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Thursday

@mosphere Pants Off Dance Off: Male Dancers with TOMAS the Magician. Disappearing acts and disappearing clothes, with you judging the dancers. $3 Well $13 Cosmo pitchers

44th Ward Dinner Party (CLOSED) Rock and Roll BINGO (8 p.m. -12 a.m.)Four lucky people will will 44th Ward Dinner Pary gift certificates each week!

Baton Show Lounge Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

Berlin Nightclub $2 Old Style Light, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5.50 Ultimat, $6.50 Patron, Photos by a/s/l

Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast sandwich $5 chickenburger

Bobby Love's $1 Off Domestic/Draft Beer and Pucker Shots

Broadway Youth Center 6PM-8PM: Positive, a support group for HIV+ youth, ages 16-24.

Bucks Saloon $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 well

Cell Block $2 Wells and Pints

Center on Halsted 3PM-8PM: Night for ages 13-24 to focus on different discussion topics, self-expression, role-playing, games and projects.

CGY: Youth Pride Center 6PM-8PM Art Studio/Movie Night. LGBT youth 23 and under can express themselves through art. New movie releases.

Charlie's $3 top shelf drinks and beer, ‘80s flashback night

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; club room opens at 11PM with Tim.

Circuit Night Club $3 Coronas, $4.75 Drinks, $10 Jumbo-Mug Blue Long Islands, La Noche Loca

Club Krave iPhone Grindr party, GLEE with bartender Jerry, $5 you-call-it top shelf

Cocktail Chicago $1 Turkey Burgers, $3 PBR, $12 Infusion Vodka Carafes

Crew Bar & Grill All draft beer pints $3, Bottomless Chips n’ Salsa $2.50

DS Tequila Company $9.99 All-You-Can-Eat Tacos, Bar Olympics

Encompass Nightclub Drink & Drown Thursdays, $1 house wells, $1 dom. drafts, $1 wine, sponsored by Miller Lite and Coors Light

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 $5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts $3.50

Hamburger Mary's $3.50 home brew pints

Hunters Hunters Hunks male dancers at 10:30 pm, with DJ Laura B

Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud Light, $3 premium domestics and imports, DJ Man Scott

Jeffrey Pub No cover, free entry pass to first 35 guests to be used Friday or Saturday

Little Jim's $2.25 Busch Light/Old Style

Maneuvers Bar $7.00 Bottomless Miller Lite Draft

Manhandler $2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; "Jeopardy" 3:30pm; "Wheel of Fortune" 6:30pm.

Mary's Attic Big Red’s Cabaret with Meghan Murphy (2nd & 4th Thurs.), Bent: Brit Pop, Indie and Disco (3rd Thurs.)

North End $9.75 Miller Lite Pitchers

Parlour on Clark Lipstick The Lesbian Dance Party featuring $4 cocktails

Pie Hole Pizza Joint Karaoke with Creagh

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30PM-11PM: $6 Infused Vodka Martinis; $12 Wine Selections; Jeff Roscoe performs

Rehab Lounge 5pm-4am: $3 Coronas, $6 Hornitos Tequila-tinis

Roscoe's $12 Smirnoff Tidal Wave Pitchers, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Jameson Shots

Scarlet Bar Frat House Party, $5 Miller Light 40oz, $5 Long Island Mini-Pitchers

Scot's $4 all drafts

Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 p.m., Laugh Track comedy night hosted by Adam Guerino and Bradley Thomas 8-9 p.m.

Spin Nightclub $5 Absolut Cocktails, $4 Miller Lite & Coors Light Drafts

The Art Institute of Chicago Free Admission 5:00–8:00 PM

The Call (Chicago) $4 Absolut cocktails, $8 Absolut Martinis/Cosmos

The Closet Chicago Karaoke With Karyn at 9:30, $5 Long Islands

The Noble Fool Theater 9PM (thru July 31) Singer Armstrong and accompanist Freddie Allen present an evening of music & comedy.

Touche Handballer Night, red/white hanky specials, club room open

Velvet Rope $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, monthly local LGBT band performances

Wild Pug (Closed) $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, DJ Steve Henderson at 10 p.m.

Wilde Bar and Restaurant WILDE Thursday's with DJ Tisha and hot drink specials!


