Iva Handfull

It’s time to travel again!

Next stop is St. Louis for the 2012 Show-Me Burlesque Festival!

On Friday night’s Red Light District Revue, I’ll be bringing a bit of impersonation to the stage; and at Saturday night’s Beggar’s Carnivale, I’ll light the stage on fire!

Know some people in St. Louis who’d enjoy a Burlesque show of epic proportions?  Please send them a link to this post or link them directly to the Show-Me site.

Thank you to the producers of Show-Me for asking me to be a feature performer in this year’s festival – my first time as a feature!  Alongside myself, the following entertainers will also be featured:
Trixie & Evil Hate Monkey
Nadine Dubois
Ray Gunn
Bazuka Joe
Lola Van Ella (producer!)
Sammich the Tramp (producer!)
Lady Jack
Jeez Loueez (2012′s Miss Viva Las Vegas!)
Lucky Deluxe
Sweetpea (girl crush!)
Lola Spitfire (I wuv her)
Victoria Deville
Clownvis (I gotta see this!)

Seattle, thank you for a phenomenal 1st Quarter, 2012.  It looks like you and I are taking a bit of a breather in Q2, but there is one show I’m proud to be a part of: Fringe and Feathers: Burlesque Hall of Fame Legends’ Challenge Fundraiser.

We can’t spell “Burlesque” without “U”—so please: help us rock this year’s BHOF Weekend Legends Challenge!  Join us for this series of fundraisers and help preserve the community of Burlesque.  … Academy Of Burlesque BHOF Museum Fundraiser – April 28th West Hall  Fringe and Feathers BHOF Legends Challenge – May 3rd Rendezvous.  Midnight Menagerie BHOF Legends Challenge – May 16th Rendezvous. *A group ticket for all three events is available HERE: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/239484

Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend is not only the world’s biggest and most prestigious burlesque gathering, it is also the longest running. Continuous since 1957, the weekend has its roots in Hall of Fame founder Jennie Lee‘s annual gathering of stars from the art’s heyday. Since Jennie’s passing in 1990, Dixie Evans has upheld that dream, growing the reunion from an informal, private gathering of retired exotics into the internationally renown four-day extravaganza now known as Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend. As Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend has grown, so has our commitment to celebrating the women (and men) who made burlesque great. We are proud of our Living Legends—and we need your help to get as many of them as possible to Vegas this year. That’s right, members of the international burlesque community are showing their love for our Living Legends by helping raise money to help the museum offset the cost of sending them to BHOF Weekend this June. In today’s difficult financial climate, BHOF has very limited funds—and as such, ability to cover travel costs for burlesque’s honored guests has been severely compromised. By attending a 2012 Legends Challenge Benefit, you’re not only helping us bring vintage superstars to Las Vegas, you’re helping support the Hall of Fame itself.

OFFICIAL FRINGE and FEATHERS Line-up!
Hosted by: Miss Kitty Baby Starring:
Legend ~ Di Alba
Icon ~ Tamara The Trapeze Lady
Kylie Koyote
Ginger Snapz
Evilyn Sinclair
Iva Handfull
and MORE!
Supporting Cast: Miss Fortune Richard Longfellow LuLu Bell

We are pround to announce our sponsors:
JoJo Stiletto Events
Dessi Devine
Whisper De Corvo

Tonight Saturday, 4/7/12, come out to Burlesque and Cabaret Behind The Pink Door!

This is the last show I’ll be doing in Seattle for about a month.  The next one isn’t until May 3rd.

Burlesque and Cabaret Behind The Pink Door is Seattle’s longest-running, weekly burlesque/cabaret show with a rotating cast! Featuring the best and brightest of Seattle’s burlesque superstars, The Pink Door also features exceptional traveling talent, from as close as Vancouver and Portland to as far as Germany!

Nestled in the historic Pike Place Market in Post Alley, The Pink Door offers an intimate and sexy setting, yummy cocktails, beautiful wait-staff and delicious dining-all in which to enjoy some late-night enticing entertainment!

Starring: Evilyn Sin Claire, Iva Handfull, Lou Henry Hoover, Gus Clark, and hosted by Ben de la Creme

The Pink Door – bar area
1919 Post Alley
Seattle, WA – in Pike Place Market
$15 cash at your seat
Get there by 9 pm to eat dinner and then stay to enjoy the show, which starts at 11 pm.  This show sells out every week!

(get there early, it always sells out!)

Skinny Dip has been running for two years now, providing a great space for belly dance and burlesque artists, from newbies to seasoned performers, to share their craft.

Come out to The High Dive in Fremont Wednesday, April 4th, show starts at 7:30 pm, $7 at the door.
Check out my calendar for all the details.

I’ll be performing my Firestarter act, which I haven’t done for 3 months!

The next show I’m proud to be a part of is Seattle’s annual Moisture Festival!
This Friday, 3/30, we have two Libertease Burlesque shows, 7:30 pm and 10:30 pm.  7:30 pm is sold out, but our 10:30 show still has some openings.
Purchase 10:30 pm pre-sale tickets here

Can’t make it to my specific show?  Saturday night has a show as well and there are other great shows at Hale’s Palladium that are ALL AGES!!  I would have loved to seen variety acts like this when I was a kid!!

The Moisture Festival presents Libertease Burlesque at the beautiful Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill. Featuring a tantalizing mix of burlesque stars and ribald comedy/varietè acts, these shows seduce and delight. This unique brand of burlesque show is presented in a daring and beautiful new way. A live show band provides the underlying pulse that propels the show and the audience is encouraged to be comfortable, loose and loud.

Aviatrix, Blanche DeBris, du Caniveaux Dancing Bears, Inga Ingénue, Iva Handfull, J. Von Stratton, Jonathan Rose, Kevin Joyce, Luminous Pariah, Midnite Martini, Moist-ettes, Polly Wood, Sinner Saint Burlesque, Top Hat Dancers, Zebra Kings

Hosted by Kevin Joyce & Blanche DeBris
Band: Zebra Kings

Please join me in celebrating Spring at AtmosFear Production’s Re-Animate show, an evening of Belly dance and Burlesque featuring:
Myself
Kylie Koyote
Seraphina Fiero
Deidra
Bella Jovan
and Grace Constantine
Hosted by Pinky Shines – co-producer of Discontinued Trim Productions!

Show is at The Jewel Box Theater inside The Rendezvous in Belltown, Seattle, 2322 2nd Avenue
Pre-sale tickets can be found here
Facebook invite

That’s right, Stripped Screw’s Disney After Dark is upon us!  This Thursday 3/8 – Saturday 3/10, come out to Columbia City Theater and experience what happens in the Disney Kingdom once the sun goes down.  There are tons of special guests, including Tigger! from New York.

I highly recommend purchasing presale tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/221638

Where’s Columbia City Theater?  http://www.columbiacitytheater.com/

Discontinued Trim Productions, alongside our volunteers, performers, donors, and of course our guests raised $9,300 for Senior Services at our Senior Moment Fundraiser on Saturday, February 18th, 2012!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and to our guests who donated so generously.

Sincerely,

Iva Handfull

Thank you to everyone who’s purchased tickets, Discontinued Trim cannot wait to enjoy the evening with you!

If you still need to purchase your ticket(s), here’s where you can find them: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/218780

This is going to be a fun auction and amazing show!  Please join us!

Looking for a fun show in a quaint venue in Seattle this weekend?  Well, I’ll be performing in Grab Bag a Burlesque Revue this Thursday 2/2 and Saturday 2/4.    The show takes place at Mars Bar on Eastlake and is only $10 for 10 acts, wooo!