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AFC policy show; W&CHF street; lesbian mayor; Transformative Law
Community Event Highlights
2014-09-03

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Victory Fund event to feature Houston's mayor

Lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker will be the featured guest at The Victory Fund's annual Chicago Champagne Brunch.

The event will take place Sunday, Sept. 7, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 N. Columbus Dr.

Others slated to speak include Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner and Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute Chair Debra Shore; Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute President/CEO Chuck Wolfe; author Zach Wahls; Michigan state Rep. candidates Jon Hoadley and Jeremy Moss; and Ken Stromdahl, scheduling associate at the office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs; and Ray Koenig, member of Clark Hill, will receive awards.

For more information, email baraq.stein@victoryfund.org or see https://www.victoryfund.org/get-involved/events/victory-fund-chicago-champagne-brunch.

The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund works to elect LGBT leaders to public office.

AFC holding policy roadshow

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago ( AFC ) is traveling around Illinois to gather input from people living with HIV/AIDS, service providers and other community members about the most pressing issues facing the HIV/AIDS community.

The input gathered will be used to build 2014-2015 Illinois HIV/AIDS Policy Priorities.

The meetings will take place as follows:

—Tuesday, Sept. 9 - Waukegan

—Monday, Sept. 15 - Chicago

—Wed., Sept. 24 - Chicago

—Thursday, Oct. 16 - East St. Louis

—Tuesday, Oct. 28 - Springfield - IDPH Illinois HIV Planning Prevention Council

—Wed., Oct. 29 - Springfield - IPHA HIV/STI Conference

Email mmcandrew@aidschicago.org or call 312-334-0909. Otherwise, individuals can take the survey at surveymonkey.com/s/T8R2VM7 .

Street being named for Women & Children First

A street on Chicago's North Side will be dedicated to Women & Children First Bookstore by the office of Ald. Harry Osterman. Women & Children First Way will be in honor of store founders Linda Bubon and Ann Christophersen.

The dedication will begin near the store, at the northeast corner of Farragut and Clark, at 10 a.m. Oct. 11, during the Andersonville Arts Weekend. It will be followed by a gathering at the store to meet new owners Lynn Mooney and Sarah Hollenbeck.

UIC symposium on John D'Emilio Sept. 11-12

The University of Illinois at Chicago's gender and women's studies department is hosting a two-day symposium honoring Professor Emeritus John D'Emilio's work.

On Thursday, Sept. 11, a reception and a lecture, "Sexual Violence and Citizenship: Rape Reform in American History" will take place at Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott Ave. The reception is 6 p.m., which Stanford University's Estelle Freedmaan delivering the lecture at 7 p.m.

On Friday, Sept. 12, events will take place at Jane Addams Hull-House, 800 S. Halsted St. There will be three panels (at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.) featuring such individuals as University of Chicago's Cathy Cohen and Ramon Gutierrez, scholar Amber Hollibaugh, University of Illinois' Kevin Mumford and Siohban Somerville, and the University of Massachusetts Julio Capo, among others.

See johndemiliosymposium.uic.edu/ .

'A Day with HIV' reception Sept. 5

TPAN (Test Positive Aware Network) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host a community exhibit of "A Day with HIV" on Friday, Sept. 5, 4-6 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center, Preston-Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington St.

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Positively Aware is inviting everyone around the world, regardless of HIV status, to get in the picture and participate in the "A Day with HIV" photo campaign.

Visit www.positivelyaware.com or www.tpan.com .

Hidden Expressions release party with Monica Jones

A release party for the Transformative Justice Law Project's (TJLP) Hidden Expressions Volume 2 will take place Saturday, Sept. 6, 6-9 p.m., at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S. Halsted St.

Hidden Expressions is a zine with stories, artwork, erotica, how-to guides, survival tips and poetry created by and for incarcerated transgender and gender nonconforming people.

A release stated, "The goal of this publication is to combat the isolation and silence that the prison-industrial complex inflicts by connecting incarcerated trans and gender non-conforming people with each other, as well as with their friends, family, allies, and the larger Prison Abolition movement, both inside and outside of prisons and jails."

