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September 2-8, 2010

Tuesday, August 31

Bucks: $3.50 well/wine/domestic bottles/draft; $11 Miller pitchers; $13 premium pitchers; $2 schnapps shots.

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: $3 Bud Wheat bottles; $2.75 Bud Lite pints; $12 Beergarita pitchers; half-price appetizers 4-6pm; $1 tacos.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $5.95 entrée salads; $4 22 oz. Miller Lite draft; $5.50 Pinot Grigio or Merlot; half-price appetizers 5-7pm.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $3 off Marytinis.

Hideaway/Forest Pk.: $2.50 Dekuyper bar shots/Puckers, $5 long islands; $1 off well/beer; $1.50 off call; $2 off top shelf; free pool, darts, video games all day.

Hunters/Elk Grove: “Hunters Haüs” 9pm w/DJ Willym; $1 domestic draft.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; half price bottles of wine; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms.

Office/Rockford: $2 koolade/well/16-oz. draft/bottles.

Roscoe’s: Sidewalk café open noon-10pm; $12 Absolut Mandrin cosmo pitchers; $3 off martinis; $2.50 Miller Lite draft; $10 Miller Lite pitchers; $5 3-O bombs; “Drag Race 2010” 11pm w/Frida Lay; Eddy VJ 9pm, front; Kevy B DJ 9pm, dance floor.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; free HIV/STD testing 4-7pm w/HBHC; free HIV/STD testing 7-10pm w/BEHIV.

Temptations/Franklin Pk.: “Stud Puppy” night, male dancers; $5 Jäger, $3 well/domestic bottle beer; $1 watermelon/kamekazi shots.

Touché: “Hardcore Cruisin’”; clubroom open 10pm.

Velvet Rope/Oak Park: “Triple 6” night; $6 martinis/pizzas/margaritas.

Organizational Events: CALOR: Proyecto Unidad group 7-9pm for GB Latino men (14-24, Spanish); 5048 W. Armitage; 773-385-9080, ext. 232 (Saul). CDPH: Syphilis testing 10am-6pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: Sobriety First closed meeting 8-9pm; New Town Alano Club, 909 W. Belmont; 847-341-5348. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Joe & Charlie’s Big Book 7pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 6pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. TPAN: Oral HIV testing 10am-4pm; “Positive Progress” 7-9pm; “Living Positive” support group 7:30-9pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Wednesday, September 1

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Half-price desserts; $3.75 Blue Moon pints; $2.75 Rolling Rock bottles; half-price appetizers 4-6pm.

Glenwood: $6 double pints.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $2 Miller/Bud draft pints; $5.95 turkey burgers.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $2 off drink special.

Hunters/Elk Grove: $4.50 u-call-its.

Hydrate: $4 Skyy/Bacardibombs/Coronas; “Hydrag Revue” 10pm w/Tajma Hall; Laura B DJ 11pm.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms; free STD/HIV testing 9pm-midnight by TPAN.

Mary’s Attic: “Maryoke” 9pm; $3 well/domestic bottle beer.

Office/Rockford: $2 Budweiser/koolade; $3 Captain Morgan.

Roscoe’s: Sidewalk café open noon-10pm; $12 Smirnoff Raspberry Twist Tidal Wave pitchers; half-price on bottles of wine; $3 off martinis; $2.50 Miller Lite draft; $10 Miller Lite pitchers; $5 Smirnoff bombs; free pool; “You’re the Star Karaoke” 10pm w/Honey West, front; Eddy VJ 8pm, front; dance floor closed.

Sidetrack: “Rock ’n’ Retro” 8pm.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; free HIV testing 7-9pm w/CALOR.

Touché: “Bear-Chested” night 10pm.

Velvet Rope/Oak Park: Karaoke 9pm.

