In an effort to expand the opportunities available to its alumni artists, Marwen and Around the Coyote have partnered to present a month-long exhibition highlighting painters, photographers, installation artists and graffiti artists from Marwen's recent alumni.
Participating artists include Sadie Woods, Orlando Camacho, Ricardo Gamboa, Pater Pacheco, and Jennifer Lynn Hall. Marwen provides high quality visual arts education, college planning, and career development programs—all completely free of charge to Chicago’s under-served youth in grades 6-12.
Around the Coyote supports, promotes and makes accessible Chicago 's multidisciplinary arts community.
City Gallery hours: Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 6:30 pm, and Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations has commissioned world-renowned photographer Victor Skrebneski to photograph Chicago residents participating in the 2006 Gay Games Sports and Cultural Festival.
The exhibition will consist of black and white portraits of 14 Chicagoans by Skrebneski, reflecting the spectrum of events at Gay Games VII including athletes, dancers, and musicians. The 14 participants selected reflect Chicago’s communities as a whole and were chosen to reflect diversity within gender, race, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Athletes include: Mark Byrne (rugby), Michael Cheatham (bowling), Marcus Dodd (volleyball), Andrea Fraley (tennis), Jeffrey Fersch (flag football), Mary Garrity (softball), Mia Horberg (soccer), Kyle Jackson (swimming), Drew Jemilo (triathlon), Virginia McGathey (golf), Laura Noah (cycling), Debbie Rijos (physique), Gina Stewart (softball), and Jeff Olson (physique).
A three-part exhibit featuring a traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, an extensive collection of red ribbon AIDS awareness pins, and past Gay Games memorabilia.
www.sticksandstonesexhibit.com
Cost
$0
Arts Festival Event
ELEGANT Photography Exhibition
Host
Shaun Saunders & Duane Cramer
Time
11 am - 4 pm
Location
Allegro Hotel
Address
171 West Randolph Street, Chicago
Event Description
ELEGANT is a traveling USA exhibition of Duane Cramer’s photographic works. It includes black and white images of male and female nudes, architectural elements from around the globe and some recognizable international personalities.
All of the photographs displayed are limited edition 16”X20” silver gelatin prints that have been selenium toned. All prints are signed verso in pencil by the artist. Most images are available for sale.
Gay Games Online Art Gallery Sponsored by Around the Coyote
Host
Around the Coyote
Time
12 pm - 12 am
Location
www.aroundthecoyote.org
Address
www.aroundthecoyote.org
Event Description
Around the Coyote and the Gay Games have partnered to bring an online exhibition of fine art to an online art gallery to the myriad of events offered througout Chicago during the Gay Games.
The online exhibition features images from some of Chicago's best emerging sculptors, painters, printmakers and photographers along with images from artists from other parts of the world who come to Chicago for the Gay Games.
Around the Coyote is Chicago's preeminent emerging arts organization, now in its 18th year of programming.
Artwork from the online gallery can be seen in person at the 2006 Around the Coyote Fall Festival September 8-10 in Chicago's beautiful Wicker Park art neighborhood.
Cost
$0
Arts Festival Event
Estate Sale of a World Wanderer and Gay Activist
Host
Laurie Beasley
Time
1 pm - 6 pm
Location
Ridge Art Gallery
Address
21 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304
Event Description
Estate sale that includes Native American ceramics, baskets and other artifacts.
Cost
$0
Arts Festival Event
VISION 11: Inside Chicago Galleries
Host
Time
5 pm - 9 pm
Location
35+ galleries, River North & the West Loop
Address
around Franklin & Superior Sts (River North); Washington & Peoria Sts (West Loop) & Fulton Market
Event Description
See below for multiple dates and times
July 14: 5-8 pm River North; 6-9 pm West Loop (free shuttle between districts opening night)
July 14: Opening night, 5-9 PM; July 15 - 29, programming (Tu, W, Th 6-7:30)
The Art Dealers Association of Chicago marks the 11th anniversary of VISION, Chicago's premier celebration of visual arts. Free opening night festivities in both River North and the West Loop will be followed with two weeks of free programming, including gallery talks, happenings, music, meet-the-artist tours, weekend gallery walks and all new exhibitions.
