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POTAWATOMI HOTEL & CASINO Are you looking for something to do this summer, or happen to be going to Milwaukee's Pridefest? Well, you can gather your group and hop over to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino for some high-energy gaming, award winning dining, bars, live music and delux accommodations. Bring your coins, you'll need them. With more than 150,000 square feet of gaming space, Potawatomi provides nonstop gaming for more than 6 million guests annually. 24/7 gaming action suggests there’s never a dull moment on the casino floor, which offers over 2,500 slot machines in the latest themes and denominations from 1¢ to $100. Besides the slots, there are one hundred table games that gives you plenty of choices, including blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, Fortune Pai Gow Poker® and more. Guests can also enjoy an exciting game of poker in the comfort of the luxurious 20 table Poker Room or live racing action from the 200 seat Off-Track Betting Room.
There are Seven unique restaurants on site, something for everyone. The Buffet offers fresh, all-youcan-eat entrées at seven different action stations. Canal Street Café, features casual American comfort food favorites, and is located inside the Hotel lobby. Dream Dance Steak offers award winning cuisine using seasonal, renewable and sustainable ingredients. Watch your favorite sporting event while digging into a juicy burger or other favorites at The Fire Pit Sports Bar & Grill. From tacos and burritos to hot sandwiches, pizza and southern cuisine, The Menomonee Valley Food Court is the perfect place for a quick bite. RuYi serves authentic Asian cuisine and grade-A sushi prepared “as you wish.” Wild Earth Cucina Italiana features traditional Italian favorites, as well as reinvented classics. After a great meal, you can take in a show at the intimate, 500 seat Northern Lights Theater.
If this article seems more like an infomercial for Potawatomi, you may be right. With so much to do If Bingo is your game, then you will enjoy the expansive 1,440 seat Bingo for gamers, we can go on and on forever. The last time our group Hall where you can play up to 180 went to Milwaukee for the Pridefest cards electronically. Daily payouts weekend, we were looking for average more than $75,000! Make sure that if you are not playing bingo something to do after-hours and cards electronically, that you will be remembered that the casino was able to scan all your cards and keep open 24 hours. That's all we need to hear and was happy to find the late up with the caller! Nothing worse night/early AM action! than being left in the dust! boiMAG
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BLUE CHIP CASINO, HOTEL & SPA We certainly can't write about casino's without mentioning the Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa in Michigan City, Indiana. They are the premiere entertainment destination in Northwest Indiana and is a great place to say “I do� for intimate wedding ceremonies or larger celebrations for up to 600 guests. In addition to the accommodations, Blue Chip offers three levels of wedding packages, with multicourse menus, wedding cakes, open bar, onsite coordination and many other amenities, including a luxury suite for the happy, or should we say "gay" (as in happy) couple. Located just off Lake Michigan shore, Blue Chip features a 65,000 square foot casino on one level, five restaurants, an entertainment lounge, a spa, two gift shops, two hotel towers with a total of 486 rooms and the Stardust Event Center for weddings, exhibitions and special events.
and of course, high-speed internet access for all your online devices. Popular with honeymooning couples is the 1,010 square-foot Lake View Suite, featuring a large entry rotunda and living room, and floor-toceiling windows with breathtaking views. We hear that the bathroom inside this suite has a deep-soaking bathtub (for two?), double sink, and a walk-around shower with dual shower heads and body sprayers. Adjacent to the hotel lobby is the 10,000 square-foot spa blu, where the couple can enliven their spirits with health and beauty treatments customized for rejuvenation and relaxation. That sounds good even without getting hitched!
The Blue Chip Hotel features contemporary charm and offers 184 spacious and tastefully decorated rooms, including four grand suites and eight luxury suites. Amenities include an enclosed parking garage, indoor swimming pool, two Spa Blu Tower guest rooms include whirlpools and a fully equipped 272 rooms and 30 suites, and feature fitness center. floor-to-ceiling windows and rich Now you don't have to go to Vegas millwork in bold contemporary to have a grand wedding experience. styling with soft cream and white organic textures and finishes. To reserve your special date, simply Among the amenities we really like and enjoy are pillowtop mattresses, call Blue Chip's sales manager Cathy bright-white signature bedding, flat Horning at 219-861-4862 or visit www.bluechipcasino.com. screen TVs, AV connectivity panels boiMAG
There's $10 donation at the gate (kids under 12 and seniors are free) that supports all of the innovative programming, events, and services for the community. Midsommarfest is the annual street festival along Clark Street between Foster and Catalpa on June 9 from 5-10pm on June 10 and 11 from 11am-10pm. There's two days and three nights of music, dancing, kids’ entertainment, and delicious food. Vendors from around the region sell their wares to passersby, local shops and restaurants welcome the warm season with specials and sales. Dance troupes, DJs, and longtime favorite bands keep the party going.
