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Mab,
Just Mab

Welcome to the Madness that is Mab-ness. all things Mab! you have stumbled upon, by twist of fate or a mass of drunken clicking's, my chunk of electronic Real Estate.

Here, I can say or do anything I want. Put up details to upcoming events. Post about what I'm doing these days. Type in sentence fragments. Blather on about things that interest me..just me.

you will find that I have many interests. Is it ADD? or Creative Genius? you decide. but it does lead to some interesting adventures! so quit looking and start clicking!

Where's Mab NOW???

upcoming events and shows!!!

For a more current list up comming events, Check out my new website!

are you ready for 2009? Time to gird your loins, because this first month is going to be fantastic!

January 10th - Mezmer Society, Paolo Garbanzo, Mab Just Mab, and more - Richmond VA

January 11th - Mezmer Society, Paolo Garbanzo, Mab Just Mab, and Mavi @ the Palace of Wonders

January 16th - Cheeky Monkey Sidesho Inauguration Freakathon @ the Palace of Wonders

January 18th - OBAMA WONDERAMA featuring a STAR STUDDED cast! @ the Warehouse Theatre DC

you want details? check em out!

January 10th
Art 6:
6 East Broad St.
Richmond VA 23219
804-343-1406

Come out for a truly exciting and eclectic show featuring bellydance and more! The show's special guest is Onca O'leary and the Mezmer Society www.barakamundi.com from North Carolina.

There is also a mind-blowing line-up of Bellydance and Sideshow talent from DC, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Charlottesville. Tribal fusion, cabaret, ATS, gypsy fusion, sideshow entertainment, and more!

There will also be vending by several of our wonderful performers.

The show will be held at Art 6: 6 East Broad, Richmond, VA.
Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30.

MC Mab, Just Mab - DC
Mezmer Society - Ruckus Balkan Music and Dance - NC
Asharah - DC
Romka - DC
Nadia -VA
Fluer De Ebones - VA
Fire in the Belly - VA
Shimmy Mischief - VA

with special guest Paolo Garbanzo - Jester of England!

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. for advance ticket sales, contact joharadance@hotmail.com or 804-307-8814

January 11, 2009 The Mezmer Society & Friends are bringing the Luscious Cabaret & Balkan Ruckus to the Palace of Wonders. That means brilliant accordion, sultry dance mayhem & inebriate genius. Mavi embodies the darker side of bellydance, & Mab Just Mab, DC's Own Sideshow Girl, simultaneously shocks & stuns. And our special guest, Paolo Garbanzo, the Official Jester of England, is on hand to defy Death & Darwinism with daring feats of dexterity.

Bring your friends to dazzle them, & your enemies, because, well, anything can happen when there are five knives in the air...

www.PalaceofWonders.com Doors 8pm $10 1210 H St, NE WDC 20002
www.myspace.com/themezmersociety -- see and hear the wonder!
www.garbanzojuggling.com -- Paolo Garbanzo!
www.jaladrum.org - DC's own sideshow girl www.mavibellydance.com -- Mavi

January 16th ~CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW's Inauguration Freakathon~

Price: $10.00
@ the Palace of Wonders!

The Presidential Inauguration is coming up and DC is gonna be a circus. And what does every good circus need? A SIDESHOW! Cheeky Monkey Sideshow will be there to provide the finest in variety entertainment--

From New York City, CHRIS McDANIEL, the One Man Wild West Show! "With his genial introductions and rope and gun tricks
Chris McDaniel is a crowd-pleasing scene-stealer." ~THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

From Coney Island, the Burlesque Confection, MISS CHERRY DELIGHT!
"One of the funniest burlesque performers out there!" ~Scott Baker, Sideshows by the Seashore

And, of course, the sideshow comedy, magic, and freakery that you've come to love from Cheeky Monkey Sideshow!

So, don't miss out on the show the City Paper called, "Beautiful and bizarre" and the Washington Post called, "Unusually good."

And don't forget, wear your CMSS button for discount admission!

Cheeky Monkey Sideshow~ You'll be Amazed. You'll be Amused. You'll be Just a Little Freaked Out.

Friday, January 16th Palace of Wonders
1210 H St, NE Washington, DC
Show starts at 10pm $10 at the door palaceofwonders.com cheekymonkeysideshow.com

Sunday, January 18, 2009 SAVE THE DATE for an Amazing Inauguration Celebration - Vaudeville style!

OBAMA WONDERAMA!!!

@The Warehouse Theatre
1021 7th St., NW, WDC
8 p.m. - 2 a.m.
$25 in advance / $30 at the door

Join us for a Burlesque and Sideshow Inauguration Celebration!! Featuring Three Sets of Extraordinary Entertainers from DC and NYC! Enjoy drink specials, DJ sets and art galleries between performances! Featuring a STAR STUDDED CAST!

some of the BEST Bulesque and Sideshow performers in the nation!

Ava After Dark,
Bella Donna,
Candy Del Rio,
Clams Casino from NYC,
Dr. Lucky from NYC,
Dulce de Leche from NYC,
Gary Gutter,
L'il Dutch,
Mab Just Mab,
Malibu,
Miss Joule,
DJ P-Vo,
ShortStaxx,
Sugar Ann Spice and
Swami Yomahmi.

More details and ticket information coming soon!! You DO NOT want to miss this!!!!!

Drum Classes?

Temporarily on hold!

I'm still looking for a new studio! Drum classes will temperally be on hiatus. Updates will be posted soon!

Basic Doumbek class - Skills and Drills

Mab will be teaching an on-going class based on her acclaimed Skills and Drills workshop!

The class will offer practical percussion wisdom based on Mab's many years of professional drumming experience, meeting the needs of both beginning and experienced drummers. Lessons will focus on how to hold and strike the drum, as well as solid foundations that will carry with you well into the future! Additionally, we will cover basic doumbek rhythms, and how to break down rhythms for easy comprehension.

This class is also great for people who already know how to strike the drum, as we cover solid foundation drills. All of the information taught in this class is simple enough for the beginner, and solid enough for established drummers of all backgrounds.

Not really important, but I felt like sharing:

a sample of mab's thoughts, last updated November 20,2006

today I started typing up an event announcement, like I do, and I began typing things that I have not consciously thought about in some time.
some quotes:

"a nod to some ages past, back when I was young, with stars in my eyes, and the hopes of my granddaughters behind me."

and

"...something that has shaped my life for over 14 years.

I was one of the very first tribal fusion belly dancers in this area, when this area was not welcome to that sort of thing. Me and my early dance family helped forage a new path on previously unexplored terra. and it is with great pride and honor I see what the community has grown into, all these years later.

know when I say this, it comes from the heart, thank you all. Help keep the arts accessible to the masses, put a 5, a 10 or even a 20 into the hat and sleep easier tonight knowing that you just gave something to your grandchildren.. creativity."

I want to make sure you know that I love what I see here in my own hometown. and it is only in the past 2 years have I felt anything resembling Local Pride. Thank you DCTribal. Thank you DCBurners. Thank you to the Tribe.

Random Quote for no reason