Current ticket price: $30.00 from October 25 - November 6, 2009
(Ticket sales will be discontinued when the event has sold out, and we do expect to sell out soon!)
Tickets may be ordered by sending a check or money order to:

PEERS
2144 B Buena Vista Ave
Alameda CA 94501
You may also purchase tickets until November 6 (or until they have sold out) with a credit card using the PayPal system. Simply access the ball website at www.peers.org/vamp09.html and scroll down to the PayPal icon for directions.

Meanwhile, here is our latest write-up;

LE BAL DES VAMPIRES
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Alameda Elks Lodge
2255 Santa Clara
Alameda, CA 94501
Dancing on Two Floors
Doors Open: 6:30pm
Vintage Waltz Lesson: 7:00 pm in the Grand Ballroom
Formal vintage ballroom dancing: 7:45 – midnight
Featured Band: Bangers & Mash (Grand Ballroom)
Dracula’s Daughter Discotheque & Bar: 6:30 – midnight
Ball Website: www.peers.org/vamp09.html


Current ticket price: $30.00 from October 25 - November 6, 2009
(Ticket sales will be discontinued when the event has sold out, and we do expect to sell out soon!)
Tickets may be ordered by sending a check or money order to:

PEERS
2144 B Buena Vista Ave
Alameda CA 94501
You may also purchase tickets until November 6 (or until they have sold out) with a credit card using the PayPal system. Simply access the ball website at www.peers.org/vamp09.html and scroll down to the PayPal icon for directions.

Waltz the night away in a beautiful candlelit ballroom with the San Francisco Bay Area’s most glamorous Undead at the 16th Annual Le Bal des Vampires.

Suggested costume is evening dress of the century and country of your “rebirth.” This may include dress uniform, period costume (authentic or fantasy), vintage attire, or modern evening dress. There is no dress code for the ball (We certainly don’t expect Spike to attend in black tie!), but you will see some of the most gorgeous and creative costumes of the social season at Le Bal des Vampires.

This year there will once again be simultaneous dancing on two separate floors:

Our band in the elegant upstairs ballroom is the stylish but always dashing chamber ensemble Bangers & Mash. As usual, haunting waltzes dominate the program, but the evening will feature a variety of dance music from across the centuries – from 18th century Baroque contredanses to 19th century Victorian rotary and Viennese waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas; to elegant early 20th century tangos, blues, and fox trots and even some classic rock and roll Swing. Please note that the band’s first dance set will start at 7:45 pm sharp – 15 minutes earlier than usual. The dance sets will be unusually long, even by Bangers & Mash’s high standards, so if you do plan to dance, please be certain to wear shoes or boots you can actually dance in.

For those preferring a more modern style of dance music and free-style dancing, join us downstairs in Le Bal des Vampires’ Dracula’s Daughter’s Discotheque for a wonderfully varied repertoire of music to stir the blood and spirit from 6:30 p.m. to Midnight. Hosted by our principal DJ, Dark Moon, the disco also features a no-host (cash) bar, some haunting dance performances, and light refreshments for our mortal guests.

Our half-time show in the ballroom is a performance by the celebrated Le Theatre des Vampires. Not recommended for the faint of heart but highly recommended for fans of the genre.

For driving directions, public transit options, and costume tips and photo links, please see the ball website at www.peers.org/vamp09.html

If you have any questions, please email peers@peers.org or call (510) 522-1731