Events from 3/30 to 4/5/2007

I mixed up one thing last week. The Hideout birthday party is this Sat, not last Sat. But it is still my favorite.

We've got some interesting events this week: GMP and 7 Year Itch Party (even though I hate Utilikilts). Also Andrew reports from Bangkok and recommends Chicks On Speed.

Friday, 3/30
7:00 PM Seattle Spring Slideluck @ Annex Gallery
9:00 PM Chicks On Speed in Bangkok

Saturday, 3/31
9:00 AM FAC Rummage sale 3/31 & 4/1
10:00 AM 2007 Emerald City ComiCon
1:30 PM Intimate Human @ Hedreen Gallery
4:00 PM Rat City Rollergirls
6:00 PM Spy Audio/Visual III "Spy Vs Spy"
8:00 PM? The Hideout Turns Two
8:00 PM 7 Year Itch Utilikilts Party
9:00 PM Dodge and Burn @ The Baltic Room
9:00 PM CHROME TOAST WITH STS9
9:00 PM GMP #29 - Science-Fiction Double-Feature!

Sunday 4/1
4:00 PM Rebecca Solnit @ Henry
8:00 PM The French Project at The Jewel Box Theater
9:00 PM Theresa the Cocktail Fairy's birthday

Thursday, 4/5
5:00 PM Tussle in Shorthand @ Punch Gallery

Friday, 3/30

Seattle Spring Slideluck @ Annex Gallery

Hey everyone, the Seattle Spring Slideluck is finally here! We have a
great slideshow lined up for you. The evening's theme is Laughter and
Forgetting.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 at Annex Gallery.

Annex Gallery is located at 517 Aloha ST, lower Queen Anne, a few
blocks north of EMP. Owner Ric Peterson has graciously donated the
space for the evening. There is plenty of room for all so invite your
friends.

Parking may prove challenging. There is limited street parking in
Queen Anne on a Friday night, so carpool, take the bus (the 1, 2, 3,
8, 74 should all get you relatively close) or park at Seattle Center.

POTLUCK 7PM
SLIDESHOW 8:30PM

Don't forget about the potluck part! Bring something tasty to eat and
a bottle of wine to share.

I look forward to seeing all your faces,
Shannon
slideluckseattle@gmail.com

http://slideluckpotshow.com/

If you haven’t seen the article in the Arts section of Tuesday’s New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/arts/design/27slid.html?ref=arts

Chicks On Speed in Bangkok

Party Volcano's Chief Discipline Officer (retired), checks in from Bangkok, Thailand:

Hello, PV readers. If you happen to be in Bangkok this Friday, I have the event for you. Alex Murray-Leslie from Chicks on Speed will be spinning at the new Club Culture.

Chicks on Speed? Who are they? I really have no idea. Apparently a Berlin based electronica group.

But Dudesweet is co-sponsoring the event and that's recommendation enough. Dudesweet is a bunch of Thai guys who have become semi-famous for throwing great underground parties in Bangkok. You're not likely to see many farung (foreigners) at Dudesweet events, just lots of hip Thais partying down.

Recommending this to PV readers makes me think about the time years ago when I hung out with PV's CEO Bernd in Bangkok. One evening Bernd joined me on a first meeting with a lovely girl I met through Match.com. (In Thai culture it's perfectly acceptable to have a first "date" involve other friends.) Sade was her name and she was a producer for a couple of popular Thai television shows. She was lovely, charming, smart, and possessed a wicked sense of humor. I was so into her, except for one thing: she was a man.

Katoey, or lady boys, are transvestites / transsexuals (ranging from pre to post-op) and are very accepted in Thai culture. In fact, it's so accepted it's really a non-issue. You might walk into a pharmacy and the clerk behind the counter is a katoey or the lovely waitress at the restaurant or the teller at the bank or, in Sade's case, the producer of a hit television show. No one even blinks an eye. And in that sense Sade wasn't "lying" to me about her situation--she was really living as a woman. Very charming. I never "hooked-up" with Sade, but in the gracious manner so typical of Thais, intial possible interest gently morphed into a lovely friendship.

