Category Archives: Gay Bars
ROSCOES Dante on Fire Auditions Sept 30th & Oct 1
“Dante on Fire” is a boylesque interpretation of Dante’s Inferno. The show follows Dante, who must travel with the poet Virgil through the nine circles of hell to save not only the soul of his beloved, but his own. Each circle of hell will be portrayed as a unique burlesque number featuring music from Christina Aguilera, Scissor Sisters, Donovan, The Goldfrapps, Gogol Bordello and more!
WIZARD WALK Bar crawl Oct 6th
On Oct 6, 2012, The Wizard Walk will be hosting the 1st annual bar
crawl and all the wizards in the area are invited for a theme day in Andersonville.
This is a free event
including drink and food specials, specialty shots, and some of the most
memorable photo ops of the year! Stops
included on the Crawl are The Sofo Tap, T’s, Simon’s Tavern, Lady Gregory’s and
Hamburger Mary’s.
“A group of us came
up with
the idea for this pub crawl after the last Harry Potter movie. Who
wants to fun to end? We are hoping for a 50-person turnout for
this inaugural event.
Come check us out on Facebook and invite others – http://www.facebook.com/
says Ray Villares, Wizard Walk organizer.
Abbey of West Hollywood Getting Closer to a Boystown Chicago opening?
For months now, it has been speculated the famed ABBEY bar from West Hollywood was coming to Halsted St. in Boystown. Abbey is making no comment.
As previously reported it was speculated that SBE had purchased a lot, at 3514 N Halsted St. Rumors were that SBE had looked at the old Brompton garage at 3532 N. Halsted, but a real estate source we talked to said the garage had way too many environmental problems that looked too costly for the investors.
No one is saying BOO about the project. However last week huge EFFEN vodka signs went into the Brompton garage windows – leaving very little room to peer inside! So it would appear, the ABBEY might in fact be going in now!
ChicagoPride.com confirmed several weeks ago, that a local businesswoman, Wendy Berger
Shapiro, is under contract to purchase the 12,100 square-foot building
at 3532 N. Halsted and that meetings have already been held with city
officials and neighborhood groups, including Triangle Neighbors and the Northalsted Business Alliance, to discuss plans for The Abbey. Shapiro confirmed the contract but also noted that the purchase has not been finalized.
The Abbey and SBE are still playing it cool. Saying nothing is really happening. – But come on – the EFFEN vodka signs – what’s that all about??
Stay tuned for more details. If the Abbey opens in Chicago, nightlife will be given a BIG shake up!
UPDATE 7-17-2012
THE DEAL WITH BROMPTON GARAGE WILL NOT HAPPEN, says broker Wendy Berger Shapiro. SBE has walked away from the table at this time.
Real Housewives New Jersey Gay Wedding in Chicago June 10
It’s Gay Pride Week on “Real Housewives of New Jersey”. Rosie
has an emotional discussion about her sexuality with her niece and
nephew at a crowded pizza parlor — that’s how we roll in Jersey — and
the Manzos, Lauritas and Giudices head to Chicago for the gay wedding of Caroline Manzo and Chris Laurita‘s sibling Jaime and his partner Rich.
But guess what? Jaime Laurita and Rich Lane are hosting a viewing party at SPIN this Sunday, June 10th at 8pm, and it will benefit EQIL!
And – brace yourself……..We JUST LEARNED some exciting news about our upcoming Real Housewives of
New Jersey Viewing Party this Sunday night at 8 p.m. at SPIN (800 W.
Belmont St.) benefiting Equality Illinois.
The party hosts, Jaime Laurita and Rich Lane, are giving
you the chance to win up to 4 tickets in a raffle to see Madonna live in
concert, including BACKSTAGE hospitality passes.
Reserve your $10 ticket now to our party and you will also receive one free drink ticket at the door.
Keep in mind your $10 ticket purchase will be doubled by our
generous supporter this month, so your $10 donation will provide us
with $20 to fight for full marriage equality.
In addition to the tickets, there will be other amazing
raffle prizes and you will get to watch the special Bravo TV episode of
their Illinois wedding on a super big TV screen.
