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May 6th, 2012

Friday, May 11th is the monthly beer bust at the Rawhide. $5.00 all you can drink until the keg is dry. 7pm - 10pm.

Saturday, May 12th is Bears Night Out, at 7pm. This month it will be at Jaeger's Seafood House, 901 S Clearview Parkway.

Wednesday, May 16th is Bear Meat night at the Rawhide. RSVP to Charles to reserve your meat. Starts at 7pm.

Friday May 18th from 9pm to Midnight is the third friday beer bust at the Phoenix $5.00 all you can drink until the keg is dry. Stay for the Mr Phoenix Foreplay at 11pm. It's a meet-and-greet for the contestants and judges of the Mr Phoenix Contest.

Saturday May 19th at 11pm is the Mr Phoenix Contest. If you want to be a contestant, pick up an application at the bar...Lotsa furry fun. The Big Easy Stompers will hold a beer bust from 9pm to Midnight. $5.00 all you can drink until the keg is dry.

Sunday May 20th is adoption day at the zoo. Come visit with Betsy, Camille, and Eddie, our adopted black bears. Meet at the front gate for entry at 9:30.

Saturday May 26th, we are trying to arrange an outing to a New Orleans Zephyrs game. Please let Charles know if you are interested.

Sunday May 27th, at 5pm, we are having a Memorial Day beer bust at the Rawhide. $5.00 gets you all you can drink beer, until the keg is dry. Also available for $10.00, you can get a plate of crawfish with all the extras.

Monday May 28th is the Mascara Run, benefitting NOCCA. It starts at 2pm at The Clover Grill. Nathan M is representing us, and Jimmy M is also running for Cafe Lafitte.

For more details on the Memorial Day events, click here.

April 28th, 2012

The 17th NOBBTSC Anniversary Party was successful! A great turn out with plenty of food and drink. Thank you to everyone who attended and celebrated another year! A special thank you to our special guest, Ed Azemas, and his partner. Ed is the reigning King of the Krewe Lords of Leather.

April 24th, 2012

Thank you to all who participated in the Two Tons of Fun benefit on April 20th. We raised over $1200 for Food for Friends.

Club LAX (2301 North Causeway Blvd, Metaire) holds a monthly BEAR DEN happy hour on the last Friday of the month. Happy hour prices and pizza will be available from 5pm to 9pm. The next one is Friday April 27th. Hope to see you there!

Don't forget the Anniversary party this Saturday from 12pm to 5pm. Bring a dish! Relax and celebrate with a crawfish boil, burgers/hot dogs, and ice cold beer and soft drinks. See you there at 2460 Dauphine Street (same place as last year). Members are free, non-members are $10.00.

Save the date! Joe from Rawhide is hosting us on May 16th. Joe is having a bear meat night! Please RSVP to vicepresident@bearsofneworleans.com to have your meat reserved. Bring a side dish if you care to share your speciality This will be a fun night with lots of meat everywhere!

April 13th, 2012

The International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs (IAGLCWDC) has asked for help with their national convention being held here in New Orleans, May 24-27, 2012. Along with the Presentation of Colors (flags), there are other volunteer opportunities available the entire weekend. Dress is casual, Bear Wear. Our local troupe, The Big Easy Stompers, is hosting the event. If you are interested in helping, please contact Kevin Coakley at nopdkc@bellsouth.net

April 8th, 2012

Happy Easter! The Bears passed a great time today. Thank you to all who were able to join in the parade. We walked our paws off! We missed our bear brothers who had family and other obligations.

Thank you to: Robert R, Herb I, Jimmy M, Hak K, Dave J, Shannon S, Charles J, and bear supporter Alex F.

Special Thanks to Charles J for donating 1500 eggs/candy for our parade throws, Shannon S for being the Easter Bunny, Herb I for decorating the club sign.

March 17th, 2012

Cutter's Anniversary party. Herb I, Robert R, Shannon S, Frank A, and Pete A were in attendance and said it was a fun evening! We wish our friends at Cutter's a very Happy Anniversary!

