[Mb-civic] 10 Hour Performance Marathon, NYC, For Our Friends Down South

[Jim Burns]

Now, this sounds extraordinary, this Sunday afternoon and night, right
around Lafayette/Bleecker and Great Jones.

Jim Burns 
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"10-Hour Marathon Hurricane Relief Benefit NY LOVES NOLA Sept. 18" 

Downtown Artists Offer 10-Hour Marathon Hurricane Relief Benefit NY
LOVES NOLA 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 

Due to overwhelming response from the artists community The Culture
Project has joined the NY LOVES NOLA benefit on September 18th as a
performance venue. The benefit now boasts 60 acts performing in a 10
hour marathon. New additions to the performance roster include Sides:
the Fear is Real, Musical of Musicals: The Musical, John Kelly, and
Ellen Foley. 

The French Quarter is relocating to Noho for one night only. Spend
tonight in solidarity with your friends from New Orleans and the ravaged
Gulf coast at NY LOVES NOLA, a benefit for the American Red Cross. Your
minimum $25 donation gets you a delicious Cajun buffet at Acme Bar &
Grill, plus access to 10 hours of marathon performance at two
neighboring venues: Ace of Clubs and The Culture Project. The roster of
over 60 acts includes Charles Busch, John Cameron Mitchell, Kevin
Aviance, Penny Arcade, Madame, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Creation
Nation, Lisa Jackson, Meat, Carmelita Tropicana, Elephant Larry, Melissa
Rauch, the Duelling Bankheads, David Gurland, a reading of Tennessee
Williams' short play "Auto-Da-Fe" by NeoNeo Theater, a new short play
created for the event by Lizzie Simon, plus the casts of "Joy," NYMTF's
"Rooms," and FringeNYC's "Fleet Week." There is something for everyone:
rock, musical theater, pop, cabaret, burlesque, dance, drama, comedy,
drag, circus acts, magic, puppetry, performance art and more. The
generous folks at these venues are even donating all the profits from
the bar to the cause. Tonight head for one big hangover that you can be 
proud of --- and help ease the headaches faced by our friends down
South. 

5 PM - 1 AM 

ACME BAR & GRILL / ACE OF CLUBS (9 Great Jones St. at Lafayette) THE
CULTURE PROJECT (45 Bleecker St at Lafayette) 

Minimum $25 donation. No advance reservations required. Tickets are
available at the Acme door which will allow all-evening access to all 3
venues. For more information, visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com. 

Current talent roster (as of 9/14/05): 
Ben Curtis 
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus 
Carmelita Tropicana 
Cashetta 
Charles Busch 
Cherylyn 
Chris Rael 
Chris Tanner & Lance Cruce 
Creation Nation 
Da Lypstixx 
David Gurland 
David Ilku / The Duelling Bankheads 
Destiny Glamour 
Elephant Larry 
Fleet Week 
Flotilla DeBarge 
Hercules in High Suburbia/Ellen Foley 
Iggy 
Jane Goldberg 
Jo Boobs 
Joe Kovacs & Madame 
John Cameron Mitchell 
John Kelly 
Joy 
Julie Atlas Muz 
Karen Mack 
Karen Weinberg 
Keo Nozari 
Kevin Aviance 
Linda Simpson 
Lisa Jackson & Girl Friday 
Lizzie Simon (with Kate Benson & Jason Egan) 
Matthew Duffy 
MEAT 
Melissa Rauch 
Michael Holland 
Mini Red Satan 
Musical of Musicals: The Musical 
Neal Medlyn 
NeoNeo Theatre 
Paul Scott Goodman/Rooms 
Penny Arcade 
Pigloo 
PJ Mahaffey/Teen Tawney 
Roger Hailes 
Ron Palillo 
Scott Nevins 
Shania Rendezvous 
Shelly Watson 
Sides: The Fear is Real 
Sirpaul 
Stan Richardson 
Stewart Lewis 
The Fabulous Entourage 
The Great Fredini 
The Striking Viking Story Pirates 
the World Famous *BOB* 
Xavier