Cost
$0
Arts Festival Event
Athletes in Dance & Motion
Host
Time
5 pm - 9 pm
Location
At the Gallery
Address
135 North Oak Park Ave, Oak Park IL
Event Description
Hours
10am-9pm Monday-Friday, during the Games
Featuring glass sculptures by Kathy Eggert and carved granite tiles by artist, Amy Dallas.
See an exciting collection of dancers in motion. From funky to Fine, At the Gallery is just a short walk from Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio.
Come visit us in Scoville Square, located at the south-west corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street. Scoville Square is a National Register Building designed by E.E. Roberts.
"In Your Face" (previously scheduled as La Cebra) - NOTE: See below for details
Host
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Time
8 pm - 10 pm
Location
Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center
Address
78 East Washington St, Chicago
Event Description
The appearance by La Cebra has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The following has been scheduled in place.:
PERFORMERS GET IN YOUR FACE WITH DANCE-THEATER PIECES AT THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
Matthew Hollis, Karim Tonsy and ¡Salsation! Celebrate Gay Games VII July 21
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents In Your Face, an evening of short works featuring sketch comedy by ¡Salsation! and dance theater pieces by Matthew Hollis and Karim Tonsy, on Friday July 21 at 8pm in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington St. Admission is free. This program replaces the previously scheduled performance by Mexico’s La Cebra Dance Company, now cancelled.
Award-winning Italian-Egyptian choreographer and dancer Karim Tonsy will present Cult, Writing on Water (Nature vs. Being.) This piece evokes the question of how things would be if the beginning of being was Adam and Adam and not Adam and Eve. This dance theater improvisation uses raw and primitive movement elements connecting water, mud and clay to know, touch and explore, with a focus on the body and not the mind.
Chicago’s first and only Latino comedy ensemble ¡Salsation! will perform gay themed sketches (including the musical "Scarface") from their latest revue "The Fanta Menance," which attacks gentrification, assimilation, and commercialization of the Hispanic identity. ¡Salsation! has produced a number or full-length sketch comedy reviews including "Touched by an Anglo", "Veracruz" and "My Big Fat Quinceañera."
Using a chain of unfortunate events and the fundamentals of cheerleading, Matthew Hollis assembles a squad to spread his message of unbridled optimism in "The Power of Cheer." His work has been described as "sketch comedy that moves," "performance art," and "dance theater." "The Power of Cheer" is a series of tools to achieve a beautiful life and urges audience members to find and foster their own personal cheer.
This event is presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs in conjunction with Gay Games VII. The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Gay Games VII will present a week of music, visual art exhibitions, films and performances by gay, lesbian bisexual and transgendered artists and arts organizations in the Chicago Cultural Center and other DCA venues. For more information on these events, call 312.744.6630, or visit www.chicagoculturalcenter.org
The DaVinci GayCode: 10 Years of Heresy - The Best of GayCo
Host
Time
7 pm - 9 pm
Location
Theatre Building Chicago
Address
1225 West Belmont Avenue
Event Description
Ten years of award-winning sketch comedy from GayCo Productions.
Born from Chicago’s famous Second City theater, GayCo mixes a homolarious cocktail of comedy and song as they dismantle gay marriage, gay panic and gay life in a post-Brokeback America.
No element of gay and lesbian life goes unscathed: The Queer-eye guys transform into pink-faced minstrels; Gay couples time-share a baby; A pair of lesbians mourn their lesbian death bed; A fag-hag support group spins out of control.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through August 27th. Call Box Office for showtimes
From the opening number that introduces six naked singers with their (clothed) female cohort, to a beautifully sung finale that celebrates the human body in all its imperfections, BARENAKED LADS is an upbeat and engertic evening full of colorful characters.
We see a taping of the nude gourmet's TV show, and meet a Reverend who casts aside both sins and clothes in a grand revival scheme. We meet a married celebrating an anniversary on a nude beach Provincetown, a gonzo personal trainer on Montrose Beach, and a group of grade school children who get an unexpected lesson at the zoo. And we meet Troop Randolph, the glamorous 1930's Hollywood Star whose mansion and pool are overflowing with male beauty.
