Monthly Archives: May 2013
Bailiwick Theater After Work Benefit June 12th
Chicago Theater for SUIT & TIE: an after work affair on Wednesday,
June 12 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the swanky Hotel Palomar Chicago, 505
N. State. St. Mingle and network with Artistic Director Lili-Anne Brown,
Executive Director Kate Garassino and other prominent company members while
enjoying surprise performances, libations and hors d’oeuvres at the luxurious
and chic Hotel Palomar in downtown Chicago.
opportunities available to support Bailiwick Chicago Theater, including board
member recruitment, benefactor placement and high-level support for one of the
city’s most stylish storefront theaters. Guests will also enjoy an exclusive
inside look into the upcoming 2013-14 season as Bailiwick Chicago becomes one
of the first resident companies at Victory Gardens Theater.
Event: Bailiwick Chicago Theater’s
SUIT & TIE: an after work affair
Date: Wednesday,
June 12, 2013
Time: 6:30
– 8:30 pm
Location: Hotel Palomar Chicago, 505 N. State. St.
Tickets: $100 per person. Tickets are available at bailiwickchicago.com.
Boystown Senior LGBT Housing Will Break Ground Any Day on Halsted
100-year-old police station and Whole Foods will also be used in
construction of the new building.
and Heartland Housing will build Midwest’s first
LGBT-friendly affordable senior housing facility.
associate director of real estate development at Heartland Housing,
especially considering the complications that arose from adaptive reuse
regarding the historic police station. The project will preserve the
station’s exterior along with certain interior details, she said.
Memorial Day brunch at Revolucion Mexican Steakhouse
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REPLAY bar Gives Us a Sneak Peak Inside
REPLAY is opening this weekend!
The new bar will feature more than 25
craft beers on tap and a cocktail menu designed by Elixir’s mixologist,
Danny Quinn, and a limited food menu from Halsted’s.
Memorial Day brunch with El Mariachi on Broadway
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Gay Porn Stars in Chicago this Weekend
May 23rd, 2013 –
Grabby Official Kickoff Party with
Chi Chi LaRue
and the Men
for Fabscout
Hydrate 3458 N. Halsted from 9pm till
? $5 Cover.
Friday
May 24th, 2013 –
Lucky Horse Shoe
3169 N. Halsted
CameraBoys.com presents Cocktails with the Stars
w/Scotty B and the men of Colt, Hot House & Jet Set Men
9pm-till Midnight $5 Cover
Saturday
May 25th, 2013
The
2013 Grabbys! NEW LOCATION!!
Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted
Red carpet / doors open at 6:00
PM. Show stars at 8:00 PM.
GET TICKETS
GRABBY
OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY
Charlies
3726 N. Broadway – 10pm till Close…
$10 Advance….$15 at the Door
Tickets now on sale
CLICK
HERE
The finale!
Sunday May 26th, 2013
Naked Sword Post
Grabby Recovery Brunch at North
End
3733 N Halsted from 1
– 4:00 PM
$10 Cover. $15 at the door.
For the first time ever
hear from the Porn Stars what took place before, during and after the
Grabbys.
* this event has sold
out
early in
the past so
get your tickets early space is
limited! Tickets are available at North End.
The OUT Chicago Hotel Still Working Hard to Please Neighbors
WHY are people afraid of change?
vibrancy,” Reisner said. “… So I feel like I’m bringing a resort to
your community that will be a luxury, a benefit. … How about jobs? How
about tax revenues? When you say, ‘What am I doing here?’ I feel like
you’re attacking me. Would you like me not to bring a business here?”
People at last nights meeting had in their mind this was going to be a gay flop house. I don’t think a gay flop house could possibly made Fodors list of the top 100 hotels in the world. At $200-$225 a night, I think this hotel will bring an educated, savvy consumer to Boystown.
People expressed concerns about the “hostel” element. It’s not a hostel. The OUT NYC has a couple 4 person sleep/share rooms, which goes for about $90 a night, per person. People are able to enjoy all the amenities of the hotel but don’t get their own room per se’ and it’s co-ed.
Sleep Shares have a bathroom, a cubby to stash your stuff, and a
full-sized bed with personal 22’ TV and privacy curtains. You can travel with
your friends and get the whole place to yourselves, or come alone and
meet new people. These rooms are the answer to experiencing the pleasure
of New York without the pain of high-priced lodging. So it’s hardly a hostel or sex den.
