Swing Time! » Events http://swingtimepdx.com Swing dancing and live music events in Portland Oregon. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:33:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 SwingTimePDXhttp://feedburner.google.com Swingtime, Catalyst, and Wanderlust Circus Present: The Mata Hari Hustle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SwingTimePDX/~3/ZHH8SFTiYTQ/swingtime-catalyst-and-wanderlust-circus-present-the-mata-hari-hustle http://swingtimepdx.com/events/swingtime-catalyst-and-wanderlust-circus-present-the-mata-hari-hustle#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:19:43 +0000 russ http://swingtimepdx.com/?p=1734 Description

HERE ARE LINKS TO THE OFFICIAL FAN AND FUNDRAISING PAGE FOR:
The May-June 2012 Tour of the Mata Hari Hustle.

FUNDRAISER: http://indiegogo.com/themataharihustle
INFORMATION: http://mataharihustle.wordpress.com/
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aldzKeGeYYc

What happens when two singing belly dancers, a swing dance duet, a juggling sword-swallower, and the nation’s premier emcee extraordinaire take to the road? A traveling tale of bowlers, shimmies, garters, swords, and intrigue!

This sensational all-star variety revue is brought to you by:
*Swing Time PDX (Russell Bruner)
*Wanderlust Circus (Noah Mickens)
*Catalyst Arts (Karolina)

THOUGH THE TOUR SEEMS FAR AWAY, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO RAISE $3,OOO BY FEBRUARY 10, 2012 for our Preliminary Road-Paving Campaign. If we don’t meet our goal, we will be charged by the host site, so we NEED YOUR HELP TODAY TO SUCCEED!
Money from this fundraiser will cover such tour preperation necessities as booking fees, costumes, promotion fees, and so much more.

ORIGINAL VARIETY TOUR STARRING an AWARD-WINNING CAST:
*Russell Bruner (swing dance, vocals, burlesque)
*Karolina Lux (belly dance, vocals, burlesque, trumpet)
*Noah Mickens (emcee extraordinaire, ringmaster, vocals)
*NagaSita (tribal nouveau belly dance)
*Sugar Kane (swing dance, vocals)
*Luther Bangert (sword swallowing, juggling, acrobatics, dance)

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Help your beloved cast of versitile, outstanding Portland entertainers spread the good word of quality NW performance art across the West Coast, by making a secure, tax-deductable donation today!

TO DONATE: http://indiegogo.com/themataharihustle
INFO, GALLERY, BIOS, UPDATES: http://mataharihustle.wordpress.com/
TO BOOK TOUR, VOLUNTEER, etc.: mataharihustle@gmail.com



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Those wanting to go to the SUNDAY SHOW can save some money and get Will Call Tickets Directly from Russell & Sugar. Click the “Pay Now” button and we will have your Sunday ticket(s) waiting for you at the Door.

AMP Theater presents:
Valloween

February 11th and 12th, 2012

at the Bossanova Ballroom
722 E. Burnside Portland, OR.

Doors open at 8:30pm
show starts at 9:30pm

General admission is $15 in advance with service fee, $20 at the door. 21 and over please. Limited seating, so come early! Tickets are available at bossanovaballroom.com

VIP Lounge also available with premium balcony seating and private bar. A table includes desserts and a bottle of wine, each table seats up to five people. For further information and pricing please contact bossanovaballroom.com

From the production company that brought you Wizard of OZ Aerial Arts and Burlesque comes a new production: Valloween. Valloween combines Halloween tricks and treats with Valentine’s Day fancy. Join us as our protagonists Danny and Meredith journey through a magical land of graveyard monsters and mystical creatures. Our live band consists of Jason Reichert on guitar, Anthony Bittner on piano, Darren Moore on bass, Kirch Hertel on drums, and Carmen Everingham on cello will be accompanied by vocalists Verso Vice and Mandy Stockholm. The live band will interpret old time favorites from Fred Astaire’s ‘Putting on the Ritz’ to The Sweet’s ‘Ballroom Blitz’ along with original music.