Friday

@mosphere Bi-Polar friday with 2 sets of 7-9 Male dancers from Sarabia and Chicago Exclusive Manwatch of Michigan. Hosted by Regina Upright with DJ Eric Hall $5 Stoli Blueberry $13 Cosmo Pitchers

3160 POP goes the Gio at 9 p.m.

44th Ward Dinner Party (CLOSED) DJ Scotty Styles & Friends $5 Cocktails $1 Original grilled cheese sandwiche's (After Midnight)

Baton Show Lounge Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

Big Chicks DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers)

Bobby Love's Karaoke and $4 Pints of Goose Island

Broadway Youth Center 6PM-9PM: Friday Drop In, A safe space for youth, includes education and support groups, anonymous HIV testing and medical care.

Bucks Saloon $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps

Charlie's Line dance lessons at 7 p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; cage dancers; club room opens at 11PM with Brian.

Circuit Night Club Open Mic at Rehab

Club Krave Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric and Romie, $5 32 oz. flavored Long Islands, $10 dom. buckets; $16 import buckets, VJ Touche

Crew Bar & Grill P.B.R. Cans $2, Goose Island Honkers pints $3.50, $5 Mega Mojitos, 1/2 price nachos, 4th Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock Contest at 11:30 p.m.

DS Tequila Company $1 Shots

Encompass Nightclub Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites

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 $5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Light/Miller Lite pitchers

Hamburger Mary's $5 “Mary’s Punch” pints and $4 Shock Top pints

Hunters Release Fridays with DJ Ron G., $2.50 Miller products

InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m.

Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Fri.-The Flesh Hungry Dog Show, Last Fri.-ManHunt.com party

Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, $3 cover

Little Jim's $6 Draft Pitchers

Maneuvers Bar All Night Dance Party

Manhandler $2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; "Jeopardy" 3:30pm; "Wheel of Fortune" 6:30pm.

Man's Country Live male strippers

Mary's Attic Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ at 9 p.m., $3 Bama-Slamma shots, $5 Mary’s Punch pints

Parlour on Clark BOYBAR featuring DJ Teri Bristol and $2 well $2 Lite Pints

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30PM-11PM: Cornelia's now features live music 7 nights a week; Ginger Tam performs

Rehab Lounge 5pm-4am: 1/2 Price All Pints, $5 Jagerbombs

Roscoe's $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade Pitchers, $3.50 Coors Light Drafts, $4.50 Peroni Drafts, $5 Svedka Skittle Bombs

Scarlet Bar The First Ward Ball, $4 Well Drinks, $4 wine glasses, $4 domestics, DJ Dolo

Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

The Call (Chicago) $4 Bacardi drinks, $1 Dekuyper shots, dance video mix 6-9 p.m., Twin Spin video party 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

The Closet Chicago $5 Margaritas

Touche 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club night, Club Room open at 10 p.m.

Velvet Rope Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Goose

Wang's Think Pink Friday's with DJ Stinky Pinky

Wild Pug (Closed) DJ Voxbox spins ‘80s, $6 Martinis


Saturday

@mosphere Male Dancers from Sarabia and Chicago Exclusive Manwatch of Michigan with DJ Timmy Loop $5 Stoli Blue

3160 Join Luther & Will for Sexy Senior Saturdays, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.

44th Ward Dinner Party (CLOSED) DJ Scotty Styles & Friends $5 Cocktails $1 Original grilled cheese sandwiche's (After Midnight)

Baton Show Lounge Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

Berlin Nightclub $1 Select Shots, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5 Tropical Sex, $5 Cover before 12am

Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover

Bobby Love's $8 Domestic Pitchers

Broadway Youth Center 1PM-2:30PM: SHOUT!, A support group for newly out LGBT and questioning youth.

Bucks Saloon $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps

CGY: Youth Pride Center 1PM-5PM Youth P.R.I.D.E. Join one of the many youth clubs, get help finding a job, social and educational activities. Lunch provide.

Charlie's Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-5AM: $2 house shots; cage dancers; club room opens at Midnight with Tim.

Circuit Night Club Urbano Hip-Hop until 5am

Club Krave Club Krave Divas drag show, bartenders Romie and Markie, $3 well, $10 mixed drink pitchers, DJ KY

Cocktail Chicago $10 Mimosa Carafes

Crew Bar & Grill Football with $2.75 Bud Light drafts and $3.75 Shiner Bock drafts, VJ Ven spinning from 6 - 10 p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 10 p.m.

