April Bar Night
 Happy spring to all, now let’s get geared up! Our next bar night is on Saturday, April 21 at Mary’s Attic. That’s right – a new bar to explore! The upstairs bar located at 5400 North Clark Street is a great venue and they are super excited to host us this month! Enter via the purple door next to the restaurant on Clark and climb to the top of the stairs. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! The fun starts at 10:30 PM. (here’s a nifty map)

Rubber Action From Around The World
Congratulations to Jason, your new Mr. New England Rubber. And Sly, the current Mister International Rubber is on the move, too! Sly recently blogged our way from over in Amsterdam. Check out his blog and Facebook page – he always has such hot adventures…And what’s going on here in the Midwest?


Mister Midwest Rubber, of course!
Work is already underway for this summer’s Mister Midwest Rubber contest, hosted each year by Touché bar. Save the date(s): Fun kicks off on Friday, July 20 for the meet and greet, Saturday night contest, and a Sunday beer bust. Interested in competing? YOU could be the next Mister Midwest Rubber! Contact us by email or send us a direct message on Twitter and we’ll make sure you get an application. We hope to have more information up on our website soon, too.

IML Is Coming!
Don’t forget to start your International Mister Leather weekend off with us at our annual greet the meat cocktail party. We’re proud to host in the same place at the same time as last year: Acapulco Room of the Hyatt on Friday, May 25 from 7 to 9 PM. Cash bar provided by the hotel and gear shining services courtesy of the Chicago Rubbermen. We look forward to seeing you there all shined up! The event is listed on our Facebook page, too.

Stay shiny, Rubbermen.