|
|
WINDY CITY TIMES
|
|---|
|
|
|
Leather64TEN Presents Kurt Allen Outstanding Community Service Award 2020
2020-03-03
|
|
This article shared 2413 times since Tue Mar 3, 2020
|
|
On Saturday, March 14, Leather64TEN will present the very first Kurt Allen Outstanding Community Service Award to Gerald "Daddy G" Cernak.
The event will take place 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Jackhammer Bar, 6406 N. Clark St.
According to a press release, "In the true spirit of Kurt giving back to the community and others in need, this award is given to an individual or organization in recognition of outstanding community service. This group or individual shows regular dedication to uplifting their community and going above and beyond the call of service."
Cernak is Mr. Chicago Leather 2017, and is proud Chicago native who has been actively involved in the local leather/kink community for 12 years.
Event tickets are at Leather64ten.com/tickets . |
|
|
|
This article shared 2413 times since Tue Mar 3, 2020
|
|
|
| ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE |
|---|
| 
|  | LGBTQIA+ tavern to open in Uptown this fall
2021-07-14
2Bears Tavern Group—which owns and operates Andersonville's The SoFo Tap and Meeting House Tavern as well as Rogers Park's Jackhammer—is opening 2Bears Tavern Uptown in the former Nick's on Wilson space at 1140 W. Wilson Ave. ...
| 
| | Pride Parade coordinator provides latest on the 'likely scenario' for event
2021-05-08
Tim Frye, the coordinator of the 2021 Pride Parade, told Windy City Times that the assessment of this year's event has not changed over the last few weeks. The official statement/assessment at this point is: "We ...
| 
| | OUTspoken Storytelling to host tales from LGBTQ perspectives Nov. 10
2020-11-01
--From a press release - Another exciting OUTspoken Storytelling Night will offer the perspective of four Chicagoans telling life's stories from their LGBTQ+ viewpoint or that of their close friends and relatives, Tuesday, Nov. 10, starting at 7 p.m. on Zoom. ...
| 
| | Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, this year a drive-through
2020-10-26
--From a Chicago Park District press release - CHICAGO: LUMA8, in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the Chicago Park District and Presenting Sponsor, the Blommer Chocolate Company, is pleased to announce Arts in the Dark - an UPSIDE ...
| 
| | Nightlines 1990-2001, Nightspots 2001-2015
2020-09-30
Throughout the 1990s, Nightlines focused on the LGBTQ entertainment scene, from the bars to the stage and everything in between. With the new millennium came a significant format change as Nightspots focused in on the bar ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Former Northalsted bartender Eric Sangster dies at 37
2020-09-27
Northalsted bartender Eric Sangster died Sept. 17 unexpectedly at the age of 37. At the time of this article's publication, Sangster's cause of death is unknown. Sangster was born June 4, 1983, on a Jacksonville, North ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Gay business owner/nightlife figure Bob Yeaworth dies
2020-09-20
Gay business owner and promoter Robert "Bob" Yeaworth died Sept. 14 from complications due to his ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) diagnosis. He was 64. Yeaworth was born Sept. 17, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio, ...
| 
| | PASSAGES Medusa's owner Dave Shelton passes away
2020-08-19
Dave Shelton, a.k.a. Dave "Medusa" Shelton—so named for his trademark frizzy locks— "just was different," recalled his good friend of 45 years, Richard Cooke. Shelton was the proprietor of the iconic nightspot Medusa's on Sheffield in ...
|
| | Gerber/Hart fall benefit Sept. 12-13
2020-08-08
The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives fall benefit—"Saving LGBTQ History: Archives in a Time of Activism"—will take place Sept. 12-13 at the venue, 6500 N. Clark St. On those days, there will be a series of 90-minute ...
| 
| | Holocaust Museum's virtual soiree Sept. 2
2020-08-06
On Wed., Sept. 2, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center's Women's Leadership Committee will host its annual soirée virtually. The event will stream live from a studio with a star-studded line-up featuring a musical performance by ...
|
| | Virtual OPALGA+ scholarship gala slated for Oct. 24
2020-08-06
OPALGA+/Oak Park Area Lesbian & Gay Association will hold a virtual scholarship gala Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. The event will feature video clips from the organization's scholarship winners, the Founder's Award celebration and opportunities ...
| 
| | La Cage aux FUN, opening weekend at A-ville's The Bird Cage
2020-07-22
Photos by Joseph Stevens Photography ...
| 
| | Survey open for potential Boystown name change
2020-07-21
Northalsted Business Alliance is asking for the public to weigh in on the "Boystown" moniker. The Alliance has published a survey asking community members' opinions on the Lake View neighborhood, which was officially designated an "LGBTQ+ ...
| 
| | Petition urges Boystown name change
2020-07-08
An online petition launched late in June is demanding that the "Boystown" neighborhood designation be changed to a term that is more inclusive of the entire LGBTQ community. The petition—which is on Change.org and was authored ...
| 
| | Last call for Little Jim's
2020-07-05
Longtime Lake View tavern Little Jim's shut its doors July 2. Billing itself as "the original hookup bar," Jim Gates opened Little Jim's in 1975, and it was one of the first gay bars in the Boystown area. Gates sold the ...
| | |
|
|
|
|
