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ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME ... Ceremonies Opening Ceremony 15 July, 2006, The Opening Ceremony of Gay Games VII brings to Soldier Field an experience unlike any that has ever been presented in any stadium, anywhere. Beginning with a powerful, newly conceived presentation of our Athletes and Participants in Procession, the Opening Ceremony of Gay Games VII is an intricate, theatrical tapestry that will evoke memory, stir feeling and elicit joy as the story is told. Closing Ceremony 22 July, 2006, The Closing Ceremony is a Celebration to bring this week to a Close on a high and happy plane. Wrigley Field is the site for celebration and recapping of a week that has changed the lives of all of us. The afternoon features top national and international talent, Chicago stars and the largest gay and marching band ever assembled on one field.

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MEGAN MULLALLY ANT ARI GOLD BILLY PORTER PANOZZO & RICE

Opening Matt Alber Steven Lutvak BETTY Levi Kreis Ceremony AntiGravity Megan Mullally Speakers / Performers: Cyndi Lauper Nanae ANT Sharon McNight Keynote Address: Andy Bell Holly Near Gary Airedale Amy Matheny James C. Hormel Billy Porter Ann-Marie Akin Nanae Anthem of the Gay Margaret Cho Heather Small Andrea Bunch Chuck Panozzo Games (perform- Ripley Caine Beazley Phillips ance): Esera Tavai Shavonne Conroy Teresa Trull Poppy Champlin Dylan Rice Tuaolo Matthew Cusick Jorge DC Cowboys Ellen Rosner Administration of Mayor Richard M. Jody Watley Scott Free Aerin Tedesco Participants’ Oath: Daley Suzanne Ari Gold Jinx Titanic Dave Kopay Barbara Higbie Westenhoefer Ubaka Hill Kristine W Administration of Ubaka Hill Eric Himan McKole Wells Officials’ Oath: Billy Nedra Johnson Jason & deMarco Bean and Leigh-Ann Closing Naidoo Ceremony Jose Llana See www.gaygameschicago.org for addition Speakers / Performers: National Anthem: names and late exciting announcements. Continued ... GayGamesChicago.org Culture_Guide2.qxd 6/27/06 3:27 PM Page 3

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Gay Games VII Ceremonies Committee Greg McNitt - Co Chair Tracy Baim - Co Chair Lighting Designer...... John Featherstone - Lightswitch Committee members Music Producer...... Gigi Grose Brenda Schumacher C.C. Carter Costume Design (Dancers)...... Shelly Bomb Jam Entertainment and Creative Services, LLC. Opening Ceremony Choral Director...... Kathleen McGuire President & Executive Producer ...... Donna Sue Closing Ceremony Choral Director ...... Joseph Nadeau Van Cleaf-Fish Senior Producer ...... Matt McGinn Choreographers Director & Creative Director...... Kile Ozier Opening Ceremony Act I “Exclusion” ...... Iega Jeff Producer of the Opening Ceremony ...... Ric Kirby Opening Ceremony Act II “Oppression” ...Joel Hall Producer of the Closing Ceremony...... John McCall Opening Ceremony Act III Technical Producer ...... Floyd Dillman “Expression” & Corps d’Field ...... Michele Lynch Athlete’s Processional Producer ...... Dave Brunetti Opening Ceremony Act IV “Ignition” ...... Christopher Harrison/ Opening Ceremony Production Manager.Geno Byrnes AntiGravity Closing Ceremony Production Manager ...Michael Piper Opening Ceremony Field Director of Entertainment Services...... Ron Pateras Dance & Movement Consultant ...... Jay Howarth Senior Production Coordinator...... Jenni Azzanni Opening Ceremony Flags ...... Phillip Bryan Talent Coordinator...... Melissa Rofalikos Closing Ceremony ...... Michael Schwandt Talent Coordinator...... Kelly Jo Percival Associate Producer...... Katie Henebry

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Chicago. These events include memo- rial runs with the Rainbow Flag. Arts & Culture These pre-Gay Games events are in memory of artist Keith Haring, lesbian Chicago has a long and vibrant cultural history. From gospel choirs to our activist Rikki Streicher and Dr. Tom famous blues clubs, world-class museums, renowned public art and architecture, Waddell, the Founder of the Gay and a burgeoning theater district, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and Games. arts community is alive and thriving in our great city. Chicago is home to the This year the Rainbow flag was original Poetry Slam, the world’s 2nd oldest LGBT film festival, renowned LGBT used to lead the very first Pride theater companies, and an exploding queer music and performing arts scene. Parade in a Black township in Africa. The Core Culture component of Gay Games VII kicks off the week with a trib- One hundred and fifty marchers took ute run and walk to those lost to AIDS and cancer. The International Rainbow to the streets in Guguletu, Memorial Run will take place at Chicago’s historic Rainbow Beach 7 am, in what was considered a triumphant event, two weeks after a 17-year-old Saturday, July 15. concerts are free. (See page 28.) girl was beaten and stabbed to death Core Culture events also include the Rainbow Run due to her sexuality. following performances, all at The International Rainbow The Monday morning after the cele- , downtown at Memorial Run is a series of events to brations, the flag was sent via airways Randolph and Michigan: bring the Rainbow Flag as a symbolic couriers to Richard Hogan in , — A Cheer and Color Guard “torch” from , the for the next leg of its jour- Exhibition Sunday, July 16 on the “Athens” of the Gay Games, around ney to Chicago. Great Lawn, from 2-4 pm as part of the world in 2006 to Gay Games VII in The Rainbow Flag Chicago run, free the city’s Family Day. This is a free to all, will start and end at Chicago’s event. (See page 24.) Rainbow Beach at 77th and South — “Steppin’ Out,” the official Shore Drive July 15, at 7 am (3111 Band concert for Gay Games VII, East 77th Street). The run will circle Tuesday, July 18, in the Jay Pritzker within the walk paths and culminate Pavilion, 6:30-9 pm. This event is tick- along the lake bike paths in approxi- eted for main seating, and free for mately a 3-mile run and 1.5-mile lawn seating. (See page 25.) walk. Brent Nicholson Earle, — “Sing Out,” the official Choral founder of the International concert, also at the Jay Pritzker Memorial Rainbow Run, will help Pavilion. This event is presented by start the event. the Grant Park Music Festival, which will start their own Wednesday night The 2006 Rainbow Run performance early, 6:30-8 pm, flag in Sydney. followed by the choral concert. Both

dise partner of GGVII, operating our retail GGVII Style store and facilities at the sports venues and There are not enough “thank yous” in Hilton hotel. the world for David Lee Csicsko, the Wicked Coins and the Human Rights Chicago artist who won our logo contest Campaign, along with some other groups, in 2004. Not only did he design a unique have also licensed the use of GGVII images, so logo for the main promotion of Gay please support their efforts. Games VII, he crafted logos for every Another unique project is Centaur Records’ and cultural event. You will see Gay Games VII CDs, available for sale and fea- these logos on many items this week, turing hot artists. thanks to our GGVII merchandise team. Among the most popular items will be trad- We have out-sourced the work to small ing pins—and have we got pins! You can col- businesses and non-profits, and they lect all sports and culture pins, and trade with appreciate your support. new friends from around the world. The design is also used in our Gold, We are also very excited to have the work of Silver, Bronze and Participation medal photographers Victor Skrebneski and Steve received by athletes and cultural regis- Becker for a line of postcards and posters. trants. Lester Lampert Jewelry has not You can see our merchandise at 913 W. only done a great job on those medals, Belmont, at the Expo July 14-17 at the Hilton, but he also crafted a line of jewelry and online at www.gaygameschicago.org products for sale this week. Shirts Illustrated is the retail merchan-

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Cheer and Color Guard For Color Guard, this is their first official appearance in the Gay Games For the first time, cheer and color guard teams will be officially sanctioned as a unified group. Other appear- events of the Gay Games cultural program. Cheer has always played a part in the ances have been made by the Gay Games, but in Gay Games VII both cheer and color guards will be full- Flaggots, in Gay Games IV. fledged participants, receiving Gay Games participant medals, marching with the other athletes and artists into the Opening and Closing ceremonies, performing Cheer Coordinators in their own exhibition and they will be fully integrated into the Gay Games VII Steven Burke (Cheer SF) sports and culture program. Don’t miss them performing at half-time shows, pre- Richard Flack (Chicago Spirit Brigade) game events and at medal ceremonies. Sanford Smith (Cheer SF) Color Guard Coordinators A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Kerri Baker, Kent Seger and Dung Ta, ON CHEER IN THE GAMES all from Chicago’s Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps (ROTC) GAY GAMES I & II Color Guard (1982, 1986—San Francisco) Choreographer The Hayward Raw Rahs performed John Leonard during the Closing Ceremonies at Kezar Stadium. The team also per- Produced by: Pride Cheerleading formed throughout the week at Association and Chicago ROTC sporting events and other festivities. Production Managers: Sanford Smith Cheer San Francisco. (Cheer) and Kent Seager (Color GAY GAMES III Guard) (1990—, ) identified cheerleading groups and Millennium Park Production Team: The Bay Area Raw Rahs (Hayward) individuals. David Ortega, KoboTech, Dan took the stage at This includes current and former Cobiachi Stadium for the Closing Ceremonies. cheerleaders, coaches and choreogra- The team also performed at the phers, as well as philanthropic com- The Pride Cheerleading Association men’s finals, men’s and munity-based cheer teams who have (PCA) of teams from all over the women’s flag football finals and made an impact through perform- world will be adding excitement and Celebration Center. ance opportunities and charity energy to the week-long cultural and fundraising. sports festival. These teams have GAY GAMES IV played a part in past Gay Games, but (1994—, New York) How the World Cheers and in Gay Games VII they will be per- CHEER and CHEER San Spins: A Cheerleading and forming in their own exhibition and Francisco (Bay Area/Hayward) were fully integrated into the Gay Games represented. Color Guard Exhibition will VII cultural and sports programs. be Sunday, July 16 on the While teams have been meeting GAY GAMES V Great Lawn, from 2-4 pm together over the years, PCA was (1998—, The ) as part of the city’s Family formally started in June of 2003 when CHEER SF took main stage at Chicago Spirit Brigade, Cheer LA, Amsterdam Arena during Opening Day. This is a free event. Cheer San Diego and Cheer SF Ceremony, they also performed with performed on the SF Pride stage the LGBA at Closing Ceremony and at The mission of TEAM CHEER encour- together. Let’s meet the teams that other venues. Novelty groups from ages further development in the sport are here for the Gay Games VII. and the West Hollywood and future plans include national/ Cheerleaders also made appearances. regional conferences as well as inclusion in the Gay Games. GAY GAMES VI (2002—Sydney, Australia) CHEER CHEER SF, CHEER LA and the CHEER Vancouver Pride Squad represented CHEER New York the largest gathering of community- CHEER Portland based cheer teams to appear at the CHEER Sacramento Gay Games. CHEER San Diego CHEER San Francisco GAY GAMES VII CHEER Introducing TEAM CHEER – an Chicago Spirit Brigade umbrella organization that unifies Squad and enhances the efforts of gay- Vancouver Pride Squad Culture_Guide2.qxd 6/27/06 3:27 PM Page 6

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nationally known per- former for more than Band: Steppin’ Out 25 years, a teacher of hand drumming and Chicago Games, Inc., presents STEPPIN OUT, When The World Listens … The recording artist. Official Band Concert of Gay Games VII, Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at the Jay The first ever Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 6:30 p.m. (please arrive early for special pre- International show events starting at 6 p.m.). DrumSong Orchestra Featuring more than 250 Band participants representing more than 30 LGBT will perform in both organized bands across the country, the event will include a special guest per- Opening and Closing formance from Gay Games athlete and world-renowned concert pianist Tatsuya ceremonies and will Nagashima. His previous performance appearances include as a soloist in some be featured as the of the world’s major concert halls. pre-show for the “Steppin’ Out” Band Concert. There will be a featured perform- reflect the international diversity of the membership. Assisting Ubaka will be Afia ance from Chicago’s own Lakeside Walkingtree, M.Ed, PhD, a world-class Pride Freedom Band. And for the first Membership in bands is open to les- bian, gay, bisexual, transgender and percussionist, cultural ambassador, time in the history of the Games spiritual activist, and empowerment enjoy more than 100 women opening straight people of all genders and any level of musicianship. In addition to facilitator. Afia will conduct youth up the concert playing original workshops throughout the week at African beats conducted by Ubaka the member bands there are Partner groups such as Cheer San Francisco various LGBT youth centers as well as Hill, founder of the International family events associated with the Gay Drumsong Orchestra. and the Church Street Pipe Band of . There are also individuals Games. Call the Center on Halsted, who join LGBA as Affiliate Members. Horizons’ Youth Center for complete Lesbian and Gay Band schedule of workshops and events, Association “Steppin’ Out,” the official On Monday, July 17, 2006, 7-9 pm, Lesbian and Gay Band Association Ubaka Hill will perform her premiere (LGBA), formed in 1982 in Chicago, Band concert for Gay works at the Chicago Cultural Center, also known as Team Band during Gay Games VII, Tuesday, July 78 E. Washington in the Claudia Games performances, is a musical 18, in the Jay Pritzker Cassidy Theatre. Local women’s drum organization comprised of concert Pavilion, 6:30-9 pm. This circles will make special appearances and marching bands from cities as well as children’s and across America and the world. event is ticketed for main performer Suzi Nash, performing LGBA has grown to include 27 seating, and free for lawn selections from her new CD Rainbow bands within the , seating. Sprinkles. Canada and Australia. In 2003 LGBA Drumsong Institute (518) 678-0166, voted to con- Making Herstory fax 518-678-0167, [email protected] Spiritdrumz, www.Spiritdrumz.org duct business For the first time in Gay Games his- as the Lesbian tory, enjoy the sound of more than and Gay Band 100 women drumming under the THE COORDINATOR Association, to Artistic Direction of Ubaka Hill, a Team Band Russell Ben Williams is the Immediate Team Band San Francisco, CA Indianapolis, IN Queen City Rainbow Past President and current VP for Affiliate Member (LGBA Partner) Lakeside Pride Band, Band, Cincinnati, OH Community Outreach for the Lesbian The Rainbow Concert Chicago, IL and Gay Band Association (LGBA). Bands in atten- Band, Vancouver, Lesbian, Gay and Lesbian/Gay/Allies dance at Gay British Columbia Bisexual Freedom Concert/Marching Games VII The Church Street Pipe Trail Band, Boston, Band, Cleveland, OH MEET THE CONDUCTORS Band, Toronto, MA Band, Melbourne Rainbow Ontario (LGBA Minnesota Freedom Columbus, OH Lead Concert Conductor Band, Melbourne, Partner) Band, , Rose City Gay Gary Reynolds Australia Mile High Freedom MN Freedom Band, Sydney Homotones, Co- Lead Concert Conductor Band, Denver, CO Mid America Freedom Portland, OR Sydney, Australia District of Columbia Band, Kansas City, The Marching Pride of Jadine Louie Freedom Band DC's Different MO South Carolina, Co-Lead Concert Conductor Foundation of Los Drummers, BandTogether, St Columbia, SC Angeles, Los Thomas A. Kowalczyk Washington, DC Louis, MO Oak Lawn Band, Angeles, CA Flamingo Freedom Lesbian & Gay Big Dallas, TX Desert Winds Freedom Opening Ceremonies Band Conductor Band of South Apple Corps, New Pride Band, Band, Palm Springs, , Fort York, NY Houston, TX Christina Zurcher CA Lauderdale, FL BASSically Rainbow City Band, San Francisco Closing Ceremonies Band Conductor Freedom TREBLEmakers, Seattle, WA Lesbian/Gay Marching Band, Rochester, NY Pam Wolfe Freedom Band, San Atlanta, GA North Carolina Pride Francisco, CA LGBA web site: The Pride of Indy Marching Band, See www.gaygameschicago.org for Cheer San Francisco, www.gaybands.org Band & Colorguard, Durham, NC photos and biographies.

