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., e-mail thomson_liz@yahoo.com .
Meet Katherine Acey, executive director of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, at 1269 W. Early June 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact Candace Hewitt at ( 212 ) 529-8021, x 14, Candace@astraeafoundation.org .
The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame hosts the 14th Pride and Joy Reception at Star Gaze, 5419 N. Clark, June 20, 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $10. Call ( 312 ) 744-7911 or the Hall of Fame at ( 773 ) 281-5095.
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 will be held June 18, 4-7 p.m. 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.
West Shore Aware, a Michigan LGBT organization, will hold its 'An Evening at the Pavilion—A Gatsby Affair,' at the Blue Star Antique Pavilion in Douglas, Mich., June 18. Call Chris Seidel at ( 269 ) 857-1296.