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Sweethearts!

*THE NEWS*

Sorry I have left you in the Fog for the last month! I've been home from Australia to NYC Just over a week and I'm still adjusting to the pace.
March was fantastic!
I had an amazing trip in Australia! The tour of the Burlesque Ball was sold out in ALL three cities and the Crowds of people dressed to the burlesque nines was astounding. Congratulations to Jac Bowie & John Wright for putting on such an amazing event and also for Letting me Preen and Coo to the Aussie Public. It was a Dream come true and a fabulous affair! The performers were all divine in spirit and on stage!
Pics of the Ball can be seen shortly on www.Burlesqueball.com
In the near future, I will also write a blog on live journal and Myspace with a play by play of the Trip.
I'd Also like to thank Cristal Burlesque in Melbourne and Wicked Women & Dr. Sketchy's in Sydney for giving me the stage as well!

I am honored to be included by one of the finest Burlesque Blogs out there!
The lady with the gift of Gab, Holli-Mae from 21st Century Pin Ups has interviewed me for her Blog on my Australian Tour.
http://www.pinup.me.uk/amber-ray-i…
Such a great page! For the latest reviews, news and outstanding interviews, check it out!

April Showers me with travel Plans as I take off to Leeds England, and Stockholm, Sweden late in the Month! I'm so excited to go to Leeds where I will shoot with the very talented and charismatic Neil Kendall (http://www.myspace.com/burlesqueph… & www.neilkendallphotography.co.uk) for his Project and perform in Strip-O-Rama along side such international and national delights such as Kitten Deville, Fancy Chance, Trixie Malicious and And Fur Laxis!
On May Day I will be popping over to Stockholm Sweden to Get Black & White with the Hootchy Kootchy Klubb on May 2nd for their Anniversary Show!

I've been starting to work more and more @ Duane Park. It's this fabulous and beautiful Restaurant down town where you can get dinner and a live Jazz show with the Brian Newman Trio and guests. Brian is a severely talented musician and has me singing with him and the band and doing numbers a couple nights a month, Please do come down, have a date and eat fabulous food while you watch the show.

Last week I once again did Foreign Affairs @ The Night Hotel in Times Square and this time I was a guest with Joey Arias!
Talk about a dream come true? Isengart and Lady Rizo host this Lee Chappel production every monday!
Go see the show, its Spectacular!

Coming in May... home to NYC, Slipperroom, Mondo Porno, Duane Park, and more Foreign Affairs!

Thats all for April!
Come on out and play with me!

XOXO
Amber Ray



*THE EVENTS*

1. 4/10/09 Brian Newman Trio & Guests @ Duane Park, Tribeca, NYC
2. 4/12/09 Vandam @ Greenhouse, NYC
3. 4/15/09 Revealed @ Theater Under St. Marks, EV, NYC
4. 4/17/09 Brian Newman Trio & Guests @ Duane Park, Tribeca. NYC
5. 4/25/09 Dr. SketchyCon @ Slipperroom, LES, NYC
6. 4/25/09 Juice Up the Apple @ Die Fabrik, SOHO, NYC
7. 4/30/09 Strip-O-Rama @ Telfords Warehouse, Chester, Leeds, UK
8. 5/2/09 Black & White Ball @ Södra Teaterns Kägelbana, Stockholm, Sweden

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Dr. Sketchy's x Ron English on Valentine's Day
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Monday, 02 February 2009
Cupid won’t be the only guy to watch out for on February 14th, as Ron English will make a rare appearance at Dr. Sketchy's at The Slipper Room in New York City on Valentine’s Day.
Dr. Sketchy's, the life-drawing cabaret art school, will pay tribute to the legendary street artist Ron English as burlesque queen Amber Ray will pose as Ron's most famous paintings in a Popaganda-inspired set.
If you’re not in the know, at a Dr. Sketchy's class, artists draw glamorous, scantily constumed underground performers, compete in contests, and win booze and prizes in sessions hosted by artist Molly Crabapple. It’s all really quite fun.
Ron English will be in attendance signing books for this special session of Dr. Sketchy's next weekend, so book your spot early, as this session is sure to sell out!
Info at www.drsketchy.com

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"Denizens of the demimonde gathered this evening to raise a glass and toast the return of Foreign Affairs, hosted by the fabulous Lady Rizo and Isengart, at Night Hotel near Bryant Park. Seen in the crowd: Joey Arias and (out of drag) Flotilla Debarge. On NYC’s tiniest stage: Sherry Vine, Amber Ray and the glamorous hosts themselves."

