Rat City Rollergirls Season 3 - Bout 3
Presented by Seattle Biodiesel
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Place: WaMu Theater at Qwest Events Center
Time: Doors @ 4:30 PM, Bout at 5:30 PM
BUY TICKETS NOW!

We are trying out a brand-new venue this time around, and we hope you like it! We're at (deep breath) WaMu Theater at Qwest Events Center. It's a long name, but it should be worth it: trackside seating, plenty of reserved seats, and bleachers with a great view for ALL general admission seats!

The Sockit Wenches and Derby Liberation Front will meet again for the first time since the 2006 Championship Game, with DLF staging a biodiesel-fueled revolution against the gas-guzzling Wenches while the Wenches hope to not-so-gently remind DLF of exactly why they won the 2006 Championship. And of course, we are super excited to welcome the Bay Area Derby Girls (that's B.A.D. Girls, to those in the know) up from California for their bout against Grave Danger!

RCRG is proud to donate a portion of the proceeds from this bout to Skate Like a Girl, who call themselves "a loose-knit group of self-identified girl skateboarders who love skateboarding and who are determined to create an inclusive counter-culture to the often exclusive culture that is mainstream skateboarding these days".

To purchase tickets in-person (and avoid any pesky fees), please visit these locations:

Bird on a Wire Espresso 3509 SW Henderson St West Seattle, WA 98126
Fast Girl Skates 252 NE 45th St Seattle, WA 98105
Rain City Video - Market Street 719 NW Market St Seattle, WA 98107
Rain City Video - Sunset Hill 6412 32nd Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107
Gordito's 213 N 85th St Seattle, WA 9810
WaMu Theater Box Office at Qwest Field 800 Occidental Ave Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Time's almost up to buy season tickets for 2007! April 15th will be your last chance to buy season tickets (which have been pro-rated for mid-season purchasing). After April 15th, season tickets are going to make like a tree, and leave.

Think of it -- you won't see a sold-out sign all season, and no more forgetting to buy tickets each month! Plus, our season ticket holders will reap benefits galore, including:
-A voucher for $15 in free RCRG league merchandise.
-Being whisked through our super-speedy season ticket holder entrance line.
-Saving more than $40 in pesky ticket service charges.
-Other special perks and bonuses.

Apart from the convenience factor, being a season ticket holder means you won't miss a moment of the action this year. It's already off to a good start for being a landmark year for Seattle roller derby, with exciting new venues and visiting teams from far-off lands challenging your local favorites. Click here to buy season tickets, or e-mail Kitty Kamikaze at ticketing@ratcityrollergirls.com for more information. And don't forget -- season tickets make great gifts!

If yellow and blue make green, what do green and white make? A very scary bout, that's what. RCRG's Western Regional Champion all-star team is going to undergo a little binary fission, and then ... and THEN ... the all-star team is going to play ITSELF! That's right, that's right, a little green versus white. If you ever wanted to see Miss Fortune and Drew Blood jam against one another, or Rettig to Rumble and
D-Bomb playing in the same defensive line-up, now's your chance! Mark your calendars for this special fundraising event as green and white beat up on each other to earn their way to Nationals this fall!

The May 6 Green & White Bout at Bellevue Skate King is a fundraiser for the all-star traveling team, which needs to raise enough money to get to Austin, Texas, for the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) national championship later this year.

Are you the ultimate derby fan? Do you know the ins and outs of the game, and keep track of all the players? Would you make a good coach?  We'll be having two eBay auctions* to pay for your chance to coach. The travel team will arrive with our green and white jerseys, then the coaches draft their ultimate derby dream teams and decide line-ups. It's the chance of a lifetime for our #1 (and #2) fan(s).

Tickets on sale at the April 21 bout and online starting on April 22. *Auctions will start April 22 -- check our website for details!

The Rat City Rollergirls turn three years old this month, but where will we celebrate our fourth birthday? Unfortunately, this could be one of RCRG's last seasons at Magnuson Park's Hanger 27.

The City of Seattle Parks Department is marching forward to privatize Hangar 27 for use as an exclusive indoor soccer facility. And it's possible that even if the City Council can stop them and approve a Community Collaboration Proposal rather than the soccer club, the city will shutdown Hangar 27 in 2008 for design, approval and repairs to the facility.

