[Leatherevents] This Week in Seattle & Northwest Men's Leather (October 4-11)

[Jim Drew]

Leather Events in Seattle, the Puget Sound Area, and throughout the  
Pacific Northwest
October 4-11 (Wednesday through the following Wednesday)

This e-mail is aimed especially at the Seattle gay male leather  
community, with entries for events listed from throughout the Pacific  
Northwest (Anchorage to Eugene to Edmonton).  No specific attempt is  
made to include events aimed at non-gay, non-male, or non-leather  
audiences, although some are included which are not "leather" or  
which may not be strictly same-sex, due to the perceived breadth of  
people who may receive this listing.  Events produced by Seattle Men  
in Leather are in bold.

(For out of town events, large meetings and events for leather clubs  
are listed; only weekend-long events are generally included here.)



View this (and the events for the next month) online at:
	http://www.seattlemeninleather.org/Events/ThisMonth.asp


Upcoming Special Events
Thursday-Sunday, October 5-8

	International LeatherSIR, Leatherboy, and Community Bootblack  
Contest (Dallas, TX)
	Info: http://www.leathersir.com/weekend/Weekend.html

Friday-Sunday, October 6-8

	Chicken Ranch Playday 2006 (Hubbard, OR -- near Portland)
	Info: http://www.pacificnwgra.org/playday/index.html

Friday-Monday, October 6-9

	Furrball XIII: The Mystical Bear (Vancouver, BC)
	Info: http://www.bcbears.org

Thursday-Sunday, October 12-15

	Sundance Stompede (San Francisco, CA)
	Info: http://www.stompede.com

Friday-Sunday, October 13-15

	Vancouver Mr. & Ms. Leather Contest (Vancouver, BC)
	Info: http://renegade.vancouverleather.com

	Building Bridges Conference (Bellevue, WA)
	Info: http://www.lovethatworks.org/conference.html




Wednesday, October 4

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet-n-Greet
	Pumpjack Pub (1157 Davie St., Vancouver, BC), 6:00-8:00 pm
	Info: http://www.borderriders.com/calendar.html
	The group usually heads out for dinner afterwards to a local  
restaurant, so feel free to join us.

Seattle Movie Bears
	Film: Queens.  Harvard Exit Theatre (807 East Roy).  Showtime:7:00  
pm / $7
	Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattlemoviebears
	Movie Website: http://www.queens-themovie.com
	We get together on Wednesday nights (and occasionally on weekends)  
to see a movie at a local theater.  After the movie, join us at a  
local bar for drinks and fun.

Rope Bondage Class
	Eagle Bar (1300 W Burnside, Portland), 7:00-9:00 pm / $5 per person
	Info: http://www.portlandeagle.com
	Class Info: http://www.dodgingwindshields.com/bonclass.htm
	Presented by Bug.  A casual, fun class to learn or practice rope  
bondage skills.  Classes will be accessible to just dropping in and  
also progressive, so that you can show up at anytime and not be lost,  
but there will be new things to learn and play with every week!  We  
will cover such topics as safety, Shibari, suspension, and more!   
There will be a limited amount of rope available to practice with  
(first come, first served), but it is recommended that you bring your  
own.  A 50’ length of soft, twisted poly rope is recommended  
(available at Fred Meyer!).

Bear Hump
	CC Attle’s, 7:00-11:00 pm
	Info: http://www.nwbears.com/Public/Activities.html#BearHump

Oregon Bears Board Meeting
	Kennedy School Community Room (on NE 33rd, Portland), 7:00 pm
	Info: http://www.oregonbears.org

Cuff Country
	Cuff Complex, 8:30 (lesson), 9:00-10:30 (open dancing)
	Info: http://www.cuffcomplex.com/events.html
	Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/t-100
	Lesson: Walk the Line line dance / Instructor: Jim / DJ: TBD
	Step Sheet: http://homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne/dances/walkline.txt
	Also: Rain City Rhythm Riders practice, 7:00-8:30 pm.



