Category Archives: Outside the City
Billy Bragg at Dominican University Sept 10th
is an English alternative rock musician and left wing activist who blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. Bragg has been an outspoken opponent of fascism, racism, bigotry, sexism and homophobia , and is a supporter of a multi-racial Britain.
This week, BRAGG will perform at Dominican Univeristy.
Friday September 10th.
Billy Bragg’s next album will be a collaboration with singer Rosanne Cash , he revealed this week. The English rabble-rouser has already started writing new songs, and plans to record with Cash and producer Joe Henry in Los Angeles this November.
Dominican University Performing Arts Center
7900 West Division St. River Forest, IL 60305
Directions can be found online, or directions can be given via the phone by calling the DUPAC Box Office 708-488-5000.
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Vintage Drag and Fashion Runway Show and Market in Highwood September 18th
The City of Highwood and Image Pilots, producers of
Chicago’s high energy, retro-spectacle Randolph Street Market Festival, will end its inaugural season with a bang. Opening its arms to the gay community on Saturday September 18th from 10 am to 6 pm, the Fest will feature a Vintage Drag and Fashion Runway Show at 12:30 pm, along with a magnificent Martini bar, fabulous food, live music and, of course, shopping.
Attracting vendors from all across the U.S., the festival brings the area’s largest monthly vintage and indie designer event to the North Shore, where shoppers will find all the best in antiques, collectibles and vintage treasures from the 1800’s to Mid-Century Modern to Punk 1980’s. Interior designers and decorators, personal shoppers and stylists can find some of the most unique items from jewelry, furniture, clothing, linens, silver, glass, and more, at this unique and eclectic upscale antique market.
“It has been great being a part of Highwood this year, and we want to make sure the gay community is aware of what this Festival and wonderful city offers,” says Sally Schwartz, founder of Image Pilots. “Highwood is a great destination for dining, entertainment and shopping, and only a Metra stop away from the City of Chicago.”
The Last 2010 Weekend
Kicks Off with Martini’s & Drag in the Park,
Saturday September 18th
“Ladies” of Chicagoland will invade Highwood and be strutting their stuff around the Highwood Street Market on Saturday September 18th. Headlining the day will be a vintage drag and fashion runway show at 12:30 pm at the Festival’s gazebo. The show will feature local drag queens modeling vendors’vintage clothing, as well as impersonation performances. Local restaurant vendors will be selling their food and YES! Vodka will provide mouthwatering martinis, all the ingredients for a perfect picnic in the park. With Highwood being an easy Metra train ride from the city, Chicago’s gay community in encourage to come up, shop around, and enjoy the show while lounging with martinis.
Antique Appraisal Tent-
The Highwood Street Market Festival brings together some 100 vendors from all over the United States, as well as local independent designers, to showcase their high-end antiques and vintage wares,including jewelry, bags, artwork and furniture. Attendees will also have the opportunity to find out the value of their antique treasures at the Antique Appraisal Tent for $5 per item.
HIGHWOOD STREET MARKET FESTIVAL GENERAL INFORMATION
WHEN: September 18th and 19th
Saturday from 10am-6pm and special extended hours on Sunday from 10am-5pm(Drag Show on Saturday only.)
WHERE: The Festival will fill the parking lots of the Highwood Library (102 Highwood Avenue)and Everts Park
PRICE: Admission is $6 and good for both days, and is free to Highwood residents with ID. Military men and woman and kids under 12 are free. Advanced discount tickets can be purchased for $5 online at Highwood Street Market .
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PARKING: Free and ample street parking is available. Valet Parking is also available. Parking also at the Oak Terrace School is located on S. Central Avenue off Route 22.
For more information call 312-666-1200
FYI – The Randolph Street Market Festival is an internationally recognized European-style indoor and outdoor market in Chicago’s West Loop district that features more than 200 select purveyors of high quality, value-priced “finds,” offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours of shopping and entertainment. The Market is located along the 1350 block of W. Randolph Street and will take place on Sept. 25-26, Saturday 10 a.m.–5p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. General admission $12, good for both days. Tickets are $9 when purchased online at randolphstreetmarket.com; $5 admission for students with ID. Children 12 and under free. For more information, visit Randolph Street Market .
