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MillerCoors celebrates Pride all summer with "Tap Into Change"
CHICAGO ( June 12, 2019 ) — MillerCoors is celebrating Pride all summer long in Chicago through the "Tap Into Change" program, which will direct a portion of the proceeds from every MillerCoors product sold at ...
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Pride celebrated in Aurora
The second annual Aurora Pride parade was coordinated by Indivisible Aurora. More information at facebook.com/aurorailpridefestival/ . Photos by Tim Carroll Photography ...
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Midsommarfest encourages attendees to shop locally
Attendees were greeted with a variety of options at the annual Andersonville Midsommarfest on the weekend of June 7-9. Midsommarfest is a street festival running down Clark Street between Catalpa and Foster avenues. ( The Andersonville ...
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Ms. Blakk for President
Co-author and director Tina Landau, Co-author Tarell Alvin McCraney Steppenwolf Theatre through July 14. www.steppenwolf.org . Whether the effort was performative or real, Chicago witnessed history in the early 1990s when Joan Jett Blakk, an African ...
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Boystown bar owner apologizes for 'hurtful' email
The owner of Boystown nightclub Progress Bar said that his business would be closed the evening of May 30 so he and staff could address issues that arose after an internal email calling for a ban ...
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International Mr. Leather's 2019 Victory Party
The new IML was feted in style Sunday night, May 26, at House of Blues Chicago. The annual Victory Party immediately followed the main IML contest, at which Jack Thompson was chosen as the first trans ...
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Chicago's First Ever Drag Festival Announces Full Lineup
CHICAGO, IL. —Chicago's first ever drag festival has just announced its 50+ artist lineup including internationally touring headliners, reality TV superstars and homegrown Chicago talent! Chicago Is A Drag Festival takes place on Friday, June 28thfrom ...
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'OUT of the Office' May 30 at I/O Godfrey
"OUT of the Office 2019" will take place Thursday, May 30, at the I|O Godfrey, 127 W. Huron St., 5-8 p.m. This annual event kicks off Gay Pride Month in Chicago, and will raise money for ...
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Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens back in one-night only reunion
Ten years ago, even before RuPaul's Drag Race ruled the World of Wonder, a small independent theatre company called MidTangent Productions teamed up with Hydrate Nightclub to produce a new play. Little did they know that ...
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International Mr. Leather 2019 market attracts thousands
Thousands of fetishists ( and friends ) from all over the world flocked to the International Mr. Leather 2019 market on Memorial Day weekend, with offerings from 60 different vendors offering leather goods, clothing, toys and ...
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International Mr. Leather's Furball party gets hairy
Saturday of IML weekend gets a little hairy with the bears of Furball, the annual throwdown at Metro Chicago, 3730 N. Clark St. Local legend DJ Ralphi Rosario shared the decks with DJ Jesse Mercado. ...
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International Mr. Leather's Brut party
IML 2019 weekend kicked off with many parties city-wide, including the annual Brut party, Friday, May 24, at Fantasy Nightclub, 3641 N. Halsted St. DJ Dan Darlington brought this popular party to Chicago to celebrate the ...
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International Mr. Leather Official Guide
Download the official guide to IML 2019: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/IMLGUIDE_2019_web.pdf . ...
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Boystown to sport rainbow crosswalks
Following the lead of several other cities around the globe, Chicago's Boystown neighborhood will get a little more colorful just in time for Pride Month this June with the planned addition of Chicago Rainbow Pride Crosswalks ...
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Center on Halsted gala urges advocates to persist
Hundreds turned out the evening of May 4 as Center on Halsted held its 2019 Human First fundraising gala at The Geraghty, 2520 S. Hoyne Ave. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, immediately followed by Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot, ...
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Howard Brown Health holds second annual ChiQ funder
Howard Brown Health's second annual ChiQ fundraising event took place May 4 at the South Shore Cultural Center. More than 350 people attended this sold-out event to help support services specifically for Chicago's LGBTQ+ community. The ...
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Iconic photographer honored in 'Laura Aguilar: Show and Tell'
Laura Aguilar—who died at 58 in April 2018—explored multiple aspects of her identity in her photographs. She was queer, Latinx, working-class and what some might deem plus-sized. She also struggled with auditory dyslexia, depression and diabetes—the ...
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SHOWBIZ 'Drag Race,' George Michael, 'The Talk,' Don Lemon
Production company World of Wonder and Voss Events are presenting The Official RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour, to kick off a run of shows on Sunday, May 26, in Los Angeles, a press release noted. ...
