Busch country: Michael Leppen presents 'Charles Busch—On Screen and in Person,' a benefit celebrating the 25th anniversary of Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival, on June 2 at Columbia College's Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash. Meet 'Psycho Beach Party' and 'Die! Mommy! Die!' star Charles Busch, and see the premiere of the documentary 'The Lady in Question is Charles Busch.' See chicagofilmmakers.org .
Spring fever: Project VIDA's 'Spring Soiree' will take place May 31, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park. Among those being honored are Alderman Ricardo Munoz and Dr. Sara Vazquez. Call Carlos Samaniego at ( 773 ) 522-4570 or e-mail csamaniego@projectvida.org .
Ride on: On June 3-4, 100 riders will participate in the Ride for AIDS Chicago, in which people will pedal 100 miles from Evanston up to Lake Geneva. Register at www.events.org/RideForAIDS or contact rideforaids@tpan.com .
Pedaling on LSD: The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Mayor Richard M. Daley are hosting the fifth annual Bike The Drive May 28 on Lake Shore Drive. See www.bikethedrive.org or call ( 312 ) 427-3325, ext. 251.
Art to art: The Children's Place Association—an organization that supports HIV/AIDS-affected children—will hold the fund-raiser '4 the Love of Art' from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on June 8 at Lake Shore Center, 850 N. Lake Shore. To contribute artwork, call ( 312 ) 595-6202; also see www.childrens-place.org .
Teen dreams: On June 10 at Ann Sather, 922 W. Belmont, at 7 p.m., the Center on Halsted, Broadway Youth Center, Youth Pride Center and Project VIDA will host an LGBTQ prom. Tickets are $5.00 in advance or $7.00 at the door. Contact Aaron Bowen at bowensmart@yahoo.dk or Janie Denomme at ( 773 ) 472-6469, ext. 226.
Tut, seriously: The Field Museum will be the site of the fundraiser 'The Field Trip: A Toast to Tut' June 9. Tickets are $100. Call ( 312 ) 665-7135 or see www.fieldmuseum.org .