Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo was founded in 1974 by a group of San Francisco ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of classical ballet in parody form and en travesti. The "Trocks," are a company of professional male dancers performing the full range of ballet and modern dance repertoire, including classical and original works, in faithful renditions of the manners and conceits of those dance styles. And they do it in tutus.
Tickets for the performance, which range from $40-$75, are on sale now at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance box office located in Millennium Park at 205 E. Randolph Dr., by calling 312-334-7777 or by visiting www.harristheaterchicago.org.
It's the kind of study that makes you sarcastically say, "Really? I never would have thought that."
With society ever changing during and after each generation, all sociological theories are inconclusive in nature. So, I wonder why one would even endure the great effort to embark on such a study, if only to obtain an answer that can never be confirmed? I'm sure there's a very good reason why one would--I just don't know what it is.
Anywho, here's another one of those studies:
An online study performed by Harris Interactive, involving 2,455 adults--six% of which indentified as LGBT--recently found that LGBT adults are more likely to own a pet than their straight counterparts.
Distributed by Witeck Combs, according to the study's press release, "Seven out of ten (71%) GLBT adults today say that they own pets, compared with 63 percent of heterosexual adults, according to the results of a new national survey. The same survey also shows that nine in ten (90%) GLBT pet owners say their pet is a member of their family and 64 percent also add that they have bought their pet a holiday present."
To see the study's data tables, visit
here.
In it, you'll see my collegue, ChicagoPride.com Senior Vice President Bill Pritchard, wishing for the warm maudlin fun of friends and family--that's his favorite thing. A few pages prior, and my favorite thing featurette calls for the bloody killing of cute, fuzzy woodland creatures.
Damn you, Pritchard. You've one-up-ed me again!
Much thanks to Windy City Media Group's Kirk Williamson and Nightspots for the honor of including ChicagoPride.com in this year's "Favorite Things" feature.
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And thank you for the compliment. ;)
Unlike other openly gay performers, Gold is not a stranger to mainstream press. His fourth album, Transport Systems, released via Centaur earlier this year, is no exception.
In the December 10 issue of People Magazine, Gold recieves a favorable review. Compared similar in sound to George Michael, People awards the album three of four stars.
Gold was also recently named Grand Prize winner in the USA Songwriting Competition. The world's leading international songwriting competition, over 33,000 song submissions were made in this year's contest. "Where The Music Takes You," written by Ari Gold, JOJOHO and Sean Petersen won the first prize in the Pop Song Category, and also the Grand Prize for the entire competition--And, like Gold himself, that's pretty sexy.
Maybe next album, and come Rosh Hashanah, Gold will make the cover of Newsweek. Then we'll know for sure if the straight world has fully come to love this gay pop powerhouse!
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Ari Gold photographed by Matteo Trisolini
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Gay dad, New York restaurateur and rocker, Ariel Aparicio, along with his band, The Hired Guns, are fundraising for family this year.
Making the single "I'm the One," from their upcoming Bully Records album, All These Beautiful Things, available for download, all proceeds will be donated to the Paul Chester Children's Hope Foundation. The foundation "provides vital assistance to improve the lives and well being of families in developing countries."
The charitable download can be made off Aparicio's Web site, www.arielaparicio.com.
Rock 'n Roll!
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