Friday, November 06, 2009
The Last Bout of the Year!
Join The Big Easy Rollergirls for their last bout of the year! We will be Brawling on the Bayou November 14th at UNO's HPC. UNO's Human Performance Center is located on the corner of Leon C. Simon & Elysian Fields. The doors open at 6PM.
Newbie Exhibition Bout at 6:45! Come check out the rollergirl stars of tomorrow!
Our glorious Newbies
At 7pm The Big Easy Rollergirls face off against the Gulf Coast Allstars.
Your Big Easy Rollergirls
Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, $6 for children.
Our charity this month is HandsOn New Orleans. HandsOn has evolved from a disaster response project into a thriving resource center for grassroots service project by launching an array of new programs; including a Tool Lending Library, a Youth Engagement Corps, and no-cost Volunteer Leader Trainings. We will be holding a 50/50 raffle to benefit this local organization.
The Krewe of the Rolling Elvi and The Pussyfooters will guest star.
Half-time entertainment by The Tomatoes.
The Tomatoes
Buy your tickets now! Or you can stop by the Freret Market, this Saturday from 12 to 5 to purchase your ticket live from a real rollergirl. You can also enjoy over a hundred vendors and free live music. The Freret Market is located on the corner of Freret Street and Napoleon Ave.
After the bout, party with us at The Kerry Irish Pub in the French Quarter at 331 Decatur.
After the bout, party with us at The Kerry Irish Pub in the French Quarter at 331 Decatur.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The Big Easy Rollergirls at Voodoo Fest!
Who do the Voodoo? We do!
The Big Easy Rollergirls will be at the entrance of The Voodoo Experience every day of the festival from 10 to 11am, 1 to 2pm, and 4-5pm. We will be skating in front of the New Orleans Art Museum on 1 Collin Diboll Circle. We will have flyers and tickets to sell. You can also catch us skating around the festival - be careful of our hip checks!
The Big Easy Rollergirls are also proud and pleased that so many of the bands and performers of The Voodoo Experience are part of The BERG family. Please be sure and check out the following acts and show your derby love for them.
Friday, October 30th
Ratty Scurvics: 11am at the Bingo! Parlor
The Vettes: 3pm at the Voodoo Stage
The New Orleans Bingo! Show: 6:45 at the Bingo Parlor
Saturday, October 31st
The White Bitch: 12:15pm at the Bingo! Parlor
Zydepunks: 1:30pm at the Bingo! Parlor
The New Orleans Bingo! Show: 2:45pm at the Bingo! Parlor
Sunday, November 1st
MC Trachiotomy: 10:45am at the Bingo! Parlor
Suplecs: 1:15pm at the Bingo! Parlor
Fleur de Tease: 2:45pm at the Bingo! Parlor
Quintron & Miss Pussycat: 5:45pm at the Bingo! Parlor
And be sure to swing by The Antigravity booth and pick up a copy of their recent magazine for your guide to alternative New Orleans.
October 10th Bout Recap!
On Saturday, October 10th The Big Easy Rollergirls faced off against the Southern Misfits Rollergirls of Petal, MS in our first lagniappe season game at the UNO Human Performance Center.
The Big Easy Rollergirls
The Southern Misfits
Team Captains were Coalminer's Slaughter and Balls-Out Betty.
As usual, we had the lovely and delightful Pussyfooter Cheerleaders and The Krewe of The Rolling Elvi on hand for your enjoyment.
As usual, we had the lovely and delightful Pussyfooter Cheerleaders and The Krewe of The Rolling Elvi on hand for your enjoyment.
Go, Pussyfooters!
Halftime entertainment was provided by Slack Adjustor.
Slack Adjustor rocks the crowd!
Our charity was HandsOn New Orleans. HandsOn has evolved from a disaster response project into a thriving resource center for grassroots service project by launching an array of new programs; including a Tool Lending Library, a Youth Engagement Corps, and no-cost Volunteer Leader Trainings. We held a 50/50 raffle to benefit this local organization.