Open Door Clinic in Elgin and Aurora
We talk so much about the city of Chicago and everything going on here, we sometimes forget about the suburbs and the LGBT communities and organizations there.
When AIDS was recognized in the early 1980’s as being a sexually transmitted disease, the Board of Directors of Open Door Clinic (ODC) felt it was important for the STD Clinic to extend its diagnostic, treatment and prevention services to include HIV/AIDS.
ODC was one of the first HIV Antibody testing sites in the State of Illinois, a service still offered today. In 1988, ODC became the first Illinois testing site to offer one-week results and can now provide results within a few days. The Clinic also offers the antigen test, which reduces the window period. In January 1993, they initiated a pilot project of a broad spectrum “early intervention” HIV Clinic (hereafter named HIV Clinic).
Among the services provided are
- laboratory testing (CD4, viral loads, etc.)
- primary physician service.
- specialist referrals.
- nutrition Counseling & supplements.
- substance abuse referrals.
- mental health referrals
- information, forms and applications for federal, state and local assistance programs
- along with professional, compassion, caring & support.
“Most significantly, we have been able to offer our clients the assurance that the clinic, its services and staff remain available throughout the illness.”
2 Clinic Locations
Elgin, IL
Open Door Clinic 164 Division Street, Suite 607 Elgin, IL 60120 Phone: 847 695-1093
Aurora, IL
Open Door Clinic 157 S. Lincoln Avenue, Room K , Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630 264-1819
Open Door Clinic in Elgin and Aurora
We talk so much about the city of Chicago and everything going on here, we sometimes forget about the suburbs and the LGBT communities and organizations there.
When AIDS was recognized in the early 1980’s as being a sexually transmitted disease, the Board of Directors of Open Door Clinic (ODC) felt it was important for the STD Clinic to extend its diagnostic, treatment and prevention services to include HIV/AIDS.
ODC was one of the first HIV Antibody testing sites in the State of Illinois, a service still offered today. In 1988, ODC became the first Illinois testing site to offer one-week results and can now provide results within a few days. The Clinic also offers the antigen test, which reduces the window period. In January 1993, they initiated a pilot project of a broad spectrum “early intervention” HIV Clinic (hereafter named HIV Clinic).
Among the services provided are
- laboratory testing (CD4, viral loads, etc.)
- primary physician service.
- specialist referrals.
- nutrition Counseling & supplements.
- substance abuse referrals.
- mental health referrals
- information, forms and applications for federal, state and local assistance programs
- along with professional, compassion, caring & support.
“Most significantly, we have been able to offer our clients the assurance that the clinic, its services and staff remain available throughout the illness.”
2 Clinic Locations
Elgin, IL
Open Door Clinic 164 Division Street, Suite 607 Elgin, IL 60120 Phone: 847 695-1093
Aurora, IL
Open Door Clinic 157 S. Lincoln Avenue, Room K , Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630 264-1819
Gay Road Trip! Starved Rock State Park
Want to do something different and see one of the most spectacular sites in all of Illinois?
Get away for a day and take a road trip to Starved Rock State Park . It’s about a 2 hour drive from Chicago and can be a fun day trip or overnight camping trip.
Starved Rock State Park is a world apart from anything else in Illinois! You will know it the minute you enter the park, as you wind your car through the towering trees.
Amazing waterfalls are active in the spring and after heavy rains. 13 miles of trails to explore, plus, the Illinois River offers fishing, boating, extraordinary views and great places to relax. Take a picnic lunch. Some wine and cheese and enjoy the beauty!
Don’t worry if you can’t fit it all in, historic Starved Rock Lodge is just up the hill and is the only lodging located in the State Park. The Lodge is located on a bluff overlooking the Visitor Center and the Illinois River. Comfortable lodge rooms and cabins in the woods make for a great night’s stay when you visit the park.
