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SUMMARY:Blacklisted: Songs McCarthy Didn't Want You To Hear
DESCRIPTION:Written & Directed by Carla Gordon \nMusic Directed by Beckie Menzie \nFeat. Gordon\, Menzie\, David Meulemans & more to be announced! \nAll proceeds will benefit Season of Concern \nIn the post-World War II years\, many famous American singers and songwriters were denied the opportunity to make artistic contributions\, accused by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities Committee to be communists or sympathizers. \nThey were silenced. \nIn Blacklisted\, some of Chicago’s finest cabaret talent perform a concert of songs written or made famous by blacklisted artists such as Leonard Bernstein\, Yip Harburg\, Lena Horne\, Zero Mostel\, Paul Robeson\, Pete Seeger\, and more! \nBlacklisted has previously played to sold-out houses at the Illinois Holocaust Museum\, Acorn Theater and the Skokie Theatre. The Chicago Tribune raved: “Inspired idea…moving narrative.” \nAbout Season of Concern \nFounded in 1987\, Season of Concern Chicago is dedicated to providing financial assistance to all Chicagoland theater practitioners impacted by illness\, injury or circumstance. SOC provides short-term emergency financial aid to theater workers through both The Biscotto-Miller Fund and The Malcolm Ewen Emergency Fund. Originally formed to assist those afflicted with AIDS-related illnesses\, Season of Concern continues to support Chicago-based direct care HIV/AIDS organizations and has expanded its mission and support to meet the greater health needs of the Chicagoland theater community. Season of Concern relies on fundraising and donations to complete its mission\, and to date has distributed more than $4 million to those in need.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/blacklisted-songs-mccarthy-didnt-want-you-to-hear/
LOCATION:Sherwood Recital Hall at Columbia College Chicago\, 1312 S. Michigan Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:benefit-fundraiser,concert-music-karaoke
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SUMMARY:Artemis Singers Karaoke Fundraiser Party
DESCRIPTION:Artemis Singers\, Chicago’s Lesbian Feminist Chorus\, invites you to a Fundraiser Karaoke Party. We are raising funds to support our hosting of Power in Harmony\, the 14th Sister Singers Network (SSN) Choral Festival in July of 2026. This once-every-four-years festival brings together about 20 feminist choruses from across the country to sing\, attend workshops\, perform\, meet hundreds of other singers\, learn new songs\, sing\, attend performances\, and sing some more! \nJoin the karaoke fun on Friday\, November 7 — you can even sing with your favorite Artemis Singer! Chicago local fav DJ Pat will be head of karaoke operations. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. People of all genders are welcome\, and all ages are welcome in the venue until the event ends at 9:00 pm (after that it’s 21+). \nThank you to our hosts\, Whiskey Girl Tavern! Because of their generosity\, 100% of the proceeds will be used to help cover costs for our own 60 members to attend the festival and to make the experience for all choral attendees as special as possible.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/artemis-singers-karaoke-fundraiser-party/
LOCATION:Whiskey Girl Tavern\, 6318 N Clark St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60660\, United States
CATEGORIES:concert-music-karaoke
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SUMMARY:playOUT! Presents: HEAVY
DESCRIPTION:HEAVY is an evening of music that sits in the weight of our shared human experience — loss\, resilience\, healing\, and transformation. Through powerful works by queer composers\, playOUT! creates a space to feel deeply\, reflect honestly\, and move together toward light.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/playout-presents-heavy/
LOCATION:Rudolph Ganz Memorial Hall (7th Floor) – Roosevelt University\, 430 S. Michigan Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band Presents The Roman Carnival
DESCRIPTION:Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles invites you to examine the duality of humanity with our 29th season – “Harmony and Discord.” \nLebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran once wrote that we “are suspended like scales between sorrow and joy.” These emotions profoundly impact the decisions we make\, and in turn\, we are bombarded with each other’s symphonies and cacophonies. It is through organizations like Lakeside Pride that members can celebrate the harmonious times and support through the discordant times\, however overwhelming they may be. Join us in exploring how our community embraces this polarity\, keeping a constant eye on the horizon together.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/lakeside-pride-symphonic-band-presents-the-roman-carnival/
LOCATION:Holtschneider Performance Center\, 2330 N. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:concert-music-karaoke,theater-performance
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SUMMARY:Life is a Queer Cabaret: a night of musical theatre & queer joy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a cabaret of performers challenging the typical gender roles of musical theatre pieces. Don’t miss this sellout event!\n\n\n\nWithout changing anything in the text itself (pronouns\, description\, action\, etc)\, how does an identity change the way an audience engages with a character? What does it mean for Cabaret’s Emcee to be played by a woman? For Jack Kelly to be queer? For Audrey or Seymour to be played by trans actors? \nIdentities hold significance\, and with a backlog of many cis\, often straight or straight-assumed characters\, there is value in exploring and changing the narrative of musical theatre works. Whether it be for a nuanced dramatic effect or a comedic one\, we want to see musical theatre gender-fuckery (and beyond) at play! \nFEATURING: Essential Invisible\, Wesley Beyers\, Makenna Van Raalte\, Felicia Hinojosa \, Michael Davis Arnold\, Gina Saglimbeni \, Emely Cuestas\, Jacque Bischoff\, Reva Sangal\, Cas Lam & Rogelio Castro. \nDoors at 6pm with a one hour happy hour before the performances begin at 7pm. Dorothy remains open after the show until 11pm. \nTickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. \nDorothy is 21+ and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also ADA accessible with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access\, please wait by the black door on Campbell Ave with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799 \nPlease note: refund requests are only available until 24h before the show (11/19\, 7pm). No other refund requests will be honored.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/life-is-a-queer-cabaret-a-night-of-musical-theatre-queer-joy/
LOCATION:Dorothy\, 2500 West Chicago Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
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