ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Thursday, June 28, 2012

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30 under 30 Awards

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Microsoft Excel 2007 Level 1 class

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Dollhouse Drag Review

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Cirque Shanghai: Year of the Dragon

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Chicago's 44th Annual Gay Pride Parade

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Northalsted Market Days

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events around Chicago Thursday, June 28, 2012

DS Tequila Company *

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

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

Atmosphere Bar *

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

Wilde Bar and Restaurant *

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

Parlour on Clark *

Lipstick The Lesbian Dance Party featuring $4 cocktails

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

Sidetrack *

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

Maneuvers Bar *

$7.00 Bottomless Miller Lite Draft

3160 *

Arnie Lanza

North End *

$9.75 Miller Lite Pitchers

Spin Nightclub

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

Rehab Lounge

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

Broadway Youth Center

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

Manhandler

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

Encompass Nightclub

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

Bonsai Bar & Lounge

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

Jeffrey Pub

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

Scot's

$4 all drafts

Downtown Bar and Lounge

Moose and Voxbox every Thursday, upstairs. 6-10pm

Mary's Attic

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

Center on Halsted

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

Jackhammer

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

Pie Hole Pizza Joint

Karaoke with Creagh

Club Krave

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

Touche

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

The Call (Chicago)

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

Little Jim's

$2.25 Busch Light/Old Style

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

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

The Art Institute of Chicago

Free Admission 5:00–8:00 PM

Baton Show Lounge

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

Halsted's Bar and Grill

$5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts $3.50

Hamburger Mary's

$3.50 home brew pints

Crew Bar & Grill

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

Bobby Love's

$1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker

CGY: Youth Pride Center

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

Roscoe's

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

9:00am

National women's Music Fest

Thru July 1: Jamie Anderson, Big Bad Gina, Melanie DeMore, Leela and Ellie Grace, Emma's Revolution, Dana Goldberg, Julie Goldman, Ladies Must Swing, Holly Near, Nervous but Excited, Rainbow Path, Sharon Katz & The Peace Train, Sugarbeach, Toshi Reagon, Wahru & Drum Chorus, Mary Watkins. Workshops. Lodging, www.marriottmadisonwest.com or 1-800-228-9290 and ask for the National Women’s Music Festival block. Tickets to event at the site:

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1:00pm

‘Gacy Play’

Through July 29. Sideshow Theatre Company will present the world premiere of the play by Chicago playwright Calamity West. $15-$25.

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NW Indiana Rainbow Days

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2:00pm

Cirque Shanghai: Year of the Dragon

Running May 24-September 3, rain or shine, at the Pepsi Skyline Stage, the 1,500-seat, canopied, open-air theater on Navy Pier.

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French Market coming to Westfield Old Orchard

North Shore and Chicago area shoppers will enjoy a Parisian style street market at Westfield Old Orchard. The outdoor market, located near Macy’s, will house a variety of artisan vendors selling fresh produce, breads and cheeses and other local artisan products. The market runs 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. every Thursday through September

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3:00pm

Windy City Black Pride meet-and-greet

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4:00pm

Microsoft Excel 2007 Level 1 class

A class designed for beginning Excel users. Cost:$20

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5:00pm

30 under 30 Awards

Windy City Times honors outstanding LGBT individuals (and allies) for its annual 30 Under 30 Awards.

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6:00pm

Free Sip & Shop Wine Series

Thursday, June 28 marks the first in a series of three celebrating beauty and wellness, fashion and home decor. Sip, Shop Spa will get you started on your summer beauty regimen, highlighting health and wellness tips that are suited for any lifestyle!

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Francesca's Picnic Night Wine Dinner

Francesca’s Vicinato is celebrating picnic dining by hosting an upscale picnic wine dinner featuring five-courses with four wine pairings. The delicious dinner will showcase a menu by Francesca’s Chef de Cuisine Mario Lopez and welcome guest, Francesca’s Wine Sommelier, Lisa Mango. The dinner costs $50 per person excluding tax and gratuity and reservations are required.

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8:00pm

The Gacy Play

It’s Christmas, 1975, and the crawlspace is open in suburban Chicago. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. is a man with secrets beneath his floor. As ghosts begin crowding the household, Sideshow Theatre Company and playwright Calamity West delve deep into the mind of Chicago’s infamous serial killer.

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9:00pm

Dollhouse Drag Review

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Homer Marrs

Out musician and Nightspots columnist Homer Marrs performs with full band in support of his debut EP

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10:00pm

Crew Karaoke

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Qweirdo

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LIVE Music Karaoke / Ultimate Open Mic

Charlie's has some great local musicians & singers that throw down, creating a fantastic live music show. It's acoustic & laid back. Join them and be part of the band.

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The Cabaret Project Live!

The Cabaret Project has been entertaining Chicago nightlife for over 5 years with sultry, witty and artisitc cabaret interpretations of your favorite tunes

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