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Leathermen
from
around
the
world
are
heading
to
our
area:
this
Friday,
November
28th,
is
the
third
annual
Leather
Masked
Ball,
to
be
held
at
Purgatory
nightclub,
1000
W.
St.
Road
84,
Ft.
Lauderdale,
from
8:00
p.m.
to
3:00
a.m.
Though
just
three
years
old,
the
Leather
Masked
Ball
has
become
one
of
the
most
anticipated
leather
events
of
the
year.
The
Ball
is
a
benefit
which
thus
far
has
raised
over
$30,000
for
charity.
Each
year,
one-half
of
the
money
collected
goes
to
The
Leather
Archives
and
Museum
in
Chicago,
and
the
other
half
is
donated
to
a
local
South
Florida
charity,
which
this
year
will
be
Tuesday’s
Angels.
“Each
year
we
talk
to
different
organizations
in
the
vicinity
and
we
look
at
the
services
they
provide
to
the
community.
We
bring
a
couple
of
the
organizations
to
the
board
for
discussion,
and
then
we
decide
within
the
board
as
to
which
organization
to
support
for
the
current
year.
Local
charities
are
recognized
for
leadership
in
their
areas
of
service,“
said
Bill
Hoeppner,
President
of
the
Bound
South,
the
organization
which
conducts
the
Leather
Masked
Ball
each
year.
Also
on
the
board
is
long
time
community
business
leader
and
leather
man,
Eric
Lawrence
and
his
partner,
famed
erotic
leather
artist,
Ira
C.
Smith.
In
the
first
year,
Care
Resource
received
$14,000,
and
last
year
the
Stonewall
Library
and
Archives
received
$16,000.
This
year
the
Leather
Masked
Ball
hopes
to
raise
$20,000
for
Tuesday’s
Angels.
The
organization
which
puts
together
the
Leather
Masked
Ball
is
entirely
voluntary
and,
in
addition
to
the
sponsors,
the
board
throws
smaller
fundraisers
every
year
to
finance
the
Ball.
“Every
penny
that’s
raised
from
ticket
sales
and
for
the
silent
auction
goes
towards
our
beneficiaries,”
said
Bill.
“This
year
we’ve
had
some
really
amazing
sponsors
which
helped
us
put
the
Ball
together.”
There
are
both
general
admission
and
VIP
tickets
available
for
the
Ball.
Advance
discount
tickets
are
$35
for
VIP,
$25
general
admission
and
can
be
purchased
online
at
www.boundsouth.com
by
4:00
p.m.
on
Thanksgiving
Day.
Tickets
will
also
be
available
at
the
door
at
$45
VIP
and
$35
general
admission.
The
headline
deejay
for
the
Leather
Masked
Ball
is
Sin
Morera
just
returning
from
the
Black
and
Blue
Ball
in
Montreal,
Canada.
Sin
has
a
huge
following
in
New
York’s
music
scene
as
a
deejay/remixer/producer
and
is
well-known
from
coast-to-coast.
Opening
for
Sin
will
be
D.J.
Robbie
Leslie
who
was
a
fixture
in
the
Fire
Island/Studio
54
scene
and
has
been
living
in
this
area
for
many
years
now
providing
his
deejaying
skills
at
some
of
our
best
local
clubs.
In
the
VIP
Lounge,
D.J.
Jeffrey
Jacobs
will
be
spinning
also.
Special
guest
entertainer,
Cyon
Flare,
who
has
been
a
long-time
supporter
of
the
leather
community,
will
provide
additional
entertainment
in
the
VIP
Lounge.
He
will
be
performing
his
hit
single,
“Everybody,
Everybody”.
There
will
also
be
erotic
demonstrations
on
the
Main
Stage.
The
requested
attire
for
the
evening
is
leather/fetish
but,
despite
the
name
of
the
event,
masks
are
not
required.
Fort
Lauderdale
has
one
of
the
largest
and
most
active
leather
communities
in
the
country.
Year
after
year,
many
of
the
international
leather
awards
and
titles
have
been
brought
back
home
here
from
leathermen
who
hail
from
our
area.
Over
the
years,
leather
organizations,
such
as
Bound
South,
have
made
a
major
impact
on
our
entire
community.
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