Podcast appearances and mentions of bear bust

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DC Beer's Richard speaks with guests Lyn Holland of 3 Stars Brewing Company and Bryan Van Den Oever of Red Bear Brewing Company about the concept of breweries and brewpubs as community centers, and patrons enjoy the brewery events that are held.Before prohibition, pubs and salons were popular community meeting places. Since the 1920s, however, most of these establishments lost their “community center” characteristic. But now, things are beginning to change. Over the past several years, breweries and brewpubs around the country (and especially in DC) are again becoming focal points of their communities. Families and groups of all ages are welcome, with breweries holding events from weddings to bingo nights to “plant swaps.”Plant and Yarn Swaps at 3 StarsLast year, Lyn Holland spearheaded a plant swap to bring people together for a few beers and to share their love of plants. She was overwhelmed that the first plant swap brought in more than 80 people. She thought it was a great way for like-minded people in the community to meet and make new friends. Since then, Lyn has organized two additional plant swaps, along with a “yarn swap.” Moving forward, Lyn plans to partner with Cultivate the City to hold another plant swap on March 29, 2020 and another yarn swap soon (TBD). She is also working with a local library to try to host the first “puzzle swap.” Stay tuned!Events for the LGBT, Deaf, and Boardgamer CommunitiesComing up on its one-year anniversary on March 7, Red Bear has already made a huge impact on the local community. The three main groups to rally around Red Bear are the LGBTQ, deaf, and boardgamer communities.As a 100% gay-owned bar, Red Bear (Bryan and his fellow co-founders Simon Bee and Cameron Raspet) have done a lot to make their brewery a popular gathering place for the LGBTQ community. They hold a number of drag events each month, including drag bingo (on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month), a “Slay Them!” drag competition for drag newcomers (on the first Friday of each month), and a traditional drag show once a month. They also hold “Bear Bust” nights for the community that features bottomless craft beer for one set price. Red Bear is located near Gallaudet University, a federally chartered private university for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. Red Bear makes sure to welcome the deaf community requiring every bartender to know basic American Sign Language (ASL) (some staffers are even fluent in ASL!) They also hire ASL interpreters for trivia nights and host ASL Queer Nights.Cameron is a MAJOR board gamer, with over 400 unique board games in his personal collection. He brought his passion to Red Bear, which boasts 200 unique board games. Some of the games are so new/exclusive that they're not yet out for retail. Cameron, Simon, and Bryan are also trying to educate their staffers (and customers) about board games by hosting periodic staff board game nights.Other Upcoming Brewery Events in the DC AreaEvery DC brewery and brewpub is hosting events to foster community engagement. Some recent/upcoming brewery events in the DC area include: Right Proper's Crowdsourced Beer (happening now!) DC Brewers' Guild Hopfest (March 14) The Brewers Association's Annual Savor (May 15) DC Brau's Pride Pils can design competition (TBD) Stay updated by following the DC Beer calendar!And, as always, you can catch up on all the DC Beer Show episodes here, and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, the DC Beer Weekly Pour.