The bout action started immediately with Wit Vicious dominating as jammer. She scored 45 points in the first period, almost half of BERG points - and in only 3 jams! Wit had the most points scored in a jam with 20!
The bout action started immediately with Wit Vicious dominating as jammer. She scored 45 points in the first period, almost half of BERG points - and in only 3 jams! Wit had the most points scored in a jam with 20!
Wit keeps her eye on the prize!
Animal, lacy, and Betty kept control of the pack as pivots.
ChessTosterone, Deb, and MILF delivered some powerful hits in the pack.
Crusty stepped in as jammer and scored 17 points in one jam, the second highest for the night.
lacy assists Crusty in her 17-point jam
Animal steps in as jammer
The crowd cheers on The Big Easy Rollergirls
Betty clears the way for Rowdy to get through
The Southern Misfits rallied in the second half scoring 80% of their points, but were still unable to gain enough points for a victory. The final score was 192-48.
Thank you to the wonderful women of The Southern Misfits.
Photos by Scott Stuntz of Scott Stuntz Photography.
Photos by Scott Stuntz of Scott Stuntz Photography.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
October 10th Bout
On Saturday, October 10th The Big Easy Rollergirls face off against the Southern Misfits Rollergirls of Petal, MS in our first lagniappe season game at the UNO Human Performance Center.
UNO's Human Performance Center is located on the corner of Leon C. Simon & Elysian Fields.
Doors open at 6pm and action starts at 7pm. Tickets are $12 IN ADVANCE, $15 at the door, $6 for children 5 to 12. Children 5 and under are free.
Our charity this month is HandsOn New Orleans. HandsOn has evolved from a disaster response project into a thriving resource center for grassroots service project by launching an array of new programs; including a Tool Lending Library, a Youth Engagement Corps, and no-cost Volunteer Leader Trainings. We will be holding a 50/50 raffle to benefit this local organization.
The Big Easy Rollergirls, in conjunction with Rhino Records, are sponsoring a Whip It Movie Contest! You can win a new Whip It CD, poster, and two season passes to the Big Easy Rollergirls' 2010 Season!
To enter, all you have to do is buy a ticket to the Big Easy Rollergirls next home bout. Three winners will be selected by random drawing at half-time.
Join us for the afterparty at King Pin located at 1307 Lyons.
The Big Easy Rollergirls
The Southern Misfits
UNO's Human Performance Center is located on the corner of Leon C. Simon & Elysian Fields.
Doors open at 6pm and action starts at 7pm. Tickets are $12 IN ADVANCE, $15 at the door, $6 for children 5 to 12. Children 5 and under are free.
Half-time entertainment from Slack Adjustor.
Our charity this month is HandsOn New Orleans. HandsOn has evolved from a disaster response project into a thriving resource center for grassroots service project by launching an array of new programs; including a Tool Lending Library, a Youth Engagement Corps, and no-cost Volunteer Leader Trainings. We will be holding a 50/50 raffle to benefit this local organization.The Big Easy Rollergirls, in conjunction with Rhino Records, are sponsoring a Whip It Movie Contest! You can win a new Whip It CD, poster, and two season passes to the Big Easy Rollergirls' 2010 Season!
To enter, all you have to do is buy a ticket to the Big Easy Rollergirls next home bout. Three winners will be selected by random drawing at half-time.
Join us for the afterparty at King Pin located at 1307 Lyons.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Whip It Movie Premiere!
The Big Easy Rollergirls will be guest stars on Wednesday, September 30th for The Whip It Movie Premiere at Elmwood AMC 20 Palace Theatre on 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd.
We will be there at 6:30pm for a meet and greet, and a quick Q&A before the film. The film starts at 7:30pm.
Tonight, some of the rollergirls will pass out premiere movie tickets and Whip It schwag in the CBD at LePhare on 523 Gravier Street starting at 10pm.
If you miss them tonight, you can get your tickets and swag tomorrow night, Saturday, September 26th, when more of the rollergirls will be at Club Voila on 300 Decatur Street from 5pm to 7pm.
