Entertainment Director -

 

Kelly H. has resigned from Entertainment Director. Jason A. has moved from Secretary to the Entertainment position.

 

Secretary -

 

Jean-Guy as accepted the position as Secretary. Welcome Back Jean-Guy !!

 

More interim board positions pending.

 To:

Gary & Tina Knight 

Gary & Tina, Club 717 would like to "Thank You" both for your amazing support at Club 717. Not only did you not charge us for pulling our pride float, you also were kind enough to repair our rear doors. The rear door repairs have kept many of our patrons from getting bitten by the mosquitos.

 

Although you wouldn't accept any money for all your work, we sincerely thank you for your gift to us.

 

Thank you on behalf of the Board of Directors and Patrons of

Club 717

CAMERAS ARE NOW PERMITTED !!!! 

 

The camera policy at Club 717 has been revised. Patrons may now bring cameras for their personal use only. Please be courteous of people sitting nearby.

 

Club 717 advises patrons not wishing to have their photos taken to be mindful of their surroundings and possibly sit away from the stage area.

Please contact Kristin for all your mortgage needs. 

 

 

 

This 1st annual Leather /Bear Fest is a Men's Night Event and will be in support of "Kids Help Phone"

 

 

 

Leather Swap 8-10 pm

 

Bear BQ 8-10 pm

 

50/50 Cash Draw for Kids Help Phone

 

Door Prizes

 

Silent Auction

 

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Now you can follow us on twitter !!

 

YOU HAVE NO MORE EXCUSSES NOW !!!!

 

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Club 717 now offers patrons free wireless Internet.

 

Whether your a student enjoying a beer on a Thursday night while doing assignments, checking emails  or just showing friends your latest blog we,ve got you covered. Ask for passwords at the bar and enjoy.  

 

 

For your convenience, Club 717 has a debit cash back service

 

 

 

Ask at the bar for assistance with debit machine

 

 This months newsletter is brought to you in part through the generous support of

 

 

Inspired Media Inc. Publishers of the Pink Pages and the New Pink Play Mags.

 

 

Our first year was graciously
 donated by one of our members last year.

 

Going into year two, we'd love to have your support again. We are looking to raise funds for our software license renewal of $153.00

 

If you able, please click the link donate button below, which will take you to our Pay Pal Site or contact us via email. THANK YOU!

 

Thank you,  

 

Ed

 

Visit our website for the latest up-to-date information on what's happening at Club 717

 

 

The last Thursday of the month is now Karaoke night.

 

Last month we had a large number of patrons attend, and it was truly successful. Please mark your calendars and come out and support this fun event. If we get enough people we can have a competition and even prizes

 

Come out and have a fun evening with Donny from Krazy Ray's

 

 

 

Unit # 7
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 6E9

905-434-4297 

 

Danny - President

 

Donna - Vice President

 

John - Treasurer

 

Jason - Entertainment

  

Shannon - Promotions

 

Bob - Staffing Director

 

Mike - Director at large

mike@club717.ca

 

Ed - Newsletter Editor

 

 

 

 Hello Everybody;

I just want to thank you all from the bottom my heart for all the support you give our Club and Newsletter.

 

First off let me start with Thanking our amazing Newsletter Corporate Sponsors:

 

Bob - Movie Experts Bowmanville               

Antoine Elhashem - Inspired Creative / Inspired Media Inc.

Lawrence Grecco - Zenrising

Kathy Clarke - Naughty But Nice

Kristin Parker - HLC Home Loans Canada

John Mills - Algonquin Travel  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to our dedicated Columnists and article contributors:

 

Danny, Pat, Mike Childerhose, Charlie, Larry, John L, John D, Bob, Savanaugh, Steve O'Connor, Kevan, Donna, Kelly H, Mark Hamman, Jayme Harper, DJ Gryphan, Club 717 performers & Staff

 

Special Thank you to our Community Partners:

 

Communities Involved Members, PFlag & Aids Durham

 

 

Hello everyone.
 
Well here it is August!! Already, wow time is flying these days. Before you know it we will be seeing the Exhibition open and that signifies the end of another summer, wait a minute, has the summer of 09 arrived?
 
The Club has gone through a few changes lately and things are finally starting to come back to order. We have had a couple of people leave the Board. Tim and Kelly, thank you for all your efforts over the past years. You will be missed on the Board. Also we have had a few people leave staffing at the Club. These include Dave, Tim, Kelly, and Bianca. They have left for various reasons and that is their private information. I would like to wish you all well in your future endeavors, and you will all be missed around here on a staff level, but I know you will still be coming around as patrons!!
 
Anyway, with those that have left, you will be seeing some old faces around and on the bar. As well, one of our old house Deejays who is well known and liked will be returning. There is also one of our very old staff that will be returning for some shifts and possible another that you have not seen around for a few years, working!! I am excited that these people are coming back and there are several things in the works. This is going to be an exciting fall at 717 and we have the weekends booked up to the end of November for events and functions,
 
We now have a new Entertainment Director, which is Jason and he has been busting his butt to get everything in order for the fall. Jason has already met with the queens and has the schedule set till the end of November and we have a couple of special performances planned during this time also.
 
