THE DRESDEN DOLLS WOODSTOCK WEEKEND! BRUNCH! YOGA! the BRIGADE! (Patreon)

Hello my loves.

A PATRON BRUNCH POLL and ALL THINGS DOLLS WEEKEND IN WOODSTOCK!!!!!

Those of you not coming to the three little dolls shows coming up can just gaze at this in wonder.

Quick first - there’s only 2 days left to get your merch pre-orders in (here: https://shop.dresdendolls.com) and the chocolate - limited to 1,000 - is ALMOST GONE!!!

But also note that WE WILL BE TOURING THE WORLD, ALL!!!!!!! So read on, and get ready for stuff like this when we come your way. If you're not on The Dresden Dolls mailing list...please for the love of god get on it ok? It's here: http://dresdendolls.com/emaillist/

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OKAY, now. Listen to Amanda.

The Dresden Dolls are not an ordinary goddamn band.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY.

A BIGGER THING THAN A BAND.

WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

photo: vanyaland 

(the dolls in mexico, with...a lotta weirdos).

I mean....OKAY.

Ware, first and foremost, a band. 

We play songs. We play musics.

We're real good at it.

But.

We don't just tour and "do shows".

We party, we hang, we connect, and we include, and we make a big arty mess and a big noise wherever we go, and we try to merge the community (espeically the local artists) as much as possible in what we do.

It's still gonna be this way.

This is what - alongside the weird songs and great drummer and all that - has always made this band so fucking special.

SO GET READY, WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK.

THE DRESDEN DOLLS ARE COMING TO TOWN.

WE ARE PLAYING THREE SHOWS AT COLONY! NOV 10, 11 & 12. THEY ARE REALLY SOLD OUT!!! If you missed out and want tickets, or have a ticket to give away I suggest you go to this thread and ask. 

BUT THERE IS MORE.

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POST-SHOWS SUNDAY BRUNCH for PATRONS!

There is no reason you can't all meet up on your own steam EVERY DAY! Use the Official AFP Patron Facebook groupand/or this handy thread (which is also the place for ticket/rideshare/couchsurf at the moment) on the Shadowbox to find one another: https://forum.theshadowbox.net/t/dresden-dolls-november-10-11-12-woodstock-ny-need-offer-ticket-ride-couch-buddy-info/9860/6

BUT, I wanted to do one official meet-up and help host! SO....The Colony Theater has agreed to host a Brunch Meetup for the Patrons on SUNDAY, at 11am (it'll probably roll til about 1:30/2pm); and we need a headcount to see who is planning on attending, so please vote in this poll.

They can only fit about 100 people, so if more than about 75 of you RSVP, I may try to move it to a larger space. SO, NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL EVENT UNTIL I SAY IT IS, WE MAY MOVE VENUES!!!!!

Here's The Colony all decked out for a Wedding. ITS SO PRETTY.

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THE DOLLS BRIGADE -- PERFORMERS -- A CALL TO ACTION!

Many of you from the old days will remember that what makes the dolls shows TRULY SPECIAL is our habit of roping in additional performers, buskers, artists, performances artists, poets, and WHOEVER wants to bring their performance skills and offerings to the table before the shows, creating a circus art-house party vibe in the venue before the shows!!! 

WE ARE GONNA DO IT!!

Our old friend from the way-back brigade days, JONAS WOLLVERTON....

....has offered to organize and lead the brigade!!! We can only fit a few performers every night, and we already have leads on a few...but if you're already coming and wanna do something weird, or don't have a ticket and want to pitch us...GO FOR IT. We have had everything from acrobats to live painters to poets at typewriters to jugglers to performers in cardborad boxes to....YOU NAME IT.  IF YOU CAN DO IT AT THE VENUE, WE ARE GAME. Extra points for joy, costumage, offerings, interaction, and UTTER DELIGHT!!!!

Here's a few shots of the old days...

Casey Long as an art statue having chalked up the sidewalk....

I don't even know...but it looks amazing...nurses with cupcakes, I think?

our old friend Ksea Flux, rest his soul, on stilts outside the paradise rock club in boston...

From Jonas....

Hi all!

Do you have performance skills and are already attending the Dresden Dolls residency at Colony in Woodstock, NY this November 10th, 11th & 12th?

We want to hear from you!

dresdendollsbrigade@gmail.com

We have two extra slots available each night for performing artists who are already attending and want to heighten the overall pre-show immersive Dresden Dolls Brigade experience. Skill sets sought but are not limited to:

Accordion players, ukulele players, circus/sideshow artists of any discipline, mentalists, close-up magicians, future-readers, living statues, poppers & lockers, bone-breakers, beat boxers, anything fire related: fire breathers, spinners, etc.  (outdoors and with insurance certs), hurdy-gurdy players, grinders, sword-swallowers, avant-garde burlesque artists, live painters, body painters, body paint models, jugglers who can juggle strange objects, avant-garde puppeteers…

Basically, If you do something cool and unusual we’d LOVE to see some video/photos of what you do and be able to showcase your talent! There is a small stipend for your efforts each night.

The venue, Colony, is extraordinarily intimate with a wrap-around wooden balcony with lots of nooks and crannies for pop-up performances. There is also an outdoor beer garden for performances that require more space or are musical in nature.

If you are keen to help out but not necessarily perform we are also looking for volunteers to decorate the space, hand out flowers, and basically make the space our own for the weekend!

Please submit your videos/photos and any promotional materials by October 31st to:

dresdendollsbrigade@gmail.com

Give Jonas tons of patience. He may get a lot of mail. Be kind.

In the email subject line please list either PERFORMER & (YOUR DISCIPLINE) or VOLUNTEER. Also please list which night(s) you are coming (or can come): November 10, 11 or 12.

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LASTLY

SATURDAY CHARITY YOGA CLASS!!!!

Remember eons ago when I threw a goth night in Woodstock and we had a hangover yoga class?? I AM DOING IT AGAIN! SAME SPOT!

Here we are last time:

My good pal Linda Winnick of Shakti Yoga has offered to host a Yoga Class for charity for 40 people, 1st come 1st served, on Saturday Nov 11th from 12pm-1:30!!

I'll be there, yoga-ing along, and I'll lead us all in a little compassion meditation at the end. 

The class is $15 and all proceeds will go to benefit Family of Woodstock (an amazing local domestic violence charity: https://www.familyofwoodstockinc.org)

WE MAY ADD ANOTHER CLASS AT NOON ON FRIDAY IF THE DEMAND IS THERE. TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS!!!!!

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PLEASE GET THERE BY 11:45 OR WE WILL GIVE YOUR SPOT AWAY! WEAR COMFY CLOTHES (sweats, shorts, yoga pants, even pajamas will work).

BEGINNERS VERY WELCOME, this will be a very very easy class...mostly just gonna stretch and be in the moment. You don't have to have ever come to a yoga class! Nothing fancy, nothing advanced. But don't do like a couple of the goths last time and show up in jeans. You will find it hard. :)  

THERE ARE ONLY 40 SPACES, that's all we can fit, so grab them fast: 

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=76140&stype=-7&sView=day&sLoc=0&date=11/12/22

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THAT'S IT FOR NOW!!!!!

Please answer the poll if you think you can come, please book in early for yoga, please get in touch with jonas....and SEE YOU SOON!!!!

x

afp