5 Fabulous Women Artists presenting Cards to Paintings for your Holiday Shopping Pleasure

5 Fabulous Women Artists are presenting Cards to Paintings!
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December 4th

10am - 4pm

Fabulous Women Artists

Deborah Stachowic
Ellen Leggett
Karen Kaushansky
Marni Jenkins
Sandra Jo Palm

Please come by for a time of good cheer, high spirits and holiday FUN!

One Day Art Sale

Saturday
December 4th
10am – 4pm
1111 16th Ave East
(off of E. Prospect)

Century Ballroom's Offerings for December and 2011 NEW Queer Schedule

As we are drawing upon another year's end I want to mention some of the offerings that Century Ballroom has added to their extensive schedule that are specifically for the queer community.  The main thing to note is starting in January the OutDancing Gay Events are changing from Friday to Saturday evenings.  Basically there will be queer dancing on most Saturdays evenings at Century!

Remember that often you can check the Seattle Announcements Calendar for information that is not found written here as it is updated even when I am not posting the information here (as this is really a dual gig keeping the calendar current and writing tidbits).  Century Ballroom has added this last year the addition of two more dance spaces, West and East Hall both located in Century's main building Oddfellows Hall.

For the month of December check out the regular dance classes intermingled with a little bit of spice.

• December 2nd/3rd/4th:  West Hall: Ben de la Creme presents HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS 8:00pm, All Ages $15, Adv $20 Door, BUY TICKETS.
• December 11th, Saturday:  West Hall: Miss Indigo Blue's Academy of Burlesque
  presents BURLESQUE 101GRADUATION RECITAL, 7 & 9:30pm $15 at Door. Miss Indigo Blue's Website.
• December 17th, Friday:  East Hall:  OutDancing presents DUSTBOWL Dance Gay Night
  Two Step, Swing & Waltz with DJ Betty. 8:30p Lesson, 9:00p-12:30a Dance, 21+ Prices Slashed! Lesson & Dance: $5.
• December 24th, Friday: West Hall: Ben de la Creme presents HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS 8:00p All Ages $15 Adv $20 Door BUY TICKETS.
• December 31st, Friday:  At Century West Hall & East Hall, Join us for New Year's Eve 2010.

 January look for:

• The First Saturday of the month. Queer Milonga is a lovely evening of Classic & Nuevo Tango dedicated to the queer community & all their friends located in East Hall. Dressing up is highly encouraged.  
• Beginning Tango Lesson w/ Michelle Badion & Alison Cockrill at 8pm.  Dancing at 9pm - 12am.  Dance$7/$15 includes Lesson & Dance.
• January 1st, 1st Saturday's:  At East Hall: QUEER MILONGA, 8:00p Lesson, 9:00p-12:00am Dance, 21+, Dance: $7 Lesson & Dance: $15. 

• January 8th, 2nd Saturday:  East Hall:  OUTDANCING presents DUSTBOWL Dance Gay Night TWO STEP, SWING & WALTZ, DJ Betty, 21+, Lesson & Dance: $TBA.
• January 9th, Sunday:  West Hall: MISS INDIGO BLUE'S ACADEMY OF BURLESQUE presents NAKED GIRLS ROCK! 7pm, $17 Adv, $20 Door, 18+ BUY TICKETS.
• January 15th, 3rd Saturday's:  At East Hall: OUTDANCING Gay Night SALSA, SWING & Dance Favorites 21+ Lesson & Dance: $TBA.
• January 22nd, 4th Saturday's:  At East Hall: OUTDANCING presents DUSTBOWL Dance Gay Night TWO STEP, SWING & WALTZ, DJ Betty, 21+, Lesson & Dance: $TBA.

Enjoy!
Ms T

Lady GaGa Dance Off at Century Ball Room

Leave it to Century Ballroom to keep things current and fun!  Century and Velocity Dance Center will present this weekend a LADY GAGA DANCE OFF including dance prizes!  This is sure to be a blast.  Check out the rest of their schedule too!  Ms T.  

