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Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.) |
General Admission, $15 |
Stripped Crusaders kicks off the festival weekend with superheroes taking off their spandex after long nights of fighting crime and being, well, heroes. Come watch the alluring performances of talented nerdlesque performers from all around the country as they channel your favorite cartoon, comic, and video game heroes. |
Tease from the Crypt |
Friday, Nov. 16 at 10:30 p.m. |
Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.) |
General Admission, $15 |
Extending the Halloween spirit just a bit, Tease from the Crypt is a nerdy revue playing on the late 80s/early 90s Tales from the Crypt. Get you heart racing as “glitter covered ghouls, stripping serial killers, [and] mesmerizing monsters” misbehave. The show’s featured performer is Juno from New Orleans. |
Cyburlesque |
Saturday, Nov. 17 at 8:00 p.m. |
Allways Lounge and Theatre (2240 St. Claude Ave.) |
General Admission, $15 |
Sci-Fi nerds, get ready! Cyburlesque brings together nerds from across the galaxy for an evening of out of this world performances. Why not? Robots, androids, and Bill Nye can be sexy. Performers include Risky Sour from Atlanta, Little Bo Peepshow & Narvel P Tuffnuts from St. Louis, and Doctor Vu from Burlington, Vermont, among many others. |
Just Drawn That Way |
Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10:00 p.m. |
Allways Lounge and Theatre (2240 St. Claude Ave.) |
General Admission, $15 |
The final show of the festival puts a spin on cartoons and comic books with Just Drawn That Way. Come see your favorite characters from the morning cartoons, fairy tales, and video games of your childhood in a totally different light. More than a dozen performers will take the stage including Lady Fingers from Austin, Ginger Oh Snap from Nashville, and featuring Piper Marie from New Orleans. |
Workshop: Producing for Love and Profit…But Mostly Profit |
Saturday, Nov. 17 at 11:00 a.m. |
New Orleans School of Burlesque (830 North Rampart St.) |
$10 at the door |
Hear from KiKi Maroon, who produces burlesque shows for a living, about how you can make money doing what you love. During the 90-minute workshop, she will discuss enticing topics such as common marketing mistakes and production budgeting. Plus, attendees will leave the workshop with KiKi’s own project plan which she uses for her own productions. |
Workshop: Floorwork with Ember Blaize |
Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1:00 p.m. |
New Orleans School of Burlesque (830 North Rampart St.) |
$10 at the door |
Ember Blaize guides this movement-oriented workshop to help performers learn new techniques and safety increase their flexibility. This workshop specifically focuses on floorwork and you’ll leave with a few new tricks up your sleeve. |
Workshop: The History of Burlesque |
Saturday, Nov. 17 at 3:00 p.m. |
New Orleans School of Burlesque (830 North Rampart Street) |
$10 at the door |
While the previous two workshops are designed with burlesque performers and others in the industry in mind, the History of Burlesque is open to anyone. Persé Fanny leads this 60-minute lecture that delves into the genesis and background of American burlesque. |
Nerd Market |
Friday, Nov. 16 |
Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.) |
Saturday, Nov. 17 |
Allways Lounge and Theatre (2240 St. Claude Ave.) |
NOLA Nerdlesque’s nerd market pops up during shows on Friday and Saturday nights at the evening’s venue. Stroll by booths from local artists, festival sponsors, and festival organizers, and get your photo taken by New York based photographer Brandon Perdomo. Be sure to stop by on Saturday night to glitterize at Electra Cosmetics’ glitter sampling bar. |
Closing Party |
Friday, Nov. 16 at Midnight |
The Loa Bar at the International House Hotel (221 Camp St.) |
Free |
NOLA Nerdlesque’s festival party pops up after the Friday night shows. The Loa Bar will have a late night happy hour menu, including a special festival punch. The party is free and open to all. So go ahead, live a little, laugh a little, and let your freak flag fly. You’ll be in good company. Costumes, of course, are encouraged. |
Last updated on: July 12, 2013 13:08 IST |
The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment regarding leaders with a criminal background and said that they stand to be disqualified on date of conviction. The number of members of Parliament with a criminal background is 162, which means 30 per cent of those who govern the nation in the Lok Sabha have pending criminal cases. |
The person with the highest number of criminal cases (46) against him is Kameshwar Baitha, a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader from Jharkhand. |
Here is a look at the top five MP’s with criminal cases: |
Kameshwar Baitha: He won the 2009 elections from the Palamau constituency in Jharkhand. Aged 56, he has 46 pending criminal cases against him. He is worth Rs 5,70,000 as per his assets declaration. |
He has not been convicted as yet in any of the cases. The list of the cases pending against him are mentioned below: |
22 charges related to attempt to murder |
17 charges related to murder |
6 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, 5 charges related to theft |
4 charges related to voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
3 charges related to voluntarily causing grievous hurt |
2 charges related to dishonestly receiving stolen property |
2 charges related to extortion |
2 charges related to theft in dwelling house |
2 charges related to kidnapping or abducting in order to murder |
1 charge related to assisting in concealment of stolen property |
1 charge related to assaulting President, governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power |
1 charge related to dacoity |
1 charge related to culpable homicide not amounting to murder |
20 charges related to rioting |
20 charges related to rioting, armed with deadly weapon |
17 charges related to every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object |
15 charges related to assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty |
13 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt |
11 charges related to punishment of criminal conspiracy |
10 charges related to wrongful restraint |
8 charges related to mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs 50 |
7 charges related to mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house |
5 charges related to wrongful confinement |
4 charges related to mischief by destroying or moving, etc, a landmark fixed by public authority mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupee |
3 charges related to intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace |
3 charges related to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention |
3 charges related to putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion |
2 charges related to abettor present when offence is committed |
2 charges related to abetment of a thing |
2 charges related to causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender |
2 charges related to criminal intimidation |
2 charges related to house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint |
The rest of his charges range from harbouring robbers, extortion, trespass, unnatural offence and death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. |
Ahir Hansaraj Gangaram -- winner from the Chandrapur constituency in Maharashtra. This Bharatiya Janjhata Party MP is worth Rs 80 lakh and has 30 pending criminal charges against of which he not been convicted as yet in any of them. |
1 charge related to assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. |
1 charge related to criminal intimidation |
1 charge related to voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
1 charge related to mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees |
1 charge related to wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed |
1 charge related to wrongful restraint |
1 charge related to mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc |
1 charge related to rioting |
1 charge related to every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object |
1 charge related to harbouring deserter |
1 charge related to knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse |
His other offences are pending under sections 135,294,337,427,131,143,188,341,186 of the Indian Penal Code. |
Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya -- The 'gun-toting' ex-Congressman is a Bharatiya Janata Party member of Legislative Assembly from Gujarat has 20 pending criminal cases against him. He is worth Rs 2 crore. His offences are: |
2 charges related to dacoity |
1 charge related to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons |
1 charge related to culpable homicide not amounting to murder |
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