Friday, June 1, 2007

Events from 6/1 to 6/7/2007

Lots of events but nothing really exciting...
Friday, 6/1
8:00 PM CIRCUS CONTRAPTION'S "WHITE TRASH/WHITE TIE" FUNDRAISING GALA
8:00 PM MENOMENA @ NEUMOS
8:00 PM Ouch My Eye presents: 24 hour Photothon - Austin
9:00 PM KEEK OUT FREEK OUT @ THE VIP ROOM
10:00 PM GOLD HICK @ Alibi Room
10:00 PM? MOONBASS @ Club Heavens

Saturday, 6/2
7:00 PM General Idea Editions 1967-1995 @ Henry Art Gallery
7:00 PM Preparatory Dance Program’s End of Year Performances @ Cornish
9:00 PM Breaks & Freaks celebrates 2 year

Sunday, 6/3
1:00 PM Concerts in the Park @ Seward Park Amphitheatre
1:15 PM "Ben's Plan" @ Seattle True Independent Film Festival

Monday, 6/4
8:00 PM The Pyramid Lounge @ High Dive

Tuesday, 6/5
7:00 PM HBO's Flight On The Conchords @ Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theatre

Wednesday, 6/6
8:00 PM Noise for the Needy

Thursday 6/7
5:00 PM PUNCH: Schema Opening Reception
6:00 PM Polaroids at VAIN
6:00 PM CRUD @ SOIL
7:00 PM "A Night of Cheap Wine and Poetry" @ Richard Hugo House


Friday, 6/1

CIRCUS CONTRAPTION'S "WHITE TRASH/WHITE TIE" FUNDRAISING GALA
DATES: Friday and Saturday, June 1 & 2, 2007
PLACE: Theo Chocolate, 3400 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle WA 98103

Fans of Seattle's premiere circus & variete troupe, and all lovers of live circus arts, are invited to TWO, yes, TWO fun-filled and fantastic party evenings!

ANNOUNCING: CIRCUS CONTRAPTION'S "WHITE TRASH/WHITE TIE" FUNDRAISING GALA!
On Friday night, WHITE TRASH: the vixens and varmints of CC will be singing the red-state blues in this low-down, down-home raucous celebration!
~~Circus Contraption will perform some old favorites, plus offer a sneak preview of new material never before seen by human eyes from our newest show in development “The Show of All Shows”!
~~Special burlesque and musical guest artists!
~~Cash bar, including spiked slushies and Jell-O shots!
~~Get a Polaroid taken with your favorite Circus member!

Trash wear encouraged, so grab your gimme caps and Daisy Dukes and tear off those sleeves!
On Saturday night, WHITE TIE: a sophisticated night of the sort of vintage, off-kilter glamour and showmanship only Circus Contraption can provide!
~~Circus Contraption will present their very latest acts in an exclusive debut for our discerning audience!
~~Complimentary champagne on arrival and a seated dinner!
~~Renowned Continental guest artists!
~~Fabulous party favors!
~~Have an autographed portrait photo taken with Circus members!

Glamorous wear encouraged, so pull out your spats and top hat and dress to impress in circus finery!
Proceeds from both events will go toward the development of The Show Of All Shows an all-new Circus Contraption production slated for unveiling in 2008!
Circus Contraption's infamous blowouts have become don't-misses for local music, theater, and cabaret lovers. Their wildly successful "StripJoint!" parties of 2004 and 2005 drew crowds that lined up around the block, and their 2006 Halloween bash sold out Seattle 's legendary Showbox. Of their most recent full-length extravaganza, Circus Contraption's Grand American Traveling Dime Museum , the critics raved:
". . .moments of pure genius. DON'T MISS!" TimeOutNY
"Chances to see shows this fun come along rarely at best." NYTheatre.com
". . . an impressive array of talent, discipline and ingenuity." Seattle P-I
~~Circus Contraption: "A bracing curative for the afflictions of our times."~~
Friday, June 1 is WHITE TRASH!
Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm
TICKET PRICES: $15 adv/$18 door, www.brownpapertickets.com
Saturday, June 2 is WHITE TIE!
Doors open at 7:00 pm
TICKET PRICES: $30 or $150 for a table of six, www.brownpapertickets.com
These events are 21 and over.
Contact for show info: www.CircusContraption.com; (206) 442-2004
Email: info@CircusContraption.com


