Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 00:32:18 -0700 From: Eros Publishing Subject: Press Release ISSUE #5, June 23, 1998 BEYOND THE EDGE CAFE FETISH GAZETTE FETISH GAZETTE FETISH GAZETTE an occasional newsletter about fetish (and other) activities at BEYOND THE EDGE CAFE 703 E. PIKE SEATTLE, WA 98122 206-325-6829 ladysun@eskimo.com www.powerotic.com/BTE/ WSMsL 1998 To Host Fetish Fashion Show Fund Raiser Come see fabulous models wearing the latest in custom fantasy/fetish clothing. Corsets! Chainmail! Custom Leather Designs! Flesh, flesh, and more flesh. Washington State Ms Leather 1998, Eileen Fix, is hosting this extravaganza of fashion at Beyond the Edge Cafe on July 11th, 1998. The fashion show will follow the increasingly popular fetish dinners at BTE. Chef Ralph has a wonderful menu planned and Erik their pastry chef will have some delectable desserts for you to sample. Service will be donated by a handpicked, 4-star wait-staff from one of Seattle's finest restaurants. After dinner, relax and enjoy a collection of fashions that Erika and Tonya of Winter Couture have assembled. You'll thrill over the fashions created by Winter Couture, One Wilde Knight - O'Rion Excalibur, Blackmarket Chainmail, and Taste of Leather. They'll also present the consignment fashions of Venus and T-shirt designs by Aubrey Hart-Sparks. This should be a show where every taste, size and style can be found or at least you'll find the people to create them! If you'd like contact info for any of the aforementioned designers, you can contact Eileen at WSMsLeathr@aol.com. Models will include, but are not limited to, many of Seattle's titleholders including Billy Lane, SML '98; Bev Sobelman, SLA '97; Gary Rose, WSML '98; and other leather community favorites, Mistress Matisse, Kristen Ann, Spencer Bergsted, and BTE owner, Allena. Frederic Perry of Nail Biz on Eastlake, who's currently working on a Merv Griffin TV show doing hair and make-up, has generously donated his services to all the models for the fashion show. There will be a raffle of several beautifully crafted, custom made stainless-steel and black leather crops created and donated by Mitchel and Angell of Fetish Works. The crops will be unveiled during dinner and raffle ticket sales will begin that evening following the fashion show. They will be on display at the Cafe' until the drawing at 9pm on Saturday the 25th during fetish night. Tickets will be on sale up to the hour of the drawing. After the show meet the designers and set your own appointment to create the outfit of you're dreams. A percentage of the nights dinner sales and all of the proceeds from the sales of dessert will go to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County. MSA is a local, non-profit agency bringing direct rehabilitative services to persons living with MS. They also provide help with chores, individual and group counseling and a resource library. When asked how he felt about receiving funds from a kinky fundraiser Merrill J. Ringold, Executive Director of MSA King County said, "Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that affects people in every community . . . this is the best call I've had all day!" The fetish dinner and fashion show is on July 11th, 1998. Seating is between 6pm and 7pm in both the main dining room as well as the dungeon. Cost is $20 per person, dessert not included. Reservations are highly recommended, as space is limited and beginning to fill. Please call Beyond the Edge Cafe at 206 325 6829 to reserve your seats. Parties of 6 or more are encouraged. AND THE WINNER IS Our logo contest was incredibly difficult to judge. We had many wonderful entrants. Sometime in the next couple of months we will be displaying all of the entries on our upcoming photo wall. The winner of the logo contest is Deidra Mayer. Within the next week we will have copies of the logo to show you at the cafe. Since the entries were so good, everyone will be receiving prizes, passes to Fetish nights or cookies, whatever they decide. Thank you all for your incredible work. MEN'S ONLY PARTY AT BEYOND THE EDGE Our first Men-Only Private Party will be held Sunday, July 26. This is open to all men, of all orientations. The party will begin at 6pm and cost $15, which includes dinner and play. Please RSVP to the cafe. A REMINDER If you are planning to come to our Women's Only Party this Sunday, June 28, please RSVP to the cafe as soon as possible. ANOTHER REMINDER Our Fetish Dinner continue to be quite successfull and very, very sexy. If you are planning on coming to one of the dinners and want to set downstairs, don't forget to RSVP and plan on coming no later than 7:30. And remember, there is a 20& surcharge for sitting downstairs. In fact, it's a good idea to RSVP for upstairs, too, to insure an available seat. JULY'S ARTIST: GAYLLYNN SMILEY Artists Reception, Thursday July 2, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Dancing A Fine Line -- between innocence and eroticism. Gayllynn will be showing a collection of delicately rendered pen and ink illustrations that include gentile fairytale imagery as well as a small window into an exotic world of sensual fancy and fetish. UPCOMING EVENTS July 1 SPECTRUM A discussion group for all female-born, male identified persons. SPECTRUM meets the first Wednesday of every month. 7:00 PM July 2 Artist Reception for Gayllynn Smiley. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM July 3 Edge Forum. TBA. Call their voice mail for more information. 206-215-4528 July 3 Friday Fetish Night. Join us for another night of play. $5.00 9:30 PM to 1:30 PM July 7 The Women's Welcoming Committee. A meeting for all women interested in BDSM. Especially geared for women new to the community. WWC meets the first Tuesday of every month. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM July 14 The Men's Welcoming Committee. A meeting for all men interested in BDSM. Especially geared for men new to the community. The MWC meets the second Tuesday of every month. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM July 17 Edge Forum. TBA. Call their voice mail for more information. 206-215-4528 July 17 Friday Fetish Night. Join us for another night of play. $5.00 9:30 PM to 1:30 PM July 22 F to M Support Group 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM July 26 Private Men's Only Play Party. Call Allena for more information. 6:00 PM until Midnight July 28 No Safeword Writer's Group. This group of aspiring (and sometimes perspiring) writers meet each month. If you have work that you want to share bring ten or so copies. 6:30 PM until ? free July 30 Heather Alexander Celtic Musician with an attitude! 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Every Thursday we host a "twisted twelve step" for our friends in recovery. 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Every Saturday Night we hold our Fetish Dinners from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Reservations recommended. Call the cafe for more information. Every Saturday Night from 10:00 PM to 3:00 AM we have Fetish Night. $8.00 (new expanded play space) Call the cafe for more information. Beyond The Edge Cafe also caters, both in-house and on site. Try out our "Breakfast in Bed For As Many Can Fit in a Bed" catering special. We have space for rent, for both meetings and play. Call the cafe for more information. OUR WEBPAGE is www.powerotic.com/BTE/ http://www.wolfenet.com/~aubrey/aubrey.htm