D.A.R.K.2006

• Presenter: See event schedule below
• Date: Feb 10-12 2006
• Location: Diamond Jim's Saloon

The Detroit Area’s Rough and Kinkfest Weekend, sponsored by LIFE Detroit

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Alan Bowers, M.D.
Second Runner-up IML 27

Schedule of Events

Friday, February 10

• 9 p.m.- Meet and Greet - We will have country line dancing and be getting together to have some good food and drink. A $5 donation will be your entrance to a night of fun, as you can meet the contestants and judges for the Mr. Leather Cowboy 2006 Contest, as well as several titleholders from IML.
• A Shuttle Bus Bar Crawl to the Detroit Eagle, the R&R Saloon, and back to Diamond Jim's Saloon will be happening Friday beginning at 10 p.m. Tickets to the bar crawl are $5 and only avaiable at Diamond Jim's Saloon the night of the Bar Crawl.

Saturday, February 11 - Afternoon Events

Afternoon Events

• 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.- Vendor’s Market - Come see vendors from Michigan and neighboring states that will be bringing items for all tastes to purchase.
  
  Vendors:
  • HARC
  • Deviant Designs
  • Triangle Foundation
  • PFLAG Downriver
  • Leatherocity
  • MT Leather Products
  • Michigan Pride
  • Adult Adventures
  • Eagle's Nest Glass Art
  • The Painted Pig
• 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.- Speakers and Demonstrations - There will be various speakers and demonstrations in areas of kink, leather, and fetish throughout the afternoon. After the speakers are finished, guests will a chance to meet and ask questions.
  
  A $5 donation will be your entrance both to the vendor's mart and the opportunity to sit in on the speakers and demonstrations.
  
  Scheduled presenters include:

  Elements of Healthy Play and Creative Scenes	Dale Ross
  Titleholders Roundtable	Goddess Lakshimi
  	Dr. Alan Bowers, M.D.
  	Shane Roberts
  	Steve Marino
  	Cliff Nash
  	Dan Reed
  Electrical Play 201	boy David
  	Dan Reed
  Gay Parenting	Dr. Alan Bowers, M.D.

Saturday, February 11 - Evening Events

• Mr. Leather Cowboy 2006 Contest/Demonstrations/Open Play- $10 entrance fee
• 9 p.m. to Close - Demonstrations - $10 entrnce fee will be your entrance to a night of fun and learning. The Detroit Bondage Club will be on hand for demonstrations and personal instruction. There will also be open play.

  Bondage Demonstrations	Detroit Bondage Club
  	Jason

• 9 p.m. - Mr. Leather Cowboy 2006 Contest - Come join in the celebration as Mr. Leather Cowboy 2006 is selected. The winner of this contest attends International Mr. Leather in 2007.
• Also through the course of the night, we will have raffles and door prize drawings

Sunday, February 12

• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.- DARK Weekend Closing Brunch and Keynote Address
• For a $10 donation, come enjoy breakfast with your brothers and sisters of the Community. We will be cooking up a bevy of good food for you to enjoy, which will be the cap off to a great weekend.
• Dr. Alan Bowers (Mr. New Orleans Leather 2005 and second runner up IML27) is our Keynote Speaker. At 12:30 p.m., he will tell everyone about his experiences relating to Hurricane Katrina, how it affected his life and the leather community.

  Hurricane Katrina D.A.R.K. Keynote Address

  Dr. Alan Bowers, M.D.