Highlight Events
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Reeling 2009: Flirting with Danger program
Danger lurks as the male characters in this shorts program are pushed to the edge in search of any sort of connection. Whether that place is a steam room or high school classroom, these lost boys find companionship in people whose name might as well be Disaster, as they linger on the precipice long before plunging headfirst into the unknown. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com (Some of the images in this program may be too graphic for more sensitive viewers.)
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Reeling 2009: Reel Skin program
The three very different documentaries, part of the Real Skin program of Reeling, all dig into the euphorically trans-formative properties of skin and the way you adorn it—be it with animal hides, the sweetly painful vibrancy of ink, or even changing your gender representation to be comfortable in your own body. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Fruit Fly
H. P. Mendoza, writer and composer of Colma: The Musical, returns with his directorial debut, Fruity Fly. In this upbeat and sassy musical, Bethesda, a performance artist, has just arrived in San Francisco after searching for her birth parents in the Philippines. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Not Fade Away
Forced to move back home to care for her ill mother (two-time Oscar nominee Shirley Knight), Angie’s love-hate relationship with her mom takes her on a roller coaster of emotions. The only person she finds comfort in is her calm and caring girlfriend, Caroline, whose own patience begins to wear thin with Angie's intolerant attitude. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Fish Out of Water
Directed by Ky Dickens, Fish Out of Water mixes animation with community and scholarly interviews (many from Chicago) to explore the Bible verses used to condemn homosexuality. Intermixed with footage from nationwide Prop 8 protests and various wedding ceremonies, the film touches on the marriage debate, issues of procreation, public and pastoral fear, the overused Sodom and Gomorrah example, and scripture context. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Homewrecker
Boyd (played by The Lair’s Dylan Vox), a former TV star in prison, has only one thing on his mind as he’s doing push-ups in his cell: to wreck the lives of Derrick Hardy and Collin Lawrence, an unsuspecting couple that had him fired from a popular sitcom pilot. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Fish Out of Water After-Party
Celebrate the screening of Fish Out of Water (5 p.m., Music Box) with local filmmaker Ky Dickens, and many of the film interviewees from Chicago’s LGBT community.
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Reeling 2009: To Faro
Winner of the Best Film Award at the Czech Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, To Faro explores the nature of gender identity in a coming-of-age format. (Presented in German, with English subtitles.) Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: American Primitive
As heartfelt as it is heartbreaking, American Primitive explores and challenges traditional definitions of love and family. Beautifully shot on location in Cape Cod, the film’s cast features Tate Donovan (The OC), Adam Pascal (Rent), Josh Peck (The Wackness) and The L Word’s Anne Ramsay. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Homo, Mi Amor program
Secret loves, hidden fetishes, calls for affection, a cry for help: the characters brought to life in these beautiful Spanish language films, part of the Homo, Mi Amor program, all have something urgent to communicate. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Pornography: A Thriller
In this sexy, trippy, psychological creep show, a gay porn star named Mark Anton mysteriously disappears after he decides to leave the business at the height of his fame in 1995. Rumors of murder and blackmail swirl for years, until Michael, a young New York writer researching a book about pornography, decides to investigate the strange events. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Reeling 2009: Night Fliers
Writer-director Sara Lynne brings us a touching, high-spirited, coming-of-age film with Night Fliers. New to her rural town, with a neglectful father and a mom that’s not anywhere in the picture, Jesse assumes the responsibility of taking care of herself and her nosy little sister. Admission: $10.00 ($8.00 members), tickets available online: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com
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Late Night Sunday with DJ Phil DaBeatz
Minibar Ultra Lounge and Cafe, Boystown's first class Sunday night location invites all of you to Late Night Sunday!
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Male Call with Miss Foozie at Roscoe's
Roscoe's and ChicagoPride.com present Male Call with Miss Foozie. Here's your chance to meet the unexpected and end the weekend right.
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North Suburban Parents & Kids Meetup Lunch
North Suburban Parents & Kids Meetup Lunch
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Fish Out of Water film showing, part of Reeling 2009.
Fish Out of Water film showing, part of Reeling 2009.
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Author Nikki Rashan ("You Make Me Wanna") personal appearance
Author Nikki Rashan ("You Make Me Wanna") personal appearance at Center on Halsted as a part of Center on Halsted’s OUTwrite (an LGBT literary program) in partnership with B.BLYSS! Production.
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2009 Bailiwick Chicago Launch Party
After over two decades of service to the Chicago community, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre has been re-designed from the ground up. Drink specials and we expect a wonderful cross-section of the Chicago theater community to be in attendance. You can stop by anytime, but trust us: you will want to be there around 7:30pm.
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September performs LIVE
See recording artist September ("Cry For You," "Satellites") performing live.
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Mean Girls Unlimited Mimosa Brunch
Come see the Biggest & Best Divas perform live while you enjoy the best food in town.
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16th SOFA CHICAGO 2009
Celebrating its 16th year, SOFA CHICAGO 2009, the critically acclaimed Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair, returns to Navy Pier's Festival Hall to present masterworks from top international galleries and dealers.