MENOMENA @ NEUMOS
For those not yet in the know: Danny Seim, Justin Harris, and Brent Knopf perform, sing, arrange, create, and destroy Menomena songs. They've released two previous albums on the excellent Portland indie label Film Guerrero: i am the fun blame monster (which garnered a rare 8.7 rating from Pitchfork and inspired them to say: "Menomena are a hugely creative band, and they've managed to make an album that's extremely accessible yet entirely unconventional"), and under an hour, which consists of three lengthy instrumental compositions and is the soundtrack to a modern dance performance choreographed by a friend. They're not like other bands. friend and foe, (which features riveting cover art by cult artist and Blankets author Craig Thompson) returns to the more pop-influenced stylings of fun blame monster, shining Northwest indie songcraft through a Chicago post-rock lens, illuminating the quiet recesses with an unpredictable, experimental light.
DOORS 8PM || $12 ADV |? 21+ | NEUMOS (925 E. Pike)
http://www.neumos.com/060107.html


Ouch My Eye presents: 24 hour Photothon - Austin
Ouch My Eye presents: 24 hour Photothon - Austin

24 Hours, 24 Images, 6 Photographers, Austin Texas, Visine, and a wicked bar tab. In Conjunction with STIFF (Seattle True Independent Film Festival).

Ouch My Eye’s 24-Hour Photothon in Austin Texas, Ouch My Eye’s photographers have now brushed into Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco, Hawaii, and Vancouver BC, and Texas was vanquished.
See what happens when 6 photographers descend on Austin’s people, historic monuments, night life, and yes, bats. 24 Hours awake, shooting the weirdest that Austin has to offer, including a bizarre Crawfish festival, transients, the UT drunken debauchery of 6th street, and what happens to 6 people after they have spent 24 hours together, hung-over. A Portland print-house, tried to stop this show, with a last minute pull out of printing the STIFF brochure. But STIFF would not be deterred and put up some extra dough to get it rush printed from another press. Here we are, so come out, support the Indy driven STIFF, and thumb in your eye aesthetic of Ouch My Eye.

The Ouch My Eye gallery located at 1022 1st Ave South. The show will feature 24 Juried images, 1 image per hour in sequential order, along with a 24 minute short film, and an assortment of other images taken from the 24 straight hours spent in Austin Texas. This show will open at 7pm, and will stay open till 1am.
Ouch My Eye is a truly independent gallery, functioning outside the normal business model of hanging sell-able art. Ouch My Eye promotes itself, represents no one and everyone, all at the same time.
This show features Seattle based photographers, Bob Brunner, Christopher Nelson, Jackie Kingsbury, John Gascon, Lawrence Ruelos, and Michael Chandler.
Ouch My Eye
1022 1st Avenue South
Seattle WA 98134
206.381.8457
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 1st, 8pm - 1am
June 1st – July 1st
http://www.ouchmyeye.com/


KEEK OUT FREEK OUT @ THE VIP ROOM

Hey there...

Hope all is well with you and do hope you've been enjoying this beautiful Seattle weather. Anyway, just want to let you know, and more importantly invite you, to the KEEK OUT FREEK OUT, NUMBER FOUR. Yes... it's that time of the year again. I'm getting old... or not. Regardless, come help celebrate my birthday. Party details below... Really hope to see you there!

Cheers!
Fortune Kiki

ps. Limited space, early arrival is highly suggested...

THE 4th ANNUAL KEEK FEST 2007
KEEK OUT FREEK OUT

THE BIRTHDAY DEBAUCHERY FOR FORTUNE KIKI

WITH DJs...
BLAIRLY LEGAL
CHRIS TREMENS
DAMAGED GOODS
ERIN O'CONNOR
JACOB LONDON
JOHNNY FEVER
MARTY MAR
RECESS
WASABI
WESLEY HOLMES
& MORE TBA

FRIDAY. JUNE 1st
9pm UNTIL THEY KICK US OUT

THE VIP ROOM
(UNDERNEATH NEUMOS / MOE BAR)
925 EAST PIKE STREET. CAPITOL HILL. SEATTLE.
www.theviproomseattle.com
FREE!