Thursday-Sunday, October 5-8

International LeatherSIR, Leatherboy, and Community Bootblack Contest
	Crown Plaza Hotel and Dallas Eagle in Dallas, TX
	Info: http://www.leathersir.com/weekend/Weekend.html
	Thursday: Meetings for Regional Sponsors, Bootblack Contestants, and  
Judges and Support Sfatt
		Registration
		Basket Auction Pre-Bidding and Vendor Mart (@ Dallas Eagle)
		LeatherSIR/Leatherboy Contestants Meeting
		Meet & Greet and Regional Sponsor Reception
		Regional Awards Presentation
		2005 Titleholders Stepdowns and Roast
		Contestants Number Draw
		Playspace
	Friday: Meetings for Contestants and Judges
		Bootblack Interviews
		Bootblack Brunch
		LeatherSIR and Leatherboy Interviews
		ILSb Contestant Rehearsals (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Bootblack Skills Competition
		Registration
		Basket Auction Pre-Bidding and Vendor Mart (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Cigar Party and Happy Hour (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Travel Fund Auction (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Playspace
	Saturday: Bootblacking Seminar (@ Dallas Eagle)
		LeatherSIR and Leatherboy Interviews
		ILSb Contestant Rehearsals (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Boy Skills Seminar (@ Dallas Eagle)
		ILSb BBQ (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Public Bootblacking (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Registration
		International LeatherSIR and Leatherboy 2006 Contest (@ Dallas Eagle)
		Playspace
	Sunday: Pool Party
		Wind-Down BBQ (@ Dallas Eagle)



Thursday, October 5

Rain City Jacks
	Private location in Seattle, 6:30-9:30 pm (doors close at 7:30 pm) /  
Price based on membership level
	Info: http://www.raincityjacks.com
	Membership Info: rc at raincityjacks.org
	Theme: Jean Jack.  This special event is for all of you guys who get  
specifically turned on by denim.  Wear a pair of jeans in the play  
space.  keep them on while you jack off, hell, you can get them  
covered in cum and lube if that’s what you’re looking for, just  
remember to bring an extra CLEAN pair to wear when the event is  
over!  Participation in themes is always optional.

Intro to Sex-Positive Culture (Wet Spot Member Orientation)
	Wet Spot, 7:00 pm
	Required for Wet Spot membership / Annual Membership is $25
	Info: http://www.wetspot.org/join.htm#Intro_to_Sex-Positive_Culture

Re-Bear at Re-Bar
vRe-Bar (1114 Howell), 10:00 pm-2:00 am / $3
vInfo: http://www.rebear.com
	A bear/cub-themed club night with the hottest furry guys for anyone  
who knows how to party.  DJ Freddy King of Pants and guests will spin  
an eclectic electro dance mix.  Bearfilms.com has been awesome enough  
to provide us with some, um, “wholesome” goodies which we will be  
giving out.

ARGRA Rodeo Committee Meeting
	Location and time not specified
	Info: http://www.argra.org/events_view.php?eventid=26
	The Rodeo Committee for the 2007 CRIR will have their first meeting  
to begin planning.  All membership is welcome to attend, and if you  
would like to participate in the planning, come out and see what it’s  
all about.



Friday-Sunday, October 6-8

Chicken Ranch Playday 2006
	Hubbard, OR (near Portland)
	Info: http://www.pacificnwgra.org/playday/index.html
	Friday: “Spaghetti Western Night”
		Check-in and camp setup
		Fireside Spaghetti Dinner (6:00-8:00 pm)
		Cowboy Cinema (7:00 pm)
		Barn Dance with DJ Crystal (9:00 pm)
	Saturday: “Rodeo School and Competition”
		Chuckwagon Breakfast (8:30-9:30 am)
		Rodeo Clinics (10:00 am-12:00 noon)
		Lunch (12:00 noon)
		Rodeo Competition (1:30-4:30 pm)
		Happy Hour (4:30-6:00 pm)
		BBQ Dinner (6:00-7:30 pm)
		Line Dance Lessons (7:00-8:00 pm)
		Stage Show (8:00-9:00 pm)
		Barn Dance with DJ Crystal (9:00 pm-12:00 midnight)
	Sunday: “Farewell Breakfast and Happy Trails”
		Farewell breakfast (9:00-10:30 am), PNWGRA Membership Meeting  
(10:00 am)
	Camping and Accommodations: RV and tent spaces available on site.   
PNWGRA has blocked rooms at the La Quinta Inn in Woodburn, just five  
minutes from the ranch.  Phone: (503) 982-1727



