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National Aids Day Benefit Dec 1

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Wednesday, December 1 · 7:00pm – 10:30pm
Hard Rock Cafe – Seattle (206) 204-2233
116 Pike Street
Seattle, WA
www.hardrock.com/seattle

What/Why: Rock the House and support the work of the Dunshee House and Seattle AIDS Support Group. Purty with Purty Mouth, Lushy, featuring Lynval Golding of the Specials, and DJ Hefe. Emcee Sister VixXxen will keep the crowd energized while her fellow Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence keep everyone in line.
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Raffle prizes include a trip from Alaska Airlines, nights in some of the finest hotels in Seattle, and gift baskets from our sponsors.

Tickets are $15 presale or $20 at the door.

ABOUT DUNSHEE HOUSE
Dunshee House is a non-profit organization that envisions individuals in communities connected by the shared values of health and well being, personal development, and compassionate support of one another. They work to build community and cultivate powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Lushy concocts a refreshing pop style that blends bossa beats with elements of lounge, surf, new wave, ska and sixties pop to create their own distinctive intercontinental sound…think Jetsons on Vespas with swizzle sticks and distortion pedals. The 10 piece Lushy features horns: trumpet, trombone, and various saxophones plus a bevy of instrumenta rollicka: flute, synth, keys, melodica, guitars and the inevitable bongos, congas, tambourine, maracas, and shakers-martini and otherwise… this is progressive cocktail pop! Lounge-y and danceable fun with special guest Lynval Golding of The Specials!

Purty Mouth is Seattle’s camped-up country-tonk combo: a little Hedwig, a little Hee Haw, a lotta heart. Since 2002, Purty Mouth has been paying honor to the greats of country music, while putting their own special stamp on their blend of country and pop (or as they used to say, ‘countrypolitan’).

EVENT SPONSORS
Hard Rock Cafe, Lushy, Purdy Mouth, DJ HEFE, Hyatt Hotels, GSBA, Whole Foods, Seattle Gay News, Zipcar, The Westin, Pan Pacific Hotel, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Pike Pub and Brewing, Elite, Xerox, Hotel Andra, Dilettante Chocolates, and Kimpton Hotels, Mojo Media

A John Cavanaugh Production

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Cornucopia Cabaret benefit for Treehouse Nov 18 Triple Door

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Thee 2nd Annual “Cornucopia Cabaret” Benefit for Treehouse at The Triple Door


Join The Basements, Lushy, and The Witness, who will be doling out the beats and accompanying the various talents of…

Aerialist and Rope Artist – Martha Enson

The Temptress from Taipei – The Shanghai Pearl

The Man! The Myth! The Mustache ! –  Ernie Von Schmaltz

A Modern Heathen of The Burlesque World- Iva Handfull

Burlesque Coquette – Belle Cozette

The Swedish Housewife and Bertie

with special guest vocalists- Barbara Ireland, Mark Pickerel,

and Lynval Golding performing with Lushy!

Co-hosted by Kaleb Hagan Kerr and The Swedish Housewife.

This event will benefit Treehouse’s “Little Wishes Program.” As Performing artists and musicians, we will be purchasing as many dance classes and music lessons as possible with the funds raised this evening.

Bring your check book and cash! You will have plenty of opportunities to GIVE to Treehouse! Treehouse is a 501(c)(3) organization; 100% of all check and cash donations are tax deductible, ticket sales are not.

Tickets are now available online for this one-night only event HERE!

*We are also seeking volunteers for Teaching as well donations of functional Musical Instruments, please contact The Swedish Housewife directly about this paula@swedishhousewife.com
*All performers will receive a small honorarium for their participation in this event, as artists need financial support too!

*We will be joined by a representative from Treehouse who will be collecting all cash and check donations at the event.

SHOW DETAILS:

EVENT: Thee 2nd Annual Cornucopia Cabaret  to Benefit Treehouse’s “Little Wishes”

DATES: Thursday, November 18th, 8:00pm

COST: $18 (17+)

VENUE: The Triple Door, 216 Union Street, Seattle 98101

TICKETS: http://www.thetripledoor.net/Calendar/Events/November-2010/Thee-2nd-Annual–Cornucopia-Cabaret-Fundraiser-for.aspx?date=2010-11-18

ARTIST PHOTOS http://s1125.photobucket.com/albums/l591/magimura/Treehouse%20Benefit%20Promo%20Photos/

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Triangle Park Pinata Party on Beacon Hill-Beacon Ave & Stevens Ave

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July 17, 2010 1:45pm Triangle Park Pinata Party, Beacon Hill Seattle, WA

Piñata Party returns on July 17

It’s almost time for the annual Piñata Party at Stevens Place Park (informally known as Triangle Park—it’s the small triangular park located between Beacon Avenue South, South Stevens Street, and 17th Avenue South)! Last year’s party was cancelled because of the Link Light Rail opening day festivities, but this year it’s back on July 17 with music, food, and as always, piñatas for the kids to clobber.

