You know, since history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce. And these are cute flyers!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
8pm-11pm, Pay what you will
Sugarland: 221 N. 9th Street, Williamsburg
Bevin Femmecees show with
Athens Boys Choir
Hanifah Walidah
Inner Princess
Featuring Videos by Ali Cotterill and U People
Saturday, January 24, 2009 * Philadelphia, PA POSTPONED!!
Mr. Philadelphia Drag King Contest
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
$5 in drag / $10 not
William Way LGBT Community Center: 1315 Spruce Street
Bevin Femmecees biggest Dyke March fundraiser of the year (for the 6th time)!
Saturday, January 31, 2009 * Atlanta, GA
Femme Mafia Masquerade
8pm, $20 tickets available at www.femmemafia.com
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecee
Tristan Skye Emcee
Amy Bielawski Fire Breather
Daddy Jane Comedian
Devin Licquor Drag King
Owen McCord Male Illusionist
Ms. Stewart Burlesque Dancer
Vagina Jenkins Burlesque Queen
Nicole Chisholm Cigar Girl
Dress is Formal with a Queer Twist!
Bevin Femmecees the biggest Femme Social event of the year for the third time! It is completely worth the bargain flight to Atlanta for some hot, magical femme love and sensational BBQ and Brunch (not included in the ticket price but I’ll let you know where to eat).
P.S. If you are a Queer Fat Femme and intend to attend the masquerade, please get in touch with Bevin about her new photo project!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Re/Dress NYC Grand Opening Gala!
6pm reception followed by show
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place www.redressnyc.com
Bevin Femmecees the opening of the most unique plus size shopping experience in the country!
Featuring:
The World Famous *BOB*
Dirty Martini
Della Dare
…and surprise guests!!
Saturday, February 28, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Gayety! A Queer Comedy Cabaret!
[gayety.wordpress.com]
9:30 PM * $5 (Recession Special)
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees & Performs w/
Kelli Dunham
Zaedryn Meade a/k/a Sinclair Sexsmith
And Gayety Guests:
Bryn Kelly
NEDRA JOHNSON!
February’s theme: Halfway to Michfest! Love it or hate it, Fest is part of dyke culture and we’ve all got something to say about it! Bryn Kelly presents a comic retelling of her years at Camp Trans & first time at Michfest in 2008.
Gayety Queer Comedy Cabaret has its triumphant return the last Saturday of each month.
Accessible, interesting, and compelling comedy is just what the doctor ordered!
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 * NY, NY
Speaking of Femme!
The Femme Family’s Debut spoken word event
7-9 PM * $5 suggested donation
Bluestockings Bookstore: 172 Allen St., NY NY
New York’s Femme Family – a social and activist collaboration of local queer femmes – brings you Speaking of Femme, a literary event celebrating the queer femme voice. Come to read, to hear what femmes have to say, to ally, to challenge your ideas of femininity, to laugh and cry with us. FemmeFamily membership is open to self-identified femmes of all genders, and our events are for all. femmefamily.com
Featured Performers:
Emcee Hadassah D’Luxe, a multimedia artist and performer [axondluxe.com]
FemmeCee Bevin Branlandingham, host of FemmeCast: The Queer Fat Femme Podcast Guide to Life [www.queerfatfemme.com]
Sassafras Lowery, author, storyteller, performer [www.PoMoFreakshow.com]
Taureret Manu, poet, activist and ferocity expert
Leslie Freeman, dis/abled high femme artist, activist, and author of zines including “Essence and Artifice”
Hana Malia, brazen femme poet and sexual dynamo
Others TBA
Open Mic available to all self-identified Femmes throughout the evening.
We’re sending a portion of the proceeds for this event to the Femme Collective because it’s part of why we started Femme Family NYC and we stole the name from the show hosted by Bevin at the Femme Conference in 2008.
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Bevin’s California Tour!
Friday, March 6, 2009 * Oakland, CA
The Kentucky Fried Woman Show!
myspace.com/kentuckyfriedwoman
Doors at 8:30, Show at 9:00 * $10
Velvet 3411 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
Bevin performs (burlesque) and Femmecees with KFW. Other amazing performers–Burlesque-Esque, Charleston Chu, King Tuff n Stuff, Delicio Del Toro & Jay Walker, King McQueen, Penny Whistle & Lance Armstar, Twilight Vixen Revue. Don’t miss the Evening of Drag, Dance and Burlesque Entertainment!
Saturday, March 7, 2009 * San Francisco, CA
Cupcake Cabaret SF!
