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• CPT Planning Meeting on Zoom

  • When
    Monday, December 04, 2023
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Would you like to help choose the events we do in the first four months of 2024?

  What restaurants or events should be scheduled? Should we hold another Spring Fling? 

  Join us for a fun Zoom planning meeting to help lay out our choices!

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• Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

  • Start
    Wednesday, December 06, 2023
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  • End
    Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
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  CPT is happy to continue this years-long tradition. Enjoy a delightful, free concert every Wednesday at the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist at the corner of Wabash Avenue and Wacker Drive. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.; concert begins at 12:15 p.m. After the concert, everyone is invited to lunch at a nearby restaurant. Contact Ron for more information.

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• CGMC's THE BIG 4-0 CONCERT

  • When
    Friday, December 08, 2023
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    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    The Auditorium Theatre 50 E. Ida B. Wells Dr.

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  Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates its 40^th Anniversary with The Big 4-0, ho, ho! a celebration of CGMC’s holiday favorites over the last 40 years. 

  Featuring festive arrangements from current Artistic Director Jimmy Morehead and a plethora of music from Chorus Alumni.  This choral show honors how far we have come as an LGBTQIA+ organization and proves that we are still here.  Join in on the fun and ring in the holidays as we prepare to raise our voices for another 40 years.

  Tickets start at $34, and should be purchased here.
  

  Friday, December 8, 2023 at 8:00pm

  The Auditorium Theatre
  50 E. Ida B. Wells Dr.
  Chicago, IL 60605

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• Open Social A HOLIDAY HAPPENING!

  • When
    Sunday, December 10, 2023
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    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    909 W Belmont
  • Spaces left
    54
  • Registered
    16 registrants

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  Whatever holiday you celebrate. join us for feast and friendship, and a few laughs as well!
  

  Doors will be unlocked at 5:30, and pre-dinner program starts at 6:10. Buffet dinner is served at 6:30. Entertainment starts at 7:00.
  

  The event is $25 for members, and $30 for guests.

  Please register by December 8 in give Ann Sather an accurate guest count to avoid food wastage.

  
  

  Bryan McCaffrey and Joe Lewis will ring in the holidays with an unforgettable selection of seasonal favorites.
  

  If you will be using a mobility device such as a walker or wheelchair, kindly indicate it on your reservation form, and we will ensure a seat near the stage is reserved for you. In case you have difficulty hearing or seeing, we can accommodate you by providing a seat in close proximity to the stage or near the amp located at the rear of the room.

  Pay for your tickets immediately with a credit card on this site with no additional credit card fees.

  Payments at the door are made with cash. Please bring exact change if possible.
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    Monday, December 11, 2023
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8251754745 or login to Zoom.us and enter meeting 825 175 4745

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  Every current member is welcome to join the Zoom meeting at https://zoom.us/j/8251754745.

  We are currently looking for help with:

  • Special events planning
  • Social media
  • Marketing support
  • Membership database support

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• Neighborhood Dining at Dapper's East

  • When
    Thursday, December 14, 2023
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Dapper's East, 2901 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL

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  Please note that this month's Neighborhood Dining begins at 6:00 p.m. rather than our usual 7:00 p.m. due to the restaurant's early closing time.

  December brings us to Dapper's East, a family-owned restaurant that has been serving excellent food to Chicagoans for over 30 years. You'll appreciate their best-quality food, family-friendly environment, and great service.

  You can expect to spend $12–$15 plus tax, tip, and bar.

  Dapper's East is located in the shopping mall at 2901 W. Addison St.  The #152 Addison bus takes you to the door.  There is free parking on site.
  

  Register online for this event or contact Ron to let him know that you are coming.
  

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• Lunch and Pie at FIRST SLICE, Andersonville

  • When
    Friday, December 15, 2023
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    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    5357 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60640

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  Sometimes you need to feed the soul.

  And sometimes feeding others salads of local greens and fresh tomatoes, maybe spinach-squash lasagna and chocolate-peanut butter pie does just that, especially for the cook. 

  Just ask chef Mary Ellen Diaz whose desire to give back led her to create First Slice, a self-funded charity to feed the needy and homeless, more than a decade ago.
  

  Have a great lunch and a slice of pie!

