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AT THE MOVIES.......10 “CHERNOBYL DIARIES” Compiled By Kene Keyz
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Is an original story from Oren Peli, who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, “Paranormal Activity”. The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an “extreme tour” guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploratrion of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone. Stars Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Taylor Dudley, directed by Bradley Parker. 10 Metra Magazine, Issue # 792
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Metra's calendar of EVENTS, that lets you know where all the HOT spots are! By: AuntieM4Doro@aol.com
Starting with Chicago this time the talk of the town is the 2012 INTERNATIONAL MR. LEATHER Contest will be from May 25th – May 28th. The 34th Annual IML will have 4 hot days and 4 hotter nights of Fetish, Kink-Gear, and Bear Pride Parties all weekend long! The largest Fetish Market in the world featuring 120 different vendors from around the country, nightly parties, the 2012 IML Contest, and the Infamous “BLACK & BLUE BALL” check out everything that’s going on with IML at the website www.IMRL.com! Also Chicago’s PRIDE WEEK is Friday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 24th and the biggest PRIDE Parade in the Midwest is Sunday for more information click up their website at www.northalsted.com! BERLIN (773-348-4975), has a list of events for your enjoyment starting on Wednesday, May 23rd STATIC presents “Electro Shock Therapy” will get your heart pounding with resident DVJ Pete Augusta. Thursday, May 25th COSMIX presents GOSSIP: “A Joyful Noise” an album release party with DJ Greg Haus spins. Then on Wednesday, May 30th it’s “The Pretty Hate Machine” a collection of Nine Inch Nails music videos and remix showcase with DJ Pete Augusta pays tribute to all things NIN! Friday, June 1st the popular New Zealand group LADYHAWKE, will have an album release party “ANXIETY”! Saturday, June 2nd it’s “The House of Santana” from 10pm -12am and followed by “TWISTED” with DJ Larissa from 12am -4am. Stop in and check out any or all of these events! continued on pg 24 22 Metra Magazine, Issue # 792
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2nd STORY (312-923-9536), is a cozy, relaxing neighborhood watering hole with a loyal following of regular clientele. The dark wood bar is softly lit and very popular with hurried office workers, neighborhood local’s, restaurant employees, service workers and hotel guests. Always a fun place with its classic old school style gay bar atmosphere, it isn’t glamorous but always charming, with the best cheap and stiff drinks in town. A perfect place to stop after shopping the MILE; check it out after work or later in the evenings! SPIN NIGHTCLUB (773-327-7711), you always win with SPIN, on Saturday, May 26th it’s the Official 2012 “GRABBY AWARDS” AFTER PARTY will be at SPIN, come join the sexy porn stars after the GRABBY”S featuring guest DJ Chi Chi LaRue. Tickets are $10 advance, $15 at the door or you can do the VIP trip for $25 and are available online at www.grabbys.com! Then on Saturday, June 2nd its “TRAFFIC LIGHT DANCE PARTY” come and join host Victor for a night of flirting and dancing at their traffic light party. Victor will be dancing on the bar and handing out traffic tickets all night to help you get a hook up! DJ Chester and VJ Riley York will SPIN for you until 3am. There will be a $5 cover after 10pm so hurry and get there early! Monday, June 11th “OUT AT WRIGLEY” National Anthem contest where you can win a chance to sing the National Anthem LIVE at Wrigley Field at their special Karaoke Party! TOUCHE (773-465-7400), kicks off another big summer with IML (International Mr. Leather) and BEAR PRIDE weekend which brings thousands of leathermen and Bears to town, over the long Memorial Day Weekend! And Touché will host six big nights of parties beginning with their “Best of Chicago Welcome Party” with guest host Mr. Chicago Leather 2012, Angel Velez on Wednesday, May 23rd. Thursday, May 24th its “BEAR PRIDE EARLYBIRD PARTY” where all the hairy hunks come to play. Friday, May 25th it will be “INTENSE BONDAGE PARTY” with demos and intros for the curious minded guys! Saturday, May 26th “GEAR FETISH NIGHT”, wear your gear for special drinks and prizes! Sunday, May 27th it’s the IML POST-Contest: WET LUBE WRESTLING PARTY! And on Memorial Day, Monday, May28th it’s a “COOKOUT PARTY” for the survivors of the weekend! MICHIGAN The big “To-Do” things are all the GAY PRIDE MONTH events scheduled starting with Motor City Pride: Educate, Liberate & Celebrate Detroit’s LGBT community party of the year on Saturday, & Sunday June 2nd & 3rd held again in Downtown Detroit at Hart Plaza, last year over 44,000 people attended this event in the heart of the Motor City. This event benefits Equality Michigan, a group dedicated to fighting for equal rights, ending discrimination and providing services for victims of hate! There is still time to get involved! Volunteers, visitors and vendors can check out their ad in this issue and you can find more information at http://www.motorcitypride.com! Also in conjunction with Pride month is the Motor City Boat Cruise on Sunday, June 3, 2012 aboard the Diamond Belle, at 1340 E. Atwater Street, tickets are available NOW Continued on pg 24
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at WWW.JACEDJ.COM/BOAT boarding is at 7:30pm and the boat leaves at 8pm and its 18+ welcome! The boat returns at the dock at 11pm check out their ad in this issue of Metra! And then there is Michigan Pride 2012, THE WHITE PARTY Michigan’s largest White Attire event on Friday, June 15th at Spiral and 1 ticket will get you into 4 venues. On Saturday, June 16th the March staging at 10:00am, and the March kickoff is at 11:00am. The festival in old town begins at 1:00pm with entertainers and DJ’s from around the state taking the stage all afternoon and music spinning until closing! The AFTER PARTY will be at Spiral on Saturday, June 16th! Coming up on Sunday, July 15th from 10am 8pm is the 33rd Annual METRA PICNIC 2012 at Salt River Park 62000 Gratiot or (M19) in Lenox Township, Mi. Check online at www.metramagazine.com for more details! Tickets on sale soon and will be available at Motor City Pride & Ferndale Pride or your favorite business! Charm69 Spring is HERE! Don’t let the rain be the only reason you get wet… 26 Metra Magazine, Issue # 792
Visit www.charm69.com our online Intimate Novelty Boutique. Charm69 offers the best novelty brands including Lelo, Doc Johnson, ID Glide, Wet, Liquid Silk just to name a few, so check them out! Free Shipping on orders over $75.00. Let charm69.com come and host your Boys Night/Ladies Nights call NOW 313505-0285 for 25% off your first purchase please use METRA25@www.charm69.com is the discount code! Ann Arbor: NECTO (734-994-5436), CELEBRATES PRIDE with DJ Jace in the Main Room, and DVJ Mark in the Red Room on PrideFriday Friday, June 1st 2012. Hosted by JOSEY GREENWELL, recording artist and model from Miami, Fl. Pridefridays are the biggest weekly Gay night in Michigan. And Detour Tuesday in the Red room with DJ John Cruz is the best Mid-week Gay night party! Check out their ad in this issue for more details. Detroit: BODY ZONE (313-366-9663), has their special nights scheduled starting with “COLLEGE NIGHT” on Saturday, May 26th with $5 lockers for members 18-25! The ‘BLACK OUT PARTY” is on Friday, June 8th and they’re always fun! On Saturday, June 16th it’s “LEATHER NIGHT” with $5 lockers for members in Chaps or Harness! Wild Wednesdays you get FREE LUBE with the purchase of a locker or room! And also they have FREE tanning Sunday-Thursday with a purchase of room or locker, it’s perfect for those who sleep during the day and work at night! CLUB GOLD COAST (313-366-6135), NOW OPEN at 2pm every Sunday afternoon; come join the boys in the Sun on their newly expanded patio with drinks from the Back bar. FREE hot dogs & hamburgers! Sunday, May 27th Memorial Day Weekend, they’ll have a Best Summer Wear contest. Wear your hottest summer, beach, and pool club wear or night attire. $200 cash prize! “I Love the 80’s” Wednesday, May 30th come celebrate Mike’s 35th Birthday with 80’s music all night in the Back bar! Prize for best 80’s Outfit! PRIDE 2012 on Saturday, June 2nd & Sunday, June 3rd the Red Star Dancers from Chicago will perform ALL PRIDE WEEKEND!