If you want to camp, make a reservation. Camping is limited .
Get out of town for the day and check out this beautiful park!
Most Dynamic Gay Pride Celebration in the Midwest – Milwaukee Pride Fest June 11, 12 and 13
The Gay People’s Union was the first organization in Milwaukee to host an event that had Pride appeal, with over 350 people attending the GPU Ball in 1974. Other dances and parties were hosted in the years that followed, but it wasn’t until after the 1987 March on Washington that the Pride Movement took a strong hold in Milwaukee.
Year after year, Milwaukee’s Gay Pride grew! Now attracting over 15,000 people, the Pride Fest weekend showcases over 140 bands and artists and entertainers from all over the world!
This year we are treated to the talents of KATHY GRIFFIN, PATTI LaBELLE, JOAN RIVERS,
New York nightlife legends MIMI IMFURST and AMANDA LEPORE, plus MANY MANY MORE!
3 days of food, fun, entertainment and Gay Pride!
Fri, June, 11th :: 3pm-Midnight
Sat, June, 12th :: Noon-Midnight
Sun, June, 13th :: Noon-Midnight
All entertainment & shows are included. Seating is unreserved. If you would like a reserved seat, we recommend purchasing Reserved Seating tickets.
1 day pass General admission is $13 in advance / $15 at the gate.
3 day pass General admission is $35 in advance / $45 at the gate.
Come and spend the night!
Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee City Center is the host hotel!
Hundreds of festival-goers and performers are staying at this hotel!
611 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee 53203
Tel: 1-414-273-2950 Fax: 1-414-273-7662
BOOK ONLINE AT DOUBLETREE MILWAUKEE Milwaukee Pride Fest
ROOMS ARE ALMOST GONE – BOOK TODAY!!
Most Dynamic Gay Pride Celebration in the Midwest – Milwaukee Pride Fest June 11, 12 and 13
The Gay People’s Union was the first organization in Milwaukee to host an event that had Pride appeal, with over 350 people attending the GPU Ball in 1974. Other dances and parties were hosted in the years that followed, but it wasn’t until after the 1987 March on Washington that the Pride Movement took a strong hold in Milwaukee.
Year after year, Milwaukee’s Gay Pride grew! Now attracting over 15,000 people, the Pride Fest weekend showcases over 140 bands and artists and entertainers from all over the world!
This year we are treated to the talents of KATHY GRIFFIN, PATTI LaBELLE, JOAN RIVERS,
New York nightlife legends MIMI IMFURST and AMANDA LEPORE, plus MANY MANY MORE!
3 days of food, fun, entertainment and Gay Pride!
Fri, June, 11th :: 3pm-Midnight
Sat, June, 12th :: Noon-Midnight
Sun, June, 13th :: Noon-Midnight
All entertainment & shows are included. Seating is unreserved. If you would like a reserved seat, we recommend purchasing Reserved Seating tickets.
1 day pass General admission is $13 in advance / $15 at the gate.
3 day pass General admission is $35 in advance / $45 at the gate.
Come and spend the night!
Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee City Center is the host hotel!
Hundreds of festival-goers and performers are staying at this hotel!
611 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee 53203
Tel: 1-414-273-2950 Fax: 1-414-273-7662
BOOK ONLINE AT DOUBLETREE MILWAUKEE Milwaukee Pride Fest
ROOMS ARE ALMOST GONE – BOOK TODAY!!
ILLINOIS #1 HATER OF GAYs – Naperville’s Peter LaBarbera
the man behind Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, AFTAH, is the #1 HATER OF GAY PEOPLE in Illinois!
Peter LaBarbera not only opposes equal rights for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender people (LGBT), but has spent literally decades fighting against equal rights.
After years of vilifying gays as disease-prone child molesters, the website of the Naperville-based anti-gay organization Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) recently became listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Chicago-based Gay Liberation Network (GLN) lobbied the Law Center to list AFTAH as a hate group so that its lies against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people could be exposed to public scrutiny and condemnation. The listing appeared in the most recent issue of the Law Center’s quarterly publication, The Intelligence Report.
