Beyond Tiki, Bilge, and Test / Beyond Tiki / tura satana art opening - chicago - shag art & more
Post #411790 by Tipsy McStagger on Sun, Oct 5, 2008 12:31 PM
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Just thought i would share this for those in or those that may find themselves in the chicago area around the time of the following art opening...... Thursday, October 30th from 7 to 11pm, the Tattoo Factory Gallery located at 4443 N. Broadway in Chicago presents along with Pabst Blue Ribbon, Tura was born in Japan but when still a young child after WW II moved with her parents (and grew up) in our windy city, first setting up residence on the west side of Chicago at 911 South Ada St.. She attended Jacob A. Riis Elementary School and soon learned to sing and play piano. At 7 she sold newspapers at the corner of State and Van Buren where many of her customers were the dancers from Minsky's Theatre. She went out on her own leaving McKinley High School and home at 13. Tura lived briefly in L.A. performing as a singer dancer at the Tropicana Club, but came back to Chicago in early '54 setting up on the North Side on Ainslie Avenue working as a 21 dice girl. Her next job was as a Spanish dancer at the Rendevouz Club in Calumet City. Soon after, she became an stripper in the late '54 and started her burlesque career as an exotic dancing sensation earning the title "Miss Japan Beautiful. In Chicago Tura worked at the Brass Rail in '57-'58 and the Follies Theatre off and on from 1956 through 1964. Of course she toured and became famous all over the country. Gallery owner Paul Collurafici (and owner of the adjacent Tattoo Factory) is kindly donating the space and will not be taking a commission, so all profits earned hosting the event will go to Apna Ghar, a domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer charity. Fundraisers will include selling show posters, personal donated Tura items and 20% of the money made through sales of the art. All ready the cream of the crop of the lowbrow art world have signed on to contribute jaw dropping masterpieces! THIS JUST IN! Check out these helpful sites for more information: For the best tattoo shop in Chicago (showcasing the work of Casey Sass and Beth Cisco)- For it's hipster gallery- The Music Box Theatre- For the charity Apna Ghar- For the charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tura's official website- Tura's Myspace page- Beth Cisco's (aka Vicious Velvet) Myspace page Our gallery DJ, Joe Black- |