November 13 - 16

Thursday, November 13

Reeling 27, Chicago's very own Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival is in full swing, check the site for a full listing of movies showing today.

Is your bookshelf looking a little bare? The Chicago Public Library - Budlong Woods Branch - 5630 N Lincoln is holding a Giant Book Sale starting today from 1-8:30PM. Be there early to get a chance to rifle through all of the books and get the best selection.

Daniel Vosovic , finalist in Project Runway, Year 2 will be signing his new book Fashion Inside Out: Daniel V's Guild to Style at Borders - 830 N Michigan Ave today at 7PM

Head up north to Andersonville's Women & Children First - 5233 N Clark - to catch Alison Bechdel author of the best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home and the popular serialized cartoon strip Dykes to Watch Out For at 7:30PM

The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame 18th annual induction ceremony. 5:30-7PM at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E Randolph St, free and open to public

Can't wait for winter to get here so that you can go skiing? Check out SkiBudz , Chicago's gay ski & snowboard club at their kick-off event at Crew Bar & Grill tonight from 7-9PM

Big Chick's - 5024 N Sheridan, hosts the Open Mic Dyke Night tonight in the Salon. Tonight's theme is "Dudes Who Dig Dykes" starting at 7:30PM

Friday, November 14

Reeling 27 , Chicago's very own Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival is in full swing, check the site for a full listing of movies showing today.

Campus Pride Nation's first conference for LGBT fraternity brothers and sorority sisters, Out and Greek kicks off today at DePaul University and runs through Sunday.

The Chicago Public Library - Budlong Woods Branch - 5630 N Lincoln is holding a Giant Book Sale today from 9:30AM-4:30PM. Be there early to get a chance to rifle through all of the books and get the best selection.

If you're heading out of town this weekend, or more specifically - if you're heading to Indianapolis, catch the Indianpolis LGBT Film Festival this weekend.

Saturday, November 15

Reeling 27 , Chicago's very own Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival is in full swing, check the site for a full listing of movies showing today. Don't miss a chance to meet some of the stars of the program 3Way tonight at the special event at Evil Olive.

Today is the last day for the Giant Book Sale at The Chicago Public Library - Budlong Woods Branch - 5630 N Lincoln from 9:30AM-4:30PM.

Put on your comfortable shoes and join your Queer Brothers and Sisters in a Protest to the passing of Proposition 8 in California. Grab your friends and head down to Federal Plaza (Dearborn and Adams) from 12:30 to 3:30 today. This is a nationwide event happening in cities across the country. Let the country know that we will not standby and let this happen.

Looking to add a little fashion to your life? Check out the How Lakeview Looks fashion show at the Cubby Bear - 1059 W Addison tonight at 7:30PM, doors open at 6:30 and tickets are $10

Sappho's Salon , the popular monthly lesbian "salon night" takes place at Andersonville's Women & Children First Book Store - 5233 N Clark. This month they present queer Latina spoken word collective La Dulce Palabra. 7:30PM tickets are $7-10 and include food and wine.

The Leather Archives and Museum - 6418 N Greenview Ave - invites you to join a very special Fireside Chat with Chuck Renslow at 7PM tonight. This program, a second in the series, seeks to capture the memories and experiences of our community leaders, while giving us the opportunity to ask them our questions.

Sunday, November 16

Reeling 27 , Chicago's very own Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival closes tonight with a showing of Eleven Minutes - a film that follows Jay McCarroll winner of the first Project Runway. Check the site for full details.

Looking for a new way to get your Sunday morning started? Classical WFMT 98.7 broadcasts live from the new Morse Theater - 1328 W Morse Ave. Millennium Chamber Players performs at 11AM, tickets are $10

Manah Manah, do do do do do, manah manah do do do do...ok, now that you have that song stuck in your head. Check out The Muppet Movie at 2PM and a special Fraggle Rock presentation at 4PM at the Gene Siskel Film Center today.

Can you believe that Madge is 50 years old? Wasn't it just yesterday that she was professing that she was a virgin and making dirty books? Check out Melissa Young at Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret - 1383 N Milwaukee Ave at 9PM as she presents- Lucky Star—Madonna at 50: A Birthday Tribute. $15 with two drink minimum