More info on the Event: http://www.bangkokpost.com/280307_Outlook/28Mar2007_out08.php
Club Culture location: http://www.club-culture-bkk.com/
Dudesweet's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/busypartyboy
Dudesweet's party photos: http://www.dudesweet.org/photo.html
One of the many outstanding medical facilities for sex reassignment surgery in Bangkok:
http://www.bangkokplasticsurgery.com/

Saturday, 3/24

FAC Rummage sale 3/31 & 4/1

FAC probably stands for Fremont Arts Council. I got this from Michelle Bates:

9-4 at the Powerhouse - 3940 Fremont Ave. Tons of great stuff - support the parade!

http://fremontartscouncil.org/

2007 Emerald City ComiCon

After all the guests, all the announcements, all the exclusives, the
time is finally here - this weekend (March 31st & April 1st) is the
Fifth Annual Emerald City ComiCon!

This will be the last update unless something major goes down, so
let's get to it!

Emerald City will be the one place to pick up an exclusive variant of
the SOLD OUT Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness #1 with a new cover
by Arthur Suydam. You'll find these at the Emerald City ComiCon booth
#616.

Speaking of the ECCC booth, swing by there to check out two BRAND NEW
convention t-shirts, prints and much more!

The HERO Initiative and ECCC are giving you a chance to win lunch and
a sketch with Tim Sale:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300095589424

The CBLDF has announced that Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise) will
be the special guest for the sketch duel happening at 1:30 on
Saturday.

Self proclaimed "geek" and Wizards of the Coast fan MC Chris will
perform this Friday, March 30, at Chop Suey, during a special WotC
sponsored concert beginning at 5pm. Emerald City ComiCon attendees
are encouraged to attend to help kick off the weekend activities.
Bringing a WotC Magic card, D&D mini or other WotC merchandise, will
get the first 100 people with WotC merchandise an admission discount
of $5 (cost of the concert pre discount $10). Chop Suey is located at
1325 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, 206.324.8000.

Speaking of Wizards of the Coast, Gaming is off the hook this year as
we're pleased to announce that Cardhaus Games is the proud gaming
sponsor of Emerald City ComiCon:

* Magic The Gathering - Win a play set of the ultra hot "Damnation"
card from Planar Chaos
* HeroClix - Win a "Fin Fang Foom" figure at the HeroClix tournament
* Star Wars - The grand prize is an ENTIRE CASE of the out of print
set "Clone Strike"
* Plus, all day Saturday we are holding demos of the Upper
Deck "World of Warcraft: The Trading Card Game"

We're also happy to announce the Grand Prize for the ECCC Costume
Contest:

Best In Show will win 4 tickets to opening night of Edward
Scissorhands, including an exclusive preshow reception and post show
Cast party - a total value of $375.00! Other category top prizes will
include pairs of tickets to Edward Scissorhands, each valued at $125
each!

While we're on the topic of costumes, don't forget to check out booth
#230 where, in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars, you
will be able to take pictures with a multitude of Star Wars
characters!

Plus, even more guests have been added:

PETER BAGGE
(creator/writer/ artist of Hate, Apocalypse Nerd)

JIM VALENTINO
(creator/writer/ artist of Shadowhawk, Drawing From Life)

JIM BLANCHARD
(artist of Beasts & Priests, Filthy Beasts)

ELLEN FORNEY
(artist of I Love Led Zeppelin, Monkey Food)

BRANDON GRAHAM
(creator/writer/ artist of King City)

JEN VAN METER
(writer of Hopeless Savages, JSA Classified, Outsiders)

MICHAEL BROUSSARD
(artist of Civil War The Initiative, Top Cow/Marvel)

Don't forget, avoid the huge ticket line and get your tickets now
from Ticketmaster or selected comic book stores.
http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/tickets.php

And there it is, the 2007 Emerald City ComiCon, hope to see you there
this weekend!

