Highlight Events
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The DaVinci GayCode-10th Anniversary Edition
America's funniest Gay and Lesbian Sketch Comedy troupe celebrates ten years of queer comedy by performing their favorite scenes and songs from the past ten years.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Queer Tale
Four lovers in search of sexual freedom discover orgiastic dances, queens and love-inducing pills in this new take on Shakespeare's romance.
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Oasis: An installation by Guerra de la Paz
Oasis is a site-specific sculptural installation fashioned out of discarded clothing to create a fantasy landscape.
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Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
On November 26, 1922, the tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered, unlocking the most precious treasures the world had ever known. Throughout the late 70’s, millions of Americans marveled at the treasures of King Tut in an unprecedented museum exhibition. After nearly 30 years, King Tut’s treasures return to America one last time in Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.
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Marwen Alumni Exhibition
In an effort to expand the opportunities available to its alumni artists, Marwen and Around the Coyote have partnered to present a month-long exhibition highlighting painters, photographers, installation artists and graffiti artists from Marwen's recent alumni.
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Athletes: Skrebneski Portraits
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations has commissioned world-renowned photographer Victor Skrebneski to photograph Chicago residents participating in the 2006 Gay Games Sports and Cultural Festival.
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Sports Equality Day Conference
The workshops focus primarily on aspects of sports for younger and collegiate LGBT athletes, and the state of the LGBT sports movement in areas of the world with relatively large potential for development.
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ELEGANT Photography Exhibition
ELEGANT is a traveling USA exhibition of Duane Cramer’s photographic works. It includes black and white images of male and female nudes, architectural elements from around the globe and some recognizable international personalities.
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Tony DeBlase Art Sale
The Leather Archives & Museum will host a gay erotic Art Sale July 14th - 16th, during the Gay Games.
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Out of the Closet
Out of the Closet, Lisa Nordstrom and guest artists, from bowling balls, luggage, altered clothing and board games to life-altering proclamations and secrets big and small, this mixed media group show features all manner of things formerly closeted.
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The 4th Annual Art of and About Baseball
The 4th Annual Art of and About Baseball, at Harrison Works, featuring Elizabeth Gaylord, Kevin Kintner.
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Sondheim in the Park
Celebrate the music of Stephen Sondheim all weekend long! On Friday and Saturday
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World's Largest Block Party
Annual festival near the intersection of Madison and Des Plaines Streets.
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¡Bienvenidos con Orgullo!
Join us for the official Gay Games welcoming reception for Latino Gay Games athlethes as we welcome Latino athletes from around the world at one of Chicago's landmarks, The Chicago Cultural Center.
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VISION 11: Inside Chicago Galleries
The Art Dealers Association of Chicago marks the 11th anniversary of VISION, Chicago's premier celebration of visual arts. Free opening night festivities in both River North and the West Loop will be followed with two weeks of free programming, including gallery talks, happenings, music, meet-the-artist tours, weekend gallery walks and all new exhibitions.
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Opening Reception: NavtaSchulz Gallery
"We Are Family: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Parents" Photography Exhibit
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Shabbat Kiddush & Reception
A Shabbat kiddush and reception sponsored by Congregation Or Chadash, Chicago's GLBT synagogue.
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Art of the Sensual
The art of Luis Fernando Uribe, through vivid colors, entwining forms, and overt subject, has the disarming quality of being deeply erotic without necessarily being directly sexual. His work has been sold to many prominent private collections, as well as, to the the Latin American Art Museum (Long Beach, CA), Museum of Bellas Artes (Medellin, Colombia), the Bellas Artes Museum (Caracas, Venezuela), and the DeYoung Museum (San Fransisco, CA).
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Ben-Fest
St Bens Neighborhood Festival at Irving Park Road and Leavitt.
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Asians & Friends Chicago Welcoming Reception
Wine and cheese function to welcome athletes coming to the Gay Games.
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101 Talismans for a Happy Death
The late Chicago Artist Joseph Conlon's series 101 Talismans for a Happy Death will be on display at Aron Packer Gallery. Conlon, who was HIV positive for over 20 years, created the work in the last five years of his life and passed away in 2005.
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Chicago SummerDance
Chicago SummerDance is an eleven-week festival featuring one-hour dance lessons by professional dance instructors, followed by two hours of live music and dancing.
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Grant Park Music Festival
Join the GRAMMY-nominated Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus as they celebrate their 72nd annual season in their new permanent home – the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Presented by the Chicago Park District, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and Grant Park Orchestral Association, the Grant Park Music Festival is the nation’s only remaining free municipally-supported outdoor classical music series.
