LE BAL DES VAMPIRES

PLEASE NOTE: ALL TICKETS must be purchased in Advance. Tickets will not be available at the door.

$20.00 until September 30, 2010
$25.00 from October 1 - October 30, 2010
$30.00 from October 31 - November 5, 2010
(Ticket sales will be discontinued when the event has sold out)

Saturday, November 6, 2010
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
Featured Band: Bangers & Mash
Nightfall Club: 6:30 - midnight

Advance tickets may be ordered by sending a check or money order to:

PEERS
2144 B Buena Vista Ave
Alameda CA 94501

You may also purchase tickets with a credit card using the PayPal system.

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 costume tips, you may want to visit the PEERS photograph gallery for last year’s 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, join us downstairs in Le Bal des Vampires' Nightfall Club for a wonderfully varied repertoire of music to stir the blood and spirit from 6:30 p.m. to Midnight. Hosted by Dark Moon, the club also features a no-host (cash) bar, and light refreshments for our mortal guests. Please note that this "light buffet" is neither a potluck nor a full dinner. We strongly suggest that you dine before the ball. Fortunately, Alameda has a variety of excellent restaurants, especially on Park Street, which is within walking distance of the ball.

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. 

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