Artemis Singers
concert June 11
Artemis Singers, Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, will celebrate Pride month with a concert and dance Saturday, June 11, at Broadway United Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway.
Featuring songs about dancing and songs to dance to, "Shall We Dance?" is open to the public. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. A dance follows the performance. Tickets are a suggested donation of $15; the price includes admission to both events.
For the June 11 concert, Artemis Singers will perform songs by artists ranging from the Pointer Sisters to Shania Twain, plus two jazz numbers. The program also includes Holly Near's "Sky Dances" and Georje Holper's "Away Ye Merry Lasses" from the 2010 Sister Singers Network festival that Artemis Singers hosted in Chicago.
See www.artemissingers.org for more info.
Center to hold
'H.E.R. Day' June 11
Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, will host "H.E.R. (Health, Recreation, Education) Day"a day-long symposium of programs and workshops for LGBTQA womenSaturday, June 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Facilitators from Howard Brown Health Center, the Chicago Women's Health Center, Northwestern University's Department of Psychology, and other organizations will lead health seminars, a cooking class, and recreation classes like self-defense, yoga, and salsa throughout the day.
Activist/comedian Jessica Halem will deliver the keynote speech. Halem will also close the event with a special performance of her one-woman-show, "Bad Feminist," in the Hoover-Leppen Theater.
Admission is $15 admission to H.E.R. Day (including the "Bad Feminist" show), or $20 to "Bad Feminist" only.
See www.CenterOnHalsted.org or email ssumadi@centeronhalsted.org for more information.
Mona Noriega to
be honored June 13
There will be an LGBTQ reception to honor lesbian Mona Noriega, who was recently appointed the new Commissioner of the Department of Human Relations for the City of Chicago, Monday, June 13, at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th, 6-9 p.m.
Space is limited. RSVP by Saturday, June 11, to uicgsc.wufoo.com/forms/rsvp-for-honoring-mona-noriega.