EXCELSIOR MC & TWILIGHT GUARD Joint CELEBRATION
WEEKEND RUN on CHERRY GROVE, FIRE ISLAND, NY
MAY 15, 16, 17, 2015

 

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun, Two Clubs for the Price of One. It's A joint run in 2015, Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Twilight Guard and the 40th Anniversary of Excelsior M.C. Come join us on Cherry Grove, considered to be the foremost gay-friendly summer retreats in the United States. Cherry Grove is a traditionally LGBT, 41 acre enclave (meaning from bay side to ocean side is a 5 minute walk). If you have never had the pleasure of visiting Fire Island before, this is the best opportunity for you to do so! So come join the Twilight Guard and Excelsior MC for this landmark occasion.

 

An AMCC Sanction Event

Host of the 178th Council Meeting of the AMCC

 

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EVENT HighlightS

There will be plenty of action to be had during Cherry Grove 2040. Here are a just a few of the highlights on the schedule for the weekend:

Friday, May 15 at the Ice Place

Excelsior MC Bar Night — It would be a run on Fire Island without the men of Excelsior MC behind the bar at the Ice Palace Friday night!

Master/slave Auction for Charity, hosted by Porsche. The auction for charity is open to all, and you can sign up at anytime during Excelsior's bar night. To get in on the action you need to purchase Daddy Dollars for charity, So Buy those Daddy Dollars!!!

Saturday, May 16 at the Ice Palace

The 173rd Council Meeting of the AMCC, will be held at the Ice Palace, the meeting is schedule from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM followed by lunch at the Ice Palace.

The 15th Annual Mr. Fire Island Leather Contest, hosted by Ariel Sinclair.

MR. FIRE ISLAND LEATHER is chosen by a panel of independent judges who are titleholders or prominent members of the leather community. Making their selection, they consider a contestant's appearance, attitude and personality — not necessarily the most handsome or muscular body. Contest is open to all.

Registration

Run Registration Fees are per person and include 5 meals, excess to all planned activities, events & much more!

Regular Rate $140.00  — Mail in deadline is April 1, 2015

Late Comers Rate $150.00  — April 1, 2015 until Event (for regular rate, registrations must be postmarked no later then March 31, 2015. Cash only accepted at event)

Click for Cherry Grove 2040 Run Registration

 

For ONLINE REGISTRATION, Please click here

ACCOMMODATIONS

Belvedere Guest House For Men
Our host hotel is Fire Island’s premier accommodation, located on the bay front at Cherry Grove, near the infamous Meat Rack, and a few minutes to all destinations during the run. It is in the style of a Venetian Palace, with terraces, towers, domes, statuary, antiques and fountains. A roof-top terrace and bay front deck affords spectacular views of the Great South Bay, the ocean, and towns; sunsets are magnificent. The Belvedere offers sun decks, swimming pool, hot tub, a gym, high speed wireless Internet connection, and a television room. Best of all, there are no restriction on nudity!

Please call The Belvedere directly (631) 597-6448 and/or visit their website: belvederefireisland.com
When making your reservations please use the promo code: Excelsior/Leather for discounts on the room rate for the weekend. Please be advised, the Belvedere is Men Only for accommocations.

The Grove Hotel
The Grove Hotel may be our additional accommodations for the run, but is in no way second best. The Grove is steps away from the Ice Palace and the hotel is certainly convenient to downtown. The Grove Hotel is Fire Island’s largest hotel located in the heart of Cherry Grove and home for many of the events over the course of the run. Only steps away are the beach, restaurants, shops, bars and ferry. The staff of the Grove will make sure your weekend stay is a memorable one.

Please call The Grove Hotel directly (631) 597-6600 and/or visit there website: thegrovehotel.com
When making your reservations please use the promo code: Leather for discounts on the room rate for the weekend. Women and Men Welcomed.

Accommodations are not included in the Registration Fee and must be made on your own, through either the Belvedere or the Cherry Grove Hotel

 

DO NOT TRY TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM ONLINE BEFORE JANUARY 2015. The websites for both hotels are unable to book accommodations a year in advance. Please call the hotels directly. After January 1, 2015 you can make reservations online.

FERRY SERVICE

Don't miss the ferry, You need to take the ferry from Sayville, NY across the bay to Cherry Grove. The Ferry schedule is very limited during this time of season of the run. You can check on the ferry schedule by visiting the Sayville Ferry Service website, as well as get directions to the Sayville ferry pier and parking lot. One other thing to remember, you are going to Cherry Grove and not the Pines (common mistake).

 

RUN pROGRAM

You can also help to make Cherry Grove 20/40 a greater event by placing your ad in our special Anniversary Program. Not only will your ad reach those attending our Anniversary, but it will also reach many others in the Fire Island/ New York L.G.B.T. Community. Your help and support is always appreciated.Click on the link below for details!

Run Program Ad Rates and Submission Guidelines PDF

If you should have any question regarding the Run Program, contact Victor at vic400@aol.com or Sean at Metallyon@aol.com, Deadlines for submisssions is May 1, 2015

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Cocktails Parties: If your organization would like to help us celebrate by sponsoring a Cocktail Party, please e-mail Victor at vic400@aol.com or Sean at Metallyon@aol.com. We have Friday & Saturday After Hours, Saturday Eye-Openers, additional Saturday Afternoon Cocktails & Saturday Pre-Dinner..

Run Pack: We will be supplying each Cherry Grove 2040 registrant with a run pack which will inclued a run book, vouchers, safe sex kits and other items of interest for our guest during Twilight Guard's first full weekend run.  If you are a club, business or just personally want to contribute to our run pack, please contact Victor at vic400@aol.com or Sean at Metallyon@aol.com for details! Deadline for run pack contributions is May 1, 2015.

Questions? If you should have any questions regarding any aspect of the run, please do not hesitate to contact Victor at vic400@aol.com or Sean at Metallyon@aol.com. We will answer your question(s) in a timely matter, or if you need to speak with a live person, we will contact you at a reasonable hour of the day, please let us know in your e-mail: where and what is a good time for us to contact you.

Updates and Announcements: We will be making updates here on our website, as well as on our facebook events page as they become available. The Twilight Guard & Excelsior MC are looking forward to you joining us, and help make the celebrations to our milestones anniversaries a memorable one.