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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Gather with us for memories\, tributes\, and celebration. All are welcome. No RSVP Needed.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/world-aids-day-gathering/
LOCATION:AIDS Garden Chicago\, 3003 N Lakefront Trail\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,public-memorial
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day Daniel Sotomayor Tribute
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on World AIDS Day to tribute Daniel “Danny” Sotomayor. Beginning with a screening of the WTTW documentary The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor followed by speakers\, a tribute unveil\, and light refreshments.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/world-aids-day-daniel-sotomayor-tribute/
LOCATION:Center on Halsted\, 3656 N. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,film,public-memorial,support-group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251201T190000
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SUMMARY:World Aids Day Panel: Raising Our Voices
DESCRIPTION:This World AIDS Day\, join us for a panel discussion featuring Tracy Baim\, Rebecca Makkai\, Victoria Noe & Rosa E. Martínez Colón.\n\n\n\nFunding for direct service and research for HIV has been decimated\, AIDS denialists have a champion leading the Department of Health and Human Services\, and international programs like PEPFAR have been destroyed. How can allies use their voices to convince the general public that these developments don’t only affect people living with HIV\, but everyone? \nThis World AIDS Day\, join us for a panel discussion featuring Tracy Baim\, Rebecca Makkai\, and Victoria Noe and moderated by Rosa E. Martínez Colón. \nTracy Baim is executive director of Press Forward Chicago\, a pooled fund for community journalism based at The Chicago Community Trust. Baim is co-founder and owner of Windy City Times. She is former publisher of the Chicago Reader newspaper. Baim has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Chicago Headline Club and the Chicago Journalists Association. In 2014\, she was inducted into the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame. She is also in the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. She has won numerous LGBTQ community and journalism honors\, including the Community Media Workshop’s Studs Terkel Award in 2005 and the Lambda Legal Bon Foster Award in 2023. Baim has written and/or edited 14 books\, her newest is Liberating Healthcare\, a biography of Howard Brown Health. \nRosa E. Martínez Colón is a dedicated public health advocate and a founding member of CALOR\, which supports Latinos affected by HIV in Chicago. She is currently the Vice President of Housing Strategy at the Center for Housing and Health at AIDS Foundation Chicago. With over 30 years of experience\, she has led various local and national initiatives\, including serving on the Chicago Board of Health and co-chairing the Latinx Institute at the U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS. She earned degrees from DePaul and North Park University. \nRebecca Makkai is the author of five books\, including New York Times bestselling I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU and THE GREAT BELIEVERS\, a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. She is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago. \nDeep into her fourth career\, Victoria Noe is a Chicago-based award-winning author\, speaker and activist with two degrees in theater. Her Friend Grief series – the result of a promise she made to a dying friend – recognizes the importance of friendships in shaping our lives and illuminates an often disrespected form of grief. Noe’s long-time HIV/AIDS activism then led her to write F*g Hags\, Divas and Moms: The Legacy of Straight Women in the AIDS Community\, the groundbreaking book that honors the women who changed the course of the epidemic. Her 2023 book\, What Our Friends Left Behind: Grief and Laughter in a Pandemic\, shares the challenges faced by people who grieved a friend during COVID. With Unstoppable: Straight Women on the AIDS Frontlines\, Noe shares more stories of women in the HIV/AIDS community\, and how they’re responding to the shock and awe of 2025.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/world-aids-day-panel-raising-our-voices/
LOCATION:Women & Children First\, 5233 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,education-history,panel-conversation
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day commemoration with Wrightwood 659 and the Joffrey Ballet
DESCRIPTION:Wrightwood 659 and The Joffrey Ballet proudly announce a special World AIDS Day commemoration honoring those lost to the epidemic to be held at Wrightwood 659 (659 Wrightwood Avenue) Thursday\, December 4\, at 5:30pm. World AIDS Day\, officially December 1\, is a global movement to unite people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Since 1988\, communities have stood together on World AIDS Day to show strength and solidarity against HIV stigma and to remember lives lost. \nThe Joffrey Ballet was deeply affected during this period\, losing several remarkable artists\, including Company Founder Robert Joffrey at age 59 and his protégé Edward Stierle at just 23. Following Joffrey’s passing\, Stierle choreographed Lacrymosa and\, while on his own deathbed\, completed Empyrean. As noted in a New York Times interview\, Stierle’s dance partner observed\, “Where Lacrymosa was about death\, Empyrean is about celebration and hope.” \nThis public program will feature opening remarks by Greg Cameron\, Joffrey Ballet President & CEO; a screening of Empyrean and discussion; and a memorial segment inviting attendees to share reflections and memories of those lost to AIDS.  