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Marching & Walking & Dancing You are planning on attending the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality on Oct. 22 aren’t you? ... At Touché, they’re holding a “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ Boot Fetish Party” on Aug. 31 to benefit AIDS Walk. The next day, Sunday, Sept. 1, it’s the bar’s annual jockstrap and underwear fetish party, followed on Monday by a Labor Day beer bust & cookout. Busy weekend for the leather crowd… Mary’s Attic’s Saturday night dance party hosted by DJ Oskar & John Murges is fueled by $2 Jello shots and $5 frozen slushies. Hot Hot Hot The Mr. Continental preliminaries are being held at The Baton on Friday, Aug. 30, with the finale the following night at Park West. I have just four words; Sexy Guys In Swimwear, ‘nuff said. For beautiful men of a completely different persuasion, the Miss Continental pageant, the Miss America of female impersonators (but a lot more entertaining) is at The Vic on Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day, giving new meaning to RuPaul’s words, “You’d better work!” and are taking over The House of Blues on Sept. 11. My favorites, the delightfully zany Pandora Boxx and and Alaska Thunderfuck are among those slated to perform. Funny Girls The National Queer Comedy Search, sponsored by Absolut, will announce its finalists at a special party at Sidetrack on Wed. Aug. 28. Among the nominees is Chicago gal Sapna Kumar… Speaking of funny ladies, Margaret Cho will appear at The Chicago Theater on Oct. 19, and if you stop by Sidetrack on Aug. 29, you may just win tickets to her show….
Sissy Spastik is just cracking them up at Boom Boom Room at Dolphin on Sunday nights… And Amy Armstrong’s been cracking them up with her improv show at Hydrate. You can also catch a bit of her wackiness at her birthday show at The Royal George on August 21. See how neatly that all ties together. New Now Hot Spots Rehab is out and it’s now M7 Lounge with 7 drinks for $7, 7 days a week. I think between the margaritas, martinis, mojitos, michelades/marys, mimosas and Miller Lite drafts, you should find something to whet your whistle. For those who like fresh meat, there’ll be amateur stripper contests every Wednesday. Paula Sinclaire will host a “Rainbow Cabaret” on Friday nights and if that won’t cause you to drink, I don’t know what will… Also, watch there’s going to be a big change going on in the ‘burbs. No, I’m not telling anymore. Out of Their Element Equality Illinois’ “Out at the Sox” GLBT Pride Night on Saturday, Aug. 24 will be the first time on the south side for some of these folks, but they’re happy to cheer on our boys and support Equality IL. For tix info, go to http://eqil. org/sox.html... That same night, it’s “Into the Woods” a benefit for Lambda Legal, with summer cocktails, a gourmet picnic and entertainment, they won’t be roughing it. Check it out, www. lambdalegal.org/intothewoods... Do bears do it in the woods? You’ll find out as the West Suburban Gay Association (WSGA) welcomes members of many Chicagoland gay associations to its “All Groups Gay Picnic” on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Busse Woods Forest Preserve in Schaumburg. For more about this event, e-mail info@wsga.com. boiMAG 29