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Lincoln Park Attack on Gay Men Leaves One Man Hospitalized
We have to remember,
haters are everywhere.
Chicago AIDS Run Walk Deadlines
We’re only 15 days away from AIDS Run & Walk
Chicago. It’s shaping up to be quite a day with Wanda Sykes and Michael
Feinstein joining us at the start line, and Jamar Rogers from NBC’s The
Voice performing during closing ceremonies. September
30 will be filled with some great energy and awareness at Soldier
Field. Thank you for joining us for this spectacular event and in our
fight against HIV/AIDS.
Today and Wednesday are two very important
deadlines for the event.
Today is the last day that RUNNERS can
pre-register for the event.
For WALKERS, the last day to pre-register
will be end of day Wednesday, September 19. Interested participants
may pre-register online at Aidsrunwalk.org.
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.
TPAN 25 Celebration October 4th, 2012
The 25th Hour: Celebrating A Quarter-Century of Service, an important
event that will commemorate our 25th year of providing services to
Chicago’s HIV community at the historic Chicago Cultural Center. This
distinctive event will be a chic, fun-filled celebration with special
chef tastings, visual art, and live music by the soulful singer, Jamar
Rogers from NBC’s The Voice. TPAN will honor individuals who have made a
huge impact on Chicago’s HIV community.
As Chicago’s oldest peer-led HIV service provider, TPAN ensures that
all people living with or at risk for HIV have access, under one roof,
to free, confidential testing and counseling; education about the best
options for prevention, treatment, and ancillary care through our
programs and national journal, Positively Aware; and ongoing
psychosocial support. TPAN also goes out into the community to provide
prevention education and testing.
After a quarter century of service, the work continues. TPAN is
committed to living. We hope you will join us in that commitment.
October 4th, 2012 5:30-8:30 at Chicago beautiful Cultural Center!
Tickets: $75 – $150 ONLINE NOW
KINKY BOOTS in Chicago with Cyndi Lauper Benefit Night Oct. 11
Kinky Boots will strut its stuff Oct. 4-Nov. 2 at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, prior to a 2013 Broadway arrival. Kinky Boots is produced by Tony winners Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig.
Based on the 2005 British film of the same title, the musical has a score by Lauper, with a book by Tony winner Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles, Newsies) and direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (2004’s La Cage aux Folles, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can).
CHECK THIS OUT!
| Get Kinky with ALCC and Cyndi Lauper! | |
| Join ALCC on Thursday, October 11 at a pre-Broadway performance of Kinky Boots – The Musical and a cocktail reception with the one-and-only Cyndi Lauper! All tickets purchased through ALCC include access to a private reception |
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September 8 & 9 – Gay Six Flags and Gay Beach Parties
BY NOW, I hope most of you have your tickets for the BIG EVENT this Saturday!
You can buy tickets for $35 until late Friday night. Then the price goes to $45 PLUS another $20 for your parking. So SAVE $30 and buy by Friday night!!
A portion of ALL ticket sales will benefit TPAN!
And don’t forget, the FREE beach party the next day!
::::Retox Party::::
First, we are
OUT IN THE PARK
at Six Flags
(www.GaySixFlagsChicago.com)
then we are OUT AT THE BEACH
at Hollywood Beach!
A Retox Event with
BestGayChicago.com and Mini Bar!
CO$T: FREE.
Goes Noon until 6PM!
Music by Joey Kissling!
Suggested attire -Wear a WHITE bathing suit, swimwear, underwear
tightie whities, or board shorts. Prizes for BEST Basket, etc…
NO LIFEGUARDS will be on duty.
Dogs are allowed. So is drinking and smoking!
Come to relax, retox, & recover OR
to socialize & bump & grind
on the Beach with all the hottest Chicago guys & BestGayChicago.com and the Boys of MINI BAR!
MiniBar is the official sponsor and will be on hand to keep the party
jumping and the Official After The Beach Party…RETOX will happen
back at Mini Bar, in Boystown! 3341 N. Halsted.
With lots of cool drink specials!
Pride Films and Plays Writers Contest
Pride Films and Plays is accepting entries into the Great Gay Play and Musical Contest now through October 22, 2012.
Each of the five finalists will receive $400, and their scripts will be performed as ‘enhanced staged readings’ during Gay Play Weekend at Center on Halsted, Chicago, in spring 2013.
A complete list of contest rules can be found here. Our list of judges for the contest is extensive and includes veteran theater directors, an international array of Artistic Directors and Academic Professionals, and well as working professionals from across the country. Please note there is an entry fee to enter the contest, but Dramatist Guild Members may enter the contest for free between September 8 and 15, 2012. Date for final entry is October 22, 2012.
