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Grabbys 2009 Weekend Event
Schedule
Thursday
May 21st
Grabby Kickoff Party with Chi Chi Larue and the Men
for Fabscout(21 men). Hydrate
3458 N. Halsted from 10pm till ? $5 per person to benefit TPAN
Friday
May 22nd
 6:00
-9:00 PM Nakedsword Presents Tim and Roma
at Roscoe's
3356 N. Halsted. Over 30 pornstars
talking with Sister
*
Please
note
this
show
will
be
filmed
for
the
Tim
and
Roma
Show on
Nakedsword.com
Porn
at the LuckyHorseShoe 3169
N. Halsted with The Men Of Raging Stallion Studios
9pm-till ? Last years winner of Movie of the Year are
back to celebrate their win and all their nominations this
year! No cover.
*
all raffle money goes to TPAN
Saturday
May 23rd
The 2009 Grabbys! RESERVED TICKETS
SOLD OUT - Call 773.857.2262 for standing room only tickets
or go to the ParkWest on the night of the Grabbys event.
Park
West Theatre 322
W Armitage. Red carpet / doors open at 6:00 PM. Show
stars at 7:30 PM. Some non-reserved seating tickets
may still be available at the door on the night of the event.
The Grabby Official AfterParty
BEACH
Charlie's
3726 N Broadway. Doors open
at 10:00 PM. Tickets are $25.00 at the door or $20.00
at Grabbys.com
$5.00 of every ticket purchased goes to Test
Positive Aware Network - TPAN
Sunday
May 24th
Post Grabby Party at North
End 3733
N Halsted from 12 - 6:00 PM
Hosted by Angel Benton and Cockyboy Exclusive Bobby Clark,
with a list of pornstars that will make you gag !!!!! All
money raised during the show goes to TPAN. $5.00 if
you get your ticket early at North End or $8.00 at the door.
* this event has become VERY popular so get your tickets
early space is limited!
All Grabby Weekend events are open to fans and the general
public. Events at venues serving alcohol are open to fans 21
years of age and older (proof-of-age required by Chicago law). State
or Federal IDs are accepted at most places. Some places
will not accept other forms of picture ID like University IDs,
etc.
All events
are free to the public except events with the
icon in the Grabby Weekend Event SceduleEvent
Schedule. Ticketed events have a limited number of
tickets for purchase.
Yes .
. . er . . . No . . . um . . . Yes! The Grabbys believe
in giving back to the gay community. That's why we partnered
with the Test
Positive Aware Network (TPAN)
to raise money for HIV testing and education. Many Grabby
Weekend events will have raffles that benefit our host charity
TPAN (Test Positive Aware Network). Buying raffle tickets
is a great way to support this charity and win the chance for
fabulous prizes! Look for the icon
in the Event Schedule to see the events at which you can win
these fabulous prizes.
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Thursday, May 22th
Grabby Welcome Party
7pm - 9pm at Spin
800
W. Belmont  (Boystown)
| In a new tradition, the studio that wins Best Video will
host the Grabby Welcome party for the following year. This
year, that honor goes to Hot House Entertainment for their
2007 video "Justice." Join us at Spin to meet
Hot House's hottest stars including CJ Knight,Ty LeBouf,
Alex Collack, Ross Hurston, and 2007 Grabby winner for
Best Versatile Performer, Francesco D'Macho. There will
be special Hot House Entertainment raffles to beneift TPAN.
Must be 21 years old with valid photo ID to enter. |
Party flyer
HotHouse.com |
Skin Trade with Chi Chi
10pm - 2am at Charlies
3726
N. Broadway (Boystown)
| World famous Directrixxx and DJ Chi Chi LaRue will be
pimping the beats from 10pm - 2am along with 20 porn stars
courtesy of Fabscout Entertainment. If this party is anything
like her LA parties, plan on calling in sick for work on
friday! $5 donation to TPAN. Must be 21 years old with
valid photo ID to enter. |
Party flyer
ChiChiLaRue.com
FabScout.com |
Friday, May 23rd
NakedSword's Tim & Roma Show
6pm - 9pm at Hydrate
3458
N. Halsted (Boystown)
| Sister Roma (host of the Tim and Roma Show) will bring
her version of naughty fun to Chicago! Special guest appearances
by Jesse Santana, Aaron James, Tory Mason, Gage Weston,
Kristopher Weston, Vinnie D'Angelo, Cort Donovan, Blake
Riley, Chi Chi Larue, Jason Ridge, Nick Capra, Andrew Rosen,
The Men of Raging Stallion and the Men of Hot House Entertainment.