Organizational Events: BEHIV: Substance abuse support group 5-6:30pm, 1244 W. Thorndale, 773-293-4740, ext. 17; HIV therapy support group 1-2:30pm, 1244 W. Thorndale, 773-293-4740, ext. 29. CALOR: Hombres Apoyando Hombres group 7-9pm for Latino GB men with HIV/AIDS (Spanish); 5038 W. Armitage; 773-385-9080, ext. 223 (Martin). CDPH: Syphilis testing 8am-4pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: Meth & meditation closed meeting 6:30-7:30pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted; Ice Breakers closed meeting 7-8pm, Haymarket Ctr., 4753 N. Broadway; 847-341-5348. Gerber/Hart Library: Open 6-9pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Contemplative Eucharist 7pm; 1218 W. Addison; 773-248-1233. Oak Park Department of Public Health: HIV testing/STD testing & treatment, free Hepatitis vaccines, 3-7pm, 708-358-5491 for appt. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Big Book 7pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Mass 6pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. SCA: Meeting noon; 773-935-3573. Smelts: Workout 6-7:30pm; Gill Pk., 825 W. Sheridan Rd.; 312-409-4974. TPAN: Oral HIV testing 10am-4pm; Medical clinic 11am-7pm; needle exchange 3-7pm; SHE 7:30-9pm; Yoga 7:30-9pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Thursday, September 2

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Half-price appetizers 4-6pm; $3 tap; $9.99 all-you-can-eat pasta.

Dunes Resort/Saugatuck, MI: “Summer’s Going to Come Again” Labor Day party weekend; thru Sept. 6; David Knapp & Escape DJs.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $5.95 buffalo chicken wraps; $3.50 all draft; half-price appetizers 5-7pm.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $3.50 home-brew pints.

Hunters/Elk Grove: $2.75 Bud/Michelob; Hunters Hunks 10pm; Laura B DJ.

Hydrate: $4 Effen/bombs, $100 Effen bottles; Phil DaBeatz DJ.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms.

Office/Rockford: $2 16-oz. draft/12-oz. bottle beer/well/koolade; DJ 10pm.

Riviera Theatre: “Nightworks Tour” w/Scissor Sisters in concert 7:30pm; 18 & over; 4746 N. Racine; 800-514-ETIX; scissorsisters.com.

Roscoe’s: Sidewalk café open noon-10pm; “Alternative Sounds” music 9pm, front bar; $12 3-O pomegranate cosmo pitchers; $3 off martinis; $2.50 Miller Lite draft; $10 Miller Lite pitchers; $5 3-O bombs; Bobby VJ 9pm, front; Ron G DJ 9pm, dance floor.

Sidetrack: Comedy videos 8pm.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; “Lights Out” party 4pm-4am; Scotty Dick DJ.

Touché: “Handballer” night w/Scott; red/white hanky specials; clubroom open 10pm.

Organizational Events: AVER: Meeting 7pm; Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted; 773-752-0058. BEHIV: HIV & STI testing 10am-6pm, 1244 W. Thorndale, 773-293-4740. CALOR: Nonclinical mental health support group 6-8pm for men & women (bilingual), 5038 W. Armitage, 773-385-9080, ext. 232 (Joann); Conexiones social support group 7-9pm for GB Latino men (25+, Spanish), 5038 W. Armitage; 773-385-9080, ext. 237 (David). CDPH: Syphilis testing 8:30am-4:30pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: Back to Basics closed meeting 8:15-9:15pm, Rec Room, 4138 N. Sheridan; Positively Recovering closed meeting 8:15-9:15pm, New Town Alano Club, 909 W. Belmont; 847-341-5348. Gerber/Hart Library: Open 6-9pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. HBHC: HIV testing 9am-7:30pm; fitness class for people with HIV/AIDS 5:30-7:30pm; 773-388-1600. Leather Archives & Museum: Open noon-8pm; 6418 N. Greenview; 773-761-9200. LPL: Bowling league starts 6:30pm; Waveland Bowl, 3700 N. Western; 773-742-0793. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Daily Reflections 7pm; CMA Big Book Study 8:15pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 12:15pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. TPAN: “Daytimers” 10:30am-noon; medical clinic 11am-3pm; oral HIV testing 2-8pm; needle exchange 2-5pm; “Positive Now! 7-9pm; “Brothers United in Support” 7-9pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Friday, September 3

Baton Show Lounge: Doors open 5pm; Mr. Continental Pageant preliminary competition 6pm; final competition Sept. 4, Park West; 312-527-9338.

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Circuit: “Flashback Friday” 9pm; $3 drinks; $2 beer; no cover.

