Join us for this month’s night of drinks and drawing at The Windup Space featuring one of our favorite models, Maria Bella! We’ve had Maria at our Sketchy’s a few times over our nearly eleven-year history, but we keep bringing her back for more of her dynamic poses, her stunning costumes, and her preternatural ability to smile through a 20-minute pose. She was part of the spectacular cast of our 10th anniversary celebration, but it's been three years since her last solo session with us, so if you were at our anniversary event and wished you'd had more time to focus on Maria, here's your chance!
So come draw with us, enjoy delicious drinks from our cocktail menu, and join in our crazy contests to win awesome prizes from Blick Art Materials!
Here’s more about Maria:
“Baltimore’s Sicilian Queen”, Maria Bella is founder of Gilded Lily Burlesque. She is a producer, trumpet player and burlesque performer whose acts are a mix of classic, cabaret and neo-burlesque. She uses cultural imagery, exotic flair, fantasy and world dance technique to bring clever concepts to the stage.
"She is co-producer of The Carnivalesque Roadshow, which opened for Storm Large of Pink Martini at The Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. The Carnivalesque Roadshow has been touring the East Coast for the past four years.
"She has performed in various festivals around the US and internationally, including The Lyric Opera House, The Baltimore PRIDE Festival, named “Artist of the Year 2016” by the Asheville Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, Headliner at The Asheville Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, The Great Southern Exposure, Headliner at The Festival of Poe in South Carolina, The Purrrlesque Burlesque Festival, The Texas Burlesque Festival, The Show-Me Burlesque Festival, The New York Burlesque Festival, Queen category in the Southern Fried Burlesque Festival, The Toronto Burlesque Festival and was selected to perform in the London Burlesque Festival."
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Dr. Sketchy’s Baltimore featuring Maria Bella
Monday, May 13, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Windup Space
12 W. North Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
$10 by midnight the night before / $12 at the door
All sales are nonrefundable. Cash only at the door.
Remember to bring cash tips for the models!
18+ to draw, 21+ to drink
BYO sketchbook and drawing supplies!
Proudly sponsored by Blick Art Materials
Note: No photography or messy paints, please (watercolors are fine!)
