Category Archives: Dance
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre October 9th
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre was founded in 1999 by Joe Cerqua, composer and musician; Wilfredo Rivera, choreographer and dancer; and Matt Lamb, painter.
Through an intense focus on personal narratives, the combined talents of its diverse company and the multiple artistic languages with which the company communicates, Cerqua Rivera engages audiences in magnetic human stories at once new and deeply familiar.
In their art and their artists, they are proudly and visibly multicultural, exploring the intersection of heritage, culture, and identity.
https://www.cerquarivera.org
Moraine Valley is following COVID-19 safety protocols for visitors on campus. See the latest information at morainevalley.edu/covid.
Chicago Pride Fest and Gay Pride Parade Canceled
As we navigate through these unprecedented times, the Northalsted Business Alliance announces the postponement of Chicago Pride Fest 🏳️🌈 originally scheduled for June 20-21. It is our hope to reschedule this Pride celebration for Labor Day weekend, September 5-6, 2020.
Andersonville Midsommerfest – The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce will postpone Andersonville Midsommarfest originally scheduled for June 12-14, 2020 to the weekend of August 21-23, 2020. This decision was made with careful consideration in light of the current restriction of large gatherings needed to bend the curve and stop the spread of the COVID19 virus.
Pride in the Park Chicago has been rescheduled until June 26th and 27th, 2021.
Gay Pride Parade – Letter from Chicago Pride Parade 2020….
“We are sad to announce that the annual Pride Parade will not take place this year on June 28. We announce this postponement in the hope that conditions will allow the parade to take place later this summer or early fall.
We have always felt that safety is the first priority for our participants in the parade; the hundreds of thousands of spectators; as well as all the city agencies and independent contractors that work so hard to make the parade a success every year.
We hope that there will be a possibility to re-schedule. However, If that is not possible, we know that the Pride Parade will be back in 2021 and for years to come.”
At this time Heatwave 2020 is still scheduled for July 18, 2020
Northalsted Market Days is still scheduled for August 8 & 9, 2020
Out in the Park @ Six Flags September 12th, 2020
Boystown Winter Fun Feb 8th and 9th
FEB 8th! The Boystown Soup & Sip is a fun afternoon of sampling hot soup, cold beer, small bites, whiskey & more at 20+ locations!
Soup & Small Bites:
D.S. Tequila Company – Drew’s on Halsted – El Mariachi Tequila Bar – Elevate Coffee Company – Fajita Factory – #ForeverYogurt – Lark – Roscoe’s Tavern – The Chicago Diner – Wood Chicago – Whole Foods Market
Beverage Sampling:
Bacardi – Casamigos – CH Distillery – Crystal Head Vodka – DryHop Brewers – EFFEN Vodka – Fireball Whisky – Goose Island – Jameson Irish Whiskey – Maker’s Mark – Short Fuse Brewing Company – Sierra Nevada – Skrewball Whiskey – Virtue Cider
Locations:
Ahf Pharmacy/Out Of The Closet Thrift Store – CBD Kratom Chicago – Chicago Male Salon & Spa – Cram Fashion – Crosstown Fitness – Northside – Double Trip Press – FFC Boystown – Kozy’s Cyclery: Lakeview – Men’s Room Chicago – Sidetrack The Video Bar – Strong Hands Studio &Personal Training – Two Hearted Queen – Universal Wellness Source – Zea Salon
Also featuring Lakeside Pride Cabaret performing at Sidetrack and Pride Arts Center ticket giveaway
ADVANCE TICKETS $20 – soupandsip.com
FEB 9th – Join us for Boystown Ice Follies at Gallagher Way, an outdoor skate party & drag show!
It’s a Sunday Funday of skating hilarity, live DJ, hot drinks, cold beer/cocktails & drag entertainment. Featuring ice queen Denali @Denali Foxx, DJ @CircuitMOM & host Alexis Bevels.
Presented by Boystown & Circuitmom Productions
Part of Chill Out Weekend with Boystown Soup & Sip!
Boystown Ice Follies at Gallagher Way Chicago
3637 N Clark next to Wrigley Field
Sunday February 9, 2-5pm
Admission $12 at the door
Includes skate fee & 1/2 price skates
icefollieschicago.com
Then ride a special Boystown trolley to The North End for the Ice Follies After Party featuring drink specials & giveaways by Egoist Underwear & Pride Arts Center, and hosts Denali Foxx & Alexis Bevels.
The North End Ice Follies After Party
Sunday February 9, 4-7pm
3733 N Halsted St
The BEST Parties for Chicago Market Days
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NOT TO BE MISSED! WATCH!
Pride in the Park in Chicago June 29 2019
Tickets $50-$100
GA Tickets All Ages
VIP Tickets 21+ only
Held the day before Chicago’s annual LGBTQ Pride Parade, this ALL-NEW FEST at the Petrillo Bandshell will celebrate June’s Pride Month and will feature top national and local performers.
It will also feature an eclectic mix of food and arts & crafts vendors.