More people on the streets brings vibrancy and consumer dollars to the neighborhood. We should welcome THE OUT CHICAGO with open arms, as they will surely give a huge boost to the neighborhood.
Jim Ludwig, owner a Roscoes and President of Triangle Neighbors said he believes all parties involved are working together, for the best possible outcome for all.
About Face Theatre THE PRIDE June 6-July 13th
this post is sponsored by:
Dani Toro and Circuit Mom Productions for IML Weekend in Chicago
IML 35! You have got tons of events all weekend coming up , but one of my favorites is always International Mr. Leather Victory Celebration Party concert at HOUSE OF BLUES! Sunday, May 26th.
While he makes my mouth water, his sets are always strong and very energetic, which borderline between
Tribal House and Progressive, and blends it wellwith Mainstream House,
delightning the most demanding crowd.
He has worked at he best LGBT European Clubs. Although his career started back in 1999, he had his major
break in the LGBT Circuit Scene in 2009, by becoming one of the guest
headliners for MADRID Pride 2009 – which took place at Vazquez de Mella
square – where he played for a crowd of over 6000 people. Further more,
the same night, he played at Madrid’s Iconic Party “HEAVEN” (Madrid
Pride, 2009).
In the last few years (2010, 2011, 2012), Dani Toro has become a favorite headliner at Barcelona Pride.
OH – and don’t get there too late! Producer Matthew Harvat has said that the opening production number will be OFF THE HOOK!!! And NOT TO BE MISSED!
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House of Blues Chicago 329 N. Dearborn Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 923-2000 |
Rest up Monday daytime because Monday night is an annual party, The Black and Blue Ball, at The Castle (formerly Excalibur) that is a favorite of ours. Matthew Harvat will dj with Ralphi Rosario!! Rosario is a Chicago legend!
Highly sought after to work as a DJ and remixer and he has released several
full-length albums. Rosario has remixed tracks by artists including INXS, the Shamen, Jomanda, Culture Beat, Gloria Estefan, Dee-Lite, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Kelly Clarkson, Pussycat Dolls, and Princess X.
The classic officially
sanctioned IML closing party returns with a completely remodeled club
inside the old Excalibur! You won’t believe your eyes, but more
importantly, your ears will fall in love with the VOID Sound System.
It’s like no other in the country and THIS will be the VOID debut to the
gay audience!
What was once a small party for 100 people in a
hotel bar, The Black & Blue Ball has grown to a landmark,
international leather dance party with upwards of 2000 people making
this event one of the largest gay parties in Chicago. With 20,000
square feet of party space on 4 levels, this final blow out of the IML
weekend is sure to be the best one yet.
Chicago’s legendary
DJ/Producer/Remixer Ralphi Rosario will bring his Grammy nominated
passion and talent to the IML stage for the first time and it is sure to
be epic. DJ Matthew Harvat returns to the party he took over 12 years
ago to spin his own special mix of dirty house and classic vocals.
You’d better take off on Tuesday, because the 35th Anniversary Black and Blue Ball is going to wear. you. out.
Individual tickets are ONLY available at the ticket booth located in
the leather mart of the Marriott Hotel (the host hotel) starting Friday,
May 24th or at the door of CASTLE the night of the event. See you
there.
THE CASTLE
632 North Dearborn Street
Chicago House Raises $129,000!
On Sunday, May 5th, from 12 – 3 p.m., Chicago House, the leader in housing and supportive services for people affected by HIV and AIDS, kicked off its 26th Annual Chicago House Spring Brunch and Fashion Show raising $129,000 for the organization! Over 400 guests
gathered at the Harold Washington Library’s breath-taking Winter Garden
Ballroom to enjoy a three-course brunch, 120-item silent auction and
fashion show!
Co-chairs Shira Kollins and Colin Falco presented Chicago House’s annual Spirit Award to openly gay Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy, in acknowledging her ongoing advocacy for women, the LGBT communities, and Chicago House. Guests included Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of India and designer Azeeza Khan. Highlights from the day included a performance by Angelique Munro and a spring runway show headlined by AZZA, Lulu’s on the Avenue, Bonobos and more!
WATCH FOR THE NEXT EVENT!
