Hey, Boston fatties, fatlets, and fans of burlesque:

A little something tasty this Saturday for you....

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Tea & Strumpets 2: a burlesque matinee and cake raffle
Where you can have your cake and watch it, too!

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BOSTON, MA.— Burlesque and baked goods: two great tastes come together again at Tea & Strumpets Two, the return of Big Moves' all-star burlesque matinee AND cake raffle. Tea & Strumpets Two is taking place on Saturday, March 29th, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Milky Way Lounge and Lanes in Jamaica Plain. Tickets are $12/adv., $15 at the door, and all proceeds benefit Big Moves’ revival of Lard at this year’s Montreal Fringe Festival.

Stepping out to support Big Moves’ great Northern journey are some of the hottest names in Boston’s seething burlesque scene, including Babes in Boinkland, Black Cat Burlesque, and Johnny Blazes. Of course, Big Moves’ own Thick will be there with some fresh size-diverse stylings, and our own emcee Ms. Deeds is holding the bag together.

There will be games galore (the lightning-fast clothing switch from last year was particularly popular). This year we're also adding the Human Dessert Buffet for an added slice of chocolate-dipped naughty. And off stage, audience members can scramble for offerings from local bakeries, including Babycakes, Blue Frog Bakery, Donna's Cakes, Fiore's, Flour Bakery, I Dream of Jeanne Cakes, and Kickass Cupcakes,

Selected by Boston Phoenix readers as the Best Dance Company in 2006, Big Moves is the only producing and training organization in the country dedicated to dedicated to bringing more people of all sizes into the dance studio and up on stage. On the East Coast, Big Moves is a fiscally sponsored project of the Boston Dance Alliance, a 501(c)3 organization. For more information about Tea & Strumpets, the Montreal revival of Lard, and the various programs of Big Moves around North America, visit us online at http://www.bigmoves.org.

ATTENTION, PHILLY FATTIES AND FATLETS

Big Moves Boston is bringing our spring show, Big Top, to Philadelphia for TWO SHOWS ONLY, on April 26, and MAN, we could really use your help.

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I am reposting this from cera's journal, as these are her events. She is a dancer, dance instructor, and studio owner who is trying to promote a more Health At Every Size and Size Acceptance viewpoint in the fitness/yoga world.

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Hey friends, I'm teaching 2 free classes on Sunday morning at Lulu Lemon Athletica in Union Square. It's my first event as an ambassador for them, and I wanna show them how deep SF freaks roll! It's a totally square environment for such a tree hugging hippy cult. They make a lot of "love yourself as you are" noises...but all the other ambassadors are itty bitty blonde blue eyed pink-wearing yoga instructors and ballet dancers.
They invited me in to shake things up - so come help me shake it! It's free! There'll be snacks! It'll make me look good!

Who's with me!?

Over Valentines Day weekend, LuluLemon Athletica for 2 very special workshops!
Sunday, February 17th

9-10AM - Discussion Forum! Self Love at Every Size: Awareness, Acceptance, and promoting "Fit" over "Thin". This is a forum for teachers, students, and would-be students to discuss issues of health and body-positive dialogue in an industry that is thin-crazy. What does "Health at Every Size" mean, and how can we embody, teach, and practice it as teachers and students?

10-11AM - Sultry Steps; Undulate, Wind, and Roll! Sassy moves that get you dance-floor ready! Movements are drawn from hip hop, bellydance, and jazz dance styles, and can be used by anyone!

Workshops will be held at 327 Grant Ave. @ Bush, San Francisco
http://www.lululemon.com

Classes will be taught by Cera Byer, a dancer, choreographer, dance & Pilates instructor, and Studio owner in San Francisco.
For more information, visit
http://www.damage-control.org
http://www.shoeboxsf.com

Hey all
I usually don't post this sort of thing here - and mods kill it if it's not appropriate. But tonight my big self is hosting this show with fat activist Nomy Lamm. I thought some of you might wanna know. xoxox

 

Its a Love Your Body Day zine-making party!  Join us at the A-Space (4722 Baltimore Avenue, West Philly) anytime between 11am-2:30pm on Sunday, October 21st.  We will have paper and art supplies available so you can make a page that expresses how you feel on Love Your Body Day.  Then we'll collect all the pages and put them together into a (hopefully) fabulous zine for you to enjoy.  The theme could be anything, from something serious like an essay about gender or street harrassment, or light-hearted like a cartoon from the perspective of your hairy, misunderstood armpits, or how you feel about your body, eating disorders, hair, healthiness, dieting, an ode to your below-the-belt zone, or whatever inspires you when you get there.  The theme is Celebrate Every Body.  Please contact Joel (androvna@hotmail.com) with any questions.  Peace!

x-posted like whoa.