DS Tequila Company $1 Shots

Encompass Nightclub Resident DJ Tiff 11 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

Hamburger Mary's Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m., first mimosa free, then $2, $4 Leinie bottles

Hunters Surge Saturdays with DJ Lawrence K, $4 Bacardi cocktails, $5 Skyy cocktails.

Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Dance Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Party with DJ Phil DaBeatz

Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 cover, show with host Indigo Blue

Little Jim's $4 Domestic Beers, $4 Well Drinks

Lucky Horseshoe Bloody Mary Bar

Maneuvers Bar All Night Dance Party

Manhandler $2 schnapps/cactus juice/kool-ade; movie shown 3pm w/Joe; "Lights Out" party 3-5am.

Man's Country Live male strippers

Mary's Attic Dance Party with DJ Oskar & John Murges at 9 p.m. $2 Jello shots, $5 Frozen Slushies

North End Bloody Mary Bar

Parlour on Clark Grind Dance Party featuring DJ Luis M

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30-11PM: Cornelia's now features live music 7 nights a week; Jeff Roscoe performs

Rehab Lounge 2pm-4am: Wiggin' Out contest hosted by Miss Foozie every Saturday at 9:30pm, Music by DJ Jeannette. $10 Foozie Pineapple Passion Pitchers.

Roscoe's $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade Pitchers, $3.50 Coors Light Drafts, $4.50 Peroni Drafts, $5 Svedka Skittle Bombs

Scarlet Bar $5 Well Cocktails, $5 Import Beers

Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.

The Call (Chicago) $5 Absolut cocktails, $5 Jameson shots, video dance party

The Closet Chicago $5 Margaritas

Touche Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club Room open

Velvet Rope Guest DJs, $5 bombs

Wild Pug (Closed) Dog Day Afternoon (bring your pooch) 3-6 p.m., DJ Oskar at 9 p.m., Bombs Away: choose from a menu of bombs for $4.50, $9 Bud Light pitchers, $6 Jersey Shore Martinis

Wilde Bar and Restaurant Brunch from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM


Sunday

@mosphere DIVA starring the Incomparable Angelique Munro. female Impersonators of Song/stage/screen 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month $2 Well $10 Miller Light draft pitchers

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.

Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., $2.50 vodka lemonades

Bobby Love's $8 Domestic Pitchers

Bucks Saloon Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps

Charlie's Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke 9 p.m., $10 top-shelf pitchers

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; music videos on big screen with Jim.

Circuit Night Club Noche Latina, hot Latin music and hot Latin cowboys, every Sunday at Circuit. Show hosted by Veronica Zaid.

Club Krave Drag Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Tina Roberts, karaoke with Star Finder Karaoke at 9:30 p.m., $2 drafts, $5 draft pitchers

Cocktail Chicago $1 Well-Drinks, $2 Mimosas

Crew Bar & Grill NFL Football with $9.50 Lite pitchers, Double Bloody Marys $6, VJ Ven from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 9:30 p.m.

DS Tequila Company $25 Beer Buckets

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

Hamburger Mary's Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m., first mimosa free, then $2

Hunters Karaoke 7-11 p.m. with host DJ Glen, $5 Stoli cocktails, followed DJ Lawrence K, No cover.

Hydrate $2 Beers, $3 You-Call-Its, $4 Top Shelf, Service Industry Night

InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions

Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night

Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover

Little Jim's $4 Domestic Beers, $4 Well Drinks

Lucky Horseshoe Bloody Mary Bar

Manhandler $2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; buffet 6pm.

Mary's Attic Cabaret Show at 7:30 (cover varies). Gong Show MaryOke with Velicity Metropolis 9 p.m., $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles

Minibar Sunday Brunch Gone Wild! $20 all you can eat with champagne package!

North End Bloody Mary Bar

Parlour on Clark $4 Bloodys $5 Pitchers Lite Open at 1:00 p.m.

