The Haunted Trail and The Lifesize Mousetrap (events » nightlife) Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 11:00 PM 3 rd ANNUAL AUSTIN HAUNTED FOREST TRAIL OF FEARS- Running "For Your Life" Through The Month Of October

The Austin Enchanted Forest, located at 1412 W. Oltorf , is terrified to announce the return of their yearly October Trail of Fears. If you so dare to enter this Haunted Forest, be prepared for a horrifying experience as you creep through the hair-raising quarter mile trail filled with all of your worst nightmares. Part twisted performance art, part wicked art installations and totally freak the bejesus out of your soul, the lunatic folks of the forest have totally outdone themselves this year. This October, in a forest in S. Austin, those who are brave enough to walk the path are going to have one hell of a gruesome time.

Come if you dare, run if you want to live, stay and you may die...

Also appearing for the first time ever in Austin Texas, all the way from San Francisco- The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot, 2,000-lb GAME BOARD. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style carnival show, original MUSICAL SCORE, CAN-CAN DANCERS, acrobatic HIJINKS, and other Spectacularly scripted SCENARIOS dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle laden fun! Can you dig it.

The climax of the month comes the last week of October with "The Crystal Ball" costume party on Saturday the 27 th and the infamous 9 th annual Halloween Fire Show, October 31 st .

*The Haunted Forest is rated PG13!!! If you have children under 13 please be sure to bring them to the G rated trail, October 6th 13th 20th and 27 th from 7pm to 8pm. They will also offer "Art In A Pumpkin" carving for kids, October 20 th & 27 th

The Enchanted Forest is located at 1404 W. Oltorf (at S. Lamar)

Freaks, Pirates and Bawdy Babes! (events » live music) Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 8:00 PM That Dammned Band
Esmerelda Strange
Izzy Cox


November, 17 2007 at Ego’s
510 S. congress, Austin, Texas 78702
Cost : $7

THAT Damned Band comprises a repertoire of original dark carnival and circus music, jug band music, and traditional music from around the globe. THAT Damned Band is an accordion driven group of multi-talented songsters, which pay musical tribute to eastern European, gypsy, Klesmer, and old-tyme vaudevillian era music and style. Whether playing creepy dark carnival originals or rousing drinking songs, THAT Damned Band features a unique arrangement that includes Accordion, Clarinet, Jug, flute, Washboard rhythm, guitar, Washtub bass, and Tuba. An emotionally charged musical set is spiced up with gags and puppets by their own clown, Lowrent the clown, and occasionally by REAL LIVING HUMAN ODDITIES.

THAT Damned Band also provides the background music for the 999 EYES Authentic Freakshow – the last traveling freakshow in the United States focusing on REAL LIVING HUMAN ODDITES with MEDICAL ANOMALIES, and a MUSEUM OV MUTANTSTROSITIES. The 999 EYES freaks and the 999 Eyes “Museum ov Mutantstrosities” carnival sideshow museum occasionally make cameo appearances with THAT Damned Band.

This Saturday come out and meet the worlds smallest woman..’lil Miss Firefly and Jackit the Human Triopd will be singing with That Dammned Band.

www.myspace.com/thatdammnedband

Esmerelda Strange is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist based out of San Francisco, CA. Drawing on the vaudevillian tradition of the one man band; she plays the accordion, drums and sings all at the same time.

Ms. Strange would describe herself as a punk rock band, but her musical influences and the resulting product contain elements of urban folk, cumbia, circus music, Norteno/ranchero, and an Eastern European gypsy sound. She sings both in English and Spanish. She is known for her saucy sense of humor and salty lyrics.

Her music has been described as "acoustic electro-clash goes to the punk rock circus in Mexico."
and her shows..

" It's like watching a punk rock polka goddess making good on a bet with some ranchero band after a tequila binge in Tiajuana"
--Jeff Inman. Las Vegas City Life. Sept. 05

www.myspace.com/esmereldastrange

Izzy Cox ........is an anarchist crooner

she has coined the style Voodoobilly

Jazz as her own;

Influenced by old movie soundtracks,

Old time bar room blues and country singers.

Her lyrics are like diary entries..

Stories of serial killers, buckaroo cowboys,

snake handlers and sports of nature .

www.myspace.com/izzycox


SHOUT it OUT to all your friends, call them, email them, re-post this message,
We REALLY appreciate your support, it's how we eat...

HELP SAVE THE AUSTIN ENCHANTED FOREST!!! URGENT!! (events » community) Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 10:00 PM URGENT!!!!! HELP SAVE THE AUSTIN ENCHANTED FOREST!!!


The Austin Enchanted forest is the most unique venue in Austin. The 3 acres of land hosts the internationally famous annual “Art Outside” Festival every year during SXSW, This is one of the only places in Austin for artists to exhibit large scale art installations. As a performance venue thus far this year the Enchanted Forest has hosted almost 250 acts. Performance, poetry and all types of music. Every Halloween The Forest hosts the locally acclaimed Haunted Forest.

The Enchanted Forest ii is “Keeping Austin Weird”, and providing an important venue for local bands, performance artists and djs to hone and refine their skills. Many of the acts booked at the Forest have few other venues in austin where they can perform. Such as The Lifesize Mousetrap from San Francisco, or Arc Attack the Tesla Coil Orchestra.

Unfortunately, this haven of creativity, art and music is being shut down by the City of Austin. A handful of people have taken it upon themselves to call PACE, The Austin Public Assembly Code Enforcement Team to complain whenever the gates of the Forest are open.

