San Francisco's Electroswing & Neovintage Cabaret & Dance Party - Where Music is Medicine and Performance is Panacea. It Cures What Ails Ya! { Rar•ee Show }A small display or scene viewed in a box: Peep ShowBroadly : an unusual or amazing show or spectacleSynonyms : circus, extravaganza, pageant, spectacle, spectacular Come on down to the Apothecary Raree! San Francisco’s Electroswing & Neo-Vintage Cabaret and Dance Party, where Music is Medicine and Performance is Panacea. It Cures what Ails Ya! Welcome the evening in your best dapper and dolled dress with a gourmet nibble and a sweet sip while we entertain you with the best in burlesque, circus, and variety entertainment in the Bay Area and beyond. Take your dance partner by the hand. Join in with Jess's Jazzers and rockstep to the electroswing sounds of DJ Cyril Noir so you can swing your cares away into the blissful night. Cocktail hour starting at 7pm, Raree Show at 8:30pm. Drinks and dancing throughout! Join in our cocktail hour featuring DJ Cyril Noir and be greeted with glamour right at the door. Allow our gracious hosts to guide you to your seat where you can relax and indulge before the show begins. Take in spotlight appearances by contortionist Mega Gallagher and drag danseur Kenya K. Join in with Jess's Jazzers and friends from our local social dance community for a lindyhop, swing or blues dance to warm your mind, body and soul. Take your pick of ticket add-ons for nibbles, sips, champagne, and bottle service! With your ticket purchase, scroll all the way down in the ticket purchase window to choose one of our add-ons to bring that extra special something to your night. Enjoy craft cocktails, food from our gourmet taco bar, a variety of fine champagnes, and even bottle service featuring premium liquors and mixers of your choice! Get a dose of our featured Resident Apothecarians in the Raree Show!Electroswing tunes by DJ Cyril Noir100 Years of Great Music by Radio Gatsby Band!Our host and chanteuse Just Add Heather (Berber SF)Aerial Arts by Sandia DeLavibora of the Golden Gate DollsContemporary Burlesque by Jain Dowe (Vau de Vire Society)Interstellar Dueling by Lux Saber CorpsDance by Maggie Powers and Ismael Acosta (Vau de Vire Society, Capacitor)Sideshow Burlesque by Mojo DeVille (Haus Serpens)Belly dance by Pixie Fordtears and May Yang (Beats Antique)Stilting Acro by Shannon Gaines (Vau de Vire Society) After the Raree, drink and dance to the tunes of DJ Cyril and Jitterbug with our Lindyhoppers: Jess's Jazzers! (Pssst - we all know it's also Star Wars Day - you might even get a surprise visit from a mysterious star from a galaxy far, far away...) Stick around to get the word on our afterparty shenanigans! Apothecary Raree is a 21+ Event COVID Safety guidelines at the Apothecary Raree and The Great Northern follow CDC and the City of San Francisco regulations. Masks and proof of full vaccination and booster(s) required. RSVP on Facebook! Brought to you by Jain Dowe Productions www.apothecaryraree.com Follow us! Linktr.ee/apothecaryraree Contribute to our GoFundMe! Join our Patreon! Buy us a coffee! Sign up for our newsletter! #apothecaryraree #cureswhatailsya 100 Years of Great Music with Radio Gatsby! The 20's to 20's Dance Band. Radio Gatsby is 100-years in the making! Based in San Francisco, California, this cutting-edge, private event band performs unique interpretations of great music, spanning 1920s and Speakeasy Jazz, Big Band Swing, Motown and R&B, and Contemporary Pop Music. Composed of top Bay Area musicians who have decades of experience performing together at concerts and private events, the band brings a fresh and unique approach to the stage that seamlessly blends a wide range of musical genres and styles. DJ Dance tunes by DJ Cyril Noir https://soundcloud.com/cyril-noir A Bay Area native, Cyril Noir is a well experienced DJ, his career has spanned many genres and styles. Starting out in the 90’s with as one of the early players in the Bay Area house music scene. His style has has ranged from Deep House, Tech House, and Electro Swing. Throughout the years his passion has never stopped. He has played at many international festivals and events, under various projects, both original (Waterjuice/Cyril Noir) and as DJ. A residency in Las Vegas with Snoop Dogg, and since his start 1992 many international events across the globe including