Palace of Wonders: Calendar

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

THE WEIRDO SHOW

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, come right in to the Palace of Wonders for The Weirdo Show, the world-famous Congress of Curious Peoples, a genuine variety show featuring weird, strange, unbelievable freaks, wonders and curiosities, and the best in Burlesque, Vaudeville, Dance, Circus, Sideshow and Variety Arts. Hurry hurry hurry, you won’t want to miss this month’s astounding assortment of aberrations of nature and culture!

Your Special Guest Host this month is the man behind Glitterama and host emeritus of the Weirdo Show, Charm City’s own GREGGY GLITTERATI! Greggy will be bring you the very best in burlesque, variety and vaudeville entertainment from the great city of Baltimore! Feast your optics on the amazing Boylesque and unadulterated joy of the purest of Performers, PACO FISH! Prepare to be offended by what you find to be funny in the comedy stylings of MASON ROSS! And if that enough purgative rhythmic healing for you, give the Devil his due and laugh at SHEISTEZAZEL, Duke of the Fifth Infernal Ring, and the Diabolic one's PR man! You will also thrill to the pyrotechnic artistry of the dazzling and delightful Fire Work of MALIBU! You won’t believe the Death-defying Art of Handbalancing perfected by the part simian symbiotes LIZ and BRENT, and you will be amazed by the Song stylings and the love of crockpot cookery of the Pride of Plovidiv, BOTOXA WHUPSINFALOVA!

Named as "One of the Top Ten Reasons To Go Out During the Week" by the Washington Post, the Weirdo Show bring you the best in variety entertainment, all set in the sulfurous glow of the Midway of the Palace's own Museum of Oddities! So leave the mundane world behind and step right up – it’s an evening you’ll remember on the longest day you’ll live! In the words of The Washingtonian, “Now, how can you turn that down, huh?” We’ll see you at the Palace, pal!

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW

Cheeky Monkey Sideshow is back at the Palace
and ready to knock your socks off!

Join DC's favorite sideshow freaks for an end-of-summer blowout you'll tell your grandkids about.

Featuring:

~Gypsy/Punk/Sideshow Girl, MabJustMab
~Fire Goddess, Sensoriel
~Swami Yomahmi, the Original Sideshow Geek
~The Most Dangerous Man in the World, Damien Blade
~Mr Eon, the Magician
~Human Wonder, Sally the Cinch

And New York City's own Burlesque Confection
Cherry Delight
She may make you chubby, but she won't make you fat!

Come be part of the sideshow spectacular the Washington City Paper called, "Beautiful and Bizarre."

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

HELLCAT GIRLS BURLESQUE

Philadelphia's Bad Girl Burlesque returns for a night of hips, lips, whits, and
POWER! Classic to Kooky Burlesque with a sensory assault of humor, sexuality, and
danger! NOT TO BE MISSED! Check out more info and travel dates at
http://www.hellcatgirls/com

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

SUPER SECRET BIRTHDAY BASH AND KICK ASS VARIETY SHOW

COME CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF THE PRINCESS OF THE PALACE'S MAIN SQUEEZE, RAY RAY.
Doors are 7:00 at the Palace of Wonders, and surprise is at 9:00 SO GET HERE EARLY OR REALLY LATE PLEASE! The show is open to the public so all are welcome, 21 and over. Free Cake, hot chicks and ugly dudes.
Show starts after the surprise, and will only go on for about an hour but we'll be partying all nite long.
Hosted and brought to you by Prissy Pistol, Ray's booquisha and Lil Nickel Will be MC'n the whole thing.

Stand up Comedy all the way from Texas - John LockJaw and VA Beach - Snooky B

Music By Clint Maul

Female Mexican Wrestling Burlesque performances by L'il Dutch and Sugar Ann Spice

Aerial silks by Moira Lee

Sideshow performances by Lil Penguin Boy

And DJ Sets by Miami Matt, Vinnie Von Blotto and Lil Nickel ALL NITE LONG bringing you the best selections of hardcore, street punk and gangsta rap.



THIS IS A THEME PARTY! SO BRING YO BEST BLING! Camoflauge, Starts and Stripes, Gold Chains, Grillz, and anything american pride and ghetto Fab is highly suggested.