To Which afterwards....
Mr. Joey Arias came up to me jumping up and down and hugging me stating how much he loved my show and how I will be performing in his coming show...
Not only is it a dream to perform with the people who i was able to perform with tonight..but to have Joey Personally come up to me with such excitement and vigor for my voice and my dominatrix like performance?
Ok this is all getting to be WAY TOO MUCH!
WOW!
Im so freakin' excited...
I cant believe i am leaving for a month...
I guess you have to keep them wanting more??!!!

Hello Kittens and Cats!

*THE NEWS*

Many Dreams are coming true!

*My Biggest News is that I have been invited by to Headline the Annual Burlesque Ball In Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne!
I will be in Australia for almost the entirety of March modeling at various Dr. Sketchys, performing in the Burlesque Ball and other misc. events. I will post dates and events for my tour, closer to March. Please check out the Burlesque Ball @ www.burlesqueball.com

* The Exclamationist! Mark your calendars for Saturday February 7th! My extremely talented husband Muffinhead is revealing YEARS of hard work in his first SOLO Gallery show @ Arena Studios In SOHO, NYC. Allow me to personally invite you to see his colorful visions made live by his surreal and extravagantly polished paintings. It is sure to be a colorful event! Please dress up if you want to add to the visual splendor!!! I am honored to take part as a muse in several of the paintings.

*This Month I fly to San Francisco(2/21-3/1) again to take part in A very Special Production , VERY dear to my heart. I have been a huge fan of the Legendary Penny Arcade, (Warhol Superstar, profound writer, Force of Nature and talented show Diva) For 8 years. It is my extreme pleasure to announce that I have been invited to be her dance captain for the beginning of her show run for "Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!" in San Francisco @ Brava Theater in the Mission.
If you have never seen any of Penny's shows, you are seriously missing out! These shows will pull your heart strings, make you think, jazz you up and, remind you of what you live for...

* Also In San Francisco...I am very honored to also have been selected to perform in the show "Cabaret Verdalet" produced by Verdalet and Baby Doe Productions at The Great American Music Hall in Downtown San Fran. This retro stage show is styled after the old Parisian music halls and the classic American speakeasy. See the event details below to
See the fabulous line up and date!

*One of My best Lady Pals, Molly Crabapple has called upon me to star as the model in the first ever Edition of the "Art Star" Dr. Sketchy Series honoring the Legendary Artist RON ENGLISH, Famous Street/Fine artist and notorious instigator of consciousness via the hijacking of billboards.
I will be modeling as his twisted pin up character Cathy Cow on Valentines Day @ the Slipperroom. Excitingly I finally get the chance to work with the most incredible body painter I know, DANI of http://www.thebodyofart.com !
Ron English will be there as the session is in his honor! WOW! How cool is That?!
If you don't know his work see: http://www.popaganda.com/
see all info in my EVENT DETAILS at the end of this news letter.

* Post modern cabaret "Foreign Affairs" is back up and running!
Lee Chappel presents with hosts Lady Rizo & Isengart and a FABULOUS LIVE BAND!
I will special guest on 2/2.
See Event Details for info.

*Last Month Veronica Varlow Starred on MTV's "MADE" Reality TV Show adorned with Amber Ray Accoutrements Feather Clip and Flowers! Congrats Veronica and Thank you for wearing my Products for the mainstream!
Watch the episode Here:
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/323…
www.dangerdame.com

*This Month, Suzette Coquette interviewed me for online publication "Anti-Mag".
Read the Interview, here:
http://www.anti-mag.com/amber_ray.…
See Anti-Mag in all its glory, Here:
http://www.anti-mag.com

*Photographer JD Weiner was featured in Ling magazine and snuck a Live performance pic of me into his spread! You will also notice a wide variety of other well known burlesque personalities in the article!
See the feature, here:
http://issuu.com/lingmagazine/docs…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60333…

Thank You for tuning in and I hope to see you out and ALL ABOUT IT!!!
A World Of Love and Gratitude...
Amber Ray


