Are you tired of continually getting tossed from your life-drawing class for bringing beer? Do you get arrested every time you try to get your life-drawing model past the bouncer at your local watering hole?
Dr. Sketchy’s is a chain of cabaret life-drawing sessions that circles the globe from Hollywood to New Zealand. Started by Molly Crabapplein 2005, Dr. Sketchy’s is a little bit burlesque, a little bit art studio, and a little bit hair of the dog. Maybe the whole dog.
The models can be burlesque dancers, trapeze artists, drag queens, roller-derby girls, your hot next door neighbor, off-duty cops, and ex-KGB stenographers. It’s a whole grab bag of fun. Well, without the grabbing.
Just bring your art materials (no paints, please) and $5 to get in the door. First come, first serve. You might want to come early.
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What is Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School?
Dr. Sketchy's is a chain of cabaret life-drawing sessions that circles the globe from Hollywood to New Zealand. Started by Molly Crabapple in 2005, Dr. Sketchy's is based on Molly's harebrained dream of a "decadent" art class with fair pay and respect for the models and boozy fun for all.
What is Dr. Sketchy's - Baltimore?
Dr. Sketchy's - Baltimore is Baltimore's local branch run by Alexis de la Rosa and Aaron Bush, hon. This means that not only can you attend a lasciviously decadent life drawing session on the second Sunday of every month, you could also get mugged, shot at by the police, lose your house in a shady real estate deal, or install a questionable statue at the local train station. Dr. Sketchy's is responsible for none of that, by the way.
Where is Dr. Sketchy's - Baltimore hosted?
Dionysus Restaurant and Lounge in Mt. Vernon at 8 E. Preston St, Baltimore MD 21202, 410-244-1020.
When is the next session of Dr. Sketchy's - Baltimore?
Monday, July 14, 2008, 7 pm to 10 pm.
What are the rules of Dr. Sketchy's - Baltimore?
1) 21 and over and $5 cover. Gotta pay the model.
2) Applaud the model. Imagine standing perfectly still for three hours in front of a crowd of silent, staring, and seemingly unappreciative strangers. Now, imagine doing that in a g-string.
3) Tip the model. Again, their job is waaay harder than it looks.
4) Don't take pictures of the model's crotch and post them on Flickr. That's just creepy (see #6, below). In fact, only the official photographer is allowed to take pictures at all. Press folks are exempt from this rule--just let us know who you are before you start snapping away.
5) If the official photographer is standing in front of you, s/he'll move shortly.
Dr. Sketchy's is a chain of cabaret life-drawing sessions that circles the globe from Hollywood to New Zealand. Started by Molly Crabapple in 2005, Dr. Sketchy's is based on Molly's harebrained dream of a "decadent" art class with fair pay and respect for the models and boozy fun for all.
