Chicago, Illinois— October 30, 2023 — The Imperial Windy City Court of the Prairie State Empire announces Windy City Gala Coronation 19 Weekend, November 16-19, 2023.
Please come join Empress Fifi De Praved and Emprex Chocolate Chunk Confuzion as they celebrate the end of the Reign and another year of successful fundraising.
Events begin Thursday, November 16 with the In-Town Show from 6-9 PM at Charlie's Chicago, 3726 N. Broadway, featuring the best performers from all of the Reign's various shows and fundraisers. This is followed by the Almost Naked Windy City Contest from 10 PM to Midnight at Cellblock, 3702 N. Halsted. No tickets are needed for either event. Friday, November 17 is the Out-of-Town Show featuring performers from all over the system. Doors open at 6 PM and the show runs from 7 to 8:30 PM at Sheraton Suites O'Hare, 6501 Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, Illinois. Saturday, November 18 is Coronation 19, "Windy City Gala Presents A Villian's Ball". There is a reception at 5:00 PM, Dinner at 5:30 PM, and show begins at 6:30 PM. Crowning by 10 PM. Events take place at Sheraton Suites O'Hare, 6501 Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, Illinois. Sunday, November 19 has two events. The first is the Victory Brunch at 11 AM at Sheraton Suites O'Hare, 6501 Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, Illinois. This is followed by the Victory Party at Charlie's Chicago, 3726 N. Broadway, starting at 4PM and hosted by the Imperial Court of Buffalo, New York.
Weekend tickets are still available on-line at imperialcourtofchicago.org/coronation .
Founded in 2001, The Imperial Windy City Court of the Prairie State Empire is a chapter of the Imperial Court System (internationalcourtsystem.org), a 50+ year old LGBTIA+ organization founded in San Francisco, CA. Over 70 chapters in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico raise money for local and national charities and national causes. The announced charities for The Imperial Windy City Court of the Prairie State Empire, a 501c(3) charity, for this Reign year are The Trevor Project (thetrevorproject.org) and The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame (chicagolgbthalloffame.org) in conjunction with our corporate sponsor, Charlie's Chicago.
For more information to donate, buy tickets, consider sponsorship, or consider membership, please see us at imperialcourtofchicago.org .
