"..will be perhaps the most cultured and sophisticated burlesque cabaret evening in American history...yet still exhilarating and wrong..."



WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th AT 7:30 PM

AT THE HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE, 302 BROOME STREET, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK

UTTERLY FREE OF CHARGE!

"...it is as if they care more about the arts of literature and performance than their bottom line. Who are these people? Are they anarchists or angels?"

TAKE THE F, J, B OR D TRAIN DOWN TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE!




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DEAR FRIENDS (AND DUBIOUS STRANGERS),

YESTERDAY, THE CAPER LITERARY JOURNAL AND THE FICTION CIRCUS MET IN A DARK MANHATTAN CAFE AND DECIDED THAT NEXT WEEK WE WILL PUT ON A SHOW THAT WILL COMBINE EXOTIC BURLESQUE DANCING WITH THE HARD MEAT OF FICTION AND THE SWEET DESSERT OF POETRY.

"...combining the low and the high has long been an effective way to bring people together in American letters who might not otherwise mingle. The results have always been interesting for politics and for art..."

THIS SHOW WILL ALSO BE FREE FOR SOME GODDAMN REASON.

WE WILL STIMULATE YOUR BRAIN.

WE WILL STIMULATE YOUR HEART.

WE WILL STIMULATE OTHER PARTS OF YOU THAT MANY OTHER LITERARY MAGAZINES WILLFULLY IGNORE.

"...it is not clear what they hope to achieve from this..."



WE WILL HAVE:

TWO FICTION READERS! (of questionable character)

TWO POETS! (of questionable judgement)

THREE BURLESQUE DANCERS!

"...can the kinetic form be as transgressive as a radical poem or an angry short story? In what ways does a dancer achieve emotional catharsis? What can be learned from such a direct assault on the senses?"


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HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT WEDNESDAY:

YOU WILL WAKE UP FEELING MORE EXCITED AND HOPEFUL THAN USUAL, DESPITE THE DOOMED PROSPECTS OF THIS COUNTRY AND THIS PLANET. YOU WILL GO TO YOUR JOB, OR IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED, YOU WILL STARE OUT OF A COLD WINDOW FOR HOURS, FIGHTING DESPAIR AND INSANITY.

AT 6:30 PM YOU WILL FINISH YOUR DINNER AND YOU WILL BOARD A TRAIN FOR THE LOWER EAST SIDE WITH MONEY IN YOUR POCKET. PERHAPS YOU WILL HIRE A CAB. IT WILL BE DARK (IT GETS DARK EARLY THESE DAYS). YOU WILL WALK AROUND BROOME STREET, LOOKING FOR THE HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE, OR YOU WILL GO STRAIGHT THERE IF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE. FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, YOU WILL FEEL SMALL AND ALONE, AS IF YOU DON'T BELONG ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD.

THIS FEELING WILL PASS.

INSIDE THE HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE IT WILL BE WARM. YOU WILL REMOVE YOUR COAT. YOU WILL SIT DOWN IN A BOOTH OR AT THE BAR AND YOU WILL ORDER A DRINK. YOU WILL WAIT FOR THE SHOW TO BEGIN.

"...one never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done..."

THE SHOW WILL BEGIN.



WE DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN. WE EXPECT THAT YOU WILL HEAR THRILLING TALES AND BEAUTIFUL POEMS THAT WILL MAKE YOU THINK AND MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOUR LIFE.

WE ALSO EXPECT THAT YOU WILL BE PROVOKED AND INVIGORATED BY THE SEDUCTIVE TENDRILS OF SHAMELESS EROTIC CABARET DANCING.

YOU WILL NOT FEEL GUILTY ABOUT ENJOYING YOURSELF, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A "LITERATE PERSON WITH FEELINGS." INSTEAD, YOU WILL FEEL STRONG AND STRANGE. LIGHT. CAREFREE.

FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, YOU WILL BE HAPPY.

HAPPY ENDING!

SEE YOU THERE!


Posted by miracle on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:29:33 -0600 -- permanent link