ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Thursday, June 20, 2013

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ChicagoPride.com's Pride Kick Off Party

JUN

Chicago House 2013 Birdhouse Art Auction & Cocktail Party

JUN

Howard Brown's Women Like Me Support Group

JUN

Frat Night Thursday at Scarlet

JUN

Chicago's 44th Annual Gay Pride Parade

JUN

Northalsted Market Days

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events around Chicago Thursday, June 20, 2013

Berlin Nightclub *

STARDUST Thursdays, with live performances and special DJs. 2nd Thu. is co-conspired by Pyramids of Pluto/ Jean Shorts, Sisterman, & Smooth & Delicious. Last Thu. is co-conspired by ratcatchers.com and CULT. $1 select shots, $3 Bacardi Bombs, $5 “Tropical Sex” pints, $2 Old Style Light, $5.50 Ultimat Vodka, $6.50 Patron Silver, $5+ cover

North End *

$9.75 Miller Lite Pitchers

Sidetrack *

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

Hunters *

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

Scarlet Bar *

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

3160 *

Arnie Lanza

Atmosphere Bar *

Pants Off Dance Off: Male Dancers with TOMAS the Magician. $3 well, $13 Cosmo pitchers

Maneuvers Bar *

$7.00 Bottomless Miller Lite Draft

Parlour on Clark *

Lipstick The Lesbian Dance Party featuring $4 cocktails

Wilde Bar and Restaurant *

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

DS Tequila Company *

$9.99 All-You-Can-Eat Tacos, Bar Olympics

The Art Institute of Chicago

Free Admission 5:00–8:00 PM

Little Jim's

$2.25 Busch Light/Old Style

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

Jeffrey Pub

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

Bonsai Bar & Lounge

Bonsai serves their signature martini's for $6 and $4 well drinks until 2am. Must be 21/with ID

Halsted's Bar and Grill

$5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts $3.50

Club Krave

StarFinder Craig’s Karaoke with bartender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf

Manhandler

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

Hamburger Mary's

$3.50 home brew pints

CGY: Youth Pride Center

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

The Noble Fool Theater

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

Charlie's

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

Mary's Attic

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

Jackhammer

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

Crew Bar & Grill

All draft beer pints $3, Bottomless Chips n’ Salsa $2.50

Encompass Nightclub

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

Broadway Youth Center

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

Touche

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

Rehab Lounge

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

Scot's

$4 all drafts

Baton Show Lounge

Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

Roscoe's

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

Spin Nightclub

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

Bobby Love's

$1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker

The Call (Chicago)

After-work karaoke 7-11 p.m., $5 Absolut cocktails, specials on Long Island pithcers and buckets of beers

Center on Halsted

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

Pie Hole Pizza Joint

Karaoke with Creagh

6:00pm

Chicago House 2013 Birdhouse Art Auction & Cocktail Party

Join Chicago House for their annual Birdhouse Art Auction & Cocktail Party. Proceeds benefit Chicago House's ongoing efforts to provide housing and support services to Chicago's LGBT and at-large communities.

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Howard Brown's Women Like Me Support Group

Are you a woman who, after having been married to or partnered with men, is coming out later in life? This FREE drop-in support group discusses: coming out to family & at work, the parent/child relationship, marital separation & divorce, meeting other women, sexual & mental health.

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7:00pm

ChicagoPride.com's Pride Kick Off Party

ChicagoPride.com celebrates its 11th anniversary as the Midwest #1 news and entertainment network for the LGBT community. Join ChicagoPride.com and 103.5 KISS FM for the Pride Kick-Off Party.

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Asians and Friends Chicago Dining Club

Please RSVP by Tues., June 18 so we can make reservations. Call our hotline.

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"The PRIDE"

"The PRIDE" by About Face Theatre is presented through July 13 (no show on July 4). $30 ($20 for previews; $15 for students)

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NewTown Writers features WCT publisher

NewTown Writers presents publisher and journalist Tracy Baim. She will discuss her 2013 Lambda Literary Award-finalist book: Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers in America.

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8:00pm

Irresistible Thursdays

Join us this Thursday Irresistible Thursdays... We are a gay owned and operated and offer a special LGGBT night.

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Thursday Night Party GboyNightCLUB

Chicagoland's largest playground for Gboys/Men/Bisexed males

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"Late Nite Catechism"

"Late Nite Catechism" by Nuns 4 Fun Entertainment, Thursdays and Saturdays. $30 (discounts available).

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Cram's Pride Party

Celebrate Pride with Cram Fashion, while checking out all their new arrivals from 2(x)ist, Ames Bros, T.Rains, G Star Raw, Superdry, Ben Sherman, Emporio, Penguin and more.

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9:00pm

Frat Night Thursday at Scarlet

Scarlet's popular night of frat guys and their fans, with a night of 40-dawg specials, HOT bartenders, cranked-up music and hottie high jinks!

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10:00pm

Spectrum Party (Pride Kickoff)

Hosted by the cast of LGBT web-series The Industry. Get photos with the cast, get an autograph. DJ, Go Go Dancers, and, if you’re looking to save money, the event is BYOB. $5 before 11pm without BYOB, $10 with BYOB before 11pm. $10 after 11pm without BYOB, $15 with BYOB after 11pm 21+.

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Dan Savage at Lincoln Hall

Dan Savage, the author of the internationally syndicated sex advice column “Savage Love” and the editorial director of The Stranger, Seattle’s weekly newspaper, turns his sharp wit and keen perspective to some of the most salient issues facing the country today, including marriage equality, sex education, healthcare, gun control, and more. In addition to his frequent appearances on CNN, MSNBC, Real Time with Bill Maher, and The Colbert Report, Savage is a regular contributor to NPR’s This American Life. His books include the New York Times bestseller It Gets Better, Skipping Towards Gomorrah, The Commitment, and The Kid, his award winning memoir about adoption.

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