Sandra Claus is Coming To Town Holiday Mixtape YEE @Public Works

Monday, 7:30PM.
Squeezing in one more YEE before the holidays. Appreciate R-​J (and Unilocal) for shaking up a projected mundane week.
C’s Notes:
1. Sweet venue: huge building with plenty of room to dance and mingle
2. Tunes: 80s with some electronic mixes
3. Traveling Tokoyaki provided some yummy Japanese snacks (favs were the tako and cheese bites)
4. Sandra Claus sighting!
5. Haaaaaaay Ruggster and J-​Boogie!
6. Cupcake upstairs = suuuuugar
And then???
Snacks. Sugar. Dancing. Unilocalers. YES!

Santa hats off to another great YEE (and sorry for the über lateness of this review).
The pumpkin cupcakes, gourmet caramel corn (SO addictive), and takoyaki were delightful; event space was amazing; staff was cheery; and who doesn’t love a photobooth session with Sandra Claus?
Thanks Rebekah T. for putting together a superior mix CD. Clearly, a lot of thought went into it. Love it!

My first Unilocal Elite event! I met some great people and the event was awesome.
I thought the Public Works space was slammin’ in every way with an amazing sound system. I think the second floor with a view to the dance floor downstairs was fun but could be configured a little differently.
On the second floor, rather than benches liming the walls, I’m thinking semi-​circular booths that offer bottle service, giving premium space (and dollars to the club) and raising the «cool» factor to another level. That and a dedicated bar on the second floor would give the Public Works space a serious «wow» punch.
I had a great time and enjoyed being one of the first to shake a tail feather and start the buzz on this cool club. Kudos to Unilocal on a great event!
And, I hope someone enjoyed my mixtape with its strange little assortment of fun: «You’re a Mean One Mister Grinch» by Sixpence None the Richer, «Mistress for Christmas» by AC/​DC and other cuts including my fave «2000 Miles» by The Pretenders.

I danced my Monday blues away!
It’s been a while since the I’ve gotten to dance, so the event was a perfect start to the week. Public Works is a spacious warehouse, two levels, plus an art gallery on the side. What a great idea.
The photobooth was awesome as always, AND i got to sit on Booby Claus’s lap! ;) The cupcake from Taste of Happiness was to die for. Those chocolate chip morsels baked inside = crazydelicious.
I also got to try both types of Takoyaki. YUM!
I was only sad when the event was over. Thanks to all that Blue Angel Vodka, I was shaking my booty on the dancefloor and didn’t want the dancing to end.
Big thanks to Ruggy and Jessica for a great event!

Another awesome Unilocal elite event! I have never been to public works and I loved the space, enough room to dance downstairs and upstairs! The music was great, perfect to dance to on a Monday night!
Made some awesome new friends, drank some great Blue Angel Vodka based drinks, friendly bartenders, the cupcakes were nummy, the caramel corn was really unique and tastey and I loved tryin the Takoyaki which reminded me of my visits to Japan.
I think my absolute favorite thing was the Perspective photo booth, we totally used that to our full advantage and have some of the best photos ever!
Thanks again for a wonderful experience, can’t wait for the next one!

Santa Baby, I’m sorry Miss Sandra Claus does it better. Another fabulous Unilocal Elite Party, thanks to Ruggy, Jessica and the Unilocal Crew. I absolutely loved Project Works, the space is incredible and would be ideal for any big club party, corporate event or art exhibit.
The images on the wall were beautiful and actually inspired my new avatar picture. FUN Music, upbeat funky dancey beats that brought the people to the dance floor. The photo booth pictures by Perspective were fun, I took some with Jaime H. and Eugene L. My pictures groping Miss Claus gigantic knockers were my favorite.
I loved the mini cupcakes by Taste of Happiness, those baby chocolate chip cookies with the Santa hat were way too cute to be naughty. Very delicious and bite size cupcake of happiness. Big Props to Blue Angel Vodka and the Traveling Takoyaki for providing excellent beverages and snacks. I can’t get enough of that CC Made Carmel Corn, the spicy almond is my favorite!!!
A special thanks to Josh K. for gifting me an awesome Holiday CD filled with unique Holiday songs. His selection rocked. Thank you!

