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COMMUNITY SUPPORTS FUNDRAISER FOR RARE FILM LIBRARY
Local performers and businesses are rallying together to save the rare film library of over 12 thousand movies at Trash Video in West End. Dendy Cinema, Avid Reader, The Melbourne Hotel, The Cupcake Parlour, Ahimsa House, and a star studded line-up of Brisbane burlesque dancers, comedians, magicians, singers, songwriters, and poets, have all donated their time and resources to The Carry On Trash Video Cabaret Benefit to be held at Ahimsa House, 26 Horan St, West End on 7pm Friday the 4th of July.
Guests to this gala fundraiser will enjoy table seating, glamorous waitresses, complimentary buffet, and a jam-packed evening of more than a dozen critically acclaimed performers including Maiden Speech, Viola Vixen, Zenobia Frost, Alicia Bennett, Jo Doyle, Trasey Chambers and Melissa J. Evans.
The evening will be hosted by the co-ordinator Evelyn Hartogh as her popular alter-ego Wonder Woman. “The preservation of our alternative culture is of paramount importance, keeping alive Trash Video's library is keeping alive our cultural history,” said Evelyn.
“I have been so impressed with the enthusiasm that so many performers and local businesses have shown in supporting this fundraising event. The community has really pulled together to give the fundraiser loads of fabulous talent, heaps of terrific prizes and plenty of delicious refreshments. The library we all are keen to save contains films no longer in circulation which may be otherwise lost to the world.”
The Carry On Trash Video Cabaret Benefit will be a Gala Fundraiser to promote the NEW Subscriber option to Trash Video. All funds raised from the evening will be donated to Trash Video Library to ensure the preservation, for the benefit of the community, the unique, accessible archives of rare films. Established in 1995, Trash Video is Australia's largest cult video store.
Enjoy world class acts, delightful refreshments and show you care about keeping culture diverse! Tickets will be priced at: Concession $15/ Full-time worker $25 - or Subscribe on the night and get in FREE!
Carry On Trash Video Cabaret Benefit
Venue: Ahimsa House, 26 Horan St, West End
Date: 7pm Friday 4 July
Tickets: Concession $15/ Full-time worker $25
More information: www.empressev.net
Sponsors: http://dendy.com.au/ http://www.avidreader.com.au/ http://www.themelbournehotel.com.au/ http://thecupcakeparlour.com.au/ http://www.ahimsahouse.com.au/
Carry
On Trash Video Cabaret Benefit
DJS HOUSE OF JOY have thousands of rare records from all genres and more than 20 years DJing experience around the world. Expect the coolest and weirdest and wildest music you have ever heard from DJs who are multi-media artists and music producers, as well as turntable jockeys.
TRASEY CHAMBERS is a fantastic spoof of great Aussie country singer Kasey Chambers. Trasey claims to be Kasey's sibling and her 10 minute spot will be jam packed with her greatest hits, including two fabulous parodies. Trasey will also take you through a hilarious spin of life in the Chambers family….
MELISSA J EVANS has been playing in and around Brisbane in duos, bands and as a soloist for over ten years, supporting acts such as Spot the Dog, Vika & Linda, Deborah Conway and The Kransky Sisters. She has also played at Brisbane's' Pride Festival, Big Gay Day and at 2006, 2007 & 2008 Girlfest.
EVELYN HARTOGH is based in Brisbane Hartogh has been performing and publishing works on popular culture and social justice since 1992. She has two Masters degrees, one in Women's Studies (Griffith University 1997) and the other in Creative Writing (University of Queensland 2002). Her art practice involves articles for publication, photographs of her characters, scripts, costume making, publicity for her shows, human rights activism and fine art. http://www.empressev.net/
ROCCO & SPANKI are the Siamese cousins of Ross Clark and Zenobia Frost respectively (but not respectably); Rocco is the half-brother (born 1818) of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein's Creature (think about that); and Spanki (born New Year's Day 2001) is an Egyptian Queenette with sock oddities. They are always deeply serious, and will become a comic book in 2009. http://zenobiafrost.wordpress.com/
BENJAMIN BEAN Triple Zed's BENJAMIN BEAN comes out of retirement to make us laugh. Why does he hate the Go-Betweens? Should liquor licensing fine Jesus? Can a small person fit in your freezer if chopped well enough? Answers to these and all life's conundrums.