The Chicago Equality Rally will be held at this year's Midsommarfest in Andersonville on Sunday, June 11 at 11am in solidarity with the National Equality March on Washington D.C. Speakers and musical performances will promote visibility, unity, and pride. The rally will be held at the intersection of North Clark Street and West Balmoral Avenue in the spirit of the National Equality March to “give voice to our concerns, and to support, uplift, and bring attention to those in our communities who are targeted due to immigration status, ethnicity, religion, skin color, gender, and disability. We affirm and celebrate that we are a mix of diverse communities. Lack of unity has caused many of our needs to be neglected or ignored. But now, for 2017 and beyond, we are working to learn from our prior mistakes and come together through common belief in inalienable human rights and dignity for all.”
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Chicago's Pride Month Activities
JUNE 2 TELEVISION SHOW "Out & Proud in Chicago" 3pm on 11.2 WTTW Prime. Encore presentation of the critically acclaimed show featuring historical coverage of LGBTs in Chicago. Narrated by actress and Chicago native Jane Lynch. This is one of several LGBTrelated shows on WTTW HD and WTTW Prime during June Pride Month.
June Pride Month. JUNE 9 PRIDE KICKOFF "Retro Style" by Women For Women. Join Center on Halsted's Women's Action Committee for this event featuring a throwback rendition of The Dating Game at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., in Chicago. 6pm to 9pm. Price: TBA. Retro-cocktails and a rooftop dance to groovy retro beats.
JUNE 13 TELEVISION SHOW Independent Lens "Limited Partnership" 4pm on 11.2 WTTW Prime. This encore presentation chronicles the 40-year love story between Filipino-American Richard Adams and his Australian husband Tony Sullivan who, in 1975, were one of the first same-sex couples in the world to be legally married (thanks to a courageous JUNE 4 PRE-PRIDE MIXER "Cocktail county clerk in Boulder, Colorado). Party" at Halsted Flats, 3740 N. Halsted After that, Richard was denied a green St. in Chicago. 6pm to 9pm. No purchase card. To prevent Tony's deportation, they embarked on a journey that included required, 21+ to attend. Those on guest bringing a lawsuit against the federal list will be given exclusive entry to the government. www.wttw.com cocktail party with food, drinks, music, wine tasting and building tours. To be on the exclusive guest list, e-mail your name JUNE 14 SALUTE TO LGBT to: 773RSVP@gmail.com or fill out guest VETERANS by American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) at Daley Plaza list form online at: www.boiMAG.com in downtown Chicago. 12 Noon. Free. www.averchicgo.org or 773-752-0058. JUNE 4 PRIDE KICKOFF BRUNCH "Fundraiser for Equality Illinois" at JUNE 15 WORKSHOP "What Do Life Creative, 1655 W. Walnut St. in You Want To Be When You Grow Chicago. Info: www.equalityillinois.org Up?" Maybe you aren't sure what your dream job is. This workshop could JUNE 6 TELEVISION SHOW Independent Lens "The New Black" 4pm help you identify your special skills on 11.2 WTTW Prime. This documentary and define your new direction, and also allows you freedom to explore. is an encore presentation about how Facilitated by Judi Lansky of Lansky the African-American community Career Consultants at 115 S. LaSalle St. dealt with the gay rights issue in light #2600 in Chicago. 6:30pm to 8:30pm. of the same sex marriage movement Reservations required. Free to attend. and the fight over civil rights. This is www.lanskycareerconsultants.com one of several LGBT-related shows on or call 312-494-0022. WTTW HD and WTTW Prime during JUNE 3 FUNDRAISER "2017 Dick Uyvari Memorial Celebrity Bowl" benefit for LGBT Hall of Fame at Waveland Bowl, 3700 N. Western Ave, in Chicago. 10:30am until 12:45pm. Information: www.GLHallofFame.org friendsglhalloffame@gmail.com or call 773-401-8893.
