano!* Big F@#*ing Operation Game!
Vintage educational films! Irresponsible uses of
electricity! Booze-dispensing Kill-Bot! And SCIENCE!

Music by:
Compaq Presario
DJ CTRL
Randy Jones
Tawney

Visuals by:
The Rev and Jaime (of NW Film Forum)
Live Organism Microprojections by FreshSquid

Science Projects by:
Ariel Basom, Dr. Mike, Ryan Lull, Rik Garrett, Chris
Bragg, Ffej
Mandel,
Chad McEvoy, Michael Ricciardi, Honky the Clown,
Tatiana Gill, E. Loic
Leuschner, Brock Gardener, Tim Sexton, Sno, Jeff
Clark, Sean Lamont,
and
Special Guests!

ABOUT US:

The Seattle Outsider Artist Project (SOAP) is a
Washington State non-profit for the advancement of
marginal art by marginal people, art by non-artists,
non-art by artists, and undifferentiated creative
proliferation in the community. Please contact us
immediately if you feel like you fit into any of these
categories. For more info, write to:
weirdgenius@inability.org

* Guinness has no current record for the worlds
largest Baking Soda Volcano...we asked.

Friday April 30th - 10PM to 2AM @ The Hal
153 14th Ave (in the Central District near Yesler)
$7
21+


Saturday 5/1/04

Flight to Mars Party @ Gasworks Park

Flight to Mars is a Burning Man Camp from Seattle. If
you are considering going to Burning Man this year and
you don't know, which camp you can join you might want
to check them out. They are recruiting astronauts at
Gasworks Park this Saturday.

Flight to Mars opens the Airlock doors and welcomes
all passengers!
Would you like to ride our cosmic starship to Burning
Man?

Are you interested in joining a theme camp at Burning
Man?
Are you curious about what goes on in the Flight to
Mars engineering labs?

Come meet the Martian Flight Crew and get acquainted
with the process of making a theme camp.
Learn about what keeps our all-volunteer staff so
inspired.

Check our our opportunities to make art and
participate at Burning Man, while being part of a fun,
creative community.

There will be plenty of games, treats, and mischief.
Earthlings of all ages are welcome.

Come meet the Martian crew and get aquainted with
Flight to Mars. Chat up the crew and see how you can
become involved with one of the best theme camps to
hit the Playa in years.

Boarding begins @ Noon May 1st 2004 @ Shelter 2, Gas
Works Park in Seattle
The Hatter insists on having lots of passengers and
crew at the Tea Party and everyone is welcome!

http://flight2mars.com/madhatter/


"Please Everyone" at SOIL

This almost looks like a typo: a SOIL show on Saturday
from 12-5pm. So let's have a Canadian brunch at SOIL:

Please Everyone is an exciting exhibition which will
be held this May at SOIL gallery, featuring nine
Canadian based artists. The exhibition presents works
from a diverse variety of production methods and
conceptual areas, offering a snapshot of the new
artwork coming from Canada's emerging artist. The
show contains recent works by Megan Anderson, Kyle
Beal, Leigh Bridges, Robert Hengeveld, Danielle Hogan,
Tanja Kunz, Sarah Massecar, Mark Neufeld, and Andre
Serin.


SOIL Gallery

1317 E Pine St.
Seattle, WA 98122
206-264-8061

www.soilart.org
http://www.indexproject.com



Night for Ni?os

The press release says:

Enjoy cocktails, hors d? oeuvres, a LIVE Cuban Jazz
Quartet and dancing
- Hear Kevin Marinacci, founder of Fabretto, speak on
Fabretto?s work in Nicaragua
- Bid on a fantastic array of silent auction items
- Drinks specials - $3 Coronas and $4 Margaritas
- Help support and raise money for a good cause

Event Details:

- Reception - 6:00-7:45 p.m. Guests will enjoy a
complementary glass of champagne or a cocktail, hors
d? oeuvres and get an early preview of the fantastic
array of silent auction items.
- Cuban Jazz Quartet 6:00-9:00 p.m. LIVE Cuban Jazz
band!
- Presentation by Fabretto Founder Kevin Marinacci and
Francis Rienzo, President of the Fabretto Children's
Foundation - 7:45-8:00 p.m. Learn more about
Fabretto?s progress and our work with Nicaragua?s
kids.
- Night for Ni?os Fiesta ? 8:00 onwards. (after 9 pm,
the doors will open to the public)
- Silent Auction ? Take home smart phones, gift
certificates to restaurants, spa packages and much
more!
- Dancing, dancing, dancing ? With music by LIVE Latin
ensemble until 9pm, DJ afterwards!
- Attire: Cocktail.
- Tickets: Please purchase tickets on-line at
www.fabretto.org/seattle.
- Donation: $35 in advance, $40 at the door (includes
hors d? oeuvres, a glass of champagne or cocktail,
jazz band plus free entry into the post party).



About Fabretto programs:

Fabretto offers hope and opportunity for low income
Nicaraguan children, enabling them to get the
education they need to become responsible productive
adults. Fabretto operates these programs in
partnership with its implemetation partners, La Famila
Padre Fabretto and the American Nicaraguan Foundation.

Over 3,000 boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 22
participate in Fabretto programs at five children?s
centers, an auto mechanics shop, a farm, and a
forestry project with a carpentry shop.

Fabretto serves the children through its centers in
the cities of Managua, Estel?, Somoto, Quebrada Honda
and San Jose de Cusmapa. Each year, Fabretto works
with the local school district to determine which
children are most disadvantaged and which would have
trouble continuing classes due to a lack of family
resources.


www.fabretto.org/seattle


A - Z * Aftermath to Zeitgeist


18 emerging artists from Portland, OR will be on
display at Aftermath May 1 - 15, 2004.
The opening will on Saturday May 1, 7 - 10pm:

18 emerging artists from Seattle, WA will be on
display at Zeitgeist Gallery May 8 - 30, 2004.
Opening Saturday May 8, 7 - 10pm.
Hours by appt.
Zeitgeist~ 625 NW Everett St. Portland, OR 97209 #109
(971) 544-1365 Paul Fujita
Curated by Dan Ayala

Artists representing Seattle:
Diana Falchuk, Joe Vollan, Denise Giago, Todd Karam,
Erin Shafkind, Kinoko, Sam Trout, Liz Herlevi, Dan
Ayala, Maija Fiebig, Shango Los, Jessica Dodge, Tracy
Curley, Danila Rumold, KD Schill, Iosefatu Sua, Mary
Gross, Debi Boyette.


Dan Ayala (SAW R.I.P.) writes:

This show was set up to be in conjuction with SAW
until us SAWsters had to give up our over priced space
on 12th. (We shall return! Someday...) Thanks to
Diana Adams and Andrea Rampulla at Aftermath. Thanks
to Jim Archer who took me to Modern Zoo and several
other Portland shows and intro'd me to many kick ass
artists- it's a tight, happening scene. And thanks to
Paul Fujita who let me crash at Zeitgeist where he
resides. Paul works at Calsk8 Skateboards about a
block from Zeitgeist and does a lot of gel tranfer
artwork. Check out www.calsk8.com for more on
Zeitgeist Gallery and other fine Portland stuff. Let
me know if you want to road trip with us May 7-8
weekend or need more info.

Thanks, Dan Ayala
(206) 325 8943


Hours: Sat & Sun 12 - 5, or by appt.
Aftermath~ 928 12th Ave Seattle 98122
(206) 709-9797 Diana Adams
Curated by Jim Archer & Paul Fujita
Harpist will be present!


1 Year bash @ Retail Therapy

Wazhma's Retail Therapy is turning 1 year old and this
is a great reason to celebrate it with a party:

In celebration of our one-year anniversary we present
to you a great way to start your Saturday night. I am
grateful for all your help and support over the last
year an would like to share the joy by continuing our
tradition of combining different perspectives and
ideas all in a non-conventional space.