We're basing this party on what Ray loves the most, America and Cash Money!

Monday, August 25th, 2008

KINGPIN SOUND SYSTEM PRESENTS : KINGPIN REUNION

Kingpin soundsystem reunion
Special guest bartender zac Eller
Dj big nick, Dj Todd mack,Dj Seth b the brisket boy wonder, and Dj
honey (NYC)
No cover-donations always welcome for Dj's
8 to close
"bring yo wallet, bring yo momma, but don't bring no drama"

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

BIZARRE BAZAAR

Bizarre Bazaar – Be captivated by a unique belly dance experience where we
know no limits, where creativity has no boundaries, and where we always
command to seduce and delight. Come bask in DC’s finest belly dance talent
as our brilliant, artistic enchantresses entice you with elegant and
stunning movement that cannot be re-created, where your dreams of
magnificent beauty can only be manifested on a stage fit to be called a
Palace of Wonder.

Do no miss the mesmerizing creations in one show combining Modern Tribal,
Pure American Tribal, Classic Cabaret and tantalizing Burlesque fusion
creations. This month, you will not want to miss Asharah, Miasia, Mavi,
Nina, Rebecca and Sammati, as they allure you into their world of enticing
glamour.

Escape your demanding reality that is life outside and be enchanted by our
Belly Dance Palace of Wonder at Bizarre Bazaar.

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Ken Vegas Presents Releasing “Her Panties”

Yes, it’s true, Black Ink and Bass are releasing their long awaited album, “Her Panties” and they’re coming to DC to do it. Featuring such classics as “Drownen”, “A Letter/Poem for Angelina Jolie” and of course the title piece “Her Panties”. Be titillated by Teri’s tales. Feel the throb of Dave’s Beats on the Bass.

Ready yourself for a good time as they are being joined on the stage by an eclectic gathering of talents. Hosting and performing will be the delectable Ken Las Vegas, drag king delicious. Let your ideas of gender get poked.

Monica McIntyre on cello blues (featuring Marcia McIntyre on violin). This Philly meritorious musician will have you pondering if she should really do that to her sweet instrument.

And lastly and by no means the least the tribal fusion duo known as Romka will be mounting the familiar dais with their goddess movements. Their shiny sharp parts will beguile and mesmerize you. Good times are going to be had and you should come (with a designated driver) and tie one on with us!

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

WASABASSCO BURLESQUE

The Wasabassco Traveling Burlesque Revue and Medicine Show returns to The Palace of Wonders!

Anita Cookie, GiGi La Femme, Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta, and Doc Wasabassco bring you a full evening of risqué-fun, with plenty of saucy striptease, rat-pack style hosting, inebriated shenanigans, near-nekkidness, and the best Wasabi Hot Pepper Sauce on the eastern seaboard.

www.wasabassco.com

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

LIVE HUMANS OPEN MIC NITE

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

The Family Hemerlein

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

VIXEN VARIETY

Vixen Variety
an exciting new all female variety show!
More then just a feast for the eyes this show will knock your socks off!
These clever, sly and scandalous women will woo you with their willfulness and wiles!
You don't want to miss the fun as these foxy females flaunt their finesse and show off their skills in a hodgepodge of heroines!
A new medley of talent each month!
So come one, come all to the foxy & fabulous Vixen Variety Show!
www.romkadance.com
www.palaceofwonders.com
1210 H St. NE Washington, DC 20002

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

SKULLDUGGERY & SKIN SHOW

Albert Cadabra, Gal Friday & Ruby the Wonder
Dog spice up the first Saturday of every month
with sexy sideshow, twisted magic and classic
burlesque to create one incredible night of
high-energy entertainment. LIVE right before
your unbelieving eyes!

www.skullduggeryandskinshow.com

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

LIVE HUMANS OPEN MIC

Friday, September 12th, 2008

BITTER POET AND BURLESQUE

The Bitter Poet's World Of Bitter Variety Show!

The Bitter Poet returns from New York to The Palace Of Wonders with
his high-energy, humorous, guitar-driven, angst-filled poetic outbursts!

