E-mail: PrideChgo@aol.com . Web Site: www:ChicagoPrideCalendar.org . The calendar includes pride events whose coordinators have sent a listing form or press release to PRIDEChicago for inclusion by May 16.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Plays - 'Pride Series 2007' - by Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W. Belmont. Times vary. Web site:

www.bailiwick.org , E-mail: bailiwick@bailiwick.org , 773-883-1090.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Plays/Dance/Musical Performances/Movies - several clients of the Silverman Group will have performances in June including: Northlight Theater; Writers' Theatre; Chicago Sinfonietta; and the Navy Pier IMAX Theatre. Web site: www.silvermangroupchicago.com , 312-932-9950.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Play - 'The Life' by the Bohemian Theatre Ensemble at 1225 W. Belmont. Tickets: $27. ( Th,F,Sa,Su. various

times from June 2 -July 15 ) . Web site: www.bohotheatre.com , E-mail: info@bohotheatre.com , 773-327-5252.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Summer Spectacular Book Sale - at Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville from June 8 to June 17. For exact dates & times: Web site: www.gerberhart.org , E-mail: info@gerberhart.org , 773-381-8030.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Exhibition - 'Unrelenting Drawn: The Editorial Cartoons of Danny Sotomayor'- a retrospective presentation

of the cartoons & artwork of the late Daniel Sotomayor. Dates, times: Web site: www.gerberhart.org , E-mail: info@gerberhart.org ,

773-381-8030.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Building Tours - of the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. Various dates & times. Free. Web site:

www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE ( various dates ) - Open Gym - at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted for individuals who want to stop by for a game of pickup volleyball, basketball & other activities. For dates: Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE ( various dates ) - Plays - Three sister comedies including: Late Nite Catechism; Put the Nuns in Charge; Sunday School

Cinema. at Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted. 8 p.m. ( Thurs. & Fri. ) ; 5 p.m. & 8 p.m. ( Sat. ) ; 3 p.m. ( Sun. ) Tickets: $30. Web sites:

www.nuns4fun.com or www.theroyalgeorgetheatre.com .

JUNE ( various dates ) - Revue - Between Barack and a Hard Place by The Second City, 1616 N. Wells. Revue takes a look at red state versus blue; smokers versus non-smokers; dozens of potential presidential candidates versus each other, etc. Various days, times, &

prices. Web site: www.secondcity.com , 312-664-4032.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Mass - during Pride Month by the Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach ( AGLO ) at 700 W. Belmont. 7 p.m. Every Sunday in June. Web site: www.aglochicago.org , E-mail: glochicago@sbcglobal.net , 773-525-3872.

JUNE ( various dates ) - Classes - Childbirth education classes for women/couples by Chicago Women's Health Center taught by Natalie

Evans, ALACE ( Ass'n of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators ) certified childbirth educator & doula. Classes focus on educating & empowering women/couples to have a family-centered birth experience. E-mail: cbe@chicagowomenshealthcenter.org , 773-935-6126 x 310 ( Natalie Evans ) .

JUNE 1 - Gathering - First Friday at the MCA - Pride Month edition w/ the Center on Halsted at Museum of Contemporary Art

( MCA ) , 220 E. Chicago Ave. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. $10 advance ( $15 door; $7 MCA members ) . Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 2 - Windy City Gay Idol Semi-Finals - 5th Annual competition by Windy City Media Group at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. 4 p.m.

( open ) ; 5 p.m. ( start ) . Cash and prizes. For rules: Web site: www.windycitymediagroup.com , E-mail: WindyCityMedia@aol.com ,

773-871-7610.

JUNE 2 - Sports - Badminton Blast by Chicago Metropolitan Sports Assn. ( CMSA ) at Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway. E-mail:

Lucas123@hotmail.com , 773-929-0543 ( Lucas Wonn ) .

JUNE 2 - Fundraiser - Ride For AIDS by Test Positive Aware Network ( TPAN ) . Location: Evanston to Lake Geneva, WI. and back.

Web site: www.rideforAIDS.org , 773-989-9400.

