SEVEN STAR WOMEN'S KUNG FU
You are cordially invited to a Benefit Performance for Seven Star Women's Kung Fu.
Kung Fu Kabaret will feature Belly Dancing — Tai Chi — Salsa —
Indie Rock — Chinese Sword and a Chance to Break Boards!
Kung Fu Kabaret
Friday, September 5th from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
at HaLo Dance Studio, 500 East Pike, Seattle
An evening of entertainment featuring live music, dance and martial arts performances, exciting live and silent auctions with many unique items and affordable treasures, and a complimentary buffet dinner with microbrew beer & wine bar. Great door prizes too! At the beautiful new HaLo Dance Studio on Capitol Hill. Plenty of nearby parking.
Tickets are $35. We accept MC/Visa/Discover/AmEx. Proceeds benefit Seven Star, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Call 206-720-1046 or email sevenstarwomen@yahoo.com, to order your tickets.
OUR PERFORMERS:
These performers have graciously donated their time and talents to appear in our benefit performance. Esther Howard will be our MC and Amy Roberts will be our auctioneer.
Award-winning songwriter Amy Roberts performs original folk with pop sensibilities and is renowned for her "effortless performances, vivid songs and powerful talent." Her CD, No Miracles Today, has been selected by Performing Songwriter magazine as one of their Top 12 DIY (do it yourself) Picks. She writes "It is an amazing thing to be reviewed in such a respected national publication .... go to their website and listen to an MP3 of my song, Ready to Burn."
Salsa dancer company Somos El Son was created in Seattle nine years ago by the Chavez brothers, known in the salsa world for their incredibly fast and technical shines as well as innovative choreographies. Co-Directors Israel and Victor Chavez were born and raised in Mexico City and have been dancing salsa since early childhood. Their dancing developed in the streets of Mexico, and the Chavez style is known for its raw essence. The current members of Somos El Son have been dancing together for the past three years and have traveled and perform all over the U.S. and Canada. They will be dancing to Palante by Tito Puente.
Ayca (Jennifer Sokolowsky) has been belly dancing for 10 years, studying with a variety of teachers and performing for audiences in the U.S. and Europe. She relocated to Seattle last year after several years of living in Prague and Berlin. Ayca loves the multicultural aspect of American belly dance and takes her inspiration from Turkish, Egyptian Cabaret and Tribal styles, as well as the club scene, always letting her hips be her guide!
Original Arty-Pop-Singer-Songwriter Greg Dember will be performing his music with Thorn Michaels. There will be a release party for his new CD "I Don't Know I Think I Fell from the Sky" at 10:00 p.m. on September 17 at the Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Avenue, Seattle.
Nationally recognized dancer/choreographer and 4th degree kung fu black belt Michele Miller, currently on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts, is a founding member of Velocity Dance Studio and D-9 dance company. She and some of her students will perform "Di Lok Lo" and a Chinese dragon sword form she learned while studying martial arts and teaching dance in Hong Kong.
Tai chi master Derryl Willis is a disciple of Grand Master Chen Xiaowang, the 19th generation lineage holder of Chen family style Taijiquan. Master Willis will perform a traditional Chen style tai chi form "characterized by a combination of fast and slow movements, explosive bursts of energy and spiraling movement."
OUR AUCTION AND BUFFET
We would like to thank the many businesses that have generously made donations to our fundraiser. Please support our supporters!
Arbonne International
Arts West Playhouse & Gallery of West Seattle
AVON
Blue Ribbon Cooking & Culinary Center
Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
Cappy’s Boxing Gym LLC
Center for Wooden Boats
Century Ballroom
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
Eight Limbs Yoga
Emerald Downs
Frye Art Museum of Seattle
Half Moon Acupuncture
HaLo Dance Studio
Harlequin Productions
Hothouse Spa & Sauna
Intiman Theater
Julia’s Restaurants
Krispy Kreme Donuts
Laughing Buddha Brewing Company
Laurel Ink, Inc.
Lighthouse Coffee
Museum of Flight
Mae’s Phinney Ridge Cafe
Northwest Film Forum
Northwest Outdoor Center
Pacific Science Center
Pair Restaurant
Pilates Seattle International
Salon Zaffa
Samarya Center
Talking Rain Beverage Company
Todo Bien Wellness Center
Fall Line Winery
Brown Bear Car Wash
McCormick & Schmicks Restaurant
Paper Garden
Seattle Art Museum
Parking Options:
HaLo Dance Studio is on the second floor of 500 East Pike at the corner of East Pike Street and Summit Avenue. It is above BrocklindŐs Costume Company. There is street parking and there are numerous small parking lots nearby that charge $5 in the evening. Here are a few of them:
Diamond Parking Inc
401 E Pike St, Seattle 98122 - Hourly Parking
1 Min Walk
Standard Parking Corp
420 E Pike St, Seattle 98122 - Hourly Parking
1 Min Walk
Thrifty Park Inc
501 E Pike St, Seattle 98122 - Hourly Parking
1 Min Walk
Diamond Parking
1610 Melrose Ave, Seattle 98122 - Hourly Parking
3 Min Walk
Imperial Parking Inc
1701 Harvard Ave, Seattle 98122 - Hourly Parking
4 Min Walk
Diamond Parking Inc
1101 Pike St, Seattle 98101 - Hourly Parking
4 Min Walk