Spoiler alert: if you just can’t wait to see what happens, the beans are spilled at NJ.com
Ru Pauls DRAG RACE Tour at Roscoes June 14
One Night. One Stage. Eight Queens!
Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:00pm
The event that Chicago has been waiting for…
Roscoe’s Presents: Logo’s Drag Race Tour
Featuring performances by Season One’s Jade, The Princess, Jiggly Caliente, Dida Ritz, Willam, Latrice Royale, Phi Phi O’Hara, Chad MIchaels and Sharon Needles!!!
$15 General Admission Doors Open at 8:00pm
Sponsored by Absolut OUTrageous
The Abbey of West Hollywood Buys Property on Halsted in Chicago Boystown
I have been told by a very reliable source – that the owners of the world famous ABBEY in West Hollywood have purchased the Pink Parking lot at 3514 N Halsted St. for something like $10 million plus! And they will be bringing something quite fantastic to Chicago’s Boystown!!
The Abbey Food and Bar has been voted #1 gay bar in North America and the World, time and time again, by many magazines and sites including Best Gay Cities, Best Gay Travel Guide and Logo’s Trip Out Awards.
David Cooley is the master at the art of work and
play. Over the past 20+ years, his creation, The Abbey Food and Bar,
has grown from a small, West Hollywood coffeehouse to one of the most
popular hotspots in the country. Locals, tourists and celebrities
alike all flock to The Abbey for its famous Martinis as well as its
stunning, open-air ambiance and truly relaxed elegance.
“Over the past 22 years, The Abbey
has been a place that accepts everyone, gay, straight, lesbian,
transgender, bisexual and everything in between. We love our straight
girlfriends and they are welcome here, just not for bachelorette
parties.”
It has long been a policy at The Abbey
to deny admission to groups in costume, including bachelorette regalia.
Bachelorette parties had previously been allowed inside if they removed
their costumes.
The Abbey’s
recent Bachelorette Ban comes on the heels of a ban on gay marriage in North
Carolina and a number of other states across the south. The Abbey
encourages other gay-owned and operated establishments to institute
their own bans as a sign of solidarity until marriage is legal
everywhere for everyone.
“The girls are completely unaware that the people around them are
legally prohibited from getting married,” said David Cooley, founder of
The Abbey. “We love our straight girlfriends…just not for bachelorette
parties anymore.”
Founded in 2002, Los Angeles-based sbe
brings exquisite balance to the worlds of hospitality, real estate
development and entertainment. As a privately-held company founded and
helmed by Chairman and CEO Sam Nazarian, sbe acquires, develops and
manages exceptional projects through its divisions – Hotels,
Restaurants, Nightlife and Real Estate.
With a mission to
redefine the standards of excellence in hospitality, sbe has harnessed
the creativity and innovation of the best minds in the business,
including design visionary Philippe Starck, with whom the company has an
exclusive agreement for the creation of hotels, restaurants and lounges
in North America.
GRABBY Weekend May 24 -27
6 Parties and a hundred gay porn stars!
Started in 1991 with humble beginnings, the Grabby Awards have know grown to attract international attention. The real turning point was in 2004 when the awards moved to the Park West, the well-known professional concert / event venue. This
was evidence of the growing prominence of the Grabbys and their
significance within the gay porn industry. Each year they seem to get bigger and better, with more porn stars and studios coming to town!
There is red carpet greeting as porn stars and adult entertainment movers and shakers arrive in limousines. It’s very Hollywood. But for gay porn!
Thursday May 24th, 2012 –
Grabby Official Kickoff Party with Chi Chi LaRue and lots of gay porn stars!
Hydrate 3458 N. Halsted from 10pm till ? $5 Cover.
Friday May 25th, 2012 – NakedSwords Tim & Roma Show –
Charlies 3726 N. Broadway. 6:00 – 9:00 PM Over
30 pornstars up close and personal. $5 Cover
Friday May 25th, 2012 –
Lucky HorseShoe 3169 N. Halsted 9pm-till ? $5 Cover
Saturday May 26th, 2012 -The Main Event The 2012 Grabbys!
Park West Theatre 322 W Armitage. Red carpet / doors open at 6:00 PM. Show stars at 7:30 PM.