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The Laramie Project
Mark the 10th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death and the events that followed the tragic event in Laramie Wyoming
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Live Band Karaoke
Every Sunday after our all new Sunday Brunch Gone Wild Minibar will be host to live band Karaoke. Come enjoy your favorite songs performed live on stage. Whether singing or watching it is an experience not to be missed this fall!
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Daily Events - Everyday in Gay Chicago
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What's popular on Sundays?
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@mosphere
$3 Well drinks, $5 cosmos, $8 Bud Lite pitcher
A Church 4 Me?
Meeting every Sunday at 11AM, A Church 4 Me A Church 4 Me? seeks to "build a community of understanding, open to all people."
Angelina Ristorante
11AM-2PM Sunday Brunch. Known in Boystown as "Gay Church" this Sunday tradition brings cute boys & tasty food! CASH ONLY
Baton Show Lounge
Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 2 for 1 admission with coupon available at www.thebatonshowlounge.com.
Berlin
MODifyd, DJ Chester mixes alternative and pop. $2 Lites $3.25 Heinekens. 1st Sunday: Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley, 2nd Sunday: True Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester
Big Chicks
Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., $2.50 vodka lemonades
Bobby Love's
Open at noon with Connie
Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps
Cell Block
Open 2 p.m., $1.50 pints Miller Lite all day and night, DJs Freddie Bain and Chris Spinazzola
Charlie's
Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke 9 p.m., Resurrection Sunday @ midnight with club classics by DJ LuLu, $2 well and domestic bottles, $10 Long Islands, $1 PBR bottles
Chicago Eagle
8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; music videos on big screen with Jim.
Circuit Night Club
Noché Latina w/ DJ Fast Freddy & DJ Alex Perez, Veronica Zaid’s show at 9 p.m., 1st week-Noche Vaquera, free entry for cowboy attire
Club Krave
$2 drafts & $5 draft pitchers , House Mama’s Bingo at 7 p.m., followed by karaoke
Cocktail Chicago
$1 well drinks, biscuits & booze with Paté, dogs welcome until 8 p.m., DJ Dealer & Chris Eterno at 8 p.m., DJ Pete Augusta at 11 p.m, go-go boys at 8 p.m.
Crew Bar & Grill
Miller Lite pitchers $9, Beergarita/ Sangria pitchers $12, Miller Chill bottles $3, Paulie’s Pot Roast sandwich w/choice of side $10.25, Open for brunch 11 a.m. ‘til 1pm. VJ Ven from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 9:30 p.m.
Encompass
Night Of Stars drag show 9:45 p.m.
Geja's Cafe
Geja’s Café’s South African Wine Festival. Guests of Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage, will enjoy many flavorful wines from South Africa during the fondue restaurant’s South African Wine Festival from September 1-November 30, 2009.
Halsted's Bar and Grill
$6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch
Hideaway
Bitch Bingo with Ginger Lee, karaoke at 9 p.m.
Hunters
Karaoke 7-11 p.m., Boys Night 11 p.m., $1 drafts, $4 Martinis, DJ Lawrence K
Hydrate
DJ Greg Drescher
Jackhammer
$3 U-Call-It (excluding Martinis and Long Islands)
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Jeffrey Pub
Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover
Little Jim's
$2.75 14-oz. draft Miller Lite, $3 domestic bottle/well.
Lucky Horseshoe
Male dancers 2pm-2am.
Manhandler
$2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; buffet 6pm.
Mary's Attic
MaryOke! at 9 p.m., $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles
Minibar Café features Sunday Brunch with $4 mimosas & belinis
Pie Hole Pizza Joint
Homemade Bloody Marys for only $7
Queens Tavern & Bistro
5:30PM-11PM: $6 Inflused Vodka Martinis; Kathryn Payne performs
Roscoe's Tavern
Male Call hosted by Miss Foozie and sponsored by ChicagoPride.com at 5 p.m., $14 Long Island Iced Tea Pitchers, $5 Mimosas, $6 Bacardi bombs, double Bloody Marys on special, $22 Smirnoff Bloody Mary pitchers, $24 Mimosa pitchers
Sidetrack
Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Sound-Bar
9PM-4AM Sound-Bar presents Ahhmen at Y, our more intimate nightclub located next door and on bigger Sundays the party returns to Sound-Bar.
Spin Nightclub
Team trivia, 10 p.m - midnight, $4 Skyy cocktails, $5 Skyy bombs, $10 Miller Lite & High Life pitchers, Foxy’s Basement 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Star Gaze
All sports shown on 6 ft. projection
Temptations Nightclub
Karaoke with prizes, $3 Tempting Bloody Marys, $6 Domestic Pitchers of Beer, No Cover
The Call
$5 Sauza Margaritas, video mix at 2 p.m., videos from ‘60s to today at 8:30 p.m.
The Closet
$5 Bloody Marys, buckets of beer
The Spot
Diva Brunch, Scooty & Jojo’s cabaret variety brunch with first-class menu and entertainment, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., scootyjojo.com
Touche
Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie night in club room at 10 p.m.
Velvet Rope
Homopalooza -- drag show and more, $3 domestic, $3 well mixed drinks
Wild Pug
$6 Bloody Marys, $12 Long Island pitchers, VJ Ven at 4 p.m.
Wilde Bar and Restaurant
Brunch from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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