Photos from the Red Hot Happy Hour

Thank you boys for making our Red Hot Happy Hour such a smashing success!! Scarlet and it's staff gave our little cocktail club a lot of Holiday Cheer!

The BGCC Santas and the staff Elves & Reindeer made sure everyone had a cup of yuletide spirits, a sleigh full of great food and stockings full of fun.

With Season 9 is off to such an amazing start, we are looking forward to seeing all of you in 2008.

May your holidays be "Merry" and may each of you have a very safe and VERY gay New Year!!

Red Hot Happy Hour Details

Something new is coming to boystown, so we thought we should go there and warm things up a bit! Join us to celebrate the holiday season and bid a fabulous farewell to 2007!

Please note this is a "Little Gay Cocktail Club" event, with advance donations and limited attendance!

WHAT: The Red Hot Happy Happy Hour

WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 2007, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

WHERE: Scarlet, 3320 N. Halsted (at Aldine). Fabulously remodeled from the former Gentry on Halsted.

DRINKS: Get in the holiday spirit with special $5 Stoli cocktails and $8 Stoli martinis!

DONATION: Because the venue is very small, please make your $10 donation to Lambda Legal in advance! Passes are available at RJ's Video, 3452 N Halsted. Ask for the Big Gay Cocktail Club event. Only 150 are available, so get yours soon!

BGCC Holiday Party

Psst: The BGCC is planning a merry little cocktail party for Thursday, December 13th. The location is a big gay holiday secret, but we can give you a hint... it's a new little place, so the event will be the donate -in- advance "Little" Gay Cocktail Club format.

Be sure to check back soon as rumor has it, this will party will definitely warm your chestnuts!

Lakeshore Theatre Photos Posted

The Lakeshore Theater was the perfect venue for our boys to experience a new concept for our "little" cocktail club... drinks & a show!

With the martini's flowing and the lights down low, the stage was set for Cashetta to cast her magic spell on the BGCC!

After settling in with a few drinks and some amazing food, courtesy of Halsteds, Cashetta, the worlds first Drag Queen Magician, took the stage to amaze the audience with her magical powers.

With a little help from some our cocktail club boys, Cashetta performed her famous card trick, rope trick and even sang us song about her cute little "cat".

To find out where that card finally appeared and to see the rest of the Photos check out our new Photo Viewer at Shutterfly!

Till next time,
XOXO
Your Hosts

The BGCC Takes Over the Lakeshore Theatre

The change of the seasons has arrived just in time for the gayest of all holidays, Halloween - And we are ready to celebrate the change with a special Halloween event that is not to be missed!

WHAT: The Halloween Theater Happy Hour

WHEN: Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

WHERE: The Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway (just south of Belmont)

DETAILS: Starting at 5:30 p.m. the BGCC is going to have run of the theater, with cocktails in the lobby, as well as on-stage, delicious hors d'oeuvres, music by Brett Locascio and more!

SHOWTIME: At 7 p.m. The BGCC will be presenting the Chicago Debut of Fort Lauderdale performer Cashetta, the world's only Drag magician, not to mention the only one reviewed by the New York Times ("Hysterically Funny" -The New York Times)! Continue enjoying cocktails during the show in the theater and stay around for drinks with Cashetta after her performance.

BENEFICIARY: Howard Brown Health Center

PRICE: $20 or $30 VIP tickets. The $30 tickets include seating in the first 10 rows for Cashetta's Show.

Tickets Are Available Now!

The Lakeshore Theater is a small venue, so don't miss out. Tickets will be offered for sale to the public later this week, but we would rather have our BGCC members get them first!

Men at Sea Photos!

What a FABULOUS opening for our NINTH Big Gay Season! Mother nature provided a little opening drama, all the hosts got lei'd and everyone contributed to the WAVES of enthusiasm for our conclusion of Summer event.

The skyline was the backdrop for our beautiful Spirit of Chicago cruise. From what we saw, there was a lot more cruising going on once everyone got one of the huge martini specials! Click to see the photos over on Shutterfly.

A quick mention about photos... With the new format for the site, we are doing photos a little differently, too. Instead of posting the thumbnail spread, we will be putting all of the pictures on Shutterfly with a link from here. The new format will be easier to navigate with your choice of slideshow or thumbnails. Since we often get requests for the photos we take, we set it up so that you (or anyone) can order prints of yourself, your friends, or the new friends you made. No, we aren't getting a cut of anything, we just hope you like it!

xo, Your Hosts