Ibiza, Portugal, UK, Prague, Amsterdam, Brighton, Paris, Tulum, Burning Man and more. His latest musical inspiration draws on the sonic palette his original Dj-ing roots. House music sounds of the desert parties of burning man and the deeper tribal elements and mood of the tropics. Playing various deep tech parties around San Francisco, he brings together the international house scene for a modern and stylish sound. Host and chanteuse Just Add HeatherHeather has always had a hand in the culinary arts and musical performance world. Beginning with her singing debut in the musical comedy “One Night in Paris” at the grand opening of the infamous Slipper Room in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Heather moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and appeared in her first SF show at the legendary Empire Plush Room for a cabaret show titled “The Vava Voom Room” in 2004. She performed regularly at the SupperClub SF from 2007-2008 as the singer and entertainer. Sitting in at various SF Jazz Clubs led Heather to appear in their first show at Amnesia and in a tribute to Julie London at SF Capp Street Music Center for a SongBird Festival in 2009.In 2018, Heather landed back on the mic singing again in the historic SF North Beach restaurant Capos SF for a monthly gig. Leading into 2019, Heather became the MC at Berber, hosting the show, singing acapella, introducing the performers ranging from belly dancers to aerialists. She rang in the 2020 New Year headlining SpeakeasySF’s NYE with her full band, Heather Thiel and the Aces.Photo by Grahm Thiel at Apothecary Raree Aerial Arts by the Golden Gtate DollsSan Francisco’s new nightlife darlings the Golden Gate Dolls are a collective of the Bay Area’s best and brightest variety performers. Coming from the rich underground circus culture of San Francisco, the Dolls have gone on to create world class award winning acts that have been seen across the globe. Although they perform internationally the Dolls have a fierce pride in their city, and love calling San Francisco home. You may have seen them spinning in San Francisco’s hottest nightclubs Monarch and The Great Northern, or at one of the cities many tech company parties. Whether seen on stage or at the bar, these lovely ladies are sure to keep your heart in San Francisco.Photo by Eyecatcher Photography at Apothecary Raree Contemporary Burlesque by Jain Dowe (Vau de Vire Society)Jain Dowe (they/them) is a genderfluid dancer, choreographer, burlesque performer, and event producer based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. They currently perform with the Bay Area’s avant-cabaret circus company, Vau de Vire Society and psychedelic trixtr clown troupe, Fou Fou Ha! As a producer, they are the Head Banger behind the Bay Area punk rock revue Anarchy in the T&A, and gothic Americana burlesque show Dark Roots. Currently, they are the Master Apothecarian behind San Francisco’s electroswing & neo-vintage cabaret and dance party: Apothecary Raree.Photo by Grahm Thiel Photography at Apothecary Raree Stage Combat by Lux Saber Corps Lux Saber Corps had their origin in 2011 as the Golden Gate Knights, a stage combat performance troupe. Over the years they have changed, learned, perfected their choreography and performed some great shows. They have safely taught stage combat for many years, bringing combat enthusiasts into live performances and just plain fun. They have performed at notable institutions such as the California Academy of Sciences, Silicon Valley Comic Con, IGX Sacramento, DNA Lounge, and Chabot Planetarium. In early 2021, with the worst of the pandemic in the US over, they re-focused the club with a new studio and a focus on performance. They then became Lux Saber Corps. However, their core tenants haven’t changed: their mission is to safely teach stage choreography, put on great shows, and have fun together. Contemporary Dance by Maggie Powers and Ismael Acosta (Vau de Vire Society, Capacitor)Maggie Powers grew up on the east coast studying ballet, jazz and neurotic timeliness. Prior to graduating high school she had danced leading roles in ballets such as Serenade, Les Sylphides, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, and Coppélia. Her musical theater exploits included productions such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Secret Garden, and various choral