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With special guest appearance TC Carson from Broadway and the hit Choral: Sing Out television show Living Single “Sing Out,” the official The Grant Park Music Festival presents SING OUT ... What the World Sings, The Official Choral Concert for Gay Games VII, Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at the Jay Choral concert, will be held Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, immediately following the Grant Park at the Orchestra and Chorus performance of Carmina Burana, beginning at 6:30 pm. at Millennium Park. This event is presented by the The choral concert, with hosts Choirs, Grant Park Music Festival, Gayco, features a Mass Ensemble of Windy City Performing Arts Chorus which will start their own more than 300 voices including from Chicago women’s, youth, men's, mixed and IllumiNation Chorale from New York Wednesday night gospel ensembles with featured musi- Youth Chorus, performance early, 6:30-8 cal selections by: Seattle, Washington pm, followed by the choral The Gay and Lesbian Chorus of The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus concert. Both concerts are Australia and New Zealand Artemis and AmaSong Women’s free. Arrive early. MEET THE CONDUCTORS ‘SING OUT’ Choral Concert Conductor James Knapp

Mixed Chorus Conductor Ron Guthrie

Gospel Chorus Conductor Gregory Payne

Opening Ceremonies Choral ConductorKathleen McGuire

Closing Ceremonies Choral Conductor Millennium Park. Photo courtesy the Chicago Joseph Nadeau Convention and Tourism Bureau

Culture Chicago Fred Pickett Partners avery r young Grant Park Music Committee Katina Parker: Brian Mosteller Department of Festival Core Culture C.C. Carter, Culture GLAAD Stanley W. Pierson Cultural Affairs Chicago Dept. of Production Team Director Craig Horvath: Ernie Kimlin Peter McDowell Cultural Affairs Affiliated Events Gerald E. Cernak Gregory Smith Dan Cobiachi – Chicago Dept. of Sanford Smith, KoboTech Culture Manager Aldo Castillo: Visual Jorge Dominguez Health Arts Lynn Clymer Millennium Park Chicago Foundation Jon Niehus, Choral Bonnie Wedington: Helen Doria for Women Administration Carolyn Kasprowicz Affiliated Events Culture Kyle Burke Pyware David Folts Kristyn McIntosh, Michelle Wetzel: Concert/Exhibition David Ortega Wind Music Plus Diana Clegg Administration Lakeside Pride Coordinators Harmony Ridge Grant Park Music Lisa Pearson Materville Studios Rhonda Tullis: Ken Chin: Chicago Resort Festival Midge Stocker Lakeside Pride Symphony GayCo Board: Jim Palermo David Razey Bob Lunk: Visual Orchestra, Band Jean Perkins GALA Choruses Tracy Baim, Arts Concert Chicago Arts: Gail Fritz Suzanne Dunne Culture and Christina Zurcher: Kent Seger: ROTC AmaSong Chicago Leigh Levine Affiliated Events Development Culture Media Tak Dung: ROTC Chicago Gay Men’s Chair Gail Weiss: Volunteers Chicago Chorus David Woody, Volunteer Dr. Charles R. Kat Steven Burke: Chicago Spirit Museums and Coordinator Middleton Salimah Ali Chicago Spirit Brigade Visual Arts Dylan Rice: Music Dr. Michael Durnil Michelle Agins Brigade Gayco Lucy Smith: Music Dr. Kim Harmon Rodney Wright Andy Eninger: Lakeside Pride Key Volunteers: Karen Phillips: Russell Williams: Affiliated Events GayCo Center on Halsted: Freedom Band Team Band Marie Baron Youth Project Sponsored By: ROTC-Chicago Core Culture Venue Richard Flack: Suwanna Stewart: Robbin Burr Band Geeks: The Windy City Partners and Chicago Spirit Youth Janine Denomme Musical Performing Arts Culture Brigade Latonya Brown Carol Jones Cafe 917 Organizational Kerri Baker: ROTC John Carleen Nikki Pattin Millennium Park Culture_Guide2.qxd 6/27/06 3:27 PM Page 8

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EVENTS KEY: See www.gaygameschicago.org for full event tickets and info, and late additions. SEE SPORTS CHART FOR SPORTING TOURNAMENTS. PARTIES/BARS SPORTS THEATRE/DANCE ART/MUSEUM CINEMA CEREMONIES MUSIC CORE CULTURE POETRY CONF./PANELS TOURS COMEDY FAMILY WORSHIP SPECIAL FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006

10pm-4am: D/E Entertainment, 9p-Midnight: Gay Games VII Chicago Women’s Kick-Off Party benefiting Gay House of Blues, 329 N. Games VII: Olivia Cruises and the Human Dearborn, Dance party featur- Rights Campaign present a Kick Off Party ing legendary Grammy Award- featuring Houston Comets athlete Sheryl winning DJ Frankie Knuckles w/ Swoopes in her only Gay Games appearance Barbara Tucker and host Lady and LPGA athlete Rosie Jones, plus dancing Bunny. $35. and special performances. Chicago Hilton Hotel, 720 S. Michigan. $25 advance, $35 at the door; www.boxofficetickets.com/hrc or FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006 JULY FRIDAY, 1-800-494-TIXS. www.olivia.com or Rosie Jones. Sheryl Swoopes. www.hrc.org/gaygames.

7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: 10 7-10pm: About Face Youth Theatre: Years of Heresy - The Best of GayCo, The Home Project, Victory Gardens . Ten years Th., 7:30pm Wed-Sat, 2:30pm Sun. of award-winning from $10, www.aboutfacetheatre.com. GayCo Productions. $25, www.GayCo.com. 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater: Some Like It Homo: An Evening of Solo Works, three gay solo artists to per- form individual hour-long works—Joe Steiff’s Golden Corral; Brian Lobel’s Other Funny Stories About Cancer; and Nothing Left but the Smell: A Frankie Knuckles. Republican on Welfare by Erika Lopez. $15, 773-871-1212. 11pm-4am: Rails Marketing and Chicago Black Gay Men’s 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, PINS, Caucus: Night of the Gladiators July 15-23, ’s electri- at Prop House, 1675 N. Elston, fying novel two high school $13, 708-802-1705. wrestlers coming of age is brought 7-10pm: About Face Theatre presents to exciting life on-stage, $25, M. Proust at Steppenwolf Upstairs www.bailiwick.org. 9pm-12am: Association of Latin Theatre. A World Premiere by Mary Zimmerman, based on the writings Men in Action Gay Games 8p: Chicago Tap Theater presents of Marcel Proust and Celeste Albaret, Celebration: Latino Style at Changes: A Science Fiction Tap directed by Eric Rosen, $25, Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, Latino Dance Opera featuring the music of www.aboutfacetheatre.com. athletes and their friends. $10 David Bowie, Athenaeum, 2936 N. in advance or $15 at the door. Southport, $15-25, 312-902-1500. 773-929-7688. 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, BareNaked Lads in the Great Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. 8pm: The Lesbian/Gay Chorus of 6-8pm: Asians and Friends San Francisco—LGCSF, GROUP Chicago Welcoming Reception, 6-10pm: Chicago Dept. of Cultural THERAPY—a wacky, queer musical High Risk Gallery, 1113 W. Affairs and Chicago Office of comedy, The Raven Theatre, 6157 Belmont, $5. Tourism: Chicago SummerDance, N. Clark, $15, www.lgcsf.org. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8-11pm: Test Positive Aware 6-9:30 pm, Sunday, 4-7 pm, weather- Also see The League of Chicago Network and Hydrate present, permitting. Various downtown loca- Theatres for events: Positive Aware Party, free, 3458 tions, including Daley Plaza, www.chicagoplays.com. N. Halsted. Millennium Park, Grant Park.

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8-10pm: Jeffrey by Paul 10am - 6pm: Chicago Dept 8am-5pm: Gay Games VII Expo, Rudnick, presented by Hubris of Cultural Affairs, July 14-17, , 720 Productions, at Stage Left Athletes: Skrebneski S. Michigan. Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield, Portraits, City Gallery at the www.hubrisproductions.com Historic Water Tower, 806 Chicago Public Library exhibit N. Michigan. The Chicago on mainstream Chicago sports, Dept. of Cultural Affairs with case on gay sports, 400 S. and the Chicago State. Special Collections 7-10 pm: Legends of Women's Commission on Human Reading Rm, (312) 747-4875. Music, Holly Near, Teresa Trull, Relations commissioned Barbara Higbie, Nedra Johnson world-renowned photogra- 5-7pm: Mexican Fine Arts and MC Vickie Shaw, Merle pher Victor Skrebneski to Center Museum, Association of Reskin Theater, 60 E. Balbo, photograph Chicagoans Latino Men for Action, Amigas $25- $60, Presented by: Windy participating in Gay Games Latinas, Casa Puertorriquena, City Media Group, Chicago SKREBNESKI PHOTOGRAPH: DREW VII. Call 312-742-0808, or Pilsen Together Chamber of JEMILO, TRIATHLON, 28 APRIL 2006. Foundation for Women’s visit www.cityofchicago.org/ Commerce , host ¡Bienvenidos Lesbian Leadership Council www.skrebneskiphotographs.com CulturalAffairs. con Orgullo!, Chicago Cultural hosts VIP reception, Center, 78 E. Washington, Gay www.windycitymediagroup.com. 6-10pm, Opening night, Out of the Closet, Lisa Nordstrom Games welcoming reception for and guest artists, from balls, luggage, altered cloth- Latino athletes, free. ing and board games to life-altering proclamations and FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006 JULY FRIDAY, secrets big and small, this mixed media group show features all manner of things formerly closeted. Art Gecko, 19 1-10pm: 4th Annual Art of and Harrison Street, Oak Park, 708-358-1950. About Baseball, at Harrison Works, featuring Elizabeth 11am-4pm: ELEGANT Photography Gaylord, Kevin Kintner, 17 Exhibition, Allegro Hotel, Shaun Harrison Street, Oak Park, 708- Holly Near. Saunders & Duane Cramer present 308-4602. ELEGANT, a traveling U.S. exhibition 4-10pm: Chicago Department of Duane Cramer’s photographic 9pm-12am: Reeling at Gay of Cultural Affairs presents works. Games VII—Be Real: Stories Sondheim in the Park, From Queer America, Film Row Millennium Park, 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink Triangles to Gold Cinema at Columbia College, www.millenniumpark.org Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt Bobbie Birleffi’s Be Real profiles University, 18 S. Michigan, a three-part exhibit featuring a six queer Americans across the 10am-5pm: Sports Equality Day traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933- country, $15, www.reelingfilm- Conference, Roosevelt University, 1945, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, festival.org, 773-293-1447. 430 S. Michigan. Workshops an extensive collection of red ribbon AIDS awareness pins, focus on aspects of sports for and Gay Games items. www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. 7-10pm: Film—Reeling at Gay younger and collegiate LGBT ath- Games VII—Whole New Thing, letes, and the state of the LGBT 6-9pm: Opening, Aron Packer Gallery, Joe Conlon: 101 Film Row Cinema at Columbia sports movement in areas of the Talismans for a Happy Death, 118 N. Peoria. Chicago Artist College; Emerson Thorsen, 13, world with relatively large poten- Conlon, who was HIV positive for over 20 years, created the lives with his parents Kaya and tial for development. By Gay work in the last five years of his life; he died in 2005. Rog in their eco-home in the Games and Gay and Lesbian wilds of Nova Scotia. www.reel- Athletic Foundation, 9am-5pm: The Field Museum, Tutankhamun and the Golden ingfilmfestival.org, $15. www.gaygameschicago.org. Age of the Pharaohs, $25, www.fieldmuseum.org. Leigh-Ann Naidoo, South Eved Tour: Windy City African Olympic GGVII Gallery, by Around the Coyote: www.aroundthecoyote.org Experience, 9am-1pm, $58. Beach Volleyball www.gaygameschicago.org. player, will speak We Are Family: Portraits of 8am-7pm: Chicago Dept. at the Sports Gay and Lesbian Parents of Cultural Affairs, Oasis: Equality Day 5-7 p.m.: Congregation Or Conference. runs July 14-22, opening An installation by Guerra Photo by Hal reception July 14, Navta- de la Paz, Chicago Cultural Chadash: Shabbat Kiddush & Baim Schulz Gallery, 1039 W. Lake Center, 78 E. Randolph. Reception, Gage Gallery, 18 S. St., (312) 421-5506, Michigan, at the Sticks & Stones 5-9pm: Opening of CADA www.navtaschulzgallery.com. exhibit of Holocaust gay memora- VISION 11 by Art Dealers 12pm-8pm: Leather Archives bilia. Services after at 5959 N. Assoc. of Chicago, River North 11am-6pm: Aldo Castillo & Museum, 6418 N. Sheridan (transportation provided). and West Loop Gallery Gallery, Art of the Sensual— Greenview, a gay erotic art Districts, a two-week Selected Paintings by Luis sale July 14-16, hundreds of celebration of art, free, Fernando Uribe 5:30 p.m., pieces of original art, pho- www.chicagoartdealers.org www.artaldo.com. tography and quality prints.