Unilocal did it again!!! Spacious venue with two floors of dancing room, plus a huge balcony overlooking the crowd & DJ (great music btw). Boogie wonderland — Sandra Claus was a blast to hangout with in the photo booth! Luckily, we were feeling photogenic after several Blue Angel vodkas ;-) Met the happiest couple ever from «A Taste of Happiness» — kudos to them, loved the eggnog & chocolate chip cupcakes. The octopus balls a.k.a. Takoyaki were delicious, in addition to the caramel & spicy popcorn! The complimentary care package from Unilocal was super awesome i.e., lip balm, mints, pins, pens, etc. I was sad the party ended so soon, but walked away with a spectacular mixed tape and continued the party w/​new tunes in the car — woohoo, party over here!!! Mondays aren’t so bad… it took away the Monday madness of work. Thanks again to Jessica for allowing my friend a.k.a. Lucy Liu to return with her ID; she won’t switch purses next time ^_​^ Special thanks to Ruggy (cool boots) & the Unilocal crew for making it happen — great time had by all. Keep on Unilocalin’ mwah!

Thanks to Dru for letting me be his +1 for this event.
I’d heard about this place from other friends, but never would’ve made much of an effort to make it here if it hadn’t been for this event.
The space — a small warehouse tucked underneath the 101 — is very roomy, and although this event wasn’t as crowded as it could’ve been, i can see this venue easily accommodating the weekend party crowd.
I’m not really into the club scene any more, but Public Works could just «work» for me the next time i feel like shaking this tight, smooth, perky butt of mine…

As my boy, Eugene L. would say …“This event was EPIC!”
This place was huge! Public Works is located at the Mission District, it’s a two story building surrounded by sprung hardwood floors, it had an underground scene vibe to it and styles together under one roof. Let’s put it this way — it’s like going to a club, minus the tugs and models wanna be… and get this… everything was FREE.
The Lovely Kat and always accommodating Jessica welcomed us upon entering the facility. They gave us the 411 on what’s what.
A standing O for SF King Ruggy, who did a phenomenal job planning and putting together a wonderful freakin’ event!
Also a big thanks to all the Unilocal staff that did their thang behind the scenes.
There was DJ Edgartronic mixing some dope mash up tunes, the West Coast Boss — Tiffany aka Sandra Claus in the Perspective Photo Booth in her holiday outfit (hey, Tiffany — were those real?)
Bumped into my Unilocal amigo’s and amiga’s, which I always look forward to… and met a few new ones, too!
There also was a a holiday CD mix swap, Unfortunately I forgot to pick one up on the way out, oh well — no biggie.
For grub — we had Pop Chips, Caramel Corn, TCHO chocolate, A Taste of Heaven cupcakes, Traveling Takoyoki, and more!
For booze — Blue Angel vodka, yo!
In the future… you don’t have to ask me twice to RSVP to these Amazing Elite Events… Fosho!
Thank You Unilocal!

I never made it to Sandra Claus to take a picture! Boo hoo!
I think I am going to throw a tantrum, because I couldn’t pull her beard!
And I have been good and nice, not naughty (well…mostly, *looking down sheepishly, shuffling my feet with both hands behind my back!*)
And I never got to try the Takoyaki! They were hiding it from me so that others could eat it instead of me! Waaaahhaahh!
And I didn’t bring a mixed CD, either!
Hell, I didn’t know I was allowed to come until 7:30!
Thanks Ruggy for the invite! Thanks Jessica for the help, as always!
But I still had a great time, come to think of it! Even though it was too short for me, just 1 hour.
But saw some old Unilocaler friends and met some great new people. Like Cassandra and Emily of CCMADE caramel corn delectibles! Their formula for adding a little sugar and spice and everything nice to their handmade caramel corn, is very tasty and delicious! (Find it at Bi-​Rite market, Draeger’s and a few other outlets!)
I also had a Taste of Happiness, great little cupcakes, made by the sweet young couple of Heather Gohkman (Chief Happiness Officer!) and her husband.
Public Works is a great multi-​purpoes space, perfect for this part of SF between SOMA and the Mission for a variety of events in music and art.
Large, Spacious, and Upstairs with balcony overlook. Great venue. The free vodka was flowing for the Elites and + 1 attendees, making them feeling happy with the DJ music mix and sweets.
Wasn;t that crowded, coming off a 4 day holiday weekend, which was great for those who did come. A chance to try and get a bit of everything.
Except for me, not getting to sit on Sandra Claus’ lap, or take photos in my festive red outfit.
I cried waah, waaah, waaah, all the way home!
But I had fun!

