Kim Boekbinder has your heart this Sunday July 25 at Dr Sketchy’s!

19 Jul

“If you could use joy as an energy source, Kim would have lit up New York last night.” – C.S. Daley

“The Impossible Girl” visits Dr Sketchy’s this Sunday as part of her Australian tour!

Kim Boekbinder has your heart. She stole it in the future and has traveled back in time to make… sure you remember how to fall in love with the world. Her songs range from murderous waltzes to epic pop ballads, from country sing-a-longs to sonic sculptures. She spent the last five years touring with her internationally acclaimed band, Vermillion Lies, and is now recording a solo album that’s hooked artistic luminaries such as Neil Gaiman, Rosanne Cash, Molly Crabapple and her album’s producer – the legendary, Sean Slade (Radiohead, The Dresden Dolls.)

Forget where you are, let your heart dance, and fall in love with the world Kim invites you into.

Kim is in Australia for a short time to film a number of film clips for her upcoming album release. Mel Knight and Kim shared Molly Crabapple’s apartment in New York earlier this year and made a promise to hold a Dr Sketchy’s session together – and its going to happen THIS SUNDAY!

Truly a session not to be missed this is a very special occasion to see a one of the most moving and talented performers living their art right now. Please make the effort to come and not only hear the wonderful Kim sing but sketch her as we get her to stay still for just one afternoon!

Please join Kim Boekbinder as she and her companion, Agent Cleave create magic on the stage of The Order for us this Sunday July 25th.

NEXT SESSION

Sunday July 25th 2pm
Doors open 1.30 session kicks off 2pm

The Order of Melbourne
Lvl 2/401 Swanston St
Look for the Red Door!

Tickets $15 – no booking fee

www.theorder.com.au
www.drsketchymelbourne.com
www.kimboekbinder.com

art by Molly Crabapple

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Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School 4th birthday bash! Saturday July 17!

6 Jul

Join Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Melbourne as we turn 4 for our biggest, most elaborate event ever, with a night of burlesque, music, magic, live sketching and mayhem!

Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Melbourne & HTJ Promotions present

The Anti-Art Birthday Bash!

Celebrating 4 years of the debauched hijacking of your typical life drawing class, the Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Birthday Bash takes the cabaret meets art school concept and puts it on overdrive with a riotous celebration of expression and joy.

Revelers are invited to this explosion of performance and art one of Melbourne’s leading burlesque and music venues, The Order of Melbourne where some of Australia‘s most eccentric performers will work the evening into a frenzy!

The walls of The Order will be covered in picture frames and drawing supplies issued as we invite guests to participate in the evening. Fancy dress, costumes and drawing on the walls will be encouraged as attendees then become co-creators of the event.

Performances from

The Town Bikes (with a new performance)

Cath Jamison

The Huw Joseph Experience

Rosy Rabbit

Miss Honey Pot and Molly Jean Morrison of Eyelash

tunes from Melbourne’s sexiest spinners the Lowbrow Djs

with live sketching on the walls of The Order of Melbourne

Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Melbourne

From humble beginnings…

Dr. Sketchy’s is the little Brooklyn event that became a movement. Founded in December 2005 by artist, model, and burlesque performer Molly Crabapple. Tired of the sterile buttoned-up art classes she posed for, Molly envisioned a life-drawing class that was decadent, joyful, relaxed with stellar treatment for models and fun for all.

Present day…
What started as a little event in New York has now spread to over 100 cities across the globe.

Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne is the first International and longest running Dr Sketchy’s branch outside of the New York HQ we are about to turn 4 and continues to flourish.

And now Melbourne’s 4th birthday approaches this July.

The Town Bikes are back

Notorious first ladies of crazed adagio, The Town Bikes – Gabi Barton and Carla Yamine – have amused and bemused audiences across the Australia, Europe, the UK and America with their inimitable stylings and high voltage performance.

From humble beginnings as a renegade act, thrust between a staggering array of musical talents on festival stages and live venues, they have evolved into what has become a unique hybrid of dance and performance, equally at home in the grandeur of an old theatre or the immediacy of a street corner.

After diligently working on their transformative powers and strengthening their resolve, they are pleased to present - B.U.L.K. A new direction. A way of life.

Come and hear them tell of their inspiring journey and bask in the wisdom they wish to share with the good people of Melbourne.

Cath Jamison

A wickedly hilarious comedy magician, this Dove Whisperer offers a feminine approach to the world of Magic.  As a multi-award winner, including Winner of Australian Magician of the Year, Cath is considered among the top illusionists internationally and one of Australia’s most accomplished stage and close up magicians.

