ART BY JARED BLOG: 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Happy New Year! (and Puppy)

Happy New Year! With the new year comes a new puppy...the yet unnamed puppy was a gift from Ellen and Hal and is currently the apple of KT's eye (like the cat, I have had my reservations, but will eventually weaken...)

What's my name?

And as long as I have you here...BUY YOUR TICKETS TO NEXT WEEK'S ELVIS' BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB TODAY (SAVE $5!) GO TO WWW.FIGHTCLUBSHOW.COM

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Landless Season Subscriptions and Elvis Birthday Fight Club Advance Sales ANNOUNCED!

Jeez, I haven't posted anything in a month! Well, better late than never! I guess it has been the cruise ship mentality that has made me so lackadaisical in my posting regime...Anyway, just wanted to hip y'all to the two big events coming up...

First, you should take advantage of Landless Theatre Company's season subscription offer (Subscribe and save $25!). They are starting their season a tad late this year, but are really packing a punch with back to back shows! Jared will be designing the scenery for Dr. Horribles Sing-along Blog (DC Premiere!) as well as B-Team (written by one of the writers of Showtime's Weeds)...

Sitting home with no gifts for your family and friends? Passed the Amazon.com shipping deadline?

Never fear - Landless is here! More specifically, Landless is here with a fabulous deal on their 2011 Season Tickets.

The Landless 2011 Season "In Horrible Taste" features the DC Premiere of Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, the Internet sensation now finally graces the stage.
"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" name, literary material and characters and musical compositions used by permission from
Time Science Blood Club, LLC. (c) 2008 Time Science Blood Club, LLC"

In addition, the season also includes:

The Mash Up Festival - four irreverent mash-ups written by four locally talented playwrights.
China: The Whole Enchilada - learn 4,000 years of Chinese history through songs, dancing, and lots of weird marching.
The B Team - what's worse than terrorists that don't know what they are doing? Not much.

GET ALL FOUR SHOWS FOR $65 - A SAVINGS OF OVER $25.

Click here to buy tickets and for more information.

Happy holidays from everyone at Landless and we'll see you on the stage!

The other big news, (which you will be hearing lots more of once we get past all of these pesky holidays...) is the advance ticket sales for Elvis' Birthday Fight Club:

In Two Weeks!
ELVIS' BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB ...
What DC's Never Seen ... until Now!

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE!! Visit www.fightclubshow.com

SATURDAY, 1/08

Elvis' Birthday Fight Club (Yeah, FIGHT CLUB)

The Warehouse Theater
1021 7th St., NW, WDC (Entrance at 645 New York Ave.)
$15 advance/$20 door - 2 Shows @ 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

On Saturday, January 8, 2011 - what would have been the King of Rock n' Roll's 76th birthday -- ABJ and L'il Dutch Burlesque thrown down with a raucous show: Elvis' Birthday Fight Club.

Elvis' Birthday Fight Club, a 21-and-over performance, takes place Saturday, January 8, with two shows: 8 pm and 10:30 pm at The Warehouse Theatre (1021 7th Street NW). Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Visit www.fightclubshow.com for tickets and event announcements.

Hosted by "Elvis" and DC's newest femme-cee Kittie Glitter, the event pits old school heroes and subversive villains against each other in FIVE blistering rounds, Elvis' Birthday Fight Club will make good on the King's request for "a little less conversation...a little more action." Between bouts, DC's burlesque entertainers L'il Dutch, Reverend Valentine and Ouioui Nonnon will keep the crowd all shook up. Audience members will also have the chance to flex their muscles with an Elvis tria contest over-seen by the King, himself.

Preliminary match-ups include light and middle-weight fighters from DC's neo-vaudeville, burlesque and alternative art scenes, including Swami Yomahmi, Lucrezia Blozia and introducing David Tasselhoff. Watch as they duke it out in ridiculous home-grown costumes as characters ranging from fantasy (box robot anyone?), to animals (yes, we mean cock fight) to historic figures (Four Score and...).

About ABJ Productions ABJ productions is a subsidiary of Art By Jared and Jared himself. Jared is an artist and set designer who loves to party. He and Kate Taylor Davis produce off-beat, memorable art events around the DC-area. Most notably, they hold Countdown to Yuri's Night each April to celebrate the first human space flight. Learn more about Jared and upcoming events at www.artbyjared.com.

About L'il Dutch Burlesque L'il Dutch Burlesque, founded by DC's own L'il Dutch, provides alternative, high-energy "salty sweet" burlesque and variety entertainment to the Nation's Capital and beyond - including the acclaimed Dutch Oven and Capital Tassels & Tease burlesque shows. L'il Dutch is a noted burlesque performer and producer, responsible for the Obama Wonderama Inauguration spectacular and is also co-organizer of The Hukilau, the East Coast's largest tiki event. Along with ABJ, she too loves to party. Learn more about L'il Dutch and upcoming events at www.lildutch.com

Thursday, November 18, 2010

DING DING DING!

I wrote most of the first draft of the "script" for the Elvis' Birthday Fight Club this week, so I dont have much art to show you...other than this 13 sec video of one of the best props I have ever bought on Ebay!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Elvis' Birthday Fight Club and LTC Announce!

We cant keep it under our hats any longer...Although the website is not finished, and the set design is only a rough draft, and we haven't gotten all of the luchadors signed yet, I would like to give you loyal readers of BTT the first opportunity to clear your calendars for January 8th 2011...this year we celebrate the birthday of the King with our very special presentation of ELVIS' BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB!!!

Watch this space for updates concerning the show...in the next day or so, you should also be able to visit www.fightclubshow.com and get up to the minute updates on the fighters, burlesque card girls and odds...

In a BTT exclusive, we have secured the first sketches of the set design for the show:

Landless Theatre Company is also making a big announcement this week. They are announcing their 2011 season IN HORRIBLE TASTE. You can get the official scoop this coming Saturday November 20th at the DCAC during their season announcement event and benefit for the DCAC. (info here)

LTC has a really great season ahead of it, and I would encourage all of the theater going publick to SUBSCRIBE! You get 4 shows for $65 (a $90 value!) and you get priority seating at the famously intimate DCAC theater...Season Subscription info here!

As a representative of the quality show you can expect from LTC, I will share with you the set photo from this past October's Evil Dead the Musical at the FCAC...

That sucker got drenched with roughly 50,000 gallons of blood each and every performance! (no lie!)

Friday, November 05, 2010

SPOOKTACULAR XI PHOTOS!

Thanks to everyone who made this year's Spooktacular such a villainous occasion! Below is a "best of" photo lineup of the festivities...Please email me if you have some favorites to add (perhaps we will make a Facebook group or something...)