“Catching The Spirit: The Gay Games Experience” is an exhibition featuring memorabilia from the past six Gay Games, including the two official posters from the first Games in 1982 using the wording “Gay Olympic Games.” Also on display will be Signature Quilt Squares from past International Rainbow Memorial Runs.
From July 16 – 22, “Catching The Spirit” will showcase the United States Olympic Team jacket worn by Gay Games founder Dr. Tom Waddell at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. “Catching The Spirit” is an official affiliated event of Gay Games VII.
Gerber/Hart Library is located at 1127 West Granville Avenue, just a few steps from the CTA Red Line GRANVILLE stop.
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 6:00–9:00 pm; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday noon–4:00 pm.
For more information, please call Gerber/Hart at 773-381-8030.
Cost
$0
Film Events
Film Event
Reeling at Gay Games VII—Where the Boys Are!
Host
Time
7 pm - 11 pm
Location
Gallery 37 Roof Top Garden
Address
66 E. Randolph St.
Event Description
The boys are all right here at our exciting outdoor roof top shorts presentation. Forbidden young love is explored in a swampy Scotland bog, a married man struggles to keep his real feelings on the down low, and hilarity ensues with a double case of mistaken identity in a trendy LA bar. You definitely want to see the boys of Available Men, Davy and Stu, The DL Chronicles, I Like Mike, The Love Within, On the Low, and Solitude.
Don't miss the cocktail reception prior to the 9:00 pm screening. Total 98 min.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.reelingfilmfestival.org or call 773-293-1447.
The Jean Albano Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition featuring photographs by TOM BIANCHI, held in celebration of GGVII. The show opens on Friday, July 14, 2006, and will run through Saturday, July 29, 2006.
Opening Reception for the artist on Friday, July 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Born in Oak Park, Tom Bianchi received a law degree from Northwestern University. After spending time as a lawyer for Winston & Strawn and Columbia Pictures, Bianchi tore up his law degree and became an artist—one of his first pieces incorporated remnants of his law degree. Bianchi’s earliest works were high-relief wall sculptures that referenced elements of architecture and landscape. Since the early 90’s, Bianchi has focused on photography, capturing the classic male nude in stunningly beautiful poses. Bianchi’s photographs explore sexual energy and, occasionally, the issue of art versus pornography.
Tom Bianchi’s photography books include In Defense of Beauty (1995), In the Studio (1999), and the two-volume edition of On the Couch (2002 & 2004). The artist lives and works in Palm Springs, California.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm, and Saturday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, or by appointment. For further information, please contact Sarah Kaliski or Lindsey Walton at 312.440.0770.
Out of the Closet, Lisa Nordstrom and guest artists, from bowling balls, luggage, altered clothing and board games to life-altering proclamations and secrets big and small, this mixed media group show features all manner of things formerly closeted.
Art Gecko, 19 Harrison Street, Oak Park More info: 708-358-1950.
"We Are Here" African-American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Images by Richard Lee Gray
Host
The City of Chicago Commission of Human Relations
Time
6 pm - 9 pm
Location
The Stephen Kelly Gallery
Address
750 N. Franklin, Suite 101 Chicago
Event Description
"We Are Here" is a photographic exhibit of African-American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and their families living everyday throughout various Chicago communities. The mission of "We are Here" is to emphasize the diversity within the African-American community. Mr. Gray has given all of us the opportunity to look at diversity beyond the normal black and white definition. A commissioned edition of this exhibit will be housed in the Black Gay and Lesbian permanent collection of the Schomberg Center for Black Culture of the New York Public Library in Harlem.
Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections and Preservation Division
Address
400 South State Street, 9th Floor, Special Collections Reading Room
Event Description
Chicago Public Library welcomes Gay Games VII to Chicago with Chicago’s Gay Athletic Tradition, a case exhibit about the history and development of gay and lesbian amateur athletic teams in Chicago. The display includes photographs, medals, team apparel and athletic equipment from the 1980s to the present. Teams from the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association and the Windy City Athletic Association are represented, as are local and nation competitions.