Tickets for this special program are complimentary with paid admission to Wrightwood 659. \nWrightwood 659 is currently mounting The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.\, a large-scale exhibition celebrating the rich history of The Joffrey Ballet. The exhibition premiered at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in 2024\, marking the first major retrospective of the company. Drawing from the Joffrey archive\, acquired by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division in 2017 as the Library’s largest acquisition in a decade\, the exhibition offers an in-depth look at the Joffrey’s contributions to ballet in the U.S. Highlights include rare film from the original performance of the groundbreaking ballet Astarte and Anna Sokolow’s Opus 65\, as well as costumes\, props\, pointe shoes\, posters\, correspondence\, and other ephemera from the company and the life of Robert Joffrey. The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. is organized by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and curated by Dr. Julia Foulkes with assistance from Nicole Duffy. It is presented at Wrightwood 659 by Alphawood Exhibitions. \n  \nAlso on view at Wrightwood 659 through December 20\, 2025\, are Scott Burton: Shape Shift\, which examines the legacy of Scott Burton (1939–1989)\, an American original whose wide-ranging practice anticipated many of the strategies of today’s art; and Ellen Altfest: Forever\, an intimate selection of oil paintings by the American representational painter.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/world-aids-day-commemoration-with-wrightwood-659-and-the-joffrey-ballet/
LOCATION:Wrightwood 659\, 659 W. Wrightwood\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:activism,arts-and-galleries,culture,wellness
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SUMMARY:The Real Housewives of The North Pole
DESCRIPTION:Hell in a Handbag’s season kicks off this winter with the world premiere of The Real Housewives of The North Pole. The North Pole is in trouble. Santa and all the North Pole power players are indicted for fraud and it’s up to the women to try and save their families from financial ruin. But how? Years of wealth and privilege have left them with a lot of designer clothes and jewelry\, but little else. \nLuckily\, Andy Cohen (David Lipschutz*) and the Bravo network swoop in to save the day with the perfect showcase for those with no talent or skills – reality television! Join Mrs. Ruth Claus (Honey West)\, Mrs. Frosty The Snowman (Robert Williams*)\, Suzy Snowflake (Britain Shutters)\, Clarice (Anna Rose Steinmeyer) and Gladys Dasher (David Cerda*)\, as they claw their way to instant fame. The show also features  Terry McCarthy*\, Taylor Owen Mercado\, and Kelly Opalko. \nDirected by Tommy Bullington
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/the-real-housewives-of-the-north-pole/2025-12-04/
LOCATION:Hell in a Handbag Productions\, 4335 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:comedy,culture,theater-performance
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251205T213000
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SUMMARY:The Real Housewives of The North Pole
DESCRIPTION:Hell in a Handbag’s season kicks off this winter with the world premiere of The Real Housewives of The North Pole. The North Pole is in trouble. Santa and all the North Pole power players are indicted for fraud and it’s up to the women to try and save their families from financial ruin. But how? Years of wealth and privilege have left them with a lot of designer clothes and jewelry\, but little else. \nLuckily\, Andy Cohen (David Lipschutz*) and the Bravo network swoop in to save the day with the perfect showcase for those with no talent or skills – reality television! Join Mrs. Ruth Claus (Honey West)\, Mrs. Frosty The Snowman (Robert Williams*)\, Suzy Snowflake (Britain Shutters)\, Clarice (Anna Rose Steinmeyer) and Gladys Dasher (David Cerda*)\, as they claw their way to instant fame. The show also features  Terry McCarthy*\, Taylor Owen Mercado\, and Kelly Opalko. \nDirected by Tommy Bullington
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/the-real-housewives-of-the-north-pole/2025-12-05/
LOCATION:Hell in a Handbag Productions\, 4335 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:comedy,culture,theater-performance
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T200000
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SUMMARY:LoveFest with the Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus
DESCRIPTION:LoveFest is our invitation to community to slow down\, exhale\, and recenter your pleasure. Inspired by Janet Jackson’s The Pleasure Principle\, this year’s theme\, The Pleasure Principle\, was born from a desire to create something soft\, sexy\, and intentional — a vibe made specifically for the Black queer community. \nExpect a full day of experiences designed to help you explore physical pleasure\, sexual health\, intentional cannabis consumption\, as well as conscious consumption of other substances and curated cocktail workshops. This event reminds us that pleasure is not a luxury — it’s essential to the wellbeing of Black gay\, bisexual\, and same-gender-loving men in Chicago.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/lovefest-with-the-chicago-black-gay-mens-caucus/
LOCATION:Bassline\, 2239 S. Michigan Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,dance-dj,wellness,workshop-crafts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251218T233000