For more informationhere, or visit the Contest page of Pridefilmsandplays.com.
LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE OPENS ITS 25th ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH METAMORPHOSES
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Lookingglass Theatre Company presents Metamorphoses, based on the myths of Ovid from a translation by David Slavitt, written and directed by Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman.
The revival production, coinciding with the 10th Anniversary of the Broadway production, runs September 19 – November 18, 2012 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago’s historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
In 1998, Lookingglass debuted Metamorphoses, a play of such grace and power that the memory of it still lingers in the minds of audiences today. The critically-acclaimed, record-breaking Chicago engagement led to a Broadway production that garnered Mary Zimmerman the 2002 Tony Award for Best Director and catapulted Lookingglass onto the national stage.
From a simple, rippling pool of water, Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman conjured the force of Ovid’s ancient myths into gorgeous imagery and breathtaking storytelling. Metamorphoses’ long-anticipated Chicago revival will feature a number of Lookingglass Ensemble Members and original cast members.
“Metamorphoses is one of those rare productions that truly has it all: beauty, mystery, humor, pathos. The brilliance of Mary’s work is that these ancient myths feel at once very contemporary and totally timeless, simultaneously rooted in the very specific individuals onstage and completely universal,” says Artistic Director Andy White. “These are some of the reasons it was our longest-running hit in Chicago, then toured the country, and finally ran for a year on Broadway. This show had a profound impact on all of us – Lookingglass, Chicago, and even the country – when we first produced it, and we’ve had an ache to revisit it for a long time. We are so proud to bring it back to Chicago now, and to have it kick off our 25th Anniversary Season.”
Metamorphoses will feature members of the original Lookingglass Chicago cast, Anjali Bhimani (Myrrha and Others), Lawrence E. DiStasi (Hermes and Others), Marilyn Dodds Frank (Therapist and Others), Raymond Fox (Midas and Others), Douglas Hara (Phaeton and Others), Chris Kipiniak (Erysichthon and Others), Louise Lamson (Alcyone and Others). The cast also includes returning cast member Anne Fogarty (Aphrodite and Others) and new cast members Usman Ally (Orpheus and Others) and Lauren Orkus (Eurydice and Others).
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
About Lookingglass Theatre Company
Inventive. Collaborative. Transformative. Lookingglass Theatre Company, recipient of the 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, was founded in 1988 by eight Northwestern University students. 2012-2013 marks the company’s 25th anniversary season. Lookingglass is home to a multi-disciplined ensemble of artists who create story-centered theatrical work that is physical, aurally rich and visually metaphoric. Lookingglass has staged 58 world premieres at 23 venues across Chicago, and garnered 52 Joseph Jefferson Awards and Citations.
Work premiered at Lookingglass has been produced in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, Berkeley, Philadelphia, Princeton, Hartford, Kansas City, Washington D.C., and St. Louis. Lookingglass original scripts have been produced across the United States.
The Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago’s landmark Water Tower Water Works opened in June 2003. In addition to developing and presenting ensemble work, Lookingglass Education and Community programs encourage creativity, teamwork and confidence with thousands of community members each year.
Out in the Park at Six Flags and One Night Stand Dance and Concert
September 8th and 15th…WHERE WILL YOU BE??
2 MUST GO TO Charity events, unlike any else, ever offered in Chicago!
September 8th – for the first time EVER, Six Flags is allowing us to have a PRIVATE LGBT NIGHT, just for us! Remember last time your were at Six Flags Great America and waited 90 minutes for a 90 second ride??? No lines or next to nothing lines for this event! We are expecting 4000-5000 people – and on any given in the park there are 20,000-30,000 people!!
From 9pm – 1am, the park will be closed to the general public for this private event. Guests will enjoy the music of DJs, Matthew Harvat and Phil DaBeatz, as it is heard live throughout the park. The DJs will be spinning together simultaneously as a team bridging two styles that compliment each other and bringing a signature dance floor experience to Six Flags Great America. This amazing LGBT event is expected to welcome people from the five surrounding states coming together to pride-fully celebrate!
Tickets purchased in advance are $35 which includes admission to the park all day long, free parking and admission to the Private Event!
A portion of all ticket sales will benefit TPAN. Tickets are available now online at Sixflags.com using promo code OUT2012 up at the top of the page!
A limited number of bus tickets will be available departing from Uptown on Montrose Avenue, 1 block West of Broadway. Buses will depart at 3pm and also at 6pm. All buses will leave the park at 1am and return to Uptown. Bus tickets are extremely limited and 50% SOLD OUT ALREADY!
Visit Gaysixflagschicago.com for more information.
Join the facebook page and see who’s going!