Friday-Monday, October 6-9

Furrball XIII: The Mystical Bear
	Holiday Inn (1110 Howe St.) and other locations in Vancouver, BC
	Info: http://www.bcbears.org
	Friday: Registration and Meet-n-Greet (4:00-6:00 pm)
		Cocktail Hour (6:00-7:00 pm)
		Mystical Bear Dinner (7:00-9:00 pm)
		Underwear Party with Best Beard, Best Belly, and Best Buns Contests  
(9:30 pm-1:00 am)
	Saturday: Continental Breakfast (8:30-11:00 am)
		Square Dance Demo (12:00 noon-1:00 pm)
		Chinatown Tour with Tim (11:00 am-1:30 pm)
		Bears for Dim Sum in Chinatown (1:30-2:30 pm)
		Bear Swim (3:00-5:00 pm)
		R&R Break (5:00-8:00 pm)
		Title Holders Contest (8:00-10:30 pm), raffle draws to be held  
after contest
		Bear Invasion @ PumpJack Pub (11:00 pm-2:00 am)
	Sunday: Big Bear Buffet Breakfast (11:30 am-1:30 pm)
		Bear Swim (1:30-3:00 pm)
		Beer Bust @ Dufferin Back Bar (3:00-5:00 pm)
		Bear Black Out @ M2M (5:30 pm-???)
	Monday: Wrap Up Continental Breakfast (9:00-11:00 am)
		Wrap Up Bear Bust @ PumpJack Pub (2:30 pm-???)
	A percentage of ticket sales goes to our charity, The Pediatric AIDS  
Ward of the BC Children’s Hospital.



Friday, October 6

Cuff Country
	Cuff Complex, 7:30 pm (lessons), 8:30-10:30 pm (open dancing)
	Info: http://www.cuffcomplex.com/events.html
	Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/t-100
	Lesson: Basic Two-Step and Intermediate Two-Step / Instructor: Jim /  
DJ: TBD

Black Friday
	Seattle Eagle, 9:00 pm-close / No cover for full leather, $3 for  
partial leather, $5 otherwise
	Info: http://www.seattleeagle.com/monthly.php
	Dress code encouraged.

Nights in Black Leather
	Gail’s Dirty Duck Tavern (439 NW 3rd Ave., Portland), 9:00 pm-12:00  
midnight
	Info: http://www.dirtyducktavern.com
	Hosted by Oregon Leather Fraternity.  Bootblacking by Scout; $10  
suggested donation.  Backrubs by Josh.

Club Night
	Cuff Complex
	Info: http://www.cuffcomplex.com
	No cover for leather, bear, motorcycle club, and rodeo association  
members with membership card or club colors, or with Club Seattle or  
BP card.



Saturday, October 7

Slave Training Series, Part 3: Attitudes and Behavior
	Wet Spot, 2:00-5:00 pm / $20 (Wet Spot membership not required)
	Info: http://www.wetspot.org/workshop.htm#slave
	Displaying pride, respect, honor, and dignity in all that you do  
means first understanding what that means.  There is the concept of  
recognizing and reading body language, a topic we will briefly  
revisit taking it into a new context and showing how much it can  
affect your attitude.  Also, though you must protect yourself, just  
because you are a slave does not mean you cannot be assertive.  So  
the question arises, how do you do that without being offensive?   
Your eye placement shows so much as well about how feelings, your  
attitude and even where your mindspace is at that moment.  A big area  
we plan to spend some time is patience… a difficult thing for many.  
This can also include when it is time to be quiet vs. a time to be  
funny and joke around.
	Please maintain privacy with these workshops: what is said there,  
stays there.  We also do not allow cameras or recording devices of  
any kind, so please make sure to turn off your cell phone upon  
entering so as not to allow its disturbance of your enjoyment during  
the class.

