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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/22/2025
Get your red carpet glam ready: Out and Amplified: A Night of Queer Music is here to celebrate community louder, prouder, and glammier than ever, with performances by Parson James, VINCINT, and John Duff. Enter to win a pair of VIP tickets.*
JUST ANNOUNCED
Brooklyn's beloved LadyLand Festival returns with an extraordinary lineup featuring headliners Cardi B and FKA Twigs, and tons more boundary-pushing artists. Win a pair of VIP tickets, plus flights, accommodations, and swag!*
Lipstick Lounge, a new monthly night for sexy sapphics & friends debuts at The Annoyance Theatre on 6/7, with DJs, a mini market, tattoos, games, and more.
Pop trailblazer Betty Who, known for her powerful queer anthems, brings her Out Of The Darkness summer tour to The Vic Theatre on 6/13. Win some tickets!
After Hours: Pride Night at the Shedd Aquarium is back on 6/14! Cozy up with aquatic critters, enjoy oceanic drag, and DJ sets. Enter to win a pair of tickets.
Super shy: Danish R&B singer-songwriter Erika de Casier is coming to Outset this fall. Enter now and win a pair of tickets to experience the cult fave live!
FRESHEST FARMER’S MARKETS IN CHICAGO
Photo via Facebook | Green City Market
Fresh produce is calling! Will you answer? What better way to spend your Memorial Day weekend than by shopping at the farmers markets blooming all over Chicago this spring. Our detailed list is organized by day, so you can find farm fresh goodness almost any day of the week.
DoSTUFF & OUTLOUD PRESENTS:
FLYAWAY TO OUTLOUD FOR PRIDE
ENTER TO WIN: We’ve got a Flyaway to OUTLOUD at WeHo Pride with your name on it! The next generation of queer entertainment includes performances by See Shygirl, Honey Dijon, Pabllo Vittar + more 5/31-6/1 2025. Winner receives a Hotel Stay, 2 VIP Tickets & $600 Toward Travel to experience amazing performances, food, surprise guests & more!*
THIS WEEKEND
🦋 Transcend
Tonight at Never Have I Ever (8PM)
Dance in the dark & support the well-being of trans friends at Transcend, a fab fundraiser for Trans Lifeline, featuring beats by Shaun J Wright, Ariel Zetina, and more!
🎸 Lust for Life: Rock-Out BurlyQ Revue
Tonight at Lemon (9PM)
Burlesque goes rock’n’roll at Lust for Life, with the best of Chicago burlesque in a celebration of badass self-expression and rebellion at artsy West Town cocktail bar, Lemon.
🥟 Dim Sum & Drag: Spirited Away Dinner
Tomorrow-Saturday at Furama (6PM)
Join Chihiro, No Face, and more at a special dinner edition of Dim Sum & Drag, with drag tributes to Spirited Away, plus incredible dim sum. Enter to win a pair of tickets!
🏓 Pickleball Open Gym
Fridays at Center on Halsted (6-9PM)
Who says gays don’t play with balls? Open gym pickleball is here at Center on Halsted, every Friday! Grab a paddle and get your butt on the court — no experience necessary.
🎞️ Pride Month at Rooftop Cinema Club
Thursday, June 12th at Fulton Market (6:30PM)
Single and ready to mingle? Join Rooftop Cinema Club for a gay & lesbian singles night screening of Bottoms! Plus, enjoy beloved queer films all Pride Month long.
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Looking to get out and get active while making friends? Out There Run & Walk Club is a brand new Logan Square-based weekly meetup for queers of all speeds.
Perpetual Books, a haven for counterculture, mystical, unusual, or just plain weird books will soon have a brick and mortar location in Ukrainian Village, opening this summer.
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