The Carnival of Five Fires, RVA’s premiere fire spinning troop/group of local crazy folks, is back for the its eighth year and these weirdos have stretched the annual event into a month long extravaga
The Carnival of Five Fires, RVA’s premiere fire spinning troop/group of local crazy folks, is back for the its eighth year and these weirdos have stretched the annual event into a month long extravaganza.
There’s a mess of parties and events to check out between last weekend and Halloween night with the Halloween Parade from Monroe Park to Oregon Hill.
Check out this video from last Friday’s event at Gallery 5:
Carnival of Five Fires – 2014 from Jim Nelson on Vimeo.
And here’s the list of events still to come.
*Sunday Oct. 12th
***Screening of Tod Browning’s Freaks***
2pm-4pm
Gallery5
FREE
Bloody Mary’s/Mimosas
Food By Goatcado
The 1932 cult classic on the big screen!
“A circus’ beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance. A strange love story of a siren, a giant, and a dwarf!”
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*Friday October 17th-
***Burlesque Thinks Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness Month Benefit Show***
Presented by Amy Black Tattoos + Deanna Danger Productions
http://tinyurl.com/PinkInkDeannaDanger
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so to honor the month and the many women (& men) courageously fighting the cancerous beast, Richmond’s voted #1 Tattoo Artist is teaming up with Richmond’s voted #1 Burlesque Performer on October 17th to bring forth a show that puts the winning power back in the hands of those fighting this brave fight to save, celebrate and decorate the tatas!
The Pink Ink Fund is a non-profit organization founded by Amy Black that offers financial assistance, education and outreach for post mastectomy patients to receive reconstructive, restorative, recovery tattooing. Combining this cause with the feminine power of burlesque, aka “the art of the tease,” which celebrates women’s empowerment, self confidence, ALL shapes, sizes, colors & flaws, will undoubtedly *explode* Gallery5 into an evening of tit-illation, raised spirits, hope & strength for survivors, previvors and women who are currently battling beast cancer.
***100% of the proceeds raised go towards the Pink Ink Fund***
Featuring the burlesque talents of:
Deanna Danger
Deepa de Jour
Khalima
Scarlet Starlet
Melody Magpie
Ellie Quinn
Kelli LiMone
Zhora Nova
& Saffron Soleil
With hostess Ophelia Derriere
And slam poetry from Megan Rickman!
With raffle prizes, vendors, live pastie auction & more!
Doors 8pm, show 9pm
Tickets, $10 advance, $15 at the door
$25 VIP package: includes reserved seating in the first 2 rows, a poster signed by the cast and a raffle ticket!
Pre-sale coming soon to: www.gallery5arts.org
Gallery5
200 W. Marshall St.
RVA
www.pinkinkfund.org
www.amyblacktattoos.com
www.deannadanger.com
www.boomboombasics.com
www.gallery5arts.org
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*Saturday October 25th-
***The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – a Baroque Pastiche***
http://tinyurl.com/sleepyhollowcapitolopera
Capitol Opera Richmond (COR) is thrilled to be performing thrills and trills on the “Carnival of 5 Fires” for the second year in a row. They will present an original Baroque opera adaptation of the timeless ghost story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” With the traditional story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman as the libretto, and insertions of timeless Baroque arias to support the story. COR will be performing this spooky 2-act Baroque opera on Saturday, October 24. Doors open at 8pm; show at 9pm. Tickets can be purchased through gallery5arts.org or at www.capop.com $12 in advance/ $15/ door.
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*Friday October 31st
***All the Saints Theater Company 9th Halloween Parade***
7pm
Monroe Park through Oregon Hill
RVA’s most fun giant-puppet led spontaneous street parade.
All are welcome to march! Come in costume!
*Friday, October 31st
***The Richmond Burlesque Revue presents The Return of the Creepshow Peepshow: Things that go Bump & Grind in the Night***
Gallery5
Doors at 8, show at 9, ages 18 and up. Tickets are $10 advance, $15 at the door. Costume contest, go-go dancing, raffle, candy, and it’s Deepa de Jour’s birthday!