Hey all, just wondering if anyone else is planning to go to NAAFA's International No-Diet Day festivities (first posted by mermeydele here)? I'm planning on going with one of the gals I work with at Torrid and just wondered if I'd meet any of you folks there. I missed out on the LA swap, so hopefully I'll see some of you there.

Maybe after, some of you might want to make the trip out to our Torrid? It's Torrid's 6th anniversary -- I wonder if it was intentionally on International No-Diet Day? -- and we're having a shopping party at my location in Arcadia (next to the racetrack) from 6-8 p.m.. It's 20% off a purchase of $100 or more and we're going to have a goodies give-away, mini-makeovers, and cupcakes!

negiplease and I are going to LEISURE at Annie's Social Club next Saturday, for a little drinking, dancing and karaoke and we'd love to see some other Fatshionstas there.

Date: May 7, 2007
When: 9:30pmish
Where: Annie's Social Club, SF
Why: Because the hipsters need more fat in their lives.

If anyone's interested in having dinner beforehand, let me know in a comment and we can maybe set that up as well.

i don't think this was posted on here yet....

Hello Toronto Fat Folk!

This is a call out for your old clothes!

The Fat Femme Mafia is holding another
Fat Flea Market Apr.29 from 10-5 in the
Art Bar at the Gladstone, and we want
YOUR OLD CLOTHES.

If you have old Fat Clothes you would
like to donate...please email us at fatfemmemafia@hotmail.com
and tell us an appropriate
time...and we will come and pick
up your old stuff. We are looking for all kinds of clothes, boys girls, whatever...size
14 and up. No smaller then that please.

In exchange...you will recieve Fat Flea
bucks that you can use to shop freely
at the actual event....if you choose to
do so. Give us your old wardrobe and we
will give you a new one!!!

Please email this to all your fat
friends! Circulate WIDE-ly!

XXL
-Fat Femme Mafia

hi all -

it seems more people are interested in meeting at 5pm on saturday night, march 17th in LA - so that's what we'll do! please bring clothes to swap and/or sell (i have jeans, trousers, shirts, and tees sized 26-32 and shoes around a size 10). if interested in buying, bring money :). also, i'll make a veggie/ vegan dinner, but please bring either a snack to share or a couple bucks to chip in on that kind of thing. if you have food issues/ allergies, speak up now. sheana will be bringing hairspray to watch if we'd like.

comment with an email address and i'll send you my address, which you can either mapquest or request directons for.

let me know if there are any other issues or questions - and i look forward to seeing everyone in a week +!

Lunch was a lot of fun, even if only a very few of us made it. The Chinese food was tres yummy (especially the Strawberry Chicken) and it was all convivial and good. Many thanks to euterpe35 for organizing!

I've been up to late to decipher the LJ picture interface, so here is a link to the wee gallery

Please re-post everywhere!

FatGirl Speaks will be happening Saturday, June 9, 2007. Save the date!

http://www.fatgirlspeaks.com (Will be updated soon!)

What is FatGirl Speaks?:

Founded on progressive feminist principles of size positivity and the promotion of natural body diversity, FatGirl Speaks is a show which seeks to energize, empower, uplift and celebrate women of size and our allies!

Wanna Perform?

We're looking for an army of Ample Artists who aren't afraid to BARE ARMS against those who would have us be ever-dissatisfied with our bodies and our lives as women of size.

Requirements:

* Performers must be women of size. We do not seek to define the term 'woman of size' for you. If you feel that you are a woman of size, you are welcome.

* All pieces must be topical and relevant to the evening's theme. This is a celebration, so preference will be given to pieces that are positive and inspiring, or based on overcoming struggles or challenges in your own life.

* The full text of all text-based performances (including dance routines to songs with words) must be submitted at least 3 weeks in advance in order to allow ample time for ASL interpreters to review the material.

* If the number of performers that are interested in performing exceed the number of spaces we have available, there will be an audition process. Out of town performers will be required to submit video or audio tapes of their performances. Local performers will be required to attend a very informal and positive audition.

*FatGirl Speaks is working on a very small budget that is at this time unknown. We are hoping to find performers who are willing to donate their time and what's better than putting on a great big show with a bunch of amazing fellow fat performers? We are of course, open to discussing lodging accommodations and helping with travel expenses if it's necessary.

Please contact Jenny Bruso at jenny@notsorry.org if you would like to be a part of this flabulous event!

