LATESUMMER IN THE LOW LIFE
Just back from another magical TINGEL TANGEL in SAN FRANCISCO, the city where a frightening number of NYC club expats of several generations are happily TAKING BACK THE NIGHT. The cross-pollination of New York and Bay Area club stars and New Kids (along with a fervent DIY spirit) is yielding a healthy and inspiring Nightscape. Our haunted San Francisco hotel, THE QUEEN ANNE circa 1890, was also the perfect period setting to begin work in earnest on this year's HOWL! FESTIVAL show, LOW LIFE CITY.
In this newsletter, we're pleased to share the first performer's roster for LOW LIFE CITY, which goes up on Sunday, September 7 in TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK. We can't wait to present a Really Big Show in our beloved East Village again, and will be working hard on it all month with our marvelous cast. But, if you need a dose of fun and flavor before then, DO come out for Johnny Dynell's birthday this Friday at MR. BLACK, or check out the other events listed here.
More on our Tingel Tangel SF show on THE MOTHERBOARDS and the JACKIE FACTORY FLICKR site.
HOWL! FESTIVAL AND THE JACKIE FACTORY PRESENT
HOWLUCINATION '08:
"LOW LIFE CITY"
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
5-7 PM, FREE ADMISSION
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, NYC
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howlfestival.com
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF BRILLIANT BOWERY PERFORMANCE
On September 7, JACKIE FACTORY producers CHI CHI VALENTI and JOHNNY DYNELL will present their second annual HOWLUCINATION to crown this year's HOWL! FESTIVAL. HOWLUCINATION is a new spectacle created by the JACKIE FACTORY each year as an evening event for HOWL!. The new LOW LIFE CITY follows on the heels of their first HOWLUCINATION at HOWL! - last year's scandalous LOW LIFE.
LOW LIFE CITY is a two hour theatrical showcasing the East Village - and especially, The Bowery, in a lavishly costumed production starring dozens of downtown's finest. A time-travelling, bawdy and witty cavalcade of talent, this show is not recommended for children!
This year's superb cast includes MCs PAUL ALEXANDER (of "The Ones") and HATTIE HATHAWAY, JOEY ARIAS and master puppeteer BASIL TWIST (currently starring in "Arias With A Twist" at HERE), Burlesque supernovas DIRTY MARTINI, MISS DELIRIUM TREMENS and JONNY PORKPIE and NASTY CANASTA of PINCHBOTTOM BURLESQUE, drag divinity SWEETIE, butoh ensemble VANGELINE THEATER, icon WORLD FAMOUS *BOB*, drag comediennes DUELLING BANKHEADS, sensationalist AMBER RAY, LOGO song star ADAM JOSEPH as The Irish Tenor, members of THE PIXIE HARLOTS, Bay Area artiste FAUXNIQUE, BLACKLIPS star POISON EVE and thesbians TRINA ROSE, HEATHER LITTEER and TIGGER.
HOWLUCINATION '08: LOW LIFE CITY was inspired by the seminal LUC SANTE book "LOW LIFE: The Lures and Snares of Old New York." It continues a body of work born at JACKIE 60 a decade ago, with past editions in London, Minneapolis and of course, last year's HOWL! For the show's producers, East Village residents for over two decades, this annual show is a Valentine to the neighborhood's past, present and future stars.
Dress Up and join us in the park! Wear NYC demimonde evening glamour (1860-2010), Gangs of New York, Victorian/Edwardian rags, newsboy caps, B'hoy for Butch Women, corsets and vintage lingerie, Bowery Belle ringlets, Opium Den loungewear, Vampyre of Gotham, black parasols, Bowery Twink, velvet, 19th century Clownwear, Top Hats or Bowery Punk.
THE HOWL! FESTIVAL was named in honor of the groundbreaking poem by ALLEN GINSBERG and began in 2002. HOWL celebrates the East Village and Lower East Side's role as a preeminent locus of culture, with signature events like the group reading of HOWL and ART AROUND THE PARK. Centered in Tompkins Square Park, the festival attracts more than 100,000 visitors bringing to the clubs, galleries, parks, streets, and theaters of Manhattan's Lower East Side.
FRIDAY AUGUST 8 (8/8/08)
DADDY DYNELL'S BLACK BASEMENT BIRTHDAY
GARY 49 @ MR. BLACK
27 WEST 24TH STREET NYC
11 PM TILL MORNING
$10 COVER
mrblacknyc.com
johnnydynell.com
Tonight our DJ daddy JOHNNY DYNELL celebrates his birthday in his favorite way - spinning for a fierce hometown crowd on a basement dancefloor. The new incarnation of MR. BLACK and its Friday night GARY 49 has been festive and packed, and Johnny's residency (along with DJ "daughter" SAMMY JO) continues to be the best night of the week to come hear his latest mixes and beats. Opening tonight are the HOUSE OF STANK, and CHI CHI VALENTI joins regular hosts DREW, MACKY and LADYFAG in celebrating the special night.
The goddess CONNIE GIRL FLEMING is at the door, but to make her job easier, friends and nightclub family please reply to this email for guestlist by noon on Friday.
EARLIER THAT EVENING (8-10 PM)
HEAVY/FILTH OPENING NIGHT
AT MR. BLACK
$5
rapturecafe.com
For over a year, RAPTURE CAFE & BOOKS was an oasis of colorful creative expression and literate performance in the East Village. Since the venue's closing earlier this Spring due to (what else?) skyrocketing costs, producers JOE BIRDSONG and HATTIE HATHAWAY move RAPTURE EVENTS tonight to an early slot monthly at Mr Black. READING FOR FILTH, the extremely dirty queer literary series created by the late Dean Johnson, and HEAVY, GLENN MARLA's cavalcade of cutting-edge performance art, will be joining forces for the new HEAVY/FILTH in the heady downstairs room of Mr Black. The stellar lineup for this premiere edition includes hosts Marla and Hathaway, the puppet wizardry of BASIL TWIST, Texas transplant AMBER MARTIN, gender-provocateur LAJOHN JOSEPH, MISS TRINA ROSE, the romantic pornography of A.J. GOODRICH, and more.
SUNDAY AUGUST 10
DANIEL NARDICIO'S BIRTHDAY CRUISE
6 PM BOARDING, 7 PM SAIL
PIER 40
2 BLOCKS BELOW CHRISTOPHER AT THE WEST SIDE HIGHWAY
$22
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Beloved NYC Party Boy DANIEL NARDICIO and a bevy of friends present a one night only gala Cruise around Manhattan with music by JOHNNY DYNELL. Boarding starts at 6pm, dinner at 6:30, then the boat sets sail at 7 for a 3 HOUR CRUISE. One floor will have 7 of Nardicio's infamous "dancers" the other will star a cavalcade of nightlife performers including TIGGER, RANDY JONES, WHORE'S MASCARA, BAMBI CORNSTAR, THE WET SPOTS, BRIDGETT EVERETT, HARRIET HALLOWAY and more in an hour long show hosted by drag Supernova SWEETIE! Tickets are very limited, so don't wait too long!
MORE INFORMATION, ALWAYS!
Photos: MALAKAI serves Fan Dance Method Go-Go at the July TINGEL TANGEL SF * VANGELINE THEATER and DEAN JOHNSON's dancers LADY K and PRINCESS JASMINE at last year's HOWLUCINATION: LOW LIFE (photos by MARK TUSK) - 9/7 * Birthday boy JOHNNY DYNELL - 8/8
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