I had a very stressful and long day at work and was looking forward to this YEE. So I grabbed a little Nappy Nap and rolled to Bart the only way to fly to the city especially if you going to get your drink on. I was doing my street hike from Bart then made a right on Erie when a I saw Public Works it had a Hidden Underground Feel to it. Then I saw a Ray Of Sunshine the Lovely Jessica T she is such a Warm and Sweet person checking everyone in and giving an Overview of the event. Jessica is always a welcoming sight at any YEE.
Then I went into Overload Public Works is a huge and cool venue. They have a huge dance floor, Mr Edgar one of Ruggys DJ associates was on the Wheels Of Steel tearing it up. Just hearing the beat made you want to dance. Then the huge bar where they were serving up Blue Angel Vodka and it was flowing like Yosemite Falls. I was taken care of by a very beautiful Bartender by the name of Svetlana. She mixes a very strong and potent Vodka Cranberry drink which I was Double fisting through the event.
The Perspective Photo Booth was a Big hit and one of the Highlights. Ms Sandra Claus AKA the very Lovely and Fun Tiffany N was taking tons of Holiday Photo booth pics with all the Elites. Perspective had all kinds of great props in there.
Traveling Takoyaki awesome little balls of Octopus and Cheese were serving up there goodies outside fresh from the cooker.
Cassandra and Emily of CCMADE caramel corn were serving up bags of Delish Edibles up stairs and are big fans of the Korean Eugene Lee LOL.
Taste of Happiness also upstairs were serving up delish Mini Cupcakes Yum.
It was also a blast meeting new Elites and seeing Usual Suspect Elites.
And the man himself Ruggy the Wicked MasterMind of the Awesome Unilocal Event. BTW the dance ones are always my favorites. Spread some Wisdom on the Event wearing his Number One Stunner Shades and his Christmas Boots. Ruggys events are always the most innovative and original events and he changes them up all the time.
Thanks to the King Of SF Ruggy and the Lovely Jessica and Tiffany and Public Works and Staff for such an Awesome Event and Venue.

Came here for my first Unilocal elite event.
DJ was awesome! My friends and I really liked the music he was spinning and the graphics were cool also.
Venue was nice and big and I can imagine it to be a legitimate place to party if it wasn’t a Monday.
Met a bunch of random people there which is always nice.
The Santa lady was super friendly with her uni-​boob santa outfit as I crushed her sitting on her lap in the photobooth.
My xmas CD mixtape is awesome and its currently playing right now as I write this review.

It was a Monday night event but who doesn’t need a party following Thanksgiving weekend?! Struggling through the day at work, at least I had my first Unilocal Elite event to look forward to.
Michele C. and I met up with Jason S, and his cool peeps Rebecca D., Joel and June. Good times were had! My rum and cokes were on point and I got a good buzz off two. Yummy cupcakes from Taste of Happiness, Carmel popcorn, Unilocal star pins and Unilocal lib napkins!
We shaked our booties to the groovin’ DJ’s and got some hilariously awesome pics in the Perspective photo booth.
Public Works is a great venue for events with a large main room and bar, an upstairs area overlooking main room that has an additional bar, dance section and space to just hang out. The design is clean, with nice wood floors and bar, art gallery and nice restrooms.
Thanks Unilocal for my first rad event. Here’s to many more!

Free vodka (cocktails), friendly Unilocal staff, cute, mini gluten-​free cupcakes and thumpin’ tunes at a chic and hip warehouse/​club? Sign me up please. All the girls wore cute shoes and everyone behaved themselves in the loveliest way possible. And did anyone else think that Ruggy J looked adorable? And how cute was the mixtape swap!!! My favorite part was seeing my awkward ex-​boyfriend/​date slurp up 8 vodka cocktails in 45 minutes and dance his silly butt to Michael Jackson, which he claims he doesn’t care for (that’s what he said of dancing, in the past). Thank you Unilocal,for another fantastic party and another fantastic year. Happy Holidays!
PS. I FORGOT — there were a couple of female Unilocal employees that really helped me out in the beginning — what with answering my questions, trying to get me in the spirit of party — I just gotta say you made me feel like I was a guest in your house. Thank you.

