[Burlesquercise News!] Expo for the Artist and Musician                             http://ezezine.com
                      
					 I'm teaching a class at this year's Expo for the Artist and
 Musician on September 16. Come out and join the fun!
 There are also an abundance of other workshops being
 offered, some of which I will be attending as well (as a
 student). Looks great! Check it out.
 
 Betty

 http://www.bombshellbetty.net
 
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 Thursday, Sept. 7
 Event Planning 101: From Dream to Day Of
 Elbo Room, 6-9pm, 647 Valencia Street, SF
 Stories and advice on upcoming events.
 With: DJ PussPuss, Melinda Adams (Lilycat.com).
 
 Friday, Sept. 8
 Pirate Radio: "Get your Airwave Booty"
 Edinburgh Castle, 6-9pm, 950 Geary Street, SF
 This workshop will cover the technology, the FCC, the
 freedom of speech, and ins and outs of running an
 independent, low-power FM station.
 With: Pirate Cat Radio hosts & producers.
 
 Saturday, Sept. 9
 FILM SCREENING: "Punk Like Me" ... Eat a burrito and
 follow your dreams.
 The Dark Room, 2-5pm, 2263 Mission Street. SF
 Get a burrito from one of the many fine Mission
 restaurants and see a screening of "Punk Like Me," a
 documentary about getting off your ass and making
 your teenage dreams come true.
 
 Monday, Sept. 11
 Making a Demo Tape: How to get the first recording
 of your sound down
 Sadie's Flying Elephant, 5:45-7pm, 491 Potrero Ave, SF.
 With: Killian MacGeraghty (Gun & Doll Show), Jesse
 Townley (Alternative Tentacles), Charlotte Summer
 (recording artist), Jim Fourniadis (recording engineer).
 
 Tuesday, Sept. 12
 'Zine Making: Publishing Your Own
 Annie's Social Club, 6-8, 917 Folsom St, SF
 An overview of all production and design aspects of
 making your own 'zine, including a sample layout,
 handouts and special secrets.
 With: Matt Holdaway (A Multitude of Voices).
 
 Wednesday, Sept. 13
 Grant Fundamentals
 Blogging: Tell us about it
 Sadie's Flying Elephant, 5:45-7pm, 491 Potrero Ave, SF.
 Learn how to tell your life story or just rant via blogging.
 Becoming a "reality internet" star is just this class and a
 few key strokes away.
 With: Kevin Smokler (Citizen Media Press Corps).
 
 Thursday, Sept. 14
 F@#k, I can't say that anymore
 Cellspace, 2050 Bryant St, SF, 7-9pm
 Censorship: Learn what you are and aren't allowed to do,
 say, and show these days, and if there is any way to
 change or get around it. With: Annalee Newitz (Other
 Magazine, techsploitation.com), Mark Kliem
 (LavenderLounge.com), Lady Monster (ladymonster.com),
 Thomas Roche (eros-zine.com).
 
 
 
 September 16, 2006
 
 The Seventh Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician -
 http://artsandmedia.net/expo
 11 am-6 pm at SomArts Cultural Center
 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco
      
 The Expo is the Bay Area's only grassroots connection fair
 for independent arts, music and culture!
 
 $2 admission -- no one turned away.
 
 There will be many workshops, panels and entertainment including:
 
 MAIN STAGE
 
 2:00 Bay Area Now ... Really. This moment in Bay Area arts,
 from aesthetic achievement to mere trend-chasing. With
 Weasel Walter (musicologist/performer), Sarah Lockhart
 (21Grand), Gordon Winiemko (filmmaker), Chaim Bertam
 (Kitchen Sink/SF Bay Guardian).
 
 4:15 History of SF Underground Art. "Back in the day" comes to
 life as Those Who Were There tell all! Punk roots, indy publishing,
 flower-power legacies and mind-cracking reality hacking. With:
 Dr. Hal Robbins (Church of the SubGenius), Ron Turner (Last Gasp
 Press), V. Vale (ReSearch), Diamond Dave Whitaker, Mr. Lucky...
 moderated by: Mikl-em  (http://www.miklem.com/)
 
 CLASSROOM
 
 12:30 Get It in The Papers: Press kits for musicians & performers.
 Learn what should be in an excellent press kit, and bring your
 own for review, praise and advice.
 With Jesse Townley (924 Gillman, Alternative Tentacles), Jocelyn
 Kane (SF Ent. Commission).
 
 2:00 The Independent Press. Find out how the indy press finds
 amazing writing, and what it takes to get it to you. With Jennifer
 Joseph (Manic D Press), Charlie Anders (Other Mag).
 
 DANCE STUDIO (Upstairs)
 
 2:00 Embodying the Divine Feminine that Lies in all Women.
 A dance and movement workshops with Isis Starr, San Francisco's
 own living legend.
 
 3:00 "BURLESQUERCISE!" Ever watched a burlesque show and
 thought "That looks like fun, I'd love to do that!" Well, now you
 can learn to strut your stuff in a sexy and lighthearted class
 atmosphere. With: Bombshell Betty.