THIS WEEKEND: Undead Burlesque!

It'll be a lot like this, but sexy.
Once again it's time for the vixenous vamps of the Orange County Undead Underground Burlesque Society to present their annual celebration of All Hallows Eve with their new show "Night of the Living Dolls." We can't say for certain, but it's a good bet that the evening's festivities will include: faux-pagan rituals; skimpy costumes; huge fuck-off bat wings; innuendos of a sexual nature; Halloween pop-hits of ages past; pretty girls; recondite voodoo rites; tongue-in-cheek references to some of your favorite scary movies; fake blood; and a plethora of burlesqueing. Bring your own candy and costumes, if that's your thing. And be sure to make your reservations early, as the show always sells out.

WHERE: The Hunger Artists Theater in Fullerton
WHEN: Friday and Saturday Nights, October 24th thru November 1st, 2008 @ 11:00pm.
COST: $15 (though you will be annoyingly unable to find that information anywhere on their website)
MORE INFO: http://www.hungerartists.net/ocubs/

TONIGHT -- Hitchcock-esque Burlesque

...featuring many fine and wonderful ladies, including friend-of-the-blog Dahlia DeLust (A.K.A. Lacy Bottom, A.K.A. Voodoo Dahlia).

THIS WEEKEND -- Belletristic Bibliophile Burlesquers

This weekend sees the return of the Orange County Underground Burlesque Society, a secret coven of burlesque artisans who, despite their name, practice their craft in an above-ground well-lit performance space, readily accessible to the public.

Their current show, "Once Upon a Corset... A Tale of Two Pasties," is billed as a loving tribute to all things bookish in nature. Via sexy dancing. Which is, frankly, a method of commendation that I feel should be more widely practiced in the literary community (New York Times Review of Books, please take note).

And no, the show doesn't feature any nudity. Pervert.

(Disclosure: Tragically Hipster's very own MEG is OCUBS' founding, er, father. We would have featured it here anyway, though, because it's awesome.)

WHERE: The Hunger Artists Theater in Anaheim
WHEN: This Friday and Saturday, August 15 and 16, 2008, @ 11pm.
COST: 15 smackers.
RESERVATIONS (heavily recommended): (714) 680-6803
MORE INFO: OCUBS Web Site
OCUBS Official MySpace Page

Post the First (by some girl called "MEG")

Hi. So...

I'm not sure what to call myself when I make my introduction. My initials are MEG, my burlesque stage name is Kate Fox, as an actor I use my real name, and I may even add another alias as I dip into other projects. I guess I feel more comfortable with just a dash of anonymity, a bit of good, old-fashioned role-playing. But I'll be sharing my actual, really-real opinions, however inane they may be, and you're free to call me pretty much anything, as long as its not derogatory or fascism-related. Good?

Subjects I like: O.C., L.A., theatre, burlesque, Disneyland, concerts, art exhibits, movies, music, books, adventures with Douglas Dodgson, my friends' art projects, style, love, fairy tales, job vs. artistic work, pirate history, and so on.

I hope reading the posts by these lovely bloginators will clue you in on cool events, restaurants, albums, art shows, and what have you. And whatnots.

For now, here are my favorite SoCal haunts:

• New Orleans Square, Disneyland - Anaheim
• Continental Room - Fullerton
• Hunger Artists Theatre Co. (for OC Underground Burlesque Society shows) - Fullerton
• The Old Ship - Fullerton
  
• Gypsy Den - Santa Ana
  
• The Lab "Anti-Mall" - Costa Mesa
• South Coast Repertory - Costa Mesa
• Westin lobby bar - Costa Mesa
• Downtown Seal Beach
• Queen Mary - Long Beach
  
• Skylight Books - L.A.
  
• Greek Theater (Rilo Kiley! The White Stripes! Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Damien Rice!) - L.A.
  
• Orpheum Theater (Flight of the Conchords!) - L.A.
• BCAM @ LACMA - L.A.

I can go more in-depth on these things at a later date, but for now, I leave the intensive research to you.

Happy Trails!
[Insert name here.]