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New Art Institute exhibit spotlights professor/HIV activist
During his 30 years of documenting the AIDS crisis, Gregg Bordowitz has learned that people can be resilient, fragile and powerful when organizing toward change. The artist/activist/professor started recording the AIDS epidemic and his personal experience ...
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BOOK REVIEW Dugan's Bistro and the Legend of the Bearded Lady
By Owen Keehnen $17; Out Tales, Publishing; 148 pages Bob Theiss contained multitudes—most under a completely different name. Known as the Bearded Lady ( or BL ) to gay Chicagoans of the 1970s and early '80s, ...
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New Mr. Leather 64TEN chosen at Jackhammer
Congrats to John William, the newly-chosen Mr. Leather 64TEN! William will join the other titleholders in the pursuit of the title of International Mr. Leather, taking place over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. At left, William ...
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DRAG PROFILE OF THE WEEK Rachel Dennis/Her?
NAME "My stage name is Her?. You have to say it like you're confused and maybe add a stink eye. It is an Arrested Development reference. I wanted a good name that people would remember like ...
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Boystown stretch on the market
A stretch of Boystown that encompasses 3501-19 N. Halsted St.—which includes legendary LGBT nightspot Little Jim's Tavern—is on the market for $7.5 million, according to the commercial real-estate site CREXi. An entry on Crexi.com lists "3501-3519 ...
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The Baton celebrates 50 years
Half a century of show! The Baton celebrates 50 years at one of their final shows in its West Loop location. Follow Jim Flint and the ladies of The Baton into the next half-centruy at the ...
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DRAG PROFILE OF THE WEEK kat sass
NAME "My name is Kat Sass and I'm a beautiful pony. Before drag, I did drag musicals and one of our reviewers described me as "evincing weapons-grade sass." I liked it a lot—I think it conveys ...
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Wedding photos
David Parker and Dale Roberson were married on August 11, 2018. The ceremony took place on the terrace overlooking the Chicago River cityscape of the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront Hotel. The weather was perfect and the ...
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NUNN ON ONE, TV. Silky is latest Chicago contestant to rev up 'Drag Race'
Silky Nutmeg Ganache is the stage name of Reginald Steele, the latest Chicago queen to join the ranks of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants. The popular Worlds of Wonder produced VH1 competition series is now in its ...
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SHOWBIZ Sean Hayes, drag wedding show, Jennifer Lopez, Colton Underwood
GLAAD plans to honor Emmy-winning actor/producer/author/comedian Sean Hayes with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on March 28, a press release noted. The organization also announced stage ...
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Drag worship services Feb. 17
Both locations of Urban Village Church ( UVC )—at 1407 E. 60th St. and 1543 W. Division St. ( Chopin Theater )—will hold drag services on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 10:30 a.m. The South Side site ...
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DRAG PROFILE OF THE WEEK Dusty Bahls
NAME: "A long time ago, I had taken a hiatus from performing drag and when I decided to come out of retirement, I felt a need to recreate myself and dust off my packer. As ...
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The Baton Show Lounge at 50
Over the past fifty years, the Baton Show Lounge helped to set a new standard for female impersonation; heightening the polish, the professionalism, and the caliber of performance demanded of its cast members. The Baton took ...
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Weiss is Equality Illinois Proud
Attending the Equality Illinois gala this weekend was Mira Ebalo, PA-C, in black tie and tutu, who represented the Weiss Memorial Hospital gender confirmation program in Uptown. Weiss Hospital stands with Equality Illinois and is committed ...
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Buttigieg and Pritzker headline Equality Illinois gala
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor—and potential presidential candidate—Pete Buttigieg was among the speakers headlining Equality Illinois' 2019 gala celebration Feb. 2 at Chicago Hilton and Towers. About 1,500 guests attended the sold-out event, which also featured remarks ...
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OUTspoken! LGBTQ storyteller series at Sidetrack Feb. 5
The February edition of OUTspoken! LGBTQ storyteller series takes place Tuesday, February 5, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Doors open at 6 pm, stories begin at 7. —Denise Bowker was born and raised in a ...
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NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS Mr. Chicago Leather
Meet Saber Onyx, Mr. Chicago Leather 2019, chosen Saturday, January 26, at Leather Archives & Museum. Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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Drag profile of the week, Krissy Feetface
NAME "Krissy is an extension of my given name ( Kris ). People called me Krissy growing up when I was being too fabulous. Feetface is a strange nickname/persona I got in college when I worked ...
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'Drag Race' reveals 11th-season cast
VH1 has unveiled the cast of the 11th season of the Emmy-winning show RuPaul's Drag Race. The newest queens vying for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" were introduced via a VH1 YouTube Live hosted ...
