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Richard Blais
Celebrity chef Richard Blais' career is on fire
“Don’t sleep on Big Sexy Hair Spray and another product I use a lot is called Suavecito.”
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Duckwrth
Duckwrth combines music with fashion
“After fashion, I found my way into music.”
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DJ Tommy Love
Someone to love. DJ Tommy Love makes Chicago debut this Saturday at Hydrate
“Chicago was always on the top of my list to visit. I am really looking forward to this weekend.”
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DJ Marti Frieson
DJ Marti Frieson is ready to display his versatility at Market Days
“Market Days will be my debut and my first time attending. I’m extremely grateful to be a part of the Hydrate team and their amazing lineup.”
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Alexandra Kay
Alexandra Kay goes from Waterloo to Momma Mia!
“RuPaul’s Drag Race is one of my favorite shows.”
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DJ Alex Lo
Hydrate Pregame: The music of DJ Alex Lo
“Hydrate has been my house since 5 years ago, the vibe is unique.”
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Cunio
Cunio chats about Teatro Zinzanni's return to Chicago theater scene
“The show is happening above you, on top of you, next to you, behind you, below you and it never stops.”
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Kandy Muse
RuPaul Drag Racer Kandy Muse remembers Chicago
“I am someone who suffered a lot of years with not loving myself.”
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DJ Joe Gauthreaux
DJ Joe Gauthreaux returns live and in-person to Hydrate for the first time in over year
“I am so excited to finally play at one of my favorite clubs in the world.”
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Nathan Streifel
Queer, multiethnic, multi-disciplinary artist Nathan Streifel
“I am very excited to share this unique and amazing gift, and hopefully spread a ton of positive energy around the world!”
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Vanjie
RuPaul Drag Racers Vanjie and Gottmik spill the tea
“The last time I gambled was on Drag Race…”
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Isaiah Grass
Chicago-based singer-songwriter, Isaiah Grass, is looking toward the future
“Many things that we took for granted before this pandemic, seem so much more special now.”
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Laganja Estranja
Laganja Estranja crowns a chef on Chopped 420
““Drag chose me, I didn’t choose it.””
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Jesus Canchola Sanchez
Gay writer-filmmaker Jesus Canchola Sanchez talks about his new book
“The theme of the book is about finding the inner strength to be who you are and allowing children to play freely without judgment.”
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E'mon Lauren Black
As world's largest youth poetry festival opens, meet Chicago's first Youth Poet Laureate E'mon Lauren Black
“It teaches that Black women are not a monolith, and that Black experiences are not all the same”
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Elaine Dame
Love of the Arts: Chicago jazz singer, Elaine Dame shares her journey and shows her love in an upcoming livestream
“Making music has meditative and restorative qualities for me, hopefully for the audience as well.”
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Sam Cushing
The Influence of Sam Cushing
“I hope by sharing my story and bringing mental health to the forefront of the conversation, I can be a source of comfort for someone.”
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Jeff Miller
Talking to Talk Out Loud
“Seeing the juxtapositions of our experiences makes a good podcast.”
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Matthew-Lee Erlbach
Championing arts funding with Be An #ArtsHero's Matthew-Lee Erlbach
“Part of my work is making the invisible, visible. It is giving a voice to the voiceless. It's going to where the silence is.”
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Kyle Marvin
Best Friends Make The Climb Together
“We talked about me learning how to strip dance.”
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A. J. Jackson
Saint Motel checks in to Chicago
“Music is a mystery inside our bodies that no one really understands.”
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Amadeo Fusca
Amadeo Fusca returns on stage with Mars/Venus; talks Martian/Martian and Venutian/Venutian audiences experiences
“I just want everybody to have so much fun and I go home thinking about these things and just working on their relationship”
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John Gardiner
John Gardiner shares the "Hot Stuff" from the Donna Summer musical
“it puts you in that perfect mindset for how this odd little period of time in the mid '70's of like where there were just no rules”