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NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES NEWS

THE JACKIE FACTORY NYC PRESENTS
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES 18: "NIGHTBIRDS"
FRIDAY MAY 9, 2008
THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM
431 WEST 16TH STREET NYC
DOORS OPEN 9 PM - 4 AM
$25 - Advance tickets strongly suggested
18 TO ENTER, 21 TO DRINK (I.D. REQUIRED)
BOX OFFICE

NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES is the biggest and best-loved STEVIE NICKS fan event in the world, one of those great New York City nightclub spectacles that spark travel from all around the globe. For this year's 18th annual edition, our largest NOTS stage EVER will host a record number of performers in three sets.

Returning LEGENDS OF STEVIE REALNESS include perennial show-stoppers THE HO-HOs (Cathy Cervenka and Jill Pangallo), "Shortbus" star JUSTIN BOND, founding performer JOEY ARIAS, master puppeteer BASIL TWIST and "LITTLE STEVIE", BELLADONNA (Santa Barbara), GYPSY WILD, SHERRY VINE, BILLY O, LIZZIE DAVIS (Flower Mound, TX), SWEETIE, JAZMEN FLOWERS (Jackson, Miss), MISS GUY, D.D. SPARKS (Des Moines), JONNY TINGLE, THE DIVINE GRACE, PREL (of Atlanta's "Blue Lamp" events), CHARLENE CORAN (Reno), JESSICA RABBIT and AMBER RAY DOMINATION. Our "Stevie Total Method Go-Go" troupe includes ABSINTHE and VANGELINE DOMINATION, MISS KELLY WEBB, PAIGE STEVENSON and DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA.

NOTS 2008 debuts will include choreographer JULIE ATLAS MUZ, who opens the show with THE PIXIE HARLOTS and LAURI HOGAN, legendary firecracker MISTRESS FORMIKA and second-generation STEVIE NICKS performer THE POETESS BROOKE ALYSON from Houston (whose mother was also a STEVIE Songbird). More newness: rising trans-stars LINDA JAMES and OUR LADY J, singer/songwriter ADAM JOSEPH and JOHNNY DARLING and THE POST-MODERN HORROR. The evening features four "All-Stevie, All-Fleetwood DJs" - longtime NOTS rockers CRAIG SPENCER and POISON EVE, DJ JOEL (Harrisburg, Pa) and NOTS newcomer SAMMY JO (SCISSOR SISTERS tour DJ and MOTHER alum). Enchantresses of Ceremony CHI CHI VALENTI and HATTIE HATHAWAY are also the show's producers, with JOHNNY DYNELL (Art Director) and THE JACKIE FACTORY NYC.

Suggested Dress: Nightbird Glamour In Black And Blue, Capes, Cloaks And Enchanted Eveningwear, Eye Makeup Dark And Careless, Hand-Held Decorated Birds, Stevie Nicks Boot Fetish (All Summer Long), Black Glitter Tambourines, Coq Feathers And Cokespoons, Midnight Blue Velvet, Moonstone Amulets, Lindsey Or John McVie Prince Of Darkness Interpretations, Victorian Mourning Hankies or Black Chiffon Wings

Inspired by the haunting STEVIE NICKS song NIGHTBIRD, NOTS 18 is dedicated to the memory of founding performer DEAN JOHNSON, who died under tragic and mysterious circumstances in late 2007.



FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008
THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DEAN JOHNSON PRESENT
ROCK N ROLL FAG BAR 2008
THE BENEFIT CONCERT

DON HILL'S
511 GREENWICH STREET (AT SPRING) NYC
FROM 10:30 PM
$10 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT DOOR
21 AND OVER, I.D. REQUIRED

On what would have been Dean Johnson's 47th birthday, his many friends, cohorts and fellow musicians join for an epic celebration of New York City's recently lost Star. The towering Johnson was a pioneer in many ways, helping to shape the NYC gay and transgendered nightscape with his parties ROCK 'N ROLL FAG BAR and HOMOCORPS. Best known as songwriter and lead singer for two influential NYC bands, DEAN AND THE WEENIES and THE VELVET MAFIA, he will be remembered that way tonight. Both bands will take the stage for extended sets with guest artists from Dean's many nocturnal circles performing his most classic songs. At presstime, they are AMANDA POLLOCK, BEBE BUELL, BONNIE BOWERS, COREY TUT, DAZZLE DANCERS, DUELLING BANKHEADS, EUNICE HOLLAND, JENNY MAUL, JOEY ARIAS, KEVIN AVIANCE, MELISSA TIERS, MICHAEL "FORMIKA" JONES, MISS MANDY LEMONS, NURSE WANDA (JEAN WALSH), PERRI MASCO, PHOEBE LEGERE, THE GIRLS FROM PLANET MUFF, WORLD FAMOUS *BOB* and XAVIER. DJs are Dean's longtime collaborators CLARK RENDER and TENNESSEE

Besides celebrating Johnson's cultural legacy in video and song, the evening also nods to his big heart - 100% of proceeds after show expenses will benefit SYLVIA'S PLACE, providing shelter for homeless GLBT youth in NYC. The night is being produced by Dean's sister BETH JOHNSON with three of his longtime co-producers - CHI CHI VALENTI (THE JACKIE FACTORY) and JOE BIRDSONG and HATTIE HATHAWAY of RAPTURE EVENTS. ROCK N ROLL FAG BAR 2008 is also being planned with the help of visual and musical curators ALICE O'MALLEY, LESLIE STERNBERGH and ADAM ALEXANDER, STUART KLINGER (THE WEENIES) and SUSANNE HASSENSTEIN (THE VELVET MAFIA).

ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE via Credit Card, Debit Card or Paypal Balance.
Online box office will close at noon on 5/30 or before if sold out. If available, tickets will cost $15 at the door, in cash only.



Created by Joey Arias &  Basil Twist: a bejeweled cabinet of curiosities

After a triumphant six-year run in Las Vegas with Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity, Joey Arias returns to his true  home, New York City.  For the 10th Anniversary of the  Dorothy B. Williams Theatre Basil Twist returns to his home at HERE.

Two epic imaginations are unleashed to conjure a modern and intimate fantasy.  Twist's  signature magic envelopes Arias'  legendary voice, transporting us to unpredictable worlds, channeling ecstatic desires, lavish nightmares and bizarre premonitions that can only be found in one of downtown's last enclaves for bohemian New York style, HERE Arts Center.

JUNE 12 - JULY 13
ARIAS WITH A TWIST, starring Joey Arias
Directed and Designed by Basil Twist

Featuring wardrobe provided by  Thierry Mugler, musical arrangements by  Elliot Gordon and  Jean-Francois Houle, Sound Design by  Greg Duffin, Video Design by Daniel Brodie, Lighting Design by  Andrew Hill, and Alex Gifford of 
"The Propeller  Heads" contributes original songs.

extremely limited seating
TO BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW call 212-352-3101

Arias With a Twist will play at HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue)
Schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays @9pm
Fridays & Saturdays @9pm & 12 Midnight
Sunday at 8pm