Doors at 7:00, Show at 7:30 * $10
Center for Sex and Culture:
http://www.sexandculture.org/
1519 Mission St. San Francisco (In Between 11th and South Van Ness)
Featuring:
Bevin Branlandingham [www.queerfatfemme.com]
Gina DeVries [www.ginadevries.com]
Zuleikha Mahmood
Mollena [mollena.com]
Julia Serano [www.juliaserano.com]
Bevin performs (funny spoken word) and Femmecees, co-curated show with Gina DeVries. Featuring Zuleikha Mahmoud, Mollena and Julia Serano–don’t miss an evening of celebrating our esteem through our differences.
Monday, March 9, 2009 * San Francisco, CA
Special Show for CIIS
Show at 7:00 * Free & Open to the General Public
CIIS:
1453 Mission street between 11th and 10th streets.
Namaste Hall on the 3rd Floor which is a right out of the elevator at the end of the Hall.
Featuring:
Bevin Branlandingham [www.queerfatfemme.com]
Zuleikha Mahmood
Bevin performs (funny spoken word) and a little draglesque, Zuleikha does some reading and they both work it out onstage about what it’s like to live as a Queer Fat Femme in this day and age. A Q & A with the artists follows.
Saturday, March 28, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Gayety! A Queer Comedy Cabaret!
[gayety.wordpress.com]
9:30 PM * $5 (Recession Special)
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees & Performs w/
Kelli Dunham
Zaedryn Meade a/k/a Sinclair Sexsmith
And Gayety Guests:
Loren
More TBA!
Saturday, April 4, 2009 * New York, NY
Fat Girl Flea Market
[www.fatgirlfleamarket.com]
11:00 AM -6:00 PM * $8
LGBT Center — 208 West 13th Street, 1st floor, Manhattan, NYC
Bevin Branlandingham is this year’s Flea Market Captain! It’s a ton of work, so come support the event, donate clothes ahead of time, volunteer your time and be a rockstar raising money for NOLOSE.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
Gayety! A Queer Comedy Cabaret!
DOORS at 9:20PM / SHOW at 9:50PM* $7 (Cheap like Kelli!)
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees
Kelli Dunham does stand up and maybe strips
And Gayety Guests:
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Joel Derfner!
May’s theme: Super sexy! Because nothing is sexier than adding “super” to the beginning. As always, we encourage the audience to get dressed up, too!! (or dressed down…)
Accessible, interesting, and compelling comedy is just what the doctor ordered!
About our performers:
Rachel Kramer Bussel –Senior Editor at Penthouse Variations, and a Contributing Editor to Penthouse. Rachel has edited or co-edited 20 anthologies, including Naughty Spanking Stories from A to Z 1 and 2, Sex and Candy, He’s on Top, She’s on Top. She has written about sex for the Village Voice, Curve, On Out Backs and come to think about it, just about everywhere.
Joel Derfner, the adorable author of the award winning Gay Haiku and Swish: My Quest to Become the Queerest Person Ever. The last time Joel and Kelli performed at the same show, they both ended up naked. No promises, but we’re just saying.
And of course Gayety regulars:
Kelli Dunham, everyone’s favorite boidyke comic, who once taught a nun to masturbate
Bevin Branlandingham, producer of Femme-Cast and Former Titleholder, Queen of Drunken Texting
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 * New York City, NY
Speaking of Femme II
7-9PM* $5 suggested donation
Bluestockings: 172 Allen St.
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees
Our first one was so successful, powerful and fulfilling we’re doing another one! Get ready for our open mic if you’re interested in presenting a reading or performance! Open Mic for Self-ID’d Femmes!
Featured readers:
> Felicia Luna Lemus
> Leslie Freeman
> Heather Acs
> Judy Yu
> Najva Sol
> Mira Bellwether
> Amanda Krupman
Femmeceed by Co-Head Madams
Bevin Branlandingham [http://queerfatfemme.com]
and Damien Luxe
[http://www.axondluxe.com]
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Saturday, June 6, 2009 * New York City, NY
Femme Family Coming Out Party!
doors at 9p, show at 10p, dancing and mingling ’til 2a! $5-$10 sliding scale
The Historic Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St.
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees w/Pride kick off & coming out party for NYC’s newest queer femme + allies organization.
We’re reclaiming the space of the Stonewall Riots to celebrate and honor our Femme foremothers & transwarriors who fought for pride, justice and our right to be fabulous.