Also check out our Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/fatgirl_speaks

To all you lovely fatshionistas I'm excited to meet at the Mall of America on the 31st - would it be okay if a non-fat but fabulous friend of mine tags along? She and I haven't gotten a lot of time to see each other lately, and she's great company. If not, then that's okay. :3 We'll find another time to hang out.

Cool with you? If not, s'all good. I'm just so excited!

hi all - 

sheana has mentioned this a couple times, and so i thought i'd do a formal invite - would anyone be interested in doing an LA area meet-up/ clothing swap/ watch a movie kind of social event on saturday march 17th or sunday march 18th? i can host, as my roommate will be gone and i have a fairly good sized apartment and a bunch of clothes and shoes i'd like to swap/ sell. i live on the eastern edge of west la - very easy to get to via highways and streets, about 2 miles north of the 10 freeway.

if youre interested, comment and let me know if theres a prefered date/ time - i think 5ish saturday night was mentioned, or maybe 1pm sunday afternoon? i'll cull answers and then get back with an email for address info.

 

I posted a week or so ago that Go Figure was presenting a spring fashion show at Big Moves Bay Area's annual chocolate tasting/performance showcase fundraiser, A Taste for Dance on March 10th in Oakland, CA. WE STILL NEED 2-3 models in sizes 1x-3x (18-22, according to the store). We don't need professional models--just fabulous fatshionistas like yourselves to model the clothes If you are interested in modeling, PLEASE email me at jessica at bigmoves dot org with your contact information.

( Specifics about the event and what you need to do to be in the show are here )

A Taste for Dance is a very fun event and people who've modeled before have really enjoyed it. Of course, even if you are not modeling I hope if you are local you will come on out, have some chocolate, watch some flabulous dance and support Big Moves!

Please link to this where appropriate!

1:00 p.m. Saturday February 24 (that's tomorrow!) in the International District (details below)
NOTE: Plans are changed to eat first, then do the Uwajimaya shopping *after*

1:00 at the Union Square Park to gather, then hitting the restaurant at 1:30

I look like my profile pic. I'm 5'8", will be dressed all in black, and have thicker hair than anyone you've probably ever met.,

attn sirriamnis Can you come? Pleeeease?

Others who have expressed interest are:
misadventurelad, diazanon, diseased_inside, osbournesnut, jeliza, kaligrrl, sarrabellum, dexocracy, heinousbitca, loree, highyella, and blackberrymama

I haven't had positive confirmation from everyone yet, so please reply here yes or no... :-)

also, you can e-mail me at euterpe35 at gmail dot com

(from the earlier post)

We can meet at the little park in Union Station Square, at 5th Ave & Weller Street in the International District, right across 5th Ave from Uwajimaya. We can shop Uwajimaya for a while, then take up misadventurelad's suggestion of Shanghai Garden for lunch.

Ok, Minnesota Fatties:

Looks like the weather may not cooperate fully for our Fat-Fast/b&lu Warehouse Shop, so if the weather gets bad and there are those who can't make it, no prob.  I really, REALLY hope the weather doesn't get too cranky by the time we get going, but we will see!

How does 10:00 am on Saturday March 24th sound to everyone?

I have spoken to the owner of a coffee shop on Greenwood about using her premises, and she said that Saturday morning is WAY better than the afternoons as far as our ability to spread out, and that she will reserve the back big table and couch area for us if we want.

Only about a dozen folks have so far expressed interest, so I think the space would work well, and they have roomie restrooms (one per gender) in case things MUST be tried on.

If this will work for folks, I'll contact her to confirm it, then I'll post the address here so ya'll can Google or MapQuest it.

Please let me know ASAP so no one jumps our space.

All you lovely fatshionistas in the Bay Area, I'd like to invite you to my home for a clothing swap this Saturday, from 2pm to 8pm.

I am on the peninsula, off of 101 (between the Willow and University exits). If you want to join us, just send me an e-mail (username@LJ works well, or leave a comment on here with your e-mail address) and I'll be happy to give you my address.

Please bring yourself, any clothes you wish to find a new home for (if you don't have any, still come!), and a small potluck dish to share. If you have a portable clothing rack, having that available would rock my world as well.

