OK, you got to see the calendar for Saturday night to BELIEVE it! Amigas Latinas, Betty Buckley, Megan Mullally, Rainbow Families, Windy City Suburban Gay Idol finals at Temptations, Cris Williamson and Holly Near, Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band, Davenport's, Club Reunion, BEHIV, Estrojam at Beat Kitchen, Stella ... basically, you have NO REASON to stay home Saturday, Nov. 22. You can recover during Thanksgiving. See the calendar for all the details!
Windy City Suburban Gay Idol finals are Sat., Nov. 22 at Temptations in Franklin Park. Call (773) 871-7610. We've got some great and funny (sometimes they are both) singers to entertain the night away.
Ann Hampton Callaway performs during Davenport's 5th anniversary celebrations this week, 1383 N. Milwaukee, (773) 278-1830, www.davenportspianobar.com . See Windy City Times for a profile of the lesbian couple who owns the club.
HRC's Home is Where the Heart Is: GLBT Families and Equal Access to the American Dream, a forum on the latest developments in the fight for equality in marriage, parenting and other laws, is Wed., Nov. 19. Special guest speaker is Esera Tuaolo, former NFL player and openly gay dad, 6:30 p.m., Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State.
Illinois Gender Advocates' Trangender Day of Remembrance candlelight vigil for all trans people who were killed on account of their gender expression during the past year, is Wed., Nov. 19, 6 p.m., Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, (312) 409-5489.
Johnny Dangerous is live in concert Nov. 19 at Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark, (773) 743-4772. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Windy City Media Group and IBM co-sponsor The GLBT Business and Technology Leadership Awards Thursday, Nov. 20. We will honor Ald. Tom Tunney, Aldo Castillo, R. Sue Connolly, D/E Entertainment and DJ Frankie Knuckles, Mary Ellen Diaz, Malik Gillani, Materville Studios and Dr. Judith Markowitz, with special awards going to reporter Andrew Davis and entrepreneur Jody Andre. A youth entrepreneurial scholarship will also be presented. Call (773) 871-7610. Cocktail reception 5:30 p.m., award presentation 6:30 p.m., $25, Speakeasy Supper Club, 1401 W. Devon.
Homolatte: Queer Words and Music hosted by Scott Free Nov. 20 features Roi Ann Phillips, 8 p.m., 6970 N. Glenwood, (773) 743-3355.
Lori Wyatt Band performs Friday, Nov. 21 at Temptations, $7, 10235 W. Grand Ave., Franklin Park.
Chicago Force Football, Chicago's undefeated women's pro football team, hosts a 2004 Season Kick-Off Banquet Friday, Nov. 21, 7-10 p.m., $25, Ann Sather, 929 W. Belmont, (773) 348-2378.
Awaken Performances presents the Chicago premiere of the Obie-winning comedy Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show, starring Bev Spangler and Lisa Samra, and written by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy, Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 20, Viaduct Theater, 3111 N. Western, (773) 275-2036. Great laughs, great energy, don't miss the fun.
Encompass Nightclub's Miss Midwest Elite US of A, an official preliminary to Miss Gay Indiana US of A 2004, is Sat., Nov. 22, Central & Rush Sts., Lake Station, IN, (219) 962-4640.
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