Mondays thru Thursdays (Noon - 6:00 PM)
Fridays & Saturdays (Noon - 4:00 PM)
For more information, please call the Library’s Special Collections Reading Room at (312) 747-4875.
Cost
$0
Museums Event
"Catching The Spirit: The Gay Games Experience"
Host
Gerber/Hart Library
Location
Gerber/Hart Library
Address
1127 West Granville Avenue, Chicago (just west of the CTA Red Line GRANVILLE Stop)
Event Description
"Catching The Spirit: The Gay Games Experience" is an exhibition of memorabilia from all six past Gay Games. The exhibition showcases the 1968 United States Olympic Team warm-up jacket worn by Dr. Tom Waddell, founder of the Gay Games, and features the two official posters from the first Gay Games in 1982 using the wording "Gay Olympic Games." Also on display are Signature Quilt Squares from past International Rainbow Memorial Runs, the 1994 International Rainbow Memorial Roll, and artifacts from the American Run for the End of AIDS.
Hours of Exhibit
Saturday, July 15 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, July 16 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Monday, July 17 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, July 18 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday, July 19 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, July 20 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, July 21 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 22 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cost
$0
Museums Event
Catherine Opie: American Cities (Chicago)
Host
Time
10 am - 5 pm
Location
Museum of Contemporary Art
Address
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago
Event Description
Dates & Times:
Tuesday 10 am - 8pm (free)
Wednesday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Monday closed
Open Through October 15
Catherine Opie returns to the MCA for an exhibition of her photographs of Chicago, part of her ongoing "American Cities" project. Los Angeles-based gay artist Opie has been working for the past seven years on her American Cities series.
Fourteen black-and- white photographs of Chicago that show the city's spectacular architectural monuments lit at night are complemented by a group of color large-format views of Lake Michigan at different seasons during the year.
Tuesday 10 am - 8pm
Wednesday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Monday Closed
Open Through August 13
Approximately 300 works are presented at the first major retrospective of the gay German photographer in an American museum, co-organized with the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.
Tillmans is internationally recognized as one of the most significant artists to emerge in the 1990s for his richly evocative photographs that reflect on the often overlooked objects and moments in everyday life.
Visit the MCA where you can have a free guided tour of our summer exhibitions, Wolfgang Tillmans, Catherine Opie, Patty Chang and Chris Ware.
Free tours are held on
Tuesdays at 1pm and 6pm
Wednesdays through Fridays at 1pm
Saturdays and Sundays at 11am, noon, 1, 2, and 3pm
Cost
$0
Music Events
Music Event
Journey along the Silk Road: Rainbow Visions
Host
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Time
12 pm - 1 pm
Location
Wrigley Square
Address
Millennium Park; Michigan Ave. at Randolph St.
Event Description
In conjunction with the Gay Games, this program celebrates cross‑cultural performance as diverse groups of musicians and dancers including Chicago singer/songwriters Dylan Rice, Anne‑Marie Akin and Mexico's La Cebra dance company, Doria Roberts and more join together and exchange artistic ideas.
A pre‑show concert at noon features Chicago‑based dynamic percussion ensemble Diamana Diya, presenting traditional rhythms and songs from Guinea, West Africa. Sponsored by the Chicago Office of Tourism and presented as part of Silk Road Chicago: Summer 2006. FREE ADMISSION!
Cost
$0
Music Event
Grant Park Music Festival: Isbin Plays Rodrigo
Host
Grant Park Music Festival
Time
6 pm - 9 pm
Location
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
Address
Located between Michigan and Columbus, at Washington
Event Description
Friday, July 21, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Grant Park Orchestra; Christoph Campestrini, Conductor; Sharon Isbin, Guitar
STRAVINSKY Fireworks
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
Sharon Isbin, has recently been featured in The Advocate, OUT, Curve, and Girlfriends magazines, made a guest appearance on Showtime Television's THE L WORD, and was nonimated for a 2006 GLAAD Media Award.
