LE BAL DES VAMPIRES
(sponsored by PEERS - the Period Events & Entertainments Re-Creation Society)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Location: Alameda Elks Lodge
2255 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.
Dancing on Two Floors:
Dance Lesson: 7:00 p.m.
Dancing: 7:45 p.m. to Midnight in the Grand Ballroom
Band: Bangers & Mash
Dracula's Daughter Discotheque & Bar: 6:30pm-midnight
Hosted by DJ Dark Moon
Ball Website: www.peers.org/vamp09.html

Please Note: Buy your ball tickets early. We expect this event to sell out.

Tickets may be ordered by sending a check or money order to the following address:
PEERS
2144 B Buena Vista Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501

You may also purchase tickets online by accessing the ball web site at www.peers.org/vamp09.html and clicking on the PayPal icon for directions.

Ticket Prices:
$25.00 from October 1 - October 24, 2009
$30.00 from October 25 - November 6, 2009
(Ticket sales will be discontinued when the event is sold-out.)

Meanwhile, here is our latest ball write-up

Waltz the night away in a beautiful candlelit ballroom with the San Francisco Bay Area’s most glamorous Undead at the 16th 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), vintage attire, 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 some fun photos and useful costume tips, please see our ball website at www.peers.org/vamp09.html

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 18th century Baroque contredanses to 19th century Victorian rotary and Viennese waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas to elegant early 20th 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, join us downstairs in Le Bal des Vampires’ Dracula’s Daughter’s Discotheque for a wonderfully varied repertoire of music to stir the blood and spirit from 6:30 p.m. to Midnight. Hosted by our principal DJ, Dark Moon, the disco also features a no-host (cash) bar and light refreshments for our mortal guests.

Our half-time show in the ballroom is a performance by the celebrated Le Theatre des Vampires. Not recommended for the faint of heart but highly recommended for fans of the genre.

If you have any questions, please email peers@peers.org or call (510) 522-1731.