Jim Demonakos
Emerald City ComiCon
http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com

2007 Emerald City ComiCon
Date: Saturday March 31, 2007
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Qwest Field Event Center

Intimate Human @ Hedreen Gallery

Greg writes:

Dear Friends,

I've been criticized for not giving photography due credit. Once, someone started a rumor that I said photography was not even an art form. Of course I sued them and won. But in the age of digital cameras and istockphoto.com, there certainly are a lot of photographers out there and the ability to shine in the blitz of flashes becomes harder and harder. A beautiful photograph will always capture my attention for a moment, but the act of expression, the power of an honest lens- somehow manages to live in a world above airbrushed fashion spreads and exotic landscapes. I am smitten by the world of concepts and ideas. And when a photographer can turn a still image into a voice box, turn a series into an orchestra, it knocks me down.

There is a show opening tomorrow night (Thursday) that I am compelled to tell you about.

Two photographers, Mel Erice and Jon Huck, present their exploration of portraiture in a way that is so simple, so compelling, that each work becomes a mirror, a reflection, a conversation, a question. It makes you smile while waving your finger in the air, head cocked sideways, looking for an answer.

You should see it. Simple as that.

Greg

EXHIBIT: Intimate Human
ARTIST: Mel Erice & Jon Huck
MEDIUM: Photography
OPENING: Thursday March 29th 5-8pm
RUN OF SHOW: March 29 – May 24, 2007

GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday 1:30-6:00pm
ADMISSION: open to the public, always free
LOCATION: Seattle University Lee Center for the Arts
901 12th Avenue (at 12th & Marion)
FOR MORE INFO CALL: 206.296.2244

Rat City Rollergirls

Keep on bouting in the free world

It seems like just yesterday that the Rat City Rollergirls were turning the Everett Events Center upside down with their fast pace, fierce hitting, amazing comebacks and sister-versus-sister deathmatches. But that wasn't yesterday, that was last month! And a new month means a new Rat City Rollergirl Women's Flat Track Rollerderby THROW DOWN!

We'll be back at our beloved Hangar 27 for Season 3, Bout 2 on Saturday, March 31, where RCRG fans will behold the first of our out-of-town visitors this season -- an all-star team from New Mexico's Duke City Derby. Duke City's "Muñecas Muertas" will roll against the Sockit Wenches. And, in a battle hotter than Hell and more intimidating than Jupiter's angry red eye, fiery Grave Danger will take on the intergalactic Throttle Rockets. (Derby Liberation Front, meanwhile, will be enjoying a revolutionary bye this month -- now's your chance to actually see them holding still. Buy them a drink, shake their hands, snap a photo!)

RCRG is proud to donate a portion of the proceeds from this bout to Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN), which has provided culturally competent supportive services to victims of domestic violence since 1980. To learn more about DAWN, go to www.dawnonline.org.

Rat City Rollergirls Season 3 - Bout 2
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Place: Magnuson Park, Hangar 27
Time: Doors @ 4:00 PM, Bout at 5:30 PM

Spy Audio/Visual III "Spy Vs Spy"

Spy Audio/Visual Presents "Spy Vs Spy"

Highlights include a special LIVE electronic music showcase featuring
Theory in Motion, Jacob London, HeavyLight and Wunderbugg.

Selections of visual artist Michael Stevenson's urban arcylics are on
display, the dark and sexy photography of local artist Becky Woodward,
and new creations from sculptor and Spy favorite Sven Peterson.

Girl Trouble Burlesque performs their newest show "Spy Vs Spy".

Seattle's only goth/experimental bellydance troupe, Hands of Kali,
gives their first SPY performance. Much anticipated after the solo
performance last month from founder Kendra Schmidt.

Spy Vs Spy!
Local DJs DANGER and Love Virus host the Spy edition of Heaven and
Hell. Love Virus hosts heaven in the upper studio with Mendicants,
Ramiro, Ben Shelton, Jisaan, Dj Sloth, Noisemaker and Von Dewey.
In Hell: novaTRON, OMG, TM Anderson, DJ ILL, DANGER, DJ Krass, and
DJ Psyop.

