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Everything you need to know for Market Days 2019
The Midwest's largest street festival is back as Northalsted Market Days 2019 takes over Boystown with some of the biggest parties and performances in Chicago this weekend.
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Macy Gray added to Market Days 2019 lineup
Northalsted Market Days has added some additional star power to its 2019 lineup with the last-minute addition of Macy Gray.
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Chicago's own 'All-American Boy' Steve Grand set to perform Saturday at Market Days
Steve Grand will be performing at Northalsted Market Days on Saturday, August 10, marking the fourth time he has been a major part of the largest street festival in the Midwest.
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Northalsted partners with community groups for Market Days 2019
The Northalsted Business Alliance has announced the 2019 Community Partners for Market Days.
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Lil Nas X says coming out gay allowed him to 'live life to its fullest potential'
In a recent magazine interview, Lil Nas X said that he's living life to its fullest potential since coming out gay.
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Lilly Wachowski calls for improved transgender representation in Hollywood
Lilly Wachowski, who co-created Sense8 and The Matrix movie franchise with her sister Lana Wachowski, has called on Hollywood to improve its representation of transgender people.
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Market Days 2019 headliners include Sheila E., Daya and Jake Shears (full lineup)
The Midwest's largest street festival is back as Northalsted Market Days 2019 takes over Boystown with some of the biggest parties and performances in Chicago this weekend.
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Remembering Bobby Nicholson
Robert F. "Bobby" Nicholson, who had a near-40-year history in Chicago gay sports, particularly softball, died expectedly Friday, August 2. He was 69.
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Online LGBT publication 'Gay Star News' shutters
UK-based LGBT publication Gay Star News has shuttered after eight years.
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Second City Outlaws bring cool, creative country dancing to popular events
The final performances of 2019 for the Second City Outlaws will be August 3-4 at EdgeFest, ending a year that also featured country dancing at Andersonville MidsommarFest and the 50th annual Pride Parade.
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Boystown's rainbow pylons and 'Legacy Walk' become city landmarks
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday officially designated the rainbow pylons and Legacy Walk along North Halsted in Boystown as an official City of Chicago Landmark District.
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DJ Ale Maes brings 4 (DJ) Friends for Mary's Attic dance party on August 3
DJ Ale Maes is bringing a bit of his native Brazil sound, and particularly a style, to Chicago for Market Days.
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Let's Get Geeky: Cosplayers converge monthly at Berlin Nightclub
Geekhaus will celebrate its third anniversary in August, saluting a special group of Chicago queer cosplayers who once a month at Berlin Nightclub gather for a non-profit show that provides a safe space for geeks from al
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Todrick Hall added to 2019 Market Days lineup
Update: Macy Gray replaces Todrick Hall in Sunday's line-up for Northalsted Market Days. Hall, who had a last minute conflict, promises to return next year. Gray joins Daya and Icona Pop at the Bud Light Stage at Addison
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Groundbreaking series 'Pose' nominated for six Emmy awards
FX's groundbreaking series Pose on Tuesday scored six Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series.
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New to the scene, Alex Jenny is Chicago drag breakout star
Alex Jenny has only been strutting through Chicago's drag scene since this past January, but boy has she been shining.
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Godek waves Team Chicago banner with pride at Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic Finals
Robb Godek finished in fourth-place at the prestigious finals of the 6th annual Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic, held in early-June – and he was thrilled.
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PHOTOS: Monthly Octane Party raises funds for TPAN
DJ Alain Jackinsky was spinning the sounds for the Octane Party from SKIN Productions on Friday, July 12, at Hydrate Nightclub in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood -- and about 400 danced into the wee hours of the morning.
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Chicago resident Johnny V honored at 2019 Grabby Award Show
Johnny V earned a spot on the Grabbys Wall of Fame earlier this summer – and he promptly dedicated the honor to the late Mark Nagel.
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Billy Porter, Ian McKellen, Sam Smith, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock at London Pride
Billy Porter, Ian McKellen, Sam Smith, and Little Mix members Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were among the celebrities that came out for London's LGBT Pride.
