ChicagoPride.com: LGBT Chicago events for Thursday, August 23, 2012

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Frat House Thursday at Scarlet

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Northalsted Market Days

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events around Chicago Thursday, August 23, 2012

Scarlet Bar *

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

Maneuvers Bar *

$7.00 Bottomless Miller Lite Draft

Wilde Bar and Restaurant *

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

Atmosphere Bar *

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

North End *

$9.75 Miller Lite Pitchers

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

Sidetrack *

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

Hunters *

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

Mary's Attic

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

Charlie's

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

Downtown Bar and Lounge

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

Club Krave

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

Roscoe's

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

Broadway Youth Center

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

The Noble Fool Theater

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

Bonsai Bar & Lounge

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

Halsted's Bar and Grill

$5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts $3.50

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

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

Encompass Nightclub

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

Hamburger Mary's

$3.50 home brew pints

Touche

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

Baton Show Lounge

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

The Call (Chicago)

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

Crew Bar & Grill

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

Bobby Love's

$1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker

Little Jim's

$2.25 Busch Light/Old Style

Rehab Lounge

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

Spin Nightclub

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

The Art Institute of Chicago

Free Admission 5:00–8:00 PM

Scot's

$4 all drafts

Jeffrey Pub

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

Pie Hole Pizza Joint

Karaoke with Creagh

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.

7:00am

Farmstand Farmers' Market

Monday - Friday, features the Frank Family Farm, Gotta Bee Crepes and Saigon Sisters.

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1:00pm

Great Lakes Leather Weekend

The Great Lakes Leather Alliance will hold GLLA XI Weekend through Aug. 26. Kissing booth, workshops, book signings, bootblack ice-cream social, master/slave interviews, vendor fair, a “Fireside Chat” with Chicago leather activist Doug O’Keeffe and entertainer/activist Queen Cougar, an “Indiana Younger Kink Pool Party” and a performance by Sir Jim Ellison. Registration $129

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2:00pm

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

standOUT

Meet other young people and address the needs of LGBTQA youth. Open to all people ages 16-20 who are currently students at a high school or university in the Greater Chicago area. See reception for more information.

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4:00pm

Cocktails Without Prejudice

Stop in The Call any Thursday in August, enjoy a Van Gogh PB&J Jammer shot, and a $1 will be donated to 'Give a Damn Campaign' a project of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund.

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Workshops & Certificate Program for Emerging Nonprofits

Workshops tailored to provide a comprehensive training for those looking to form a nonprofit organization. Advance registration is required

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5:00pm

GLAAD Summer Happy Hour x2 Summer Social

GLAAD's corporate partner has graciously opened up their amazing MillerCoors Pub for complimentary MillerCoors products, the view of the Chicago River from the terrace, foosball, viewing of the brief video about GLAAD. RSVP is required for door security.

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6:00pm

2012 National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series

Rosemont hosts the nation’s top professional women’s softball teams for the 2012 National Pro Fast-pitch Championship Series to be held August 23-26 at the Ballpark at Rosemont.

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1st Annual Opera Underground Booze Cruise “I’m On A Boat!”

Chicago Opera Theater’s (COT) Opera Underground, COT’s young person’s social club, will and guests will coast down the Chicago River and Lake Michigan on Chicago Cruises’ “Summer of George.” Opera selections performed by COT singers with music from the new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute and other opera favorites.

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7:00pm

After Work Karaoke

You are the singing sensation at this night of Karaoke. Sing the secret song for a bar tab.

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Music Mad

Come hear the captivating story of how Chicago Police Chief Francis O'Neill saved the music and the soul of Ireland.

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8:00pm

Roger Hodgson

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9:00pm

Frat House Thursday at Scarlet

Scarlet hosts all frat guys and their fans as they ramp up the frat factor with a night of 40-ounce beer specials, HOT bartenders, cranked-up music and hottie high jinks!

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10:00pm

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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