ASCENSION 2009 EVENT SCHEDULE

VIP Launch Party

Kick off the weekend in style. Join all the who’ s who of Ascension at one of the most lavish and stunning private residences in all of the Pines. Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres and refreshing Absolut cocktails poolside. Groove to the rhythmic sensations of NYC top DJ, DJ Corey Craig.

(Friday, August 14, 2009, 7pm-9pm, Location TBD)

Rise Up Underwear Party

Join us for the hottest Frisky Friday of the season as the boys on the island strip away their clothes and their inhibitions. The legendary underwear party held at Glo Lounge gets hot-n-heavy while DJ Xavier keeps everyone moving to the beat of summer. Grab a drink to cool down and check your clothes at the bar. This is a night like no other on all of Fire Island!

(Friday, August 14, 2009, midnight, Glo Lounge)

Spark

DJ Manny Lehman ignites the fire for what will be 3 days of the hottest parties of summer. Don’t miss the first of three sensational nights at Pavilion during Ascension weekend. Let the fun begin!

(Friday, August 14, 2009, midnight, Pavilion)

Float Pool Party

Get ready for the wettest and wildest event of the Ascension weekend as DNA Magazine presents The Float Pool Party! Set at one of the grandest homes in the Pines, DJ Kimberly S. will make you work up a sweat with her fierce, fiery beats. Not to stress, you’ll have plenty of icy drinks to cool down, served up by our gorgeous Pines boys. Leave your city clothes at home because all you will need is that sexy swim suit you have been working all winter to fit into.

(Saturday, August 15, 2009, 2pm-6pm, Location TBD)

Shine

Let your spirit rise higher at Shine, our Saturday Night Celebration. Mingle and groove on the Pines’ legendary Pavilion Dance Floor. Shine will warm up your body and soul for Sunday’s big event… DJ TBD

(Saturday, August 15, 2009, Midnight, Pavilion)

Ascension Beach Party

The main event is to be held amidst the stunning backdrop of one of the best and most beautiful beaches in the world. Dance all day on a large custom built dance floor, filled to capacity with thousands of golden tanned beach boys moving to the rhythm of the surf and song, with DJ Tony Moran manning the turntables. Rise above your worries, drama, and troubles to enjoy a care-free day in the sun with your friends and loved ones.

(Sunday, August 16, 2009, 12pm-6pm, Fire Island Pines Beach)

AfterGlow - Closing Party

Don’t stop til you get enough! Come dance the night away with old friends and new at AfterGlow, the Closing Party. San Franciso’s DJ Phil B will deliver the closing notes and symphonic soundtrack of this sensational weekend.

(Sunday, August 16, 2009, midnight, Pavilion)
 

If you’ve ever been on the Paris Gay Circuit, then you will remember the Delice Boys. Well this year they take their show on tour and hit the Island of Mykonos… at the Geranium Moonlight Hotel.

This show is set to be one of the highlights in the Island’s gay calendar of events. We will keep you posted with updates as we get them.

Carnival in the Gran Canarias is a “Grand Affair”.. The key nights are the drag queen competition (usually the last Thursday) and the burial of the sardine (the last Sunday), also the all-night street parties. Expect thousands upon thousands of revelers for each event. On the busier days you’ll be hard-pushed to find that many Spanish not dressed in costume, everyone really gets in the carnival mood here.

• 13th - Election of the Carnival Queen (evening & all night party)
• 18th - Selecting the Drag Queen contestants (evening)
• 20th - Election of the Drag Queen (evening then all night party)
• 21st - The Big Parade (from around 4pm then all night)
• 27th - Funeral Party of the Sardine (by evening then all night)
• 28th - Burial of the Sardine (evening and all night)

Carnival 2009 dates - Playa del Ingles / Maspalomas
12th - 22nd March

With 17,000 attendants “Pride Week” has established itself as Europe`s biggest gay-lesbian cultural festival. For four years now “Pride Week” has become a synonym for the days around the CSD.

This year “Pride Week” will take place in almost all of June. You will find events like comedy, cabaret, concerts, discussions, workshops, theatre, conferences and parties. That is why “Pride Week” has evolved into “Berlin Pride”, lasting for more than three weeks.