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Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches (CCWC) at Unitarian Church of Evanston, 1331 Ridge Ave., in Evaston, IL 10am to 12pm. For CCWC member churches and those interested in joining. RSVP by June 14 to Jacki@ JUNE 16 RECEPTION "Chicago LGBT chicgowelcomingchurches.org Hall of Fame Pride & Joy Reception" at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., JUNE 19 TELEVISION SHOW in Chicago. 5pm to 8pm. Tickets: $20 Independent Lens "Real Boy" 10pm on includes 2 drinks & light hors d'oeuvres. 11.1 WTTW HD. This presentation is a www.chicagolgbthalloffame.org or call moving and intimate story of a family 773-281-5077. in transition that follows the journey of trans teen Bennett as he navigates JUNE 17 CHORAL CONCERT & adolescence, sobriety and the physical DANCE "Family of Friends" by the and emotional ramifications of his Artemis Singers, Chicago's Lesbian changing gender identity. Filmed over feminist chorus at First Unitarian Church, the course of four years, "Real Boy" is a 5650 S. Woodlawn in Chicago. 7pm. love story about a mother and son who Co-sponsored by Affinity Community rediscover connection with each other Services. Dance with live dj follows the and find support from their communities. concert. Tickets: http://family-of-friends. brownpapertickets.com/ 773-764-4465. JUNE 20 TELEVISION SHOW Independent Lens "Real Boy" 4pm on JUNE 17-18 CHICAGO PRIDE FEST 11.2 WTTW Prime. (re-broadcast) A street festival with vendors and entertainers by Northalsted Business JUNE 21 TRANS COMMUNITY ICE Alliance (NBA). 11am to 10pm. Two day CREAM SOCIAL 2nd annual event. Cofestival. www.northalsted.com sponsored by Center on Halsted & Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at the Center on JUNE 17 OUTDOOR WOMEN'S Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., in Chicago. FESTIVAL "Back Lot Bash 2017" A 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Free to join. mix of music and entertainment. 6pm. (continues on June 22 to June 25).Info at: JUNE 22 TELEVISION SHOW www.backlotbashchicago.com American Masters "Billie Jean King" 9pm on 11.1 WTTW HD. The story of JUNE 17 PRESENTATION "Pride athlete and activist Billie Jean King. This LGBTQIA Storytelling Show" at is one of several LGBT-related shows on Women & Children First Books, 5233 N. WTTW HD and WTTW Prime during Clark St. in Chicago. 7pm. Information: June Pride Month. (repeated on June www.womenandchildrenfirst.com or call 23 at 3pm on 11.2 WTTW Prime and on 773-769-9299. June 24 at 10pm on 11.2 WTTW Prime) JUNE 15 (though June 18) WOMEN'S FUNNY FESTIVAL at 1225 W. Belmont Ave., in Chicago. 2pm to 11pm. $15. show: www.stage773.com 773-327-5252.
JUNE 17 PRIDE BRUNCH & RECEPTION "Sharing Light, Sharing Faith in Divided Times" hosted by
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documentary is a multi-dimensional portrait of Penny Cooper, a celebrated criminal defense attorney, art collector, supporter of female artists and protector of the underdog. Cooper's life brims with stories mirroring the profound changes in our country from the 1940s to the present. Cooper offers a unique perspective on important social narratives such as social justice, the artists and collectors who generate today's global contemporary art market, and more. JUNE 23 AM KESHET COMMUNITY AWARDS by Temple Sholom of Chicago- Or Chadash, 3480 N. Lake Shore Dr., in Chicago. 5pm to 6:15pm. RSVP to Shayna@sholomchicago.org or call 773-435-1559. A free event. JUNE 23 COMEDY SHOW "Gaywatch" by Gayco Productions at Playground Theater, 3209 N. Halsted in Chicago. 10pm. This is an entirely improvised show inspired by true stories told by heroes of the LGBT communities. Another show on June 24. Information and tickets: www.gayco.com
JUNE 24 TELEVISION SHOW American Masters "Billie Jean King" 10pm on 11.2 WTTW Prime. (rebroadcast) JUNE 24 WALK & RUN "Proud To Run" 36th annual event includes 5K and 10K race/walk . 8:04am from Montrose Harbor. Benefit for community organizations. The event is USA Track and Field certified, CARA certified and presented in association with Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago. For registration: www.proudtorun.org JUNE 25 PRIDE PARADE "Chicago 48th Annual Pride Parade" coordinated by PRIDEChicago. Noon. 773-348-8243 www.ChicagoPrideCalendar.org JUNE 25 SERVICE "Annual Parade Day Service of Dedication" Preceding Pride Parade kick-off. information: www.chicagowelcomingchurches.org JUNE 29 TELEVISION SHOW Independent Lens "Limited Partnership" at 10pm on 11.1 WTTW HD. (re-broadcast)
JUNE 23 TELEVISION SHOW American Masters "Billie Jean King" 3pm on 11.2 WTTW Prime. The story of JUNE 30 (through July 3) CHICAGO BLACK PRIDE Various events for the athlete and activist Billie Jean King. LGBTQ Black communities and allies, JUNE 23 TELEVISION SHOW "Penny: including: June 30 "Elation" Black Pride Kick-Off at Fantasy by Clubhouse/ Champion of the Marganilized" 4:30pm URBANO, Rails Marketing Group & on 11.2 WTTW Prime. (re-broadcast) FZ Entertainment. 11pm to 4am w/ DJs, dancers and a celebrity TBA. Also: JUNE 24 CHICAGO DYKE MARCH JULY 1 "Annual Urbano Black Party" For more information: www.facebook. at Metro sponsored by Southside Help com/groups/dykemarcchicago or Center & AHF. 11pm to 5am. Serayah chicagodykemarch.wordpress.com (Tiana from Empire) will be live onstage JUNE 24 PRIDE LITURGY annual event with her dancers. DJ spinning until 5am. Flavaworks is flying in national dancers. by Dignity/Chicago at Broadway United www.windycityblackpride Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway in Chicago. 5pm. www.dignitychicago.org boiMAG 25
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