At its Friday, July 21st event, The Flesh Hungry Dog Show welcomes Dylan Rice and the Dynasties, the beazleyphillipsband, and The Scott Free Trio as it continues its mission to bring the best LGBT and LGBT supportive rock bands to Chicago’s gay community. Hosted by Chicago rock impresario Gary Airedale, the show will also feature “Bag of Fun” prize giveaways, groovy movies, and the soundscape stylings of DJ Mercedez Ben.
The Flesh Hungry Dog Show starts at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2006 at Jackhammer (773-743-5772), 6406 N. Clark St. in Chicago. Time Out Chicago magazine referred to The Flesh Hungry Dog Show as an “uber-inclusive, alterna-queer, mini-rock extravaganza” and “possibly the most diverse scene in the city.”
Dylan Rice and the Dynasties
Utah-native Dylan Rice never fails to captivate Chicago audiences with his sultry vocals, driving guitar rhythms, and bittersweet balladry, drawing comparisons to Chris Isaak and Morrissey. Now he's primed to make a splash on the national music scene with the release of his debut CD, WANDERING EYES on Deep Tissue Records--recorded by former Acme engineer Blaise Barton (Liz Phair, Bob Dylan). Dylan has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Out, Genre, and has received airplay on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio, Newsweek.com, AOL Radio, UPN TV, as well as in commercial radio markets in New York (WPLJ), Chicago (93 XRT, WCKG), Los Angeles (Star 98.7), San Francisco (Alice 97.3), Atlanta (Q100.5), Washington DC (Hot 99.5), Seattle (Kiss 106.1), and Houston (Mix 96.5), among others. His CD received the 2005 Outmusic Award for "Best Debut Recording" and was voted one of the "Top 10 Indie CD's of 2005" by the Advocate magazine. He continues to build a grassroots following with his full-band and solo appearances around the country. His current live project, DYLAN RICE AND THE DYNASTIES, includes Dave Mendez, Jon Van Bladel (Wabash Cannonballs), and Jamie Martinez. WEBSITE
the beazleyphillipsband
The beazleyphillipsband released their first EP, Shooting Ghosts, on Zendogs, Inc. at the end of 2004, comprised of original piano rock with clear influences by the blues, gospel as well as the styling of Ben Folds and early Elton John. The Chicago piano-rock groovesters have played increasingly well attended shows in 2006, most recently playing The Double Door, Wise Fool’s Pub, Hoghead McDunna, and both the 2006 and 2005 Jeep Pavilion at the Chicago Auto Show among many others. Their sets are dynamic shows ranging from original blues ballads to upbeat blues and rock! The band is comprised of Beazley Phillips on piano and vocals, Chicago native, rock-and-roller Nick Ralph on the bass and multi-instrumentalist, Pete Nocito on vocals, guitars and drums and can be seen this summer at upcoming shows at Navy Pier, Wise Fools Pub and tour dates for this summers East Coast tour are available on the band’s website. WEBSITE
The Scott Free Trio
Scott Free’s sometimes humorous, sometimes angry, always touching songs of queer life have gained him acclaim in both gay and straight media across the globe. He received two Outmusic Awards in 2005 - Outmusician of the Year and Out Song of the Year. He received two Stonewall Society Pride in the Arts Awards in 2005 - Song of the Year and Producer of the Year. He was also inducted into the Stonewall Society's GLBT Hall Of Fame in 2005. He hosts the annual 'Alt Q' (an LGBT music festival) at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, now in its sixth year. He is the host and curator of 'Homolatte', the longest running weekly queer performance series in the country, at the Marrakech Expresso in Chicago. WEBSITE
Cover Charge is $8. Jackhammer is a 21+ venue.
Cost
$8
Music Event
Deep Dick Collective / Johnny Dangerous
Host
Time
10 pm - 1 am
Location
HotHouse
Address
31 E. Balbo
Event Description
Join us for this night of queer hip-hop in celebration of Gay Games week!
If The Last Poets had been lesbians, they would be Deep Dickollective. Think if bell hooks had breakbeats, or if Sweet Honey In The Rock had an SP-1200,or if James Baldwin was a backpacker...."Using clever rhymes and an elaborate blend of spoken word samples (from Bayard Rustin, Bill Cosby, Utah Phillips, and others) and break beats, this group of gay hip-hop MCs examines what it means to be black and gay—especially where issues of identity are most unstable." - Out Magazine.