GOLD HICK @ Alibi Room
GOLD HICK with beatmaster Dr. Rich Lehl

FRIDAY JUNE 1, 2007
10 pm, free, 21+

Gone, back, gone and back again, it.s the return of the return of GOLD HICK, Seattle.s finest southern fried MC, this time backed by beatmaster Dr. Rich Lehl who.ll be dropping soul, funk, and old skool hip-hop joints all night long. Champagne toast! A full moon party! Check myspace.com/goldhickLP for more details and .mp3 samples.
Alibi Room


MOONBASS @ Club Heavens
June 1st, MARK THA CALENDARS KIDS!!!!!! Cause,,,, Camp Ecotopia and
MOONBASS, bring the one and only
FREQ NASTY to seattle!!!

Along with DJs Michael Manahan, Zacharia, Rob Noble, Sir Kutz, Richie Spoonz
and more.. This event will take place at Club Heavens and is a
fundraiser for our camp
budgets out on the playa. Please come support Seattle art and events at
Burningman!

The artist known as FreQ Nasty has over the last few years become known as
the man behind a unique sound, championed by producers and DJ's alike - the
person most likely to pull dance music out of the occasional creative
cul-de-sac it finds itself in once every few seasons.
Camp Ecotopia is a collaborative stage of some of the west coasts most
notable crews, including Seattle's Oracle gatherings and LA's Moontribe.
Taking the playa by storm with our Saddlespan tent and world class sound,
talent, art and performances. All green, all week!

MOONBASS is a collection of NW based artists, djs, producers and likeminded
individuals dedicated to establishing a community that represents our region
and artistic interests. This camp is shooting big this year with a
30,000watt sound system, geodesic domes and mind blowing art installations!
EARLY ARRIVAL OR TICKET PURCHASE IS RECCOMENDED, THIS SHOW COULD SELL
OUT!!!!!
Club Heavens is located at
172 S. Washington st. Seattle
(the old Cat Walk)
15$ at the door, Presales at www.groovetickets.com


Saturday, 6/2

General Idea Editions 1967-1995 @ Henry Art Gallery

Frankly, this looks terrible.
This exhibition, a complete retrospective of General Idea's edition-based works. It follows nearly a decade after two members of this pioneering collaborative team—Jorge Zontal and Felix Partz—died of AIDS-related causes in 1994. The exhibition presents over 200 items—prints, postcards, posters, photo-based projects, flags, and crests—beginning with works produced by the artists before the formation of the group, through their historically unprecedented collaboration, to the final object XXX Voto (for the Spirit of Miss General Idea), 1995, published by AA Bronson, the last surviving member of the group.


Preparatory Dance Program’s End of Year Performances @ Cornish
Cornish Presents the Preparatory Dance Program’s End of Year Performances

SEATTLE, WA – Cornish College of the Arts is proud to present the Preparatory Dance Program’s End of Year Performances June 1-2, 2007. Students from the Preparatory Dance Division of Cornish College of the Arts will present an informal demonstration of classroom work that includes creative movement, ballet, modern, hip hop and pointe work classes.

Preparatory Dance Program End of Year Performances

About the Cornish Preparatory Dance Program
The Preparatory Dance Program is a 34-week program for children ages 4 to 18. Classes offered include classical ballet, pointe, modern, special techniques and creative movement. Students in the advanced and intermediate levels may audition for the Junior Dance Company, which performs twice a year.
Friday, June 1, 5:30 pm & 7 pm
Saturday, June 2, 3 pm & 7pm
PONCHO Concert Hall
Cornish College of the Arts
710 East Roy Street, Seattle
Free and open to the public


Breaks & Freaks celebrates 2 year
How do you celebrate two years of gifted freaks, broken beats and delectable treats? You take the label head of SoundTrax Records, a mind blowing trio playing an eclectic mix of jungle jazz dub, some local dubstep and triphop, and of course, a heavy dose of hometown weirdoes, mix them all together and let them have the run of Neumos for a night.

That’s exactly what Infinite Connections plans to do to celebrate the Breaks & Freaks 2 year anniversary on June 2nd at Neumos. There will be music by Big Bud from Good Looking and Soundtrax Records (UK), dubstep goodness by Richie Spoonz, plus the launch of AriSawkaDoria’s new album. AriSawkaDoria features Ari from Swampdweller, Kevin from KJ Sawka and Joe from Sherik’s ST7. And watch out for PURE Cirkus, they’ll be everywhere so it will be hard to miss them.
21+ w/ID welcome
@ Neumos: 925 East Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122


Sunday, 6/3

Concerts in the Park @ Seward Park Amphitheatre
THIS SUNDAY! Concerts in the Park
Concerts in the Park 2007
FREE ADMISSION

Food & Info Booths
Student-led walking tours
Hay-rides & kids activities
Field guides available!