I'm hoping to meet some of you lovely ladies, since I missed a recent get-together.

hello twin cities friends!

i know this is super, super early, but i just read that leslie hall will be playing at the 7th Street Entry on April 12th!

i don't know how many of you are fans, but leslie is my secret girlfriend and i can't wait to see her and her gem sweaters. i think we should get together and have dinner or something before the show (doors at 8). what do you think? i will totally post reminders as the event day nears.

but i just wanted to give those of you who love leslie a heads up in advance. YAY!



ps) you can d/l her album (for $9.95 ) on Napster if you're not familiar with her music.

hey all...from a recent posting i got the impression that there are more of us around here than i thought. mostly this is kind of a roll call to see who is around me, but also because i think it would be cool to get together sometime to hang and/or do clothing exchanges and the like. so who are my peeps in the baltimore (or nearby metropolitan)/DC/lower Penn/etc area? anyone interested in some sort of meetup?

Okay, with all the meetin-up going on, I am verily jealous because I
1) No longer live in Western Mass, which is close enough for me to go to both the Boston AND the New York AND maybe even the Philly meetups, and
2) There are, apparently, no fat chicks in Southern California. I know this isn't really true, but sometimes? It totally seems like it.

So! What would the gorgeous fatties on this community say to a SoCal meetup? I'm in San Diego, personally, but I imagine there are a lot of folks in the San Diego/Los Angeles and combined surburbs and we could have an awesome meetup if we wanted to. I was thinking maybe possibly join clothing swap/Hairspray viewing/snackerating type event, on a weekend sometime. Would anyone be interested in going/hosting? ooper67 and I would totally host, but we love in El Cajon which I imagine is EXTRA out of the way for most folks.

But seriously, what if we met up somewhere betwixt LA and SD? Or if there aren't many folks in SD, somewhere in LA? Thoughts?

A while back, a Toronto fatshionista suggested a get-together to actually meet F2F.

I couldn't go at the time, as it conflicted with previous commitments and deadlines. Would any of the Toronto fatshionistas be interested in doing it again with a bit more advance notice? say one to two weeks out? Could be coffee, could be shopping, could be a clothing swap, could be one of the many, many lectures or literary events around town, could be a poetry jam, could be whatever.

Suggestions: Grenadier Pond in High Park is frozen over and while not "officially" open for skating, it's in use by the locals. I was out on the ice yesterday. Also, there is skating at Harbourfront, not to mention it's Black History Month and there are going to be some fabulous concerts down by the lake. There there all the Winterlicious events....

If post holiday budgets are a concern, I can throw my doors open for a potluck. Deepest darkest Parklawn, on the west side of the Humber.

Big Moves Boston presents

HEAVY METAL HOLIDAYS
A dance show for people who like it sweaty, rough, and loud
Sunday, December 10 * doors at 7:30, show at 8
P.A.’s Lounge, 345 Somerville Ave., Somerville
Tix: $15/door, $12/adv. (BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE only at
http://www.bigmoves.org)
SEATING IS LIMITED and first-come-first-seated, prepare for Standing
Room Only!
PLEASE NOTE: this is definitely a 21+ show!

**UPDATE: You can dress as skimpy as you like, but be sure to bring
some clothes for charity! SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS**

Hot on the heels of the GARGANTUA tour, Big Moves presents HEAVY METAL HOLIDAYS, a one-night dance revue in a hard-rock and metal-themed motif. What does that mean? Lots of skin, lots of drums, lots of hair, and some crazy kick-ass dance numbers for people who like it loud, hard, and rough. The rocker vibe of PA’s, combined with live rock from cover band 1977 and costumes that just won’t quit, makes HEAVY METAL HOLIDAYS a show for Big Moves fans to remember. Performers will include Phat Fly Girls (hip hop), Filling the Stage (jazz and musical theater), and Caravan of Curves (bellydance), plus Big Moves poet laureate Jaclyn Friedman and our own Amazonian emcee, Alicia Greene. We’re also bringing audiences on stage with us for two contests--air guitar AND big hair—in which we put up our own champions in each division against volunteers from the audience. Winners receive great prize packages from Big Moves and our corporate sponsors.

**UPDATE!** Bring your gently used plus-size coats, sweaters, and winter wear (2x and over) and large boots and winter shoes to donate to the Women's Lunch Place, a daytime drop-in resource for poor and homeless women in Boston. A representative will be on hand to pick these donations up and haul them off to the women who need them.

PS: If you've ever wanted to audition for a Big Moves performing company, COME TO THE SHOW, COME BY, and SAY HI! We'll tell you about the upcoming auditions for both Filling the Stage and the Phat Fly Girls.

rats, I can't make it to this, but wanted to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in a plus size sample sale in nyc.

http://www.biggirlsunited.com/

On Oct 28th.
I'm not affiliated with anyone doing this event.

Report back if you go!