Fabulous cabaret performance, great music at a level perfect for dancing AND mingling. Signature cocktail: Glittertini! Dress: Footloose & fancy free!
www.femmefamily.com
Performers include:
Miasia, World Class Bellydancer [http://www.miasia.org]
Liza Deception, burlesque
Glenn Marla, Tranny Superstar [http://www.myspace.com/smulyan]
Heather Acs, Performance Art Wildflower
Axon D’Luxe, mixed media electrotext wordsmith [http://www.axondluxe.com/]
Bevin Branlandingham, Femmecee & Host of FemmeCast [http://queerfatfemme.com]
Maggie Crowley, The Femme Show [http://www.thefemmeshow.com]
AfroTitty & the Fierce Force go-go squad
MORE TBA!
DJ:
Shomi Noise
INTERACTIVE FEMME HISTORY PROJECT:
Bring a homemade poster and some copies providing a visual and textual history of your femme heroes to display & give away!
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 * New York City, NY
Erotica/Sex Reading
7-9PM* $5 suggested donation
Bluestockings: 172 Allen St.
Bevin Branlandingham reads with Rachel Kramer Bussell and some other people TBD.
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Friday, July 10, 2009 * Atlanta, GA
Femmes of Power Atlanta Launch Party!
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees w/incredible Femmes featured in the book! MORE INFO TBA! Book your flights now, darlings, it is going to be a big ol’ Femme weekend, Southern Style!!!
Saturday, October 10, 2009 * New York City, NY
BEVIN BRANLANDINGHAM PRESENTS!
Zombie Queer Cabaret & Spooky Dance Party!
doors at 9p, show at 10p, dancing and mingling ’til 2a! $8-$14 sliding scale
The Historic Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St.
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees w/a spectacular and hilarious gender bending cabaret about the really scary stuff… morality myths and a world without healthcare reform. Featuring Zombie Femme Cupcakes and cocktails!
We’re celebrating Halloween a little early with pride, justice and our right to be fabulous.
Fabulous cabaret performance, great music at a level perfect for dancing AND mingling. Dress: Costumes encouraged but not required!
Performers include:
Bevin Branlandingham, Femmecee & Host of FemmeCast [http://queerfatfemme.com]
Axon D’Luxe, mixed media electrotext wordsmith [http://www.axondluxe.com/]
AfroTitty, Devastating Burlesque
Lorelei Lee, Sultry Storyteller
Trixi Vixxen, solo femmetacular, paying tribute to the women of Twin Peaks.
Heather Acs, Performance Art WildFlower
Ms. Mary Wanna, special guest Burlesque!
Go go dancing by Black Amethyst and Superstar Bambi Galore as a Sexy Zombie!
MORE TBA!
DJ:
DJ SHOMI NOISE!
Spinning 90s Slow Jams before the show and the best mix of danceable hits, hip-hop and homo hop in NYC after!
Sunday, October 11, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
MURRAY HILL PRESENTS!
Miss Lez Pageant 2009
doors at 8p, show at 8:30p, dancing after the show! $12 adv/$15 at door
The NEW Knitting Factory (BROOKLYN), 361 Metropolitan Ave @Havemeyer.
Bevin Branlandingham competes for the title of Miss Lez in this wacky pageant to determine who will become America’s Next Top Celesbian.
Saturday, October 25, 2009 * Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
That’s My Jam!
Not a performance, but in my capacity as the reigning Miss Re/Dress, I am styling a photo booth at a really fun queer dance party with photographer Ally Picard of Bloodhound Photography.
Monday, November 23, 2009 * NY, NY
Speaking of Femme!
The Femme Family’s spoken word event
7-9 PM * $5 suggested donation
Bluestockings Bookstore: 172 Allen St., NY NY
New York’s Femme Family – a social and activist collaboration of local queer femmes – brings you Speaking of Femme, a literary event celebrating the queer femme voice. Come to read, to hear what femmes have to say, to ally, to challenge your ideas of femininity, to laugh and cry with us. FemmeFamily membership is open to self-identified femmes of all genders, and our events are for all. femmefamily.com
Featured Performers:
The World Famous *BOB*–Femme icon and F to F Granny Chaser [http://www.myspace.com/dreamcometruegirl]
Emcee Axon Damien D’Luxe, a multimedia artist and performer [axondluxe.com]
FemmeCee Bevin Branlandingham, host of FemmeCast: The Queer Fat Femme Podcast Guide to Life [www.queerfatfemme.com]
Tauereret Manu, poet, activist and ferocity expert
Lola Dean, Savory Southern Burlesque Beauty
Others TBA
Open Mic available to all self-identified Femmes throughout the evening.