Pie Hole Pizza Joint Homemade Bloody Marys for only $7

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30PM-11PM: $6 Inflused Vodka Martinis; Kathryn Payne performs

Rehab Lounge 2pm-4am: $3 Coronas, $5 Marys and Mimosas

Roscoe's Free Burgers from 6-9pm, $12 Absolut Long Island Iced Tea Pitchers, $1 Miller Lite Drafts, $5 Bacardi Bombs, $15 Barefoot Bubbly Mimosa Buckets

Scarlet Bar Liquid Brunch: DJs Nick Phoenix and DJ Dolo, $12 bottles of champagne, $4 Mimosas, $4 Bloody Marys, $3 domestic beer

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.

The Call (Chicago) $6 Absolut Peppar Bloody Mary’s, $4 Jim Beam cocktails, $1 Dekuyper shots, movie matinee at 4:30 p.m.

The Closet Chicago $5 Margaritas, $5 Dude Vodka Drinks, $5 Bloody Marys, Free Darts, Free Chips and Salsa

The Spot Chicago 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 Mean Girls Brunch: $25 for unlimited mimosas, buffet brunch and a show, beer bucket specials

Wild Pug (Closed) $12 Mimosa pitchers, $9 Bud Light pitchers, $12 Long Island pitchers, $12 Sweet Tea pitchers, $6 Jane Grey Martinis

Wilde Bar and Restaurant Brunch from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM


Monday

@mosphere CLOSED

44th Ward Dinner Party (CLOSED) $3 Miller Light bottles and $5 signature sandwich surprise

Angelina Ristorante 1/2 price wine

Anvil $1.50 drinks all day

Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, $5 Veggie Burgers (dine-in only)

Bobby Love's $1 Off Domestic/Draft Beer and Well Drinks

Broadway Youth Center 7PM-9PM: Q, a social group for young LGBT adults, ages 18 to 24.

Cell Block Game Night, $2 PBR, $4.25 Vodka Drinks

Center on Halsted 12PM-3PM: Street Safe! offers youth (13-24) a safe alternative. 3PM-8PM: Teen Program offer teens (13-18) a safe & structured environment.

CGY: Youth Pride Center 6PM-8PM: "Let's Talk About Sex" A discussion group where LGBT youth can ask questions about sex, relationships and dating.

Charlie's $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut pitchers, line dance lessons 7 p.m., BINGO at 11 p.m.

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; alternative music with Dan.

Circuit Night Club Cabaret Night (Rehab Lounge)

Club Krave Musical Mondays with bartender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf

Cocktail Chicago $1 Grilled Cheeses, $3 PBR, $6.50 Infusion Vodka Cocktails

Crew Bar & Grill Pub Stumpers trivia, $50 bar tab for winning team, $6 Ruby Red/Mango Margaritas 1/2 Price wings six $3/twelve $4.50,1/2 priced wings 5 p.m. ‘til close.

Dick's RU Crazee Free pool

DS Tequila Company 1/2 off all food

Enoteca Roma Ristorante & Winebar $20 wine with your Dinner Purchase.

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.

Green Dolphin Street 9PM-2AM Boom Boom Room - Chicago's longest running and most famous dance night now at Green Dolphin Street.

Halsted's Bar and Grill $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights

Hamburger Mary's Charity HamBINGO with Velicity Metropolis at 8 p.m., $5 Sauza Margaritas & frozen slushies

Hydrate United House, $3 Drafts, $5 Tequila Shots, No Cover until 12am

Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Islands and Martinis), free pool

Little Jim's $2.25 Well Drinks/Domestic Beers

Lucky Horseshoe 80's and 90's Music

Maneuvers Bar $1.00 Miller Lite Drafts

Manhandler $2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; "Jeopardy" 3:30pm; "Wheel of Fortune" 6:30pm.

Martini Park Life is a Cabaret 5-9PM

Mary's Attic Live soap opera “The Ville” at 8 p.m., $10

Minibar Minibar Café features one buck bruschetta

Parlour on Clark Karaoke with $5 Miller Lite Pitchers

Pie Hole Pizza Joint Half-off all beer, wine and mixed drinks.

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30PM-11PM: $6 Infused Vodka Martinis; Paul Marinaro performs

Rehab Lounge 5pm-4am: 1/2 price Martinis, Mojitos and Margaritas

Roscoe's $12 Bacardi Razz-Berry Lemonade Pitchers, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Smirnoff Bombs

Scarlet Bar $5 Select Martinis, $5 Wine Glasses, $3 PBR Tall Boys

Scot's $3 all domestic bottles

Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Showtunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Spin Nightclub $4.50 Absolut Cocktails, $4 Miller Lite and High Life Drafts, Karaoke at 10pm

The Call (Chicago) Drag Factor: open drag competition with live judges and cash prizes, hosted by Ashley Morgan. $2.50 well, $3 Miller products.