The Huw Joseph Experience

‘Comedy Rock Extraordinaire’, Huw Joseph has just returned from touring the UK and Amsterdam in 2009, recording a full length debut album, presenting his weekly radio show on Kiss FM and preparing for his upcoming 2010 Melbourne Fringe show.  The Anti-Art Bash will be the final stop on the latest tour with his full band, the Huw Joseph Experience promoting the launch of his website and digital distribution on iTunes.

Rosy Rabbit

Take one part cheeky, 2 parts of shimmy-shake, throw in some Hubba Hubba and a bottle of french champagne and you have Melbourne’s darling, Rosy Rabbit.

Miss Honey Pot and Molly Jean Morrison of Eyelash

Infamous burlesque, cabaret and vaudeville agency, Eyelash presents two of their talents.  Burlesque starlet, Miss Honey Pot and vaudeville chanteuse Miss Molly Jean Morrison appear regularly with their guerrilla style burlesque at music festivals (BDO, Boogie, Meredith) and events (Ain’t No Sin, Melbourne International Comedy, Community Cup Cheersquad) around town, these ladies will unleash a cocktail of tease with their antics throughout the evening.

When: Saturday 17 July doors 8pm show 9pm

Where:The Order of Melbourne

Level 2 / 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Tickets: $25 available at www.moshtix.com.au, 1300 GET TIX (438 849), on your mobile www.moshtix.mobi and all moshtix outlets including Polyester Records (City & Fitzroy) and Greville Records.

www.drsketchymelbourne.com

www.huwjoseph.com

www.theorder.com.au

www.thetownbikes.com

www.cathjamison.com.au

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Next Dr Sketchy’s session – Sunday July 4th – our 4th birthday!

30 Jun

Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne turns 4!!

Dr Sketchy’s 4th birthday session will be held on Sunday July 4th with burlesque rocker Madame Trolley Dolly of The Diamond Dolls who is bringing the birthday party to us!

Madame Trolley Dolley recently appeared at The Meanies 21st Birthday celebration and is set to bring more of her party antics with her! Come along to sketch one of Dr Sketchy Melbourne’s most loved performers, join in party games and have a birthday cocktail or 3!

What a tremendous 12 months we’ve had!  Popping at the seams at The Butterfly Club we relocated to the wonderful, spacious and centrally located Order of Melbourne.  Extended our sessions and moved them to Sunday afternoons, brought crafty sketching madness to Boogie festival over the Easter break, and traveled to New York to present at the 2nd International SketchyCon.

Next up is the will launch of free workshops for 13 – 20 year olds in conjunction with Signal, an initiative run by the City of Melbourne inspired by the success of ArtPlay at Birrarung Marr.  Signal provides opportunities to work with professional artists across all art forms. Signal is a place for making, showing, inspiring and developing our city’s new creative talents – in every medium.

To celebrate these achievements we think it is high time we put on a special event for us all to come together and really get loose!

Dr Sketchy’s and HTJ Promotions present – The Anti-Art Birthday Bash!


Join Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne for our biggest, most elaborate event ever, with a night of burlesque, music, magic, live sketching and mayhem!

Celebrating 4 years of the debauched hijacking of your typical life drawing class, the Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Birthday Bash takes the cabaret meets art school concept and puts it on overdrive with a riotous celebration of expression and joy.
Revelers are invited to this explosion of performance and art on Saturday July 17th at The Order of Melbourne where some of Australia’s most eccentric performers will work the evening into a frenzy!
The walls of The Order will be covered in picture frames and drawing supplies issued as we invite guests to participate in the evening. Fancy dress, costumes and drawing on the walls will be encouraged as attendees then become co-creators of the event.

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EVENT DETAILS FOR YOUR DIARIES!

***NEXT SESSION***

Sunday July 4th 2pm
Doors open 1.30

Model: Madame Trolley Dolly of The Diamond Dolls


Tickets $15 – no booking fee
Call The Order on 9663 6707 to reserve your seats or at the door on the day
The Order of Melbourne
LEVEL 2/401 SWANSTON STREET
PH: 9663 6707
BRING YOUR SKETCHPADS

***SIGNAL WORKSHOPS***

Friday July 2nd 6pm

“Signal is Melbourne’s first arts studio dedicated to people aged 13 to 20. It is a place for making, showing, inspiring and developing our city’s new creative talents.”
Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne is about to undertake workshops with Signal once a month on a Friday evening for the next 6 months as part of a regular programming of Friday night creative workshops at this new space.
www.signal.net.au

Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Melbourne & HJT Promotions present,

*******THE ANTI-ART BIRTHDAY BASH*******

SATURDAY JULY 17 8PM

Join Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne for our biggest, most elaborate event ever, with a night of burlesque, music, magic, live sketching and mayhem!

