First Friday Follies May 1, 2009

Oakland's Stork Club provides a stimulus package of giggles and jiggles every first Friday night with First Friday Follies, the Bay Area's only community-supported burlesque variety show. That's right, it's NPR with boobies! Since March 2008, patrons of the tarts have streamed into the Stork Club after Oakland Art Murmur for comedy, calamity, and comely ladies, all for whatever they have to donate. Member supported-and chicks dig it too.

Oakland's proved generous enough to provide for The Twilight Vixens, Kitten on the Keys, Evil Sarah, and other nationally touring burlesque acts. Bands have included smoking hot sin evangelists The Gommoran Social Aid and Pleasure Club, theremin-driven Star Trek cover band The Final Frontiersmen, and Berkeley jive man and kazoo master Mugg Muggles. Producers Cupcake and Little Eyeful shimmy and shake and fill their hats with donations (and occasional tamales) from appreciative audience members, while Follies emcee Margaret France allows fans to show their support by filling her signature y-front man panties with quarters. Every month features a new line-up, a new number from tiny terrors Cupcake and Little Eyeful, and a new interpretation of men's lingerie from Miss France.

No cover, donations encouraged. 21+.

Official Website: http://myspace.com/firstfridayfollies