The Closet Chicago $3 Well Drinks, $5 Martinis, Free Darts

Touche Barstool Jocks - WWF wrestling & sports at 8 p.m., free pizza

Velvet Rope Chicagoland Gay & Lesbian Singles Meet-up sponsored by OPLAGA, $4 Martini flights

Wild Pug (Closed) Chill-Ax with the Motown sounds of Justin & Joey, $2 Bud Light & Lite drafts, $6 Cuban Martinis, free pool


Tuesday

@mosphere Dollar Night: $1 Well $1 Bud lite and Miller Lite Draft

Angelina Ristorante $27 prix fixe three course menu

Berlin Nightclub Sinful $1 Drink Night, $1 Well Cocktails, $1 PBR, $5 Cover

Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Margaritas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball Sandwiches (dine-in only)

Bobby Love's $2 Tuesdays (Domestic/Draft Beer and Well Drinks)

Broadway Youth Center 7PM-9PM: X-Pressions, an arts-based drop in program.

Bucks Saloon $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps

Center on Halsted 3PM-8PM: Night for ages 13-24 to focus on different discussion topics, self-expression, role-playing, games and projects.

Charlie's $10 Absolut pitchers, $2 Bud/Bud Light, $4 Jäger & bombs, karaoke 9 p.m-1 a.m.

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-4AM: Dollar Drink Night - all top shelf cocktails and draft beer $1; club room opens at 11pm with Tim.

Circuit Night Club $10 Sangria Pitchers

Club Krave Queer As Folk with bartender Markie, $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 dom. pitchers.

Cocktail Chicago $2 Tacos, $12 El Jimador Carafes, $6.50 Infusion Vodka Cocktails, $3 PBR

Crew Bar & Grill Bud pints $2.75, Bud Light Lime bottles $3, Taco Tuesdays with $1 tacos

DS Tequila Company $2 Tin Cans

Enoteca Roma Ristorante & Winebar NEW DEAL TUESDAYS: Any choice App, Entrée, & Dessert for $22

Funky Buddha Lounge Outdanced: every Tuesday; $2 PBR and $1 Organic Mango Vodka Shots

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 $5.95 entrée salads, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights, $5.50 glasses of pinot grigio or merlot

Hamburger Mary's ‘Tini-Tuesday with $3 off all Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia night in Rec Room, $3 off all Mary-tinis and $2 PBR cans

Holiday Club Chi-Town Throw Down with host Amy Armstrong

Hydrate $1 Drinks, No Cover until 12am

Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors)

Jack's On Halsted Half Priced Bottle of Wine

Little Jim's $2 Miller Lite/MGD Drafts

Lucky Horseshoe Buff Night

Maneuvers Bar $2.00 Domestic Bottles

Manhandler $2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; pizza at 10pm.

Minibar Tapas Tuesday's! Get half-off tapas when you purchase a drink

North End $4.75 Mojitos

Parlour on Clark $4 Drafts

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30PM-11PM: $6 Infused Vodka Martinis; Justin Hayford performs

Rehab Lounge 5pm-4am: $3 Domestic Bottles, $3 Premium House Brand Cocktails

Roscoe's Drag Race with Frida Lay at 11pm, $12 Absolut Mandrin Cosmo Pitchers, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Jager Bombs

Scarlet Bar $4 You-Call-Its, $10 Champagne Bottles

Scot's $2 off all Martinis

Sidetrack U-Video, all request night

Spin Nightclub Drag Bingo at 10pm, $4 Cocktails and Beer, No Cover

The Call (Chicago) Tortilla Tuesdays: chips, salsa and fun, $4 Sauza Margaritas, $3 Miler beers, country dancing 7-11 p.m.

The Closet Chicago $1 Off All Cocktails, $2 Miller Lite Pints

Touche Hard Core Tuesdays, club room open at 10 p.m.