He'll be joined by HOT HOT HOT burlesque performance artists: Miss
Mary Cyn and Reckless Abandon! Two of the most provocative Burlesque
Stars in New York City!!!

www.myspace.com/thebitterpoet
www.myspace.com/miss_mary_cyn

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

DUTCH OVEN - Happy Birthday to L'il Dutch - Hawaiian Style!

Dutch Oven Sept. 13th show
Happy Birthday to L'il Dutch - Hawaiian Style! That's right ... The Dutch Oven celebrates it's founder's natal day with a tremendously freaky-tiki Saturday blow out show!! Featuring none other than the bawdy burlesque of Prissy Pistol, Little Darling and Sugar Ann Spice - just to name a few! Hosted by the big kahuna himself, Gary Gutter, with surprises up each sleeve of his Aloha shirt ... come celebrate, Polynesian pasties abound, rum cocktail specials, exotica music and decor ... and wish L'il Dutch a Happy Birthday while you're at it! Spanking train likely, but not guaranteed. $2 off admission for those in Aloha-wear! And yes ... getting lei'd is a distinct possibility!

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

PASSION PARTY AT THE PALACE

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

MOB WAREHOUSE SHOW

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

THE WEIRDO SHOW

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, step right in to the Palace of Wonders for The Weirdo Show, as Professor Sprocket Makes His Triumphant Return to the Weirdo Show! He is pleased and proud to present the best in Burlesque, Vaudeville, Dance, Circus, Sideshow and Variety Arts. Hurry hurry hurry, you won’t want to miss out on this month’s astounding assortment of aberrations of nature and culture! This month you will see today’s most fabulous and fantastic artist, Baltimore’s own Eliza B. Charming! You won’t believe the marvelous magic of the world-famous conjurer, Eric Henning! And, as it that’s not enough, you will gasp at the beautiful belly dance of the gorgeous and gifted Belladonna! You will also thrill to the pyrotechnic artistry of not one, but two fabulous fire dancers, the incredible Malibu and the incomparable Silver Raven!

And, of course, that talker of renown, Professor Sprocket with his pitches, ballies and dings! Named as "One of the Top Ten Reasons To Go Out During the Week" by the Washington Post, the Weirdo Show bring you the best in variety entertainment, all set in the sulfurous glow of the Midway of the Palace's own Museum of Oddities! So leave the mundane world behind and step right up – there’s no turning back – it’s an evening you’ll remember on the longest day you’ll live! In the words of The Washingtonian, “Now, how can you turn that down, huh?” We’ll see you at the Palace, pal!

Friday, September 19th, 2008

CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.

Friday, September 26th, 2008

WASABASSCO BURLESQUE

The Wasabassco Traveling Burlesque Revue and Medicine Show returns to The Palace of Wonders!

Anita Cookie, GiGi La Femme, Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta, and Doc Wasabassco bring you a full evening of risqué-fun, with plenty of saucy striptease, rat-pack style hosting, inebriated shenanigans, near-nekkidness, and the best Wasabi Hot Pepper Sauce on the eastern seaboard.

www.wasabassco.com

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

LUCKY DAREDEVIL THRILLSHOW

With Special Guest the Black Scorpion!

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

The Family Hemerlein

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

THE DUTCH OVEN

Guten Tag! Let's celebrate everyone's favorite fall festivity … OKTOBERFEST! Start your weekend with The Dutch Oven and bosoms of Bavarian burlesque, drink specials, German tunes, games for prizes and more! Your lederhosen'd host Gary Gutter brings you the sassy stein-totin' L'il Dutch, our favorite haufbrau honey Bambi Galore, the feisty fraulein Candy Del Rio and all the way from Baltimore, the vunderbar Maria Bella! You never sausage a show!

Featured in the Washington Post Sunday Source as part of DC's burlesque revival ... Germanic attire gets you $2 off admission … and suspenders totally count. Danke!!