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At the 8pm: Opening Ceremony at Soldier Field Opening The Opening Ceremony of Gay Games VII will incorporate the Ceremony: Margaret legacy of tradition possessed by this moment, and make his- Cho, Me- tory as the event evolves before our eyes into a profound, gan Mull- kinetic representation of the global gay and lesbian commu- ally, former US Am- nal experience. This will be an event not to be missed; as the bassador Games will not return to the North American Continent for at James least another eight years. See www.GayGamesChicago.org. Hormel and more!

7am: Rainbow Memorial Run, 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: 10 8-10pm: Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick, 75th & Lake Michgan, Years of Heresy - The Best of presented by Hubris Productions, at SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006 JULY SATURDAY, Rainbow Beach GayCo, Theatre Building Chicago. Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Ten years of award-winning sketch Sheffield, a gay classic, comedy from GayCo Productions. www.hubrisproductions.com 10pm-6am: Masterbeat and $25, www.GayCo.com. Atlantis present Inspiration! at the Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. 8pm-2am: Various Shows from Lawrence, $50 and up. A party 7-10pm: About Face Theatre pres- Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. designed to bring everyone ents M. Proust at Steppenwolf Broadway: President Bush is a Great together with a bang. West Coast Upstairs Theatre. A World Premiere Man, Messing with a Friend, favorite Brett Henrichsen pairs by Mary Zimmerman, based on the Grabass, 58!, …meanwhile; $5-$20 with East Coast legend Abel for writings of Marcel Proust and an incomparable night of music. Celeste Albaret, directed by Eric 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater and Featuring local and national Rosen, $25, Sharon Evans present Some Like It guest entertainers. Add a few www.aboutfacetheatre.com. Homo: An Evening of Solo Works, visual and participatory surprises three fabulous gay solo artists to and Chicago will never be the perform individual hour-long works— 7-10pm: About Face Youth Theatre: same. Lighting and effects by Joe Steiff’s hit solo show Golden The Home Project, Victory Gardens Guy Smith. Laser design by Corral; Brian Lobel’s Other Funny Theatre, 7:30pm Wed through Sat, Laseronics. See www.opening- Stories About Cancer; and Nothing 2:30pm Sun. For seven years, About closing.com. Left but the Smell: A Republican on Face has created its most powerful, Welfare by pseudo-San Franciscan, innovative, and celebrated work in Erika Lopez. $15, 773-871-1212. 9pm-2am: Asians and Friends collaboration with Chicago’s extraor- Chicago host Dance Gay in dinary community of LGBT youth. Chicago at High Risk Gallery, $10, www.aboutfacetheatre.com. 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, PINS, 1113 W. Belmont, $10. July 15-23, Jim Provenzano’s electri- fying novel about two high school 10pm-2am: The Repertoire 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, wrestlers coming of age is brought presents The Loft Revisited at BareNaked Lads in the Great to exciting life on-stage, $25, Loft 52, 1652 W. Ogden, $15, an Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. www.bailiwick.org. upscale adult women’s venue with 100 capacity geared for 6-10pm: Chicago Department of 8p: Chicago Tap Theater presents distinctive taste. Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Changes: A Science Fiction Tap Office of Tourism presents Chicago Dance Opera featuring the music of 10pm-Close: Bear Welcome Party SummerDance, every Thursday, David Bowie, Athenaeum, 2936 N. at Touche/Jackhammer bars, Friday and Saturday, 6-9:30 pm, Southport, $15-25, 312-902-1500. 6406-12 N. Clark. Come meet Sunday, 4-7 pm, weather-permitting. Also see The League of Chicago bears from around the country. Various downtown locations, includ- Theatres for events: www.chicago- ing Daley Plaza, Millennium Park, plays.com. Grant Park.

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11am-5pm: 12-4pm: Gerber/Hart Library 11am, noon, 1pm, 2 pm, 8am-5pm: Gay Games VII Lakeview East presents Catching The Spirit: 3pm: Free Daily Tours of Expo, July 14-17, Hilton Chamber of The Gay Games Experience, the Museum of Chicago, 720 S. Michigan. Commerce 1127 W. Granville, an exhibi- Contemporary Art, 220 E. presents “Let tion highlighting the history Chicago Ave., a free guid- the Gaymes of the Gay Games and ed tour of their summer 1-5pm: Reeling at Gay Games Begin,” park- Lady Bunny. Chicagoans’ participation in exhibitions, Wolfgang VII—Wide World of ing lot at 3012 the Games. Chicago’s LGBT Tillmans, Catherine Opie, Shorts/Where the Girls Are! N. Broadway. Kick-off celebra- archives and library. See Patty Chang & Chris Ware. Claudia Cassidy Theatre at the tion to celebrate Gay Games VII www.gerberhart.org Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. in Lakeview East. Main stage Randolph, Wide World of entertainment to include local Shorts—1pm; This program of and national acts such as: Lady 10am - 6pm: Chicago Dept of short films presents an exciting Bunny, Lady Miss Kier, Kimi Cultural Affairs, Athletes: and diverse selection of some Hayes Band, DJ Greg Drescher, Skrebneski Portraits, City of the very best lesbian and gay Danille Bollinger, Bailiwick Gallery at the Historic Water By works from around the Theater, Teri Yaki, ROTC Tower, 806 N. Michigan. The Wolfgang world.Where the Girls Are! Tillmans. Chicago, NY DJ Zach Stowers Chicago Dept. of Cultural 3pm, they have got all the girls ... and more. Free shuttle Affairs and the Chicago you’ll want to see in this top- service from area host hotels. Commission on Human notch shorts program: Beyond Relations commissioned Performing artists all day long 11am - 4pm: ELEGANT Lovely, In Memory of Me, world-renowned photographer along Broadway and Clark! See Photography Exhibition, Open, Red/Blue, Sarang Song, Victor Skrebneski to photo- www.lakevieweast.com. Allegro Hotel, Shaun and Triple Minority. Free, See

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006 JULY SATURDAY, graph Chicagoans participat- Saunders & Duane Cramer www.reelingfilmfestival.org or ing in the 1-10pm: Chicago Dept. of present ELEGANT, a trav- 773-293-1447. VII. Call 312-742-0808, or Cultural Affairs—Sondheim in eling U.S. exhibition of visit www.cityofchicago.org/ the Park, Millennium Park. A Duane Cramer’s photo- CulturalAffairs. See 3-6pm: Reeling at Gay Games comprehensive and unique graphic works. weekend-long free tribute to skrebneskiphotographs.com. VII—Queer Duck: The Movie, the world-renowned American Film Row Cinema at Columbia composer, Stephen Sondheim. 10am - 5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink College, 1104 S. Wabash, $10. The centerpiece will be two Triangles to Gold Medals, Reclaiming Our Based on the popular Showtime concerts with the Grant Park Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt shorts, Mike Reiss’ Queer Duck: Orchestra and Chorus in the University, 18 S. Michigan, featuring a The Movie follows Queer Duck Jay Pritzker Pavilion Friday, July traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of and his friends. See www.reel- 14 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Homosexuals 1933-1945, from the United ingfilmfestival.org or 773-293- July 15 at 7:30 p.m. In addi- States Holocaust Memorial Museum, red 1447. tion, throughout the weekend, ribbon AIDS awareness pins, Gay Games Chicago musicians and actors items. www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. 10am-4pm: Amnesty will perform Sondheim’s works International presents, Global in locations throughout the 11am-6pm: Aldo Castillo 9am-5pm: The Field Pride, Global Action: park, including the Lurie Gallery, Art of the Sensual— Museum, Tutankhamun Empowering the spirt of human Garden, and Selected Paintings by Luis and the Golden Age of the rights, Roosevelt University, 430 the staircase balconies. Fernando Uribe (Colombia, Pharaohs, $25, www.field- S. Michigan, a free one-day Organized by the Chicago opening 5:30 p.m., museum.org. human rights conference. Dept. of Cultural Affairs and www.artaldo.com. www.amnestyusa.org/outfront. the Grant Park Music Festival. See www.millenniumpark.org. 8am-7pm: Chicago 10am-6pm: CADA VISION Department of Cultural Affairs, Oasis: An installa- 12-5pm: Out of the Closet, 11 by Art Dealers Assoc. of tion by Guerra de la Paz, Lisa Nordstrom and guest Chicago, River North and Chicago Cultural Center, artists, mixed media group West Loop Gallery Districts, a 78 E. Randolph. show features all manner of two-week celebration of art, things formerly closeted. Art www.chicagoartdealers.org. Gecko, 19 Harrison Street, Oak Four River North Art Galleries Park, 708-358-1950. 12pm - 8pm: Leather Archives & Museum, 6418 11am-6pm: Aron Packer 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and N. Greenview, a gay Gallery presents Joe Conlon: About Baseball, at Harrison erotic art sale July 14-16, 101 Talismans for a Happy Works,17 Harrison Street, hundreds of pieces of orig- Death, 118 N. Peoria. Chicago Oak Park, 708-308-4602. inal art, photography and Artist Conlon was HIV positive. quality prints.

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SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006 JULY SUNDAY, Chicago’s Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corp. 2-4pm: Color Guard—Exhibition, Chicago’s Righteously Photo by Matthew Amick Outrageous Twirling Corp invites you to experience the exciting world of COLOR GUARD, at Millennium Park, free. Chicago’s ROTC is proud to be your host at this first-ever, officially sanctioned Color Guard Event as part of the Cultural Program of the Gay Games.

6pm-2am: Chix Mix presents, 3 and 8pm: The Lesbian/Gay Chorus 3p: Chicago Tap Theater presents Black Bra Internationale, Transit of San Francisco—LGCSF, Group Changes: A Science Fiction Tap Night Club, 1431 W. Lake, $20- Therapy, a wacky, queer musical Dance Opera featuring the music of 25. Tix at www.gaygameschica- comedy, The Raven Theatre, 6157 David Bowie, Athenaeum, 2936 N. go.org. Black Bra is Chicago’s N. Clark, $15, www.lgcsf.org. Southport, $15-25, 312-902-1500. sexiest annual party, and this summer, Curve takes the party 8-10pm: Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick, to a new level by bringing in 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: 10 presented by Hubris Productions, at guests and entertainment from Years of Heresy - The Best of GayCo, Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. LA, San Francisco and Miami. Theatre Building Chicago. $25, Sheffield, Indulge with 5 bars, 3 DJs, plush www.GayCo.com. www.hubrisproductions.com VIP room, thousands of women from all over the world, South 7-10pm: About Face Theatre 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, Some Beach dancers and live enter- presents M. Proust at Steppenwolf Like It Homo: An Evening of Solo tainment. Girl Games Party Pass Upstairs Theatre. Works, three fabulous gay solo includes one general admission www.aboutfacetheatre.com. artists to perform individual hour- ticket to all Girl Games parties: long works. $15, 773-871-1212. Black Bra Internationale, Score, and Adrenaline. 2:30pm: About Face Youth Theatre: 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, PINS, The Home Project, Victory Gardens July 15-23, about two high school 10pm-2am: ONYX Kinky Theatre, 7:30pm, wrestlers coming of age is brought Carnival, Touche, 6412 N. Clark, www.aboutfacetheatre.com. to exciting life on-stage, $25, Leathermen of Color. www.bailiwick.org. 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, 5-7pm: Asians and Friends BareNaked Lads in the Great Also see The League of Chicago Chicago, a Sunday Hook-up Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. Theatres: www.chicagoplays.com. Reception at High Risk Gallery, 1113 W. Belmont, $5, a pre- 4-7pm: Chicago Department of evening reception for athletes Cultural Affairs and the Chicago 8pm-2am: Various Shows from going to downtown entertain- Office of Tourism presents Chicago Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. ment events such as Margaret SummerDance, weather-permitting. Broadway—President Bush is a Cho’s concert, theater or Various downtown locations, Great Man, Messing with a Friend, movies. Millennium Park, Grant Park. Grabass, 58!, …meanwhile; $5-$20.

