Come up and see Mae in her hometown.
In August, on the actress's birthday — — Friday evening on August 17, 2007 — — the Annual Mae West Gala will present a picture-perfect walking tour: "Mae West Side Story." At each location, Mae-mavens will be treated to rare vintage photographs that show the building as it looked decades ago when Mae West (1893 — 1980) was inside.
• • Leading this tour is New York City historian LindaAnn Loschiavo, who is organizing a colorful Mae West exhibition with The Museum of the City of New York, and whose latest play "Courting Mae West" is heading to an off-Broadway theatre shortly.
• • This year, the August 17th tour will focus on Manhattan's vibrant theatre district, where Mae's WEST side will be explored during visits to more than a dozen sites between West 50th Street and West 63rd Street. As a special treat, participants will stop at three addresses where the blonde bombshell hung her famous hats. Other locations include her dance school, the jewelers who created the expensive "Diamond Lil" dazzlers, legitimate theatres, and vaudeville houses, along with the speakeasies and night spots where she socialized and made whoopee with Rudolf Valentino, George Raft, Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Texas Guinan, Barbara Stanwyck, and other celebrities.
• • Secretive and image-conscious, the Brooklyn bombshell carefully covered up her private life, which included frequent partying at gangster-owned clubs, a hushed-up marriage to an Italian accordionist, sances behind curtains, brief sub-lets in trophy apartment houses, and multi-racial love affairs.
• • In the past, guests of these yearly Mae West events have included playwright Sam Shepard, actress Jessica Lange, broadcaster Joe Franklin, ballplayers from the New York Yankees, well-known screenwriters, and a diverse group of Mae devotees who travel cross country to The Big Apple during the dog days of summertime.
— WHO — WHAT— WHEN — WHERE — COST — SUBWAY —
• • Festivities kick off on Mae West's birthday August 17, 2007. The public is invited.
• • TIME: "Mae West Side Story" tour begins at 7:00 PM -- ends 8:30 PM.
• • PLACE: Tour begins on Broadway at West 50th Street [NE corner].
• • SUBWAY: BMT to Broadway -- West 49th Street station
COST:
• • VIP tickets: $25 per person - including tour and reception and giftbag — and all VIP tickets must be pre-paid by August 15, 2007.
• • TOUR ONLY: $15 per person (cash only) — buy tickets on Friday evening August 17 for tour only — $15 tickets do NOT INCLUDE PARTY nor GIFTBAG.
• • Sorry, no exceptions and no refunds. Advance payment via PayPal.
• • EMAIL: Email payment to PayPal: comeupseeMAE (at) aol.com.
• • Updates and past party pictures are online.
• • URL: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com
• • Sponsorship/ giftbag and MEDIA inquiries are welcome.
• • Source: PRWEB.com
• • Only 16 more days until Mae's birthday!
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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