MAIDEN SPEECH If you could bottle Nina Hagen, Tom Waits, Annie Lennox, Prince, Laurie Anderson, Cyndi Lauper and the Pointer Sisters, and Australia had an answer, it would have to be Maiden Speech. Almaryse Murphy and Pascalle Burton bring theatrical, innovative, mind-bending Poetry-Pop. Maiden Speech are sister act Almaryse Murphy (she of the silky vox) and Pascalle Burton (Queensland Poetry Festival Slam winner 2006/Woodford Folk Festival Slam Deluxe winner 2006/07). http://www.myspace.com/maidenspeech
ALICIA BENNETT is a Brisbane-based poet and author. She published her debut collection of poetry The tincture of salt in 2004. Her novel Death before Dishonour: Brisbane's Arcade Murder was launched at the 2007 Brisbane Writer's Festival. Her verse novel Faith, edited by award-winning poet Ross Clark, was launched at the 2007 Queensland Poetry Festival at the Judith Wright Centre in Fortitude Valley. http://members.optusnet.com.au/aliciabennett/index.htm
DANIEL & SAM conduct a comical interview that looks at the life of the Millennium Bug. Since failing to destroy the world on New Year's Eve of 1999 due to a poorly placed "power-nap", the Millennium Bug's life has been a downward spiral, filled with drugs, scandal and unpleasant encounters with Global Warming. He has recently started to get his life back on track and is finding new ways to kill time until he destroys the world again in 9992 years time.
VIOLA VIXEN is a dream of golden age burlesque, brought to life before your very eyes. Her impeccable sense of theatricality sees her using elements of old-school burly-q against her theatre and circus background. She is at the forefront of Australia's burlesque comeback with a recent sell out Auckland show and Australian tour, regular club shows, a head teacher of La Lola Salon and performing for full houses at the notorious Woodford Folk Festival. http://www.myspace.com/laviolavixen
CHRIS
COLE Christian is a 33 year old comedian and is rarely found in the
wild these days. He has no natural predators but is on the endangered
list due to his habit of poking things with one finger until they
wake and bite him to death. He's currently still waiting to
hear back from the nigerian bankers he sent his account details to.He
prefers writing about himself in the third person and is *still*
always genuinely surprised when he doesn't win the lottery.
LADY VEE is a burlesque internet geek, adult entertainer, showgirl, hula-hooper and Gold Coast Girl sensation seen in all the right places in the Brisbane Burly Q scene. She has been working as an erotic adult entertainer since September 12 2001. Her dream is to foster animals from the local animal shelter as well as rehabilitating native wildlife. www.goldcoastgirl.info & http://www.blognow.com.au/GoldCoastGirl
JO DOYLE has performed on many a stage in Brisbane- 'Fruit Tingle Cabaret' @ Judith Wright Centre to 'Brisbane Cabaret Festival' and 'Les Cabaret Boudior' and many more. Jo is known for her powerful vocals and tongue in cheek humour, joined on stage by the fabulous Rock Goddess... Ms Ruth Gardner, if you were lucky enough to see this dynamic duo at the 'Fruit Tingle Cabaret' then be prepared for a wicked combination of humour and talent that really COULD be a smash hit on Broadway... If only they'd clean the cement...
KALA is a bellydancer who performs with poi, including glow poi to music (combination world/ boppy/ soulful). She has performed with a Tahitian dance group in Brisbane and a Bellydance group in Canberra. She loves all styles of dance and has recently taken up ballet. She is also into yoga and the intuitive arts.
SAMANTHA RALPH & KIRI PATTERSON have no strings attached. Two dusty, mask wearing, old string puppets come to life, when no one is around and entertains the world they wish they could live in. It is a dance that shows parts of their puppetry lives through a mesh of styles. A weird yet wonderful, can’t take your eyes off it, contemporary performance.
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