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Daily Email - Wednesday - 6/18/2025

June 18, 2025

Holy Wednesday edition, Batman!

Get ready to see The Color Purple like never before in Lili-Anne Brown’s dazzling revival! It's been twenty years since its Broadway musical debut and now it hits the Goodman Theatre on 6/21-7/27. Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Ravenswood On Tap is back this July with two days of brews, bites, craft cocktails, and live music. With extended Sunday hours, axe-throwing, artisan vendors, and more, it’s the ultimate summer street fest. Buy tickets now.*

  • Celebrate Pride Month with Queerbait: It's a Pride Month Sketch Show every Thursday night at the Annoyance Theatre this month. Win tickets to catch this high-energy, laugh-out-loud sketch comedy show on 6/26.*

  • Grant Park turns into a euphoric wormhole from 6/27-28 for All Of Us Festival, with Arca, COBRAH, Channel Tres, Slayyyter, and more, with sounds from every corner of the electronic universe. Enter to win a pair of 2-day VIP passes!*

  • Ontario indie folk singer Leith Ross is coming to Thalia Hall on 10/25! With viral hits like “We’ll Never Have Sex,” don’t miss this powerfully vulnerable show.

  • Also, very important for gay people – Lorde, PinkPantheress, Addison Rae, Ava Max, and more pop girlie concerts have been announced!

CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH IN CHICAGO

Photo: DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center

Tomorrow is Juneteenth! Celebrate with parties, markets, films, kid-friendly activities, and educational opportunities showcasing Chicago’s vibrant Black community.

THIS WEEKEND

🎭 OM Mission

Friday, 6/20 through Saturday, 6/28 at The Den Theatre

Join us for About Face Theatre’s OM Mission, a spellbinding and joyful journey through stories, music, and ritual to amplify the lives and legacies of Black lesbians, featuring award-winning artists Zahra Baker and Shanta Nurullah. Enter to win tickets for 6/28!*

🪩 Maya Margarita

Friday, 6/20 at Podlasie Club

Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist and DJ Maya Margarita returns to Chicago this weekend for a night of bumpin’ beats at Podlasie Club with Hijo Prodijo and 2 Dudes! Get ready to get sweaty on the dance floor.

📽 The Queen Of My Dreams

Friday, 6/20 at Music Box Theatre

Chicago’s own Fawzia Mirza premieres her mother-daughter dramedy film The Queen Of My Dreams at Music Box Theatre, followed by a Q&A. We can’t wait for this celebration of family, queerness, and beyond.

👠 Super Sapphic IV

Friday, 6/27 at Metro & Smartbar

Two floors of lesbian DJs, drag queens, gogo dancers, and hosts?! Yup – Super Sapphic is back for an all-building takeover of Metro and Smartbar to kick off Pride Weekend festivities in full swing. See you there?

💋 Werq The World 2025

Saturday, 9/27 at Rosemont Theatre

Sashay into the spotlight! Werq The World 2025 is your ticket to drag’s grandest night, featuring stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Enter to win and live your red carpet fantasy, joining Jimbo and Sasha Velour for a VIP meet & greet, plus prime seats!*

Malt Row on Damen

Malt Row on Damen is a fabulously fun summer evening where you can sip on locally crafted beer, wine, and spirits while strutting between quirky shops and artsy galleries along Damen Avenue. It’s a vibrant celebration of Ravenswood’s eclectic businesses and bold flavors—perfect for supporting local and serving looks while you do it! *

LOCALS ONLY

  • This Saturday see five queer short films at Our Heavenly Bodies, a part of Chicago Filmmakers’ Picture Restart 16mm series, featuring rare films with the unifying theme of finding each other in public.

  • Celebrate Pride with a community gathering on 6/26 at 9AM at the AIDS Garden Chicago, with performances, speakers, and a ceremony honoring longtime LGBTQ+ advocate and former Illinois State Rep. Greg Harris.

Chicago Pride: Part 1 incoming. Are you ready?