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7:00am
Bill Pritchard LIVE on 103.5 KISS FM's Brotha Fred Show
Tune in to hear this annual exchange between Boystown's unofficial Mayor and the King & Queen of the airwaves on Chicago's 103.5 KISS FM.
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12:00pm
Macy’s Pride Event with the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus
Musical lunch hour relives the era of MTV and Solid Gold with 80's hits as the Chorus celebrates the decade it was born and springboards into its 30th anniversary.
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1:00pm
Practice and Prep Workshop for Typing, Employment and GED
A class/workshop designed for users who want to brush up on their typing skills in three essential areas. Cost: $10
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4:00pm
Chicago Pride Fest®
This festive two-day event June 22-23, 2012 - held before Chicago's iconic Pride Parade on June 24 – marks the first official party of summer. $7 donation benefits the Northalsted Business Alliance.
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Online Interest? - Learning Pinterest
This free one session class is for users who want to learn about the trendy online social network site, Pinterest. It covers establishing an account and obtaining and pinning images of your favorite interests for others to view and share.
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5:00pm
Back Lot Bash
The ninth annual Back Lot Bash is the hottest, most rockin' and most attended outdoor women's party taking place ALL Pride Weekend in Chicago.
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Young Leaders Board The First Five Years Pride Celebration
Rooftop terrace, hosted by Cyon Flare, dj Daniel Borrero. Food and full bar. $20 donation includes three drink tickets.
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6:00pm
Baby Girls and Co. Pre-Pride Women’s Party
“Ada” is a pride event for women. Four hours of awesome ambiance by the beach and dance music by DJade and the ”Foxy BabyGirls.” Gourmet food, one drink included. Please indicate if you prefer a vegetarian option during registration. Menu is on the event website. $45. General Admission. Cash bar.
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Congregation Or Chadash Pride BBQ
Followed by a Shabbat Beach Service. More info: office@orchadash.org
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Bolder than Out
Kitchen table discussion on developments in HIV prevention and vaccine study results. Discuss public policy and resources for African-American communities. Dinner 6 pm, program at 7 pm. Coalition for Justice and Respect. RSVP cjr.chicago@gmail.com or 773-257-3050
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Pride Weekend Kickoff Cruise
Mystic Blue presents Miss Foozie. The third annual cruise welcomes all adults celebrating the diversity of our city. Includes one free drink and a souvenir glass, the Lake-Breeze Dinner Lounge Buffet, DJs playing hot beats, and amazing skyline views, dancing. 21+ only, valid photo ID at boarding.
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7:00pm
Women's Movie Night
In partnership with LCCP, Women's Movie Night is a monthly free, fun and casual night for all women! For Pride, we're planning our biggest movie night yet.
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Girls Like Us! Season 1 LGBT Movie Premiere
Chill Productions presents a LGBT movie premiere, 7pm Red Carpet, 8pm showtime
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Neil Simon's
The action takes place in four playlets, all set in suites 203 and 204 of the elegant Beverly Hills Hotel.
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St. Sukie de la Croix, Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago
Colorful record of LGBT people in Chicago from the city's beginnings in the 1670s as a fur-trading post to the cusp of Stonewall.
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Theater on the Lake Pride Weekend
Theater on the Lake is offering discounted $10 Pride tickets all weekend!
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8:00pm
My Asian Mom
My Asian Mom, an evening of 10-minute one-act plays directed by Joe Yau. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
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Nora Dunn’s new one woman show Mythical Proportions
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Swallow Your Pride
GayCo Productions new sketch comedy, 'Swallow Your Pride' runs every Friday and Saturday at 8pm until July 7. Visit gayco.com for more information.
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Divas Pride Show
An array of fantastic performers and hosted by Mr. Club Krave Sylvester Smooth. Win Madonna tickets. $10 domestic buckets, $16 import buckets, $1 off all vodka cocktails. DJ Kyle R.
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RTD Dance & Friends Present: Return
Rachel Thorne Germond Dance & Friends. Performances will be Friday through Sunday June 22-24, 2012. Friday & Saturday performances are at 8pm and Sunday is at 7pm. Tickets are $12 General Admission/$10 Students & Seniors www.linkshall.org
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9:00pm
Gender Bent show/Lipstick night
Celebrate gender-bending and straight-up lesbians this Friday night at Parlour.
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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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Steamwerkz The Musical opening
Steamwerkz,a brand new musical from The Annoyance, opens tonight with shows every Friday through Aug. 31.
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3rd Annual Spanglish Pride Friday Party
Castro Entertainment's Biggest party of the year. Live performances.
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Great Lakes Bears
Celebrate Pride with the Great Lakes Bears. Drawings for free bear T-shirts and free pizza at midnight.
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Hot Jock Contest
A basket of goodies at the monthly Hot Jock Contest, moved up a week for Pride. Sign up at 10:30 pm; contest at 11. 1st place: $150 in cash and prizes. $65 mega Mojitos, $3.50 312 drafts, $2 PBR cans, $2 Malort shots.
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Andrew Christian Underwear Show
Take a brief look at the newest styles from underwear designer Andrew Christian and enjoy DJ Laura B spinning until 4 am.
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11:00pm
RuPaul's Drag Race stars Jiggly Caliente and The Princess
Two performances at 11 pm and midnight. $5 in advance; $10 at the door; $20 VIP meet & greet includes hosted bar package 10-11 pm. Also, shake it at the Friday night dance party or get wet with the shower contest, hosted by Victor at 12:30 am.
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Mad Midnight: A Sixties Sketch Comedy Cocktail
Join Cake-n-Hatred and fall into the alcoholism, sexism, racism and all the other great isms of the 1960s in their second sketch comedy review MAD MIDNIGHT.
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Every Friday
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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)
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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.
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.
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Velvet Rope
Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Goose
Wang's
Think Pink Friday's with DJ Stinky Pinky
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