HOUSTON — A group of 13 Houston bartenders, a local bar owner and a talented photographer got together to create a calendar that is sure to give you a chuckle.
It's also for a great cause.
After hearing that the Houston Area Women's Center was in desperate need of donations a few months ago, Michelle Wilburn, a group of bartenders and a talented photographer came up with an idea: Slinging Love calendars.
What's better than bartenders baring it all in order to raise money for the HAWC, which has helped survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the Houston area since 1977?
Wilburn, a Houston native, and her husband bought Catbirds, on Westheimer between Yupon and Commonwealth streets, about a year and a half ago and made a point to be active in the community. When she heard HAWC was in need of donations, she acted swiftly.
Wilburn, photographer Alex Crawford, and several Houston-area bartenders came together to make the idea a reality.
The goal is to raise $15,000 from the limited release of 1,000 calendars.
They are on sale at several bars around town, including Catbirds.
Calendars may fluctuate slightly in cost (think $1 - $2 for tax), but no matter where they are bought, $15 will be donated to the HAWC.
Here's a list of the bartenders in the calendar:
- January: Mike McMullin of OKRA Charity Saloon
- February: Danny Furness of Houston Watch Co.
- March: Paul Redmond of The New Potato
- April: Charlie Fernandez of Big Star Bar and Sassafras
- May: Scott Hofheins of Dan Electro’s
- June: Roberto Rivas of The West End
- July: Jonas Thompson of Poison Girl
- August: Zach Boyle of Catbirds and Dino's
- September: Micah Youngblood of Catbirds
- October: Ryan Sawyer of Rudyard’s
- November: Tommy Ho of Anvil and Penny Quarter
- December: Noah Edger of Boondocks
- 2020: Chris Burns of Present Company
The calendars are for sale at these locations but may become available at more locations in the future. Click on the bar for more information:
- Catbirds - 1336 Westheimer Road
- Might as Well Lounge - 8518 Long Point Road
- Dan Electro’s - 1031 E 24th Street
- Poison Girl - 1641 Westheimer Road
- Rudyard’s - 2010 Waugh Drive
- Sassafras - 5022 Pinemont Drive
- The New Potato - 3519 Clinton Drive
- Etheria Salon - 4444 Montrose Boulevard
- Dino’s - 2239 Richmond Avenue
- Penny Quarter - 1424 Westheimer Road
- The West End - 5320 Westheimer Road
- Black Hole - 4504 Graustark Street
- Little dipper - 304 Main Street
- Okra - 924 Congress Street
- Houston Watch Co - 913 Franklin Street
- Antidote - 729 Studewood Street
- SOK Salon - 2615 Southwest Freeway
- Big Star Bar - 1005 W 19th Street
- Rehab - 1658 Enid Street