Saturday March 31 6pm to 5am
Little Red Studio
1506 Franklin Ave. E.
Seattle WA 98102

Two bars, three rooms, two secret hideaways and an outdoor
mulit-tiered deck with bonfires.
21+
Tickets: Presale $8 Door $15 Afterhours $5
Presale tickets available at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11173
Spy sites:
www.myspace.com/spyspectacular
www.dangerinc.biz

The Hideout Turns Two

I walked into the Hideout tonight just to have an afterwork drink. A quick one. I had lots to do. Lucia was having her 40th birthday party against the settee. She had a Calvados Cocktail, served up. It looked great. Wier Harman was to my left. An art history professor held court in the corner with fifteen or so of his students, talking shop, settled into the couches, drinks in hand. A girl read a book in the corner.

The room was dark. I sat down. Ordered a beer. Unlocked the submission box for the Vital 5 Review and flattened out the thirty or so pages of drawings and short stories. The top drawing is a great pen and ink by Rick Klu. The illustration shows a coin-operated electric chair. I settle into a beer and flip through the confessions, the late night thoughts. One page has the words- Someday someone may ask me... "Do you remember when it was now?"

The front door opens, an extremely large, bright orange unbrella, pokes its head in, slowly opens and spins clockwise. A man in an orange jumpsuit walks in. His face is painted orange, his hair is orange. He has orange feathers in his hair. His smile is wide. Ben Beres. No special occasion, really. A cute girl in black and white strips walks in behind him. It's costume, I think. She doesn't speak- is she a mime? No. Her smile is wide. It is happy hour.

An old friend walks in. Iggy Pop is on the jukebox. I order another beer. A man in a powder blue tuxedo walks in. Another couple. I don't know them. Jeff Scott, my business partner, walks in wearing the official Hideout soccer jersey. Game starts in a half hour. Who would have thought we'd have a soccer team?

Deborah, my girlfriend, sits in the corner. Celebrating with the birthday girl. Drinking Lillet Blanc. She's a slow sipper. It will take her an hour to finish it. She just finished the new hideout website (www.hideoutseattle.com) and this one is on the house. This one and the next 300. Barter.

Our neighborhood old-timer Don walks in. Goodyear hat, leather jacket, sarcastic, honest, thrifty tipper. He's consistent. I hear a conversation about the landscape design at the Olympic Sculpture Park. I did not know that the plant life was organized by the rise in geography to reflect the vegetation between the ocean and the Olympic mountains. The girl reading her book leaves. Another couple walks in. Someone orders Thai food from next door. Joe and Sasha sit down at the bar. The fresh flowers are holding out.

I ask the bartender, Justin, for a spiral bound book containing the art and music at the Hideout. I grab a ball point pen and mark sold next to Scott Foldesi, next to Chris Vena. A vertical bar of light sneaks past the velvet curtain, red lights swirling. No disco party. The sirens of First Hill. Sympathy for The Devil plays over the speakers. I stand up, pat a few shoulders on my way out. I've been here for years, decades, minutes, for the very first time.

On March 24th, the Hideout turns two.
March 25th through the 30th we will cleans our livers, exercise, eat right, and scavenge a nice party outfit. We will breath deeply.
On Saturday March 31st, we will throw our anniversary party.

Please join up as we celebrate two very strange and exciting years on First Hill.
Oh. And look at the website, it really is quite nice.
www.hideoutseattle.com

Any questions or comments?
We'd love to hear from you.

Sincerely,

Greg Lundgren

C. 206.240.6365
E. greg@vital5productions.com
M. POB 23385 Seattle, WA 98102
www.hideoutseattle.com

7 Year Itch Utilikilts Party

The rumors you've been hearing are true: Utilikilts will be throwing a
7 Year Itch Party on March 31, 2007.Not only will this party be to
celebrate each and every person who supported us in our first 7 years,
but it will also help to usher us into a new era. It will serve as the
official grand opening of our Pioneer Square Flagship Store, our
adventures into wholesale, and our dedication to taking our company to
the next level while still embracing our original ethos and staying
true to our values.

