Le Ball des Vampires - PEERS November 1, 2008

Dancing on Two Floors
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Formal vintage ballroom dancing: 7:45 - midnight
Featured Band: Bangers & Mash
Dracula's Daughter Discotheque & Bar: 6:30 - midnight

Waltz the night away in a beautiful candlelit ballroom with the San Francisco Bay Area’s most glamorous Undead at the 15th Annual Le Bal des Vampires held once again at the Alameda Elks Lodge, a stately neo-Colonial mansion with a stunning Edwardian ballroom, a photogenic Edwardian staircase, and a film noir style discotheque.

Suggested costume is evening dress of the century and country of your "rebirth." This may include dress uniform, period costume (authentic or fantasy), vintage attire, or modern evening dress. There is no dress code for the ball but you will see some of the most gorgeous and creative costumes of the social season at Le Bal des Vampires.

This year there will once again be simultaneous dancing on two separate floors:

Our band in the elegant upstairs ballroom is the stylish but always dashing ensemble Bangers & Mash. As usual, haunting waltzes dominate the program, but the evening will feature a variety of dance music from across the centuries - from 18th century Baroque country dances to Victorian Viennese waltzes, polkas and mazurkas to elegant early 20th century tangos, blues, and fox trots and even some classic rock and roll swing. Please note that the band's first dance set will start at 7:45 pm sharp – 15 minutes earlier than usual. The dance sets will be unusually full, even by Bangers & Mash’s high standards, so if you do plan to dance, please be certain to wear shoes or boots you can actually dance in.

For those preferring a more modern style of dance music and free-style dancing, join us in Le Bal des Vampires’ Dracula’s Daughter Discotheque in the hall’s Ratskellar for a wonderfully varied repertoire of music to stir both the blood and the spirit from 6:30 p.m. to Midnight. The disco also features a no-host (cash) bar and light refreshments for our mortal guests..

Our half-time show in the ballroom is a performance by Le Theatre des Vampires. Not recommended for the faint of heart but highly recommended for fans of the genre!

Tickets: $17.50 in advance (by October 25)
$25.00 at the door

Advance tickets may be ordered by sending a check or money order to:
PEERS, 2144 B Buena Vista Ave, Alameda CA 94501

You may also purchase tickets until October 25 with a credit card using the PayPal system.

Official Website: http://peers.org/vamp08.html