C2YN at the Clarendon Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday (next Tuesday)

You should come out to the Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade next Tuesday...Its the closest you are going to get to Mardi Gras in the DC area AND you will get a chance to catch some sweet beads and swag from the whole Countdown to Yuri's Night Crewe! (YES, Drinkbot will be in attendance!)

Go to Clarendon.org for more details....and check out my (semi sober) rendering of what this year's float will look like:

A Much-Needed Vacation...

On Monday we got back from a 9 day cruise on the Enchantment of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) that sailed out of Baltimore...(stopping in Port Canaveral, Key West, Nassau, and Coco Cay)

The Enchantment of the Seas

We did not run aground, nor did we suffer the from the Norovirus...we simply had a wonderful time! In fact, KT and I had already been on this ship back in 2002....when the ship was 72 feet shorter!




Yep, that's right. In 2007 they chopped the ship in half, and added a section to the middle!

This is a shot of the pool deck....the two "wings" are roughly where they added the extra 72 feet...

  But really, all KT wanted to do was spend time in the casino...

Anyway, its good to be back, and we are ready to hit the ground running on all sorts of projects...particularly Countdown To Yuri's Night 2012!

Devil Boys From the Beyond has opened at DCAC

You should check out Devil Boys From the Beyond at Landless this weekend. It stars my favorite drag queen,  Lucrezia Blozia.

Check out this early sketch of the set:

My boombox is in the WP, yo.

My boombox backdrop for Imagination Stage's P-Nokio was featured prominently in the Washington Post today...word.

Some Photos from Elvis Birthday Fight Club 2012

Elvis Birthday Fight Club 2012 is in the history books. We had three sell out shows in DC and one kick ass sell out show in Baltimore at the creative alliance. We had so many great photos! Stereo Vision Photography did a fantastic job of documenting the shows, and I hope to upload them in the near future. But in the meantime, please enjoy some of our favorites taken from BYT's coverage ( many photos taken by Chris Chen and Rachel Eisley) and some other sources (I'll be coy about the sources, keeping in line with the #1 rule of Fight Club...)

Creative Alliance in Baltimore needs a tiny bit of spellchecker...

ELVIS BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB IS THIS SATURDAY (in DC)

First, you should totally check out this Hitler Downfall video about EBFC:

http://vimeo.com/34593261

Still not convinced? Then you should check out the press coverage:

Brightest Young Things

In the Distract

The Washington Post

Going Out Gurus

I'll try to post some more as they roll in...but I might be a tad busy loading the set in today...

UPDATE: We just sold out the 8pm show...but we have started selling tickets to the 9:30! (The late show is only half sold)  Get your tickets at www.elvisbirthdayfightclub.com

ELVIS BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB TICKETS GO ON SALE AND CHECK OUT OUR PREVIEW VIDEO!

Yep, that's right, Elvis Birthday Fight Club tickets went on sale yesterday...so get yours HERE today!

Also, you should check out our spiffy preview video:

Of course, there is a lot going on behind the scenes with EBFC that I cant share because it would spoil the surprise for you (it hurts me more than it hurts you, trust me) so, you will just have to be content with the preview video for now...

In other news, I am sending the modified Nutcracker from Halloween to the Naughty Snowball 3 this Saturday...so put on your naughty balls...oh, never mind...

Turkey Day Cannibalism, and EBFC Photo Shoot

Landless Theatre Company's latest production of Cannibal! The Musical opened the day after Thanksgiving (opening on Thanksgiving itself would have been way too tacky...) and it is Landless doing what it does best: Cannibalism jokes! Anyway, you should get your tickets today because the show has had a lot of buzz riding on the coattails of Book of Mormon...What, you didn't know that the Tony award winning musical Book of Mormon was also written by the guys who wrote Cannibal! The Musical? Well, now you do....and seeing as Book of Mormon will be sold out from now until "the end times", you best settle for an easily available ticket right here in DC!

Anyway, here's a few photos of the backdrop and some of those pesky actors to whet your appetite (the photos, not the actors, you cannibal!)

CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL BACKDROP 10'x10' Acrylic on Muslin

Just before thanksgiving we had a chance to take some promo photos (and shoot some video) for the upcoming ELVIS BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB (opening Jan 7 in DC and Jan 14 in Baltimore...tickets on sale soon) The good folks at Stereovision photography were gracious enough to take some flattering photos of the King...he looks good for being dead for 34 years....More photos will be leaked as we get closer to the opening....

GET YOUR LANDLESS SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS...AND "Quickies"

Its that time of year again...time to check out what Landless Theater Company has in store for its upcoming season, and buy a season subscription!

With a Subscription you get three shows for $40! (it would normally cost you $75 for all three!...hell, you would only have to see two of the three shows and you would still be 5 bucks ahead!)

Check out this interview with Artistic Director Andy Baughman about the upcoming season: HERE

Now, on to personal Art By Jared business...The Isuzu Hombre is dead. After 11 years of faithful service (it was a 98 and I got it used in 2001) it has entered the "nickel and dime" phase...(I have already put about 2 grand into it this year...and a $850 fuel pump repair was the last straw). Anyway, the death of the Hombre has caused a veritable work stoppage artistically, seeing as I am frantically trying to find a new (used) truck that will not put me in debtors prison...

However, I do have some things to show. Ever since the Halloween party, I have been setting quick assignments for myself. That is, I have been taking 5"x7" pieces of board (canvasboard, luan, plywood, etc) that have been lying around the studio, and then painting from magazines and whatnot. I have set a rule that each one is declared done in no more than an hour. So, these are not intended as saleable art, but more a way to get me loosened up and thinking through some of the issues that a larger (and longer) painting produce. So, check out these sketches (I've been calling them "quickies") I'd be interested to know which ones are interesting to you...