Crew Bar & Grill: $3 Goose Island Summer Time; $2 PBR cans; half-price appetizers 4-6pm; $7.79 fish tacos.

Dunes Resort/Saugatuck, MI: “Summer’s Going to Come Again” Labor Day party weekend; thru Sept. 6; karaoke; Manwatch Dancers perform; David Knapp & Escape DJs.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $5 Stoli mixed drinks & bombs; $12 Bud Light/Miller Lite pitchers; half-price appetizers 5-7pm.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $5 Mary Fruit pints; $4 Leinie bottles.

Hunters/Elk Grove: “Release” dance party w/Ron DJ; $2.50 Miller.

Hydrate: “Lube Wrestling” 11pm w/Teri Yaki; $10/all-you-can-drink call & pizza package 9:30-11pm, $4 Jameson shots; R DJ.

Jackhammer: “Flesh Hungry Dog Show” 9pm w/Gary Airedale; Tom Goss, The Heat Birds & Brown Lazer perform w/guests from Girlie-Q Burlesque; Sky DJ; $8/online, $10/door.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms; strippers.

Mary’s Attic: $5 Mary Fruit pints; $4 Leinie bottles.

Office/Rockford: $3 import beer; $4 bombs; $2 koolade; DJ 10pm.

Roscoe’s: Sidewalk café open noon-11pm; $15 Absolut pink lemonade pitchers; $3 off martinis; $3.50 Peroni/Coors Light bottles, $11 Coors Light pitchers; $5 Bacardibombs; Bobby VJ 5pm, front; Eddy DJ 9pm, dance floor; lights: Marc.

Sidetrack: “After Work” show tunes 5-9pm; “Best of Sidetrack” videos 9pm.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; Greg Ellsworth DJ 11pm-5am; free HIV testing & counseling 6-9pm w/TPAN; free HIV testing 9pm-midnight w/CALOR.

Touché: Clubroom open 10pm.

Velvet Rope/Oak Park: $7 Belvedere drinks.

Organizational Events: AVER: 8th annual Salute to LGBT Vets noon; Daley Plaza; 773-752-0058. Center on Halsted: www.centeronhalsted.org. CDPH: Syphilis testing 8am-4pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: New Beginnings open meeting 7-8:30pm; Center on Halsted, 2nd floor youth ctr., 3656 N. Halsted; 847-341-5348. Congregation Or Chadash: Shabbat services 8pm; Emanuel Congregation, 5959 N. Sheridan Rd.; 773-271-2148. Gerber/Hart Library: Open noon-4pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. HBHC: HIV testing 9am-7:30pm, 4025 N. Sheridan Rd.; youth drop-in 6-9pm (12-24); 2861 N. Clark; 773-388-1600. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Speaker 7:30pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 12:15pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. TPAN: Oral HIV testing 10am-3pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Saturday, September 4

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Brunch menu 11am-3pm; $9 Miller Lite pitchers; $3.50 Shiner Bock pints; $2.75 Bud Select bottles; $6 well bloody marys; $12 mimosa pitchers; half-price appetizers 10pm-1am.

Dunes Resort/Saugatuck, MI: “Summer’s Going to Come Again” Labor Day party weekend; thru Sept. 6; “Porn at the Pool” w/Cameron Adams & Rod Daily; Manwatch Dancers perform; David Knapp & Escape DJs.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $3 mimosas/screwdrivers.

Hamburger Mary’s: Mimosa brunch to 3pm, free mimosa, $2 after 1st; $5 slushies all day.

Hunters/Elk Grove: “Fun Haüs” party 10pm w/Dan DJ; $5 Skyy Vodka, $4.50 Bacardi Rum.

Hydrate: Tony Moran DJ.

Jack’s on Halsted: Open 11am for lunch; $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: Strippers.

Mary’s Attic: $5 slushies all night.

Melanthios Greek Char House: Live music.

Office/Rockford: Dance party; $2 koolade; DJ 10pm.

Park West: Doors open 7pm; Mr. Continental Pageant final competition 8pm; 322 W. Armitage; preliminary competition Sept. 3, Baton; 312-527-9338.