Monica Jones, an LGBT and sex-worker-rights activist, will be featured. In May 2013, Monica was wrongfully arrested and then convicted in April 2014 of "manifesting prostitution." With the help of the ACLU and SWOP (Sex Workers Outreach Project) Phoenix, Jones is appealing the conviction.

The first volume of Hidden Expressions is available for free download at www.tjlp.org .

See "Hidden Expressions v.2 Release Party WSG Monica Jones!" on Facebook.

WPA-era printmaking exhibit to open Sept. 11

Images of city life, labor and the workplace, and protests against social injustice will be among the fine-art prints in an exhibition opening Sept. 11 at the DePaul Art Museum, 935 W. Fullerton Ave.

The 56 prints in the exhibition were produced during the Great Depression, when the federal government was providing financial support to a wide range of artistic projects, from fiction to fine art, through the Works Progress Administration-Federal Arts Project (WPA-FAP).

On Sept. 11, a lecture on how prints were viewed by audiences in the 1930s will be presented by Helen Langa, an associate professor of art history at American University in Washington, D.C. The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. and a public reception will follow.

On Oct. 15, a lecture on the controversies over political content in the prints will be presented by Liz Seaton, curator at Kansas State University's Beach Museum of Art. The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m.

Call 773-325-7506 or visit www.depaul.edu/museum .

COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR:

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .

Wednesday, Sep 3

Trans Youth Resources and Advocacy Youth Drop-In Center Every Wednesday, safe, confidential place for transgender people between the ages of 14 to 24. Meet other youth who also identify as transgender, or are questioning their gender identity. Free food, snacks and refreshments, music, peer support, adult supervision, referrals and education. 5:00pm - 7:00pm Broadway Youth Center 615 W Wellington Ave Chicago www.genderadvocates.org/Tyra/TYRADropIn.html .

Now What? Alaska Thunderf*#K and Jomama Jones, Salonathon, BAATHHAUS Justin Honard and Daniel Alexander Jones ( Alaska Thunderfuck and Jomama Jones ) join the Illinois Humanities Council's Angel Ysaguirre for a lively conversation about drag, performance, femininity and sexuality. Salonathon* Presents drag and drag-inspired performances immediately following the discussion. Queer art quad BAATHHAUS closes with music, dance and aart. Performers: DARLING SHEAR JUDY ( of JOYCE & JUDY ) KIM CHI LUCY STOOLE MISTER JUNIOR PRECIOUS DAVIS TRANNIKA REX And queer art quad BAATHHAUS closes out the night with an unforgettable explosion of music, dance and aart. 7:00pm The Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave Chicago Tickets: go.prairie.org/sslpage.aspx .

Glitter Creeps presents: An Evening With Bring Your Raygun ( DJ set ) Donnie Moore will be spinning as well as hosting, sass queens Pete Del Re and Madison Moore will be your bartenders, and Frankie Mars Gunner will be snappin' yer picture. This months background movie is 2001: A Space Odyssey. $2 Hamms ( $5 Hamms + Beam ). 8:00pm Archie's Tavern 2600 W. Iowa St. Chicago

Static Wednesdays: Third Anniversary Alternative electronic/underground dance party. Very special guest vocalist RaShaan Houston LIVE performing original tracks. Guest DJ Kody Madro ( Sin Label ) along with resident DJs REDUX and WYSER. 10:00pm - 4:00am Berlin Nightclub 954 W Belmont Ave Chicago www.berlinchicago.com .

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .

Thursday, Sep 4

Jane Addams Birthday Wikipedia Queer/Trans Edit-a-thon When Hull-House realized that today's speaker had no Wiki entry, they knew the popular online encyclopedia needed to be queered up. Bring laptops, power cords, and ideas for entries that need updating. Pizza available. Free but reservations needed. 12:00pm - 4:00pm Jane Addams Hull House Museum 800 S. Halsted St. Chicago Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-queertrans-edit-a-thon-with-jane-addams-birthday-honoree-miss-major-tickets-12803472531 .

American Veterans for Equal Rights monthly meeting All veterans and those interested in veteran issues and activities are welcome. 7:00pm Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted Chicago 773-472-6469 www.averchicago.com .

Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color Poets Duriel E. Harris, Ching-In Chen, Ruben Quesada, and Francisco Aragon will help celebrate this new literary magazine whose mission is to nurture, celebrate, and preserve diversity within the queer poetry community. Nepantla is a new poetry e-journal being curated by Christopher Soto in collaboration with The Lambda Literary Foundation. 7:00pm Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior St., Chicago www.poetryfoundation.org/programs/event/3601 .

Jane Addams Birthday "The Ebb and Flow of Resistance" Transgender and prison rights activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a black transgender womanwho participated in the 1971 Attica State prison uprising. One of several free events today, reservations encouraged. 7:00pm - 9:00pm Jane Addams Hull House Museum 800 S. Halsted St. Chicago Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-jane-addams-birthday-conversation-the-ebb-and-flow-of-resistance-with-miss-major-tickets-12803659089 .

Sex-Positive Variety Show Menage-A-Hah Collaborative effort of comedian Mary Zee, filmmaker David Wolff, and sex-positive podcast host Eric Barry. Sex, kink, and LGBT friendly performances in a show where those with non-conformist sexual identities share their stories in a safe and supportive space. 8:00pm Hamburger Mary's 5400 N Clark Chicago www.hamburgermarys.com .

DJ Terry's Country Hoedown DJ Terry plays the best in country music. Line dancing is highly recommended. 8:00pm - 2:00am Club Krave 13126 S Western Ave Blue Island, IL 60406

Jane Addams Birthday After Party: The Queer Dance Conspiracy Lesbifriends celebrate 6 month anniversary and welcome all Miss major fans to join. Slow jams, grind, soul, R&B. No cover. 9:00pm Progress Bar 3359 N Halsted Chicago

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .

Friday, Sep 5

Collateral Damage: The Human Faces of War Vincent Cianni, gay New York-based documentary photographer captures the struggles of gay members of the military. Through Sept. 24. 10:00am Safety-Kleen Gallery One, Building H Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Dr., Elgin Community College

A Day with HIV TPAN, Positively Aware and the Centers for Disease Control present a community exhibit and reception. Light refreshments will be served. 4:00pm - 6:00pm Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. Chicago www.ADayWithHIV.com .

Stand Up To Cancer telecast viewing party Star-studded telecast to build awareness and raise funds for the fight against cancer. Watching the show from your own home or attending a local viewing party makes you part of a national event. Libations and bites. 21+ 6:00pm - 8:00pm Parliament, 324 W. Chicago community.acsevents.org/site/TR .

Rachel Dewoskin, author Blind When Emma Sasha Silver loses her eyesight in a nightmare accident, she must relearn everything from walking across the street to recognizing her own sisters to imagining colors. 7:30pm Women & Children First Bookstore 5233 N Clark St Chicago www.womenandchildrenfirst.com .

Rachel DeWoskin, author Blind When Emma Sasha Silver loses her eyesight in a terrifying accident, she must relearn everything from walking across the street to recognizing her own sisters. 7:30pm Women & Children First Bookstore 5233 N Clark St Chicago www.womenandchildrenfirst.com .

Bible Bingo & Late Nite Catechism Bible Bingo is a comedy about the Catholic culture of fundraising and bingo, featuring the character, Mrs. Mary Margaret O'Brien, a former nun who now heads a fictitious archdiocese fundraising department. Now in its 21st year in Chicago. 8:00pm Royal George Theatre 1641 N Halsted St Chicago 312-988-9000 www.latenitecatechism.info .

A.r.t. Francisco Avina One man dance and theater performance called ART, which stands for antiretroviral therapy, addresses the artist's time since being diagnosed positive for HIV, o$18 8:00pm - 9:30pm 8 Mana Contemporary, 2233 S. Thrrop St., Chicago Tickets: high-concept-laboratories.ticketleap.com/ .

Or Chadash Shabbat Service with the Chicagoland synagogue serving LGBT Jews, their families, friends and loved ones. Membership is open to everyone. 8:00pm Congregation Or Chadash at Emanuel Congregation 5959 N Sheridan Rd Chicago OrChadash.org .

Snow White Returns: The Ever After Show Midtangent's Snow White returns in a rotating drag revue the first Friday of every month through January. Tickets are $20 at the door. 8:00pm - 11:00pm Hydrate Nightclub 3458 N Halsted Chicago www.midtangent.com .

