Highlight Events

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Half Life World Premiere

Half Life World Premiere of play based on novel by Tracy Baim. A career military woman and a lesbian reporter meet during the Gulf War. Can love thrive when the price paid could be your 16-year career?

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Windy City Rodeo Kick-Off

The Windy City Rodeo weekend’s activities officially kick off on Thursday, August 26th, with the annual FAHOOTCHED Bar Crawl sponsored by Dekuyper Pucker and Knob Creek. The shuttle bus for this fun filled evening starts at Charlie’s Chicago (3726 N. Broadway) at 7:00 p.m. and makes several stops at ILGRA’s favorite drinking establishments including Crew Bar & Grill, Jackhammer, Touché, and T’s Bar & Restaurant before returning to Charlie’s after midnight.

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DJ David Knapp CD Release Party

Join legendary DJ David Knapp to celebrate the release of his new CD with Centaur Records! Doors open at 4 p.m. and David takes over the turntables at 10:30 p.m. We will be giving away free copies of the CD and you will enjoy this international DJ sensation and one of the original "Circuit Party" DJs. His music is high energy and fun dance beats... keeping the dance floor going strong till 4 a.m.! No wonder that GQ Magazine said that David is "one of the six top and most influential DJs in America."

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Get Up! Stand Up! Teens & Political Process

The Chicago Historical Society presents Get Up! Stand Up!-Teens and the Political Process, a program aimed at encouraging young people to get involved in their community and in the democratic process.

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Amigas Latinas 9th Anniversary

Amigas Latinas celebrate their 9th Anniversary with spoken word, music, raffle, cash bar.

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Boy George and Oscar G. at Sound-Bar

Boy George of Culture Club fame makes his DJ debut on the Sound-Bar decks, delivering the sound he is well known for overseas – a thumping mix of European club anthems with a flare for the fanciful. Boy, still a consummate showman, is as much a visual presence behind the turntables as he is an onslaught on the ears, and is still known for the occasional tip of the hat to his roots as a card-carrying member of the Club.

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Tamyra Gray CD Release Party

CD Release Party for Tamyra Gray’s new album "The Dreamer".

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Daily Events - Everyday in Gay Chicago

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Hot male dancers at 10 p.m.; DJ Eric Hall; $5 martini special
3160
 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.
Circuit Night Club
 1st week-Versage Productions’ female drag show, 2nd week-Lipstick and Lace women’s hip-hop night, 3rd week-Chix Mix women’s dance parties, Last week-Urbano hip hop party
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
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Hunters
 Video Dance Party, $2 Miller, $4 cover, DJ Dan
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
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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