Starring The Town Bikes (presenting a new performance)
Australia’s Leading Female Magician Cath Jamison,
The Huw Joseph Experience
Rosy Rabbit
Miss Honey Pot and Molly Jean Morrison of Eyelash
the Lowbrow Djs
AND YOU! with live sketching on the walls of The Order of Melbourne

Tickets available at www.moshtix.com.au and all moshtix outlets
including Polyester Records (City & Fitzroy) and Greville Records

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Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne 4th birthday session!

22 Jun

NEXT SESSION

Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne turns 4!!

Dr Sketchy’s 4th birthday session will be held on Sunday July 4th (NOT SUNDAY JUNE 27th) with burlesque rocker Madame Trolley Dolly of The Diamond Dolls who is bringing the birthday party to us!

Madame Trolley Dolley recently appeared at The Meanies 21st Birthday celebration and is set to bring more of her party antics with her! Come along to sketch one of Dr Sketchy Melbourne’s most loved performers, join in party games and have a birthday cocktail or 3!

What a tremendous 12 months we’ve had! Popping at the seams at The Butterfly Club we relocated to the wonderful, spacious and centrally located Order of Melbourne. Extended our sessions and moved them to Sunday afternoons, brought crafty sketching madness to Boogie festival over the Easter break, and traveled to New York to present at the 2nd International SketchyCon. Next up is the will launch of free workshops for 13 – 20 year olds in conjunction with Signal, an initiative run by the City of Melbourne inspired by the success of ArtPlay at Birrarung Marr. Signal provides opportunities to work with professional artists across all art forms. Signal is a place for making, showing, inspiring and developing our city’s new creative talents – in every medium.

To celebrate these achievements we think it is high time we put on a special event for us all to come together and really get loose!

Dr Sketchy’s and HTJ Promotions present – The Anti-Art Birthday Bash!

Join Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne for our biggest, most elaborate event ever, with a night of burlesque, music, magic, live sketching and mayhem!

Celebrating 4 years of the debauched hijacking of your typical life drawing class, the Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Birthday Bash takes the cabaret meets art school concept and puts it on overdrive with a riotous celebration of expression and joy.
Revelers are invited to this explosion of performance and art on Saturday July 17th at The Order of Melbourne where some of Australia’s most eccentric performers will work the evening into a frenzy!
The walls of The Order will be covered in picture frames and drawing supplies issued as we invite guests to participate in the evening. Fancy dress, costumes and drawing on the walls will be encouraged as attendees then become co-creators of the event.

Starring The Town Bikes (presenting a new performance), Australia’s Leading Female Magician Cath Jamison, The Huw Joseph Experience, Rosy Rabbit, Miss Honey Pot and Molly Jean Morrison of Eyelash, tunes from Melbourne’s sexiest spinners, the Lowbrow Djs and live sketching on the walls of The Order of Melbourne.

—————————————————–
EVENT DETAILS FOR YOUR DIARIES!

***NEXT SESSION***

Sunday July 4th 2pm
Doors open 1.30

Tickets $15 – no booking fee
Call The Order on 9663 6707 to reserve your seats or at the door on the day
The Order of Melbourne
LEVEL 2/401 SWANSTON STREET
PH: 9663 6707
BRING YOUR SKETCHPADS

***SIGNAL WORKSHOPS***

Friday July 2nd 6pm

“Signal is Melbourne’s first arts studio dedicated to people aged 13 to 20. It is a place for making, showing, inspiring and developing our city’s new creative talents.”
Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne is about to undertake workshops with Signal once a month on a Friday evening for the next 6 months as part of a regular programming of Friday night creative workshops at this new space.
www.signal.net.au

Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Melbourne & HJT Promotions present,

*******THE ANTI-ART BIRTHDAY BASH*******

SATURDAY JULY 17 8PM

Join Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne for our biggest, most elaborate event ever, with a night of burlesque, music, magic, live sketching and mayhem!

Starring The Town Bikes (presenting a new performance)
Australia’s Leading Female Magician Cath Jamison,
The Huw Joseph Experience
Rosy Rabbit
Miss Honey Pot and Molly Jean Morrison of Eyelash
the Lowbrow Djs
AND YOU! with live sketching on the walls of The Order of Melbourne

Ticketing details to be announced
www.huwjoseph.com
www.thetownbikes.com
www.cathjamison.com.au

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Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne turns 4 years old!

10 Jun

Our next session will be

Sunday 4 July 2pm at The Order of Melbourne

Details announced soon!

