ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Saturday, May 18, 2013

Saturday, May 18, 2013

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8:00am

Enjoy the freshest flowers, vegetables, fruits, breads, meats, and crafts from local farmers, at this weekly farmers market in the heart of Boystown.
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9:00am

39th Annual Wright Plus Architectural Housewalk

Showcasing the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries. $100.
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10:00am

Rally for Equal Rights!

The Illinois Family Institute are planning an anti-equal rights protest in front of Rep. Silvana Tabares's office in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. The Association of Latino Men for Action (ALMA), La Voz de los de Abajo, the Gay Liberation Network, and other pro-equal rights individuals and organizations are organizing a counter-protest for equal rights beginning at 10:30 am at this same location.
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11:00am

Saturday Brunch at Taverna 750

Not everyone can Sunday-Funday, so by popular demand Taverna 750's Martini Brunch is available on Saturday's too.
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12:00pm

Springfield Pride

Celebrate pride at Springfield PrideFest in downtown Springfield, Illinois. Featuring great entertainment, food and services.
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Skokie Art Walk

The Skokie Art Walk showcases the works of professional and student artists in restaurants and businesses during the entire month of May, 2013. Live activities May 18. Art Walk map at any participating business, meet artists at their locations, attend artists’ reception, hear roaming musicians, watch air artists paint live outdoors near the gazebo, Memorial Park, Krier Plaza. Noon – 2pm, kids 3 – 16 “make and take” workshops at Bughouse Studio, 4845 Oakton and Lincoln Terrace Art Studio & Gallery, 5027 Warren St. For all ages. Free.
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5:00pm

Human First Gala

Center on Halsted hosts its annual Human First Gala to recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations who have contributed to building and strengthening the LGBTQ community in Chicago. Featuring singing sensation and Chicago native, Chaka Khan.
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7:00pm

Joint Attention, Chicago New Work Festival

The fest has the goal of showcasing Chicago playwrights
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Sappho's Salon screening party for webseries Easy Abby

The latest installment of our popular salon night for lesbians and their friends. Featuring special guests Wendy Jo Carlton and Lisa Cordileone. $7 to $10 sliding cover includes food and wine
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8:00pm

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg’s “Rodin”

Visionary choreographer Boris Eifman’s full-length ballets combine dramatic stagecraft, exquisite technique and powerful dramatic interpretation to tell the tale of artistic inspiration and the terrible price of genius.
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Just Another Love Story: The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo

A modern take on an age old love story. In this adaptation, Realize Theatre Group portrays the passionate relationship and suicide of two teenage women. Runs through May 25, 2013, Fridays, Saturdays.
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9:00pm

SWEAT: Spring Fling

An underwear party for all the men out there that don't mind showing a little skin. Not comfortable in your undies? Take your shirt off and lets see some skin! DJ ThunderNate. Clothing check for $2 (with those wonderful in and out privileges).
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Ashley Morgan presents Once Upon A Time

Join Ashley, The Call Queens and King for their monthly benefit drag review, bringing to life some of favorite storybook characters. $5 donation at the door is suggested to benefit the Team To End AIDS (T2 Chicago). Raffles and surprizes
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10:00pm

4 Days Late Productions presents #show

All-new original sketch comedy #SHOW irreverently deconstructs the impact of media on day-to-day relationships with a whole lot of dancing!
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Once Upon A Time Drag Review

Presented by Ashley Morgan. A trip through the land of fairy tales.
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11:00pm

Taverna 750 Five-Dollar Late Night Menu

Taverna 750's popular Saturday $5 late night menu features the perfect treat to end or prolong your evening. 11:00pm-1:30am
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Every Saturday

Atmosphere Bar

Male Dancers from Sarabia and Exclusive Manwatch of MI with DJ Timmy Loop, $5 Stoli Blue

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, $5.50 Ultimat. Twisted w/ DJ Chester or DJ Larissa, $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sat: House of Santana drag show 9 p.m.-midnight

Big Chicks

Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover
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Bobby Love's

Karaoke featured artist nite, trivia shots & giveaways w/ DJ Tim
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Broadway Youth Center

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

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
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Club Krave

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

Downtown Bar and Lounge

Work your Saturday's right with DJ Freddie Bain and guest DJ's

DS Tequila Company

$1 Shots
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Encompass Nightclub

Resident DJ Tiff 11 p.m.

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.
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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
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Maneuvers Bar

All Night Dance Party
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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

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
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Scarlet Bar

$5 Well Cocktails, $5 Import Beers

Sidetrack

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

Taverna 750

Taverna 750's popular $5 late night menu features the perfect treat to end or prolong your evening. 11:00pm-1:30am
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The Call (Chicago)

$5 Absolut cocktails, video dance party

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

Wilde Bar and Restaurant

Brunch from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

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