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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Legacy Project event June 30
2012-06-13
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The Legacy Project will host its first-ever Pride Month party and birthday celebration on the rooftop terrace of Center On Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., on Saturday, June 30, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
The event will celebrate LGBT history coming to Halsted Street; a kick-off for the Legacy Project's summer/fall series of bar parties and programs; and Legacy Project founder Victor Salvo's 55th birthday.
There will be entertainment, an open bar, buffet, a multimedia presentation and a full exhibit of the plaques to be installed along the Boystown section of Halsted Street this October.
Tickets are $55 each; call 773-271-5116 or email info@legacyprojectchicago.org . |
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