Christen Thomas booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.
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Bea Cordelia and Daniel Kyri’s webseries The T is a love letter to queer and trans friendship in Chicago
As they grapple with their sexual identities, the characters find strength and comfort in their community.
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The new Monday night show at Beauty Bar isn’t Salonathon, it’s Something Else
But the organizers promise they’ll #keepmondaysweird.
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Salonathon ends its weekly performance series with a joyous celebration
Salonathon & On & On & On was as much about the community as about the performances.
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Salonathon says goodbye—for now
The long-running live performance series isn’t dying, it’s evolving.
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Baconfest, stencil art at Vertical Gallery, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Transgender Day of Visibility, Frontwoman Fest, and more happenings from March 31-April 2
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The Lavender Menace poster project creates queer visibility in dive-bar bathrooms
Angela Davis Fegan creates inclusion through her letterpress-printed posters and interactive graffiti events.
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Bethany Thomas brings her first original songs from the stage to the studio
Actor and singer Bethany Thomas celebrates the release of her debut EP, First, on Monday at the Hideout.
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The U.S. Pizza Museum, Adler After Dark, and more things to do this week in Chicago
Burgers and Beer 5K, Summer Night Market, and more happenings from July 18-21.
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Salonathon: Theater with ‘a little more punk attitude’ and ‘a lot of PBR’
The Beauty Bar performance night celebrates its fifth anniversary.
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Get hooked on art-pop act Fee Lion, who plays the Hideout tomorrow night
Catch a fever for the art-pop of Fee Lion, aka Chicagoan Justina Kairyte.
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Shame That Tune celebrates its golden episode
Shame That Tune’s 50th episode, Quinn Tsan’s debut EP, and Bike Cops’ new tape
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With Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf returns to its roots
Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf’s eclectic new weekly series, features up-and-coming Chicago artists.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 10/19: Janeane Garofalo, Fall Ball, and Home Movie Day
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, October 19
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Gossip Wolf: No more Winters in Osaka
No more Winters in Osaka, the first annual Fall Ball, and more