ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Friday, May 4, 2012

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Meet author Robert Taylor

MAY

Alex In Wonderland

MAY

Traveling with John Fischetti

MAY

Manifest Urban Arts Festival

MAY

Cubs vs Dodgers

MAY

Chicago's 44th Annual Gay Pride Parade

JUN

events around Chicago Friday, May 4, 2012

Parlour on Clark *

BOYBAR featuring DJ Teri Bristol and $2 well $2 Lite Pints

Big Chicks *

DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers)

Bobby Love's *

Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

Touche *

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

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

Little Jim's

$6 Draft Pitchers

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

InnExile

Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m.

Sidetrack

Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Man's Country

Live male strippers

Jeffrey Pub

Guys All Night Out dance party, $3 cover

Hamburger Mary's

$5 “Mary’s Punch” pints and $4 Shock Top pints

Hunters

Release Fridays with DJ Ron G., $2.50 Miller products

Bonsai Bar & Lounge

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

Baton Show Lounge

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

Halsted's Bar and Grill

$5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Light/Miller Lite pitchers

Wang's

Think Pink Friday's with DJ Stinky Pinky

Downtown Bar and Lounge

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

Broadway Youth Center

6PM-9PM: Friday Drop In, A safe space for youth, includes education and support groups, anonymous HIV testing and medical care.

Manhandler

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

3160

POP goes the Gio at 9 p.m.

Rehab Lounge

5pm-4am: 1/2 Price All Pints, $5 Jagerbombs

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

Taverna 750

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

Club Krave

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

Maneuvers Bar

All Night Dance Party

Encompass Nightclub

Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites

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.

Roscoe's

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

DS Tequila Company

$1 Shots

Jackhammer

DJ Man Scott, 1st Fri.-The Flesh Hungry Dog Show, Last Fri.-ManHunt.com party

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.

Scarlet Bar

The First Ward Ball, $4 Well Drinks, $4 wine glasses, $4 domestics, DJ Dolo

Mary's Attic

Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ at 9 p.m., $3 Bama-Slamma shots, $5 Mary’s Punch pints

9:00am

Traveling with John Fischetti

John Fischetti, the Pulitzer-prize winning political cartoonist and syndicated cartoonist, is best known for his editorial cartoon work.

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12:00pm

Manifest Urban Arts Festival

Columbia College Chicago celebrates the work of its more than 2,000 graduating students with its annual urban arts festival. From art exhibitions to readings, from original designs to singer showcases, the talent will spill out from Columbia’s South Loop Campus and onto the streets, with main stage performances from student bands creating the musical backdrop

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Mike Quigley and Chicago Cubs vs. LA D

An afternoon of baseball, Tickets $150 through $2,500. RSVP to Erica Beecken at 312-618-6636, email ebeecken@quigleyforcongess.com, or send your contribution payable to "Quigley for Congress" to P.O. Box 13040, Chicago, IL 60613. Game starts 1:20pm.

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1:00pm

Cubs vs Dodgers

Chicago Cubs vs LA Dodgers

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6:00pm

Art exhibit by the Center on Halsted Senior Social Support Group

If you miss the opening, the exhibit will be displayed at the Loose Leaf Café through the month of May. Free Admission. blarson@centeronhalsted.org for more information

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Living Single, building the African American Community

House of Avant Garde Inc., School of Opulence, Tommy Avant. Leadership , Advocacy. and HIV Prevention Programming. Hot topics, food and refreshments.

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7:00pm

Meet author Robert Taylor

In his new book A New Way to Be Human: 7 Spiritual Pathways to Becoming Fully Alive, Robert Taylor speaks to looking for a life of bold compassion and feeling. Part memoir and part spiritual guidebook, it's divided into seven chapters of spiritual pathways with three items of practice at each section's end to guide the reader's journey.

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Jackleg Press reading

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8:00pm

Henry V by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare’s popular history play brings to life the newly crowned prince who has left behind his reckless youth to emerge as a dynamic leader, discovering the hard choices that leadership requires.

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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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The Flesh Hungry Dog Show Says Goodbye

After 7 years of monthly GLBT-centric rock and variety, The Flesh Hungry Dog Show's final installment with an all-star lineup of the show's most popular performers: The Joans, Jinx Titanic (who chose the Flesh Hungry Dog Show for his return to the stage after a several year break from performing) and The Handcuffs.

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Jennifer Lopez single release party

The new single Dance Again from Epic Records. Win copies of the single and other swag. Featuring a Jennifer Lopez video showcase.

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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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MAY

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