A BIG THANKS to the generous support of our co-sponsors! ChicagoPride.com, GRAB Magazine, BOI Magazine, The L Stop,Rainbow Pizza, Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours, and Halsted Healthmart Pharmacy!!
BONUS WHITE PARTY – OUT on the BEACH!
Sunday September 9th – noon – 6pm
At the AMAZING gay (Osterman) Hollywood Beach, in CHICAGO!!!
CO$T: FREE. Come to relax & recover OR to socialize or dance!
September 15th! A brand new type of visual extravaganza with tickets starting at just $35!
Imagine Studio 54 in New York – but with new twists! A dance party and concert event not to be missed! The evening starts with visual entertainment and theatrics. Followed by an awesome concert by the legendary LINDA CLIFFORD! This exciting performer continues to ignite dance floors with vinyl anthems like If My Friends Could See Me Now, Runaway Love and Red Light (from Fame) as well as downloaded club tracks, How Long and Baby, I’m Yours,
Then that is followed by an evening of dance as Matthew Harvat keeps the party jumping. And all of this benefits CHICAGO HOUSE.
From grinding go-go boys to a diva belting it with her band to DJ
Mathew Harvat offering up the beats, ONE NIGHT STAND will rock a very
transformed Park West on Saturday, September 15th.
Be a part of a glittering new addition to the Chicago House collection of annual events… ONE NIGHT STAND! Ticket options online NOW.
Judy Tenuta Benefit Sept 6th Laugh Factory
Judy Tenuta,
the accordion-playing comedienne and self-proclaimed “Love Goddess”, is
returning home to Chicago next month as part of her national tour – and
you can support Pride Films and Plays
by purchasing tickets to her opening night on Thursday, September 6, at
the Laugh Factory (3175 N. Broadway). Tickets are only $20, and the
full amount goes to Pride Films and Plays as a donation, courtesy of The
Laugh Factory. The performance begins at 8 pm and features Greg Glienna
and host Bill Cruz. Click here to purchase tickets.
Pride Films and Plays
is dedicated to comprehending the history of great gay writing and
fostering its excellence in new works for the stage and screen. Their
upcoming 2012-13 season will include the world premieres of Sean
Chandler and David Leeper’s play, At The Flash, and Leo Schwartz’s musical, Under a Rainbow Flag, as well as a 20th anniversary revival of Jonathan Harvey’s coming-of-age classic, Beautiful Thing. Click here to purchase season passes.
Go Go Gods, Aerialists, Dance Music and More Sept. 15th
Flying Aerialists,
Chart Topping Diva?
up your heels, grab a cocktail, and meet us on the dancefloor to let
out your
inner diva for Chicago House’s HOTTEST new event!
experiential dance party full of alluring theatrics, all surrounding
disco legend Linda Clifford,
with pulsating music offered up by DJ Matthew Harvat.
Brought to you by the imaginative producers of Dance For Life and Chicago Takes Off!
will benefit the housing and supportive services Chicago House provides
to over 1,400 HIV affected and at risk men, women, and children every
year.
SuperHero Revolution was a Smashing Success
SuperHero REVOLUTION at House Blues this past Saturday, was a smashing success.
Awesome costumes, eye popping go go gods and a show, that did not disappoint!
(Photos by Anthony Meade Bear Lens Photography)
Hats off to CircuitMom Productions! Watch for Halloween Revolution coming soon!!
Complimentary Tequila Tasting at El Mariachi Saturday Aug. 11
While out at Market Days, escape the crowds for a bit.
Stop by El Mariachi 3906 N. Broadway,
for a complimentary tequila tasting!
Grab a bit and drink! 6-8pm.
Saturday Aug 11th, 2012
Lady Gaga at Louis Vuitton on Michigan Ave
Yesterday, like in many recent days, River North office folk were
treated to commotion in the streets and hunky firefighting actors of Chicago Fire, a TV show currently filming here. I was actually driving on Dearborn street right about the time a fires/scene was about to shoot and traffic was a nightmare!
FROM CHICAGO RACKED: One of our intrepid photogs caught Mister Taylor Kinney makin’ that bacon while his glitzy girlfriend, Lady Gaga was seen shopping at Louis Vuitton, spending the aforementioned bacon.
GAGA was at eating at Chicago Diner a couple weeks back, in Boystown.
Chicago Chick Fil A Boycott Today
While the local Chick Fil A owner says ““We are a family of deep Chicago roots – my husband and I both came from
city worker families (teachers, police, laborers) and Steve is a city
worker,” she noted. She also said they’ve supported, hospitals, schools,
churches and even LGBT groups.” – really? I would like to see where and how she made a LGBT donation last year. Still, a portion of all food sold goes to the CEO who then pumps a couple million a year into the anti gay movement.