We , the community of artists, performers and musicians need to tell the Austin policy-makers just how valuable and important The Forest is to the creative life and character of the city before its gates are closed, and this international treasure is lost in a sea of burecracy. It is said the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and we need to not squeak, but to roar over the few “concerned citizens” trying to close the forest for good.



WHAT CAN YOU DO????

COME to The City Of Austin Music Task Force Meeting. This meeting is to deal with community concerns over live music and music venues. It is a opportune time for us to voice our dismay at the closing of The Forest and denying our right of assembly.

The meeting is Monday July 21st at 3708 Woodbury Dr.

WRITE A LETTER !!

To the Mayor of Austin, telling him how you feel about the closing of the Forest and what an asset The Forest is to the cultural life of Austin.

City of Austin
Att: Mayor Will Wynn
P.O. Box 1088
Austin, Texas 78767-8865

WRITE A TESTIMONIAL!!! GET ON THE MAILING LIST!!!

Write a short testimonial about The Forest and how it contributes to the Arts in Austin, and sign up to be on the mailing list.
Send to:
savetheenchantedforest@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER !!
We currently need:
Contacts in the City Council, South Austin Neighborhood Assn.
Lawyers who can help defend our cause
Structural Engineers
Civil Engineers
Environmental Engineers
anyone who wishes to help flier, email or help support the Arts in Austin and Save the Austin Enchanted Forest.

email : savetheenchantedforest@gmail.com

SPREAD THE WORD!!! REPOST THIS!!! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE !!

Wino Vino and Esmerelda Strange (events » live music) Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 9:00 PM FREE and ALL AGES!
At The Parlor North Loop.
100 B. East North Loop Blvd (North Loop turns into 53rd St., the crossroad is Avenue F.)
512-454-8965
One woman punk rock vaudeville sensation band Esmerelda Strange opens for Wino Vino....8 piece gypsy shipwrecked punk. Accordions and good cheer will set the tone of the night....

Re-inventing Novelty! (events » live music) Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 9:00 PM Luna Tart..... One Woman Vaudevillian Opera.
Esmerelda Strange....Dada Cabaret divs. One woman accordion band.
Below the Salt.....Acoustic Black metal Serenades
That Dammned Band. Accordion Driven Carnival Steampunk. New Lineup!

Bands wanted for Bay Area Maker Faire May 30 & 31 (events » live music) Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 12:00 PM www.makerfaire.com

The World's Largest DIY Festival

A two-day, family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology.

The event can not offer much money to musical acts, but can offer comp ticets for Musicans and their families.

Large Crowds. Good exposure. Lots of fun.
Get back to me if you are interested.

Can you FEEL it?!?! Get converted w/ Rev. Billy! (events » community) Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 7:00 PM ave you heard?? Reverend Billy is running for Mayor of New York City, and he's coming to San Francisco to seek our support! I hope you'll join me at DNA Lounge on July 21, for a sermon and some outstanding entertainment.

Bill Talen, also known as Reverend Billy, is an activist and performer who has been defending neighborhoods and human scale communities around the world from overdevelopment, gentrification and the corrupting forces of consumerism for more than a decade.

In NYC democracy itself is under threat. Mayor Mike Bloomberg is spending 100 million dollars to win a third term, he has overthrown the term limit laws NYC voters twice upheld! We must stop the Billionaire King !

As Mayor of New York, Reverend Billy Talen will work to create a city that is sustainable, just and free; defending public space, self-determination, and the right for every New Yorker to earn an honest, independent living.

Billy is one of the most compelling public speakers I've ever seen, and his message is one that the world so desperately needs to hear: that we need to move beyond our consumer lifestyles and find fulfillment in our own ingenuity and sustainable living.

Vote Reverend Billy! Electallujah!
DNA Lounge
375 Eleventh Street, SF
7-10pm

Buy your tickets online at bit.ly/xNgRI.
Sliding scale admission. No one turned away due to lack of funds.
Suggested contribution: 10$ and UP UP UP

Host committee (growing by the hour!): Matt Gonzalez, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor Bruce Delgado, Ross Mirkarimi and Eliana Lopez, Jane Kim, Ann Leonard, Nick and Sloane Morgan, Chicken John, Barry Jenkins, Medea Benjamin, Kevin Danaher, Andy Blue, Marnie Glickman and Gary Ruskin, Mark Barnes, Ken Masters, Sunny Angulo, Aimee Allison, Alix Rosenthal, Julian Davis, Jack Hirschman, Lafcadio Cortesi and JoAnne Welsch, Andre Carothers and Firuzeh Mahmoudi, Terry Gross and Mellissa Barron, Brian McConnell, Barry Jenkins

Learn more about Rev. Billy's campaign at www.voterevbilly.org.

Please contact marnie@greenchange.org or andyblue415@gmail.com for more information, to join the host committee or volunteer.

Benefit For Womens Choice Clinic. Babes, music, baked goods and books! (events » politics & activism) Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 7:00 PM The benefit will be Saturday August 15th, doors at 7pm show at 8pm. The event will be held at the Neibel Proctor Library at 6501 Telegraph north of Alcatraz! For more information about the clinic please visit the website womenschoiceclinic.us $5-10 sliding scale at the door no one turned away.
Featuring
8-8:15 Linci speaks about clinic
8:15-8:30 Missin' Cousins folk/country
8:30-8:45 Carol Denney old-time fiddle
8:45-9:00 Moonbat- old timey
9:00-9:10 Steffy Sue- ukalele/sing
9:10- 9:25 Mama Crow guitar/sing
9:30-10 Lil' B and J
10-10:30 Esmeralda Strange
10:30-11 Annah Wilson
11-? dance party/shmoozing
We are also organizing a bake sale, donations welcome!