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The Rainbow Chamber of Commerce will hold a mixer on June 5 and a membership meeting on June 11. Michael Brackett (from left), Larry Kolb, Chris Donatella, and Val Richardson were in the crowd at a recent chamber gathering at Jimmy’s on the Beach. Alan Bourgeois was recently named the executive director of sales and marketing for the chamber, formerly known as the Galveston Island Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual & Gay Chamber of Commerce. Corey Cole of Ryan Express Mortgage is vice president, and Ryan Harris of Online Database Management has joined the board of directors as a board member at large. For more information, contact the Rainbow Chamber at 409/765-0257, www.RainbowCC.biz, or letsbigay@hotmail.com.

Terry Zolnier, the former owner of Paradise Bar, will open Chicago Top Dog this summer. The new spot at 2703 Smith will serve Chicago-style hot dogs, deli sandwiches, and hamburgers and will be open 24 hours a day.

The Engine Room (1515 Pease) is the venue for the reset "Babes in Boots" dance party for women and friends on Saturday, June 8, 9 p.m.—2 a.m. Admission is $15. The event, originally scheduled for May 18, will feature dance music from the ’80s, ’90s, and the new millennium. For details, access www.hwfestival.org/dance.htm.

StatScript Pharmacy has donated a bioelectrical impedance analysis device to the Houston Buyers Club. The device uses a faint electrical current passing through the body to estimate body composition. Information entered into a software program may report on various types of data, including body fat percent, fat mass, lean body mass, and the way current passes through the body, which can help predict survival rates in people living with HIV. For more information, contact the Houston Buyers Club at 713/520-5288 or 800/350-2392.

Karen Derr & Associates Realty (713/862-1600) has announced the addition of four new Realtor executives. Heights resident Dawn Richards works from the Heights Boulevard office, specializing in inner-loop properties. Glen Fillmore has joined the Westheimer office, focusing on Montrose and Midtown properties. Gentry Gary also works in the Westheimer office, specializing in Montrose and Medical Center properties. Tim Anthony has joined the Westheimer sales team and specializes in both single-family homes and high-rise condominiums.

Basic Brothers Menswear presented the summer Nukwear collection by Nuk Phanurat at two fashion shows in May. Cesar Galindo produced both events, on May 10 at Meteor and on May 11 at Rich’s. Nukwear is available at Basic Brothers (1232 Westheimer).