Yes, Michigan: Over 100 works of art will be displayed in the SHOW PRIDE SHOW, to be held at the SmartShop Metal Arts Collective at 516 E. North Street in Kalamazoo, Mich., on June 2. See www.kglrc.org .
Jazzin' it up: The Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago, will kick off its free summer jazz series on June 6 with the group Crosswind from 5:30-8:00 p.m. See www.mcachicago.org .
Totally whack-y: Vital Bridges will host 'Whack It! Croquet 2006 Eat, Drink, Play!' on June 3 at Galleria Marchetti, 816 W. Erie, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tickets are $600 for a team, $75 for a single player and $50 for a spectator. See www.vitalbridges.org .
Remembrances: Gerber/Hart Library will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the emergence of the AIDS pandemic on June 4 at 4 p.m. with an opening reception for the exhibition 'Remembering Lives, Fighting a Plague: 25 Years of AIDS.' On June 5, the library will host a memorial service, 'AIDS: Hope and Remembrance,' at 7:00 p.m. at St. Gertrude's Church, 1420 W. Granville. Call 773-381-8030 or see www.gerberhart.org .
All that jazz: South Side Help Center will host its 3rd Annual Dinner 'n Jazz Gala on June 8 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Call 773-445-5445, ext. 19.
Same time, DIFFA year: The Chicago chapter of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS ( DIFFA ) will hold its 18th gala, 'Departure,' in the Grand Ballroom, McCormick Place South, 2301 S. Martin Luther King, on June 10, 6:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Call 312-644-6412 or see www.diffachicago.org .
Roaring to go: AIDS Legal Council of Chicago will host 'AIN'T WE GOT FUN: The ALCC Gatsby Garden Party'—a party with a roaring '20s theme—on June 7, 6:00-8:30 p.m., at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. Tickets start at $50 each. Call 312-427-8990 for more info.
Trans-cendent: Be-All 2006, Chicago's transgender convention, will take place June 6-11 at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in Arlington Heights. Call 708-863-7714, e-mail olivia@be-all.org or see www.be-all.org .
Teacher feature: The first Queer Teachers Organization meeting will take place June 5, 7 p.m. at T's Bar and Grill: 5025 N. Clark. E-mail felicia_ramos@rainbow-house.org .
Village people: OPALGA ( Oak Park Area Lesbian & Gay Association ) is looking for volunteers to help out in its 'A Gay In Our Village' festival, which will take place June 4. Interested people should call ( 708 ) 848-0273, see www.opalga.org or e-mail Brad Bartels at brad@opalga.org .
To reach her own: Grace Place Women offers free, twice-weekly yoga classes for LBQ women at Acme Art Works, 1741 N. Western, on Tuesdays ( 7-8 p.m. ) and Sundays ( 10-11 a.m. ) ; 773-575-1855 or louisemckissick@yahoo.com .
Rhythm and dance: The American Tango Institute, 325 N. Hoyne, is offering same-gender tango classes on Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m. The cost is $90 for a six-week session. Contact Babette Klein at 312-771-1226 or Netza Roldan at 312-287-8406 or netza@americantangoinstitute.com .