FEATURING:
- The New School Ensemble
- Washington Middle School Senior Jazz Band
- Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble
- The Michael Powers Group (CD release event!)
In case of rain, the concert will be moved to the Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S. Alaska St. Same day, same time. For event information, please visit our www.seedseattle.org/arts or call (206) 760-4286.
Seward Park Amphitheatre
Upper Loop Road
Sunday, June 3rd
1-5pm
www.seedseattle.org/arts


"Ben's Plan" @ Seattle True Independent Film Festival
I have not seen this film yet, but my friend Jenna Ricker, the genius behind
it, is one of the wittiest women I know. I've watched her labor over this
for the past few years, and I'm sure it's a fine way to kick off a Sunday
afternoon.

Casey


"An honest and sometimes hilarious take on an adolescent boy's coming to
terms with his estranged family. And the best part - you actually care about
each and every character. Bravo!"
- Farnoosh Torabi, AM New York

"Originality is a rarity these days and "Ben's Plan" isn't based on a book.
It's a movie that embraces faults and the journey families are forced to go
on if they want to walk side by side in this world. You can't choose your
family, but at some point that's exactly what you end up doing."
- Kat Cameron, CNBC

Thanks! Hope to see you there!!
Jenna
U.S.Premier screening of "Ben's Plan" at the
Seattle True Independent Film Festival
When: June 3, 2007
Time: 1:15pm
Where: Seattle Art Museum
Tickets: $8.00 (go to www.trueindependent.org to order tickets online)
Brief Q & A to follow with the director, cinematographer and a few of the
film's stars.
www.bensplan.com


Monday, 6/4

The Pyramid Lounge @ High Dive
Raqs Serpentine presents:

The Pyramid Lounge
-Seattle's monthly bellydance gathering celebrating music & dance-
June 4th
Featuring Sabura

Come on a bellydance journey with Leslie's students The Sirens of Serpentine, Tsarina, Icy formerly of Troupe Hipnotica, BreAnn and Mellilah.
Prepare to be swept away by our feature. Sabura is a dancer's dancer. Her exquisite technique, artistic and musical sensibility combine with her inspiring physical power to form a perfect jewel. Come watch her shine.
Come early if you want a seat!
The High Dive opens at 5pm and has happy hour specials.
High Dive
513 N 36th
Seattle, WA 98103
206.632.0212
Doors open at 7:30pm
Live Music @ 8:00 - Erik and Stephen www.houseoftarab.com
Dance Show @ 8:30pm
No cover 21+ w/ID


Tuesday, 6/5

HBO's Flight On The Conchords @ Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theatre
Hello All-

HBO & Cornerstone asked me to throw a private screening party in Seattle for their new Music/Comedy series "Flight of the Conchords", and you are invited to attend.

Of course, if we're going to do this, we gotta do it right, so the party will feature:
-Private screening room to watch the premiere episode....weeks before it airs on HBO!
-OPEN BAR....all the wine & beer you can drink!
-Catered food....NYC-style finger food, and lots of it!
-A dance party to follow....with Recess and yours truly holding it down on the 1's and 2's!

The screening party will be on TUESDAY JUNE 5TH at 7pm at the Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theatre (perfect Happy Hour/Prefunk time). Be sure to RSVP at the link below to get your name on the list. Be there promptly at 7pm as seating is on a first come first serve basis.
RSVP and mark your calendars...see ya there!!
Colin, Chop Suey
RSVP link with more on 'Flight On The Conchords':


Wednesday, 6/6

Noise for the Needy
Noise for the Needy, a Seattle-based non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for charitable causes through live music, announces this year’s annual music festival to benefit Seattle’s Rise n Shine. NFTN will host a different evening of music at venues around town each night from June 5-10.

Participating artists include Common Market, Okkervil River, Sera Cahoone, CSS, The Handsome Family, The
Cops, Thee Emergency, The Whore Moans, Das Llamas, The Lights, Matt and Kim,
Bonde do Role, Feral Children, Grayskul, Wintergreen, Foscil, Head like a Kite, Cancer Rising, Department of Energy, Forthcity DJs and many more.

Participating venues include Neumos, Tractor Tavern, Comet Tavern, Sunset Tavern, The Funhouse, Nectar, Chop Suey and The Baltic Room.