JUNE 20th Annual Bird House Art Auction
Join Co-Chairs Jerry Sanfilippo, Spyros Petros, Denise Antonucci,
Erik Retzer & Jim Josephson for the Pride Kickoff event EVERYONE is
crowing about!
Toast the Summer Season with
cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while bidding on artwork and birdhouses
from the city’s Most unique designers! Functional birdhouses, funky art,
and auction pieces for any shopper!
Where: Room & Board Downtown Chicago Store
55 East Ohio Street Time: 6-9 p.m.
Advanced tickets: $70 Door tickets: $80
Since 1985, Chicago House has provided housing and supportive services to men, women, and children affected by HIV and AIDS. The Annual Brunch & Fashion Show is one of over 20 events a year to benefit the organization. www.chicagohouse.org
Chicago Gay Play Weekend – May 17 to 19!
GAY PLAY WEEKEND!
You may know that both At The Flash and Under A Rainbow Flag were finalists in last year’s Great Gay Play Contest, and showcased
as Enhanced Staged Readings in the Center On Halsted’s Hoover-Leppen
Theater last spring.
year, we have five exciting new works in development, and we need your
feedback. Come see the presentation of these very exciting and vastly
different scripts recommended by our contest readers from around the
country. Who knows – one of them may be presented as a full production
new year!
Tickets for each performance are $10, and can be purchased through www.brownpapertickets.com.
always an exciting and inspiring part of the Pride Films and Plays
season. For us an ensemble, we have the opportunity to discuss and
collaborate on works that could potentially be part of our future
seasons. For our audience, it’s an opportunity to hear the best of new
LGBTQ plays, to share their feedback with us, and to meet many
playwrights from around the world. It is a hopeful reminder that there
are stories are out there that need to be told, shared and instilled in
our community and beyond.”
- A blues-infused work about an esteemed James Baldwin-esque African American and his meeting with a young black writer in The Red Train.
- Forbidden Glass, a new drama about illicit love and intrigue among gay Iranians.
Forbidden Glass - Dancing in the Mirror
is a fusion of dance and theater, as a Broadway dancer returns to his
hometown to teach in the dance school in which he was brought up, and to
confront the memory of the teacher who abused him. - Sand Man
is a drama about a Chicago reporter whose work on bullying and the
suicide of a gay teen has left him emotionally and physically battered - And Directions For Restoring The Apparently Dead, in which past and present collide when a straight man and gay man are reunited after life-shattering experiences.
- Red Train by B. V. Marshall, directed by Kyra Morris, Friday May 17 at 7:00
- Dancing in the Mirror by Perry Ojeda, directed by Jay Andrew Espana, Saturday, May 18, 4:00 pm.
- Directions for Restoring The Apparently Dead by Martin Casella, directed by Chuck Berglund, Saturday, Mary 18 7:00 pm
- Forbidden Glass by Kirt Shineman, directed by Alexander St. John, Sunday May 19 1:00 PM
- Sand Man by G William Zorn, directed by Derek Bertelsen, Sunday May 19 4:00 pm.
blocking, costuming, dance, and design elements. Tickets for each
performance are $10, and can be purchased through www.brownpapertickets.com.
Spain’s culture is showcased with Ensemble Español’s 37th American Spanish Dance & Music Festival, June 12 through June 23.
Chicago’s unique contribution to the elegance and passion of Spain’s dance, music and culture is showcased as never before in Ensemble Español’s 37th American Spanish Dance & Music Festival, Wednesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 23.
Following the screening there will be a Q & A with Carmela Greco, Dame Libby Komaiko and dancers of the Ensemble Español and a Spanish Tapas & Wine reception by Emilios Tapas Restaurant. Tickets are $15 (general admission), $12 (students and seniors) and $10 (IC and ILCC Members).
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Chaka Kahn Headlines Center on Halsteds Human First Gala May 18
Tickets are still available for Center on Halsted’s Human First gala on May 18th. An amazing fun-filled evening, honoring several outstanding community members and enjoying a great performance by Chicago native, Chaka Khan, followed by dancing until midnight.
This year’s Human First Award recipients include Sarah Schmidt & Julie Matthei, and Jonathan “Yoni” Pizer & Brad Lippitz, whose work to advance marriage equality has been essential to its growing success; and Richard Turner,
who has been active in AIDS/HIV and LGBTQ issues, as well as with
corporate and philanthropic communities. Being honored with the
Community Spirit Award will be Allstate Insurance Company,
which has been very supportive of agencies nationwide, particularly
around the issues of domestic violence and fiscal literacy. Co-chairing
this year’s event are Charles A. Schrock and Laura Ricketts. Billie Jean King, has agreed to serve as Honorary Co-Chair along with Amina Dickerson, Anne Kaplan, Abby O’Neil & Carroll Joynes, and Maria Bechily & Scott Hodes.