Self proclaimed the 'homo hip-hop head of controversy,' this Minneapolis-born, Chicago-based emcee is taking names and throwing verbal blows unlike any other. A voice for all genres of sexuality, Johnny Dangerous prides himself on being openly honest, boldly truthful and downright crass! His debut album, Dangerous Liaisons is described to be controversial, comically-witty, confrontational and empowering... all at the same time!
The Champion Lounge @ Circuit; Featuring DJ David Knapp
Red Carpet Guests to be announced.
More details in the upcoming weeks.....
Cost
$0
Parties Event
Pasta Dinner with Labyrinth Prayer Walk
Host
Berry United Methodist Church
Time
6 pm - 9 pm
Location
Berry United Methodist Church
Address
4754 N. Leavitt St., Chicago
Event Description
Free Pasta Dinner and Labyrinth for Prayer and Contemplation open for all Gay Games participants and friends.
Cost
$0
Parties Event
Chicago Salutes Gay Games Latino Athletes-Out, Loud, Latino & Proud!
Host
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Amigas Latinas, Orgullo en Acción, Casa Puertorriquena, Association of Latino Men for Action(ALMA) and Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce
Time
6 pm - 11 pm
Location
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum/Centro Museo de Bellas Artes Mexicanas
Address
1852 W. 19th Street
Event Description
Join us as we salute and say farewell to the Latin athletes that represented us in Gay Games VII.
Enjoy food, liquor, music and entertainment. Mix and mingle with the athletes that made us proud.
This free event is brought to you by the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Association of Latino Men for Action(ALMA), Amigas Latinas, Orgullo en Acción, Casa Puertorriquena and Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce.
Cost
$0
Parties Event
Score! ChixMix Circuit Party
Host
Time
9 pm - 4 am
Location
Circuit Nightclub
Address
3641 N. Halsted St., Chicago
Event Description
Celebrate the Games with women in the heart of Chicago's gay area! SCORE! Chix Mix's Monthly Women's Party at Circuit Nightclub HEATS UP with Top Chicago DJs and an Intense Light Show in Chicago's Largest Gay Nightclub.
Party Passes: GAY GAMES VII HOTTEST WOMEN'S PARTIES
Curve Magazine Gets the Party Started With Huge Women's Parties
July 14 - Welcome Party
July 16 - Black Bra Internationale
July 21 - Score!
July 22 - Adrenaline - Curve's Official Women's Closing Party
Curve magazine will host its own Girl Games, the hottest women's parties at the Gay Games, where women from around the globe can come feel the energy, celebrate the Games and it's athletes and meet some of the fabulous celebrities profiled in Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine! Sexy go-go dancers and DJs from Girl Bar Dinah Shore. Plus: Special Guest from The L Word. http://www.curvemag.com/app/events.php
Girl Games Party Pass - $70: Includes one (1) Gen. Adm. ticket to all Girl Games parties
VIP Girl Games Party Pass - $90: Get the royal treatment and hang out with the celebrities in the VIP lounge. VIP tickets are only available to VIP Party Package holders. Limited number available. Includes: One (1) VIP adm. to all 3 dance parties, One (1) adm. to Welcome Cocktail Reception, Access to VIP overhead balcony at Adrenaline, Access to VIP lounge at Black Bra Internationale, Special VIP Gift Bag, Complimentary T-Shirt & Curve Poster.
Getting Your Tickets & Passes
No tickets will be mailed. All tickets purchased via the Web will be held for pick-up at our will-call locations. You can pick up your tickets and passes at the door of any Official Girl Games events.
Additional Will-Call Location: Gay Games Expo (CURVE MAGAZINE Booth) -- FRI, July 14 - MON, July 17 (10a-2p)
Chicago Hilton, 720 S. Michigan Ave.
Remember! To pick-up your tickets, will need your online receipt, driver's license and the credit card used to purchase the tickets/passes.
