BEEF!

This Pride, it's time to get your fur up!

Friday June 8, the boys of the Fellowship of Alberta Bears are hosting BEEF PRIDE at the Junction, your normal bear bash party with a special Pride twist. This Underbear party is going to be wet!

Beef Bear Bashes started at Boots in March of 2008, not as fundraisers, just a chance for bears and bear -lovers from all over the province to get together and have a great time. Event organizers Aaron and Daren had no background in event planning and no idea what to expect. What they got was a packed house of fur and GRR!

When Boots closed, and the Junction opened in its location, a previously booked bear bash was part of the Opening Weekend. Although there were initial concerns that the parties might lose some of their naughtiness in the more mixed environment of the Junction, Aaron and Daren are happy to have found that due to the supportive staff and welcoming attitude, bear bashes at the Junction have continued to gain in fun and popularity.

In the summer of 2009, they decided to show that Bears Care, and added a jockstrap auction. They raised over 1600 dollars for the Pride Centre, which really blew away all of their expectations. Since then, the bear bashes have tried to give back something to a charity with each event. These include Queer Prom, HIV Edmonton and Millicents Red Diamond Retreat. This round we are supporting the charities of the ISCWR: My GSA, Camp FyreFly, John M. Kerr Memorial Bursary and Millicents Red Diamond Retreat.

What can you expect at this special Pride edition of BEEF? Well, given that its the first Friday party, the night before the Edmonton Pride Parade, and the first Wet Underbear contest, Aaron expects "some really good eye candy and come new faces." He adds, "We also have Priape sponsoring the contest so there should be some fun and sexy prizes!"

BEEF begins at 8pm. The $5 cover all goes towards ISCWR charities, and will be waived for FAB members or for anyone brave enough to party in their underwear. Sadly, due to city bylaws, no jockstraps will be allowed. That won't stop it from being a GRRReat time!

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