Roscoe’s: Sidewalk café open noon-11pm; $15 Absolut pink lemonade pitchers; $3 off martinis; $3.50 Peroni bottles; $5 Bacardibombs; Bobby VJ 6pm, Marc VJ 9pm, front; Kevy B DJ 9pm, dance floor; lights: DigiDave; $5 cover 10pm.

Steamworks: Greg Ellsworth DJ 11pm-5am.

Touché: Clubroom open 10pm.

Organizational Events: CALOR: Unidad free drop-in testing 11am-3pm for youth (14-24); 5038 W. Armitage; 773-385-9080, ext. 242 (Christian). Center on Halsted: www.centeronhalsted.org. Gerber/Hart Library: Open noon-4pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. HBHC: Support group 1:30-2:30pm exploring effects of drugs & alcohol; 4025 N. Sheridan Rd.; 773-388-1600. Leather Archives & Museum: Open noon-3pm; 6418 N. Greenview; 773-761-9200. Rec Room Chicago: AA 12&12 10am; AA Readings in Recovery 11:30am; CMA Relapse Prevention 7:30pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 10am; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844.

Sunday, September 5

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Chicago Film Tours: Tour of Chicago film locations 10:30am/12:30pm, from Uptown to Chinatown, Wrigley Field to Union Station; bus departs from 600 block of N. Clark; 312-593-4455; www.chicagofilmtour.com.

Crew Bar & Grill: Brunch 11am-3pm; $6 well bloody marys; $12 mimosa pitchers; $9 Miller Lite pitchers; $12 Beergarita/Sangria pitchers.

Dunes Resort/Saugatuck, MI: “Summer’s Going to Come Again” Labor Day party weekend; thru Sept. 6; Tajma Hall, Kelly & Rick & “Dunes Follies,” cabaret; David Knapp & Escape DJs.

Glenwood: Bloody mary specials.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $3 mimosas/screwdrivers.

Hamburger Mary’s: Mimosa brunch to 3pm.

Hunters/Elk Grove: Karaoke 7-11pm; $5 Stoli & Tanqueray w/host J.Boy.

Hydrate: Labor Day party; $4 u-call-its; dance party w/Greg Drescher DJ.

Jack’s on Halsted: Brunch 10:30am-3:30pm; $4 bloody marys; $5 martinis; patio open; Gerry DJ.

Mary’s Attic: “Maryoke” 9pm; $3 well/domestic bottle beer.

Office/Rockford: $2 bloody marys/mimosas/koolade; $2.50 domestic beer; “5 Star Karaoke” 8pm.

Park West: Doors open 6pm; Miss Continental Pageant preliminary competition 7pm; final competition Sept. 6; 312-527-9338.

Rec Room: $3 well/domestic bottle beer.

Roscoe’s: Sidewalk café open noon-10pm; $12 Absolut long island pitchers; $2.50 Bud Lite/Lite Lime/Light Golden Wheat bottles; $5 Bacardibombs; $3 off double bloody marys/martinis; “Male Call” 5pm w/Frida Lay; Bobby VJ 3pm, front; Ron G. DJ 7pm, dance floor.

Sidetrack: “After Brunch” show tunes 4-9pm; “Backbeat” ’60s-’80s 9pm.

Steamworks: “Spin Cycle” 3pm-2am; Chris Eterno DJ 3-8pm; Jim B DJ 8pm-2am.

Touché: Beer bust all day, 50¢ Bud/Light draft; pool tournament 7pm.