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8-10pm: HotHouse presents 1am-2pm: HRC’s Family Celebration, Thatcher Woods, River SPORTS MEET & GREET: Wear The Girlie-Q Variety Hour Forest, Near West suburb of Chicago. Outdoor fun and games your participant badge for free Special Gay Games Show, 31 for GLBT parents and their children. The event will feature a food, cash bar. E. Balbo, $10. This post-mod- wide range of activities for children, including “mini” sports Aquatics (swimming, , ern, neo-burlesque, vaudeville- clinics led by Gay Games athletes, “Gayby Games” for the watr polo, synchronized swim- inspired performance event younger set, face painting, music, a picnic lunch and refresh- ming and more): 6-9pm, Victor mixes live music, drag, ments. Free, www.hrc.org. Hotel, 311 N. Sangamon St., striptease, dancing girls, and www.victorhotelchicago.com. depraved comedy. 8-11 pm: Andersonville & 9am-6pm: Gay Games VII Expo, Edgewater Chambers of July 14-17, Hilton Chicago, 720 Cycling: 5-7pm at Buck’s, 7-10pm: Mad Man Productions Commerce, Chicago S. Michigan. Come see vendors 3439 N. Halsted. presents It's a She Thing, Filmmakers present of all kinds, GGVII licensed 7:30pm, $30, , Reeling at Gay Games VII: merchandise, jewelry, t-shirts and : 5-7pm at 3160, 3160 N. 322 W. Armitage. Suzanne Shorts On The Beach, more. Clark near Belmont. Hollywood Beach. Films Westenhoefer has been slaying Physique: 5-7pm at The Eagle, include Sissy Frenchfry, audiences for over 15 years, 5015 N. Clark. and the jokes keep coming. Irene Williams, Queen of 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and Call 773-779-2399 or Lincoln Rd, and Dinner About Baseball, at Harrison Works, Pool/Billiards: 2-4pm at The madmanproductions60628@ya Conversation with a featuring Elizabeth Gaylord, Kevin North End, 3733 N. Halsted. special pre-screening Kintner, 17 Harrison Street, Oak hoo.com. Softball: 4-8pm, Spin, corner performance by the Park, 708-308-4602. of Halsted and Belmont. Lakeside Pride Freedom SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006 JULY SUNDAY, 8-10pm: House of Blues pres- Band. Presented by the ents Margaret Cho, “Freedom,” 12-5pm: Out of the Closet, Edgewater & Andersonville Online Gallery for Gay Games at The . House Lisa Nordstrom and guest Chambers of Commerce VII, by Around the Coyote: of Blues presents Cho in artists, secrets big and small, and Chicago Filmmakers www.aroundthecoyote.org. Come concert with her greatest-hits mixed media group show fea- through the Chicago Park see work from artists around the show. Special guest: Bruce tures all manner of things for- District's Movies in the world in a special online gallery. Daniels. merly closeted. Art Gecko, 19 Park program. Free. www.ticketmaster.com. Harrison Street, Oak Park, 708-358-1950. 2 and 7pm: The Lesbian/Gay 12-4pm: Gerber/Hart Library 11am, noon, 1pm, 2 pm, Chorus of San Francisco - presents Catching The Spirit: 3pm: Free Daily Tours of the 1-6pm: Estate Sale of a World LGCSF, GROUP THERAPY - a The Gay Games Experience, Museum of Contemporary Wanderer and Gay Activist, wacky, queer musical comedy, 1127 W. Granville, an exhibi- Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., a Ridge Art Gallery, 21 Harrison The Raven Theatre, 6157 N. tion highlighting the history free guided tour of their sum- St., Oak Park, includes Native Clark, $15, www.lgcsf.org. of the Gay Games and mer exhibitions, Wolfgang American ceramics, baskets Chicagoans' participation in Tillmans, Catherine Opie, and other artifacts. 3-5pm: Chicago Dept. of the Games. See Patty Chang & Chris Ware. Cultural Affairs “I Am What I www.gerberhart.org 11am-3pm: Brunch at Puck’s 8pm: Bloomingdale’s Shopping Am” at Cultural Center, 78 E. at the MCA. Works Wonders benefit for Gay Randolph, free, a musical Games VII. 10% of the pro- 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink Triangles to Gold revue celebrating the words ceeds from your purchases Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt and music of Jerry Herman, made July 16 from 6-8pm to University, 18 S. Michigan, a three-part exhibit featuring a trav- composer and lyricst of some Gay Games. Present your Gay eling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, of Broadway's greatest shows, Games badge or other identifi- from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, an exten- including La Cage Aux Folles, cation at the registration tables sive collection of red ribbon AIDS awareness pins, and past Gay Mame, Hello Dolly, Mack and in Cosmetics or Women’s Shoes Games items. www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. Mabel, Dear World—incorpo- on Level 1 or Men’s & Women’s rating hit song after hit song, Contemporary Sportswear on 5 11am-4pm: ELEGANT 10am-5pm: Chicago Dept this review features Chicago's and request duplicate receipts. Photography Exhibition, of Cultural Affairs, Athletes: premier cabaret and stage per- Turn in your duplicate receipts Allegro Hotel, Shaun Saunders Skrebneski Portraits, City formers: Laura Freemean, Kari to one of the same registration & Duane Cramer present ELE- Gallery at the Water Tower, Howard, Bob Moureen, tables. 900 N. Michigan GANT. 806 N. Michigan. Bradford Newquist, Daryl Nitz, Avenue, 312-440-4515. www.cityofchicago.org. Suzanne Petri and Kat Taylor. skrebneskiphotographs.com. www.chicagoculturalcenter.org 5-9pm: CADA VISION 11 by Art Dealers Assoc. of Chicago, 9am-5pm: The Field 1-5pm: Chicago Dept. of River North and West Loop Museum, Tutankhamun and Cultural Affairs presents ... Gallery Districts, a two-week the Golden Age of the Sondheim in the Park, Mil- celebration of art, free, Pharaohs, $25, www.field- lennium Park (see July 14-15). www.chicagoartdealers.org. museum.org.

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12-4pm: GGVII and HRC present “Faith and Fairness” Town Meeting & Concert, plus “Shower of Stoles” International Liturgical Exhibit, at Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Randolph.

The is bringing religious leaders from across the United States to discuss how to counter religious attacks on the GLBT community. Harry Knox, director of HRC’s Religious and Faith Program, will moder- ate the town meeting which will feature the following panelists: Rev. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Ph.D., the 11th President of Chicago Theological seminary; Daayiee Abdullah, the Moderator for the Muslim Gay Men Discussion Group since 2000; Larry Yang, who leads Buddhist meditation retreats and groups for LGBTQ communities, people of color, men’s groups, people in recovery from addiction, and other diverse communities; and Rabbi Joshua Lesser, the spiritual leader of Congregation Bet Haverim, a diverse and growing Reconstructionist synagogue founded by gay and lesbian Jews. The event will begin with the Town Meeting, followed by a choral concert directed by Professor Thistlethwaite. Gregg Payne, founder and artistic director of IllumiNation Chorale, and featuring Bishop Yvette Lesser. Flunder, founder and senior pastor at City of Refuge United Church of Christ in San Francisco, and singer Shirley Miller, dedicated to presenting spirituality through song and action. The event is co-hosted by dozens of groups. 2-2:15pm Coffee break hosted by Bethlehem United Church of Christ with food from First Slice. The Shower of Stoles will be on display during the entire event. See co-host list at www.gaygameschicago.org, under Calendar of Events, July 16. SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006 JULY SUNDAY,

Abdullah. Yang.

Flunder. Miller. Payne.

Knox. From the Shower of Stoles.

10am-Noon: University Church Worship services 6-8pm: New Garden Community 10am-Noon: Second Unitarian followed by a Social Hour, 5655 S. University. Church (UUA), 37 S. Ashland, service Church (UUA) Worship Service , 656 Multiracial, open and affirming, affiliated with the followed by potluck supper and W. Barry, www.secondunitarian.org. United Church of Christ (UCC) and the Disciples conversation—bring food to share. of Christ. www.newgardenuu.org. 10am-Noon: Beverly Unitarian Church Worship Service, 10244 S. LATE ENTRY: 10am-Noon: Broadway United Longwood, www.beverlyunitarian.org. EVERY DAY OF THE GAY GAMES WEEK: Methodist Church Dynamic Worship Service, 3344 N. Broadway. We Are Family: 10am-Noon: Third Unitarian Church (UUA) Forum, 301 N. Mayfield, Portraits of 10-11am: Bethlehem United Church www.thirdunitarianchurch.org. Gay and of Christ Welcoming Worship Service, Lesbian 2750 N. Magnolia. Parents runs July 14-22, 10-11am: Pilgrim Congregational 10-11am: Wellington Avenue United opening recep- Church of Oak Park, 460 Lake St., Church of Christ Worship Service, 615 tion July 14, Church service honoring Gay Games. W. Wellingto. NavtaSchulz Gallery, 1039 W. Lake St., 10-11am: St. Paul’s United Church of 5-7p: Dignity/Chicago Catholic Mass (312) 421- Christ Worship Service, 2335 N. and Gay Games Blessing, Broadway 5506, Orchard. United Methodist Church, 3344 N. www.nav- Broadway. Service will also feature a taschulz- 11am-Noon: Peoples Church of special blessing for all althletes, gallery.com. Chicago (UCC/UUA) Worship Service, spectators, and volunteers in this 941 W. Lawrence, www.peopleschur- very special occasion. www.dignity- chofchicago.org. chicago.org.

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6-9pm: , 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, PINS, 7-9pm: HRC Times Talks series presents July 15-23, about two high school presents Kate Brokeback Locker Room, Chicago wrestlers coming of age is brought to Clinton—An Public Library, Pritzker exciting life on-stage, $25, Evening of Auditorium, 400 S. State, free. www.bailiwick.org. Comedy. Kate Robert Lipsyte, renowned author Clinton is a and New York lesbian 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, Some Like Times columnist, humorist and Clinton. moderates a distin- It Homo: An Evening of Solo Works, entertainer, guished panel of three fabulous gay solo artists to per- and has worked through eco- form individual hour-long works. $15,

MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006 JULY MONDAY, sports luminaries, nomic booms and busts, gay including former 773-871-1212. movements and markets, les- NFL players Dave bian chic and queer eyes, and 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: 10 Kopay and Esera Kopay. ten presidential inaugurals. She Tuaolo, former Years of Heresy - The Best of GayCo, still believes that humor gets us major leaguer Billy Bean, South Theatre Building Chicago. Ten years through peacetime, wartime African Olympian Leigh-Ann of award-winning sketch comedy from and scoundrel time. $35, Naidoo and Helen Carroll. This GayCo Productions. $25, www.hrc.org or see event is free and open to the www.GayCo.com. ticketmaster. public. Call 312-747-4252. 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, Bare 8:30/9:30pm: 5-10pm: Windy City Rainbow Naked Lads in the Great Outdoors, Queens of Alliance of the Deaf presents www.bailiwick.org. International Deaf LGBT Party at Comedy, Spin, corner Halsted and PoppyCock Belmont. Welcome party for deaf 4-7pm: Chicago Department of Productions athletes, interpreters, fans, Cultural Affairs and the Chicago at Zanies volunteers and supporters and Office of Tourism present Chicago Comedy SummerDance, weather-permitting. fundraising for the Rainbow Club, 1548 Champlin. Alliance of the Deaf 2009 Various downtown locations, N. Wells, Conference, $10. Special Guest: Millennium Park, Grant Park. featuring Poppy Champlin, Tyrone Giordano, a deaf actor Sapna Kumar and Michele Noon-4pm: Reeling at Gay Games who played a gay deaf son in The Balan. $20, www.zanies.com. VII—LGBT Sports Documentaries, Family Stone film. Claudia Cassidy Theater at the 8-10pm: 7-10pm: Steppenwolf Theatre, An Chicago Cultural Center, free, 78 E. Randolph. Noon—Straight Acting. Sandra Evening with Andrea Marcovicci, Bernhard at $50, www.steppenwolf.org. 1pm—Gay Games I Opening the Hot- House, 31 E. 8pm-2am: Various Shows from Ceremonies by amateur videomak- Balbo, $65. Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. A special Bernhard. Broadway—President Bush is a er Robert N. Straight Acting. intimate Great Man, Messing with a Hunter. Followed by Take the Flame! evening with Sandra Bernhard Friend, Grabass, 58!, … in celebration of Gay Games. meanwhile; $5-$20. Gay Games: Grace, Grit & Glory by David Secter, nar- See www.hothouse.net. rated by Greg 7-10pm: About Face Theatre Louganis. 11am-1pm: Pilgrim presents M. Proust at All free. Congregational Church of Oak Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre. Park, 460 Lake St., Meditation www.aboutfacetheatre.com. Take the Flame! & Shower of Stoles. Culture_Guide2.qxd 6/27/06 3:28 PM Page 16

