ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Thursday, March 22, 2012

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events around Chicago Thursday, March 22, 2012

Atmosphere Bar *

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

North End *

$9.75 Miller Lite Pitchers

Hunters *

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

3160 *

Arnie Lanza

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

DS Tequila Company *

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

Parlour on Clark *

Lipstick The Lesbian Dance Party featuring $4 cocktails

Scarlet Bar *

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

Wilde Bar and Restaurant *

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

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

Mary's Attic

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

Broadway Youth Center

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

Encompass Nightclub

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

CGY: Youth Pride Center

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

Manhandler

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

Halsted's Bar and Grill

$5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts $3.50

The Noble Fool Theater

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

Jeffrey Pub

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

Charlie's

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

Rehab Lounge

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

Jackhammer

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

Spin Nightclub

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

Roscoe's

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

Downtown Bar and Lounge

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

Pie Hole Pizza Joint

Karaoke with Creagh

Crew Bar & Grill

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

Scot's

$4 all drafts

Center on Halsted

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

Baton Show Lounge

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

Touche

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

Hamburger Mary's

$3.50 home brew pints

Bonsai Bar & Lounge

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

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

Club Krave

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

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 Art Institute of Chicago

Free Admission 5:00–8:00 PM

Bobby Love's

$1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker

5:00pm

AFC Junior Board Meet & Greet

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Junior Board will host a “Meet & Greet” social event and fundraiser, in collaboration with Minibar/Winebar. $10 donation

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6:00pm

Dan Dinello RetireSpective: 33 Years in 45 Minutes

Chicago filmmaker and author Dan Dinello is retiring after 33 years of teaching in the Film and Video department of Columbia College Chicago. Dan is celebrating his retirement with a retrospective screening of several award-winning shorts and clips. Extending from the disco/punk era to the present, this compilation features Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Barack Obama, and African musical legend Fela Kuti among others.

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Pillars of Justice Awards

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Chicago Chefs Spring Into Action

The Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network hosts Alpana Singh, master sommelier and host of the WTTW show Check Please, will be mistress of ceremonies. $125.

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18th annual Advocates of the Year Awards

The AIDS Legal Council of Chicago (ALCC) and Windy City Times recognize several outstanding men and women who are working locally to make a difference in the lives of people with HIV. Ticket $50 by phone or online.

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CHM music series: “People Get Ready! Chicago Soul of the 60s and 70s.”

Lecture on why Chicago is in the same category as Memphis or Detroit when it comes to influencing soul and R&B music. The lecture starts at 6:30 p.m. and the performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 for the public and $30 for museum members.

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7:00pm

AfterWork KARAOKE!

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Healing from Sexual Violence Group

A cycling 10-week therapy group for adults of all genders and sexual orientations who desire a safe space to connect and heal with others who have experienced sexual violence and/or sexual abuse in their lives.

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Trevor Thomas events

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American Ballet Theatre presents “Giselle”

Quintessential romantic ballet epitomizes the transcendent power of love and forgiveness. American Ballet Theatre’s unrivaled roster of international ballet stars brings Giselle’s mystery and ethereal beauty vividly to life in this universally acclaimed production, performed with the Chicago Sinfonietta. Tickets $32 - $127.

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In the Heart of America

Stage play speaks directly to the diverse Chicago community with imagination and clarity. Thru April 1, 2012. Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm.

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Anne Laughlin, Runaway, and Special Guest Kathie Bergquist

With her life as a private investigator in Chicago firmly established, Jan Roberts can often forget where she came from--a backwoods survivalist camp run by her paranoid, dictatorial father.

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8:00pm

Ballet Hispanico

The program features the Chicago premiere of African-American choreographer Ronald K. Brown’s Espiritu Vivo. Tickets $26-$30.

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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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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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Steampunk Thursdays

Elate is taking its eco-friendly philosophy to new heights, on Thursdays, by re-inventing itself as the Steampunk center of Chicago.

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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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