Come out, come out wherever you are.

Chicago seems to be the only major city without an active vampire scene.  A place to go, a scene to steal where fangs are accepted and the ambiance and music are in tune with the vampire world.  A place that is as elegant as the vampire archetype and just as dark. We are bringing a new level of maturity and sophistication to the scene.  Aren’t you tired of dusty, dirty dive bars with no bite?  Feeling a little lost among the hipsters taking over every dark bar in the city?  Be one of us.

YOUR TIME HAS COME.

Starting Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Lady~A’s Vampire Social Club will commence exclusively at the award winning Late Bar in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago.  The Vampire Social Club will be a monthly event night dedicated to the vampire and all its glory.  Bare your fangs, wear your velvet frocks and count yourself among friends.  Come meet me, Lady~A, your hostess and bend my ear over a custom made martini Late Bar style.  I’ve been working the vampire scene in New Orleans, New York and Paris for years.  Now I am bringing those experiences to all of you in my town of Chicago. Revel in the music, bask in the atmosphere, meet others of like mind and interest and have an actual intelligent conversation.  Live your fantasy for an evening.

Come and welcome DJ Carriemonster out of retirement and back into the fold!  Spinning vampire favorites and psychobilly sounds.  DJ Carriemonster is a long time respected Chicago DJ having spun at NEO, Club 950 and Club Foot. She will be alternating with Late Bar’s in house DJ Peroxide spinning dark,  alternative sounds.  Together they make for an evening of unparalleled vampire fusion!

Vampires of ALL kinds are welcome.  Film, literary, culture, underground, fetish, psi, sang and living.  Leave a comment if you are interested in coming.  Please spread the word to all of your vampire friends on your social media sites too.

Door prizes and free memberships for a limited time.  Stay tuned for a custom website going live soon!

Lady~A

Remember Concrete Blonde and their song Bloodletting that gave us all a glimpse into the world of vampires in that ever so romantic New Orleans way?  Well, they are coming to Chicago this summer on June 12 at the Vic for The Vampires Rise Tour.  Tickets go on sale this Saturday @ 10am.  BE THERE!!!

ChicagoVampire.com has a couple of nifty new features to make it even easier for you to find and connect with other vampire fans in and around Chicago!

First, you can now login to the site using your existing Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo or other accounts.  Look for the Login box on the right.

Second, you can now create a profile on the site, add friends, post to the site, etc. All you have to do is create an account to get started!

PLEASE NOTE: If you try to leave a comment on another user’s post using CV’s new social interaction features, it may appear as if nothing happens when you click the “COMMENT” button. It’s a bug that we’ve alerted the developer to; your comment DOES post, you just won’t see it unless you refresh the page after you click the button. For what it’s worth.

…at least according to the front page of ChicagoMagazine.com today:

Looks like ChicagoMagazine.com decided to capitalize on New Moon's opening weekend...

I’m more annoyed that the article leads off with “Chris Savage”, but what the hell – at least they’re linking back here, which is cool (thanks, CM!). You can now read the article from the November issue of Chicago Magazine online at http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/November-2009/Bitten-Chicago-area-vampire-enthusiasts/

The November 2009 issue of Chicago Magazine features a spotlight on vampires, featuring ChicagoVampire.com’s own Chad Savage and noted Chicago vampirologist Martin V. Riccardo.

This spread ran in the November 2009 issue of Chicago Magazine

LOVELAND — Kathy Reams turns to Rick Roberts and almost begs him to do his line.

Roberts hesitates before smiling through his plastic teeth. “Come and be counted,” he said.

It’s funny. Really. Reams and Roberts were dressed as vampires. Get it now? We’ll pause for your laughter.

OK, and their outfits, part of a blitz to promote the Harvest Night Run, come with a twist. The Loveland Road Runners want to set the world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as vampires.

You probably didn’t know there was a world record. There really isn’t. But if the Loveland Road Runners can persuade at least 250 to show up in a vampire costume — and they don’t even have to run, just come dressed as Count or Countess Dracula — then it should be a Guiness World Record…

FULL ARTICLE

Everyone knows that one of the best Halloween destination vacation spots is none other than the sultry city of New Orleans and this years events are shaping up to be simply to die for.  So, go and get some costumes together and get your plane ticket bound for the vampire mecca that is New Orleans, and no…it isn’t all about Anne Rice any more.

To start things off Friday, October 30th check out the Tru Blood and Gold Ball with special guest Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels that HBO’s hit show True Blood is based on.  Charlaine will be at the ball and at a special wine tasting event the evening before and ending her stay with a book signing at the Garden District Bookstore Halloween afternoon. There will also be live entertainment with three bands taking the stage at Republic New Orleans.
Go here for ticket and all event  info for the Tru Blood and Gold Ball.

Then, if that isn’t enough vampire mayhem, be seen at the House of Blues at midnight on Halloween for the Endless Night XII Vampire Ball where you can revel in the night, take in hypnotic Gothic belly dance and dance the night away to the sounds of imported DJs spinning your fave Gothic/industrial/vampire music all leading up to a HUGE costume contest!  So channel your dark side and bring your fetish, steam punk, horror, Gothic or your favorite vampire persona and enter the contest to win.  Each winner of their category gets a HUGE prize bag and the Best In Show gets a prize bag and a cash prize.   Go here for info and tickets for the Endless Night XII Vampire Ball.  VIP packages available for a limited time only.  VIP status gets you into other preand after parties for free along with some special Endless Night swag.

Both of these events are private ticketed events.  You can purchase tickets online via PayPal or buy them at the venue door if available.  BOTH EVENTS ARE 18 and UP!

So, be seen in New Orleans this Halloween weekend!

A Chicago reporter is looking for some local vampire enthusiasts to profile for an upcoming magazine piece on Chicago vampire fans. If you’re interested in talking (and being photographed), please email Crystal Yednak at cywork@att.net. Thanks!

True Blood Tastings & VIP Party

Join RCN in Chicago on Labor Day Weekend for some tasty treats and a VIP Party, featuring Nelsan Ellis (“Lafayette”) from True Blood!

True Blood Tastings

When: Wed. Sept. 2nd, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Where: Qdoba Mexican Grill
Address: 2427 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60614 (near The Biograph Theater)
What: Come try True Blood!

Fangtasia VIP Party

When: Fri. Sept. 11th – 9 p.m. to Midnight (or later)
Where: Hamilton’s
Address: 6341 N Broadway St., Chicago, IL 60626
What: Join us for an Exclusive VIP Fangtasia Party, with Special guest, Nelsan Ellis (“Lafayette”) from HBO’s True Blood

SOURCE: http://www.rcn.com/j/fangs?bid=vanityURL–chicago–RedCross–2009-07-21–fangs

ChicagoVampire.com has received 25 Admit Two passes to see BLOOD: The Last Vampire in Chicago. These tickets are good for any screening of the film Monday through Thursday at the Landmark Century Center Theater while the film is showing there (it opens today).

To enter for your chance to win one of these passes:

• Follow http://www.twitter.com/DarkChicago on Twitter (if you aren’t already)
• Post the following: @DarkChicago – I want your BLOOD
  between now and Tuesday, July 14
• Check your Direct Messages in Twitter to see if you won!

Winners will receive tickets by mail – BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR DMs so that you can send in your mailing address if you win!