Joyce & Judy's AIDS Run/Walk Fundraiser Joyce and Judy ( and friends ) are pulling out their track suits and participating in the AIDS Run/Walk on Sunday, September 14. Join them for Totally Requested Live. DJ Moose will be taking requests and Joyce and Judy will provide entertainment. There will be prizes and a kissing booth to get a kiss and a picture with these gorgeous ladies from the North Shore. 9:00pm - 12:00am Mary's Attic 5400 N Clark Chicago .

Infiltration Salonathon has infiltrated the Neo-Futurarium. Curated by Jane Beachy, Joseph R. Varisco and Malic White. Friday evenings before Too Much Light... at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are still just $9 plus the roll of the die at the door ( $10-15 ), or $20 in advance, plus a Roll-Back Refund if you guarantee your seats online ( $14-19 ). Through Sept. 26. 10:30pm The Neo-Futurarium 5153 N Ashland Chicago 773-275-5255. neofuturists.org/ .

Mannequin by Sissy Spastik The second installment of the all-new monthly drag and performance art show, always on the first Friday of the month. Hosted by Sissy Spastik, Mannequin features Chicago's most creative, talented and out-of-the-box personas you have grown to love and have yet to see. Featuring JoJo Baby, Ruby Dee, Anita Borshen, Evah Envy, Nico, and DJ Adam Black. 11:00pm - 2:00am Whiskey Trust, 3206 N. Halsted St.

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .

Saturday, Sep 6

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Chicago-area GLBT Chapter Specifically founded to meet the needs of the Chicago-area GLBT community with mood disorders or other significant psychological conditions, as well as their friends, partners, and family members. Free. No RSVP needed. 11:00am - 12:30pm Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted Chicago www.dbsa-glbt-chicago.com/ .

Shock Top Oyster Fest in Roscoe Village Tunes… brews… and mollusks. Music acts include Gaelic Storm, The Giving Tree Band and 16 Candles. Raw oysters will again be sold by the Village Tap Bar & Grill, 2055 W. Roscoe. There will also be arts & crafts and a kids' area with inflatables and more. 11:00am - 10:00pm 2000 block of West Roscoe at Damen ), Roscoe Village, Chicago 773-868-3010 www.chicagoevents.com .

Fitness training Chicago Gay Hockey Association off-ice workout training classes every Saturday each week. Free to members. $5 for non-members 1:00pm Urban Athlete, 4437 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago chicagogayhockey.org/calendar/ .

Jumpin' JAZZ Joint! Unity Park Advisory Council will present a free live music event with Jeff Kier & The Grilly Brothers, a Logan Square based contemporary sextet; Katherine Davis; Rhe Guillemet; and a surprise performance by a well known Logan Square public figure. 4:00pm - 7:00pm Unity Park, 2636 N Kimball Ave., Chicago www.unityparkchicago.org .

Lakeside Pride Summer Social Come out and support Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles. Host Miss Gay Chicago America 2014, Zafina Hasheesh, will be kicking off the show at 6, which includes special performances including the band's very own Tasha Salad and Robin Banks. Food will be provided and a suggested donation of $10 will be asked for at the door to support the band and its musical endeavors. 5:00pm - 9:00pm The Glenwood Bar 6962 N Glenwood Ave Chicago www.lakesidepride.org .

Something Something New Vagina Rebecca Kling, transgender artist and educator, solo performance about loving one's self and one's body. It's also about a vagina: Kling's fancy new vagina. Part of the Chicago Fringe Festival. 7:00pm Jefferson Park Tickets: www.chicagofringe.org/ .

Margaret Cho Strong supporter of LGBT rights, comedian, actress, author, fashion designer and singer-songwriter who critiques social and political issues, especially issues on race and sexuality. 8:00pm North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Blvd. Skokie, IL 60077 www.northshorecenter.org/ai1ec_event/margaret-cho/ .

A.r.t. Francisco Avina One man dance and theater performance called ART, which stands for antiretroviral therapy, addresses the artist's time since being diagnosed positive for HIV, o$18 8:00pm - 9:30pm 8 Mana Contemporary, 2233 S. Thrrop St., Chicago Tickets: high-concept-laboratories.ticketleap.com/ .

