We apologize for the delay in this post but it's been crazy the past few days!  First we would like to thank our amazing panel of judges: Gabriella Maze, Shannon Doah, Satan's Angel, Perle Noire, Kitten De Ville, Tim Mack and our 2011 Queen, Siren Santina!  

Best Costume - Donna Touch
Most Innovative - Orchid Mei
Most Humerus - Lola LeSoleil
Most Classic - Orchid Mei
Audience Choice - Stephan

Best Group - Slow Burn Burlesque
Best Duet - Katerina Von Dutch and Bourgeois Betty
Best Variety - Safety Third

The FIRST EVER Southern Fried King - Stephan

2nd Runner-Up - Donna Touch
1st Runner-Up - Lola LeSoleil

2012 Southern Fried Queen - Miss Orchid Mei

Do you love your 2011 SFBF T-Shirt? If you do you can submit a photo of you in it for a photo contest and win a free weekend pass to the 2nd Annual Southern Fried Burlesque Fest!

Don't have a t-shirt? You can purchase them at the SFBF store on the website! www(dot)southernfriedburlesquefest(dot)com for only $10 which includes shipping with in the continental United States. (International orders please email southernfriedburlesquefest@gmail.com to calculate shipping) T-shirts will be shipped within 48 hours of being purchased.

The sooner you get you photos in, the longer you will have to get votes!

RULES:

- All photos must be submitted to southernfriedburlesquefest@gmail.com with the RE line: "SFBF Photocontest" before February 20th.
- NO NUDITY, regular Facebook posting rules apply, you can't win if they take down your photo
-You must be able to see the SFBF 2011 Logo, if it just looks like just a black shirt we can't tell if you love your SFBF 2011 shirt!
- All photos will be posted in an album on line, by submitting you are giving us permission to post your photo to the SFBF Fan Page
- Voting will end at 11:59pm EST, February 29, 2012
- Votes will be counted by "Likes" on the photo, comments will not help the amount of votes
- One photo entry per person
- The winner will be announced on March 1st and given a $200 SFBF Credit (One Free Weekend Pass) which can be upgraded for $100 to a Weekend VIP Pass
- Festival Performers and Staff are not elligible
- The Weekend Pass is non-transferable

We are now accepting Burlesque, Boylesque, Vaudeville, and Variety Performer applications as well as MC and Teacher applications to the second annual Southern Fried Burlesque Fest March 8-11, 2012, in Atlanta, GA!

http://www.southernfriedburlesquefest.com/apply.html

We have created this festival to support and showcase all facets of the neoburlesque revival - classic, humorous, conceptual, acrobatic, etc. We’re bringing you the most amazing, creative, and talented group of burlesque vaudeville and variety performers in one place! Not to mention, one of the most elaborate class & workshop schedule you will ever see for performers, photographers, teachers, and anyone crazy about burlesque as a part of this four day event. Our goal for this event is to not only showcase the amazing talents the Southeast has to offer, but to also show the Southeast the amazing talents the rest of the world has to offer.  It will be a weekend of burlesque goodness for all!

We are still accepting sponsors, and have half price sponsorship packages available until September 1st.  We can custom design a sponsor packages that works best for you!   We also have Program Ad Space available, programs will be handed out to all attendees.

http://www.southernfriedburlesquefest.com/sponsors.html

We also have vendor spaces available, they are $100 per table through December 31, 2011, and go up to $150 on January 1, 2012.

http://www.southernfriedburlesquefest.com/vendors.html

And finally, we are always looking for volunteers!  We do understand that your time is money and we have multiple ways to get either FREE or discounted passes for the festival!

http://www.southernfriedburlesquefest.com/volunteers.html

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all in March!

Okay boys and girls, we're in the home stretch to finish up this past fest's bills and get the deposit down for next year. We need $3000 before June 1st, so if you know you want to come you can buy your ticket at the performer price for only $100 and VIP Weekend Passes (ONLY 23 of 24 available) are only $150! We have some half price sponsorship packages and vendors tables are on sale for on $100 for the whole weekend right now as well so hop on these deals and help us make it happen

To have the volunteer announcements sent to your email please join our email list: http://groups.google.com/group/sfbfvolunteers
Sliding Scale Volunteer Ticket Prices:
-If you were a volunteer last year you are eligible for a free weekend pass in exchange for 16 hours festival volunteer work or 32 hours pre-festival volunteer work

-New volunteers can get a $50, weekend pass in exchange for 16 hours festival volunteer work or 32 hours pre-festival volunteer work.  

-Sliding Scale Fees:  If you get Vendors, Sponsors or sell Program Ads you can get credit toward your weekend pass.  If you get $400 of money brought in for the festival by January 1, 2012 you can get a free weekend pass.   You can download all of the forms off the website.

Ex:          If Jane gets one vendor at $100 she can get $50 off a $200 weekend pass as she has raised $100 for the festival.  If Jane gets one vendor at $100 and a sponsor for $50 she’ll get $75 off a $200 weekend pass as she has raised $150 for the festival.  If Jane get one vendor at $100, a sponsor for $50 and a $250 program ad space then she will have a free weekend pass as she has raised $400 for the festival.

Half of whatever you are able to raise in any combination of Vendors, Sponors and Program Ads goes towards credit for a discounted weekend pass.


Volunteer Departments

-Vendor Co-ordinator: This position will handle all communication with the festival vendors, do the lay out for vendor space, and assist in load in and break down before and after the festival and answer any questions the vendors may have as well as take in vendor forms for next year’s festival.  Vendor Co-ordinator hours during the festival are Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 4pm-midnight, Friday, March 9, 2012 from 7am-6pm, Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9am-6pm and Sunday, March 11 from 9am-6pm.  We can get additional volunteers to assist in 4 hour shifts.