Watch in awe as Russell Bruner and Sugar Kane dazzle you with sweet romance as corpse bride and groom. Sarah Iverson as a glow-in-the-dark hula hooping mummy will perform an act you will never forget. Never make a woman angry is a lesson learned from Lark’s fiery Frankenstein’s Bride. Heart retching performance by Amanda Bazille on straps as an abandoned paper doll will tug on your heart strings. Enjoy the playfulness of Jolene Dickerson and Petra Delarocha as Moon and Stars on the static trapeze. Talia Risa contortionist extraordinaire will enthrall you with strength and grace. Harper Chang and Sara T. Hill as sirens of the sea will captivate you on a unique silk and lyra combination. Enchanting nymph Emilie Arbaugh will cast a spell over you from death defying heights on a single rope. Strong man Jon Dutch as Hercules and lovely assistants will demonstrate the most impossible acrobatic moves.
]]> http://swingtimepdx.com/events/valloween/feed 0 Valloween http://swingtimepdx.com/events/valloween Boylesk in New Orleans House of Blues http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SwingTimePDX/~3/mUzyOg_ddAk/boylesk-in-new-orleans-house-of-blues http://swingtimepdx.com/events/boylesk-in-new-orleans-house-of-blues#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:13:14 +0000 russ http://swingtimepdx.com/?p=1799 From Rick Delaup, the creator of Bustout Burlesque and The New Orleans Burlesque Festival, comes a new and exciting show to House of Blues New Orleans! Savor the strip as these award-winning burlesque stars deliver pure prime beef, emphasizing the masculine side of the tease with their sizzling surprise reveals, and tongue-in-cheek exploits! It’s sexy, it’s funny, you’ll hunger for more… Boylesk!

NEXT SHOW: Saturday, March 17, 2012 TIX ON SALE SOON!

http://boylesk.com/



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Swing Time and Shanghai Woolies Present:

FLAT FOOT FOLLIES
an evening of dance, music, and comedy
with Variety Acts set to the music of Shanghai Woolies

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, April 21st 2012

Tickets on sale now:
https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/AlbertaRoseTheatre/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=118385&

We invite you to join Portland’s Finest
Variety Entertainers, set to live music by swing savants The Shanghai Woolies.

Thrill to the Vaudevillian virtuosity of:

VARIETY ACTS
Russell Bruner – hulking dandy of Swing Time
Sugar Kane – modern day Ginger Rogers
Bellini Twins – Doubling down on comic hijinks at Sinferno and beyond
Pink Lady – Triple threat in shades of Pink
Karolina – Belly-lesque trumpet-blowing Cabaret Sensation
Edie En Garde – classically trained and classically hot shimmy-shake artiste
Luther Bangert – Juggling, sword-swallowing circus heart-throb
Paulina Munoz – Prima Aerialista from AWOL Dance and Wanderlust Circus
Noah Mickens – Crooning compere of the Cascadian Carnival Cartel

LIVE MUSIC BY SHANGHAI WOOLIES
Gavin Bondy – Trumpet, Vocals
Ben Medler – Trombone, Vocals
Michelle Medler – Saxophone
Nick O’Donnell – Guitar & Banjo, Vocals
Tyson Schmidling – Lead Guitar
Joe Haegele – Drums
Bernardo Gomez- Bass
Brooke Zimet – Vocals

Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta St.
Portland, OR 97211

8:00 Doors Open
9:00 Show Starts

$15 in Advance
$20 at the Door
$40 VIP (Comes with guaranteed preferred seating, Chocolate and
Champagne, and Show Program)

Underage Patrons allowed only when accompanied by a parent or guardian



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with live music by
Careless Lovers

A celebration of the music, dancing and fashion of the 1940′s.

Saturday, May 12th

8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Dance Lesson
9:00 Dancing til midnight

Bossanova Ballroom
722 E Burnside Rd

$15 in Advance
$20 at the Door

Period or Classy Attire Encouraged
21+ Only



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