performances. Maggie is currently a dancer with Vau de Vire Society, and Capacitor. Her west coast performance career has also included Savage Jazz Dance Company, Hubba Hubba Revue, Living Dead Girlz, F'risqué, and the Sisters of Honk. Originally from Sonora, Mexico, Ismael Acosta received his dance training from Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de Monterrey. After graduating he danced with the Ballet de Monterrey until 2009. Ismael performed with Cuerpo Etereo, a modern dance company, throughout Mexico and the USA until 2012, then moved to San Francisco to become part of the bay area dance community.Photo by Daisy Rose at The Soiled Dove Burlesque by Mojo DeVille (Haus Serpens) Mojo DeVille (they/them) is an Afro-Latiné choreographer, director, and visual artist working across mediums to explore the intersections of physical fluency and environmental literacy. Based in the SF Bay Area, DeVille founded fringe entertainment troupe Haus Serpens in 2011 – later rebranding as Openhaus Athletics in 2017. Awarded the inaugural Updraft artist residency by vertical dance company Bandaloop in 2021, their history includes operating as Managing Director of site-specific performance nonprofit Epiphany Dance Theater and co-curator of the acclaimed San Francisco Trolley Dances; Also fulfilling positions as a movement director for Funsch Dance Experience, corporate team building facilitator with urban adventure group The Go Game, choreographer for PBS series Dragonfly TV – Kids Do Science and Big Bang! California Academy of Sciences After Dark, student and Special Projects Coordinator for Hip Hop Dance Conservatory NY, as well as a production lead for Anon Events co-coordinating talent for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco City Hall Centennial, World Education Congress and more. Having completed EcoTherapy coursework through The Earthbody Institute, DeVille is grateful to be uplifted as a regenerative design fellow with Design Science Studio as well as a presenter for University of California, Irvine’s Emergent Media Research Group. Photo by Patric Carver at Apothecary Raree Belly dance by Pixie Fordtears and May Yang (Beats Antique)May Yang is a well-known professional dancer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Growing up in Seoul, South Korea, at aged 10 she began her fascination with dance through traditional training and starred in many productions. She has shared her love of dance teaching in Korea, Japan and the Bay Area. Her passion for dance inspired her to study other forms of world dance leading to a deep understanding of and love for belly dancing. May’s very unique style and fashion sense give special meaning to dance as an artistic form of self-expression. Her art continues to evolve from her love of nature, fashion and music. She is a member of the world famous Zoe Jake’s “House of Tarot” "Coven Dance Company” and “Beats Antique.” The belly dancing path was humbling yet it has given her a desire to continually express her outgoing personality and self-expression by dancingPixie Fordtears Pixie Fordtears hails from Oakland, CA. She is a touring dancer with Beats Antique as well as Zoe Jakes’ dance Co. Coven! She is the director of Eclipse Dance Co. Pixie enjoys cross training when she can in Popping, Waving, Gliding, Hip Hop, and Yoga. You can see this weave through her 12 years of Bellydance training when she performs!Photo by Yaniv Halfon Sword Acro by Shannon Gaines (Vau de Vire Society)Shannon Gaines is co-founder and choreographer of SFʼs world-renowned Vau de Vire Society. Sheʼs has had the pleasure of choreographing for musical acts like Peaches, The Dresden Dolls and Angelo Moore of Fishbone. She and VdV have co-produced numerous bay area local favorite events like The Edwardian Ball, Bohemian Carnival, New Bohemia NYE. and The Soiled Dove. Photo by FotoKai Photography at Apothecary Raree Jitterbug with our Lindyhoppers: Jess's Jazzers!Jess's Jazzers are group of groovy swing dancers, ready to cut a rug. They dance all sorts of swing - from shag, balboa, solo jazz, to Lindy hop! Most of them have been dancing for years! They love moving to a swing beat and rocking it out on the dance floor .Join them on the dance floor! They can show you some moves.Photo by Patric Carver at Apothecary Raree . . . The Apothecary Raree is proud to collaborate with: . . .