Sunday, Apr 4 OUTspoken storytelling event Speakers will include a writer/storyteller, a teacher, a professional photographer and a caregiver. This program is free. Interested parties can go to Facebook and log on to OUTspoken@Sidetrack. Zoom information will be available the day before the event. info@outspoken.com  7:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled.  773-477-9189 Website Link Monday, Apr 5 Howard Brown Zoom/telephone Exercise Class Zoom/telephone Exercise Class for health and balance for LGBTQ seniors. Mondays Contact Colton Manusky, the class instructor at colton.manusky@northwestern.edu with any questions  2:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Zoom Website Link Tuesday, Apr 6 Virtual Find Your Center: Program Updates Presentation and discussion, Erica Gafford, Director of HIV/STD Testing & Prevention, will share how Center on Halsted is working to change the impact of HIV in Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area. RSVP  5:00pm - 6:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Center on Halsted online Ticket Link Wednesday, Apr 7 Pearl Hart birthday observance Celebrating the birthday of the "heart" of Gerber/Hart. Help Gerber/Hart continue its vital mission to preserve LGBTQ history in Chicago and the Midwest. Want to join the celebration? 1. Bid on the "Art for Hart" Online Auction, available now tGerber/ Hart is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. Through April 7, 2021. 2. Sign the virtual birthday card by going to gerberhart.org/happy-birthday-pearl and giving a financial gift in honor of Pearl Hart. 3. Give Pearl some love by following Gerber/Hart on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. 4. Spread the word to your friends and colleagues about all of the above.  12:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Online Website Link Thursday, Apr 8 GLAAD Media Awards The 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.. CHIKA, Rebecca Black, and Niecy Nash's wife Jessica Betts will perform. The virtual ceremony will stream on GLAAD's YouTube and Hulu at 10 p.m. ET.  8:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Online Website Link Ticket Link Friday, Apr 9 Showtunes Friday and RuPaul Drag Race viewing party Showtunes 3-7, RuPaul 7-9 p.m.  3:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Sidetrack 3349 N Halsted St Website Link Laverne Cox to speak at Indiana University virtual event Brief presentation and moderated Q&A featuring questions from the audience. Part of the "The Style of the State" a multidisciplinary IU symposium on art, culture and aesthetics in Indiana. Cox was the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream, scripted television show.   8:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Online Website Link Monday, Apr 12 Howard Brown Zoom/telephone Exercise Class Zoom/telephone Exercise Class for health and balance for LGBTQ seniors. Mondays Contact Colton Manusky, the class instructor at colton.manusky@northwestern.edu with any questions  2:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Zoom Website Link Thursday, Apr 15 Black Queer Equity Index presentation by Lighthouse Foundation Lighthouse Foundation as we launch our newest racial equity initiative. Mixed-method survey project to gather information on experiences of Black Queer employees and board members within the five participating organizations: AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Center on Halsted, Chicago House and Social Service Agency, Equality Illinois, and Howard Brown Health.RSVP.  7:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Online Ticket Link Friday, Apr 16 Showtunes Friday and RuPaul Drag Race viewing party Showtunes 3-7, RuPaul 7-9 p.m.  3:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Sidetrack 3349 N Halsted St Website Link Monday, Apr 19 Howard Brown Zoom/telephone Exercise Class Zoom/telephone Exercise Class for health and balance for LGBTQ seniors. Mondays Contact Colton Manusky, the class instructor at colton.manusky@northwestern.edu with any questions  2:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Zoom Website Link Thursday, Apr 22 Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre 2021 Season Kickoff - co-presented with Epiphany Arts Center, Livestream with limited in-person seating (up to 50 tickets available)  7:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Epiphany Arts Center, 201 S. Ashland Ave. and online Website Link Friday, Apr 23 Showtunes Friday and RuPaul Drag Race viewing party Showtunes 3-7, RuPaul 7-9 p.m.  3:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Sidetrack 3349 N Halsted St Website Link Monday, Apr 26 Howard Brown Zoom/telephone Exercise Class Zoom/telephone Exercise Class for health and balance for LGBTQ seniors. Mondays Contact Colton Manusky, the class instructor at colton.manusky@northwestern.edu with any questions  2:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Zoom Website Link Friday, Apr 30 Showtunes Friday and RuPaul Drag Race viewing party Showtunes 3-7, RuPaul 7-9 p.m.  3:00pm   Please check with the event organizers to see if the event is still scheduled or cancelled. Sidetrack 3349 N Halsted St Website Link next thirty days