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Daily Email - Thursday - 7/17/2025

July 17, 2025

Rock icon Melissa Etheridge is joined by the Indigo Girls at Pritzker Pavilion next month! We've teamed up with JAM to bring you a staycation, including a night at the Kimpton Gray Hotel, plus a pair of tickets to the show. Just enter to win!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Take the plunge! BUMP. goes to Atlantis for Market Days, so grab your flippers and get ready to party with Drag Race superstar Alaska at the ultimate look party.

  • BIPOC-centered lesbian party Eden kicks off a new residency at Burlington Bar next month. Join in on intimate night of hot music and collective pleasure!

  • Drag parody Hokus Pokus Live! is coming to the Riviera Theatre this September, starring Ginger Minj, Jujubee, and Sapphira Cristál, and Landon Cider.

  • Calling all disco cowgirls: Australian artist G Flip makes their way to Chicago this fall, bringing their rocked-infused sound to Thalia Hall on the Dream Ride Tour.

  • Get ready for the dance party of the year! Kaytranada and Justice announced a massive co-headlining tour, sweeping into Soldier Field in November.

WHERE TO GO SWIMMING IN CHICAGO

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Toni, it so hot. It doesn’t look like the Great Chicago Heat Wave of 2025 is going anywhere soon, so why not make the most of it? Whether you slip into the cool waters of Lake Michigan at the gay beach, or you prefer a dip in a public pool, we’ve got a list of the best swimming holes around town. Check out some of our faves:

  • 57TH STREET BEACH - gorgeous, Promontory Point adjacent!

  • HUMBOLDT PARK - there’s a water slide, OMG!

  • MONTROSE BEACH - it’s dog friendly!

  • OSTERMAN BEACH AKA THE GAY BEACH - because, duh!

  • HAMLIN PARK - largest outdoor public pool in Chicago!

THIS WEEKEND

🎨 Prime Time: City in a Garden

Tomorrow at Museum of Contemporary Art (7PM)

Iconic dance party Queen! takes over the MCA in support of the exhibition City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago, with drag, music, art, film, and more!

🔥 Preciosa Night

Saturday at Never Have I Ever (8PM)

Preciosa Night brings the perreo heat to Lincoln Park this Saturday with a women-focused, queer celebration of reggaeton! Psst: we heard all Cancers get in for free.

🩷 Blackpink

Tomorrow at Soldier Field (8PM)

The iconic K-Pop group Blackpink is in our area tomorrow on the <DEADLINE> World Tour! Brush up on your dance moves, because this will be one unforgettable night.

🍷 Communion with Willow Pill

Saturday, 8/2 at Empty Bottle (10PM)

From the twisted mind of Drag Race star Willow Pill and Aunty Chan comes Communion, a celebration of queerness and community, with drag and fun, funky music!

⚡ 17 Years of The Fame: Chewing on Pearls Live

Saturday, 8/16 at Color Club Tavern (9PM)

Hey there, summerboy! Celebrate Gaga’s debut album with Chewing on Pearls podcast live, drag performances, and Fame-era music from DJs Ariel Zetina and Miss Twink USA.

LOCALS ONLY

  • You know any good ones? Catch comedy open mic A Mic of Their Own at Whiskey Girl Tavern, every third Thursday. The bar is also home to LGBTQ-oriented country line dancing, sports watch parties, trivia nights, and more!

  • Did you know Center on Halsted has a host of support groups and events for trans people? Find your community and support at weekly peer-led groups for transfeminine, transmasculine, GNC and non-binary, genderqueer people and trans youth.

If the world was ending, I’d wanna be next to you.