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2010 Chamber Expo Celebrating the LGBT Community and Business September 25th
Saturday, September 25 2010,
12:00pm – 3:00pm
The Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the return of the Chicago Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. The expo will be held on September 25th, 2010 from 12pm to 3pm in Center on Halsteds Billie Jean King Recreation Center. This event is free and open to the public.
Bringing together over 40 area businesses, the 2010 Chamber Business Expo will include a mini “Taste of the Chamber”, a sampling of some of Chicago’s finest restaurants and caterers. This event gives the public an opportunity to check out a variety of goods and services provided by members of the Chicago Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
Christina Pinson, Executive Director, states, “The Chamber is an important resource to the community. We try to encourage our own community members to support their locally owned LGBT businesses. Our motto for the past few years has been ‘Don’t just be Gay, Buy Gay!’ We really feel that it is important to develop loyalty and support within our own community. “
For more information about the 2010 Chamber Business Expo, please contact Christina Pinson at 773.303.0167
Is It OK To Stop Using Condoms With my Boyfriend? Free Forum September 21
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Is it okay to stop using
condoms with my boyfriend?
A free forum at the
Center on Halsted, September 21
Please join LifeLube and the Chicago Development Center for AIDS Research for What’s Love Got to Do with It? Discover the link between relationships and HIV infection, and learn ways to have the sex you want and stay healthy as researchers Colleen Hoff (San Francisco State University) and Patrick Sullivan (Emory University) present their findings. Moderated by Brian Mustanski of the University of Illinois – Chicago.
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Doors open for food and socializing at 6:00pm , Program begins at 7:00pm
Center on Halsted , Hoover Leppen Theatre – Third Floor , 3656 North Halsted, Chicago
This community event is FREE, but you must RSVP
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 6:00 PM
CREW BAR + GRILL CELEBRATES 6 YEARS September 7th
On Tuesday, September 7th,
after numerous Super Bowls, World Series, and Stanley Cups, Crew Bar Grill , Chicago’s original gay sports bar, will celebrate a special event of its own: six years of business in the Uptown neighborhood. The party will feature a complimentary taco and nacho bar, plus drink specials on favorites like sangria and Beergarita, Crew’s original tequila and beer concoction.
The Anniversary party will be from 6PM to 8PM at the Broadway and Lawrence nightspot. Attendees are encouraged to sign up for the e-mail list to receive an invitation at Worlds Greatest Bar .
Faced with tough economic times, Steve Milford and Brian Wells, Crew’s original owners, teamed up with two new partners in 2010, Mike Sullivan and Mark Robertson. Working together, the new business team oversaw a remodel of the bar, which included 20 high-definition flat screen TVs, a massive 63” flat screen, new tables and chairs, plus a revamped food and drink menu. “Mike and Mark have been a welcome addition to Crew, bringing a different set of skills and a fresh perspective. It’s been a great partnership,” says Steve Milford.
Crew was the first new business in several years to take a chance on the 4800 block of Uptown in the historic entertainment district. “The talk of great things happening has gone on for years around here, and we feel like we were a positive part of starting to make that happen,” says owner Brian Wells. Crew was named one of the Top 100 Bars by Chicago magazine and has won numerous other awards from a diverse range of media outlets, including Fox Morning News Viewers, Metromix, Chicago Free Press, Chicago “Hearts” Trivia, Competition Magazine, New City and more.
Gay Cities and Best Gay Chicago @ Scarlet Tonight
GAY CITIES.com
is in Chicago tonight hosting
a meet-n-greet at SCARLET !
GayCities is coming to Boystown!
GayCities is coming to town and will be throwing two fun parties to get you tipsy (read: free drinks) in Boystown the evening of Friday the 13th!
“We are taking on BoysTown for the GayCities Chicago Meet Up and would to see you out and about! Stop by and join us at Scarlet Bar (3320 N. Halsted) for a hosted happy hour from 6-8. Check-in, chat and get treated to some drinks on us. Just tell the bartender “I’m with GayCities”
We will be moving to the KitKat Lounge (3700 N. Halsted) from 10p-2a, where you can meet with us, get half price on our GayCities martini specials, and check-in with the fierce ladies of the night.
We cant wait to see all of you there. Tell your friends and dont forget that GayCities loves to get you in on the best of whats happening!”
Best Gay Chicago will be in the house as well! See you There!
Michael Snell
Derrick Sorles
Chicago Gay Kiss In Millenium Park Saturday May 15
SIX major cities in the U.S.
are participating in the “Great Global Kiss-in” to mark this year’s International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), which is officially Monday, May 17.
San Francisco — Monday, May 17, Kiss-in & Solidarity Speak Out, Harvey Milk Plaza
St. Louis — Sunday, May 16, Great Global Kiss-in, Citygarden, Corner of 8th and Market
Portland, Oregon — Monday, May 17, Great Global Kiss-in, Pioneer Square, 701 southwest 6th Ave, 2-3 pm.
Chicago — Saturday, May 15, Great Global Kiss-in, The Bean, Millenium Park, 3pm
Austin, Texas — Sunday, May 16, City Hall Plaza
New York City — Monday, May 17, Times Square, at the base of the red TKTS staircase
Birmingham, Alabama : contact arwen.storey@gmail.com.
International cities include London, Paris and Madrid and more !
“We are asking people to submit videos to www.youtube.com/group/greatglobalkissin and to tag their pictures on flickr with ‘GreatGlobalKissIn’. Alternatively they can submit them via gays.com/idaho.”
Chicago History Museum Steps Out – OUT AT CHM April 15
Chicago History Museum Steps Out
Think you have a solid understanding of the Civil Rights Movement? During a special April 15 program at Chicago History Museum, Kevin Mumford will make a case for putting sexuality at the center of the movement that may persuade you to reconsider.
Mumford is an award-winning historian known for his compelling revisions of standard history. His April 15 discussion on “Sexuality and Civil Rights: Rethinking the Sixties” is part of the museum’s landmark Out at CHM series, now in its seventh year. Previous Out at CHM discussions have explored how city space is reshaped for queer communities and how art and political change have intersected over the last 25 years, among other topics.
Cocktails will be served at 5:30 PM, and the program begins at 6:30.
Get complete details online, and plan now to attend this intriguing event.
Cost: $12; $10 members and students.
Best of Gay Chicago
Chicago History Museum Steps Out – OUT AT CHM April 15
Chicago History Museum Steps Out
Think you have a solid understanding of the Civil Rights Movement? During a special April 15 program at Chicago History Museum, Kevin Mumford will make a case for putting sexuality at the center of the movement that may persuade you to reconsider.
Mumford is an award-winning historian known for his compelling revisions of standard history. His April 15 discussion on “Sexuality and Civil Rights: Rethinking the Sixties” is part of the museum’s landmark Out at CHM series, now in its seventh year. Previous Out at CHM discussions have explored how city space is reshaped for queer communities and how art and political change have intersected over the last 25 years, among other topics.
Cocktails will be served at 5:30 PM, and the program begins at 6:30.
Get complete details online, and plan now to attend this intriguing event.
Cost: $12; $10 members and students.
Best of Gay Chicago
