Click on image to pre-order Scarlett takes Manhattan
On July 8th, Fugu Press will release “Scarlett Takes Manhattan,” the first graphic novel by Dr. Sketchy’s creator Molly Crabapple and her longtime collaborator John Leavitt. Set in the demimonde of Gilded Age New York, “Scarlett Takes Manhattan” tells the story of poor Bowery girl Shifra Helfgott, who rises to become the premier fire-eater of her age.
Chock full of rigged boxing matches, dirty politics, and turn of the century lesbian culture, “Scarlett” has been described as “disgustingly wonderful” by Warren Ellis and led Margaret Cho to call Molly “THE artist of our time.”
Whoop Molly!!
Our next Dr Sketchy Leeds will be a shimmytastic session featuring the fabulous belly dancer Yorkshire Rose.
Yorkshire Rose has been performing for over two years She regularly travels across the UK taking workshops to expand her knowledge of different genres of belly dance, and especially enjoys performing tribal fusion, incorporating lots of spins and barrel turns. Yorkshire Rose is truly at her happiest when lost in dance!
Audiences have said of Yorkshire Rose…
“Yorkshire Rose is very sexy, elegant and graceful, she captures the essence of the music beautifully”
“a real joy to behold!”
“wonderful to see a woman with curves know how to use them”
“she took my breath away when she did the barrel turns and the music soared”
“shimmytastic”
and you lucky guys and gals get to draw her at Dr Sketchy Leeds on March 25th at The Lounge Bar, Merrion Street, Leeds. Doors open at 7pm and drawing starts at 7.30pm prompt!! We have even been promised a short shimmytastic performance from Yorkshire Rose prior to drawing!
Cecilia Rouge-International burlesque performer appearing at Dr Sketchy’s 25th Feb
Cecilia Rouge has been living, eating, drinking and breathing burlesque for nearly 18 months now. She set up Leeds first burlesque workshops and pioneered a growing and welcoming scene in Leeds. As a performer her surreal, elegant and sometimes twisted comedic routines has taken her across to New York and the infamous Slipper Room and soon Paris. In between running top class burlesque events, eating her flowers and taming her birdcage, Cecilia can be found sticking herself to innate household objects thanks to a bizarre fondness of glue guns. She also loves giant cous cous. ” Find out more about Leeds Burlesque and Cecilia at www.leedsburlesque.co.uk
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You can now reserve you spot for Dr Sketchy Leeds on 29th October – just click on Buy Tickets in the sidebar to purchase your advance tickets through paypal!
Welcome to Dr Sketchy Leeds!
Dr Sketchy’s is what happens when cabaret meets art school. You bring your pencils and paper and we’ll bring you the most beautiful, bizarre and outrageous models for your sketching delectation! Think burlesque dancers, drag kings and queens, circus performers and we let you draw them for a whole three hours! All drawing levels welcome so what are you waiting for!!