Next session Sunday May 30th at The Order of Melbourne!

12 May

Our next session will be Sunday May 30th with burlesque bombshell, Becky Lou!

‘With a repertoire of facial expressions that would make a silent screen star proud, Becky Lou is all set to bump, grind and ham it up for your pleasure.

Infusing her classic striptease routines with lashings of physical comedy, this pretty goofball cut her teeth performing with Perth’s premiere troupe, Sugar Blue Burlesque, delighting fans by bathing in tea cups, beating other ladies with baguettes.

Performing as a tipsy housewife or a nymph trapped inside a giant bunch of grapes, Miss Becky Lou is newly settled in Melbourne and beginning to beguile this whole new city with her silly, sexy antics.’

Mel returns from New York with lots of love and ideas from Dr Sketchy branches across the world, come by to say hi and catch this sure to be sultry session!

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ANZAC DAY THIS SUNDAY – Dr Sketchy’s Melbourne session cancelled

22 Apr

Dear Melbourne Art Monkeys,

As this Sunday 25th April is Anzac Day we, along with The Order of Melbourne have decided to
cancel our April Dr Sketchy’s session.

Our next session will be Sunday May 30th with burlesque bombshell, Becky Lou!

‘With a repertoire of facial expressions that would make a silent screen star proud, Becky Lou is all set to bump, grind and ham it up for your pleasure.

Infusing her classic striptease routines with lashings of physical comedy, this pretty goofball cut her teeth performing with Perth’s premiere troupe, Sugar Blue Burlesque, delighting fans by bathing in tea cups, beating other ladies with baguettes.

Performing as a tipsy housewife or a nymph trapped inside a giant bunch of grapes, Miss Becky Lou is newly settled in Melbourne and beginning to beguile this whole new city with her silly, sexy antics.’

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Mel will soon be bringing back news from the second International SketchyCon which is taking place on May 1st and 2nd at Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Headquarters in New York City!  For more info on the SketchyCon visit www.drsketchy.com/sketchycon

Thank you to everyone that has helped made Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Melbourne a success; this has only helped drive the Dr Sketchy’s worldwide community further so we can keep growing and sharing fun as a part of art!

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Dr. Sketchy’s has a tumblr group blog at http://drsketchy.tumblr.com where everyone can contribute artwork made during sessions. It’s been a great way to get to know all the talented artists in our community so get to sharing!

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V Denatas hit the stage this Sunday March 28th!

22 Mar

Not to be missed session this Sunday, March 28th!
Melbourne based performance artists the V Dentatas bring their highly elaborate costumes to our stage
THIS SUNDAY, March 28th!  The V Dentatas are best known for their opulent aesthetic, cross referencing old school performance art, with modern music and dance techniques while cleverly canvassing a witty and often ironic interpretation of post modernity.

V Dentatas have just completed their second tour around Australia as part of the Big Day Out Festival 2010, performing their original dance routines as part of the Lilyworld stage, as well as performing with US electro queen Peaches. 2010 has already seen a busy time with performances at Moomba, collaboration with DJs Scattermusic Sound System at Golden Plains Festival, and if you want to catch V Dentatas all new acts catch them in April at Boogie Festival and Melbourne Jazz Festival.

Come on down to The Order of Melbourne from 1.30 (session starts at 2pm) for what will be a very unique Dr Sketchy session as only V Dentatas know how! Promise!

SUNDAY 28th MARCH 2pm
Doors open 1.30

Tickets $15 – no booking fee
Call The Order on 9663 6707 to reserve your seats or show up on the day.
Doors open 1.30pm
The Order of Melbourne
LVL 2/401 SWANSTON STREET
MELBOURNE
PH: 9663 6707

BRING YOUR SKETCHPADS

Melbourne to go to Sketchy HQ for the2nd International SketchyCon!

27 Feb

Help fund SketchyCon 2010 – watch the video for the low down from Dr Sketchy Founder, Molly Crabapple.

A word from Molly about the project:

‘m the founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. During college, I worked as an artists model. I dreamed of a drawing club that would celebrate the model as a muse, and, in 2005, with the help of a few friends, we held the first Dr. Sketchy’s in a Brooklyn dive bar.

Since then, Dr. Sketchy’s has spread to over a hundred cities around the world. From Paris to Tokyo to Tasmania, artists gather to sketch models in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality. We’ve been profiled by the New York Times, inspired thousands of drawings, and changed the way life drawing is done.

On May 1-2, 2010, we’ll be holding our second ever SketchyCon. SketchyCon is a conferance just for Dr. Sketchy’s organizers, where they meet, share skills, and learn techniques to rock the art scenes in their cities. At our first SketchyCon in 2009, we were joined by dozens of organizers around the world, and 2010 promises to be even bigger.