GET TICKETS ONLINE
GRABBY AFTERPARTY – SPIN Nightclub Belmont/Halsted – 10pm till Close…
BUY TICKETS HERE!
Sunday May 27, 2012
Post Grabby Party at North End 3733 N Halsted from 12 – 6:00 PM $10 Cover. $15 at the door.
With a list of pornstars that will make you gag !!!!! Auctions for charity all day long.
* this event has sold out early in the past so get your tickets early space is limited! Tickets are available at North End.
Worst Bartender in Boystown-Halsted St-Chicago “Straight” Igor at Little Jim’s
Let’s see: Rude, Condescending, Bitter, Affected, Patronizing, Angry, Jaded, Annoyed, Irritated, Frustrated and Hostile… words not usually associated with a hospitality employee, especially a bartender on Halsted Street in Boystown.
Well, do yourself and your gay friends a favor and AVOID “Straight Guy” bartender Igor at Little Jim’s (3501 N. Halsted) because there are MUCH friendlier and gay welcoming bartenders at Bucks, Bobby Loves and North End for your gay dollars. If you are a tourist, don’t risk it , and just avoid Little Jim’s altogether because Igor works most night shifts.(as of this writing).
We don’t like to write about negative things normally but we feel this guy must be called out for treating patrons rude.
Little Jim’s has been one of our favorite “Last Call” venues for over 8 years, as it is on our northward bound way home and we have always REALLY enjoyed our time drinking there over the years.
We have met “Little Jim” and chatted with him on several occasions, and have great respect and admiration for the man who launched the first gay bar on Halsted. Opened in 1975. Despite all the
competition that followed, it has held its ground. He is a pioneer to be commended. And it is sad to have an employee, a straight guy, tarnish this good name.
We first met Igor maybe 6-8 months ago – he is good looking and seemed somewhat friendly. But on our last few stops at Little Jim’s over the last couple months, Igor seemed so bored; and rude. Not just to us, we saw it with others. He frequently watches the TV and ignores customers at the bar. Last month I was with a friend who ordered a drink, while finishing another. And when Igor delivered the new drink, he grabbed the almost gone other drink, and threw it away. When my friend questioned, why he did that. Igor responded it was empty. And IT WAS NOT EMPTY. – If you don’t like your job buddy, it’s time to move on. You are in a customer service / hospitality business.
And let us just say, by no means do we care if Igor is straight. We have given our business to MANY straight guys asking for our gay dollar at both Cocktail and Lucky Horseshoe over the last ten years, but they have always been respectful to us. And they valued our business. Igor could care less about you. It’s a J.O.B. for him. And he does not do it well.
Usually, Michael and I are already a bit tipsy when we arrive at Little Jim’s. And we are almost always with other friends or meeting up with friends there, so we ignore Igor’s issues and attitude because we were busy socializing.
This past Wednesday, we happened to stop by with friends and were way too sober to tolerate Igor’s issues and attitude. When we called him on the carpet about being so rude, it really escalated on his end and he became hostile. Now I’ll be REAL honest here, there have been times at Little Jim’s when we probably didn’t need to be served more or a tap on the shoulder to go home may have been in order. But last Wednesday was not such a night… So when Igor threw my drink in the sink, said I was a nobody and I needed to get a real job, and asked me to leave for no reason other than I told him he was rude and we were sick of it, we were officially done with Little Jim’s.
So I took the high-road Thursday to call Jeff, the manager at little Jim’s and complain formally, and to let him know what had transpired and that we would not return and that there would be a story or two to follow on BestGayChicago.com. Since last Thursdays conversation, we have heard nothing back from Jeff and I guess time will tell both Jeff and Igor, how many of our readers heed our advice and avoid Little Jim’s altogether, spending their gay dollars on liquor elsewhere.
So Michael and Derrick’s lesson learned this past week is – enjoy your last call at Bucks, Bobby Loves or North End if your travels take you Northward. We WILL NOT RETURN to Little Jim’s until Igor is gone and we hope he NEVER finds work again on Halsted Street because we, as patrons, all people included, deserve a welcoming experience anywhere we go, spending our gay dollars supporting a Boystown establishment and Boystown as a community.