This party will be filmed for NakedSword.com. Must be 21
years or older with valid photo ID to enter. |
Party flyer
Naked
Sword |
Raging Stallion at the Shoe
9pm - 1am at The Lucky Horseshoe
3169
N. Halsted (Boystown)
| The men of Raging Stallion Studios are going to get down
and dirty, and might even Grunt for ya! Special guest appearances
by Antonio Biaggi, Damien Crosse, Jake Deckard, Luke Haas,
Logan McCree, Jay Black, RJ Danvers, Ricky Sinz, Steve
Cruz, Scott Tanner, Tober Brandt, and Damian Rios. Raffles
to benefit TPAN will be held all night. Must be 21 years
or older with valid photo ID to enter. |
Party
flyer
Raging
Stallion |
Saturday, May 24th
Grabby Awards Show
7:30pm at The Park West Theater
322
West Armitage (Lincoln
Park)
| Celebrate the 17th annual Grabby Awards (10th year for
the LIVE award show). The schwag bag alone is worth more
than what tickets cost (don't worry, you won't have to
report it on your taxes!) Doors open at 6:00PM and the
Tim and Roma show will be broadcasting live from the Red
Carpet. Must be 21 years or older with valid photo ID and
a ticket to enter. |
Buy tickets |
Military Ball
11pm - 5am at Circuit Nightclub
3641
N. Halsted (Boystown)
| Rentboy.com once again is sponsoring the Military Ball
at Circuit. You don't have to have a military fetish to
dance your ass off until the sun rises. Ticket are $10
in advance or $20 at the door. A portion of all Military
Ball ticket sales will be donated to TPAN. |
Buy tickets
Rentboy.com |
Sunday May 25th
Grabby Recovery Brunch
1pm - 6pm at The North End
3733
N. Halsted (Boystown)
| Comedian and Filth2Go columnist Billy Masters and porn
star Cort Donovan emcee the only party in town where you
can "have your cock and eat it too." Special
guest appearances by Blake Riley, Steve Cruz, Jake Deckard,
Trevor Knight, Aaron James, Ty Hudson, Nick Capra...plus
who knows who else might show up! There is no cover, but
there will be raffles to benefit TPAN. Must be 21 years
or older with valid photo ID to enter. |
Party
flyer
Filth2Go.com |
IML After Party
8pm - 4 am at The House of Blues
329
N. Dearborn (River
North/Downtown)
| After the IML contest come celebrate the new Mr. International
Leather at the official IML Victory Party, sponsored by
Leatherpost.com and TitanMen.com. Party and shake it with
over 3,500 leather men to the sweaty beats of DJ Tony Moran.
This is the biggest and filthiest party of the weekend,
so don't miss it! Must be 21 years or older with valid
photo ID to enter. |
Buy
tickets
Leatherpost.com
TitanMen.com |
Grabby Award Show Tickets
 The
Grabby Awards Show is Saturday, May 24th (Memorial Day Weekend)
2008 at the Park West Theater*. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the
show starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets prices for the Grabby Award
Show are: Platinum section - Sold Out
Gold section - Sold Out
Silver section - Sold Out
Bronze
section- $20 (non-reserved seating) Your admission
ticket gets you into the Award Show. In addition, all attendees
receive a complimentary gift bag with fabulous prizes from
Grabby sponsors.
Buy
tickets online
*Because the Park West serves alcohol, you
must be 21 years of age or older and everyone MUST have a
STATE or FEDERALLY issued PHOTO ID when they enter the venue. School
and Work IDs will not be honored. There will be
NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. Anyone not having a STATE
or FEDERALLY issued PHOTO ID will be turned away.
Ticket orders received before May 14th will
be mailed to your credit card billing address. For security
reasons, we cannot mail tickets to addresses other
than the credit card billing address.Tickets purchased
after May 14th will be held at the will-call window
of the Park West Theater. Only the credit card holder
will be allowed to pick up will-call tickets and must present
both the credit card used to purchase the tickets and a valid
Photo ID to pick up tickets ordered online.
Military Ball Tickets
You can buy tickets online at http://www.wantickets.com/EventDetail.aspx?e_id=40763 Pre-sales
ticketing ends: 11:00 PM PST - 5/22/2008
IML After Party with DJ Tony Moran
You can buy tickets online from the House
of Blues at:http://www.hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=52269
Orbitz Deals
 Are
you traveling to Chicago for the Grabby Weekend (or for IML)?
We've partnered with Orbitz to provide you exclusive hotel
or flight + hotel discounts. Visit the Orbitz
Gay & Lesbian Chicago travel center
- Save $100 on a 5-night hotel stay or a flight + hotel
vacation package
- Save $50 on a 3-night hotel stay or a flight + hotel
vacation package
SPECIAL IML and GRABBY Weekend Rate
The Comfort
Inn & Suites Downtown Chicago
(15 E. Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611) has a special $155 +
tax per night rate for IML and Grabby Weekend visitors from
May 22-27, 2008. This rate is for a Single Queen room with
a 2-night minimum stay required (based on availability at time
of confirmation). To book this rate, call the hotel direct
at 312-894-0900 and mention
the $155 IML/Grabby Weekend group rate.
Hotel Info
- 130 Guest Rooms and suitesIntimate boutique settingFree
deluxe continental breakfastFree desktop high-speed internet
access and Wi-Fi lobbySelf parking with in & out privileges
for $25 /day
- Short cab ride to IML headquarters, Park West (Grabby Awards),
or Boysown (gay Chicago neighborhood)
Located 2 blocks north of the Gentry on State
bar in the trendy River North neighborhood near Ohio and State
Streets. Short walk to Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue, Water Tower,
John Handcock building, and CTA Red Line.
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