Category Archives: Boystown
ELIXIR Showcases Fall Flavors in Custom Cocktails
Fall is here! The smell of a wood fireplace on a crisp, fall evening, the smell of old leaves on the ground, maple trees, pumpkins, apples, pine trees and cinnamon! Just some of the things that remind me of fall.
The flavors of fall dominate Elixir’s (3452 North
Halsted) latest cocktail releases. From cinnamon to pumpkin, apples and
more, Elixir serves up savory seasonal flavors ripe for sipping.
Four highlights of the new menu are …
Cinnamon Old Fashioned
WL Weller 7 year, Cinnamon syrup, fresh orange and walnut
bitters
Drunken Pumpkin
Caramelized pumpkin infused rye whiskey, cold-pressed apple
cider, Prosecco
Haymans Orchard
Haymans old Tom Gin, green apple puree, fresh orange, simple
syrup, fresh squeezed lime juice
The Harvest
Reyka vodka, pumpkin chai tea, simple syrup
All cocktails $11
Available now:
Elixir…….3453 North Halsted
FAMILY OR FRIENDS COMING TO CHICAGO FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
BOOK TODAY FOR YOUR HOLIDAY IN CHICAGO
City Suites , The Majestic and the The Willows .
USE CODE BGC!
Peep Show at Hydrate – Go Go Gods, Hosted Bar, $900 in Prizes and FREE Bottle Service?
and INFERNO presents… the hottest and newest
monthly party to their line-up….PEEP SHOW….the largest and hottest
collection of GoGo dancers in one venue in one night!
Join us on Thursday, October 24, 2013 with hosted Belvedere cocktails
from 9:30pm-10:30pm with RSVP to this invite courtesy of Egoist!
Have a HOT BOOTY??? SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT! Win some of the $900 in cash
and prizes, including gift cards and free underwear from Egoist. The
audience decides the winner…..so make sure to bring your fans out!
Sign-up by 11pm with your hostesses Shanita Jobs and Sorraya Dash Lopez!
Be one of the first 100 people to RSVP and share the event, and be
automatically entered to win complimentary bottle service! 1 in 10 will
win!!!
$5 Belvedere Cocktails! Is this crazy? or what?? This party is NOT TO BE MISSED!
$100 Belvedere Bottles!
VIP Table Reservations Available
Email sean@hydratechicago.com to reserve yours today!
BEST GAY WEDDING in Chicago October 19th, 2013
This is going to be THE BEST GAY WEDDING in Chicago!
We met in July 4 1999 – and had a commitment
ceremony, exactly one year later, at the spot we met at.
Domestic Partnerships became available in Ilinois, we signed up!
joined 50 other couples on the steps of the Chicago History Museum, in a
mass Civil Union ceremony. One step closer
to marriage – but not quite there yet.
thing and passes the Marriage bill for our state. We would love to be
legally married on our 15th anniversary, July 4, 2014!
Minibar and MANY of our favorite local businesses have teamed together to do a $20,000 wedding package for 2 couples – and we are one of the couples! So we will be renewing our vows – for charity. This is the deal. NO GIFTS. We just ask that everyone make a $30 donation to Equality Illinois. HERE.
Get your tickets online now – or the day of, you can buy online – and there should be tickets at the door. But if you can buy online – that helps with headcount for food and such.
It’s going to be an
awesome event as minibar is transformed into a beautiful wedding space!
Ballroom Dancing Series at Center on Halsted Step to the Music with Instructor Steven Nasshan SUNDAYS
Step to the music with ballroom dance lessons led by dance instructor Steven Nasshan of Get On the Floor Dance Company on Sunday evenings from Oct. 6 through Nov. 3 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Center on Halsted, located at 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. Single registrants welcome. A partner is not need to join.
The full ballroom dancing lesson series cost is $60. Drop in rate is $15 per session. For more information, visit getonthefloordanceco.com or call 773-540-5901.