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DRAG PROFILE Jerfay
NAME "JerFay simply comes from my boy name being 'Jeffrey' and I just mixed it up for a new persona!" FIRST DRAG PERFORMANCE "I started doing drag Oct. 26, 2015, and I started by jumping into ...
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NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS Sidetrack
All abuzz in the Beyhive for All Things Beyonce. Photos by Jed Dulanas ...
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Families of Chicago banquet held at Ida Noyes Hall
The third annual Families of Chicago ( FOC ) Save Our Scene banquet, Third Time's a Charm, took place Jan. 5 at the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall. Ahead of the event, FOC Committee Member ...
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SAVOR Bistro Campagne brunch; Chicago Restaurant Week
DISH Dining Guide
I have to admit I was a little concerned going to Bistro Campagne ( 4518 N. Lincoln Ave.; BistroCampagne.com ) for brunch. The reason? Bistro Campagne has a new executive chef ( Adam Grandt ), who ...
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NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS The Call
Six queens, one holiday show. Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS Sidetrack
Jingle those bells! Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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Bowie Ball, David Bowie's 72nd Birthday, Jan. 10
Heaven Malone & A Queer Pride Present BOWIE BALL, David Bowie's 72nd Birthday, on Thursday, Jan 10, at Berlin Nightclub, 954 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL 60657 from 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Ages 21 and over. It's ...
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SAVOR Eataly's Baita; Restaurant Week
DISH Dining Guide
You can visit the Italian Alps here in Chicago. Baita, located in the River North spot Eataly ( 43 E. Ohio St.; https://www.eataly.com/us_en/stores/chicago/chi-baita/ ), brings this area of Europe to the Windy City. And it's a ...
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Polar Plunge at Oak Street Beach Jan. 26
The non-profit Chicago Polar Bear Club ( CPBC ) will host the 18th Annual Polar Plunge fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at Oak Street Beach. The CPBC hosts an annual Polar Plunge event to raise funds ...
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Windy City Times and your furry friends
Thanks to everyone for submitting pet photos. Adorable?! ...
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Families of Chicago Banquet Jan. 5
The Third Annual Families of Chicago Banquet will take place Saturday, Jan. 5, 6-9 p.m., at the University of Chicago's Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th St. The family scene is a kinship and cultural formation entity ...
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DINING Late-night burger, Bistro Campagne, New Year's Eve offerings
—Fulton Market Kitchen, 311 N. Sangamon St., has introduced its late-night burger as an off-menu option for diners in West Loop. Chef Chris Curren's $16 burger contains two grilled Slagel Family Farm beef patties with American ...
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Holidays on Halsted
A very special photo project by Tim Carroll Photography ...
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NIGHTLIFE North End
Has it been 35 years already?! Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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DINING Walton's Italian supper, Parlor Pizza Bar, holiday offerings
—Walton Street Kitchen + Bar, 912 N. State St., is now offering the Italian-American Sunday supper. Offered on Sunday evenings, there are three courses ( $32 individual/$54 to share ), featuring chopped antipasti salad, Pasta Napoletana ...
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Brave Space celebrates with Unicorn Ball
On Dec. 15, Brave Space Alliance, in partnership with the Trans Liberation Collective, held the Second Annual Unicorn Ball, a fundraising and year-end social event. This year, the ball took place at The Shapiro Ballroom, and ...
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'Unicorn Ball' Dec. 15 at The Shapiro
The 2018 Unicorn Ball—Brave Space Alliance's largest annual fundraiser—will take place Saturday, Dec. 15, at 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at The Shapiro Ballroom, 1612 W. Chicago Ave. This has been called the official queer "coming out" party ...
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Santa Speedo Run
Charity: Check. Underwear: Check check! Debbie Fox and Dixie Lynn Cartwright host the annual Santa Speedo Run, Sat., December 8, to benefit Center on Halsted. Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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SAVOR 'Pie in the Sky'; Heartland closing; Yugen opening
DISH Dining Guide
A pizza dinner is a pizza dinner, until there's a special element added—like dining 1,300 feet high. Skydeck Chicago ( 233 S. Franklin St.; theskydeck.com/ )—located in the Willis Tower, the tallest building in the Western ...
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Baton to relocate to Uptown
Longtime River North nightspot Baton will relocate to an Uptown location on Broadway in Spring 2019, owner Jim Flint announced Dec. 5. In a statement, Flint said that, "As the years have passed, the River North ...