We’re launching our Femme Family Zine #1 about coming out as Femme at this event. We’re sending a portion of the proceeds from the zine to the Femme Collective because it’s part of why we started Femme Family NYC and we stole the name from the show hosted by Bevin at the Femme Conference in 2008.
Saturday, December 5, 2009 * New York, NY
Hyper Gender Burlesque!
Show at 10p, $10
59-61 E. 4th Street, buzz #6 and take the elevator to the 4th floor
Between Bowery and 2nd Ave in the Lower East Side
Train: F to 2nd Ave, N/R to 8th street or 6 to Astor Place
Bevin Branlandingham performs a piece in homage to Paula Deen (never before seen in NYC) in the Hyper Gender Burlesque Gluttony Show.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
BEVIN BRANLANDINGHAM PRESENTS!
Cupcake Cabaret NYC
doors at 8p, show at 8:30p, $10-$15 sliding scale (proceeds go to performers)
45 Berry st (corner of N 11th) L to Bedford or G to Nassau
Bevin Branlandingham femmecees and performs funny spoken word don’t miss an evening of celebrating our esteem through our differences!
World Famous *BOB*, Tano-rexic, Granny Chasing, F to F , Baby Woman [http://www.myspace.com/dreamcometruegirl]
Alysia Angel, Queer Fat Femme poet and storyteller from Olympia Washington [AlysiaAngel.blogspot.com]
Dave End, Meandering genderfabulous queer musician [http://www.myspace.com/daveend]
Miasia, World Class Queer Fat Femme Burlesque [Miasia.org]
Cupcake Cabaret is a performance celebrating the strength we get from what marks us different in this world. Size, gender, sexuality, class, race, dis/ability, age, religion and all numbers of identities bring the artists in the series a sense of power and esteem.
An ongoing series curated by Bevin Branlandingham, Cupcake Cabaret features comedy, drag, burlesque, spoken word, film, performance art and all manner of genres celebrating the radical act of self-love.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
MAXI CRAFT! A Re/Dress NYC Community Craft Fair!
7pm-9pm * CASH ONLY!
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place www.redressnyc.com
Bevin Branlandingham, in her capacity as the reigning Miss Re/Dress, presents MAXI CRAFT: A Re/Dress Community Craft Fair. Enabling our crafty clientele to sell their wares to our holiday shoppers, this one night only affair will celebrate the handmade, unusual, radical and raucous. Including jewelry, scarves, hair bling, accessories, handmade cards, zines, chapbooks, art, coloring books, perfume oil, and more just in time for Holiday shopping. There will also be a brief reading from works available at the event and a short video presentation.
Thursday, December 17, 2009 * New York City, NY
BEVIN BRANLANDINGHAM PRESENTS!
Queer Family Holiday Extravaganza & Glittery Dance Party!
doors at 9p, show at 10p, dancing and mingling ’til 1a! $5-$10 sliding scale (outrageous holiday outfits encouraged but not required)
The Historic Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St.
Bevin Branlandingham Femmecees w/a spectacular and hilarious gender bending cabaret filling our hearts with queer families of choice before some of us go back to families of origin.
Using the glitter of the holidays for our own queer devices, the show features drag, comedy & burlesque by a mostly Femme cast in the style of the Zombie Queer Cabaret and the Femme Family Coming Out Party.
PERFORMANCES BY:
Bevin & The Baconettes
AfroTitty, Devastating Burlesque
Tommy Torpedo & Trixi Vixxen, Drag act Formerly of Legendary Drag Troupe DKPDX
Black Amethyst, Queer Fat Femme Burlesqe
Lola Dean, Sultry Southern Fresh Bottom Burlesque
More TBA!
QUEER FAMILY PHOTO BOOTH by Bloodhound Photography.
SEXY CUPCAKES in honor of Bevin’s birthday by Bambi Galore!
DJ SHOMI NOISE!
Spinning 90s Slow Jams before the show and the best mix of danceable hits, hip-hop and homo hop in NYC after!
Bring cash for Merch after the show!
Thursday, December 31, 2009 * Brooklyn, NY
New Year’s Eve 20FEMME: Femme Family NYC Anniversary Party!
10pm * $10-$15 (fundraiser for Femme Conference) * BYOB
Re/Dress: 109 Boerum Place www.redressnyc.com
We’re celebrating the anniversary of the amazing Femme Family with a New Year’s Eve party. A great TBD DJ will spin dance music that will make you want to move. BYO Booze, we’ll have mixers and ice. Lounge space and hot go go dancers of all shapes and sizes. Dress is Fancy, however you self-determine that.