If you're like me and didn't watch the Superbowl, then you probably missed all of the good commercials...but then isn't that what the Internet is for? As much as I enjoy Superbowl commercials, I can't bear to have to watch football in between them.
Gay blogger Joe.My.God has pulled some of the best from the web, so I thought I'd share them with you.
The weather can't make up it's mind, it's warm then it's cold, it's slush then it's snow and then that pesky Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow earlier this week and had the audacity to tell us that there will be 6 more weeks of winter.....when did we start listening to groundhogs? The temps are to be above freezing this weekend - perfect weather to get out there and have some fun.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Want to see someone working for their lives? Head over to the Lakeshore Theater for their 'Open Mic Casting Call' They'll be auditioning performers and making booking decisions for shows at the theater. There's no cover and $2PBR cans will put you in the right mood. Head over and check it out, who knows who you'll get to see.
Burlesque is EVERYWHERE! Head to the Viaduct Theater tonight for A&M Burlesque featuring seven sultry ladies that are sure to entertain you. Doors open at 9:30, Tix are $15 and can be purchased online, 21+.
Cake Chicago has returned! Head to The Red Line Tap - 7006 N Glenwood - for some great music and entertainment. Check out Ripley Caine (9PM), Lojo Russo (10PM), Ian Wilson (11PM). Tix are $5 at the door.
Apparently there's some big sporting event going on Sunday evening - I know my roommate is all hopped up about it, but alas I didn't get the 'Gay Sports Gene' so I could care less about Football.
Although my roommate did try to explain it to me once, but I got confused as all the guys ran onto the field in those tight pants.
For the rest of you, who like me, don't understand Footbal, OutSports.com has created a most wonderful compendium explaining everything you need to know about the game. They include important things like, where it is, why it is and most importantly Fashion Notes (although i'll note that I didn't get that Gay Gene either).
And don't make the mistake that I made by saying that a certain team has "pretty colored uniforms" because apparently when you say that, suddenly they're "YOUR Team."
The weather can't make up it's mind, it's warm then it's cold, it's slush then it's snow and then that pesky Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow earlier this week and had the audacity to tell us that there will be 6 more weeks of winter.....when did we start listening to groundhogs? The temps are to be above freezing this weekend - perfect weather to get out there and have some fun.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Facebook Find- Head over to Cocktail from 7-9PM when local artist Kristin Bruni will present her 'mirror image photography' a process she has developed that involves the melding of organic subject materials with reflections, rotations and geometric patters. Open Bar - Domestic Beer & Wine. See more of Kristin's work here.
About Face Theater presents 'What Once We Felt' at the Hoover-Leppen Auditorium at the Center on Halsted now through March 6. The play is described as a dismal future where an author has to fight to have her novel printed, and it's the last novel. Tix are $25 and can be purchased online.
Head to the MCA this evening for a VIP Reception and Party to celebrate 'The Artist's Studio As Party'. Tix start at $35 and can be purchased online. Enjoy live music, food, interactive entertainment and an 'opportunity honor the artists, spaces and spirit of contemporary art.'
Are you looking for something unique to do for Valentine's Day? The Gay Liberation Network is organizing a picket at Holy Name Cathedral to bring attention to 'Freedom-to-Marry Day 2010' and that GLBT people are still not able to marry.
Here's the information from GLN:
In opposition to the desires of millions of lay Catholics for simple justice for all, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church has long aligned itself with, and often led, the forces of hate and bigotry opposing equal rights for gays and women.
At 10:30 AM on Freedom-to-Marry Day 2010 - Sunday, February 14, Valentine's Day - the Gay Liberation Network will host an informational picket of Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State Street, to highlight the role the Church's leadership has played in promoting inequality.
ChicagoPride.com is reporting that Cook County State's Attorny Anita Alvare will not press charges against Fiorito. Claiming that it investigated the cop for nearly a year, but there was not sufficient evidence...'to provie in a cour tof law accusations such as perfury or official misconduct.'
Interesting news, considering that Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network sent out a press release a few weeks back announcing just this exact thing - only to have Alvarez's office disclaim it as 'false allegations"
Sex+++ Film Series will screen 'Graphic Sexual Horror' documentary and discussion featuring film director Barbara Bell at the Leather Archives & Museum on Friday, February 12th.
'"Graphic Sexual Horror" takes a peek behind the facade of Insex.com, a notorious bondage website, exploring the mind of its artistic creator and asking hard questions about personal responsibility. Original Insex footage, behind-the-scenes interactions, and interviews with website creator PD, models, members, and staff reveal deep fascinations with bondage and sadomasochism that run parallel, and in fact become irreversibly entwined with the lure of money.