  
  

  
  

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• Angels Among Us

  • When
    Saturday, December 16, 2023
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Holtschneider Performance Center, Gannon Concert Hall, 2330 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL

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  Join Windy City Performing Arts for “Angels Among Us,“ our 2023 Holiday Concert! This concert is a beautiful exploration of the angels from a variety of ideologies, angels found in Christmas carols, Judaic messengers, to the Islamic angel Israfel which the Koran states has the sweetest voice of all. The concert turns from the beauty of the heavens to the mortal challenges on earth in the work “The Ecstasies Above” by Tarik O’Regan. “Angels Among Us” suggests that angels are found not only in the heavens but also found in the magnificent people all around our community, uplifting all that are in need.  The angelic voices of our choirs will conclude with classic holiday favorites like “Deck the Halls”, and more!

  Tickets must be purchased through DePaul's box office.  Please also register if you plan to attend.

   

   

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• Breakfast at STANS in Uptown

  • When
    Friday, December 29, 2023
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    4601 N. Broadway

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  Join us for a hot breakfast and sweet treat at Stan's Donuts newest location on Broadway and Wilson in Uptown!
  

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• CHAMPION at Lyric Opera

  • When
    Tuesday, February 06, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Lyric Opera House, 20 N Wacker

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  Lyric Opera of Chicago welcomes Champion about gay boxer Emile Griffith.

  Based on a true story and featuring a libretto by Michael Cristofer; the drama unfolds in what composer Terence Blanchard calls “an opera in jazz.”

  Welterweight boxer Emile Griffith is tortured by the complex realities of his life: decades-long guilt from defeating a challenger in the ring, who died from Griffith’s blows; and desperately conflicted feelings regarding his own sexuality. James Robinson’s production arrives in Chicago with a remarkable cast. Joining Lyric favorites Eric Owens, Whitney Morrison, and Paul Groves is Justin Austin, a brilliant new star who triumphed in Fire Shut Up in My Bones, with Music Director Enrique Mazzola leading the Lyric Opera Orchestra.

  • Sung in English with projected English titles
  • Running Time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including 1 intermission

  Tickets run from $41 to $300. and can be purchased here

  If we have a party of 10, we can get a 20% group discount. Please register to so we can see the size of our group.
  

  Check out these clips from the recent production of Champion at the Metropolitan Opera:

  
  

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• You are Enough!

  • When
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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  Join Windy City Performing Arts in the spring for "You are Enough!" a concert about mental health. The choirs of WCPA will present works that are musical symbols of challenges we face in our daily lives like anxiety, otherness, depression, and even existential dread, through stunning pieces such as Please Stay by Jake Runestad and How to Sing Like a Planet by Elizabeth Alexander. The concert considers love and community to be a possible antidote of our daily challenges through the call to love ourselves and one another--in pieces I Celebrate Myself by M.J. Trotta and The Promise of Loving by J. Runestad. "You are Enough!" will surely make you feel seen and will reinforce that we are in this beautiful journey together through community and love!

  Tickets must be purchased through DePaul's box office.  Please also register if you plan to attend.
  

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• Martinis That Matter, a CPT Benefit at Marty's Martini Bar

  • When
    Sunday, June 16, 2024
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    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Marty's Martini Bar, 1511 W Balmoral Ave

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  Mark your calendar! Last year's Martinis that Matter at Marty's Martini Bar was such a sensation that we are repeating it in 2024.

  This is a free event, but we hope you'll spend a few dollars on a martini, soda, or water – whatever fits your style. CPT receives a percentage of the sales. The bar is famous for its fabulous martinis that come in dozens of flavors.

  Relax and enjoy the sun. You don't have to write a check or sell tickets. Simply enjoy Marty's wonderful patio with your friends, and CPT will get a cut of the bar sales from 2 PM to 5 PM. Bring your friends and make new friends while enjoying cocktails, water, or a soft drink!

  
  

  About Martinis That Matter

  Martinis That Matter is a community giving back program by Marty's Martini Bar that started in 2011. It was born with the desire to give back to community groups, charities, and organizations. Marty's Martini Bar recognizes that groups need a way to reach out to the community and to build and nurture relationships that will help them fund their mission. Through this program, Marty's donates the bar on Sunday afternoons from 2 PM - 5 PM to not-for-profits, arts, and community organizations. Profits from sales go to the organization. Have a cocktail, and you help an organization.

  By providing the venue and staff to host a fundraising event, we jumpstart your ability to raise funds in a fun environment that encourages philanthropy. It's easier to invite someone to enjoy a cocktail than to come and write a check, and at Martinis That Matter, your guests will be happy! 

  Alas, no pets are allowed in Marty's bar or on the patio.

  
  CPT members selflessly imbibed in June of 2023 for the greater good.

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