Highlight Events
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Chix: Black Bra Internationale 2006
Curve Magazine and Chix Mix Productions present Black Bra Internationale 2006, Chicago's wildest and sexiest dance party!
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DJ Chris Eterno at Hydrate
ChicagoPride.com presents one of Hydrate's favorite DJ's, Chris Eterno, spinning an awesome set until 4am.
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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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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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26th Annual Chinatown Summer Fair
Neighborhood Festival featuring: A Lion Dance procession at 12:30 p.m., welcome at 1 p.m. which starts at the Main Stage (23rd Street and Wentworth Avenue) with Asian cultural entertainment and a Music Stage (24th Place and Wentworth Avenue) on the hour. A taste of Chinatown's many restaurants, local unique gift shops, Chinese art's and craft's exhibit, a children area and street vendors with an array of merchandise for a day long family event.
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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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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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Sticks + Stones Cultural Exhibit
A three-part exhibit featuring a traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, an extensive collection of red ribbon AIDS awareness pins, and past Gay Games memorabilia.
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HRC’s Family Celebration
Outdoor fun and games for GLBT parents and their children.
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Bucktown Garden Walk
The 5th Annual Bucktown GardenWalk will showcase one of Chicago’s colorful and diverse neighborhoods.
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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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Dearborn Garden Walk & Heritage Festival
Along Dearborn & Goethe Streets near downtown Chicago.
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Rock Around The Block
Neighborhood festival along Lincoln Avenue from 3400-3600 North.
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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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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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Catching The Spirit: The Gay Games Experience
An exhibition highlighting the history of the Gay Games and Chicagoans' participation in the Games.
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HRC's Spiritfest
This event includes key LGBT religious leaders and allies from a wide range of denominations, moderated by Harry Knox of the Human Rights Campaign, followed by a mixture of choral music featuring singers from around the U.S. and the world, including San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, New York's IllumiNation Chorale and Yvette Flunde.
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Faith and Fairness Panel Discussion
The Human Rights Campaign is bringing religious leaders from across the United States to discuss how to counter religious attacks on the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in a town meeting called "Faith & Fairness."
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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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Ben-Fest
St Bens Neighborhood Festival at Irving Park Road and Leavitt.
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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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Cheerleading and Drill Core Exhibitions
From July 15 through July 22, Chicago will host the Gay Games VII Sports and Cultural Festival. Enjoy free
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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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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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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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"I Am What I Am"
A musical revue celebrating the words and music of Jerry Herman, composer and lyricst of some of Broadway's greatest shows, including La Cage Aux Folles, Mame, Hello Dolly, Mack and Mabel, Dear World - incorporating hit song after hit song, this review features Chicago's premier cabaret and stage performers: Laura Freemean, Kari Howard, Bob Moureen, Bradford Newquist, Daryl Nitz, Suzanne Petri and Kat Taylor.
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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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A Sunday Hook-up Reception
A pre-evening reception for athletes going to downtown entertainment events such as Margaret Cho's concert, theater or movies.
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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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Shopping Works Wonders
Bloomingdale's, 900 N Michigan Avenue, is proud to donate 10% of the proceeds from your purchases made on July 16 from 6-9:00pm to the Gay Games Chicago.
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Black Bra Internationale
Black Bra is Chicago's sexiest annual dance party, and this summer, Curve takes the party to a whole new level by bringing in special guests and live entertainment from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami.
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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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It's a She Thing
The funniest woman this side of the lesbian universe will grace Chicago once again for a brand new show to kick off Gay Games week.
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WNBA - Chicago Sky vs. Washington Mystics
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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The Unmentionables by Bruce Norris
At The Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N Halsted Street.
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The Girlie-Q Variety Hour
Special Gay Games Show!
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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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Margaret Cho - Freedom
House of Blues Presents Margaret Cho in concert with her greatest hits show, "Freedom" for one night only.
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Reeling at Gay Games VII
”Shorts on the Beach”
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Victor Calderone at Crobar
Crobar Chicago presents the Gay Games Opener with Victor Calderone as part of the Sundays Summer Series.
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Daily Events - Everyday in Gay Chicago
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What's popular on Sundays?
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@mosphere
$3 Well drinks, $5 cosmos, $8 Bud Lite pitcher
A Church 4 Me?
Meeting every Sunday at 11AM, A Church 4 Me A Church 4 Me? seeks to "build a community of understanding, open to all people."