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SUMMARY:Sidetrack's customer Appreciation HoliGay Party
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to our annual Customer Appreciation Holiday Party – Thursday\, December 18th. Please join us for one of our favorite nights of the year. Doors open at 6PM and the fun continues till 2am. No Cover…it’s Sidetrack!\nGOOD FOOD\nEnjoy delicious complimentary bites during the early evening.\nCHEERS\nEnjoy Holiday Party Prices all night long!\n$3 Cocktails\, Beer & Wine*\nCOOL PRIZES\nWe’ll be giving away some amazing prizes\, so be here for your chance to win with our hosts Veronica Pop & Boy J. Drawings at 8:30 and 11pm\nCOMPLIMENTARY PHOTO BOOTH\nGet you pic taken at the Glitter Guts photo booth (thanks ABSOLUT!) and take home your own printed pics.\nGOOD CAUSE … GIVE CHEER\nNo paper invite is required. Simply continue the Sidetrack Holiday tradition of bringing a donation for Groceryland. This year they’re in need of paper products\, coffee\, cleaning supplies and personal grooming items. Or we encourage making a cash donation at the door.\nEat. Drink. Donate. Win.\nHappy HoliGays from Team Sidetrack!\n*Some exceptions apply\, including bottled wine and shots.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/sidetracks-customer-appreciation-holigay-party/
LOCATION:Sidetrack\, 3349 N Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,dance-dj
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T233000
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SUMMARY:Dance Morte
DESCRIPTION:Masquerade Goth Night – a night of dance and darkness
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/dance-morte/
LOCATION:Bottom Lounge\, 1375 W. Lake St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60607\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,dance-dj
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251221T040000
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SUMMARY:Jingle Bones
DESCRIPTION:Presented by CircuitMom.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/jingle-bones/
LOCATION:Charlie’s Chicago\, 3726 North Broadway\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,dance-dj
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251226T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251227T020000
DTSTAMP:20251219T005345Z
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SUMMARY:CHARLI XCXmas with DJ Greg Haus
DESCRIPTION:ALL Charli XCX music\, video\, remixes\, & collaborations 8pm-12am. (Happy Hour 7pm-9pm). DJ Greg Haus is mixing his dance favorites until 2am.\nBEAUTY BAR CHICAGO | 1444 W CHICAGO AVE | 21+\nNO COVER CHARGE ALL NIGHT!
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/charli-xcxmas-with-dj-greg-haus/
LOCATION:Beauty Bar\, 1444 W. Chicago Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,dance-dj
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251231T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260101T020000
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SUMMARY:The Great Gatsby New Year's Eve 2026
DESCRIPTION:Kit Kat Club transforms into a glittering world of glamour\, jazz\, and DRAG SHOW indulgence inspired by The Great Gatsby.\n\n\n\nStep into the Roaring Twenties this New Year’s Eve as Kit Kat Club transforms into a glittering world of glamour\, jazz\, and indulgence inspired by The Great Gatsby. \n\n6pm and 8pm tickets: Dinner and Drag featuring Shantell D’Marco & Kinley Preston with our prix fixe menu.\n10pm-11:30pm: 90 minute open bar ticket package + dance party with Chicago’s best DJs (open until 2am). You must be 21 years old or older to purchase the 10pm drink package. Kit Kat is 21+ after 10pm.\nFor dinner packages guests are welcome to stay all night! (may stay after in the bar area\, or grab non-reserved seats)\nWe will be open to the public\, capacity pending\, at 11:30 until until 2am with regular bar service following all pre-paid packages.\n\nBooking Your Table \nTo book your seats buy a ticket in advance\, or call (773) 525-1111 to reserve. Walk-ins welcome if we are not at capacity. \nDinner Tickets Include Prix Fixe Menu & Drinks \n\n4 Course Prix Fixe Dinner\nTwo Martinis (For those that do not drink alcohol\, you may substitute non-alcoholic beverages.)\nChampagne Toast\n\n10pm Dance Party Tickets Include \n\nOpen bar from (10pm to 11:30pm) including well mixed drinks\, beer\, red & white wine.\n3 martinis from our special NYE list (10pm to 11:30pm)\nChampagne toast at midnight.\n\nNotes For Tickets \nYour ticket guarantees your seats and is your reservation. You do not need to make a separate reservation on OpenTable or by calling us. \nPlease purchase tickets together in one group to be seated together. We cannot guarantee seats together unless tickets are purchased together. \nGood to know \nTips are welcome! We will supply singles via credit card or we can make change. \nOur drag diva dinners are wild! Expect pumping music\, personal interaction with the divas\, light shows\, and more. \nThe kitchen closes at 10pm. \nPlease be flexible\, sometimes performance schedules do change. \nContact us before purchasing tickets regarding any dietary restrictions. \nYou must be 18 years old or older to enter the club without a parent or guardian. Kit Kat is 21+ to drink alcohol. Minors under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Kit Kat is 21+ after 10pm.
URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/the-great-gatsby-new-years-eve-2026/
LOCATION:Kit Kat Club\, 3524 N. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60657\, United States
CATEGORIES:culture,dance-dj,drag
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