One pass admits two. Seating is limited, tickets are not a guarantee of admission. Please come early.
Whip It is released by Fox Searchlight and features the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore (a woman who embodies the rollergirl psyche and substance). It stars Ellen Page (Juno) as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small-town beauty pageant crown to throw down on the roller rink.
Drew with some rollergirls
Written by Shauna Cross, a former Roller Derby skater with the Los Angeles Derby Dolls. Cross skated under the name Maggie Mayhem with a team of rouge cops called the Sirens. Many of the teams, skaters, names and plot lines were inspired by Cross' time with the Derby Dolls. She was named by Variety Magazine as 10 Screenwriters to Watch! We are so proud of her! Go Shauna!
The film opens nationwide on Friday, October 2nd.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Walk That Extra Mile!
On Saturday, September 26th, members of The Big Easy Rollergirls and The Krewe of The Rolling Elvi are going to walk that Extra Mile in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority.
The walk takes place at Lafreniere Park in Metairie located at 3000 Downs Blvd.
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. in the Tent near the Park Center Pavilion.
The Walk Starts at 9 a.m. The track is two miles long.
The Extra Mile is a statewide network of professional staff and volunteers dedicated to enhancing and enriching the quality of life for all persons served by public human services agencies. Since 1991, these non-profit organizations have helped persons served by the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority, Metropolitan Human Services District, Florida Parishes Human Services District, and the State Offices of Mental Health, Public Health, Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Disorders. The Extra Mile programs across the state provide education, support, advocacy, monetary assistance, and program development to fill needs as determined by individual communities. These resources include the time and talent of many dedicated volunteers and donors working together to provide clothing, food, merchandise, in kind services from individuals and businesses, support for individuals and families, community education, advocacy and cash.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:
- Share a special talent or interest you may have…be a friend.
- Advocate for persons who have human services needs.
- Educate your family and friends about mental illness, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities. Personal experience and stories are the most effective.
- Sponsor an Activity (Consumer Outing, Monthly Birhtday Club Party, Holidays, etc.)
- Donate funds or clothing to help those in need
To make a tax-deductible donation, please send a check to: The Extra Mile; 2332 Severn Ave Suite 100; Metairie, LA 70001.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Calling All Volunteers
The Big Easy Rollergirls are gearing up for their October 10th bout at UNO's Human Performance Center and we want you to be involved!
REQUIREMENTS: Be reliable, punctual, and have a "Viva La Derby" attitude!
Volunteer duties include, but are not limited to the following: track assembly, ticket takers, handing out programs, directing foot-traffic, and merch sales.
In exchange for your awesome derby spirit, you will be able to see part of the action on bout day, get to meet and mingle with the Rollergirls, and receive a free ticket to a future event.
We are holding a Volunteer Seminar with Victoria von Doom, Thursday, October 8th at 7:30 pm at Skate Country, located at 1100 Terry Parkway.
To RSVP to this event, or for more information, please email us at volunteers@bigeasyrollergirls.com
REQUIREMENTS: Be reliable, punctual, and have a "Viva La Derby" attitude!
Volunteer duties include, but are not limited to the following: track assembly, ticket takers, handing out programs, directing foot-traffic, and merch sales.
In exchange for your awesome derby spirit, you will be able to see part of the action on bout day, get to meet and mingle with the Rollergirls, and receive a free ticket to a future event.
We are holding a Volunteer Seminar with Victoria von Doom, Thursday, October 8th at 7:30 pm at Skate Country, located at 1100 Terry Parkway.
To RSVP to this event, or for more information, please email us at volunteers@bigeasyrollergirls.com
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Dog Wash this Saturday!
Calling all sullied Spaniels, grubby Greyhounds, and pig-pen Pomeranians!
On Saturday, September 19th bring all your dirty doggies out to the Crescent City Farmer's Market from 8:30 to 11:30 located at Magazine and Girod Street.
For only $10, your canine companion can get an all-natural, moisturizing wash and dry by The Big Easy Rollergirls!