Best Gay Chicago.com Turns 5 – Join us May 10th @ Roscoes
COME CELEBRATE!
as BEST GAY CHICAGO.com celebrates our
5th Year Anniversary! And You are Invited!
Thursday, May 10th 7 – 9 pm @ Roscoes 3356 N. Halsted
Hosted bar by Svedka Vodka
Private invite – You are invited but You MUST RSVP
by May 7th to get on the guestlist. SPACE IS LIMITED!
LIKE us and RSVP on Facebook
or send an email or call with your names to be on the list.
bestgaycities @ gmail.com 773-878-5323
Best Gay Chicago’s BEST Baseball Kick Off Events
Baseball Kickoff
for Equality is just one week from today!
Tuesday April 3rd –
Join EQIL at
Sluggers Sports Bar (3540 N. Clark Street) to celebrate Opening Day 2012. Enjoy cocktails,
light bites, and the chance to win door prizes! Baseball tix, anyone?
A $10 donation
includes 2 complimentary cocktails, light bites, and a drawing ticket.
Come meet some new friends and let’s celebrate the beginning of the 2012
baseball season! Get your tickets now for this fun event.
We look forward to seeing you on April 3 at Sluggers!
THEN …
Thursday April 5th!
CREW opens at 10:00 am of the Cubs home opener.
4804 N. Broadway
Stop by before the game for a complimentary breakfast and drink specials. Come back after to celebrate the Cubs win!
Fun starts at 10:00 am with drink specials and breakfast. (while it lasts!)
Game time is at 1:20
(I never understood those add starting times….does anyone know why?)
St Patricks Day Downtown Chicago
A modern day miracle occurs each year as part of the St. Patrick’s Day
Parade celebration when the Chicago River turns an incredible shade of green.
For the past 40+ years the Chicago River turns green
for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebration. It’s a breathtaking color of green similar to the greens of Ireland from where
it got its name “The Emerald Isle.”
The storyline goes: In 1961 Stephen Baily was
approached by a plumber who was wearing some white coveralls, they knew
this only because they could see some of the original color. These
coveralls had been mostly stained or dyed a perfect shade of green, an
Irish green to better describe it.
It was when Stephen Bailey
asked how the coveralls got this way, that they discovered that the dye
used to detect leaks into the river turned green, not just any color
green, but the perfect color green. Baily said“Why couldn’t we dye the
whole river for St. Patrick’s Day?”
A green tradition was born in Chicago.
And they actually use an orange dye, not green!
Downtown will be crazy busy starting at about 9 am! Over at DOWNTOWN BAR, doors open at 10am with drink specials! – or celebrate St. Pats in evening at 10pm with their Karaoke.
JACKIE BEAT Brings NUTCRACKER to Chicago Dec. 9
Drag superstar JACKIE BEAT
has been
entertaining audiences across the U.S. and in Europe for over two
decades with her razor-sharp comedy and hysterical song parodies.
Jackie not only warps hits by Britney Spears, Madonna, Mary J. Blige,
Christina Aguilera, Cher, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Mariah Carey and many
others, but she flawlessly sings her twisted new versions LIVE — hitting
every last note.
Her hilarious music videos on YouTube
are huge hits that have been seen by millions of people. Her one-woman
show “Jackie Beat Is A Whole Lotta’ Love” ran a record 18 months at
NYC’s premiere cabaret, Fez, and she returns to The Big Apple every year
with her award-winning, standing-room-only holiday show.
FRIDAY DEC. 9th
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Jackie brings her outrageous NUTCRACKER to Chicago
@ Hydrate, 8pm.
THIS IS A MUST SEE SHOW!!!
She is one of the Fashion Police in US Magazine. She says, ” It’s always big fun to make fun of people who are younger, thinner and more successful than I am!”
Jackie’s stand-up has been featured in
comedy clubs across the country and on Comedy Central, VH-1 and MTV.
She was a staff writer for the WB comedy series “Hype!”, has written for
the Sci Fi Channel and was one of US Magazine’s Fashion Police top
cops. Her scathing song parodies have been featured on America’s Top
Forty with Ryan Seacrest, The Howard Stern Show, Much Music TV, Yo on E!
and PerezHilton.com.
