ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Friday, April 27, 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012

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9:00am

YWCA Metropolitan Chicago cordially invites you to take a Stand Against Racism, a free, city-wide conference call. This effort will be one of over 2,000 events nationwide, in 39 states, hosted by more than 2,500 organizations, impacting 300,000 people. Our Chicago call-in will run just 10 minutes.
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11:00am

International Antiques Fair

The 15th annual Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair returns April 27 – 30 featuring more than 120 of the world’s best antiques and fine art dealers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Turkey. Known as the Midwest’s premier Antiques event, the Fair offers a wide range of media and categories such as 20th Century Design, Americana, Architectural Design, Asian Art & Antiquities, Books, Ceramics, Clocks, Decorative Arts, Folk Art, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Paintings, Posters, Prints, Maps, Sculpture, Silver, Textiles and Tribal Art.
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12:00pm

LGBT youth art showcase

LGBT youth use art to explore issues of identity, sexuality and gender as part of the Center's art therapy program. We also routinely host art classes and clinics, including a weekly Senior Art Lounge and an HIV+ Art Therapy class with Dan Anthon, who was just featured in the latest edition of the Windy City Times. The Center is home to two rotating galleries currently featuring Ethan Hutchinson and Lucas Blair.
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5:00pm

CMSA Open Sunday Softball Kick Off Party

Celebrate the kickoff of open Sunday softball with CMSA. Drink specials and a 50/50 raffle.
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6:00pm

Women's Speed Dating

6-6:30: registration. 6:30-8:30 Speed date! 8:30-9 Mingle. Speed Dating for women interested in women. Casual, fun environment, open to everyone. Cash bar at this event.
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An Evening with Sara Montiel

A Conversation with Sara Montiel, followed by a performance
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7:00pm

TGIF at Francesca's Vicinato

Fasten your seatbelts for a guided musical tour through rock 'n roll history with The Neverly Brothers at Francesca’s Vicinato. Live for one night only at Francesca’s Vicinato in Palos Park, mark your calendar for this can’t-miss, toe-tapping, sing-out-loud event.
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Jazz Concert featuring Pescara Conservatory

This month marks the start of a collaboration of Columbia College Chicago with the Pescara Jazz Festival and the Pescara Conservatory of Music in Pescara, Italy. As part of its Chicago visit, The Pescara Jazz Ensemble will present a concert with the Columbia College Jazz faculty and guest guitarist Mike Stern, at 7 p.m.
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8:00pm

Rent

East Village. 1989. Facing a brutal economy and a raging AIDS epidemic, a group of Bohemian artists struggle to find life, love, and art in New York’s East Village. Celebrated Broadway director David Cromer returns to Chicago with a powerful new take on Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock opera.
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Tom Goss, Jeffrey Altergott and Stephen Leonard, Live in Chicago

Three out performers offer a rockin' evening of music.
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9:00pm

Alex In Wonderland

Alex In Wonderland continues MidTangent's dedication to bringing original works with a familiar twist to the Chicago LGBTQ community, providing once again the chance to relive your childhood with stories that are close to your heart, told the way you've always wanted.
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It's Britney, Bitch

All Britney Spears, all night with DJ Riley York.
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Wax Trax Showcase

Music and video from Chicago's legendary record label 9 pm - 1:30 am with DJs Greg Haus and JenaMax. Followed by Cosmix until 4 am.
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10:00pm

Shower Contest

Join Spin Host Victor each Friday for their legendary Shower Contest at Midnight!
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Roscoe's Silver Party ft. Kat Deluna

Celebrate Roscoe's 25th anniversary with GO-GO boys, the grinding delights of SS-TRIPLE-X, Fusion Dance Radio, DJ Eddy on the floor, VJ Bobby Marley up front. Hosted by Frida Lay. Special guest performer Billboard chart topper Kat Deluna. $5 cover after 10 pm.
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Every Friday

3160

POP goes the Gio at 9 p.m.

Atmosphere Bar

Bi-Polar Fridays with male dancers from Sarabia (7-9 p.m.) and Exclusive Manwatch of MI (11- close). Hosted by Regina Upright, DJ Eric Hall, $5 Stoli Blueberry, $13 Cosmo pitchers

Baton Show Lounge

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

Berlin Nightclub

Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progressive, and alternative, $1 select shots, $3 Bacardi Bombs, $5 “Tropical Sex” pints, $5.50 42 Below Vodka. $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.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)
Popular on Fridays

Bobby Love's

Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
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Bonsai Bar & Lounge

DJ Techno KIDD, spinning hits all night long. Never a cover and always $4 cocktails. Must be 21/with ID.

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

Two-steppin’ lessons with Stina at 10 p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu
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Club Krave

Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric and Romey, $10 dom. buckets, $16 import buckets, DJ Brandi Wyne

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.

Downtown Bar and Lounge

See your favorite Chicago DJ's every week! 10pm-2am

DS Tequila Company

$1 Shots

Encompass Nightclub

Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites

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
Popular on Fridays

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.

Taverna 750

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

The Call (Chicago)

After-work retro video cocktail party 6-9 p.m., TGIF Video hits after 9, $4.50 Stella bottles, $1 Dekuyper shots

Touche

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

Velvet Rope

Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Goose

Wang's

Think Pink Friday's with DJ Stinky Pinky

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