LE BAL DES VAMPIRES

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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Alameda Elks Lodge
2255 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
Dancing on Two Floors
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Vintage Dance Lesson: 7:00 pm
Formal vintage ballroom dancing: 7:45 - midnight
Nightfall Club: 6:30 - midnight

Waltz the night away in a beautiful candlelit ballroom with the San Francisco Bay Area’s most glamorous Undead at the 19th Annual Le Bal des Vampires.

Suggested costume is evening dress of the century and country of your “rebirth.” This may include dress uniform, period costume (authentic or fantasy), or vintage or modern evening dress. There is no dress code for the ball (We certainly don’t expect Spike to attend in black tie!), but you will see some of the most gorgeous and creative costumes of the social season at Le Bal des Vampires.

For costume tips, you may want to visit the PEERS photograph gallery for the 2011 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 chamber 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 18^th century Baroque contredanses to 19^th century Victorian rotary and Viennese waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas; to elegant early 20^th 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 long, 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 as well as partner dancing, join us at the Nightfall Club for a wonderfully varied repertoire of dark music to stir the blood and spirit from 6:30 p.m. to Midnight. Hosted by our principal DJ Dark Moon and guest DJ Persephone, Nightfall also features a no-host (cash) bar. This year the Nightfall Club will have its own building - the vintage 1922 Elks' gymnasium, located about 40 yards from the Lodge Mansion itself. Ball guests may wander to and fro between buildings as they please.

Our half-time show in the ballroom is a performance by the celebrated Theater of the Vampires. Not recommended for the faint of heart or for those who take the genre too seriously

You may also enjoy quiet conversation, Tarot readings, and photography opportunities in the Victorian Parlor.

We strongly suggest that our guests plan to dine before the ball. There is an impressive variety of affordable restaurants on nearby Park Street within easy walking distance from the hall. Two fun restaurants located just a block and a half from the hall are Angela's Bistro and Bar at 2301 Central Avenue (reservations recommended) and the much less formal Burgomeister's at 2319 Central Avenue. For dining and drinks after the ball our guests may want to drop in at La Penca Azul at 1440 Park Street - an easy walk from the ball (open until 3:00am).

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