Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Conflux - NW Dark Arts Festival (Portland)
Down in PDX this weekend, the Bossanova Ballroom will be hosting the Conflux NW Dark Arts Festival, which will include live music, a gothic fashion show, dark painting and sculpture, performance artists, workshops and a “private, musical seance.”
The mission of the event is “To engage the eyes, minds, and bodies, of all the artistically inclined [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Seattle News by peterga
Friday, September 26th, 2008
UpChuck: Gone But Not Forgiven
All of the favorite fags, hags and old bags are just peeing themselves with excitement while waiting for Upchuck’s CD release party Saturday, September 27th at the King Cat Theater. Remember that date, folks. History will be made. Upchuck’s return… his second coming…and he’ll be making a big splash!
Also on the bill, Ginger Coyote [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events, Music, Performance, Seattle News by Marlow Harris
Friday, September 26th, 2008
CouchFest - 100 films in 10 houses in 1 day
Couch Fest Films: Drama from couch fest films on Vimeo.
Couch Fest Films is a cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses. During Couch Fest Films, lovers of film can sit shoulder to shoulder watching short films while stuffing their faces with the snacks they thought they had to sneak in.
On Saturday, September 27th, 2008, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events, Film by Marlow Harris
Friday, September 26th, 2008
PDL Blog Theater
PDL strikes again… this time on Regina Hackett’s blog.
PDL would like to invite you to witness the conclusion of our first two act blog theater production called “George Washington.”
Last Thursday, September 18th, we posted the first act on the Strangers Slog (http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/overstimulation_roundup) under the posting ‘Overstimulation Roundup” (September 18th, 4:23 pm).
Tonight we completed act two [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art, Comedy, Items of Interest, Performance, Theater, politics by Janet Galore
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Tease-O-Rama — Burlesque Show and Convention in Seattle
Tease-O-Rama’s annual official event is America’s first convention dedicated to the foxy, fabulous and all-around over-the-top world of burlesque takes it on the road! SEE performances from 200+ contemporary pinup queens, TAKE classes in everything from tassel-twirling to burlesque fan dance techniques and MEET the legends of days gone by. Tease-O-Rama will take place this September [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Burlesque, Dance, Events, Seattle News by Marlow Harris
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Laibach at Showbox
Tomorrow night (Sept 22) Laibach, with DJs Tito (Larry Reid) and Chetnix (Charles Krafft), will rock the Showbox at the Market, doors open at 8pm.
The Slovenian band is on its “Volks” tour - showcasing remixed national anthems from a variety of countries, including Russia, Slovenia, Japan, Germany, Britain (a chilling version of God Save the Queen) and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Seattle News by Janet Galore
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
National PARK(ing) Day
Parking spaces near SAM on University Street, between First and Second avenues, are miraculously transformed into parks today — complete with sod, performances and gardening demos. Developed by Rebar, PARK(ing) Day is a one-day global event in which artists, activists and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks. From [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Art, Events by Marlow Harris
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Miss White Trash Pageant 2008
Worth going to Portland for, eh? One of my favorite bands is playing Jesus Presley
No Comments » - Posted in Events by Marlow Harris
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Sept. 16th: “Stay Away from Seattle” Day
Yes, there really is a holiday called “Stay Away from Seattle” Day.
The official holiday on September 16th (according to Chase’s Calendar of Events) was championed by Tom Roy, in response to Emmett Watson’s founding of “Lesser Seattle” a sort of faux anti-Chamber of Commerce organization. Watson’s Lesser Seattle campaign slogan: “Keep the bastards out” served as a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events, Seattle News by Marlow Harris
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Running of the Balls
 Saturday, September 6th, 10am till 6pm at 600 Main Street in Edmonds
For seven centuries in the Spanish town of Pamplona, the Festival of San Fermin has been celebrated by an annual running of the bulls.
Today, with balls rather than bulls, the tradition comes to Edmonds in the northwest corner of the United States of America [...]