Organizational Events: AA: “Sober Horizons” AA group 9:30-11am; Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted; 773-472-6469. AGLO: Mass 7pm; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 708 W. Belmont; 773-525-0453. Alanon: Meeting 2pm for family/friends of alcoholics; 656 W. Barry. Bethlehem United Church of Christ: Worship 10am followed by coffee hour; scripture study 9:15-9:50am; 2750 N. Magnolia; 773-281-6480. Broadway United Methodist Church: Worship service 8:15/10:30am; adult education hour 9:30am; 3344 N. Broadway; 773-348-2679. Center on Halsted: See AA listing above. CMA: Step study closed meeting 6-7pm; Broadway United Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway; 847-341-5348. Episcopal Church of the Atonement: High mass/sermon 11am; 5749 N. Kenmore; 312-271-2727. Gerber/Hart Library: Open noon-4pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. Grace Baptist Church: Service 6pm; 1020 W. Bryn Mawr; 773-334-9003. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Eucharist 9:30am; 1218 W. Addison; 773-248-1233. Leather Archives & Museum: Open noon-3pm; 6418 N. Greenview; 773-761-9200. MCC of the Fox Valley: Worship service 10:30am; 1020 W. Highland Ave., Elgin; 847-695-6817. MCC/Holy Covenant: Worship service 9/11am; fellowship coffee 10:30am; 9145 Grant Ave., Brookfield; 708-387-1611. New Spirit Community Church: Inclusive worship 11am; fellowship luncheon follows; 542 Scoville, Oak Park; 708-848-5460. PFLAG: Hinsdale meeting 2pm; Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 11 W. Maple; 630-415-0622. Rec Room Chicago: AA 10am; SIA 2pm; AA The Audio Grapevine 7pm; AA Candlelight Discussion 8:30pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. 2nd Unitarian Church: Service 9:30/11:30am; 656 W. Barry; 773-549-0260. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 8/10am; sung Eucharist 11am; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. SCA: Meeting 7pm; 773-935-3573.

Monday, September 6, Labor Day

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Half-price appetizers 4-6pm; half-price flatbread pizza; $3.75 Peroni draft; $6 mango & ruby red margaritas; “Pub Quiz Trivia” 8pm w/Sister Monistat.

Dunes Resort/Saugatuck, MI: “Summer’s Going to Come Again” Labor Day party weekend; David Knapp & Escape DJs.

Glenwood: $6 double pints.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $4 23-oz. Bud Light draft; $14 Miller buckets; $5.95 half-pound burgers.

Hunters/Elk Grove: $2 well.

Hydrate: $1 drink specials; Laura B DJ.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms.

Office/Rockford: $2 Miller/koolade; $5 martinis.

Park West: Doors open 7pm; Miss Continental Pageant final competition 8pm; 322 W. Armitage; preliminary competition Sept. 5; 312-527-9338.

Roscoe’s: Sidewalk café open noon-10pm; $12 Bacardi Razz-Berry lemonade pitchers; half-price on bottles of wine; $3 off martinis; $2.50 Miller Lite draft; $10 Miller Lite pitchers; $5 Smirnoff bombs; “You’re the Star Karaoke” 10pm w/Honey West, front, prizes; Eddy VJ 9pm, front; dance floor closed.

Sidetrack: Open 1pm; Labor Day “FurrBQ” 3pm; door prizes include 2 pairs of Bears tickets.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm.

Touché: Sports shown; Euchre Club, prizes.

Velvet Rope/Oak Park: $3 you-call-its; $5 long islands.

Organizational Events: CALOR: Unidad social support group 7-9pm for GB men (14-24); 5038 W. Armitage; 773-385-9080, ext. 0 (Quincy). Center on Halsted: Brother to Brother youth program 5-6pm (ages 13-21); 3656 N. Halsted; 773-472-6469. CDPH: Syphilis testing 8am-4pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: Steppin’ in Edgewater closed meeting 7:30-8:45pm; 4226 N. Kenmore; 847-341-5348. HBHC: HIV testing 9am-7:30pm; domestic violence support group 7-8pm for women; 4025 N. Sheridan; 773-388-1600. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Little Red Book 7pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 6pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. TPAN: “Daytimers” discussion group 10:30am-noon; oral HIV testing 2-8pm; “Spirit Alive” 7:30-9pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Tuesday, September 7

Bucks: $3.50 well/wine/domestic bottles/draft; $11 Miller pitchers; $13 premium pitchers; $2 schnapps shots.

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: $3 Bud Wheat bottles; $2.75 Bud Lite pints; $12 Beergarita pitchers; half-price appetizers 4-6pm; $1 tacos.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $5.95 entrée salads; $4 22 oz. Miller Lite draft; $5.50 Pinot Grigio or Merlot; half-price appetizers 5-7pm.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $3 off Marytinis.

Hunters/Elk Grove: “Hunters Haüs” 9pm w/DJ Willym; $1 domestic draft.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; half price bottles of wine; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms.

Office/Rockford: $2 koolade/well/16-oz. draft/bottles.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; free HIV/STD testing 4-7pm w/HBHC; free HIV/STD testing 7-10pm w/BEHIV.

