To the 800+ Enchanted folks who turned out for our largest edition to date, NOTS 18: NIGHTBIRDS last Friday night,
our deepest thanks. We'll be updating the site in a few days with pictures but for now visit the official NOTS Forum ENCHANTED
GYPSIES on THE MOTHERBOARDS, where the first pictures and links are posted.
THE JACKIE FACTORY NYC PRESENTS
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES 18: "NIGHTBIRDS"
FRIDAY MAY 9, 2008 THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM
431 WEST 16TH STREET NYC
DOORS OPEN 9 PM - 4 AM
$25 - Advance tickets strongly suggested
18 TO ENTER, 21 TO DRINK (I.D. REQUIRED) BOX OFFICE
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES is the biggest and best-loved STEVIE NICKS fan event
in the world, one of those great New York City nightclub spectacles that spark
travel from all around the globe. For this year's 18th annual edition, our
largest NOTS stage EVER hosted a record number of performers in three
sets.
Returning LEGENDS OF STEVIE REALNESS included perennial show-stoppers THE HO-HOs
(Cathy Cervenka and Jill Pangallo), "Shortbus" star JUSTIN BOND, founding
performer JOEY ARIAS, master puppeteer BASIL TWIST and "LITTLE STEVIE",
BELLADONNA (Santa Barbara), GYPSY WILD, SHERRY VINE, BILLY O, SWEETIE, JAZMEN FLOWERS (Jackson, Miss), MISS GUY, JONNY TINGLE, THE DIVINE GRACE, PREL (of Atlanta's "Blue
Lamp" events), CHARLENE CORAN (Reno), JESSICA RABBIT and AMBER RAY DOMINATION.
Our "Stevie Total Method Go-Go" troupe includesd ABSINTHE and VANGELINE
DOMINATION, MISS KELLY WEBB, PAIGE STEVENSON and DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA.
NOTS 2008 debuts included choreographer JULIE ATLAS MUZ, who opened the show
with THE PIXIE HARLOTS and LAURI HOGAN and
second-generation STEVIE NICKS performer THE POETESS BROOKE ALYSON from
Houston (whose mother was also a STEVIE Songbird). More newness: rising
trans-stars LINDA JAMES and OUR LADY J, singer/songwriter ADAM JOSEPH and JOHNNY
DARLING and THE POST-MODERN HORROR. The evening featured four "All-Stevie,
All-Fleetwood DJs" - longtime NOTS rockers CRAIG SPENCER and POISON EVE, DJ JOEL
(Harrisburg, Pa) and NOTS newcomer SAMMY JO (SCISSOR SISTERS tour DJ and MOTHER
alum). Enchantresses of Ceremony CHI CHI VALENTI and HATTIE HATHAWAY were also
the show's producers, with JOHNNY DYNELL (Art Director) and THE JACKIE FACTORY
NYC.
Suggested Dress: Nightbird Glamour In Black And Blue, Capes, Cloaks And
Enchanted Eveningwear, Eye Makeup Dark And Careless, Hand-Held Decorated Birds,
Stevie Nicks Boot Fetish (All Summer Long), Black Glitter Tambourines, Coq
Feathers And Cokespoons, Midnight Blue Velvet, Moonstone Amulets, Lindsey Or
John McVie Prince Of Darkness Interpretations, Victorian Mourning Hankies or
Black Chiffon Wings
Inspired by the haunting STEVIE NICKS song NIGHTBIRD,
NOTS 18 was dedicated to the memory of founding performer DEAN JOHNSON, who died
under tragic and mysterious circumstances in late 2007.
The LEGENDS
OF NOTS 2007 tribute video is
available on the NOTS playlist on the JACKIE FACTORY CHANNEL on YouTube. We've added many other videos to this playlist, with great
NOTS footage from the HO-HOS, CHARLENE CORAN, and several "Battles" including this footage from last year's edition
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES - NYC LOVES STEVIE NICKS!
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES is the biggest and best-loved STEVIE NICKS fan event
in the world. Born in 1990 at the tiny performance venue MOTHER,
"The Night" has run for seventeen years, even inspiring the 2001 film GYPSY 83. Neither a contest nor a karaoke show, NOTS is a
riot of shawls, lace, baby's breath, twirling, tambourines and great
performance. This much-loved annual has hosted Stevie fans and celebrated guests
including DEBBIE HARRY, BOY GEORGE, COURTNEY LOVE, CYNDI LAUPER and so many
more.
NOTS producers CHI
CHI VALENTI, JOHNNY
DYNELL and HATTIE HATHAWAY have been producing events together since
the early Nineties, as part of a creative collective called THE JACKIE FACTORY.
"The Factory" is the team of producers that brought over 550 themed weekly
editions of JACKIE 60 to fruition over a decade, and currently produce dozens of
New York City spectacles a year in addition to NOTS. For news and archives, visit their website MOTHERNYC.COM