Bear Meet
	C.C. Attle’s, 6:00 pm-12:00 midnight
	Info: http://www.nwbears.com/Public/Activities.html#Meet
	$1 domestic drafts, $3.75 well drinks, Absolut drink specials.

Cascade Handballers
	Private location in Seattle, 6:00 pm until late / $20 cover ($15 if  
you arrive before 8:00 pm)
	RSVP for location, etc.: rhsea at comcast.net

Intro to Sex-Positive Culture (Wet Spot Member Orientation)
	Wet Spot, 6:30 pm
	Required for Wet Spot membership / Annual Membership is $25
	Info: http://www.wetspot.org/join.htm#Intro_to_Sex-Positive_Culture

Pansexual BDSM Social and Party: Pandora’s Dungeon
	Wet Spot, 8:00 pm (social), 9:00 pm-3:00 am (party) / $15, Wet Spot  
membership required
	Info: http://www.wetspot.org/nights.htm#Pansexual_BDSM_Night
	Info: Contact Gene (G_LM at yahoo.com)
	A pansexual dungeon event open to all Wet Spot Members and their  
Guests where all styles and Intensities of S/M (BDSM) and all sexual  
identities/orientations are welcomed and encouraged. No specific  
social area and limited monitors/DMs.

Crystal’s Country Jam
	Cancelled this month due to Chicken Ranch Playday.

Northern Chaps Bar Night
	Boots ’n’ Saddle (10242 106th St., Edmonton, AB) / after 10:00 pm
	Info: http://www.northernchaps.com

Leather Line Privileges
	Pumpjack Pub (1157 Davie St., Vancouver, BC) / until 10:30 pm
	Info: http://www.pumpjackpub.com
	Guys in leather get to go to the front of the lineup.  Bootblack  
available at 9:00 pm.

Bears in Rut Dance Party
	Cuff Complex, 12:00 midnight
	Info: http://www.cuffcomplex.com
	Come down the hill after Bear Meet at C.C. Attle’s and dance to DJ  
FunkyBear.



Sunday, October 8

Border Riders Vancouver Coffee Meet
	Lugz Coffee House (Vancouver, BC), 10:00 am
	Info: http://www.borderriders.com/calendar.html

Generic Leather Productions of Washington (GLPW) Board Meeting
	Held at a private location, 12:00 noon
	Directions/details: Gene Romaine (g_romaine at msn.com)
	GLPW produces the Northwest LeatherSIR/Leatherboy contest.

Black Sunday: Boots and Booze Bash
	Eagle Bar (1300 W Burnside, Portland), 5:00-9:00 pm / $8
	Info: http://www.portlandeagle.com
	Food provided.

Bear Bust
	Seattle Eagle, 6:00 pm-close
	Info: http://seattleeagle.com/monthly.php
	Warm up with our Furry Friends.  $1 Drafts until 10:00 pm.  DJs  
Jerry Blank & Up Above



Monday, October 9
Columbus Day

Knights of Malta-Jet Chapter Membership Meeting
	Cuff Complex, 7:30 pm
	Info: http://jetchapterkofm.com/_wsn/page7.html

ARGRA Meeting
	5 Calgary Downtown Suites Hotel (618 5th Avenue SW, Calgary), 7:00 pm
	Info: http://www.argra.org/events_view.php?eventid=22
	In the Aspen room main level.

