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(Miami)
Blue Ball (Philadelphia)
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Fire Ball
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Black Party
A sacrament to the subversive, the notorious Black Party is a pagan ritual celebrating
the expurgatory powers of the vernal equinox. The Saint At Large evokes the ultimate dance experience with its signature style:
conceptualizing state-of-the-art production, lighting and sound design. The Saint trip, a musical arc ranging from Hi-NRG
to sleaze, will premiere three internationally renown New York DJs . As is the tradition, live acts will be imported featuring
a caldron of fetish exhibitionism for this bacchanalian fantasy. Dress is heavy.
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Black
and Blue Festival
(Jocks, Military, Leather)
HOW
IT ALL STARTED...
In 1991, a group of friends decided that they wanted to
create a party, a big party, and invite their friends and associates to join them. The reason, to celebrate, but also to give
the proceeds to a good cause.
That year 800 people attended the party, an event they called
the "Black & Blue". The party is now a full-fledged festival of social, cultural, sports and party events that lasts for
7 days. In 2000, more than 80,000 people from all over Canada, U.S.A., Europe, Australia, South America and New Zealand attended
the events.
The initial group of friends has grown and evolved to what
is now a registered non-profit foundation. A very proud foundation that has been able to create an internationally renowned
project, nurture its growth to what is now the largest event of its type in the world. A foundation that has been able to
attract tourists from all over the world to come to Montreal in the most effective way. A foundation that is a community leader
in donating $900,000 so far. A foundation that, as a result of its annual events, has been able to generate more than $100
million in tourism spin-offs for the Montreal economy. A foundation that has received accolades and rave reviews for its creativity,
ingenuity and uniqueness, from media and entertainment industry representatives around the world. A foundation that has big
events, big ideas, a big future, but most importantly, a big heart.
The foundation is called THE BBCM FOUNDATION.
The mission of this foundation is to create world-class
events that attract people from all over the world, generating revenues for the foundation. The six (6) annual events:
Bal
des Boys for New Year's;
Red Party for Valentine's;
Bump Gay Spring Ski Weekend at Mont-Tremblant in March;
Wild
& Wet Weekend for Victoria Day in May;
Twist for Gay Pride Weekend in August;
Black & Blue Festival in October.
These activities are a celebration and acknowledgement of
a unique community and culture. That is, the gay community and the gay culture. A celebration that is non-discriminatory and
includes men and women, straight and gay.
ALL proceeds from these events are generated by and remitted
to the BBCM Foundation for the main causes it supports. A main cause that affects more and more the whole world. A cause that
affects women, men and children, straight and gay. The cause is AIDS. The foundation has been a large and key supporter to
most of Montreal's AIDS support organizations for the last 9 years. These organizations
provide day-to-day financial,
health and social resources for people living with AIDS. The foundation also supports gay and lesbian community groups.
The Foundation's largest and most prestigious event
is Montreal's
BLACK & BLUE FESTIVAL.
BBCM
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