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Event Coverage:
Memorial Day Weekend |
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May 22nd - 26th |
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Summer starts in May!
Memorial Day heralds the arrival of Summer and the
season gets off to a sizzling start with
International Mr. Leather and
Bear Pride
Weekend! Kick off your memorial day weekend
with IML, Bear Pride or one of the numerous other
events. |
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Weekend Events |
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Thursday, May 22nd |
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Bear Pride Early Bird Party
@ Touché &
Jackhammer |
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M4M @
Steamworks
(more
info) |
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Friday, May 23rd |
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Join Jump Start Production
for the annual Memorial weekend PornoPolooza
Event, featuring DJ Brett Henrichsen of
Masterbeat. An all night porn star extravaganza!
Friday, May 23rd - Doors open at 9pm until 4am.
Tickets $20 advance, $25 at door. (reduced
admission with Circuit membership card.)
Circuit, 3641
N. Halsted. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Bear Pride Welcome Concert
Featuring musical talents of Ernest David Lijoi,
Scott Free, Local YoYo, and Nakia (Texas). This Bear
Pride opening event will take place in the Grand
Ballroom, Congress Plaza Hotel, 500 S. Michigan,
from 9 pm to nidmight. $20 at door, or purchase at
Bear Pride Registraiton, 2 to 7 pm, Congress Hotel.
(win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Mr. Ebony Leather part of
the IML weekend in Chicago, features guests mcs porn
star Bobby Blake and Queen Cougar. Palmer House
Hilton. (more
information @ mrcain.com) |
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Dyke March Benefit: PUBQUIZ
Hosted by the fabulous Ambi Dextrous, Kiki Luv,
and the Love Doctress, this wonderous event is
modeled after a queer pubquiz in Dublin, Ireland, as
observed by Ambi last December. People who choose to
compete (you can just come to watch and hang out),
will be placed in teams up to 5 contestants. There
will be 8 rounds of trivia in which the subjects
vary from math to sex to pop culture to geography.
The top three teams will win FUN PRIZES! 7:30
doors open / 9:00 game begins - T's Bar Restaurant,
5025 N. Clark Cost - $3 and up sliding at door, $2
each for the game (more
events @ dykediva.com) |
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Saturday, May 24th |
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Circuit Mom (www.circuitmom.com)
and Mephisto Leather Present- "party BOUND"-
the event is now being held at CIRCUIT
NIGHTCLUB! 10p-5am Featuring NYC DJ/Producer
DeMarko! making his tribal/orgy/house music
debut in Chicago-- A NEW Saturday night
sensation in celebration of IML's 25th
Anniversary-BOUND TICKET'S ONLY $20 in advance
at Universal Gear, Mephisto Leather, CIRCUIT and
the HOST HOTEL! |
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Gay Chicago Magazine's
"Behind Closed Doors" Presents THE GRABBYS
2003 - Erotic Gay Video Awards @
Circuit, 3641
N. Halsted Doors open at 7PM Hosted
by Chi Chi LaRUE, Lifetime Falcon Exclusive
Matthew Rush, Rascal Video Exclusive Kyle
Kennedy and Chicago's own Honey West. (www.grabbys.com)
>>>review the 2003 Grabby
Nominees |
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Bear Pride Bear Dance DJ
Bear Cub will be spinning tunes to make the bears
move and shake at the Double Door, 1572 N.
Milwaukee, 9 pm to 2 am. Also featuring Go-Go Bear
Contestants. Cost is $25. Tickets available at the
door or during Bear Pride Registration at the
Congress Plaza Hotel. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Jump Start Productions
presents it's 5th installment of Leather
Rites, a dance party at Metro, 3730 N. Clark
Street. DJ Bill Bennett, lights out on dance
floor, 10 pm to 5 am, porn stars on stage,
Sponsored by Eros, MasterBeat, Compassion
Action. Tix $30 advance, $35 at door. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Sunday,
May 25th |
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The International Mr.
Leather 2003 Contest will be held Sunday, May 25
at 6:30 p.m. at The Congress Theater, 2135 N.
Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Pre-contest events
include: IML Opening Ceremonies (Thursday, May 22 at
9 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton, Grand Ballroom)
and Physique Competition “Pecs and Personality”
(Saturday, May 24 at 9 p.m. at the Palmer House
Hilton, Grand Ballroom). |
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Nutts to Butts
Traditional Bear Pride Dance Party at Metro,
3730 N. Clark Street. DJ Mad Adam, First 500 people
receive a special gift. Finals of Go-Go Bear
Contest. This is THE dance of the Bear Circuit. Cost
is $25. Tickets available at the door or during Bear
Pride Registration at the Congress Plaza Hotel. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Monday,
May 26th |
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Rentboy.com presents the Military Ball, with
porn stars Marco Rochelle, Bobby Blake, Nick
Harmon, JJ Carter, Chad Parker. Hot dancers and
strippers, giveaways from Eros, Rentboy.com,
Instigator magazine, and more. DJ Escape from
New York. Circuit,
3641 N. Halsted. 9 pm to 4 am. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Bear Pride Farewell Showtunes
at Sidetrack
tradition w/ Go-Go Bear Encores |
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Memorial Day Indie Rock Grrls!
This edition of the ever-popular Chicago Indie Pop
Fest features FOUR FEMALE-FRONTED INDIE POP BANDS!
The bliss begins at 7PM at the Abbey Pub (www.abbeypub.com).
The lineup, in order of appearance: PANDA PANDA (chicago's
own!) THE REPUTATION (x-Sarge) SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD
TO ME (smart girls from MI) MATES OF STATE. (more
events @ dykediva.com) |
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International
Mr. Leather |
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May 22nd - 26th |
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www.imrl.com |
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The world’s hottest leathermen will come
together to compete for the title of International Mr.
Leather 2003, as IML celebrates its 25th Anniversary. |
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International Mr. Leather 2003 will
include: the 25th Annual International Mr.
LeatherCompetition, the 11th Annual International Mr.
Bootblack Competition, the Leather Market featuring the
world’s best collection of leather/fetish vendors, plus
numerous celebrations including Salute (post-contest
celebration) at the Palmer House Hilton, the annual IML
Victory Celebration Party at Chicago’s House of Blues and
the annual Black and Blue Ball (location to be announced). |
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The International Mr. Leather 2003
Contest will be held Sunday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. at The
Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago.
Pre-contest events include: IML Opening Ceremonies
(Thursday, May 22 at 9 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton,
Grand Ballroom) and Physique Competition “Pecs and
Personality” (Saturday, May 24 at 9 p.m. at the Palmer House
Hilton, Grand Ballroom). |
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Back Fur More:
Bear Pride 2003 |
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May 22nd - 26th |
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www.glbears.com |
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Over the last 9 years Bear Pride has
evolved from a simple picnic and a handful of Bears
packed in to a single apartment to one of the longest
running bear events nationwide. |
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Schedule of Events: |
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Thursday, May 22
Early Bird Party @
Touché &
Jackhammer
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Friday, May 23
Welcome Concert Featuring musical talents of
Ernest David Lijoi, Scott Free, Local YoYo, and Nakia
(Texas). This Bear Pride opening event will take place
in the Grand Ballroom, Congress Plaza Hotel, 500 S.
Michigan, from 9 pm to nidmight. $20 at door, or
purchase at Bear Pride Registraiton, 2 to 7 pm, Congress
Hotel. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Saturday, May 24
Bear Pride Bear Dance DJ Bear Cub will be
spinning tunes to make the bears move and shake at the
Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee, 9 pm to 2 am. Also
featuring Go-Go Bear Contestants. Cost is $25. Tickets
available at the door or during Bear Pride Registration
at the Congress Plaza Hotel. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Sunday, May 25
Nutts to Butts Traditional Bear Pride
Dance Party at Metro, 3730 N. Clark Street. DJ Mad Adam,
First 500 people receive a special gift. Finals of Go-Go
Bear Contest. This is THE dance of the Bear Circuit.
Cost is $25. Tickets available at the door or during
Bear Pride Registration at the Congress Plaza Hotel. (win
tickets from Third Coast Marketing) |
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Monday, May 26
Farewell Showtunes at
Sidetrack tradition
w/ Go-Go Bear Encores |
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