The criteria that the Law Center historically has used to determine whether or not an organization is a hate group is not merely that it opposes legal equality for gays or others, but whether or not they intentionally utilize discredited and slanderous propaganda to spread lies about a group of people. By repeatedly using the phoney “research” of defrocked psychologist Paul Cameron, who is roundly condemned by every major professional psychological association, AFTAH’s website apparently met the Law Center’s definition of a hate group.
“Getting LaBarbera’s website labeled a ‘hate group’ is important because it helps assist the political marginalization of a man who has dedicated his career to denying others legal equality,” said Bob Schwartz of the Gay Liberation Network. “Through demonstrating against LaBarbera and his organizations over the years, GLN and others have made LaBarbera gain the reputation of being a bigot, and thus radioactive in many ‘respectable’ circles. This most recent victory, getting the Southern Poverty Law Center stamp of disapproval for LaBarbera’s website, makes it less possible for him to garner support for future anti-gay legislation and initiatives.”
GET INVOLVED WITH GLN!Wednesday, April 7 – Monthly organizing meeting of the Gay Liberation Network. Meeting starts
promptly at 7 PM (we recommend that people arrive at 6:45 PM) at a NEW LOCATION — Berger Park Cultural Center — 6205 N. Sheridan Road (corner of Granville Street & Sheridan Road). For more information call 773.209.1187
Friday, April 9 – Gay Liberation Network live call-in show on CAN TV, 6:30-6:55 PM on Cable Channel 21 in Chicago. You can watch past shows on GLN’s new YouTube Channel. Just go to: YouTube.
Best Gay Chicago
ILLINOIS #1 HATER OF GAYs – Naperville’s Peter LaBarbera
the man behind Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, AFTAH, is the #1 HATER OF GAY PEOPLE in Illinois!
Peter LaBarbera not only opposes equal rights for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender people (LGBT), but has spent literally decades fighting against equal rights.
After years of vilifying gays as disease-prone child molesters, the website of the Naperville-based anti-gay organization Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) recently became listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Chicago-based Gay Liberation Network (GLN) lobbied the Law Center to list AFTAH as a hate group so that its lies against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people could be exposed to public scrutiny and condemnation. The listing appeared in the most recent issue of the Law Center’s quarterly publication, The Intelligence Report.
The criteria that the Law Center historically has used to determine whether or not an organization is a hate group is not merely that it opposes legal equality for gays or others, but whether or not they intentionally utilize discredited and slanderous propaganda to spread lies about a group of people. By repeatedly using the phoney “research” of defrocked psychologist Paul Cameron, who is roundly condemned by every major professional psychological association, AFTAH’s website apparently met the Law Center’s definition of a hate group.
“Getting LaBarbera’s website labeled a ‘hate group’ is important because it helps assist the political marginalization of a man who has dedicated his career to denying others legal equality,” said Bob Schwartz of the Gay Liberation Network. “Through demonstrating against LaBarbera and his organizations over the years, GLN and others have made LaBarbera gain the reputation of being a bigot, and thus radioactive in many ‘respectable’ circles. This most recent victory, getting the Southern Poverty Law Center stamp of disapproval for LaBarbera’s website, makes it less possible for him to garner support for future anti-gay legislation and initiatives.”
GET INVOLVED WITH GLN!Wednesday, April 7 – Monthly organizing meeting of the Gay Liberation Network. Meeting starts
promptly at 7 PM (we recommend that people arrive at 6:45 PM) at a NEW LOCATION — Berger Park Cultural Center — 6205 N. Sheridan Road (corner of Granville Street & Sheridan Road). For more information call 773.209.1187
Friday, April 9 – Gay Liberation Network live call-in show on CAN TV, 6:30-6:55 PM on Cable Channel 21 in Chicago. You can watch past shows on GLN’s new YouTube Channel. Just go to: YouTube.
Best Gay Chicago