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BareNaked Lads in the Great Outdoors
From the opening number that introduces six naked singers with their (clothed) female cohort, to a beautifully sung finale that celebrates the human body in all its imperfections, BARENAKED LADS is an upbeat and engertic evening full of colorful characters.
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Reeling at Gay Games VII—Whole New Thing
Emerson Thorsen, 13, lives with his parents Kaya and Rog in their eco-home in the wilds of Nova Scotia. His mother enrolls the home-schooled youth in the local school where he meets Don Grant, a solitary, 42-year-old English teacher. Emerson, initially scornful of his teacher, quickly develops his first crush—on Don. The precociously confident boy, raised in a household of casual nudity and sexual openness, throws himself into this awakening of his heart with dangerous abandon.
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Legends of Women's Music
Holly Near, Teresa Trull, Barbara Higbie, Nedra Johnson and MC Vickie Shaw in concert.
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WNBA - Chicago Sky vs. Houston Comets
Come Join the Chicago Gay Games for a night of WNBA action with our city's newest team, the Chicago Sky!
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M. Proust
A World Premiere by Mary Zimmerman, based on the writings of Marcel Proust and Celeste Albaret, directed by Eric Rosen!
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PINS
Jim Provenzano's electrifying novel about two high school wrestlers coming of age is brought to exciting life on-stage as Bailiwick celebrates Chicago's Gay Games!
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The Home Project
For seven years, About Face has created its most powerful, innovative, and celebrated work in collaboration with Chicago's extraordinary community of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trangender) young people. Our audience jumps to its feet in joyful recognition each season at the curtain call of the Youth Theatre production.
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Sondheim in the Park
Celebrate the music of Stephen Sondheim all weekend long! On Friday and Saturday
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Positive Aware Party
A fun place for Positive People to Meet.
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GROUP THERAPY - a wacky, queer musical comedy
The Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco announces the Chicago premiere of a musical comedy, Group Therapy, written by June Bonacich. Group Therapy is a freshly twisted, wacky story of a sexually confused woman who is new to San Francisco, trying to find herself--and a mate--in a gay group therapy session in the city's own gay mecca, the Castro.
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Grey
Grey explores the poignant relationship between two priests forced to choose between their love for each other and their calling to the Catholic priesthoood.
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
In the hilariously hip musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.
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Changes: A Science Fiction Tap Dance Opera
The critically-acclaimed Chicago Tap Theatre is proud to present their fourth all-original story show Changes: A Science Fiction Tap Dance Opera. Featuring the music of David Bowie, the story concerns Major Tom's journey to a planet of lovely creatures enslaved by an evil tyrant. Chicago Tap Theatre has been gaining noteriety and attention for the past four years to become Chicago's favorite dance-theater company. Come see a tap dance show that turns all genre conventions inside-out and revel in the dark and intriguing story.
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Some Like It Homo: An Evening of Solo Works
In honor of the Gay Games, Live Bait Theater celebrates all things gay in July by inviting three fabulous gay solo artists to perform individual hour - long works.
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Gay Games VII Chicago Women's Kick-Off Party
Gay Games VII Chicago Women's Kick-Off Party benefiting Gay Games VII Chicago
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Reeling @ Gay Games VII
Be Real: Stories From Queer America
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D/E Entertainment
Dance party featuring legendary Grammy Award winning DJ Frankie Knuckles w/ Barbara Tucker and host Lady Bunny.
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Night of the Gladiators
Please join the Rails Marketing Group and Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus as we welcome men of color from across the globe to Kick off “Night of The Gladiators” at the Prop House. Three rooms ascending dance house music with Chicago’s own legendary DJ Craig Loftis in the “tea room” - Warehouse party; DJ Ken Terry’s New York “Garage” party; DJ Anton & DJ Ransom playing Hip-Hop, Reggaeton and Reggae. A night filled with go-go love and vibration of master beats and base.
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Champion Zone at Circuit Nightclub
Andy Bell, Keith Boykin, Dave Kopay, Matthew Cusick, GLAAD's President Neil G. Giuliano and the GLAAD Board of Directors cordially invite you to kick off the Gay Games in Chicago! As a Premium Sponsor of the Gay Games in Chicago please join GLAAD for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and celebrity entertainment while celebrating this historic event.
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ALMA Gay Games Celebration - Fundraiser
ALMA and Circuit present ALMA Gay Games Celebration - Latino Style, a club party for all the Latino athletes and their friends.