Angelina Ristorante
11AM-2PM Sunday Brunch. Known in Boystown as "Gay Church" this Sunday tradition brings cute boys & tasty food! CASH ONLY
Baton Show Lounge
Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 2 for 1 admission with coupon available at www.thebatonshowlounge.com.
Berlin
MODifyd, DJ Chester mixes alternative and pop. $2 Lites $3.25 Heinekens. 1st Sunday: Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley, 2nd Sunday: True Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester
Big Chicks
Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., $2.50 vodka lemonades
Bobby Love's
Open at noon with Connie
Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps
Cell Block
Open 2 p.m., $1.50 pints Miller Lite all day and night, DJs Freddie Bain and Chris Spinazzola
Charlie's
Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke 9 p.m., Resurrection Sunday @ midnight with club classics by DJ LuLu, $2 well and domestic bottles, $10 Long Islands, $1 PBR bottles
Chicago Eagle
8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; music videos on big screen with Jim.
Circuit Night Club
Noché Latina w/ DJ Fast Freddy & DJ Alex Perez, Veronica Zaid’s show at 9 p.m., 1st week-Noche Vaquera, free entry for cowboy attire
Club Krave
$2 drafts & $5 draft pitchers , House Mama’s Bingo at 7 p.m., followed by karaoke
Cocktail Chicago
$1 well drinks, biscuits & booze with Paté, dogs welcome until 8 p.m., DJ Dealer & Chris Eterno at 8 p.m., DJ Pete Augusta at 11 p.m, go-go boys at 8 p.m.
Crew Bar & Grill
Miller Lite pitchers $9, Beergarita/ Sangria pitchers $12, Miller Chill bottles $3, Paulie’s Pot Roast sandwich w/choice of side $10.25, Open for brunch 11 a.m. ‘til 1pm. VJ Ven from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 9:30 p.m.
Encompass
Night Of Stars drag show 9:45 p.m.
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
$6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch
Hideaway
Bitch Bingo with Ginger Lee, karaoke at 9 p.m.
Hunters
Karaoke 7-11 p.m., Boys Night 11 p.m., $1 drafts, $4 Martinis, DJ Lawrence K
Jackhammer
$3 U-Call-It (excluding Martinis and Long Islands)
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Jeffrey Pub
Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover
Little Jim's
$2.75 14-oz. draft Miller Lite, $3 domestic bottle/well.
Lucky Horseshoe
Male dancers 2pm-2am.
Manhandler
$2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; buffet 6pm.
Mary's Attic
MaryOke! at 9 p.m., $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles
Minibar Café features Sunday Brunch with $4 mimosas & belinis
Pie Hole Pizza Joint
Homemade Bloody Marys for only $7
Queens Tavern & Bistro
5:30PM-11PM: $6 Inflused Vodka Martinis; Kathryn Payne performs
Roscoe's Tavern
Male Call hosted by Miss Foozie and sponsored by ChicagoPride.com at 5 p.m., $14 Long Island Iced Tea Pitchers, $5 Mimosas, $6 Bacardi bombs, double Bloody Marys on special, $22 Smirnoff Bloody Mary pitchers, $24 Mimosa pitchers
Sidetrack
Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Sound-Bar
9PM-4AM Sound-Bar presents Ahhmen at Y, our more intimate nightclub located next door and on bigger Sundays the party returns to Sound-Bar.
Spin Nightclub
Team trivia, 10 p.m - midnight, $4 Skyy cocktails, $5 Skyy bombs, $10 Miller Lite & High Life pitchers, Foxy’s Basement 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Star Gaze
All sports shown on 6 ft. projection
Temptations Nightclub
Karaoke with prizes, $3 Tempting Bloody Marys, $6 Domestic Pitchers of Beer, No Cover
The Call
$5 Sauza Margaritas, video mix at 2 p.m., videos from ‘60s to today at 8:30 p.m.
The Closet
$5 Bloody Marys, buckets of beer
The Spot
Diva Brunch, Scooty & Jojo’s cabaret variety brunch with first-class menu and entertainment, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., scootyjojo.com
Touche
Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie night in club room at 10 p.m.
Velvet Rope
Homopalooza -- drag show and more, $3 domestic, $3 well mixed drinks
Wild Pug
$6 Bloody Marys, $12 Long Island pitchers, VJ Ven at 4 p.m.
Wilde Bar and Restaurant
Brunch from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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