GYM Sports Bar NYC presents: SWEAT - on the field, on the floor
GYM Sports Bar NYC, the world's premier gay sports bar presents SWEAT, the party by athletes, for athletes. Rock out with over 1000 of the world's hottest gay jocks and their fans on this last day of competition.
BRAND NEW!KEVIN AVIANCE — the return of the DIVA! Be there to welcome Kevin back to the stage and show your support against gay bashing. Kevin Aviance performs his #1 Bilboard hits “Din Da Da” and “Alive”.
NYC's DJ Smokey (The Warehouse, G, Tunnel, and of course, GYM) pumps his fierce blend of rock, dance and funk til 4 am. Performing live, world renowned acrobats Kenimattix, two time Gay Games Physique Gold Medalist Joe Justin and stayed tuned for more special guests to be announced.
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL GAY GAMES EVENT AND THE OFFICIAL PARTY OF TEAM NEW YORK. WE ARE THE CIRCUIT ALTERNATIVE!
Drink specials all night long courtesy of official sponsor SVEDKA VODKA.
Bring it to the party, leave it on the floor! Tickets on sale NOW!
Cost $35 in advance (online and at the box office at Club Metro phone # 773 549-0203)
$45 at the door (if any remain)
Originally a church, now one of the largest nightclubs in Chicago, Excalibur is famous for its major DJ and dance events in both the straight and gay communities.
This party is one of the official closing parties of the Gay Games and is not-to-be-missed!
Sounds: ROSABEL: The combination of two of the most important DJ's and Producers in the Dance Industry: Legendary DJ ABEL & RALPHI ROSARIO
Entertainment: CRYSTAL WATERS. 100% Pure Love will be what you are experiencing with her incredible dancefloor driving performance!
And More: From overhead and throughout the club, enjoy a celebration that the greeks of Olympus could never imagine!
VIP tickets include cocktail reception with Crystal Waters, VIP sections and more.
Cost
$35
Parties Event
ONYX Kinky Carnival
Host
Time
10 pm - 2 am
Location
Touche
Address
6412 N. Clark, Chicago
Event Description
Come and meet the Men of ONYX, the premier social club for Leathermen of Color. Fun and games of a Kinky kind!
You may just win a prize or 2 or 3! Come out and support us as we support the games.
Hit us at www.onyxmen.com for more information.
Cost
$0
Parties Event
DC Cowboys Meet & Greet Calendar Party
Host
SPIN, Sirius Satellite Radio, Third Coast Marketing
Time
11 pm - 1 am
Location
Spin Nightclub
Address
800 W. Belmont, Chicago (corner of Belmont & Halsted)
Drop in for the 11:30p - 1:00am fun which just may include a couple of the Cowboys hopping in the SPIN SHOWER CONTEST hosted by FRIDAY LAY at midnight!
In addition to the calendars, a DVD of the Making of the Calendar is available for purchase. Buy on-site and get autographs or buy online at www.DCCowboys.org.
Called "The Sport of Tongues", come see more than 50 poets from over 10 countries and nationalities slam it out for an unprecendented three (3) place finish totaling over $5,000 in cash prizes plus medals in singles and teams. With guest performances and celebrity judges Def Poetry Jam on Broadway's - Stacyann Chin, Tim M' West, avery r young, Michelle Tea and the founder of the poetry slam revolution - Marc Smith. ASL Interpreted for Poets and audience - Spanish and French Inter (Poets Only). Sponsored by Northern Trust and The Chicago Department of Public Health. To register to be in the slam visit our website at www.POWWOWChicago.org. Tickets are $30.00 for preliminaries and finals or $20 for finals only.
Team HRC Pasta Dinner, a Marathon & Triathlon Training and Fund-Raising Program to Benefit the Human Rights Campaign
Host
Time
5 pm - 8 pm
Location
Ann Sather's on Belmont
Address
929 West Belmont, Chicago
Event Description
Come cheer on the dedicated and fair-minded athletes of Team HRC, who are competing in either the triathlon or the marathon and who have pledged to raise critical funding for the Human Rights Campaign. Join the marathon competitors for a pasta dinner the night before the big day as they fuel up and get ready to compete!
