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Grabbys 2010 Weekend
Event Schedule
2010
Events will be announced soon...
Below are the parties that we held last year
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.
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Party flyer
HotHouse.com
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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.
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Party flyer
ChiChiLaRue.com
FabScout.com
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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.
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Party flyer
Naked
Sword
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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.
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Party flyer
Raging Stallion
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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.
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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.
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Buy tickets
Rentboy.com
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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.
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Party flyer
Filth2Go.com
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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.
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Buy tickets
Leatherpost.com
TitanMen.com
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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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