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If you are like me, you are bewildered by the choices of events going on in NYC for Halloween. Here's a quick rundown of what we know about at Yehoodi central:<ul><li>Friday, October 30: <b>“Try Matty’s” Dance Show and Social Dance</b> created and produced by Joe Palmer and Catherine Schmetter at Dance Manhattan, 39 West 19th Street, NYC.<li>Friday, October 30: <b>The Halloween Eve Masquerade with Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra</b> at The Green Building, 450 Union Street, Brooklyn. See <a href="http://DreamlandOrchestra.com" target="blank">http://DreamlandOrchestra.com</a> ,
<li>Saturday, October 31: <b>Halloween Swing Bash at Grand Harmony Palace</b> featuring George Gee and the Blue Saracens, 98 Mott Street, NYC. See <a href="http://www.MySpace.com/GrandHarmonySwings" target="blank">http://www.MySpace.com/GrandHarmonySwings</a> ,
<li>Saturday, October 31: <b>Halloween Swing n' Salsa</b> at You Should Be Dancing, 412 Eighth Avenue, NYC. See <a href="http://www.YouShouldBeDancing.NET" target="blank">www.YouShouldBeDancing.NET</a>. ,
<li>Saturday, October 31: <b>Monster Mash Holiday Bash</b> with Ms. Champian Fulton, swing, soul and blues music at Manhattan Ballroom, 29 West 36th Street, NYC. See <a href="http://JookJointShimmyBlues.com" target="blank">JookJointShimmyBlues.com</a> ,
<li>Saturday, October 31: <b>The Black Cat Masquerade</b> with Gelber & Manning at Flute Bar, 205 W. 54th St. Sponsored by Wit's End and the Dorothy Parker Society. See <a href="http://www.clubwitsend.com" target="blank">http://www.clubwitsend.com</a> ,
</ul>There's probably a bunch I'm missing. See "more info" for more complete descriptions of the events above...Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra cordially invite you to... ,
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The Halloween Eve Masquerade. ,
Friday Oct. 30th, 2009 ,
9:00PM ,
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Join us the night before Halloween, and rub elbows with other glamourous ghouls... ,
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At Brooklyn's most enchanting little speakeasy, the Green Building, a 19th-century warehouse nestled along the banks of the Gowanus Canal, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. ,
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We are pleased to present a hauntingly swell cast of characters for the night's entertainment: ,
- The Love Show - sultry avant-garde dance troupe ,
- Jezebel Express and Lucy Lustgaarten - burlesque sensations ,
- Roddy Caravella & His Varsity Syncopators - wobbly-kneed Charleston-dancing troublemakers ,
- The Minsky Sisters - world reknowned '20s tap duo ,
- Special musical guest "Off the Cuff" with Drew Nugent ,
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Exotic Pumpkin and Gourd Exhibition! ,
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- Cocktails served by the mixologists of Court & Spark. ,
- A tasty variety of hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and treats will be available if you're feeling peckish. ,
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Michael Arenella & His Hot Dreamland Eight will rouse up the ghosts of yore while you dance and drink up your tinctures pure. ,
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The Green Building ,
450 Union Street ,
just a short walk from the following major subway lines: ,
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- F/G to Carroll Street ,
- R to Union Street ,
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HALLOWEEN SWING BASH ,
HALLOWEEN NIGHT ,
SATURDAY - OCTOBER 31st, 2009 ,
GRAND HARMONY PALACE - CHINATOWN, NYC ,
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS WITH GEORGE GEE AND LT. JIM ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT - IT WILL BE SCARY! ,
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Sweet & Our Scary Swing returns to The Grand Harmony Palace in Chinatown on Spooky HALLOWEEN SATURDAY NIGHT, October 31st, 2009. LIVE HOT SWING JAZZ for listening and dancing featuring The Battle of the Bands with George Gee and The Jump, Jivin' Wailers (with vocalists John Dokes and Hilary Gardner) and Lt. Jim and The Blue Saracens (with vocalist Bess McCrary) duking it out all night long! A guaranteed good time with a heavy dose of Halloween Revelry and exciting, swingin LIVE BIG BAND dance music! ,
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COSTUME CONTEST! ,
CHINESE FOOD! ,
COCKTAILS! ,
TWO 12PC. BANDS, TWO CHARISMATIC BANDLEADERS! ,
SWINGIN' VOCALS! ,
LIVE HOT SWINGIN' JAZZ! ,
DIM SUM! ,
LARGE DANCE FLOOR (MARBLE) ,
DOOR PRIZES! ,
AND MORE....... ,
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$20 Advance (Please make Paypal payment to "grandharmonyswings@gmail.com" with indication of how many tickets and attached names - your names will be at the door night of the event) ,
$25 at the door. ,
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Doors open for dinner (CHINESE FOOD) at 7pm and music from 9pm to 1am. ,
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GRAND HARMONY PALACE is located at 98 Mott Street (Canal Street) in historic Chinatown in lower Manhattan, New York City. ,
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Near major subway stops (6,N,R& Q - Canal St) and convenient parking right next door at Hester Street Garage at 106 Mott Street. ,
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Additional Event info at http://www.MySpace.com/GrandHarmonySwings or call (718) 779-7865 ,
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Attention all "Dancin' Gouls!" Join Us on Sat Oct 31st for ,
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Our Special Holiday ,
Swing 'n Salsa Dance Party....! ,
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Featuring 2 Living Dead BANDS featuring: ,
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Swing from Michael "Blood and Guts" Hashim and his Swing Orchestra and ,
Plus Orlando "Monster Mash" Marin and his Latin Orchestra ,
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FREE Dance LESSONS of your choice with paid admission beginning at 7PM. ,
General Dancing begins at 8PM. ,
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3 Dance Floors for 1 Low Price $15 before 9PM, $18 after. Show this flyer and SAVE $3 PLUS ,
at Midnight Charlie's "ANYTHING GOES SATURDAY NIGHT" ,
