Reptile Palace Orchestra

10/30/2009 7:00 PM at Goodman Center, Madison: RPO + Veselika Kids & Parents Halloween Show!
149 Waubesa Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Cost: Adults $5, kids under 10 free
It’s a Halloween event, with costumes encouraged! 7pm is a special kids set, then Veselika (stunning acoustic Bulgarian dance music) plays at 8. Rept...iles hit around 9:30pm. Forward Wisconsin Folk Arts Association is sponsoring the first ever Folk Dance Homecoming featuring live music by Veselika and Reptile Palace Orchestra, free food, and drinks (donations only) for young and old. When: Friday, October 30 Time: Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dancing will be from 7:15 - 10:30. Location: Goodman-Atwood Community Center, 149 Waubesa St. We’ll be in Evjue C and D (C has a wooden dance floor). Cost: Children under 10 FREE! 10 and over, $5.00 For the Kids: The first music set will for kids (and adults who haven’t grown up yet). We’ll teach one or two simple dances to the kids then dance with them. Kids in costume will receive a healthy treat. For the Adults: Adults dressed in homecoming attire (gnarly formal gown, hideous tuxedo, etc.) will receive a free cup of Anna’s Mysterious Punch in the Face or any beverage of their choice. At the end of the night, we will crown the Homecoming King and Queen, based on a long list of completely arbitrary qualifications. For Everyone: Lots of free goodies, free Apple Cider. Opportunities: 1. Sell If you are a craftsperson or have a service/organization you’d like to promote, we will be providing space at a long table to for you to do that. The "price" for doing this is three dozen cookies or a generous portion of some other foodstuff (pasta salad, veggies and dip, etc.). Please contact Anna Purnell at (608) 333-2662 or apurnell@matcmadison.edu if you’re interested in doing this. Food items must be nut-free (no tree OR peanuts), and clearly labled. 2. Help Don’t want to dance? Recovering from a Lambada-related mishap? Partnered with a folk-dancer but would rather set your own hair on fire than cavort thusly? We need non-dancing voluteers! If you’d like to enjoy the music without breaking a sweat, contact Anna to volunteer to take money at the door, hand out goodies, ride herd on the booze, help decorate the room beforehand, etc. Anna can be reached at (608) 333-2662 or apurnell@matcmadison.edu more: www.goodmancenter.orgRead More

The Reptile Palace Orchestra will be playing an acoustic concert at Prairie Herb Farm's "Concert In the Barn" series in Monroe, WI. Potluck @ 6:30 (theme: fish, fowl & crustaceans), concert begins at dusk.

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69 to Monticelo, detour off 69 to the right onto Cty C. If you take the second turn to your le...ft (the first is Washington) which is Center Road, and follow that through a couple of turns until it turns sharply to the left , you will see our greenhouses on the top of the hill.Read More

Marquette Waterfront Warmup:
Mad Eastern European Dance Party
Thursday, June 11
High Noon Saloon
$8 cover

9 pm Veseliyka (ve-se-LEE-ka), Balkan Folk
10 pm Reptile Palace Orchestra (PAL-ass), Balkan Lounge Funk
11 pm Yid Vicious (vih-SHUHS), Klezmer Mayhem

As Madison gears up for the 20th Anniversary Marquette Waterfront Festiv...al, three powerhouses of local dance action team up for a midsummer night’s folk ball celebrating the sounds and savory dance stylings of Eastern Europe and beyond. Doctors recommend a proper limbering-up period prior to any festival-going experience. Whether you’ll be kicking up your heels or kicking back with a delicious beer, these 15-odd musicians will whip you into proper Waterfront shape in no time!

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http://www.yidvicious.com/

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