What do you get when you mix pop culture, Come Out With Pride, and Bear Bust? Bears Busting With Pride! Autumn is in the air in Orlando (in an 80 degree kinda way) and the boys are here to discuss the pop culture that they're digging like jack-o-lanterns!Pat, Erik, and Josh are back at the round table and they've got something to say... about this month in pop culture. Kicking off the conversation is our chat about Come Out With Pride, Orlando's third pride event in the year 2019, which included Jazell as grand marshal and RuPaul's Drag Race judge Ross Mathews and a special appearance from Carrot Top! From there it's onto the pop culture topics including Blizzard and the controversy around their recent tournament, Carnival Row on Amazon Prime, and Batwoman on The CW. After a brief pause for station identification, the boys tackle round two with talk about Pokemon Go, Disney's new trailer for Jungle Cruise, and the conclusion of Jonathan Hickman's game changing X-Men series, House of X and Powers of X! Before the boys depart the round table, they also share their 1-UPs, the things that are giving them LIFE (life, life, life)!Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pat the Talking Bear Skin Rug sits down with LGBT singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine to chat about where he came from, how he started in the music industry, as well as what inspired him to start writing songs. They also discuss his latest album, Maybe Stars, the devastating toll the North California wildfires put on his life and community, as well as how they banded together to rebuild. Finally, they discuss what Bobby is up to today as well as promote his appearance at Bear Bust in Orlando, FL! Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The fur was flying here in Orlando, FL recently as we celebrated the 25th anniversary of Bear Bust! Bryan and Pat, the Talking Bear Skin Rug, are joined by Steve and Jason from Charlotte, NC to discuss all the craziness and fun that was had during this historic event that took place at the Parliament House from October 15-18, 2015! Bear Bust XXV was the only place you could find the cast of Where the Bears Are, Varla Jean Merman, Matt Alber, Matt Zarley, Eric Himan, Keith London, DJ C-Rail, Neon the Glowgobear, DJ Vegas and DJ Walter in one place! Now you'll get to hear about who was drunk, who was handsy, and if you should make the trip down for the event next year (spoilers - you totally should)!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Justice, Adrien Gemini, Rob Ward, Brandon the Historian and Markers the Intern we recap our week along with news and other fun stuff. #ODRL Orlando Drag Race Live is going on and hosted by our own Adrien along with getting into car wrecks and getting hit on by cops while in drag. The military reviews episodes of the radio show as part of a security clearance check and Justice has to judge the perkiest bust at Bear Bust 2014. Brandon meets Justice's parents along with political leaders and high school friends in Polk County before they check out Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens. A retro flashback of Gay/Jew news music with issues and pink panty stories and an update of the new entries to the 4th Annual Outloud Orlando 'Logo Over Your Junk' Contest Check out the pictures and vote HERE: https://www.facebook.com/justice.orlando/media_set?set=a.649053871877943.1073741826.100003200090514&type=1 Markers wins a scholarship, the Renaissance of the modern bathhouse and MORE!!!

Ding Dong, Bing Bong *** Justice is back for a fun and laugh-filled show with Rob and Jamez the Quiet Intern along with special guests, Liza Impersonator: Ally and 18 year old go go dancer: Milan Paradiso. News, Justice's love/hate relationship with the radio show, homophobic Bill & Ted shows at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, how to get attention at Bear Bust and getting ready to go on the Drag Race at Sea Cruise. We interview Milan Paradiso, a fresh faced 18 year old dancer (did we mention he's one of the cutest guys we've ever had in the studio?) followed by and UNCENSORED and EXPLICIT segment talking all about cum-based cocktails and the 'Gates of Hell' sex toy. PLUS we talk to Kris from Pennsylvania who is in the lead in the 3rd Annual LOGO OVER YOUR JUNK contest, how he feels about his competition, butting heads with Ally and what his platform will be if he wins the title. ALL THAT AND MORE~!!!!

Justin, Bryan and Billy Z come back atcha with a whole lotta comic (Brightest Day, Ultimate FF, JK Woodward, 80's Iron Man, Hickman's FF, Marvel Now Point One, Bendis Avengers, Jeff Lemire, Justice League Dark, Green Arrow, AVX: Consequences, Masters of the Universe, Happy, Action Comics Annual, Tony Lee and Doctor Who, Manhattan Projects, World's Finest, Earth 2, Kevin Maguire, National Comics One-Shots, Multiple Warheads, Bloodstrike, Brubaker's Captain America, Before Watchmen, Superman #13, Joe Kubert Presents, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt, God Hates Astronauts, Alan Moore's Supreme) and non-comic (knee surgery, Bear Bust in Orlando, Sawmill Campgrounds, Hurricane Sandy, Honey Boo Boo, child actors, the election) jibber-jabber.

The Flame On! boys are back with another episode that’s one part nerdy, one part nasty, and far too many parts nelly! The Question brings tidings from October’s New York Comic Con, Jarrod has some exciting news about his submission to the Class Comics Halloween Special, Bryan gushes about Bear Bust 2012, Oral goes on a mega-tirade about a certain Avenger, and Eric tries to calm him down. (Spoiler: he doesn’t succeed). In other words, just another laugh-filled, action packed show from the gayest, geekiest podcast on the net! http://nerdyshow.com/2012/10/flame-on-s02e04-busted-bears-and-stolen-shoes/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.