Don’t mess with parking downtown for just $10.00 per person. Park at the Club Gold Coast and ride their Shuttle All day to and from PRIDE! Price includes valet parking at The Club Gold Coast! GIGI’S (313-584-6525), on Memorial Day Monday, May 28th its GIGI’s “WHITE PARTY” white attire, dress to impress, also its opening day of Volleyball in Rouge Park at Noon! HAYLOFT SALOON (313-581-8913), on Saturday, May 26th it’s the 2nd Annual Facebook Party meet new facebook friends! Play the Like game! Check Our Facebook Page for the “LIKE” Party details! Then on Saturday, June 2nd Mr. Michigan Leather Sir’s “CIRQUE SO GAY” a fundraiser to benefit the Ruth Ellis Center & MILS/b travel fund. On Saturday, June 9th “Mr. Hayloft Cub Contest” $200 cash prize, see Tim for details! We’ve got you covered! R&R SALOON (313-849-2751), will have “MENERGY” Movement the Macho City After-Party on Saturday, May 26th, 8pm-5am with $3 cover and it’s 21+! Live performances by Steve Summers (Clone Records / Brooklyn), Damon Palermo of Miami (Thrill Jockey / 100% Silk / San Francisco), DJ Sets by Ron Morelli (L.I.E.S. / NYC), Mike Trombley & Scott Zacharias (Macho City / Detroit), Jeffrey Bouchhard & Shearn (The Magic Message / Philadelphia), and Shawn Ryan (Hurrah / Philadelphia)! The music, the men, the fun! ESCAPE LOUNGE (313-892-1765); thank all their friends, old and new ones. Thanks to all those businesses and bar owners for your support! Their GRAND OPENING celebration was a huge success. They invite you to join them during the MEMORIAL WEEKEND they’re open daily at 10pm and are open for AFTERHOURS! Come celebrate PRIDE @ the ESCAPE after Motor City Pride June 2-3 and Ferndale PRIDE June 15-17, they’ll be celebrating PRIDE all month long! Hours: Sunday-Thursday 10pm -5am and Friday & Saturday 10pm -6am! OTHERSIDE LOUNGE (313-305-7793), presents “WHITE PARTY” on PRIDE Sunday, June 3rd! Have you seen their fabulous Patio? It’ a real sight to see and party on. Open daily from 4pm-2am, located at 4933 E. 7Mile Rd. Detroit, (between Ryan Rd. and Mound Rd. closer to Mound Rd)! Douglas: DUNES RESORT (269-857-1401), is everything that they say they are in their advertisement, it’s always been the premiere Gay Resort it the Midwest and people find it a most relaxing atmosphere! Also known as the playground of the beautiful people, The Dunes Resort Entertainment Complex has everything you could want with the best DJ’s from around the Midwest spinning along side resident DJ’s, the finest Cabaret entertainers, game room, and most beautiful pool area with a bar and lounge! So be sure to plan on spending some of your summer at the Dunes Resort you’ll be glad you did! For more information check-out the website at www.dunesresort.com! Ferndale: Ferndale PRIDE on June 14-17th with a Pre-Pride Celebration on Thursday, June 14th. Then on Friday, June 15th “Light the Night against Hate” with a Rally & March 8:30-10:00pm. Saturday, June 16th S.E. Michigan Dyke March & Rally 2:00pm Step-off Behind RussBelt Market. And on Sunday, June 17th “STREET FESTIVAL” on Troy Street west off Woodward from noon-7:00pm, they’ll have a Beer Garden / Entertainment / Booths for more information click up www.FerndalePride.com! COMO’S (248-548-5005), come join them on their spacious PATIO for PRIDE 2012: Motor City Pride - June 2-3 and Ferndale Pride – June 15-17 been proud to serve the gay community for over 50 years with the Best pizza in town! ORCHID (248-336-8077), is the place for the OFFICIAL After Party for Ferndale Pride on Sunday, June 17 the bar and patio will be open all day. Party with the “WILD ORCHID” dancers and shot special call outs! Videos by VJ Rikki, Paul, Bethany, and Mikki!
