Audra is a writer, editor, actor, & filmmaker with an MFA from Mills College. She is the co-writer/director of the short film Souls of Splendor, which is about gay comic book fans in San Francisco. Audra is also known as Odessa Lil: Mistress of Ceremonies. Ever since she ran SpeakEasily, the first-ever weekly neo-burlesque show in Oakland back in 2004, Odessa Lil has been whipping audiences into shape all around the Bay. Catch her burlesque talk show SPEAKEASILY on YouTube!
12.15.2004
Can't figure out what to do on New Years? Why chose? Let me chose for you:
Don't be BORED on New Years. Let's play some BOARD games, dance, and drink a bunch at The Mile High December 31st - January 1st. That club deserves a party, seeing as how it is the last official night and all.
And it's FREE. And it starts at 10pm. And it's just a party! There probably won't be any NUDE WOMEN. Scrabble may take the place of DEATH DEFYING ACTS. Cool DJs will be spinning all our schizoid favorites instead of some LIVE BAND. I know our own Lisa Nola will be DJing as well as good 'ol Brett (of The Flakes fame) and a few other people of fine taste too...but I can't remember who. THAT's how relaxed this event is! I WILL NOT be Mistress of Ceremony-ing, but I will be bringing the board games. MAD MAGAZINE GAME anyone? OH YES! Please bring your own games to add to the fun too.
Directions here: http://www.oaklandmilehigh.com
Here's what Lisa says:
New Years Eve Party @ The Mile High Club
* Nothing Fancy but Your Clothes
* We're Free
You + DJs + Dancing + Spirits + Good Times
10pm and right into 2005
We are uncertain where the mile high will be in 2005
but we will be open here and there. We do, however,
want to celebrate these past 6 months with friends all
around...so please join us if you can.