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Daily Email - Thursday- 11/13/2025

November 13, 2025

Konnichiwa, bitches. Put some new Robyn on repeat and read on for free dopamine:

Wanna see Magdalena Bay, Father John Misty, Hemlocke Springs, and 400+ more artists all in one weekend? Enter now to win a pair of Premiere passes to Treefort Music Fest 2026 in downtown Boise from 3/25-3/29. Plus, you’ll get a hotel stay & $600 travel credit!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • HUMP! Film Festival lands at Music Box Theatre on 12/11, showcasing 22 bold, funny, and imaginative short films that celebrate creativity, sexuality, and self-expression in unforgettable ways. Enter to win some hot, sexy tickets.*

  • Honey Dijon’s The Nightlife tour comes to Chicago on 11/22 at Cermak Hall with JADALAREIGN and CTRLZORA. Mutha has arrived. You know what to do.

  • Wanna hear something hot? NXT 2 NTHN wants you to get naked on 12/13 at Never Have I Ever. Strip it down with special guest hottie Noah Way, and more.

  • OMG, the Hayley Williams solo tour is finally here! Hayley Williams at a Bachelorette Party comes to Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 4/21-4/22. Let’s go!

  • Allie X tour dates dropped, and it’s giving gloriously Victorian, dark pop vibes. Get tickets for the Happiness Is Going To Get You tour at Thalia Hall on 4/28!

GAY STUFF TO DO ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

Hi gay. It’s that time of year; turkeys are getting stuffed, cranberry sauce is jiggling, etc. Whether you’re participating or not, you probably have some sweet time off. We’re here to humbly offer you some Thanksgiving weekend activities to keep your butt off the couch. Pre-game Friendsgiving at the club— there are no rules, you’re a grown-up.

THIS WEEKEND

🏓 AceBounce Drag Brunch: Slayback Saturday

Saturday, 11/22 at AceBounce (10:30AM) 

Slayback Saturday drag brunch meets full power. Come for bottomless brunch, retro vibes, and queens turning brunch into performance art. Bring your crew and let your most dramatic self out for a morning (and maybe noon) of unapologetic fun. You in?*

🪩 Blesstonio

Tonight at The Whistler (9PM)

Blesstonio’s monthly Fusion residency at The Whistler is back tonight. Take a cathartic, sonic journey on the dance floor, make some friends, stay up late. It’s fun!

🎞️ Black Harvest Film Festival

Through Sunday, 11/16 at Siskel Film Center (12PM-8:15PM)

Chicago’s annual showcase of films from across the Black diaspora continues through Sunday! Catch Black & queer film showcases and more at Black Harvest Film Festival.

💅🏼 Sunday Cabaret Soirée

Sunday, 11/16 at Meeting House Tavern (2PM)

Get ready for an afternoon of glam at Sunday Cabaret Soirée! Banish your Sunday scaries with special guests Hot Tawdry, Irregular Girl, Faggedy Randy, and more.

💊 Rated Q: The Matrix

Thursday, 11/19 at The Music Box Theatre (9PM)

Dodge this. Rated Q brings the iconic Wachowski sisters sci-fi epic The Matrix to Music Box for a rare 35mm screening and pre-screening drag show next Thursday.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Support trans Chicagoans tonight at Hydrate Won’t Erase You, hosted by Mimi Marks. With raffle prizes, fabulous drag performances all night long, plus free HIV testing, this a night of glamor not to miss!

  • Ready to make the yuletide gay? Gerber/Hart Library & Archives is putting on a Queerkindlmarkt on Saturday, 12/6, featuring a book sale and queer artists market! Get your stocking stuffers, babes.

As the French say, soo la voo.