Coney Island or Bust
ON SATURDAY NIGHT JUNE 25th
THE BEAT CIRCUS
SIDESHOW PLAYERS
will be performing at the legendary
CONEY ISLAND
MERMAID PARADE BALL
with burlesque clown star
!DOTTIE LUX!
http://www.dottielux.com/ and from the Red Hots Burlesque
!VERONIKA SWEET!
http://www.redhotsburlesque.com/ and from Boston Mass,
THE GRINDHOUSE MARIONETTES
http://www.grindhousemarionettes.com/ and other special guest performers to be announced
The Beat Circus Sideshow Players are a spinoff of The Beat Circus which features collaborations with theater troupes and circus and burlesque performers…
featuring
Brian Carpenter, slide trumpet, trumpet, megaphone
Jim Hobbs, alto saxophone, circus horns
Michael Winograd, clarinet
Ron Caswell, tuba Django Carranza, drums, percussion
The 2005 Mermaid Parade Ball
http://www.mermaidparadeball.comfollows
The Mermaid Parade
http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml on Saturday, June 25th from six to midnight
With music sponsored by Barbès
http://www.barbesbrooklyn.comfeaturing
Matt Arlyck on turntables at 6
The Howard Fishman Quartet at 7
http://www.howardfishman.comLas Rubias Del Norte at 8
http://www.lasrubiasdelnorte.comThe Cuban Cowboys at 9
http://www.cubancowboys.comThe Beat Circus at 10
http://www.thebeatcircus.com& Matt Arlyck back at 11.
Plus fantastic performers from the Coney Island Circus Sideshow
http://www.coneyisland.com/sideshow.shtml and New York's hottest burlesque dancers,
http://www.coneyisland.com/burlesque.shtmlnot least the fabulous
Miss Dirty Martini.
http://www.missdirtymartini.com Come have a tattoo-painted on, get a mermaid portrait taken in our live photo booth, and drink dollar Rheingold at Velocity, in the historic Henderson's Music Hall building, 3015 Stillwell Avenue, between Surf and the Bowery.
For $10 advance tickets see
http://www.coneyisland.com/ball_tickets For a free Rheingold, bring a copy of this invitation. Every other Rheingold one dollar.
Come and go all night: hear a band you love, Go out for a corn dog, and then come back for another band and another dollar beer. Repeat until sated. With air conditioning, hot and cold running water, bag check, and burlesque dancers, the Mermaid Parade Ball is your home at Coney Island.
100% of profits benefit Coney Island USA, the folks who bring you the Mermaid Parade, the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Burlesque at the Beach, the Coney Island Film Festival, the Coney Island Museum, and more.
To volunteer before or during the party, see
http://www.idealist.org/en/volunteerOpportunities/127019:318/110537:326 See you there.