The 16th Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Illinois Gala Dinner, entitled Now More Than Ever, will take place July 9 at the Hyatt Regency, 151 E. Wacker. Tickets at www.boxofficetickets.com/hrc or e-mail hrcgala05@yahoo.com.
Unity in Chicago, 1925 W. Thome, an inter-denominational spiritual organization in Rogers Park will celebrate LGBT Pride at its 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. services on June 12. The services will honor the LGBT experience in a special talk called ‘The Hero’s Journey.’ For more info, visit www.unitychicago.org or call (773) 973-0007.
Gerber/Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville, is presenting ‘A Chicagoan in Exile: San Francisco through the Lens of Jerry Pritikin, Photographs from the 1960’s and 1970’s.’ The exhibition will run June 1-July 10 with a reception on June 18, 4-7 p.m. For more information, contact Gerber/Hart Library at (773) 381-8030 or Jerry Pritikin at (312) 664-3231.
Gerber/Hart Library will kick off Pride Month with a benefit at T’s Bar Restaurant, 5025 N. Clark, on June 2 at 7 p.m. T’s will donate 10 percent of its back room bar and dinner tab to Gerber/Hart. For more information, call (773) 381-8030.
Martin Moran, author of The Tricky Part: One Boy’s Fall from Trespass into Grace, will lead a storytelling workshop at the Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests National Convention. The meeting will take place June 10-12 at Holiday Inn, 350 N. Orleans. For more info, see www.snapnetwork.org.