She has appeared on many TV shows such
as “Sex and the City” and in several movies including “Flawless” with
Robert DeNiro, the MEGA festival hit WIGSTOCK
(with LADY BUNNY and RuPaul) and the camp cult
horror favorite “Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver.”
Jackie has toured with Roseanne Barr as her opening act (including a
7 week run at the New York New York in Las Vegas!), enjoys a sold-out
8-week run in Provincetown every summer, and is lead singer of the
popular electro-rock band DIRTY SANCHEZ .
When asked if Roseanne is Nice? or a Bitch? Jackie jokes, “She’s a real nice bitch!”
Show-stopping, jaw-dropping numbers — of music
and comedy — Jackie Beat is your “girl”!
WORD OF WARNING! If you are lucky enough to meet her, DO NOT KISS HER! “It takes me over 2 hours to put this face on. Do you know that kissing a drag queen is TABOO?! I kindly ask people, Would you go to the Louvre and kiss The Mona Lisa? Well, I took almost as long to paint, as she did!“
Air kisses darling, air kisses!
Miss Jackie Beat
Jackie Beat on Facebook
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ 8:00 PM
Hydrate: 3458 North Halsted Street, Chicago IL 60657
VIP tix are only $30 which includes seating in the first three rows and a complimentary cocktail!
General Admission tix are $20!
Doors open @ 7:00PM, showtime @ 8:00PM!
Tickets or more info: Hydratechicago.com
Fundraiser for Patty the Pin Lady Thursday Nov. 17th at Cocktail
Since 1995 she has raised over $50,000 far various AIDS organizations including VITAL BRIDGES.
Patty Latham aka Patty the Pin Lady is frequently seen around Halsted taking donations for red ribbons, candy, gum, and she marches in the AIDS WALK and also hosts bar parties from time to time.
Now, she needs our help. She has been battling cancer and trying to raise some money to help cover her medical expenses.
Thursday, Nov. 17th 6-8pm,
there will be a benefit for her at
Cocktail, 3359 N. Halsted.
There will be a cover charge and food and drink specials, and all the proceeds will go towards Patti’s medical bills.
She has done so much to help others, now we have the opportunity to repay her kindness and generosity.
Big Gay Brunch Club Chicago does Cocktail Nov. 13
BIG GAY BRUNCH CLUB Chicago
takes over Cocktail and the Gardens
Our
favorite after brunch place is hosting us for November’s Brunch!
If
you didn’t know, Cocktail is one of the most
inviting playful bars & restaurants in Lakeview, appealing to a
broad-based clientele that is short on attitude and long on fun.
And
we all know that BGBC is LONG ON FUN!
So, it’s a perfect match. Of
course, you are invited to hang out afterwards for $1 Well-Drinks, $2
Mimosas, $2 PBR 16oz cans or $12 Cocktail Infused Vodka Carafes. The
following buffet style menu will be served with the usual bottomless
mimosas and bloody Mary’s, for just $30, including tax & tip.
Scrambled Eggs
Sausage
Bacon
Waffle Station (w/ assorted toppings)
Home style Potatoes
Eggs Benedict
Mixed Fruit
Make sure that you bring cash and your dancing shoes for another guaranteed fun time with BGBC.
New Gay Parties Set To Rock Chicago! Oct. 13
A new party concept is about to take Chicago by storm! Think you’re fearless? Think again. There are an infinite number of phobias (multiplying daily) with over 500 medical related phobias listed online. Some phobias have never been appropriately labeled. There are phobias with tongue-twisting pronunciations that might have been too difficult and fearful for even Einstein to attempt to pronounce. – Hippopotomnstrosesquipedaliophobia – fear of long words. What scares YOU? What do YOU fear? Producer and phobia visionary, Experience the incredible fun and fear of EVENT-A-PHOBIA! Do you dare come to our sneak preview? Be brave — take a deep breath and get ready to be AFRAID.
EVENT-A-PHOBIA™ is a new and exciting concept, which cleverly and uniquely allows people to finally address that serious, and unspoken subject — FEAR via entertainment and merriment.
clowns – coulrophobia
snakes – snakephobia
spiders – aracnophobia
bogeyman – bogyphobia
heights – acrophobia
confined spaces – claustrophobia
Will Harrison aka visuwil® of visuwil LLC.
is known for his creative, whimsical, and edgy theme settings.