First and foremost, you are invited to attend!Please, bring
yourselves, your families, and your friends, and join us for food and
drinks (adult and otherwise), live bands, DJs, burlesque dancers, fire
performers, NANDA the amazing acrobaticalists, the Fellini-esque chaos
of the MarchFourth Marching Band, circus performers, Freaks, Geeks, a
stripper clown who also does balloon animals (for real!), and all the
magical mayhem that we can cook up.This is the Big One, the Real
Deal, the Party to Put All Parties to Shame, and it won't be the same
if you're not there.This is a fantastic opportunity for you to
involve your friends and family in that which you spend much of your
time, and we want to see them there to give you the credit you deserve
in making our company an absolutely amazing place to be. The company
also wants to take this opportunity to give back to you and yours by
involving you all in a night of mischievous nearly-criminal
rambunctious roaring good times...this is our gift to you, and anyone
you'd like to share it with.

The party will be held in both our current buildings, as well as
(hopefully) the Pioneer Square Triangle, from 8p until 1a (or later!)
on Saturday March 31.

This is the biggest thing to happen to us in a long time,fora long
time, and you will be very missed if you are unable to attend.Please
RSVP and me know whether or not you will be able to make it.(oh, and
start think of anyone you'd personally like to invite:as soon as we
have the invite created, we'll be passing it on to you to pass out, so
start a list!)

Not only do we want you to attend, but we want to know if you have any
brilliant ideas for performers, artists, or other folks who might want
to contribute to this Raucous Pirate Circus we've begun...do you know
any cool burlesque fire dancers?Stilt walkers who juggle sharp
objects?Painters who want to do a series of abstract kilt art to be
displayed at our party?Let me know, give me names!If you have
personal contacts with anyone in the dark subversive arts community,
please, hook us up.We've got a pretty substantial list running, but
we want this place to be FILLED with performers, presentations, and
projects. Please drop any names and contact info into an email and send
it to me, the sooner the better, of course!

Finally, there's a googolplex of logistics that will go into this
party:from security to safety, tables to trapezes, invites to
insights, lights to locks, setup, cleanup, and everything in
between.If you would like to be a part of the organization to make
this party the best thing that's happened to us yet, send an email to
contact me immediately, and list any specific areas you'd like to be
involved with, as well as what kind of time you can commit to.We're
aware that we need as many people as possible to help make this party a
smashing success, and we'd love to have all of you involved.

We look forward to hearing from you all, and if you have any questions,
please don't hesitate to ask.

Read the newsletter for more details about the party.

Sincerely,

Cap'nNathan Salmon

Events & Wholesale Pirate
Utiilkilts Company, LLC
117 Occidental Ave South
Seattle, WA 98104
t 206.282.0322 | 206.859.5097 f

Pioneer Square Triangle, from 8p until 1a (or later!)
on Saturday March 31.

Dodge and Burn @ The Baltic Room

Damion writes:

This friday Dodge and Burn, a new collabo project coming from the BLVD
Gallery, Gummi Studio, and indy curator Alyssa Rhodes, is having a
party to celebrate the launch of the first phase in a bid for global
domination. There will be live painting by Robert Hardgrave, Parskid,
Stoopy Booshy, and Sam Sneke. It also happens to be the birthday of
Damion Hayes, Director of BLVD so of course he'll be playing rekkids
early in the night.
The party starts at 9pm and is $5 at the door.

Friday March 30
at the Baltic Room
1207 pine street.
seattle
for more info:
http://wearedodgeburn.com
http://gummistudio.com
http://www.farmerbobsfarm.com
http://www.parskid.com
http://www.stoopybooshy.com
http://snekeone.com/

CHROME TOAST WITH STS9

SATURDAY MARCH 31ST – CHROME TOAST WITH STS9
9pm – 4am

I am opening for Sound Tribe Sector 9 playing their Laptop Live PA this Saturday at The Fenix in Seattle. This should be a very well attended show where I will infiltrate the Jam Band scene with a taste of some deeper progressive and psychedelic dub. Advance tickets are 25% off so check the following address for cheaper tickets:

Get Tickets Here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11381

Here is some additional info from the promoters:

The Celestial Phool the third installment of the ChromeToast, is shinier and tastier than ever. Help us celebrate the inner Phool in us all. Featuring:

1320 Records, Live PA Featuring STS9s',David Murphy, Hunter Brown & Zach Velmer
ARC Project (3 piece live PA, live painting and stage show)
The Phurst Church of Phun (a participatory live action art Experience)
Osiris Indriya (DJ set, Oracle Gatherings, Iboga Records)
Obsidian Moon (Live fire, UV and performance art)
Innermissions (Video Art Show)
The Stranger Rearranger (Participtory Photo Art Installation)
and much more....

Phoolish Attire encouraged and possibly rewarded!

Chrome Toast
18+ with 21+ Bars
$15 advance / $20 door
@ The Fenix
1700 1st Ave. S.
Seattle, WA

More info: www.fenixunderground.com

GMP #29 - Science-Fiction Double-Feature!

Hey Guerrillas!

This Saturday, March 31st is the next Guerrilla Masquerade Party - Science-Fiction Double-Feature! So we hope you haven't run out of aluminum foil yet for that Robot costume...

And where, you ask, will our menagerie of mutants and monsters, aliens and astronauts be invading? As promised, we've selected two locations in fitting with the 'Double-Feature' theme. And we tried to make them as different from one another as possible - like a B-Movie followed by a Feature.

At 9pm, we'll descend on the corner of 15th Ave and NW Market Street in Historic Ballard, invading our 'B-Movie' - the bar at Denny's. Yes, Denny's. No, seriously, Denny's. It's suprisingly big, freakishly well lit, and a great place for us to meet up, have a drink or two, check out each other's costumes, and get ready for phase 2.

At 11pm, we'll move, en masse, to our second location. Just a few blocks up Market Street and around the corner on Ballard Avenue, the entire horde of us will enter our 'Feature' - the BalMar - a classy joint with pool tables, two floors, & leather seating.

(BalMar will be our final destination for the evening, unless anyone has a hankering for Moons over My Hammy and wants to return to Denny's.)

The Ballard Denny's is located at 5501 15th Ave NW, at NW Market St
BalMar is located at 5449 Ballard Ave NW, just off NW Market St

Although we wouldn't dare tell you creative kooks what to drink, might we suggest something with Blue Curacao or Midori to make our drinks a little 'otherworldly' , too? Maybe a Blue Hawaiian or a Midori Sour? Maybe bring some dry ice to make them bubble and smoke? (Safely, of course)

We also wanted to let you know that Saturday happens to be the first day of the Emerald City Comicon, and at 6pm they're holding a Costume Contest that includes the category Best Star Wars Costume. We thought some of you might be interested - though we hope you don't wear yourselves out at the Con! http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/costume.php

See you Saturday night! Until then, I'll leave you with this quote from The Borg that seems appropriate for GMP (if you replace the words 'the Borg' with 'GMP', 'shields' with 'inhibitions' , and 'ships' with 'drinks'):

"We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. "

dirty bunny
Guerrilla Masquerade Party
http://www.gmpseattle.com/

9pm: corner of 15th Ave and NW Market St.
11pm: BalMar at 5449 Ballard Ave NW, just off NW Market St

http://www.gmpseattle.com/

Sunday 4/1

Rebecca Solnit @ Henry

Framing the View: Rebecca Solnit - Sunday, April 1, 4PM

Rebecca Solnit. Photo: Jude Mooney

Framing the View: Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit has long been interested in questions of speed and slowness. Her 2000 book Wanderlust: A History of Walking considered the world at three miles an hour; her award-winning 2003 River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West looked at the acceleration of everyday life and the role of railroads, photographs, and other Victorian technologies in transforming both perception and the surface of the earth; and her 2004 Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities examined a number of important changes—in environmental consciousness, in women’s status, in race politics—over the past half century that have been overlooked by those who fail to see and think in decades rather than weeks.
Also interested in the vexing question of how long it takes to see a work of visual art, Solnit will present a new talk that explores a number of aspects of speed and slowness in politics and consciousness today.

