Hallo agenn evvy-baahdy! Your pal The Purrrfessor here, with all the latest Vancouver Burlesque news, reviews and gossip! Hold onna to your lady-lumps!

First atta hand, thanks to alla the folks who made the double-show LAS VEGAS SEND-OFF Parties a smash success! Amazing performances from some of the very TOP names in Vancouver: CRYSTAL PRECIOUS, MELODY MANGLER, BURGUNDY BRIXX, APRIL O’PEEL, CECELIA BRAVO and powerhouse semi-newbie MAGGIE PIE. Special gratitude to super-happy sponsors STRIP CHEEZ .com anna FIREBALL CINNAMON WHISKEY. Check out STRIPCHEEZ.com for videos from the Friday May 28th show at The MERMAID Café, 3919 Knights St @ Kingsway, the most intimate burlesque venue in Vancouver! Next MERMAID Café Burlesque show celebrates the NEW YORK CITY MERMAID DAY PARADE on Friday, June 18th! FIN-TASTIC!!

Well, it’sa OFF TO LAS VEGAS for jussa bout evvy-baahdy in Vancouver burlesque this week, as the BURLESQUE HALL OF FAME WEEKEND is going on June 3-6. So many Vancouver performers invited this year, it might as well-a happen in EAST VAN. Yess, dassa raaaght, the burlesque world issa look DIRECTLY at Vancouver this year. All you folks who worka so hard these last 12 months, can now ENJOY A LITTLE POZZATEEV FEEDBACK from the entire burlesque planet! Vancouver issa make a STAND for being a MAJOR BURLESQUE CITY. The performers in thissa town DESERVE THE RECOGNITION! Drink in the desert for me, and reppazzent inna STYLE for VANCOUVER!

WE HEAR:
BLOODY BETTY hosted a real waaahhld show over atta RICKSHAW THEATRE. Hope the blood-drenched stage issa dry for her next-a show JUNE 12. Hokey Smokes! Talka bout “SLIPPERY WHEN WET!”

WE HEAR:
A certain venue inna certain downtown-a east side location might-a be due for a management change. Can’t-a mention names or exacta places, but lessa just say a smart enterprizzing-a young entrepreneur might-a be able to get this pub down pat. Will they be ‘boobie friendly”? We canna only a-hope!

WE HEAR:
KITTY NIGHTS on SUNDAY June 6th will feature a wunnerful line-up of unique and unusual talents. Young mustang LACEY L’AMOUR will perform two numbers, MISS VIA ROSE is now back inna action and back onna stage, the Sweetie Kiwi SISTER MADLY returns with-a her South Pacific flayvah, and from MONTREAL, special guest performer LADY JOSEPHINE! Co-Hoist this week while BURGUNDY BRIXX is in Las Vegas, is the delight-a-ful MISS KISS, and always, the superior grooves of-a DJ TEDDY SMOOTH, who spins until-a close. (He musta get pretty dizzy, eh?) The fun issa at The BILTMORE CABARET, 12th Ave anna KINGSWAY @ 9PM!

Thanks for reading thissa burlesque blog! See you alla out atta the shows!
- The Purrrfessor