Thursday 6/7

PUNCH: Schema Opening Reception
Patricia Hagen’s new body of work furthers her exploration of modular growth patterns and inter-related systems that are evident in nature on several different scales. She continues to search for the visual language to describe the world’s order and chaos, life and death, by looking at cancer cells, bacteria, viruses, bodily organs, plant forms, and geologic formations. Hagen strives for glimpses of the “big picture” by studying the interaction of the base elements of that picture.
June 7-July 1, 2007
Hours: Noon-5 pm, Fri-Sun,
Or by appointment: art@punchgallery.org
PUNCH, 119 Prefontaine Place S.
Seattle, WA 98104
www.punchgallery.org, (206) 621-1945


Polaroids at VAIN
Hi Don Volcano, we've got a great group photography show opening at VAIN next week:

City Life
Polaroids at VAIN
Instant film takes on city living by photographers from Seattle, Portland, and NYC
First Thursday opening reception Thursday, June 7th from 6 to 10pm at VAIN
Featured artists include Andrea Chapman, Angela Dawn, Jimmy Fontaine, Knox Gardner, Eric Green, Damien Jurado, Sarah Joann Murphy, Jessie Poole.
Thursday, June 7, 2007, 5-8 pm
Polaroids at VAIN
VAIN | 2018 1st Ave, Seattle | 206.441.3441 | www.vain.com


CRUD @ SOIL
CRUD
Nola Avienne, Claire Putney, Timea Tihanyi, Ellen Ziegler and Susan Zoccola

Opening reception First Thursday (June 7), 6-9:00 pm
Hours noon-5pm Thursday-Sunday
SOIL Gallery, 112 Third Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98104

CRUD assembles work that reaches its formal and emotional power through an evocation of change, decay, infestation, pollution, metamorphosis and the transformations of time. It presents artists who go beyond the seductiveness of material or the mere manipulation of emotions to integrated and powerful work. Often that work references the body and its processes, as the body can be the source of our most intimate ambivalence.
As in Joseph Beuys’ use of fat and felt, the hair sculpture of Petah Coyne and Wenda Gu, Kiki Smith’s body meditations, the dropping sunflower seeds of Anselm Kiefer’s paintings, and Tim Hawkinson’s giant digestive system, these works exemplify (sometimes literally) a visceral engagement with ideas, emotion and materials characterized by attraction and revulsion, beauty and creepiness.
SOIL ARTIST-RUN GALLERY, 112 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104


"A Night of Cheap Wine and Poetry" @ Richard Hugo House
Poet Populist Jourdan Keith and Hugo House Director Lyall Bush will read at "A Night of Cheap Wine and Poetry" on Thurs., June 7, 2007, from 7-10 p.m. at Richard Hugo House.

“Jourdan has had a great year as Seattle’s Poet Populist,” said curator of “Cheap Wine and Poetry” Brian McGuigan. “I’m glad she’ll have her swan song alongside Lyall Bush, Jennifer Jasper, Paul Nelson, and JT Stewart, a talented group of writers and performers.”

Keith, Seattle’s 2007 Poet Populist and storyteller, is a Jack Straw writer and Hedgebrook alum. A 2004 grant recipient from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs for the choreopoem, “The Uterine Files: Episode I, Voices Spitting Out Rainbows,” her publication credits include ColorsNW, Seattle Woman, when it rains from the ground up, KUOW, the video “Silence...Broken” and the anthology, “Ma-Ka, Diasporic Juks.” She is the founder of Urban Wilderness Project, which provides storytelling, restoration and adventure programs.
Bush has written personal essays and reviews published in daily and weekly newspapers and monthly magazines for more than a decade, including The Iowa Review, Film Comment, MovieMaker, The Seattle Times, and Books in Canada. He has published on photography, style in American writing, Marlon Brando and documentary films and is currently at work on a novel and screenplay.

Other featured readers will include Jennifer Jasper, Paul Nelson and JT Stewart.
Admission is FREE. Wine will be served for $1 per glass. Though admission is free, donations are encouraged to help support the reading series and publication. Open mic sign-up is at the door.
WHAT: "A Night of Cheap Wine and Poetry"
Poet Populist Jourdan Keith and Hugo House Director Lyall Bush to read at Seattle’s biggest, coolest, hippest reading series
WHEN: Thurs., June 7, 2007; 7-10 p.m.
WHERE: Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
ADMISSION: FREE
WINE: $1/glass
MORE INFO: www.cheapwineandpoetry.com ; www.hugohouse.org

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