Please join us at the amazing Hilton, 720 S. Michigan,
in what is sure
to be a memorable evening.
Tickets are available at Centeronhalsted.org/hf.
About Face Theatres WHATS THE T
About Face Theatre is pleased to present a remount of its wildly popular Youth Ensemble world premiere WHAT’S THE T? by Sara Kerastas and The About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble, directed by Artistic Associate Eric Hoff, playing May 19 – June 2, 2013 at the Prince Charitable Trusts Upstairs Loft at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., in Chicago. The production features members of the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble. Tickets are available at www.aboutfacetheatre.com or at the door.
Internet
personality/trans activist/fierce community leader Ms. Ma uses her
YouTube page to create community, serve glamour and spread the good word
about queer safe spaces in Chicago. WHAT’S THE T? tells the
story of Ms. Ma’s tangled web of connections, her struggle to stay
positive and what happens to her community when she disappears. Inspired
by issues of race, gender, age and class in Chicago’s “Boystown,” WHAT’S THE T? is based on true stories and interviews from LGBTQA youth and adults in and around Chicago.
WHAT’S THE T? began
with the theme of trans identity, but after year-one, the youth
ensemble chose to take it a step further by using this theme to address
the significant tensions arising in the queer community. As such, the
play examines issues of race, gender, class and age in the queer
community, with trans characters at the heart of the story. For 13
years, the Youth Theatre has sought changes within the larger community
through innovative thought, dialogue, and performance. AFYT hopes to
move their ensemble from positions of marginalization into positions of
inclusion and power.
“There’s
a whole storyline in the play that takes place on the Internet – with
two people documenting their lives through YouTube videos, and
ultimately building a relationship in that digital elusive space,”
comments playwright Sara Kerastas. “This play is so right now. The story speaks to how we communicate right now. How we build, how we own, and how we use space right now.”
The production team for WHAT’S THE T? includes: John Holt (set design/technical director), Mieka van der Ploeg (costume design), Jeff Glass (lighting design/production manager), Erik Roldan (sound design), Liviu Pasare (projections design), Nic K (choreography), Rupert Priniski (production coordinator) and John Rooney (stage manager).
Title:
Playwright: Sar
Director: A
Featuring: Ab
Location: Pr
Dates:
Curtain Times: Fridays at Saturdays at 7 pm; Sundays at 3 pm. Note: there will an added 3 pm performance on Saturday, June 1.
Tickets: $15. $5 youth tickets; $25 AFYT Support Ticket.
Tickets for WHAT’S THE T? are available at www.aboutfacetheatre.com or at the door.
Illinois GOP Chair Pat Brady FORCED TO RESIGN Over Gay Marriage Debate
WHAT IS THIS? ALABAMA??
Brady, rather famously, came out in support of gay marriage in
January of this year, and even made phone calls to lawmakers urging them
to support gay marriage legislation before the Illinois legislature.
And now he’s politically-dead, killed by a Republican party so
permeated with hate and intolerance that even in a moderate-Republican
state like Illinois, the GOP just couldn’t stomach having a gay friendly man as
party chair.
In 2013, when 11 American states have already legalized gay
marriage, Illinois Republicans are so hateful and bigoted that they
would destroy a man for daring to speak out in favor of civil rights.
If the state of Illinois DOES NOT PASS Marriage Equality, it will be a sad day, for our State.
Taverna 750 Gives to Ride For Aids as this months Late Night Charity
Taverna 750 is proud to announce that the entire month of May they have joined forces with four incredible teams; Team
National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame
A hall of fame for gay athletes and allies is launching in Chicago.
The nonprofit National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame will
accept nominees beginning this summer. Its goal is to honor people and
organizations that have “stood up to stereotypes” and embraced gay and
lesbian athletes, said Bill Gubrud, executive director and board
chairman.
“We’re not just going to honor gay athletes, but other athletes who
helped those gay athletes along and provided a safe haven,” Gubrud said.
Read more at the Tribune.