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12:15pm: Chicago Department 5-9pm: At the Gallery, 11am-6pm: Aron Packer 9am-3pm: Gay Games VII of Cultural Affairs presents Honoring Our Athletes - Gallery presents Joe Expo, July 14-17, Hilton Classical Monday Lunchbreak: Athletes in Motion, Scoville Conlon: 101 Talismans for Chicago, 720 S. Michigan. San Francisco Gay Men's Square, southwest corner of a Happy Death, 118 N. Final day of the Expo, check Chorus, 78 E. Washington, Oak Park Avenue and Lake Peoria. The late Chicago out merchandise, info, more. free. Members of the San Street, Oak Park. View art Artist Joseph Conlon’s Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus works by nationally renowned series “101 Talismans for a SPORTS MEET & GREET: Wear (SFGMC) will present select artists: Bill Starke, Colorado, happy death” will be on dis- your participant badge for free movements from its ground- (bronze figures of divers, play at Aron Packer Gallery. food (except Team SF event), breaking 1996 commission climbers, Trojan Horse), Conlon, who was HIV posi- cash bar. NakedMan by poet Philip along with acrobatic bronze tive for over 20 Littell and composer Robert bells by New Mexico artist, years, created TEAM SAN FRANCISCO: Seeley. www.chicagocultural- Cheryl Lorance and etched the work in the Bronze, Silver and Gold Party, center.org granite tiles by last five years Hilton, 720 S. Michigan, artist Amy Dallas. of his life and Grand Ballroom, $20, 8p-1a. 8-10pm: Pilgrim passed away in Congregational Church—Oak 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, 2005. , Soccer, Tennis: Park presents Community From Pink Triangles to Gold From Talismans 5-8pm, Oak Park Progressive Concert featuring DIVERSE Medals, Reclaiming Our Party. Visit some of Oak Park’s HARMONY, Gay/Straight Identity, Gage Gallery, 8am-7pm: Chicago great Gay Games VII sponsor Alliance Youth Choir of Seattle, Roosevelt U., 18 S. Michigan, Department of Cultural restaurants. MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006 JULY MONDAY, the nation’s first gay/straight featuring Nazi Persecution of Affairs, Oasis: An installa- youth chorus. Homosexuals 1933-1945, tion by Guerra de la Paz, Flag Football Men: 9-11pm, www.PilgrimOakPark.com, from the United States Chicago Cultural Center, Hamburger Mary’s, 5400 N. $10 adult, $5 students. Holocaust Memorial 78 E. Randolph. Clark. (Women Tuesday night Museum, a collection of red but all welcome.) ribbon AIDS awareness pins, 5-7pm: LGBT Singer- We Are Family: Portraits of and past Gay Games items. Songwriter Showcase, Navy Gay and Lesbian Parents Martial Arts: 5-7pm at 3160 www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. Pier Beer Garden Stage. Kimi runs July 14-22, opening bar, 3160 N. Clark. Hayes, Beazley Phillips, Ripley reception July 14, NavtaSchulz Caine, John Hasbrouck. Free. Online Gallery for Gay Games Gallery , 1039 W. Lake St., Sailing: Party evening at 7-9pm, Jen Porter & The Most VII, by Around the Coyote: (312) 421-5506, see Belmont Harbor. Fabulous Band. Free. www.aroundthecoyote.org www.navtaschulzgallery.com. 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and 11am-6pm: Aldo Castillo 8am-7pm: Chicago Dept. of About Baseball, at Harrison 7-9pm: Chicago Department Gallery, Art of the Sensual— Cultural Affairs presents Works, featuring Elizabeth of Cultural Affairs presents Selected Paintings by Luis Robert Rainey: Family Self Gaylord, Kevin Kintner, 17 Women’s World Fernando Uribe (Colombia) Portrait Series, 78 E. Harrison Street, Oak Park, Drummers opening 5:30pm, Washington. South Carolina- 708-308-4602. Concert featur- www.artaldo.com. based Robert Rainey ing Ubaka Hill, explores the notion of the Chicago Cultural 10a-5p: Museum of American family unit today Center, free, 78 Contemporary Art, 220 E. by interjecting himself into E. Randolph. Ubaka Hill. Chicago Ave., summer family portraits, and substi- exhibitions, Wolfgang tuting himself. Tillmans, Catherine Opie, Gerber/Hart Library—Catching Patty Chang & Chris Ware. 10am-6:30pm: Chicago The Spirit: The Gay Games Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Experience, 1127 W. Granville, 11am-4pm: ELEGANT Athletes: Skrebneski Por- highlighting the history of the Photography Exhibition, traits, City Gallery at the Gay Games and Chicagoans’ Allegro Hotel, Shaun Water Tower, 806 N. participation in the Games. Saunders & Duane Cramer Michigan. www.skrebne- See www.gerberhart.org present ELEGANT. skiphotographs.com.

1-6pm: Estate Sale of a World Horizons Youth Program provides a ‘Gathering Space’ on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Wanderer and Gay Activist, Thursdays. Center on Halsted, 2869 N. Lincoln Ave. General Hours of Operation are 3-8 pm Ridge Art Gallery, 21 Harrison Monday-Thursday (case management by appointment begins at 2 pm weekdays) and 12-5 pm St., Oak Park, includes Native Saturdays. Mondays: Youth Program, Ages 13-24, 3-8pm; Tuesdays & Thursdays: Ages 13-24, 3- American ceramics, baskets 8pm; Wednesdays: Ages 13-24, 3-5:30 pm; Wednesdays: Young Women's Program, Ages 13-24, and other artifacts. 5:30-8pm. www.centeronhalsted.org. HIV/AIDS Hotline 800-243-2437; LGBT infoline (773) 472- 6469, Anti-Violence 773-871-2273.

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8-11 pm: Sexy K presents a Pride Pool Party, Chicago Park District, Washington Park Aquatic Center, 5538 S. Russell Drive (Enter the Park at 55th & King Drive, The Refactory and Pool is to your right), DJ. Sheron D. Webb, $48, www.gaygameschicago.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006 JULY TUESDAY, 5-9pm: Centaur, ABSOLUT Vodka, 6-9pm: Gay Games VII Steppin’ Out, The Champion Lounge @ Circuit, 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, 250 band participants from around 3641 N. Halsted, featuring DJ PINS, July 15-23, about two high the world, Millenium Park Jay Pritzker David Knapp. school wrestlers coming of age is Pavillion, Michigan and Randolph. brought to exciting life on-stage, Tickets at www.gaygameschicago.org. $25, www.bailiwick.org. 2:30pm: About Face Youth Theatre: The Home Project, 6-7pm: The Commercial Closet: Victory Gardens Theatre, 7:30pm , Wicked, www. Advertising and the GLBT www.aboutfacetheatre.com. For wickedthe Community, presented by the seven years, About Face has musical.com/ Chicago Public Library, Harold created its most powerful, innova- chicago. Washington Library Center, tive, and celebrated work in Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. collaboration with Chicago's State St. Michael Wilke, Ex. extraordinary community of LGBT Director of the Commercial (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trangender) 7pm: Broadway In Chicago, Closet Association, presents a young people. The 25th Annual Putnam County lively and informative program Spelling Bee, Drury Lane Theatre, on the ways in which the Gay, 8pm-2am: Various Shows from Water Tower Place, www.spelling- Lesbian, Bisexual and Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. beethemusical.com/chicago. Transgender community has Broadway—President Bush is a been represented in advertising Great Man, Messing with a over the past 30 years.312-747- Friend, Grabass, 58!, … 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, Some Like 4252. Free. meanwhile; $5-$20. It Homo: An Evening of Solo Works, three fabulous gay solo artists to per- form individual hour-long works. $15, 7-10pm: The Unmentionables by 773-871-1212. 8:30/9:30pm: Queens of Bruce Norris, Steppenwolf Comedy, PoppyCock Downstairs Theatre Productions at Zanies Comedy 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, Club, 1548 N. Wells, featuring BareNaked Lads in the Great Poppy Champlin, Sapna Kumar 7-10pm: About Face Theatre pres- Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. ents M. Proust at Steppenwolf and Michele Balan. $20, Upstairs Theatre. www.zanies.com. www.aboutfacetheatre.com. 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: 10 Years of Heresy - The Best of GayCo, 7-9pm: Transitions Book Place Theatre Building Chicago. Ten years Book Signing/Talk with Gay Also see The League of Chicago of award-winning sketch comedy from Author Doug Mendenhall (Spark! Theatres for events: GayCo Productions. $25, 10 Secrets to Living a Life You www.chicagoplays.com. www.GayCo.com. Love), 1000 W. North Ave.

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5-9pm: At 11am-6pm: Aron Packer Gallery SPORTS MEET & GREET: Wear the presents Joe Conlon: 101 your participant badge for free Gallery, Talismans for a Happy Death, food, cash bar. Honoring 118 N. Peoria. The late Chicago Our Ath- Artist Joseph Conlon’s series Triathlon at Sidetrack: letes, “101 Talismans for a happy Chicago Razors and TriWomen Athletes death” will be on display at Aron Triathlete Reunion, 3-6 pm: in Motion, Packer Gallery. Conlon, who was 3349 N. Halsted Scoville HIV positive for over 20 years, Billings. Square, created the work in the last five Basketball Social: Coady southwest years of his life and passed away Roundball Classic and NGBA, 12:15pm: Chicago Department corner of Oak Park Avenue in 2005. 7-10pm, Sofo Bar, 4923 N. of Cultural Affairs presents and Lake Street. View art Clark. Cabaret Performance by works by nationally renowned Alexandra Billings and Diverse artists: Bill Starke, Colorado, 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, Beach Volleyball: 5-7pm, Harmony, 78 E. Randolph, (bronze figures of divers, From Pink Triangles to Gold Hydrate, 3458 N. Halsted. free. Diverse Harmony is a climbers, Trojan Horse), Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, musically creative social con- along with acrobatic bronze Gage Gallery, Roosevelt Bowling: 7-9pm, North End, nection in the greater Seattle bells by New Mexico artist, University, 18 S. Michigan, a 3733 N. Halsted. area designed to nurture Cheryl Lorance and etched three-part exhibit featuring a friendships, promote musical granite tiles by Wisconsin traveling exhibition, Nazi Flag Football Women: 5-

TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006 JULY TUESDAY, abilities and provide a safe artist Amy Dallas. Persecution of Homosexuals 7pm, StarGaze, 5419. Clark. place where youth are accept- 1933-1945, from the United ed for who they are. 8am-7pm: Chicago Dept. of States Holocaust Memorial Wrestling: 5-7pm, Touche, www.chicagoculturalcenter.org Cultural Affairs, Oasis: An Museum, an extensive collection 6412 N. Clark. installation by Guerra de la of red ribbon AIDS awareness pins, and Gay Games items. 7-9pm: Katie Todd Band, Navy Paz, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. We Are Family: Portraits of Pier Beer Garden, free, 600 E. Gay and Lesbian Parents runs Grand Avenue. Chicago's Katie July 14-22, NavtaSchulz 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and About Baseball, at Harrison Works, Todd Band performs original, Gallery, 1039 W. Lake St., featuring Elizabeth Gaylord, Kevin Kintner, 17 Harrison Street, upbeat acoustic pop. (312) 421-5506, Oak Park, 708-308-4602. www.navtaschulzgallery.com. 12-2pm: Human Rights Campaign presents, Get in the 10a-5p: Museum of 8am-7pm: Chicago Dept. of Game: GLBT politics, Contemporary Art, 220 E. Cultural Affairs presents 1-6pm: Estate Sale of a World Roosevelt University, 430 S. Chicago Ave., Wolfgang Robert Rainey: Family Self Wanderer and Gay Activist, Michigan. Free. www.hrc.org. Tillmans, Catherine Opie, Patty Portrait Series, 78 E. Wash- Ridge Art Gallery, 21 Harrison Also at 7pm, preview of Dirty Chang & Chris Ware. Free Daily ington. New Mexicao-based St., Oak Park, includes Native Laundry film, Roosevelt’s Ganz Tours 1pm and 6pm. Tuesdays photographer Robert Rainey American ceramics, baskets Hall. www.hrc.org. on the Terrace at the MCA 5- explores the notion of the and other artifacts. 8pm, live and outdoor din- American family unit today ing catered by Wolfgang Puck. by interjecting himself into Gerber/Hart Library presents Online Gallery for GGVII: Farmers’ Market, 9am-6pm. family portraits, and substi- Catching The Spirit: The Gay www.aroundthecoyote.org. tuting himself for different Games Experience, 1127 W. 11am-6pm: Aldo Castillo family members. www. Granville, an exhibition high- 11am-1pm: Pilgrim Gallery, Art of the Sensual— chicagoculturalcenter.org. lighting the history of the Gay Selected Paintings by Luis Congregational Church of Oak Games and Chicagoans' partic- Fernando Uribe (Colombia), Park, 460 Lake St., Meditation 10am-6:30pm: Chicago Dept ipation in the Games. See opening 5:30 p.m., & Shower of Stoles. of Cultural Affairs, Athletes: www.gerberhart.org. www.artaldo.com. www.PilgrimOakPark.com. Skrebneski Portraits, City Gallery at the Historic Water 10am-5pm: Around the Coyote 11am-4pm: ELEGANT Tower, 806 N. Michigan. presents Marwen Alumni Photography Exhibition, Allegro www.cityofchicago.org/ Exhibition, 1935-1/2 W. North Hotel, Shaun Saunders & Duane CulturalAffairs. Ave. Marwen and Around the Cramer present ELEGANT. Coyote have partnered to present a month-long exhibi- CADA VISION 11 by Art Dealers 9am-5pm: The Field tion highlighting painters, Assoc. of Chicago, River North Museum, Tutankhamun and photographers, installation and West Loop Gallery Districts, the Golden Age of the artists and graffiti artists from a two-week celebration of art, Pharaohs, $25, Marwen's recent alumni. free, www.chicagoartdealers.or www.fieldmuseum.org.

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6-9pm: Gay Games Chicago presents Sing Out, Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavillion. More than 300 choral participants from around the world, under the direction of Artistic Conductor James Knapp along with some of the nation’s best choral conduc- tors, FREE. In conjunction with the Grant Park Music Festival, which performs their regular Wednesday night show first. Images from the Grant Park Music Festival. Come early for best seats. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2006 JULY WEDNESDAY,

7-10pm: Hydrate Events and 7-10pm: The Unmentionables by 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, Chicago’s Big Gay Cocktail Club Bruce Norris, Steppenwolf Downstairs Some Like It Homo: An Evening present The Peninsula Hotel Theatre. of Solo Works, three fabulous Party, 108 E. Superior. Chicago’s gay solo artists to perform indi- unique monthly travelling cocktail vidual hour-long works. $15, 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: 10 party began as a small group of 773-871-1212. Years of Heresy - The Best of GayCo, friends and has grown into a Theatre Building Chicago. Ten years of membership of over 1,500 award-winning sketch comedy from 7pm: Broadway In Chicago, The people, $20, see GayCo Productions. $25, 25th Annual Putnam County www.hydratechicago.com. www.GayCo.com. Spelling Bee, Drury Lane Theatre, Water Tower Place, 8pm-12am: Amigas Latinas www.spellingbeethemusical.com Deportista de Dia, Pachanguera 7-10pm: About Face Theatre presents /chicago. de Noche (Sporty in Day, Party at M. Proust at Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre. www.aboutfacetheatre.com. Night), Plumbers Union Hall, Broadway in Chicago, Wicked, 1340 W. Washington, $20. Party www.wickedthemusical.com/chic it up Latina style in Chicago. Join 2:30pm: About Face Youth Theatre: ago. Amigas Latinas in celebrating 11 The Home Project, Victory Gardens years of serving Latina Lesbian, Theatre, 7:30pm, see Bisexual and questioning women. www.aboutfacetheatre.com. 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, www.amigaslatinas.org/ or 312- PINS, July 15-23, about two 409-5697. high school wrestlers coming of 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, age is brought to exciting life BareNaked Lads in the Great on-stage, $25, 8pm-12am: Asians and Friends Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. www.bailiwick.org. Chicago, Solid Gold Karaoke at @mosphere, 5355 N. Clark. League of Chicago Theatres for 12-2pm: Human Rights events: www.chicagoplays.com. 5-9pm: Centaur, ABSOLUT Campaign present, Vodka, The Champion Lounge @ Transgender 101, Roosevelt Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, featur- 8pm-2am: Various Shows from University, 430 S. Michigan, ing DJ David Knapp. Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. free. How can the GLBT Broadway—President Bush is a Great communities unite as one 4-8pm: Bear meet and greet at Man, Messing with a Friend, Grabass, voice? www.hrc.org. Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. 58!, …meanwhile; $5-$20.