JUNE 3 - MCC Service - 'Family: Celebrating Love and Relationship in Its Splendid Diversity' by Metropolitan Community Church ( MCC ) at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 9 a.m. Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 3 - Family Pride Festival - at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a day filled w/ activities for LGBT

parents & children. $20 per family/ $10 each individual. Tickets available online May 15. Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 4 - Coffee - for Pride Month by the Gay McHenry group at Borders ( in McHenry, Route 31 ) . 7 p.m. FREE. ( monthly event ) .

E-mail: GayinMcHenry@hotmail.com .

JUNE 5 - Out at CHM - 'AIDS, Art and Activism' - third installment of 2007 Out at the Chicago History Museum ( CHM ) . Location:

Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. $10/$5 students & CHM members. Web site: www.ChicagoHistory.org ,

312-642-4600.

JUNE 5 - Discussion - 'Food For Thought' during Pride Month with Catina Lowery of Lambda Legal at Lake View Presbyterian Church

( chapel ) , 716 W. Addison. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 773-281-2655.

JUNE 6 - Reading Series - Reading Under the Influence Goes Gay w/ author Kathie Bergquist ( A Field Guide to Gay & Lesbian

Chicago ) at Sheffield's, 3258 N. Sheffield. 7 p.m. Cover charge: $3. Series has a monthy theme ( Gay for Pride Month ) . Event

incorporates reading, shots, trivia quizzes & prizes. Web site: www.readingundertheinfluence.com E-mail: info@readingundertheinfluence.com , 773-281-4989.

JUNE 7 - Panel Discussion - 'In the K/now' dealing w/ what it takes to make an environmentally friendly city ( green movement issues )

at Center on Halsted ( COH ) , 3656 N. Halsted. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Moderator: Laura Washington. Panelists: Robert Kohl, COH Board

President; Elva Rubio, COH principal architect, Gensler; & rep from City's Dept. of Environment. Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 7 - Dance Party - 'Formerly Known As...' event for transmen and women and their chasers, queers & allies at Big Chicks, 5024

N. Sheridan. 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. No Cover! Featuring DJs Reganomix & Boy Wonder. Web site: www.myspace.com/trans_mission

E-mail: fkadance@gmail.com , 773-728-5511 ( Big Chicks ) .

JUNE 8 - Talk - 'Nigerian Gay Leader Davis Mac-lyalla Speaks Out About Repression in His Country' by the Gay Liberation Network

at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 621 W. Belmont. 7 p.m. Web site: www.GayLiberation.net E-mail: LGBTliberation@aol.com ,

773-209-1187.

JUNE 9 - Picnic - Welcoming Congregation Pride Picnic by the Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, 3401 W. Jefferson St., Joliet,

IL. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Includes vendors, food & music. Web site: www.uucj.com , 815-744-9020 ( Dave Luecht, chair ) .

JUNE 9 - Benefit - Flag Day Beer Bust & BBQ annual Pride Month fundraiser for American Veterans for Equal Rights ( AVER ) at

Bucks Saloon, 3439 N. Halsted. 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. $10 donation covers beer & food. Web site: www.aver.us , E-mail: JamesDarby@aol.com ,

773-525-1125.

JUNE 9 - Choral Concert - 'Pride in Techicolor !' by Windy City Gay Chorus,Unison: Windy City Lesbian & Gay Singers & Aria:

Windy City Women's Ensemble at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 5 p.m. & 8 p.m. ( Repeat performance June 10 at 2 p.m. ) . $20. Web

site: www.windycitysings.org , E-mail: info@windycitysings.org , 773-404-9242.

JUNE 9 - Party - 'Get Your Pride On !' by Estrojam at Spin Nightclub, 800 W. Belmont. 9 p.m. Web site: www.estrojam.org , E-mail:

info@estrojam.org , 773-327-7711.

JUNE 10 - MCC Service - 'Community & Diversity: Claiming the Rainbow Promise and Possibility' by Metropolitan Community

Church ( MCC ) at Center on Halsted, 3556 N. Halsted. 9 a.m. Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 10 - Choral Concert - 'Pride in Technicolor!' by Windy City Gay Chorus, Unison: Windy City Lesbian & Gay Singers & Aria:

Windy City Women's Ensemble at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 2 p.m. $20. Web site: www.windycitysings.org , E-mail: info@windycitysings.org , 773-404-9242.

JUNE 11 - Gay Day @ Six Flags, Great America, Gurnee, IL. by Gay Chicago Magazine. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. E-mail: GayChicago@aol.com , 773-327-7271 ext. 101.

