Bear Essentials 2001 Pics Online

Over 400 photos from Bear Essentials 2001/Sydney Mardi Gras are now online. Check 'em out at <http://www.hcbears.com/be2001/>. And if you were one of the lucky few to attend this big party Down Under, be sure to send your opinions to the Harbour City Bears committee be2001feedback@hcbears.com so they can make next year's event even better.

Gay.com Bears Get-Together

Hal sent in this announcement about a get-together for the Bears room on gay.com (Northeast region).

Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 10:16:53 -0500
Subject: Announcing: "Meet the Bears" - Providence, RI - 3/31

As an offshoot from the Bears room on gay.com, (Northeastern Region), I
am proud to announce another in the continuing series of "Meet the
Bears" getogethers.

Previously held in Philadelphia, PA and Hartford, CT, this time 'round
it's to be held at the Providence Eagle on Saturday, the 31st of March.
A leisurely night to meet and make friends, from both online and off.
We're also hoping to meet beforehand for a dinner at one of the local
dining establishments. (Wes' Rib House)? A special arrangement has been
made with the proprietors of the Gay Megaplex, the largest bathhouse in
New England, for a 24 hour "in and out" rate which also coincides with
the 4/1 "Bears at the Baths" event.

We already have RSVPs from guys as far away as Montreal, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, New York and possibly VA. Providence is one of the cheaper
airports in the country to fly in/out of, and is also, ahem, serviced by
Southwest Airlines. (Currently promoting a $39 one way fare from BWI).

Further info and hotel rates, etc., can be found at
http://ursatravel.com/mtb.html , 
and you can sign up for our group at
Yahoo Groups to find a roommate, etc., or to post a picture of yourself
at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/meetthebearspvd

If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line.

Hope to see you there!

Hal (RIBear)
http://www.geocities.com/ridadbear/

Bear Runs: Spring Thaw, BITO 2001, and Bears In Paradise Announced

The Kansas City Cave Bears have announced Bears In The Outdoors 2001, their annual camping event. Set for July 5-8, it will be held at Camp Gaea about an hour from Kansas City. Besides food and fun, the event promises to raise money for various local charities. And to give you an idea of what it's like, the club's website also has a gallery of photos from last year's event. For more information about BITO 2001, contact the club.

If the West Coast is more your kind of place, the Northwest Bears have their annual Spring Thaw gathering coming up in April. From a cruise to a play party to brewery tours, there are all sorts of things planned. Details and application forms available from their website (http://www.nwbears.org).

And looking further ahead to May, there's the Bears in Paradise run hosted by the West Florida Growlers. A recent posting to the BML promised "a complete weekend package planned for you, some very special Breakfast & Dinner Meals, a few fun and lite hearted contests, a couple of Great parties, a day at the beach, a Dungeon Party and so much more." As usual, you can get all the details on the club's website.

New Midwestern Bear Publication

Tom Wray has started up a new publication called The Midwest Ursine. The target audience is the bear and leather communities of the Midwest US. According to Tom, it's updated three times a week and will have club and event news, columns, feature articles, personal ads and bear pictures. At the moment they have a column from Gen-X Bears founder Randy Stern. You can find it on the web at <http://www.geocities.com/chicago_glo/midwestursine.htm>

Eire Bears

UrsaTravel recently announced a near bear-oriented travel adventure called Eire Bears:

Join Ursa Travel and 40 or so of your newest friends as we present the first-ever Bear/Gay deluxe motorcoach tour of Ireland... ! Combine a "traditional" tour of Ireland along with visits to the cities with a local gay nightlife and pubs; Dublin, Cork and Galway and get to spend some time with the natives of the Emerald Isle.

Easter Bear Run in Barcelona

This in from Xavi:

Dearest friends:
If you haven't inscribed yet for our Easter Bear Meeting, organized by 
Bearcelona, which is going to be held in April, 12th-15th, you can both 
answer this e-mail or visit our website:
http://www.geocities.com/bearcelona/meeting.html
where you not only have full information about the activities and the 
prices, but also a form you can fill up to be inscribed.
You can also pay in advance, saving 1000 ESP with a money transfer to our 
current account in La Caixa 2100.0900.9602.1131.1729
If you don't wish or you can't make such a transfer, you can always pay on 
Thursday, 14th in the Hospitality office. We are providing very soon a 
Secure Online Payment at our website, too.
Best wishes. We are looking forward to seeing you all!
Xavier Navarro