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Daily Email - Thursday- 2/20/2025

February 20, 2025

Need a laugh? Come out to Baby Wine, an LGBTQIA+ themed variety show featuring some of Chicago's strongest and most diversely hilarious voices, hosted by the Annoyance Theatre every Friday! Mark your calendar, grab a friend, and enter to win a pair of tickets.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Boots, b*tch! BOOTS kicks off a fourth year of sick’ning parties next month, with Rye Rye plus DJs Maya Margarita (NYC), Prosperity Room, and more. Enter to win a pair of tickets!

  • Get up, it’s time to do farm chores. TikTok star, comedian, and farmer Matt Mathews brings his Boujee On A Budget Tour to The Chicago Theatre next month. Don't miss this night of hilarity and enter today for your chance to win a pair of tickets!*

  • NIVA’s Live Independent program is fighting to save local culture. Independent venues face rising costs and corporate takeovers. Each venue lost means a neighborhood loses its heartbeat. Support local now or lose it forever!*

  • Halsey brings their For My Last Trick tour to Chicago in June with Sir Chloe and Flowerovlove at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

  • Boundary-pushing punk rocker and composer for Netflix’s Sex Education, Ms. Ezra Furman plays Thalia Hall this July. Don’t miss this exhilarating live show!

  • Athens, GA indie rock troupe Of Montreal celebrates the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album, The Sunlandic Twins, on tour with Bijoux Cone this summer.

FREE MUSEUM DAYS IN CHICAGO

Nothing like a day at the museum to drive those winter blues away! Absorb art, science, and history for cheap at some of Chicago’s world-class museums on select free days throughout the year. Check our guide to some of best times to visit on a budget, including:

  • Art Institute of Chicago - Free select weekdays through March 14th

  • Adler Planetarium - Wednesdays from 4-10pm (with proof of residence)

  • DuSable Museum of African American History - Wednesdays

  • Leather Archives & Museum - Thursdays

  • Griffin Museum of Science and Industry - February 24th-27th

SOBEWFF® PRESENTS:

WIN A TRIP TO MIAMI FOR SOBEWFF®

Experience Miami's foodie paradise by Entering to Win a VIP Flyaway to Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One. Winner (and a friend!) will enjoy SOBEWFF®’s most popular events with  Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, & Guy Fieri + wine tastings & beach parties. Flight credit & hotel stay included.*

THIS WEEKEND

🙌🏿 Kinfolk

Tonight at Hydrate Nightclub (10PM)

Cozy with who I am! Black talent takes centerstage tonight at Kinfolk, a celebration of Chicago’s Black drag artists, starring Lucy Stoole, Lila Star-Escada, Sativa Diamond, and more!

👠 Dragstravaganza

Tonight at Cole’s Bar (9PM)

Join Coco Sho-Nell, Cindy Nero and Velicity Metropolis tonight for a Dragstravaganza and dance party, with music by Tigermilk, raising funds to help relocate trans people seeking affirmative care.

📣 AAWAZ: South Asian Queer Open Mic Night

Sunday at Dorothy (7PM)

Celebrate South Asian queer talent at AAWAZ, an open mic featuring everything from Bollywood drag to classical Hindustani dance, and more, presented by Trikone Chicago.

🌈 The Fab Five Live

Sunday at The Chicago Theatre (7:30PM)

The Fab Five brings the joy of Queer Eye to live audiences for the first time! Hear directly from the cast, plus special guests, and with personal stories, never-before-heard tales and Q&A opportunities.

🎤 Caleb Hearon

Friday, 4/18 at The Chicago Theatre (7PM)

“America’s only gay comedian,” Caleb Hearon, brings his podcast, So True, to The Chicago Theatre LIVE with special guests this April! Grab your tickets today and don’t miss out on a hilarious night.

LOCALS ONLY

  • The National Museum of Mexican Art kicks of their 31st annual Sor Juana Festival next month with an incredible weekend of queer, Latine art featuring The Braided Janes and more. Get tickets to La Decima Musa!

  • Did you know there are winter farmers markets in Chicago? Support local producers of bread, hardy veggies, ciders and other winter treats. Check out Green City Market’s Avondale Saturday markets.