Happy New Year, lovelies! My home venue and my burlesque birthplace, the Red Palace in Washington, DC, may be closed, but the show will go on in other venues.

***UPCOMING SHOWS***

Friday, January 18, 2012: Naked Girls Reading DC: Erotica with special guest Lucy Flawless from Chicago at Little Miss Whiskey’s, 1104 H St NE, Washington, DC. With Cherokee Rose, GiGi Holliday, Roma Mafia, and Cherie Sweetbottom. http://www.facebook.com/DC.NGR

Friday, January 25, 2012: Calendar Girls Burlesque at The Yellow Sign Theatre, 1726 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD. Mark your calendars for a night of burlesque, Friday January 25th at the Yellow Sign Theater as the Twisted Knickers present “Calendar Girls.” You’ll get a full year’s worth a tease with Tapitha Kix, Beaujolais Nouveau, Petra Precocious, Cheríe Sweetbottom, Mourna Handful, Kiki Allure, Ruby Rockafella, Chérie Nuit, Maki Rolle, MC Hot Todd Lincoln. and Stage Kitten Joy Ryde. Be prepared for four seasons of sexiness with tributes to Halloween, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, 4th of July, Mother’s Day, Christmas, Groundhog Day, Dio de Los Muertos, Back to School, Football season and much much more. Doors at 8, show at 9. Admission is $10. http://www.facebook.com/TheYellowSignTheatre

Saturday, February 2, 2012: Lord of the Pasties: The Two Tassels at Gallery 5, 200 West Marshall St, Richmond, VA. “One Pastie to rule them all, One Pastie to find them, One Pastie to bring them all and in the spotlight bind them.” The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glitter and rhinestones! The sexy beings of Middle-earth invite you to a variety show featuring characters from Tolkien’s literary classics The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. There will be burlesque, bellydance, sideshow, and circus arts featuring talent from the lands of Middle-earth stretching between Richmond and NYC, including Belladonna, Cheríe Sweetbottom, Deanna Danger, Hazel Honeysuckle, Memento Mary, Mourna Handful, Eyrie Twilight, and goblin hostess, Wedji Tucheeks. So dress as your favorite Tolkien creature and come see some of your most beloved characters as you’ve never seen them before! http://www.gallery5arts.org

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