I’m sorry to have kept you in the dark for so long, but Ypsilanti’s sixth annual Krampus festivities are scheduled to take place the night of Saturday, December 19. This year, like last year, things will kick off at Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater at 8:00, with a big, ass-shaking, anti-holiday dance party. Then, at around midnight, […]
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Krampus is returning to Ypsi this Saturday night… so you’d best start sewing your pelts and practicing your dance moves.
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Black Jake, Black Peter, Chris Sandon, Christmas, Doug Skinner, Dreamland Theater, Klaubaur, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Perchten, spanking, war on Christmas 15 Comments
KRAMPUS 2013 to be held the night of December 21 in Ypsilanti
About three years ago, those of us responsible for the Shadow Art Fair, decided that local kids could benefit from the knowledge that, while Santa Claus goes out each Christmas Eve, visiting the homes of all the good children around the world, he has a no-so-jolly associate that does the same for those boys and […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Black Peter, Christmas, Corner brewery, Klaubaur, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Perchten, Santa Claus, war on Christmas 17 Comments
WARNING… Krampus to attack Ypsi on Dec. 11…
OK, now that all the cyber chatter has died down a bit, I thought that I’d come out from my hole and explain what happened, and why there isn’t going to be a winter Shadow Art Fair this year. First, though, before I do that, I just want to say, for the record, that our […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Pop Culture, sex, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Austria, Bauhaus, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Black Peter, Christmas, Christmas traditions, Concentrate Media, Corner brewery, dance party, dark assistant, December 11, Detroit Urban Craft Fair, DIYpsi, Doug Skinner, Elbowdeep, fear of public speaking, Fortean, Germany, glam, Klaubaur, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Krampus Ball, lederhosen, Michigan Design Militia, monsters, Moonage Daydream, parades, Perchten, pre-Christian Alpine tradition, pre-Christian Alpine traditions, punishment booth, religion of consumption, Santa Claus, sci fi, Shadow Brew, spanking, St. Nicholas, the over-commercialization of Christmas, The Savoy, Ziggy Stardust 32 Comments