Century Ballroom and Velocity Dance Center Present:
LADY GAGA DANCE OFF
Host: Miss Indigo Blue, DJ: Darwin
November 20th at 8pm

Velocity Dance Center & the Century Ballroom are teaming up once again to bring you a knock down, drag out dance battle--this time in the category of Lady Gaga.
If you have dreamt of dressing up like, impersonating, or abstracting the pop diva of our time, now is your chance. Cash prizes for Best Costume, Most Original Choreography, and Best Representation as decided by our celebrity judges Brangien Davis, Mark Mitchell, Cherdonna and Lou, and YOU the audience!.
Intermission dance parties! Audience Dance Off! And more!
Tickets:
$15 advance /$20 day of
A portion of the tickets sales benefit Velocity Dance Center's new home!
http://centuryballroom.com
21+
TO ENTER: Send an email to office@centuryballroom.com that includes: Artist/Group Name and the Name of the song you (or your group) will dance to.

This Week at Century:

FRI 11/19
Century Ballroom:
OutDancing w/ DJ Betty
9pm Lesson / 9:30pm Dance - $5 Cover
HaLo:
All Ages Salsa w/ DJ Cebrina
8:30pm Lesson / 9pm Dance - $7 Cover

SAT 11/20
Century Ballroom:
Salsa w/ DJ Howard
8:30pm Lesson ($5 w/ Cover) / 9:30pm Dance - $10 Cover
West Hall:
LADY GAGA DANCE OFF
See details above!!
HaLo:
All Ages Swing w/ DJ Kevin B
9pm Lesson / 9:30pm Dance - $7 Cover

SUN 11/21
Century Ballroom:
Afternoon
Café Clave Afternoon Salsa Jam
1-3:30pm - $5 Cover
Evening
All Ages Swing w/ Nosey Joe
9pm Lesson / 9:30pm Dance - $7 Cover

MON 11/22
East Hall:
All Ages Salsa Practica
FOOTWORK CLASSES ARE CANCELED FOR NOV/DEC - THEY'LL BE BACK IN JANUARY!
7:30-11pm Dance - $6 Cover ($4 with current Century Ballroom Student Card)

TUE 11/23
Century Ballroom:
All Ages Tango Practica w/ DJ Ben Thomas
9pm Lesson / 9:30pm Dance - $6 Cover ($4 w/ Century Student Discount Card)
East Hall:
All Ages West Coast Swing Practica w/ DJ Robb
9pm Lesson / 9:30pm Dance - $6 Cover ($4 w/ Century Student Discount Card)

Thanks to Century Ballroom for this timely information.

Anna Hurwitz - Seattle Erotic Arts Festival Director moves on to next adventure

Anna Hurwitz has been so instrumental in the building of the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival as its Festival Director and has now decided to take time to persue other interests.  For those of us that have had the utmost pleasure of attending this incredible event, volunteering or presenting art AND moreso watching it grow over the years...thank you Anna for your years of service to our community.  The Festival has grown to be an outstanding event that our community can be proud of!  We wish you well Anna in your next endeavors!  Ms T.

Greetings

As some of you may have heard, I have stepped down as director of the Festival.

Later today you’ll receive a newsletter with more information about the 2011 Festival, including a welcome from the new Festival Director, Clayton Hibbert.

Nine years ago, when I was asked to be a juror for the first year of the Festival, I had no idea how life altering my involvement would become. I’ve met the most amazing artists; had the pleasure of working with hundreds of fabulous volunteers; enjoyed discussing art with our jurors, presenters and guests; learned much from my advisors; and gathered a village of beloved friends.

But best of all, is the time I got to spend working with members of the Festival Planning Committee, both past and current. This is my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your dedication to the Festival, especially to Claire who from the very beginning made the art look fabulous (and was the person who invited me to be on the jury), to Stuart who quietly took on herculean task of logistics and finally to Clayton, who in his new role as director will continue to work tirelessly to make the Festival an extraordinary success.

I’ll still be around, and hope to be finally able to participate as an artist. For now, I’m enjoying some time off and am finally getting to unpack and reorganize the 15 boxes of Festival paraphernalia that have been gathering dust in my basement.

Please feel free to stay in touch with me at seafanna@gmail.com.

Best,

Anna Hurwitz
Festival Director (2002-2010)