FROM THE PRODUCERS
To the 1100 Enchanted and truly Timeless fans who turned out for our largest edition to date,
NOTS 19: SONGS OF RHIANNON on May 1, 2009 - our deepest thanks. This 19th annual edition was
even more spectacular than last years, and the audience not only bigger but by far the best costumed.
We love the energy and care that you bring to "The Night" every year, and your interpretations of Stevie looks past, present and future.
The documentation of NOTS 19 is everywhere, and growing! Visit
the official NOTS forum ENCHANTED GYPSIES for dozens of photographer's pics, reviews and performer messages, and for links to hundreds of pictures, blogs and videos
about The Night 2009. Also visit the
NOTS 19 FLICKR set, where the producers post favorite show photos as they come in. We look forward to seeing you on May 14, 2010 for our 20TH ANNUAL EDITION!
THE JACKIE FACTORY NYC PRESENTED
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES 19:
SONGS OF RHIANNON
FRIDAY MAY 1, 2009
THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM NYC
431 WEST 16TH STREET NYC
DOORS OPEN 9 PM - 4 AM
$25 IN ADVANCE AND AT DOOR IF AVAILABLE
18 AND OVER, 21 TO DRINK
NIGHT OF 1000 STEVIES, New York City's legendary STEVIE NICKS homage, returned
for its nineteenth annual edition on May 1 at THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM. NOTS 19:
SONGS OF RHIANNON was a May Day marathon of twirling and enchantment,
produced by the JACKIE FACTORY NYC. This year's theme - and the centerpiece of
the show - were the ten "SONGS OF RHIANNON" penned by STEVIE NICKS in her
BUCKINGHAM NICKS days. Some are well loved and well known, like RHIANNON,
PLANETS OF THE UNIVERSE, ANGEL and SORCERER, others only demos. In stage decor,
visuals and costuming, NOTS 19 paid homage to the Celtic white witch RHIANNON -
fitting for a date that was both MAY DAY and BELTANE.
This year's show featured twenty-three show segments
with both the timeless stars and new discoveries that make "The Night" so
special. Returning Legends of Stevie Realness included NYC Dragstar (and Project
Runway supermodel) SWEETIE, AMBER GARBO (Las Vegas), GYPSY WILDE, NOTS 19 cover
girl JAZMEN FLOWERS (Mississippi), BILLY O, MISS GUY and GOON SQUAD(with special guest DEBBIE HARRY), HEATHER
LITTEER (aka JESSICA RABBIT DOMINATION), THE DIVINE GRACE,
THE PIXIE HARLOTS, MIRROR IN THE SKY (ASBURY PARK), ABSINTHE and COCO DOMINATION, DARLINDA
JUST DARLINDA, MISS KELLY WEBB and ADAM JOSEPH. Show producers CHI CHI VALENTI
and HATTIE HATHAWAY served as "Enchantresses of Ceremony" and
all-Stevie/Fleetwood DJs CRAIG SPENCER, SAMMY JO and POISON EVE kept the
dancefloor Hopelessly Enchanted between show sets.
This year's NOTS included a record number of new performers and participants, beginning with
NYC Ballet icon and teacher JOCK SOTO, who choreographed the show's stunning opening
number, with dancers including DELIRIUM TREMENS and MIGUEL ANAYA. The other 2009
debuts at SONGS OF RHIANNON were theater artist TAYLOR MAC, aerialist BELLA LUNA,
KAMARA THOMAS of EARL GREYHOUND, singer-songwriter COREY TUT with PATTY BRUCE, darkwave
princess LADY ZOMBIE, underground crooner ADAM DUGAS with harpist MIA
THEODORATUS, comedienne AMBER MARTIN and Drag King BILLY MOTION as LINDSEY
BUCKINGHAM.
Suggested Dress: Rhiannon Realness, Important Celtic Jewelry, Black Roses,
Wizard Sleeves, Enchanted Eveningwear, May Day Maiden, Lindsey Or John McVie
Warlock Effects, Birds of Rhiannon wings and feathers, Best Pre-Raphaelite Hair
In Rock and Roll, Thistle Accents, Sorcerer Capes and Cloaks, Bedazzled and
Beribboned Tambourines or Welsh Witch (Dark Ages to Darkwave)
SHOW HISTORY
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 spectacles that sparks travel
from all around the globe. Born in 1990 at the tiny performance venue MOTHER,
"The Night" has run for eighteen years, even inspiring the 2001 film GYPSY 83. Neither a contest nor a karaoke show, NOTS is the
Stevie celebration ne plus ultra - 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.
To the 800+ Enchanted folks who turned out for our largest edition to date, NOTS 18:
NIGHTBIRDS on May 9, 2008 - our deepest thanks. This 18th annual edition was
not only the best-attended - it was also the most documented NOTS ever. Visit
the
NOTS 18 page for links to hundreds of pictures, reports and videos.
ABOUT THE JACKIE FACTORY
NOTS producers CHI
CHI VALENTI, JOHNNY
DYNELL and HATTIE HATHAWAY have been creating events together since the
early Nineties, as part of a creative collective called THE JACKIE FACTORY NYC.
"The Factory" brought over 450 themed weekly editions of JACKIE 60 to fruition
over a decade in the 1990s, and currently produce dozens of
spectacles a year in addition to NOTS, both in and out of New York City. For current shows, news and archives,
visit their websites JACKIEFACTORY.COM
and MOTHERNYC.COM
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VISIT the official NOTS Forum ENCHANTED
GYPSIES on THE MOTHERBOARDS, the NYC nightclub and culture message
boards.
VISIT the NOTS MYSPACE
NEW! A LOOK BACK at NOTS ON FLICKR has favorite images from the past eighteen years
VIDEO from previous editions is on the
JACKIE FACTORY CHANNEL on YouTube.
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PRESS and other inquiries to events@jackiefactory.com
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Visuals: NOTS 19 SONGS OF RHIANNON invitation artwork by THE JACKIE FACTORY, featuring JAZMEN FLOWERS, photo by ALISHA BYNUM * Photo from NOTS 18: HATTIE HATHAWAY and CHI CHI VALENTI throw tambourines to the crowd,
photo by MR. WILSON.
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