“We hope to build Pride in the Park into something people travel to Chicago for yearly, and something that will add to the already amazing Chicago Pride experience”
A portion of tickets processed will benefit the Center On Halsted. Center On Halsted is the Midwest’s most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people of Chicagoland. More than 1,000 community members visit the Center every day, located in the heart of Chicago’s Lakeview Neighborhood.
Free Queer Prom this week – Center on Halsted
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS: QUEER PROM FOR LGBTQ YOUTH
Friday, May 10, 2019
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Center on Halsted
FREE TO ATTEND
2 Big Dance Parties by Circuit Mom For Market Days
THE BIGGEST DANCE PARTIES OF THE SUMMER!
Market Days Weekend August 10 & 11th at Aragon Ballroom!
CircuitMOM returns with a weekend of massive dance parties starting with “Comic Book Hero” on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the historic Aragon Ballroom with the dynamic DJ duo ROSABEL returning for their second year. Major venue improvements, more space for our guests, new bathrooms, location markers on the dance floor so you can find your friends and a ton of surprises are ready to go for 2019. Plus, this may be our last year for the “SuperHERO’ theme, so get those capes out and show them off!
With the amazing response we received in 2018 for the first “DRAMA” party on Market Days Sunday, we decided that we would keep the theme, but add more sass and more space for 2019.
We are very excited to bring you “DRAMA at the Disco” on Sunday, August 11, 2019. Not only are we bringing back superstar DJ/Producer Hector Fonseca, but we have invited DJ Suri (Spain) to come make his Chicago debut during Market Days. These two mega star DJ’s will be bringing you all the discoteque DRAMA, so be ready! More lights, lasers, and platform shoes than you can shake a polyester shirt at, we promise.
Last year, the DRAMA party sold out in record time and many out of town guests could not attend, so this year we are moving the Sunday night party to The Aragon Ballroom. We will be working overnight to transform the room from Saturday nights “Comic Book Hero” main event into a whole different space for our disco closing party on Sunday. The Aragon has more than tripled their bathroom spaces and added balcony seating and a whole new VIP entrance. We are adding balcony space for non-VIP guests this year in response to people’s requests for more room and a place to sit and recharge. Sunday night will look completely different.
Must be 21+
Get Your Weekend Pass Today!
Men’s Room Chicago. 3420 N Halsted
GA Weekend Pass: $150 (no additional fees)
No additional fees, however, purchases must be made in the store. No purchases can be made by phone. Cash or credit accepted. Tickets issued at time of purchase
Ticketmaster.com
Limited Quantities Available:
GA Weekend Pass: $121 ($146.29 including Ticketmaster fees)
VIP Weekend Pass: $201 ($233.99 including Ticketmaster fees)
Tickets issued at time of purchase
Dance for Life Chicago 2018
DANCE FOR LIFE 2018
AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
AUGUST 18
Performance | 7:30pm
Gala Celebration at The Hilton Chicago | 5pm
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
BUY TICKETS
Performance Tickets start at just $15
Gala Tickets: $300 & $650
JOIN US FOR CHICAGO’S BIGGEST DANCE NIGHT OF THE YEAR!
Dance for Life Chicago is the annual benefit performance that showcases the city’s unique diversity of talent, dance traditions, and styles. One night a year, the talented and renowned professional dancers of Chicago come together to share the same stage at the historic Auditorium Theatre—all for a good cause.
Welcoming those looking for either an elegant night downtown or just a relaxed and fun performance, Dance for Life Chicago has presented classic, world premiere, and even improvised dance works in ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, and tap over the last 27 years.
Since 1991, Dance for Life has united the Chicago dance community and its fans to support local dance community professionals affected by critical health issues. The money raised through the performance goes directly to the Dancer’s Fund. Created by Chicago Dancer’s United in response to the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the dance community, the Dancer’s Fund fund has broadened to include other health and living needs.
We invite you to come celebrate and toast Chicago’s incredible range of dance and choreographic talent. Find up-to-date details on this year’s event by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: #DanceForLifeChicago
“Pick up your ticket, grab a drink, and we’ll see you on August 18th!
Featured Dance for Life Chicago 2018 companies:
- Giordano Dance Chicago
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- The Joffrey Ballet
- Hanna Brictson and Dancers
- Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
- Chicago Dance Crash
- Nomi Dance Company
- Randy Duncan is reviving his 2007 Dance for Life finale, this year as the program opener.
Beneficiaries: The Dancers’ Fund and AIDS Foundation of Chicago
House Music 5 Magazine Event
Saturday, August 26th, 2017
The leader in HOUSE MUSIC NEWS! 5 Magazine will celebrate their 12 Year Anniversary this month!
“It’s been a long road and we thank you all for continuing on with us. For this year we are so very excited to be having Baltimore and Phily representing!”
Karizma (R2/Kaytronik, Baltimore)
DEL (Do You Wanna Boogie, 5 Magazine, Philly)
CZBOOGIE (5 Magazine)
$12 Advance, $15 Before Midnight, $18 after
21 & Over / 10PM
http://5chicago.com/
https://soundcloud.com/
soundcloud.com/a-DEL-mix
https://soundcloud.com/
*Because of an early evening concert happening in Wrigley Field that night, we highly encourage people to take either the red line train (exit Addison) or an Uber. The nearby streets will be closed off until approximately 11pm.