Temptations/Franklin Pk.: “Stud Puppy” night, male dancers; $5 Jäger, $3 well/domestic bottle beer; $1 watermelon/kamekazi shots.

Touché: “Hardcore Cruisin’”; clubroom open 10pm.

Velvet Rope/Oak Park: “Triple 6” night; $6 martinis/pizzas/margaritas.

Wednesday, September 8

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Half-price desserts; $3.75 Blue Moon pints; $2.75 Rolling Rock bottles; half-price appetizers 4-6pm.

Glenwood: $6 double pints.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $2 Miller/Bud draft pints; $5.95 turkey burgers.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $2 off drink special.

Hunters/Elk Grove: $4.50 u-call-its.

Hydrate: $4 Skyy/Bacardibombs/Coronas; “Hydrag Revue” 10pm w/Tajma Hall; Laura B DJ 11pm.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms; free STD/HIV testing 9pm-midnight by TPAN.

Mary’s Attic: “Maryoke” 9pm; $3 well/domestic bottle beer.

Office/Rockford: $2 Budweiser/koolade; $3 Captain Morgan.

Sidetrack: “Rock ’n’ Retro” 8pm.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; free HIV testing 7-9pm w/CALOR.

Touché: “Bear-Chested” night 10pm.

Velvet Rope/Oak Park: Karaoke 9pm.

Organizational Events: BEHIV: Substance abuse support group 5-6:30pm, 1244 W. Thorndale, 773-293-4740, ext. 17; HIV therapy support group 1-2:30pm, 1244 W. Thorndale, 773-293-4740, ext. 29. CALOR: Hombres Apoyando Hombres group 7-9pm for Latino GB men with HIV/AIDS (Spanish); 5038 W. Armitage; 773-385-9080, ext. 223 (Martin). CDPH: Syphilis testing 8am-4pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: Meth & meditation closed meeting 6:30-7:30pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted; Ice Breakers closed meeting 7-8pm, Haymarket Ctr., 4753 N. Broadway; 847-341-5348. Congregation Or Chadash: Erev Rosh Hashanah 8pm; JRC, 303 Dodge Ave., Evanston; 773-271-2148. Gerber/Hart Library: Open 6-9pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Contemplative Eucharist 7pm; 1218 W. Addison; 773-248-1233. Oak Park Department of Public Health: HIV testing/STD testing & treatment, free Hepatitis vaccines, 3-7pm, 708-358-5491 for appt. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Big Book 7pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Mass 6pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. SCA: Meeting noon; 773-935-3573. Smelts: Workout 6-7:30pm; Gill Pk., 825 W. Sheridan Rd.; 312-409-4974. TPAN: Oral HIV testing 10am-4pm; Medical clinic 11am-7pm; needle exchange 3-7pm; SHE 7:30-9pm; Yoga 7:30-9pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Thursday, September 9

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Half-price appetizers 4-6pm; $3 tap; $9.99 all-you-can-eat pasta.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $5.95 buffalo chicken wraps; $3.50 all draft; half-price appetizers 5-7pm.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $3.50 home-brew pints.

Hunters/Elk Grove: $2.75 Bud/Michelob; Hunters Hunks 10pm; Laura B DJ.

Hydrate: $4 Effen/bombs, $100 Effen bottles; Phil DaBeatz DJ.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms.

Office/Rockford: $2 16-oz. draft/12-oz. bottle beer/well/koolade; DJ 10pm.

Sidetrack: Comedy videos 8pm.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; “Lights Out” party 4pm-4am; Scotty Dick DJ.

Touché: “Handballer” night w/Scott; red/white hanky specials; clubroom open 10pm.

