* Host: Julie, Celeste and the "Traction":http://www.gettraction.org crew
* Location: Broad St. Cafe, 1116 Broad Street, Durham, NC
* When: Saturday, December 9, 5:00pm
* Phone: 919-416-9707

Celebrate with "Traction":http://www.gettraction.org this Saturday (12/9) starting at 5pm, when we present our second annual... *FESTIVUS for the LEFT of us!*

Traction's annual holiday-ish party and fundraiser is co-sponsored this year by *The Independent* ... and features:

* great holiday shopping in our silent (and live) auction
* fun-making with other local progressives
* fabulous prizes
* the satisfaction of supporting a great cause

*All for the low, low price of a suggested $5-10 donation!*

New Festivities for 2006:

* a photo booth
* a crafty-crafts booth
* a feats of strength area where you can compete for fabulous prizes in hula-hooping, arm-wrestling, DDR, or lightning rounds of Boggle.

We might even have a psychic who'll tell your New Year's fortune...

BONUS: Feel good AND subversive as you invest in the future of the progressive movement by doing your holiday shopping at Festivus. We've got something for everyone!

We're starting at 5pm and the auction bidding starts to wrap up at 7pm, in case you who want to head to another holiday party (but why would you?).

All are welcome so please spread the word!

See you soon,
Lanya, Julie, Celeste and the Festivus Crew

PS: You don't know *FESTIVUS*?
Read about this (pop)cultural phenomenon at the "NY Times":http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/19/fashion/19FEST.html?ex=1261112400&en=4f2d044d214f6bab&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland,
"Wikipedia":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus or watch a "3-minute video":http://www.vidlit.com/festivus