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EAST COAST AND LINDY SWING ,
SALSA and MORE! ,
WEST COAST SWING ,
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You Should Be Dancing...! and Club 412 Dance Center ,
is located at 412 Eighth Avenue (between 30th and 31st ) ,
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Just outside Penn Station - easily accessible to NJT, LIRR and Subways ,
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212-244-0011 www.YouShouldBeDancing.NET ,
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MONSTER MASH HALLOWEEN DANCE ,
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Whether or not you go to the Halloween parade let Monster Mash be your dancing destination on Halloween Night, October 31st. JookJoint Shimmy Blues teams up with Swing Remix to bring you the swingin' stylings of fabulous jazz vocalist and pianist, Ms. Champian Fulton. ,
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Champian is accompanied by her quartet. As some might recall JookJoint Shimmy Blues brought you Champian for the Yehoodi Y10A weekend. She's back to give another fabulous dance night. ,
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And then . . ,
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Monster Mash also plans a night of swing, soul & blues music brought to you by DJs Jason Ganetsky (mostly swing); Brendan McGlynn (mostly soul) and Kelly Edmonston (blues dj extraordinaire). Thriller Dance performance at 12 midnight. Michael Jackson impersonator included! Come check us out at our scary, creepy lair, Manhattan Ballroom. ,
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$16 Online Now until Monday Oct 26th ,
$20 Online after ,
$25 at the door ,
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Pay Online Now at: JookJointShimmyBlues.com ,
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Dancing at Manhattan Ballroom, 29 West 36th Street, 2nd flr (bet 5th & 6th Avenues). We'll be there at the end of the parade starting 10 pm until the wee hours. ,
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The Black Cat Masquerade with Gelber & Manning! ,
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Brought to you by Wit's End and the Dorothy Parker Society - the Black Cat Masquerade is the place to be this Hallowe'en! ,
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http://www.clubwitsend.com ,
http://www.dorothyparker.com ,
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It's the big one, kids! We've been waiting all year to bring you a Hallowe'en evening of spooky hot jazz tunes and other surprises, and we're bringing it to you with the fabulous musical stylings of Gelber & Manning! Come on in, take off your skin, and dance around in your bones with us! ,
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DRESS : Vintage evening attire 1920s-40s: the more glamourous and mysterious, the better! And MASKS of course! We'll have some masks on hand for those unfortunate few who come bare-faced! ,
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This evening also features the OFFICIAL LAUNCH of Zelda : The Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau! ( http://www.zeldamag.com ) Our hostess Diane (along with a bevy of amazing talent) brings you THE publication for lovers of early 20th century arts and culture! ,
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ALL GUESTS AT THE BLACK CAT MASQUERADE WILL RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF ZELDA, AND AN ARRAY OF OTHER LOVELY FAVORS IN OUR HALLOWE'EN TREAT BAG! (treat bags while they last! arrive early!) ,
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PLUS: ,
--FREE Balboa Lesson at 8PM with Jeri Lynn Astra and Neal Groothuis! ,
--Vintage party games to win prizes from our pals at Hey Sailor Hats and Cladrite.com! ,
--Best Dressed will take home a special prize provided by our venue, Flute Bar! ,
--Haute Chocolates from our favorite chocolatier, Chocolats Meurens! ,
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Our venue for this special event has moved to Flute Bar, conveniently located at 54th Street near 7th Ave! Flute is in a quite legendary location : the very same spot as Texas Guinan's notorious speakeasy, Club Intime! (Also a longtime favorite of the Dorothy Parker Society!) ,
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21+ ,
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see http://www.clubwitsend.com/thismonth.html ,
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“Try Matty’s” Show and Dance ,
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39 West 19th St., New York City. ,
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“Try Matty’s” tells the story of patients in the psych ward of St. Matthew’s State Hospital. We see the stories of the head nurse and patients of the ward, the good and evil within, and the head nurse ultimately turning into one of the patients. ,
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This Artists’ Lab production features routines set to “Love Lockdown” by Kanye West, “Disturbia” by Rihanna, “Goodbye My Lover” by James Blunt and “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse amongst others. ,
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Featured performers include Maria Enaboifo, Suzanne Temple, Donna Roesel, Amalia Maldonado, Emily Edwards, Havard "Hooba" Bjornevold, and Joe Palmer and a host of other professional and amateur dancers and musicians. ,
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A California mix of music with a mix of swing (lindy and west coast) along with some salsa, cha cha, and two-step will be Dj’d by Joe Palmer for the remainder of the evening. ,
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“Try Matty’s” is created and produced by Joe Palmer and Catherine Schmetter and directed and choreographed by Joe Palmer, who has been competing, performing and teaching ballroom, Latin and swing for over thirteen years. ,
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The Artists’ Lab is a welcoming environment dedicated to creative exploration, collaboration and inspiration. “The Lab” offers a forum in which artists and designers can showcase work, interact, and market their products. ,
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Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door. For further information, please call (212) 807-0802 or go to www.dancemanhattan.com. ,