Organizational Events: BEHIV: HIV & STI testing 10am-6pm, 1244 W. Thorndale, 773-293-4740. CALOR: Nonclinical mental health support group 6-8pm for men & women (bilingual), 5038 W. Armitage, 773-385-9080, ext. 232 (Joann); Conexiones social support group 7-9pm for GB Latino men (25+, Spanish), 5038 W. Armitage; 773-385-9080, ext. 237 (David). CDPH: Syphilis testing 8:30am-4:30pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: Back to Basics closed meeting 8:15-9:15pm, Rec Room, 4138 N. Sheridan; Positively Recovering closed meeting 8:15-9:15pm, New Town Alano Club, 909 W. Belmont; 847-341-5348. Chi-Town Squares: Introductory dance class 7:30pm; also Sept. 16 & 23; Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 650 W. Foster. Congregation Or Chadash: Rosh Hashanah Shachrit 10am; luncheon 1:30pm; JRC, 303 Dodge Ave., Evanston; 773-271-2148. Gerber/Hart Library: Open 6-9pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. HBHC: HIV testing 9am-7:30pm; fitness class for people with HIV/AIDS 5:30-7:30pm; 773-388-1600. Leather Archives & Museum: Open noon-8pm; 6418 N. Greenview; 773-761-9200. PFLAG: Deerfield meeting 7:15pm; Congregation BJBE, 1201 Lake Cook Rd., Deerfield; 630-415-0622. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Daily Reflections 7pm; CMA Big Book Study 8:15pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 12:15pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. TPAN: “Daytimers” 10:30am-noon; medical clinic 11am-3pm; oral HIV testing 2-8pm; needle exchange 2-5pm; “Positive Now! 7-9pm; “Brothers United in Support” 7-9pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Friday, September 10

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Circuit: “Flashback Friday” 9pm; $3 drinks; $2 beer; no cover.

Crew Bar & Grill: $3 Goose Island Summer Time; $2 PBR cans; half-price appetizers 4-6pm; $7.79 fish tacos.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $5 Stoli mixed drinks & bombs; $12 Bud Light/Miller Lite pitchers; half-price appetizers 5-7pm.

Hamburger Mary’s/Rec Room: $5 Mary Fruit pints; $4 Leinie bottles.

Hunters/Elk Grove: “Release” dance party w/Ron DJ; $2.50 Miller.

Hydrate: DJ; lights: Joe Gillan.

Jack’s on Halsted: $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: $10 lockers, $15 single room, $20 deluxe video rooms; strippers.

Mary’s Attic: $5 Mary Fruit pints; $4 Leinie bottles.

Melanthios Greek Char House: Live music.

Office/Rockford: $3 import beer; $4 bombs; $2 koolade; DJ 10pm.

Sidetrack: “After Work” show tunes 5-9pm; “Best of Sidetrack” videos 9pm.

Steamworks: $7/locker rental 9am-1pm; Greg Ellsworth DJ 11pm-5am; free HIV testing & counseling 6-9pm w/TPAN; free HIV testing 9pm-midnight w/CALOR.

Touché: Clubroom open 10pm.

Velvet Rope/Oak Park: $7 Belvedere drinks.

Organizational Events: Center on Halsted: www.centeronhalsted.org. CDPH: Syphilis testing 8am-4pm; 2861 N. Clark; 312-744-5507. CMA: New Beginnings open meeting 7-8:30pm; Center on Halsted, 2nd floor youth ctr., 3656 N. Halsted; 847-341-5348. Congregation Or Chadash: Taschlich 7:15pm; Shabbat Shuvah 8pm; Emanuel Congregation, 5959 N. Sheridan Rd.; 773-271-2148. Gerber/Hart Library: Open noon-4pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. HBHC: HIV testing 9am-7:30pm, 4025 N. Sheridan Rd.; youth drop-in 6-9pm (12-24); 2861 N. Clark; 773-388-1600. Rec Room Chicago: AA Living in the Solution 7:30am; AA Speaker 7:30pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 12:15pm; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. TPAN: Oral HIV testing 10am-3pm; 5537 N. Broadway; 773-989-9400.

Saturday, September 11

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Brunch menu 11am-3pm; $9 Miller Lite pitchers; $3.50 Shiner Bock pints; $2.75 Bud Select bottles; $6 well bloody marys; $12 mimosa pitchers; half-price appetizers 10pm-1am.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $3 mimosas/screwdrivers.

Hamburger Mary’s: Mimosa brunch to 3pm, free mimosa, $2 after 1st; $5 slushies all day.

Hunters/Elk Grove: “Fun Haüs” party 10pm w/Dan DJ; $5 Skyy Vodka, $4.50 Bacardi Rum.

