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Special Events 2010
24th Annual International Ms Leather Contest & 12th Annual International Ms Bootblack Contest
This is where you get to see all the action, folks. Heck, you get to watch the head-to-head competition LIVE: contestant interviews, speeches, pop questions, hotwear and the perennial audience favorite, fantasies. Picture one stage full of smart and sexy leatherwomen parading around in their hottest outfits... and then jack up the vibe to the power of ten. NOW you're with the program.
Wanna be in perfectly shined leathers for the contest, eh? Here's where you can even get in on the action personally. Head over to the Bootblack Salon and Leather Lounge on Friday or Saturday, bring your leathers and boots and relax in the hands of this year's International Ms Bootblack competitors. They'll work some serious down and dirty magic on your boots, gear and garments. You'll get allll polished up to be the belle or beau of the ball.
And we mustn't forget about the show itself. It's a leather contest like you've never seen, with another deliriously steamy opening number, a stage packed full of wicked hot fantasies featuring leatherwomen from all over, and special guest emcees who will keep your juices flowing till it's done. It's International, dig?
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Speed Tricking
Thursday, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Friday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Pacific Suites Ballrooms - Lower Lobby Level
Single at IMsL? Poly and on the prowl? Speed Tricking diva Peggy Sue will run you through this fast-paced mixer to put you face-to-face with the people most likely to make your motor run. It's like Speed Dating. But much, much kinkier.
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Seduction - An Evening of Burlesque, Strip Tease, Lap Dancing, Drag and MORE!
Thursday, 9:00pm - 11:00pm
The Emerald Ballroom
Hold it baby!
Please... take your seat.
Tonight the ride is on us.
There is nothing more we want to do then to seduce you, make you squirm and heat you up with our hot, huge, jaw dropping Circus of Sexy. Seduction is a naughty, crazy-beautiful night of burlesque, strip tease, lap dance, drag, and debauchery that will arouse your senses for the weekend to come.
All tips go to our designated event charities and admission is automatically included for weekend attendees or with a stand-alone Thursday Only ticket. And there'll be a cash bar, naturally.
photo: Dottie Lux, photo by Jeff Spirer
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Slumber Play Party hosted by Butch-Boi.com
Thursday, 11:00pm - Friday, 3:00am
Pacific Suites Ballroom
This year at International Ms Leather weekend Butch Boi is hosting an all gender slumber play party to kick off the weekend on Thursday night. Be there for spin the bottle, wrestling, truth or dare and many more fun naughty games. This party is open to all and encourages new comers to IMsL weekend to come out and start their weekend off right. It is held in one of the play spaces so actual sleeping in the space is not allowed, however the party won't stop until 3am.
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Bootblack Salon and Leathercare Lounge
Friday, 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Lower Lobby Level
Strap on your favorite pair of boots, kick back and enjoy the shine... and then buckle on your chaps for love and leathercare by another bootblack tomorrow! The IMsBB contestants compete to earn your ballot (included in your basic weekend package) during the Boot Salon and Leather Lounge hours in our downstairs lobby. (And don't forget that we encourage tipping your bootblack for excellent services rendered!)
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Charity Silent Auction
Friday, 2:00pm - 7:30pm
Saturday, 12:00pm - 10:15pm
(Final Bids during Intermission of the Contest)
The Gold Rush Ballroom
Where else could you get a 20-year old back issue of Drummer Magazine, a signed copy of the first IMsL poster, a dildo the size of your head AND a corset from Mama's closet? Enough said. Visit often and play fair.
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Hospitality Receptions
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Seventh Floor Suite, Room 708
Please, for the love of pete, don't forget the PARTIES, people. As if our Hospitality Suite Coordinator, Red from Brooklyn, isn't reason enough to get your ass up to our 7th floor private suite for some IMsL-exclusive parties. P'shaw.
IMsL will have many fabulous local AND national leather groups hosting some kickass soirees running from morning until late at night. Snacks! Drinks! Naked servers! Ok, not EVERY reception has naked servers but it's been known to happen. The very best of company is expected.
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Opening Ceremony
Friday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
(begins promptly at 7:30pm)
The Emerald Ballroom
A fast-paced hour of pomp and circumstance where you will meet this year's contestants, judges, current titleholders and visiting dignitaries. This ceremony is highlighted by our Parade of Colors from the Clubs and Organizations participating in IMsL 2010. Come early to get a good seat because we go straight into...
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Charity Celebrity Auction
Friday, 8:30pm - 9:30pm
The Emerald Ballroom
This is your opportunity to bid on the rights to negotiate a scene with one of twenty of IMsL's favorite personalities including: presenters, judges, entertainers, titleholders and VIP guests. You could win a weekend of leathercare from a celebrated bootblack, a cocktail hour with the leatherati, or a chance for one-on-one instruction (in just about anything, ahem) with a seasoned expert if you win in this frenzied hour of high-paced bidding.
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Uniform Party
Friday 10:00pm - Midnight
The Emerald Ballroom
What's hotter than a bunch of women and men showing up to party in uniform? Nothing we can think of.
