Zombies Invade Seattle (~again) for ZomBcon the world’s premier Zombie Culture Convention returns to Seattle October 21 – 23 at the Seatac Hilton.

A few bites about of how the infection will spread:

• Thom Carnell ensures that No Flesh Shall Be Spared
• Carnell vs Popham Round 2: Who will survive and what will be left of them??
• The Makings of Super Hero Panel Featuring Phoenix Jones and Vampy Bitme

• Zombie Tools: Blade Runners for the Apocalypse
• The Last Stand: Party at Survivor City
• Getting to the heart of the infection with Zombie Autopsies
• Zombies are People too!

Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse?

Even Playboy is talking about it:

Come as your favorite anime or superhero in this Seattle/Chinatown Anime Contest Saturday, July 9th at 7pm. Can you say “photo op”?

This is part of the Dragon Festival, centered in the heart of Seattle’s historic Chinatown-International District, the Festival attracts more than 25,000 people over two days and features a line-up of over 30 cultural performances with everything from the spirited Chinese lion and dragon dances, to captivating martial arts demonstrations and Japanese Taiko drumming. Bounded by the iconic Chinese Gate and beautiful Hing Hay Park, this Seafair Festival brings the streets to life with historic walking tours, a large-scale outdoor Asian market and cultural activities for people of all ages. In addition, this year the Festival will host a Food Walk with many of Chinatown-ID’s 85 restaurants offering up a variety of discounted tastes to give visitors the chance to sample cuisines from around the world.

The 2011 Dragon Festival—back this summer with vibrant Lion and Dragon dances, rhythmical Japanese taiko drumming, Chinese martial arts demonstrations, Asian drill team and Indian dance performances. Seattle’s Chinatown-International District will come to life on Snoqualmie Casino’s Dragon Stage, while children from around the region will be treated to a host of activities from origami, lantern-decorating, face-painting, and kite-making in the American Family Insurance Youth & Family Cultural Pavilion. Arts and crafts vendors from around the region will be on site selling a host of locally made goods.

The Seattle Invitationals took place on Elvis’ Birthday 1/8/11

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That’s right, the fourteen-year old “mother of all Seattle amateur musical contests” is back with a bang for 2011…

On The King’s birthday, Saturday, January 8th 2011, this beloved Seattle institution the Seattle Invitationals (formerly the “Elvis Invitationals”) returns to Seattle and will once again beckon impersonators from near and far to represent just what “The King” really means to them! There is only one place in Seattle each year where you can see thirty different impersonators in full hip-gyrating, fried Chicken-eating and swooning action… You’ll probably even see his wife Priscilla, manager Colonel Tom Parker and even Red West, The King’s alleged best friend in the crowd or on stage…
it’s all at the 14th annual 2011 Seattle Invitationals

Each Amateur performer in attendance will tackle one of The King’s many personas: the innocent and magnetic country boy, the hip-swinging rockabilly superstar, The G.I. Guy, Hollywood playboy, the devout gospel singer, or the diamond-studded, gold-sun glassed Vegas crooner. Each amateur impersonator will get one chance to show what he (or she) is made of – a single shot to perform a song, in costume, backed by the fabulous Kentucky Rain band!

(Robert Washington)

Also performing… will be Robert Washington, acclaimed ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist) who won the “Images of Elvis” competition in Memphis, plus Barbara Ireland, Billy Joe Huels of The Dusty 45s, and emcee extroardinaire, Evening Magazine’s Jim Dever. There will also be live music from Kentucky Rain Band and The Graceland Five, plus special guest Andy Sodt from Lushy!. Judges include Sweet Pea, Barbara Ireland, Billy Joe Huels, and the Vern Fonk Guy, Robert Thelke, plus appearances by Elvis Author, Gillian Gaar, and Elvis costume designer K.D. Schill. …And there will be no shortage of surprises!

Top Pot Donuts has created a special treat “King Rings”, a delicious maple cream donut with caramelized bacon, which will be available that weekend at Top Pot Donuts.

Bakon Vodka has created a fabulous “Elvis Cocktail” for the event with some of The King’s favorite flavor combinations, including peanut butter, chocolate, banana and BACON!

Mama’s Mexican Kitchen will be featuring Robert Washington that weekend. Dine in the fabulous Elvis Room anytime to be surrounded by Elvis love!

And the Burning Hearts Burlesque girls will be grinding to the dulcet sounds of Elvis and selling fried Peanut Butter-and-Banana sandwiches (with and without bacon!)

Other sponsors are providing gifts for winning Elvi, including Archie McPhee’s and Pro Elvis Jumpsuits and Piecora’s Pizza!

The event is taking place Saturday, January 8th 2011 on what would be The King’s 76th Birthday! The event is held at Club Motor at 1950 1st Avenue South in the Sodo area of Seattle. Advance tickets (advised) are available at Brown Paper Tickets.

Here’s the Facebook Event Page for the Seattle Invitationals

Update: 1/8/11 Happy Birthday Elvis!

Here’s the current King 5 Evening Magazine report on this fun event…

Note: You can see all the videos I captured at last year’s great show posted on this SeattleTwist webpage .…just in case you needed some inspiration to show up for the fun this Saturday! Please join us for the party again this year!  - jodavid

It’s an entire month packed with friends, prizes, nights out, cheap eats and drinks, some friendly competition, and lots and lots (and lots!) of facial hair! So, the question you should perhaps be asking yourself is: What isn’t Beard and Stache Fest?

