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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, Sjmon Chan, Mandarella, 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
7pm Fri 4 July
Ahimsa House, 26 Horan St. West End
THE PERFORMERS
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.
SIMON CHAN is the creator of The
Other Production Company, an original musical theatre. Simon is an Australian
composer-lyricist, who is also a playwright and actor. His main musical theatre
inspirations are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Noel Coward, and Alan
Jay Lerner. His two musicals in production
at present are The Velveteen Rabbit, adapted from the book by Margery Williams,
and also his cabaret, Les Cabaret Boudoir. http://www.otherproduction.com.au/
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
MANDARELLA as seen on TV! Opera Singer, Acrobat and Magician
Mandarella made a nation laugh out loud when she appeared on Australia's Got
Talent. Mandarella brings you the Magic
of Mistress Mandarella. She sings, she whips, she walks on stilts, she pulls
amazing animals out of her hat, and she can do the hyper-splits and much, much
more! http://www.mandarella.com
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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