This was a great space for an event. The open area downstairs is a fantastic venue for dancing. The wide open floor and clearly visible bar make for a easy flow across the downstairs while the smaller more intimate bar upstairs provide an alternative dance floor for a different DJ.
I am not a huge fan of the 80’s Vegas style mash up spinning on the main floor but the DJ in the balcony offered more hardcore progressive beats for the true dance set.
The featured treats of carmel corn, octopus balls, and mini cupcakes made for just the right amount of satiation to offset the massive amount of free vodka that I consumed.
I can surely see myself returning to this spot for some nasty bumping DJs in the future.

Thank you, Unilocal,for making me realize the only two Christmas songs I have on my computer are by Mariah Carey and 98 Degrees. Instead, I compiled a playlist of pretty songs from Ellie Goulding to Radiohead to St. Vincent, with a couple of songs from my band, Festizio, strategically slipped in.
Because nothing kills your credibility for being in a band more than belting out «This Gift» while stepping out of the shower.
Not that I do that.
Big thanks to Ruggy, Tiffany, and Jess for another fun party. The space was enormous, with two stories, two bars, and two big dance floors. I enjoyed remeeting Svetlana, one of the bartenders from the Elite Event at Art’s a few months back, and the Blue Angel vodka she poured was pretty sweet as well.
Finally, my photobooth pics with Sandra Claus involved mutual lap-​sitting, thus fulfilling one of my wishes for this magical holiday season.
Photobooth photo and mixtape:

I had such a great time at this event!
It was my first time coming to Public Works and I shall return. It was a very large and spacious venue with plenty of cool exposed pieces of building. Very industrial-​esque.
The music was excellent. A little Daft Punk, a little Biggie, a little Deadmau5… quite enough to get any dance party moving! The images on the walls were tripping me out though… I’m pretty sure I saw the rabbit from Donnie Darko taunting me most of the night.
The octopus Takoyaki was new to me and ended up being delicious. I want some right now.
And of course the Blue Angel vodka was flowing all night. After greyhound 3, 4 and 5 I was feeling stupendous.
Taking pics with Sandra Claus was awesome. They had some props in the booth that we used to make our pics more… ahem.interesting. Oh yea, I should also mention that she has big boobies.
Thanks Ruggy and the rest of the SF crew who helped organize and execute!

THANKS Unilocal FOR JINGLING MY BELLS!!!
I had a great time lastnight peeping out Public Works, eating takoyaki, drinking free drinks, tasting gluten free mini flavored cupcakes, popping caramel corn while chatting it up with other elites, and dancing on the dancefloor with no judgement at all just letting loose. AND i got fancy with our pictures with sandra claus with the accessories they provided. LOVED IT.
As i called lastnight «The Pre-​Exposure Party», the venue was pretty cool. I’m now curious to know how it is on a real weekend night. Loved the art around the area and the upstairs.
The CD Exchange was a fun idea. Thanks for the new christmas songs I’ll be playing when decorating my christmas tree… but i’m inquiring the age of whoever made my CD. are you 50 yrs old? just saying! Whoever got mine, i did my best to be Hip but keeping it ‘classical’ in a sense.

The music and dancing ended much too soon. What a great space! There was art in one area and enough space to move/​dance around.
While I wasn’t a fan of the Eggnog Cupcake, the Chocolate Chip Cupcake was delicious. It was nice seeing the cupcake people get into the mood and music. Yes, I saw y’all dancing up there.
Takoyaki bites, YUM! I wish there was more tako in each bite though. The cheese option was a good alternative, but you’ve gotta warn the veggies about the bonito flakes. :P
I also enjoyed the photobooth with Booby, I mean Sandra, Claus. :) Super stoked to have walked out of the party with a Mariah Christmas compilation! Apologies to the one who grabbed my CD with the song «All I Want For Christmas [is my two front teeth]» ;)

Another great Unilocal event with Taste of Happiness cupcakes, CC Made caramel corn, Traveling Takoyaki, and Perspective Photo Booth! Thanks Sandra!
The venue was by far the best element of this event. A very spacious two story with two rooms of music (each with their own bar), a gallery space, and a great vibe. I can’t wait to come back!