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12-4pm: Reeling at Gay 10am-6:30pm: Chicago Dept Online Gallery for Gay SPORTS MEET & GREET: Wear Games VII—Cruel and of Cultural Affairs, Athletes: Games VII, by Around the your participant badge for free Skrebneski Portraits, City Coyote: www.aroundthe- food, cash bar. Gallery at the Historic Water coyote.org Track & Field: 8-10pm, Tower, 806 N. Michigan. Roscoe’s, 3356 N. Halsted. www.cityofchicago.org/ 8am-7pm: Chicago CulturalAffairs. Department of Cultural 8am-7pm: Chicago Affairs, Oasis: An installa- Department of Cultural Affairs 10a-5p: Museum of tion by Guerra de la Paz, presents Robert Rainey: Family Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Cultural Center, Self Portrait Series, 78 E. Cruel and Unusual. Chicago Ave., summer exhi- 78 E. Washington. Washington. South Carolina- bitions, Wolfgang Tillmans, www.chicagoculturalcen- based photographer Robert Unusual/Filthy Gorgeous, Catherine Opie, Patty Chang ter.org. Rainey explores the notion of Claudia Cassidy Theatre at the & Chris Ware. the American family unit today Chicago Cultural Center, free, by interjecting himself into 1-6pm: Estate Sale of a 78 E. Washington St. At noon, family portraits. Cruel and Unusual, imagine a We Are Family: Portraits of World Wanderer and Gay Gay and Lesbian Parents runs Activist, Ridge Art Gallery, lifetime of anguish over some- 11am - 4pm: ELEGANT July 14-22, NavtaSchulz 21 Harrison St., Oak Park, thing as fundamental as your Photography Exhibition, Gallery, 1039 W. Lake St., includes Native American gender. At 2pm: Filthy Allegro Hotel. Duane Cramer (312) 421-5506, ceramics, baskets and Gorgeous: The Trannyshack has captured an enviable list www.navtaschulzgallery.com. other artifacts. Story. See www.reelingfilmfesti- of celebrities, including Keith val.org or call 773-293-1447. Boykin, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Helena WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2006 JULY WEDNESDAY, 11am - 6pm: Aldo Castillo Christensen, Sheryl Lee Ralph, 9pm-2am: PINK Magazine Gallery, Art of the RuPaul and singer Ari Gold. Presents Dangerous Muse at Sensual—Selected Cramer has a traveling exhibi- Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, the Paintings by Luis tion, Elegant, in Chicago July dance-chart topping musical Fernando Uribe 13-16 at Hotel Allegro, 171 W. duo, $12, night of show only. (Colombia), opening 5:30 Randolph. p.m., www.artaldo.com.

5-7pm: HotHouse, Tracy Walker, Aldo Castillo. Cincinnati folk/rocker, singer/songwriter, 31 E. Balbo, $5. 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink Triangles to Gold Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt 12:15pm: University, 18 S. Michigan, a three-part exhibit featuring a Chicago Dept. of traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933- Cultural Affairs/ 1945, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, International an extensive collection of red ribbon AIDS awareness pins, Music and past Gay Games memorabilia. www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. Foundation Asawa. presents Dame Myra Hess 5-8pm: One Fine Art Gallery, Perfect Form : The Figure Memorial Concert, Chicago Show, 209 W. Huron, featuring figurative sculpture by Jeff Cultural Center, 78 E. Hall, who will make a special appearance at the gallery. Washington. Internationally Also featured will be works by John Woodrow Kelley, David acclaimed countertenor Brian Swanson, and others. Asawa makes his Chicago recital debut accompanied by 5-9pm: At the Gallery, Honoring Our 11am-6pm: pianist Victoria Kirsh. Athletes - Athletes in Motion, Scoville Aron Packer www.chicagoculturalcenter.org. Square, southwest corner of Oak Park Gallery, Joe Avenue and Lake Street. Meet Karen Green Conlon: 101 Darryl Stephens of Noah’s Arc as Gerber/Hart Library presents and marvel at her miniature athletes Talismans for photographed by Duane Cramer Catching The Spirit: The Gay framed against famous masterpieces. View a Happy Games Experience, 1127 W. art works by nationally renowned artists: Death, 118 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and Granville, an exhibition high- Bill Starke, Colorado, (bronze figures of N. Peoria. About Baseball, at Harrison lighting the history of the Gay divers, climbers, Trojan Horse), along with Featuring the Works, featuring Elizabeth Games and Chicagoans’ par- acrobatic bronze bells by New Mexico late Chicago Gaylord, Kevin Kintner, 17 ticipation in the Games. See artist, Cheryl Lorance and etched granite Artist Joseph Harrison Street, Oak Park, www.gerberhart.org tiles by Wisconsin artist Amy Dallas. Conlon. 708-308-4602. Culture_Guide2.qxd 6/27/06 3:28 PM Page 22

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8-11pm: Sexy K presents the 11pm-3am: Hydrate Events presents 7pm: Broadway In Chicago, 2006 International Pride Cruise Men At Sea, and Setting The 25th Annual Putnam on Spirit of Chicago, Navy Pier at Sail on the Spirit of Chicago, one of County Spelling Bee, Drury Illinois and Lake Shore Drive. Chicago’s Biggest Cruise Ships, with Lane Theatre, Water Tower Come out to show your ‘Pride Grammy-nominated Producer (with 40 Place, www.spellingbeethemu- and Spirit’ aboard our fabulous No. 1 Billboard Hits) Chris Cox. Enjoy sical.com/chicago. cruise. Board at 7:30pm, sail at hors d’oeuvres, a full-ship sound and 8pm. French Cellist Cecil Savage, light experience and dancing on four 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: Karaoke, food, D.J. Sheron, levels overlooking the Chicago Skyline. 10 Years of Heresy - The Best mixologist D.J. Tyson. Tix $60, $35. www.hydratechicago.com. of GayCo, Theatre Building www.gaygameschicago.org. Chicago. Ten years of award- winning sketch comedy from

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006 JULY THURSDAY, 8pm-1am: Estrojam & DykeDiva.com GayCo Productions. $25, 8-10pm: I2I Gay Games Sushi Pajama Party, Elbow Room, 2871 N. www.GayCo.com. Party at Agami, 4712 N. Lincoln. Butches in Briefs, Femmes in Lingerie. Two of Chicago’s hottest Broadway. A smoke-free all ages 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, and all genders event for Asian organizations, Estrojam and DykeDiva.com, present the Chicago PINS, July 15-23, about two high and Pacific Islander (A&PI) Gay school wrestlers coming of age Games Athletes, A&PI Gay Gay Games 2006 Summer Pajama Party. Live music by Stewed Tomatoes, is brought to exciting life on- Games Participants, A&PI locals, stage, $25, www.bailiwick.org. and their friends. RSVP by July Gamine Thief, Mommy Can Wait. $10 18 at [email protected] or admission; $8 if you're dressed for the call 773-203-2949. occasion. www.estrojam.org, 7-10pm: The Unmentionables www.dykediva.com. by Bruce Norris, Steppenwolf 10pm-12am: I2I Gay Games Downstairs Theatre. After Party at Crew, 4804 N. 7-10pm: About Face Theatre presents Broadway. Right after the Gay 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, M. Proust at Steppenwolf Upstairs Games Sushi Party at Agami, I2I Some Like It Homo: An Theatre. www.aboutfacetheatre.com. is going less than one block north Evening of Solo Works, three over to Crew, for all Asian and fabulous gay solo artists to Pacific Islander (A&PI) Gay 2:30pm: About Face Youth Theatre: perform individual hour-long Games Athletes, A&PI Gay The Home Project, Victory Gardens works. $15, 773-871-1212. Games Participants, A&PI locals, Theatre, 7:30pm www.aboutfacethe- and their friends. RSVP by July atre.com. For seven years, About Face 8-10pm: Jeffrey by Paul 18 at [email protected] or has created its most powerful, innova- Rudnick, presented by Hubris call 773-203-2949. To contact tive, and celebrated work in collabora- Productions, at Stage Left Crew, check out www.worlds- tion with Chicago’s extraordinary com- Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield, greatestbar.com on the Internet munity of LGBT young people. www.hubrisproductions.com or 773-784-CREW. 8pm-2am: Various Shows from Broadway in Chicago, Wicked, wickedthemusical.com/chicago. 5-9pm: Centaur, ABSOLUT Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. Broadway—President Bush is a Great Vodka, The Champion Lounge @ 7:30pm: Esera Tuaolo, former Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, featur- Man, Messing with a Friend, Grabass, 58!, …meanwhile; $5-$20. pro football player, autographs ing DJ David Knapp. copies of his book Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, Man in the NFL, at Women & Also see The League of Chicago BareNaked Lads in the Great Children First Bookstore, 5233 Theatres for events: Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. N. Clark, (773) 769-9299. www.chicagoplays.com.

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7-9pm: Chicago 9pm-12am: HotHouse presents 12:15pm: SPORTS MEET & GREET: Department of Michelle Tea and Lynnee Breedlove, Chicago Dept. Wear your participant badge Cultural Affairs $15, 31 E. Balbo. Michelle Tea is much of Cultural for free food, cash bar. presents poet beloved for her writing, her spoken Affairs, Special Staceyann Chin, word, and her innovative arts organiz- Lunchbreak, Ice Hockey: 6-8pm at Crew Claudia Cassidy ing that brought the world Sister Spit, Chicago Cultural bar, 4804 N. Broadway. Theater, Chicago the all-girl open mic event. Tonight’s Center, free, 78 Volleyball: 6-9pm party at the Cultural Center, Chin. special Gay Games co-bill show will East Wash- 78 E. Washing- celebrate the release of Tea’s new ington, with Victor Hotel, 311 N. ton. A resident of work with animated readings from the Doria Roberts. A Sangamon. and a Jamaican National and book by Tea. regular on the one of America’s foremost slam After 15 years national 5-9pm: At the Gallery, poets, Staceyann Chin has been as lead yeller singer/song- Honoring Our Athletes - an “out poet and political of legendary writer circuit, Athletes in Motion, Scoville activist” since 1998. She will be punk dyke Roberts creates Square, southwest corner of performing excerpts from band Tribe8, songs that have Oak Park Avenue and Lake Border/ Clash: A litany of vanguard of been described Street. View art works by Desires. She was a co-writer and the queer revo- as “a delicious, nationally renowned artists original performer in the Tony lution, Lynn bohemian blend and meet Terry Cawley, cre- Award-winning Breedlove of folk, jazz and ator of the MyPod™ designed rocks on. pop.” on Broadway. Te a . for athletes and spectators. Sponsored by the Chicago Office View art works by nationally of Tourism and presented as part THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006 JULY THURSDAY, 1-6pm: Out of the Closet, Lisa Nordstrom and guest artists, renowned artists: Bill Starke, of Silk Road Chicago: Summer secrets big and small, mixed media group show features all Colorado, (bronze figures of 2006. manner of things formerly closeted. Art Gecko, 19 Harrison divers, climbers, Trojan Street, Oak Park, 708-358-1950. Horse), along with acrobatic bronze bells by New Mexico 12-2pm: Human Rights 11am-6pm: Aldo Castillo 8am-7pm: Chicago artist, Cheryl Lorance and Campaign—The Ins & Outs of Gallery, Art of the Sensual— Department of Cultural etched granite tiles by Immigration with Immigration Selected Paintings by Luis Affairs, Oasis: An installa- Wisconsin artist Amy Dallas. Equality, Roosevelt University, Fernando Uribe (Colombia), tion by Guerra de la Paz, free, 430 S. Michigan. How does opening 5:30 p.m., Chicago Cultural Center, U.S. immigration law impact www.artaldo.com. 78 E. Randolph. 11am-6pm: Aron Packer same-sex couples? What about Gallery presents Joe Conlon: people who are HIV-positive? 10a-5p: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago 101 Talismans for a Happy www.hrc.org Ave., summer exhibitions, Wolfgang Tillmans, Catherine Death, 118 N. Peoria. Opie, Patty Chang & Chris Ware. Gerber/Hart Library presents CADA VISION 11 by Art We Are Family: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Parents runs Catching The Spirit: The Gay Dealers Assoc. of Chicago, a July 14-22, NavtaSchulz Gallery, 1039 W. Lake St., (312) Games Experience, 1127 W. two-week celebration of art, 421-5506, www.navtaschulzgallery.com. Granville, www.gerberhart.org www.chicagoartdealers.org. 12-1pm: Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs GALLERY TALK, 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and 1-6pm: Estate Sale of a World Michigan Avenue Galleries, 78 E. Washington. New Mexico- About Baseball, at Harrison Wanderer and Gay Activist, based photographer Robert Rainey explores the notion of Works, 17 Harrison Street, Ridge Art Gallery, 21 Harrison the American family unit by interjecting himself into family Oak Park. St., Oak Park. portraits. The artists and DCA Deputy Commissioner of of Visual will conduct the talk. Also, 8am-7pm: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents Robert Rainey: 11am-4pm: ELEGANT Family Self Portrait Series, 78 E. Washington. New Mexico- Photography Exhibition, Allegro based photographer Robert Rainey explores the notion of Hotel, Shaun Saunders & Duane the American family unit today by interjecting himself into Cramer present ELEGANT. family portraits, and substituting himself for different family members. www.chicagoculturalcenter.org. 10am-6:30pm: Chicago Dept of Cultural Affairs, Athletes: 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink Triangles to Gold Skrebneski Portraits, City Gallery Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt at the Historic Water Tower, 806 University, 18 S. Michigan, a Nazi Persecution of N. Michigan. Homosexuals 1933-1945, from the United States Holocaust www.cityofchicago.org/ Memorial Museum, an extensive collection of red ribbon CulturalAffairs. AIDS awareness pins, and past Gay Games memorabilia. skrebneskiphotographs.com. www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com.