But, we need your help. SketchyCon is expensive, and, it can’t be covered by ticket costs alone. Some of our expenses are:

*Paying a crew of setdressers, videographers, photographers and models

*Renting a conference room in uber pricey New York City

*Flying the founder of the first Dr. Sketchy’s branch in from Melbourne (this is 2K alone)

*Livestreaming lectures for Dr. Sketchy’s leaders from Chile to Taiwan who can’t afford to be there in person.

Whether you love Dr. Sketchy’s, or just support alternative, accessible art, helping fund SketchyCon is a great investment.

Dr. Sketchy’s has been a boon to the art scene since its inception, providing promoting creativity and community in every city that runs one. It provides a space for artists to draw and helps the flourishing alternative scenes that includes phenomenal models such as burlesque performers, roller derby girls, contortionists, pinups, fetish models and other unique muses that might otherwise be inaccessible to the lone artist. It brings together students, amateurs and professionals into one space to socialize and create together. Supporting Dr. Sketchy’s means supporting the greater artistic community in your city and around the globe.

But that’s not all – Dr. Sketchy’s spreads virally, so, by helping a Dr. Sketchy’s in Tennessee learn new skills, you might very well help spark a Dr. Sketchy’s in Timbuktoo. Currently, 3,500 people attend Dr. Sketchy’s every month and as new branches are created, we are able to reach out to more members of the visual arts communities in order to bring them together and give them a place to thrive. SketchyCon is the best way to make this happen.

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Still not convinced? Here are some testimonials from organizers who attended SketchyCon in 2009:

“Since SketchyCon, the Portland, Maine branch has doubled its attendee numbers. We learned promotional skills from other branches that have been invaluable to making our branch the talk of the city! Now, there’s standing room only, and models are contacting us to be showcased.” – Katie Diamond. Dr. Sketchy’s Maine.

Attending SketchyCon was the single biggest and best investment we could have ever made for our branch. The networking and skill sharing that went on over that weekend was priceless. We came home with renewed energy, great promotional and marketing ideas and best of all a sense of connection with all of the other branch producers.

-Nichole “Lolly” & Larry Lehmann
Dr Sketchys Anti-Art School -Nashville

Sketchycon was the inspiration that helped us bring our branch to the next level. Our events are now bigger, better and hotter than ever! Thanks for this fab opportunity.

-Georgiana Elias
Headmistress, Dr. Sketchy’s Montréal

The most inspiring aspect of SketchyCon was the simple fact that yes, we are all running the same concept in each of our respective cities. But how educational and inspiring to see how each branch handled their own sessions and how there was such a distinct feel to each branch that it was amazing to step back and see that.

-Tracy
Director, Dr. Sketchy’s South Jersey

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19 Feb

Anna The Pocket Rocket explodes onto the Dr Sketchy’s stage this Sunday 28th February.
Bringing her always charismatic and ever cheeky blend of burlesque and circus arts,
Anna will perform and pose while we chat, sketch and drink!

Touring extensively in recent years, The Pocket Rocket has performed across Europe, North America,
Mexico, Canada, UK, Middle East, Africa, Malaysia, and Hong Kong!
Co creator and performer of the circus cabaret ‘Bittersweet’ (2009 Melbourne Fringe) and recently appearing in ‘Absinthe’ at the Spiegeltent, Melbourne and ‘The Aviator Club’ at the Spiegeltent, Brighton (UK) Fringe.
Anna is currently performing in Space Cowboy’s Wonderland Sideshow and
Circus vs Sideshow at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe.

Visit Anna at www.annalumb.com

“A fusion of daredevil skills with alt-vaudevillian stage theatrics.”- Frankie
Magazine

“Stunning aerial work and super cute hula act.” – Ian Ray, The Argus, Brighton Festival, UK

Dr.Sketchy’s is for everyone, no previous artistic ability required as long as you’re prepared to have a good time. We’re all about bringing the creativity out in you and having a good time. Have a drink, bring a sketchpad, a pencil and your enthusiasm. Join us on the last Sunday of each month for ridiculous sketching pleasure, where you’ll also be treated to a performance by our models.

SUNDAY 28th FEBRUARY at 2pm
Doors open 1.30pm
LAST Sunday of each month from 2pm for 3 hours

Tickets $15 – no booking fee
Call The Order on 9663 6707 to reserve your seats or
show up on the day.

The Order of Melbourne
LVL 2/401 SWANSTON STREET
MELBOURNE
PH: 9663 6707

BRING YOUR SKETCHPADS

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