SING! SHOUT! SHIMMY! DANCE!

A Celebration of International Women's Day

Join the women of HotHouse and Chicago Indymedia for an evening of music, burlesque, song and raucous celebration -- coupled with a meet-up of women’s projects from across the city -- to celebrate International Women’s Day.

7pm: Saturday, March 5 @ HOTHOUSE, 31 E. Balbo
Download a flyer here (scroll to bottom of the page for color and b&w pdf files).

The evening's festivities are designed to dovetail with a variety of workshops, conferences and forums being held throughout the city to mark International Women's Day, and give participants a place to kick back, conspire and dance like crazy to revel in solidarity and celebration.

The evening consists of two parallel components: a rolling series of bands, musical ensembles and burlesque acts in the performance room; and displays and representatives from women's projects throughout the region in HotHouse's gallery space.

Festivities kick off with jt newman’s sensational Girlie-Q Variety Show, neo-burlesque with a queer edge designed to entertain, dazzle – and make you think. Performers include Bloodshot Records’ sensations Kelly Hogan & Nora O’Connor, the Latin-tinged hiphop/folk/soul of Luna Blues Machine, singer/songwriter Linda Smith, vocal ensemble My Damn Butterfly, Almost Rosario, Kelli Hicks, jump blues sensations the Honeybees, plus the fab spinning of DJ Honeypot, DJ Margaret Nelson, DJ Amp, performance shorts from The Stockyards Theatre Project and Batey Urbano, and more.

Women's rights remain a cutting-edge issue across the globe, and IWD marks a time when women on all continents come together to celebrate the creative contribution of women to making this world a more just, equitable and beautiful place. IWD celebrates the story of ordinary women as makers of history, rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate fully in society.

Tabling for the event is free. For more info on how your group can participate, contact Chris Geovanis at 312-446-4939. Admission is $20, sliding scale, and NO-ONE will be turned away.

Support this event! Buy an ad for our benefit program book!

1/4 Page $25. Half Page $50. Full Page $100.

Ad Book Specs (in inches decimal): 1/4 Page: 2.15w X 3.65 h; 1/2 Page: 4.65 w x 3.65 h; Full Page: 4.65 w x 7.60 h.

For more info, call 312-446-4939 or email hammerhard@aol.com.