March 10th, 2012

What a busy night for the Bears!

Bears Night Out: A nice turn out at 5 Happiness to celebrate March birthdays and anniversaries.

Happy Birthday to Mike L.

The New Orleans Bears volunteered to run a benefit beer bust hosted by the Phoenix New Orleans. We enjoyed great music and entertainment by BEARAPALOOZA. Thank you to Charles J, Herb I, Robert R, and Ken G for assisting in making the event a sucess.

March 3rd, 2012

Charles J, Jim M, Keith H, Herb I, Robert R, Shannon S, Frank A, and Pete A attended the Gay Easter Parade Sponsership party held at Cutter's. Good food, good folks, great auction and open bar made for a great afternoon. We enjoyed spending time with Rip and Marsha, Darwin and Rhonda (2012 Grand Marshals) and the other attendeees.

February 20th, 2012

Lundi Gras: Dale and Dave of Sweet Olive out did themselves this year by hosting their annual party. Good friends, food, and fun!

February 12th, 2012

BEARS ON PARADE! What a cold day! BRRRR But we all passed a good time and enjoyed the parades, good food, drink and brotherhood. Thanks to all who participated and helped with set-up and breakdown. Looking forward to next year already.

February 8th, 2012

CUTTER’S BEER BUST - Saturday February 11th

706 Franklin Avenue

Cold Bud ($3 for a 16oz cup) and Jello-Shots ($1 per shot or 6 shots for $5)!

5:00 PM until the keg runs out.

Stop by Cutter’s to enjoy some cold beer and celebrate Mardi Gras with the 'tit Rəx parade passing by.

February 7th, 2012

Don't forget about Bears on Parade, Sunday the 12th at 9am, at the corner of St Charles and Josephine. Drinks will be provided (free for members, $10 for guests). If you will be bringing a dish, please let Herb I or Robert R know what you are planning to bring.

February 4th, 2012

In Celebration of Black History Month, Rawhide is holding Soul Food Night Out. Come out on Wednesday, February 8th from 7 to 9pm and sample a variety of soul food prepared by Byron and Thor. The soul food will accompany what ever meat you choose to bring, as is the tradition for Wednesday nights.

Rawhide is located at 740 Burgundy Street.

January/February 2012

Carnival season started with a bang! We volunteered our time with several Krewes providing security, admission, escorting, and colorguard. What a great way to enjoy the season.

January 27th, 2012

New Orleans Bears and Sire Ursus invaded Tubby's Golden Lantern for Sire Ursus Nathan Martin's First Fundraiser for 2012:

BEARLESQUE: Dirty Drag Show

We want to thank everyone who attended, Andy Ehlers and the rest of Tubby's staff, Monique Michaels for being the MC, and performing some hot numbers.
Our own Bears performing: Jim M, Hal K, and Nathan M
The event was great, everyone enjoyed themselves, and we raised money for Food for Friends!

January 16th, 2012

The New Orleans Bears had a busy weekend! Mardi Gras season is here!

Saturday January 14th we had Bears Night Out where Vic (Bear), Shannon, and Robert enjoyed dinner at City Diner. Those unable to attend missed out on a good dinner and a King Cake!

At the same time, we had members attending the 14th Annual Bal Masque of Mwindo. Attending: George T, Robert R, Herb I, Charles J, Nathan M, Johnny S, Jim M, Keith H, Charlie B, and Frank A. It was a festive evening celebrating with the Krewe of Mwindo. The night was filled with entertainment, food, and good company.

Even though our beloved Saints lost to the 49'ers, we marched on!

January 13, 2012

Come to Bearlesque on Friday, January 27th from 10pm until ??

Come out to The Golden Lantern at 1239 Bourbon Street for Bearlesque a dirty drag show. Proceeds benefit the NO/AIDS Food for Friends Project, sponsored by the NOBBTSC and Sire Ursus 2012, Nathan Martin.

Admission is just $5.00, or $3.00 and a canned food donation.

Also featuring a $5.00 beer bust for the same charity.