-Registration Co-ordinator:  This position will handle organizing and making the pre-paid registration packets for advanced ticket holders as well as be over volunteers working registration during the event.  Registration Co-ordinator hours during the festival are Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 6pm-midnight, Friday, March 9, 2012 from 9am-midnight, Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9am-midnight and Sunday, March 11 from 9am-4pm.  We can get additional volunteers to assist in 4 hour shifts

-Guest Co-ordinator: This position will handle making sure that special guests are given their schedules/itinerary, will help coordinate the Legends Escorts, will make sure that all show riders are taken care of and help handle any of the Guests needs.   Guest Co-ordinator festival hours are Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 4pm-midnight, Friday, March 9, 2012 from 9am-3am, Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9am-3am and Sunday, March 11 from 9am-6pm.  We can get additional volunteers to assist in 4 hour shifts.

-Legends Escorts: These people will have 4 hour shifts to assist the legends with escorting them around to events, help them with any errands they may need, etc…  

-Class Co-ordinator:  This position will handle helping with class scheduling, organizing the prepaid student lists for each class, do check ins for each class and turn in class totals at the end of each class.  Class Co-ordinator hours during the festival are Friday, March 9, 2012 from 9am-6pm, Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9am-6pm and Sunday, March 11 from 9am-4pm.  We can get additional volunteers to assist in 4 hour shifts.

- VIP Co-ordinator: This position will handle making sure that the VIP pass holders are taken care of.  Do seating charts for the VIP tables and reset the VIP tables between shows.   VIP Co-ordinator hours during the festival are Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 6pm-midnight, Friday, March 9, 2012 from 6pm-midnight, Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 6pm-midnight and Sunday, March 11 TBA.   We can get additional volunteers to assist at each show.
-Security Co-ordinator: This position will handle making sure that all the doors are checked for people to have tickets and deal with any problems that may arise if people need to be escorted out of the show.  Security Co-ordinator hours during the festival are Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 4pm-midnight, Friday, March 9, 2012 from 7am-3am, Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9am-3am and Sunday, March 11 9am - TBA.   We can get additional volunteers depending on number of positions needed.

SHIFT HEADS: Each Co-Ordinator can have shift heads which will be in charge when the Co-Ordinator is un available. 

-Team Tallywackers: Each volunteer will be assigned to a judge during the pageant and will help tally their scores so we can find out the winners.

Monday, May 9 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Melton's App and Tap
2500 N Decatur Rd
Decatur, GA

We're gearing up for the 2012 Southern Fried Burlesque Fest which means we first must go over the 2011 Festival, what we loved, what we hated, what worked, what didn't and what we need to make sure to add for next year! So please come out and give your imput so we can make next year even bigger and better!

One of the big changes is that we're hoping to have an advisory panel made up of Atlanta Burlesque Performers and Producers to help shape the future of the festival! We'll be honest, we weren't 100% sure this year was going to happen and now that it has and we're planning next year we'd really like to get the whole community involved.

If you come to the meeting you can purchase a 2011 T-Shirt for only $5 and you can get a combo of the 2011 poster and button for only $1!

Thank you to everyone that came to The First Annual Southern Fried Burlesque Festival!  We had a great time and now that we've popped our cherry we're ready to make next year even better.  Please fill out this survey while you still have the weekend fresh in your mind!  We'll be accepting your 100% anonymous opinions until April 1, 2011!

TAKE SURVEY HERE

Time:
Monday, January 31 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm


Location:
Melton's App & Tap
2500 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033

Created By Southern Fried Burlesque Fest 

More Info
So you're thinking to yourself, "Self," because that's what you call yourself when you're talking to yourself, "Self, I think this Southern Fried Burlesque Fest thing sounds really cool! How can I help?"


The answer: VOLUNTEER!

We need people to help stuff gift bags, drive people to and from the airport, help man booths, help with registration, help find sponsors and vendors, help assist the special guests, help with security and help with making everything generally fabulous.

If you're interested in volunteering please fill out the volunteer form so we have a mast list regardless of whether or not you are able to make the meeting so we know who's in the Greater Atlanta area and who is not: www.southernfriedburlesquefest.com/volunteers.html

Melton's App & Tap: www.meltonsappandtap.com

Application decisions have been sent to everyone so check your email. It was really tough to decide with so many applications from so many amazing performers.

If you are not on the list then we do not have your application as of 4:36pm EST, Sunday, January 2nd. You have until 5pm January 5th to resend us the application o your fixed video. Please email southernfriedburlesquefest(at)gmail(dot)com to get this fixed. I will update this list everyday between now and the to make sure we get all of the applications we have received listed so please check the Facebook Fan Page. Thank you all and we're really excited about everyone that has applied to the festival!
Applications received (in alphabetical order):

Akynos 

Bourgeois Betty

Catatonic Raucous

Curvature

Delinda D'Rabbit

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Dolly Dee

Dolly Derringer

Honey Cocoa Bordeauxx

Hottie McNaughty

Iva Handful x2

Effie's Club Follies

Fister Sisters

Fonda Lingue

Freya West and Mister Explosion

Ginger Licious

Kisa von Teasa

Kittie Katrina

Lips Sealed

Lola Spitfire

Lydia DeCarllo

Lysa Strata

Madame Mae I

Maria Bella 

Mitzy Cream

Moxie Sazerac

Piscilla Swift

Queertini Time

Rachel Riot

Red Hot Annie

Rosie Palms

Salome Cabaret

Savannah Rouge

Siren Santina

Tim Monteith

Tupelo Honey

Vivian MirAnn

Vivienne Vermuth

Wham Bam Pam