Healthy harvest: Celebrate Vital Bridges’ year-end Harvest of Hope campaign at two events. Celebrate with a game show, raffle and entertainment at Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark St., Dec.7, from 8-11 p.m. Swing by Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark St., Dec. 8, from 10 a.m.-12 a.m. and celebrate with a drag show and raffle hosted by Chanel Exotique. See www.vitalbridges.org.
Laugh it up: Suzanne Westenhoefer will perform for a Lesbian Community Care Project benefit Dec. 8 at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $30-$50. Purchase tickets at www.lccp.org.
And justice for all: Equality Illinois’ large annual Justice for All black-tie gala will take place Feb. 2 at the Chicago Hilton and Towers, 720 S. Michigan Ave. A premiere reception will be held the day before at Chicago Illuminating Company, 19 E. 21st St. Tickets for the Justice for All gala are $250-$350. Call 773-477-7173 or see www.eqil.org.
A triumphant return: Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen return for seven performances of How the Diva Stole Christmas 2 at Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway St., running Dec. 7-23. Features classic songs and musical numbers. Tickets, $25, are available at 773-472-3492 or www.lakeshoretheater.com.
World stage: While in Australia recently, revered Chicago-based Pakistani poet Ifti Nasim endorsed the political party known as The Greens as it kicked off its Sexuality and Gender Identity Policy in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore, according to the Aussie news site sxnews.e-p.net.au. The Greens support the ban of all forms of sexual discrimination, including the Labor/Liberal prohibition against same-sex marriage, its Web site (www.greens4sydney.org.au) states.