Event Gallery Camp Hollywood Jitterbugs
August 24, 2010 - 9:37 am
While popular TV shows like Dancing With The Stars and So You Think You Can Dance have taken over the airwaves, a small but vital community of retro dance enthusiasts gather for an annual tribute to the bygone era of Swing with Camp Hollywood and the National Jitterbug Championships. Armed with my Cuban heels and stockings with seams up the back, I left the Converse at home and delved into the netherworld of Lindy Hoppers.
Highlights of the weekend included a Miss Camp Hollywood bathing beauty contest, and plethora of heated dance competitions for titles in swing styles like Balboa and Shag. But easily the wildest competition was the “anything goes” underground jitterbug challenge which erupted at 2am on the Saturday night!
4.86 (7 votes)
Loading ...Event Gallery OSM Things To Do In The Ozarks
August 20, 2010 - 10:54 am
I was watching this old Bugs Bunny cartoon the other day in which Bugs goes on a vacation to Ozark Arkansas. The episode, titled “Hillbilly Hare” (made in the 50’s, hence the lack of PC) got me wondering what a trip to the Ozarks would really be like, not only as a destination, but as a vacation! I decided to do some research and see what kind of shenanigans one could get themselves into down there and It turns out there is a lot more to do than belly-flopping into the local watering hole. This is what I found.
5.00 (2 votes)
Loading ...Event Rebel Cupcake NYC
July 16, 2010 - 9:53 am
Bevin Branlandingham knows how to throw a party. She brings together a mix of Brooklyn’s finest: a slew of performers celebrating the essence of queer, a dash of DJ’s spinning beats and an attitude that makes everyone want to dance, hug and kiss all night long. Add a lil sugar and spice and out comes Rebel Cupcake– a monthly themed dance party and show for flamboyant queers of all shapes and flavors. Speaking of flavors, did you try the cupcakes?
5.00 (2 votes)
Loading ...Event Featured Gallery Stuffing Face at the Dark Arts Festival
June 30, 2010 - 2:15 pm
Today had to begin a very specific way before I sat down to write this piece: I had to eat cake for breakfast. That’s because the the Dark Arts Festival entertained their guests with a real-life cake-eating contest, in the spirit of the event’s second night’s theme: “Let Them Eat Cake: The French Revolution” Inspiration is important, after all.
5.00 (5 votes)
Loading ...Event Chalk Covers The Streets of Pasadena
June 29, 2010 - 6:29 pm
I used to think I was good at sidewalk chalk. I bet you did too. After heading to the Pasadena Chalk Festival last week, however, I almost feel inclined to go back in time and inform my elementary-aged self to put the chalk back into the box and pursue other arts and crafts such as coloring books and Play Dough. The drawings that the dusty fingered festival-participants were creating in the courtyard of Old Town were beyond masterpieces and put anything that I may have ever doodled to definite shame.
4.93 (14 votes)
Loading ...Event Mummy-Wrapping Contest at the Dark Arts Festival
June 28, 2010 - 3:27 pm
True to form, the shadowy masterminds of the Dark Arts Festival had all sorts of excitement planned for the ten-year anniversary, beyond live music and DJs. Every night of the event had a theme, and Friday’s was “Ancient Egypt”. We really didn’t know what to expect when we got to Area 31, a two-story nightclub that keeps SLC’s alternative party people out of trouble with nights of 80s, Electro, Pop and everything in between. Would there be sphinxes? Mummies? Sophisticated irrigation systems everywhere? What wonders awaited these weary travelers?
Though I was a little sad to find no pyramids and few attendees dressed in white linen, there was no shortage of wigs, eyeliner, or mummies. That’s right, mummies. One the night’s scheduled events was a mummy-wrapping contest. This too, of course, could have meant anything. Having never been to Salt Lake City I didn’t know how hardcore this was going to be.
5.00 (3 votes)
Loading ...Event Cockblocked from Coachella
May 7, 2010 - 9:37 am
So I don’t mean to get all hocus pocus on your ass, but bad things happen when you travel during Mercury retrograde. Life just goes awry. In a big way. From misscommunications to missed flights, it is a time when ideally you should lay low, revise or edit old projects, & generally not be too ambitious. But hey! We’re brave! We care not for astrology! WE ARE CHINASHOP! We’ll give anything a try! & so, on Saturday morning, Barbie (our editor & multi-tasking prodigy), Seth (taciturn & phenomenally gifted videographer & photographer) & I (insert your own adjectives & nouns here) set off towards the desert in a blue Nissan Altima hybrid.
2.18 (28 votes)
Loading ...Event Gamer’s Delight: UGTL Hosts Echo Park Street Fighter Competition
May 6, 2010 - 10:37 am
If you were born in the 80’s or anytime after, there is an outstanding chance that you owned video games. If you happen to be a part of the male species, chances are a large portion of your social festivities revolved around video games. Remember all those nights of staying up late trying to beat that level of Tetris, or cheating by putting the gun all the way to the screen to better your shot accuracy in Duck Hunt? Video games go hand in hand with childhood memories for a lot of us. I know I personally owned a Nintendo, SEGA, and Nintendo Game Cube. I played Sonic the Hedgehog for hours, secretly thought Luigi was cooler than Mario, and did my share of bragging when I beat my very first game, The Little Mermaid.
4.88 (16 votes)
Loading ...Event Gallery Oddity The World Series of Beer Pong
April 23, 2010 - 10:55 am
I remember playing Beer Pong back in college as a recreational way to get my buzz on, but it has since taken on a life of it’s own. It seems to have gone from simply throwing a ping-pong ball into a cup, to a sophisticated matrix involving rules, regulations, and professional tournaments. Thanks to the help of organizations like BPONG.com, which caters to the needs of the beer pong community by offering amenities such as tournament information, an official beer pong store, and a beer pong players forum, this “drinking game” has turned into one serious sport. All across the United States, Canada, and even further overseas, beer pong leagues are popping up and everyone wants to make it to one place: The World Series of Beer Pong.
The World Series of Beer Pong, known to the beer pong community as WSOBP, is the largest and longest running organized beer pong tournament in the world. It was created “by beer pong players, for beer pong players,” according to the official WSOBP website. All games are played on official BPONG 8-foot tables and are regulated by official WSOPB rules. Last year’s WSOBP was the largest yet, with over 800 participants, representing 45 states, as well as Canada, all competing for the championship title but also, the whopping $50,000 pot. This year’s event is expected to have an even higher turnout and will occur on January 1-5, 2011 on the Las Vegas strip at The Flamingo Hotel and Casino. In order to participate, players have to buy into the event by December 10, 2010, or can win their way in at one of the official satellite tournaments.
4.85 (13 votes)
Loading ...Event Coachella 2010: PHOENIX Resurrects an Exhausted Festival Crowd…
April 21, 2010 - 5:53 am
It’s Sunday, the closing day of the festival. People stagger through the Coachella grounds with forced bravado and as much cheerfulness as they can muster, but stop anywhere and you’ll hear one of any of the following: “I’m tired,’ “I’m so exhausted,” “I just want to go home,” “You okay dude? Get up, this isn’t funny,” etc. They’re trying to stay conscious for what will later prove to be one of the biggest shows of the entire 3-day package — an hour long performance by France’s Phoenix. I thought the crowd at MGMT’s show was huge; truth be told, they had nothing on these guys. Nobody did.
5.00 (3 votes)
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