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DJ Greg Dresher at Hydrate
You don't want to miss Hydrate's High Energy Dance Party every Friday night! Hydrate brings in a different world renowned DJ every week and has Chicago's hottest crowd. This is a party you won't want to miss! This week GREG DRESCHER will have you stomping your feet until the sun comes up!
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ALMA'S Gay Games Celebration: Latino Style
A club party sponsored by ALMA & Circuit on July 14th for all the Latino athletes and their friends.
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Daily Events - Everyday in Gay Chicago
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What's popular on Fridays?
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Hot male dancers at 10 p.m.; DJ Eric Hall; $5 martini special
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POP goes the Gio at 9 p.m.
DJ Scotty Styles & Friends
$5 Cocktails
$1 Original grilled cheese sandwiche's (After Midnight)
Baton Show Lounge
Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.
Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progressive, and alternative, $5 after 11:00 p.m.
DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers)
Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Broadway Youth Center
6PM-9PM: Friday Drop In, A safe space for youth, includes education and support groups, anonymous HIV testing and medical care.
Bucks Saloon
$10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps
Cell Block
Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, DJ Hale
Line dance lessons at 7 p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu
Chicago Eagle
8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; cage dancers; club room opens at 11PM with Brian.
Club Krave
$12 oversized Long Island, Blue Island, Vodka Lemonade/Cranberry Pitchers, DJ Rockin’ RC
Go-go boys, DJ Freddie Bain, hosted by Chicago’s very own Cher (1st and last weeks), $12 Long Island pitchers, $5 Jägerbombs
Crew Bar & Grill
P.B.R. Cans $2.00, Goose Island Honkers pints $3.50, Fish Tacos w/choice of side $9.50, 4th Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock Contest at 11:30 p.m.
Encompass
Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites
Geja's Cafe
Geja’s Café’s South African Wine Festival. Guests of Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage, will enjoy many flavorful wines from South Africa during the fondue restaurant’s South African Wine Festival from September 1-November 30, 2009.
Halsted's Bar and Grill
$5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Light/Miller Lite pitchers
Hideaway
Karaoke by Creaoke, Chicago Beef Dancers
Hunters
Video Dance Party, $2 Miller, $4 cover, DJ Dan
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InnExile
Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m.
Jackhammer
Chicago Beef dancers 1-3 a.m., 4th Fri.-The Flesh Hungry Dog Show, $2 import bottles
Jeffrey Pub
Guys All Night Out dance party, $3 cover
Little Jim's
NOON-4AM: $6 pitchers of MGD and Miller Lite.
Lucky Horseshoe
Male dancers 4pm-2am.
Manhandler
$2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; "Jeopardy" 3:30pm; "Wheel of Fortune" 6:30pm.
Man's Country
Live male strippers
Mary's Attic
Bailiwick’s “Bombs Away” cabaret at 7 p.m., $15; Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ at 9 p.m., $3 Bama-Slamma shots & 5-for-4 buckets of domestic bottles, no cover
Minibar Ultra Lounge and Cafe
9PM - 2AM Featuring: DJ Shawn Edwards and HOT Bartenders
5:30PM-11PM: Cornelia's now features live music 7 nights a week; Ginger Tam performs
Roscoe's Tavern
$14 Absolut pink lemonade pitchers, $6 Bacardi bombs, $3 off Martinis/Manhattans
Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Spin Nightclub
Shower contest, 1st week: Boy night; 2nd week: Girl night; 3rd week: Bear night, $150 first prize, sign up by 11:30 p.m., contest at midnight, $5 Absolut cocktails, $4 Magic Hat #9 drafts, DJ Luis M, go-go boys, $5 Absolut cocktails, $7 Martinis, $4 draft beer
Star Gaze
ALTERNATING WEEKS: ‘80s/’90s Urban Night with DJ XL and DJ Marshall Jones; Salsa Night with DJ Castro and free salsa lessons
Temptations Nightclub
Frisky Fridays Dance Party with DJ MissBHaven Beth, Chicago's Largest & Hottest Women's Dance Party, No Cover from 6-8:30pm
The Call
Retro video (‘50s-‘70s) at 5:30 p.m., dance video mix at 8:30 p.m.
1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club night, Club Room open at 10 p.m.
Velvet Rope
Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Goose, $3 domestic
Wang's
Think Pink Friday's with DJ Stinky Pinky
Wild Pug
$3 Fuller’s London Pride pints, VJ Bobby Marley at 7 p.m.
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