Come to Buddies' for Karoake & Kostumes, 3301 N. Clark, Friday, Oct. 31, 9-midnight. Non-stop karaoke with Buddies' popular KJ (Karoake Jockey) Tim P, best Halloween costume contest (winner gets $250), drawings, and drink specials. The $20 cover gets you open bar while benefiting the groups bringing the Federation of Gay GamesĀ® Annual Meeting to Chicago in November of 2003. Tickets at Buddies' or ChicagoGamesInc.org . Contact Rob at (312) 933-3637.
WCAA's Women's Basketball league kicks off at Winnemac Park. There are two open gyms in November and the official start of league play begins Dec. 7. See SPORTSor email womens.basketball@wcaa.net . After a three-year tenure as director of WCAA's Women's Basketball, Lynn Briskin has handed over the reins to four long-time participants of women's basketball. Yvette Holt, Cathy Milano, Monique Boey and Claudia Traudt now equally share the responsibility of heading up what appears to be Chicago's largest Women's Basketball League. Open gyms will be Nov. 9 & 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Chicago Force Women's Pro Football Team 2004 Tryouts will be at Schaumburg Park District- Falk Park, 1350 W. Wise Rd., Schaumburg, www.parkfun.com, Sun., Nov. 9, 3-7 p.m. chicagoforcefootball.com . 'Unforgettable Women. Unforgettable Force. Unforgettable Football.'
Beat Kitchen hosts a benefit and wrap party for the film A Day on the Force, about women's professional tackle football in Chicago. Wed., Nov. 5, Music by the Expatriates, Big Smith, and the Push. 7:30 p.m., $10, 2011 W. Belmont, www.adayontheforce.com .
CMSA Women's Volleyball sign-up is at Big Chick's 5024 N. Sheridan, Monday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Games will be Sundays at Kilbourn Park starting Dec. 7. Call (312) 498-5159 or (773) 972-2787, e-mail jraimond@mmbmlaw.com
Chicago Gay Hockey Association hosts Open Hockey / Practice / Skills Clinic, 10:10-11:30 p.m. @ The Robert Crown Rink $25, Nov. 7, Nov. 21, Dec. 5. See www.chicagogayhockey.org .
CMSA Friday night doubles tennis is at Midtown Tennis, 2020 W. Fullerton. See secondcitytennis@hotmail.com, www.secondcitytennis.com . Men's open volleyball, to be held at the Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway, beginning in November. robbachi@comcast.net, www.chicagomsa.com