Dilf A party for men over 35 and the men who want them. DJ Moose. No cover. 9:00pm - 3:00am The Sofo Tap 4923 N Clark Chicago www.thesofotap.com .

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .

Sunday, Sep 7

Houston Mayor Annise Parker Annual Victory Fund Chicago Champagne Brunch will feature Parker and other special guests: Debra Shore, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Chair of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute; Chuck Wolfe, President and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute; Zach Wahls, Author, Advocate, Entrepreneur; Ken Stromdahl, Former Victory Institute Congressional Intern and Scheduling Associate at the Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Jon Hoadley, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives; Jeremy Moss, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives; Event Award Recipients - Laura Ricketts, Co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and Ray Koenig, Member of Clark Hill 11:30am - 2:30am Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 N. Columbus Dr., Chicago www.victoryfund.org/get-involved/events/victory-fund-chicago-champagne-brunch .

Family of Women Book Group Eight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney Otto 2:00pm Women & Children First Bookstore 5233 N Clark St Chicago www.womenandchildrenfirst.com .

Julia Mary Gibson, author Copper Magic Perfect for 8 to 12 year olds. Launch party with refreshments. In 1906 on the shores of Lake Michigan, twelve-year-old Violet Blake unearths an ancient talisman—a copper hand that reveals glimpses of another time. 4:30pm Women & Children First Bookstore 5233 N Clark St Chicago www.womenandchildrenfirst.com .

Simply Scotty With Scott Gryder and Nick Sula every first Sunday 7:00pm 3160 Chicago's Piano & Cabaret 3160 N. Clark Chicago www.3160chicago.com .

The Pride & Produce Community Market Variety of fresh fruits and veggies, prepared goods, wines from local vendors. 8:00pm - 1:00pm MB Financial Bank parking lot at Clark and Belmont, Chicago www.glchamber.org .

DIVA One-Hit Wonders Performances by Sassy Trade, Bianca Chablis, Mercede Andrews, Lillyianna Kunt. Hosted by Angelique Munro, DJ David. 8:00pm - 1:00am Atmosphere Bar 5355 N Clark St Chicago www.atmospherebar.com .

Madonnarama Monthly Madonna music and video party with DJ Riley York. 9:00pm - 4:00am , www.berlinchicago.com .

Nicole Evangelista's Comeback Birthday Party Featuring Exotique Chanel, Monique Greene, Passion, Lady T, and Phoenix. Mistress of ceremonies will be none other than Gio Shamoun from The Pop Goes The Gio Show. 10:30pm - 12:30am Shaker's on Clark, 3160 N. Clark St. www.shakersonclark.com .

Beers, Burgers, and DA BEARS Come in for the first Bears game. Open at 11 am, just in time to get primed for the game at noon. Great cocktail specials and burgers while they last. Chad will be reviealling his newest creation, The Chadzilla Bloody Mary. 11:00pm - 9:00pm The Glenwood Bar 6962 N Glenwood Ave Chicago

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .

Monday, Sep 8

Author panel: The Places We've Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35 Join MARVEL comics editor and "Geeks Out" LGBT in Comics presenter Daniel Ketchum, National Endowment for the Arts 2014 Literature Fellow Kim Coleman Foote, BBC journalist and "Love in the Time of Crisis" filmmaker Theopi Skarlatos, and several more, for a panel discussion that will for the first time unite several of the contributing writers from the recently released literary anthology The Places We've Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35, discussing their own stories in the book, and what it's like to "report" through creative arts of many different forms. 6:00pm - 8:00pm Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. Chicago theplaces35.com/collaborate/author-panel-september-8-2014/ Tickets: go.prairie.org/sslpage.aspx .

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .

Tuesday, Sep 9

Dessa The Cincinnati based WHY? joins Dessa ( indie rap Parts of Speech ). More information, actual start time to come. 7:00pm Lincoln Hall Chicago 2424 N Lincoln Ave Chicago www.lincolnhallchicago.com .

Bi Discussion group Every other Tuesday, chat about upcoming bisexual events, concerns, and answer each other's questions about the community. Soft drinks, water are provided by the Center, or bring anything else you'd like to share, whether it's snacks or a good book! 7:00pm - 9:00pm Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted Chicago www.centeronhalsted.org .

VIEW calendar through 2015 at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .


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