To express and bring to life his phobia theme, he incorporates extraordinary costumed artists, extravagantly masked models, 3D props, eye-popping decor, stimulating live music, and, of course, your favorite flow of libations all staged within a selected nightlife or social environment.
Do you dare enter this unusual realm of phobias?
Do you dare attempt to face your own personal fears?
Come experience the EVENT of all EVENTS!!!
DJ Phil DaBeatz
EVENT-A-PHOBIA™ parties make it FUN to play with your fears — “visualize your innermost fear … and play with it”
Thursday, Oct, 13th HYDRATE 11pm-4am 3458 N. Halsted
Cocktail Bar in Boystown Being Harrassed by Landlord…Cocktail Files Lawsuit….And Now Have Sold The Business
John “Geno” Zaharakis, who owns Cocktail, and general manager Dustin Hoffman filed suit July 29. The suit alleges that the building owner and management company worked with two former employees to tarnish the bar’s reputation and oust Cocktail to open a new bar. The suit names Robert Brumbaugh Jr., who has owned the building on 3359 N. Halsted since June of this year; Brumbaugh’s company, 3357 Halsted LLC; also named are David Sikora, Cocktail’s former manager; Alexander Stoykov, a former Cocktail go-go dancer; and Key Management and Realty, Inc., the building’s management company, which employs Stoykov. The suit claims that “on July 22, 2011, in a face-to-face meeting with Zaharakis and Hoffman, Brumbaugh stated that, unless Zaharakis and Cocktail voluntarily agreed to move out of the Premises and surrender possession of the Premises before the end of August 2011, he, Brumbaugh, intended to destroy Zaharakis financially and put Cocktail out of business so that he and Sikora could open their own bar on the Premises.” Brumbaugh did not respond immediately to a request to comment. Sikora declined to comment on the allegations. The complaint accuses Stoykov of ruining Cocktail’s relationship with its lender of 10 years, Capital Access Network, by telling the company that Cocktail was “a terrible tenant and that Cocktail was going to be evicted.” It also accuses Stoykov of delivering a false “ten days notice” to vacate the property on the 4th of July weekend in front of customers. “It’s just made it all living nightmare,” Zaharakis said. “I wish it hadn’t gotten to this, but it’s just for the best. I just need to take some time off.” The bar will continue to be called Cocktail, with Zaharakis licensing the name to the new owner, and the current staff will be retained. “The person who’s buying it has a good track record with the community,” Zaharakis said. “He’s managed bars before in the community.” Zaharakis said he plans to look at owning and running a bar again after taking a break, though he’s not sure where. The lawsuit is still pending and Zaharakis said he intends to pursue it.
Chicago’s Boystown bar Cocktail
is suing its landlord and two former employees for $10 million over an alleged conspiracy to ruin the bar’s good name and put it out of business.
Windy City Media reported that according to the suit, Sikora and Brumbaugh allegedly told Cocktail customers that the bar was going out of business.
Brumbaugh and Sikora also met with Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) early last month, the suit alleges, to ask for his support in obtaining a liquor license for Sikora’s, telling him that Cocktail was “going out of business” and that he planned to evict them. Zaharakis said he was subsequently assured that Tunney told Brumbaugh and Sikora that they couldn’t apply for a license since Cocktail already has a license for that location.
The stress has been to much for Geno and Dustin. Cocktail has now been sold.
Then it takes the city time to transfer licenses and approve the deal. It could be a couple months before the new owner is fully in place.
MiniBar Gives Back: Chicago House July 27th
Do something great for Chicago House, just by going out to eat!
Minibar is hosting a dinner event in which 20% (before tax) of all dinner and liquor sales off the regular menu will be donated to Chicago House!
Wednesday, July 27th 5-11pm
Great drinks, great food, all for a great cause! Put together a group, and dine out for the men, women, and children of Chicago House!
We hope you can join us!
Reservations are recommended!
Call Minibar at 773-871-6227
Check out the Facebook page and see who all is coming!