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

THE SKULLDUGGERY AND SKIN SHOW

Albert Cadabra, Gal Friday & Ruby the Wonder
Dog spice up the first Saturday of every month
with sexy sideshow, twisted magic and classic
burlesque to create one incredible night of
high-energy entertainment. LIVE right before
your unbelieving eyes!

www.skullduggeryandskinshow.com

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

VIXEN VARIETY

Vixen Variety
an exciting new all female variety show!
More then just a feast for the eyes this show will knock your socks off!
These clever, sly and scandalous women will woo you with their willfulness and wiles!
You don't want to miss the fun as these foxy females flaunt their finesse and show off their skills in a hodgepodge of heroines!
A new medley of talent each month!
So come one, come all to the foxy & fabulous Vixen Variety Show!
www.romkadance.com
www.palaceofwonders.com
1210 H St. NE Washington, DC 20002

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Prissy Pistol Presents - BANG BANG BURLESQUE, A SHOWGIRL SHOWDOW

Hosted by Chris McDaneil, and performances by one of DC's favorite and producer of the DUTCH OVEN - L'il Dutch, NYC's own Gal Friday and the Princess of the Palace - Prissy Pistol!

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Vive la Decadence! with Vermillion Lies

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

BLUE SUEDE JEWS

The King gets Kosher with New York's all-star, all-Kosher cast of Jewish burlesque and variety performers present their" tribute to Elvis Presley, BLUE SUEDE JEWS. One part Borscht Belt, one part Memphis Mafia: New York's premiere Jewish burlesque and variety performers will shake, rattle, and roll their way through everything Elvis from Sun Records to the Vegas years for an evening that promises to make audiences "stop, look and listen" with sideshow thrills, striptease skills and a song or two along the way.

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

DOUG STANHOPE!

When Doug Stanhope first performed stand-up comedy in Las Vegas in 1990, all he was hoping to accomplish was free beer and maybe the attention of chicks who wouldn't otherwise talk to him. Regardless of his successes, his ambitions remain mostly the same.

Stanhope has been described as a free-thinking nihilist, a vulgar miseriblist, a self-indulgent, drunken washout and a deviant, misanthropic Charles Kuralt. His material ranges from true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism. He's also a bit of a boozehound.

He has compiled a wide-ranging television career of dubious achievement. The better of them include Fox's "Invasion of the Hidden Cameras," NBC's "Spy TV," Comedy Central's "Comedy Central Presents" as well as his several appearances on "The Howard Stern Show". International appearances include "Glass House" in Australia, "The Comedy Factory" in Rotterdam, Netherlands and BBC's "Floor Show Live" in the UK. Random appearances on CNBC's "Dennis Miller Show", "The Jerry Springer Show", "Fox News with Greta Van Sustern" and "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" have all made for good stories and a ridiculous life. Stanhope also appeared in the film "The Aristocrats!"

He has released three CDs - "Sicko," Something To Take The Edge Off," and "Die Laughing" as well as two DVDs, "Word of Mouth" and Deadbeat Hero".

His hour-long and uncensored Showtime special and DVD "Doug Stanhope: No Refunds" is due for release in August 03, 2007.

Doug has appeared at every major comedy festival including Montreal's "Just For Laughs", Aspen's "US Comedy Arts Festival," the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where where he won the Strathmore Press Award in 2002 and the Kilkenny Comedy Festival where in 2006 he left Ireland to the tabloid front-page headline "Irish women are too ugly to rape! Comic booed after shocking festival jibe.''

In 2002, he was named as one of the Top Ten Comics To Watch by both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. In 2206, Time Out New York voted him Best Performance of 2006.

Doug Stanhope resides in Bisbee, AZ on the Mexican border with his shaved-headed lady-boy-girl Bingo and an unruly dog named Ichabod, looking for the next pile to step in.

http://www.dougstanhope.com

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

THE DC GURLY SHOW

Friday, October 24th, 2008

RoCKABILLY CREATURE FEATURE

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The Family Hemerlein

Friday, October 31st, 2008

BEST HALLOWEEN SHOW EVER!!!

The Best Halloween show EVER featuring The Evil Come evil Go Go Show and Wassabasco Burlesque Show!