This year, the party has moved to the main ballroom and in addition to plenty of hot uniforms to look at, this exciting event will feature fun new games like "Survive the Drill Instructor" and "Learn to Blouse Those BDU's", as well as a Uniform Contest, complete with prizes.
Join the Dyke Uniform Corps Friday night in the main Ballroom. Come in your sexiest uniform or just come to enjoy the view. You'll be glad you did.
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Temptation
Friday 11:30pm - Saturday, 1:30am
The Emerald Ballroom
We had such a hot time last year, we’re bringin’ it back again! Temptation is a dance party like you won’t believe. Shake your sexy on the dance floor or get naughty in a dark corner to some hot tunes. No need to spike the punch, we’ll have a cash bar available. This is definitely not your middle school mixer.
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Outgoing Titleholder Roast
Saturday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Seventh Floor Suite, Room 708
IMsL 2009 Lamalani and IMsBB 2009 Pony are stepping aside - but not before we roast our terrific titleholders with our favorite stories from their title year! Come one and all to our Titleholder Roast to celebrate the 2009 reign of both Lamalani and Pony. You know you've got dish... bring it!
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24th Annual International Ms Leather Contest &
12th Annual International Ms Bootblack Contest
Saturday, 8:30pm - 11:30pm (Begins Promptly at 9:00pm)
The Emerald Ballroom
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Boots and Cigars Party
Saturday, 11:30pm - 2:00am
Seventh Floor Suite, Room 708
It's a hot smoky party IMsL-style with cute bootblacks, hot boots and hotter ash. Our exclusive and very private 7th floor Hospitality Suite and tented balcony belong just to us, our stompers and our smoke. Ahhhhhh.
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Brunch
Sunday, 10:30am - 12:00pm
The Emerald Ballroom
We know you'll be up late Saturday night doin' your thing, so instead of Early Bird Breakfast we serve Brunch. You can show up early to see a fantastic slideshow of the weekend's events, courtesy of Rich Stadtmiller. Or, grab your seat first thing and scarf down all that is breakfast buffet goodness while it's still steamin' hot. We'll meet the new IMsL and IMsBB and wish them well, laugh a little with our Brunch emcee and listen to a powerful Keynote Speaker. It's worth hauling yer butt out of bed for, we promise - and yes, we'll have both specialty cocktails and coffeeeeeeeeee.
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Keynote Speaker - Allena Gabosch
Sunday, 10:30am - 12:00pm
The Emerald Ballroom
Allena Gabosch has been an activist and educator in the sex-positive community since the early 1990’s. Her first foray into the sex-positive world was as a publisher of the newsletter for the Seattle Chapter of the National Leather Association and as the co-producer of Kinky Couples Parties with her former husband Steve.
Since 1999 she has been the Executive Director of The Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) and one of the original founders. The CSPC is a nonprofit, membership-based community center. The CSPC was a one-of-a-kind organization 10 years ago, and remains unique given its nonprofit status and community center architecture. It was established in a bold attempt to create an environment that was accommodating to sex positive communities and transformative in all areas of human sexuality, and has succeeded in creating that environment. During her tenure as Director the Center created a Foundation (The Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, aka FSPC) which creates educational, support and arts programming for the local sex positive community. The two organizations produce over 100 events a month at the CSPC and the Foundation produces the world-renown Seattle Erotic Arts Festival
Prior to her work with CSPC, Allena co-owned the Beyond the Edge Café in Seattle’s Capitol Hill area. The café was a gathering place for Seattle’s burgeoning BDSM community. Under the appellation "Beyond The Edge University", Allena hosted a series of workshops at the café, ranging from philosophical discussions to instructional presentations on BDSM-related topics. Simultaneously, she received her own education in the operating of non-profit organizations as primary Outreach Coordinator of the Seattle Lesbian Cancer Project (SLCP). SLCP provides health education, support, referral & advocacy to sexual minority women.
Allena has been on the board of The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Foundation. The NCSF-Foundation is the educational and fundraising arm of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, based in Washington DC. Until recently she was a commissioner for the Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities, an appointed city government position. Allena also works closely with other local sex positive organizations and business in Seattle such as The Sharma Center (a sex positive organization) and The Little Red Studio (an erotic performance venue).
Allena lives in a cooperative housing complex, in the Queen Ann neighborhood of Seattle with her best friend Janice. She is an omni-sexual, polyamorous switch (in other words, she's greedy) and has a rich and full polycule of partners and playmates.
Allena considers herself truly blessed to be able to work and play within such an amazing community.
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Wind Down Party
Sunday, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Eagle Tavern
To wind down San Francisco-style, come bid IMsL Weekend adieu with us at the bar local leatherfolk call home - we like to call it The Eagle Tavern. A short cab hop away from the host hotel, join us at this infamous SF institution before we say "See You Next Year!"
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AfterGlow Party
Sunday, 10:00pm - 1:00am
Seventh Floor Suite, Room 708
Last year's party saw new hook-ups, raunchy story telling and even a self-fisting demo. Stay. Just one more night.
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