Salutations Dear Edwardians! Persistence and patience triumph once again… and we are proud to announce our new, rapidly approaching NEW DATE & VENUE!

The Edwardian Ball Los Angeles will be Sunday February 19th (Presidents Day Weekend), from 7pm-2am, at the stunningly beautiful Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. We are so fortunate to land in such a rich, opulent, and fittingly historic setting, with multiple stages and environments to delight all manner of Edwardians. Tickets are on sale Thursday, January 26th, with GA Tickets and FIVE different VIP options available on our ticketing page here.

All GA Tickets from The Music Box will be honored at this new location and date. All VIP Tickets purchased prior will need to be refunded due to venue constraints and logistics, but all prior VIP ticket holders will have first option to purchase new VIP seating before they go on sale to the public.

Rejoice! Enjoy! Join the fun as we return to the South Lands following a triumphant, sold-out San Francisco weekend!

Dress up for The Edwardian Ball, but have no fear, there is simply no “right” way! There are so many ways you can dress up – nearly anything goes! Any effort is encouraged and appreciated. Some popular themes include the Edwardian Era ( early 1900s – think corsets & petticoats for the girls, top hats & vests for the boys), Edward Gorey characters (eccentric & spanning many decades, as you can see in his artwork), Tim Burton-esque (dark, humorous, eccentric), Goth, Steampunk, or just simply “dressed up for an elegant night on the town!” Our photo gallery will give you an amazing assortment of ideas and our Resource page offers many places to purchase “Edwardian” clothing. And don’t forget, we have our famous Vendor Bazaar open both nights of the event, plus free daytime shopping hours on Saturday the 21st (noon-5pm) where you can pick up that last-minute perfect costume or accessory. And remember, this event is all ages, so have fun dressing as a group or family!

As you most likely have heard, our LA Venue (The Music Box) closed its doors last week due to dramatic happenings within the business. As a result, all future events at the venue are at a standstill until the building owner negotiates a deal with new management. This could take a week or a year to hash-out, so we have decided to postpone the event for about a month to find ourselves a new, suitable location for The Ball and all its glory. We do have a few options and are confident that we will have something locked down in the very near future. Our new target date for Edwardian Ball LA is the beginning to mid-March subject to venue availability. We will let you all know as soon as we have found our new venue and date.

Tickets for the 2012 Los Angeles event will not be available until the new date is announced.

All tickets purchased for the Feb. 4th Music Box event will be honored at our new date and location, subject to availability and constraints of our new home.

We are really excited for this year’s show and can’t wait to share it with our LA family and friends…stay tuned for updates.

Until next transmission, onward and cheerio!
Justin and Mike, Producers

Our dear friends and longtime Edwardian collaborators DARK GARDEN are offering a special “prepare for the Ball” event at their lovely shop on Friday January 13th!

“Come play dress up!

Just added… the venerable FIVE AND DIAMOND located at 510 Valencia now has Edwardian Ball 2012 tickets on sale. Stop by, pick up a ticket with NO SERVICE CHARGE, and get lost in the treasures around you! www.fiveanddiamond.com.  Tickets also available at longtime collaborators DARK GARDEN and the steam-powered hall of delights known as DISTRACTIONS ON HAIGHT.

Well it appears we’ve done it. We’ve confounded this social media contraption known as Facebook by reaching our limit of 5000 “friends.” You see, back in the day, when we first wrote in the Book of Face, there were no fancy “Pages.” No “Groups.” No “choices.” You had yourself, your friends, and if you were lucky, a bottle of gin. But now we’ve gone and created our official “Page” found here www.facebook.com/TheEdwardianBall, won’t you be so kind as to click and “Like” so we can keep this soiree rolling?

Good news San Franciscans… our 2012 Edwardian Ticket Outlets are now open for business. Stop by and pick up your tickets for no more than $1 service charge, and skip the line at the event! Not to mention you will find yourself in a wonderful shop most well-suited to our event!

Tickets available at:

DARK GARDEN
321 Linden Street at Gough
Store hours: Sun-Wed 11am-5pm, Thurs-Sat 11am-7pm
www.darkgarden.com
(415)431-7699
$1 per ticket surcharge

DISTRACTIONS
1552 Haight St (@ Ashbury)
Store hours: Everyday 11am to 7pm
www.distractionsonhaight.com
(415) 252-8751
No ticket fee

As hallowed annual tradition would have it, tickets for the upcoming Edwardian Ball will officially be on sale at 12:00 AM on October 31st, our other favorite time of year.  Please see our ticketing page for direct links to online purchase.  Hard tickets will be available at various Edwardian Ticket Outlets very soon!