ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Saturday, May 19, 2012

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12th Annual AltQ Music Festival

MAY

Alex In Wonderland

MAY

Piano Man Mark Farris at 3160

MAY

Ferno! with DJ Billy Lace

MAY

The Live-In Kitchen

MAY

Chicago's 44th Annual Gay Pride Parade

JUN

events around Chicago Saturday, May 19, 2012

Roscoe's *

$15 Absolut Pink Lemonade Pitchers, $3.50 Coors Light Drafts, $4.50 Peroni Drafts, $5 Svedka Skittle Bombs

Charlie's *

Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu

Taverna 750 *

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

Bobby Love's *

Karaoke featured artist nite, trivia shots & giveaways w/ DJ Tim

Lucky Horseshoe *

Bloody Mary Bar

Club Krave *

Club Krave Divas drag show, bartenders Romie and Markie, $10 mixed drink pitchers, DJ KY

Big Chicks *

Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover

Hunters *

Surge Saturdays with DJ Lawrence K, $4 Bacardi cocktails, $5 Skyy cocktails.

DS Tequila Company *

$1 Shots

Maneuvers Bar *

All Night Dance Party

Downtown Bar and Lounge

Work your Saturday's right with DJ Freddie Bain and guest DJ's

Rehab Lounge

2pm-4am: Wiggin' Out contest hosted by Miss Foozie every Saturday at 9:30pm, Music by DJ Jeannette. $10 Foozie Pineapple Passion Pitchers.

Jeffrey Pub

Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 cover, show with host Indigo Blue

Touche

Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club Room open

Baton Show Lounge

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

Manhandler

$2 schnapps/cactus juice/kool-ade; movie shown 3pm w/Joe; "Lights Out" party 3-5am.

Scarlet Bar

$5 Well Cocktails, $5 Import Beers

Berlin Nightclub

$1 select shots, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5 Tropical Sex, $5.50 Ultimat. Twisted w/ DJ Chester or DJ Larissa, $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sat: House of Santana drag show 9 p.m.-midnight

Encompass Nightclub

Resident DJ Tiff 11 p.m.

Parlour on Clark

Grind Dance Party featuring DJ Luis M

Sidetrack

Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.

Wilde Bar and Restaurant

Brunch from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

CGY: Youth Pride Center

1PM-5PM Youth P.R.I.D.E. Join one of the many youth clubs, get help finding a job, social and educational activities. Lunch provide.

Atmosphere Bar

Male Dancers from Sarabia and Exclusive Manwatch of MI with DJ Timmy Loop, $5 Stoli Blue

Little Jim's

$4 Domestic Beers, $4 Well Drinks

North End

Bloody Mary Bar

Mary's Attic

Dance Party with DJ Oskar & John Murges at 9 p.m. $2 Jello shots, $5 Frozen Slushies

Hamburger Mary's

Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m., first mimosa free, then $2, $4 Leinie bottles

Broadway Youth Center

1PM-2:30PM: SHOUT!, A support group for newly out LGBT and questioning youth.

Crew Bar & Grill

Football with $2.75 Bud Light drafts and $3.75 Shiner Bock drafts, VJ Ven spinning from 6 - 10 p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 10 p.m.

Man's Country

Live male strippers

Halsted's Bar and Grill

$6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch

Jackhammer

DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Dance Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Party with DJ Phil DaBeatz

The Call (Chicago)

$5 Absolut cocktails, video dance party

9:00am

Great Parker Garage Sale

Why Pay Retail? Support Francis W. Parker School and check out the quality clothes for everyone, including a designer boutique with Prada, Gucci, Escada and more. Toys, electronics, sports equipment, furniture, art, fashion accessories, house wares and more. General Sale-Cash Only. Boutique now accepting credit cards.

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10:00am

The Live-In Kitchen

The kitchen has always been the heart of the home, but today's lifestyles combine the kitchen, breakfast area and living room into one large multifunctional space. At this free event, design experts from Toms Price Furniture, Normandy Remodeling and Drapery Connection will share the tips and tricks you need to know to create an open floor plan that brings the family together, while still creating intimate and distinct rooms.

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2:00pm

Dog Day Saturday Afternoon

In the courtyard. Treats for your dogs and you. No cover. Door prize tickets benefit FredSays.org.

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3:00pm

OPALGA Garage Sale Fundraiser

To help raise money for Oak Park's July 4th Parade. Email info@opalga.org for details.

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6:00pm

2012 CMSA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The pre-ceremony reception 6-7 pm, ceremony at 7 pm. Doors will close by 7. This year's inductees are Shawn Albritton, Jack Neilsen and Samantha Hamilton. All CMSA members are welcome to attend this ceremony.

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Dignity/Chicago 40 years of ministry

Anniversary dinner. $60 and up. Also see May 20 for info on anniversary Mass at Broadway United Methodist Church.

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Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association Hall of Fame ceremony

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7:00pm

12th Annual AltQ Music Festival

ALT Q is celebrating its 12th year as a showcase for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered musicians and performers. Featuring Daphne Willis, JC Brooks, Alix Dobkin, Nhojj, E Nina Jay and Band Practice, hosted by Scott Free, emceed by Aerin Tedesco and Marvin Astorga.

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Sappho's Salon

Sappho's Salon: A Provocative Night of Lesbian Diversions Featuring Catherine Lundoff and Beth Grogg, with Special Guest Host C. C. Carter. $7 to $10 sliding scale includes food and wine. Minnesota-based Lundoff is the award-winning author of several books, including Night's Kiss and Silver Moon: A Wolves of Wolf's Point Novel, editor of Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories, and co-editor of Hellebore and Rue: Takes of Queer Women and Magic. Although her first love is poetry, Chicagoan Beth Grogg has also written screenplays, a one-woman show, performance pieces, journalism, and, alas, advertising and public relations copy. (A girl's gotta eat, right?) She is also a former Sappho's volunteer and long-time Sappho's Salon supporter. Tonight's special guest host is nationally renowned, award-winning spoken word artist and POW-WOW founder, C. C. Carter. Proceeds benefit the artists and the Women's Voices Fund.

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8:00pm

Asians and Friends outing to Chicago Red Line performance

Performance in which Asians and Friends member Joel Camden will perform. Members RSVP by April 30 for $20 group tickets at the AFC phoneline.

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Mr. Club Krave 2012 Contest

Mr. Club Krave 2011 Myke Kagan will be stepping down and handing over the title to a new Mr. Club Krave 2012.

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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 GLBTQ 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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Piano Man Mark Farris at 3160

Piano Man Mark Farris returns to Chicago's 3160 for a perfect evening of show tunes and medleys. Don't miss out on a great evening of entertainment!

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Wedding Bell Blues a Drag Review

Head to The Call as Ashley Morgan, Coco Sho-Nell, Dominique Diamond, Priscilla Darling and Morgan Sapphire bring you ‘Wedding Bell Blues - A Drag Review’ A show filled with finding love, losing love, being cheated on and dealing with it!

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10:00pm

Ferno! with DJ Billy Lace

Ferno Magazine is here! Come join Hydrate Nightclub for the official launch party, featuring DJ Billy Lace (Matinee NYC)

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11:00pm

Milan & The Princess

RPDR's superstars in two performances at midnight and 1 am. DJ Chester, VJ Riley York. $5 in advance; $10 at the door; $20 VIP meet and greet.

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