About Steven Nasshan
Steven
Nasshan is passionate about dance and music. At age 11, Nasshan started
in musicals, and the joy of dance and music continued through high
school and college. Nasshan has worked at Arthur Murray School of Dance
and Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Chicago. He has numerous awards for
dance and instruction including becoming the Fred Astaire National
Smooth Champion in 2009, with his professional partner. For more
information on Get On the Floor Dance Company, visit getonthedancefloordanceco.com.
Crimes Continue in Boystown – Lakeview
When will this madness stop?
CrimeInBoystown blog ran a piece yesterday about a Community Alert issued from the Police Department.
hammer is used to threaten and/or strike the victim. Included in the
alert is a robbery in the 3000 block of N. Seminary that CWB reported on this morning.
pulled off by individuals who may be men dressed as women.
This alert is connected to five incidents, four of which have been previously reported on CWB:
• Saturday’s pepper spraying/robbery at Sheffield and Cornelia.
• Saturday’s 7PM attack outside of Berlin nightclub, 954 W. Belmont.
• Yesterdays incidents at Cornelia and Racine as well as the one at Belmont and Broadway.
Pride Film and Plays’ DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DEAD
Pride
Films and Plays is pleased to launch its 2013-14 Season with the world
premiere of Martin Casella’s drama DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE
APPARENTLY DEAD directed by David Zak.
the production will play October 4 – November 10, 2013 at Stage 773’s
thrust stage, 1225 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. Tickets are available at www.stage773.com, in person at the Stage
773 Box Office or by calling (773) 327-5252.
year’s Great Gay Play Contest, won 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Awards for Best New
Work and Best Musical Production. It was FANTASTIC!)
THE APPARENTLY DEAD features PFP Ensemble Members Patrick Rybarczyk and Nicholas
Stockwell with Alanda Coon and Patrick Gannon.
In DIRECTIONS FOR
RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DEAD,
long-time friends take a vacation in England’s Lake Country after life-changing
events. As past and present overlap and intersect, they examine the origins of
their relationship and the limits of it. The play explores marriages and
relationships, gender and sexuality, and the time-tested bonds of friendship.
Regular
run: Thursday, October 10 – Sunday,
November 10, 2013
Curtain
Times: Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays
at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 3 pm
Tickets:
Previews: $20. Opening $30 (includes reception).
Regular Run: Thursdays $25 (all seats), Friday, Saturdays and Sundays $30
(center section) and $25 (side sections). Students and seniors: $5 off all
performances. Industry: $10 during previews.
Tickets
are available at www.stage773.com, in
person at the Stage 773 Box Office or by calling (773) 327-5252.
Cocktail Popsicles from Benjamin Newby
Benjamin Newby loves nightlife. With a passion forged by the hedonism of
the UK house scene in the mid 90’s and Early 2000’s he has been
involved in all aspects of the industry for 14 years. He is frequently at Scarlet and Taverna 750, creating magical delicious concoctions!
numerous accolades, including GQ Magazine & Bombay Sapphire’s
America’s Choice Award and winner of the EFFEN Art of Design competition.
Ramsey Jay Prince, Chicago’s event, interior and floral designer, opens boutique and studio in Lakeview
The Boys from the Book of Mormon present Trans Musical ONE NIGHT ONLY for Charity
The Boys from the Book of Mormon Present Trans Musical ONE NIGHT ONLY for Charity
PAGEANT: The Musical
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell & Frank Kelly
Music by Albert Evans & Conceived by Robert Longbottom
7:30PM, SEPT 9th
The Laugh Factory
3175 N Broadway St, Chicago
General Admission$40.00
with 2 drink minimum
V.I.P $100 -7:00PM VIP reception, PRIORITY SEATING, 2 drink minimum
This special evening in the Chicago arts benefits The Abzyme Research Foundation: raising money for the most promising HIV vaccine trial in decades.
