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Thursday, March 1, 2012
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12:00pm
SHE ART Chicago re-opens
SHE ART carries the "Female" depicted in all mediums from all eras including local emerging artists. Hours Wed-Sat 12-7 Sun 12-5 Closed Mon & Tues.
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3:00pm
Queer for You: Building an Enduring Readership for LGBT Authors
Raphael, Kadushin, David Groff, Nickole Brown, Tony Valenzuela, Don Weise, Samiya Bashir. Private Dining Room 2, Hilton Chicago, 3rd Floor
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5:00pm
Guerilla Girls Are Not Ready To Make Nice
Exhibit champions feminism, social change: Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond is a selection of the group’s most iconic campaigns and actions from the 80s and 90s foregrounds their most daring and rarely seen international projects. Through April 21. Also public conversation: March 1, 6-7 p.m.
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Gingercide-Happy Hour at The North End
So what better way to start off March than The North End's first Ginger Happy Hour! This happy hour is for all gingers and those that love them. There will be $10.75 Miller Lite pitchers, free pizza, and of course hot gingers.
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6:00pm
Divining Divas: 10 Gay Men on Their Divas launch
Join Michael Montlack, editor of My Diva: 65 Gay Men on the Women Who Inspire Them, for the launch of Divining Divas. Special Guest: Kathie Bergquist
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Cyber-Bullying Seminar
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's Office in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department will offer topics including: prevention and action. Light refreshments will be served. Lerner Auditorium. R.S.V.P. by Feb. 27, 2012 at gina.ceh@cookcountyil.gov or by phone.
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7:00pm
American Veterans for Equal Rights (GLBT veterans)
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University of Wisconsin & Zone 3 Publishing book event
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The Breast Show Ever!
With boob-tastic-inspired burlesque and variety performances by Cruel Valentine, Mae the Bellydancer, Millie May, Miss Vine, Queerella, Red Rum, Scarlett Deville, Wanda Makeout and more. With your favorite facts about breasts with Bright Pink. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. No cover. This year's show is dedicated to the memory of Christina Santiago.
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AfterWork KARAOKE!
Join your friends and let off some vocal steam every Thursday with some hot Karaoke! The singing starts at 7p.m.
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Newtown Writers
Chicago’s veteran GLBT writing group. For more info contact Barry, frauman8@yahoo.com
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Claire Bidwell Smith: The Rules of Inheritance: A Memoir
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9:00pm
Drag Idol
Hydrate Nightclub presents season two of Drag Idol! A winner is chosen every week to take home a cash prize of $100 and secure a spot to compete in the Drag Idol Finals to win a prize package worth over $10,000!
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The Ultimate Open Mic - LIVE music karaoke
It's open mic done like no other. Acoustic LIVE music karaoke. You can use Lloyd's guitar or he will play for you. 100's of songs with word sheets to choose from. Take the next step after karaoke. Be in the band. You are the star.
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Frat House Thursday
Join Scarlet as they host all frat guys and their fans. Scarlet ramps up the frat factor with a night of 40-ounce beer specials, HOT bartenders, cranked-up music and hottie high jinks! 21+ with ID
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Thirsty Thursdays
Je t'aime Entertainment Presents: Thirsty Thursdays $3 "You Call it", Chicago's Largest LGBTQA Night with Special Drag performances, resident DJ Fuego, and special guests at Watra Night Club
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10:00pm
Dollhouse Drag Revue
Join The Princess, Phi Phi O’Hara and different guest stars each week for a fresh, creative and exciting drag show unlike any other that you’ve seen before! Featuring up-and-coming talent with lots of energy!
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Stardust presents Big Dipper LIVE
Rap sensation Big Dipper performs with Fabulous Ladies of Fitness, DJ set by DAAN. $2 PBR, $3 Berlin bombs, $5.50 Ultimat, $6.50 Patron Silver.
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Every Thursday
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Arnie Lanza
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Atmosphere Bar
Pants Off Dance Off: Male Dancers with TOMAS the Magician. $3 well, $13 Cosmo pitchers
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Baton Show Lounge
Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.
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
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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, $1 Pucker
Bonsai Bar & Lounge
Bonsai serves their signature martini's for $6 and $4 well drinks until 2am. Must be 21/with ID
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
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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
Club Krave
StarFinder Craig’s Karaoke with bartender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf
Crew Bar & Grill
All draft beer pints $3, Bottomless Chips n’ Salsa $2.50
Downtown Bar and Lounge
Moose and Voxbox every Thursday, upstairs. 6-10pm
DS Tequila Company
$9.99 All-You-Can-Eat Tacos, Bar Olympics
Popular on Thursdays
Encompass Nightclub
Drink & Drown Thursdays, $1 house wells, $1 dom. drafts, $1 wine, sponsored by Miller Lite and Coors Light
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
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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
Popular on Thursdays
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
Popular on Thursdays
Parlour on Clark
Lipstick The Lesbian Dance Party featuring $4 cocktails
Popular on Thursdays
Pie Hole Pizza Joint
Karaoke with Creagh
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
Popular on Thursdays
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.
Popular on Thursdays
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)
After-work karaoke 7-11 p.m., $5 Absolut cocktails, specials on Long Island pithcers and buckets of beers
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
Wilde Bar and Restaurant
WILDE Thursday's with DJ Tisha and hot drink specials!
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