Come and enjoy the finale of the DanceSport events as the Champions take to the floor in an elegant and fun exhibition in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Chicago.
Proper Attire Required - Tickets are $75 (reserved seating).
Gay Games Night at the Ballpark: White Sox vs. Texas Rangers
Host
Time
7 pm - 10 pm
Location
US Cellular Field
Address
333 W 35th St, Chicago
Event Description
Join your fellow Gay Games participants on the night of Friday, July 21st for Gay Games Night at the Ballpark! The World Champion Chicago White Sox will host the Texas Rangers in what promises to be an American League slugfest.
Gametime: 7:30pm
Tickets are $27 and available at the GGVII Expo (located in the HUB at the Hilton Chicago)
4804 N. Broadway, Chicago (Corner of Broadway & Lawrence -- one block west of the CTA Red Line LAWRENCE stop)
Event Description
Meet & Greet for participants and friends/fans of Water Polo. The West Hollywood Water Polo Team will be in attendance from 8-11:00pm promoting their 2007 Calendar which will be on sale at the location all night long. Bar Staff and WeHo Team will be in Speedos.
For ALL Sports Meet & Greet Events: Wear your participant badge for free food, cash bar. All events are FREE unless noted. Not all sports have meet and greets; feel free to join in!
Cost
$0
Theatre Events
Theatre Event
The Home Project
Host
Time
7 pm - 10 pm
Location
Victory Gardens Theatre Upstairs Mainstage
Address
2257 N. Lincoln Avenue
Event Description
Dates & Times:
7:30pm Wed through Sat
2:30pm Sun
For seven years, About Face has created its most powerful, innovative, and celebrated work in collaboration with Chicago's extraordinary community of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trangender) young people. Our audience jumps to its feet in joyful recognition each season at the curtain call of the Youth Theatre production.
This year, About Face is proud to premiere the most powerful Youth Theatre production yet -- The Home Project.
Based on interviews with hundreds of LGBT youth about their experiences with home and homelessness, The Home Project is filled with astonishing, disturbing, and ultimately triumphant stories of young people who struggle to create a perfect society while battling complacency, violence, and apathy. It is the most thrilling, exciting, and important new play to emerge from the talented adult artists and young people of the nationally celebrated About Face Youth Theatre.
June 15th Through July 23rd - Thursday through Saturday at 7:30p.m. Sundays at 6p.m.
Jim Provenzano's electrifying novel about two high school wrestlers coming of age is brought to exciting life on-stage as Bailiwick celebrates Chicago's Gay Games!
PINS is a compelling story of loving peer pressure, supportive yet confused families, and the mad tangle of emotions set against the backdrop of competitive high school wrestling.
Jeffrey, a gay actor/waiter has sworn off sex after too many bouts with his partners about what is "safe" and what is not. In gay New York, though, sex is not something you can avoid. Just after he's reconciled himself to celibacy, Jeffrey's flamboyant friends introduce him to the man of his dreams, who also happens to be HIV-positive. What follows is a moving and audacious romantic comedy with a difference- one in which the quest for love and really fabulous clothes meet, and where unflagging humor prevails even when tragedy might be just around the corner.
In honor of the Gay Games, Live Bait Theater celebrates all things gay in July by inviting three fabulous gay solo artists to perform individual hour - long works.
Live Bait remounts Joe Steiff’s hit solo show Golden Corral (directed by Brigid Murphy) about growing up gay in rural Appalachia; Brian Lobel’s Other Funny Stories About Cancer (Directed by Margot Bordelon) dives into the worlds of youth mentoring, queer identities, virginity and mortality; and finally, Nothing Left but the Smell: A Republican on Welfare by pseudo-San Franciscan, Erika Lopez.
Known for her successful philosophical/bad-sex/motorcycle novel, Flaming Iguanas and The Trilogy of Tomatoes. Lopez had it all and threw it all away. This show is about her more recent adventure of standing in the welfare line.
Tickets
All tickets are $15. Two-Show Pass-$20.
Four - Show pass $30. Student tickets are $10.
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