JUNE 11 - LGBT Career and Education Expo - at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free. This is a job & education fair w/ local & national corporations that are hiring at both entry level & career levels. Educational institutions will also be present w/

information about returning to school. Features expo, resume triage, seminars, pre-screening interviews, etc. Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 11 - Music/Comedy/Drama - 'Working Stiffs 6' - about GLBTs and others in the workplace presented by NewTown Writers.

Produced by Robert Klein Engler. Production Coordinator: Matt Johnston. Featuring Michael Rashid, Floyd A. May, Joe Steiff, Michelle

Taylor Barkman, Mark Brewer, Jill Craig, Joshua Dlouhy, Robert Klein Engler, Micah Fontenberry, Sarah Haas, Tom Irwin, Matt Johnston, Chris Knight, Michael Miller and S.J. Powers at Live Bait Theater, 3914 N. Clark. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10. ( Repeat performance on June 12 at 7:30 p.m. ) Web site: www.newtownwriters.org , E-mail: NTWChicago@aol.com .

JUNE 12 - Film Night ( # 1 ) - 'Action! AIDS Activism through Art, Film and Video' at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 6 p.m. to

10 p.m. COH, in conjunction w/ Out at CHM lecture series, presents this film night ( another to take place on June 14 ) . Curated by David

Getsy, Professor at the School of the Art Institue of Chicago. $10

per night/ $15 both nights. Tickets available online May 15. Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 12 - Workshop - 'What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up ?': identifying your true career directions, by Judi Lansky of

Lansky Career Consultants. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. No charge, but advance registration required. For location & information: call

312-494-0022.

JUNE 12 - Music/Comedy/Drama - 'Working Stiffs 6' - about GLBTs and others in the workplace presented by NewTown Writers.

Produced by Robert Klein Engler. Production Coordinator: Matt Johnston. Featuring Michael Rashid, Floyd A. May, Joe Steiff, Michelle

Taylor Barkman, Mark Brewer, Jill Craig, Joshua Dlouhy, Robert Klein Engler, Micah Fontenberry, Sarah Haas, Tom Irwin, Matt Johnston, Chris Knight, Michael Miller and S.J. Powers at Live Bait Theater, 3914 N. Clark. 7:30 p.m.. Tickets: $10. Web site: www.newtownwriters.org ,

E-mail: NTWChicago@aol.com .

JUNE 12 - Lesbian Book Discussion Group - at Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville. 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Book: The Color Purple

by Alice Walker. Web site: www.gerberhart.org , E-mail: info@gerberhart.org , 773-381-8030.

JUNE 14 - Film Night ( # 2 ) - 'Action! AIDS Activism through Art, Film and Video' at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 6 p.m. to

10 p.m. COH, in conjunction w/ Out at CHM lecture series, presents this second film night ( the first on June 12 ) . Curated by David Getsy,

Professor at the School of the Art Institute of chicago. $10 per night/$15 both nights. Tickets available online. Web site:

www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 14 - Speed Dating - Gays for Strays - event for gay men & women by ARFhouse Chicago at The Spot, 4437 N. Broadway. 7:30

p.m. ( check-in ) , 8 p.m. ( dating begins ) . $32 per person includes light appetizers, one drink and dating. Portion of proceeds benefits

ARFhouse. First 10 men & women to register receive a signature ARF Bag. Pet guardians are encouraged to bring photos to share. Web

site: www.arfchicago.org , E-mail: events@arfchicago.org ,, 773-305-1960.

JUNE 15 - Reception - Capital Campaign Donor Reception at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. An event

for all donors of the Center's capital campaign. ( By invitation ) . Web site: www.centeronhalsted.org .

JUNE 15 - Performance - Black Queer Poetry and Prose by AquaMoon Performance Group with veronica precious bohanen and

Friends at Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark. 7:30 p.m. Web site: www.womenandchildrenfirst.com E-mail: wcfbooks@aol.com , 773-769-9299.

JUNE 15 - Windy City Gay Idol Finals - 5th Annual competition by Windy City Media Group at Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted. 8 p.m. Cash

& prizes. For rules: Web site: www.windycitymediagroup.com , E-mail: WindyCityMedia@aol.com , 773-871-7610.