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Information on
events and activities
The Golden State
Bears have many events throughout the year happening on a regular basis, as well
as special events every month in addition to the beer bust. The special events
may include movie night, dinner night, day trips (Yosemite, casinos), trips out
of town to other bear events. The many regular events are listed below.
Complete calendar for 2008 can be accessed here
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The Den beer busts
NEXT BEER BUST - 8/2
The Den in Fresno is where the Golden State Bears spend most of their time!
The Den is located on 4538 Belmont St, between Cedar and Maple.
The next beer bust will take place on August 2nd, Saturday, from 8pm-midnight.
There is a $5 buy-in ($4 for GSB members - buy-in donation goes in its entirety
to the club) after which draft beers on tap and well drinks are $1 off, and
sodas on tap are $0.50 off. There are sometimes door prizes raffled off for those who buy
into the bust.
The theme: Pre-Frenzy Bust.
Beer bust photos
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Club meetings
NEXT MEETING - 8/3
On the Sunday after the beer bust the club holds a meeting, open to everyone. During the meeting we discuss our finances, the happenings during the past month, welcome new members and talk about anything related to our local gay community as well as the bear community in general. Sometimes after the meeting we'll venture out to a local restaurant for an informal lunch or dinner. If you want to hear what the bears are doing (not only in the woods!), join us!
In the past we'd gone to the Fresno Zoo after the club meeting and had a blast!!!
We also did the Forestiere Underground Gardens! March saw us travelling along the Blossom Trail, with the picnic at the Hillcrest Tree Farm, where we boarded a steam mini-rail. The more the reason to join the club and hang out with us during that weekend!
Email
secretary for the location of the next meeting.
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Summer Pool Parties
NEXT POOL PARTY - 8/16
When the bears start
getting hot and bothered and ready to undress - it's high time we had
a pool party! For the past few years, we've averaged 100+ attendees each month!
The parties
(1-7pm) are free for our members (with a potluck dish... wouldn't you just love to join the club?) and
$7 for everyone else - the cover includes a barbeque buffet with all the
extras and free soft drinks and water. Beer is available at extra charge and
the bears are included! The event always takes place at
Paul & Pat's house.
18 and over only, please, IDs will be checked. Liability release will be
required to sign. Clothes check provided!
In August, Bear
Frenzy pricing applies, see Bear Frenzy page.
Members of other
bear clubs receive a $2 discount on pool parties (except for Frenzy) with their
club ID.
Pool parties
photos
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Lone Star beer busts
NEXT BEER BUST - 9/27
A few times a year the Golden State Bears are privileged to host a beer bust at the Lone Star Saloon in San Francisco!
Sundays they're 4-8pm and Saturdays 3-7pm. In 2008, the dates are: Saturdays
5/31, 7/12 and 9/27.
For bust prices, visit the Lone Star's website -
they're different on different days of the week. Hot dogs are also available during the event,
with huuuuuge sausage snugly squeezed in a warm bun (pricing may vary)! Every Lone Star event is heavily attended by bears from all over, and coming to a bust hosted by a club from out of town gives an opportunity to meet someone new!
The Lone Star Saloon is located at 1354 Harrison Street in
San Francisco, CA.
Photos from Lone Star beer
busts
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Annual Bear
Frenzy weekend
NEXT BEAR
FRENZY - August 15-17, 2008!!!
Bear Frenzy is our annual Mr. Golden State Bear & Cub contest weekend. The Mr. GSBear title winner helps us all year round by raising money at our events (selling raffle tickets and being charming) for the club and gets to represent our club at selected events, including
IBRin San Francisco
(February). Also, Mr. GSCub 2005 competed in Snugglefest earlier this year.
While the other winners chose to
only participate in International Bear Rendezvous contests, Don MacCready also
competed in Mr. So Cal Bear in 2000.
Bear Frenzy pages
This year we're celebrating our
anniversary with...
Bear Frenzy XIV: Bear Round Up! |

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GSB out in the community
GSB is not the only social club in Fresno area, and but one of many bear clubs in California. We don't limit ourselves to local events, and thanks to Fresno's somewhat central location, we have had many opportunities to visit other places, towns, hotel rooms and establish friendly contact with many clubs. Our board members are sometimes asked to be on judge panels in contests.
The Knights of Malta, Yosemite Chapter of Fresno have especially cooperated with the GSB: we took part in many of the other club's events (CheeksNChaps, Gathering, Leatherfest, beer busts, Bear Frenzy)...
Other clubs and events we take part in: Golden Gate Guards of SF (Folsom & Dore
Alley beer booths, Springtime in Yosemite Run every year since 2002), Northern California bear clubs (bear float during San Francisco gay pride parade), Southern California Bear Club Alliance (bear float during West Hollywood's gay pride parade), International Bear Rendezvous in SF, Bearquake - Mr SoCal Bear contest in LA,
biker clubs' anniversary dinners and runs (Golden Gate Guards, Satyrs MC, LOBOC
MC), Imperial Dove Court's annual KampOut, assistance during St. Patrick's Day
Run and more...
Photos of GSB on the road
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Christmas Party - Dinner&Den Night - Games&Movie Night
There are also exclusive
events to which only club members and selected guests are invited. Every
December there's a Christmas Party... every month we go out to a different
restaurant, followed by drinks at our home bar, the Den... finally, once a month
we host games & movies at various members' homes.
While we don't give out the
location of those events, just chat up any of our members and ask them to bring
you along!
Event pictures by
Franco, Kevin C, Paul
M, Sam P, Bill B, Ray M, AL A, Kirk C.
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