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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 9pm-4am: GYM Sports Bar NYC 6-11pm: Mexican Fine Arts Center 9pm-4am: Hydrate Events presents SWEAT, at Metro, 3730 Museum, Amigas Latinas, Orgullo en present The “Olympus” Party, N. Clark St. The party by ath- Accion, Association of Latino Men for Excalibur , 632 N. letes, for athletes. Party with over Action (ALMA) and Pilsen Together Dearborn. Originally a church, 1,000 of the world’s hottest gay Chamber of Commerce present: now one of the largest night- athletes and their fans on this Chicago Salutes Gay Games Latino clubs in Chicago, Excalibur is last day of competition. NYC's DJ Athletes—Out, Loud, Latino & Proud! famous for its major DJ and Smokey (The , G, At Mexican Fine Arts Center dance events in both the

FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 JULY FRIDAY, Tunnel, and of course, GYM) Museum/Centro Museo de Bellas Artes straight and gay communities. pumps his fierce blend of rock, Mexicanas, 1852 W. 19th Street, free. Sounds: Rosabel: The combi- dance and funk til 4am. Sizzling Enjoy food, liquor, music and enter- nation of two of the most live performances and sexy tainment. Mix and mingle with the important DJ's and Producers visuals rock the stage and the athletes that made us proud. in the Dance Industry: dance floor all night long at Legendary DJ Abel and Ralphi Chicago's legendary Metro. $45, Rosario. Entertainment: www.gaygameschicago.org. 8pm: Score! By Chix Mix, Circuit . 100% Pure Nightclub, celebrate the Games with Love will be what you are women in the heart of Chicago’s gay experiencing with her incredi- 10pm-2am: ONYX Kinky area, $13, 3641 N. Halsted. ble dancefloor driving perform- Carnival , at Touche, 6412 N. ance. $35, www.hydratechica- go.com. Clark, ONYX is the premier 5-9pm: Centaur, ABSOLUT Vodka, The social club for Leathermen of Champion Lounge @ Circuit, 3641 N. Color. Halsted, featuring DJ David Knapp.

7pm: Broadway In Chicago, The 2:30pm: About Face Youth Theatre: The Home Project, Victory Gardens 25th Annual Putnam County Theatre, 7:30pm www.aboutfacetheatre.com. For seven years, About Face Spelling Bee, Drury Lane Theatre, has created its most powerful, innovative, and celebrated work in collabora- Water Tower Place, www.spelling- tion with Chicago's extraordinary community of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, beethemusical.com/chicago trangender) young people.

8p: Chicago Tap Theater pres- 7-10pm: About Face Theatre presents Broadway in Chicago, Wicked, ents Changes: A Science M. Proust at Steppenwolf Upstairs www.wickedthemusical.com/chica Fiction Tap Dance Opera fea- Theatre. www.aboutfacetheatre.com. go. turing the music of David Bowie, Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport, $15-25, 312-902- 8pm-2am: Various Shows from 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, PINS, July 1500. Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. 15-23, about two high school Broadway—President Bush is a wrestlers coming of age is brought to 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, Great Man, Messing with a exciting life on-stage, $25, www.baili- Some Like It Homo: An Evening Friend, Grabass, 58!, …mean- wick.org. of Solo Works, three fabulous while; $5-$20. gay solo artists to perform indi- 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: 10 vidual hour-long works. $15, 8-10pm: Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick, Years of Heresy - The Best of GayCo, 773-871-1212. presented by Hubris Productions, Theatre Building Chicago. Ten years of at Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. award-winning sketch comedy from 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, Sheffield, www.hubrisproduc- GayCo Productions. $25, BareNaked Lads in the Great tions.com www.GayCo.com. Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org.

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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 Continued ... SEE SPORTS www.gaygameschicago.org SPORTS MEET & GREET: Wear your participant badge for free food, cash bar. 6-10pm : POW-WOW, Inc. presents The International LGBT Poetry Slam. Come see more than 50 poets from more than Water Polo: Special Party all 10 countries and nationalities slam it out for an unprecen- night at Crew with the West dented three place finish totaling over $5,000 in cash prizes Hollywood Water Polo Team, plus medals in singles and teams. Guest performances and promoting their calendar. celebrity judges Stacyann Chin, Tim M’West, avery r young, Michelle Tea and the founder of the poetry slam revolution, Team HRC pasta dinner for Marc Smith. ASL Interpreted for Poets and audience— marathoners, 5:30-7:30pm, Spanish and French Inter (Poets Only). See Ann Sather’s. 929 W. Belmont, La Cebra. www.POWWOWChicago.org. Tickets are $30 for preliminar- $25, www.hrc.org. 8-10pm: Chicago Department of ies and finals or $20 for finals only. Event is at the DuSable Cultural Affairs presents La Musem of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place. Cebra, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 7-11pm: Reeling at Gay Games 12-1pm: Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs presents Journey Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. VII—Where the Boys Are! along the Silk Road: Rainbow Visions, Wrigley Square, free, Washington, free. Gay Mexican Gallery 37 Roof Top Garden, Millennium Park, Michigan Avenue at Randolph Street. In dance troupe La Cebra was 66 E. Randolph St., $15. conjunction with the Gay Games, this program celebrates founded in 1996. The company’s Forbidden young love is cross-cultural performance as diverse groups of musicians repertoire includes more than 30 explored in a swampy Scotland and dancers including Chicago singer/ Dylan pieces choreographed by Jose bog, a married man struggles Rice and Anne-Marie Akin, Mexico’s La Cebra dance com- Rivera Moya and other important to keep his real feelings on the

FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 JULY FRIDAY, pany, Doria Roberts, and more. A pre-show concert at noon Mexican choreographers. La down low, and hilarity ensues features Chicago-based dynamic percussion ensemble Cebra, whose members pride with a double case of mistaken Diamana Diya, presenting traditional rhythms and songs themselves in reaching a broad, identity. You definitely want to from Guinea, West Africa. Sponsored by the Chicago Office diverse audience often previously see the boys of Available Men, of Tourism and presented as part of Silk Road Chicago: unaware of gay culture, repre- Davy and Stu, The DL Summer 2006. sented Mexico at the prestigious Chronicles, I Like Mike, The 10th Dance Bienniale of Lyon, Love Within, On the Low, and in 2002. www.chicagocul- 1-10pm: 4th Annual Art of and About Baseball, at Harrison Solitude. Cocktail reception turalcenter.org. Works, 17 Harrison Street, Oak Park, 708-308-4602. prior to the 9pm screening. Total 98 min. www.reelingfilm- 5-9pm: At the Gallery, Honoring Our Athletes - Athletes in festival.org or 773-293-1447. 6-9pm: Grant Park Music Motion, Scoville Square, SW corner of Oak Park Avenue and Festival: Isbin Plays Rodrigo, Jay Lake Street. Bill Starke, Colorado, (bronze figures of divers, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, climbers, Trojan Horse), along with acrobatic bronze bells 6-9pm: Berry United Methodist Grant Park Orchestra; free; by New Mexico artist, Cheryl Lorance and etched granite Church presents Pasta Dinner Christoph Campestrini, tiles by Wisconsin artist Amy Dallas. Glass sculptures by with Labyrinth Prayer Walk, Conductor; Sharon Isbin, . Kathy Eggert and carved granite tiles by artist, Amy Dallas. 4754 N. Leavitt St. STRAVINSKY Fireworks, RODRI- GO Concierto de Aranjuez, RIM- 1-6pm: Out of the Closet, Lisa Nordstrom and guest artists, 5-7 p.m.: Congregation Or SKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazad. secrets big and small, Art Gecko, 19 Harrison Street, Oak Chadash: Shabbat Kiddush & Sharon Isbin has recently been Park, 708-358-1950. Reception, Gage Gallery, 18 S. featured in The Advocate, OUT, Michigan, at the Sticks & Curve, and Girlfriends magazines, We Are Family: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Parents runs Stones exhibit of Holocaust gay and made a guest appearance on July 14-22, NavtaSchulz Gallery, 1039 W. Lake St., (312) memorabilia. Services after at Showtime Television’s The L 421-5506, www.navtaschulzgallery.com. 5959 N. Sheridan (transporta- Word. tion provided). 10am - 5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink Triangles to Gold Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt 10pm-1am: HotHouse presents University, 18 S. Michigan, www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. Eved Tour: 7-10pm: Gay Games the Deep Dick Collective / Johnny Night at the White Sox, US Dangerous, 31 E. Balbo, $8. Cellular Field. The World 1-6pm: Estate Sale of a 10am-6:30pm: Chicago Queer hip-hop in celebration of Champion Chicago White Sox World Wanderer and Gay Dept of Cultural Affairs, Gay Games week. will host the Rangers, $27, Activist, Ridge Art Gallery, Athletes: Skrebneski www.gaygameschicago.org. 21 Harrison St., Oak Park, Portraits, City Gallery at the includes Native American Historic Water Tower, 806 N. Gerber/Hart Library presents ceramics, baskets and Michigan. Catching The Spirit: The Gay other artifacts. www.cityofchicago.org. Games Experience, 1127 W. Granville, an exhibition highlight- CADA VISION 11 by Art ing the history of the Gay Games Dealers Assoc. of Chicago, 10am-5pm: Museum of and Chicagoans’ participation in River North and West Loop Contemporary Art, Wolfgang the Games. See Gallery Districts, Tillmans, Catherine Opie, www.gerberhart.org. www.chicagoartdealers.org Patty Chang & Chris Ware. Culture_Guide2.qxd 6/27/06 3:28 PM Page 26

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EVENTS KEY: See www.gaygameschicago.org for full event tickets and info, and late additions. SEE SPORTS CHART FOR SPORTING TOURNAMENTS. PARTIES/BARS SPORTS THEATRE/DANCE ART/MUSEUM CINEMA CEREMONIES MUSIC CORE CULTURE POETRY/LIT CONF./PANELS TOURS COMEDY FAMILY WORSHIP SPECIAL SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2006 3pm: Closing Ceremony at Wrigley Field Gay Games’ Closing Ceremony offers up a mixture of emotions. Marking the end of 8 days of competition, camaraderie and culture, for many the Closing Ceremony is a chance to say goodbye to new friends, offer promises of continued communica- tion, and to celebrate participation and personal bests. For Chicago’s Host Committee, it marks the end of an exhaust- ing but exhilarating week ensuring that guests from around the world were safe, happy, and well-tended. As we cele- brate family and friendships, we also celebrate the continu- ation of the legacy of the Gay Games, with official protocol marking the transfer of the Gay Games Flag from Chicago SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2006 JULY SATURDAY, to the host city of Gay Games VIII-, Germany, scheduled for 2010. At 1060 W. Addison, www.gaygameschicago.org. Cyndi Lauper will sing at Closing. Jason & Demarco perform.

7pm-2am: Victory—An Official 10pm-6am: Atlantis and Women’s Closing Party at the Navy 7pm-4am: Adrenaline—An Masterbeat present Triumph, Pier Grand Ballroom, 600 E. Grand Official Women's Closing Party, Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Avenue at Navy Pier. Join thousands of Curve Magazine and Chix Mix, Lawrence. The games may have women from around the globe, as at Metro, 3730 N. Clark. $25 in finished, but the triumphs and Club Skirts and PlanetOut present advance, $30 at the door, plus pride live on long past the finish what is expected to be the biggest Girl Games Party Passes avail- line. Athletes, spectators, and women’s party ever to hit Chicago, able. performers become one as they Dinah style. Direct from the Dinah move seamlessly between dance Shore Weekend, Club Skirts’ world- floor and stage. Everyone’s jour- famous GO GO dancers heat up this 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: ney becomes a finale in the mega party. Dance to the beat of our 10 Years of Heresy - The Best biggest party Chicago has ever super Dinah DJs. Surprise perform- of GayCo, Theatre Building experienced. Music by Manny ance at midnight. $35 Registered . Ten years of award- Lehman; $75. See www.opening- Games athlete discount, $40 General winning sketch comedy from closing.com. Admission, $60 Exclusive VIP Section GayCo Productions. $25, with upper catwalk access and private www.GayCo.com. 9pm-2am: Asians and Friends seating. Partial benefits to LCCP of Chicago So-Long Party, High Risk Chicago. Attire: Sexy Fun. Gallery, 1113 W. Belmont, $10, www.gaygameschicago.org. 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, food, cash bar, DJ and fond PINS, July 15-23, about two memories. 8p: Chicago Tap Theater presents high school wrestlers coming of Changes: A Science Fiction Tap Dance age is brought to exciting life Opera featuring the music of David on-stage, $25, 7-10pm: About Face Theatre Bowie, Athenaeum, 2936 N. www.bailiwick.org. presents M. Proust at Steppenwolf Southport, $15-25, 312-902-1500. Upstairs Theatre. www.about- facetheatre.com. 2:30pm: About Face Youth Theatre: The Home Project, Victory Gardens Also see The League of Chicago Theatre, 7:30pm www.aboutfacetheatre.com. For seven years, About Face has Theatres for events: created its most powerful, innovative, and celebrated work in collaboration www.chicagoplays.com. with Chicago's extraordinary community of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trangender) young people.

