Author Archives: johnny

Sketchstravaganza! Portland, ME

[ August 6, 2010; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School SKETCHSTRAVAGANZA
August 6 – 5 pm to 8 pm

sponsored by Sanctuary Tattoo and Artist&Craftsmen

We’ll be taking over First Friday in Congress Square with models, artists, music, prizes, and more!Featuring Lord Byron, Madge of Honor, Johnny Blazes, Augustine York, Mistress Scarlette, and Victoria Von Tisdale!

Win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to our sponsor, Sanctuary [...]

TraniWreck GOLD IV

[ August 13, 2010; 10:30 pm; ] Friday August 13
OBERON, 2 Arrow St, Harvard Sq, Cambridge MA
doors 10:30 pm • 18+
Tickets: here
More info: http://www.truthserum.org

Featuring Heywood Wakefield (and his ex-wife Sela Morehouse), Becca d’Bus, Frieda Fries, Madge of Honor, Johnny Blazes, resident DJ Kat Fyte and guest performers Systyr Act.

SPECIAL ONE DAY SALE!
Get up-front cabaret seats (usually $40) [...]

The Femme Show’s Annual Summer Tour

[ August 14, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. August 15, 2010; 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm. August 17, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. August 18, 2010; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. August 19, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. August 21, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] It’s that time of year again, when all us femmes, fagettes and fem-allies load into our Subarus and trek all over the East Coast to bring you the best burlesque, poetry, spoken word, puppetry and performance art about  queer femininity.

Check out our tour schedule and see if we’re coming to your [...]

Vadalna’s Summer Revival

[ July 24, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Come One Come All!! It’s the Summer Revival that only Vadalna Tribal Dance Company can produce! In honor of the All Mighty and Ever Lovin’ Squirrel, and MC’d by the fabulous JOHNNY BLAZES, we are hosting the benefit of the ages! This to raise money for our beloved studio, THE VADALNA [...]

Press Mentions

Looking back through my posts, I realized that there are several times that I have received mention in the press, and I’ve only posted a few of them for you– mostly just the ones I took umbrage with and had to write polite open letters about.  So here you go, all in one place,  press [...]

Set the Record Genderqueer

Last month I had the honor of being the model on hand when a reporter from The Boston Globe visited to do a write-up of Dr. Sketchy’s Boston.  Cate McQuaid wrote this great article that described Boston’s Sketchy’s flavor in all of its gender-activist glory, and did my costume changes great justice.  Check out the [...]

TraniWreck: GOLD III

[ July 16, 2010; 10:30 pm to 11:59 pm. ] Will the GOLDS never end?!?  I really thought we were moving on to other semi-precious drag substances this month.  You know, like mylar, spandex, pleather…

Well, in any case, this is going to be one hell of a show.  TraniWreck is, as always, Boston’s BEST all gender, all genre, variety/cabaret mess– a raucous, rabble-rousing exhibition of [...]

The Skewed & Screwed Revue

[ July 3, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join me in supporting a couple in our community who have come upon hard times due to disability and transphobia in the workplace.  This fundraiser is the first in a planned series to help members of the  LGBTQ community in financial need– with emphasis on the ‘T’, given the current lack of resources for transgender [...]

Summer Saturnalia

[ June 17, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] Last chance to see me perform in June!  I’ll be heading to San Diego next week for a teaching gig, and won’t be hitting the stage again until July.  Join me for a VERY FULL evening of revelry with my dear friends Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band and The Boston Circus Guild!  I’ll be hosting [...]

Now Booking for Fall 2010 – Spring 2011

Want to see me at your college or venue?  My fall 2010 — spring 2011 schedule is currently being booked, so it’s time to make your bid! 
Please contact PhinLi Bookings LLC with inquiries.  bookings (at) phinli (dot) com
Some programs I offer:
-My evening-length one-person vaudevillian performance “wo(n)man show”
-Workshops in drag performance, circus arts, and [...]