Velvet Rope Best of ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s & ‘90s music

Wild Pug (Closed) Unpugged: live acoustic showcase, 9-11:30 p.m., $2.75 Shock Top pints


Wednesday

@mosphere ULTIMATE GUYS NIGHT OUT with Chicago Exclusive Male Dancers from Fierce Casting. $5 Bacardi

44th Ward Dinner Party (CLOSED) $5 Long Island Iced Tea and half priced apps

Angelina Ristorante Neighborhood night - 20% off the bill for Lakeview residents

Berlin Nightclub $1 Select Shot, $2 PBR, $5.50 Absolut Flavors, No Cover

Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli Martini, $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night (Chicken or Veggie)

Bobby Love's $3 Jager Shots, $5 Svedka Martinis

Broadway Youth Center 6PM-8PM: TYRA, A group for transgender and questioning youth to hang out, gain support from peers, and to get informed.

Bucks Saloon $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 well

Center on Halsted 3PM-8PM: Young Women's Program (14-24), a night for lesbian, bi, and trans females to explore issues and activities important to them.

Charlie's $3 Miller Lites, $2 Skyy cocktails, gay movie night

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; alternative music w/Dan.

Circuit Night Club Cabaret Night (Rehab Lounge)

Club Krave $5 Three Olive cocktails; $7 Three Olive martinis, Starfinder karaoke, 1st and 3rd Wednesday—Island Girls meetings with bartender Miss Brandi Wyne

Cocktail Chicago $6.50 Infusion Vodka Cocktails, $3 PBR

Crew Bar & Grill Open for lunch 11:30a.m., Blue Moon pints $3.50, 1/2 price Martinis

DS Tequila Company Trivia at 8pm

Encompass Nightclub All domestic bottled brews $1

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 $5.95 chicken fajitas, $3.50 Coronas

Hamburger Mary's $2 off all Mary’s “Special-Tease” cocktail pints

HB: Home Bistro Every Wednesday HB offers a fixed price meal. Three course for $29. It is a popular night so please make reservations.

Hydrate $4 Skyy Cocktails, $4 Bacardi Bombs, $4 Coronas, Hydrag Revue at 11pm

Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 buy-in, play Wii

Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every winning hand

Little Jim's $3.50 Premium Beers

Lucky Horseshoe Jock Night

Maneuvers Bar $3.00 U-Call-It Well Drinks

Manhandler $2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; "Jeopardy" 3:30pm; "Wheel of Fortune" 6:30pm.

Mary's Attic MaryOke with DJ Matador at 9pm. $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles

Minibar $5 Top Shelf Cocktail night at minibar! All cocktails on Wednesday are $5 all night long.

North End Karaoke

Parlour on Clark Indie Parlour :: Rotating Indie DJ's and $3 PBR

Pie Hole Pizza Joint All-You-Can-Shove night, $9.99 for all-you-can-eat slices and a soda, Poetic Hole open mic poetry reading 10 p.m.

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30PM-11PM: $6 Infused Vodka Martinis; $12 Wine Selections; Buddy Charles performs

Rehab Lounge 5pm-4am: $4 Stella Pints, $8 Domestic Pitchers

Roscoe's $12 Three-O Pomegranate Cosmo Pitchers, 1/2 Off Bottles of Wine, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Smirnoff Bombs, Karaoke with Honey West at 10pm

Scarlet Bar Barber Shop Chair Shots, $4 Svedka Cocktails, $3 PBR Tall Boys

Scot's $2 off all Cosmos

Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Classic Sidetrack, 8 p.m.-2 am

Spin Nightclub $1 Cocktails/Wine/Beer

The Call (Chicago) Curtains Up Wednesdays with showtune videos at 9 p.m., $3 off call martinis, $5 Jameson shots

The Closet Chicago $5 Fruit Flavored Cocktails

The Glenwood Grindr party: come meet local guys using the Grindr app, grinder sandwiches served, 7-10 p.m./

Touche Bear-Chested night

Velvet Rope $6 pizza specials, $3 drafts

Wild Pug (Closed) Live Game Show night, 7 p.m., $5 cover goes to actors, $3.50 Absolut cocktails, $3.50 Trumer Pils pints, $6 Queen Martinis, VJ Bobby Marley at 7 p.m.