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

SKULLDUGGERY AND SKIN SHOW

Albert Cadabra, Gal Friday & Ruby the Wonder
Dog spice up the first Saturday of every month
with sexy sideshow, twisted magic and classic
burlesque to create one incredible night of
high-energy entertainment. LIVE right before
your unbelieving eyes!

www.skullduggeryandskinshow.com

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

H.I.P.S. BENEFIT SHOW

Friday, November 7th, 2008

ROCKABILLY CREATURE FEATURE

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

THE DUTCH OVEN

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

PASSION PARTY AT THE PALACE

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

VIXEN VARIETY

Vixen Variety
an exciting new all female variety show!
More then just a feast for the eyes this show will knock your socks off!
These clever, sly and scandalous women will woo you with their willfulness and wiles!
You don't want to miss the fun as these foxy females flaunt their finesse and show off their skills in a hodgepodge of heroines!
A new medley of talent each month!
So come one, come all to the foxy & fabulous Vixen Variety Show!
www.romkadance.com
www.palaceofwonders.com
1210 H St. NE Washington, DC 20002

Friday, November 14th, 2008

CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

WASSABASCO BURLESQUE

The Wasabassco Traveling Burlesque Revue and Medicine Show returns to The Palace of Wonders!

Anita Cookie, GiGi La Femme, Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta, and Doc Wasabassco bring you a full evening of risqué-fun, with plenty of saucy striptease, rat-pack style hosting, inebriated shenanigans, near-nekkidness, and the best Wasabi Hot Pepper Sauce on the eastern seaboard.

www.wasabassco.com

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

PINUPS FOR PIT BULLS FUNDRAISER AND SHOW

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

THANKSGIVING GRINDHOUSE STYLE

THATS RIGHT, WE'RE OPEN ON THANKSGIVNG FOR OUR SECOND GRINDHOUSE DOUBLE FEATURE THANKSGIVING DRINK FEST! FAMILY OUT OF TOWN? SICK OF TURKEY AND NAGGING IN LAWS? COME TO THE PALACE OF WONDERS AND ENJOY ICE COLD PUMPKIN ALE, POPCORN AND FUNNY GORE ASS SELL FILMS ALL NITE LONG!

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

FEMALE TROUBLE

Created by The Lady Aye and Shelly "The Singing Siren" Watson, the Female Troubles variety series combines pop culture and variety entertainment with a good dose of old-fashioned New York camp. Drawing on such diverse themes as punk ("Never Mind the Buttocks"), film noir ("The Naked City"), roadside attractions ("Deep Fried Honeys") and the future ("Space Girls Are Easy"); Female Troubles features New York's finest burlesque, sideshow and cabaret performers in a unique, scripted show that has a little something for everyone.

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

VIXEN VARIETY

Vixen Variety
an exciting new all female variety show!
More then just a feast for the eyes this show will knock your socks off!
These clever, sly and scandalous women will woo you with their willfulness and wiles!
You don't want to miss the fun as these foxy females flaunt their finesse and show off their skills in a hodgepodge of heroines!
A new medley of talent each month!
So come one, come all to the foxy & fabulous Vixen Variety Show!
www.romkadance.com
www.palaceofwonders.com
1210 H St. NE Washington, DC 20002

Friday, December 5th, 2008

THE DUTCH OVEN BURLESQUE SHOW

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

SKULLDUGGERY AND SKIN SHOW

Albert Cadabra, Gal Friday & Ruby the Wonder
Dog spice up the first Saturday of every month
with sexy sideshow, twisted magic and classic
burlesque to create one incredible night of
high-energy entertainment. LIVE right before
your unbelieving eyes!

www.skullduggeryandskinshow.com

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.

Friday, December 12th, 2008

CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

WASSABASCO BURLESQUE

The Wasabassco Traveling Burlesque Revue and Medicine Show returns to The Palace of Wonders!

Anita Cookie, GiGi La Femme, Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta, and Doc Wasabassco bring you a full evening of risqué-fun, with plenty of saucy striptease, rat-pack style hosting, inebriated shenanigans, near-nekkidness, and the best Wasabi Hot Pepper Sauce on the eastern seaboard.

www.wasabassco.com

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

PASSION PARTY AT THE PALACE

Friday, December 19th, 2008

BLEEDING HEART BURLESQUE

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

THE EVIL COME EVIL GO GO EVIL CHRISTMAS SHOW

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

TEN IN ONE COMEDY AND OPEN MIC NITE

It's the Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Palace of Wonders hosts Ten-in-One Comedy's Standup Open Mic Night. See a lineup of D.C.'s rising comic stars before they get famous and suck. Admission is free, drinking is suggested.