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7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, 1-11pm: MOVE! ... The 2006 Chicago International House 8-10pm: Mad Man Productions BareNaked Lads in the Great Music Festival, Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island, on Pride Comedy Night with Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. the Lake at 1300 S. Lynn White Dr., Chicago. Featuring some Mo’Nique at the Park West, of the most renowned performers including three Grammy 322 W. Armitage The star of 8pm-2am: Various Shows from Award winners: Frankie Knuckles, Maurice Joshua and David The Parkers, host of Showtime Annoyance Productions, 4840 Morales. The festival will introduce South African DJ Glen at the Apollo, star of the new N. Broadway—President Bush Lewis along with the legendary singers Jocelyn Brown, movie Phat Girlz, and one of is a Great Man, Messing with Barbara Tucker and Chicago’s own and the funniest women in comedy, a Friend, Grabass, 58!, Dajae. Danny Tenaglia will be celebrating Saturday evening returns to Chicago for the …meanwhile; $5-$20. with an extended set in support of the closing of Gay Games PRIDE comedy night. Tix are VII on the International stage. Also featured are Chicago- $30 in advance / $35 at the 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, born , , Terry Hunter, GRAMMY door, 773-779-2399 or mad- Some Like It Homo: An nominee Steve “Silk” Hurley, Djeremy, Lady D and Andre manproductions60628@yahoo. Evening of Solo Works, three Hatchett. Special celebrity hosts are Lady Bunny, Phillip Bloch com. fabulous gay solo artists to and Lee Ann Trotter. July 22-23. Ticket prices: $35/day $60/2 perform individual hour-long days, www.chicagohousemusicfestival.org. 1-5pm: Reeling at Gay Games works. $15, 773-871-1212. VII—Beyond Conception/Pick Up the Mic, Claudia Cassidy 8am-7pm: Chicago Online Gallery for Gay Theater at the Chicago Department of Cultural Games VII, by Around the 7pm: Broadway In Chicago, Cultural Center, free, 78 E. Affairs, Oasis: An installa- Coyote: www.aroundthecoy- The 25th Annual Putnam Washington St. 1pm: Beyond tion by Guerra de la Paz, ote.org County Spelling Bee, Conception: Men Having www.spellingbeethemusical.co Chicago Cultural Center, 78 SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2006 SATURDAY, Babies. 3pm: Pick Up the Mic, E. Washington. m/chicago. Alex Hinton directs a surpris- ing, inspiring documentary on 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink Triangles to Gold 8-10pm: Jeffrey by Paul the fast-growing world of queer Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt Rudnick, presented by Hubris rappers and the community University, 18 S. Michigan, a three-part exhibit featuring a Productions, at Stage Left Th., they’ve created. www.reeling- traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933- www.hubrisproductions.com filmfestival.org. 1945, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a collection of red ribbon AIDS awareness pins, and past Gay We Are Family: Portraits of 6-9:30pm: Chicago Dept. of Games memorabilia. www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. Cultural Affairs and the Gay and Lesbian Parents runs Chicago Office of Tourism July 14-22, NavtaSchulz Chicago present 8am-7pm: Chicago 10am-6:30pm: Chicago Gallery, 1039 W. Lake St., SummerDance, Spirit of Music Department of Cultural Dept of Cultural Affairs, (312) 421-5506, Garden, 601 S. Michigan. Affairs presents Robert Athletes: Skrebneski www.navtaschulzgallery.com. Rainey: Family Self Portrait Portraits, City Gallery at the 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and Series, 78 E. Washington. Historic Water Tower, 806 N. 12-5pm: Out of the Closet, About Baseball, at Harrison Michigan. Lisa Nordstrom and guest Works, featuring Elizabeth www.cityofchicago.org/ artists, secrets big and small, Gaylord, Kevin Kintner, 17 11am - 6pm: Aldo Castillo CulturalAffairs. Athletes Art Gecko, 19 Harrison Street, Harrison Street, Oak Park, Gallery, Art of the include: Mark Byrne (rugby), Oak Park, 708-358-1950. 708-308-4602. Sensual—Selected Michael Cheatham (bowl- Paintings by Luis Fernando ing), Marcus Dodd (volley- Uribe (Colombia). ball), Andrea Fraley (tennis), 11am-6pm: Aron Packer 5-9pm: At the Gallery, www.artaldo.com. Jeffrey Fersch (flag football), Gallery presents Joe Conlon: Honoring Our Athletes - Mary Garrity (softball), Mia 101 Talismans for a Happy Athletes in Motion, Scoville Horberg (soccer), Kyle Death, 118 N. Peoria. Square, southwest corner of 10a-5p: Museum of Jackson (swimming), Drew Oak Park Avenue and Lake Contemporary Art, 220 E. Jemilo (triathlon), Virginia Street. View art works by Chicago Ave., summer exhi- McGathey (golf), Laura nationally renowned artists: bitions, Wolfgang Tillmans, Noah (cycling), Debbie Rijos Bill Starke, Colorado, (bronze Catherine Opie, Patty (physique), Gina Stewart figures of divers, climbers, Chang & Chris Ware. (softball), and Jeff Olson Trojan Horse), along with (physique). www.skrebne- acrobatic bronze bells by New skiphotographs.com. Mexico artist, Cheryl Lorance and etched granite tiles by 11am - 4pm: ELEGANT Wisconsin artist Amy Dallas. Photography Exhibition, 9am-5pm: The Field Featuring glass sculptures by Allegro Hotel, Shaun Museum, Tutankhamun and Kathy Eggert and carved gran- Saunders & Duane Cramer the Golden Age of the ite tiles by artist, Amy Dallas. present ELEGANT. Pharaohs.

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EVENTS KEY: See www.gaygameschicago.org for full event tickets and info, and late additions. SEE SPORTS CHART FOR SPORTING TOURNAMENTS. PARTIES/BARS SPORTS THEATRE/DANCE ART/MUSEUM CINEMA CEREMONIES MUSIC CORE CULTURE POETRY CONF./PANELS TOURS COMEDY FAMILY WORSHIP SPECIAL SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006

7:30-11pm: The Official L 3p: Chicago Tap Theater pres- Word Gay Games Closing ents Changes: A Science Party, House of Blues, 329 Fiction Tap Dance Opera fea- N. Dearborn, 7:30pm turing the music of David door; 8:30pm show, $12- Bowie, Athenaeum, 2936 N. $15. Hosted by Ilene Southport, $15-25, 312-902- Chaiken, Creator and 1500. Executive Producer of The L Word. Featuring BETTY 8-10pm: Jeffrey by Paul in concert with special SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006 JULY SUNDAY, Rudnick, presented by Hubris appearances by L Word Productions, at Stage Left cast members including Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield, Pam Grier, Marlee Matlin www.hubrisproductions.com and Daniela Sea. Additional performances by Bitch and Daniela Sea (The L Word's "Max") and 7-10pm: The Unmentionables God-des and She. by Bruce Norris, Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre. www.hob.com BETTY performs at Closing Ceremony and then July 23 at House of Blues with special L Word guests. 8-10pm: HotHouse presents The Girlie-Q Variety Hour Special Gay Games Show, 31 E. Balbo, $10. This post-mod- 7pm: Broadway In Chicago, The 8pm-2am: Various Shows from ern, neo-burlesque, vaudeville- 25th Annual Putnam County Annoyance Productions, 4840 N. inspired performance event Spelling Bee, Drury Lane Theatre, Broadway—President Bush is a Great mixes live music, drag, Water Tower Place, www.spelling- Man, Messing with a Friend, Grabass, striptease, dancing girls, and beethemusical.com/chicago. 58!, … meanwhile; $5-$20. depraved comedy. Brought to you by Miss Cherry Jubilee and the letter “Q.” 7-9pm: The DaVinci GayCode: Broadway in Chicago, Wicked, 10 Years of Heresy - The Best of www.wickedthemusical.com/chicago. 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, GayCo, Theatre Building BareNaked Lads in the Great Chicago. Ten years of award-win- 7-10pm: About Face Theatre presents Outdoors, www.bailiwick.org. ning sketch comedy from GayCo M. Proust at Steppenwolf Upstairs Productions. $25, Theatre. www.aboutfacetheatre.com. www.GayCo.com. 8-11pm: Live Bait Theater, Some Like It Homo: An 2:30pm: About Face Youth Theatre: Evening of Solo Works, three 4-7pm: Chicago Department of The Home Project, Victory Gardens fabulous gay solo artists to Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Theatre, 7:30pm www.aboutfacethe- perform individual hour-long Office of Tourism present atre.com. works. $15, 773-871-1212. Chicago SummerDance, weather- permitting. Various downtown 7-9pm: Bailiwick Repertory, PINS, July Also see The League of locations, Millennium Park, Grant 15-23, about two high school Chicago Theatres for events: Park. www.chicagoculturalcen- wrestlers coming of age is brought to www.chicagoplays.com. ter.org. exciting life on-stage, $25, www.baili- wick.org.

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1-11pm: CDM Chicago, NFP 10am-Noon: University Church presents MOVE! ... The 2006 Worship services followed by a Chicago International House Social Hour, 5655 S. University. Music Festival, Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 10am-Noon: Third Unitarian S. Lynn White Dr., on the Church (UUA) Forum, 301 N. Lakefront. Featuring some of the Mayfield, www.thirdunitari- most renowned performers includ- anchurch.org. ing three Grammy Award winners: Frankie Knuckles, Maurice Joshua and . The festival 10am-Noon: Broadway United will introduce South African DJ Methodist Church Dynamic Glen Lewis along with the leg- Worship Service, 3344 N. endary singers Jocelyn Brown, Broadway. Barbara Tucker and Chicago’s Guys and Balls. own Jamie Principle and Dajae. 10-11am: Pilgrim Congregational Also featured are Chicago-born 7-11pm: Reeling at Gay Games VII—Guys and Balls, Church of Oak Park, 460 Lake St. Ralphi Rosario, Derrick Carter, Gallery 37 Roof Top Garden, 66 E. Randolph St. You’ll be inspired to cheer for Sherry Horman’s hilarious sports- Terry Hunter, GRAMMY nominee 10-11am: Bethlehem United themed comedy. Ecki is a young man who works in a bak- Steve ”Silk” Hurley, Djeremy, Lady Church of Christ Welcoming ery and plays soccer on his local team. Already under SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006 JULY SUNDAY, D and Andre Hatchett. Special Worship Service, 2750 N. pressure for playing badly, his homophobic teammates celebrity hosts are Lady Bunny, Magnolia, www.bucc-chicago.org. Phillip Bloch and Lee Ann Trotter. find out that he is gay and throw him off the team. Ecki Ticket prices: $35/day $60/2 then tries to form an all-gay soccer team to challenge his days. Tickets on sale NOW!! old team in a grudge match. Ecki’s journey of self-realiza- 10am-Noon: Second Unitarian www.chicagohousemusicfestival.org. tion is filled with wonderful surprises and colorful charac- Church (UUA) Worship Service , ters in this delightful romantic hit. Toast the Closing of 656 W. Barry. the Games at the cocktail reception immediately preced- 11am, noon, 1pm, 2 pm, 3pm: ing the 9pm screening, $15. See 10am-Noon: Beverly Unitarian Free Daily Tours of the Museum www.reelingfilmfestival.org or 773-293-1447. of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Church Worship Service, 10244 S. Chicago Ave., a free guided tour Longwood, 10am-5pm: Sticks + Stones, From Pink Triangles to Gold www.beverlyunitarian.org. of their summer exhibitions, Medals, Reclaiming Our Identity, Gage Gallery, Roosevelt Wolfgang Tillmans, Catherine University, 18 S. Michigan, a three-part exhibit featuring a Opie, Patty Chang & Chris Ware. traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 10-11am: Wellington Avenue 11am-3pm: Brunch at Puck’s at 1933-1945, from the United States Holocaust Memorial United Church of Christ Worship the MCA. Museum, an extensive collection of red ribbon AIDS Service, 615 W. Wellington, awareness pins, and past Gay Games memorabilia. www.waucc.org. Gerber/Hart Library presents www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com. Catching The Spirit: The Gay 10-11am: St. Paul’s United Games Experience, 1127 W. 11am - 4pm: ELEGANT 10am-5pm: Chicago Dept Church of Christ Worship Service, Granville, an exhibition highlight- Photography Exhibition, of Cultural Affairs, 2335 N. Orchard. ing the history of the Gay Games Allegro Hotel, Shaun Athletes: Skrebneski and Chicagoans’ participation in Saunders & Duane Cramer Portraits, City Gallery at 11am-Noon: Peoples Church of the Games. See present ELEGANT. the Historic Water Tower, Chicago (UCC/UUA) Worship www.gerberhart.org 806 N. Michigan. Service, 941 W. Lawrence, 5-9pm: CADA VISION 11 by www.cityofchicago.org/ www.peopleschurchofchicago.org Online Gallery for Gay Games VII, Art Dealers Assoc. of CulturalAffairs. by Around the Coyote: Chicago, River North and 5-7p: Dignity/Chicago Catholic www.aroundthecoyote.org West Loop Gallery Districts, Mass and Gay Games Blessing, a two-week celebration of 9am-3pm: Upscale art, free, www.chicagoart- Broadway United Methodist 1-8pm: 4th Annual Art of and Wisconsin, take a trip north dealers.org. Church, 3344 N. Broadway, About Baseball, at Harrison across the border to beauti- www.dignitychicago.org. Works, featuring Elizabeth ful Lake Geneva, 9am-5pm: The Field Gaylord, Kevin Kintner, 17 Wisconsin, $100, Museum, Tutankhamun and Harrison Street, Oak Park, 708- www.gaygameschicago.org. 6-8pm: New Garden Community the Golden Age of the 308-4602. Church (UUA), 37 S. Ashland, Pharaohs, $25. service followed by potluck supper and conversation—bring food to 12-5pm: Out of the Closet, Lisa Nordstrom and guest artists, secrets big and small, mixed share. www.newgardenuu.org. media group show features all manner of things formerly closeted. Art Gecko, 19 Harrison Street, Oak Park, 708-358-1950. See www.GayGamesChicago.org for full event tickets and info, and late additions.