The Northeast Ursamen have announced the slate of events for this year's Out Of Hibernation event in Provincetown, MA. Again this year, the Northeast Ursamen are teaming up with the Provincetown Bears and Mr. CT Leather to bring you a fun filled St. Patrick's Day weekend in P-Town. The Provincetown Bears along with the Crown and Anchor, will be bringing you free entertainment in the form of Blake Evan Shemran, star from "Bear City" and the comedy troupe "Mauled". Mr. CT Leather will be hosting their legendary "Bear & Cub Auction", and the Northeast Ursamen will be sponsoring their signature "Butch & Bruisers Boots & Boxers Party." The weekend will be rounded out with a bear-approved all you can eat buffet at Michael Shay's Restaurant.

Out Of Hibernation carries on a tradition originally started by the New England Bears, who incepted the event as "Hibernation Weekend". The event was reinvented by the Mass Bay Bears in the mid 2000's as a collaboration between area bear clubs. In 2009, the event came over to the Northeast Ursamen and is still in continuous operation.

If you have not booked your rooms yet, please check with the host hotel, The Crown & Anchor, or visit www.ptown.org for more information on accomodations.

Full information on the event can be found on the Northeast Ursamen's mini-site for Out Of Hibernation 2011.

Fellow club member Matt Kenney, aka Mr. Connecticut Leather 21012, journeyed to Washington DC to compete in the Mid-Atlantic Leather competition, and came home as the 2nd Runner Up!! Matt competed against nine other leathermen from across the region in what shaped up to be an exciting race. Several members of the Northeast Ursamen were present to cheer him on, including Mr. Hillside Leather & Hillside Leatherboy 2011 John & Gary, Mike & Seamus from Boston, and Robert & Michael from Ohio/Baltimore. Our club is very proud of Matt and his accomplishments. Please come congratulate Matt on a job well done at our next event, "Leather & Fur Bear Night" at Partners in New Haven on February 18th, 2012. Follow Matt's adventures through his title year on Facebook by clicking here.

For the fourth year in a row, the Northeast Ursamen rang in the New Year in the company of good freinds at Tommy's Restaurant in Middeltown, CT. Attendance was up, the food was great, and the crowd enthusiastically cheered in 2012 without spilling too much champagne. Okay, maybe a little too much champagne hit the floor, but no baers were damaged in the process. All in all, a good time was had by all, including our cover-cub Ian who was our fourth consecutive "Baby Bear" for our "Neumen New Year" series of posters.

Something that made the mood a little more special was knowing that this party marked the start of our Twentieth Anniversary year. Its not very often that a club lasts this long, and we are excited to be planning something special in 2012 to mark the occasion. We can't tell you what, at least not yet, but if New Year's Eve was any indicator, the rest of 2012 will be a great way to kick off the next twenty years of the Northeast Ursamen! Stay tuned, more is yet to come!