Hydrate: “Inferno”; Ted Eiel DJ.

Jack’s on Halsted: Open 11am for lunch; $7 martinis; patio open.

Man’s Country: Strippers.

Mary’s Attic: $5 slushies all night.

Office/Rockford: Dance party; $2 koolade; DJ 10pm.

Steamworks: Greg Ellsworth DJ 11pm-5am.

Touché: Clubroom open 10pm.

Sunday, September 12

Chicago Entertainment Tour: Free trips to Horseshoe Casino 10am/noon/2pm/4pm/6pm/8pm; various locations; 773-784-9938.

Crew Bar & Grill: Brunch 11am-3pm; $6 well bloody marys; $12 mimosa pitchers; $9 Miller Lite pitchers; $12 Beergarita/Sangria pitchers.

Glenwood: Bloody mary specials.

Halsted’s Bar & Grill: $3 mimosas/screwdrivers.

Hamburger Mary’s: Mimosa brunch to 3pm.

Hunters/Elk Grove: Karaoke 7-11pm; $5 Stoli & Tanqueray w/host J.Boy.

Hydrate: $4 u-call-its; dance party; Greg Drescher DJ.

Jack’s on Halsted: Brunch 10:30am-3:30pm; $4 bloody marys; $5 martinis; patio open; Gerry DJ.

Mary’s Attic: “Maryoke” 9pm; $3 well/domestic bottle beer.

Office/Rockford: $2 bloody marys/mimosas/koolade; $2.50 domestic beer; “5 Star Karaoke” 8pm.

Rec Room: $3 well/domestic bottle beer.

Sidetrack: “After Brunch” show tunes 4-9pm; “Backbeat” ’60s-’80s 9pm.

Steamworks: “Spin Cycle” 3pm-2am; Peter Canellis DJ 3-8pm; Jim B DJ 8pm-2am.

Touché: Beer bust all day, 50¢ Bud/Light draft; pool tournament 7pm.

Organizational Events: AA: “Sober Horizons” AA group 9:30-11am; Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted; 773-472-6469. AGLO: Mass 7pm; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 708 W. Belmont; 773-525-0453. Alanon: Meeting 2pm for family/friends of alcoholics; 656 W. Barry. Bethlehem United Church of Christ: Worship 10am followed by coffee hour; scripture study 9:15-9:50am; 2750 N. Magnolia; 773-281-6480. Broadway United Methodist Church: Worship service 8:15/10:30am; adult education hour 9:30am; 3344 N. Broadway; 773-348-2679. Center on Halsted: See AA listing above. CMA: Step study closed meeting 6-7pm; Broadway United Methodist Church, 3338 N. Broadway; 847-341-5348. Episcopal Church of the Atonement: High mass/sermon 11am; 5749 N. Kenmore; 312-271-2727. Gerber/Hart Library: Open noon-4pm; 1127 W. Granville; 773-381-8030. Grace Baptist Church: Service 6pm; 1020 W. Bryn Mawr; 773-334-9003. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Eucharist 9:30am; 1218 W. Addison; 773-248-1233. Leather Archives & Museum: Open noon-3pm; 6418 N. Greenview; 773-761-9200. MCC of the Fox Valley: Worship service 10:30am; 1020 W. Highland Ave., Elgin; 847-695-6817. MCC/Holy Covenant: Worship service 9/11am; fellowship coffee 10:30am; 9145 Grant Ave., Brookfield; 708-387-1611. New Spirit Community Church: Inclusive worship 11am; fellowship luncheon follows; 542 Scoville, Oak Park; 708-848-5460. PFLAG: Aurora/Fox Valley meeting 2pm, New England Congr. Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, 630-738-1962; Entre Familia: PFLAG en Español 1:30pm, Nat’l Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., 773-472-6469. Rec Room Chicago: AA 10am; SIA 2pm; AA The Audio Grapevine 7pm; AA Candlelight Discussion 8:30pm; 4138 N. Sheridan; www.recroomchicago.org. 2nd Unitarian Church: Service 9:30/11:30am; 656 W. Barry; 773-549-0260. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Service 8/10am; sung Eucharist 11am; 621 W. Belmont; 773-525-0844. SCA: Meeting 7pm; 773-935-3573.