Another option would be is to park several blocks away from Smartbar & then take an Uber from there. We will have more specific street information closer to the date.
We can’t wait to see you all!!! ♥
DJ BIOS:
KARIZMA
Kris Klayton is an award winning International DJ and electronic music producer/artist from Baltimore, Maryland, known for his wide genre of music production in Deep House, Deep Techno, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Broken bBeats, being sponsored by Pioneer because of
DEL
DEL is a senior editor for the leading house music source in America, 5 MAGAZINE, and his column, FOUNDATIONS, has connected music fans across generations. He is a resident partner in the Do You Wanna Boogie? events which are “must do” parties in the U.S. and Mexico! DEL has created edits and original productions including “NO FAKE” on Ospina Digital.
A true “selector” with knowledge and experience across nearly every dance genre… DEL always shares his positivity, energy, and soul! Dancers and music lovers know that when DEL is in the middle of it, SOMEBODY’S GONNA GET…
facebook.com/DELMIX
soundcloud.com/a-DEL-mix
mixcloud.com/DELmix
Twitter: discobush
Instagram: discobush
CZBOOGIE
Czarina Mirani (aka Czboogie) was originally a professional actress and dancer for most of her life with a serious love affair for House. In 2005 she launched 5 Magazine, North America’s only publication dedicated exclusively to underground House music. She has interviewed and worked with almost all of the House community’s biggest stars and continues to push for the next generation of talent.
Aside from being the publisher and editor-in-chief, she also does 5 Magazine radio shows and podcasts, promotes several House events in Chicago and has her own dance company (Fivestarboogie Productions) with dance performances and classes throughout the city. Her House dancing classes have been named by the Chicago Reader as the “best dance class in the city.”
Czboogie’s style of sexy vocal House music has made her an in demand DJ all over Chicago and in cities around the U.S. as well as in Asia. She has had DJ residencies at Smartbar (Chicago’s number one club for electronic music), Grandbar, Hydrate, 3 Degrees at Primary, Circuit, Evil Olive, Crocodile, Uptown Lounge, Cocktail, Drop Chicago, Urban’s House and with the legendary Boom Boom Room (the longest running House night in the world and renown host to world class DJs). One of the highlights was her Nu-Breed Residency with world-class House legends Cajmere and Chez Damier at Smartbar in 2012.
Check out www.5chicago.com for the digital version of 5 Magazine.
FREE TICKETS for SUPERHERO Resistance @ Aragon Aug 12
Market Days Saturday night will never be the same. After six consecutive years of sold out dance parties at House Of Blues, Circuit Mom / Matthew Harvat has moved the wildly successful Superhero themed party closer to Lakeview and into an epic venue that doubles our party’s size.
More lights, more lasers, more production, more sound and more people from around the globe to dance with.
After thirteen years, The Aragon Ballroom welcomes us back for what will become the biggest event of the year. You will not believe your eyes once you enter the space. They have tons of surprises in store for you and will welcome over 2,500 party goers to this new Market Days home.
PLUS this is the Chicago debut of DJ Grind and DJ Gauthreaux spinning together for this main event.
WHO WILL YOU COME AS????
WHO WANTS TO GO FOR FREE???
Leave a comment, any comment below with your email – your email is hidden from the public and we are not adding you to any lists. Just click READ MORE and you can leave a comment!
We will randomly draw 2 names, MONDAY Aug 7th 2 NOON. We will email the winners.
Each winning name will get one free ticket for the event!
This is going to be an amazing event, not to be missed! CircuitMom.com for ticket info
Tickets are available online now and with a new VIP option.
Visit www.circuitmom.com for all options.
People of any colour, size, body type, gender, gender expression(s), and sexual orientation are welcome. Bigotry will not be tolerated. Must be 21+ to attend.
SUPERHERO Chicago Markets Days Event Aug. 10
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Chicago Pride Fest 2017
Chicago Pride Fest. Taylor Dayne, Thelma Houston, Kristine W. and many more are ready to take over the Chicago Pride Fest stage June 17-18! Held during National Pride Month, celebrates our achievements as a community in our annual two-day street festival leading up to Chicago’s world famous Pride Parade.
The non-stop entertainment features strings, queens and everything in-between.
Two main stages deliver a host of national and local talent. Well Strung brings the strings with their fuse of classic music meets pop blend, while Taylor Dayne delivers her iconic hits and local legends 16 Candles go retro. The DJ stage at Waveland pumps with dance ready beats, while the best divas in the business strut their stuff on the Kit Kat Runway.
Chicago Pride Fest (June 17-18)
11 am – 10 pm North Halsted from Addison to Grace $10 Suggested Donation
About the Northalsted Business Alliance (NBA)
Formed in 1980, NBA represents more than 100 businesses along the Halsted Street corridor. The organization hosts major events throughout the year including Chicago Pride Fest, Pride Prom Northalsted Market Days, the Halloween Parade, Frost Fest and the Legacy Live Series. For information about NBA visit www.northalsted.com.