CHICAGO – With Mr. International Rubber (MIR) Weekend days away, the events for the whole weekend are planned out and ready for attendees. Chicago entertainer Teri Yaki will be the emcee for the contest. Individual event ticket sales will be available at MIR.
The schedule is:
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2013
Noon – 7:00 pm MIR17 Registration and Individual Ticket Sales
The Reception Hall of The Center on Halsted Pick up your weekend package at the Center on Halsted beginning today.
Noon – 7:00 pm The MIR Kink Market, Social and Chicago Rubbermen Gear Sale The Recreation Center of The Center on Halsted Vendors from around the globe will be offering their wares for sale and trial in our kink market. Meet some new friends in the Kinkster Lounge, watch or participate in a demo in our rubber playground. If you have fetish gear that you haven’t worn in a while and are looking to sell it, don’t waste your time with online auctions, sell it at the Chicago Rubbermen Gear Sale!
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Inside the Kinksters Studio with Pup Snuggles Room 201, The Center on Halsted MIR Education Coordinator Topher discusses the puppy community with the founder of International Pups and Handlers, Pup Snuggles.
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Inside the Kinksters Studio with Rick Holte Room 201, The Center on Halsted MIR Education Coordinator Topher discusses the evolution of rubber with the organizer of the Rubbermen of San Francisco, Rick Holte
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm The “Greet the Meat” Cocktail Party (** This event does not require tickets **) The Reception Hall of The Center on Halsted A cocktail party prior to the start of the MIR17 Contest. Socialize with attendees, contestants and judges. There is no charge for this event.
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm The Mr. International Rubber 17 Contest – Part 1 The Theater of The Center on Halsted The fun and erotic entertainment begins as the contest swings into action. Contestants compete in the first two judged categories of the competition, including “Rubber Image” and “Rubber Fantasy” competition. Our contest is a fun and unique way to select an international titleholder. Come see why so many have said, “I’ve never had this much fun at a contest before!”
Theater seating contest tickets may be purchased here. Lobby seating with live contest video and cash bar is avaialable at no charge.
10:00 pm to 4:00 am Steamworks Playtime Steamworks Steamworks welcomes Rubbermen back to Chicago for Mister International Rubber 17! Special discounted entry to registered MIR weekend attendees, and MIR 17 contestants get free lockers all weekend courtesy of Steamworks Chicago! (Separate admission charged by venue not included in weekend package.)
11:00 pm – 2:00 am Chicago Area Gear Enthusiasts (CAGE) presents MIR17 Unofficial Welcome Party Cell Block Prizes and giveaways from MIR, Cell Block, FFC, Steamworks and Whole Foods.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2013
Noon – 7:00 pm MIR17 Registration and Individual Ticket Sales
The Reception Hall of The Center on Halsted
Noon – 7:00 pm The MIR Kink Market, Social and Chicago Rubbermen Gear Sale The Recreation Center of The Center on Halsted
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Inside the Kinksters Studio with Joe Allegretti Room 204, The Center on Halsted MIR Education Coordinator Topher discusses the piercing with celebrity piercer, Joey Alegretti.
3:00 – 4:00 pm The MIR Rubber Pup Rumpus The Recreation Center of The Center on Halsted The rubber pups and their handlers take over the demo space for the second annual Rubber Pup Rumpus. Let your primal urges be your guide as your manimal instinct takes over. Pups and handlers both welcome. Rubber encouraged, but all pups are welcome. The Rubber Pup Rumpus is a presented in partnership with the Chicago Puppy Patrol. (www.chicagopuppypatrol.org)
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Inside the Kinksters Studio with Trooper Long Room 204, The Center on Halsted MIR Education Coordinator Topher discussed boot blacking with Great Lakes Boot Black 2008 & 2009, Trooper Long.
7:00 – 9:00 pm Pre-Contest Cocktails The Reception Hall of The Center on Halsted Enjoy cocktails with the contestants, judges and fellow attendees prior to the part 2 of the MIR17 contest!
9:00 pm Mr. International Rubber 17 Contest – Part 2 The Theater of The Center on Halsted The exciting conclusion to the Mr. International Rubber Contest. Includes judging of onstage question, “mystery-bag” and cast your vote for Mr. International Rubber in the audience voting. Be there for the excitement of selecting MIR17!
Theater seating contest tickets may be purchased here. Lobby seating with live contest video and cash bar is avaialable at no charge.
10:00 pm to 4:00 am MIR Strict Rubber Dress Code Party and Victory Celebration Steamworks OFFICIAL MIR VICTORY CELEBRATION AND STRICT RUBBER DRESS CODE PARTY
A victory celebration and dungeon party in a private club space. Featuring wet area, multiple slings, dungeon equipment, and two extreme demos: scrotal saline infusion and catheterization.
Strict rubber dress code enforced in dungeon space. All attendees assigned a private locker with the ability to upgrade to a private room. Admission must be purchased in advance via the MIR Website at MIR Contest LLC
10:00 pm – 5:00 am RECON Full Fetish Chicago MIR at Jackhammer RECON heads back to The Jackhammer during the MIR weekend for Full Fetish Chicago – “A Late Night Gear & Cruise Party.” Entry is $20 with $5 going towards your first drink. Tickets available at the RECON Booth in the Kink market or at the door. (Separate admission charged by venue not included in weekend package.)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2013
Noon – 5:00 pm The MIR Kink Market, Social and Chicago Rubbermen Gear Sale The Recreation Center of The Center on Halsted
1:00 pm Movies and Mimosas The Theater of The Center on Halsted This screening is free to MIR17 weekend package holders, and $5.00 to non weekend package holders.
Start your Sunday off with a movie and a mimosa! We are pleased to be screening “Daddy and the Muscle Academy”
Synopsis: Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen) is one of the major icons of the gay world. Taking inspiration from his World War II army days, 1950s American bodybuilding magazines and biker movies, Tom’s erotic drawings of uniformed and leather-clad beefcake have become a permanent fixture of 20th-century iconography. Completed shortly before his death in 1991, this definitive documentary of the man and the artist combines interviews with Tom himself, commentary from his “leather men,” hundreds of original drawings and steamy fantasy scenes inspired by his work.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lubed Up Latex Wrestling The Recreation Center of The Center on Halsted It may be the last day of MIR, but there are a few rumbles left to be settled. We invite YOU to join in our Lubed Up Latex Wrestling in the demo area. If you are wrestling in lube with another man in rubber, let the demo space coordinator know. It’s a bracket tourney, and winner takes all!
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Shiny Guys, Showtunes & Slushies
Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL
Each year when MIR weekend has concluded, tradition has it that rubbermen from around the globe converge on Sidetrack for a uniquely Chicago experience, Showtunes at Sidetrack. Rubbermen, leathermen, bears, twinks and vanilla guys gather for slushies and showtunes.
MIR 17 will be returning the Theater at the Center on Halsted (CoH) in the heart of Chicago’s Boystown. The MIR Kink Market & Social, located in the Recreation Center at the CoH, will be open Friday, November 8, Saturday, November 9 from Noon – 7pm and Sunday, November 10 from Noon – 5 pm. The Market is open to the public (18+). Admission is $5.00 per day or $10 for all three days.
For contestant information, MIR history, photo galleries, public transportation, sponsors and more, please visit the official MIR website at www.mirubber.com. Press inquiries can be sent to press@mirruber.com.