Thursday

@mosphere Pants Off Dance Off: Male Dancers with TOMAS the Magician. Disappearing acts and disappearing clothes, with you judging the dancers. $3 Well $13 Cosmo pitchers

44th Ward Dinner Party (CLOSED) Rock and Roll BINGO (8 p.m. -12 a.m.)Four lucky people will will 44th Ward Dinner Pary gift certificates each week!

Baton Show Lounge Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

Berlin Nightclub $2 Old Style Light, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5.50 Ultimat, $6.50 Patron, Photos by a/s/l

Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast sandwich $5 chickenburger

Bobby Love's $1 Off Domestic/Draft Beer and Pucker Shots

Broadway Youth Center 6PM-8PM: Positive, a support group for HIV+ youth, ages 16-24.

Bucks Saloon $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 well

Cell Block $2 Wells and Pints

Center on Halsted 3PM-8PM: Night for ages 13-24 to focus on different discussion topics, self-expression, role-playing, games and projects.

CGY: Youth Pride Center 6PM-8PM Art Studio/Movie Night. LGBT youth 23 and under can express themselves through art. New movie releases.

Charlie's $3 top shelf drinks and beer, ‘80s flashback night

Chicago Eagle (Closed) 8PM-4AM: $2 house shots; club room opens at 11PM with Tim.

Circuit Night Club $3 Coronas, $4.75 Drinks, $10 Jumbo-Mug Blue Long Islands, La Noche Loca

Club Krave iPhone Grindr party, GLEE with bartender Jerry, $5 you-call-it top shelf

Cocktail Chicago $1 Turkey Burgers, $3 PBR, $12 Infusion Vodka Carafes

Crew Bar & Grill All draft beer pints $3, Bottomless Chips n’ Salsa $2.50

DS Tequila Company $9.99 All-You-Can-Eat Tacos, Bar Olympics

Encompass Nightclub Drink & Drown Thursdays, $1 house wells, $1 dom. drafts, $1 wine, sponsored by Miller Lite and Coors Light

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 $5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts $3.50

Hamburger Mary's $3.50 home brew pints

Hunters Hunters Hunks male dancers at 10:30 pm, with DJ Laura B

Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud Light, $3 premium domestics and imports, DJ Man Scott

Jeffrey Pub No cover, free entry pass to first 35 guests to be used Friday or Saturday

Little Jim's $2.25 Busch Light/Old Style

Maneuvers Bar $7.00 Bottomless Miller Lite Draft

Manhandler $2 cactus juice/kool-ade/schnapps; "Jeopardy" 3:30pm; "Wheel of Fortune" 6:30pm.

Mary's Attic Big Red’s Cabaret with Meghan Murphy (2nd & 4th Thurs.), Bent: Brit Pop, Indie and Disco (3rd Thurs.)

North End $9.75 Miller Lite Pitchers

Parlour on Clark Lipstick The Lesbian Dance Party featuring $4 cocktails

Pie Hole Pizza Joint Karaoke with Creagh

Queens Tavern & Bistro (CLOSED) 5:30PM-11PM: $6 Infused Vodka Martinis; $12 Wine Selections; Jeff Roscoe performs

Rehab Lounge 5pm-4am: $3 Coronas, $6 Hornitos Tequila-tinis

Roscoe's $12 Smirnoff Tidal Wave Pitchers, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Jameson Shots

Scarlet Bar Frat House Party, $5 Miller Light 40oz, $5 Long Island Mini-Pitchers

Scot's $4 all drafts

Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 p.m., Laugh Track comedy night hosted by Adam Guerino and Bradley Thomas 8-9 p.m.

Spin Nightclub $5 Absolut Cocktails, $4 Miller Lite & Coors Light Drafts

The Art Institute of Chicago Free Admission 5:00–8:00 PM

The Call (Chicago) $4 Absolut cocktails, $8 Absolut Martinis/Cosmos

The Closet Chicago Karaoke With Karyn at 9:30, $5 Long Islands

The Noble Fool Theater 9PM (thru July 31) Singer Armstrong and accompanist Freddie Allen present an evening of music & comedy.

Touche Handballer Night, red/white hanky specials, club room open

Velvet Rope $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, monthly local LGBT band performances

Wild Pug (Closed) $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, DJ Steve Henderson at 10 p.m.

Wilde Bar and Restaurant WILDE Thursday's with DJ Tisha and hot drink specials!






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