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Celebrate OUR PERFECT STORM with Carley Fortune at B&N Oakbrook!
Fri, May 8, 6:00 PM
Oak Brook · Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL)
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Celebrate OUR PERFECT STORM with Carley Fortune at B&N Oakbrook!
Fri, May 8, 6:00 PM
Oak Brook · Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL)
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Laurie Gilmore celebrates THE DAISY CHAIN FLOWER SHOP at B&N Oakbrook, IL!
Sun, May 10, 3:00 PM
Oak Brook · Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL)
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Laurie Gilmore celebrates THE DAISY CHAIN FLOWER SHOP at B&N Oakbrook, IL!
Sun, May 10, 3:00 PM
Oak Brook · Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL)
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TJ Klune "We Burned So Bright" Book Signing with Kirt Graves
Thursday at 7:00 PM
Chicago · Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
Selling fast
TJ Klune "We Burned So Bright" Book Signing with Kirt Graves
Thursday at 7:00 PM
Chicago · Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
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HUNKS The Show at Stereo Nightclub (Chicago, IL) 05/08/26
Fri, May 8, 8:00 PM
Chicago · Stereo Nightclub
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HUNKS The Show at Stereo Nightclub (Chicago, IL) 05/08/26
Fri, May 8, 8:00 PM
Chicago · Stereo Nightclub
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Vechornytsi - O.Torvald ( ЖЕНЯ ГАЛИЧ ) - Chicago
Friday at 10:00 PM
Chicago · Stereo Nightclub
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Vechornytsi - O.Torvald ( ЖЕНЯ ГАЛИЧ ) - Chicago
Friday at 10:00 PM
Chicago · Stereo Nightclub
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Celebrate MS. MEBEL GOES BACK TO THE CHOPPING BLOCK with Jesse Q. Sutanto!
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Oak Brook · Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL)
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Celebrate MS. MEBEL GOES BACK TO THE CHOPPING BLOCK with Jesse Q. Sutanto!
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Oak Brook · Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL)
Luke Capasso live at Delicias El Catrachito
Sat, May 16, 7:00 PM
Chicago · 5846 W Montrose Ave
Luke Capasso live at Delicias El Catrachito
Sat, May 16, 7:00 PM
Chicago · 5846 W Montrose Ave
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Tyler Horvath at The Lincoln Lodge
Friday at 8:00 PM
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
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Tyler Horvath at The Lincoln Lodge
Friday at 8:00 PM
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
Bachata Sensual Festival Chicago 2026
Thu, Sep 10, 9:00 PM
Rosemont · Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago
Bachata Sensual Festival Chicago 2026
Thu, Sep 10, 9:00 PM
Rosemont · Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago
Q&A and Book Signing with Sarah A. Bailey
Thu, May 7, 6:30 PM
Chicago · The Last Chapter Book Shop
Q&A and Book Signing with Sarah A. Bailey
Thu, May 7, 6:30 PM
Chicago · The Last Chapter Book Shop
Windy City Summer Nights
Fri, Aug 14, 10:00 AM
Chicago · Copernicus Center
Windy City Summer Nights
Fri, Aug 14, 10:00 AM
Chicago · Copernicus Center
Date Night: Live
Thu, May 7, 7:30 PM
Chicago · Stars and Garters Theater
Date Night: Live
Thu, May 7, 7:30 PM
Chicago · Stars and Garters Theater
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2026 AIGA Chicago Paper Show
Wed, May 13, 5:30 PM
Chicago · Chicago Cultural Center
Selling fast
2026 AIGA Chicago Paper Show
Wed, May 13, 5:30 PM
Chicago · Chicago Cultural Center
Back By Popular Demand! – An Evening with The Second City – Early Show
Fri, May 29, 7:00 PM
Barrington · Barrington's White House
Back By Popular Demand! – An Evening with The Second City – Early Show
Fri, May 29, 7:00 PM
Barrington · Barrington's White House
Madame ZuZu's Live Comedy Night
Fri, May 22, 7:30 PM + 6 more
Highland Park · Madame Zuzu's
Madame ZuZu's Live Comedy Night
Fri, May 22, 7:30 PM + 6 more
Highland Park · Madame Zuzu's
Fem Com Punch Up Grad Show
Sat, May 9, 4:00 PM + 2 more
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
Fem Com Punch Up Grad Show
Sat, May 9, 4:00 PM + 2 more
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
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Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Chicago-An Unforgettable Drag Show Experience
Friday at 7:00 PM + 187 more
Chicago · Workin Girls Drag Show Chicago
Sales end soon
Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Chicago-An Unforgettable Drag Show Experience
Friday at 7:00 PM + 187 more
Chicago · Workin Girls Drag Show Chicago
Fem Com Grad Show
Mon, May 4, 6:30 PM + 6 more
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
Fem Com Grad Show
Mon, May 4, 6:30 PM + 6 more
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
Standup Seminary Grad Show
Mon, May 4, 8:30 PM + 7 more
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
Standup Seminary Grad Show
Mon, May 4, 8:30 PM + 7 more
Chicago · The Lincoln Lodge
Bartlett, IL - Little Mania Mini Wrestling @ Midway Sports Bar
Sat, May 30, 8:00 PM
Bartlett · 399 Bartlett Plaza
Bartlett, IL - Little Mania Mini Wrestling @ Midway Sports Bar
Sat, May 30, 8:00 PM
Bartlett · 399 Bartlett Plaza

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Celebrate OUR PERFECT STORM with Carley Fortune at B&N Oakbrook!

Laurie Gilmore celebrates THE DAISY CHAIN FLOWER SHOP at B&N Oakbrook, IL!

HUNKS The Show at Stereo Nightclub (Chicago, IL) 05/08/26

Vechornytsi - O.Torvald ( ЖЕНЯ ГАЛИЧ ) - Chicago

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Celebrate MS. MEBEL GOES BACK TO THE CHOPPING BLOCK with Jesse Q. Sutanto!

TJ Klune "We Burned So Bright" Book Signing with Kirt Graves

Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Chicago-An Unforgettable Drag Show Experience

Tyler Horvath at The Lincoln Lodge