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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/1/2024
Truth or dare: LSDXOXO headlines Boots at Concord Music Hall next Saturday alongside Shaun J. Wright, Pageant Queens, and Kirk. Enter to win your tickets!
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Celebrate the small wins with BIG laughs and steamy dumplings this Sunday at You Win Some, You Dim Sum, a stand-up show where we raise a toast (and a dumpling) to life’s little victories. Enter to win a pair of tickets!*
Celebrate sapphics in cinema at Music Box Theatre’s Sapphopalooza, from 5/10 through 6/1, with rare films, special guests, musical pre-shows and more.
Slo ‘Mo Party is your Beyoncé after-party 5/17 at Sleeping Village with a tribute to the powerhouse femmes of VH1’s Divas Live. Get ready to jam!
Is it hot in here or is it just you? Hot B!t@# Party returns 5/24 at Smartbar with Amarji King, Miss B. Haven, and more, joined by a cast of drag hotties.
HAIM is going back on tour in support of their fourth album, I quit, due out next month. Catch the rock trio at United Center 9/12! Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Photo via Unsplash
Hey gaysians, it’s AAPI Heritage Month! From dinner & drag to film screenings, food events and mahjong parties, there’s a wealth of ways for you to celebrate and learn with Chicago’s diverse Asian communities. Check out some of the events coming up this month:
AAWAZ: A SOUTH ASIAN QUEER OPEN MIC 5/12 at Dorothy
AAPI HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION W/ TARA ASGAR 5/14 at Levan Center
AAPI RESTAURANTS WEEK 5/16-5/25 around Chicago
FAIIM ASIAN AMERICAN SHOWCASE 5/16-5/22 at Gene Siskel Film Center
DIM SUM & DRAG: SPIRITED AWAY DINNER 5/23-5/24 at Furama - WIN
DOSTUFF, PROVINCETOWN BUSINESS GUILD, PRIDEAWAY STAYS PRESENT:
PROVINCETOWN PRIDE FLYAWAY GIVEAWAY!
Enter to win a Flyaway to the rainbow capital of the East Coast! Join us for an extraordinary celebration in Provincetown, where one fortunate winner and their guest will experience the magic of Ptown Pride!
Prize Includes:
VIP access to the Pride Kickoff Dance Party AND star-studded Queer Comedy Showcase
Two nights of chic beachside accommodations (June 6-8)
$600 flight credit to transport you to this LGBTQ+ paradise
Discover why Ptown Pride stands apart! This charming coastal gem transforms into a vibrant celebration with pulsing dance floors, side-splitting comedy, colorful Pride Market vendors, the energetic "Feet Over Front Street" 5K, and countless moments to take in Ptown's take on Pride.*
THIS WEEKEND
🎀 Pink Pony Club Party
Tonight at Sidetrack (9PM)
First Thursdays are for the girls at Pink Pony Club Party, a sapphic sing-along featuring Chappell, Kesha, Charli, and more! Plus, dance your way to sweet prizes.
💪🏽 Notes on Masculinity: A Drag King-Centered Cabaret
Saturday at Logan Center for the Arts (8:30PM)
Veteran kings Po’ Chop and Switch the Boi Wonder host Notes on Masculinity, featuring comedic and provocative drag, presented alongside the premiere of Berlin.
🐶 Nite of 1000 Tailz
Saturday at The Baton (11PM-4AM)
Puts your paws up: Cats, dogs, and everybody else are invited to shake their tails at Nite of 1000 Tailz, a pet play dance party and late night furry rave at The Baton. Aroo!
✏️ Off the Page: An Evening of Queer Comics Readings
Thursday, 5/8 at Dorothy (7PM)
Five queer Chicago cartoonists re-interpret and perform their work at Off the Page! Join the artists for this fun showcase, plus enjoy a happy hour starting one hour prior.
🎸 Grentperez
Friday, 5/30 & Saturday, 5/31 at House of Blues (6:30PM)
Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter Grentperez brings his Backflips In A Restaurant tour to Chicago, with special guest Rocco. Enter to win a pair of tickets now!
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On Friday 5/23, Center on Halsted will host Congressman Mike Quigley’s 15th Annual LGBTQIA+ Town Hall. Submit your questions and register today!
Big hats, athletes in tight pants, and horses: it must be Kentucky Derby weekend! Check out our guide to the best spots to partake in Derby-mania.
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