In the gallery: Combining beauty and grace is the work
of Anna Witte. Born in Germany and raised in Spain,
she was exposed early on to a wealth of artistic and
cultural influences. In August of this year she will
be releasing her book ?The Parrot Tico Tango? by the
British children?s book publisher Barefoot Books that
she is both author and illustrator of.

Retail: Everything will be on sale

Therapy: Verity Battista will be providing chair
massages at a mere $1/minute
Music: Adana Lloyd will be singing live with her
sultry voice from 8-9pm

Food & wine will be flowing as usual.
Please come join us for the usual fun.


Retail Therapy
905 East Pike ST
Saturday, May 1, 8:00pm
206-324-4092

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


MIX Nights: Synesthesia

This is one of those copycat events (see Voyage blurb
below) in my opinion. I am not going but if you go let
me know how it was:

[Syn-es-the-sia] (n. syn = together + aisthesis =
perception): stimulation of one sensory modality
causing mixed perceptions in different senses...MiX
Nights' sensorial torrent will involve you on May 1st
at 9pm and will go into the crack of dawn.

Featuring*...

DJ Miguel
- MiX Nights Resident
- Opening the night with multiple faces of house
music, from tribal to funky Charlie B
- Member of the United House Front
- Live appearances on C89.5's "The Vortex" show
- Making the dance floor pump at about 130bpm with
funky house, disco house and progressive house

DJ Darek Mazzone and James Whetzel
- Hosts Wo-Pop on KEXP 90.3FM
- Planet Beat Host and Producer on NPR (KUOW)
- Nominated for best Seattle DJ by Seattle Weekly
- Filling the dance floor with world beats along with
live percussion by James Whetzel


As you dance throughout the night, enjoy ongoing
attractions:

. Foxfire?s multimedia art
. Jade & Sweet shadow dance and sensorial troupe
. Heksa and Ulu, The Hoop Girls aerial performance

Dress Code: Slick, Sexy & Synesthesic
Cover Charge: Gentlemen $10. Ladies are invited for
free until 11PM, and $10 thereafter
Unhosted bar brought to you by Mojito Cafe

Access to this private exodus must be cleared by MIX,
based on 21 ID and name list confirmation.

Come join this conspiracy of mixed signals that will
relieve you of sensory deprivation. Plunge into a
kaleidoscope of sensation that will indulge your
imagination to fly. Draw closer to hear the deafening
visual shows, breathe in vibrant colors, taste the
warm touch of dancing energy... DJs will paint the air
with music that will take on a life of its own. Bring
your senses to a celebration of synesthesia. Set your
perception free!


Corner of Thomas & Dexter
757 Thomas St, Seattle, WA View Map
When: Saturday, May 1, 9:00pm
Phone: (206) 851-8060
MixNights.com
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=GDQFYHUBYSWGRGHKAMSP



Monday 5/3/04

Voyage @ Bada Lounge.

This is probably my favorite event for this week. I
went to Wissam's first Voyage last month and I liked
it a lot. There was Middle Eastern music, belly
dancing, and even Panjabi MC. But this was different
from those events that are currently flooding this
area. Voyage felt more like an evening where I met my
friends, had drinks with them, and chatted. Music,
dance performance, and the visual art projections
stayed in the background and created the atmosphere
instead being the main focus of the evening. Also,
Voyage is only once a month and not every week. As
simple as it sounds this is a new concept.

Unfortunately this will probably not hold for long and
other copycats will discover Voyage and will try to
imitate this style of events until we all get sick of
them like it happened after Wissam's Casbah and
Jeannie in the Bottle. In the first stages of this
process of cultural decay event promoters try to
attract party eyeballs. One common trick is making the
event appear as if it was a public party and not a
commercial event. Other tricks are saying it was a
benefit or fund raiser for a good cause, or jacking up
the number of people that are coming. If you don't
believe me have a look at Eruption on 3/20/2003
(http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=WAJPOPLBGTWQHIVDTNXA).
What the hell is the Eruption Relief Fund the $10
cover charge went to? If you flip through the
responses you'll find many that said they would bring
8-10 friends, some of them went up to 30 friends.
Those responses look suspicious and were probably
placed to let it appear as if lots of people would go.