Our neighborhood Beacon Hill Piñata Party is Saturday, July 17 from 12 noon – 3:00pm at Triangle Park at South Stevens Streeet and Beacon Avenue South.

On behalf of your neighborhood organizing committee, here are a few notes for past attendees and first timers:

Food
We’re not grilling this year. Instead, food will be potluck style with a few local restaurants and Red Apple contributing. We’ll definitely have free fruit, juice and water. Please bring an item to share or a picnic lunch.

Entertainment, games, piñatas
Local band and Piñata Party tradition Lushy will perform as well as Beacon Avenue’s Jun Hong Kung Fu and a Oaxacan dance for kids. There will be a number of fun games for kids, too. Piñatas will start around 2:15pm. We still need a few more piñatas. Please let me know if you can bring a piñata.

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Tiki Kon Launch Party! ATOMIC TIKI w/Lushy, The Apollo 4 & DJ Drew Groove! Friday, July 30th Portland, OR

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KICKOFF NIGHT FOR THE 8TH ANNUAL TIKI KON IS FRIDAY JULY 30 AT THE TONIC LOUNGE!

That’s right, TIKI KON, the foremost NW Tiki weekender is celebrating its 8th year in Portland, happening July 30 – Aug 1, and is kicking it off on FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 30 at THE TONIC LOUNGE located at Sandy Blvd & NE 31st Ave and is not to be missed!

Be sure to come on out, enjoy a cocktail and make the scene at this evening’s weekend kickoff party! Enjoy records spun by DJ DREW GROOVE, the go-go spaced-out surf sounds of THE APOLLO FOUR, and don’t miss a rare Portland performance of Seattle’s premier cocktail party pop band LUSHY!

This year’s theme is ATOMIC TIKI and tonight’s kickoff extravaganza is guaranteed to be a BLAST!!!
Be sure to bring your dancing shoes!

LUSHY Seattle cocktail loungexotic pop
THE APOLLO FOUR  Go-Go surf space beat
DJ DREW GROOVE Far-outeous vinylous spinosus
NW Tiki Kon-Atomic Tiki on Facebook click here!

LUSHY [Seattle]
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It’s Cal Tjader meets Stereolab meets Brazil 66 in a bar in Berlin. Drink up people–it’s LUSHY! Bossa beat flavored alterna-pop that goes down nice and easy. Lounge-y and danceable with hints of exotica and a touch of electronica…nutty and hip…intriguing and soothing–must see live! Lushy concocts a refreshing pop style that blends original samples and Bossa beats with elements of vintage-Latin jazz, exotica, surf, new wave and sixties pop to create their own distinctive intercontinental sound. Most importantly, they have established a solid reputation for originality far beyond their roots in the lounge and exotica scene. Don’t miss this rare Portland appearance!

THE APOLLO FOUR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-DddoAh2Wk
The countdown has begun…Prepare to launch…!
The Apollo Four are GO!
The Apollo Four are blasting on to the scene by taking liberal doses of lounge & exotica, blended with a pinch o’ kooky kitsch, and an added dash of rockin’ 1960s cool to ignite their solid instrumental spacey surf music base. Absolutely entertaining… supremely danceable… always shaken, never stirred. If your neighborhood Secret Agent Go-Go Lounge had a house band, it would be The Apollo Four!

DJ DREW GROOVE
http://www.facebook.com/drewgroove
Keeping things movin’ & a groovin’ throughout the night, expect to hear the way out & wildest in Hip Shakin’ Soul, Lounge, RnB, Tiki, Spy-Fi, Mod, Jazz, Surf, Exotica, Discothèque & Other In Sounds from Way Out! In his non-stop quest as a vinyl archeologist, Drew fearlessly travels deep into the sonic jungles and dusty crates to excavate a tantalizing mix of wax from the primitive, pulsing, wild & exotic to the suave, swanky & narcotic. Grab a cocktail and swing…!

PLEASE JOIN US FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 30 AT THE TONIC LOUNGE!
3100 NE Sandy Blvd

NW TIKI KON KICKOFF PARTY! ATOMIC TIKI
Tickets are only $6 Advance / $8 Door [21+]

For advance tickets & more information about the weekend festivities please see:
http://www.tikikon.com/

NW TIKI KON 2010 is sponsored by:

Deco Distilling Rums
http://www.decodistilling.com/
Trader Tiki Syrups, Bitters and Spirits
http://www.tradertiki.com/
Old Mill Rum
http://www.oldmillrum.com/
Elroy Art Agency
http://www.elroyart.com/
AlexSandra’s Vintage Emporium
http://alexsandras.com/

TIKI KON 2010 – Atomic Tiki

For advance tickets & more information about the weekend festivities click here.