Local Burlesque Diva on Tonight's "Wife Swap"

Turn on your TV right now!! This lovely lady is Ravenna Black, a fixture on Seattle's burlesque circuit and a Pin-Up Angel (whose charmingly old-school activities include sending care packages to our troops overseas). She's also a real estate agent, a Suquamish mother of two, and a participant on tonight's airing of the reality series "Wife Swap," reports the Kitsap Sun.

Ravenna (nee Sarina McDonald) is an open, free spirit, and she travels to upstate NY to swap experiences (but not beds) with the wife of a lumberjack! She sent me an e-mail saying she's not nervous to see it play out on TV, and that she did "fine," but I'm eager to see what trials and tribulations life in the country placed on her. I caught my first episode of this show last week and it looked like an absolute nightmare. But if anyone can prevail in a situation like this, a representative from our local BQ community--known for its verve and ingenuity--can do it.

Ravenna's "Wife Swap" begins at 8 p.m. on ABC.