YeeHaw Country Night
	Eagle Bar (1300 W Burnside, Portland)
	Info: http://www.portlandeagle.com
	Country music only, no dancing.



Tuesday, October 10

Oregon Leather Fraternity Board Meeting
	Fox & Hound (217 NW 2nd Ave., Portland), 7:00 pm
	Info: http://www.oregonleatherfraternity.org
	We will meet in the back room.

Triskeli Guild Business Meeting and Discussion / Kink-Friendly  
Professional Intro
	Fairhaven Park (Bellingham), 8:00-10:00 pm
	Info: http://www.triskeli.org/meetings.html
	Details TBD.

Beareoke
	Cuff Complex, 8:00 pm-12:00 midnight
	Info: http://www.nwbears.com/Public/Activities.html#Beareoke
	Beareoke is hosted by Jonathan Jones.  It is a fun-filled night of  
karaoke performances by our own Bears, visiting Bears, their friends  
and partners.  Jonathan also hosts a more general audiences karaoke  
at the Cuff on Thursday nights.

Country Dance & Lessons
	Mad Myrna’s (530 E. Fifth Avenue, Anchorage)
	Info: http://www.alaska.net/~madmyrna
	Come and dance, and/or learn to.  Let Jack and the gang show you how!



Wednesday, October 11

National Coming Out Day
	Info: http://www.hrc.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Coming_Out/ 
Get_Involved3/ National_Coming_Out_Day/Index.htm

Seattle Boys of Leather Boys’ Night Out (Dinner)
	Location TBD, 7:00-9:00 pm
	Directions/details: seattleleatherboy at hotmail.com
	SBOL Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolseattle

Seattle Movie Bears
	TBD, Theater (Location), 7:00 pm showtime / $7
	Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattlemoviebears
	Movie Trailer : URL
	We get together on Wednesday nights (and occasionally on weekends)  
to see a movie at a local theater.  After the movie, join us at a  
local bar for drinks and fun.

Life Drawing
	Wet Spot, 7:00-9:00 pm
	Info: http://www.wetspot.org/dropins.htm#Life_Drawing
	Sessions range from classic modeling (like you would find in an art  
school) to fetish / kink modeling.  All of our models are volunteers,  
and we are always seeking to add to the list.

Rope Bondage Class
	Eagle Bar (1300 W Burnside, Portland), 7:00-9:00 pm / $5 per person
	Info: http://www.portlandeagle.com
	Class Info: http://www.dodgingwindshields.com/bonclass.htm
	Presented by Bug.  A casual, fun class to learn or practice rope  
bondage skills.  Classes will be accessible to just dropping in and  
also progressive, so that you can show up at anytime and not be lost,  
but there will be new things to learn and play with every week!  We  
will cover such topics as safety, Shibari, suspension, and more!   
There will be a limited amount of rope available to practice with  
(first come, first served), but it is recommended that you bring your  
own.  A 50’ length of soft, twisted poly rope is recommended  
(available at Fred Meyer!).

Bear Hump
	CC Attle’s, 7:00-11:00 pm
	Info: http://www.nwbears.com/Public/Activities.html#BearHump

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet-n-Greet
	Cuff Complex, 8:00-9:00 pm
	Info: http://www.borderriders.com/calendar.html

Best Basket Contest
	Eagle Bar (1300 W Burnside, Portland), 9:00 pm-12:00 midnight
	Info: http://www.portlandeagle.com
	Winner gets $100.



For a list of the organization and venue websites used to gather this  
information, visit:
http://www.seattlemeninleather.org/Events/ThisMonth.asp#SitesUsed


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on a weekly basis on Monday or Tuesday, covering through the  
following Wednesday (typically 8 or 9 days).

Disclaimer: Seattle Men in Leather includes events from other  
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responsible for those events nor for the accuracy of the information  
included here.  We apologize if we forget to include your event, but  
we're only human and you damn well better get it to us before the  
deadline.  Only events which are specifically hosted by Seattle Men  
in Leather qualify for the SML activity rewards program.

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