Registration is now open for 2011!

Sign up to show off your facial hair and support Treehouse and the foster kids of King County.

Step right up and become one of the fabulous 100 furry men that will compete for facial hair glory!

Seattle’s hairiest men to come out and have their picture taken for a great cause – Treehouse, Seattle’s non profit organization that helps foster kids in the area.

Join us Sunday, January 9th, 2011 from 1 to 4pm at The High Dive in Fremont and join the competition. Its fun and free to add your facial hair to the cause and there’s plenty of goodies and prizes in store. Participating beards and/or mustaches will be a part of a team of five, and their pictures will be displayed on individual donation cans at select locations.

So, if you can commit to having your picture displayed on a donation can to benefit an awesome foundation (I know, you think you’re not photogenic, but believe us… we think you’re adorable) then you are a perfect candidate.

More information at www.beardandstachefest.com

Toys For Tots Benefit  Saturday, Dec 11  

            Bring a New, Unwrapped Toy for our toy collection.
Music by Marshall Scott Warner & THE BLACK CRABS
Burlesque by Emerald Dollies
Hosting by Sweetpea, Kitty Baby & The Pinup Angels

Raffle Prizes! Drink Specials! RJB Photo Booth!

CHRISTMAS CUTIE PINUP CONTEST: Anything goes! Christmas Cutie, Naughty Elf, Mrs. Clause, Mistress Clause, Drunk Santa. ALL are welcome. NO PRE-REGISTRATION NEEDED. Just show up cute! No dressing room will be provided. Contest will be held maybe 11pm-ish, depending on how the night goes. Prizes TBA. 

Also, we are still accepting prizes for our raffle drawings. If you would like to donate goods, or services, please email sweetpea0821@yahoo.com, and I will get you in touch with the Pinup Angels that are organizing the event.  Thanks!

The Swedish Housewife Presents the first annual Seafarer Follies! An aquatic cabaret to make Flo Ziegfeld fall off his boat. Just like in the olden days when “The Aqua Follies” rocked Greenlake, the Seafarer Follies! is the perfect Seafair antidote to loud boats, loud planes and suburban parades.

For our first commemorative year, Captain Bloodbeard aka performance artist Bradford Scobie (NYC) will be at the helm. With acts by Moisture Festival favorites: Trixie Little and The Evil Hate “Sea”-Monkey (Baltimore) and Seattle debut of  Bambi The Mermaid (Coney Island), Seattle all stars Waxie Moon as King Neptune, The Shanghai Pearl, The Swedish Housewife!!! Of course, a Real Live Band with Bandleader Michael Musburger will be rockin’ the boat!

Come dressed to the nine fathoms in your most outrageous nautical, aquatic, flyboy, flygirl, sailor, sea captain, mermaid, merman, or “you make it up” costume to win prizes and the prestigious year long title of The Royal Sea Urchin!

That’s right, more flotsam and jetsum than you can shake a stick at… more crustaceans than you can put in a pot! You can’t throw a catfish on this stage and not hit a mermaid! Packed full of Sardines and Sailors!!! Blue Angels, Red Devils, and not your average Chicken of the Sea!

Guaranteed to be Off The Hook!

The First Annual Seafarer Follies

August 6 & 7

Show: at  11PM

Door: at 10PM Friday and 10:30 PM Saturday

Tickets: $22 Advance/ $25 Day of
21+
Box Office: 206-838-4333

The Triple Door
216 Union Street
Seattle WA

The fight was fierce and the victor took all in Sunday’s Old Glory Cardboard Tube Fight, brought to us by The World Is Fun.

Fighters donned suits of cardboard armor, hoisted shields and fought long and hard with blades of cardboard tubes. Though it was a bitter fight to the end, a lone victor emerged. After several rounds of fighting, with the winner of each fight fighting the next winner in successive battles, one man shone as Champion.

This vanquisher, the title-holder of the 2010 Ultimate Tube Fighter is Sam David.

VOTE HERE!

Our friend Ravenna is in the Top 4 in the Viva Las Vegas burlesque contest – where this year’s special guest is none other than Chuck Berry!

But ONLY the Top 4 in the internet contest get to compete at the main event in April, and I’m afraid there’s not much of a spread between her and the girl in the #5 spot. She’s hoping to hold her position til voting ends on Sunday night…

Won’t you help us get her a few more votes?

Just go to http://www.vivalasvegas.net/intranet/vote_main.php , scroll down til you see Ravenna Black in the 2nd row (the picture is of her sitting on a gas pump), click “Vote” and enter your e-mail address. Within minutes you will receive an e-mail from Tom at vivalasvegas.net with the word “Vote” in the subject line – just click on the link to confirm your vote, and she is one step closer to sharing the stage with Chuck Berry!

Also, please help get the word out – re-post to FaceBook, Myspace, your mom – wherever you like! There is a cute promo flyer on the front page of her website that you can use, too:
http://www.ravennablack.com

Check the sample videos below or

Link to ALL THE VIDEOS of the evening

- Dino Macris -

- Jim Dever -

Link to ALL THE VIDEOS of the evening

and

Link to the Official 2010 Seattle Invitationals website