Faghat w/ My Nightclub Act

Art in the cafe...

Tamara Lea Kaufman


"pretty ~ ugly"


February 2026



Artist Statement Tamara Lea Kaufman’s personal artwork ranges from serious to quirky, dark, adult-themed humor. She creates multimedia assemblage, collage, and dioramas made from HO-scale railroad hobby miniatures, preserved insects, paint, embroidery, found objects, and typically discarded materials such as candy wrappers and the overlooked debris of everyday life. Her work explores topics of consumption, waste, desire, relationships, psychology, politics, societal pressures and the levity of humor needed to survive it all. It gives her joy to repurpose materials into something new, useful, or...
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Saturday, June 4, 2005

The members of My Nightclub Act boast a diverse range of musical experiences - they've played in skronky experimental collectives, blistering rock bands, crunchy folk acts and have even belted it out Broadway style in musical theater shows. Ghosts of these former gigs haunt My Nightclub Act's live performances. Their stripped down rock is certain to engage, enlighten, frighten and delight.

My Nightclub Act stars vocalist Nancie Sanford (Survey Eros), violinist Ed Mish (Gaddis, MaeRae) and guitarist Erik Burtz (The Arge, Survey Eros).

My Nightclub Act will not perform feats of prestidigitation or ventriloquism.
My Nightclub Act will not regale with Borscht Belt humor.
My Nightclub Act will deliver the goods.

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