Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble will present its concert, ‘Harmony and Discord: The Struggle for Peace’ Saturday, Nov. 8, at Northside College Prep High School, 5501 N. Kedzie, at 7 p.m.
Among the songs that will be played are Hymn to the Fallen, Victory at Sea and the theme from the film Schindler’s List. The event’s guest emcee will be Eric Alva, a gay man who was the first man wounded in the Iraq War. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. See www.LakesidePride.org.
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) will a special pre-concert reception/fundraiser at 6pm in the same location. Tickets to the reception and concert are $50; proceeds will go to SLDN’s efforts to help Chicagoans impacted by ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Sponsors are The Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues; Chicago American Veterans for Equal Rights; and Oak Park Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. See www.chicagoSLDN.com.
The American Veterans for Equal Rights 16th annual With Liberty and Justice for All Veterans Day Dinner with special guest speaker Sgt. Marquell Smith, USMC. 6:30-10 p.m., Ann Sather, 929 W. Belmont, $30 donation, call Jim Darby to RSVP or for info at 773-752-0058