On June 24, Center on Halsted is hosting its annual Pride Dance from 5-10 p.m. at 3640 N. Halsted, the site of the proposed three-story community center. The Pride Dance celebrates LGBT pride and is free for seniors, students and youth 13 and under. A $5 donation will be requested of all others. For information call Modesto ( Tico ) Valle at ( 773 ) 472-6469, ext. 250.
Pride Fest will take place June 25, 11 a.m-9 p.m, at Halsted and Waveland. Scheduled performers include RuPaul, Lady Bunny, Naked Boys Singing, Circuit Mom, The Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps and the Lakeside Pride Freedom Band. For more information call ( 773 ) 868-3010 or visit www.chicagoevents.com .
Camp Kinky, The Chicago King's 5th Annual Pride Show, will take place June 24 at 10 p.m. at Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted. For more info, see www.chicagokings.com .
Citywide Pride, a series of events created by several area Fortune 500 companies to celebrate diversity in the workplace, will take place during June. The final event is open to the public, Pride on the Plaza, June 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Bank One Plaza, corner of Monroe and Dearborn. No RSVP is necessary.
The Queer Asian/Pacific Islander Interim Group of Chicago is holding an A/PI Pride event called 'Boystown Bubble Tea Party' at My Place for Tea, 901 W. Belmont, on June 18, 1-3:30 p.m., thomson_liz@yahoo.com .
Gerber/Hart Library will present the exhibition 3A Chicagoan in Exile: San Francisco through the Lens of Jerry Pritikin, Photographs from the 1960s and 1970s. An opening reception was held June 18 while a closing reception will be held July 10, 4-7 p.m. Call Gerber/Hart at ( 773 ) 381-8030 or Jerry Pritikin at ( 312 ) 664-3231.
Gay icon and house music legend Frankie Knuckles will perform July 3 at the House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn. Doors open at 10 p.m. and tickets are $22. For more info, visit www.windycitymediagroup.com or www.boi.com; also call ( 312 ) 339-5938.
About Face Youth Theatre, in conjunction with the Broadway Youth Center, is sponsoring The Home Project, which explores home and homelessness with a diverse youth ensemble. Call Megan at ( 773 ) 784-8565 x116, Megan@AboutFaceTheatre.com .
The Chicago showing of 'That's So Gay,' art exhibit by COLAGE ( Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere ) opens June 24, 5:30-8:30 p.m, at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells. Contact Orson at ( 312 ) 307-6554 or orson.morrison@sbcglobal.net .
Chicago NOW is hosting a Lesbian Rights Pre-Pride Pre-Party on June 23, 7 p.m.-2 a.m., at T's Restaurant, 5025 N. Clark. Admission is free. For more info, contact lesbian.rights@gmail.com .
Marshall Field's will present 'Glam Rocks: A Rock Opera,' on Aug. 12 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State, at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature the B-52's and the East Village Opera Company as well as designer fashions from, among others, Zac Posen and Marc Jacobs. For ticket info, call Ticketmaster at ( 312 ) 902-1500 or www.ticketmaster.com as well as www.thechicagotheatre.com .
A tribute concert for the legendary ladies of jazz will take place June 30 at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln. The show, which will benefit Estrojam, starts at 8:30 and performers will include Screamin' Rachael, Lexie Bloor, and Dawn O'Keefe. Tickets are available at www.martyrslive.com .