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Orchid was voted the Best New Dance Club for 2012 by REAL DETROIT Magazine. In the old Club 9 building with lots of improvements! Lansing: SPIRAL (517-371-3221), will host both the Michigan PRIDE WHITE PARTY 2012 the largest White Attire event in Michigan with DJ Sammy on the main floor and in the White Tent DJ Element on Friday, June 15th and the Michigan PRIDE 2012 AFTER PARTY on Saturday, June 16th Lansing’s largest After PRIDE Celebration Party with DJ John Cruz, live shows and hot dancers all Night Long! Pontiac: LIBERTY BAR (248-758-0771), where you can spend your summer at the NEW Liberty Bar & Restaurant their sidewalk patio is NOW OPEN and you can enjoy viewing the city nightlife! With so much going on with their weekly events one doesn’t know where to start… Monday is “S.I.N.” Night: (Service Industry Night), with drink specials for service industry employees. Tuesdays you have “TOM & ANDREWS” EUCHRE NIGHT for those who enjoy the game. Thursdays & Saturdays are “Karaoke with Karen” come try out your singing talents! Now, for some special dates for you to mark down starting with Friday, May 18th and June 1st “Country Nights” with M.I.G.R.A with shot specials, 50/50 raffle, and Line dancing! On Friday, May 25th starting at 9pm its “BODY BINGO” with the guys! Then on Friday, June 8th at 9:00pm it’s “BOXER SHORTS PARTY” with drink specials. Then starting FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST “All You can Eat Fish & Chips Fridays” for $10.99! And remember SUNDAY BRUNCH 12- 4pm also “All You can Eat” for just $9.95 and Mimosas & Bloody Marys $3.00, and later on it’s S.T.U.D Sundays starting at 9pm with DJ Doug Roberts pushing the beats with the Liberty Bar Dancers. Something to do every day and night at the Lib! Check it out! MADUCTIVE@REUNION will have a“WHITE PARTY” with special guest SABIN, with a “HOT White Underwear” contest with DJ’s Timmy D. Kyle and guest on Saturday, May 26th also Reunion, PRIDE PARTY with legendary NYC Drag Diva and WigStock legend “LADY BUNNY” on Saturday, June 2 come and enjoy this great looking club and all the fun they have planned! Royal Oak: FIVE15 (248-515-2551), Equality for a Cause, Inc. in association with FIVE15 presents: “Tupperware Party” starring America’s #1 Tupperware Lady: Dixie Longate! Limited Engagement June 15 -17th! This event will be held upstairs at Fifth Avenue, 215 West Fifth Ave in downtown Royal Oak. “Ms. Longate does for the Tupperware Party what FIVE15 did for Bingo!” Tickets on Sale Now online at FIVE15.net/Dixie or at 515 S. Washington, in Downtown Royal Oak!
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Traverse City: SIDETRAXX (231-935-1666), we’ve got you covered! The WHITE PARTY Weekend from May 25-27th On Friday, May 25th starting your holiday weekend off right with “The WHITE Soiree” with special guest VJ Mike King! Saturday, May 26th the main event “THE WHITE PARTY” white attire suggested plus get Wet N’ Wild on their patio as it’s transformed into a FOAM WONDERLAND! (What happens in the foam stays in the foam!) Which brings us to Sunday, May 27th they’re open at 3pm with TEA DANCE & PATIO BBQ with VJ Mike King at 9pm. Bubble Vodka on special all weekend long!
Warren: MALEBOX-II (586-806-2390), where you’re a stranger once, happy hour is everyday 28pm, come catch the fever! On Tuesdays: Boyz Night Out with Christina Von Dion & DJ Jimmy $2 drinks all night and a Booty Contest with cash prizes! Wednesday “HUMP NIGHT” with DJ Jess FREE cover charge, and drink specials! Friday is now “Daddyz Night Out with the Boyz” bringing it back from the old days with host Christina Von Dion & DJ Jess. Saturdays are the “MBII Revue Drag Comedy Show” with Iona Traler, Jacqueline Frost, & the gang with music by DJ Jimmy. Sundays are “KARAOKE NIGHT” with food served 3-6pm, Pool Tournament at 8pm with ash prizes! And Karaoke at 9pm you can win a bar tab! Come join them on Friday June 1st for their special PRIDE event! Due to all the PRIDE events most of your favorite places will have something going on and may not have been mentioned, so check with those place online for details. That’s it for this issue! Our next deadline is Wednesday, June 6th for our Wednesday, June 13th issue and you can reach me at AuntieM4doro@aol.com! 30 Metra Magazine, Issue # 792
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