Sure. We all have freedom of speech. And Chick Fil A and many other businesses may be against gays. But yet there is a debate about whether or not people should patronize Chick-fil-A restaurants.
If
a corporation openly supported organizations dedicated to racist or
religious discrimination, would those who support Chick-fil-A support
such a business?
Probably not openly, but their desire to support an openly anti-gay corporation shows their bigotry nonetheless.
Please do the right thing. Join the boycott.
More importantly, help spread the boycott. Join the 4:30 PM boycott re-launch event today (Wednesday, Aug. 8) at 30 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago (near
the “Chicago” stop on the Red Line el). We will have posters and
stickers available so that you can take a direct role in helping spread
the boycott. Please join the Facebook event here and then invite your Facebook friends to also participate.
Barbra Streisand Announces Concert Dates
The magic of Barbra Streisand in concert continues this fall with the
addition of NEW live performances in the US and Canada with special
guests Chris Botti and Il Volo!
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | FAN PRE-SALE | PUBLIC ON SALE |
| Oct. 8 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center | Aug. 9, 10 am ET | Aug. 11, 12 pm ET |
| Oct. 17 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre | Aug. 9, 10 am ET | Aug. 13, 10 am ET |
| Oct. 20 | Ottawa, ON | Scotiabank Plaza | Aug. 9, 10 am ET | Aug. 13, 10 am ET |
| Oct. 23 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre | Aug. 9, 10 am ET | Aug. 13, 10 am ET |
| Oct. 26 | Chicago, IL | United Center | Aug. 9, 10 am CT | Aug. 13, 10 am CT |
Details will be released soon on where to buy tickets online, but in
the mean time, there is a special offer for Barbra’s most loyal
fans… A limited number of tickets will be available before the public on sale date through an exclusive Fan Pre-Sale, and we’ll distribute the password for the Pre-Sale through the Barbra Streisand Mailing List.
The Fan Pre-Sale password will be emailed early on the morning of August 9th to subscribers of the Barbra Streisand Mailing List, so make sure to sign up if you haven’t already and check your email inbox early on August 9th for the first chance to purchase tickets!
Gay Day Gay Night at Six Flags Chicago September 8, 2012
An all-new private LGBT event featuring rides, live music and a party-like atmosphere
BestGayChicago.com and vitaminwater® are excited to premiere an all new LGBT event and fundraiser at Six Flags Great America. Out In The Park 2012 will be a private event for the LGBT community, their friends and families. “We are very excited Six Flags Great America is allowing us this unique opportunity to produce such an awesome event at their park,” said Derrick Sorles, owner of BestGayChicago.com. “We are proud to have TPAN (Test Positive Awareness Network) as our benefitting charity.”
On Saturday, September 8, 2012, from 9pm – 1am, the park will be closed to the general public for this private event. Guests will enjoy the music of DJs, Matthew Harvat and Phil DaBeatz, as it is heard live throughout the park. The DJs will be spinning together simultaneously as a team bridging two styles that compliment each other and bringing a signature dance floor experience to Six Flags Great America. This amazing LGBT event is expected to welcome people from the five surrounding states coming together to pride-fully celebrate!
Tickets purchased in advance are $35 which includes admission to the park all day long, free parking and admission to the Private Event! A portion of the advance ticket sales will benefit TPAN.
Tickets are available now online at sixflags.com using promo code OUT2012.
A limited number of bus tickets will be available departing from Uptown on Montrose Avenue, 1 block West of Broadway. Busses will depart at 3pm and also at 6pm. All busses will leave the park at 1am and return to Uptown. Bus tickets are extremely limited. Visit gaysixflagschicago.com for more information or call 773-878-5323.
A BIG THANKS to the generous support of our co-sponsors! ChicagoPride.com, GRAB Magazine, BOI Magazine, The L Stop, Rainbow Pizza, Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours, and Halsted Healthmart Pharmacy!!
BONUS WHITE PARTY – OUT on the BEACH!
Sunday September 9th – noon – 6pm
At the gay (Osterman) Hollywood Beach, in CHICAGO!!!
CO$T: FREE. Goes all day until 6PM! Music!
Come to relax & recover OR to socialize or dance!
About TPAN
Now in its 25th year, TPAN empowers everyone living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS to live open, healthy, and productive lives. TPAN innovates to deliver peer-led support programs and collaborative wellness services and to communicate comprehensive information. TPAN will do so until HIV/AIDS is eradicated.
About BestGayChicago.com
Since 2007, BestGayChicago.com has been providing the best of everything gay and gay-friendly in the greater Chicago area. Owned and operated by Best Gay Inc., their sites provide news, information, travel tips and entertainment for the LGBT community.