It’s a once in a lifetime event: Off-Broadway’s most hilarious trans-musical performed ONE NIGHT ONLY by the boys from Chicago’s The Book of Mormon.
Featuring Pierce Cassedy, Donell James Foreman, Eric Giancola, Eric Jackson, Nick Laughlin, Will Lee-Williams, Richard Traub and Jessica Hudson as our MC for the evening.
These girls have it all, plus a little something extra. Cheer them on as they sing, dance and claw their way to the Glamouresse Beauty Products Company’s Miss Glamouresse 2014 tiara. You won’t be able to contain yourself and you won’t have to, audience members get to decide who gets crowned and watch the mascara run!
“Pageant” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. eTickets Available online More information on the HIV vaccine at http://www.endhiv.com
Celebrate 20 years of Restoration Salon August 24th
$20 suggested donation. Doors open at 7pm Hair/Fashion show at 8pm
Please bring checks or cash for Donation and raffle tickets!
OUT IN THE PARK Official Parties
3 Days of fun with more Chicago events happening!
3169 N Halsted St Chicago
3320 N Halsted St Chicago
750 W Cornelia Ave Chicago
followed by GLOW the OFFICIAL after Party at CHARLIES till 5am! Free admission with your Six Flags ticket!
(CHARLIES WILL OFFER 2 BUSES GOING TO SIX FLAGS @ 6:30pm – coming back at 1:30am. $25 round trip gets you round trip ride, drinks on the bus PLUS a special SURPRISE!!! Tickets go on sale SEPT 1st for the bus seats!)
750 W Cornelia Ave Chicago MAKE A RESERVATION – THIS WILL SELL OUT! (773) 904-7466
3320 N Halsted St Chicago
followed by Liquid Brunch at Scarlet- The official Closing Party! Photos from OUT IN THE PARK will be shown on the screens.
Fall Queer Clothing Swap at Center on Halsted August 18th
Fall Queer Clothing Swap
Clothing Exchange
Looking to trade your skirt and heels for some slacks and loafers?
Join
organizer Rebecca Kling and Genderqueer Chicago, No Boys Allowed, Soy
Quien Soy and more for a Queer Clothing Swap at Center on Halsted,
located at 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 3 – 6 p.m. The event is free.
While
the swap is particularly intended for trans- and gender-variant
individuals to have a safe and fun space to exchange clothes, the event
is open to all queer-affirming allies. Each participant is to bring at
least three items of clean, gently worn clothing, shoes and accessories
to be donated to the swap. In exchange, participants will have the
chance to take home three items new-to-them. Donations of undergarments,
swimwear or stained clothing are not permitted. Each participant should
bring their own bag as they will not be supplied.
Expect More Children in Boystown
What could have been a fantastic gay bar, will now be a place for children.
29 Hours of Music at Scarlet for Market Days with Celebrity DJ’s and QUEERTY
Options for LGBT Divorce : Center on Halsted August 13th
“Alternate Endings: Collaborative Options for Building Strong LGBTQ Families” will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Center on Halsted, located at 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. 60613.
Hosted
by Center on Halsted and the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, a
panel of experienced attorneys and collaborative law fellows – family
law professionals Eva Matela Kogut and Alan H. Boudreau, and estate
planning attorney, Lindsey Paige Markus – will discuss what civil
unions, marriage and divorce mean to LGBTQ families.
The
discussion will evaluate the Collaborative Divorce Model as a means of
providing options for a peaceful divorce without litigation. The
Collaborate Divorce Model is a team approach for prenuptial agreements,
separations, and divorce that helps a couple plan their family without
going to court and supports families while they make tough financial and
parenting decisions.
This
community event is free and open to the public. For more information,
please contact Jane Merrill, Advocacy and Community Engagement
Coordinator, at legal@centeronahlsted.org or 773-472-6469 ext. 412.
LOST IN SPACE @ Sidetrack – benefit for ALCC August 14th
the incredible silent auction.
hot swag bag) plus 130 other auction items if you join us on August 14 at Sidetrack The Video Bar.