Henry Art Gallery
Revolutions Per Minute: Radical Change and the Powers of Slowness
$10 Henry Members / $12 General
Space is limited. To purchase tickets, call 206.616.9894

The French Project at The Jewel Box Theater

Bonjour!

The French Project (TFP) presents a one-night musical cabaret extravaganza of songs in the language of love at Re-bar - Sunday - Monday, April 1 - 2, 2007 at 8pm. TFP plays music ranging from the sleazy charm of Serge Gainsbourg and Johnny Hallyday to the off-beat nostalgia of Joe Jackson and Dolly Parton -- all rendered 'completement en français' (in French). TFP features musicians Erin Jorgensen (marimba, accordion, vocals), Charles Smith (autoharp, hammered dulcimer, vocals), Sara Edwards (vocals, guitar), Basil Harris (emcee, bass, vocals), and special guest Kirk Anderson (drums, vocals, former French major).

TFP was formed in 2005 by Seattle-based punk-rock marimbist Erin Jorgensen, who opened for Built to Spill's West Coast Tour last summer. She will also be performing new marimba work at OtB's NWNW Festival this June.
Jorgensen, Edwards and Smith are not French, and met at On the Boards (Seattle) where they work. Harris and Anderson are locally famous for their diverse talents in "Awesome" the band.

Merci!

What: An evening of cabaret and music by The French Project (Erin Jorgensen, Charles Smith, Sara Edwards, Basil Harris and special guest Kirk Anderson)
Where: RENDEZVOUS Jewelbox Theater 2322 2nd Avenue, Belltown, Seattle
When: Sunday - Monday, April 1 - 2, 2007 at 8pm
Cost: $10

More info at:
www.erinjorgensen.com
or myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/thefrenchproject

Theresa the Cocktail Fairy's birthday

Theresa Collins, AKA the Cocktail Fairy, AKA Dust
Bunny, AKA Tatriel, is having a birthday and she
would like to celebrate it at Zen Circus on April 1st:

Please come celebrate my 36th Birthday with me,
on April 1st 2007 at ZEN CIRCUS.Ill be your
bartender.. I finally get to do a theme night !!
COSTUMES! The theme is "Multi verse of FOOLS" be
one of your altar egos. This translates into
...Dress however you desire as long as you
consider it to be one of your inner
personalities! Anything Goes..FULL costume
encouraged..and is in Fact my birthday wish..a
room full of creatures of all kinds!

I will be making chocolate Divinity
cake..Because..THERE MUST BE CAKE!! Also ,in
addition to my kava kava elixir drinks...I will
be making an additional brew..of various exotic
herbs.. That will surly create a frisky vibe! Come play!!!

I have a birthday wish list..for performers too..
I wish to see flying creatures.
clowns.
stiltwalking creatures
human puppets
erotic acrobalancing.
FIRe creatures...especially fire fae..
belly dancers..
Modern DANCERS..
and fools..yes Fools BRings all the fools..In Honor of APRIL 1st.

Love and light to You all..
Theresa

Zen CIRCUS
21+
FREE!!
@ Buddha Thai & Bar
2222 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA

Thursday, 4/5

Tussle in Shorthand @ Punch Gallery

Tussle in Shorthand
Curated by Yoko Ott
Opening Reception:
Thursday, April 5, 2007, 5-8 pm
April 5 - 29

The exhibition Tussle in Shorthand presents a selection of projected and single-channel DVD works by artists who employ mechanisms that assist them in interpreting or coping with their physical or psychological environments. Through extreme bodily gestures, nasty mind games, humor, and fantasy, the works present a truncated language for struggle, a makeshift manner for managing, and a system of communication articulated with visual fluency.

This exhibition, curated by Yoko Ott, features artists, Meiro Koizumi, Shawn Patrick Landis, Raul Ortega Ayala, and Hugh Walton.

PUNCH Gallery
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