What usually follows is a flood of similar events that
of course never reach the quality and fun level of
Wissam's original parties. Here are some other
examples of past events that fit that category. Notice
the repeating styles and themes like Magic Carpet,
Genie, Sahara, Sultan, and Voyage:
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=USOHYENYTGFBDCVQYJPY
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=ZTOGWWGXGPQCQOOVQNJG
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=DRIIIBXOMZIXVXNPICQV
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=FHSYXPYCIRKIIKBWBGKV
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=IEKKISCOCERAMJJPFGEN

The last step in this process is usually something
like http://www.seanights.com .


If you like Middle Eastern music and want to have a
nice evening at a bar with an interesting atmosphere
and not too loud so you can actually talk to your
friends or new people you should definitely go. The
cover charge ($6) is cheap even for PV standards and
the drinks are reasonably priced. I had never liked
Bada because it always reminded me of a bathroom with
beautiful yuppies. But Wissam and his crew (Sean does
the lights and projections) did a good job in making
this bathroom a comfortable place.

The rest is pretty straight forward:

Downtown Seattle sparkles the first Monday of each
month with VOYAGE: an exotic, multidimensional delight
for the senses at Bada Lounge. At VOYAGE you?ll eat,
drink, mix and mingle while enjoying international
short films, djs, live visual art shows with
projections taking flight from all over the globe, and
a special guest performer each month.

VOYAGE
Enliven . Illuminate . Enjoy

First Monday of Every Month
Bada Lounge
2230 1st Ave . Sea . WA
7pm +
$6 Cover

http://www.voyagenights.com/



Thursday 5/6/04

O-Design Studio & JAG Design

We are looking forward to yet another Open House at
the 1020 First Avenue South building, and encourage
all that have visited to come back and see our latest
work, as well as the work of our guest and new
resident artists. It is important to support the art
scene in Seattle.

*Please RSVP so we have enough snacks and libations
for everyone :)

*****There will, as always, be work for sale so please
bring your wallets!!!!!

For those who have never visited our space, we invite
you to come down after the Artwalk in Pioneer Square
and check out work from local emerging artists and
explore our studio building. Multiple studios will be
open, as well as art work through out the building by
resident and guest artists.

Our GUEST ARTIST's will be Laura Suesserman (Custom
jewelry Design) , Summer Boothe(Painting), and MANY
MORE! Unfortunately Andy Fitzgerald has a prior
commitment and will not be joining us this month but,
we look forward to his beautiful Classical Flamenco
Guitar playing next month :-), Jelly Stanchina with
SHOUT poetry, Beautiful hand strung crystal and pearl
jewelry from Laura that is fit for a princess but
priced for a pauper, as well as a few other
guests.....
Here's the skinny on the live performance, Jelly, our
SHOUT Poet @ 9:00pm & 9:30pm. ENJOY!

*For directions click here:
http://www.1020first.org/contact.htm

**As always, we will have snacks, treats, and
libations, but PLEASE BRING A BOTTLE OF SOMETHING IF
YOU PLAN TO STAY...and please invite your friends!

Thank you to all that attended last month's Open
House. It was good to see everyone again. Thank you
for your continued support. Every little bit helps
keep this thing going!!!!


From: -O-Design Studio & JAG Design
Location: 1020 Building Artists Collective
1020 1st Ave S Suite 300J, Seattle, WA View Map
When: Thursday, May 6, 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Phone: 206/293-7132

http://www.1020first.org
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=EEYJYRRYLYWVEVYTGKML


Letters to the Editor

Dyskoteka at PHA (Saturday 4/24/04).

Diane writes:

You Germans are so stuck up! "Dyskoteka" means
"discoteque" (or however it is spelled in English),
you know, like Donna Summers and Saturday Night Fever,
how do you say it in German?!


Dear Diane,

We call them "Disse". Was it fun?

PV.