BestGayChicago.com
New Ownership Team Purchases Sofo Bar
d/b/a Sofo Bar (“Sofo”)
announces the completion of a transaction
under which 100% of the shares of Sofo have been acquired by Mark Robertson, Mike Sullivan,
Steve Milford and Brian Wells.
“Sofo is a terrific neighborhood bar, with a great staff and loyal customers,” says Mark
Robertson, the newly named President of the corporation. “All of Sofo’s bartenders are staying on, and we look forward to working with all of them to grow the business in the years to come.”
Milford and Wells opened Crew Bar + Grill in 2004, at 4804 N. Broadway, in the Uptown
neighborhood. Sullivan and Robertson joined Milford and Wells as principal owners of Crew in
January of 2010. Sofo will be operated as a separate corporate entity and S.W. Crew, Inc., the
corporation that operates Crew Bar + Grill, does not have any ownership interest in Sofo.
BestGayChicago.com
HOUSE INFUSION at Cocktail July 20
Hi Frequency Productions and its affiliate
Seven Presents, a Chicago based LGBT event’s production company will present
HOUSE INFUSION on July 20, 2011 from 7:00pm-2:00am at Cocktail Bar Chicago,
3359 N. Halsted at the corner of Roscoe & Halsted in Chicago’s Boystown
neighborhood.
An exciting party showcasing Chicago’s elite house music Dj’s, Go-
Go boys and tantalizing food and special libations brought to you by GRIND.
Dj Teri Bristol, Dj Carla Starla and Dj DuBCuB will spin the newest and provocative, soul stirring music that will bring everyone together.
Anthony Jay (Go-Go dancer)
will headline the stage at 10pm. Appetizers will be served at 9pm and Seven’s Signature $4 Grind (Espresso Liquor with a hint of Rum) Infusion Cocktails will be the featured beverage throughout the evening.
Other specials include $60 Veuve
bottles, table service and ½ price appetizers and salads. $5 Cover.
Event brought to you by Hi Frequency Productions,
For table service reservations and Private parties at Chicago’s premier nightclubs email James Baptist at hifrequencyjb@ymail.com.
ARF Brings Taste for a Change to Chicago June 9th
Abzyme Research Foundation Holds Taste For Change Benefit in Chicago
The Event Raises Funds and Awareness for Innovative Therapeutic HIV Vaccine Candidate
The Abzyme Research Foundation will host a benefit in Chicago to raise funds to propel HIV E-VAC, an innovative HIV vaccine candidate, into human trials. The work is being conducted at the University of Texas Houston Medical School and California Public Health Service with support from the National Institutes of Health.
Abzyme Research Foundation is committed to propelling HIV E-VAC into human trials because of its preclinical testing that show its incredible promise for both a prophylactic and therapeutic HIV vaccine. Despite over 27 million in NIH support of the past 25 years, the innovations of catalytic antibodies and covalent vaccination have not attracted the Pharmaceutical support of an industry discouraged by an inability to produce an effective HIV vaccine after 30 years of trying.
“We are so excited to announce the launch of our Taste For Change Program in Chicago. This grassroots wine tasting series to support a promising therapeutic HIV vaccine candidate has already launched in NYC, LA, Miami, and now we are thrilled to be launching in Chicago.
As Founder and Executive Director at ARF, I am thrilled at the opportunity to connect to Chicago and share w the enthusiasm that has me fighting with everything I’ve got to make sure this vaccine makes it to trial.
“What’s the big deal?” you may ask. My favorite piece of media to share is this CBS newstory entitled “Possible HIV Cure?’ (the most viewed YouTube clip under “hiv cure“).
For a modest $20 donation come taste delicious wines at Mini Bar paired with flatbread pizzas, tapas tastings, and small bites from Mini Bars delicious selection and TASTE FOR CHANGE.
RSVP on Facebook, and we look forward to seeing you there!”
Zachary Barnett, ARF.
@ Mini Bar 3341 N. Halsted Thursday June 9th, 7-9pm.
ARF is funding advancing a promising new therapeutic HIV vaccine into human trials through a national grassroots event series. Join us, and support hope for a future without HIV/AIDS.
To learn more about ARF and the vaccine candidate HIV-EVAC , visit endhiv.com
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