Should we Boycott STOLI Vodka?
STOLI could be in a little hot water. Some LGBT groups are already calling for a boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia. Now, Vodka. Gay drink lots of Vodka! But Stoli has also been a supporter of the LGBT community…
Queer Nation has organized a boycott of Russian vodka.
From their statement:
In light of the Putin regime’s attacks on the LGBT community, Queer Nation is calling for a worldwide boycott of Russian vodka.
Do not buy or drink Russian vodka: Brands
include Russian Standard and Stolichnaya. Demand that bar owners do not
buy or serve Russian vodka. Ask your favorite club promoters, DJs, and
entertainers to insist that Russian brands are not served in the venues
in which they perform.
It’s time to target Russia. Dump Russian vodka!
Stoli has shown support to LGBT community in the past – is a boycott the answer, to send a message to Russian Government? At first, I wasn’t sure it was the right choice – but now I do – even
though Stoli has shown support to the gay community, the Russian
government still shares in Stoli’s profits. We MUST put pressure where we
can, so they stop this madness over there!
Chicagoin Dan Savage, columnist, author, and founder of the It Gets Better Project, published an article in Seattle’s independent newspaper The Stranger on Wednesday titled
“Why I’m Boycotting Russian Vodka,” urging gay bars to stop serving the
brand and others like Russian Standard, Shustov, Starka, and Stolnaya.
“[T]here is something we can do right here, right now, in Seattle and
other U.S. cities to show our solidarity with Russian queers and their
allies,” wrote Savage on Wednesday. “And to help to draw international
attention to the persecution of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, trans
people, and straight allies in Putin’s increasingly fascistic Russia:
DUMP RUSSIAN VODKA.”
Sidetrack, Chicago’s largest gay bar, and allegedly the biggest seller of vodka in gay bars in the country! announced yesterday that it would
remove Stolichnaya and other Russian brands from its shelves, according
to the Windy City Times. Another Chicago gay bar, Call, joined the boycott. Replay, Hydrate, Elixir and Halsteds are also pulling Russian vodkas from their shelves!
The SPI Group, which owns Stolichnaya Vodka, contacted The Advocate
today to release an open letter to the LGBT community. The statement
stressed that Stoli “firmly opposes such attitude and actions” committed
by the Russian government and continues to be a “fervent supporter and
friend” of the community, pointing to past endorsements of Pride events
and LGBT organizations.
The statement claimed that the Luxembourg-based company is not
affiliated with the Russian government, and that the vodka’s production
is divided between Russia and Latvia.
Blacklight Throwback Open Mic July 20th, at Bonsai Bar for Center on Halsted
Center on Halsted’s quarterly “Blacklight” open mic and entertainment series will return on Saturday, July 20 at 7 p.m. The event will take place at Bonsai Bar & Lounge, located at 3503 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill.
The
event theme is “Burlesque.” Entertainers are welcomed to talk, sing, or
dance creatively about Burlesque or another topic. While the mic is
open to anyone, Center on Halsted asks that all entertainers present
respectful content.
Entry is $10 dollars. For more information, contact Renauda Riddle at (773) 472-6469 or rriddle@centeronhalsted.org.
Lakeview to Become Bike Haven
Divvy is your Chicago Bike Sharing System
with thousands of bicycles available to you 24/7.
Divvy is Chicago’s bike sharing system with 4,000 bikes and 400 stations
across the city. Intended to provide Chicagoans with an additional
transportation option for getting around the city, Divvy is fun, easy,
and affordable.
I am not sure I love this idea – bike crazies already do not know how to properly interact with cars – I think this is all going to get worse having so many extra bikes around town.
LAKEVIEW will get 40 MORE locations this month!
Check out the Lakeview locations map by Andy Ambrosius at Lakeview Patch.
Sign up for Membership today. Now open for riding!