*THE EVENTS*


1. Mon 2/2- Forgeign Affairs @ The Night Hotel (Times Square NYC)
2. Thur 2/5-Anti Mag Happy Hour @ Nurse Betty (LES NYC)
3. Sat 2/7-The Exclamationist! @ Arena Studios (SOHO NYC)
4. Wed 2/11- Kiss & Tell @ Rose Live Music (Willyburg BK)
5. Fri 2/13-Hot Box@ Slipperroom (LES NYC)
6. Sat 2/14-Dr. Sketchy Special Edition Ron English (LES NYC)
7. Fri. 2/20- Mr Choad's Upstairs Down @ Slipperroom (LES NYC)
8. Wed 2/25- Penny Arcade's B!D!F!W! @ Brava Theater (Inner Mission SF)
Thurs 2/26-Penny Arcade's B!D!F!W! @ Brava Theater (Inner Mission SF)
Fri 2/27-Penny Arcade's B!D!F!W! @ Brava Theater (Inner Mission SF)
Sat 2/28-Penny Arcade's B!D!F!W! @ Brava Theater (Inner Mission SF)
9. Sat 2/28-Cabaret Verdalet @ The Great American Music Hall (San Fran, CA)


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We are thrilled to announce that our Headliner this year for The Burlesque Ball is Amber Ray – our favourite USA Burlesque performer!!!!

Tickets are on sale now from www.burlesqueball.com – but please be quick – First Release is almost sold out!!

Group bookings discount is available – please contact Jon on 0415 535 002 or jon@jacbowie.com

Dates are Brisbane 7th March, Sydney 14th March and Melbourne 21st March

Other confirmed performers include Vivi Valentine, Vesper White, Lauren LaRouge, Mark Winmill, Lena Marlene and many more still to be announced..



ABOUT AMBER:

"Amber Ray’s pageantry is reminiscent of many iconic genres of the past and present and a major force in the evolving future culture of popular art.

Her chameleonic qualities measure vast differences and are sure to startle with grace, confrontation and fantastical flamboyance. She embodies the dream of other mythical worlds, reavealing her stature as a provocative exotic creature.

Known for her many characterized adventures based on collaborations with style makers such as Anti-gravity, Susanne Bartsch, Thierry Mugler, ChiCHI Valenti and Johnney Dynell of Jackie 60 Fame, and a thrivingly talented New York City Performance community composed of the freak chic, theater, fashion world, and burlesque.

You will find her most often musing the masses through various stage productions, art installations, sitting for severely talented painters, photograpers and designers as well as dazzling at High end events to which she ardently shares her love of style, luster, and her brand of spiritual artistic expression of the whimsical and the real. Amber Ray is an artist, costume designer, singer, Burlesque entertainer and all around creative force of nature residing in NYC. Brace Yourself for her power-packed manifestations of absolute fabulousness"

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Hey Kiddies,
I'm happily unwinding after the Holidays and getting ready to bring you some class A entertainment and events a plenty.
The 2008 holiday season ended up being much more hectic than I expected!
But here we are ready to launch into a new and hopeful year.

www.burlesqueforobama.com
2009 Calendars are still available and all proceeds go directly to help support Obama's causes.

AS ALWAYS you can find my Flowers and accoutrements on etsy.
www.amberray.etsy.com
There will be new stock up soon and I am available for special orders concerning only accessories, at this time.

I am happy to announce that I will be bringing back the Cole Porter Tribute show this month with fantastic and super-sweet co producer Runaround Sue!
Were doing it @ The Living Theater as Part of Sugar Shack's In The Flesh Series.
I've got a handful of cabaret and burlesque artists with live band, Musselman & The Syncopators. Sure to be a visual and musical delight!!!

Of course none of the glory or fun stops there!
Please take a moment to scan the rest of my events!

*EVENTS*

1. Wed. 1/7 Kiss & Tell @ Rose Live Music (willyburg Brooklyn)
2. Fri. 1/9 Hot Box @ Slipperroom (LES NYC)
3. Sat. 1/10 Dances of Vice @ The Montauk Club (Brooklyn)
4. Tue. 1/13 Eastenders @ The Skinny (LES NYC)
5. Wed. 1/21 Burlesque @ Slipperroom (LES NYC)
6. Sat. 1/24 Shanghai Mermaid (info TBA)
7. Tue. 1/27 Eastenders @ The Skinny (LES NYC)
8. Fri. 1/30 Cole Porter In the Flesh @ The Living Theater (LES NYC)
9. Sat. 1/31 Upstairs Downstairs @ Slipperroom (LES NYC)

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In a February 1991 article for Life Magazine, Atwater wrote:
"My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a lot of brotherhood. The '80s were about acquiring — acquiring wealth, power, prestige. I know. I acquired more wealth, power, and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want and still feel empty. What power wouldn't I trade for a little more time with my family? What price wouldn't I pay for an evening with friends? It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime. I don't know who will lead us through the '90s, but they must be made to speak to this spiritual vacuum at the heart of American society, this tumor of the soul."

http://www.couragecampaign.org/Rep…

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