In 2006 Hangar 27 was booked 25 weekends, served 70,000 citizens and was utilized by the following groups. If privatization does occur, many -- if not all -- of these groups will be shut out, including your hometown rollergirls.

Please show your support of RCRG and the other community groups that use Hangar 27. Your signatures helped get the Seattle City Council's attention, but now we need your letters of support expressing:
Why Hangar 27 is special to you and should be kept public rather than privatized.
Why it is important for them to give the Community Collaboration Proposal a chance.
Why during 2008, the facility should remain open, and why any construction and repairs should be phased to allow special events to continue.

Write or call the Seattle City Council and tell them how you feel:

City Council
PO Box 34025
Seattle , WA 98124-4025
(206) 684-8888

Or e-mail individual members of the Council:
nick.licata@seattle.gov
sally.clark@seattle.gov
david.della@seattle.gov
jan.drago@seattle.gov
jean.godden@seattle.gov
richard.conlin@seattle.gov
tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov
richard.mciver@seattle.gov
peter.steinbrueck@seattle.gov

Keep public spaces public! See you at the bout!

Don't miss the double trouble that back-to-back team events can cause!

First, visit Grave Danger as they take a turn for the artistic (but still devilish) and crafty. Start your night off  eating fabulous pizza, drinking cold beer and making some signs for the bout on April 21st.

Where: Piecora’s on Capitol Hill, 1401 East Madison St
What: Just bring yourselves and your creative cap
Why: Because you love us and want to support each skater on GD
When: 7pm – 9pm
How: Bring $10 for pizza and salad…drinks on your own

Then, spend the evening of Friday the 13th with the Throttle Rockets ... if you dare!

Where: The Funhouse, 206 5th Ave
What: Friday the 13th celebration with music, tarot cards, and jello-o shots!
Why: Do you even need to ask?
When: 9 pm
Price: $6 at the door (jello-o shots extra)
Theme: Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves (costumes encouraged as always)
Bands: Master Musicians of BUKAKKE and The Diminished Men

Tarot Card Readings by Miss Betty Ford Galaxy, and don't miss Hot Carla's FAMOUS Jell-o shots! This is a FRIDAY, kids, so leave your car at home, bring some cab fare and party like a ROCKSTAR with the THROTTLE ROCKETS!!! The Throttle Rockets -- putting the FUN back in FUNdraiser since 2004.

As much as we like to beat each other up, we don't really like it when people get hurt without their permission. Other groups, like Home Alive, tend to agree. Their mission: "to build a cultural and social movement that puts violence in a context of political, economic and social oppression, and frames safety as a human right".

If you were lucky enough to get tickets to their SOLD OUT auction, "The Art of Self-Defense", you'll get a chance to see Derby Liberation Front present some of these fabulous prizes.

Our very first bout at the WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Event Center -- an unassuming name for what is sure to be a kick-ass new venue. Special guests Bay Area Derby Girls (that's Ms. B.A.D. Girl to you!).

April 21st -- WaMu Theater
Doors at 4:30 p.m. -- bout starts at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets on sale now. If you don't want to pay the service fees, please visit our in-person ticketing locations listed above -- they'll be more than happy to sell you tickets for (gasp!) the actual ticket price!

Seriously! Our competitive spirit knows no bounds -- we've expanded from wrestling each other on the track to wrestling ... well, just about anywhere! In this case, we've extended an invitation to ALL roller derby leagues in the Northwest (as well as anyone who wants to give it a go -- that means you!) to our April arm-wrestling contest!

Presented by Derby Liberation Front and Cherry at Rebar, and lasting all night long, Cherry will be celebrating their two-year anniversary and providing some fantastic DJs! Come to show off your guns or shake your buns; either way, it'll be a great time!

Check out DLF's team forum for more details!

More information above, but if you've ever wanted to see Miss Fortune and Drew Blood jam against one another, or Rettig to Rumble and D-Bomb playing in the same defensive line-up, now's your chance! Mark your calendars for this special fundraising event as green and white beat up on each other to earn their way to Nationals this fall!

Keep an eye out for volunteer opportunities in the coming months! We like to reward hard working folks with free admission to bouts, as well as volunteer-only RCRG schwag. To sign up for future volunteer opportunities, contact Jackie Hammer at volunteer@ratcityrollergirls.com.