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'Haunted Christmas' Dec. 7-8 in suburbs
The creators of the 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago, 1940 George St., Melrose Park, will host "Krampus: A Haunted Christmas" Dec. 7-8, 7-11 p.m. Chicago's world-famous 13th Floor Haunted House has been transformed to tell the ...
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Asians & Friends holiday party Dec. 16
On Sunday, Dec. 16, at 5 p.m., LGBTA organization Asians & Friends Chicago will hold its annual holiday party at The Piggery, 1625 W. Irving Park Rd. The spot features BBQ and comfort food. Attendees should ...
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Vida/SIDA marks 30 years with gala
On Dec. 1, The Puerto Rican Cultural Center-Vida/SIDA celebrated its 30th anniversary and acknowledged World AIDS Day with an anniversary gala at 3949 Gallery on Chicago's Northwest Side. Despite the cold and rain, the event was ...
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'Stand Up for Red' marks World AIDS Day
On Nov. 29, Center on Halsted partnered with DIFFA/Chicago to host the second annual Stand Up For Red indoor street festival, bringing together local restaurants, musicians and artists to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in preparation for World ...
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DINING Gift drive, Theater on the Lake, 'Charlie Brown' Christmas
—Caffe Umbria, in Logan Square ( 2545 W. Armitage Ave. ) and River North ( 346 N. Clark St. ), is hosting a gift drive to benefit Friends of the Children. There will be a complimentary ...
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Double Door to reopen in Uptown
The nightspot Double Door—which originally closed in 2016 and which hosted acts as varied as Common and the Rolling Stones—will reopen in Uptown at 1050 W. Wilson Ave., Fox32Chicago.com noted. The old Double Door had to ...
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'Santa Speedo Fun Run' on Dec. 8
The annual Santa Speedo Fun Run will take place Saturday, Dec. 8, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Sign-in and registration will start at noon, with the one-mile run through Boystown starting at 2 p.m. There ...
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World of Chocolate provides dessert for a good cause
Hundreds of community members visited AIDS Foundation of Chicago's ( AFC ) annual World of Chocolate celebration and fundraiser at Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W. Fulton Market, on Nov. 30. Nearly two dozen vendors from across ...
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DINING Travelle cocktails, new Wow Bao, 'Vanderpump' parties
—Travelle at the Langham, 300 N. Wabash Ave., now has art-inspired signature cocktails. The restaurant's new cocktail menu is influenced by famous works of art, and all of the selections were hand-chosen by the Travelle bar ...
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Sidetrack's OUTspoken! Series: December's featured storytellers
The December edition of OUTspoken! LGBTQ storyteller series takes place Tuesday, December 4, at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St. Doors open at 6 pm, stories begin at 7. See www.outspokenchicago.com for more info. —Emma Alamo grew ...
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Chicago Magic Lounge celebrates New Year's Eve, holds child-friendly night before
Chicago, IL — Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago's new home for close-up magic, celebrates the holidays with magical performances, specialty cocktails and more. Featured performers in December include Signature Show appearances by TC Tahoe, Francis Menotti feat. ...
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Rachel Eckroth, Rufus Wainwright; Jonathan Jackson, Echo and the Bunnymen
As November drew to a close we witnessed a torrent of old-school queer favorites coming to town for a pile up of sentiment and nostalgia far removed from the homey vibe of Thanksgiving and Christmas. First ...
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Lush Cosmetics' DRAGmas features RuPaul's Drag Race alum, Chicago drag queens
Lush Cosmetics'DRAGmas has launched across North America, featuring three RuPaul's Drag Race alum and Chicago drag queens: Kim Chi, Shea Couleé and The Only Detox. Would you be interested in an interview with Shea Couleé to ...
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Photography exhibit honors impactful activists, celebrities
Steve Schapiro knows how to be in the right place at the right time. He might not be a household name, but his photographs have been seen by thousands worldwide and his subjects are heroes of ...
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Exhibit opening marks Chicago's history of diversity in drag
The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives collaborated with The Jackhammer Complex on a drag performance to accompany the opening of a new exhibit, "The City that Werqs: A History of Chicago's Drag Revolutionaries" on Nov. 10. Gerber/Hart ...
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SAVOR Talking with Travelle's chefs; dining news
DISH Dining Guide
There was a time when dining at a hotel's restaurant was almost an afterthought. How times have changed. Many hotels across the nation now boast at least dining establishment that features upscale dishes that warrant repeat ...
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'Drag Race' guest judges announced
VH1 announced the guest judges set to join the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. RuPaul will be joined by a star-studded line-up of celebrities alongside show regulars Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross ...
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Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade lights up Boystown
The 22nd Annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade & Frock Fest marched through Boystown on Oct. 31. Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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