We also will be having various things happening on Saturday nights for the next while which include the Private function of Swingers night. There will be more leather events and also we will be starting a woman's group soon. We have a couple of requests in for private functions on a couple of Saturdays as well. The regular entertainment events will be happening as well. Club 717 will be hosting its first ever "Singles"night for the LGTB community
 
I would like to welcome Jean Guy back to the Board of Directors in an official capacity as the new secretary and I would like to welcome Rob to the position of Staffing Director.
 
John L. Thanks for a job well done while you did the scheduling for staff for the past three years.
 
We are working on updating the lighting and sound equipment at the Club to provide a better atmosphere for you our patrons and members and there are a few new things on the horizon that you will be happy to know are changing at the Club.  Community has been a focus of this Board and the bond is becoming well established again!! That is exciting. Watch for the upcoming posters, you will be excited to see some of the new things that will be happening.
 
Club 717 hopes to see a fair amount of our patrons supporting PFLAG at Canada's Wonderlands Gay day!!! Jayme Harper along with PFLAG has arranged a great day for us!!!  And there will be a bus courtesy of Inspired Media (The Pink Pages and Club 717). By the way the new edition of the Pink pages has hit the stands !! Club 717 now is included, thanks to our Sponsor Inspired Media.
 
There has been tones of things happening in the background lately and we are going to start introducing all of these changes in the next month. I am excited that Jason has taken Entertainment on and he is running with it full steam. He has a great plan in the works and you will hear about this form him very soon.
 
Donna recently re sealed the floors at the Club and they look amazing!! Karaoke has been gaining momentum and is getting better each time; we had a good crowd in for karaoke last week.
 
Club 717 will be hosting its very own website soon and Ed is working very hard on that with Inspired Media. The Board has looked at a few options and had an idea of what we will end up with. We are sure you will love it and you will be using it fairly soon.
 
I could go on and on with upcoming things but I do not want to bore everyone with all the little things, just keep your eyes out as all these changes start to take place.
 
Thanks to all who are always coming out and assisting with all the tasks we have to complete regularly.
 
And Special Thanks to John and Mike for continuously doing the liquor, beer and supply runs to keep everyone happy. You guys are awesome and have been doing this for several months now, I appreciate all you do!!!
 
Regards to all
Have a great Read and a great month!!!!!
 

Danny
danny@club717.ca

 

 

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The Inner Experience
 
Even though the leather phenomenon is growing ever more popular, it's psychology has been all but ignored. Few observers have delved beyond the broad pathological meanings, the hoary clichés, that have been projected onto variant sexuality.  In truth, most people don't want to see the inner reality of radical sexual practice.  Outsiders are made uncomfortable by the notion of S/M because it carries with it all that has been kept repressed and shadowy inside. It is an unacknowledged waste dump for the psyche's ills and discontents.  Saying this does not make radical sexuality bad; only the hypocrisy and lack of consciousness about it is.  As many leatherfolk well understand, rather than keeping parts of the psyche distant and detached, S/M can serve deep spiritual needs for wholeness and completion.
 
In the broader sense, radical sex practice is about the exploration of eros.  Being playful with sexuality - entertaining our fantasies, enriching our lives with pleasure - is an essential freedom.  The look, scent, and feel of black leather sexualizes everything it comes in contact with.  Liberating erotic potential from the dour puritanical ethics that still rule our culture and our libidos is prerequisite to establishing a more sane and forgiving society.  S/M practice, composed of highly potent sexual games, increases awareness about ourselves and others.  It is not unusual to find leatherfolk who are members of the clergy or the New Age movement, or who have explored psychoanalysis or various recovery programs.  In short, many of us are in some way seriously committed to personal and social change.
 
From an inner perspective, then, S/M play is about healing the wounds that keep us from fully living; its intensity cauterizes our hurt and mends our shame.  Radical sexuality helps to clear out the psychic basement, that place deep within where things that trouble us most are kept hidden.  Long-held feelings of inferiority or low self-esteem, grief and loss, familiar rejection and abandonment, come to surface during S/M ritual.  These extreme sensual acts undo memories of the past and thus provide passage between the unconscious underworld and the above-world of realization and present light.

 

Join us on August 8th for "Leather / Bear Fest". This will be a fundraiser for "Kids Help Phone". See the advertisement on the left sidebar for all the activities. Hope to see you there !!
 
Until next time, please play safe and be happy.
 
Yours In Brotherhood
Mike Childerhose
  
I would like to acknowledge the book, "Leatherfolk" for providing many of the details in the above.

Well that's our 1st year under our belt and we have some great things to look forward to

 

Please stay tuned for the latest news and don't forget about our Twitter page for your daily updates. As always, your feedback good or bad is always welcomed. Have a great month and thank you for your support.

Newsletter Editor 
newsletter@club717.ca