"SINCE URBAN BEAR FIRST HIT THE CITY IN 2008, GOTHAM’S BEAR SCENE HAS EVOLVED FROM GAY NIGHTLIFE SUBCULTURE TO MAINSTREAM—BEARDS ARE PRACTICALLY REQUIRED IN NYC GAY BARS THESE DAYS—AND THE URSINE MOVEMENT SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN".—TIME OUT NYSign up for event updates at theurbanbear.com